The Sun. — London, England, 1839-12-20 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. (SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING JOURNALS OF THIS DAY. (From the Globe.) When Sir Robert Pcel gave his well-meant aid to the Wetherells, and Eldon!, and Wellingtons—(it is in compliment to the Duke that we place his name last in the roll of bigots) to trip up Canning on the threshold of power, what was the pretext ? That he could not act un der a Prime Minister favourable to the Catholic claims. Within two years Sir R. Peel contrived to obey the word of command of a military Premier,and bring forward those very claims in Parliament. In 1827, therefore, Sir Robert Peel studied to raise himself on the ruins of the Canning school, in ultra-company. In 1829 he cut adrift his unwieldy convoy, and went, with full sail, befare the wind of Whig opinion, and Irish impulse. Where do we find him, and where his Ultras, ten years afterwards ? Surely the pleasure is as great Of being cheated, as to cheat ! We find the Ultras again looking to Peel to undo Eman cipation ; and we find Peel (presumably) again looking to the Ultras for aid in tripping up the party in power on the very pretexts used against Canning! Is not this precisely the truth ? Is there any sort of definable diffe rence, in point of principle, between tripping a Ministry up for favouring Emancipation, and turning one out for acting in pursuance of that measure ? And can there be a more direct and logical consequence of the Act of Emancipation than the appointment (in 1 fair proportion) of Catholics ? And is not this the grand Ministerial crime dwelt on throughout the re cess ? Can Sir Robert Peel ex pe c t t o play his port ; tical thimble-rig all over again ?To rise, as in 1 1827, on Ultra shoulders, and kick them down, as in 1829 ? Is this what his present sup porters expect of him ? Is this what he destines for them ? We wish to speak of Sir Robert Peel, as of any one personally, with perfect candour. We do not think him chargeable with the crimes, or capable of the merits, which have sometimes marked acts of decided energetic apostaci. For apostacy may be a crime or a merit, according to its m otives and circumstances. But Sir Robert Peel has always kept his principles carefully I loose about him. He has always seemed intent to pro vide that be never should need exactly to apostatise. (From the Courier.) All the papers and adviccs received from Spanish Ame rica for some time past teem with articles of the most bitter vituperation on the perfidy and aggressions of France in the whole course of its relations with the States of the New World. At Potosi as at Lima, at Bogota as at Mexico, at Quito, at at Buenos Ayres, at Santiago de Chili al at ItioJaneiro,tlic feelingand the exasperation is one and the same, both in the S:atcs which are victimized and in those which hat e yet escaped, but who read in present and passing events the forewarning of their own contingent doom. Nor are the injurious effects of this just expression of universal reprobation visited upon France, the guilty party, alone, for they are retaliated upon :he whole of Europe, and upon Great Britain above all, because of the greater stake of her com mercial interests in those extensive regions far trans cending in importance those of the whole of Europe taken together. With some of those States we have special and amicable treaties of commerce and alliance, wherein peculiar privileges are granted in grateful return for kind service in the hour. of utmost need, and for that acknowledgment of independence n the face of hostile Cabinets and the Holy Alliance which raised them to the dignity of Sovereign Powers, and crushed for a time those grasp ing projects and ambitious aspirations developed at the Congress of Vienna by M. de Chateaubriand in his celebrated declaration, that the Spanish American States " were republics in their own despite, for every thing in America was opposed to the system which had been esta blished, and on that account it was necessary France should apply herself to establish thrones to be filled by the dynasty of the Bourbons." With such of the new republics as have not yet cemented the ties of friendship with us so closely as those first " raised into existence" by Canning, but which otherwise might have been hoped from time and a continued succession of good offices, this prejudice against European interests artfully fomented and inflamed by French aggression, is now acting to close the door against friendly alliance. The State of Ecuador, for example, has passed a decree placing this country in the exceptional case of those which are not to be entitled to the privileges of th e most f avoure d nat i on ; whilst, singularly enough, the United States, which, so far from having been the friends and disinterested allies of Spanish America, have been first and foremost to sow dissension amongst them, and in the consciousness of superior strength to plunder them mercilessly, as in the case of the Mexican frontiers and the rebellion of Texas, arc to be ranked in the Ecuador on the same footing as the new States amongst themselves interna- tionally. (From the Standard.) The last card in the hands of the Ministerial writers is a threat, that the ultra Protestant class of Conservatives are determined to force Sir Robert Peel to rescind the Act of 1829 upon his accession to the Government. This threat, we own, provokes some jealousy on our part ; we have been accustomed to hear ourselves called Orange bigots—ultras of the most extravagant degree—and we have laboured to deserve these titles, which, considering the company iu which we have received them, we have ever regarded as titles of honour. Now, however, we are assured that there is a class of Coniervatives more Orange —more bigotted—more Protestant—more ultra than ourselves. We wonder where this class bid itself in 1829, when the chief palm was by com mon consent awarded to the Standard, and to the exalted individuals whose opinions it was our pride to reflect. It was in:1829 that the question was tried, and then that violent body, from which so much is now predicted, could nowhere be found—as we have said, there was no one more violent than ourselves. In recurring to our own conduct, and what we con sider our present wrongs, we of course act in part from a selfish motive as far as reclaiming our position in the van of " Orange bigotry ;" but we have another motive, and that is to bring under public attention the fact that the question now is not that which agi tated the public mind ten years ago—a question as to the equalisation of civil capacities—but an en couragement of Romanist Propagandism, with the hu miliation of the Established Protestant Churches on the one side, and a defence of the Protestant religion and of the Protestant Churches on the other. This altered state of the question will satisfactorily explain why many who favoured the Bill of 1829, or stood in different when that measure was under discussion, may resist Popish aggression as earnestly as the oppo nents of that unfortunate 3 change, and resist it with a degree of resentment proportioned to their sense of the fraudulent professions of which they were the dupes. It by no means follows, however, that their resentment goes the length of wishing to place Roman Catholics in the position in which they were 11 years ago. TIE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL, DEC. 11, 1839. The Queen has been pleased to direct ,etters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of Baron and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable George Lord Auckland, G.C.B. and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, styles, and titles of Baron Eden, of :Norwood, in the county of Surrey, and Earl of Auckland. The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kin g dom of Great Britain and I re l an d unto Lieutenant-G enera l Sir John Keane, G. C. 8., and the heirs male of his bo.ly, lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Keane, of Ghuznee, in Affghanistan, and of Cappoquin, in the county of Waterford. The Qi am has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the following gentlemen, and the heirs male of th&r bodice lawfully begotten, viz. : W. Hey Macnaghten, Esq., of the Civil service of the East India Company, on the Bengal Establishment,, Envoy and Minister from the Government of India to his Majesty Shah Shoo, -00 l Moolk ; and Colonel H. Pottinger, in the service of the East India Corn }any, on the Bombay Establishment, Political Resident in Cutch. T he Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of i t .i i o rlt Brit a i n and Ireland, conferring the honour of Knight- Pon Lieut.-Col. Cla u d M ar ti ne W a d e , o f t h e Mili tary Service of the East India Company, on the Bengal Establish ment, Politi cal Resident at Loodiana.. DOWNING STREET, DEC. 20. The Queen ha 4 been graciously - pleased to nominate and ap- Colonel T. Wilshire, coorm;nanding the Bombay troops, and serving with the rankcipm Major-General in India ; Colonel J. Thackwell, ci tn en a e n r di . n g the cavalry, and serving with the rank of Major _ commandi,) al h lndia ; and Colonel R. H. Sale, 15th Light Dragoons, and serving with the rank of A 4jo t r- e General in Affghanistan, To be Knights Commanders of th e M ost Honourable Military Order of the Bath. service, and appoint Her Majesty has also been Flea,,ed the following Officers, in her Majesty' s to be he Bath: Com panions of the said Most Her. Military o rd Z o ei Lieut.-Colonel J. Scott. of the 4th Light Dr agnon t Lieut.-Colonel W. Persse, of the 16th Lancers. S' Lieut.-Colonel W. Croker, of the 17th Foot; and Lieut.-Colonel R. Macdonald, of the 4th Foot, Deputy Adju tant-General, Bombay. Her Majesty has been further pleased to nominate and an point the officers, i n th e serv i ce o f the East India Company, to be Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath Lieut.