The Sun. — London, England, 1839-12-11 00:00:00

We observe that our Contemporary The Sun of last night contains no fewer than three articles in reference to the conduct which the Patriot has thought proper to adopt towards Mr.Thorogood, the Chelmsfordmartyr,and the Dissenters generally. One of these articles is from The Sun itself ; another proceeds from the pen of Mr. John Childs, in the form of a letter ; and the third is from the Scottish Pilot. We do not quote either of these articles, because we have already so fully and un reservedly expressed our own opinions on the subject. Now, however, that the Patriot has evidently retired from the contest with us, into which it so recklessly rushed a week or two ago, it may be proper to bestow a parting word upon its recent conduct towards ourselves. And we are sure there cannot be two opinions as to the injustice and want of generous feeling evinced by that conduct. When we took up the question of Mr. Tho rogood's martyrdom to his anti-church-rate principles, seven or eight weeks ago, we did it solely with the view of stirring up the Dissenters to interest themselves in the subject, both because he had an individual claim on their sympathies and assistance, and because a great principle—the very foundation of Dissent indeed—was at stake in his case. We expressed ourelves in a suc cession of articles on the subject, in the gentlest terms we could employ, when compelled to make allusion to the apathy of the London Dissenting Committees in a question of such vital importance to the cause of nonconformity. We blamed them for that apathy, with the view and in the hope of prevailing on them to take some steps to arouse the public mind to a sense of Mr. Thorogood's wrongs, and of the outrage offered in his person to the rights of con science ; and had they only done this—had they only got up meetings in the metropolis in that martyr's fa. your, and in favour of the principles for which he is suffering, we should have been, as the Patriot well knows we have often been before, among the most zea lous supporters of thPse Societies. Neither of the Societies, however, thought fit to move in the matter ; and other journals then began to arraign their conduct in still more decided terms than we had felt disposed to employ. We had scrupulously abstained from indi vidual allusions ; and even when quoting from our Con temporaries the articles which appeared in their columns on the subject, we struck out all references to par ticular persons, and substituted those very convenient things, in such cases, called asterisks. Guess our sur prise, then, when, in return for all our forbearance and gentleness, the Patriot came out one evening, breathing fire and fury against us, charging us with being engaged in a conspiracy with The Sun and the Standard to hold up the Dissenters to opprobrium—pointing to particular individuals supposed to be writers of our articles and even denouncing us as being guilty of " insolence " in presuming to arraign the conduct of its friends of the London Committees. This we thought at the time was carrying matters with a high hand, and so thinking we lost not an hour in replying to the Patriot, taking care, however, not to follow its example in losing either our temper or our manners. The Patriot has not attempted a rejoinder to our reply, but tacitly admits, by its subsequent silence, that its conduct was not what it ought to have been. As, therefore, we thus see, or fancy we see, proofs of its penitence, we shall not be so unmerciful as to cudgel it again ; that is to say, after we have finished our pre sent article. In the plenitude of the Patriot's wrath against us, for daring to arraign the conduct of its friends of the London Committees, it actually hints, if we un derstand it rightly, that these Committees will not get up meetings of the Dissenters in favour of Mr. Thoro , good, because we have called upon them to do so. Well, it they will not do it now that we have appealed to them, why, let us ask, did they not do it before we made any such appeal ? Their proud sprits would then have been spared the mortification of its being supposed that we were entitled t o t h e cre di t o f sett i ng t h em i n mot i on . This excus e for not seeking to arouse the public mind in favour of Mr. Thorogood is paltry and pitiful in the last degree. These Committees must needs aggravate their past apathy they must deepen the criminality of their previous neglect by persisting in their guilty in activity, lest, forsooth, some one shouldsuppose, in . the event of their movin g in the that had been the matter, we the power that impelled them. If hey were conscien tious men—if they were honest in their professions of attachment to the principles of Dissent—if they really felt for the victim of their ow n advice—thee would simply ask themselves what, in this case, is the path of duty ? and , that path once c l ear l y discerned, they would nut hesitate a moment in entering on it. ! No earthly consideration would deter them from l the ' course which their consciences and jud gse „ , nts uactated ; far less would they be scared from flint course by so contemptible a consideration as that to which we have referred. But if nothing else will prevail on these Cor e . mittees to respond, not to our appeal only, in favou r of Mr. Thorogood, but to the loud and unanimou s voice of the public to the same effect, will not this solemn consideration have some effect on their apathe tic and sluggish minds ;—the consideration, tamely, teat while they are standing by with silent tongues, inactive pens, end folded hands, John Thorogood, who went to prison at their own instigation and in acc.ird ance with their own advice, is suffering the pains of martyrdom—is sink,ng in his spirits—and rapidly giving way in his health. If, under these circumstances, they will not note make a demonstration on behalf of Mr. Tt.orogood, when will they do it ? Do they mean to reserve their demonstrations in his favour untill death shah lave rescued him from the grasp of his hierar ememesease chica. oppressors, and spared him all further pain of mind on account of the cold neglect of Dissenting Committees. Again, we tell these Committees--and we tell their organ, the Patriot, that every day iLey suffer to pass over their heads without taking steps to get up a metropolitan demonstration on Mr. Tnoro good's behalf, adds new aggravations to the guilt of their past neglect—which, one would suppose, mast already press with sufficient weight on their minds. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS• (TUESDAY EVENING.) CHRONICLE.—In the English house very few transactions took place, and Coes°ls have not recovered the depression they experienced yesterday. The Con tinental Exchanges have again receded somewba.t consi derably. The change (for the worse, it is understood) arises from the circumstance of Messrs. Baring and Co. having ceased drawing an account with the Bank of England. The question which now presents itself will be, whether the Bank have suspended their operations from a conviction that they are now in a sufficiently safe position ; or that they find it useless any longer interfering from letting them take their natural course. A very few div;s must, we think, set this matter at rest, POST.—There was no movement at the Stock Ex change in the early part of the day, the quotations being in most cases steady in both Markets. A meeting of the Committee of Spanish American bondholders took place during the day, at which it was determined to call a general meeting for Friday next, as the first conveni en t day that could be devoted to the matter just brought forward by Messrs. Reid, Irving, and Co., the agents of the State of Venezuela. We have no amendment to report in the prospects of the Share Market, but rather the contrary. A general dulness prevailed in it. Bargains in the joint-stock in terests seem of late to have become mattes of very difficult, and we may add, indeed, distinct negociatioa. The following is the translation of a letter which has been addressed by the Chairman of the Committee of Spanish bondholders at Paris to the Spanish Ambassa dor in that city, on the subject of their long and shame fully-neglected claims on the Spanish Government : " TO M. THE MARQUIS MIRAPLOItES, SPANISH AMBAS SADOR, NEAR THE CABINET OF THE TUILERIES. " Sir,—Six months have passed over since we last reiterated our complaints of the state of neglect to which the foreign creditors are abandoned by the Spanish Ministry. With every one else than your Excellency, we might apprehend that our grievances had not been brought under the consideration of your Government ; but the loyalty, station, and frankness of your character are too well known to us to admit of our indulging in the least suspicion upon this point. Moreover, we know but too well to whom we are justified in attributing the prolongation of the distresses of the Spanish bondholders. " The happy events that have restored peace to a portion of the Peninsula, and the promises of her Ma jesty the Queen Regent at the opening of the Cortes, had led us to hope that the