The Sun. — London, England, 1844-02-03 00:00:00

THE ANTI-LEAGUE AGITATION AND THE CORN-LAWS. (From the Times.) We have been favoured with a copy of the following important eater from Mr. Jones Loyd, in answer to a request that he should be:arrie a , oember of an Association formed for the purpose of c oanteractine the designs of the Anti-Corn.law League. It will be found well worthy of an attentive perusal. TO J. W. SUTHERLAND, ESQ. Dear Sir; —I beg to acknowledge your circular letter, inviting tee to attend a preliminary meeting of the landed proprietors, farm ers, and others of the Eastern division of the county of Sur vey, witl. the view to the formation of a general " Society for the Protection of British Agriculture in opposition to the mis chievous decogns of the Anti-Cont-law League ;" and further, re . guesting "that in the event of my being unable to attend I would Oblige the C nrimittee with my views on the subject." Having been pi evented, by my absence from home, and by the late Period ..t which your letter reached my hands, from attending t he Meeting in question, I proceed to comply with the latter part Pr your request. The prosperity of British agriculture is a cause in which I shoul d gladly enlist myself; it is, I am convinced, indissolably connected with the well-being of the community at large; for no great interest of this empire can suffer alone. The prostration of agriculture must inevitably involve a corresponding depression of a'ery other important interest of the country. This consideration, as well as motives of a more immediately personal and selfish character would lead me cordially to co-operate with you in the forma bon of the t r °posed Society, could I bring myself to believe that the agricultural interest is at this moment menaced with any real injus. bee, or that the measures by which it is supposed to be protected are really etfieient for that purpose, and not inconsistent with the e qual justice which is due to other classes of the community. T he maintenance of the present corn-laws is usually mea nt b y t h e exPressic n " protection to British agriculture," and if this is "e POrpese to which the efforts of the proposed Society are to be dl - -ed, I tr ust at once declare that my views on this subject are r ectil opposed to those of the meeting which you represent. I p -a nnot acquiesce either in the policy or in the justice of any at. tila Pt to protect my own individual interest as a landed proprietor , .p -` l a uphold the welfare of that class in general, by laws which ._tartlet_ the glee supply of the food of the people, and which are ~..,- %m ised to compel them to purchase in a dearer market the neces -"" so et lite, which it is apprehended they might otherwise obtain coat a chtxper source. To whatever extent the present corn-laws, -I producing that efftct, protect British agriculture, it is clear that (bey roust do so at the expense of the British c onsumer, that is—of t he People at large.. 'I hey are made to pay more for their food than would °there iseb nmessary ; and the sum thus taken from them i-1 4 Posed tut, g• to the benefit of the agriculturist, or, more cor rectly sPeaki..g, of the landed proprietor. The difference between the natural price of at article of general consumption, the supply O f Which is subjected ' o no legislative restraint, and the higher Price of a sin' filar articl.., the supply of which is restricted by pro tective laws, is a tax imposed upon the whole community; and the a mount of tlat differeoce either goes into the pockets of the pro ducers of the protected article, or is altogether lost, being produc. tiseof benefit to no class. As a landed proprietor, lam naturally anxious to protect my own interest by all just means; nevertheless, 1 shrink from the reepoibility of seeking protection through this Process. Th're seems to me to be injustice involved in it, against which protection Is indeed needed, not, however, to the British landowner, I.ut to he Britsh people. t Pro tective aws,i s proportion as they are effectual for their in teontdheo purpose, most necessarily give the character of monopoly s en i o c nieti e dornj P erujo r rs ° ;:t u ed ic t L rit:e; and monopoly, it has been most justly ob. The th e Parent of scarcity, of dearness, and of uncertainty. it tett by these laws upon the British people as seems to .in to admit of no question. But I would sub inge, t i• whether, as a preliminary step to any further proceed e " nook: not be v. ell for us as landed proprietors to examine to arm!' whether these I ins, thus at once offensive and injurious °t her olesse• tr,, really productive of the benefit to tl i p r i p Part iollsr rcs• which has usually been ascribed to ,•irist is a dealer in the produce of the soil b p and thrp • City c 4 his, as of every other trade, must b .; "Pendent ,• the prosperous condition of his cus nlers. their toOterst Ofthe The . ma ss f the population constitute the cur. i:ulturist ; and, therefore, whatever improves t h e on of the p( of!e, whatever increases the demand for to et r e iniab"rs nd thereby causes a rise of their wages, must p ro. , the Inc s t effectual manner the prosperity of the agricultu. ve• Our lion is annually increasing at a fearfnl rate; if a t ;: rei lnniding tnc.,mse of employment be not found, that popula. Must tiltlinat .y become a charge upon our land, and thus re moval ruinous ti Hsi' interests as landowners; but if, by the of the ult•tr,tc • ions which protective laws create, the exten sion, o f ells srad , , an,c tho consequent demand for labour, be made alid 'e r eP Pace with ;he' increase of our population, then the number esource; of f..ose who constitute the customers of the agri culturist It will essively increase. th e 111 in al, ex • easion of the market for our products, and in improvedand the ono of those who are our customers, we shall 8 7 the best .eci l i4 tor the present well-being, and the only B ,,_ e g r eund of Lapt '.o t the further progress, of agricultural pro -474 rity, In this manlier it is, by a system of free competition, th.d, e qual exempt)s.l all interests from pernicio us interference, t he welfare ( . • 11 :1i class i n di ss olubly bound up with the 4, era l Prosperity -c Jlt. Protective laws necessarily array the rant classes oi 114 community in jealous hostility with each tuber; they dirnint is the general wealth of the country, by inter- Ptinß nd rat_ a7ketsdiiiriniah the naturi: citstribution of its labour and capital; they nth profits and wages, thus impoverishing the wine Ile products of agriculture must be sold ; and tihpe benefit which ey confer on the protected trade is in all cases f a te r ant rather ad Iln real, securing to it a fitful and transient, not Y a nd Pia inanent prosperity. lions forcil ly raised above their natural level by fiscal protec. yet . are fla w-, .• r fly fluctuating and precarious; they constitute a I,,J pk ina tlequate compensvtion for the real and permanent wealth hod, we might otherwise find in the improved cultivation of our th • aullsnentlug the supply, whilst the simultaneous increase of e r i Pulatien and .wealth of the empire extends the demand for, and b y l egitimate means raises the price of, all agricultural produce. To i relieve British agriculture from the odium which must ever attach to the appearance even of Injustice ; to substitute for the uii t o ting influence of artificial protection that steady and healthy :lisegoeur which can arise tally from free competitio n a nd self-depend ; and to sate the :andowner from the danger to which he ex. Poe s himself, by seeking a delusive protection in measures which, b y impoverishing his customers, are really und e rmining the founds. l ion Of his own prosperity—these are th e avowe d, an d I k now no re ason for supposing that they are not the real and the only designs O f the Anti-Corn-law League. I cannot concur with you in de signating then as mischievous designs. They seem to me to be f ounded in reason • they would, I am confident, be found to be really protective and beneficial to our interests ; and they are sup- Ported by a weight ot argument and authority which, in my judg- Ment, will render all attempts to resist them utterly hopeless. Under these circumstances I would submit to your calm consi. deration, whether we shall not better prove our discretion, as well as our regard for what is justly due to others, by adopting their views rather than by resisting them. They are calculated to esta blish the interests of agriculture upon the sound and durable basis of reason, of justice, and of freedom ; and in them alone I believe that true and effectual protection of our interests is to be found. In the laws, upon which too many of us at present rely, I can place Ito confidence ; what is unjust and baneful to the rest of the com munity cannot be permanently benefici a l t o us . O ur p re sent in. t _melds are placed by these law s i n a p recar i ous, b ecause i n an ar ti- Scial st a t e ; our native energies are weakened by unnatural rotection ; and the laws, which we so blindly and &a fatally em. j a c . e. by undermining the general prosperity, are endangering and has raised Btitish agriculture to its present condition 'no th e permanence of which can alone preserve it from the most ruino us relapse. I hare the honour to be, dear Sir, yours faithfully, S. JONES LOYD ' lli itbEß OP LORD NORMANDY KEEPER. —Another instance that proves the inefficacy of th iS e at pr t e w s o en a t . g ., me-laws hap.at Mulgrave Pened °n Tuesday last, the 30th instant, r th a e t Cattle,Ca the seat of the Marquis of Nonm a nb p y a . rty lt liof Mulgrave has been entertaini ng of s egentlemenm s eems that tend tat Mansion, and that alter shooting o t n he M w o o n a d d a s y , , a t s h i e s keeper, at. ed by six watchers, went to watc before two magistrates 154 t Perhaps a better view of the case may be attained by who Leaders if we give the evidence taken at the time :—Charles Low. , k 4 lVened to be staying at the house "er, thirty.seven, for the wilful murdero e f w V‘ r • the Ma rquis of Normanby ; and Matt h acce ss ory to th e fact. Before T. Bell, Esq., i i ll e i r a s m on 6 , l° n ff in a e t ie k e ee n, pe a r s .14rallnd Ili.P o . of he Turton, Esq., of Kildale Clevelan d , w Ittlstices of the P eace f or t h e N ort h Riding of Yorkshire.—William two of T r h Majesty's inskand tl i v‘i at det,o,ed_i am a game k eeper to L ord c'ett --, as is My custom, to w a t c h, a ccompanied . h direction N o r by n y , a six n b y 0 , t and he r men. pro_ Ab e lit two o'clock, I heard some shots fired in t e Ott South -lodge, and we went thither. Alter c a o o nc e e a a m li e ng o o p u , r a se o l d ve l s lent:trne time, the prisoner and another . . forward and said to him, " Halloo. (At hack and fired at me, the shot entering :,"; this stage of the evidence the p risoner save him.") I imme. ' He my abdomen. di° Lord accept my One of the d kept crying out, soul ;" " 0 Christ , ~.atelY fell, and cried mur e k reedd.,him down with tii"atchere then rushed forward, and he knocked hi : hint end of his gun. Two others then succeeded in capturingt With thing bu --"' The others escaped. By Mr. Turton—Were you armed I I j i .., 2 , 11 ° 1 P.