-Colonel A. Roberts, of the Bengal Native Infantry. Lieut.-Colonel T. Stevenson, of the Bombay Artillery. Lieut.-Colonel T. Monteath, of the Bengal Native Infantry. Lieut.-Col. H. M. Wheeler, of the Bengal Native Infantay. Lieut.-Col. C. M. C. Smyth, of the Bengal Native Cavalry. I.ieut.-Col. B. Sandwith, of the Bombay Native Cavalry. Lieut.-Col. F. St a lk er , o f t h e B ombay Native Infantry. Lieut.-Col. C. M. Wade, of the Bengal Native Infantry. Major G. Thomson, of the Bengal Engineers. Major E. Pottinger, of the Bombay Artillery. DOWNING-STREET, Dzc. 19. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Ogle Ca rr, Esq., to b e S econd Puisne Judge of the Island of Ceylon. 1 DOWNING. STREET, DEC. 19. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Stark, Esq., to be her Majesty's Advocate in the Island of Ceylon. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, DEC. 19. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of Lord Foley, to appoint John Nightingale, Esq., one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice Wood, retired. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 20, 1839. Ist Regiment of Foot—Capt. Sir W. D. Stewart, Bart., from half-pay of the 15th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice A. C. Skynner, who exchanges, Dec. 20. Lieut. Lord C, Beauclerk to be Captain, by purchase, vice Sir W. D. Stewart, who retires, Dec. 20. Ensign J. P. Gore to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lord C. Beauclerk, Dec. 20. G. G. Wells, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gore, Dec. 20. 22d Foot—Captain G. Anderson, from the 96th Foot, to be Captain, vice Butler, who exchanges, Dec. 20. 28th Foot—Captain W. L. Russell, from half-pay Unat tached, to be Captain, vice Crummer, promoted, Dec. 20. 41st Foot—Assistant-Surgeon A. C. Webster, from the 88th Regiment of Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice T. Hogg, who retires upon half-pay, Dec 20. 50th Foot--Ensign C. R. Grimes to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Hill, who retires ; J. F. Parker, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hill, who retire:, Dec. 20. 61st Foot—Lieut. W. J. Hamilton, from the Ist West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice MacCarthy, who exchanges, Dec. 20. 64th Foot—Lieut. G. C. B. Stirling to be Captain, by purchase, vice Kingdom, who retires, Dec. 20. Ensign M. E. Smith to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Stirling, Dec. 20. G. Amiel, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Smith, Dec. 20. Both Foot—Lieut. J. Lane, from half-pay of the 73d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice 51. G. Francklin, who exchanges, Dec. 20. 88th Foot--Assistant-Surgeon G. D. Dods, M.D., fret a the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Webster, appointed to the 41st Regiment o Foot, Dec. 20. 96th Foot—Capt. G. V. Butler, from the 22d Foot, to be Captain, rice Anderson, who exchanges, Dec. 20. Ist West India Regiment—Lieut. J. M'Carthy, from the 61st Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Hamilton, who exchanges, Dee. 20. STAFF. Brevet Major S. R. Warren, of the 65th Foot, to be De puty Quartermaster-General to the Troops serving in Jamaica (with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army), vice Elliott, who resigus, Dec. 20. HOSPITAL STAFF.—To be Assistant-Surgeons to the Forces. —D. Lucas, Gent. vice Dods, appointed to the 88th Foot ; J. A. Fraser, M.D. vice F. Hopkins, who retires upon, half pay, Dec. 20. Erratum in the Gazette of the 13th inst. BREVET.—For Captain A. C. Peal, of the Bombay Engi neers, to be Major in the East Indies only—read, C•iptain A. C. Peat, of the Bombay Engineers, to be Major in the East Indies only. WHITEHALL, DEC. 13, 1839. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Gerrase William Wil liam Wilders, of Bourn, in the county of Lincoln, Gent. ; and Robert Richard Derbyshire, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Gent., to be Masters Extraordinary in the _High Court of Chancery. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. CHARLES LEONARD, bacon factor, Sheffield. BANKRUPTS. JOHN INNES and CHARLES SHARPE BRACI!ER, common brewers, Earl's -court, Old Brompton, Middlesex, to surrender Dec. 31, at two, and Jan. 31, at eleven, ea the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Hanle. Loftus, and Young, New Inn, London. JOHN GOUGH, victualler, Newent, Gloucestershire, Jan. 6, and 31, at two, at the office of Mr. Washbourn, Glouces ter. Lovegrove and Washbourn. Gloucester; Nicholls and Son, Cook's-court, Lincoln's Inn, London. GEORGE STA NSFELD WELLS, cotton-spinner, Rip ponden, Halifax, Jan. 15 and 31, at ten, at the Magistrates% office, Halifax. Hawkins, Bloxam, and Stocker, New Boswell court, London ; Howarth and Ridehalgh. Ripponden. JOHN SCUDAAIORE BEVAN, confectioner, Bristol, Dec. 28, and Jan. 31, at twelve, at the Commercial-Rewm3, Bristol. Hicks and Brackenridge, Bartlett's-buildings, Hol born, London ; Hinton, Bristol. JOSEPH and THMAS HIGGINBOTHAM, vi ine merchants, Manchester, Jan. 4 and 31, at three, at the Com missioners'-Rooms, Manchester. Kay, Barlow, and Al;ton, Manchester. AMOS ELLIS, draper. Mexbrough, Yorkshire Jan. 3 and Jan. 31, at twelve, at the Town Hall, Sheffield. Wiglesworth, Ridsdale, and Cradock, Grays Inn-square; Nicholson and Son, Wath, Yorkshire. THOMAS PHIPPS THOMAS, builder, Cheltenham. Jan. 10, at one, and Jan. 31, at eleven, at the Royal Hotel. Meredith and Reeve, Lincoln's Inn ; Dix, Bristol ; Wiutter hotham, Cheltenham. JAMES BUTTERWORTH and THOMAS REAM:. YOFF, cotton-spinners, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancasliire, Jan. 9 and 31, at two, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Man chester. Chester, Staple-inn, L.ndon; Tindall and V4rey, Manchester. APEL LES HOWARD, cotton-spinner, Stockport, Ches• ter, Jan 7 and 31, at ten, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Man chester. Hampson, Manchester ; Adlington, Gregory, Faulk ner, and Follett, Bedford- row, London. HENRY BYROM the younger, banker, Leamington, Jan. 1 and 31, at two, at the Lansdowne Hotel, Leamington. Fakelough and Wiatt, Liverpool ; Adlington, Gregory, Faulk ner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London. JAMES MOORES, shopkeeper, Witton, Cheshire, Dec. 27, at the Crown Inn, Northwich, and Jan. 31, at two, at the Talbot Hotel, Winton. Taylor, Sharpe, Field, and Jackson, Bedford-row, London; Fitchett and Wagstaffs, Warrington. COURSE OF EX CH. A umerdnin . C.F l2 6 Ditto, at sight l2 3 Rotttrdam ..... U l2 6% Antwerp... Hamburg ...,».... bI.B l3 12 Altona Paris, 3 days' sight 25 45 Ditt0............ ...... 3 Ms `.ls 70 Marseilles. Bourdeaux Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 151 Petersburgh,ruble...3 Us. 37 INGE.-(THIS .DAY.) Gibraltar Leghorn 30 60 Genoa.. ......... ...... ' 31 Venice Naples ......«........... ..« 4EIY, Pa1erm0.........pier ea. 122 Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro 8ahia....... ..... Buenos New York, 21 days. sig.nt 4634 Philadelphia 46 PRICE OF BULLION, per OZ. Portugal Gold, 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars.... 3 17 9 New Doubloons . ...... 0 New Dollars A 4 1034 Silver in Bars .... 0 5 i!!A Berlin 7 0 Vienna, effective f1...3 M 10 8 ...... 10 8 Madrid 364 Cadiz 36% Cava ............ 36 fSircelona ±l6 Seville 3B MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of De c. 20.) .SUGAR.—There has been more life in the British Plan tation market this week, than has been the case for some time; this is probably on account of next and part of the following week being a holiday. For refining pur poses a fair demand has prevailed, and we advance our quotations 6d per cwt. Berbice, very low dark grey ish brown has been d;sposed of at 555, rather better 56s to 573 ; Jamaica, good strong brown 583 6d, good middling yellow 62s 6d, fine middling with a good deal of colour 675; Antigua fine not strong 675; Grenada, low middling yellow 59s 6d ; Tobago, middling to good mid dling 60s to 61s per cwt. Barbadoes good to fine fetched 67s to 68s 6d, middling to good middling 65s to 66s 6d, one lot low middling 64s per cwt. This afternoon the merchants requiring higher prices checked bnsiness, still there was a good business doing, and prices is higher than on Friday last. 118 hhds Bar badoes at auction sold briskly at previous rates, good to fine fetched 67s a 6ds 6d, iow mid and good mid 64s a 665 Gd per cwt. REF INED. —There has been no improvement in the de. mand for Refined goods for home consumption, and the refiners have accepted 76s to 76s 3d for standard lumps. Bastards of good ouality at ptenious rates, common kinds are offered at easier prices. For Treacle of common quality 31s to 31s 3d per cwt. Bonded crushed Sugar at 34s to 34s 3d per cwt. Bastards at 18s 6d for good quality. Pieces of fine bright quality at 24s 6d per cwt. For Dutch cr usbed Sugar on board at Amsterdam 31s has been refused, 31s 6d being required. 111AualTit:s.—Brown and low yellow descriptions have commandod previous rates for middling, good and fine yellow qualities, importers have obtained an advance of 6d per cwt ; fine and fine fine yellow at 67s to 67s 6d, good 66s to 66s 6d, good middling 64s to 655, low yellow but bright 60s to 61s, middling brown 54s 6d. EAST INDlA.—Middling and good white descriptions of Bengal with colour ; buyers have been compelled to pay rifler rates for small parcels. Brown sorts at public sale fetched for the bulk 46s 6d to 48s 6d for very low heavy dabs ; washed sold at 45s to 47s per cwt. Manilla at 19s di to 20s for middling brown, and 21s 6d per cwt for low yellow. Java 22s 6d to 23s 6d for low to good strong greyish yellow. FOREIGN.—YeIIow Havannah at 26s for good, and 23s 6d for low quality ; 21 chests very soft Bahia at auction, were taken in at 21s 6d to 23s for low and middling greyish white. Old Pernambuco at 20s to 24s for low damp grey to middling white; and 30 chests Babia at 21s for fine brown. COFFRE.