Spanish Minister, sensible at length of the necessity of being just both to the do mestic and foreign creditor, would bring forward one of those financial projects which might re-establish credit and maintain it on extended bases. How great, then, has been our disappointment at the moment in which, by the accompanying circular,* we endeavoured to rea nimate the confidence of the Spanish bondholders, to see an application made to the Chamber of Procura dores for authority to emit provisional five per cent. bonds, till the proposition should be carried for two hundred millions of reels to be appropriated to the ac knowledgments given for sums lent to the Government ! " You have been a witness, Sir, of the effect which this proceeding has produced on all the exchanges of Europe. To the recollection of frauds recently prac tised comes to be added a formal contradiction given to the promises of the Queen, and a marked decline in stantly strikes the project with reprobation. " Now, the new Minister causes to be announced in the columns of one of his Journals, that he is anxious to extricate himself from a slough hitherto so fatal, to occupy himself with the future, and to seek the best and every means of restoring to Spain her ancient cha racter for probity. " If such are in reality his designs, let him repudiate forthwith usurious and underhand operations, alike onerous to the Treasury and destructive to the credit of Spain ; and, relying upon the law of the 17th of April, 1838, let him contract a loan which may relieve the national and foreign creditors in consolidating the past, in regulating the present, and in guaranteeing the future. The immense resources of the nation proclaimed by her Majesty place him in a position to effect an ameliora tion in those respects, which is but strict justice, and which alone can fairly prove the existence of that good faith which,' according to the language of the Queen's speech, ' has never been denied.' " With regard to us, Sir, your Excellency has been for a long time cognizant of our good feeling, and of our anxious desire to second your Government in enter ing on a system of reform which it would seem to wish to do. May it, for the happiness of Spain, and the satisfaction of her creditors, return to those habits of honour, openness, and good faith which formerly so dis tinguished the Spanish name. " Deign to accept the homage with which I have the honour to be, Sce,, _ _ _ _ (Signed) " PARADIS, " President of the Committee of Spanish " Paris, Nov. 30, 1839. Bondholders." A deputation of merchants from Liverpool has just waited upon Lord Palmerston on the subject of the protracted blockade of Buenos Ayres by the French squadron, and we understand his Lordship to have com municated to the party the fact, that negotiations for the settlement of this business are going on, and that the French Admiral, M. Duportail, who sailed in October last, had special orders to treat with the British autho rities without reference to M. Martinez, the French Consul. The exchanges were again lower this afternoon, but we understand the leading firm, who lately appeared in the Market as sellers of bills, have withdrawn for the present. This is construed into a favourable symptom, as it would now seem to be considered that things may once more be safely left to take their course. The less favourable look of the quotation is attributable solely to the discontinuance of a supply of paper from the house alluded to. • This appeared in a former number of the Moming Post. TIMES.—By the advices from Hamburg the price of gold i‘ 429 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.7, and the exchange at Hamburg on London at short being 13.4 it follows that gold is 0.35 per cent. dearer at Hamburg than in London. The premium on gold at Paris is 9} per milk, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10}d. the ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.39, and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.30, it follows that gold is 0.36 per cent. dearer at Paris than in London. The funds have been steady, without any particular feature. Consols slightly improved to 92, buyers, for the opening. By the usual official returns published by tho Cus toms, the exportation of the precioup metals from the port of London to foreign and colonial ports, for the week ending the sth of December, is as under : Ounces. Silver coin to Hamburg Silver coin to Mauritius Silver coin to Gibraltar Silver bars to Madras .. 22,274 Silver bars and coin to Hamburg 703,994 The overland despatch from India brings dates from Calcutta to to the 17th, and from Bombay to the 28th of October, both inclusive. The commercial intel ligence is not altogether of a favourable cast. British manufactured goods continued much depressed, and with the same want of demand as before, although stocks were not heavy. This state of things was attributed generally to the difficulties arising o ut of the stoppage of the China trade, by which the resources of the consumers were cramped for want of means, and by the withdrawal from active circulation of the large capitals put i n act i on b y t h at tra d e . Th ere was a tendency to decline in the prices of raw cotton, although no actual fall to any extent is reported. But as the coming crop, according to all accounts, was very promising in quantity, the prices might be expected to give way as the season advanced and it should arrive at market. Wool, however, was in great request, and picked up in all directions as parcels were brought from the interior. Bar-iron also was in fair demand. Cotton yarns, however, showed no signs of improvement, nor was any to be looked for whilst stock remained so heavy and imports continued on so large a scale. The draw ing rates on London were as before, say from 2s. to 2s. 00. to id. per Company's rupee for bibs at six months' sight, or nine months after date. Few Foreign hilts had come to market. Some extensive business in raw silk had been done at Calcutta for Bombay and England, hut at a re ;luction io prices from former quota' ions. Fur silk piece goods there was also an inquiry, and so me sorts were scarce. Purchases of cotton, but to no great extent, had been made for shipment to China and England ; but sales could only be effected at a reduction of prices. The Money. market was easy, but apprehensions were emertained that it would not long remain so, unless more favourable accounts should be received from this country, as intelligence had been received there by the August mail of the embarrassments of the Money-market here and the advance in the rates of discount.. Less hu- ! siness had been done in exchange than would have been the case, because of the short notice published of the departure of another despatch from Bombay, which allowed the merchants a few hours only for their opera tions and correspondence. A few transactions took i place at 2s. 2d, are thus seven rupee.pe:r—CAogmepnacnvy's v . bills, with documents The quota tions at 10 rnonths, 2 s , 24 • ; Treasury bills, 2s. Oid. to 2s. ; mercantile credi ts , 2 . s. 2d.; Bank of England post bills, 2a. Old. to 2s. Government ui ties were heavy. Union Bengal The and Banks we s r e e e discounting r at the following rates :—For G overnment and salary bills, 4 E VENING ED ITION. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JO URN ALS PROli T*r -PkrEittl OP THIS DAT. (From the Morning Chronicle.) We observe that our Liberal provincial COnternpo 'tries are very generally exerting themselves in the cause of the people against the corn monopolists. Meet ings are already announced in various places, a n d we are prepared to expect t hat i n a week or t wo th e w h o l e country will be in motion, indeed, we do not recollect a period when the prospects of the rople were so had as they are now. No hope is entertained that during the present winter our manufacturing population can experience any relief from improvement in trade. The Leeds Mercury, a journal peculiarly well informed on such subjects, observes : " We should delude our readers if we encouraged them to believe that the trade of the country this winter would not be universally bad. It will be so. Every department will suffer. The great Cotton dirstrict is at this moment in severe distress : the great Woollen district is not much better; the cutlery of Sheffield, the lace and stocking ma ottfacturers of Nottingham, the hosiers of Leicester and Derby, the hardware manufacturers of Birmingham and Wolverhampton, the potters of Staffordshire, the cotton spinners and weavers of Glasgow and. Paisley, the linen weavers of Dundee, and the great trading communities of London, Liverpool, Bristol, Hull, and Newcastle, are all labouring under a degree of stagnation which will destroy the profits of capital, and leave scores of thousands of work men without work, and bread." As the great public dinner, alluded to in the Chronicle of Saturday last, is to be given at Manchester on the 9th January next, every town and village in the country ought, during the intervening period, to meet, in order that public opinion may be expressed in a manner cal culated