The Sun. — London, England, 1844-09-14 00:00:00

it, NEI) 15tittion THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES.) BRITISH FUNDS. Bask Stock — i Indian Stack 283% 3 per Cent. Red ....... ........ l Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent. Cons 3)6 per Cent. Red — ,Ditt o N ew A nnu i t i es ... hew 3% per Cent. 101 y) Ex. Bills, 1,000/. I)6d ... 76 pm. New 5 per Cent... ..."". . Ditto 500/. Long Annuities to expire . Ditto Small 76 pm. San 1 86 0.........,..... Bank Stock for Acct '2Ol Oct. 1859 Consols for Act. ... .." .. 98; , Jan. 1960 ......... FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 par Cent — Portuguese, 5 per Cent Belgian, 5 per Cent — !Ditto, New Ditto... ........ ~, Brazilian Bonds .....*. .. !Prussian, 5 per Cent — Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent.. 1 Russian 5 per Cent ll9 ° .....«.....Chlllan, 6 per Cent ....... ;Ditto, Metallic ..... ~ ..... .., — Colombian, 6 per Cent Ditto, 1824.... — Ditto, 3 per Cent 35 Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent.... 'Ditto, Deferred ..... Danish, 3 per Cent Greek, 18•25, 5 per Cent — Exchange —f. —c. Mexican, S per Cent Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent — Ditto, 5 per Cent ....... 10 07's SHARES. Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid) 1 1 1 Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) Bristol and Gloucester, 30 paid Caledonian. 5 paid Chester and Holyhead ( 5 paid) Chichester and Brighton, 5 paid Dublin and Cashel, 2 34 paid Eastern Counties (28 paid) Ditto Registered (81 6s fild paid) Edinburgh and Glasgow, 50 paid Great North of England, 100 paid Ditto 'Jew Shares ( paid) Great Western (75 paid) Ditto Half Shares, 50 paid...... ................... Ditto Fifths, 12 paid Lancaster and Carlisle, 5 paid 6% London and Birmingham (Stock) Ditto, New Thirds, 2 paid London and Blackwell (161. 13s. 4d.) 7 Lon ion and Brighton (50 paid) ....... ......... London and Greenwich (121. 15s, 4d. paid) lO Di ito, Preference or Privilege, .£lB 17s 2d paid 23 1 London and South Western (411. 6s. 10d. paid) Lynn and Ely, 1 1 ,4 paid Manchester and Birmingham Midland Counties (100 paid) lO7 Newcastle and Darlingron Junction, 21 paid 47)4 South Devon, 5 paid South Eastern and Dover (33 2s 4d paid) 29% Ditto New Shares, 4 paid Trutt Valley, '2 paid B.N, York And North Midland (50 paid) lO4 Ditto Half Shares (25 paid) York an .l Selby Scrip. paid ....... .... 57 Orleans. Tours. and Bourdeaux. I paid Paris and Rouen, 20 paid London and York, 2) paid 5% SPIRIT .of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE. - --The Standard, of last night, devotes yet another column to the bootless task of attacking the decision of the majority of the law Lords, by which the judgment against O'Connell was reversed, and to impugning the motives of the three Noble and Leaned Lords who constituted the majority. If the slightest advantage, even of a party descrip tion, could be gained by thus pertinaciously assailing the decision—if the result, instead of being final and irreversible, were open to review and recal, whatever we might think of the reasonings of our contemporary, we should, at least, have a clue to the object sought to be attained. But, seeing that things are as they are—the judgment re. v.irsed—the order for O'Connell's discharge from prison issued and acted upon—the prison-doors thrown open—and the great agitator at large, and again at the head of the movement, which he animates and guides—what imaginable object does the Stairlarel, and those who prompt its attacks, propose to them selves by keeping up an incessant waiiing against the " three Whig law Lords" and their totes ? The disappointment and chagrin which the failure of the prosecution has inflicted on the Government, and on the Ultras who counselled the ill-advised proceed ings, would excuse, for a time, the impotent rage of a party whose favourite scheme was frustrated at the very moment- they were anticipating triumph from success. But to continue the howl o misery, " from eve to morn, from morn to dewy eve," is rather too bad. We admit the violence of the blow—we concede that the effects are stunning—that the mischiefs it produces to the policy and hopes of the party are great, and are likely to be ruinous. But "it is not in mortals to command success." The Government and its employes did what they could to secure it. No one can say that they allowed the trifling consi derations of justice, or even the semblance of justice, to operate against the attainment of their preconcerted designs. They made a bold push for a complete triumph over a political opponent. If O'Connell be not now a prisoner; if he be not now under the lock and key of the gaoler, and held under the yet more effectual and tremendously heavy recognizances to keep—what the law designates, but does not define— the peace ; recognizances which he might be unable to find, and thus his imprisonment be continued for years—if these desirable results be not secured—this " consummation, so devoutly to be wished" by every . Tory heart, be not realised ; the blame is neither with the Government,. nor with those to whom it commit ted the conduct of the proceedings. The indictment was of enormouslength ; a very monster—the jury was discreetly selected; all" good men and true"—the wit nesses were well trained—the Attorney-General did all that an unscrupulous advocate could do to " make the worse appear the better reason"—the Chief Justice charged the jury to the very top of the bent even of those most anxious for a conviction—the motion for a .new trial w.is refused—the motion in arrest of judg ment shared a similar fate. Everything was done just as it ought to be. The protracted proceedings at length terminated. The sentence was deter. mined on. " The law allow; it ; and the Court awards it." The impatient Tories, who had panted for the fulfilment of their predictions as to the amount of punishment on the " convicted conspirators," and who had complained bitterly of the delay in the proceedings—were at length satisfied. The Court had, upon the whole, done its duty. The rock of Carrickfergus was not, ,it was . true, selected by the judges as the place of O'Connell's confinement—the term of im prisonment was not certainly quite so long as their notions of justice inclined them to desire and to name —nor was the fine quite so heavy as they conceived ought to have been inflicted. But there was still :much to be thankful for. They would, at least, )have the positive delight derived from knowing and feeling that O'Connell was safe in custody for one year; and might be kept so for much longer—for who - would venture to become bail for his good be haviour ? Repeal was, of course, crushed by the sen tence passed on its leader. There might be a struggle for life; but it would be the convulsive throes which precede dissolution. A coercive policy having been commenced, who would undertake to say that it would not be continued? The Catholic population would be kept under the iron heel of despotic rule their wretched condition unmitigated; - and their complaints and remonstrances disregarded. If they abstained from venting their griefs in the language extorted by calamit, their silence would be con strued into the indulgence' of the gloomy revo lutions of implacable revenge, which watches fur a favourable opportunity to gratify its propensities • and must, therefore, be intimidated by the pre sence 'of military force. If dissatisfaction with their condition were shown by overt acts; and they proclaimed their injuries to the world-- they would then be seditious—insurgents —rebels — traitors; against whom the military ought to be em ployed, and the sword should be commissioned to de vour. A new crisis has arrived. The unexpected release of O'Connell, by the reversal of the judgment against him, has placed the Government hi a new position toward him and the Irish nation. We wi s h that there existed grounds to hope that Ministers were prepared to act in this new position with discretion, if not with magnanimity, We had almost said, we wish that the example set them by O'Connell were likely to be imitated by them. We are not disposed to scan with severity the expressions, strongly vitu perative against persons, as they doubtless were, with which O'Connell's speech to the ,popu lace on the day of his liberation from prison, and his address on Monday at the Conciliation Hall, were disfigured. Something must be conceded to the class of persons he addressed on both occasions ; and also to the necessity, which he doubtless feels, of feeding the excitement with suitable aliment, by which he, and the agitation, are sustained. Still a tone of m oderation pervades his speeches. So far as the future operations of the Repeal Association are alluded to, thereis a marked abstinence from all im plied, much more expressed, counsel to any extreme and ,dangerous measures. If we understand the course indicated b ythe address Mr. O'Con nell. deli vere d on Monday, tion to there i s a dispos:- check, rather ai than to excite, the ard our o f hie followers; t o wt for, amd watch the poli c y of the Government; not to anticipate it ; to give Ministers no advantage by and embarr ass but to avail himself of any false movementlais indiscretionwhich ; policy may afford to him over th em . The f %their b ormt able elevation to which the defeated pros ecut i on him—the increased con fi dence in his legel invulnera bility raised which is felt by his followers —the immensely increased influence which he now wields over their affections, enable hini to move the masses at his will. Will the Government seize the critical moment? By a mixture of prudential caution for the preservation of the peace, which a momentary influence on the part of the multitude may peril, combined with a broad and well-de fined system of conciliation of the popular feeling, and amelioration of the present oppressed and wretched condition of the peasantry, they may avert a national calamity. If they are unable or unwilling to adopt the only policy which can preserve Ireland from com motion, if not from the dissolution of its connexion with this country, .let them at least have the virtue to resign their pouts, and leave to other hands the work of counteracting the evils, and diminishing the dangers, which they have increased and exaspe rated by the means they employed to diminish and subdue them. STANDARD.