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SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—We never could quite understand Mr. Goulburn's reasons for refusing to publish the evi dence taken before the Commissioners of Revenue Inquiry, concerning the conduct of the members and officers of the Board of Customs. Probably Mr. Goulburn, not the clearest of thinkers, did not understand his own reasons. The report of the Commissioners, which is published, dis closes all the charges made against the different members of the Board of Customs and Custom-house officers ; gives the circumstantial denials—which must be satisfactory to every one who reads them — of all the persons accused, and absolves them all. The evidence can contain nothing material, in addi tion, in the way of charge—certainly no more serious charges than what are given in detail in the report, and answered. The only effect of with holding the evidence can be to excite suspi cions that the Commissioners doubt the conclu sions of their report; and are unwilling to let the public test those conclusions for themselves. The evidence might have been published with the omission of names, if there were any object in such omission ; which, after what we have read in the report, we cannot conceive there could be. The public would have seen the nature of the evidence as well as if the names were given. This, however, seems the very case in which the House of Commons should have exercised the power for which it has so lustily contended, of publish. ing names and everything. The conduct of the mem bers and chief officers of an important public board is directly in issue. Charges against individuals are the very matters inquired into and reported upon ; and it greatly concerns the public to be able to satisfy itself whether the charges are true or false. The House of Commons claims immu nity in the courts of law for libel in its pub lished reports ; on the ground, that the public cannot be placed in a position to judge on a sub ject of public inquiry without the publication of libel lous matter. This is just one of these cases. The libels are here material. We find that the House of Commons uses no caution about publishing charges against individuals with their names, in other cases, where no object whatever is to be gained by ex exposing the names of individuals. For instance : in the published Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on Gaming, we find Cap tain Rous expressing opinions about a person whose name is given, but which we shall withhold. Captain Rous may, or may not, be justified in his opinions ; but the person whose character he impugns has no opportunity of clearing himself, as the members and officers of the Board of Customs have had; and a knowledge of the character of this individual was utterly immaterial to the ob ject of the Gaming Committee's inquiry. The minutes of evidence taken before the Dog-stealing Committee contain a number of choice com pliments to individuals who are named. The publica tion of the name of the party whom Captain Rous holds in such contempt was unnecessary for the purpose of describing turf malpractices. But dog-dealers, and the individuals attaeked by' Captain Rous, are persons of a humble condition in life ; and of course no one in the House of Commons troubles himself about their feelings, or the injury which may be done them in business, by the publication of these attacks upon them. The members of the Board of Customs, on the other hand, are all fine gentlemen, many of them aristocratically connected ; and worthy, therefore, of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's protection. But they are unfortunate in hav ing a blunder-headed protector, who only in jures them by his protection. The Commis sioners of Revenue Inquiry have pronounced the charges unfounded. The only effect of withholding the evidence will be to excite suspicion that Mr. Goulburn, the protector of the Customs Board, fears to let the public judge for themselves between the evidence on the one side, and the other—the answers of the parties accused and the report of the Com missioners. STANDARD.—There is no doubt that in the long run " honesty is the hest policy;" but they who look merely to temporary objects will sometimes see great advantage in expedients deflecting considerably from the rule of right; and of such expedients perhaps none presents a stronger temptation than to misrepre sent the principles and designs of a political opponent. You have only to impute to a public man, or to a party, principles and designs odious from their in justice or extravagance, and you succeed at the time in heaping unpopularity upon the object or objects of misrepresentation, and lay up a good opportunity for imputing tergiversation and inconsistency, when the facts prove that you have been dealing out falsehoods. It is not you who have been lying, but the men who have deserted their principles. This convenient channel of es cape, too, is very much favoured by the fact that there are dependent upon every leading statesman, attached to every political party men who mean more than they say, expect more than they profess to look for, and some of these, when disappointed, will be always sure to justify the charge of inconsistency brought against their late political patrons or brother partizans by affirming that their extreme views were the understood, though not ex pressed, views which all held in com mon. The Opposition journals are just now very freely employing this reaction, as it were, of their own falsehoods, poured forth when the on servatives were in opposition. For nearly eleven years those journals described the Conservative party as, by their selfish desire of monopoly and by their religious bigotry, unfit for the admi nistration of the government—three years' ex perience of a Conservative Ministry, supported by a great Conservative majority in Parliament, has however proved that the Conservatives are neither monopolists nor bigots, and now the Whig-Radical press turns round and charges the Conservatives with apostacy, appealing to the poor Morning Post as the only remaining type of true Conservatism—" the faithful found among the faithless," though it would be difficult to show what useful light our melancholy Contemporary shed upon Conservative principles during the eleven years of the party's eclipse. We, for ourselves, can only recollect that it abused us with much regularity for the shortcoming of our Conservative notions. Now, the true test of consis tency is surely not the exaggerated imputation of enemies, or the absurdities promulgated by very slightly regarded hangers-on, but the former professions and the previous acts of the party against whom the charge of inconsistency is alleged ; and, tried, by this test, the Conservative party generally, or its distinguished head, has little to tear—neither the one nor the other professed monopoly or bigotry, or any opinion or design that could be properly described as monopolist or bigoted. if either did let the proof be advanced. We do not affect to conceal that both enemies and hangers-on have, in the practice of former Tory Govern ments, an apology for imputing to the pre sent, an under system of policy, very dis• tinct from that which is professed. The re cently published "Life oe Lord Eldon" proves that, from whatever course arising, the administration of Lord Liverpool, and the latter part of the admi nistration of Mr. Pitt, had generally two faces, one to the public, one for the Cabinet, and sometimes (when it was convenient to keep the just and vigilant sovereign in the dark) even a third face for the King. A letter of his father, lately read at a repeal meeting, in Dublin, by Mr. Henry Grattan, presents a curious picture of the Protestantism of even Lord Sidmouth's Government. The letter from which we are about to quote was addressed to Mr. Fox, and bears date Dec. 12, 1803: " All the subjects you mention—Catholic emancipa tion, for such I must call it—payment of the Catholic clergy by the State, and perhaps some little improve ment regarding