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Feb. 2—J. Ivory, farmer, Meppershall, Beds., Feb. 2 —J. Harford and W. W. Davies, iron masters, Bristol, Feb. 2—J. Murray, millwrights, Liverpool, Feb. 2—D. Frazer, ship owner, Little Tower-street, Feb. 2—J. Brooker, carver and gilder, Southampton-row, Blooms bury, Feb. 2—G. Lawes, tailor, Southampton, Feb. 2 J. Prior, statuary, Bedford, Feb. 2--A. Pickard, cloth manufacturer, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, Feb. 2—R. Mars den, linen draper, Llanelly, Brecknockshire, Feb. 2. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. F. Fordancii.RTßrocklehurst—T. and J. B. Hop kins, grocers, Cardiff, Glamorganshire—J. Barkes, G. Wilson, and J. Barkes, jun., ship builders, Monkvvear mouth;Durham—J. Orton and I'. Drummond, drapers, Bolton—J. Howard and J. Parker, coach makers, Long acre—D. Moore and E. Meacham, cider merchants, Led bury, Herefordshire—T. H. Bower and C. Back, attor neys, Chancery-lane--J. Barker and T. Longfoot, rag merchants, Savage-gardens, Crotched-friars —W. Kirk and W. Rudston, auctioneers, Hull—Jn. and Js. Arnold, surgical instrument makers, West Smithfield—G. S. Coxwell, W. Croser, E. Croser, and R. Poole, coal mer chants, Southampton—J. Schofield, sen., W. Schofield, and J. Schofield, jun., scale board makers, Ashton under-Lyne (so far as regards J. Schofield, sen.)—S. T. Smith, and J. Smith, stuff dyers, Bradford, Yorkshire—R. and J. Clapperton, drapers, Bolton-le- Moors, Lancashire—W. Gattonby, sen., and W. Gat tonbv, jun., bricklayers, White-street, Southwark—T. and J. Seargcant, wine mercha nts, Scuthampton—J. King and A. R. Cornwall, surgeons, Tonbridge-wells, Kent—W. Offley - , sen., C. G. Webber, W. Offley, jun., and J. J. Forrester, Oporto merchants, London (so far as regards W. Offley, sen.)—T. B. Lethbridge, W. Wil liams,. and J. Morgan, iron masters, Pentwyn, Mon mouthshire—S. Roberts and G. Liggins, tailors, Shore ditch—D. B. and F. Davy, ship builders, Topsham, De vonshire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. JAMES GILL SMITH and JOHN SMITH, ma nufacturers, Dundee, Jan. 16 and Feb. 6, at two, at the Royal Hotel, Dundee , . GEORGE FERGUSON, Edinburgh, Jan. 17 and Feb. 7, at two, at the chambers of J. Lindsay, Edinburgh. DONALD DAVIDSON, cattle dealer, Little Coul mony, Nairnshire, Jan. 19 and Feb. 9, at two, at the office of R. Malcolm, Nairn. DAVID JOLLY, merchant, Arbroath, Jan. 17 and Feb. 6, at twelve. at Seaton's Hotel, Arbroath. ALEXANDER lIISLOP, farmer, Eehline, Linlith gowshire, Jan. IS and Feb. 15, at twelve, at the Star and Garter Hotel, Linlithgow. ALEXANDER BALFOUR and JOAN BALI: OUR MELDRUM, merchants, Dundee, Jan. 18 and Feb. 8, at twelve, at the British Hotel, Dundee. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending Jan. 9, 1843, is 345. 3d. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the Im portatiLn thereof into Great Britain. COURT OF SEWERS. A special meeting of the Court of Sewers for the City and Liberty of Westminster, and part of the county of Middlesex, took place yesterday, at the Sewers-office, Greek-street, Soho, for the purpose of examining appli cants for the contemplated appointment of new assistant surveyor and fourth clerk of the works ; and to take such steps as might be deemed expedient for the selec tion of the most tit candidates for election on a subse quent day to the respective offices. Thy chair was taken at twelve o'clock by Mr. Wil loughby, and the Court was occupied till past five o'clock in examining the candidates, and their qualifications to till an office which does not iu fact exist, and which, if Mr. Leslie carries his motion for rescinding the orders of the Court at which it was determined that two new offieers should be appointed, cannot exist. The Court adjourned shortly after five o'clock, to Tuesday next, it being understood that Mr. Leslie would, on that clay, be at liberty to bring forward his motion relative to the lith bye-law, regarding the election of Chairman. THE NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, inls., THE UNLOVED ONE. By MRS. HOFLAND. Authoress of" Catherine the First ; or, the Czarina," &c. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. - - - ROPERTY HAS ITS DUTIES AS WELL AS ITS RIGHTS. Just ready, in post Syn., THE " MONSTER" MISERY of IRELAND: A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE RELATION OF LANDLORD AND TENANT. WITH SUGGESTIONS for LEGISLATIVE MEA SURES and the MANAGEMENT of LANDED PRO PERTY; the RESULT of ABOVE THIRTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE and STUDY on the SUBJECT. By JOHN WIGGINS, Es q., F. G.S. English Agent to Estates in the South and North of Ireland. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty). THE NEXT DISTRIBUTION of MONEY DIVIDENDS, AUT,',ORISED and GUARANTEED by HIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA, contains AIONEY DIVIDENDS of £5O £6O £7O £BO £9O £lOO £llO £l2O £l5O £2OO £4OO £6OO £t3oo £l,OOO £1,500 £5,000 and £23,000 sterling. Amountinf together to £70,170 sterling. Direct for PROSPECTUS with full particulars, WITH. OUT DELAY, to HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH, Or. to HEINE BROTHERS, at LUBECK. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 13, Will he repeated a New Grand Opera, in Three Acts, calledTHE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Count Arnheim, Mr. Borrani; Thaddeus, Mr. W. Harrison; Arline, Miss Raintorth; Queen of the Gipsies, Miss Betts. After which, will be repeated a New Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN AND KING PEPIN ; or- VALENTINE AND ORSON. Harlequin, Mr. Howell; Colum, pine, Miss Carson; Clown, Mr. R.dgway; Pantaloon, Mr. Blanchard. I)ress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. 6d. ; Upper Circles of Boxes is., Second Price 3s. ; Pit 3s , Second Price Qs.; Maldle Gallery 25., Second Price Is.; Upper Gallery Is., Second Price 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENI-OARDEN , M. JULLIEN'S CONCERI4 PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING. PART L Overture, Fidelio—Beethoven. The Royal Irish Quadrillo—Jullien. Trio, for two Violoncellos and Double Bass, by Messrs. Crouch, Hancock, and H.,well—Corelli. Solo on the Concertina by Mr. Case—Case. Valse, Bird of Paradise, received with the greatest favour at the Nobility's Balls—Kcenig. Sole, Violin, Master Thirlwall. The English Quadrille—Jullien. PART IL Surprise Symphony—Haydn. Opera, La Sonnambula, Grand Fantaja, with Solos—Bellini. Burletta Quadrille, entitle,' Dancing for the Milli ois—Jullien. Solo, Oboe—M. Barret. Valse, La Valse a Deux Tems—Jullien. The Real scotch Quadrille—Jullien. Doors Open at Halt past Seven, commence at Eight o'Cloek. Promenade, Is , Upper Boxes, Is.; Dress Circle, ad. ; Private Boxes, Is. 'tickets to be obtained at the Box-ottice of the Theatre; of Mr. Mitchell, uld Bond-street; Mr. Andrews, New lond-street ; Mr. Sams, St. James's-street; and M. Jullien's Mice, 0, MaddoX-street, Bond-street. M. Jullien regrets that he is Unable to give a Concert on Monday next, )4n.15, the Theatre having been let for that evening previous to his occupation. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. MR. BENJAMIN WEBsTER, LESSEE. ;THIS EVENING,JANUARY 13, Will be repeated the Comedy of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff; Mr. Strickland; Master Slender, Mr. L. Mathews ;.Mr. Ford, Mr. Stuart; Mr. l'age, Mr. Howe; enton, Mr. Caulf ield; Sir Hugh Evans, Mr. Webster; Mrs. Page, Madame Vestris ; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Nibbett ; Mrs. Quickly, Mrs. Wove( ; Anne Page, Ulu Mattley. After which, the Unparalleled Per f ormances of Professor RISLEY and his SON. _ _ _ I o conclude with a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS! King Lach rymoso, Mr. J. Bland; Prince Graceful, Miss P. Horton ; Queen Lucidors, Miss ,Julia Bennett. Orchestra - Stalls, 58. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 25. ; Upper Gallery. ls. Half.price—Boxes, 3s. ; Pit 25.; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at Half-past iix, and the t'erformances commence at Seven. --....- 'rickets and Place* to be had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box office, from Ten till Five. THEAI RE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Sterling success of " The Merry Wives of Windsor"—Mes rs, Strickland, Charles Mathews ' Webster, Stuart, Howe, Tilbury, Caulfield, J. Bland, Mesdames Vestris, Nisbett, Mattley, and Glover —with "The Fair one with the Golden Locks," every Evening. The elegant Performannees of Professor Risley and his Talented Child, their Last Appearance Tonight. I. T. ARCHER, Box-book Keeper. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. The Best Pantomime of the Season—Gorgeous Scenery. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 13, The New Drama, embracing Extraordinary Effects, Powerful Cast, and Novel Scenic Display, called THE BOHEMIANS; or, The Rogues of Paris. Principal Characters by Messrs. Lyon, O. Smith, Wright, Wieland, Maynard, Mrs. "kates,.MLs E. 4nley, Mrs. F. Matthews. Alter which, a N ew Grand Christmas 'Pantomime, called HAR LEQUIN BLUE BEARD, or, The Fairy of the Silver Crescent. Trounced with Enormous Splendour and Wonderful Effects: Columbine, Miss Ruben ; Harlequin Quicksilver, by the inimitable Wieland; Clown, by the Grimaldi of the day, Mr. 'l'. Matthews, from Theatres Royal, Covent-garden and Drury-lane; Panta: loon, Mr. Johnstone. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2P, ; Gallery, ls. ; Second price at Nine. Doors open at Six, commences at a Quarter before Seven o'Clock. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 13, Will be performed LUCREZIA BORGIA. Don Alphonso, Mr. Burdini; Germano,. Mr. 'Allen ; Mattio Orsini, Mrs. H. P. Grattan; Gubctta, Mr. Walton ; Lucrezia Borgia, Madame Eugenia Garcia. After which, THE LOST LETTER. To conclude with the New Musical Burlesque spectacle, entitled THE MAGIC -MI KROH. Sing-Song, Mrs. H. P. tirattan; Poo roo.3lr. Pant Bedford ; Sloe-Leaf, Miss R. Isaacs. • DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY TREAT RE. As usual, the funniest and most successful Pantomime. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 1 3 , Will be repeated THE BOHEMIANS 0 P A HIS. Supported by Messrs. Saville, Hoen e , Hicks, R. Bonner, Johnson, Smith, .11 rs. Vining, and all the Members ot the First Company in the World. After which an entirely new Grand Comic Pantomime with Splendid Scenery, Superb Dresses, Inimitable Properties and Tricks, every - thing new and ot the moist costly description, HARLEQUIN GRAMMAR, or, Lindley M -- un'aYiand AEI 0 U. Harlequin, Mr. W. H. Harvey ; Glrotetque, Mr. Stilt; Clown, Mr. Fuller; Panta loon, Mr. /lemons ; Columbines (alternately) Miss M.ll. Fair brother and Miss Sharpe. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box office, from Eleven to Four. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AhIPHITHEATI Under the Management of Mr. Batty, Propriet or. ARTS, T r iumphant Success of the Splendid Christmas Holiday Fete. H _w est. mlnster-Bridge is now open—Juvenile Nights. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 13, Will be performed a Grand Comic Pantomime, entitled HARLE QUIN TAM O'SHANTER, and his STEED 51EG; or, Th e Witches of Alloway • Kirk. Harlequin, Mr. Gibson ; Columbine Cushnic ; Clown. Mr. King ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mathews. New Sccnes in the Circle, and unequalled Feats of Horseman s hip . To - conclude with the splendid French Spectacle of THE VIC TORIES OF MURAT, THE SOLDIER OF FRANCE; or, The llendral, Prince, and King. Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Stalls, 55.; roxtsils.; Upper Boxes, Si.; Fit, •23.; Gallery, Is.; Upper Gallery, d. Box-office open daily from Ten till Four. Stags Boxes, One Guinea; Half.priee to Ditto, Half-a-Guinea. Private Boxes, Two Guineas; Half-price to Ditto, One Guinea. Half-price, Half-past Eight. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 13, Will be performed an entirely New Domestic Drama, entitled POVERTY; or, Mary Graham. Leonard, Mr. Freer; Jessamy Tacit, .Mr. Nants; Squire Graham, Mr. Dale; Patty Parrot, Miss Arden; Mary Graham, Miss Vincent. After which, a New Drama, entitled THE BROKEN PROMISE. Jesephe, Miss Vincent; General Morin, Mr. James; Eloise, Miss Arden. To conclude with HARLEQUIN LINCOLN LUCKY OF LA 31. BETH; or, The Three Sisters of Witch Willow Dell. Harlequin, Mr. Chapino • Clown, Mr. Scatbrow ; Pant4lool3l Mr. Morelli; Columbine, Mll3 Sc hmidt, T HE HASTINGS, RYE, and TENTERDEN RAILWAY. (From the South Eastern, at He2deorv). TO BE INCORPORATED by ACT of PARLIAMENT. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. William Peel Croughton, Esq., Heronden House, Tenterden. Herbert Barrett Curteis, EN., M.P. for Rye, Windmill Hill. Thomas Frewen, Esq., Buckwall. Charles Hay Frewen, Esq., Northiam. Thomas Gybbon Monypenny, Esq., Hole Park, Rolvenden. The Mayor of Rye, Charles Hicks, Esq. Virgil Pomfret, Esq., Tenterden. Thomas B. Shoobridge, Esq., Mayor of Tenterden. Jeremiah Smith, Esq., Springfield, near Rye. BANKERS. Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, Mills, and Co., London. The Commercial Bank of London, Moorgate-street. Messrs. Smith, Scrivens, and Co., Hastings; and Messrs. Pomfret, Pix, and Bellingham, Rye and Tenterden. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Amory, Sewell, and Moores, Throg morton-street, London. ACTING ENGINEER--Mr. Richard Dixon, Godalming, Surrey. CONSULTING ENGINEER—Joseph Locke, Esq., 20, Adam street, Adelphi. SECRETARY—Mr. John Fowle, Mint-street, Rye. Capital, 400,0001., in 16,000 Shares of 251. each. Deposit, 31. per Share. 2/. 10s. for the deposit of 10 per cent. re quired by the Standing Orders, and 10s. for Parliamentary and Engineering expenses. The advantages of Railway communication, both to the coun try through which it passes and to the projectors, when pru dently undertaken and carried out, are too well known and ap preciated to need any arguments in its favour. This Railway will be 25 miles in length, and is intended to connect the important towns of Hastings (including St. Leonard's), Rye, and Tenterden, with the South-Eastern Railway at Headcorn, and the forms required by the Standing Orders, preparatory to applying for an Act having been com plied with, it is intended to go to Parliament in the ensuing session for the necessary powers to carry the undertaking into effect. A single line of rails will be quite sufficient for the anti cipated traffic of the proposed Railway, and Slr. Errington, on behalf of Mr. Locke, having examined the plans and sec has estimated the expense of constructing a single line, including bridges for a double line, and stations and sidings, at 345,0001. The Provisional Committee from their know ledge of the district, and from the best information they can obtain, estimate the cost of land and compensation, Parlia mentary expenses, &c., at 55,000 1 ., making a total capital of 400,000/., which they feel confident will be amply sufficient for the construction of the line. The Committee have made careful inquiries from the most authentic sources, namely, the proprietors of coaches and other conveyances on the line, the result of which is given in the annexed traffic table showing a traffic of 7371. per week, exclusive of a considerable amount of private traffic, the re turns of which cannot be ascertained. _ . The estimates allowe 1 by Parliamentary Committees, from the increased facilities of railway communication, arc double the previous actual traffic. This, which is below the average result as shown by experience, would make the receipts on the pro. posed Railway amownt to 1,4741. per week, making a gross income of From which deduct for working expenses 40 percent., being above the usual average Leaving a net income of £45,988 or upwards of 1I per cent. on the estimated outlay. The Committee have looked carefully through the last census, and find that the Population in the immediate neigh bourhood of the proposed line amounts to upwards of 60,000, and upon examining the returns made at the respective custom houses of Hastings, Rye, and Shoreham, the Committee find that the present exports from Hastings and Rye exceed those of Shoreham, without allowing for any increase which will un questionably be caused by the intended railway. Two months' notice will be given of all calls, and not more than 2/. 10s. per share will he called for at one time. Power will be applied for in the Act to allow interest on the deposits and paid up calls at the rate of 41. per Cent. per annum. Applications for Shares to be made to Messrs. Amory , Sewell , and Moores, Throgmorton-street, London; Mr. Fowle, Mint street, Rye; and Mr. Shewell, Stock and Sharebroker, 25, Tokenhouse-yard, London. CONCERT EXTRAORDINARY FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY. 1.21 OYAL ADELAIDE GALLERY, LOW THER ARCADE, STRAND.