—Prices continue to improve for all clean qua lities of British Plantation, and they must be quoted at 4; 6d to 2s higher this week. Jamaica of good ord qua lity has fetched 1103 a 1225, fine and fine fine ord 1115 s a 130 s, mid and goood mid 124 s a 130 s ; fine and fine fine ord coloury Mominica were at 108 s 6d a 112 s 63 per cwt. Java at Is a2s advance, good and fine pale yellow has fetched 78s a 80 , , a few small lots at PllC ton fetched 77s a 77s 6d for good quality. Mysore at the advanced rates of 72s a 74s for pale green, superior quality 73s a 84q, and fine old at 945 a 100 s per cwt. Mocha in small parcels have fetched 104 s for common green. This afternoon there was little inclination to buy Rio at a public sale of 3,167 bags, the whole of which was taken in at fair market rates, viz., 45s to 47s 6d for low and good ord, excepting about 250 bags, which were sold at 455 to 47s Der cwt. I Rt st,BRANDY, AND HOLLAND3.—The market continu es CJ Vt ry quit for Rum, but the merchants arc not inclined to accept lower prices. The purchases in Jamaica and Lee. wards have not exceeded 100 puns at former rates ; 700 puns have arrived. Geneva sells steadily at previous prices. In Brandy scarcely anything has been done for export, but a fair demand has prevailed for home use. British Corn Spirits sell steadily. SALTPETRE,—Rough common descriptions have main tained previous rates ; Bengal refraction 111 to 81 per cent. fetched 23s 6d 5,}- ditto 24s ; Calcutta 51 per cent refrection of ordinary grey quality at 24s to 24s 6d, and good grey 3 per cent refraction at 25s 6d to 265. TeX.—The market has been in a dull state for several days past, the trade not being inclined to purchase more than sufficient for their immediate neeesi fe;, and the small parcels disposed of have been at rather lower rates ; common Free Trade Congou has been disposed of at 2s 4,:id to 2s 5d ; Twankay 2s 7d to 2s 71d ; Canton 11Thea at the is 6d duty 2s 2d, some of the merchants are not disposed to sell at these rates. For Company's Congou for cash 2s 3d has been accepted : the general opinion is that the market will continue in its present state until accounts are received from Canton. This afternoon there was very little business doing in any kind of Tea, and common Free Trade Congou has been sold at 2s 4d, and inferior at 2s 3 5 ,:1; Twankay com mon 29 51d for cash, 2s id with a prompt. Coc oa; —British Plantation have maintained previous rates. In ForGi gn little passing. This afternoon 300 barrels Trinidat at acution were taken in above their value—viz., fair and good mid red a t 51s 6d to 54s 6,1, low mid grey 52s per cwt ; there were i m ... org within (id to h or these rates. Tr.llow prices have undergone s c arcely any variation, hue P. Y.C. h av i ng so ld currently at 49s to 49s 3d on the spot, and at 48s 9d to 49s for deli very in the early part of next year. For the last three months of 1840 some sales have been made at 47s 3d per cwt. Town Tallow in fair request. Oms.—For common descriptions of Fish Oils there has been a good demand from the home trade. Pale Seal 311 105 to 321. Cod has sold currently at 301; and Southern at 241 to 261 for low to good quality ; Sperm Oil 100/per tun for firEt quality. For Linseed Oil 22s has been accepted ; Rape pale at 365, and brown at 35s per cwt ; Palm at 34/ lOs to 351, and fine quality at 351 per tun ; 130 tuns Southern at public sale went at 241 to 251 s 10s. SPICES.---The private purchases in black Pepper have been limited, but prices remain firm, common Sumatra fetching 31d White at 9d to lOid for good mid dling. Nutmegs at 3s 7d to 3s 8d for ord first quality ; a few lots ord shrivelled were taken in at 2s 2d to 2s 3d per lb. Mace at 3s 2d to 4s 5d per lb for ordinary to fair second quality. Cassia Lignea fetched 64s 6d to 68s for low middling and middling false packed. For Easl, or West India Ginger prices remain the same as last week. Cinnamon has maintained late rates. This afternoon 30 chests Cassia Lignea at auction sold at 67s to 68s 6d for low and middling quality. COAL MARKET.-(THIS DAY. s, d Chester Holytvell Main 2l 0 Lea zes Main lB 6 Walls End Brown's'.... l9 6 Walls End Clarke and Co 2O 0, Walls End Gosforth .... 23 01 Walls End Hotspur Walls End Killingworth Walls End Newmarch 2l 6 Wails End Riddell's ..... Walls End Belmont Walls Endßraddyll'sHetton 23 9 Walls End Hetton ... Ships arrived since Walls End Latribton 0 Walls End Stcwart's 24 3 Walls End Whitwell 23 3 Walls End Hartlepool 24 0 Walk End Barrett 23 0 Walls End Coundon 22 0 Walk End South Durham 23 • Walls End Tees Hetton (I Walls End Victoria Tees Blythe IS 6 Elsi car lO 0 Walton Steam IS A Walls End Devonshire 2l 6 la ktmarket.day47. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Last evening Der Frcyschutz was repeated at this theatre. Miss Delcy having overcome her nervousness, was enabled to do her powers full justice, and she made a better Agatha than we have ever yet seen. Mr. Hammond has been fortunate in securing the cervices of this young lady, who is now the prima donna of the English stage. He has also secured Phillips, who appeared in his old character of Caspar—this was the character which first made H. Phillips—he still plays as well as sings his part with all his original dare-devil energy. Frazer, as Rudolf, sang very sweetly, and has added to his already well-earned fame by his performance of this very arduous character. With s u c h a company, if Hammond makes opera a principal fea ture, he must eventually succeed. The piece is got up in very good style, and cannot fail to draw. The house was very well filled before the rising of the curtain, which we were much rejoiced to perceive, as Hammond deserves a larger share of public patronage than he has hitherto enjoyed. The little piece of Monsieur Mallett followed, in which Hackett delineated the Frenchman in admirable style. The performances concluded with the divertissement of La Foire de Naples, for the purpose of introducing as candidates for public favour the Chiavri family. This family consists of five persons, the elder ones grown up, and the youngest not apparently exceeding six years of age ; they gave lc pas de coco, a negro cocoa-nut dance, which is one of the most comic affairs of the sort we have witnessed for a long time. The audience testified their delight by vociferous applause and continued roars of laughter, and at the conclusion they were unani mously called on to repeat it. SACRED iiAItiVIONIC SOCIETY NEW GRAND ORGAN. Mr. Walker, of Frances-street, Tottenham-court road, has just completed a magnificent organ for the use of this Society in their concerts, and yesterday a number of artists and members of the Society, were invited to at tend a private performance previous to its removal to Exeter Hall. The place in which the organ was built was fitted up for the occasion, and as the space was very confined it is hardly necessary to say that neither the organ nor its maker had fair play. The low notes were too powerful, so much so that they produced an effect on the body like rolling thunder, and the higher and sharper notes were not mellowed by distance and by a wide extent of space, for which such an instrument is intended. As it was, however, the effect was beautiful. Mr. Adams performed a number of overtures, choruses, and extempore pieces, chiefly for the purpose of exhibiting the vast powers of the instrument, and he succeeded perfectly. The air, " Hush, ye pretty warbling choir," and the chorus, " When his loud voice,'' both by Handel, formed a striking contrast, and left no doubt that it is almost as much adapted for the gentler and more playful strains, as for that sort of solemn music more peculiar to the organ. The performance seemed to give great satisfaction, but it would be premature to decide on the merits of the instrument till tried in the place for which it is intended in Exeter Hall, where we understand it will be erected in the course of next month. It is the largest in London, and next in size to those of York and Birmingham. It has two double diapasons, one of wood, the other of metal, and a Posanne double trumpet, sixteen feet high each—has cost from 1,8001. to 2,0001., and cannot fail to add greatly to the effect of the Exeter Hall Concerts, now become so justly popular. The . Queen's marriage will be forwarded with every possible expedition ; and so will the Penny postage. 'We suggest that they take place on the same day.—Cheltenham Examiner. It is confidently stated, that in the event of a dissolution of Parliament, Mr. W. Tooke, late M.P. for Truro, will be invited to come forward as a candi date to represent the borough of Finsbury on the inde pendent interest. DREADFUL MANSLAUGHTER.--An inquest has been held on the body of Mr. Drage, who was accidentally shot by Mr. Western, a pupil of Mr. Jackson, land-surveyor of March, and a verdict of manslaughter returned against Mr. Western. It has been inaccurately reported that Western was a nephew of Lord Western's. That Nobleman had only one brother, who died several years since unmarried.— Cambridge Advertiser. We understand that the elephant exhibited in this place last week killed an individual on Sunday at Low's tavern, about 12 miles distant hence. The ele phant was fastened iikihe neighbourhood of the house, where some foolish pi rions undertook to amuse them selves at the expeue Of the sagacious anirijial. His keeper, knowing the *Tiger of such a proceing, re moved him to a retire spot about one-fourth-af a mile off, and chained him to a tree. The same heedless and reckless individuals followed him there, when one of them was taken up -lot the elephant in his trunk and thrown several rods.,: Another then advanced to within reach of the enraged' d insulted beast, when he was seized and thrown in a similar manner, his body pierced through with the enormous tusk of the elephant, which caused the immediate death of the unfortunate man.