—No, we had only sticks. ir .....,„..... ii . xO. No words of intimidation ? Did . you N sa o y . a w ny heo I wa 1 t it on the bank ho said, b: l ud, " I will, if you will tell me who was , t , t he othe r witness gave " 0, forgive me, h — a o n t d he s:h m ak a e o ; la . n a d o s. d . , his '' Matthew Pierson, of Eskdaleside. *h en "i denee in great agony, and lingered tint ed in excruciating on till Tuesday evening, Pierson said he would . 4 died • pain. Three watchers then s g u i la y s e ta v n o : le ii i' this evidence. Matthew twice before ; that Ch a r? evidence :—He was a farmer 's serva nt h.o in Eskdaleside; that this Lowther had taken him out poac hi n g twice the sad catastrophe 1 1 , 'tight they had shot four pheasants trill at the murderer is the son of respectable a P Me d• They were both committed to . York Castle for their p ot e Lent Assizes. The had 4 . r, large farmers in Cleveland, but has v l i o e n ted g b o e f en p a oa n e o u t i o o r g i , ou a s o l d y *4 e4aracter, and has repeatedly been con On T,,huoarssiddearYcer s,s„;;ken up on suspicion when Mrs. Robinson was murdered, P "e, two years ago. years ago. LIBRAIty.-- a 0 .1 4, e °S. L ordsnominat ed a Select Committee to c —ste ts and eecurasrelative to the l ibra ry . of the House, and to the papers the tai n of Canter fon`nte delivered for their Lordships' House,;isahnodp the Lords bui,ng Were named of the Committee—Archbishop eal, Dukes Of i r t: ,s4rd Chancellor, Lord President, Lord t ar , ',cubit:did, Buckingham, and Chandos, and Suthe rl and, peo L m or a d o s , e -kavne, Salisbury, Devon, Wynford, Brougham, 41,0411, e n . Their Lordships will meet on M onday. da meeting „ I . ',..7. Gtoßo E-1N -Tn E- E A sT._yester ay i n the Vestry '," Parishioners of St. George. in-the-East, was . held sum at A : ". .. , L C . armo n-street-road, for the purpose of making a church-rate. D',...'." t nad not before been called for since 1840, and t he ;4717 required was about 5301. To m eet t o m e Pound was proposed, which was carr ied this a rate of a penn y pA• Poll, however, was demarided. a majority of 63 "te Med b the Marquis of Caroline Cocks, itENCH PLAYB.—Her Majesty and by Prince Albert, x xe . Y Lady Dunmore, Lady w ;er, Lord Duchess of Cain- L i . i ) d . d e; their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Hawarden, Lord George Lennox, and Colonel a,, lte . the Baroness Ahlefeldt, Count Kielmanseg o g f e c , "' birches. of Beaufort, the Earl and Countess . L e ~, IA ll'am Paulet, Lad.aroness Brunnow, Lady Pollington, Lady -- .1 • . the est e r p fi u e k l d e , tins ,oinclair, Sir George and Miss Talbot, Lady and Miss Quen oth did Alexand er Lennox, the Baron Talleyrand, an d man y their " st inguished personages, honoured the French p l ays w ith presence last e ven i ng. Bsthi, ITIS II AND FOREIGN INST ITUT E .—Last evening by building, situ ate in George-street, Hanover-square, was opened tt - I t and dress soirée, and it having been announced that . his . Presence Highness Prince Albert intended to honour it wi th ve n t ; 4:v, the attendance of members and their friends was e, , , ) 11 : , .. _ . Some time before nine o'ch?ck, the suite of rooms w as IZrtz_4.:ernr, Wit harrivedlid:es and gentlemen in full dress, and at a quarter num o'clock his Royal Highness , attende&by the Marq uis o f and was received at the entrance by the President Z 1 Council of the Institute, who conducted his Royal Highnessl, t °nith the roo ms, with whi c h he appeared ft several t i mes to be much pleased, 44:tain ebra ted the walls o , to examine the vari ous wor k s o f ar t which s topped r were scattered th rough t h e apartments. e ..! nearl H y an ho ur, and entered into familiar conversation with L e n: of th e literary ladies and gentlemen present. A concert took si. dur ing his Royal Highness's stay, in which Madame Dulcken, i t : t and Signora F. Lablache, Benedict, Goodbau, Ella, and 40 :_ngle had the honour to perform. Amongst the numerous per t,'.lll Present during the evening were the Marquis of Exeter, Lord 14,,:41, Chevalier Bunsen, Sir E. Codrington, the Earl of It.,C ri n . Sir George Staunton, Baron Andlau, Lords Courtney, Pa o °r ' 'lid J. Stuart, Admiral Sykes, Miss Strickland, the Sici. Pk•kand Brazilian Ambassadors, Sir It. and Lady Hunter, Mr. C "IRIII . R.A. Count Wenzieroski, Sir A. B. Faulkner, Lady l l. Pb alls let7-4,,.14HAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—On Thursday, the th,sr s ' a nt, at Titchtleld Hant s , bv the Rev. Win. Thresher, ~ a t .„ ,_,. _ , , . Dtiubjm• eir Edward Butler, son of the Right Hon. Lord . Dyne, to Urania Elizabeth, daughter of the late Vice the Right Hon. Lord Houry l'aulot, &C.D. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAT. TIMES.—The debate on the Royal speech has passed off quietly enough. In spite of two amendments which were proposed, and - one which was withdrawn—in spite also of two or three attempts to involve the House in a discussion of general politics, Jrish, continental, and domestic—the more convenient plan was taken of staving off discussion upon points of controversy until they should be submitted to con sideration in the shape of substantive motions. Yet, not withstanding ..the almost unanimous assent given by the House to the sentiments expressed in her Majesty's speech, the partial comments which it elicited have not been with out their value. The Minister has taken his course. He has announced his resolution to preserve the sliding-scale of duties. He has reduced the elements and narrowed the ground of the.eontroversy, at the cost of a hazard which we can hardly suppose him not to have appreciated. " Either a graduated, duty, or no duty at all," is now the watch word of the Treasury benches. If the former is aban• doned, then repeal is to be embraced. That this declaration is a bold one, we freely admit ; but that it is a wise one we, with our known opinions on the principles of commercial policy, cannot affirm. It will doubtless give high satisfaction to those supporters of the Cabinet who, are employed in cutting away the scaffolding on which they stand from beneath their feet •, it will give great encouragement to the energetic spirit, and ambitious perseve rance, of the ultra free trade party ; but to the more tempe rate and discriminating of the Conservative party it is likely to suggest every other feeling but that of confidence or cheer fulness. We think that no one can look at the condition of England at the present moment without being convinced t hat the time for_ making a proposition which should reconcile the two conflicting parties by which the country is divided will soon have passed away. The passions of the people have been roused on one side; they have been be witched by the deceptive cry of " cheap bread." All the ad captandum fallacies by which the feelings of large multitudes are swayed have been prodigally brought into play ; every imaginable artifice has been dexterously and repeatedly employed ; there has been so much truth mixed up with much falsehood, as to render the absorp tion of the laiter at once easy and pleasant ; and so much of sincere aid disinterested principle blended with a mass of pretence, hypocrisy, and exaggeration, as to give force and impulse to the efforts of bad or unthinking men. On the other side are ranged men whose opposition is grounded on different but not irreconcileable motives—some claiming pro-. tection as necessary to agriculture ; some denouncing any concession, as a system of timid truckling to a confederacy which is fighting the battle of democracy under the standard of free trade ; others deprecating the notion of raising a re venue from the chief article of consumption ; but none making those professions, and lavishing those generalities, by which multitudes are charmed, and popular enthusiasm is inflamed. Nor has this party, respectable indeed, and influential though it. be, that authority which is given by the approbation of:judiciouS and the assistance of wise men. Those who have studied the philosophy of commerce and tine perplexi ties of finance are not indeed with their antagonists, but still less are they with them. The experienced and the judicious revolt from multitudinous gatherings of financial speculators, and suspect the clamours which greet virulent personality and intemperate invectives ; but men of experience and judg ment are not enamoured of the sliding scale. Least of all, we fear, can the agricultural party reckon upon the cordial (.o-operation and sympathy of their own immediate depen dents. I lad the sentiments of the rustic population been more favourable to the lords of the soil, the success of the League ,mis,aries in the rural districts would have been far less even than it has been. lint for this coldness they may thank their own infatuation. Looking then at the state of parties at the present. day, we cannot but regret the occasion on which the Minister has chosen to display the virtue of con ,istency ; still less are we disposed to approve the validity of the reason by which he defends his policy. "If you seek to raise a revenue from corn," he argues, " you should raise it from home-grown as well as from imported grain, as you do from malt." Strange argument for • a Minister to use ; hot most strange for one who so well knows the feelings of his own party. Is not every Excise duty more objectionable and unpopular than a Customs' duty? Is it not always levied with greater trouble, and paid with greater unwilling ness? Is it not always more difficult to impose an Excise than a Customs' duty? And has not the malt tax always been obnoxious to the odium of an Excise duty ? Has not its continuance been a subject of unceasing complaint with the landowners? And yet the Premier cites this as a.Mici tous illustration of the propriety, or the possibility, of raising a revenue from home-grown corn. We have averred our regret at the course taken - by the head of the Government. We think that we can now discern indications of a readiness to neutralise the particular differences of the free-trade and the agricultural parties by a scheme of mutual concession. We beieve that there are many on both sides who would willingly terminate the unhappy dissensions which rend the country by a temperate compromise. But the same signs which indicate this tendency also tell us that ere long the season for making advances will have gone by, and that the alternative reserved by the Government will then hang on the will of an expectant people—" the present duties, or no duties at all." The terms in which Lord Morpeth's recent address at Wakefield was received will typify the answer which the people will give when their sentence on this last proposition is demanded of them. But the Minister looks at his dense Parliamentary phalanx. He sees there present strengths and confidence. He trusts, too, perhaps, to a continuance of prosperity, arising from brisk trade and renewed commerce, which may charm the gnim blings of discontent into silence, or even change the growls of opposition into the melodious accents of applause. Hs knows, that with Englishmen abstract theory is of secondary importance to present prosperity; and he trusts that when our marts of commerce are again thronged with the train of fortunate enterprise, and our seats of industry again resound with the din of awakened traffic, then the cry of "cheap bread " will be no longer heard, and the denunciations of the mob-leader will have lost their power. We would fain hope that this belief might be realised. The revival of trade cer tainly does hold out great encouragement for future hope. But, for our own parts, we think that the best use which a Government could make of it would be, to seize the opportu nity which it affords for settling a vexatious question, and ending unhappy differences. POST.