—On MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, as there will be no Promenade Concert at Covent-garden Theatre, that highly popular Music, entitled JULLIEN'S ENGLISH QUADRILLES, which has been kindly lent by the Author, for this night only, will be performed by the Orchestra of this Institution, with English Fifes, Drums, &c., as at Covent-garden. Other Novelties will also be introduced. Conductor, Mons. L. Z. Remy. PROGRAMME. _ 1. Overture, Fidelio, Beethoven-2. Ballad, Auld Robin Gray, Miss Thornton-3. Selection from Lucia di Lammer moor, with Solos for Violoncello, Mons. Lorenzetti (his first ap pearance), and Cornet-I-Piston, Mr. Handley-4. All is Lost, Mr. Pening, Bellini-5. English Quadrilles, Jullien. Part IL-1. Andante (Second Movement, from a new Grand Symphony in D Minor), Henri Laurent, first time of its public performance-2. New Ballad, Miss Thornton, in which Mons. Remy will introduce imitations, on the Violin, of La Musette, first time-3. Grand Duo, from the celebrated Opera I Puritani, for Violin and Violoncello, Monsieurs L. Z. Remy and Lorenzetti, first time in this establishment-4. Jullien's Royal Irish Quadrilles, by desire-5. Comic Song, Mr. Hutchings-6. Galop Adelaide, composed for this estab lishment by Mr. T. Browne. Previous to the Concert Mr. Monck Mason's Aerial Ma • chine will be exhibited, and after the Concert, the Gas Mi croscrope and Dissolving Views. Admission One Shilling. Doors open at Seven, the Con cert commences at Half-past Seven in the Evening. Lecture in the Theatre at Half-past Eight o'Clock on Payne's Patent Process. FN. E WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, JAN. 13. THEIMOMETER, Lowest, 39 ; Highest, 45 ; Noon, 41. BAROMETER, 30.1.—WIND, N.W. __ Norc.—The nuLaber 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Nloniing ... 56 minutes after 6 I Evening ... 20 minutes after 7. • itty:' ,l joa; = , Ar. L.k-6- 1 l'o r il es l,‘• \ ,PlPhlll, 4: I NJ. S \ 4.1 ' • MO - 4 SECOND EDITION. ixtlxiug AUL LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1844. Our own opinion of the consequences, of a Re peal of the Union between England and Ireland, is upon record. We have, over and over again, declared our deliberate conviction upon this sub ject. We have not altered our opinion, we have not deviated one particle ; we are not blind to the gross injustice that has been done to Ireland, nor are we less inclined to give Ireland equal laws, equal privileges, equal representation, and full, complete, and perfect justice,—but we do not think that a Repeal of the Union, is the means by which such ends can be attained. We deny the merits of that Repeal, and we think it a delusion. But no matter what the merits of the Repeal agitation may be, whe ther it be a good to be desired, or an evil to be avoided,—no matter whether it would prove a benefit to Ireland, or an injury to England— one thing is quite certain, that the agita tion is one for the repeal of an Act of Parliament, by legal and constitutional means, and that the attainment of a legal object by le gal means. was never, is not now, and so long as liberty is a substance, not a shadow, will never be, a crime or an offence. An Act of Parliament made the Union—an Act of Parliament can unmake it. The cry for Repeal, is nothing more than a cry for such an Act. Where, then, its illegality,—where its cri minality ? The power invoked, is the constitu tional power of Parliament ; the parties invok ing, are the people of Ireland, and equally en titled to declare their opinions, as the people of England. The people of England have met by thousands; the people of Ireland by hundreds of thousands; equally peaceable, equally orderly in each coun try. The cry in England has been for reform, for the repeal of obnoxious laws, for the redress of grievances, for impartial legislation. Where is the difference in object, between the Irish agitation of this day, and the English agitation of fbrmer days ? Where is the difference between the monster-meetings to obtain the People's Charter, to present the National Petition, and to procure the repeal of the Septennial Act, and the Irish monster meetings to procure the repeal of the Act of Union, which took away the Par liament of Ireland, and destroyed its separate Legislature ? We cannot discover the difference which makes the one legal, and allows it to pass without notice, or the other illegal, and worthy of a prosecution. They are both peaceable ex pressions of the minds of the people—they are both in the spirit and the intent of our British Constitution, which allows to every man, freedom of complaint for his grievances, to that power which the law recognises, and which makes the law. Meeting after meeting bad been held, at which not a single breach of the peace occurred; an entire year had witnessed the grand spectacle, of countless thousands assembling to call for the redress of a grievance, which, whether fancied or real, had enlisted in its denouncement a large proportion of the people of Ireland, and the last meeting of the season was abut to be held, when, on the very eve of its assembling, Government stepped in, and declared its illegality. Then the arm of the law was bared, —prosecutions were com menced against those who had taken part in the peaceable demonstrations, which for months had been seen and witnessed without a word of warning -or of disapproval, and now, those pro secutions are about to be tested by judge and jury. How those prosecutions have hitherto been carried on, by a refusal of every particle of information as to the mode in which the indict ment was found—the withholding of the names of the witnesses by whom it was to be supported —the swearing of the witnesses examined (if sworn at all) in a private room, not in open Court as by law directed—the suppression of nearly one-tenth of the jury panel, by accident or design, matters not—these are all facts, which speak volumes. In such an affair, as the prose cution of Ireland's greatest patriot, to whom Ireland owes a debt of gratitude which she can never repay, every attempt should have been made to strip it of any appearance of harsh ness, or of eagerness to urge the law to its utmost limits, and every indulgence should have been given to the accused, that could he hoped for, or requested. No tricks, no quirks, no sharp practice, no pettifogging astute ness, should have been shown, or suspected in such a case—the private visits of the ATTORNEY ENERAL to London, the extraordinary in cident of the RECORDER'S visit to the PRE MIER, whilst the jury list was incomplete, should not have occurred—the stream of justice ought to have flowed in channels, free from taint or from suspicion. Crown solicitors ought not to have compelled witnesses to swear to facts which they found out to be incorrect. Attorney- Generals' creatures ought not to have wormed themselves, under false colours, into quarters where they had no right to be admitted; and Secretary of States' implements, ought not to have disgraced the character of the Press, by pretending public employment, when in reality in Ministerial pay. Time will show whether any, or all, of these things, have been. If they have, the shame, the disgrace is on the heads of the abettors and of the contrivers, and punishment must and will follow them. In such a matter as a prosecution against DANIEL O'CONNELL, the leaning ought to have been, rather to restrain the law than to stretch it; the man whose great crime is the de manding of justice for his country, ought to have had no reason, to complain of want of justice to himself, and moral force would have been given to the proceedings of a Government, infinitely beyond that which now attends them, if a spirit of fairness and of strict impartiality had been apparent in their actions. Monstrous at all times, is it to try a man for his intentions—who can tell what any man's in tentions are I Just as well may it be charged against the instigators of the prosecution, that they wish to burk the liberties of Ireland, by compassing the death of O'CONNELL in prison, as it may be charged against him, that he intended to procure a Repeal of the Union, by force and violence. The one is just as true as the other, and equally clear, from the overt acts alleged. No juror, whose passions do not carry away his judgment, can convict a fellow being for intentions, unless those intentions are distinctly avowed, and plainly stated by the accused. No juror can, regard being had to his oath, convict a man of a conspiracy of which the evidence is not conclusive and decided. No honest juror, can find a verdict of guilty upon suspicion, or convict any man of intents, which he does not avow either by words, or actions of indisputable nature. The safety of Ireland,—the peace of the em pire,—depend upon the result of the trials of O'CONNELL, and most sincerely do we hope and pray, that Heaven may direct the hearts of judges and of jurors in the way of truth and of justice. The Anti-Corn-law League goes forth, as was observed of NAPOLEON, " conquering and to conquer." It is enlisting recruits in all quarters, even among those who, four years since, were its bitterest opponents. On Wednesday last, its two most eminent members, Messrs. COBDEN and BRIGHT, attended at a grand Free Trade Banquet, which was given them in the