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IRISH STATE TRIALS. SPIRITED ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE IRIBH STATE TRIALS, WILL APPEAR IN "THE S U N," DAY BY DAY, MORNING AND EVENING, DURING THE IMPORTANT TRIALS NOW GOING ON IN DUBLIN; WITH CHARACTERISTIC DESCRIPTIONS OF WHATEVER OCCURS IN THE COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Su►a-oice, 112, Strand, London• Now ready at all the Libraries, pOPULAR HISTORICAL ROMANCES. By H. W. HERBERT, Esq. 1. THE BROTHERS. 3 vols. '). MARMADUKE WYVIL. 3 vols. 3. OLIVER CROMWEI.L. 3 vols. " One of the best historical romances which has appeared since tho master-hand of the magician was laid in Dry burgh burial-ground. "—Athenaeum. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. rfillE NEXT DISTRIBUTION of MONEY K. DIVIDENDS, A UT.',ORISED and GUARANTEED b HIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR f..f AUSTRIA, contains 1~1D::EY DI VILENDS of £5O Xiif) £7O £BO £9O £lt)i) £llO £l2O 150 £2OO £4OO £6OO 1.:t(0 £l,OOO £1,500 £3,000 and 1:13,000 sterling. Amounting toget'ner to £70,170 sterling. Direct for PROSPECTUS with lull particulars, OCT DELAY, to HEINE BROTHERS, at HAAIBURGII, Or. to HEINE BROTHERS. at LUBECK. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, JANUARY el), W.Il be repeated a New Grand Opera, in 'three Acts, called I'HE BOHEMIAN 'GIRL. Count Aruheim, olr. Borrani • ' 'Thaddeus, Mr. W. Harrison; Arline, Miss Raintorth; Queen of the Gipsies, Miss Betts. After which, will be repeated a New Grand Comic Christmas Pantomtrne, entitled HARLEQUIN AND KING PEPIN ; or, VALENTINE AND ORSON. Harlequin, Mr. Rowell; Colum bine, Miss Carson; Clown, Mr. F. lt,dgway ; Pantaloon, Mr. Blanchard. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. Gd. ; Upper Circles or Boxes 55., • mond Price :'s.; Pit 3s , Second Price t.s.; M . d:tle "allcry 25.. Sxond Price Is.; Upper Gallery Is., Sceond Price (id. - THEATRE ROYAL, COVENLGA EDEN. M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. GRAND PERFORMANCE OF SACRED MUSIC. BAND AND CHORUS, ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY PEVFORMERS. THIS EVENING, JANUARY f:0, PROGRAMME FOR THIS EV EN I NG—PART I. SELECTION from HANDEL'S MESSIAH. Between the Parts will be performed the Celebrated MADRIGAL, " Down in a Flow'ry Vale." PART 11. grand Symphony by Rech Albert, " The Last Judgment" (First Movement). Air from Handel's Oratorio of "Deborah;" and Selection froin Haydn's " Creation." Doors Open at Halt-past Seven, commence at Eight o'Clock. Promenade, is , Upper Boxes, Is.; Dress ; Private Boxes, 15. Is. Tickets to be obtained at the Box-oftice of the Tneatre; of Mr. Mitchell, 61d Bond-street; Mr. Andrews, New Bard-sheet; Mr. Sams, St. James's-street; and M. Jullien's Ottice, Maddox-strect, Bond -street. IIIEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. M BENJAMIN' 'W EGS'I ER, LESSEE. RE.ENGAGEMENT OF PROFESSOR RISLEY AND HIS INFANT SON. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 20, Will be repeated the Comedy of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff; Mr. Strickland; Master Slender, Mr. C. Mathews; Mr. Ford, Mr. St uart ; Mr. Page, Mr. Howe; Fenton, Mr. Caulfield; Sir Hugh Evans, Mr. Webster; M rs. Page, Madame Vestris ; Mts. Ford, Mrs. Nihett ; Mrs, Quickly, Mrs. Wover ; Anne Page, Miss Mattley. Atter which, the Unparalleled PEI formances of Professor RISLEY and his SON. To conclude with a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS! King Lachrymoso, Mr. J. gland; Prince Graceful, Miss P. Horton ; Queen Lucidera, Miss Julia Bennett. Orchestra Stalls, 58. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit, I's. ; Gallery, i's.; Upper Gallery, Is. Half-price—Boxes, 35.; Pit, its.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper H Gallery, Gd. Doors opened at alf-past Six, and the Performances commence at Seven. 'Pickets and Places to be had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box eflioc, from Ten till Five. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELI'HI. The Best Pantomimeot the Season—Gorgeous Scenery. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 20, The New Drama, embracing Extraordinary Effects, Powerful Cast, and Novel Scenic Display, called THE BOHEMIANS; or, The Rogues of t'aris. Principal Characters by Messrs. Lyon, 0. Smith, Wright, Wieland, Maynard, Mrs. Yates, Miss K Stanley, Mrs. F. Matthews. After w hich, a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, called HAR. LEQUIN BLUE BEARD; or, The Fairy of the Sliver Crescent. Prouticed with Enormous Splendour and Wonderful Effects! Columbine, Miss Bullets • Harlequin Quicksilver, by the inimitable Wieland; Clown, by the Grimaldi of the day, Mr. I'. Matthews, from the Theatres Royal, Covent-garden•and Drury-lane; Pante loon, Mr. Johnstone. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, le. ; Second price at Nine. Doors opan at Mx, commences at a Quarter before Seven o'Clock. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. I,ESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 20, Will be presented for the second time at this theatre, the grand opera of the MAID OF JUDAH. Ivanhoe, Mr. Wood ; Friar Tpck, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Rebecca, Mrs. Wood. To conclude with the New Musical Burlesque Spectacle, entitled THE MAGIC MIRROR. Sing-Song, Mrs. H. P. Grattan; Poo. Poo, Mr. Paul Bedlord ; Sloe-Leat, Mass R. Isaacs. AzTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE O 1 ARTS. Under the Management of Mr. Batty, Proprietor. Triumphant Success of the Equestrian Novelties and Pantomime, which remains Open a Few Nights Longer. GRAND JUVENILE FETE. THIS EVENING, JANUARY Will be performed a Grand Comic Pantomime, entitled HA RLE RUIN fAM O'SHANTER, and his STEED MEG; or, The Witches et Alloway Kirk. Harlequin, Mr. Gibson ; Columbine, Mdlle. Cushnie; Clown. Mr. King; Pantaloon, Mr. Mathews. New Scenes in the Circle, and unequalleu Feats of Horsemanship. Te tronolude with the splendid French Speetacle of THE VIC.. TORIES OF MURAT, THE SOLDIER OF FRANCE; or, The Heneral, Prince, and King. The succession of crowded houses and increased demands for Placee at the Box.olice, ,ompels the Proprietor to announce that this Popular Establishment will remain Open Seven Nights longer; avid, in compiiance with the wi.shes of the Astley's Patrons, and according to annual custom, for a series of British National Fetes, pourtraying the Victories of England's Hero—Wellington, On Monday next, Jan. 22, will be produced, the Grand National Spectacle of THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. DA V 'DOE'S ROY AL SURRZY THEAI KE As usual, the funniest and most successful Pantomime. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 20, Will be repeated THE BOHEMIANS OF PARIS. Supported by Messrs. Saville Hughes, Hicks , R. Bonner, Johnson, Smith, Mrs. FL Vining, and all the Members the-First Company in the. World. After which an entirely new Grand Comic Pantomime with Splendid Scenery, Superb Dresses, Inimitable Properties and Tricks, every thing new and of the most costly description, HARLEQUIN GRAMMAR, or, Lindley Murray,and AE 10 U. Harlequin, Mr. W. H. Harvey ; Grotesque, Mr. Stilt ; Clown, Mr. Fuller; Panta loon, Mr. Hawkins ; Columbines (alternately) Miss M. R. Fair_ brother and Miss Sharpe. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box *lke, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL VIC I ORIA TREATRE. -• THIS EVENING, JANUARY 20, Win 'be performed an entirely New Domestic Drama, entltlee POVERTY; or, Mary Graham. Leonard, Mr. Freer; Jessamy Tacit, Mr. Nantz ; Squire Graham, Mr. Dale; Patty Parrot, Miss Arden ; Mary Graham, Miss Vincent. After which will be produced THE FAIRY LADY; or, the Cabinet of Bronze. To conclude:with HARLEQUIN LINCOLN LUCKY OF LAM. HETH ; or, Ihe Three Sisters of Witch Willow Dell. Harlequin, Mr. Chapino ; Clown, Mr. Scarbrow ; Pantaloon, Mr. Morelli; Coqimbine, Miss M. Schmidt, • TILE WEATHER -SUN OFFICE, JAN. 20. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 3, ; Highest, 47 ; Noon, 40. PAPOMETER,, 30.1.—WIND, N. NoTE.—The nuasher 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 tempe s rate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. ►yIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Moaning ... 10 minutes after 2.1 Evening ... 31 minutes after 2. • 4 . 4/1 t ' 7 / .04 7,..400 - T . : Ex. atop A • Po o ' ROI ' %nit SECOND EDITION. Obienins /111 L LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1844. The Irish State trials continue, and when they are likely to terminate, no one can tell. The Attorney- General concludedhis speech on "Wednesday, and, in the opinion of all parties, so bald and jejune a statement was never made to a jury. It was infinitely below the occasion, consisting merely of extracts from the different speeches made by the traversers, and a few dry, common-place observations on them. The most favourable commentator upon it could only say that the extracts were ingeniously dove-tailed. There was a total absence of that indignant declama tion which might be naturally expected from the first officer of the Crown, if he really believes the object of the traversers was to dismember the empire and deprive the Crown of its most valuable prerogatives. From the sweeping assertions made by him, the counsel for the tra versers were in constant expectation of some startling revelations with respect to the American and French correspondence, but nothing of the kind appeared in his statement. O'Connell is to address the jury as counsel retained for his son. John,—and every one expects the greatest effort of his life; and the play ful spirit which he sometimes evinces in Court, seems to shadow forth the glory of a triumph. Opinion is now divided as to the result, some think ing that if there be no further revelations than what appear in the speech of the Attorney-General, no jury can convict. The traversers will produce an accumulative body of the most respectable evidence as to the peaceable state of the country. A writ has been served on each of the tra versers, requiring them respectively to produce copies of certain letters enumerated in the do cument. The flrst letter mentioned is one pur porting to be addressed to D. O'Connell, Esq., signed F. Kelly, and dated 24th August, 1843. Also one signed Pierce Graee, addressed to Mr. Ray, and dated August 9, 1843. The next is one addressed to Mr. O'Connell, signed by Patrick Donaghue, dated Sept. 4, 1843 ; one addressed tour. Ray, signed by Hugh Maguire, dated Aug. 12, 1843; one addressed to D. O'Connell, Esq., signed by J. Brady, and dated August 31, 1843 ; also one addressed to Mr. Ray, signed by Henry Harpur, dated 26th August, 1843 ; also one ad dressed to D. O'Connell, signed J. M. Donan, dated 9 9th August, 1843 ; also one addressed to Mr. Ray, signed John Birch and Timothy Bestick, dated 15th August, 1843. The entire proceedings on Thursday consisted of the examination of witnesses. Mr. Fre derick Bond Hughes, whose testimony went to p rove I the various allegations in the indictment, respect ing the proceedings at the meetings, commenc ing with that at Mullaghmast, on the Ist of October, and terminating on the 18th of the same month, when he left for England. Both on the direct and cross-examination he admitted that peace, order, and regularity were always observed, not only at the various meetings in the Corn Exchange which he had witnessed, but also at the great monster meeting at Mullaghmast. He de posed to the truth of the belief that tranquillity and order were preserved at this last vast assemblage by means of the exertions of the men who called them selves " O'Connell's police," and who were stationed in various places for that purpose on the Rath or Mound, upon and around which the mighty mul titude were collected together. He declared that from his experience of public meetings that persons to pre serve order were necessary, particularly in such vast throngs es the " monster meetings," and that " O'Con nell's police" effectually accomplished that end. In giving his evidence respecting the meeting of the Rez i peal Association of the 3d of October, he swore that Mr. Steele in his speech on that occasion had, when referring to the monster meeting held at Loughrea, a short time previously, said, that it surpassed in im portance even the meeting at Mullaghmast, where— -" Behemoth, biggest born of earth, Upheaved its vastness." A phrase which, it was very generally stated, Mr. Steele had never pronounced, but that in writing his speech subsequently he had introduced it. On the cross-examination, no allusion to the use of this language by Mr. Steele on that occa sion was made. Laughter was produced from time to time during the examination of this witness, who certainly gave his evidence with great fairness and readiness. He withdrew his allega tion respecting the presence of Mr. Barrett at the Abbey-street meeting on the 12th of October, and also at the dinner at the Rotunda. The count of the indictment against Mr. Barrett, therefore, falls to the ground, as far as those meetings are concerned. Mr. Ross, the London reporter, was next produced on the table, to use the Irish phrase, and after a brief exami nation of the witness, the Court rose at the usual hour. The Irish ATTORNEY-GENERAL has finished his ad dress to the jury, having in the delivery of that address occupied two days. The speech of the legal functionary contained nothing new,—it was a second edition of the indictment, with notes and comments ; and, to the sur prise of everybody, contained no solemn announcement of dire interest, or awful conspiracies with which all the world was not previously acquainted, such as he had led us to expect he would disclose. The evidence in support of the charge has now commenced, and in a few days we shall see what can be proved of all the mighty allega tions against the prisoners. Before the jury can convict the traversers, they must have the facts fully proved to their satisfaction, that an illegal conspiracy did exist, and that O'CONNELL and his fellow-conspirators intended by illegal means to com pass the ends of that conspiracy. Mere fancy, imagina tion, probability, or suspicion, will not suffice ; the facts must be proved, and fully believed by the jury, before they can find the traversers guilty. The criminal intent is the crime with which the accused are charged—criminal intention is the matter they have to meet and to repel— intention pre-existent in their minds, and in furtherance of which the acts were committed. And until we see it indisputably proved, that DANIEL O'CONNELL conspired for illegal purposes, we shall not give credence to the charge. If the man, who achieved emancipation for millions of his Roman Catholic countrymen, for so long a period bound by the trammels and restrictions which religious intolerance had cast around them; if the man who has earned for himself the proud title of Libe rator, a title far beyond that of conqueror; who has in cessantly called for justice to his country, and whose history presents the only instance upon record, the only object of a national offering yearly made, freely and willingly tendered, as some recompense for the rank and fortune that would, and must, have attended his path through life, if he had pursued only his own good and directed his talents to his own advantage ;—if such a man shall be proved to have departed from the rule by which all his conduct has hitherto