— Port Deposit Rock. PERILOUS SITUATION.-About ten days ago, a party of fishermen, who earn a varying subsistence by harvesting fins from the Solway, nearly the whole year round, were placed in a highly perilous predicament. At Caerlaverock, and further round the shore, it has been the practice for some time to fish cod and skate by set lines ; and hence one source of the supplies of fish which, during the proper season, find their way, twice aweek to the Dumfries market. When bent on these expeditions, the friendly piscators generally take pan niered donkeys along with them, and sometimes one or more light carts—that is when the hawl, from the state of the winds and tides, is expected to be large. The fishing ground lies as near as may be five miles to the south of the old castle ; and, generally speaking, our hardy brethren find little difficulty, soft as the sand may sometimes be, whether in going or returning. But when fogs occur the danger is imminent. The beds of the Esk and Eden may be more open to the action of south westers than the bed of the Nith, but neither is to be trusted in certain seasons, and hence the well-known saying : "Love flows like the Solway, and ebbs like its tides." The sky was pretty clear when the fishermen went forth ; but scarcely had they drawn and re-set their lines, when Criffel became viewless, and enshrouded every object for miles around in his own Cimmerian gloom. For a time the party yielded to the hope that a breeze would spring up, and brush the fog away, and thinking it needless to detain the laden donkeys, they adjusted the reins and allowed them to find their way as they best could. And it would have been very fortunate, as the event proved, had they been induced to follow in the wake of their burden-bearers. But they were as often deceived by what seemed a lane in the sky as Captain Ross was by lanes in the ice ; still as the tide was making, and might perchance overtake them, it was necessary to return at all hazards. The slightest reflection dictated the ne cessity of keeping together as closely as possible ; and after groping their way for a considerable time, they knew not well how or whither, one of the party came upon a broom-cow or bush which he had accidentally left behind in crossing a small runner, and this fortuitous circumstance saved the lives of the party. They now knew their bearings northward, and after further scramb ling got to the shore, where they found anxious friends awaiting their arrival—friends who, in apprehension of the consequences of further delay, had been firing not so much guns of distress as guns to the distressed. From these neighbours they learnt that the cuddies had re turned more than an hour befbre ; a proof of brute in strict which may furnish one useful hint for the future.— Duntfi•ies Courier. Woo', .--.The price of this article has reached a very low depression in this county, having fallen about one shilling per stone in the course of a month. Fleece wool is now sellin g at Is. 3d. per lb. The depression is aw i n g to the failure of the American trade and the high rate of interest demanded for money in this country. It is thought by commercial men that wool will be yet lower in price.—Hereford Journal. rl;i e n g t e l - , s e tre st e r t for being- fo un d streets.— Offi ce , .—Dua:n Erenin 6 I NTE MPERANCE 11`r DUB L IN.Upwards of forty persons were convicted an d fi ned yesterday', before d t th un e I d s t r d a Post.k an i t s e o g r doef Cl PRICES OF CANAL, DOCK, ASSUR ANCE COMPANY SHARES &c. &c. LONDON, FRIDAY, NOV. 20. Number Dividend Filen of per CANALS. per Shares. Annum. Paid. Share 1,766 7 per cent. Ashton and Oldham..Average 97/. 18s. eh. 118 5,082 41. Ashby ...e.1e.Z0...h ......Ar,arage 1151.5 h, 71 i 1,280 Basingstoke lOOl.O. 5 1,005 5/. Brecknock and Abergavenny 150/. sh. - 8,0001- 16th .91 6s. Birmingham, 1.16 th share 811. & 711. 219 4 000 „ ...... „ Ditto and Liverpool Junct MM sh. 100 pd 26 600 3/. Bridgewater and Taunton .100/ sh. all pd - 400 41. Chelmer and Blackwater 100/. sh . 101 500 481. Coventry 1001. sh. 660 4.545 Croydon Average 31/.28.10d. sh. - 2,060 i 41. 10s. Dudley „,. 1001.8 h. 99 800 141. Derby 100/. sh . 144 20,000 4 per cent. iJanube and Mayne 411.135. 4d .pd 29 3,5751 41. Ellesmereand Chester...Avek age 133/.818. 89 231 621. Er ew ash 1001.1 n. 800 1,297 301. Forth and Clyde ....Average 44)1.165. eh. 600 ,tioo 10 Grand Junction 1001. sh 182 2,5494 U. Grand Union 1001.811 234 :1,500 Grand Surrey ...* .. ...... 100/. sh. 24 0,0001 4/. percent . Ditto (optional)Loan lOOl. 634 3096 600 131.125. Pd. Glamorganshire, Aver. cost 172 d. 13s. 4d. 200 749 10s. Grantham 150/. sh. 203 6,238 2/. Os. Huddersfield Average 571.65. lid. sh. 35 100 Kensington 100 sh. all pd. 103 5.328 Is. ss. Kennet and Avon, Aver. 391.185. 10d. sh. 27 2,8974 301. Leeds and Liverpool 100/..h. 750 5451 1511. Leicester l4O/. sh. 230 1,897 5/. 10s. Leicester and Northampton Aver e3l. 10s. r 8 2.400 101. Monmouthshire 1001. sh. 2014 150 101. Melton Mowbray 100/. sh. 200 500 251 . Mersey and Irwell 1001. sh. 565 3,000 11. 10s. Macclesfield 1001. sh. all pd 51 247 171. Neath 1001.sli. 325 2,400 31. Peak Forest Avei..ge about 78/. sh. 104 1,418 123. Regent's (or London) Av. 331. 16s. 80. eh. Ili 5,669 61. per cent. Rochdale Average 241. sh. 112 500 0/. Shropshire .1151. sh. 138 800 91. 10s. Somerset Coal -1501. eh. 150 3,600/. 44 per cent Ditto Lock F un d St oc k l2/. 10 s. s h . 11 4 700 40/. Staffo r d and Worcester l4Ol. sh. 675 ..,,- r ,,,, 0/. Sh rewsbury 1:251. sh. 280 0,13 6 1. Stourbridge 3,647 21. Os. Stratford-on. Aim. it verage 791.95. td. sh. 45 333 16/. Swansea 100/. sh. 265 3,762 I/. 15s. Severn and Wye and Railway Av 351. sh. VO4 ?,6001sh. 321. 10e. Trent and Mersey, i share 1001. sh. CCU 8.149 Tharnes and Medway Aver.l9/.55. 80. sh. 2 ''' I,ooosh.l j ,„,,. Warwick and Birmingham ... 1001. sn , 970 40000 h. 960 15t. Warwick and ilainnii 'OW. sh. 195 6,000 4/.os, Worceskr and Bi rminghsmAv.7Bl.Bs. sh. 68 5.000 25s I , Vilts and Berko Averaee 671. 10s. 00. sh. 28 :1 f 3t. "A , yliev and Essington 1251. sh 75 /26 1/. Wey and Arun lO5/. sh. 95 905 llOl. h. 224 DOCKS. 2,600 & 3 3.. c. C ol ntnerc al 1,06515 h. i r..!00/.sh. 61?,, East and West India ......5t0ck 105 3,233,31011. 60s. p.c t. London Stock 65 Ditto Bonds lOl 2,.269 2/. 19s. Bristol 68,324/. 5/.percent. Ditto Notes, various amounts ll3 1.352,752 5 percent. St. Katharine Stock 10 4 500,000 44 per cent. Ditto Bonds 20(.4000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years lOO 3.500 ...., Deptford Pier 201. sh. 20/. pd 10 BRIDGES. 1,600 101, Hammersmith 50/. sh. 22 7,231 Southwark, Old 1,700 11.155. Ditto, New, of 71 r( cent. 5Ol. sh. 14 5,000 Waterloo lOO/. sh. 3 5,000 225. Od. Ditto, Old Annuities of 8/. 6Ol. pa 21 5,000 19s. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 40/. pd 21 50,000/. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds (94 5,848 17s Vauxhall ...... ...„.Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh 25 ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 2,000 3/10s Albion 5001. sh. 50/. pd 73 Allianceßritisn &Foreign 100/. sh. 111. pd 14 50,000 16 . p n e , r i e m e z t .11 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 100/. sh. 51. pd 61 24,1)00 1 1. per sh. Atlas 501. s h. 51. pd 141 1,20045 h. 5/. Birmingham 1' ire .. °sol. oh. 531. pd 1071 20,000 4/. per cent. British Fire 250/. sh. 50!. pd 40 12,000 61. percent. British Commercial 5O/. sh. 51. pd 54 5,000 51. percent. Clerical & Med ierl Life, 160/.sh. 2110 s pd 41 4,000 2/ 15s County 1001. sh. 101. pd 42: 20,000 ss. Eagle 5Ol. sh. 51. pd 54 200 1 an p d e r a o c ib !..l Economic. 154)0!. sh. 250/. pd 400 2,271 225. per cent. European kitean i Lit 0 0/. sh. all pd 22 30,000 2s. Ditto, New 2O/. eh. 2/. pd 14 1,000,000/. 61. per ct Globe Stock 13.24 20,000 5/. Guardian lOO/. sh. 2711 pd 051 'O,OOO s. tid. Hope 501. sh. Si. pd 54 2,400 5!. 7s. 6d. Imperial Fire 5001. sh. 50/. pd 1374 7,500 9s. Imperial Life 100/. sh. 10!. pd 101 13,459 4/. percent. Indemnity Marine 100/. sh. 8!. pa 25 2,020 3/ 10s Kent Fire 501. sh. ail pd 92 9/. Ditto Life. 50/. pd 79 10,900 16s. Law Life 100/. sh. 10/. pd 291 5,0053 10s. London, Fire 25/. sh. 12/. 10s. pd 18 3,900 10s. London, Ship 251. sh. 12/. 10s. pd 18 1,000,0004 ... ..... Minerva Life 100/. sh. 500,000/. 30,000 51. per cent. Palladium Life 50/. sh. 2/. pd 2/ Fs 50,000 4/. per cent. Protector Fire 2O/. sh. 2/. pd 111, Od 9,500 1/. Provident Lite lOOl. sh. 101. pd 19 00,000 ss. Rock Life 0 0/. sh. 11. pd 61 89,220/ 5/. per cent. Royal Exchange Stock... 210 0,000 5 per cent. University Life lOO/. sh. 5/. pd 54 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 1001. sh. 5/. pd 74 JOINT STOCK BANKS. 25,000 8 per cent. Agric. and Cum. of Ireland 25/. sh. 10/. pd 5,000 ... ...... Australa'ia 4O/. sh. 40/. pd 631 10,006 10 percent. Bank of Birmingham SC/. sh. 10/. pd 131 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 50/. sh. 10/. pd 231 3),000 5 per cent. London and Westminsterloo/. sh. 201. pd 24 60,000 5/. London Joint Stock 50/. sh. 10/. pd 12 .3,000 4 per cent. Lancaster 100/. sh. 20/. pd 80 25,000 Liverpool 100/ oh. 10/. pd 234 50,000 '74 percent Manchester and Liver./ pool Distriq 501.0h. 15/ pd 12 20,000 7 per cent. Manchester 100/. sh. 25/ pd 27 20,000 Provincial Bank of Irelandloo/. sh. 95/. psi 43 50,000 .. ...... National Bank of Ireland 5 0 /. sh. 171/. pd 16 10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. 100/. sh. 351. pd 311 10,000 Ditto New lO/. sh. 101 pd 101 .. 10,000 Gloucestershire 50/. sh. 101. pd 25 6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 50/. sh. 5/. pd 9 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 16s Od Bath 2O/. sh. 16/. pd '22 5,000 British 4O/. sh. 161. pd 21 %ow i sa/n.Fdpelcer6ist..l Ditto Provincial 201. sh. 19 pd 25 928 5/ lOs Birmingham 5O/. sh. 93 5,250 2/ Os Bristol 2,250 3/ 103 Brighton 2O/. sh. 11 750 31 10s Ditto, New 20/. sh. 18/. pd 9 2,471 41 percent. Brighton General 20/. sh. all pd 94 4,000 61. 