to be effective. It is expected that Leeds will set the example, and that not only will there be a meet ing of the borough, but o f every war d a nd township separately. Our Cor n -l aws , at a ll t i m es mischievous, bas this year been particularly injurious. Much of the distress o f our manu f ac t urer s is owing to the absence of the usual demand from the United States ; but were not the Corn-laws in the way, the produce of America would already have revived that impor tant branch of our trade. "We have this year," said Mr. Daniel Webster, in the letter read by the Duke of Rutland to the Leicestershire agricultural meeting, " a most abundant wheat crop ; and, if England should have occasion to import corn or flour, both countries would be benefited by her taking her supply from us. We should be paying so much of our debt, and she would be receiving her supply, without the necessity of sending abroad specie. And it is undoubtedly true, that the short crop in England last year, leading to so heavy an export of gold and silver to the Continent, most seriously affected commerce and business in the United States as well as in England." Here are the hands re maining idle for the want of a market for their goods, and there is th e corn rea d y to pay f or t h e goods, an d re vive industry ; but the Corn-law is in the way, and the people ar e con d emne d b y i t to t h e h orrors o f starva tion. For now the people have a practical demonstra tion of the fallacy of the argument, that a high price of food causes high wages. The monopolists are now revelling in abundance. The deficiency of a fifth or sixth in the harvest, through the monopoly, has doubled prices, but the demand for manufactures in the home market, so far from increasing, so as to keep pace with the diminution in the foreign demand, is less than in ordinary years, for this plain reason. that the bulk of the population paying so much for bread, have but little left to purchase anything else. The landowner and farmer do not wear more coats, or shoes, or stockings ; but they expend more in foreign luxuries. At this time when the operatives require additional wages to be able to live, the employer, finding his goods unsaleable, cannot pay the usual wages, and turns off his hands. Now is the time for the people to bestir them selves. Public opinion must he loudly expressed. Many landowners, we know, are sensible of the mischief caused by the Corn-law ; but still, as a body, the land owners are obstinate, and nothing but the expression of an injured people, indignant under the injustice of which they are the victims, will obtain an alteration of the law. They must make a 'great and combined effort, if they hope to be able to shake off the weight which is now pressing them to the earth. We cannot better conclude these remarks than with the following quotation from the Leeds Mercury :—" If the manufacturers and mer chants should hold back at such a time as this, they will deserve to have the Corn-laws bound immoveably on their backs for ever. If the operative population should not think fit to petition for this great relief, they will deserve to be pinched and pined for years. And so they undoubtedly will be. Now is the time for a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether. The Government is favourable to a decided change in the Corn-laws ; but they can do nothing without the people. The nation must work out its own deliverance." (From the Morning Advertiser.) THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER H. 1839. per cent. ; for private bills, at one and two months' 1 date, 6 per cent.; the same at three months, 7 per cent. ; for Company's paper loans, 5 per cent. HERALD.—The general advices from our East Indian possessions, which have been received here to day, by the overland mail, do not add in any material manner to the political intelligence which has already appeared in this journal ; indeed, beyond the com mercial information which has arrived, nothing political has transpired since the morning. Commercial dates have been received from Calcutta to the 17th, and from Bombay to the 29th of October. The letters from Calcutta state that trade was generally dull, but large shipments of Indigo continued to be made for China, chiefly, it is said, on account of native dealers, who did not seem to dread the loud denuncia tions of the Chinese authorities. The reports of the Indigo crop at Calcutta were not so favourable as could have been desired from the upper provinces, the heavy rains having seriously im peded the manufacture ; but in the lower province the manufacture for the season was completed. Opinions as to the presumed amount of the season's crop differed considerably, but the general impression was, that the crop would show a deficit of nearly 117,000 maunds, as compared with the former year. The exports of the old crop, up to the 16th of October, were—to Great Britain, 50,452 ; to France, 26,835 ; and other places, 101 chests. Exchange on London was 2s. o,id. a 2s. id. per Company's rupee. At Bombay the markets for British manufactures continue very dull, and prices much depressed ; and although the Stocks were very low, the want of demand for imports continued, showing a diminu- tion in the resources of the people, which is attributed to the withdrawal of so much capital from the China trade, and the consequent limi tation of local currency. No further advices had been received from China, but it appears that Admiral Maitland had taken in stores for the Wellesley, and was then on his way to Bombay, accompanied by the Larne, Favourite, and Algerine, where it was presumed he would lie until a reply was received from Government respecting Captain Elliott's despatches. In the mean time the Volage and Cruiser had been sent to protect the British interests in China. There had also been con siderable speculation in Opium at Bombay, for China, by way of Manila, in the week previous to the 15th of October, 1,307 chests of the drug were exported from Bombay to Manilla, leaving 9,640 chests in store. The Exchange on London was 2s. to 2s. Oid. a -id. per rupee. The intelligence from India has not created so much interest here as was expected most parties looking to the next mail for important advices from China. SUN.—The Foreign Exchanges were in a very unsettled state this afternoon ; in fact most of the rates were again lower, principally in consequence of the agents of the Bank of England not been drawers of pa per either on Paris or Hamburg. We must therefore quote a reduction in all the rates as follows :—Paris to 25f. 57}c ; Hamburg tolll3 9 ; Amsterdam to 12 31 ; and Antwerp to 12 3i. The vVest India produce markets were heavy this afternoon, especially for Sugar and Rum. Teas sustain the last rise. Saltpetre by public sale sold very well, but for Spices the demand was heavy. It was reported this after soon that there is an arrival off the coast with later accounts from Canton than those before received. The Funds were not affected by the state of the ex changes. Consols left off for the Account at 92i. Exchequer bills at Is. discount ; and India Bonds at 7s. discount. Bank Stock was firm at 179. The holders of Colombian Stock are not disposed to accept the terms of the agents here, the tenour of which we gave yesterday, and as new proposals will probably be made, the stock has reached 25i this afternoon. Mexican Bonds rose to 27i ; Spanish Bonds rose to 24, and Portuguese to 33i. The other Foreign Stocks were much the same this afternoon as they opened in the morning. The Birmingham and Derby Railway Shares have fallen to 36 discount ; Great Western to 9 discount ; Brighton to 151 discount ; but North Midland rallied to 8 discount. London and Westminster Bank Shares have improved to 1 premium. It will be seen, therefore, that the circumstances relating to these two precedents differ very much from each other, and that the character and situa tion of King Philip were very different from those of Prince George. We humbly conceive, however, the constitutional doctrine to be, that by whatever name the consort of a Queen Regnant be called, he is only a subject, and has, as we conceive, no peculiar privileges. If he be created a peer of Par liament, he would, of course, be privileged as such, or he may enjoy any rank or any station in the public service expressly conferred on him by the Sovereign ; but, unless so conferred, he does not appear to have any recognised Tights by the com mon law, such as the Queen Consort has, for in stance. The present King of Belgium, on his marriage with the Princess Charlotte, may be con sidered as standing in nearly the same situation as the consort of a Queen. We believe he declined a peeraga, and merely took the rank in the table of precedency and in the army expressly conferred on him. Blackstone (/), alluding to the husband of a Queen Regnant, contents himself with the follow ing passage :—" The husband of a Queen Reg nant, as Prince George of Denmark was to Queen Anne, is her subject, and may be guilty of high treason against her, but in the instance of conjugal infidelity he is not subjected to the same