been guided, namely, to avoid riot, conspiracy, or illegal proceedings, and to use only peaceable and constitutional means, then, and then only, shall we credit his conviction. It is the misfortune of the jury that, up to the moment of their entering the jury -box, every trick that could be played, every plan that could be resorted to, had been used, to prevent the procuring of an honest panel, to try this great cause. Suppression of the names of jurors, exclusion on account of religion, and every art that cun ning or malice could devise, had been put into requisi tion. The twelve men who now form the jury, had against them all the prejudices of all friends to fair deal ing, and when sworn to try the matter submitted to them were naturally looked upon as a packed and concocted body of jurors. And so the fact is—they are an improperly selected jury—they are a concoction of trickery and of fraud- And yet they may be themselves as honest and as indepen dent a set of jurymen as ever tried a cause. They were no parties to the proceedings which resulted in their selection ; they had no hand in mislaying sheets of the jury lists, or in excluding their Roman Catholic brethren; and they ought, now that the issue of this great trial is intrusted to them, to be judged by their conduct in the jury box, not by the proceedings of those who have Placed them therein. The officials who have got up this pro secution, have, from the very outset of the case, laboured— if not intentionally, at all events, most effectually —to im press upon the public mind that conviction was the only end aimed at ; and that the law was not to try and decide upon the guilt or innocence of those who were submitted to its ordeal, but that an indictment must be found, and the parties charged must he convicted ; that in truth justice had but one meaning in their minds— prosecution, with certain punishment. But it does not follow that the jury will carry out the merciless intents of the ATTO2tNEY-GENERAL, and it is only owing to the recklessness and mismanagement of his proceedings in this trial, that any cause for suspicion or distrust in the jury could have arisen. The prosecutors have, by their own conduct, put themselves before a jury with public and private feeling arrayed against them ; and a con viction will be to them no triumph—to the accused no dis grace. . _ Governments cannot in these times set at nought the decencies of justice. Public opinion rules more despoti cally, and decides more freely, in all matters between an Administration and an individual, than between men placed in the same station of life, whose privileges and chances are equal. And whenever a Government, even in former times, sought to stretch the laws beyond their just letter—to make the law the instrument of vengeance, and not the wholesome means to restrain crime and punish guilt, seldom indeed, in the very worst periods of our history, have juries been found to lend themselves to the purposes of persecution. Look back to the trial of llAanv in 1794—a trial commemorated in every year from that to the present time—and see how a prosecution very similar to this (save that the offence which is now called seditious conspiracy was then sought to be tortured into high treason) broke down under the .indignant eloquence of an ERSKINE, and the brilliant language of a GIBBs. Look to the attempted crushing, in 1817, of HONE, who thrice ran the gauntlet of a Crown prosecution, and came out of the fiery furnace of an Attorney-General's wrath, unscathed ? And what was the result of these prosecutions, and their effect upon the public mind ? To spread in each case the principles of liberty beyond their former bounds— to give additional freedom to speech, to writing, and thereby to thought and action—to make men the enemies of persecution, and to show to the world that English juries in 1794 and in 1817, two of the worst periods of English modern his tory, were neither to be cajoled nor bullied into verdicts which would rivet chains, such as in all ages, and at all times, despotism has sought to impose upon the thought, the feelings, and the actions of men. The result of this second edition of the attempt of JOHN, Lord ELDON, in 1794, to put down HARDY and his friends in England, revised and corrected by Mr. Attorney-Gene r3l SMITH, and adapted to the Irish bar, will, it is to be hoped and prayed, meet in all respects with a reception such as the first attempt experienced; and may the ver dict pronounced—to copy the language of the immortal ERSIELNE—show that whatever the Irish may have lost of a control in Parliament, they have yet a sheet-anchor to hold the Vessel of the State amidst contending storms, that they have still a sound administration of justice secured to them, in the independence of die Judges, in the rights of enlightened juries, and in the integrity of the bar. Madrid Journals of the 12th instant have been received. In the Gazette of that day we find the following official notice, annulling the SALAMANCA contract, addressed by the Minister of the Interior to the Minister of Finance : " Her Majesty, having considered the terms of the agreement made on the '2d instant with Don Jose Salamanca to annul the con tract by anticipation of 400,000,000, to be repaid in national pro perty, concluded the 30th of August of last year, and conformable to the advice of the Council of Ministers, has decided that the said contract is and shall remain annulled." NAKVAEZ still persists in refusing the rank of Captain- General. " If," says he, in a letter to the Minister of War, " the high favour with which it is wished to honour me is meant as a recompense for any services I have been able to render the throne and the cause of liberty, they have already been sufficiently rewarded in the high dignity I already enjoy in my present employment, and by the numerous and honour able decorations I have received." The Three per Cents. were done at 26 cash, and 26 11.16 at 60 days; the Fives, 19 1 4 at 60 days. On Thursday the French funds suddenly fell nearly per cent. On the previous Tuesday the Three per Cents. had reached 83, while they closed on Thursday at 82f. 25c. There were various rumours a 3 to the cause, the most probable of which is, that the Goverment intended to issue another in stalment of the loan, and had determined on taking the con struction of some of the principal railroads into their own hands. The discussion on the address continued, but it pos sesses very little interest. Dispatches had been received from General BUGEAUD, dated Algiers, January 4, and inclosing Reports from Generals TEMPOURE and BEDEAU of various successful attacks made upon tribes that had shown a disposi tion to join ABD-EL.KADER. A Cabinet Council was summoned yesterday to meet this afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing•street. Sir Robert Peel arrived in town this morning to attend the Council, from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The other Ministers are all in town. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FRIDAY. CHESTER Cur-15 to I agst Sir Robert (taken)-25 to 1 agst Cattonite (taken)-25 to 1 agst Alice Hawthorn (taken) —27 to 1 agst Hooton (taken)-27 to 1 agst Collini (taken)- 30 to 1 agst Merry Andrew (taken)-35 to 1 agst What (taken). Betting brisk. DERBY.—Offeii to take 7 to 1 about Ugly Buck-7 1 to 1 agst Rattan—and 25 to 1 each agst Running Rein and Lean der, bat nothing done since our last report. COURSING.' SOUTH LANCASHIRE (SOUTHPORT) MEETING, JAN. 17 AND.lB.