10s. Continental Consolidated 75/. Nil. pd 110 1,000 10/. City of London MO/. ch. all pd 195 1,000 61. Ditto, New lOO/. sh. 75/. pd 114 4,000 3/.os. Equitable 5O!. pd 25 10,000 21 per cent. Imperial 800 51, per cent. Isle of Thanet 251. sh. 20/. pd 18 2,350 6/. per cent. Independent 10/. ah. all pd 50 9,000 4/. per cent. Pheenta 507. sh. sin. pd 31 1,000 4/. per cent. Ratchet - 1001. eh. 80/. pd ot) 4,000 ...... ... South Metropolitan 5O/. sh. 19/. pd 17 8,200 41. per cent. United General 5O/. oh. 46/. pd 37 240 5/. per cent. Warwick 501. sh. 50 400 5/. per cent Wakefield 25/. sh. 22 2,000 3!. Westminster Chartered 6,0011 123. Ditto New • MI. oh. IW. pd 11 780 si, per cent. Yarmouth 20/. sh. 18/. pd WATER WORKS. - --- - - 4,800 10,, Birmingham 25/. sh. 251. pd 20 4,434 rt. Eas' London lOOl. sh. 163 5, 500 /10s Grand Juncti on A verage 41/. In. 4d. sh. 67 • 2,000 2/, Kent 100 sh. 414 37 0 104 Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh. 326 1 1,500 2110 s New River London Bridge Water Ann 62 0,486 2! lOs Manchester and Salford 1,000 2,4 4 pe 4 r l. cent. S w ou e, t t h Middlesex Loudon Average 031. 12s. 9d. sh. 29 n 100/.sh. 1041 6 1.360 11 Bs York Building Co. Lessee P ro p 100/. s h. 35 IRON RAILWAYS. 6,300 Birmingham and Derby sill. pd 57 9,590 Birmingham and Gloucester 15,000 Bristol and Exeter 100/. sh. 40 pd 12 coo ...... ... Calcutta and Saugur 5Ol. oh. 21. pd 0 7,500 Cheltenham and G. Western 100/. oh. 30/. 4 3,000 Clarence lOO/. sh. 10n/ pit 354 12,000 Commercial Blackwall 50/. sh, 2/. pd 51 4,000 Dublin and Kilkenny... ...... 100/. oh. 5/. pd 60,008 ... ...... Eastern Counties 25/. sh. 18/, pd 4 Grand Junction lOOl. sh, 1001. pd 2024 ......... ...... ... Great North of England 4O/. pd 2n 5,000 Great Western lBO/. sh. (351, pd 59 2 , 000 ........„ Hartlepool 100/. sh. 100/. pd 125 4,000 ... Hull and Selby 501. sh. 35/, rid 224 10,008 Leeds and Manchester 100/. oh. 51. pd 194 2,100 3/. per cent. Leeds and Selby 100 sh. 05 1,500 11.55. Leicester and Swannington .50/. sh. all pd '751 5,100 10 per cent. Liverpool and Manchesterla /.sh. 1001. pol 195 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 25/. pd 60 ;' , 6,000 ... ...... London and Brighton 5O/. sh. 30/. pd 155 12,000 London and Blackwall 501. sh. 10/. pd 12; 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich 2.01. sic 1201. pd 121 25,000 London and Birmingham 100/. sh. 90/, pd 142 Ditto Quarter Shares 5/. pd 31 30,090 London and Sou thampton A v . 38/, 17s. Vd. 40 14,000 ...... ... London and Croydon Trunk IR/. pd 95 6,000 ... ...... Ditto New Scrip 71. pd Si 12,000 London Grand Junction 50/. oh. 5/. pd 24 13,000 Manchester and Leeds ...100!, sh. 60/. pd 04 10,000 Manchester and Birmingam 701. sh. '25/. 13 I)itto Extension. 71. pd 4 North - Midland 1001, sh. 931 pd 87 ... ...... Northern and Eastern 1001. sh. 25/ . p d 14 2,600 Preston and Wyre 50/. sh. 30/. pd 36 B,oon South Eastern and Dover l5/. pd 14 1,000 10/. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOO/. sh. 2401 1,00 , 1 Thames Haven 5Ol. sh 2/. 10s. pd 1,400 Westminster and Greenwichiso/. sh. 2/. pd 0 0,000 York and North Midland 50 . sh. 30/. pd 40 MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper 5/. sh 311. poi 12 4,000 1/. ss. A lten 15/. sh. 121. ii spd 10 10,000 ........ Anglo Mexican, iss. 5/ pm.lool. sh. al 'ld 1 Ditto Subscription 9.51. po 9 A 2,00 n 101, Rolanos l5O/. sh all pd '7B 10,000 I/. IN Brazilian Imp. iss. 51. pm 35/.sh. 201. pd IS 6,000 Macaubas & Cocaos United 25/.Bh. 251. pd 11 11,01X1 Ditto St. John Del Rey 20/. sh. 14/. pd 15 10,000 Bolivar Copper Company 201. sh. 20/. pd 8 10,000 Ditto Sc r i p 10/. sh. 10/. pd 91 ; 20,000 British Iron , 50/. sh. 50/ pd (.1 6,000 British Copper 5/. sh. 41/. pd 11 C ic.., i ) l..inca 6, , ,/. pd 84 Candonga .....,. .......... „. 74/. pd 54 10,000 It Copiapo 8,500 ~. Columbian, iss, 51. pm.... 55/. sh. 55/. pd 34 2,850 V. English 20,000 General Mining Associ a ti on 2o /. sh. 184 pd 8 6,155 Mexican Company... ...... 100/. sh, 5541. pd 4; 3,000 Polherou Consols .. ............101. sh. 81. pd 4' 11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered 5l Ditto Loan Notes l5O/. pd 160 30,000 United Mexican, iss. 2 pm.. 40/. sh. all pc! 2 5 Ditto Scrip Ditto New Scrip 5/ pd 43 West Cork 50/. sh. 50/. pd 38 LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 London, with Bronze Ticket 75gs. sh, 10 1,500 London University MU sh. all pd 8 700 Russell 25gs. oh. 7 King' College 100/. d 19 MISCELLANEOUS. -- 10,000 15s. Australinn Agricultural.loo/. sh. 28;/. pd 441 6,000 41. per cent. British American Land Company 23/. pd 9 10,000 61. per cent. Canada Company 100/. sh. 301. pd 281 200,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan ........................... 01 City Bonds, 4 par cent.. ............... .. ...... .. 1014 20,000 1/, Cs. General Steam Navigation 151. sh. 131. pd 24,1 101. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock .............................. 234 2,000 14 London Corn. Sale Rooms ...... Av. 751. eh. 19 8,000 . ........ Caoutchouc Company l2y. pd 12 New Brunswick Land Company ...501 pd 2,755 51. per cent. Reversimnary Int. 50c....100/. sh. 1001. pd 133 2,633 51. per cent. Ditto New 100/. sh. 00/. pd 114 4,000 ......... Thames Tunnel 501 . sh. all pd 9 10,000 Os. Van theiner,'s Land lOO/. sh. 17;1. pd 8j LIST of SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES DEC. 19, 1839. BANKS. 1,500,00 9 t. 61. p. ct. Bank of Scotland ...W 6s. Bcl. s h. all pd 1781. 2,000,00e 1 5; p. ct. Rual of Scotland ............ 100/. sh. all pd .1684 50 0,0101 . a p. ct. British Linen Company-1 1 W sh. "II Pd 231.1. 3,000,00 01 . 61 . p. ct. Commercial 5OOl. sh. 100/. pd 731. 5.000,0°M• s n. ct. National ,lOO/.sh. 10/. pd 164 2,00 0 , 00 e ,. 151. p. ct. Glasgow Union 250/. sh. 50/. pd :87/ . 4,000,0001. 4p. ct. Western of Scotland 2OOl. sh 40/. pd 60/. - - - INSURANCE COMPANIES. .250.0005 h. Oi p. ct. Scottish Union 20/. sh. 1/. pd 295. , 500 nip. ct. Hercules WO/. sh. 10/. pd 10 0 , 009 5 p. ct. Ins urance C o . of Scotland .1 0 /. , h. all pt 10/. Os. 50, 000 O P. ct. North British 2001. sh. 10/. pd 1941. 1,000 5 p. et. Caledonian Fire.. lOOl. sh. 10!. pdl9/. 106. 5,0 00 OP. ct. Edinburgh Life. lO O/. sh. 10 /. pd 14 / 1 0$. 10'),000 3i p. ct. W est of Scotland ..................... 10/. pd 7( O„ MI!CELLANEOUS 4,918 ... Edin. and Gins. Un. Canalso/. sh. all pd 104 Ditto Allocated ..... . ......... 90/. sh. all NI 47/. 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stock Water.2s/. sh. all pd 351 . Carroll Iron Company ...250/. sh, all pd 44/. 2000 sh 15 per c en t . Shotts Iron Foundcry ..... 50/. sh 42/. IA 54/ . 10,000 1 per cc,it. Edinburgh & Leith Glass. 2o/. sh. 10/ . pd 84 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas ...251. sh. all N 50/, 4,450 10 Per cant. Glasgow Ga 3 .......... sh. all pd uy . 75' 7i per cant. Leith Coal Gas .. .. ... ... .2 0 /. oh. prl 50/. 1,200 ...... Edinburgh and Dalkeith Rai 'w tvso/. sh :3 71 23,C )11 5 ncr cent. Co.o" , 'v ""• 51 • 3 h•Pd 1) .• 117 i s hoped ith at the We learn f rom M un i c h t h at the King o f Ba varia has adv ance d a sum o f 1 , 100,000 florins t o t h e Company for ma ki ng an i ron ra il wa y from Mu n i c h to . ( L ) k n u " g . s it b l u i r t g h , c on gr e e o a n te d s it t io d n ili t g h e a n t ee t . he I w t , ork shall be ca rr i e d railway will be comp l ete d b y t h e mon th of OCt.:1840 . GOOD NEW S FOR THE TRUNKMAKERS.-- Mr. W. Pechi n , o f B alt i more, announce s th a t h e will shortly publish a wor k to b e ca ll e d " The Amnri,, n n c.yl.tion," in anc i ent hi stor i ca l style, and th i work in a poetical dress in 13 cantos ! THE SUN, LONDON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1P39. JOHN THOROGOOD. CLERICAL CRUELTY.—We rejoice to observe the universal indignation that the protracted incarceration of John Thorogood in her Majesty's county gaol of Essex, for the non-payment of ss. 6d. Church -rate, is creating throughout the country. The great meeJng at Leices ter has been followed by several other meetings, all well attended by members of the Established Church, and at all of which, resolutions strongly condemnatory of this poor man's persecution by what Philpotts, Bloomfield, and Co., facetiously call the Poor Man's Church, have been agreed to. Edinburgh, we are also happy to see, has not been behind its southern brethren in the cause of humanity and religious toleration, and has publicly expressed its unqualified disgust at John Thorogood's treatment. Indeed we daily hear of public meetings that either have been or are about to be held, and sub scriptions entered into for the purpose of maintaining his distressed family, and mitigating —as far as wordly comforts can mitigate, in a gaol—the sufferings to which the Essex High Church party have for the last eleven months inflicted upon this conscientious Dissenter, and which, if' left to those worthies will, in all probability, only terminate with the life of their victim.