—Our readers are aware that Sir Robert Peel's de claration against any alteration of the existing corn-law is no snore than we expected, though we cannot say we felt as little anxiety upon the subject as some Ultra-Ministerialists either felt or feigned. But we expressly stated, some time ago, when certain writers who pretend to great considerate ness in all they say, were proclaiming that, from the state of public sentiment, it was clear that something must be done, either of an immediate or prospective character, for the alteration of the corn-laws—we say we then expressly stated that we did not believe any such alteration would be proposed. But we then feared—nor are we yet free from that fear—that though no direct alteration of the corn-laws would be proposed, there would still be wanting that genuine and hearty support of the prin ciple of protection for native industry, without which, in our opinion, the Administration cannot be faithful to what were supposed to be its principles when called to office by the voice of the country, and by the favour of the Crown. Sir Robert Peel has declared, and, we are happy to say, with more em phasis and less reserve than is his wont, that he has not contemplated, and does not contemplate, any alteration of the corn-laws. Without going so far as to say that the nu merous meetings, which have taken place in the country, have made any alteration in the Ministerial intentions in regard to this subject, we vet think it highly probable that it was the tone of these meetings which furnished the inducement for the emphatic, decisive, and unquali fied disclaimer on the part of the Minister of any contem plated alteration of the corn-laws. It is of importance to observe, however, that so far from the Minister making any declaration in favour of the principle of protection, he avowed a concurrence in what was laid down by Lord John Russell on the subject of that principle, namely, that it was in theory utterly erroneous, and that it was only on account of the danger which attends sudden transitions, even from wrong to right, in national affairs, that it would be impolitic to adopt the principles and the practice of free trade. It is of importance to observe, that notwithstanding Sir R. Peel's emphatic declaration that he does not contemplate any al teration of the corn-laws, yet his abstinence front interference with them is not based upon any degree of respect for the principle upon which these laws are founded—namely, the principle of protection, but front a sense of the inexpediency of interfering, under existing circumstances, with laws which are supposed to have, in reality, no sound principle to sup port them. We should be very sorry to misrepresent the views of the Right Hon. Baronet ; but, after the best con sideration we can give to the various points of his last speech, so far as it regards the corn-laws, we believe that what we have stated is a fair account of the views which the Minister appears to entertain. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. ..--- GLOBE.—The Cabinet cooks, who have set before us the various made-dishes of the Queen's speech, deserve credit for diversifying the dainties out of such limited raw materials. The real subjects of congratulation amount, in reality, mainly, to two—and these two may be briefly designated as the results of a conquest, and a confiscation. That we have conquered peace and " indemnity " for our selves, and free trade for every body, by our Chinese expeditions, is undoubtedly matter for congratulation. Only these proceedings were inchoate under another administra tion ; and most enormously was that administration black ened for them by some members of the present. Most piously—most pusillanimously—did the Gladstone and Gra • ham thereon perorate. They have thought better of it, and are content to have conquered trade from China, maugre their deprecationS ; and even, after straining at the gnat of China, to swallow the camel—of Sinde. We confess a pa triotic satisfaction in showing the world that no English party are quite such fools and cowards as these men then affected themselves— As if hypocrisy and nonsense Had got the advowson of their conscience— and we feel a further satisfaction moreover, superior to party jealousies, in the proud position Great Britain has been the first amongst nations to take in this treaty with China. We mean the position of true mag nanimity, and true policy, so strongly contrasted with all the miserable annals of Portuguese, Dutch, French, and English mercantile reciprocal injuries and pro scriptions in those remote markets—exposing all Europe to the hatred and contempt which the traders of each nation poured on each other. It is a great, and hitherto unrivalled glory, that the Sovereign of this country can say— " Throughout the whole course of my negotiations with the Government of China, I have uniibrmly disclaimed the wish for any exclusive advantages. It has been my desire that equal favour should be shown to the industry and commercial enterprise of all na tions." Passing from conquest, we come to confiscations — the income-tax. These two operations (together with some what more favourable seasons) have chiefly, or wholly, made up the real matter for public congratulation. If "several important branches of trade and manufactures" are in an "improved condition," it is owing (coincidently with better seasons) to the conquest of a new market, of important extent, and indefinite profit. We say of indefinite profit, be cause it is not clear (and the royal speech has made it no clearer) what equivalent returns we shall be able to obtain, directly or indirectly, for our newly-extended exports to China. The Chinese, no more than any other nation, can defray any vastly increased extent of purchases in the precious metals; the question, therefore, is, can we obtain and consume a vast increase of Chinese products ; or carry a vast increase of them to others, in payment for other things which we want ourselves? Unless the Chinese can supply our wants, it will hardly pay long to supply theirs. We regret that the speech and debate throw no light on anything concerning tea and sugar. Conquest and confiscation then have made up the revenue, as the former has helped commerce. Without the unreckoned-on windfall from the former, and the professedly unexpected amount derived from the income inquisition, the commercial policy of the present Ministry would have increased the deficiency of the revenue. Let us thank God, then, and make no boast. But the Prime Minister, it seems, will boast. Sir Robert Peel says—" I hope that, looking at the general state of affairs, the Government may be considered justified in stating that a considerable improvement has taken place ; and that, upon all the matters referred to in the speech, in regard to our foreign relations, in regard to our trade, and the state of our revenue, the Government may fairly present itself before this House, and before the country, confident of having fulfilled the expectations it had held out, and of not having failed in any of its duties." The Government held out no expectations that any measures t you # ee l a rs-, ion °‘ ! violet! go! eft MI" rts a ffor a V. hn ~pN~ rt ho lt lc Ls be en ens Ao THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3 1 1P44 it could take would revive commerce ; and, with regard to revenue, the expectations it did hold out would have been disappointed, had not one blunder balanced another, and had not large contributions been received from uncalculated sources. We shall examine Sir R. Peel's corn-law declaration at more leisure. STANDARD.—In justice to the Attorney-General for Ireland, it is right to quote the authority of the Dublin Evening Mui.l, a journal hitherto the reverse of friendly to the Right Hon. Gentleman, for the fact that the coarse in sults offered to him by Mr. Fitzgibbon were the result of a premeditated plan to run him down—in short to bully him, if he were accessible to fear. The Mull tells the story, after describing Mr. Fitzgibbon as a. "person of vast powers of [foul] language—possessing great facilities for rendering his observations peculiarly biting, and is reputed, and we under stand deservedly, as one ever ready to incur any personal re sponsibility that his observations may involve him in." This, with the word we have supplied, and certainly it is only in foul language that we have seen any proof of Mr. Fitzgibbon's power, exactly describes a bully, and this, according to our Dublin Contemporary, was the person set upon the Attorney- General :—" At an early hour on Monday it was boasted by the friends of the traversers—and was matter of such public notoriety that nothing but a sense of delicacy, and a desire not to anticipate the line intended to be taken by any ad vocate, prevented our noticing it in the publication of that evening—that Mr. Fitzgibbon's instructions were to kill and slay'—and that no doubt be would do his work efficiently. This was the impression made upon the minds of the gentlemen attached to the London press— many of whom talked of it in this office; it was the im presion made upon the public mind ; and is it not reasonable to suppose that some d—d good-natured friend' did not give the Attorney-General a hint of what was in pre paration for him. It was further boasted that the Right Hon. Gentleman was hasty in coming to conclusions, easy of excitement, sensitive in disposition, and quick of temper— that a trap was set for him, and that he was sure to be caught." The Attorney-General, however, was not caught. It is no doubt a legal fiction that a library removed some score of yards from the Court, is the Court, just as it is a legal fiction that St. James's Park is St. James's Palace, but this is mere fiction ; a private note, whatever its tenor, delivered in a distant library during the recess of the Court certainly could not disturb the Court, and if Mr. Fitzgibbon had acquiesced in either alternative of the Attorney-General's application, neither the pub lic nor the Court would know one word of the matter. The note, let it be remembered, was not a challenge, it was a demand of an explanation of what was, and was deliberately intended to be, a gross insult. As to what afterwards occurred, no human being—no one at least with the feeling of a gentleman, could anticipate that Mr. Fitzgibbon would take the course he did take. if he fi•lt that he had been wrong, he could either apo logise directly, without the least loss of honour, or apologise through the friend whom he was invited to name. If he felt that he was not wrong, he might, we hope, without disgrace, say so, and decline, the alternative ; but having given what was taken as an offence, the Lord Chief Justice was exactly the last loan in the world to whom be ought to have appealed ; and, at all events, Mr. Fitz gibbon it was who disturbed the Court by the obtrusion of a personal quarrel. Of this the Attorney-General is wholly MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London Noe Price Current of Feb. 2.) Scf;Au.