penal restrictions. For which the reason seems to be, that if a Queen Consort is unfaithful to the Royal bed, this may debase or bastardize the heirs to the Crown, but no such danger can be consequent on the infidelity of the husband to the Queen Regnant." Lord Coke (m) is, however, mo.e distinct than this. Discussing the Statute of Treasons, he says, " Le Roy is to be understood of a King Regnant, and not of one that bath but the name of a King, or a nominative King, as it was resolved in the case of King Philip, who married Queen Mary, and was but a nominative King, for Queen Mary had the office and dignity of a King. And, therefore an Act was passed that to compass the death of King Philip, during his marriage with the Queen, was treason." Hawkins (n) says, on the Statute of Allegi ance, 11 Henry VII., chap. I, " A titular King, as the husband of a Queen Regnant, seems to be within the words, yet it is clearly not within the meaning of this law." The same law is also most clearly laid down by Lord Hale (o). " The husband of a Queen Reg nant is not a King within this law (the Statute of Treasons), for the Queen still holds her sovereignty entirely as if she were sole." (Vide 1 Mary, cap. 2, sess. 3.) We conceive, therefore, that we have now shown the correct rule to be, that the husband of a Queen Regnant of England, by whatever name he be called, King or Prince, is a subject ; that no alle giance is due to him ; that no treason, without an express Act of Parliament for that purpose, can be committed towards him ; and that, as it would seem, he has no acknowledged rank or privileges but what are expressly conferred on him. (a) The Queen Dowager is prohibited from marrying without the consent of the Crown, " because the dispa ragement of the Queen shall give greater comfort and ex. ample to other ladies of estate, who are of the blood royal, more lightly to disparage themselves." 6 Henry VI. ; 2 Inst., 18, ; see Riley's Plac. Parl., 72; 1, Bla. Corn., 224. (b) 1, Bla. Com., 218. (c) Page 613. (d) 1 Vol. 4, 363. (e) Lingard, vol. 7, page 238. (f) N. Bacon on Government of England (1651) 2d part, page 275. This work is highly praised by the Earl of Chatham, in his letters to his nephew. (g) This seems very doubful, see Post, p. 66. (h) Smollett, vol. 1., 181. (i) Coxe's Marlborough, vol. 1, page 107. (j) Coxe's Marlborough, vol. 2, pages 599, 601. (h) See Parl. Hist., vol. 6, page 56. (1) 1 Bla. Com., 224. (m) 3 Inst. 6,7, and 8. (n) Hawk, P. C., chap. 17, s. 20. Compare this with what Bacon says, as before cited. (o) Hale, P. C., 106. On Thursday John Morris, aged 20, and John Mullen, aged 19, privates of the 45th regiment of foot, now stationed at Newport, were induced by the pro mises and insinuations of some Chartists, to join them at a public house, near the town, where they soon be came intoxicated. The Chartists taking advantage of this circumstance, stripped the young men of their re gimentals, and dressed them up in the working clothes of the country. Ashamed and vexed at their folly and disgraceful appearance, the soldiers were afraid to re turn to their barracks, and wandering over the country sill: they. reached Bromyard, in Herefordshire, on Sa turday last, where they voluntarily delivered themselves up as deserters ; they are now removed to the County Prison to await such orders as the military law may require. —Merlin. CORN-LAWS AND WAGES.—The demand for labour arises necessarily from the increase of national wealth, excepting the minute fraction of the commodi ties which capitalists absolutely consume, or cause to be consumed by their menials ; the rest must be put out to use, and with a view to profit ; now this profit can not be realised without the employment of labour ; the demand for labour increases therefore with the increase of wealth, and the increase of wealth is consequent on the repeal of any restriction which diminishes it, there fore, the repeal of the Corn-laws will increase the de mand for labour : how then can it lower the price of it ? On the contrary, it must necessarily raise it. So much for the theory. Now look to the fact ; according to the fallacy we are combating. In December, 1835, wheat was 365. per quarter ; in December, 1838, it was 785., more than double. Now, we ask any working man, if his wages were twice as high last year as they were in 1835 ? If not, he was better off when the price was low than when it was high. Wages have ab solutely fallen as Corn has risen !! ! Great as are the grievances under which working men labour, none equal, or approach the Corn-laws in magnitude or effect.— Wiltshire Independent. THE CARLIST REFUGEES.—The deputation of Spanish officers who waited on the Magistrates at the Kensington Petty Sessions on Wednesday last, to represent their destitute condition, appeared on Thurs day forenoon before the Board of Guardians of the Kensington Union, assembled at the workhouse, Ken sington, as was recommended to them by the Magis trates. They were accompanied by Sir J. S. Lillie, who being an ex-officio Guardian, and acquainted with the particulars of their destitute situation, obtained for them such temporary relief as the exigency of the case required, until the decision of Lord Palmerston and of the Spanish Ambassador, as to their ultimate destina tion, should be made known. The sufferers thanked Mr. Gunter, the Chairman to the Board, and the Ma gistrate. At first the a p p li cat i on met with consider able opp osit i on, . some of th e mem b ers doubting the power of the Board to interfere in such cases.; but ulti mately the unfortunate men retired, accompanied by the relieving officer of the parish of Chelsea, in which they are at present shelter e d, w h o had instructions t o inquire into the particulars of each case, and act accord ingly. One of these veterans had served in the French revolutionary war, and afterwards throughout the entire of the Peninsular war under the Duke of Wellington. Senor Corredor, an agent of Don Carlos, also attended, and expressed his gratitude in like manner for the timely assistance, having exhausted all the funds at his disposal in the support of the refugees since their arrival in England to the present time. SOUTH AMERICA.—By the Emma, Captain Gething, we have received advices from Valparaiso, of the date September 1. It is said, that although the Chilien conquerors of Peru have abstained from the perpetration of those acts of outrage which it was feared they would commit, the feeling of the van quished people is in favour of the reinstatement of the banished Santa Cruz, who is now living as an unnoticed resident at Guayaquil. It is supposei, and perhaps speed ily, that the deposed dictator may " regain his banished honours." Hitherto matters are tranquil in each pro vince. The Emma brings 180,000 dollars in specie, and the Horsford, which sailed in company with the Emma, for London, is freighted with the same amount. Captain Getbing informs us, that the Jane, Captain Strachan, belonging to this port, was totally lost off Coquimbo. A head sea, which suddenly rose in calm weather, after the fashion of the much-dreaded Mada gascar rollers, drove the ship on the shore, in spite of every precaution adopted to save her. The same ca sualty wrecked the George Canning, of Hamburg. The crew of the latter were saved—the cook of the former perished. The Commander of the Emma states, that about the distance of 150 miles to the southward and eastward of the Falkland Islands, he passed four large islands of ice, and that during the latter portion of his voyage he encountered strong and continuous gales from the eastward. This statement corroborates the opinion generally entertained as to the cause of the detention of many vessels whose arrival has been for some time expected. The latest rate of Exchange at Valparaiso is quoted at 45. BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, DEC. 6.—Our gay season may be now said to have closed, but many families have taken houses for the winter. Lady Be resford has left for Paris, after a sojourn of three months. Among our present visitors are Lord and Lady Bury, Rear-Admiral Sir Willoughby and Lady Lake, Sir William and Lady Hort, Lord Ventry, Ma jor-General Gordon, and Captain Wood. The theatre is still open, and well attended ; two new dramas were produced this week, namely, Le Panier Fkuri, and Marguerite d'irorck. During the past w eek twelve packet boats from London entered the port, with 290 passengers, 17 horses, 3 carriages, and merchandise. DUTCH AND HAMBURG MAIL. HANOVER, DEC. I.—The draft of the new Consti tution, after having, as we hear, undergone some modi fications in the Cabinet, has been approved by the King, and the convocation of the Assembly of the Estates is expected to be published in a few days. It is thought that they will be summoned to meet in January. It is generally reported that her Majesty Queen Victoria has written an autograph letter to the King, her uncle, an nouncing her intended marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe Cobourg. HANOVER, DEC. 4.—His Majesty the King set out this afternoon for Brunswick, on a visit to the Duke.