—The Scarisbrick Cup, for 16 (all-aged) dogs, was won by Mr. Clarke's Dangerous; Mr. Slater's So ran up. The Fleetwood Cup, for 12 puppies, was won by Mr. Robin son's Robin Hood ; his Trip the Daisy drawn. The Church town Stakes were won by Mr. Slater's Sandy; Mr. King's Vanish ran up. The Champagne Stakes were won by Mr. Robinson's Rocket ; Mr. Deakin's Driver ran up. The Claret Stakes were won by Mr. Hunt's Bran. Mr. Buckley's Pippin beat 11r. Clarke's Champion in a match for 1001. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT—GARDEN. We had another extensive supply of vegetables this morning, yet the trade with them was comparatively steady, and in most instances, the currencies of last week were supported. There was a very large quantity of fruit on sale, and in consequence the sale was inactive. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUAR Y- " NEWPORT. Prime Veal sold steadily at advanced rates, but otherwise the demand ruled heavy. 33IIMINGSGATE. We had about an average supply of fish, which moved off slowly at last week's prices. WECITECHAPEZ. _ . Prime meat was in demand at fully late rates, but in other kinds exceedingly little was doing. NIINGERFORD. We had a full average time-of-year supply of fish and vege tables, yet the demand for them was tolerably steady, at full prices. In other articles exceedingly little was doing. NEW - GATE AND IaIiADENZIALL. In consequence of the supplies of meat being more than ade quate to meet the wants of the buyers the trade was throughout dull, and in some instances the rates had a downward tendency. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 3s 10d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s led ; and Pork, 3s to 4s 2d per 8 lbs. by the car case. Although the supply of both game and poultry were not to say extensive the general demand ruled heavy, at barely stationary prices. Fowls, from 2s to 3s 6d ; Chickens, Is to 2s; Ducks, Is 3d to 2s 3d ; Geese, 3s 6d to 5s 6d ; Pigeons, 6d to led ; Turkeys, 4s to 7s ; Rabbits, 4d to Is 6d ; Hares, Is 6d to 3s; Grouse, Is 6d to 2s; Partridges, Is 6d to 28 ; Pheasants, 3s to 3s 6d; Wild Ducks, Is to 2s; Teal, Is to Is 6d; Widgeons, Is to Is 6d; Snipes, 6d to 8d; Woodcocks, Is 6d to 3s ; and Plovers, 3d to 6d each ; Larks, 10d to Is per dozen. BRZAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from 8d to 9d; of Household ditto, 6d to lid per 4145. loaf. HIDE inAltit.r. Raw Hides at per stone of 14Ibs. :—Best Steers and Heifers, 5s 4d to 5s 8d ; middling Hides, 4s lOd to 5s 2d ; inferior ditto, 4s 4cl to 4s Bd. Sheep and Calf Skins, at per skin : Market Calf, 6s 6d to 8s ; Longwoolled Sheep, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Short ditto, Is 9d to 2s 9d. HAY IHARICETS. SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2110 s to 31 ; useful do, 313 s to 31 lOs ; fine Upland do., 31 12s to 31 17s; Clover Hay, to 41 17s ; Oat Straw, 1/ Es to 11 8s ; 'Wheat Straw, 118 s to 1110 s per load. Both hay and straw met a very dull sale, at barely stationary prices. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 15s to 313 s ; use do., 31 5s to 31 12s ; fine Upland do., Si lOs to 41; Clover Hay, 31 to 41 15s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 9s ;Wheat Straw, 1/ lOs to 1/ 12s per load. The best Hay sold steadily at full prices, but otherwise the demand ruled inactive. WHITECHA FEL. Coarse Meadow Hay, 218 s to 31; useful do., 3/3s to 3/103 : fine Upland do., 31 I2s to 3116 s ; Clover Hay, 3/ to 51; Oat Straw, 11 5s to 1/ 8s ; Wheat Straw, 118 s to 1110 s per load. Trade exceedingly dull, at the above prices. COAL MARKET Ships arrived since last marketiday, 4, s. d.l s d. Davison's West Hartley l5 Walls End East Helton .... 18 3 Hastings Hartley l5 Walls End Hetton '2o 3 Walls End Clennell l5 6 Walls End Lambton ......... 20 3 Walls End Hilda l7 Walls End Russell's Hetton 19 9 Walls End Hedley ... ....... Walls End Hotspur l7 3 Walls End Barrett ..... ..... .. 18 3 Walls End Killingworth Walls End Pearetb ...... ,15 9 Wal , s'En 1 Clarence Hetton 16 6 Walls End Wharnciitre lB 9 Walls End Hopper' l7 0 Walls End Belmont W.E. Braddyll'sHetton WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-FRIDAY. There has not been a great attendance of buyers at to day's market. The Wheat trade is firm, and although we do not enhance our quotations, rather better prices than last week have been obtained. Barley is slow sale at a small reduction in value. The demand for Oats, Shellir g, and Beans is limited, yet last week's prices are- maintained. • Per qr. of 601 b. to the bushel. _ OLD. -- -- NEW. Wneat, Suffolk, Essex, and Kent Red 53 to 56 53 to 55 Ditto ditto White... 58 62 51 CO Norfolk Red 52 54 47 52 Ditto ditto White... 55 59 51 t 5 Lincolnshire and Cambridge Red 5l 52 47 52 Ditto ditto White... 53 56 51 54 Yorkshire Red 49 53 47 52 Ditto ditto White... 51 55 50 54 Foreign Red 53 51 Ditto ditto White... 55 59 Per quarter imperial. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk — 34 38 Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding Foreign 29 31 Per qr. ( f 631 b. to the bushel Beans, Small tn: Ticks Foreign — Oats, Potato and Pola d 'healing lO.l. to 11d., Foreign —d to —cL pet Stone. 5h011ing......... .......... .... ........... ....... ........ 21s. to 22t. per Lcad. Malt Rapeseed.... ........ ......... ..... .. 23'. Os. 24 t. Os. 251. Os. per Last. RAILWAY RETURNS. We extract from the Railway Magazine the sums re ceived on the principal Railways of Great Britain for the week ending on the day of the month prefixed to each. The return includes the money received for passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, mails, and mer• chandize Week Total. Name of Railway ended . £. s. d. Jan. 13 Birmingham and Derby Junction.... 1,291 19 8 12 Birmingham and Gloucester 13 Brandling Junction 12 Chester and Birkenhead. 337 8 8 14 Dundee and Arbroath lB5 12 5} 13 Edinburgh and Glasgow... 1,822 8 3 14 Eastern Counties 13 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr....... 1,083 16 2 13 Glasgow, Paisley, and Greene k...... 627 1 2 13 Grand Junction, and Chester & Crewe 6,322 17 9 13 Great North of England 14 Great Western 12 Liverpool and Manchester 4,108 4 9 12 London and Birmingham 13,740 10 9 IS London and Blackwall 609 12 11 13 London and Brighton 16 London and Croydon l9B 1 0i 18 London and Greenwich 684 9 1 14 London and South Western 4,781 12 1 11 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury 761 8 oi 13 Manchester and Birmingham 13 Manchester & Leeds & Hull & Selby 5,157 14 3 13 Midland Counties 13 Newcastle and Carlisle 1,097 10 6 14 Newcastle and North Shields .... Northern and Eastern — 13 North Midland 12 North Union. 933 19 5 9 Paris and Orleans 3,564 17 4 15 Paris and Rouen 2,849 0 0 13 Preston and Wyre 234 6 3 13 Sheffield and Manchester 4BO 17 0 18 South Eastern.. 13 Taff Vale. 14 Ulster 551 0 0 13 York and North Midland 1,272 8 6 LIEUTENANT MUNRO SUPERSBDED.—By reference to last night's Gazette, it will be seen that the authorities at the Horse Guards have at length officially noticed the absence of Lieu. tenant Munro from his regiment, by superseding him. It may be inferred from this, that Lieutenant Munro has no intention of undergoing the chances of a trial at the Central Criminal Court. The funeral of the late Marquis of Hastings will take place on Monday next in Castle Donnington Church, Leices tershire. His Lordship's ancestors have been interred for many generations at Ashby-de-la-Zouche. The accouchement of the Marchioness is expected to take place in March. [ADVERTISEMENT.]— REMARKABLE CURE OF A DREADFUL CASE OE SCROFULA BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT.-Mr. Moore, a chemist, residing at Castle- Donnington, states that he sold Holloway's Pills and Oint ment to John Birchir, residing at King's Mills, Derbyshire, for the use of his son, aged thirteen, who had been afflicted with scrofula for a period of eight years, and had been under the treatment of the celebrated Dr. Dorman, of Melbourne, Dr.,Extale, of Swannington, Dr. Barton, of Stanley, and Dr. Hearp, of Derby, but without obtaining the least relief. The boy, however, is now perfectly cured by these wonderful medicines. Sold at Professor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand (where advice may be had gratis), also by every respectable chemist throughout the kingdom. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND iOubltr Optitton. " Who runs may read." ron.ExGrr. General Count Montholon has addressed a letter to one of the Paris journals, contradicting the story that his gone the round of the English and French press respecting the heart of Napoleon. He states that the autopsy was performed by M. Automarchi, and that the mortal remains of the Emperor were watched by himself and General Bertrand until the moment when they were interred. The Swiss journals state that, up to the 2d inst., the passage of Mount Saint Gothard was free from snow, and on New Year's Day the weather was open and mild as spring. But, on the 3d, the scene changed. In the morning, Reaumur's thermometer was down as low as 15 degrees below zero (1 3 / 4 below zero of Fahren. heit). At the same hour, at Lugano, the thermometer was at 30 Fahrenheit. The Atoniteur states that letters have been received from Gorttx, dated the 9th, announcing that the illness of his Royal Highness Use Duke d'Angouleme was no longer of an alarming nature. A grand ball for the benefit of the Polish exiles is announced to take place on the 30th inst., on which the Princess Czartorisky will throw open her splendid residence, the Hotel Lambert, Rue St. Louis. The funeral service of the Prince de Croi, Cardinal Archbishop of Rouen, was performed at the Cathedral of that city on Sunday. According to anciect usage, the Cardinal's hat of the deeeased was suspended by a cord in the vault osier the coffin, to remain in that position, until, becoming detached through age, it shall fall of its own accord. The town of Pontoise has been thrown into consternation by the murder of M. Donon.Cadot, a rich banker, two days back. Pro perty, supposed to the amount of 800,000 f., in specie, bank-notes, bills of exchange, and other securities, has been carried off. At the moment when the local authorities were preparing to insert a notice in the journals for the purpose of putting upon their guard persons to whom the bills might be presented, a packet arrived at Pontoise through the Post-office, and bearing the ['pa-mark of Poissy, containing the whole or the greater part of them. MAW AND POLICZ. In the Rolls' Court, Lord Langdale gave judgment in the case of the Countess Berchtoldt v. the Marquis of Hertford, awarding the plaintiff a life interest in the sum of 10,6101. Bank Three per Cent. Annuities, agreeably to a bequest of the late Marquis. William Gilbert, driver of Mountain's omnibus 4,216, running from Paddington to the Bank, was charged at Marylebene with having caused the death of Mr. William Hatton, an old and re spectable inhabitant of Hendon ; and after undergoing an exami nation was admitted to bail. At Worship.street William Helford, the authorised pariah broker of Sluth Hackney, was summoned before Mr. Bingham, at the instance of Mr. Richard Peacock, am old inhabitant and rate. payer, for making an exorbitant overcharge of expense in levying eleven distresses for rates in the house of the complainant at one and the same time. Mr. Bingham said the case fell within the language of the 7th and Bth George IV., and ordered the defendant to refund 2/. I 3s. of time amount he had overcharged, and pay the costs of the proceeding. COURT —FASHXONAB LE. According to present arrangements her Majesty (who will open the ensuing session of Parliament in person on the let of February) will take her departure from Windsor Castle, for Buckingham Palace, on Tuesday or Wednesday, the 30th or 31st inst. It is fully expected that the stay of the Sovereign in town will not ex. tend beyond a week or ten days, when the Court will return to Windsor, and remain at the Castle till a somewhat advanced period of the spring, most probably until the middle of April. The Marquis of Salisbury arrived on Thursday morning from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, at Burghley, near Stamford, and left by the mail train the same evening for Whit. tingham House, the seat of Mr. and Lady Eleanor Balfour, near Dunbar. The Noble Marquis will be in town by the 31st inst., in order to dine with the Duke of Wellington. The Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire left Hillsborough Castle, county Down, last week, for the Palace, Armagh, to stay a few days on a visit to the Lord Primate. A magnificent bag masque was given by Mr. C. G. Eversfield, on Wednesday, at his seat, Denne Park, near Horsham, at which at least 300 of the leading nobility and gentry connected with the county of Sussex were present. A very splendid temporary erec tion, in the form a marquee, but having all the splendour of a gal. lery in its decorations and equipments, was provided so as to form apparently a part of the house, being concected by a corridor taste fully embellished with flowers, and brilliantly illuminated. The Duke of Richmond, accompanied by Lady Caroline Lennox, and Lords Henry and Alexander Lennox, came from Goodwood Park ; and the Duchess of Norfolk, with Lady Mary Howard and Lords Edward and Bernard Howard, came over from Arundel Castle. The Earl of Falmouth arrived, at the close of last week, at Tre gothan, his seat in Cornwall, from Woolhampton Park, near Newbury. Sir Clifford and Lady Constable and Miss Chichester have re turned to Burton Constable, near Hull, from visiting Lord Beau mont, at Carlton Hall, near Selby. , - Sir John Guise, Bart., on Monday last, gave a ball at Rend combe Park, Gloucestershire, to his tenantry, to which also the yeonianry of the neighbourhood were invited. On Tuesday, on the occasion of Earl Fitzhardinge's hounds meeting at the Park, the worthy Baronet gave a sumptuous breakfast to a numerous party of the noblemen and gentlemen belonging to that hunt. EOUS. An important meeting was held, on Thursday, in Dublin, at the residence of Lord Charlemont. Upwards of fifty noblemen and gentlemen of influence were present, when a petition to both Houses of Parliament was adopted, setting forth the grievances of Ireland. A substantive motion on the sulject will be made at an early period of the session. King William's College, in the Isle of Man, was totally de. stroycd by fire on Sunday, the 14th. _ A great free trade meeting took place on Tuesday, at Manches ter. Mr. Wilson, who was in the chair, gave a brief account of the progress of the League. During the late few weeks the de putation had visited twenty-five places, and large sums had been subscribed at each, some of them amounting to 3,0001. Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Gibson, and Mr. M. Phillips, addressed the meeting. The Police Gazette contains the offer of a reward of 3001. for the discovery, apprehension, and conviction of the person or per sons who committed the murder of James Garner, who was miss ing on the 2d June last, and whose body was found on the 17th August, barbarously murdered in a corn-field, in the parish of Gaddesby, in the county of Leicester. Notwithstanding the enormous outlay in building the new Gresham College, the lectures founded by Sir Thomas Gresham find as few hearers as when they were delivered in the generally dirty room at the late Royal Exchange, MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. A very large business was done in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday. Sales , 160,000 bales, of which speculators took 1 0 0 0 ,00 0 . * The quotations were fi rm .