City Hall at Glasgow, on which occasion not less than two thousand individuals were present. Mr. Fox MAULE, who was among the guests, and who— as our readers are perhaps aware—is the son and heir of one of the richest and most influential landholders in all Scotland, spoke out in straightforward and energetic terms on the subject of free trade, and, as will be seen by the following passage, which we quote from his speech, condensed a vast deal of signi ficant meaning within the smallest possible com pass :—" I think it stands to reason," said the Hon. Gentleman, " that that system is best, and promotes to the greatest extent the well-being of all, which shall give us the easiest enjoyment of that which the rest of the world produces, and which shall convey back in return the pro- duce of our own industry. Now these are the principles upon which I wish to see legislation con ducted, and not in one point only but in all. In fact, I wish to see no taxation which is not solely for the purpose of maintaining our national credit, and answering our national engagements; and 1 further wish to see the taxation so levied that its pressure may be equal on all classes, and no one class have exemption at the expense of another." In these few but comprehensive words we have au admirable digest of the principles of free trade—principles which it is the object of the League to popularise, and whose full and perfect triumph it is ere long destined to accomplish. The monopolists are well aware of this; hence the secret of their present exacerbation—hence their mean and calumnious attacks on the Leaguers, which, however, in consequence of their excessive virulence, invariably fall wide of the mark. The opponents of free trade should learn to be discreet in their slanders; they should impart to them an air of plausibility, so that they may look something like truths, instead of out raging common sense; otherwise their clumsy falsehoods—as indeed has been the case hitherto— will only recoil on their own heads. We specially re commend this consideration to the attention of the Rev. Mr. FISHER, of Wavington, who, ata recent Anti-League demonstration at Newport Pagnel, did not deem it unbecoming his clerical cha racter to indulge in language like this :—" There were many things which the League had done, which he could not advise the meeting to imitate. He could not advise Drummondizing ; he could not recommend assasssination and street murder. Let the League carry on their warfare as they would, they would carry on theirs as Christians. Ile did not like to cast accusations, but he really thought he had seen too strong an occa sion to suspect that the late incendiary fires, if not instigated, were encouraged by the League." Assassination, street-murder, incen diarism ! Such are the charges which a Minis ter of the Gospel of peace and charity has the hardihood and effrontery to bring against a great popular confederacy, which—as its leaders have asserted a hundred times, and acted up to the madeassertbioy argument—non—desire triumphs snoconvertsbut bu s t uc s h uc a h s are asm means h n i d e v w e d u l b e y b o p l e d a l y e e b f u r s a i n n d s c t constitutional against the League, Rev. Gentleman, in the true spirit of Pharisaical cant, professes his dislike "to cast accusations !" In the very same sentence that he deprecates the idea of slander, lie slanders the members of an orderly, constitutional confederacy in the grossest terms possible. Fortunately, the very virulence of the calumny supplies its own refutation, for what sane man will believe for an instant, even on the representation of a Minister of the Gospel, that the League would countenance the perpetration of deeds which, if proved to have originated in their suggestions, would dishonour them for ever in the eyes of their countrymen, and deprive them of all their moral influence ? As we said just now, the opponents of free trade should learn to be discreet in the exercise of their slanders, and impart to their inventions something like an appearance of pro bability. The world may then, perhaps, be tempted to place some little faith in their calum nies, whereas at present it repudiates them with contempt, as the gross falsehoods of a jaundiced, desperate, and unprincipled faction. At no period, perhaps, since the appearance of Mr. HUSKISSON'S pamphlet in 1810, entitled " The Question of Depreciation Stated and Ex amined," and. the discussions upon PEEL'S Bill of 1819, have questions connected with the monetary condition of this country been dis cussed with more eagerness and ability than at the present moment. Letters, pamphlets, and other communications on these vital subjects, pour:in upon us so fast, that we are unable to keep pace with, or find room for, these addenda to our stock of knowledge on the actual condition and prospects of our currency. On this account it is, that we have not yet been able to devote by any means so large a share of notice as we could nave desired to afford, to either of the two antagonistic tracts to which we have recently referred, namely, " The - Minister Mistaken," and Mr. HUBBARD'S " Currency of the Country." But in a few days we may probably light upon an opportunity for re viewing these, more at large, together with a remarkable brochure, a copy of which (the second edition) is now before us, entitled " Currency fallacies refuted and Paper-money vindicated; by the author of an Essay on Money," &c. This last we shall warmly commend to the best atten tion of our readers. In the meanwhile it may not be unprofitable to consider the startling evidences which, on every side, attest the alarming fact that there does exist, somewhere, in our monetary system a principle of present disintegration,—a tendency to early decay—the consequences of which, if not averted by timely legislation, must be calculated to over helm the industrial energy and commer cial prosperity of the empire in ap palling ruin. If we look to the great name marts of labour and manufactures, Manchester, Leeds, Huddersfield, &c., we find the phenomenon of increased activity without any corresponding improvement in the social condition of the masses. The demand for hands has unquestionably increased ; the quantity and the quality of the subsistence consumed in the localities where the operative population is most dense, remain absolutely unaltered, if compared in a ratio corresponding with that of the addi tional labour called into action. Wages manifest little disposition to rise above the disastrous level to which they had fallen just prior to the last season of stagnation. In some of the mining districts, as we' have recently been called upon to show, labourers seem content to balance the loss and injury they sustain by getting their sup plies on the " truck system " and from " tommy shops" (so they are called), rather than embroil themselves with their masters, by enforcing their legal claim to the payment of money wages, the minimum scale of which could not compensate them for. the inconvenience and hazard they would incur by vindicating that claim. The bankrupts' and insolvents' lists afford weekly demonstration of the languishing condition of retail trade in our provincial towns; and mer cantile enterprise seems to be gradually closing up various ancient channels of foreign commerce, heretofore extensive and productive. If we re ;ord the increase in the population of the United Kingdom, and take into account the re ductions of duties and taxes which have occurred since the Census of 1831, we must admit that the Excise and Customs returns--with hereand there a transient symptom of rally and revival— do yet leave us to infer, that the power of con .uinption has retrograded instead of advanced, regard being had to the numerical increase of ouoipt ion, those who ought to be consumers. Then, the incessant transfers of real and chattel property, which have so much enriched our, principal estate agents and auctioneers within the last divefew y etaorst he presumption, , hw stronga confirmation do they that men in much higher classes than the artisans, the miners, the tradesmen we have spoken of; but who have not the good fortune to be persons of fixed incomes, annuitants, or mort gagees, are compelled to succumb to a pressure which, by an indirect, but certain operation, un settles, and finally impairs, the absolute value of their nominal incomes f The landlords, both - those in the highest and those in the lower scales of that important community, get in their nominal rents only by annual and very extensive de ductions and allowances to their tenants; and in this respect come within the same category of those who suffer this process of money depletion. It would be almost a work of supererogation, at this time of