our Church, and, above all, a faith ful and cordial execution, by the executive magistrate, of' :he laws in favour of the Catholic—their appoint ment io a share in offices to which they are now qualified (7. believe there are scarcely any . of them so advanced) withdrawing from any intrigue to exclude them fromt the corporations to which they are admissible, but Occluded by a faction—the im posing silence on any Govrtiment press who would wish to sustain a religious war—the withdrawing of the coun tenance of Government from all sue who are notoriously and inveterately foes to the Catholic body—the gracious reception of their persons (it was so in the time of Lord litzwilliam)—these things, the manners of the Court as well as their measures would be absolutely necessary for that security and unity which . you desire. Legislative provisions are not enough ; it is necessary that the Minister should love those provisions " The writer of this letter was, at the very time of writing it to the great leader of the opposition, the adviser —we should rather say the master—of Lord Sidmouth's Viceroy, the Earl of Hardwicke, and con tinued to really exercise the Irish G overnment until March or April, 1806. COURSE OF EXCHA: Amsterdam CF. 12 41 Ditto, at sight .....•••• 12 2 Rotterdam 2 U. 12 5 Antwerp Bamburgh M.B. 13 131 Alton l3 14 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 60 Ditto, 3 months 25 85 Marseilles rourdeaux 25 90 Frankfort on Maine l2l PeterOmrgh, 3-Us 37 Berlin 7 Vienna, elin. 11. 3 M 952 Trieste, ditto ~ 9 53 Madrid ~, 37 Cadiz Bilbao 36 Barcelona bevilhe — KGE.—(YESTERDAY Gibraltar .. Leghorn Genoa 25 85 Milan — Venice .. Naples .......... - 39 i Palermo, per oz llBi Lisbon 4 i Oporto Rio Janeiro Bahia 23 Buenos Avres NewYor k,2l(lys sight Philadelphia - - PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons..... 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 10,i Silver in Bars 0 4 111 Camels are the only animals that cannot swim. It an extraordinary fact that the moment they lose their footing in a stroam they turn over, and can make no effort t() prevent themselves from being drowned. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17, 1844 FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Essex. The Hon. C. H. Maynard to be Deputy Lieutenant, July 25. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Bucks. C. G. Du Pree, M.P., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; M. A. de Rothschild, Esq., to be ditto, July 31. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Devonshire. First or East Devon Regiment of Militia—W. D. Band, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 23. Royal First Devon Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry— Sir J. T. B. Duckworth, Bart., to be Major ; E. A. San. ders, Esq., to be Captain, July 29 ; J. B. Smith, Gent , to be Cornet ; T. Daniel, Gent., to be ditto, Oct. 17. WHITEHALL, AUG. 12, 1844. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Edward Hands comb, of Ampthill, in the county of Bedford, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chan cery. WHITEHALL, JUNE 13. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Alexander Ander son, of Aberdeen, Gent., to be a MastEr Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery in that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Scotland. BANKRUPTS. WILLIAM LAW, Ccapel,lieading, to surrender, Aug. 23, at half-past ten, and Sept. 26, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Moger, Paternoster-row, London. HENRY CHARLES YORK, lodging-housekeeper, Cheltenham-place, Westminster-road, Aug. 23, and Sept. 26, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street ; Hubbard, Queen-street-place, Southwark-bridge. FREDERICK COCK, painter, Lambeth, Aug. 26, at half-past eleven, and Sept. 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Marsden, Cloak-lane. HENRY CHRISTMAS WALTON, surgeon, Liver pool, Aug. 29 and Sept. 26, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Chester and taple Inn, London ; Tyrer, Liverpool. Co.,jOHN CHARLES WHITE and GEORGE 110R WOOD WHITE, music-sellers, Bath, Aug. 30, and Oct. 11, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Acra man, official assignee, Bristol ; English, Bath. JOHN TAYLOR, licensed victualler, Birmingham, Aug. 27, and Oct. 1, at twelve, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Capper, Birmingham. JOHN SHORE, flannel manufacturer, Rochdale, Aug. 27, at eleven, and Sept. 20, at twelve, at the Man chester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Man chester ; Heuton, Rochdale ; Wilson, Manchester ; Chester, Toulmin, and Chester, Staple Inn, London. HENRY WEST, grocer, Burgh, Lincolnshire, Aug. 30, and Sept. 27, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Overdale and Co., Bed ford-row, London ; Ingolby and Co., Louth ; Black burn, Leeds. GEORGE SHORTRIED RUTHERFORD and SAMUEL RUSSELL, Britannia-metal manufacturers, Sheffield, Aug. 30, and Sept. 27, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee, Leeds ; Dun can, Featherstone-buildings, London ; Unwin, Sheffield; Blackburn, Leeds. NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. T. F. Sawyer, tailor, Romford, Essex. R. Anderson, farmer, Angerton Broomhouse, North- umberland. G. Carstairs, cabinet maker, Foley-place, Marylebone. H. Green, omnibus driver, Park-street, Camden-town. G. Richardson, farmer, Leamington Priors. J. F. Hennessy, carpenter, Cheltenham. M. Graham, attorney-at-law, Middlesborough,Yorkshire, J. Sabine, brewer, Oyster-street, Portsmouth. T. Wharton, labourer, Skipton, Yorkshire. G. Reynolds, blacksmith, Blacktoft, Yorkshire. J. Nunn, Cambridge. T. Tarrant, Cambridge. M. Nicholson, mercer, Bedlington, Durham. H. Rice, currier, Leicester. W. Rinks, Portsea. SECOND NOTICES. C. W. Bond, eating-houskeeper, Long-lane, Ber mondsey, Aug. 23, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. 11. Fowler, grocer, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, Aug. 23, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. A. Pyle, Great Yarmouth, Aug. 23, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. H. Glazebrook, coach-maker, Long-lane, Bermondsey, Aug. 22, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. R. Nash, Yarmouth, Aug. 22, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. R. Higgins, meat-salesman, Newgate-market, Aug. 22, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. E. Morton, Winchester-row, Paddington, August 22, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. A. Newcomb, cabinet maker, Albion-place, Walworth road, August 22, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. J. Mash, coal dealer, Hoxton Old-town, August 22, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. J. Sibley, blacksmith, Luton, Bedfordshire, Aug. 22, at half-past two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. J. F. Redshaw, upholsterer. Frederick-street, Regent's Park, Aug. 22, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bel cher, official assignee. J. Goom, Oxford, Aug. 22, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. G. Mather, teacher of music, Bronti-place, Walworth, Aug. 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whit more, official assignee. H. Cornish, butcher, Woolwich, August 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. J. Ellard, furrier, Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-road, August 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Al sager, official assignee. J. Wilson, chenelle manufacturer, Sclater-street, Beth nal-green, Aug. 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. R. Brook, cab proprietor, Claremont-mews, Clerken well, Aug. 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. W. Roffey, dancing master, Elm-lane, Bayswater, Aug. 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. T. S. Dear, baker, Bow-street, Covent-garden, Aug. 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. J. Cottee, cabinet-maker, Maldon, Essex, Aug. 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. J. Berenburg, commission agent, Southampton-street, Strand, Aug. 