—Two of our pseudo-Conservative Contemporarire, one following in the wake of the other, like the parasitical fish that derives its sub sistence from picking the teeth of the shark and is to lerated for the :eke of the humble service it performs, TYIE:gtIN, LONIIPN, SATVICDAY v a, sErTrmnr,n, 14, 11444. appear to be greatly disappointed that the Conserva tive candidate for North Lancashire, Mr. Talbot Clifton, is likely to walk over the course; and have accordingly done their best to encou rage the drooping spirits of the League to take the field against him. Both are agreed in opinion, that Mr. Clifton has not been sufficiently explicit in his addrest to the constituency he aspires to repre sent. He promises, to be sure, "as a paramount duty," to devote his best exertions " to the mainte nance of our institutions in Church and State ;" to seven and eight o'clock flames were observed issuing from a barn upon an off-hand farm belonging to Mr. John Phillips, in the parish of Barton, near Bury. The entire contents of the barn were destroyed. con sisting of 200 coomhs of oats, and thirty of wheat, a large quantity of straw, together with a shed contain ing a new broad-wheel waggon and various other implements. We believe the property was insured.— Cambridge Chronicle. FIRE AT 8R0QM....--0.1 Sunday afternoon, about three o'clock, a fire broke out from a pig• sty in the occupation of Mr. Sells, at Broom beds. The flames issued from two different parts, and there is no doubt it was the wilful act of some wicked person. There were several buildings connected with the sty, and if active exertions had not been rendered, a large amount of property would have been destroyed on this farm as well as on the adjoining premises, belonging to E. Lindsell, Esq. The fire was extinguished before it destroyed the sty.—Cambridge Chronicle. t 32 to 34 over 3s 10d to 4s 3d, fine 32 to 36 0 P 4s 6d 'to ss, superior 32 to 36 0 P 5s 3d to 5s 6d, and 1 17 puns high flavour of a favourite mark fetched the high price of 8s 9cl per z.llon. L ,, e , vhrds 200 puns sold at 2s 5d to 2s sid proof strength, and common ditto . 2s 4-id. Demerara at 3s 3d to 3s 6d for strong. Calcutta Rum is much wanted, and for small parcels buyers are compelled to pay 2s 3d to 2s 34d per gallon proof, with, certificate. Brandy common 2s Ild to 3s 3d per gallon. In the better sorts of Brandy the purchases made have been trifling, and further re duced rates accepted. Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838 selling hhds at 5s 2.1, puns 5s ; ditto 1839, hhds ss, puns 45 10d ; ditto 1840, hhds 4s 11d, puns 4s 9d ; ditto 1841, hhds 48 10d, puns 4s Sd ; ditto 1842, hhds 4s 7d, puns 4s sd, mid to good mid 3s 4d to 4s 2d per gallon. The accounts from France are highly satisfactory for the vintage. Geneva at is 10d to Is I Id, and for fine the home trade pay 2s 6d to 36 6d per gallon. English Corn Spirits is lOs 4d per gallon cash. RlCE.—This afternoon, three parcels, amounting to 2,443 bags of Bengal Rice were offered at public sale, and all sold, but at a decline on former rates of 3d per cwt; small broken white fetched lOs 6d to 1 ls, good middling sound lls to 11s Gd, good bold, cleaned by machinery at Calcutta lls 6d, and sea damaged 4s to lOs 6d per cwt. Saco.—There has been more business transacted by private contract in the low and middling qualities of Pearl Sago at 12s to 14s per cwt, but goo.' and fine kinds are not much in request at present : none has been offered at auction. With Sago Flour the market is scantily supplied. Of Arrowroot 155 pkgs were partly disposed of at auction, St. Vincent's 6d to 7d, low 3id per lb. SALTPETRE.—This afternoon rough met with little attention, and 425 bags Calcutta at public sale only partly sold at former rates, and fetched 24s to 24a 6d for common grey 14 to 12i per cent refraction. In the private market little business was done. COCHINEAL—This afternoon 50 bags Honduras Co chineal at auction were sold at and after the sale at firm rates, and fetched 5s 4d to 5s 9d per lb for mid to very good black. INDlGO.—Holders remain firm, and will not sell any description of' East India excepting at prices fully equal to those of the last quarterly sale ; indeed for picked lots they are obtaining a small profit, and nothing is offering for sale; good and fine qualities ara still in good demand chiefly for exportation ; but in the lower sorts little has been done during the week. Oms.—Prices have ruled firm for Southern Oil this week, and a good demand has prevailed ; 93 tuns at auction were readily disposed of, fine quality at 3115 s to 311 15s, and good 301 lOs to 311 per tun ; of common some parcels have been sold privately at 271 to 291. In other descriptions of Oils there has been rather more busi ness transacted at steady prices, Cod fetching 33/ 155 to 341, and pale Seal of first quality 34/ 10s; 45 tuns of Seal at auction went at 281 lOs for brown, and 261 5s to 261 10s . for • low dark. The supply of Sperm being still scanty, prices keep high, fine British fetching 851 to 86/, and American 82/ to 831 per tun. Linseed Oil at 23s 6d to 23s 9d per cwt. Rape Oil pale at 35: 6d to 365, and brown 34s Gd to 355. Palm Oil not so firm, 27s to 27s 6d accepted for first quality. Cocoa Nut Oil at 27s 9d to 28s per cwt for common quality. Olive : 45/ to 461 is the value of Gallipoli, 42/ to 441 for Spanish, and 401 to 411 per tun for Barbary. This after noon at public sale 464 hhds, 41 casks, 100 tuns of Cochin Cocoa Nut Oil were offered, and all sold at 28s 6d to 29s per cwt for fine quality; 72 casks Palm Oil sold at 238 9d to 26s 3d for low to good. endeavour "to secure for the agriculturist that full protection for his capital, his industry, and his enter prise, to which the burdens he has to sustain entitle him ;" to consult, " as a matter of the first import ance, the welfare of the poor ;" to give his "general support to a Conservative Government," as the best means of " securing a continuance of those ines timable blessings, which our institutions in Church and State have conferred upon the nation ;" and to attend to the varied (commercial) " interests of his constituency." All this would seem to be explicit enough for any ordinary Conservative, and is, we sus pect, a little too explicit for Mr. Clifton's metropolitan critics. At all events, it affords a pretty tolerable indirmtion that his mind is made up on those leading questions which appear to be the objects of so much doubt and uncertainty to his assailants. He does not profess to be a Conservative of the family of " Young England," or after the manner of the Times ; one who will give a feeble and hollow support to the Minister on points on which his adhesion is comparatively unimportant, and then watch with feline vigilance for an opportunity of turning round upon him at some more cri tical moment of his career. With a profession of Christian sympathy for the poor, he does not pro pose to make a simulated devotion to their interests an excuse for incessant attacks on the Government, and incendiary attempts to work upon their miseries until he has stimulated them to acts of sedition and outrage. He does not profess to make an affected sympathy with suffering a lever for attacks on the Mi nisters. With this class of Conservatives he claims no manner of alliance. Hine ilia lachrymce ! Hence it is EFFECTS or TRADR.—Contrary to established custom, most of the mills in Huddersfield have already began to light up. This arrangement has usually come into operation immediately after Honley feast, a period which is a fortnight distant. Manufactories still con tinue to spring up in Huddersfield and its neighbour hood. Several of the first magnitude are at present in course of erection.—Leeds Mercury. LISICEARD.—On Sunday last the Rev. F. Todd re sumed his services in the church here, after his suspen sion by the Bishop, for omitting a part of the burial ser• vice.