—Th e Sh are M ar k e t Grand Junction, 234 ; G reat W estern H a l ves , i; South Western, 74 ; Man chester and Birmingham , 7woas; B i rm i ngham g Quarters. 29 38k; Manchester and Leeds, 101; bJ idland Counties, 89 ; Paris and Rouen, 32g- ; South Eastern, 3 5 ; ditto, New, 35i ; Paris and Lyons, 3. There have not been any arrivals this morning from the Colonies of later dates than those previously received. An important feature in the Returns of the issues of the Banks of England and Wales is, that the circulation of notes has been increased, while those of Scotland and Ireland show a diminution. The bullion in the Bank of England has reached the enormous sum of 14,638,000/. With an abundance of money, and but a slight employment for it in trade —though in this respect things have improved of late—it is not surprising that the recent high range of prices should be so well maintained. Consols for Money and Ac count opened at 96i, and now 97 is again the quota tion. At 968, over fifty thousand pounds stock was purchased, and this gave a most decided tone to the market. Again has Bank Stock been done at 191, and if concurrent report and opinions be worth any thing, the re newal of the charter of the Bank of England is a certainty. For the Account, Bank Stock has been sold at 191 1 . The Three-and-a -Half per Cent. Reduced Annuities are at 103 ; and the New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. at 102. There was not a single quotation for India Bonds this morning. An inconsiderable amount of business has been transacted in the Foreign Stocks this morning. Spanish Five per Cents. have improved to 22/1, and the Three per Cents. were at 304. For Belgian Stock 1051 has been paid—a rise of 1 per cent. on t he p revious q uotati on. Brazilian Stock is heavy; Dutch much the same as yesterday. Portuguese C Not many chang es re q uirin g remar k have taken place in the Stock Market to -da y . The most p r ominent are a rise in the o u n e v h e t r h t e ed gate p er cent. higher, and th e ot h er stoc k s remain a s yesterday. Liverpool and Manc hester Half-share s to 58 prem. ; and in the London and Birm in g ham to 143 p rem. ; South Western are higher also. In the other Shares not much b us i ness h as b een m done. Union Ba nk of Austral ia are now worth 2i 1 premium per share. BRITISH FUNDS rom THIS Official List DAY AT O .) NE O'CLOCK. (F the Bank Stock 3 3 per per C C Cent. nt• Consols.R e d dlluC Annuitiesec Expirede dAnnuitiesAn n u i tiesotA n n uiti es h Jan . . v. 1860 - . . 2 190:191} 961 97 114. lid. 3 B N lae L o n gt i pw k e l 3r 0 0 o i S C t npe o : en c . ru k t : Cen t.tf Ri o e r es ' Account Bills, I}d. 65 6.5 67 .... 67 pm. FOR ExC E 4 l nc G hsspoel : listuti F fe:r U rS N m D al S i THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 105} Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent... ..., .. Ditto for the Account Portuguese 80nd5,.,5 per Cent Ditto Converted - 46 Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent. Ditto for the Account Ditto Passive B on d s s} Ditto Deferred Stock... Ditto Three per Cent. ............... ...—." Ditto for the Account Dutch 2i per Cent ......... 54}1 Dutch 5 per Cent. ... ........................... 100/ PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. a A ILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Eastern Counties Ditto New . 2.5 ...... 14...... to Do. Exte ns i on . . Great Western Liverpool and Manchester l OO ...—• ... tt to oo __— Ditto } Shares London and Blackwall 13 5 6: ............................ to —__ London and Birmin loam Stock ......2414 ...... to 243 London and Greenwich London and S out h Western ... 4156 ... .. 747311 to 74} Ditto Eighths i. ~, .. 21}/... to London a n d C roydon (Trunk) 1 31...... 15i to Lancaster and Carlisle North Midland Ditto f t Shares Paris and Orleans 2O ...... 331 i ... to Paris and Rouen „ .., 20 ..... 321...... to South Eastern and D0v .. e . r . ... JOINT STOCK BANKS. Union of Australia.. MANcnisTz a STOCK Excasaics, JAN. 19.—We have had a fair inquiry for Railways to-day, and although business bas been limit e d prices are we ll su pported :—Dublin and Drogheda, 56k ; Manch es ter and Birmingham, 38 } ; Sheffield and Manchester, 551 ; Ditto, Quarters , 4 9-16 and 41. 11s. 6 d.; Manchester and Leeds, 100 to 101 ; Ditto, Halves, 49 to 45i ; Bolton and Bury, 99 to 100. THE HADDOC K FisHEßT.—During the last two or three months immense quantities of haddocks have been caught off Peel, and our market during that period has been daily sup plied with unusual quantities of this excellent fish. Within the last fortnight th ey h ave greatly increase d in size; and we yester day saw sever a l i n our market, which, upo n being put into th e scale, weighed eight, nine and ten pounds eac h . We under stand that some o f our friends at Peel are a t present endeavou r i ng , to cure these fish in the same manner as the far.famed Findhorn " haddies ; " in which undertaking, we feel assured, every !fiend to the welfare of this island cannot fail to Wish them every sue. Gen.—Mona'. Rena. LAW INTELLIGENCE. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor did not take his seat to-day till half-past tell o'clock. WILLINIC& V. BENTINCK. The 'arguments in this case, which were commenced yesterday, were resumed, and concluded to-day. The case came before the Court upon appeal from the Vice. Chancel! or Bruce, granting a receiver and consignee of an estate in British Guiaisa. The plaintiff is a mortgagee to the extent of 17,0001., and by a condi tion of the deed he is at liberty to sell if the interest becomes six months in arrear. The defendant admits the debt, but denies the jurisdiction of the Courts in England to order a foreclosure, or to appoint a receiver with that object, alleging that the proceedings must be taken in the colony, in order that the plaintiff may be com pelled to produce the exemplifications of the mortgage deeds, with. out which the title will be imperfect. Mr. CoopEß replied this morning, and The Loan CH&NCELLOR without a moment's hesitation ordered the appeal to be dismissed with costs. BOOTH V. LIGHTFOOT. The arguments in this part-heard appeal were then resumed and occupied the Court the remainder of the day. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VicE.CETANc ELLOR Of ENGLAND.) BEREBFORD V. ARMAGH. The further arguments in this part-heard case occupied the Court the whole day. QUEEN'S BENCII. = (THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Ban Co.) The Court took the Crown paper to.day, and the whole morn. ing was taken up in listening to arguments in cases of appeal, re lating to disbuted liability to poor.rates. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) WATTS V. LYON, The plaintiff in this case, Mr. A.aric Watts, was emplcyed to write articles for the Conservative Journal, of whieh the defendant was the registered proprietor. The action was brought to recover the sum of 25/. for work and labour done, and was tried recently at 'Westminster, before Mr. Justice Cresswell, when the jury found for the plaintiff, damages, 101. 10s. Mr. Sergeant BTLES this day (for the defendant) moved for a rule nisi to set aside the verdict, on the grounds that it was against evi dence, and that the Learned Judge had improperly rejected evidence which ought to have been received. The evidenee rejected had been proffered to show that Mr. Spotiswoode, the Queen's printer, was really the proprietor of the Conservative Journal, and that the action ought to have been brought against him, and not against Mr. Lyon, who was in fact no party to a contract with the plaintiff, but only nominally a proprietor, for the purpose of registering at the Stamp-office, instead of Mr. Spottiswoode. The COURT was unanimously of opinion that the evidence re ceived at the trial was complete, in establishing the liability of Mr. Lyon. His being registered at the Stamp-office rendered him responsible, both to the Government and tt, private individuals, for the acts and liabilities of proprietors. The Learned Judges there_ upon had rightly excluded evidence in disproof of the registration, and the verdict was properly found. Rule nisi refused, without hearing the other side. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Mr. Baron ROLFE and a Com mon Jury. ) WARWICK V. FOULKES. This was an action to recover damages for false imprison ment. The defendant is proprietor of Paradise Farm, Stock well, and of four unfinished houses in Love-lane, Lambeth ; he is also a proprietor of omnibuses, and a bill-discounter. The facts of the case are these : The defendant missed some build.- ing materials from the houses in Love-lane. He issued bills offering a reward for the recovery of the property, and the con viction of the offender or offenders. The plaintiff was arrested, and charged with felony before Mr. Cottingham at Union hall ;by whom the case was dismissed. Mr. Warwick was under confinement for twenty-four hours, and was placed with the lowest grade of offenders. The present action was brought for compensation for the injuries which he had sustained by his incarceration, and to clear his character from the aspersions which have been cast upon it. Mr. Crowder and Mr. Cole conducted the case for the plain tiff, Mr. Jarvis, and another, for the defendant. William Hemingham, L 175, examined—l arrested the plaintiff at a house in Little Gray's Inn-lane. He was going to bed. I told him to dress, as I had a charge against him. He seemed surprised at the charge, and stated that the pro perty was his, and not Mr. Foulkes's. He cautioned me that I was acting illegally, and that Mr. Foulkes should hear further of the matter. I took him to the station- house. He was con fined all night. The case was heard before Mr. Cottingham, who stated that the case was beyond his jurisdiction, that it was a subject for ahigher Court. Cross-examined—l drew up the handbill offering a reward of 51. , Mr. Foulkes supplied the information. James Thomas examined-1 am a publican in the Wands worth •road. I was formerly a baker. I know the plaintiff, who is a builder. He was in partnership with another person. He built the houses in Love-lane. Mr. Warwick and I took. the property which Mr. Foulkes states to belong to him ' • it was taken to my house. I was arrested and confined with 15 or 20 persons. They were a rough lot. Mr. Warwick was taken through the streets in broad day light. The place where we were confined had a very offensive smell. Mr. Foulkes seemed very anxious to press the charge. Mr. JERVIS addressed the jury for the defendant. •I The Learned Judge summed • up, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages, 751. WARNING TO JURYMEN. Thirteen of the jurymen summoned to attend in this Courl in that capacity were fined 40s. each by the Learned Judge ; for non-attendance. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) 20, 1844. IN RE HENRY RUSSELL. This was a petition on behalf of the applicant, to receive an insolvent's certificate. He had been an officer in the navy, and he attributed his insolvency to the fact of having been engaged in betting transactions, which eventually turned out unfortunately, He had lost as much as 4501., he stated, in one day, and for which he had given his acceptance. The total amount of his debts, Including the sum of 450/. just alluded to, the amount for which no consideration was received, was 8501. He was willing to allocate a certain portion of his half-pay to the liquidation of all his bona fide debts ; and which offer be made to those creditors to whom he considered himself justly in debted, but they refused the proposition in expectation that his lather, who was a very wealthy man, and had before paid his debts, would again relieve him from his difficulties. He refused to honour those acceptances which he had undertaken on account of betting transactions, and in consequence of so doing, he was now compelled to appeal to the Court. He stated in his schedule that the only assets he had available, after his excepted articles, was his pension, or half-pay, as Lieutenant in the navy. After a short examination the case was eventually adjourned to this day month. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 20.—Wind fresh Northerly breeze, and fine. DEAL, JAN. 19.—Wind A.M., W. ; F.M., W.N.W., by W., fresh.—Arrd. J ane t Willi s , Willi s , D emerara ; W oo : s i ng - ton, Johnson, Antigua; Enterprise, St. John's. SWANSEA, JAN. 18.—Arrd. Arrieta, Ellis, Cuba. - PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 19.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Sophia, London for Madras. FALMOUTH, JAN. 19.—Wind W.N.W., moderate.—Arrd. Ann, London for Whitehaven, with loss of bowsprit, foretop mast, &c., having been in contact with a brig 17th instant off the Longships. BRISTOL, JAN. 19.—Arrd. Atalanta, Newfoundland. YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, JAN. 19.—The Eclipse, Scott, which put in here with damage, has been surveyed, and proceeded fur Lymington, for repairs. SHIELDS, JAN. 18.—The Hercules, of Aberdeen, which was on shore on the Herd 13th inst., was attempted to be got off without success, and is expected to become a wreck. STORNOWAY, JAN. 10.—The cargo of the Theodore Henrich, from Riga to London, which put in here Ist inst. leaky, has discharged her cargo in a damaged state, and will be laid on the beach to repair. LivEarooL, JAN. 19—Wind N.W., fresh.—Arrd. Bra zilian, Goble, Bahia (2d ult. ) ; Bornholm, Thompson, New Orleans ; Sarah Arsilia, Butman, Savannah ; Corsair, Daly, Halifax. Put back Ellen Clare, Hayti; Norval, New found land. OFF CORK, JAN. 15.—Echo, Dunlop, Berbice for Liver pool. 17. The St. John, from Liverpool to Newfoundland, which put in here 10th inst., will discharge her cargo. HULL, JAN. 19.—Wind, moderate.—Sld. Ockbrook, New Orleans. YARMOUTH, JAN. 19.—Arrd. Wansbeck, London for Shields, leaky, having:been on the ShipiA ash. GRAVESEND, JAN. 19.—Arrd. General Durham, Calcutta; Alert, Hemosand ; Amphitrite, Antwerp ; Scotus, Guernsey. Sid. Governor M'Lean, Cape Coast Castle. INCREASE OF THE NATIONAL DEBT BY THE CnAwoe IN CURRENCY.—A Correspondent has favoured us with the following calculation, by which it will be found that the redoubted •` farmers' friend," Sir Robert Peel, has contrived to nearly treble the amount of the debt, owing by his said friends, to the owners of the 800,000,0001. of property sunk in the public securities :--- There were given, on an average, for the Three per Cents. 561. of the paper money, which, with corn, if worth I Os. per bushel, were 112 bushels of corn. During the past year the said Three per Cents. have averaged in the public market 971., or with corn dur ing the same period, averaging Os. per bushel, 323 bushels of corn. For this increase in their burden, and decrease in the value of their produce, the farmers are principally indebted to Sir Robert Peel's Currency Bill of 1819, and his grand financial measures of 1842. Well may the poor farmers say, " Save us from our friends." IMPROVEMENTS IN PIMLICO.--The demolition of the White Horse public-house, belonging to the Crown, has been deferred until next month, in order that the magistrates' license may be obtained for another house in Stafford.row. It is under stood that the Commissioners of Woods and Forests will cause a shrubbery to be planted on the site of the White Horse and ad joining mews; the space thus obtained is not to be thrown into the road. The house at present impedes the view from the Royal Swiss Cottage, in Buckingham-gardens, of St. James's. park. VICE-ADMIRAL SIR ROBERT LEWIS FITZ. GERALD, K.C.H.