day, to show that the cause of these derangements is identified with a vicious system of currency, which system, by despotically controlling prices, operates directly upon wages. By fraudulently enhancing mortgage debts and rentcharges and annuities, — contracted in a cheap currency with high prices, and made, by an ex post facto law, repayable in a dear currency with low prices,- - -it ruins the heirsof many a fine pro perty, who represent the original mortgagors; it encumbers estates that, at the time their liabilities were incurred, seemed well able to defray the amount of them, with pay ments which are fast impoverishing (by the unnaturally exaggerated value of the currency in which they are now to be satisfied) the successors of those who contracted the in cumbrances. But we may point to these and other circumstances as proving the main grounds of the case upon which the opponents of the Currency Bill of 1819 are urging upon the public mind, so anxiously and ably, the necessity for repealing that measure, and reforming, expand ing, and consolidating the bases of our monetary system. _ _ In looking back to the history of the opinions and transactions which led to the fatal currency tampering of 1819, it is impossible not to per ceive that the Bank of England has had, through out the discussions of that period, and ever since, very hard and very unjust measure dealt to it. It is not our purpose or wish to vindicate every part of the conduct of that vast establishment in dealing with the enormous power which the ignorance, or the fears, of successive Govern ments may have placed at its disposal, since the commencement of the late war in 1803. But it is now pretty certain that the whole clamour which was raised in 1810 and 1811 about the enormous depreciation of its paper, and the ex travagance of its issues, was founded on no sub stantial data, but on crude and precipitate, though plausible, conclusions, from ill under stood premises. Even the writer of the celebrated paper on the " Bullion Ques tion" (g eneral ly supposed to have been the l a te Mr. HORNER, M.P.), in the Edinburgh Review of that time, in his elaborate argument to establish the fact of the great depreciation of the Bank paper, in order to justify the then urgently demanded establishment of a metallic currency at the ear liest practicable period which might offer after the establishment of peace; admitted that the assumed depreciation of 17f per cent. was " in credible, if not impossible ;" and demonstrated at the same time, that the highly unfavourable state of the exchanges against this country, which all parties have concurred in attributing to the same cause, was not anything like the printed lists' report, which report was grounded on a fallacy very easily explained, and very clearly exemplified by the Reviewer. Now the depreciation of the Bank paper was, itself, in sisted upon as the result of sudden and excessive over-issues of it, at a time immediately preceding the article on the Bullion Question in 1811, and again at a time just antecedent to PEEL'S Bill in 1819. But we suppose it will be conceded, first, that whilst there was little or no metallic currency in the country wherewith to pay one fourth eve❑ of the amount of its taxation, the Bank of England was bound to maintain a cir culation of its paper proportioned, in some fair degree, to the amount of the domestic and commercial wants of the public, as well as the coincident taxation ; and, second, that, so long as the Bank paper did not exceed this fair proportion, its issues cannot be said to have been excessive. We find in 1811, the distinguished authority we allude to, thus unfairly blinking this principle of apprecia tion. Ile says that. " whilst the excess of the market above the Mint price of gold" (conse quent on the drain of the war, and the payment of our armaments and subsidies) "is such as to treble the foreign exchanges against us, the issues of the Bank of England's paper, taking the whole of it in circulation, amount to fully one-third more than its amount at any former time." On reference to the appendix of the Re port on the Bullion Committee, it will be found, that whereas, in the period from 1798 to 1804, the average annual taxation being 30,146,0001., the amount of Bank notes in circulation was 15,151,000/., or 50 per cent. in proportion to the taxation, the proportion having been fifty-seven per cent. from 1791 to 1797), in the period from 1805 to 1811, the taxation averaging annually 47,436,0001., the Bank notes were 19,751,0001., or in the proportion of 421. per cent. only. This difference shows the equitable mode in which the circulation was regulated by the Bank, according to the taxation. Again, in the years from 1812 to 1819, wlftn the annual ave rage of taxation was 53,105,0001., that of Bank notes was 26,292,0001.; the proportion being in creased to 50 per cent. And with good reason, surely, .was this only available circulation, to such a colossal extent, expanded—but not be yond a fair proportionate limit—to the demands of such a colossal taxation. Since the gold-stan dard, which failed in 1797, after exactly one century's trial, was re-established in 1819, the withdrawal of, upon an average, 30,000,0001. of Bank of England paper from circulation, has aggravated the burden of taxes upon the payers, who have now to provide the means of payment under an enhanced valde of gold, to a degree which nothing short of the process of stating the calculation in detail, could satisfy those who are not aware of the fact, to have really been the case. The —such o a b s j e i s c t i n o o n w s t l o e g a a goldsed among standard us exclusivel y m ul tius,—multiply y upon our conviction with the experience of every day. We have shown in former articles how fluctuating and uncertain is the natural produc tion even, of this metal, to which the Legisla ture has been pleased to give a fixed, permanent, unalterable, statute value—as if it were unity ; and how unascertained and precarious are the proportions of all known quantities of it raised and in existence, in bullion or coin, or to be raised—to all known quantities or future pro ducts of silver in like manner. Here, then, is an organic deficiency in a standard which surely ought to possess some more appreciable elements of intrinsic, certain value. These elements might have been approximated to, at least, by adopting a conjoint standard of silver as well as gold. Yet, so far from this being the case, the same legislation sanctions the coinage and gives lawful currency and value thereto, of the one pound of silver bullion, purchasable in the market at„,' ss. per oz., into 665. in place of 605., every 20s. of which 665. may lawfully pur chase one sovereign of gold of the standard value and Mint weight. Thus the Legislature facilitates and sanctions the disturbance of its own standard of value by facilitating the en grossing, or buying up of the scarcer metal of the national metallic currency with the more abundant metal of the same currency. It gives, in short, a premium of ten per cent. to whoever may be rich enough to drive the Bank to an act of bankruptcy by exhausting its stock of gold bullion or coin. For, if one pound of silver bullion can be purchased for 60s. and coined at the Mint into 665., minus the fractional charge of a few pence for its conversion into pieces, it follows that repeated operations to any convenient amount would not only at last buy up every sovereign and ingot of gold, but realise an inordinate profit to the speculator upon his bargain. Here, for the present, we must pause ; but we cannot leave the subject without drawing attention to the following extract from the " Currency Fallacies refuted," as remarkable for the earnestness and honesty of its tone, although perhaps we may regard its anticipations as some what brighter than any prospects which our own hopes carry us to, looking at the stupendous evils which the Act of 1819 has bequeathed to all the really great interests of the empire,— whilst it has so usuriously benefited a few classes of annuitants and capitalists : No credit is due to the sagacity of any one for the employment of paper as an instrument of taxation ; for we resisted its use as long as we could : we tried to do without it sooner than we were ab e; and should we at last acquiesce in its adoption, it is because we have no other refuge from national bankruptcy and a revolution. The struggle to return to the old system has been fatal to the fortunes, health, and lives of millions of our countrymen, but we remain un convinced of our error : yet the delay has had some good effects ; and if in the end we are forced to take that only course which Pro. vidence has opened out for us, we shall be recompensed. A scene of peace, order, and