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. D. Duncombe, coffee housekeeper, Drury-lane, Aug. 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. W. Childs, grocer, Bury St. Edmunds, Aug. 22 , at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. W. Charingbold, barman, Lower Edmonton, Aug. 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. G. Brown, blacksmith, Malden, Essex, Aug. 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. J. Qucich, jun., hair-dresser, Reading, Aug. 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. J. Cotterell, boat-builder, Neithrop, Oxfordshire, Aug. 20, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. R. S. Kersey, cabinet-maker, Ipswich, Suffolk, Aug. 22, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pen nell, official assignee. J. Robson, butcher, Manchester, Aug. 20, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee. C. Whitlow, laceman, Salford, Aug. 20, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Valpy, official assignee. J. Massey, tailor, Kidderminster, Aug. 20, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee. R. Isabel], builder, Swansea, Aug. 21, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee. S. Lenox, sail-maker, Liverpool, Aug. 22, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee. R. Jones, farmer, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Aug. 23, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee. J. Dufton, post-office messenger, Birkenhead, Cheshire, Aug. 20, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee. 11. Brereton, farmer, Croesfryn, Anglesey, Aug. 23, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee. R. Derbyshire, butcher, Liverpool, Aug. 23, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official as signee. J. L. Roberts, journeyman packer, Manchester, Aug. 21, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Stan way, Manchester. J. Drinkhall, porter, Manchester, Aug. 21, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official as signee. A. Morris, butcher, Ilulme, Manchester, August 21, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee. J. Birley, commission agent, Bawtry, Yorkshire, August 23, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. hope, official assignee. J. Firth, journeyman clothier, Leeds, Aug. 23, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee. D. Wilcock, journeyman cloth weaver, Batley, York shire, Aug. 23, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee. G. Leach, greengrocer, Bingley, Yorkshire, Aug. 23, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee. W. Alcock, Normanby-grange, Yorkshire, Aug. 23, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee. T. Greenwood, dealer in woollen flocks, Halifax, Yorkshire, August 23, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basing;hall-street. R. Evans, J. Foste r , S. Z . L angton, an d T. F os ter, East India merchants, Barge-yard, Bucklersbury, Sept. 10, at one. In the Country. w. Carpenter, innkeeper, Chippeuham, Wiltshire, Sept. 10, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court-E. Gibson, builder, Kendal, Westmoreland, Sept. 13, at one, at the Liverpool District Court-R. Hentig, merc h ant, Kingston-upon-Hull, Oct. 3, at eleven, at the Leeds Dis trict Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. J. liodge, licensed victualler, Abchurch• lane, Sept. 11 • -D. W. Blake, merchant, City-road, Sept. 10-F. getta, wine-merchant, Oxford, Sept. 7—F. Stokes, French warehouseman, London-wall, Sept. 10—J. Cuttell, clo thier, Holmfirth, Yorkshire, Sept 6—R. Baxter, mer chant, Sheffield, Sept. 6—J. B. Lord and M. Coghlan, woollen cloth manufacturers, Almondbury, Yorkshire, Sept. 6—J. Gould, cheese factor, Sheen, Staffordshire, Sept. 6—J. Porter, victualler, Honiton, Devonshire, Sept. 6—E. Hodson, linen draper, Thrapston, Northampton shire, Sept. 6—J. Smith, wine merchant, Warwick, Sept. 6—W. H. Nash and W. Gardiner, drapers, Exeter, Sept. 6—R. Ellis, laceman, Manchester, Sept. 6—R. Youd and W. Rennards, cheese factors, Liverpool, Sept. 6—J. T. Boor, eating-housekeeper, Lower Thames street, Sept. 6. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. F. G. Swift and C. G. Swift, stock makers, Addle street, Wood-street—W. Thomlinson and E. Robson, farmers, Hesket, Cumberland—Jas. Park, John Wemyss, L. Chalmers, John Park, J. Lovie, G. Walker, J. Walker, and J. Webster, Fraserburgh Ship and Boat Building Company—H. Williams and P. Williams, silk mercers, Chester—W. Weedon, J. Barker, and A. 11. Codner, London (so far as regards W. Weedon)-0. Jenner and C. Jenner, mealmen, Chelsea—R. Hind and R. Clarke, brass founders, Carlisle—T. Phillips, T. W. Cooper, and R. Rough (so far as regards R. Rough)—T. Penny and G. J. Penny, painters, Berkeley-place, Con naught-square—W. T. Hesketh, 11. Hesketh, and E. Hesketh, corn dealers, Manchester (so far as regards E. Hesketh)—D. Reddin, M. J. Reddin. and E. Reddin, contractors, Castle-yard, Holland-street, Blackfriars-road (so far as regards D. Reddin)—G. S. Chapman and C. T. Chapman, eating-housekeepers Bishopsgate-street— T. Mellersh, H. Marshall, and H. Mellersh, attorneys, Godalming, Surrey—C. Green and E. J. A. Dimsdale, merchants, Coleman-street—J. Shuttleworth and H. W. Godwin, boatwrights, Lincoln—M. Davis and H. Aaron, dentists, Bristol—R. W. Cronk and W. Tapley, drapers, Seal, near Sevenoaks, Kent—W. Beeby and T. Brown, slate merchants, Maryport, Cumberland—J. F. Cork and J. L. De Carle, coach builders, New Bond-street. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. . _ _ ROBERT CRAWFORD, farmer, Greenock, Aug. 23 and Sept. 13, at twelve, at the office of Dunlop and Neill, Greenock. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending Aug. 13, 1844, is 325. 7id. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY. ) MANSION-HOUSE. A young man, named John Tennyson, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having robbed Mr. Thomas Dunster, of Gun-street, Spitalfields, of a pocket handkerchief. The prosecutor said that as he was passing through Petticoat-lane he felt somebody busy about his pocket, and on suddenly turning round saw his hand kerchief in the prisoner's hand. He immediately collared the thief, but was surrounded by a gang of fellows, evidently the companions of the man with whom he was engaged, and if it had not been for the police, who ran to his assistance, he entertained no doubt that his life would have been endangered, as, amongst the crowd, he saw several most desperate vagabonds, and there appeared to be gathered together about 150 persons. The prisoner—My Lord, the gentleman is all in a mistake. He happened to fall up against me, and when I turned about he produced the handkerchief, and said I had robbed him of it, though I never thought of such a thing since I was born. Several of the policemen stated that they had fre quently seen the prisoner in the company of thieves; and Gooch, the turnkey of the Giltspur-street Compter, recognised him as a customer. The LORD MAYOR observed that the prisoner was just the sort of person who ought to be sent out of the country.—Committed for trial. Mr. George Deacon, a person who was said to be very respectable, was brought before the Lord Mayor upon the charge of having caused great disturbance in Mark-lane and its neighbourhood by addressing the passers-by in the language of Scripture, and dis tributing amongst them hand-bills, containing a most extravagant rhodomontade about his former business of a farmer and breeder of cows and sheep, and his present occupation of promoter of the religious ad vantages of his fellow-creatures. The LORD MAYOR asked Mr. Deacon whether he belonged to any business ?