—To-clay the show of West India Sugar was smaller, and worse than has been the case for sonic years at this time; tier the few boards of bright grocery buyers were compelled to pay prices 6d to Is per cwt above those of this 'day week : inferior sorts maintained the rates of that period. A board of line yellow Jamaica brought 70s per cwt. REHNEO.—The home trade have been large purchasers of Refined Sugar this week, and higher prices have been paid. To-day Standard Lumps could not be purchased under 765, and Brown Grocery 75s per cwt ; there was a good business transacted. Bonded Crushed Sugar is fetching 25s 6d to 25s 9d per cwt. MAURITIUS.—A large business has been transacted in all descriptions this week, and the prices paid have been equal to those previously established. EksT INNA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar met with at tention, and 1,059 bags at public sale sold at. the former worth : two lots mid and good white went at 66s to 67s 6d, the remainder damaged 65s to 66s per cwt. 2,273 bags of Madras, in bond, sold at stiff prices ; tine Yellow fetched 395, good 35s to 31k, middling 34s to 34s 6d, damp and washed 3ls 6d to 39s per cwt. FouEinN.—llolders of yellow ll:iv:inn:di submitting to a reduction on late prices of Gd per cwt has tempted buyers to come forward more freely. Of Brazil none has been sub mitted to public sale. To-day common yellow llavannah at 17s 6d per cwt. MoLassEs.—A fair demand has been experienced for West India this week, and full rates given. Bengal Syrup is wanted. To-day mid Antigua Molasses at 27s per cwt. CocoA.—A better demand has prevailed for good qualities of Foreign, which have fetched full rates, but little inclination has been shown to buy inferior kinds; prices, however, have made a stand. West India good and fine red at good prices, but inferior is difficult to sell. Rum, 1.31w.mr, AND HoLLA-Nns.—Jamaica Rum 36 per cent. over proof, at 3s 6d, 33 over proof; 3s 4d, and small parcels of tine quality 4s to 5s per gallon. Leewards at is 10d to is lld proof. Calcutta Ruin at is 7d per gallon ; Deme rara 28 per cent over at 2s Bd, and fine strong quality 2s 10d to 3s per gallon. In the Brandy market prices have risen Id per gallon. Cognac best brands of the production of 1838, hhds 5s 10d, puns 5s 8d ; 1839, hhds 5s 7d, puns 5s 3d ; 1840, hhds 5s sd, puns 5s 3d; 1841, hhds 5s 3d, puns 5s Id ; 1842, hhds 5s 2d, puns ss, and in ferior marks 3s to 4s 4d per gallon. Geneva for shipping at Is 10d; for small parcels of line pale for home use 2s 4d to 3s per gallon paid. English Corn Spirits are lOs to lOs '2d, Scotch and Irish lOs to lOs 2d, and Malt Spirits 12s 6d to 13s per gallon. Saco at improved prices. Sago Flour 18s to 183 6d per cwt. Bermuda Arrowroot. is ld to is 4d for good to fine. St. Vincent's, good, 6d per lb. COFFEE.— All clean qualities of West India have readily commanded previous prices, but business has been restricted by the scanty and indifferent assortment at market. To; day there was no public sale of Coffee. Ceylon met with ready purchasers by private contract, and prices are still going up ; 65s 6d to 66s paid for good ordinary. Mocha has fetched rather higher rates. RlCE.—Carolina cleaned here has been in fair demand at 21s to 26s per cwt. To-day Bengal Rice was less in demand, and 1,844 bags at auction were all taken in at Ils for good mid white; lOs 9d offered after the sale. TEA.—To-day several purchases were made in Tea, and the tendency of prices is still upwards ; common and fine Congou was the most in request. The lowest point of the market for ordinary sound Congou is Is per lb. INDIGO.—The market has been in a firm position since Friday last ; a good demand has been experienced for all qualities from the home trade, some parcels have been taken for exportation, and the rates established at the quarterly sale has been fully sustained at stiffer rates. TALLOW.—P.Y. Candle of first quality 41s per cwt. For delivery in the last three months of the year at 41s Gd to 42s per cwt. Town Tallow at 42s to 42s 6d per cwt nett cash. American at the former currency. Ou.s.—For Sperm Oil prices have been firm, British sold at 72/. American is 701 per tun. Cod Oil at 321 lOs to 33/ per tun. Seal cheaper, 351 lOs to 361 for pale ; Southern 36/ to 371 for fine quality. Linseed Oil at 26s 9d to 27s per cwt. Rape Oil, 36s is the value of pale, and 35s per cwt for brown. Olive Oil 46/ to 46/ lOs for Galipoli, and 42/to 43/ for Barbary and Spanish. Palm fine quality 28s Gd to 29s per cwt. Cocoa Nut Oil fine quality 32s to 33s per cwt. American Lard Oil, at 42/ to 42l 108 per tun. This afternoon Southern Oil sold at 34/ to 36 / 108 ; Seal, pale 35 brown and straw 29l to 33/.. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Feb. 2. ;Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Lord ABINGER and Common Juries.) COLLEY V. BURTON. Mr. Jervis and Mr. Humphrey appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. Whateley and Mr. Terrett conducted the case for the defendant. Phis was an action to recover compensation in damages for certain injuries sustained by the plaintiff's cab, which he alleged were caused by coming in collision with the defen knit's cart, which was driven carelessly and negligently. The accident occured nearly opposite the "Load of Hay," in the Hampstead-road. From the evidence adduced on the ?art of the plaintiff, it appeared that the cab had sustained considerable injury, and that the cost of repairing it would come to 161. or 201. A witness, who was said to be in Scotland, was here pointed out by a witness under examination. This witness, on being sworn, stated that he repaired the cab ; that it took bins about four hours, for which he received Is., and that the work and materials would not exceed 40s. ; that the bill produced in Court, purporting to be owing by the plaintiff to him, and amounting to 10/. 10s., was made out by the direction of the plaintiff's wife; and that the work specified in it was never done to the cab, and was merely concocted by the plaintiff and his solicitor to recover damages from the defendant. It however, ap peared, that.the witness had formerly been in the service of the plaintiff; and was, according to his account, discharged for refusing to swear against his belief.—Verdict for the de fendant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MARYLEBONE. _ - _ John Seager, lately a policeman in the S division, who, upon the representation of Robert Hancorne, Esq., of Euston square, had been dismissed the force for neglect of duty, he having left his beat for an hour and a half, during which time he was with the complainant's maid-servants, in his kitchen, when a considerable quantity of plate was stolen, yesterday requested that the whole charge might be investigated before the Magistrate, and his request was com plied with. Mr. Hancorne's two servants stated that the defendant was the policeman on the boat in Euston-square, and on the night of the 17th January last he was induced to enter Mr. Hancorne's kitchen, where he was treated to ham, fowl, &c., with rum and water, and " beer as much as he wished to drink." He remained with them from half-past four in the morning till about six o'clock, and that same morning the silver plate was stolen. Mr. Robinson, who attended for the defendant, called seve ral policemen, who deposed that they had seen the defendant attending to his duty, at the time he was stated by the girls to be in Mr. Hancorne's kitchen. Mr. LONG thought the case not proved, and the ex policeman was discharged. COURSE OF EXCHAN Amsterdam CF. 12 6 Ditto, at sight Rotterdam .........2 U l2 6i Antwerp :25 95 Hamburgh , M. B. 13 15 Altona Paris, 3 days' sight Ditto, 3 months 25 85:1 Marseilles 25 95 Bourdeauz 25 95 Frankfort on Maine 122 Petersburgh, 3 36} Berlin Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M 956 Trieste, ditto Madrid Cadiz 36i Bilbao Barcelona Seville • • GE.—(YESTERDAY (Gibraltar . Leghorn ..••. 30 80 Genoa , .. 25 95 Milan Venice , Naples • Palermo, per oz 1184 1 isbon Oporto Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia Buenos Ayres New York, 21 days sight -- Philadelphia BANK OF ENGLAND. ASSETS. X 32,783,000 Dowsing-street, Feb. 2, li PRICES OF BULLION, PER 02 Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin.. 3 17 5 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars.. 0 4 44 '2 Silver in Bars... 0 4 11 Quarterly Average of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of England, from the 4th day of November, to the 27th of January, 1844, both inclusive, published pursuant to the Act, 3 and 4 W. IV., cap. 98. LIABILITIES. Circulation...... £19,611,0001 Securities £21,937,000 Deposits 13,172.000 Bullion 1:35,670,000 PrtiCES OF SHARES N CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE .A.ND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. LONDON, TUESDAY, FEB. 3.1 Dividend per Annum, 51 per cent. 41. Price. Names of Com panies. Canals. Ashton and Oldham ♦shby-de_ia_Zouch..av Basingstoke Breckneck & Abervay Birmingham,l.l(;th sh Do. and Liverp. June Chelmer & Blackwater Coventry Crom ford Dudley ........„„ Derby D,nuhe and Mayne Ellesmere and Chester Erewash ...................• Forth and Clyde Grand Junction Grand Union Grand Surrey Grand Western Glamorgansh., ay. cost Gloucester & Berkeley Grantham .....• ......».... Huddersfle , d av Kennet Avon ay Lancaster av Leeds and Liverpool... Leicester Leicester & Northasnp. Loughborough ........a v Monmouthshire Montgomeryshire Melton Mowbray Mersey and Irwell Maoclesfield Neatik Oxford Peak F. rest ry Regent's (or London).. Rochdale.. RV Shropshire Somerset Coal. Do. Lock Fund Stock Staffordand Worcester Stourbridge ..... Stratford-on-Avon...ay Swansea Severn & Wye & Rail Trent & Mersey, 5 4 sh Thames & Medway..av Warwick and Birming. Warwick and Napton W“rcester & Birraing Wilts and Berks av Wisbeach Wcy and Arun Docks. Commercial East and West India London Ditto Bonds Bristol ...... ...... as Do.Bnds, var. amounts St. Katharine Ditto Bonds Ditto Bonds Southampton Bridges Hammersmith Southwark, new Nubs Ditto New of 7 pr c Waterloo Ditto Old Ann. et Si Ditto New ditto of 7/ Ditto Bonds.-- Vauxhall av Assurances. Albion Allred Life Alliance Brit. and For Ditto Marine Atlas Birmingham Fire British Fire British Commercial Cler. Med. & Gen. Life County Eagle Economic Lite ...... European Life Ditto New Freemasons Globe Guardian Hope Life Ditto Fire. ..... Imperial Fi, e Ditto Lite... Indemnity Marine Law Life Legal and General Life London Fire Ditto Ship • National Loan Fun' Palladium Life Protector Life Provident ..... Rock Life. .............. R yal Exchange Sun Fire Ditto Life....... University Life Universal Life.. • Union Fire and Life Joint Stk Banks Australasi , .......... Ditto New Brit. North American Commercial of London Colonial London & Westminstr Ditto New.......... London Joint Stock Metropolitan Provincial of Ireland Ditto New National of Ireland..... Nat. Provincial Euglnd Ditto New Gloucestershire ~.. Union of Australia Union of London Gaslight di. Coke Bath British • • Ditto Provincial Birmingham Birming. & Staftbrdsh Bristol Brighton Ditto General City of London Ditto New Continental Consolid , Ditto New Equitable Imperi ;1 Isle of Thanet Independent Phcenix RatclifF South Metropolitan United General ...... ,„ Westmins. Chartered . _ Ditto New ........ Water Works Birmingham East London Grand Junction av Kent Nw Riv Lon. litidg An Manchester and Salford Vauxhall, late S. Lond. West Middlesex ... —. av Yrk Buldg Co. Les. Prop ' Iron Railways. Birmingham & Derby Birming. & Gloucester Bristol and Exeter Cheltcnhm & Gt. West Clarence .... Eastern Counties Edinburgh & Glasgow Ditto New.... Grand Junctio^... Great North of Englnd Great Western Ditto Half Shares Ditto Fifths Hull and Selby Leech and Selby Liverpool & Manche s tr Ditto Halt-Shares Ditto Quarter-Shares London and Brighton Ditto Loan Notes London and El ckwall London and Greenwich London and Birmingh. Ditto Quarter-Shares Ditto Thirds-- ...... London and S. Western London and Croydon i Manchester and Leeds Ditto New Shares.,,,,, Manchstr and Birming Ditto Extension. Mid!anJ Couaies North Midland Do. 34-Sh., iss. 10 dis. Northern and Eastern Ditto Scrip, iss.sl. dis. . Paris and Rouen Stockt , n & Darlington South East. and Dover Ditto New, iss. 25 dis. 1 York and N. Midland . Ditto New Shares Mines. Albic n Copper Alten Anglo Mex., iss.s/. p.m Ditto Subscription Bolan.; DM., Scrip Brazil. Imp. iss.s/. p.m Do. Mocaub. & Coc. U. Do. St. John Del Key British Candonga Ditto Begi*tcreti Care Copper Copiapo Columbian. iss. 51. p.m General Mining „„. Hibernian Imperial Slate Compy. _ _ Mexican . .................. . Mining Co. ot Ireland.. Real del Monte, U meg. Ditto Loan Notes..... Rhymney 1r0n............ Santiago de Cuba......., United Mex., iss.2l. P . Ditto Scrip ............... Ditto New 5crip........ Literary. Londn,with Sin. Ticket London University Russell King's College Miscellaneous Anglo Mexican Mint A us tralian Agricultur Brit. American Land, Canada ............. Upper Canada Bonds Capper Miners' Comp Gen. Steam Navigation Iberian Mercantile Co. Ditto Property Met. Wood Pay., iss. 11. Mex. and S. American New Brunswick (Land) New Zealand ......... Penins. & Orien. Steam Royal Mail Steam Reversionary Int. Soc. South Australian ....... Thames TunneL......... Van Diemen's Land • 13 O 13 O 9 O 39 101 0 27 O 90s pm o 1 O 4 Oi 4 0 52% 18 0 lO4 0' 5% 0i 4 Amount Share. £ s. d. d 07 18 0 113 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 fr 15 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 ( 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 133 0 0 100 0 0 100 • 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 172 13 4 100 0 0 150 0 0 57 6 6 39 18 10 47 6 8 100 0 0 140 0 0 83 10 0 142 17 • 100 0 0 100 0 • 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 78 0 33 16 8 85 0 0 125 0 0 150 0 0 12 10 • 140 0 0 125 0 0 145 0 0 79 9 8 100 0 0 28 9 9 50 0 0 19 5 8 100 0 0 100 0 0 78 8 0 87 10 8 105 0 0 110 0 0 10P 0 0 Steck Stock 147 9 0 41 13 4 130 - 0 0 ' lOO 0 0 Al Ipaid Stock 50 0 0 50 0 63 2 50 0 100 0 70 10 3 500 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 250 0 0 250 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 1000 0 0 20 • • 20 0 0 20 0 0 Stock 100 • 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 • 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 • 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 t. 20 • 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock 100 0 0 100 0 0 20u 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 Mil 0 0 , 100 S 0 100 0 V 50 5 0 2500 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 1000 20 0 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 77 10 0 50 0 0 21 0 9 20 I • 29 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 9 50 0 0 50 • 0 50 9 0 25 0 0 30 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 • 0 50 0 0 50 . 0 0 2500 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 • 0 30 0 0 100 0 0 63 12 9 100 • 0 100 0 0 100 • 0 100 • 0 100 • • 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 • 100 0 • 100 0 0 100 0 • 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 16 13 4 12 15 4 100 0 0 32 0 0 41 6 10 13 15 9 100 0 0 50 0 0 70 0 0 70 0 • 100 0 0 100 0 • 50 • • 50 • 0 5611 20 0 • 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 S 0 15 0 1.0 0 I 5 0 35 0 25 0 20 0 100 0 20 0 `2O 0 55 0 20 0 500 10 0 60 25 0 50 0 25 0 40 0 FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 31st day of Janu ary, 1844, present the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. John Edward Cornwallis, Earl of Stradbroke, to be Lord Lieutenant and Custom Rotulorum of the county of Suffolk, his Lordship this day took the oaths appointed to be taken thereupon, instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy. Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased, upon the re presentation of the Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Council on Education, to appoint the Rev. Henry Moseley, A.M., Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy, and the Rev. Frederick Charles Cook, A. M., to be two of her Ma jesty's Inspectors of Schools. THE PRINCE OF WALES' COUNCIL CHAMBERS, SOMERSET HOUSE, FEB. 2, 1844. Henry Lewis Stephens. of Tregenna Castle, in the parish of St. Ives, has been this day appointed Sheriff of the county of Cornwall for the present year. WHITEHALL, JAN. 30. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. David Ross Master of Arts, to the church at Tobermory, in the island of Mull, in the parishes of Kilninian and Kilmore, in the prEsb}te y of Mull and shire of Arg)ll, vacant by the trans portation of the Rev. Donald Stewart, late minister thereof, to the pari h of Fortingall, in the presbytery of Weem. WHITEHALL, Feß. 2. _ . The Queen ht,s been pleased to present the Reverend Angus Logan to the church at 13erriedale, in the parish of Latheion, in the presbytery of Caithness and shire of Caithness, vacant in consequence of the Reverend Samuel Campbell, late minister thereof, having ceased to be a minister of the Church of Scot land. The Queen has also been pleased to present the Rev. Donald 3PDonald to the church at Kilmenny, in the united parishes of Bowmore and Kilmenny, in the presbytery of Ida and Jura and shire of Argyll, vacant in consequence of the Rev. James Pearson, late minister thereof, having ceased to be a minister of the Church of Scotland. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JAN. 31. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of Lord Forester, to appoint George Denne, Esq., as one of her Ma jesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice Tatman, who retires. WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 2. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Lieut. T. Brunt to be Adjutant, vice Munro, superseded; Cornet J. Brunt, from the 3d Light Dragoons (Riding Master), to be Cornet, without purchase, Feb. 2. 9th Light Dragoons—Cornet P. Antrobus to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dixon, who retires ; C. E. Law, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Antrohus, Feb 2. 13th Light Dragoons—Lieut. R. J. Elrington, from the 47th Regiment, to be Paymaster, vice Leech, appointed to the 9th Light. Dragoons, Feb. 2. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—J. G. C. Dis brovre, Esq., Page of Honour to her Majesty the Queen Dowager, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, without purchase, Feb. 2. 4th Foot--Lieutenant J. Cumming, from the Nth Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Campbell, who exchanges, Feb. 2. 7th Foot—Ensign J. H. F. Stewart, from the 24th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pakenham, promoted, Feb. 2. ISth Foot—Ensign W. H. Graves to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, rice Simmons, deceased; T. Mostyn ' Gent., to be Ensign, vice Graves ; Assistant-Surgeon R. Stevenson, M.D., from the 3d Foot, to be Surgeon, vice M`Kinlay, de• ceased, Feb. 2. 24th Foot—Ensign W. Hartshorn, from the Cape Mounted Riflemen, to be Ensign, vice Stewart, promoted in the 7th Foot, Feb. 2. 26th Foot—Lieutenant W. M. Campbell, from 4th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Cumming, who exchanges ; T. W. An drews, Gent., to be Ensign, vice De Montmorency, promoted in the 7th Foot, Feb. 2. 36th Foot—Ensign J. T. Bettesworth to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Harries, who retires ; W. H. Fortescue, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bettesworth, Feb. 2. 59th Foot—Brevet Livut. Col. A. H. Trevor, front the 95th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Fuller, who retires, Feb. 2. 67th Foot—L. Newman, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Orlebar, whose appointment has been cancelled, Feb. 2. 95th Foot—Capt. T. St. Leger Alcock to be Major, by pur chase, vice Trevor, promoted in the 59th Foot ; Lieut. H. 0. C. Master to be Captain, by purchase, Nice Alcock; Ensign T. Davis to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Master ; F. T. Patterson, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Davis, Feb. 2. ht West India Regiment—To be Lieutenants without pur chase—Ensign F. Huson, vice Grant, promoted, Jan. 30; Ensign G. H. Robeson, vice Meehan, promoted, Jan. 31 ; Ensign A. Croad, vice Clements, appointed to the 64th Foot, Feb. 1 ; Ensign M. Gernon, vice Ilin g h am , a pp o i n t e d Ad jutant, Feb. 2. To b..: Ensigns, without purchase—F. J. Hills, Gent., vice Huson, Jan. 30; J. M. Tittle, Gent., vice Robeson, Jan. 31 ; M. Fanning, Gent., vice Croad, Feb. 1 ; W. R. Spratt, vice Gernon, Feb. 2. 2d West India Regiment—T. P. Wright, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Smith, deceased; C. Macartney, M. 6., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice M'Kinnon, appointed to the 78th Foot, Feb. 2. 3d West India Regiment.—Ensign E. T. Fitz Gerald to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Butcher, deceased, Dec. 20; W. S. Cumming, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Fitz Gerald, Feb. 2. Royal Newfoundland Companies.—Lieutenant-Colonel R Law, from half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, Feb. 3. UNATTACIIED.—Major Robert Law, from the Royal New. foundland Companies, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without pur chase, Feb. 2. HOSPITAL STAFF. —Surgeon Edward Pilkington. from the 17th Light Dragoons, to be Staff-Surgeon of the First Class, vice St. John, promoted, Feb. 2 ; Alfred Crocker, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Young, deceased, Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Glamorganshire. Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Battalion of Militia.— Thomas Smith, Esq., to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Morgan, deceased, Jan. 27._________ _ _ _ Feb. 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett official assignee. C. J. Mathews, comedian, Westbourne-green, Paddington,, Feb. 8, at half-past eleven, at the Court 01 Bankruptcy. Tar quand, official assignee. H. Ilarriton, baker, East street, Walworth, Feb. 8, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. R. Setchell, butcher, Buckden, Huntingdonshire, Feb. 