plenty will succeed to the terrible distractions of the late, and the frightful forebodings of the present period. Other countries, following our example, will attain a greater degree of free dom and ease than the world has witnessed under any form of Go vernment for near 3,000 years. The slavery of the soul—that worst of slavery—will cease ! Every man will sit under his own vine and fig-tree, none making him atraid. Mammon's empire will be de. stroyed ; for no one will care for riches, where all may easily have enough. Art, science, and literature will present their treasures freely to all people; and those who have a taste for their enjoyment will not want means or leisure to iudulge it. Above all, charity and true piety, having then ample scope and opportunity for action, will be found, we may hope, in every breast, since all must be sensible what great mercies they have had bestowed upon them by Divine Providence, and how necessary it is that they should show their gra titude to the Giver of all good, by endeavouring to extend the be. petits and blessings which they themselves enjoy to others in distant regions, who are less fortunately circumstanced in regard to civilisa tion, religion, and liberty. The Madrid papers of the sth are very barren of intelligence. On the 4th, Count BRESSON had an audience of the QUEEN, and delivered an auto graph letter from Louts PHILIPPE, in reply to her communication which contained the declara tion of her majority. The Ministerial papers are most violent against the liberal electors of Madrid for proposing ARGUELLES and OtozAGA as candidates. " The choice Jmade by the Pro gressist electors of M. ARGUELLES and M. Ow znaA," says the Castellano,' ,is a real insult. The former has' acted the tyrant over Queen ISABELLA since the departure of her august mother from Spain; the latter has just committed towards her MAJESTY an outrage which has excited the indignation of the whole nation. An evening journal is right in saying that this nomi nation is a death blow to the Progressist party; for the enemies of the throne who are to be found amongst that party should not be styled by any other name than Republican ; Messrs. AR GUELLES and OLOZAGA are incompatible with ISABELLA II." A great deal of business was done in the Three per Cents., and at a considerable advance. The transactions amounted to near 74,000,000 reals, and were concluded at 24 0-16 for cash, and.at 251 at 60 days. The Five per Cents sold for 10 at 60 days. On Wednesday evening, at nine o'clock, a grand deputation of the French Chamber of Peers were received by the KING at the Tuileries, and presented the address in reply to the royal speech. A great number of other Peers accom panied the deputation to the Palace. The Duke DE NEMOURS, Prince DE JOINVILLE, Duke DE MONTPENSIER, Queen CHRISTINA, and several other high personages, stood around the Throne. The Chancellor, Baron PASQUIER, read the ad dress, to which his MAJESTY made the following reply :—" I am most happy to receive your con gratulations on the state of the country—on the increasing prosperity which France at present enjoys—on the security which, is everywhere diffused by the new guarantees given us of the maintenance of peace abroad, and of general tranquillity. At home, as you express it, the empire of the laws is well established—factions are put down—and the vain demonstrations which they can make will only serve to prove their impotence. My family and myself are altogether at the service of France, and she will always find us ready to surmount our own troubles and grief to listen only to the voice of our country, whenever we may be able to serve her. lam touched with the sentiments which the Chamber of Peers expresses in reference to my son, the Prince DE jOINVILLE, and the comfbrts which GOD has accorded me by so happy an addition to my family." Loud cries of Vii;e le Boi greeted his MAJESTY at the con clusion of this reply. We learn from the papers, that according to letters from Vienna of the 3d, accounts had been received from Goritz, announcing the serious illness of the Duke of ANGOULEME. The French Funds at the opening of the Bourse on Thursday, declined a little, and filially closed—the Three per Cents. at 82f. 55c., and the Fives at 124 f. 50c. BOURSE—PARIS, THURSDAY, JAN. 11. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Pi:ice. Price. Price. French Five per Cents. 124 15 .. 124 03.. 124 10 .. 124 30 4% per Cents 112 ... 1!2 ... 112 . 112 Threes .2 40... 82 50... 82 35 . 82 40 Bank of France. 1250 —3250 ..3250 —3250 Laffitte Bank 1,0001.-1110 ..1110 ...1110 -.1110 Belgian Bank ..... — . 680 — . 660 660 1841 ...1080 ...1080 —.1060 —lOBO Belgian Fives 105} ... 105 b 105 b ... 105 k 106* ... 106* ... 108 b 108 b Portuguese Fives ... .. 45 ... 45 ... 45 ... 45 2Neamitan lO6 40 .. iu6 40... 106 40... 106 40 °man ...... ............ 105 ... LGSM .. 105 ... 105 i RAILWAY SHARES. Versailles,R.B 3lO . 310 .. 310 —. 310 L.B.— .—. 157 50... 160 —. 153 75... 158 75 Rouen tat 50... 652 50... 650 —. 650 h•lea ns. Strasburg to Bale .... 213 7a... 220 ... '213 75... 220 Avignon to Marseilles 662 50... 665 ... 662 50... 665 RAILWAY SHARES, FOll TfIE ACCOUNT. Versailles, LB 155 ... 160 ... 155 160 Rouen 8 5 ... 825 ... 825 ... 825 Rouen to Havre...... r'.so ... 652 50... 650 ~ 650 Orieans 632 50... 835 ... 832 50... 635 Strasburg to Bale 215 ...220 ... 215 ... 220 Avignon to Alarseihes t 62 50... 665 ... 662 50 .. 662 MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—We are glad to find from the returns for the week ending Saturday, the 6th January, that there is a great diminution in the number of deaths a s com p a red with the preceding, though two additional districts, Wandsworth and Clapham, are included. On the previous week the number was 1,007 ; while, on the succeeding, it fell to 933, or 7'6 below the average. The number of deaths reported from the new districts is 15. The total number of deaths from small-pox is 16, 12 of whom had not been vaccinated. There is a great decrease in deaths from diseases of the lungs. LAW INTELLIGENCE. QUEEN'S BENCH.--(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) CAIMIE V. THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY COMPANY. The arguments in this part-heard case were resumed this morning. Mr. TuEsIGE ft, on the part of the defendant, said they had no wish to disturb the verdict, and therefore they would not trouble the Court with any arguments on the second point, but they were very desirous to have the opinion of the Court as to the first point, namely, whether under the provisions of the 153 section of the Act, notice was or was not necessary. The COURT having expressed a wish to hear the Counsel of the plaintiff in reply to the observations of the Solicitor- General on the point of notice. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL shortly addressed the Court, and in reply to that part of the Solicitor-General's argument which went to show that, because evidence had been given as to the state of the road, therefore, it was to be presumed that the action had been brought against the Company in the capa city of proprietors of the road, and that they were entitled to notice, contended—that if that objection were worth anything it should have been taken at the trial to the admissibility of the evidence, but that it could not be taken to the form of the action ; besides, it was necessary to give evidence as to the state of the road, in order to show negligence on the part of cis* , fendants in driving over it at too rapid a rate. The COURT took time to consider its judgment. HARE V. BARSTOW. The arguments in this case were resumed this morning. The ATTORNXY-GENERAL, on the part of the defendant, contended that the rule in this case for setting aside the ver dict and entering a nonsuit, must be made absolute. He wished to set the insurance company right with their Lord ships and with the public, in respect to the defence of this action. The insurance company was bound by law to make the division of risks which they had done, by the provisions of the Act 9 Geo. IV., which inflicted a penalty of 1001. on any parties effecting an insurance who did not make such divi sions, although the different buildings insured might have one joint, occupier. He denied that the jury had decided that this was all one building, and great as was the respect which he always felt inclined to pay to the verdict of a jury, he con sidered that in . cases tike the present, it was frequently necessary to have their verdicts revised. It was evident that both the parties to this policy intended to act under the pro visions of the Act of Parliament, and it was clear that the premises were quite distinct ; there was nothing to connect them, except the