—Durhani Chronicle. The Gateshead Observer, after quoting a notice stating the duration of Mr. Thorog,ood's impri sonment, says :—" Let every man and woman, tco, who reads this notice, turn to that chapter in Holy Writ, where the Head, not of the Established, but of the Christian Church, uses the words, I was sick, and in prison, and ye visited me,' and then act as their hearts dictate." The Scottish Pilot observes :—" Lord Normanby, as Home Secretary, has declared it is a case in which the Executive cannot interfere. Then let an Act for his liberation be the first measure of an opening Session. A law to the same effect has already been passed in behalf of Quakers, and why not for Independents ? But who can expect a law will be passed for one man ? A special Act of Parliament was passed last Session for the heir of the Duke of Marlborough, and another for the heir of the Duke of Wellington ; and why not for this noble heir of Hampden's virtue, and the integrity and con science of puritanic forefathers ?" An individual in Edinburgh, in a letter to the editor of the above paper, inclosing a guinea, says :—" I am not a Dissenter, I belong to the Established Church ; but surely this is not the cause of a sect or denomina tion, but of every man who rejoices in the liberty where with Christ has made him free.' It is a most atrocious proceeding ; and the demoniac spirit that could enforce i the execution of the sentence, if placed in the circum stances of the sanctissinza inquisitio of Spain and Portu gal, and no fear of the hidden things of darkness coming to light, would, ere now, have applied the thumb-screws or some such instrument of torture, to poor John Thoro good." The Rev. Maurice James, 8.D., Rector of Pem bridge, near Leominster, in a letter to the Morning C'hronicle, announcing a subscription of Id. Is. to the fund, says :—" I request you, by the publication of this, to give me an opportunity of declaring my sympathy with the ma n , an d w i t h th e cause for which he suffers ; and, at the same time, of owning the obligation felt by me to resign the preferment which I hold in the Church of England, and to quit her pale upon the same prin ciple, applicable alike to Tithes and Church-rates, un less symptoms of a more equitable and Christian spirit shall develope themselves in her with a rapidity and de cision beyond what, I confess, there seems at present any reason to anticipate." Of all the evils which have resulted from the corrupt and covetous Establishment of this kingdom, no one has been more bitterly complained of, and more insultingly upheld, than that of Church-rates. This obnoxious im post is, indeed of all others, the very one which clashes most with every conscientious feeling that actuates those who dissent from the doctrines of the Church which levies it. It is wrong—foul and fraudulent wrong—to be compelled to pay for the support, in luxury, and often in licentiousness, of the clergyman of an opposing creed ; it is still more galling to pay for the erection of sump tuous and magnificent edifices which are devoted to the inculcation of that creed. In the former instance we occasionally see some result of our forced contributions, in the person of one of those rarce eves of the Establish ment—a virtuous and beneficent clergyman, dispensing a part of his revenues in administering to the comfort of the sick and helpless of those from whom he derives it. But in being compelled to pay for the erection of a Protestant place of worship, the Dissenting Christian must always feel a bitter conviction that he is plundered for a purpose fraught throughout with evil, unmixed with the smallest shade or particle of good. This has been, consequently, one of the main objects of dislike and re sistance with all classes of Dissenters. -And in propor tion as it has been inveighed against by the growing in telligence of the country, thus, with suicidal obstinacy, and stupid malignity, has it been persevered in by the clergy, and enforced, too, with a degree of rigour and tyranny exceeding, generally, even the harshness of their proceedings in the collection of the equally unjust, but, perhaps, less in.mediately obnoxious impost of tithes. In England when the first show of dislike was exhibited to this abominable system of legalized robbery, the par sons, trusting to their ancient influence with the most brutal and bigotted part of the populace, resorted to their oft-tested weapon of fiery persecution. But they have found that those who once shrunk from, now reso lutely and stedfastly withstand, the power of that which was the strong hand of slaughter and death, but which is now the feeble though venomous assault of crippled, palsied, and time-worn intolerance. Thoro good, Child, and a host of conscientious seceders from that which was once the Church of England, anti which is now the only Church of the Priests and the Aristocracy, have shown " the powers that be" that no longer can a profligate and contemptible hierarchy ride roughshod over the intellects of a free people. And the spirit with which the subject is discussed and the grievance denounced, all over Great Britain, tells a tale disastrous to the lovers of fraud and force, but cheer ing and consoling to the supporters of justice, charity, and true religion.—Southern Reporter. THE TIIREATENED STRIKE AT GLASGOW.— It is with unfeigned pleasure we have now to state, that, as anticipated in our last, all prospects of the power loom factories being shut up have vanished, an amicable arrangement having been come to by the masters and their workmen. We congratulate the operatives on the good sense they have exhibited in this matter.—Scots Times. Mr. O'CoNNELL.—Mr. O'Connell was to leave Derrynane Abbey this day (last Tuesday) for Tralee, where he is to be entertained at a public dinner on Thursday. On Friday the Hon. Gentleman is to pro ceed to Limerick, and he is expected in Dublin on Sa turday.—Dublin Evening Post. MELANCHOLY CASE OF DESTITUTION.-- In an inquiry which took place yesterday before Mr. Carter, the Coroner for Surrey, at the Hope and Anchor, Southampton-street, Camberwell, the following melancholy details were laid before the jury. It ap peared that about seven weeks since the wife of a man of the• name of Ware, living in Peto-street, Camberwell, was delivered of a child (the deceased) in the General Lying-in Hospital, Westminster-road. The mother died there. When the infant was twelve days old it was given over to the father, and he said he did all he could for it. He gave it bread and milk and sugar, and attended to it for three days, and then obtained a dry nurse for it ; but she charging more than he could afford, he procured another, but the child fell away for for want of its natural nourishment. It seemed that at the instigation of this woman he went to a wet-nurse, who lived in a travelling caravan, through the roof of which, when the beadle went to make the necessary inquiries, the rain was pouring in torrents. The child died, no medical man having been called in. The father had another child only three years old ; but, though he sometimes earned only Is. a week, he would not, he said, part with " the only thing he cared for.' Verdict—" Natural death." A FATHER SUSPECTED OF MURDERING HIS INFANT.—Joseph Knight, whose examinations have appeared in former numbers of this paper, on charge of suspicion that he bad murdered an infant, was again brought up yesterday before Mr. Maude, from the gaol, and asked whether he had yet made up his mind to explain what he had done with his child ? The prisoner said he had a proposal to make. Mr. Maude asked him what it was ? He replied that he would undertake, this day week, to produce the child at a certain place to the mother, and to a person the Magistrate should appoint, provided he was set at liberty, and could do it without making known where the child was kept. Mr. Maude said he could not be set at liberty, but he might go with an officer. The prisoner said that would not do. Mr. M au d e to ld hi m h e must not go without satisfying the Court whether the child was alive. The prisoner said he would not do that. He bad promised the persons who had it that they should keep it, and if he were to tell where they lived the mother's friends would fetch it away. Mr. Maude told him he must be further remanded. Prisoner—By what Act of Parlia ment am I detained ? Mr. Maude—l have no Act of Parliament for it. I proceed under the common law. Prisoner—What am I to understand by com mon law ? Mr. Maude—You are here on sus picion of having murdered your child, and the circumstances are, that a few hours after its birth you took it away from its mother, and it has not since been heard of. It has been detained against the mother's consent, and we have the evidence of two per sons upon oath, who say they have reason to believe it has been murdered. Prisoner—Then lamto be a pri soner for life on suspicion ? Mr. Maude —Unless you satisfy us where it is. Prisoner—l would not hang a cat on suspicion. Mr. Maude : I do not know whether they will hang you or not, but I must caution you that there is already sufficient evidence against you to put you on your trial for your life for murdering your child. Prisoner—lf I can go before a Jury I shall be satisfied. Mr. Maude—Well, you have that opportunity.— The prisoner was then put down ; and Mr. Maude ordered the depositions against him to be r e du ce d to writing, with a view to h; Pnmmitfal to the a!Fizes, We 7TJ'l c,,..id, P .d be Lein here till ueN.t Manchester Chronicle. DEC. 19, COURT OF EXCI SE ' EXTRAORDINARY SEIZURE OF AN ILLICIT STILL AT FULL. WORK AT A PUBLIC HOUSE. George Cooke, l''s, White -street, Borou g h , was summonedthe defendant ' o l e n ° inform a ti one f a n t n: Ta e n ; i r i a m oud netieelic'ilodrtaohnta6,voiwtorii. who private still on bis pr emi d sez i Tile penalties sought to be recovered against Mr. Gerge Ttnslay appeartA for th e was prevented by illness from attetuliter It appeared that on the 26th of Oetober last, Hughes officers of Excise, i i l e iCh they had received i a n ,e ( a . o t n t s o eq t u h e e n h c o e u o se t o ir f it t t and i o ß n u r y i t , wait the defendant's stock. defendant, a ee n .sJ d ei asked cnidthheamd t 0 to examinew , ‘ G‘ sokoiknerteraqdwu'ould as he was in the spoil ifa time some skins hanging the officers went into the back ° p e ariour ln an t d he he m ar e d an so t m im e e_ up, which some thing running down a sort of shoot. Th ey did not ta k e much notic e o f that circumstance at the time, but pro lceecei de,,d_to examin e the hou s e an d s t oc k. Th e d e f endant ,v , ,:: ` , 7ril into every room in th e h ouse h ut two, L . tic ~.• ' : ii r ,, t 4, ,,,, ; ~ . ,,1-..1„ :ty 4,1.4itt,,t,,,Li:, utatt tite; y lutiad tu the sink, undet: l ~l he spout, down which they bad previously Wilum....._ % Id)0 Yr)UNG, 0 1 N o , 112, Strand, at The Sun O ffi ce, No 112, Strand, in the county of Mid dleser.