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee. W. Porter, coffee-house keeper, Upper Wellington-street, Covent-garden, Feb. 6, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee. W. Barrett, Fairfurd, Gloucestershire, Feb. 7, at half-past eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee. A. Mayor, tailor, Liverpool, Feb. 7, at twelve, at the Liver pool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee. J. Mayor, tailor, Liverpool, Feb. 7, at half-past eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee. E. Jones, farmer, Suckley, Worcestershire, Feb. 9, at half past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee. W. Roberts, Wickwar, Gloucestershire, Feb. 7, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee. W. Jeffs, Bristol, Feb. 7, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee. J. Horrocks, tea dealer, Bolton, Lancashire, Feb. 8, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee. ... Eccles, horse dealer, Dudley, Worcestershire, Feb. 7, at one, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee. D. Pryde, joiner, Birkenhead, Cheshire, Feb. Si, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee. J. Hubberstey, book agent, Blackburn, Lancashire, Feb. 8, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee. J. Butcher, shopman Leyland, Lancashire, Feb. 8, at twclve,at the Liverpool District Court. Fraser, official assignee. W. Gamble, omnibus driver, Manchester, Feb. 8, at one, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee. 0. Moseley, attorney-at-law, Stockport, Cheshire, Feb. 8, at twelve, at the l‘lanchester District Court. Stan% ay, official assignee. I'. Smith, Liverpool, Feb. 8, at eleven, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court. Bird, official assignee. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Baainghall-street. A. Laing, draper, Halifax, Yorkshire, Feb. 23, at two—J. Bedford, iron merchant, Melina-place, Westminster-road, Feb. 28, at:three--S. Jones, jeweller, Cheapside ' Feb. 28, at eleven —R. Yallop, s scrivener, Basioghall - street, Feb. 23, at half past two—D. Hodgson, banker, Sandwich, Kent, Feb. 24, at two—J. Collins, hotel keeper, Staines, Feb. 23, at one—W. Fry, J. Fry, awl J. Chapman, bankers. St. Mildred's-co la, Poultry, Feb. 23, at half-past one—l). Bidmead, warehouse man, Bread-street, Cheapside, Feb. 23, at two—R. Lyon, ca binetmaker, High Holborn, Feb. 23, at half-past twelve. In the Country. - G. Allison, scrivener, Darlington, Durham, Feb. 22, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—J. Buck ley, coal master, Higher Crompton, Lancashire, Feb. 27, at one, at the Manchester District Court—W. Collings, baker. Devonport, Feb. 23, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court —M. Cullen, merchant, Liverpool, Feb. 29, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. D. Rowlands, wine dealer, Pwlaieli, Carnarvonshire, Feb. 24—J. Wilkinson, grocer, Leeds, Feb. 27—S. Partridge, tea dealer, Birmingham, Feb. 27—W. and J. Statters, cotton spin ners, Feb. 26—J. Al. Wintle, silversmith, Drury-lane, Feb. 23—J. Zuliani, merchant, Commercial Sale-rooms, Alincing lane, Feb. 23 —L. Mosely, Staffordshire warehou'eman, High. street, Shadwell, Feb. 23-11. G. Clapton, warehouse man, Bristol, Feb. 23—F. Messenger, corn merchant, Liver pool, Feb. 23—H. W. Diamond, surgeon, Frith-street, West minster, Feb. 23—E. Locke and A. D. Mills, needle manufac turers, Lawrence Pountney-hill, City, Feb. 23—P. A. Nuttall, newspaper vender, Edward-terrace, Chalk-road, Feb. 25 . PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. and R. F. Bailey, auctioneers, Wood-street, Cheapside— R. Harrison and T. G. Robinson, merchants, Philpot-lane, City—W. Walker, sen., and W. Walker, jun., manufacturers, Manchester—C. R. Penfold and W. S. Watson, surgeons, Brighton —R. Pitt and L. Lane, lace dealers, Ludgate street, City—J. Alexander and H. Gibbons, chemists, Wol verhampton—J. R. Dutton, C. Dutton, and J, Wilkinson, winemerchants, Chester (so far as regards J. Wilkinson) —W. S. Plane and W. Martin, bottled ale dealers, Gravesend—M. Bloome and A. Gatliff, attorneys, Leeds—Js. and Jn. Puttick, grocers, King-street, Long-acre—l. and J. G. Somers, Houndsditch—W. and E. Garside, coach builders, Ashton under-L} ne—W. and W. Watson, butchers, Great Easton, Essex—H. A. and T. Rodgers, news agents, Sheffield—J. Heaton and J. S. Ellison, joiners, Gomersal, Yorkshire—T. and S. R. Drury, stone masons, Leeds—T. Ellis, E. A. Ellis, J. Alexander, G. Thomson, G. A. Brown, J. Thompson, and A. Thompson, forming the Westminster Mining Association (so far as regards T. Ellis, E. Ellis, and G. A. Brown)—W. and B. Watson, dyers, Leeds—J. Spencer and E. Wood, bakers, Goswell-street—J. Lampray and A. S. Field, attor neys, Warwick—C. and T. Burrows, timber merchants Wil lington, Derbyshire—W. Clapham and J. H. Whitaker, worsted spinners, Esholt, Yorkshire—W. H. Coleman and J. Manton, tea dealers, Crown-street, Finsbury—J. Cooper, H. Cooper, W. Cooper, D. Turner, and T. Cooper, grocers, Shef field—S. Faulkner and J. Pierrepont, surgeon dentists, Man chester—'!'. Delf and W. Kent, drapers, Beccles. Suffolk—J. and U. Knowles, fustian shearers, Manchester—F. Danby and W. Dobbings, cabinet makers, Leeds—The Shields and New castle Steam Navigation Company. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. SPENCER SUTHERLAND, harbour contractor, Ar broath, Feb. 7 and 28, at one, at the Star Hotel, Perth. DAVID M'EWEN, banker, Dundee, Feb. 12 and March 11, at one, at the British Hotel, Dundee. ROBERT M'ALI STER, farmer, Shotte. Lanarkshire, Feb. 8 and 29, at two, at the chambers of M. Waddell, Glasgow. ROBERT BRYCE, brassfounder, Edinburgh, Feb. 9 and March 1, at twelve, at the chambers of R. Deuchar, Edinburgh. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending Jan. 30, 1844, is 355. 04d. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the Im rortatien thereof into Great Britain. WHITEHALL, Jaw. 17. The Right Hon. Sir N. C. Tindal, Knt., Lerd Chief Jus tice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, has appointed ft. W. Lumley, of Carey-street, in the county of Middlesex, Gent., to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknow ledgments of deeds to be executed by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the City of London, also in and for the city and liberties of West minster, and also in and for the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Kent, and Surrey. BANKRUPTS. DUNCAN LAMONT, publican, West Smithfield, to sur render Feb. 14 and March 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Bu chanan, Basinghall-street. WILLIAM LAW WOOD, ironmonger, Bishopsgate street Within, Feb. 9, and March 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Henderson, Man sell-street, Goodman's-fields. RoI3ERT PETTIT, livery stablekeeper, Exniag, Suffolk, Feb. 9, at twelve, and March 12, at half-past eleven, at the court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers; Gill, Harrington-street, Hampstead-road. JOSEPH HENRY PERRYMAN, bookseller, Birming ham, Feb. 14, at half-past one, and March 5, at half-past twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Holroyde, Halifax ; Wright, Bir mingham. ROBERT PHTLLOTT, scrivener, Blagdon, Somerse shire, Feb. 13, at twelve, and March 12, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, or Heaven, Bristol. JAMES ROBERT DR AGE, tallow merchant, Leeds. Feb. 17, and March 7, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court, Fearne, official assignee, Leeds ; Williamson and Hill, London; sari -s, Leeds. WILLIAM WEBB, hotel-keeper, Leamington, Warwick shire, Feb. 12, at eleven, and March 9, at half past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Greatwood, Birmingham. GEORGE COOPER, butcher, Leeds, Feb. 14, and March 11, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Raynar and Son, Leeds ; Sudlow, Sons, and Torr, Chancery-lane, London. WILLIAM THOMPSON and JAMES MELLIS, com mission agents, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Feb. 13, at eleven, and March 21, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee ; Watson; Newcastle-upon- Tyne; Shield and Harwood, Queen-street, Cheapside, London. NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. G. White, tailor, Regent -street. H. Ricket, beer retailer, Princes -terrace, Islington. T. W. Briggs, licensed victualler, Barrow, Derbyshire. H. 13. Swain, Bradford, Yorkshire. J. Holt, plumber, Middleton, Lancashire. W. N. B. Harman, jeweller, Windsor -terrace, Dover-road. W. H. Jones, master mariner, Tranmere, Cheshire. J. Baker, painter, Bradfield, Essex. I'. Procter, servant, Leeds. H. Carman, tailor, Ilolywell, Flintshire. E. J. Cotsford, auctioneer, Ann-street, Pentonville. M. R. Platts, painter, Great Pulteney-street, Golden-square. W. Eagleton, hat maker, St. Alban's. E. Cunnah, attorney-at-law, Cheshire. T. J. Turner, carpenter, Marshall-street, Golden-square. T. Mayers, wheelwright, Christleton, Cheshire. J. Leigh, ale dealer, Gresford, Denbighshire. J. Tench, attorney-at-law, Stafford. W. Jarrett, wood cutter, J. Elston, music seller, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire. J. Wilson, attorney, Kendal, Westmoreland. J. Gist, baker, Totnes, Devonshire. J. Firman, bailiff, Frinton, Essex. T. Wingliam, oilman, York-terrace, Borough-road. W. Presgrave, schoolmaster, Sevenoaks, Kent. J. G. Woodcock, railway-guard, Croydon. T. Smith, small-ware dealer, Warrington, Lancashire. H. Marklew, innkeeper, Oxford-street. W. Palley, beer seller, Kimberley, Nottinghamshire. R. Ward, Lydney, Gloucestershire. M. Gill, farmer. Hoton, Leicestershire. J. Lobley, cloth dresser, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. G. Chappels, stone mason, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. C. M‘Craight, engraver, Percival -street, Clerkenwell. J. Parks, grocer, Trafalgar-street, Walworth. J. Nott, lace dealer, Ilemingford-terrace, Islington- S. Wilson, house agent, Streatham, Surrey. T. Ornsby, glass agent, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. T. Elphick, horse dealer, Sutton, Surrey. W. Batson, tailor, St. Margaret's, Leicestershire. W. Claydon, jun., boot maker, Rochford, Essex. J. Pitt, victualler, Liverpool. J. Blunt, Church-street, St. Mary, Newington. G. S. Peacock, master mariner, Turner-street, Commercia road East. Z. Radcliffe, wheelwright, Braithwell, Yorkshire. G. Edwards, builder, Ipswich. C. Wood, bookbinder, Great Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-road J. Covrsill, builder, Lymm, Cheshire. J. Marston, son., watch maker, Castle-street, Leicester-square 'T. Haw, woollen salesman, Leeds. H. Cope, coal higgler, Old Radford, Nottinghamshire. T. Sturgess, baker, Great Saffron-hill, St. Andrew's, Holborn G. Woods, butcher, High-street, Stoke Newington. T. W. T. Prescott, Duke -street, Manchester-square. W. Baird, grocer, Cheltenham. W. Cauty, Selwood.terrace, Old Brompton. SECOND NOTICES. J. Eyears, saddler, Hounslow, Feb. 8, at one, at the Cour of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee. W. Dobbin, clerk, Arundel-street, Strand, Feb. 26, at half past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official , assignee. J. 'enables, coachman, Gower -street, Bedford-square, Feb. 10, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, V 2 i official assignee. W. T. Ashton, decorative gilder, Sherrard• street, Golden , square, Feb. 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lacking ton, official assignee. H. Clark, coachman, Drummond-street, Euston-square, 1% Feb. 