— Hamburg Papers,Dec. 6. BAVARIA, Nov. 27.—A1l Newspapers not published in Bavaria, without any exception, are subject to the most rigorous censorship, so that no Journal can be de livered by the Post-offiee to the subscribers, till the police officers have examined it and declared the con tents to be unexceptionable. Otherwise the Journal will be inevitably confiscated. THE ROYAL EXCHANGE. At a Court of Aldermen, held yesterday, Sir Peter Laurie requested to know from the Lord Mayor, who was a member of the Joint Committee for rebuilding the Royal Exchange, whether anything was about to bo done with regard to the disgraceful heap of ruins in Cernbill ? For two years had that disgraceful eyesore remained, notwithstanding all that had been said upon the subject. It would be desirable to have one indivi dual of high talents appointed to carry the building into execution. In fact he apprehended a further delay of two years if matters were allowed to go on as at present. The LORD Nlavott said he had no doubt that a report would be shortly made in the Court of Common Council of the most satisfactory nature, and that Sir Peter Laurie would himself applaud the exertions of the Committee. CORONER'S INQUEST.—Last night, at seven •'clock, the Jury which, on Saturday last, was empa nelled before Mr. Wakley, to investigate the cause of the death of Mr. Wm. Taylor, the stock-broker, a re port of the proceedings in reference to which appeared in The Sun on Monday, re-assembled. Mr. C. Preedy, the surgeon, who, at the adjournment, was directed in the interim to analyse the contents of the stomach, was the first witness called. He stated that he had tried the effects of Marshall's test to see if he could detect any traces of arsenic. Proving unsuccessful he next tested for the existence of opium, oxalic acid, and prussic acid. He found no traces of any poison, and the conclusion he came to was, that the deceased died of congestion of the brain, that being the effect of excessive drinking. Mr. J. Collingwood, late clerk to the deceased, No. 2, Pope's Head-alley, was examined, and stated that he had no reason to bel:eve but that he died a natural death. The Jury returned a verdict " That the deceased was found in a cab dead, and had (lied of congestion of the brain.* We are enabled to announce that the Rev. John Allen, M.A., and Chaplain of King's College, London, and Mr. Seymour Tremenheere, Fellow of New Col lege, Oxford, were yesterday appointed by her Majesty, Inspectors of Schools aided by public grants, and are to be employed under the direction of the Committee of Council on Education. The selection of a clergyman holding an office which affords the strongest guarantee of the propriety of his appointment, especially as an Inspector of Schools connected with the National So ciety, will give a lair opportunity of estimating what are the intentions of the Committee of Council with respect to the inspection of this class of schools. We under stand that Mr. Tremenheere has been selected on ac count of the attention which he has for a considerable time past most assiduously paid to the discipline and methods of teaching in the most approved schools which this country contains. Mr. Tremenheere is represented to be a gentleman of high intelligence and education, and whose appointment will be in all respects acceptable to the promoters of schools in connection with the British and Foreign School Society. , _Globe. MELTON MOWBRAY, DEC. S.—The Vener able Earl of Lonsdale has arrived at his hunting lodge, Cottesmore, in good health, and his Lordship has already been out with his hounds, which have had ex cellent sport. The Earl of P em b ro k e i s s h ort l y ex pected here with his noble stud for the season, and also his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, who was out with the Belvoir pack on Saturday last. Our present visitors are the Earl and Countess of Rosslyn, at Everton Lodge ; Marquis of Waterford, Earl of De sari, Lord Archibald St. Maur, Lord Gardner, Lord Macdonald, Sir Frederick Johnstone, Count B rthyany, Sir James Musgrove, Captain Williams, Messrs. Moore, Gilmour, and Toinline. The Duke of St. Alban's and Lord Clanvvilliam are expected, and a brilliant season is anticipated, as there were never more stables engaged in the town, or so many visitors expected as during the present winter. ANOTHER TROTTING MATCH.—The backers of the Glasgow mare, at the termination of the great trotting match last Friday, having expressed an opinion that she could brat the American prodigy (Bob Logic) in another trial, the owner of the American horse irr.- !nediately accepted the challenge, and a match was made instanter for 701. to t rot t en m il es on a common road. This match came off on Saturday last on the road to the Old Swan, the starting point being Gilead-house, the horses to run five miles in and out. From the first the Glasgow mare h a d not the slightest c h ance, an d s h e was ingloriously defeated by a considerable distance. It was the opinion of many who witnessed the race, that ' Bob Logic could have trotted eleven miles to the other's ten. A good number o f persons assem bl e d to w i tness the sport. — L i v erpool Chronicle. WoLVERHAisdPTON.—The town was enveloped in a dense fog during the greater part of yesterday— rather an unusual occurrenc e at this elevation. In the low lands of Chapel Ash and Tettenh a ll t h e f og was as dense as we have ever seen it in th at c i ty of fogs, Lon don.—Stafford Exam i ner. THE LAW RELATING TO THE QUEEN'S MARRIAGE. (From the Legal Observer.) The authority of the Sovereign of these realms is omnipotent in all matters in which it is not re stricted by Act of Parliament. The King or Queen Regnant (a) may therefore marry any person he or she may please, not prohibited by any such Act. It is, however, enacted in the first place, by statute 12 and 13 William 111., c. 2, that whosoever shall come to the possession of the Crown shall join in the communion of the Church of England, as by law established ; and by the prior statute, 1 William and Mary, s. 2, c. 2, usually called the Act of Exclusion, that every person who shall marry a Papist shall be excluded and for ever inca pable to inherit, possess, or enjoy the crown; and that in such case the people shall be absolved from their allegiance, and the crown shall descend to such persons, being Protestants, as would have inherited the same in case the person so marrying were naturally dead, the crown, in the words of Blackstone, " being limited to such heirs only of the Princess Sophia as arc Protes tant Members of the Church of England, and are married to none but Protestants." (b.) The King or Queen, therefore, may marry any person of the other sex not being a Papist, for we are not aware that the restriction extends to any other religion, or that the person so married need be in the commu nion of the Church of England. The marriage of our present gracious Sovereign is of considerable interest in a legal and constitu tional point of view, with regard to the precise situation which her intended husband shall fill, and the rights, powers, and privileges which are to be given to him. There are only two precedents in our history of a married Queen Regnant ; these are, the first Queen Mary and Queen Anne (for the situation of the second Mary, the consort of William 111., as a Queen, is anomalous, and need not here be consi dered), and we shall state what was done in both these cases. In the instance of the first Mary an Act was passed in the third Session of the first year of her reign, chap. 1, to declare (according to the title) that " the regal power of this realm is as full in the Queen's Majesty as ever it was in any of her noble ancestors," it being enacted by sec. 3, " that the Royal power, and all the dignities of the same shall be as well in a Queen as a King,"—an enactment certainly quite unnecessary. By chapter 2, of the same section, the articles of marriage between Philip Prince of Spain and the Queen are rehearsed and confirmed. And it was enacted that the Queen shall and may only as a sale Queen use and enjoy the crown and sovereignty over her dominions, in such large manner in all degrees, after the solemnization of the mu riage, as she now bath, without any right, claim, or demand to be given, come, or grow unto the said Prince as tenant by the courtesy of this realm, or by any other means. This is the substance of this statute, as printed in the ordinary editions of the statutes at large ; but it may be observed that the following account of the Act is given in the firs volume of the Parliamentary History (c) : " On the 7th of April, 1554, a Bill was brought into the Lords to confirm certain articles and agree ments touching the marriage between the Queen and the Prince of Spain. It was read only once on that day, and committed to the Earl of Shrews bury, the Bishops of Durham, &c. ; on the 9th the Bill was read again. The next day it passed that House, and was sent down to the Commons, who returned it concluded on the 12th. The fol lowing is an abstract of the Act by which this marriage was concluded:—" I. That Philip should not