—He replied, no. I am disposed to do nothing but to serve the Lord by ad vancing the interests of his creatures. The LORD MAYOR—What money have you about ou ? Mr. Deacon—Oh ! I have as much as I want. Ihave twenty sovereigns, at any rate. The LORD MAYOR—I am told by your uncle that he has reason to believe that you have a great deal more. Mr. Deacon—l have no more than I shall require to answer my necessities in doing the work to which the Lord has called me. The LORD MAYOR—But you must know that we cannot permit such interruptions to business as your conduct has occasioned. Mr. Deacon—lf the Lord requires me to do it how can I, his humble servant, refuse to obey. Oh, no, no. The uncle of the defendant declared that the poor man was harmless, and disposed to perform generous actions, and that no doubt he would attend to the direction of the Lord Mayor. His LORDSHIP having addressed the defendant in a very kind and soothing manner, obtained from him a promise that he would, if possible, serve the Lord without preventing his creatures from saving them selves. The defendant, who was supposed to have nearly 1001. about him, then retired in company with his uncle. BOW-STREET. Charles Lamb Dowden, lately an actor at Sadler's wells Theatre, was brought up, having been reman ded, charged with forging and uttering several bills of exchange, purporting to be drawn on Mr. Thomas Hanger, and accepted by him. The prisoner was the nephew of the person whose name had been forged. In March last the prisoner called on Mr. Edward Wells, who keeps an inn near to Sadler's-wells Theatre, and asked him to cash an order for 9/. His uncle, he said, allowed him so much a year, but as hi 3 uncle's pension would not be due for a few days, he had allowed the prisoner to draw upon him at a short date. Upon this represent ation, the witness cashed the order. When it had run out he presented it for payment at the address mentioned in the order, but it was dishonoured, as no such person as Thomas Nagger lived there. Upon this he went to the Surkey Theatre, where the pri soner had been engaged, and there saw him, and told him that the order had been dishonoured. Upon this the prisoner expressed his astonishment, and said he would take up the order in the course of the day. He did not do so, and the witness heard nothing of him until he was taken into custody. There were several other cases of a precisely simi lar nature against the prisoner. The old man, the uncle of the prisoner, whose name he had forged, is upwards of ninety years o" age, and is bedridden, having been ill for a consider. able time. Mr. TWYFORD remanded the prisoner until next Friday, in order that he might attend at the old man's bedside to take his deposition. It is, however, much feared that the old man will not survive until the day. The prisoner was then committed on the several charges of forgery, but was ordered to be brought up again on Friday next. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A A.TEMBEIR or THE Tunr.—George Martin, alias Toby, a powerful man, who called himself a jockey and gentlemen's bet-maker, was summoned before Mr. Hardwick, for having cruelly beaten Richard Parrott. The parties lodged at No. 14, Shepherd's-market, where some differences . occurred between them. About six weeks ago the defendant attacked the com plainant outside of the house about half-past twelve o'clock at night, knocked him down, broke his leg, and hammered his head against the pavement. The landlord of the house came out, and succeeded in put ting a stop to this ruffianly attack by seizing the de fendant by the throat and dragging him out. While the complainant was resting on a step of the door, the defendant rushed at him and renewed his violence. The bystanders interfered, and the complainant was protected from further injury. As it was discovered that the complainant's leg was broken he was re moved to the hospital, where he has been confined ever since. The landlord of the house, named Rowe, corrobo rated the statement of the ferocious violence displayed by the defendant towards the complainant. In reply to the charge, the defendant said he had been jockey boy in the service of the Duke of Cleve land and afterwards of the Earl of Pembroke. Re cently he had picked up a living by going about for gentlemen to see horses entered for the different races, and to form a judgment of their chance of winning. If bets were won on information which he furnished them, he received a gratuity ; if they were lost he re ceived nothing. With respect to the assault, a quar rel had occurred, and a fight had ensued, in which the complainant got the worst. Mr. HAanwicic said nothing could be more cowardly and unmanly than for the defendant to beat the com plainant's head on the pavement after he had broken his leg. He should inflict a fine of 41 . for the assault , or six weeks' imprisonment. CAUTION TO HOTEL-KEEPERS.--Mr. Dick, pro prietor of the Blue Posts Hotel, Haymarket, was summoned by the police for having his house open after the hour prescribed by the Act of Parliament. Police-constable Gray proved that he went into the defendant's house at twenty minutes past twelve o'clock on Saturday night, and found three persons, men and women, taking refreshment at the bar. He went up stairs and found several other persons having supper. Mr. Dick said he was willing to admit the cor rectness of the statement of the police. His house was an hotel, and frequented by company of respec tability. Parties who attended the Opera, after the performance repaired to his house for supper and refreshment. As the utmost decorum and propriety were observed, he really thought some little indul gence ought to be extended towards him. The police admitted that the parties in the house appeared to be persons of respectability. Mr. flannwicK said the public might possibly suffer some inconvenience in not having the means of procuring refreshment after the performances of the theatre ; but the Act was peremptory, and he was bound to put it in force. If an indulgence was ex tended to well-conducted houses, other houses not so well-conducted would claim the same privilege, and thus the very evil which the Legislature sought to remedy would be created to a great extent. The fine of 20s. was then inflicted. The next case was against M. Da6ourg . , the well known restaurateur, in the Haymarket. The evidence was similar to the previous case, and the penalty was the same. Mr. Baker, the late superintendent of the C division, accompanid by Mr. Beresford, the new superinten dent, came into Court, and, addressing Mr. Hard wick, begged to be allowed, on his retirement from the police, to express his grateful thanks for the kindness and assistance he had invariably met with from every Magistrate who had sat on the bench, and to beg for a continuance of the same advantages to his successor. Mr, HARDwicx said he was pleased at the oppor tunity of expressing his satisfaction at the respect and attention which the officers of the police had in variably paid to the suggestions of the bench. Such a good understanding was calculated to render the administration of the law by Magistrates more secure and more respected, and at the same time to add to the efficiency and the respectability of the police force. The parties then retired. UNION-HALL. Yesterday Sarah .Bagley, who it will be recollected assumed the dress of a sailor to accompany a young midshipman to sea, and who was charged with having absconded from home, taking a quantity of clothes and also some money belonging to her father, a letter sorter in the Post-office, was again brought before Mr. Cottingham, having been remanded from Wed nesday, in order to have inquiries made with a view of discovering her paramour. The girl's father said that she still maintained the same silence with respect to giving any information as to the person who inveigled her from home, as she did on the former occasion ; the only circumstance she divulged being that he was a midshipman in the navy, but as to what ship he belonged she refused to tell. He added that he was willing to overlook all that had occurred, if she promised never again to assume the disguise of the other sex ; that he had a comfortable home for her, and that he and her mother would receive her with open arms. Mr. COTTINGHAM in vain endeavoured to extract from the girl the reason of her having quitted home under such extraordinary circumstances, and he pro ceeded to put several