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee. T. Cheshire, cabinet maker, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, Feb. 21, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lackington, official assignee. J. Heathorn, baker, Ripley, Surrey, Feb. 8, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. P. Lane, Bell's-buildings, Salisbury-square, Feb. 8, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. J. Jakes, nurseryman, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, LORD MORPETH. In another part of our paper will be found a lengthened report of the proceedings of the free-trade banquet at Wake. field on Wednesday. Very great interest was attached to this meeting in consequence of the attendance of Lord Morpeth. The Noble Lord's withdrawal from public life for the last two years has been a source of deep regret, as well as a real loss, to the Liberal party. The circumstances attending Lord Morpeth's temporary retirement were such as to increase the attachment which his countrymen already so strongly felt for the many emi nent qualities which distinguish his character ; and his re-appear ance amongst them was by many hailed with the greater enthusiasm, from its being regarded as the preliminary step to the re-occupa tion by his Lordship of an active position in the ranks of his party. And we trust this anticipation may not be wholly disappointed. The speech of Lord Morpeth is another indication of the progress of opinion upon the subject of free trade. Like the letter of Mr. Gibson Craig, it is one of the facts that denote this pro gress, as it were, by stages. In IS4I, Lord Moipeth was a strenuous advocate of an eight-shilling fixed duty. Such a compromise as that his Lordship now thinks is wholly unattainable. Ile thinks, however, that even still a coin promise is desirable ; and, notwithstanding the adverse opinions of the audience by which lie was surrounded, he candidly avowed this. But, he added, if within a year a low fixed duty is not adopted, he would then join the League in demanding a total repeal. And thus will it be with the whole party which is now in favour of a fixed duty. The operation of the same causes which have converted a sup porter of an eight-shilling duty into an advocate of a five-shilling duty, must Induce the advocate of the five shilling duty, by and by, to join the ranks of the total repealers. However desirable may be the adoption of a low fixed duty, as a compromise of a question upon which two great interests of the nation are at issue, or however just, in point of principle, it may be regarded by many, yet all men are coming, by degrees, to feel that neither upon the ground of justice, or still less of expediency, can such a settlement be hoped for, after the obstinate resistance of another year. The combination against it is becoming too strong. It is, day by day, absorbing into its ranks some new element of power, which, like the conditional adhesion of Lord Morpeth, renders its final triumph only a question of time.—Chronicle. COURT OF SEWERS. - A Court of Sewers for the City and Liberty of Westminster, and part of the County of Middlesex, was held at the Sewers office in Greek-street, Soho, yesterday. The Court was a general one for transacting the routine business, such as the receiving of the Collector's report, the Clerk's report, to order certain payments, hear appeals, receive petitions and memorials, to consider the cases of parties summoned, and various other business. Our readers will recollect that Tuesday next was specially appointed for the resumption of the inquiry into the accuracy of the documents upon which the Court paid to the contractors in the year 1843 the sum of 21,7671. 10s. 4d., and to ascertain the authority of the Court to pass any " laws, ordinances or con stitutions," in opposition to the General Laws of Sewers as laid down in the statutes and the judicial decisions thereon. In consequence, however, of the continued interposition of Mr. Dowley, the principal surveyor of the Court, Mr. Leslie con sented to postpone the further consideration of the matter till Tuesday week. After some further discussion, Friday, the 23d of February, was fixed for the consideration of certain correspondenoe re • lative to the covering in part of the King's Scholar's Pond Sewer, and as to the reservation of a portion of the Crown land near the outlet. In consequence of a letter that had been addres,ed by the Clerk of the Court to the Chartered Gas Company, stating that vveral accidents had occurred to many of the servants of the Court from the escape of gas into the sewers, a gentleman attended from that Company, and stated that it was impossible for them to prevent leakage', that extreme cold and beat caused the pipes to contrad and expand ; and it was often the operations of the Commis sioners of Sewers themselves that so disturbed the pipes of the Company as to cause them to be faulty. Added to this, he was afraid that in some instances sufficient caution was not used by the officers of the Court. Mr. LESLIE wished to know what caution he would recom mend ? The GENTLEMAN observed that he was constantly in the habit, in many places where there were escapes of gas, of using Sir H. Davy's safety lamp, and he had never found any acci dent occur from the use of it. _ _ Mr. JENKINS, one of the clerks of the works, said that the lamp could not be used in sewers ; that it had been tried, and was always found to go out if not carried in an upright direc tion, which was impossible in some sewers. Some considerable discussion tot.k place, which ended in an arrangement being made that the new assistant-surveyor, Mr. Jenkins, and the gentleman who attended for the Charter Gas Company, should try an experiment with the lamp to-morrow. Upon the reading a report of the surveyer, that the sewer in Grosvenor-street had broken in, that the dirt had been cleared out, and the sewer made ready for reparation, Mr. LESLIE inquired what quantity had been cleared out, and whether that quantity had not been paid for? Mr. DouLL said that it had. Mr. LESLIE said we shall have to pay over again when the contractors' account comes in. Mr. Dont'. believed that they would. Mr. LESLIE asked whether that was a state of things which ought to continue ? He did not wish to discuss the subject at present, as he should have another opportunity of doing so. His object was to put an end to such things, and he believed he had done so now. Many of the Commissioners expressed their surprise, that digging and excavating should be paid for daily by the Com missioners, and charged again in the contractor's accounts. The CHAIRMAN then put the question, that the repairs necessary for the sewer should be proceeded with, which was agreed to. On the motion of Captain Bague, the following resolutions were agreed to : " That George Sydney Hatton, the second Office Clerk, be promoted to the vacancy occasioned by the dismissal of Charles Thompson Wake, the first Office Clerk, at a sa lary of 1501. per annum ; that the salary commence from the date of C. T. Wake's dismissal. " That Thomas Coggin, the third Assistant Clerk, be pro moted to the situation held by George Sydney Hatton from t m a ...salary of 100/. per annum; that the salary commenc e the date of C. T. Wake's dismissal. to That John PoofllagotiohLl=l:,r,idatMeassetinagiaerr y, he ef promoted to annum. The Court them adjourned to Tuesday week. 4 ptr cent. [4 ss. 191 12s. Bd. gni A% 17s. lid. 6 per cemt. 20:. IL 10s. 32!. 10s. 101. 81. 10s. 41. 1!. 4s. 3 per cent. 1 4 per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. 31. his. 5 por cent. 5 per cent. pei cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. 3 i i per cent. '. Os. 8.1. IBa. per cent. IL W.. 1. les. 4 percent. t per cent. 6 per cent. 13s. pr sh 51. ss. 4 per cent. F. per share 5 percent. 3/. 5 per cent./ fi 30s. bds. 514 per cent. 5Y 2 per cent . 5 per cent. 6 per cent. 5 per cont. 4s. 28. 6d. 12 per cent. Li. 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Be. and/ ts,Gd. be. 6per cent, iper cent. ;a , ‘ per rent r per cent. LIST ov SCOTTISH COM: JAN. 24, Bank of Scotland Royal Bank .............. British Linen Compny Commercial Bank Glasgow Union Bank Western Bank Central P. of Scotland Caledonian Insurance Hercules Insurance North Brit. Insurance Insurance Co. of Scotl. Edinburgh Lite Insur. Scottish Union lour._ Standard Life Insur Dalkeith Eden. and Glas. Rai lwy Glasg. and Green. Rail Dundeeand Arlw KaiL ' per cent. t per Cent. !percent. I per cent. "iper cent. per cent per cent. riper cent. iper cent. per cent. filer cent. Cper cent. !per cent. !per cent. It per cent. 2% percent GENERAL DUFF GREEN AT HOME.—At Was ton Duff Green is quite busy with the President and Cabinet. He is organising measures and collecting capital for the establishment of a daily newspaper in New York. 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Although every packet from Rio de Janeiro brings additional proofs that the Brazilians are preparing tO retaliate upon our commerce fur our prohibition of their produce, there are some persons infatuated enough to entertain "no apprehensions that upon the expiration of the commercial treaty with England differential duties will be attempted, under any circum stances, to be levied." It is our painful duty to dispel such a pleasing illusion. In fact, we cannot under stand the motives of those writers who are from time ' to time announcing these symptoms of the approaching denouement, and, in the same sentence, assuring their readers that they need have no fears that England will lose her Brazilian trade, or that Brazil will treat her differently from other nations. The intelligence that the import duties at Rio de Janeiro have been increased by the imposition of ~ an extra five per cent., raising them to twenty-one per cent., upon the goods of all nations alike, has - been confirmed. The old rate of twenty per cent. ad valorem, was equally paid by British and foreign na tions. The Brazilian Government having been forced, by fiscal necessities, to increase the revenue, with a view, among other things, to maintain their foreign credit, have not encountered any opposition from the mixed commission of foreign and Brazilian merchants, to whom the raising of the valuation of the imports was delegated. ,Although, therefore, . the proceeding is one whi , :h, had it been burdensome or oppressive to English commerce, our Government would have, perhaps, had a right to oppose, we understand that it is not thought expedient to make any remonstrances against it, because it is not worth while to exasperate the Brazilians on the eve of the : expiry of their treaty, and thus extinguish the smallest hope of a renewal. - - - But it is useless to speculate upon results whicliall. Lancashire can foresee as well as ourselves, if those gotiations between France and Brazil should lead to a treaty of the kind mentioned. Something ought to have been done before now to bring Sir Robert Peel and Senor Ribeiro to a friendly understanding. The merchants of Liverpool have, apparently, thought that their Brazilian trade was safe in the hands en trusted with its keeping. The end will prove whether • they have been the enlightmed guardians of their own interests, or the obstinate dupes of their Tory preju dices.—Liverpool Mercury. EDDITCII.