advance any person to any public office or dig nity in England but such as were natives of the realm and the Queen's subjects ; that he should admit a set number of English into his household, whom he should use respectfully, and not suffer them to be in jured by foreigners. That he should not transport the Queen out of England, but at her entreaty; nor any of the issue begotten of her, but they should have their education in this realm, and should not be suffered, but upon necessity and good reasons, to go out of the same; nor then neither, but with the consent of the English. That, the Queen decea sing without children, Philip should not make any claim to the kingdom, but should leave it freely to him to whom of right it should belong. That he should not change anything in the laws, either public or private, nor the immunities and customs of the realm, but should be forced by oath to keep and to conform them. That he should not transport any jewels, nor any part of the wardrobe, nor alienate any of the revenues of the Crown. That he should preserve our shipping, &c., in good repair and well-manned." The marriage was afterwards solemnized on the 20th of July, and they were both proclaimed by these titles—" Philip and 'Mary, by the grace of God, King and Queen of England, France, Naples, Jerusalem, and Ireland, Defenders of the Faith, Archduke of Austria, &c." A new Parliament was summoned by writs in the foregoing style, and the statutes of this reign are called the Acts of Philip and Mary, and legal proceedings ran in both names. Hume says (d) that though the Queen attempted to have the ad ministration put into her husband's hands, she failed in all her endeavours, and could not so much as procure the Parliament's consent to his corona tion. Philip was, however, nominally, at any rate, King of England, and it is to be observed that at the time of his marriage he was King in no other right. To grace the ceremony and promote the dignity of the match (e) Charles V., his father, created him King of Naples, on its solemnization, but this was little more than a titular dignity. It was subsequent to his marriage, in the year 1555, that he became King of Spain, on the resignation of Charles V. In a work of some authority (j) we find the following account of the constitutional nature of Philip's power :—" Philip, as King, had the honour, style and kingly name, and so had the pre cedency; he had to do also with the jurisdiction, for by the articles of the marriage he was to aid the Queen in her administration of the kingdom and maintenance of the laws ; writs and commissions passed under his name. He also sat in Parliament, voted therein, and joined in the Royal assent, and joined in the publication and execution of all laws ; to him also was allegiance due (g), and therefore the crime of treason was equally against his as the Queen's crown and dignity, saving that it was re served to be as against him only during the time of coverture (citing the statute 1 and 2 Philip and Mary, c. 10); and yet, had the Queen left issue by him, it would have been a hard adventure for the lawyers to have given their opinion in that case, seeing the King had been guardian to his children during their minority." It is therefore difficult to say that Philip was the subject of Queen Mary. He may rather be treated as the partner of her throne. The second instance of a married Queen Regnant in our history was Queen Anne, who married George, Prince of Denmark. This Sovereign was married many years before she came to the throne. Her husband was, soon after the marriage, created Duke of Cumberland, and took some part in poli tics, as a Peer of Parliament, in the reign of Wil liam 111. Thus we find him, in 1692, among those who entered a protest in the journals of the House of Lords against the rejection of a popular Bill (h) of the time. The first exercise of Queen Anne's I power on her coming to the throne was the nomi nation of the Prince her husband to the offices of Generalissimo and Lord High Admiral. Being, regarded only as a subject, however, he still con tinued to occupy a seat in the House of Peers, in the quality of Duke of Cumberland (i). In a sub sequent period of the reign, having interfered in po litics, he was threatened with Parliamentary censure, by one of th e great con t en ding parties in the I State, which pro b a bl y wou ld have fallen on him had he not soon a f terwar ds died (i). Prince George had never , at any t ime, any pretensi ons to any character but that of a subject. In November, 1702, a pro v i s i on was ma d e for his Highness, a n d the yearly sum o f 100,000/. was settled on hi m i n case he sh ou ld surv i ve t h e Queen. " And t hi s I l ' l v o a how secol acceptable ide(i the says m motion net ' by those wh o k new would be to the Queen, I though it w as d ou bl e o f w h a t any Queen of Eng olapnpdoseivteiornh.adTiiiimejopinritnucree,wsaos many t years olde r thanhat it passed w ith out the Queen, and was troubled with an asthma, that every year had ill effects upon his health, and had brought him to great danger this winter; yet the Queen thought it became her, as a good wife, to have the Act passed, in which she might be the more zealous, because it was not thought advisable to move for an Act that should take Prince George into partnership of t h e rega l dignity." (k.) LAW INTELLIGEI VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COLT RT, DEC. 10. BELL V. THE HULL AND SELBY RAILY JAY COMPANY. The arguments in this part heard moti on were resumed, and concluded to-day. His HONOUR immediately gave judge nent, ordering the injunction to be continued, so far as it pravented the de fendants from completing the works , and directing the plaintiff to bring an action to try his legal rights, accord ing to the construction of certain clau les in the Hull and Selby Railway Act. SHERIFFS COURT, DEC. 10. WOOD V. BURCOWSTZ. This was an action brought against the defendants, Leon and Joseph Burcowitz, to recover the sum of eleven pounds five shillings, the amount of a bill drawn by Baza leal Wall, a cigar dealer, in Little James -street, Hay market, and accepted by the defendants ; to this the de fendants had pleaded payment, and thereupon issue was joined. As proof of payment by one of the defendants, their Counsel (Mr. CORNELL) claimed the right to begin, and stated the case to the Jury. The defendants were Polish Refugees, and one of them had held the rank of Co lonel in the Polish service; they were now, however, so re duced, that they were obliged to obtain a scanty sub sistence by keeping a coffee-shop. In February last they had borrowed nine pounds from Bazaleal Wall, a Jew, who was in the habit of lending out small sums of money at an exorbitant interest, and had given him a bill at seventeen days for 11/. ss. Of this he did not complain, but he did complain that this action should be brought after Wall had received all that was due to him. He should prove by the testimony of persons who were present, that Leon Burcowitz had paid Wall the whole amount of the bill at different times, and that Wall had given memorandums on paper which he had cut out of a book, acknowledging the receipt of these sums, and he should further prove that when the last payment took place in June last, the defendant asked for the bill, when Wall said he had mislaid it, and that when subsequently asked to sign an acknowledgment, he at first said that it would be useless except it were stamped, and that when the defendant offered to purchase a stamp, Wall paid it would be useless, as he would not give up the bill unless the elder Burcowitz paid him thirty shillings. which he owed him. An action had been brought pre viously by the same parties, but had been withdrawn, and although the action had been brought in the name of Wood, the writ had been served, and the costs paid by Wall. The Learned Counsel called a witness who clearly proved his case. The Attorney for the plaintiff then called Bazaleal Wall, who said he indorsed the bill before it was due, and paid it to John Wood, and it never was in witness's possession until it was given to Mr. Wilson to sue for the money. He had never received a penny on account of this bill. He was cross-examined at length, when The UNDER SHERIFF summed up, and the Jury imme, diately returned a verdict for the defendants. COUNTY COURT OF REQUESTS, THE LAST OF THE CHARLEYS.