questions as to her acquaintance with the man whom she said, on the last occasion when she was brought up, had promised her a berth on board his ship to go up the Mediterranean. She said in reply, that she went to Dover with him, and that he took her on board his ship, which was lying in the docks there, and that she walked on board, and that he was called " Ned " by his shipmates ; that when she returned on shore, he took her into a pub lic-house, desiring her to wait for him, but he never returned, and she was obliged to make the best of her way back to London ; that she afterwards met him in town, when he promised to take her to Italy, and marry her, and she prepared to go with him in the garb of a sailor, to work her passage, and to make him fulfil his vows when they got to the end of their voyage. Mr. COTTINGHAM said that he now believed the accused had been telling a great many falsehoods, for it was absurd to suppose that there were men-of-war lying in the dock at Dover; that she had prevaricated a good deal in her story, and that he supposed she was anxious to make a noise and excite the astonish ment of people by acting in the manner she had done. She must get rid of the romantic nonsense which was ' floating in her brain of her inclination to act the part of a heroine in following her lover in disguise to Italy, and instead of reading such balderdash as she was in •, the habit of doing, attend to her domestic affairs—to stop at home at the house of her father, who was a respectable man, and held a responsible situation, in stead of playing the fool, which would assuredly end in her destruction. The Magistrate, having cautioned her as to her future conduct, consented to liberate her on her promise to accompany her parents home, to which she agreed : and she was accordingly given up to them, and they left the Court, she having pre viously doffed the sailor's togs and dressed herself in her own clothes. HAMMERSMITH. ROBBERY OF THE WINDSOR. COACH.—Yesterday a respectably dressed young man, named Frederick Fleming, described as an omnibus conductor, was brought up before Mr. G. Clive, the sitting Magis trate, in the custody of police-constable Puddiford, T 127, charged on suspicion of having been concerned, with two others not in custody, in stealing a port manteau and a box containing jewellery and other property, to the value of nearly 2001., from Stacey's Windsor coach, on the Bth instant, at Kensington. Evidence having been given to show that the pri soner was the only outside passenger when the coach stopped at Kensington, that he was seen in a sus picious position there while the coachman was setting down a lady, and that the portmanteau had dis appeared, The prisoner, in answer tb the charge, protested his entire innocence. He waa, he said, the brother of the proprietor of the Chertsey and Chobham coach, with which he came up on the day in questio n to Kew-bridge, but it there became very heavily loa ded, and he got off and came up by the Windsor coach. Mr. CLIVE said the case was one of strong sus picion. It would be necessary to have the attendance of Mrs. Batchelor ; for which purpose, and to give inquiry, he should remand the pri stoimneerfour furtherntilThu rsdaynext. BANK OF ENGLAND. - Quarterly Average of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of England, from the 18th day of May, 1844, to the 10th day of August, 1844, both inclusive, published pursuant to the Act 3 and 4 Will. IV., cap. 98. LIABILITIES. ASSETS. Securities ...1:22,908 ,000 Deposits ......... ... 14,090,000 Bullion Circulation .......g21,324,000 £35,414,000 I 11, Downing-street, Aug. 16, 1844. £38,487,000 GAME.—(From a Hampshire Correspondent.) — There has not been known for very many years past so much game as has been already noticed in the different districts of this sporting county. In the various walks of the New Forest, more especially throughout the fir plantations of Denny, Iron-hill, the Nodes, and Ashurst, black game is most abundant, which circumstance may be attributed to the very favourable state of the late breeding season, as well as to the great profusion of whortle• berries produced this year, upon which produc tions the young poults of the tetrao genus chiefly feed. Hares and pheasants in the above royal preserve are proportionably numerous. Should his Royal High ness Prince Albert make any stay in the Isle of Wight this season, it is generally believed that it is his inten tion to make the New Forest the principal scene of his sporting operations. In the more open and champaign districts, particularly around Andover, the coveys ap pear remarkably strong, and probably partridges were seldom known to have proved more numerous in these parts than they are observed to be this year. The land rail (or, as the farmers style it in this quarter, the corn crake), which is a migratory summer visitant, is un usually plentiful at present, and a few coveys of quail have been repeatedly of late trodden upon on the slopes of the uplands. On the whole, the most encouraging prospects are held out to the sportsman this season throughout every part of this fine sporting county. INTERESTING RELlC.—Arthe 'Conference of the Wesleyan body, now sitting at Birmingham, the ex- President, before quitting the chair, made an interest ing statement. He held in his hand a small pocket Bible, which, with its case, had belonged to Mr. Wes ley, and which Mr. Wesley had been accustomed to use in his field and out-door preaching. It was printed by Deane, and was given by Mr. Wesley, in the year 1789, to the late Rev. Henry Moore, who, in his will, be queathed it to the Methodist Conference, to be kept by the President for the time being. It is supposed to be the same Bible which the artist had before him when he painted the likeness of the venerable founder Meth odism, kept in the Chapel-house, City-road. Some dif ference in the apparent size will be observable, but that is attributahle to its having been rebound ; and this became necessary in Mr. Wesley's lifetime, from the frequent use which that devoted man made of it. It is almost needless to say, that the Conference most cor dially accepted this interesting bequest.—Doncaster Gazette. MUSICAL TOURS.—The following will be found a pretty correct sketch of the intended tours through the provinces by various singers and instrumentalists : Grisi, Favanti, Mario, and F. Lablache, will take the midland and northern -counties, and they will also visit Dublin. Persiani, Orsini, Salvi, Puzzi, and Fornasari, will proceed westwards, taking Bath, &c., in their route; they give two concerts at Cheltenham next week. Si vori, Miss Lucombe, Miss S. Flower, Mrs. C. Harper, and Lavenu, are traversing Kent and Sussex, and they will pay a visit to the eastern counties. De Meyer, with the Misses Williams and Mr. Hayward will take Manchester and that neighbourhood. Mr. John Parry is engaged to sing at the Theatres Royal Bristol and Liverpool, also at several of the principal towns of South Wales ; he will join the Persiani party at Bath, on the 28th instant. Mr. Wilson goes east, west, north, and south, and finds a welcome everywhere; he was so hoarse at the Burns Festival that he could not sing a note. Mr. 11. Phillips starts this day, we believe, for America, with a view of giving his vocal entertainments, which cannot fail of pleasing Brother Jonathan.—Dramatic and Musical Review. THE EMPERO R OF Moitocco.