— West Briton. MILITARY PUNISHMENT.—A Vienna letter of the 28th ult, relates that a few days ago, on the plain of Sohmelz, near that city, while a regiment of Uhlans was at exercise, a captain being dissatisfied with the manner in which two of the privates of his company had per formed, called them out of the ranks, and ordered to be inflicted upon each five strokes with a cane. A crowd of persons, who had assembled to see the exercises, mur mured, and hooted the officer, because, according to the articles of war, this was a punishment not to be given in public. One of the two soldiers, however, imme diately stripped, lay down on his face, and received the five strokes on his bare back. The second man was pre paring to submit, but the populace became so exas perated that they began to pelt the officer with stones, and showed a disposition t- proceed to more violent in terference. On this the colonel ordered the regiment to fall in, and marched it off to the barracks, followed by the crowd, shouting, " Long live the King! No more corporal punishments!" When the regiment was back in its quarters, the captain was put under arrest, and will be brought to a court-martial.—Gdiynani. that he has failed to make himself Understood to that peculiar order to which it is the glory of our carping and dissatisfied Contemporaries to belong. It is the Queen's Government, and not the ideal Go vernment of the Morning Post and Times, to which Mr. Clifton promises his general sap port. He seems to be a sensible man, content with the language of common sense, and avoiding alike the mock heroical phraseology of the gascon and the empty but noisy verbiage of the Young Englander. Sir Robert Peel is the last man in the world to desire to impose degrading conditions on his supporters, or to require them to " wear his livery." The apprehensions of the Morninc , Post, which discovers that Mr. Clifton is not euffrciently intelligible in his exposition of his Conservative principles, will, we are satisfied, prove fallacious ; for if report does not greatly belie him, he will be found in every respect worthy the support and esteem of the large and important constituency to which his political manifesto is addressed, and one whose practice will more than keep pace with his professions. We are glad to see that, notwithstanding this combined attempt to throw a wet blanket on his exertions, and the invitation to the League to oppose him, Mr. Clifton is - likely to have no rival. The election is fixed for the 20th instanst, and the League is too low in credit and in pocket to enter upon an other contest, even in Lancashire, and all their efforts to obtain a scapegoat to undertake the burden have miserably failed. After two unsuccessful attempts to obtain a rival candidate, therefore, they have been compelled to adopt the resolution that " it is not de sirable in the present state of the register to bring forward a free-trade candidate." MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Sept. 13.) - SucAn.-The rates previously established for brown, common yellow, and grey descriptions of West India Muscovado Sugar of which the supply principally con sists, hare been fully supported this week ; middling yellow, good middling to good yellow and strong grey sorts however have brought an advance on last Friday's prices of 6d, and in some instances of is per cot; but for fine yellow kinds, although they are in very short supply, yet merchants have not been able to obtain quotations above those of last week, still pre vious rates are fullysustained. This afternoon there was a good demand for all sorts of West India Sugar, holders were firm and obtained fully former rates for all descriptions. At public sale 288 hhds 55 tierces and 126 barrels St. Lucia were offered and partly at former terms, good yellow fetched 57s to 58s, middling 55s to 56s 6d, low 545, and drainage damaged 55s 6d to 56s 6d per cwt. The total purchases for the week are 2,2001111(13 and trcs. REFINED.-The home trade hare been extensive pur chasers of Refined Goods this week, paying an advance on former rates-of 6d to Is per owt, and they have again nearly cleared the market, indeed of goods at and under 75s per cwt the market is scantily supplied, the following are the latest rates paid :-Brown lumps 73s to 73s 6d, standard lumps 74s 6d to 755, Tittlers 733 6d to 78s,"fine do 79s to 83s, Hambro loaves 74s to 83s, double ditto 84s to 90s, and wet lumps 71s to 73s per cwt : the market has still a very firm appearance. For Bastards prices generally are not higher, but large parcels have been sold. low at 42s to 455, middling at 46s to 48s, good 49s to 535; and fine b4s to 57s per cwt. Pieces have been readily disposed of, fine at 69s to 71s, "good 66s to his 6d, middling 623 to 655, and low 58s to 61s per cwt. Treacle has met with a good demand at stiffer rates ; boiled from West India Molasses has been fetching 183 6tl to 19s 6d, Patent 20s to 225, and Golden Syrup 23s to 26s per cwt. For Bonded Crushed Sugar prices are not so firm, and fur 100 tens on the spot 27s to 27s 3d per cwt have been accepted for first quality ; there line been less business transacted for delivery, and the Refiners are generally more inclined to sell ; of loaves, however, many parcels have been disposed of upon the following terms, viz :-Turkey double refined 21 to 41b loaves 34s to 375, Hambro' 1 61bs 32s 6d, 9 to 1016 30s to 30s Gd, 13 to 141 b 29s 6d, Tittlers 20 to 301 b 27s 6d to 28s, Prussians 40 to 451 b 273 6d. Pieces are wanted at 235. Bastards, yellow at 20s, brown 19s. In Treacle sales made at 11s 6d to 12s. Of Dutch Crushed Sugar some parcels sold at 24s 9d to 26s per cwt. To-daylarge purchases were made in Refined goods by the home trade, and prices are still on the ad vance-sales made at 75s for standard, and 73s 6d per cwt for good brown lumps. The decline in the value of Bonded Crushed Sugar has occasioned a better demand, and at 27s to 27s 3d per cwt large purchases have been made for forward delivery. 31.1urimus.-The market has presented a firm ap pearance for this description of Sugar, importers have refrained from offering any at auction, but by private treaty several parcels hare been disposed of at former rates for brown, and al higher prices for yellow kinds, nearly ell the parcels on offer found free purchasers. The principal part in the bonded warehouses is held by the dealers, the stock is still declining, and is rather less than it was last at this period ; the deliveries continue upon a large scale. This afternoon there was no public sale, but the parcels sold privately were at very full rates. The quantity left in importers hands is only 10,000 bags. EAST INDIA.-An increased desire has been shown to purchase white and yellow qualities of Bengal Sugar, and privately many parcels have been disposed of at prices showing an advance on those of this day week of Is per cwt. This afternoon at public sale 821 bags of Bengal, and 499' bags of Madras were offered, ' the former sold at high rates, and fetched 62s to 70s for fine strong yellow Dobah, 66s to 68s 6d for good 64s to 68s per cwt for damp and washed, 58s to 59s for low yellowish white, 56s to 58s per cwt for damp and washed, 63s for good sound white, and 60s to 62s for dump'and washed: the latter was all taken in, low brown at 465, and very low heavy dark at 42s per cwt, being above the value. FOUEIGN.-For yellow Havanuah many inquiries have prevailed, and late rates offered, but merchants re quiring an advance in prices, has operated against busi ness, and 2,011 boxes at public sale were all taken in, fine at 22s to 22s 6d, good 21s to 21s 6d, middling 20s to 26s 6d, low 193 to 19s 6d, being above the value. White has met with more attention, good to fine fetch ing 293 to 325, and low to middling 26s to 28s per cwt. For Brazil of all descriptions there has been an in creased demand ; Bahia, 200 chests of white at 22s 6d, brown at IBs 3d ; brown, on the spot, at 18s 3d to 18s 6d ; a few lots of white Pernambuco, in barrels were taken in at 26s ; of St. Kitts 31 hhds 10 barrels, with out certificate, went at 203 for hhds, and 193 per cwt for barrels. Porto Rico 19s to 203 per cwt. MOLAJ4SES.-Prices cannot be quoted lower for West India, importers not being inclined to press sales, but the demand has been trifling; small parcels have been disposed of at 22s for SL Vincent's, and at 24, per cwt for good Antigua. East India dull of sale, and prices rule low. This afternoon at public sale 130 casks Madras Molasses were taken in at 16s per cwt. CocoA.-West India is wanted, but higher rates being required, has operated against business, and few parcels have been disposed of by private contract ; at auction 101 bags of Trinidad were taken in-ordinary at 425, and middling 44s to 45s 6d per cwt. The stock in im porters hands is reduced to a low ebb. Foreign is held with firmness, but at present there are not many pur chasers. Faurr.- 7 To-day accounts were received from Zante up to the 29th of August, stating that the Currant crop had been all housed, the quality was fine, and the quan tity large. The trade have purchased with much caution this week; and lower rates accepted for all sorts. COFFEE.