steam engine, which was the common moving power of the machinery in both buildings, and, therefore, ac cording to the provisions of the Statute, it was necessary that they should be insured as separate risks, and being insured as separate risks, it. was impossible that the plaintiff could re cuver, fur he contended that there was no ambiguity whatever in the policy, and consequently nothing to go to the jury, and he therefore submitted that the rule for a nonsuit must be made absolute. Mr. Hoconts followed on the same side. The CouaT took time to consider its judgment. EXCHEQUER-(THIS DAY). (Sittings in Banco.) POMFRET V. SMITH. Mr. MARTIN applied for a rule to show cause why the ver dict obtained for the plaintiff in this case at the last sittings at Guildhall, before Mr. Baron Alderson, should not be set aside, on the ground that the defendant, an attorney, was sot an actual partner in the firm of Bush and Co., under which the de fendant's brother, Richard Smith, a coal-merchant, traded. It was admitted on the trial that Walter Smith was merely a partner, and never transacted any business on account of the firm, invariably referring parties who applied to him on business to his brother, who gave ordti s for goods, and transacted the whole business of the firm. He (Mr. Martin) aontended that as Walter Smith had never taken any part in the business of the firm, he was not a responsible party.—Application refused. IN THE DIATTER OF WILLIAM ASTON. Mr. HILL moved for a rule to show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not issue to bring up the body of William Aston, a prisoner in the Staffordshire House of Correction, who had been committed on a charge of putting in bodily fear a person named Brewen, in order that the cause of his detention might be inquired into.—Application granted. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice WILLIAms.) Nothing of the least general interest came before the Cour , this morning. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) LIBEL.-COXHEAD V. PRITCHARD. The plaintiff had been for many years mate on board one of the ships of Messrs. Ward and Co , of London, and was at length promoted to the station of captain in one of their vessels bound to the East Indies ; but, upon the first voyage, the ship was driven by a storm up St. George's Channel, and by the assumed authority of plaintiff's first mate, who was supported by the crew, she was put into Swansea. From that port the mate, Mr. Cass, wrote to the defendant an ac count of the transaction, in which he stated that the cap tain was drunk, and that he (Cass) was obliged to take charge of the ship. The defendant showed this letter to Messrs. Ward, who, upon instituting inquiries, dismissed the plaintiff from their service, and he has since remained un employed. The ground .f action was that this showing of the letter was publication of a libel. On the trial, evidence was adduced to show that the plaintiff was a competent, sober, and trustworthy man, and the principal owners were amongst the witnesses. On the other hand, the mate and some of the sea men were called to justify the statements of the alleged libel. The jury, iu the first instance, found a verdict of 300/. for the plaintiff, upon the first count, but on the second count they found for the defendant, that there was no malice. The Lord Chief Justice, before whom the case was tried, ruled that this was tantamonnt to a verdict-for the defendant, and so he ordered it to be entered. . .. . .. _ . .. Sir T. WILDE this day obtained a rule nisi for a new trial, on the ground of misdirection. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. DERBY. —7 to I agst Ugly Buck (offers to take)-8 to 1 agst Rattan-18 to 1 agst Loadstone-20 to 1 agst Cockamaroo —25 to 1 agst Orlando. Not a bed laid. CHESTER Cur.-30 to agst Ballinkeele (t)-30 to 1 agst Sir Robert (0-30 to 1 agst Pbryne—(t). COURSING. PUSEY MEETING, JAN. 9.—The Puppy Cup (8 Dogsl was divided by Mr. Partridge's Bachelor and Mr. Whitfield's Wideawake. The All-aged Stakes (12 Dogs) were won by Mr. Partridge's Tlson, .Mr. Burford's Martha received the goblet. OGLE BARONY (NORTHUMBERLAND) MEETING.--The Sweepstakes for 16 Dogs were won by Mr. Bainbridge's Mar quis; Mr. Grace's Queen of 'frumps ran up. POTATOE-SUGAR. TO THE LDITOR OF THE SUJV. Queen Anne-street, Cavendish-square. SIR, —Noticing in your excellent paper, The Evening Sun, of January 8, an article from the Perth Courier respecting the adulteration of sugar, I have no hesitation in saying it is potato flour, and is most used by the ad vertising grocers of this metropolis.—Yours, &c., Jan. 11, 1844. A SUBSCRIBER. REPRESENTATION OF TIPPERARY.—NichoIas Maher, cousin of the late lamented Valentine Maher, and one of the most deservedly popular men in Tipperary, has been called on by the good men and true of that noble county, to contest its representation with Ponsonby Barker, of Kilcooly Abbey, the Tory candidate. Mr. Maher has commenced an active canvass, with, we are proud to say, every prospect of success.—Dublin Pilot. DEPARTURE OF THE DUKE OF BORDEAUX. — After the visit of the Duke to Woolwich, on the 11th, he was about to continua his tour, when letters reached him from Ger many, announcing the severe indisposition of the Due d'An gouleme, who is considered in extreme danger. His Royal Highness immediat e ly d ec id e d upon abandoning his tour in England, and emb ar k e d l as t evening, for Ostend, on his way to Goritz. A portion of the suite of the Prince will remain in Belgraye-square during the ensuing week. SUM/ViAillf OF tiIFWS A N Vutittr c,Jptutati, " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. Lady Cowley gave a grand ball and supper at the British, Embassy on Wednesday night. It was very numerously a nd fashionably attended ; upwards of 1,200 persons were presel t. Amongst the company we n o ticed Prince Tufiakin, t " e Duchesses Decazes and de Noailles, Counts Mole, Rambuteaut and d'Argour, the corps diplomatique and their ladies, 5 1 ' Guizot, the Marquis of Handy, tae Chevalier de Zea Bet', mudez, and several British naval and military officers Pu t Members of Parliament. The ladies wore a pro fusion 0 ' diamonds. The supper-rooms were thrown open at about one, and the refreshments consisted of every delicacy. Dati ci " was kept up till near six in the morning. The committee on the Address in the Chamber of Deputi es , met the same day at four o'clock, to hear read the draft of th a ' document, as prepared by I. Saint Marc Girardin. Lord Brougham had left Paris for London. A letter from Cayenne states that the colony has been at tacked with iniuenza, which has committed great raiag,„ es t amongst aged persons and the black population. An , " 4- those who have perished is M. Geneste, ex-page of Louis 10" who, at a later period, had served under Lafayette, in Americ a ' His age was eighty-eight. A letter from Saint Pierre, Martinique, dated Nov. 23 , 1 ' states that the yellow fever was raging there, and had c au l" a great number of deaths, principally among the crews Of w e ves•els lying in the harbour. The Alinister of the Interior has just orderea' from M. Del two colossal figures fer the entrance to the tomb of Napole° i f y ' d A letter from Naples, Dec. 26, says—" The 'et which accompanied the Empress of Brazil to Rio J ane ,*ro ' has jto returned. The Count d'Aquila, who was on boa r d, frame' diasely repaired to Caserta, where the King, his brot her , was t at the meinent. The Empress was received with the Woo! joy, but the officers had no occasion to be pleased with th e treatment at Court, as, in place of the presents which t."'' expected, they only received decorations.' LA lA , A xi , D 0 I.3Ec Mrs. Georgiana Dorey, wife of a shopkeeper, in Oxforil: street, underwent a long examination before the Lord MAO,; at the Mansion-house, on the charge of being an accomplice the late forgeries of wills, and was remanded till Monday w eek • A peat body of evidence is yet to be produced against the accused parties. At Clerkenwell Ann Peering, charged by George• Peering) her husband, a tailor, residing in Leigh-street, Red Lion.