—The present Em • peror of Morocco was originally a merchant in Moga dore, and the previous Emperor bequeathed the crown to him in preference to his son, who was a scapegrace. That very son is now with Abd-el-Kader, and should the Emperor not proclaim the " Hply War'' at once, Ahir: el-Kader will preclairu this sou the rightful heir to the throne, and will place him thpre. The Emperor is, therefore ? in a cleft stick, and h 44 no help is the ratitter ROBERT BURNS. We have been favoured by a friend with the fol lowing extract from the original letter, of which he is I in possession, and addressed to Mr. Nicol, of the High School, Edinburgh, well known as a staunch friend of the poet. The post mark is " Mauchlini":— " I don't know how my farm may turn out, but I shall fairly put it to trial. If it should not do, I won't struggle with a ruinous bargain, but betake myself to my excise business, as I have got my in structions, past trials, &c., and have no more to do than ask employment from the Board. "My present design is to inform you, that I have left with the carrier from Mauchlin to Edinburgh, a small cheese of last year's produce, which I hope will do no dishonour to Ayrshire. You will please ac cept of it as a small acknowledgment for those obliga tions, which the world, so far from imitating, would scarcely believe were Ito tell them. I propose it as an annual tribute, which, my dearest Sir, you must allow me to tax myself with while I am a farmer. My best compliments to Mrs. Nicol, little Ned, and all the family. Would to God, Sir, that instead of this lame, dull epistle, I could send you a transcript of my glowiog heart ....I think of you ! Louis Cauvin, noble exception to the general doctrine of original sin, remember me to him. Mr. ti air, too, please give him my compliments. "O, Mr. Nicol, can time ever extinguish the glow ing remembrance of you in my bosom! The idea of your uncommon abilities may dissipate a little in com parison, but where, except surrounding the Fountain of Goodness, shall I find a heart equal to yours!— Adieu. ROBERT BURNS. —Caledonian Mercury. COMMISSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. (From the Caledonian Mercury.) The second quarterly meeting of the Commission was held in the Assembly hall yesterday, at twelve o'clock—Principal Lee, moderator, in the chair. ADDRESS TO TIER MAJESTY. Principal M'Farlan, before the Commission pro ceeded to business, said, there was a subject which had an especial claim to priority. There was no in stance, he believed, in which Divine Providence had conferred a peculiar mark of favour on the Royal Family, certainly there was no instance in which that favour had been marked in the birth of a Prince, that the members of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland had not considered it a sacred and imperative duty to come forward and tender to the Sovereign the homage of their con gratulations for the auspicious event, and their thankfulness to Almighty God for his goodness to the mother for the preservation of her life and that of the infant Prince. He would not at that hour take up the time of the Court by indulging in any tribute of praise of her Majesty the Queen, or to speak of her conduct in her public capacity, or as a private individual—of those qualities which called up expressions of regard and admiration from all classes of her Majesty's subjects, and which were the means of securing to them the many blessings which, as a nation and a Church, they had derived from her reign. These feelings were still as warm and en thusiastic as ever, as was shown by the spontaneous expressions of good-will and regard which had been borne to her throne since the birth of the young Prince. He would at once move, that an address of congratulation for the auspicious event—for the prospect of good health still afforded to the royal mother and the infant Prince—and, above all, for the additional comfort thereby accruing to the Royal Family, as well as additional prosperity to the nation at large; and their hope that these blessings may be continued and perpetuated to the latest times. — (Hear, hear.) The motion was cordially agreed to, as also an ad dress to the Prince Consort, on the motion of Bailie Mack, and both were remitted to a small committee to prepare and transmit. The report of the Committee to frame regulations for expediting the trials of students, reported that those as recently in force should be adhered to, with some trifling alterations, which they recom mended.—Agreed to. SIR DAVID BREWSTER S CASE. This case, which came before the Court in the shape of a dissent and complaint at the instance of Dr. Ferrie, against a decision of the Presbytery of St. Andrew's, to proceed by libel against Sir David Brewster, having been called, parties appeared at the bar. Mr. Montgomerie Bell, advocate, appeared for Dr. Ferrie, Principal Haldams and Mr. Taylor of Carnbee for the Presbytery. After some desultory conversation, The Procurator said, that there could be no doubt that the printed libel which had been put into the hands of the members of court contained a great deal more than was at first intended. It was true that the General Assembly had referred the libel to the Commission under the general reference of all cases not disposed of by it; but the Commission had now seen the libel, and undoubtedly a glance at that docu ment was sufficient to show them, that they had to deal with and decide a very important question of ju risdiction and relevancy—a question so important that he could scarcely think it either proper or safe for this Commission to take up unless it had been sent to them by the General Assembly by special remit. As that was not the case, he would propose that the Commission should refer the whole case to the next meeting of the General Assembly. He (the Procu rator) did not think it necessary to enter into the reasons which induced him to propose such a motion, but he might say, that he thought it the most wise and prudent course to follow in this very important and difficult case, if it were agreeable to the wish of the House. He therefore moved that the Commis sion refer the case to the next Assembly. After some further discussion, and the parties at the bar having consented, it was unanimously agreed to leave the case to be heard and determined by the next General Assembly. COMMISSION OF THE FREE CHURCH. A stated meeting of the Commission of the General Assembly of the Free Church was held in the New College, George-street, Dr. Black, of Aberdeen, Mo derator. It was intimated that twenty applications for new charges had been forwarded to the Committee ap pointed by last Assembly to carry out the views of that court, in reference to the sanctioning of charges. It was agreed to remit these applications to the Com mittee, to state whether any and what number of them were of a nature which warranted a departure from principle, that the General Assembly shall be the only court having the power to sanction charges —to report at a future diet. SABBATH OBSERVANCE. Mr. Blackadder wished to call the attention of the Commission shortly to this subject. He had advised his friends to purchase stock in the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, with the view of extending the influence of those favourable to the principle of the Sabbath observance in the affairs of that Company. He was happy to say that his advice had been acted on, and there was a possibility of their friends having a majority in all questions relating to this subject. There was to be a meeting of the shareholders on the 27th of this month, in Glasgow, and he wished to impress upon all the opponents of Sabbath desecra tion the importance of being present at that meeting, personally, and not allowing them selves to be represented by proxy. As some mis apprehension existed as to the extent of Sab bath desecration, he would state, that during the six months previous to the 31st of July last, the average number of passengers travelling on Sunday on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was—first class, 42 ; second class, 1,798 ' • third class, 732 making a total of 954 persons. The number of first and second class passengers had not materially varied, being nearly about the same in summer as in winter, but the difference between these two seasons in the to t h h f r i r e ej d class July lcyl als a s se tsbo was v ne being geary upwards daygv a r e r cd a o t, s no t t f h a n n 31 o um , 50b b ow e ph r eil r e on the 2 sot nhs. ,h B o tl Thishe was a fearful state of matters, which he trusted the AlllonMerri. Gibson, Vree Church would do everything in it s power to correct. of a os East After some discussion, in Glasgow,liilb ride Mr. Sheriff others, toic , Speirs, , Awlrli.ic part, in reference to the Bill on this subject lately passed in Parliament, a Committee was appointed to inquire into its pro visions, with the view of petitioning the Legislature on the subject. SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY.—The works of this Com pany, at various places along the line between Exeter and Newton, have actively commenced, and many oc cupiers of houses and premises through which the line will pass have received notice to quit within twenty one days. In the Exwick fields, on the St. Thomas side of the Exe, a great number of labourers are at work. The contract, No. 1, extending from the south side of the terminus of the Bristol and Exeter Rail way on to Powderham, has been taken by Messrs. Carpenter and Chesterfield. The contracts, Nos. 2 and 3, run from Powderham to Teignmouth, and are let to Mr. Waring. It is provided that half these works shall be completed by the Ist of February next, and the entire contracts by the 4th of May following, under a penalty of 201. daily after that period. A num ber of men are employed in tunnelling near the Teign mouth beach towards Dawlish ; and the line is staked out from Dawlish Beach to Starcross. Two shafts have been sunk on the Brent side of the Marley tunnel, to the depth of sixty feet, which is considered the level re quired on this side of the hill ; on the other side the shafts will b e cons id era bly deep e r. Th e p rogress o f th works is at times impeded by the flow shaft. The strata is of sig!::. il 7;ater into the unstone for about twenty feet below the surface, a mixture of clay of slight thick ness, and very hard slate, with veins of white spar at the evel of the line.—Plymout4.-To4n 4 a6, At th,, pai. o b r idi g e Assizes, ther e came b e f ore the grand jury (acid which will bh tried next assizes) a bill of indictment about sixteen fci# ioNy, against certain par ties for refusing tcl obey an order of the justices to pay a cl - i*h-ate,—carn4ride Advertiser. PRICES OF SHARES IN CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. LONDON, FRIDAY, AUG. 16. Dividend . per Amount Annum. Names of Comm pantos. Paid. 'Trice. Share. 5i per cent. 41. 22/. Ibl. 41. 10s. cent. 41. Va. .15s. 71. U. 5.. St 12s. Sd. .ss. I.los. 341. 101. 171. 301. 3% 17s. 6d. 10L 6 percent. 28 151. 204 IL Ios. 151. 321:i.05. 101. 81. 10s. 44 1/. 4s. 3 per cent. 5% per cent. 41 per cent. 4 per cent. 31. 103. 5 per cent f. per cent. 134 per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. 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Aids. andl 14.0 d. bs. per cent. 7per cent. .... 446 per cent tiper cent es. LIST OF SCOTTISH COM AUG. 1, 1 Bank of Scotland...— Royal Bank British Linen Compny Commercial Bank Glasgow Union Bank Western Bank Central Bk. of Scotland Noceiqn Insurance Nercules Insurance orth Brit. Insuro”— Insuranco u. of Seal. ..tunburgh Lite Insur. Scottish Union Insur Standard Life Insur Dalkeith Railway Edin. and Glas. Railwy Ulan. and Green. Rail. Dundeeand Arbr Rail, 8 per cent. 6 per cent. 8 per cent. 6 per cent 7 per cent. 6 per cent. Bper cent. 6 per cent. 7 per cent. 9 per cent. Dper cent. Bper cent. a. . per cent. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 544 per cent it% per cen 1 Mr. Lewis Goldsmith, of Paris, NI labouring under an attack of paralysis i and hand, arising from a cold, and not the plexy, as erroneously stated by a ConteD3l quite convalescent. 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(From the London New Price Current of Aug. 16.) SUGAR.—There has been an inclination generally on the part of importer, t.l this week, and they have suomitted to a reduction on former rates of 6d per cwt for all descriptions; these terms, however, have induced buyers to purchase on a more extended scale. To-day no alteration occurred in the value of inferior and brown sorts of West India Sugar, but good mid and fine yellow sorts fetched stiffer rates : a good demand existed for all sorts, and 450 hhds were sold, making the total purchases fur the week 2,500 hhds and trcs. REFINED.—Prices have suffered a decline of 6d to Is per cwt for refined Goods this week. To-day a good demand existed for Refined Sugar for home consumption, but no improvement in prices occurred, brown Lumps selling at 735, and standard Lumps 74s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar hits brought further advanced rates ; there is very little offering, the Refiners having sold largely for forward delivery, and are now demanding 27s to 27s 6d per cwt. _ _ MAtnimus n .—The demand has been good, but im porters have been compelled to accept prices rather under those of Friday last, the market being well supplied, especially with the lower de scriptions. This afternoon there was a large pub lic sale of 10,147 bags, of which nearly the whole found purchasers, but at prices generally 6d per cwt under those of the last auctions—fine yellow fetched 62 6d to 63s 6d, good mid and good 57s to 595, mid 545 to 56s 6d, low 53s to 53s 6d, low and very low brown 40s to 455, mid 46s 6d to 49s 6d, good 50s to 51s, fine 525 to 52s 6d, and grey 53s to 58s per cwt. EAST INDlA—Foreign East India Sugar has been in quired for this week by shippers and refiners working here under bond, but business has been restricted, in consequence of the reluctance of holders to sell. This afternoon, at auction, 3,715 bags of Bengal Sugar wore offered ; the best white sorts fetched full rates, but the lower kinds went rather cheaper—fine and very fine white brought 65s 6d to 69s Gd, good mid and good 605 Gd to 635, mid 58s 6d to 59s 6d, and low to god mid yellow, 54s to 58s. Of Manilla, 206 bags were taken in at 18s 6d per cwt for ord grey, being above the value. FOREIGN.—YeIIow Havannah Sugar is still much wanted, and a large business has been transacted, but importers have not been able to obtain any further ad vance in prices ; white is held with firmness, but the demand has fallen off ; a fair busi ness, however, has been transacted at firm rates ; sales privately of low to middling made at 26s to 28s, and good to fine 28s 6d to 30s per cwt. Brown Brazil has been sought after for export and refining here under bond, but the supply has become small ; prices are firm, and 18s to 18s 6d per cwt have been paid for small parcels of Bahia : in white the transac tions are trifling. _ _ MOLASSES.—lmporters of West India submitting to rather lower rates, bas occasioned a considerable increase in the demand : the purchases made have been extensive, amounting to 1,000 puns ; Demerara good at 22s to 22$ 6d, Antigua 235, St. Vincent's 225, St. Kitt's, l o w to mid 20s to 21s 6d, and better quality 22s to 24s per cwt. , East India Molasses are little inquired for, although offered at low prices. TEA.—There has been less activity in the Tea market this week, but holders remain firm, and in prices there is no variation. This afternoon the public sales of Tee were brought to a conclusion. There was a better de mand, and the rates previously established were sup' , ported, excepting for old Hyson, which went ld to 20 per lb cheaper ; the biddings were, however, still lan guid. Of the total quantity offered 8,000 packages were sold. COFFEE.-Fcr West India Coffee the market has been in a quiet state, and prices are looking down for the lower and unclean sorts, of which the supply principally consists; middling and good Jamaica of clean quality are, however, held with firmness, the supply being small, but at present few purchasers are to be met with i This afternoon the large quantity of 4,809 bags 0 Padang were brought to public sile • sound, of which the principal part consisted, was all taken in at very full rates-good ord at 30s ; the sea damaged was all dig' posed3of at a decline of is to 2s-first class went s! 26s to 275, second class 25s to 25s 6d, third class 23s to 245, and sea damaged and repacked 24a 6d to 255, a few lots of fine ord sound, however, sold at 38s to 38s 6d, and one lot sea damaged 375. Of Mocha , 35 bales were offered ; two lots of green Mysore sort were sold at 51s 6d, and the remainder taken in at 8 5 $ for yellow, being above the value. 