--, SUDDEN I)EATIL-011 Monday even ing last, an awfully suddon death occurred at 3lappleboroug4 . Green, within a ti•w miles of I:edditch. Five prize tights balk' place in the neighbourhood on that day, the combatant's and many of the spectators afterwards went to a public-house kept lid• Thomas Stoc•klev, who held the stakes. Stoekley, who had ken very active in the pursuits of the day, sang a song to the company assembled, anti got up from his seat to pay over the stakes, but had scarcely done so, when he fell INVII and expired. Ile had been subjeet to an internal disease tier some considerable time past.- Worcester Chronicle. TIIE WEATHER.—It has blown an almost conti roams gale here since Sabbath, accompanied at intervals with shoWers of hail. The storm was particularly violent last night ; and we tear much that the damage 'at sea will be correspondingly great. The schooner William, from Bel fast, mentioned in our last as having run ashore at the back of the south pier, has not yet been got off, and we are afraid that from the high winds which have prevailed it will now be inip,e , sible.—All Ohserrer. A letter from Rome, in the. Gazette des Tribunaux, relates the followino• tragical event, as having taken place a short time ago in the most frequented part of the city, and at a period when the streets are generally fullest. About t;ntr o'idock, at which hour the heath tno»de of Rome are flocking to their promenade in the gardens of the Borghese, from the door jf a house adjoining the shop of a chemist, at the angle of the Via Babuino and the Via Condotti, a young woman staggered out, pale and bleeding, with - a stiletto planted in her breast. _ She could not speak, but pointed with her finger ,to the haft of the dagger. By the laws of Rome chemists are interdicted, under penalty of tine and imprisonment, from acting under any circumstances whatever as physicians or surgeons, or even granting to a sick or wounded person a tem porary asylum. Consequently the chemist of the Via Babuino refused admittance to the poor victim, desiring her to hasten to the hospital. Her strength, however, was gone, and . she would have fallen on the pavement, had not a compassionate old man got a chair out of the shop, seated her in it, and held her head on his shoulder. She was young and handsome, and elegantly dressed, though in a style that showed she did not belong to the higher orders of society. The crowd natu• rally gathered around her,- and numerous observations were made and conjectures formed. At last a man of high stature, getting a sight of her over the head of the rest exclaimed, " Ah, I told her what would happen, but she would follow her own foolish will." This at once. explained the mystery. This man was one of those bandits whom the pontifical po. lice can never arrest, but who at last compromise with the Government, by accepting a pension, and tjlinguishing their predatory liYes. The dying woma►► was a girl of respectable parentage, whom - when young he had carried off and made his wife. In latter days .he had become indifferent and brutal towards her, and she yielded to the seductions of a young Neapolitan. She soon repented this.wrong step, and determined to break with her inamorato. She went to her husband, Whom she had •quitted with his own consent, and told him of her resolution ; hitt he advised, her against carry ing it into eGct, warning her that she would regret it. She,' however, told her paramour that all was at an end between them. He showed no surprise, merely saying, " Good bye, till we meet again." On the next day he did meet her in the public street, and at once plunged his poignard into her bosom. At length some police-ollicers came, and watched . the corpse till ten at night, when a party of the fraternity . of Penitents came with a bier, and carried it away, with the poignard still unwithdrawn. The husband had long, retired with his associates, the chemist took back his chair,• and all was quiet. The assassin has as yet evaded the _ . suit of justice. SINGULAR CHICUMSTANCE.—As a patty of gentle men were out coursing a few days ago in this neighbour hood, with a couple of greyhounds, thee started a hare, and after a very severe chase poor puss fella victim to her pur suers. Immediately afterwards another hare jumped up, and, singular to relate, one of the dogs started after it, with the dead hare in its mouth, apparently with the same eagerness to make it also its victim ; but after running a considerable - distance, the chase was given up to its companion, but the , hare in this instance outran her pursuers. —pork Courant. LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.--It is now de finitively determined that the changes which have been ru moured in the Liverpool and Manchester Courts will be car ried into effect.: The report, however, of Mr. Jenunett leav ing Manchester is unfounded. Some communications have been going on between the Lord Chancellor and the two Learned llentlemen who are about to change places ; and we have to announce that in the ensuing week Mr. Sergeant Ludlow will take his seat at the Liverpool Court, and Mr. , Commissioner Skirrow supplying the Learned Sergeant's place in Manchester. Some hostility to this arrangement has been manifested by the Learned Profession in Manchester.— Licopool Standard. On Friday morning, after two days of boisterous weather, a heavy fall of snow commenced in the metropolis, which continued throughout the day. The ground is co vered with snow from four to five inches deep, and the ther mometer is very low. Winter has now come um earnest. HOT BLAST CASE.—We understand that the pro ceedings in this long litigated case were finally settled on Friday last by compromise—the Messrs. Ilaird, the last of the parties with whom an arrangement had to be made with the patentees, having agreed to pay 100,000/. for the use of the patent, and a further sum of 6,000/., in name of expenses:, We learn that had the original demand of the patentees, viz., Is. per ton, been acceded to, and had uo attempt been made to break the patent, the whole amount to be paid would not have exceeded 7,000/. The other parties inte rested in the case bad, previously to the above arrangement,' compromised for ss. a tom—Edinburgh Paper. TRAFALGAR-SQUARE. — The contemplated imsrci%e ments in this square are, at length, likely to be brought to comple. tion. The fountains were at first intended to have been supplied with water from the public companies, but the terms required were such that the Commissioners of Woods and Forests were in. duced to seek other means for effecting that object at a cheaper rate. In the course of last summer they applied to Messrs. Easton and Amos, engineers, of the Grove, Southwark, on the subject, and, after a careful survey; it appears these gentlemen re commended a mode for obtaining the necessary supply by means of Artesian wells, and which supply they likewise suggested the practicability of increasing to such a quantity as would be ample, not only for the fountains, but for all the public offices in the vici nity, together with the new Houses of Parliament, and for watering the roads when necessary ; at the same time they gave estimate* for carrying the proposed works into operation. The eommls. sioners, after most mature deliberation, determined upon adopting these suggestions to their fullest extent, and havegiven orders to have the works carried into execution forthwith. The water is proposed to be raised by steam power into large iron reservoirs fixed over the engine -house, which will be sufficiently elevated to give the necessary pressure, so as to produce the effect desired by Mr. Barry in his design for the square. The site selected for the pro. posed works, and where they are nor in progress, is the stone.tard, Orange.street, Leicester.square, at the back of the National Gallery. FUNERAL OF SIR FRANCIS AND LADY BURDETT.— This mournful ceremony took place at Ramsbury, in Wiltshire. on Wednesday last. The body of the deceased Baronet left town • in a hearse, drawn by six horses, on Monday morning, and rested the same night at Reading, proceeding on to Hungerford on Trice day, where it was joined on Wednesday morning by the different members of deceased's family, and those few friends who were permitted to pay the last tribute of respect to the memory of the lamented Baronet by following his remains to the grave. The cavalcade left Hungerford at ten o'clock on Wednesday morning, the hearse containing the body of the late Baronet being drawn by six horses, and followed by a mourning coach and four, con veying the chief mourner, Sir Robert Burdett (son of the de. ceased); Captain Francis Burdett, and Sedley Burdett, Esq. (his nephews). A mourning coach and four, containing Lord Dudley Stuart, Otway Cave, Esq., and Viscount Sandon. Two other mourning coaches, containing Sir Edmund Antrobus, Colonel. North, the Rev. A. Meyrick, and other personal friends of this deceased. The late Baronet's private carriage, drawn by four horses, was succeeded by a long string of carriages belonging to the gentry of the county. The procession reached Ramsbury at half past twelve. While the mourners were alighting, the coffin con. taining Lady Burdett's remains was brought from the vestry-. room, where it had been temporarily deposited since the Widnes. day previous, into the churchyard, and preceded that of Sir Franey in funeral array, to meet the clergyman. The applications to a- • teed the funeral had been so numerous, that the family decided oo confining the invitations to their nearest connections and friends. DRHADFUL ACCIDENT AT LIVERPOOL.—The wee tiler at Liverpool for the last few days has been most temptestu ous, and such as to render the navigation of the river to the Che shire slips not only inconvenient, but extremely dangerous. Oe the arrival of the Woodside steamer on Wednesday morning,tm gentleman in the Custom.house, of the name of Mackerel, being eager to land, unfortunately jumped short of the pier, and trona the oscillation of the steamer then moored to the side of it, he s tumbled, when his thigh was absolutely amputated, the severed limb being retained only by a portion of the outer skin. th P e ro , r ,o pt r. assistance was rendered, and the sufferer was conveyed as t o on.y - a ed ec i i in de P u r t eli. them Hospital. The unfortunateh gceanhtleumravnive.,lstahie, married nine months. and his wife A far OLDENBURG, JAN. 27.-- is in n o o s w t :in; loss has D e ueal family and the whole country. Aired, after a • i h e Highness ws b w o a r s n a daughter j une2 2 , o l f 8 toh7e, andlate Kmiagug. pe This afternoon ebruntoosnevaetrefouilrinoe.'cs,locink t c h o e ris G eg r u an en d , D . oticfhhesers Darcy. a the i') Grand Ducal reed the Grand Duke of Oldenburg, May 5, 1831. MATUISIONY.—III the 'lsle of Man during the past of u s e w h e m d Gustavus Irllo l y N a ' l . week, no fewer than three young men have been incarcerated in 7einhomwhejavee trim r m et ar i, ri a ari nd w o i n tt e ni f i r t o t : Castle Rushen, at the instance of their wives, whom they had slacsvtefreawilymmoanltthrecatedT; Two o lt of of ti Ramsey...M.4nel lieraid. tled.hlyerefiasiiie:rdolny ' 7 :„ . i .; ,ph et among John S lonel isrlof 14 ;000 P. count red. older .:01 0 n 4 Watt , 111 2 C ° bek nel 0. ti. )t. ion. E .1 T. tuart lona leg t 02 1 Art 1, 10 t Paid.