-Importers of West India are less inclined to realise, and have supplied the market sparingly during the week. - Jamaica of mid quality has been more sought after, and sales made by private treaty at 83s to 90s per net, being rather above the rates paid at the auctions held last week. This afternoon Ceylon Coffee was sought after, but not much was to be , had, and prices are still on the advance ; sales by private contract were made at 57s to 58s for good ord, and 511 s 6d to 59a for very good ord : at public sale 120 bags of Plantation were taken in at 70s for fine ord pale, being much above the value"; 16 casks 2 brls West India were bought in at 78s 6d for low mid Jamaica, 63a for fine ord; Dominica, fine ord 635, and good ord 56s per cwt. TEA.-Importers still display firmness, and have re frained from submitting any to public competition; there has been no arrival this week, whereas the deliveries from the bonded warehouses have been large. For green Tea prices are higher than they were last season at this period, but are rather lower for black. The lower qualities of Congou are not so much in request, but holders are firm, the supply small, and previous rates are sustained, common fetching lOid to lld nett cash, good common llid tolsod, but mid raatr li Oid to Is lid, but, for the better quilities, a brisk demand has prevailed, and the rates given are id to ld er lb above those previously quoted, sales made at Is I d to Is 3 id 1 with Souchong flavour, Is 4d to is 8 for good blackish leaf, Is 9d to 2s 4d for fine Pekoe flavour, and 2s 5d to 2s 6d per lb for very choice. The market is sparingly supplied with Pouchong, and the trade being eager purchasers, prices are still advancing ; clean quality has been selling at Gid to 9111, and better 101 to Is per lb. To day there was not much business transacted in the Tea markets, TALLow.—lmporters of Russian are more inclined to realise, and have accepted prices 3d to 6d per cwt under those of this day week. There has been only a li mited business transacted on the spot, and 41s to 41st 3d have been accepted for old, and 41s 6d to 41s 9d per cwt for new P.Y. Candle. This afternoon at public sale 10 pkgs North American Tallow were sold at 41i 3d to 416 6ti ; 549 pkgs South American 37s 3d to 42s 6d ; 93 pkgs East India 41s to 42s 9d ; 49 casks New South Wales 35s pd to 41s 9d, and 17 casks Italian 41s 3d to 41s 6d per cwt. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. FOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 12, 1844. ELECTION OF CHAMBERLAIN (THIS DAY ) DECLARATION OF THE POLL. of T P l r t o e s Q sia u . een h_as been pleased to approve of Mr. J. C Schade. as C onsu l a t D eme rara for his Maje s ty th e King This being the day for declaring the result of the poll for the office of Chamberlain, there was a tole rably numerous attendance at Guildhall to witness the proceedings. At twelve o'clock precisely Mr. Sheriff Musgrove announced that Alderman Brown having polled the greater number of votes, that gentle.nan was duly elected to the office. Immediately after this, the Lord Mayor, Alder men, and other City authorities came upon the hust ings, when Mr. Alderman BiowN, who was evidently labour ing under considerable excitement, addressed the livery in a brief but neat speech. lie said they had just emerged from an eight days' contest for an office to which they had done him the honour to elect him, and he thanked them for the confidence they had re posed in him. It had been a matter of surprise to many that he had put up for this office, but he shoul state as a reason, and which he should not be asha me d of avowing, that he was not what would be termed in this commercial city a man of wealth ; therefore the situation to which he had been chosen would come very acceptably to him at his period of life ; anti he trusted that he should give satisfaction in the per formance of its duties. The worthy Alderman again thanked the livery for their support, and concluded amid loud cheers. Mr. SHOOBRIDGE had to thank the livery on behalf of Mr. Alderman Brown, but entering subsequently into matters connected with the foundation of the City Almshouses, which were considered irrelevant to the present proceedings, he was received with disap probation. The meeting was then dissolved. The whole affair only occupied twenty minutes, and their was a manifest disappointment in the hall at the brevity of the proceedings, some lengthened speech-making having been expected upon the oc casion. The Queen has also been phased to approve of Air. Andrew Paterson Reid, as Consul at Glasgow for his Majesty the King of the Belgians. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Elias Moe-Atte, as Consul at Liverpool for the Republic of the Equator. WHITEHALL, SEPT. 13. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. James Walker to the church and parish of Clatt, in the presbytery of Alford and county of Aberdeen, vacant by the appointment of the Rev. Robert Cook, late minister thereof, as assistant and successor to the Rev. Joseph Crichton; minister of the parish of Ceres, in the pres bytery of Cupar. It is a matter worthy of remark, as one of rare oc currence under similar circumstances, that all the ex , penses of Alderman Brown contingent upon the elec tion were discharged by him previously to the pol being declared. but holders were firm, and obtained former rates for all sorts, SPlCES.—Prices have ruled firm for black Pepper this week, and a good demand has prevailed for Penang and Malabar, but for Sumatra there are not many orders just now. In Cinnamon the operations have been extremel) limited, but few sellers are to be found upon lowe terms. This afternoon at public sale 10 bales of Cinnsr mon were all taken in—sound at 2s 8d to 45 6d, mouldy 3s to 4s, 14 hags of Mace of low quality at 2s 4d, and 7 casks of common limed Nutmegs, duty paid, at 4s 6d per lb. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.--Jamaica Rum has met with ready_ purchasers since we last wrote, and a further advance in prices has taken place ; on the fine high flavoured sorts the advance has been 2d to 3d per gallon. The total 'purchases amount to 250 puns ; fair quality 30 to 36 per cent 0 P at 3s 9d to 3s I Id, good LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 13. (Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN.) C. J. BANNISTERS' BANKRUPTCY. The bankrupt in this eve was a draper, ca 'ruing on business at Derby. lie has failed for ah'm 4,0001., and his assets are said to be under 2,0001. He was originally connected in business with his brother, Robert Bannister, of Purtsea, who, it will be recollected, decamped with between 2,0001. and 3,0001., but was captured at Maderia. The fiat against C. J. Bannister was, in the first instance, issued in Birmingham, but removed to London, in order to work the t,vo bankruptcies together, and thus thoroughly investigate the state of their affairs. The sitting to-day was for the choice of assignees, and the only proof upon which and• discussion arose was one tendered by the trustees of the wires of the bankrupts, they haring married two sisters, for 1,120/., cash advanced to enable them to commence trade. apprehension and commitment for trial if the critne had been there committed." Now, we know of no such offence abstractedly as "fraudulent bankruptcy," and the difficulty which pre‘o-nts itself is simply whether the off‘mc , charge I , hould not be cite which i s cozil i s . i bi, lw our la \vs in oder ;;i.e the toag,i trates jurisdiction and power to commit to gaol. Mr. James—lf that were the case, it would en tirely subvert the intention of the Legislature in pass ing the Act of Parliament. Alderman GIBBS—It appears to me that the of fence proved should be one upon which we have power to adjudicate here. Mr. James —What is the meaning of the term " fraudulent bankruptcy" in the Act of Parliament ? It must either mean nothing at all, or that if a man commit that crime in France which is known to their laws, and if discovered in this country, he should be delivered over to the French authorities. We must put a liberal meaning upon the Act, and thus carry out the intention of the original framers of it. The LORD MAYOR—I do not hesitate to grant a warrant in such a case. I think lam perfectly jus tified in taking an extended and liberal view of the Act of Parliament; for it is obvious what the inten tion of the Legislature was, although that intent may be somewhat mystically explained. I grant the warrant, under all the circumstances. The warrant was then put in the hands of Daniel Forrester, the officer. BOW-STREET. Mr. M. Chambers supported the trustees, Mr. Young appeared for the bankrupt, and Mr. Reed, as solicitor for several creditors, opposed the proof. An examination of witnesses was entered into, to show the bona fides of the proof; at the conclusion of which, Mr. Commissioner GOULDUEN said he was satisfied that the money was advanced, and therefore he should admit the debt. The only question was whether it was necessary, under the terms of the settlement, for the bankrupt to join in the proof. As, however, the wives had joined with the trustees, he did not think it requisite for the bankrupt to do so. Mr. REED then stated that the number of creditors for whom he appeared carried the choice of assignees in favour of Mr. G. Hitchcock, of St. Paul's-church yard, and Mr. D. Ainsworth, of Manchester, both warehousemen ; and added that they would require the bankrupt to give a minute and detailed statement of his affairs in his balance-sheet. Mr. Reed parti cularly referred to the deficiency which appeared in the bankrupt's stock and bank account between Ja nuary last and August, the latter the date of his failure. e....... ...". property which belonged to the second a woman who lived with hini, and the Magis trs ' siderin the ease of a Might, nature against then': INIr. Humphreys ltt-nded for the F or•eout ; ' Witurm,.y fir the•,7ls oil tri Mr. tiumphreys observed, that at the tial" the prisoners at the bar had first been capturto was some reason t o suppose th a t th e cr ime Of .. 