144 bags of Ceylon were only partly sold at 54s 6d for good ord, 55s 6d for very good ord, 41s to 48s 6d for sea damaged, and 21s 0 24s 6d for sea damaged and repacked. 31 bags of Sala° were taken in 80s for sound. 50 bags of St. Doming° went at 32s 6d to 33s for very good ord coloury. The market is quiet for Ceylon, and 54s 6d to 55s is the veide of good ord. SPICES.-A good demand has prevailed fol.. Malabar Pepper this week, and full rates have beer given. To,, day two parcels of Black Pepper, am oun ti ng t o 2,771 1 bags, were brought to public sale, 1,287 b ags cons isted of Sumatra, the sound of which was taken in at full rates , ordinary light dusty 2-ad. Bengal Ginger at 25s per cwt for good bold but rough, being ab ove th e va l ue , so the remainder inferior at 20s. Nutmegs at 2s 6d 2s 2d for Cape. Cleves at is 2d to is 8d for Dutch' From Bombay taken in at is 2d for bri g ht, an d i s per' for dingy. Cinnamon at 56s per cwt. Cocos.-The demand is improvi ng f or foreign, slit! some parcels have been disposed of by pr i vate treaty 11" full rates ; Trinidad was all disposed of 2s above previous rates, and fetched 47s for fine red, 45s 6d to 46s for good, 43s to 44s for good mid, 41s 6d to 42s 6d for middling. 40s to 40s 6d for common, and 40s to 42s 6d for greY % Grenada went at a similar advance, good red selling. 01 42s to 42s 6d, good middling 41s to 41s 6d, and middling 40s ; Dominica brought 41s per cwt. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-There has been • large business transacted in all d escr i pt i ons of Jaresieli Rum this week. Shippers and the home trade hare Pur chased freely, paying a f u rth er a d vance of ld to 2d 11; gallon-fair quality 31 to 33 r"r cent over proof 0 ' l t ; 6d to 3s Bd, good 34 to 36 tyver .. 3s 10d to 4s, fine 36 -,. 38 over 4s 4d to 4. °. 6d, and very fine 5s to 5s 6d In gallon. Le9wor:ts at 2s 4d to 2s 4id p roo f, and g°s, brown ditto a t 2 s 5d per ga ll on. Demerara at 35,,,)", to 3s 4d for s t rong qua li ty 32 to 37 per cent over. cutta Rum at 2s Id to 2s 2d per gallon proof, with cer ti : o ficate : the supply - i s sma ll. B ran d y o f a ll sorts he'd assumed a firmer appearance. C ognac , b es t brands!„," the vintage of 1838, hhd s a t 4 s 4d, p uns at 5s 2d, c1!..4"- 1839 hdds 5s 2d, puns ss, ditto 1840 hhds 5s la, P 4s 11d, ditto 1841 hhds ss, p uns 4 s 10d, dit to 1842 lin a 'a 4s 9d, puns 4s 7d, middling and goo d m iddli ng 39 to 4s 6d, and low 2s 10d to 3s per gallon. Gene/ Is 10d for common shipping sort ; fi ne fit f or duty i 9 2s 6d to 3s 6d per gallon. Engli s h C orn Spi r i ts at 1 " -- 4d per gallon, cash. RICE.-There has been a considerable increase in the demand for Bengal Rice this week. This afternof.; Bengal was in excellent request ; goo d b o ld clean wh,!; fetched Ils 6d to 12s, go o d m id ll s 6d, small brak e white lOs 6d, and damaged 5s to Ils per cwt. SAco.-Holders show firmness, and none has be e f , offered at public :sale : the demand priv a t e ly has he e ,„ only for small parcels at 13s to 24 s f or common t o of' but as prices are moderate a better demand may be es, petted shortly to take place. FRUIT.-The demand for Currants has been good, $:: 1 , prices are firm, Zante and Cephalonia at 41s to 4 ' Patras 47s to 495, and superior 50s per cwt. COCHINEAL has been more in demand privately, P - r . the parcels disposed of b roug ht f u ll rates. Thi s aft e o noon a good dq: nan d ex i s t e d, an d 77 b ags Mode ll , silvers at auction were all sold at 4s 5d to 4s 7d per for I r2Tv to good. lf# INDIGo.-East India is wanted, but importers stIPP, ing the market sparingly, large tran sac ti ons are P" . l . vented : picked lots are fetching a profit of 2d to 4d 11 0 lb. The deliveries for home consumption show r o increase over those of last year. Of Sp an i s h sere parcels have been sold rather above former rates. al) a OILS.-In Olive Oil the transaction s h ave been ; fo r large extent at 451 to 461 for Gallipoli, 431 to 44 1 0 1 Spanish, and 391 to 401 for Barbary. Linseed Oil le 25s 3d to 25s 6d per cwt on the spot. Rape Oil, g i , selling at 375, and brown at 36 s p er cw t. Fish 311 at 351 to 351 lOs for pale Seal, 341 f or co d, an d 27: t° 00 d for Southern . Sperm Oil 85/ to 861 for fine Eritish , o 6ll 831 to 841 per tun for American ; the supply ie rali o small. Cocoa Nut Oil at 28s to 30 , :; per cwt. poi Oil 27s to 28s for fine quality. This afternoon * iia d Oil went at 25s 9d to 270. P.7ad low 24s per cwt , un . Southern Oil 291 to 301 / s s , l ow 27/ 15s to 281 perl o t o TALLOW.-There has been more in c li na tion o° lo B purchase RusSlan Tallow on the spot, and prices 9 to ruled firm ; a fair demand has prevailed, and 4 (Ibis 41s 6d per cwt paid for P. Y. Candle first quality ow afternoon New South Wales sold at 40s 9d to 42s 3 75 09 3Gs to 38s 3d, 211 pkgs South American 35s 9d tq u aian 167 casks North A mer i can 40s to 425, 9 casks of wt . 41s 9d to 425, and 23 k n p s k s o f C ape 44s 3d per rates SALTPETRE.-For English refined rather 101; 90 have been again accepted, but a t 30 s f or b r l s , and acted' per cwt for hhds; a fair bu s i ness h as b een tra i ls 1 ,142 This afternoon Rough met w ith a tt en ti on , Ann o f 0 bags of Calcutta at auctio n were rea dil y dispose`" c wt an advance on the rates of yesterday at 6d P 62 4, 6 4 middling grey damp 10 per ce n t re f rac ti on weot nt t it. to 255, and good dry white 2 p er cen t a t 27 s per c _. __l_ BIRTHS. Marl, ht On the 13th inst., at the Rector Orcheston St . , wife of the Rev. E. T. Bidwell, of a daughter. , „,beth , On the 13th inst., Mr Mr.,, J. Obbard, of South 144 of a son. On the 13th Inst., the lady of w. V. Pettig rew, Chester-str , ;.et, Grosvenor-place, of a son. oh 0311° On th e 14th i ns t., i n H ar l ey - street, the lady of tbe Nettleship, Esq., of a daughter. are' On the 15th inst., at G or d on - s t ree t, Gordon - sq u Wife of the Rev. Henry Hughes, M.A., of a son. MARRIED. la On the 14th inst., at St. P ancra s Church, Mr. to Dtig a ,; So.; Cameron, of Buckingh am - c h am b e rs, Adelphi, blaa-A., sett*, second daughter of Abraham Cooper, Esq' New Millman-street. On the 26th of May, at D j l a E ft e na . p Eas atam, in th e . ._ t l ilt ' lies , Lieutenant A. F. Coll ;1.,y, of the Ceylon Rifle Regimenv , " t ,.. Helena'. 2d inf,t., Michael Fogerty, Esq ., late surgeon 01 On the corps, Gower-place, Euston-square. 1.-, of On the sth at lar, Frederick Whatley Cee , the Hon. East inst. India Comp Po a p ny's Pilot Service, Calcue - l ii s o On the 9th inst., at Brighton, Martha, wid ow of Iv 1 Bagot, Esq. es Sh ad- On the 9th inst., at Tunbridge-Wells, Mr. jam forth, aged 42. Willis ni On the 12th inst., at Park-road, Stockwell, Henry Ring, Esq., surgeon, aged 25. f Ca - On the 13th inst., at Ashford, Mr. Daniel Collins, 0 sitor-street, Chancery - lane , a g ed 70. F r edericic On the 13th inst., at Park-place, Lay t o n, Mr. William Hockley. u ry, tb . ....C:1:11: I , ltl inst., at ari°tte.1.8ft.eet'1..........._...n fib Rev. H. F. Cary. ii of -------------- - ---- - 0" TODliv" London : Printed and Published by KURD , ff „ . 11Z No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office , 4 ll - ty of Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, ill Middlesex, Saturday, MINA 17, 1844. All paid 6000 40 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 II 0 0 - 5 0 0 5 0 0 55 0 0 5 _0 0 i le 0 10 o 0 5 0 0 250 0 0 All paid 2 0 0 300 36 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 ( 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 0 10 0 0 2 '0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 6 6 5 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 7 10 0 23 0 0 10 0 • 17 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 0 18 0 0 19 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 • 31 5 0 28 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 39 0 0 80 0 0 25 0 0 48 0 0 10 7 0 25 0 0 104 313( 65 460 103 162% 25 638% 141 71 1140 160 365 50234 40 :36 113% 6% 6% 53i 400 , 1L 135. 49% N 188 15% 72 18)4 7 6 % 16% 44% 17 14% 334! 7% 150 112% 79 31i 6 12k 110% 137% 83 241. 2% 6451