—Friday, December 20, 1839; LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, DEC. 19. (Sittii.gs at Nisi Prins, before Mr. Baron GURNEY and a Special Jury, at MORTIMER V. WALLAH. _ Mr. Cresswell, with whom were Mr. Richards and Mr. Martin, appeared for the plaintiff; and Sir W. I Follett, with Mr. Bagley, was Counsel tor the defendant The plaintiff in this case is a gentleman connected with the Stock Exchange, and sought to recover by this action a sum of 4,5311. ss. from the defendant, who is a tailor, carrying on his business in King-street, Covent garden, under the following circumstances, as substan tiated by the evidence which was adduced by the Leatned I Counsel on both sides in support of their cpening state- Iments. The defendants, it appears, had been in the habit of intrusting "the working of his capital," as he termed it himself, to a broker named Taylor, a man who had been in that line of busiaess for some years, but had gradually been contracting his monetary transactions for some little time past. According to the system adopted between them, the broker would seem to have been confided in to a considerable extent, until Mr. M'Allen, in September last, came to the determina tion to relinquish a course of dealing with his loose capital which he found had been productive of more trouble and anxiety than the increased profits arising therefrom could compensate him for. He accord ingly intimated to Mr. Taylor by note that he wished hint to re-invest at his earliest convenience whatever stun he might have of his in his hands, and which did in fact amount to something under 5,0001. Mr. Taylor, however, it would seem, had abused the trust so imposed on him by his correspondent, for he was at that time utterly without any funds wherewith to satisfy his de mands, but being at length peremptorily called upon to meet him at twelve o'clock on Monday, the 7th of Sep tember last, in order that the transfer of the stock so to be purchased in his name might be made, he attended for that purpose at his usual offices, from which he had been absent on the Saturday before, for which day the appointment had been originally made. These parties having so met, Mr. Taylor left the room with the avowed intention of purchasing the stock required with the money so in his bands, but in fact with the deter mination to get the stock " by hook or by crook," as the Learned Judge expressed himself in summing up the case to the Jury. He accordingly applied to the plaintiff, whom he met on the Stock Exchange, saying that he wished to purchase 5,0001. stock for Mr. M'Allen immediately, but that gentleman not being at the instant able to do so in his own name, made an arrangement with a friend named Ward, who agreed to make the transfer on his account. The transfer ticket of that sum was accordingly made out, and handed over to Mr. Taylor, who thereupon re paired to Mr. M'Allen at his office, where an acceptance of the bargain was executed by that person, and the stock securely transferred into his name. As soon as this was done Mr. Mortimer demanded payment of the Purchase-money, amounting to 4.5311. 55., from Mr. Taylor, requiring from him the check of his principal. Mr. Taylor. however, begged hint to wait till the next. day, and in the meantime offered to give a cheque on his own bankers, Messrs. Roberts and Co., which he wished not to he presen;,ed until the following day, as he said he had received a cheque from his principal on a West-end banker, which he could not get till that time. Mr. Mortimer, however, insisted on that being banded over to him, when Mr. Taylor said he could not do that, as he had already paid it into his bankers ; but this Mr. Mortimer answered by saying, "Oh ! very well, then come and walk with me to your bankers, and we can easily get the cheque back again." This course Mr, Taylor assented to, and they were proceeding on their way to Messrs. Roberts, when Taylor turned round and confessed that he had never had any cheque from the defendant ; hut that being indebted to him for stock previously sold out for him, and also for money paid, to the amount of 5,000/. stock, he had been suddenly called upon to invest that amount, and heed thus been driven unavoidably to per petrate this friend upon the plaintiff. Highly indignant at this communication, Mr. Mortimer instantly caused a distringas to be placed upon the stock so transferred to Mr. M'Allen's name, and on tho same day pro ceeded to lay his case before the Committee of the Stock Exchange, when in the presence of Taylor he made the above statement, which was admitted by Tay lor, with the additional statement, that though he knew he could not pay the purchase-money of this stock, he had friends in town and country from whom he hoped to receive the necessary funds, unless the transaction was revealed to the public. The unfortu nate man, it would appear, never after this day ap peered at his office, and shortly afterwards absconded from his private residence ; nor was he traced until the body of a stranger was found stricken with apoplexy while in a cab, we believe, which turned out on the in quest to be that of the absentee. Under these melan choly circumstances it was that the action was brought, the plaintiff contending that the defendant was liable to him, while Sir W. Follett for the defendant on the other hand, urged as a defence thereto, that according to the regulations of the Stock-Exchange itself; the credit on all such transactions was that of the broker buying the stock, and not that of his principal, who, being in most cases wholly unknown to the seller, was not likely to obtain much credit from those in the habit of frequenting the Money Market. It would be a new practice if the plaintiff should make out that the principal was liable to whom a broker had transferred stock purchased by him, no matter what the accounts between them might be. The brokers and jobbers transacted all the business themselves, and. knew each other well, and their res pective credit ; the transfers and soles, therefore, were made on the faith of being paid by the broker doing the business, and the usual course of the. business seemed to be to take their cheek. If the broker was a doubtful man, the seller would hold back the transfer till he was satisfied of the money, and as some one is to bear the heavy loss consequent upon this fraud of the broker, it was but right that the plaintiff should do so, for he dealt with a man whose position he was the best judge of. Mr. CRESSWELL, in reply, said that it was not a correct statement of the usual course of the dealings on the Stock Exchange, for so far from its being usual to look to the broker, the credit was never given to him, nor is he always held liable, unless the principal neglects to pay : that was the object of the fourth re gulation of the committee, which expressly says, that a broker shall be liable, even though he gives a reference to a third party, if the third party neglects to pay ; so that, in fact, he is only the last resource of the seller. The evidence however in this case fully proves that no credit had ever been given to Mr. Taylor, who had none on the Exchange at the time of this transaction, and who was immediately asked by the plaintiff to give the check of his principal, and not his own, with which Mr. Mortimer would not have anything whatever to do. There could be no doubt but that the plaintiff had been defrauded out of the stock, which he had immediately put a distringas upon, and to recover the entire of which he had brought this action at the very earliest point of time. It the fraud was that of Taylor alone, at any rate it was one i n favour of the defendant, wh o had imposed such blind confidence in him, and who ought to bear the loss ra ther than the plaintiff, a stranger to him, and one who certainly showed no inclination to trust him to any amount. Mr. Baron GURNEY then addressed the Jury on the whole case, the main question wherein was, whether the plaintiff had trusted to Taylor, and to Taylor alone, in the transaction for the payment of the value of this stock so transferred by him to M'Allan. The Jury having retired for about half an hour, re turned with a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed, which was accordingly so entered, subject to a motion on a point of law raised by Sir W. Follett as to the right of the plaintiff to maintain the present form of action, which was indebitatus assumpsit for the value of this stock, with reference to the statute of George IL, c. 8, s. 8, by which it is enacted that all sales and transfers of stock by persons not actually possessed of the same shall be illegal and void in law. The Learned Gentleman cited the case of " Child v. --," p. 162 of 8 T. R., in support of this position, but the Learned Baron determined to allow the ease to go on, subject to future proceedings, if he should be wrong in the opinion entertained of the case, which seemed to be favourable to the plaintiff's right to sue in the present form. EXCHEQUER IN EQUITY, DEC. 19. DIXON V. BUTLER. Mr. SHARPE (with whom was Mr. Wray) appeared in support of a petition from the parish of Abram, in the township of Wycombe, praying for the payment of the sum of 5001., bequeathed by the will of Elizabeth Be van, to build a church. Mr. TEMPL E and Mr. BAGSH A W opposed t he peti tion on behalf of the residuary legatee. Mr. Baron ALDERSON said he should take time to consider the matter, because it was one of some nicet y, and should probably give his decision on Saturday morning. EV N i Lrill( N. heard something running, aquantity of liquor, which appeared and tasted like wash, prepared for distilling. They found no green skins. They then insisted upon examining the two rooms, which he said belonged to his lodgers, and when they were forcing open the doors Cooke ran down stairs as fast as he could, and they saw no more of him. The different articles found in the rooms left no doubt about the trade carried on. The