00 Y had been committ e d. Th e s t r i ctest i nv estigt o f i taken place into the circumstances attending T e ti of Alfred Dark, and he felt it his duty to saw there was not the sli g ht es t pretence. a for such the decea.ed having met his death by accident, shooting at some birds in the country. t Evidence was then gi ve n as t o th e surto ownership of the goods. r ero Mr. BURRELL ultim a t e ly sa id h e s hould 10 ,6 George Boddington an d L ear f or th re e l iei ,b e n would take bail for th e i r a p pearance . Th e °l oll would discharge, on th e i r en t er i ng i n t o their . cognizances to appear. hoar , Bail was, in the c ourse o f a quar t er o f - in for Boddington and Lear. STRANGE OCCURRENC; I IIO There is a report abroad of a very di s tressiable, in which the n ame o f an o ffi cer i n the Rel fi d isr,, force is mixed u p. It appears t h at a b a ll an Ifsri were given on the 26th o f l as t mont h, by CaP iii ,r at his summer residence, Coolgrena, near c o ve, 00 0 the officer referred to attended, and that th.„ i ,e,,, morning a. number of silver forks and speen e ,„,i sing. Suspicion alighted on the servants, 1 1. 0: 0 failing in attaching criminality to any ei hi i i k 4 „e 0 " description of the stolen property wasp .A . ' • $v handbills, and nothing more was known t_ l _7 - nr c4 day. In the course of that day, a looking woman tendered pieces of silver orc r oc, forks for sale at th e s h op o f Mr. naw-gete' Grand-parade. Th e manner i n w hi c h the , ' 0(l'"„1 tered and broken up attracted his attention, erejr the aid of a powerful magnifying lens, he diser some of the pieces bor e th e cres t o f Captain while one bore his i n iti a l s , th ere b y cor respon o f o rar some of the articles stolen. Perceiving this b e wilt the lady that he should stop th e s il ve r, as 1 1 0 01 .4 0 " son to suppose it was stol en , an d that be it On require to know from her by what meal or into her posses s ion. T o thi s s t rang e ae', be announcement she at once said it could B e l n gl/ A case, for that it had been giv en h er th a t saer e 'idtly,..l officer of the Royal M a rin es t o se ll, as s ome 0 J which he had had a long time in his possessionsplYo no other use for. The lady left the shop, l l° Ai bouring under excited and embarrassed feeliariol some minutes after, Mr. Hawkesworth, w ilu f I tamed the articles, went out w ith a view e ft s, further inquiries, and m e t h er aga i n , when be r ef her name and address, for which she at oneepts him to a respectable citizen residing on Mereinol, / who, on inquiry, informed Mr. Hawkesworth 0 04 was the wile of a gentleman holding a Governs tion in the Ordnance Store Department at fe fu sosl Island, and that she must have been utter'," o e. Ivo of the property having been come by otber4oaj properly. Mr. Ha w k eswor th h av i ng been, ei l oon once assured of this, expressed his regret that s o 7i have been subjected to any trouble or nue n l...istel,o as we were subsequently informed, she ae°l ll- t ie F o r husband with the matter on her return home atilt) evening, who at once made a report in writiag,obr i l currence to the commandin g officer on the isla i n„irslt:J whom it was tran sm itt e d o ffi c i a ll y t o the Au";.01 0 :0 at an early hour on Sunday morning an or der de Fos from the Admiralty-office at Cove to put he t ) the officer named. When th e or d e r rea e ", o re', absent from his quarters, but soon after rei l was informed of the cir cums t ances w ith wit ie the srnt wa • Si) painfully mixed up. H e asser t e d that _ if o a- 0 , had been in his p ossess i on f or a year an d s he' t ilth e c i his own properly, and so the matter remains t he miult of a public inquiry shall have detertniMooS t d rectness or otherwise of his statement. br n , to l i e received by Mr. Hawkesworth this rnorni n e ss ii. in Cove at an investigation which was to ~.1 1 prordl there this day, the result of which we efri be enabled to announce in our next, and "„ ea!" remove from the character of a young ot e- 0 if on an honourable profession so distressieg if . 00 , tation, it will give us very great maids& 0 the contrary, it should establish the charg es ; o oo 4 o expect to see the case dealt with in the sael e ,. o o,of „11 if the accused belonged to the humblest sta° l , D eo It is with great regret we notice the matter a ci r re letd but, as it forms a prominent topic in mani e serfrO have only to p u bli s h t h e statement, as we wa rirreed to collect the parti cu l ars t h at h ave as yet tree% sources the least lik e ly t o exagger ate or elorille them.—Cork Paper of Tuesday.- ---- A r n „ e sdal tion of the tr ansac ti on t oo k pl ac e on .4;10104 fore the Hon oura bl e E. H are , Captain e ;;/ Millet, and Sampson T. W. Ffrench, Eetl• rfr i o party was Lieutenant Fuddicombe, of theßeY Co He was defended by Counsellor Creamorsel Warren, Mr. Hawkesworth, and Mrs' bowline, the lady above referred to, wer e e g itO e lr After a patient and ample investigation the n to ot2 committed the prisoner to abide his trial before,,, tent barrister, in Cork, on the 23d instant. 1 0 /0,5 applied to have him admitted to bail, which, $ 0 j . b 1 _ 9 ,1 argument was acceded to, but not having beta procure the necessary sureties, the witnesses 10 ' 00 (10 Glover. toset over to prosecute, and he was given into the c u to • the police, to be transmitted to the county ga,",. his trial at the ensuin g sess i o ns ..—Cork Repo, Yesterday Emily Brockwell, a servant in the em ploy of Mr. Fairbrother, printer, No. 31, Bow-street, was brought before Mr. Jardine, charged with having stolen 1001. in gold, the property of Mr. William Cunningham. She did not appear more than fourteen years of age, and cried bitterly. It appears that Mr. Cunningham rents the top floor of the house occupied by Mr. Fairbrother, and on Friday morning, at a quarter to nine o'clock, his wife missed a purse containing 1001. in sove reigns, from a drawer in her bureau in her chamber. Information was immediately given at the police office in Bow-street, and in the afternoon constable Pocock, of the F division, proceeded to the house, and asked some questions of the prisoner, as well as the other domestics. She repeatedly declared she had not touched the money, and left the room crying. While the officer was talking with her master (Mr. Fairbrother), she returned with a small bag of printed cotton hanging over her finger, and handed it to Po cock, saying she had found it in the water-closet. On opening it and counting it, it was found to contain 1001. 10s., being ten shillings more than Mrs. Cun ningham had missed. On going to the water-closet Pocock found the purse, out of which the money had been emptied, and which was sworn to by Mr. Cun ningham. The prisoner said she knew knothing more of it, than that she had found the money in the water closet while cleaning it out. Mr. JARDINE remanded her for further examination. CLERKENWELL. Robert Nunn was charged with assaulting his fa ther and mother, George and Harriette Nunn, re spectable persons living in Torrington-street, Tor rington-square, and also with threatening the life of his mother. It appeared from the statement of the parents that the prisoner was two years ago apprenticed to an ex cellent business, but had not been there more than a few months when he came home and entreated of his parents to send him to sea. They accordingly fitted him out for sea at considerable expense, but he re turned home after the first voyage, and became so dissolute that there was no restraining him. He spent whole nights on the town, and when he re turned home, if either of his parents ventured to re monstrate with him, used the most shocking lan guage, and sometimes beat them severely. A second time, at his request, they sent him to sea, but in a few weeks he carne home ten times more depraved than he had ever been before. He was convicted at this Court, on a previous occasion, of a most aggra vated assault on his mother. On the previous night they deposed that he came in about eleven o'clock. She told him he should have been in sooner. He in stantly ran over to the bed on which she was lying and struck her a violent blow, producing a severe contusion on her left temple. He then left the house, and when outside aimed a blow with a tile at his father, who was sitting at the parlour window. The missile struck him in the hand. He threw another tile at him, but it did not take effect. Mr. COMER—What have you to say to this ? Pri soner—l don't know that I hurt them. Mr. COMBR sentenced him to pay a fine of Sl., or two months' imprisonment. He was committed. On his way from the Court to the cell lie whistled a merry tune. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. Alfred Walker, bug destroyer, who stands charged with having stolen upwards of 5001. in money, and some jewellery, the property of Mrs. Tarbox, the housekeeper, from the residence of the Earl of Har rowby, in Grosvenor-square, was yesterday brought before Mr. Hardwick for another examination. Mr. Pelham, who attended for the prosecution, said as he was not in a situation to produce additional evidence, because the police had not as yet suffi ciently matured their investigation, he must, in order that the ends of justice might be attained, ask for another remand for a short period. Mr. Crouch, who appeared for the prisoner, ob jected to the a ppli ca ti on. Th e o bj ect of Mr. Pelham might be justice, but there was justice due to the prisoner as well as the Earl of Harrowby. The pri soner had now been in custody for some weeks. The evidence 'at the outset was inconclusive, and the last examination tended to exonerate the prisoner from even the suspicion which the evidence at the corn- POLICE INTELLIGENCE. mencement might have raised. Under these circum (YESTERDAY.) stances he felt justified in asking the Court to release MANSION-HOUSE. his client from custody. Mr. James, the barrister, appeared to support an Mr. HARDWICK said, where justice required it, he application for a warrant for the apprehension of had not hesitated to remand an accused person for Jacques Besset, of 73, Fenchurch-street, merchant, several weeks, although no fresh evidence might have accused of fraudulent bankruptcy, under the con- been produced at each examination. There was grave vention of the English and French Governments. suspicion against the prisoner, supported by evidence The Learned Counsel stated, that in pursuance of. of no mean weight, added to which there was the the convention ratified between the two countries, a fact of the prisoner having previously been tried at warrant had been granted by Sir J. Graham, on the Newgate on a similar charge. These circumstances application of the French Ambassador, authorising amply justified the police in asking for a remand from the magistrates to govern themselves according to the time to time, and the Court in acceding to the appli convention, and to aid and assist in apprehending the cation. If the police came forward and declared that accused. The evidence consisted of the depositions further time was necessary, he should listen to the taken in France, and copies of certain letters written application. by Besset, and found in Paris at the house of one Regis Inspector Pearce, of the detective force, said he had Germain, and the charge against him was fraudulent the strongest reason last week for believing that he bankruptcy. Jaques Besset was a Frenchman, who, should have been in the possession of such evidence as having failed for a large amount in France, came over would have proved of a conclusive character. He to England several years since, and establish e d hi mse lf h a d b een di sappo i nte d , b ut there was still a possi in London. His agent in aris in the present case bility if the prisoner was remanded for a few days that was Regis Germain, and his agent in London was something might yet be done. aDe la Marcotelli, who carried on business here Mr. Hastpwtcit. said he would remand the prisoner under the firm of Pricener and Co. Besset also until Thursday next. carried on business here under the firm of Pricener In the course of the proceedings the solicitor of the and Co. Bassett also carried on business in London Earl of Harrowby, who attended on the former occa in his own name. Both of those agents gave large sions, stated that the Earl of Harrowby was not the orders to different foreign houses for merchandise, prosecutor, but that the whole of the proceedings ori wines, silks, boots, perfumery, and other commodities. ginated with Mrs. Tarbox. They generally contrived to buy the goods to be de- An application was made on behalf of the prisoner livered free of expense, and in order to pay for them for the money found beneath his bed, as it was neces the London and Paris firms respeCtively drew upon each nary to have funds in order to carry on his defence. other. The bills when due were, as a matter of course, Mr. HARDWICK, after hearing the circumstances . , „ Is . 00 , dishonoured; and ultimately the fraud was exposed. under which the money was discovered, was of opinion E y s • I i nt, 0 " oil Regis Germain, his clerk Bandon, and one De Lazy, a that its detention would not assist the case, and, AND EYELASHES —OMP. 3 r wgcgt.oo partner or clerk of De la Marcotelli (or Pricener) therefore, directed the amount to be delivered to the forwarded to our office . Of bedsnduct, T o e . I" i elbe .. i s t dray men, and others, drivers of eats •anu sr rylOb er i , and Co., were arrested, and De la Marcotelli fled to prisoner. of burden, in respect of their manner of .c aus i s os toc se America, and had been made bankrupt in London ; A paragraph was copied from an evening news- whips. The whip is borne by but in the possession .of Regis Germain, in Paris, were paper of Thursday to the effect that a Frenchman th ese indist ,bei is o° shoulder, with the thong danglin dol: 1 t he: • Ifo found certain Petters, in pencil, in his handwriting, had been dreadfully wounded by a Pole, who had me. To this arrangement, abstractedly consider' A fie* ~0" tif io ll but with the signature of‘Bessat, which completely ditated the assassination of his victim. The details are objection ; but the thong not only u al 'a co nsfrP - 0 10 showed thstßesset was the head, and Regis Germain little better than a fabrication. The simple fact is whisks about at its own sweet will, flyin! ant i ti c i ec ti: merely the instrument ; and that a regular and despe- that a quarrel took place in a public-huuse, and the the face of all propriety, and every is to or elt o rate system of fraud had been practised by the parties. complainant, who was at this Court on Thursday, re- that of some unhappy passenger. It madelsloUellirig'tberb those mischievous gyrations by the 6 , c h, ,i . From the documentary evidence which, by the treaty ceived a few scratches of no moment, for which an gait of the bearer ; the irregularity of w a it ...ol .,es t t ot s t of convention between the two countries, was suf- assault summon, was granted. every reason to suppose, is in many cases, b i b i r h goers, ficient to sanction the proceedings against the accused, QUEEN-SQUARE. beer. It is bad enough when a natural ill . '" or? it would appear, amongst other matters, that Besset Martha Grant, alias Boddington, Eliza Harris, the eye; what must it be to receive that of a to ao -ie urged Regis Germain, while a bankrupt, and in em- Eliza Smith, William Lear, and Edward Collins, Policemen! Punch and England expect Pl a ice o r s barrassed circumstances, to procure all the g oo d s h e w ith G eorge Boddington, who has since surrendered, duty, and put an immediate stop to this otll' e ,Ps' could prevail upon mercantile houses to trust him the. persons charged with being concerned in the late clay, Perkins, and Co., correct your drayal°m" with, and transmit them to London. The series of mysterious affair at Westminster, underwent a very depositions was certified under the hands of one lengthened examination. BIRTHS. I;s j 'arP of the judges of the tribunal by whom the order Me circumstances under which the prisoners were On the Bth inst., at the Vicarage, KintbarYioo, I. l °' was issued. In France an accessory in such a case apprehended were of a most suspicious character. was not known, for the persons who joined in the con- Alfred Dark, a man described as a journeyman baker, o lady of James Coutts Crawford, Esq ,of ° vilr f its shire, of a daughter. df spiracy to defraud were all considered as principals, but who was well known to have been connected with _. : r e of Kern O r n is t o h n e , E l M s q h . , inst., ofa daatulg'ha daughter. th , Norfolk, .. i t h th e e ll wp : CI: and the present application was made in order that play men and others of a lawless character, and who .........