—PiE S , -tails, are now only matters of history ; Ramillies wigs are in the same predicament, and watchmen are fast verging towards a similar fate. The rising generation can only now and then acquire a correct notion of the " regular Charley" from a passing glimpse of one of those vener able functionaries as he glides about, lantern in hand, at night, in some solitary portion of the outskirts of the metropolis—like a ghost haunting the scenes of its for mer glories. A purple-nosed, purple-faced, spindle-shanked person age, with his throat enveloped in as many red and blue bandages as an Egyptian mummy, took his place at the table to establish his claim to 15s. upon a lady, named Sergeant, residing at Brompton. The rough white coat and lantern were wanting, but in every other point the plaintiff presented the exact personification of the old Whitechapel watchman. " Pray, what are you ?" inquired Mr. Commissioner Dubois. ~ Votchman, your honer," said the plaintiff ; and then, sinking his voice into a melancholy whisper, added " a private votchman. I votches Muster Halsewell's, the county magistrate's grounds, and I votches for Counsel lor Cresswell." Mr. Commissioner Dubois—What have you sum moned this lady for ? Charley—For fifteen shillins, your boner. Mr. Commissioner Dubois—l want to know how the claim occurred ? Charley—Vy, you see Missis Sargeant's garden is convenient to Counsellor Cresswell's grounds and Mis ter Halsewell's, the county magistrate. So you see, your honer, as the new p'lice aint o' no use,'specially agin one of the old votchmen, they jest gives me a trifle every veek to look arter their fruit at night, and to see as no waggerbone don't steal nothing from nobody. Vell, as I goes my rounds I naterally steps over the hedge and looks about Missis Sergeant's garden, and ven the lady knowed on it, she wery much improved on my condick, and axed me to call her maid-sarvant at six o'clock every morning, and she'd gimme a shillin a veek. There's twelve veeks as I aint had a mag, and three veeks owin afore, vich makes the teetotal sum of 15s. Mrs. Sargeant's maid-servant, on behalf of her mistress, positively denied that any agreement to pay a stipulated sum had ever been made. The plaintiff now and then, for his trouble, received a present in money. Mr. Commissioner Dubois—But you admit your mis tress did consent to this man's watching her grounds ? Charley—And ring up her maid every morning at six, round the back way, cause she said I might holler and holler my hind leg off, afore I could make her hear in the front. Mr. Commissioner Dubois—The debt has been a long time running on ; pray, did Mrs. Sergeant ever make any promise of payment ? Charley—Mrs. Sergeant shoves her head out of the vinder one morning ven I vos ringing avay like ten o'clock, and she says, " Votchmen, its as right as a tri vet, I'll see as how as you'll have your revard." Servant—My mistress intended to make you a present at Christmas. She has told you over and over again she did not want you to watch her garden. Then, said Mr. Dubois, significantly, she will never have any more fruit. Servant—The truth is this man was seen to clear one tree of the apples. The blood of " all the Charleys" seemed to rush to the cheeks of the plaintiff, in resentment of this direct insult on his character. "Voti me steal fruit ! me prig apples ! Oh ! only ax Counsellor Cressweli if hever he seed me steal no thing ! Ax Muster Halswell, the county magistrate, if hever he conwicted me of prigging the wally of a cab bage plant !" Setvant— A gentleman saw you, and you appeared to be tipsy at the time. " Tipsy !—wusser and wusserer !—drunk I s'pose you mean !" said the watchman, looking about ; "the charge were too uncredible. Ax Counseller Cresswell if hever he seed me drunk ? Ax Muster Halsewell, the county magistrate, if hever he knov.ed me tosticated ? Never vos cotched drunk on duty since I carried a lantern. I'm von quite of tother sort." [lf the plaintiff was not in the constant habit of " wet ting both eyes," his nose most shamefully belied him.] Mr. Commissioner Dubois—lt's hardly fair to state these things against the plaintiff unless you are prepared to prove them. Servant—l was only told so. Charley—" Taint lievidence, and sitch a hintelligible jury as sits in that ere box in s:tch a case, will act up right and down straight." This argunzentum ad ho►uinenz had its due weight. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. " Now," said Mr. Commissioner Dubois to the ser:- vent, " as Mrs. Sergeant does not intend to let the watch ha,' I would recommend her for the future to watch hint.'" THE MARKETS.-(YESTERDAY. (From the London New Price Current of Dec. 10.) SUGAR.—The British Plantation Sugar market has pre sented a dull appearance during the past week, at prices 6d to Is under those previously quoted, excepting for good and fine yellow sorts, which have maintained their former currency. Barbadoes good and fine yellow fetched 66s to 68s, low to middling 63s to 65s 6d per cwt. This afternoon there was no improvement in the demand, and in some cases the prices accepted are rather under those of Friday ; good yellow sorts are however held freely. 120 hhds Barbadoes at public sale sold at previous rates, fine fetched 67s to 68s, mid to good 65s to 66s 6d, and one lot low 62s 6d, REFINED.—AII descriptions of Refined Goods have met with a dull sale since we last wrote, 77s to 77s 6d has been accepted for standard Lumps, and 74s to 76s 6d for low and good brown Lumps. Bonded Crushed Sugar at 34s to 34s 3d. Loaves, 101 b at 37 s 6d, an d 141bs at 36s to36s 6d Pieces have sold ste a dily, common a t 22s to 22s 6d , and good bright at 26s t o 27 5 . B as t ar ds in small parcels have t 32s 6d fetched 17s to 18s. D u tch Crushed Sugar at per cwt. To-day prices have undergone no furthueerslieticylheaarstng3uelnsdf3oedrr Lumps or Loav es . T reac le of commo n 1 1 to 31s 6d per cwt. Bonded Crushed no 84s 2d to wait two weeks. u s a a l l i e t e 4 s , 0 4 5 a 7 ve ba s f , a s y h a l s v e 6 b d ee to n 3 0 8 f_ , MA umnus.—At ye p l u lo b w lic q fered, brown and and middling and good yellow 6d to Is ; fine yellow fetched 65s to 665, good 63s 6d to 645, middling to good middling 60s to 635, low dingy yellow 565 to 575, middling to fine bright brown 53s to 58s, low dark brown 45s to 503, and very inferior black 40s to 40s 6d per cwt. This afternoon 1,209 bags at public sale went at irregular prices, coloury sorts however on the whole fetched previous rates, but brown and other low sorts went cheap ; fineyellow went at 65s to 665, good middling and good 62s 6d to 645, low middling and middling 57s 6d to 623, :ow b own 48s 6d to 515 6d, light foxy 523 to 65s 6d, middling light brown 56s to 575, and good 58s to 58s 6d per cwt. EAST INota.—The grocers have purchased sparingly of brown and low white descriptions of Bengal., and lower prices have been submitted to ; but coloury sorts have been in good request, and have commanded previous rates. This afternoon 2,289 bag s Bengal were offered at public sale, 1,700 b ags consisted of low damp brown, and were withdrawn, th ere b e i ng no buyers of this kin d; the re mainder sold at full prices, good white fetched 68s 6d, mid and good mid 66s 6d to 675, fine bright yellow 65s to 65s 6d, damps 64s 6d to 655, washed and drained upon 61s 6d to 62s 6d. 1,800 bags low brown Manilla have been sold privately at 203 6d for cash. FOREIGN.—For Yellow Ilavannah the prices offered EVENING EDITION. being rather under those previously established, have caused the operation on the spot to be limited. For white descriptions of Brazil previous quotations have been maintain e d ; b rown sorts at prev i ous rates ; a t a uction 300 chests Bahia have been offered, the principal part consisted of brown quality, which found buyers, low soft at 18s 6d to 19s, and 20s to 21s 6d for good and fine greyish, the chief part of the white was taken in at 22s to 23s for very ordinary soft, and middling strong at 24s 6d to 25s 6d. COFFEE. —There has been an increased inclinath n evinced on the part of the trade to purchase clean des criptions of West India, but the small supply checks busi ness, and stiffer prices have been paid by private treaty for small parcels 14 casks 20 puns 2 trcs Dutch and 17 casks Jamaica have been offered at auction, the former went at 107 s to 109.; ed for low mid coloury Berbice, 97s to 99i for ragged ; Demerara low mid 110 s, fine and fine fine ord 104 s 6d to 1083, low triage 60s to 66s 6d, the latter fetched 98s 6d to 99s 6d for good ord. East India and clean de scriptions from the Cape have brought rather higher prices in most cases. Of Mocha the supply is still small, and the grocers have been compelled to pay the late advanced rates for small parcels. This afternoon clean qualities of British Plantation were sought after, but the short supply restricted business by private contract, and none was offered at auction ; of Ceylon 82 bags were put up at public sale, and sold at stiffer rates, good ordinary fetched 1023 to 102 s 63, low ordinary 101 s 63, Ist class sea damaged 100 s. In Java several purchases have been made privately at 76s to 77s for good parcels. 100 bales common Mocha sold at 110 s cash- SPICES --This afternoon the public sales consist ed of 25 bags White P e pp er , 2,893 bags Malabar Pepp er, 40 pkgs Nutmegs, 14 pk gs Mace, and 162 chests Cassia Lignea ; of the white Pepper only a small part was sold at 84d to 10Id per pound. Malabar was all taken in above its value, viz., at 4d to 4d for good light brown, excepting a few lots ordinary grey, which went at 3icl per lb.—Of the Nutmegs only a small part were sold at 4s 2d for mid con sumers ; inferior taken in at 3s 4d, and for export only to 3s 3d per lb. Mace was principally taken in at 35 4cl to 5s 10d per lb. Cassia Lignea bought in at 68s for low middling Coarse. Tee.