COURT convicted the defendant, fined him in two penalties of MR each, first, for working a private still, and secondly for having four gallons of spirits upon an unlawful part of his premises, namely, in the gut ter on the roof of his house. THE NEW POLICE COURTS' BILL. Mrs. Waited, a smartly dressed youcg woman, ap peared before the Court on behalf of her husband, a ginger beer seller and fruiterer, No. 9, York-street , Commercial-road, to answer an information for selling gin on two successive Sunday mornings. The COURT convicted her husband in the full penal ties of 501. in each case. THE CITY MOCK AUCTIONS AGAIN. Robert Taite, who appeared nefore the Court at former sitting, and was fined 1001., was again convicted in the like (full) penalty, for selling without a liceose, at a mock-auction shop, No. 34, in the Poultry, Cheap side, on the 9th November last. The defendant, who was recognized as a very old offender, thre-v himsolf on the mercy of the Court on account of his poverty. Th e auction-room was non shut up, and he was entirely without employment. John M'Laren appeared to two informations for sel ling by public auction, without hiving taken o ut his license. He was fined 100/. in each case. William Holmes, and several other per sons connected with those auction mockeries in the City, pleaded guilty to informations for selling without being licen,Ned, as auc tioneers, and were fined in the full penalty. MR. CHILIIs, OF BUNGAY, AIND THE TWADDLERS. Mr. Childs has addressed a spirited letter to 71c , Sun, defending himself from the charges made ag ains t him by the Patriot, and dealing out some very heavy blows in return. He supports his just charge of Juke' warmness on the part of the London Societies i n the Case of John Thorogood. " I admit (says he) that have made the charge, and I beg you to observe the facts by which Mr. Conder and his coadjutor Mr. Boy' kelt would disprove it. They tell us the Societies have done all which it was in their power to do 111 , the case, and we have thus the additional benefit. °' knowing what these Societies can do, and of measuring their value to Dissenters. They addressed by circula r the other London Societies ; caused articles or pa"' graphs to be inserted in five London papers, (am ong winch, I presume Th e S u n a nd the Globe represent the heaven and earth' Mr. Boykett promised to moc!)0 they sent down t o M r . Th orogoo d a draft of a petition which Mr. Baines p resen t e d ; th a t gentleman carried a_ motion ` 9 at a late period of the session," for a return of the writ ; they have f o r me d s e veral deputations to the Home-office ; and at meetings of the Reliwous Freedom Society's Committ e e, th e ca se has been repeatedly do' cussed 4 And this is the sum. . . . • • * •• " Mr. Baines's motion was, Mr. Boykett saye• me " . . B bly—l say, fatally—postponed till a late perio d of tn! Session, and he o bt a i ne d a co py of the writ , wh ich had long before o bt a i ne d f or sixpe n ce, and all this was the Parliamentary a gency of the Soc!ety. i n d iv id ua l; was submitted to Mr. Duncombe in July r h, not of any S oc i e ty, b u t w h o sa w the rrennes of what h a d b een a l rea dy d one , and alawagb the House w as th en crow d e d w ith business, that gv:n; tleman was not p reven t e d by " the regulation s ana constitution of the House" f rom a t once bringing on, and carrying a pledge, w hi c h M r . B a ines was not p resent _ to support, th a t ear l y next sess i on the existing law of Church-rates should be altered, so as to prevent the occurrence of like violence' to religious scruples. Of the deputations to Downing•street and com m ittee meetings I do not speak, because the dis senting public h as l ong k no wn the '` satisfactory character of th ese ex pl o it s —how consolatory to the self-importance of officials—how magnificent in the Court Circalar—how empty of results !" In a very pithy note which Mr. Childs appends to h is letter ; he says e ..._‘• For nearly a year the Church-rate Abolition Society has made no sign.' The last pub lic event in its history, was a controversy respecting alleged malversation of its funds, Mr. Besley pledging himself to prove at the first public meeting the grave charges he advanced, and the committee pledging themselves to call such meeting in May last. No public meeting was called in May, nor at any other time. The charge, therefore, returns, and if there really be any present members of such a Society, they are invited to say what became of its funds."—Leeds Times. THE MARKETS. COUNTRY MARKETS. P.•sc .1 W heat. Barley. i Oats. Per Quarter. i s. to s. Bath ' 72 81 Blandford 64 72 Bridport 68 than! 60 84 Gloucester 72 75 Lxe er Guildford - Newbury 58 80 Reading 58 84 Salisbury 72 84 Shtrborne 7B Shepton Mallet 72 84 Uxbridge Warminster,,.,) S. tO • 8. s. :38 50 32 4S s. to s. 29 36 30 36 S. to s. 43 5 6 46 50 .0 00 4..0 ••• .... - 36 51 X2O 26 45 4S al 34 27 34 21 28 40 16 26 34 32 50 21 32 35 47.23 34 40 50 34 42 51 26 SO 33 54 20 34 37 43 2S 32 36 54 27 3S ii 40 :. - - _ .ii -4-6 4 , 5 50 41 43 40 44 42 52 40 53 44 58 42 48 _, 48 Du 50 58 ...... ••• ..• .. Winchester Yeovil 55 85 6 64 4 ; 6 2 1 4 - 0 49 - 3 - 7 ) - 3 - 2 146 50 I - LEE D S CORN MARKET.— Dec. 17. 665. to 795. Pe Wheat, Ngrfolk and Suflblk, 601 b. York. and Lincoln. 601 b. 3arley, 'Norfolk and Sunlk Yorkshire and Lincolnshire 35s 425. . to . , Grinding Beans 63lb. Oats, Potatoe 3os. to 39r. --Mealing, 1. or. —d. to—si Shelling Eng. 135024..0J:3,d. s pe . pe r noonade. •••Ii rarf• GUILDFORD NIA RKET, Wheat, Old (Per Load) Wi. to 20/.1 , s.—N. w, 161. to 214 51s. 40s. to 44a Bar'ey IPer Qr.) 4Cs to 465. Beans (Per Qr.) 40 41 I Oats 23 ;,1 Rye Grey Pease, 425. to 445. DEVIZES CORN MARKET. S. d Per Sack. s. d. s. d. Per Quarter. s. d. First Wheat... 37 6 Beans (per sack)... 20 0 49. 0 Oats 25 0 to 3 6 i 34 0 Second n 28 0 t Third lia rley .. 26 0 48 I Bread (per ga11.)... 1 6 --- ----- MOVE THE MASSES.—The secret has been found out—the secret upon which alone we relied for success —namely, how to move the multitude. Having persuaded ourselves that the secret was found by Father Mathew—we saw that a great revolution would be speedily accomplished—and, accordingly, we felt our selves called upon to bear witness. But really we did no think —who could have thought ?—that the revolution would have been so rapid in its progress. It surp asses in quickness of diffusion, in the suddenness of change , anything that could be dreamt of, even in the most san guine temperament. It is an exemplification of the apothegm, that truth is strange, stranger than fiction, —Dublin Evening Post. PRIZE CUPS.—Nenr and Second-hand SILVER PRIZE CUPS are offered at very REDUCED PRICES, and selestioa may be made from a great variety, both of Sizes and Patterns, at T. COX SAVORY'S , Goldsmith and Watchmaker, 47, Cernhill (Seven Doors from Gracechurch- tr e et), London. Drawings of Cups w ill b e forwarded in answer to a post paid application. It is desirable Letters for Drawings should mention either the size or about the price of the Cup or Cups that may be required. cles T m he ay following Manu facturing Silversmiths, No. 14, Cernhill, LoIoPACriFERN PLA FE.—A. B. SAVORY and SONS oosit the Bank of England). The best wrought FIDD LE SPOONS and FORKS, a 7s. 2d. per oun r e t e . be bad are the weights recommended, but the i 31) at 7 2... 111 5 4 lighter or heavier, at the same price per ounce. a s. d. 4 , d. 12 FicHle Pattern Silver Table Spoons ....... 7 • 3 8 2 ditto Dessert ditto 2O 7 2......10 15 • 1.2 d; i 'table Forks 12 ditto Dessert ditto 20 7 2... 7 3 4 Gravy SP.'" lO 7 2... A 11 8 2 ditto " 1 ditto Soul, i vile 10 7 2... 3 11 3 Sauce ditto... .......,.....• 10 7 P...:0 r • l6 ' 4 ditto Salt Spoons (gilt strong) 1 0 4 ditto !r o t s ot sliver Spoons and Forks, Fish Slice ....,..... ........ 2 li ditto er _ning, detailed Lists of the Prices of Tea Spoons ... ............ 10 7 8 3 16 A 12 ditto Sugar Tongs (strong)... I pair ditto A 'ou Pa p rn at Pthe Coffees ser .. v ices, and of the different articles of Plated Ware, , may h e had on applicatio n , or w i ll be sent into the coun try • i n answer to a pail! letter ; the Plate Rooms of this Esta blishment contain a large selection of every article requisite t o com plete a servic e . Sliver Tea and HS. On the 16 t h inst., at West BIRT Alvin,gton Vicarage, Devon, the lady of the Rev. Dough§ Macdonald of a daughter. On the 18 t h inst. at Weston-house, Albury, the wife of John 13. Cardale, Esq., of a son. DIED. On the 19th i ns t., S ta ff or d , only son of M r. G eor ge Robins, Surgeon, Bedford-street, age d 2 years . On the 16th inst., at Powderham Castle, near Exeter, the Countess of Devon. On the 15th inst., at Scruton Hall, Yorkshire, Harriet, re lict of the late Colonel Foster Lechmere Coon. On the 16th inst , at Brook-street, Bath, Mrs. II; Benson,daughter of the late D r . B enson , P re b en d ar y of Cante rbur y , aged 70. On the 17th inst., a t G ar tf err y, near Gl as gow, Mary, relict of David Dobie, E sq ., o f G ar tf erry . On the 18th i n st., at B e ll evue , near Reading, M a ry Ann, the wife of Thomas Bacon, E sq . On the 17th inst., Eliz a b e th, the i n f an t daughter of R obert Buchanan Dunlop, Esq., of Westbourne-place, Eaton-squa re. On the 18th inst., Mr. John Cath, St. Mary-at-hill, aged 60. On the 18th inst., at Argyll-place, Regent-street, Major Henry Mercer, late of the Hon. East India Company's Ser vice, aged 80. On the 19th inst., in John-street, Bedford-row, Mrs• Charlotte Carew, relict of Robert Carew, Esq., of the New Kent-road, aged 71. On the 17th inst., at Sheffield House, Kensington, Maria Theresa Caroline, eldest child of Dr. Lang, of Newman-street. On the 17th inst., in the Tower, Catherine, only d a ughter of Henry T. Gruaz, Esq., of the Ordnance Department , Tower, aged 21. On the 18th inst., in Bedford-square, Lady Wood , r elict of Sir George Wood, Knight , late one of the Barons of th e Court of Exchequer. 1