__ 71 ,ivi.olll.ll the accused might be, according to the terms of the had left London on the Saturday previous with tait O ln CAP ° R t u h d e d l a c l h t h, latel , 9th te a n C c r e e r s: e e n f t a , B s n e ut . oru, i _ of convention, sent over t o F rance t o answer f or fr au d a . George Boddington on a country excursion, was dis- On the 11th inst., in Eaton-square, the lady lent bankruptcy, an offence not known in England, covered on the afternoon of Monday week ast lying Thomas Bourchier, K C. 8., of a son. PO in which country there were acts denominated offences dead in a house in Orchard-street, NVestrninster. As MARRIED. if f ' - 01l which were not cog n i sa bl e as su c h i n th e Fre nc h co d e . he had evidently met his death by a gun-shot wound On the 7th inst., at Christ Church, Maryleb° lll ' / to g sr ''A The Learned Counsel said he knew that when he in the arm, and as his property had been removed Robinson, of Speen-hill, Newbury, Berkoliaokoef• ig..„, should make out a prima facie case under circum- from the residence he occupied, at No. 3, York-ter- daughter if Charles Francis Connor, Esq., ' Hanover-Mu/10e stances of such immense public importance, the Lord race, Pentonville, the impression on the mind of the On the 11th inst., at St. George a of „ afr. Jo hn cep Robertson, to Agnes, second daughter D Mayor would not hesitate to aid the authorities of police was, that ' he had met his death unfairly, and both of Albemarle-street. 0 Ablter d France by actin g upon the warrant of the Secretary had then been plundered by his associates. Dark had, On the 12 th inst., at Lacock Church, Tao!' s log ,of State, it appeared, separated from his wife about eighteen Eliza Soph ia ' wiltk Lod' Mr. Esq., of Langley Lodge, to II u se, , r y .16 1 1 2 V t . h Roo ke, a ß t „ I N N, . i , of Lackham ° , jene fIl." Mr. Philip Antonia Matthiew, of Passy, near Paris, months ago, and, although he allowed her a guinea Captainn the K sden Church, 14 r. h tst 0 stated that he was acquainted with the laws of France. per week for her maintenance, cohabited with a lam, of Piccadilly, inst.,to Eliza Charlotte, third ' II " He produced certain papers signed by the Judge of the female named Eliza, and the police were much Anderson, Mapesbury House, Willesden. ,e Tribunal of the First Instance of the Department of strengthened in their suspicions by the circumstance / f r ' - ll' DIED. . paw , in, the Seine. The judge's name was Maussion. of this female having been found at the house where Mr. Humphery, who attended upon the part of Mr. I Dark's remains were added to the circumstance of a Al' / On the 12th roar., at Boyle Farm, Th_aite;on of the . ,esal - Bessett, and stated at the early part of the proceed- , its having been denied to a person who made appli- ' Hon. Sir Edward Sugden rick Sugden, Esq., aged 34, eldest surviv e a of nenr.7 ings that he had advised his client not to notice the cation on s the subject that Dark was dead at all. On the 27th ult., Stephen, second son fi c i o ilat el tec i " summons which had been served upon him, said he I These and some other points all confirmatory of Brecht, Esq. Ashton-We' had no observation to make in answer to Mr. James's strong suspicion induced the apprehension of the pri- Charge ;it was all ex parte. , ' soners, who were all found at the house in Orctoird- 0 0 , n , the the 7 1 () ti t ) h i inst., n s t s . i. a , t a N t eHwe;oTneeKzAmsei,ttiVe ni.II! The LORD MAYOR--There can be no doubt that street, and some of whom were proved to have as- 11th inst., at Brighton, Dr. Thoulnal,o/03 , , He o n i o t i t e i t t t e n, daughter of Leigh Richmond, Egl- vest fi l t l / 00 1h the intent of the Act of Parliament w as t o f ac ilit a t e s i s t e d in the removal of the goods to a beer-sn o p, ' On th e 12th in s t., a t Five Houses,ClaPt° ' lm : li ste r V es tul ' the granting of a warrant under similar circumstances, where they were d'scovered. On the first hearing a Esq., aged 65. . but there may be some little doubt whether the words certificate from a coroner t Ne , bury, f .1- the iroer- Henry Robinson Palmer, Esq., iNi , __.-- ~.. o of the Act strictly bear out the intent. The words meet of the body of Alfred Dark, was produced, and On the 12th inst ,in Great George-street, are, " Provided that this should be done only when the police having begged time to inquire into the • -•— --- . aRDO l 'eSo. the commission of the crime should be so established I genuineness of the document, the accused were re-N 112, Strand, Printer, at T he Sus sax . a Cow Lo_nd o. on • Printed and Published by 1 ninCet -if as that the laws of the country where the fugitive or i mended, but admitted to bail, in consequence of the Strand, ene m a, S Precinct of the Sao...if w• persons so accused should be found would justify his ; defence set up, having been that they were removing Middle:me, Saturday, September 14, 1844 The bankrupt said his books would explain all, and give, he was sure, satisfactory information of the state of his accounts. Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN urged the bankrupt to be assiduous and attentive to his estate, and distin guish his conduct from that of his brother, which had been exceedingly faulty. The bankrupt promised attention to the reque3t of the Court, and the proceedings were adjourned till the 28th of September, when the two brothers will come up for their last examination. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before Mr. WALEstiv.) Yesterday an ill-looking man, about 35 years of age, named Wm. Patten, and a female named Ann Webb, were indicted for assaulting and cruelly ill treating Wm. Patten, aged seven years, the son of the former prisoner. The prosecution, which was instituted at the in stance of the parish authorities, disclosed as heartless a case of cruelty towards an unfortunate and helpless child as was perhaps ever brought under public notice. The facts of the case have been recently published under the head of our Lambeth street police report. The Deputy-Assistant JUDGE having summed up the evidence, the jury, after a few minutes' consulta tion, returned a verdict of Guilty. The COURT in pronouncing sentence upon the pri soners, said they had been convicted on the clearest evidence, which must have shocked and horrified every one who heard it. More inhuman conduct he had never before heard described, more particularly on the part of the male prisoner towards his own off spring. It was fortunate for the prisoners that their career of cruelty had been stopped so soon, for from the nature of the medical testimony, it would appear that they had had a narrow escape from an indictment for murder • indeed, he thought their conduct much more cruel and murderous than if they took a knife and cut the wretched infant's throat. The sentence of the Court was, that the male prisoner be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for four months, and the female for three months, with hard labour also. Francis Crocker, an elderly man, dressed in seedy black, was indicted for fraudulently obtaining from Mary Judd the sum of 15s. and a gold ring. The facts of the case, which, having recently ap peared in the police reports, may be briefly stated as follows :—The prosecutrix, who was a servant in the City-road, had been courted by a tradesman named Nathan, who promised her marriage, and in conse quence he bought a wedding-ring, which he presented to her, but subsequently changed his mind, and in less than a fortnight married another. She was therefore recommended by a fellow-servant to the prisoner to bring an action for breach of promise, and on applying to him he told her he was a solicitor, and required to have the wedding-ring as an essential evidence in the action, for which he gave an under taking, stating that it would be returned to her upon payment of 15s. expenses for marking a writ against Nathan. She subsequently made several applications fur the ring to the prisoner. 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Buenos Area .... .... i c y NewTork,2lolBl, Philadelphia ........... ft; I 01 ,00 ..0 h PRICES Or Foreign Gold, b„s rs • i ' S 17 0 0 Portugal Gold L"' 0 4 I New Doubloon'''. 0 I ° ll stywerDionllalstairs.........o 41,0 COURSE OF EXCHA Amsterdam CF. 12 6 Ditto, at sight l2 3i Rotterdam 2U. 12 6 Antwerp 25 85 aamburgh M.B. 1313# Altona l3 14 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 60 Ditto, 3 months 25 85 Marseilles Bourdeaux 25 90 Frankfort on Maine Petersburgh, 3Us 37 Berlin 7 Vienna, effec. ft. 3 M 952 Trieste, ditto Madrid 361 Cadiz Bilbao 36 Barcelona 36 Seville BANKRUPTS. DANIEL DAVIES. and HENRY DAVIES, road contractors, AsyluM-road, Old Kent-road, to surrender Sept. 21, and Oct. 25, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Venning, Naylor, and Robins, Tokenhouse- yard. ?JAMES SIMPSON HOLMES, ship broker, Liver pool, Sept. 19; at one, and Oct. 9, at one, at the Liver pool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Vincent and Sherwood, Temple, London; Littiodate and Bardswell, Liverpool. THOMAS JONES and JOHN JONES, soap-boilers, Liverpool, Sept. 19, and Oct. 9, at one, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Cotterin, Throgmorton-street, London ; Fletcher and Hull, Liverpool. JOAN SUGDEN and DAVID SUGDEN, fancy cloth manufacturers, Springfield, Yorkshire, Sept. 25, and Oct. 