---The monthly aucti ons h ave terminated. Since the sales there has not been much business doing in black or green Teas, but the merchants will not sell excepting at the advanced rates of last week, and some are unwilling to sell thereat. Company's Congou has been sold on easier terms ; for small parcels 2s 5d has been accepted for cash, and 2s 6d with a prompt. No accounts were re ceived to-day from Canton by the India mail. eof This aftern o o n th ere was li tt l e pass i ng i n any Vine Tea, but prices remained firm ; accounts from Canton are looked for w ith anx i ety . RUM, BRANDY, AND H OLLANDS ..—For Rum pr evious rates are required, but th e o p era ti ons h ave b e en limited; if the importers wou ld su b m i t to rat h er l owe r prices, it would lead to a f a i r b us i ness i n a ll d escr ipti o ns. 100 pi?! Leewards have b een di s p ose d o f 2 p er cen t under proolha' 3s 2d and 12 per cen t over p roo f a t 3 s 7d. In Jamaica t c e purchases are not wor th enumera ti ng . Th ree hundre i puns of East India ha ve b een disposed of, equal to 3s ld for proof ; f or a sma ll parcel 2 per cent _ over proof Is 10d has b e e n paid. From the Wes t Inch" 1,000 puns less have b een received this than last ye, s aL. but the stock exce e ds th a t o f 1838 a t this period by 1, 7 1 puns and hhds. Brandy o f goo d q uality has bee b n er e fair request f or h ome consumpt i on at l a te rates, but t n are still few orders for shipping. Geneva has bee n good request at 2s Id to 2s 2d good quality. For 13 Crern Spirits there are free buyers at lOs 3d, but the . 1),_7 .s tillers generally not being inclined to sell under 103 ! e ll t n a is prevented large purchases. To-day the Rune Oa r ' quiet. OILS.—The market has at length assumed a Oils. a nd appearance for common descriptions of Fish ° " -- i end has fetched 30/., pale Seal 291. 15s. to 30 iity more livelY Southern 231. to 251. 16s. for low to good q u d a Sperm 101/. to 1021 . for first quality. Linseea at 22s 6d a 22s 9d per cwt. Rape pale at 365 6d 37 e. and brown at 35s 6d a 363 er ewt. For Olive prices_ratt main firm. Palm 361, to 361 . lOs for first quality. East India Cocoa Nut at late rates. Valencia Raisins FRUlT.—Currants at p rev i ous ra tes. been in 45s to 465. Muscatel and a ll o ther sorts good request. In Turkey p u lled Figs large sales have been made. Almonds hav e so ld steadily. The arrivals of all kinds of Fruit h ave b een s mall since this da y This afternoon there were two public sales at which neit , Patras Currants sold briskly _s sec and quality i n buts at have 75s to 78s, Caroteels 80s. New T urkey figs fetched 85 to 87s. TALLOW.—P. Y.C. of first quality 49s en the spc . A for delivery up to the end of the year 49s ; for Spring months 48s 9d. Town Tallow has keen in good request. IRISH MARKETS. OUBLIN MARKET NOTE for the WEEK ending DEC. 6. 2,`284 Wheat, per barrel 20 5t0ne...... 0 Bere l6 stone 795 Barley 2,656 Oats l4 stone 0 Flour, per cwt.... 8 atone 887 Oatmeal 8 stone Sold to Bakers only. 6,281 Cwt. Flour lO 0 122 0 I 26 4 Average price of Wheat anti Flour 65.. 4d. per sack. „,„. Receipts of Flour, 11,743 1 Firsts from 265. Od. to )I, ' "" Sales of Do. 18,003 Seconds from 15s Tnirds ... from 10s.. Od. to Od. to 1 33. O d. PRICE OF 'READ. Quartern Loaf lid. I Half Quartern ...... 5 3i d • 258. Od• CORK MARKETS.—Dao. 7, Wheat (per 205t.)148 4d. to 425. OA.) Oats (per 14st.) ... A 24 0 Barley (per 16st.) 7 0 20 0 IFlour (per cwt )... 16 _, - Oatmeal (per cwt.) 12s. Od. to too. __, Beef, 4d. to 7d.—Mutton, Sd. to 6d.—Veil, 4d. to ou• Pork, 40. to sd.—Fresh Butter, 10d. to 11d. per lb. • PRICE OP RUMBA. County! To the Merchants. To the First Quality. d i , AL to 148.41 Second B3 l'4 Third . ....." ....... .. ........... .. 76 OB Fourth 66 57 Fifth 60 5l Sixth 52 4 CLONMELL MA RKETS.—Dic. 7. Per Cwt. s. d. s• a ' New Butter • : oto 90 0 Hides (raw) 0. ...... 0 to 24 0 4 1 ° Oatmeal 12 0 12 3 Bacon Pigs ............ 38 Rendered Lard 0 52 0 Heads .28 0 -- 0 From : To 20 0 1 44 0 —0 6 13 0 i 23 0 11 0 l6 • —0 0 16 • 18 • A vPr.xe , 42 6 0 9? 15 V 16 9 ; Bag. 32 Flour, Second Pe 0 44 0 I Flour, Third 5........— 0 e —.Household —. 0 42 01— Feurtht...... 22 0 " Per Barrel. Rapeseed 20 0 0 1, 1 Barley 13 0 14 8 Bere 8 4 10 0 Coals ...... 0 .... 0 KILKENN MARKETS. Wheat,perbarrel)3os. od.to 375. Od. Beef (per 1b....---Os. Od. tols. 61. Barley 20 0 '22 0 Mutton 0 5 0 Oats ... ...............12 6 14 6 Pork 0 4 0 0 Flour (per bag) ....30 0 40 0 Veal 0 0 0 7 Butter (per cwt.)...90 0 98 0 Fresh Butter 0 0 1 i Bacon Pigs 35 0 36 0 Salt Ditto ... .. .. 0 9 010 Coals 1 0 1 2 Potatoes (per a t . ) 0 2 0 5 3r MARKETS. .AIN. ! Barley, Mecklenburgh 225 to 300 Magdeburgb to -- ! -- Holstein 255 to 265 -- Summer 193 to 210 Oats, Elder -- Mecklenburg 162 to :74 -- Holstein... ....... East Frie-land 115 to Jai Pease, Mecklenburg i -.70 to 324 Beans 255 to 300 Buck Wheat to Rapeseed, Hanover ZOO to 4fo Malt Tares 'ON. Maranham Madras 6% ii S urats 5% 6.4 Domingo .... 5% Domingo 5 to 5 1 4 64 La Guayra 5N 6 % Porto Rico 5 6 % Havannah I 8% Discount.) Bahia, White .6 tovg Brown 54 6 , P er nambuco, White 6 73 Brown 4% 5% rn, 5% to 544. HAMBUR GR. Wheat, Marks 439 to 462 - Magdeburg 423 to 459 Anhalt, white 435 to 492 red 432 to 498 - Brunswick 432 to 468 Mecklenburg 402 to 4681 Polish 435 to 5101 Holstein Rye, Mecklenburg Dantzic Elbing and Ko nigsburg 234 to 285 , Upland Riga 252 to 258 COT Carolina and Tennessee 7%t0 9% Georgia, Ist sort 9 9% 2cl 8 8% 3d and 4th COF: Mocha 9 to 11% Batavia Sumatra Rio 4% 54 Bahia SUGAR.— (Wit iravannah, White 6 %to 11.4 ' Brown 5% 53i Rio, White 6 7 Brown 4 sq 5% Manilla. Brov MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK.-20 LIVES LosT.—We understand a large French fishing boat, belonging to Fecamp, was run down in the Channel two or three nights since by an American ship, and, painful to relate, the report states (though we hope it will prove unfounded, or at least exaggerated) that 20 of her crew were drowned , The ship has gone int o Ramsgate, it is presumed to repair damages, the effect of the collision. We hear that the crew of the fishing boat consisted of 25 in all ; and that five had been picked up and carried to Boulogne by a boat belonging to that place.—Dover Chronicle. SETS of PLATED CORNER DISHES , with or without Warmers. The price of the Set of Four Dish" and Covers, without Warmers, varies from Eight to Teo Guineas. The Warmers are from Five to Nine Guineas th!, Set. Engravings of the various pa tterns will be forwarded ete , . ° application is made, post paid. The dishes are comp l 10 themselves without warmers, and the handles take off, t b. covers thus forming four O ex X tra dishes when required. T. C SAN ORY, Silversmith, &c., 47, Cornhill (Seven doors from Oraco c hurch-street), London s PLATE. —A. B. SAVORY and Soll,' ' e tm• Manufacturing Silversmiths, No. 14, Cornh ill, (01313" u op Bank of Engla nd ) , offer the best rich SHELL-BORDER.' SILVER WAITERS, of every size, with plain centres, at 9.• per ounce, or with chased centres, at 9s. 6d. per mines. Price, with Chased Centres. X. ,- 4 4 A round ' ilver Waiter, w ith s h e ll b order m ' eter in. O g 12 z. Niat N. 6d. I I II A round Silver Wait er , w i t h shell bonier, 9 17 9 19 1 1 A round Silver Waiter, with shell border ' 10 29 15 5 A round Silver Waiter, with shell border:l2 30 19 1 .!, i ~.. round Silver Waiter, with shell border , 15 42 40 l' • round Silver Waiter, With shell border, 19 t'6 e,s 0 - A round Silver Waiter, with shell border le 124 The Plate rooms of this EstablAment, which are We, exten sive, contain a large and choice selection of Silver a P , Plated Goods and every article requisite t• eemplete kirnu. vice. List of ' Prices gratis. A. B. Savory and S i ns,,, 111. ,p?()31 facturinEr Silversmiths, No. 14, Cornhill, London, Bank of England. B IR THS. On the 24th ult., at Naples, the Right Hon. Lady De of a daughter. W. On the Bth inst., at Brighton, the lady o f C. Esq., of a son. crescen t, On the Bth inst., in Crescent-place , Mornington the lady of John Bates, Esq., of a MARRIED. On the 9th inst., at Abinger Church , Surrey, Mark An teg l W Saurin, Esq., youngest son of the late Right Hon. i Saurin, to Anna Maria, relict of the late Robert M. Poore, Esq ' of Coombe, Wiltq, and second daughter of the late James Dawson, Esq., of the Glen, Tipperary. DIE If. On the 9th of May , at sea , on his passage from Port Ph . i 0, Philip to Sydney, Frederick C harles Ebbart, Esq., late Captain her Majesty's 45th Regiment of Foot, aged 41. On the 9th inst. , in Cavendish-s q uare, Stephen L ov e Ham' mick, M.D., late of Christ Church, Oxford, Fellow o f the Royal College of P h y sicians, and one of Dr. Radcliffe's trav Sir el ling fellows in t he Universit y of Oxford, eldest son of Stephen Love Hammiek, Bart., aged 35. On the 7th inst., at Exeter, Margaret, the wife of Lieutenant- General Sir W. Paterson, K. C. H., and daughter of the lat e John Mair, Esq., of Plantation, sear Glasgow. No. Printed and Published by MIMIDO YOTIN in P i " e L No. 112, strand, at The Sun Office, No 112, Strand, I coun ty of Middlesex.—Wednesday, Decemb er 11, 11 ,39. 1 I