- square, with having stabbed him with a table-knife, was brought' up for re-examination, when the husband now made his 01 pearance, and said he was perfectly recovered. He did no wish to pre=s the charge against the prisoner. They were both to blame. the %N as a good wife, with the exception off. little " frailty" in her temper. She was discharged. At Lambeth-street, Nehemiah Shaiispeare, late an engine °. in the employment of Mr. Robert Johnston, cigar-mailab le ' turer, 35, Gloucester-street, Commercial-road East, Burro," dered to his bail, and appeared before Mr. Norton for final ea' amination, on a charge of having wilfully and maliciously f caused the explosion of a steam-boiler, by which the lives k ° , upwards of 70 individuals were placed in the greatest possible jeopardy. Two engineers were examined, who stated that th explosion was caused by the high pressure of the steam, an that no blame could be attached to the defendant, when be Ire" immediately discharged. Mr. David Murray, the master of the brig Coquette, 11l in the London Dock, appeared before Mr. Ballantine, at '- Thames Police •court, to answer a charge preferred against hiß l ' of having wilfully and wrongfully forced on shore and left. l ll, hind, on the western coast of Africa, Thomas Duncan, a Brit t subject, and was held to bail to take his trial at the n e ' sessions. COURT —FASHIONABLE. The Duke of Bordeaux visited the various departmestts Chatham, on the 12th, and next day embarked for Osten 4 , .;" his return to Germany. ltr• The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland's guests at —, wick Castle comprise Lord and Lady Glenlyon, Bishop (le 0 0, lisle and Mrs. Percy, Viscount and Viscountess Holmes Mr. Dawnay, Mr. J. H. Hinde, M.P., Misses Percy, ' Drummond, Mr. and Mrs. Hodgson, &c. The Duke a Duchess leave Alnwick Castle early in next month. Earl Fitzwilliam is surrounded by a family circle at MiltAf Park, near Peterborough. Th e D owager S e li na Viseouptf.r. Milton and daughter arriv e d th ere on T ues d ay l ast , f ro m warke Park, near Doncaster. Viscount and Viscountess Milton shortly leave for town, intending from thence to go w Brighton for some weeks. It is rumoured that his Royal Highness Prince Albert Will stand sponsor to the infant son of the Duke and Duchess a` Sutherland, who has nearly recovered from his serious glues* and who, it is understood, will be christened . Albert LevO s Gower. • The family circle assembled at Howick Hall includes Vis count and Viscountess Howick, Earl of Durham, and 0° 13 : Colonel Grey, Lady Caroline Barrington, Hon. Captain GM' Lady Elizabeth liulteel, Lady Georgiana Grey, &c. Viscount and Viscountess Villiers have arrived at jiptol House, Warwickshire, from Drayton Manor, after a lengtheo r " visit to Lady Peel. The Duke of Wellington is notexpected to return to Stratb • Seldsaye until the close of the ensuing month, when his GO D gives his annual banquet to the judges on the Western Circot The Hon. Mrs. Norton has rtturned to town, after a oh° 4 visit with her children to Brighton. WEISCELLANZOIT. On Friday the Rev. J. S. M. Anderson, of Brighton, elected Preacher of Lincoln's Inn, Lord Brougham wa s presell on the occasion. At a meeting of tha reporters of the Dublin press, and th e correspondents of the London journals, held in Dublin ort tba 10th, a strong protest was adopted against summoning r e ' porters for journals to give evidence in State trials. Ernst has leigned his appointment as concert master to Pi King of Hanover. The reason of which is said to be, th at having been ordered to attend his Majesty at a private inter' view, he presented himstlf at the Palace at the stated rill when after waiting two hours beyond the hour fixed, he was° received. The Bengal Government has just reported to the Dil i° Government at home, in answer to their lon g -p en di ng ine r i s , i that no p.edge whatever was originally given for the aunu A _ money payment of 6,0001. to the Temple of Juggernaut, 1 0 4 consequently, that there is no pretext for its continuance. own landed revenue will, of course, continue, but its ol votaries and patr, ns must henceforth supply the means, al l not the British nation. Thalberg intends visiting Rome and Florence, and then wt repair to Paris, in which city he remains till the end of Nlarc and afterwards, according to his present determination, pr e ' needs to the United States. Mdlle. Cerito, after having fulfilled her present engagemen ts in Italy, proceeds to Brussels and London. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS J)AY-) COVUN'T-GARDEN. Although we had only a moderate time-of-year suPPI of vegetables, the dem an d ru l e d i nact i ve , an d pr i ces 1 18 ; in some few instan ces , a d ownwar d ten d ency . The bee fruit was quite us dear, but other kinds were a mere ars* HIINGERFORD. The supply of fish was rather extensive, y e t the dr mand for it was steady, at full prices. In most °till articles a very limited amount of business was doing, 1113 the rates had a downward tendency. NEWPORT. Our market exhibited but a moderate supply of mea t ' yet the trade was inactive. BILLINGSGATE. The general demand was inactive at barely late r¢te g• Turbots, 7s to 18s ; Cod Fish, is to 8s ; Brill, 15 to 4s ; Haddocks, 6d to ls 4d ; Lobsters, 6d to 3s 3 n j Whitings, 2d to 4d ; Scates, 2s to 4s ; Gurnets, to is ; Plaice, 4d to 9d ; Soles, 6d to 3s per pair ; 4d to 10d per lb ; Flounders, is to is 6d per dozen Oysters, 8s to 48s per bushel ; and Herrings, 103 t ° 20s per barrel. WHITECHAPEL. There was only a moderate supply of meat, yet 03 a trade was heavy, at about stationary prices. NEWGATE AND LEADENNAZI. We had rather an extensive supply of both Game al l Poultry, owing to which the trade was exces: sively dull, at drooping prices—F ow l s , 2 s to 35 8d: Chickens, is to 2s ; Ducks, is 3d to 2s 3d ; Geese, s '. 6d to 5s 6d ; Pigeons, 6d to 10d ; Turkeys, 4s to 7 5 .: Rabbits, 4d to is 6d ; Hares, is 6d to 3s ; Grouse, 6d to 2s ; Partridges, is 6d to 2s ; Pheasants, 5 ,: to 3s 6d ; Wild Ducks, is to 2s ; Teal, is to is 6 ," Widgeons, is to is 6d ; Snipes, 6d to 9d ; Woodcoli Is 6d to 3s ; and Plovers, 3d to 6d each ; Larks, 1 , to is per dozen. Prime Beef and Mutton commanded steady sale, at fully late rates. In other kinds of :—B g esi , very little was passinaeef, from 2s 8d to 3s 6i : Mutton 3s to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and Fork' 2s 10d to 4s 4d per Sibs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis O r from 6d to 9d ; of Household ditt o , 6d to 8 d Pe 41b Loaf. HYDE MAICKET. Raw Hides at per stone of 141bs :—Best Steers 1 111 , 1; Heifers, 5s 4d to 5s 9d; middling Hides, 4s 8d to 5s inferior ditto, 4s to 4s 6d. Sheep and Calf Slips at per skin :—Market Calf, 6 s 6d t o 8 s ; Long woolly Sheep, 2s 6d to 3s 9d ; short ditto, 2s to 3s 3d. HAY VIAREETS. 11; SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to to useful ditto, 3/ 5s to 3/ lO s ; ti ne U p l an d di tto, 3 112 s 3/ 178 ; Clover Hay, 31 to 41 1 8s ; O at S traw, 1165 Both 118 s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 8 s to 1 / lOs per load. 33°v Hay and Straw m e t a very d u ll sa l e, at b are l y stat i on ary prices. CUMtERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2115 s to 3155'. useful ditto, 318 s to 3/ 12s ; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 15s 0 1 % 41; Clover H a y, 3/ to 4 1 15s ; Oat Straw, 116 s to 1/ 8:1 . Wheat Str aw , 11 9s to 1/12s per load. Supply g? „5 The best Meadow Hay moved off steadily, at full Pc' but otherwise the demand was excessively heavy. s; WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 211 m useful ditto, 31 to 31 12 s ; fi ne U p l an d di t t o , 3/ las 3118 s ; Clover Hay, 31 to 51; Oat Straw, 115 s to 1/ 7 1: Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 1110 s p e r load. Supply go" and trade dull. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—FRIDAY. ~ I There was rather a slender attend ance o f buy ers at this da ce Y „ market. Sales of Wheat have progressed s l ow ly, a t an ac l / 1 1 of Is. per quarter. Barley is not pl en tif u l, but last vitl . te r rates are freely paid. Oats and Shelling have been in bf i l t 0 demand, but prices are without material alteration. Dl'm held at advanced prices. Beans remain steady. he. Per qr. of SOW to the bUt co f, OLD. . 0 . 1. 7 0,, Wheat, Suffolk, Essex, and Kent Bed 53 to 56 .'" ° F, Ditto ditto White... 56 60 ir., Xe, Norfolk Red 52 54 r," kg Ditto ditto White... 55 59 i",.,,' P . ! Lincolnshire and Cambridge Red 5l 52 1; St Ditto ditto White... 53 56 ~; p? Yorkshire. Ditto ditto White... 51 55 " ''' Foreigi, Ditto ditto ... ...... ... White 55 59 *-- ish g 3b , 3 . 1 Barley, Norfolk anti Suffolk Per quarter Ji l Yorkshite and Linc01n5hire................ - - 3 .o' Grinding Foreign 29 $1 --- e. Per qr. c f 631 b. tc the brlr 0 Beans, Small :n. 3l 33 " ig Ticl- s Foreign _ . 4. Oats, rotatu a..d Pola d lt.ealini lOl. to 11d., Fcrtign —d to —d. Pei Si pild• Shelling 21s. to 24;. Per I . „%d . Malt wr.• Rapeseed.... ................. .......... 231.05. 25 '. Os. 251. OL'F'4.— Mr. Pakenham, the newly-appointed British En vo y to the United States, carries out with him, it is C Onfill 3 oo stated, full instru c ti ons t o nego ti a t e a se ttl eme nt of the Or e g territory dispute. i tißl 4ks : '4ot TBE SUN, LONDON, S4TURDAY El ENI Nip, JANUARY 13, 1844,