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, assignee ; Cummin g , Ki ng - s t ree t, Ch ea p - si ' de, r iondon ; Brook and Freeman, Huddersfield ; Sykes, Leeds. INSOLVENT PETITIONS. J. W. - Bellis. clerk , Union -street, Bishopsgate-street Within, Sept. - 17, :at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Green, official assignee. W. Forty, horse dealer, Upper Slaughter, Gloucester shire, Sept. 30; at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, assignee. W. hatter, Wigan, S e pt. 27, a t one, at the Manchester' A nche: tifi t h ir ri.l t°n. District Court. Fraser, official assignee. J. Marcroft, innkeeper, Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, Sept. 27, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official assignee. R. Routledge, blacksmith, Market Weighton, York shire, Sept. 27, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee. T. Wharton, labourer, Skipton, Yorkshire, Sept. 27, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee. J. Dean, hair-dresser, Halifax, Sept. 27, at eleven, at the Leeds Dist! ict Court. Fearne, official assignee. R. Bloore, jun., licensed victualler, Stoke. upon-Trent, at half-past twelve, at th e Bi rm i ng h am District Sept, 24, Court. Bittleston, official assignee. H. Cope, coal higler, Radford, Nottinghamshire, Sept. 27, at eleven, at the' Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. J. Carruthers, distiller, Speldhurst, Kent, Oct. 8, at half-pmt eleven—J. Garnet, hatter, Tooley•street, Bo rough, Oct. 8, at half-pa 4 twelve. In the Country. F. and R. . Magrath, merchants, Liver. , at eleven, at th e Li verpoo l Di str i c t C our t Jordan,Elliott, —C. jun., L tillow merchant, Leeds, Oct. 10, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. J. Bail, cabinet-maker, Salisbury, Oct. 5-11.. Hodg son, mercer, Bishop Auckland, Durham, Oct. 7--W. Weir, iron merchant, Carlisle, Oct. 7—J. W. Robey, builder, Upper John-street, Fitzroy-square, Oct. 4 J. W. Mardall, insurance broker, Naw Shoreham, Sussex, Oct. 4—J. Elliott, innkeeper, Caxton, Camb►•idgeshire, Oct. 4—J. E Wood, surgeon, Oxford, Oct. 4—A. Port way, tea dealer, Braintree, Essex, Oct. 4—B. W. Blake, merchant, City-road, Oct. 4—W. Detbick, lime mer chant, Terupl , !-street, Whitefriars, Oct 4. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Coxhead and P. Richards,Cl;eapside—T. Hall and W..Rididale, starch manufacturers, Lenton, Nottingham shire—J. C. Hughes and E. Palmer. auctioneers, Con duit-street, New Bond-street—J. Pinner , and T. Davis, upholsterers, Bridgnortb—H. Day and J. Evans, attor neys, Bristol---J. Cadman and W. Webb, brewers, Pontypool, Monmouthshire--E. Oakes, jun., and W. Oakes, corn dealers, Kinswinford, Staffordshire—J. Wailer and P. Waller, dress-makers, Congleton, Che shire—J.. Swift and J. Brindley, earthenware manu facturers, Stoke,upon-Trent—R. Parkinson, jun., and J. H. Parkinson, wool-brokers, Leeds—R. Casson and W. Bettison, printeri, Kingston-upon-Hull—W. Paget, son., T. ?a et C. Paget, S. Siddon , and W. Holli ns , cotton spinners,.Derby (so far as regards W. Paget)— B. Beesley, and . T. B: Beesley, ironmongers, Birming ham--E. Revell and J. Wood, jun., merchants, Denby dale, Yorkshire—W. Jackson and T. M. Mackay, ship-builders, Liverpool--=-J. Laffitte and L. Louizot,. i:nporters of foreign goods, Ad dle-street, Wood-street—John Lees and Jh. Lees, cotton manufacturers, Manchester—lL Wallace and E. D. Broughton, attorneys, Nantwich, Cheshire — H. Croft and J. S . W oo l ler, dyers, Bradford—J. Carden and J. A. Whittard, linendrapers, Bristol. SCOTCH 'SEQUESTRATIONS. RICHARD FRASER and STEPHEN FRASER, tailors, Edinbnrgh, Sept. 16 and Oct.. 14, at twelve, at the chambers of Mr. Robertson, South St. Andrew street, Edinburgh. DAVID KIER, slate merchant, Irvine, Sept. 18 and Oct. 12, a; ten, at the Eglinton Arms, Irvine. • week ending PRICE OF SUGAR. for the The Average P r i ce o f B rown or. Muscovado Sugar, of the Duties o f C ustoms pa i d or pa y a ble thereon on the im portation ther eo f i nto G reat B r i ta i n . Sept. 10, 1844, i s 325. I Id. per cwt., exclusive SUICIDE BY HANGING.—On Friday morning, shortly after sight o'clock, Thomas Noy, ag. d fifty, an officer formerly holding a situation in the Recruiting office, Duke-street, Westminster, committed s uicide at his residence, Tower -street, Waterloo-road, where he resided with his daughter. He had been in a despond ing state for s ome ti me , owing to his bei n g dischar g ed from his situ a ti on f or some mi sconduct. Not coming down to his breakfast at his usual hour, his daaghter went into his bedroom to call him. On entering she found him suspended by the neck with a rope, fastened to a hook in the wall. A surgeon was sent for, who found that life was quite extinct. His body was quite warm. A letter was found near the deceased, addressed to the Coroner for Surrey, which is in the possession of the polices - . IN CEN DIARISR. BIGGLESWADE, SEPT. 11.—The little village of Arsley has been the scene of another incendiary fire, attended by the most disastrous results, as the great bulk of the property destroyed belongs to persons of the poorest class, some of whom are literally without a home. The fire broke out at midnight, and appears to have originated in a hay rick close to a beer-shop kept by a man named Livett. The spot was sur rounded by a number of cottages, the inmates of which had long before retired to rest. There was scarcely a breath of air, but owing to the hay being thoroughly dry the flames spread to the adjacent buildings before the arrival of the engines, which were obtained from Biggleswade, llenlow, and Ilitchin, all some miles distant from the scene of conflagration. There was also much difficulty in securing a supply of water, for which, in rural districts, no _provision is ever made. The Rev. H. Smith, Mr. N. G. E hnonds, a large land owner residing in the neighbourhood, together with Superintendent Blunden, of the local police, were early on the spot, directing the operations of the fire men, and encouraging the labourers to exertion. The fire, however, was not got under until nearly four o'clock, having totally destroyed six small houses, be sides seriously damaging several others. From exa minations subsequently made, there is no doubt that it was the act of an incendiary. The flames were ob served in the first instance by constable Link on going round his beat; and he states that, although he kept a vigilant look out, he saw no person near the spot. The part of the stack fired was furthest from the beer-shop, and could not possibly have been the . result of accident. The pr es u m pti on i s that it was caused by some chemical preparation, which was de posited in the hay at an early hour in the evening. The occupants of the cottages in their terror were I unable to save any portion of their furniture, all" of 1 which was consumed, together with their harvest gleanings.—Cambridge Chronicle. EATON SOCON, SEPT. 11.—Last Tuesday evening some vile miscreant set fire to a large stack of wheat straw (the growth of 1843), standing in the centre of the rick-yard of J. 11. Day, Esq., in this village. The flames threw their unearthly glare over the neighbourhood for miles around, and thousands has tened to the spot. The first persons present put a large cloth over the barley-rick, close to windward, and wetted it; those were soon aided by the Eaton Socon and St. Neot's engines, and thus the devouring element was confined to the large straw-stack, which was all consumed. Happily the evening was remark ably calm, otherwise it is probable no efforts could have saved the entire homestead. We understand Mr. Day is insured in the County-office, and that no suspicion attaches to any individual.—Cambridge Chronicle. On Thursday afternoon, about one o'clock, a fira was discovered on the farm premises at Lymage, oc cupied by Mr. Philip Armstrong, of Graffham. It was first observed by a l a b ourer , w h o h a d l e ft his work in the barn for the purpose of fetching some water for his dinner, burning at the corner of a straw stack placed round the yard, and communicating with the. outbuildings of th e b arns . Th e mos t e ffi c i en t assistance was rendered on the alarm being given, and by judiciously cutting off the'communication by pull ing down an outbuildin g the damage was confined to the destruction of the straw and the outhouse. Had the flames once got fairly hold of the buildings the destruction of property must have been great—the whole of the produce of the farm standing on the spot. At present the loss is confined to a b ou t .301.; insured in the Suffolk Fire-office. How the fire originated is not known, but from happening in the middle of the day, with but few persons on the pre m i ses , i t i s one of those cases where the most searching investigati on ought to take place.—Cambridge Chronicle. INCENDIARY' FIRE.—We regret to have again to record the occurrence of an incendisryy fire i n S u ff o lk, which occurred on IVednesday evening last. Between It 4, It th e nty , 11 1 V -1 • Vat Cl*4 b‘t tlaird fe l' .16 ~! ~t t Ottn i tar k i oLlr i l t 3p er ti " n':tel h i , de Pk tiori n 4, 40, h t ,4 4 l e , 1111, 1 a 64ti f 1 ety, Of t . l eh `ktnt ~, Ne 44 t o h 4 Ail a