—Another flag-officer is removed from the Navy List, by the death of Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Robert Lewis Fits. Gerald, Knight, K.C.H., which took place at Bath, on Wednesday last, in the 69th year of his age. Sir Robert entered the Royal Navy in March, 1786, was made a Lieutenant 21st of February, 1794, and in that rank was on board the London, and took part its Lord Bridport's action off L'Orient in 1795. He was made a Com mander on the I 3th of February, 1797, and was promoted to his post rank on the 24th of Dec., 1798, for his gallantry when in command of the Vesuvius bomb, in which he assisted at the born. bardment of Havre, and in the destruction of the French frigate Confiante, of 36 guns, in that year. He obtained his flag pro. motion as Rear-Admiral on the 2d of June, 1825, and as Vice- Admiral on the 12th of November, 1840. He was nominated a K.C.H. on the 18th of January, 1835. Sir Robert was on the half-pay of a Rear-Admiral. DESTRUCTION BY FIRE, OF KING WILLIAM'S COLLEGE, ISLE OF MAN.—I have this moment received in formation from the Very Rev. the Principal of the College, of this lamentable occurrence, which took place on Sunday morning, between two and three o'clock. The whole of this splendid and extensive building has been totally destroyed with the exception of the Vice-Principal's house. There were about sixty boys sleeping within the college at the time, who who were obliged to escape in their night-shirts, but I am happy to say that not a single accident occurred. The building is insured in the Sun-office, also the Principal's property, the more valuable part of which is saved, though a large quantity has unfortunately been destroyed. For the present the boys are billetted at the masters' houses and with different neigh bours. The Principal, the Rev. R. Dixon, has been kindly afforded shelter with his family in the house of the Governor. Rooms near at hand have been engaged by the Principal, and the school was to commence again on Thursday last. The Principal's lady was happily, at the time the time the fire took place, at Donglas, where she has been for a short time under medical treatment for id-health. The walls of the college are standing, and not much injured. The cause of the fire is attri buted to accident, as far as at present known.—Correspondent of a Morning Paper. James Mathe-on, Esq., M.P. for Achliurton. has vurelia.d from the Seatorth family the islam,d .1 Lewis, one of tii: largest islands in the Hebrides, with a population of 15,000, and included In the county of Ross. The purchase money was 180.0001. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Devonport Independent.) Her Majesty's ship Albion, 90, Captain Nicholas Lockyer, C. 8., was towed into the Sound on Monday, by the Confiance. Captain Sir William S 3 moods, Surveyor of the Navy, - her talented constructor, was on board, and she at once proceeded on a short experimental trip, to try her sailing qualities. She stood across with the wind free; hauled on the wind, and they then got nine knots and a half out of her. In returning she made one or two tacks, when it fell calm ; the sails were then furled in good style, and the steamer towed her in. We under stand the Surveyor was much pleased with her, and with the seaman-like manner in which she was managed by her officers and crew. Her Majesty's ship Vestal, '26, Captain Charles Talbot, with the Honourable R. Pakenhatn and suite on board, sailed on Tuesday for New York. The crea- was paid advance of wages on the previous day. Her „Illajesty's sloop Larne, 18, Commander J. W. D. Bris bane, arrived on Sunday, from Sheerness. Her Majesty's troop-ship Resistance, Commander Charles J. E. Patey, arrived on Saturday last, from the Cove of Cork, and was towed into harbour on Monday, by the Confiance, steam vessel, to refit. Her Majesty's brig Hyacinth, 18, Commodore Scott, has had her lower masts shortened, and is now quite ready for sea. The ship is waiting the arrival here of Mr. Macauley, a member of the Portuguese Slave Commission, who will take passage in her to Bona Vista, after which the ship will proceed to the West Indies. Sir Wm. Symonds, the Surveyor of the Navy, visited the Hyacinth'on Monday, and expressed a favour able opinion of the alterations which have been made in her spars. She was warped to her saEirig moorings on Tuesday. Her I`,lajesty's steamer Alban, Lieut. J. Jeayes, arrived on Wednesday, from Portsmouth. Her Majesty's brigs Acorn and Persian, having been re paired, were undocked on Monday last. Her Majesty's ship Actncn, 26, and the Ranger, 6, packet, were taken into dock on Wednesday ; the former to undergo some repairs, and the latter :to be converted into a 10• gun brig, similar to the Alert and Star. - - . Her Majesty's ship, Druid, 44, is to be fitted as a tempo rary coal-vessel. On Tuesday the. Confiance towed her down to the moorings lately occupied by the Caledonia. The Hamoaze, a new lighter, was launched on Wednesday last. Her bottom has been covered with Jeffery's patent cont..' position, as a substitute for copper. DOCK-YARD.—Mr. Churchward, Foreman of Works, has been placed in the same rank with Foreman of the Yard, with a similar salary of 2501. per annum. Twenty-five shipwright apprentices were entered in this establishment on Tuesday ; they were selected chiefly from the sons of old and deserving artisans and orphans. LATEST FROM CHINA. We have received by the overfa;id -- 11;i1 letters from an in telligent friend at Hong-Kong, dated Sept. 26, from which we. make the following extracts:— The Driver steamer, Commander C,. Hayes, arrived here from Chusan, on the 3d of September, and sailed again directly for Macao. Chusan is considered much more healthy than Hong-Kong for a settlement, but it is toe late now unless the Chinese refuse to pay the ransom, which I apprehend they will not do, for they know the penalty-5,000,000 dollars are to be paid next week at Canton. The Admiral, Sir W. Parker, it is said is going there to see it paid, and then re turns here, and shortly after leaves for India. Two gentle men were upset in a small boat—fortunately the Minden's jolly-boat picked them up ; neither of them could swim. Next day they sent off fifty dollars to be divided between six men, which gives eight to eac h. man , and two additional to the coxswain. Assistant-Commissary General Foote, who had just arrived from England, died on the 2d of September —the Commissariat only commenced business on the pre vious day. Orders have just been issued that no more of the 55th are to be received On board the Minden. The medical men have declared the fever of Hong- Kong, to be the jungle fever of India, and the yellow fever of the West Indies combined. Her Majesty's ship Spiteful arrived here on the 7th Sept.. The Cornwallis has lost upwards of 100 men since she left England. 'There had been received on board the Minden, hospital ship, about 600 patients in the year ending 30th Sept., 1843, -180 of this number have died. There have also been received on beard 270 soldiers, 88 have died—remaining 35. The soldiers were buried by the Min den's boats at sea, without any medical or military officers, and it is a notorious fact, that since the Minden arrived at Hong- Kong, four months, not more than two visits have been made by military officers to their sick soldiers. The last, I think, was Captain Young, the new Commandant, who died two days afterwards, so that the whole responsibility has devolved upon the naval Surgeons, who have well and faithfully 'performed their duty to these poor forlorn and otherwise neglected men. Lieut. Hayes; of the '4lst Native Infantry, whilst in a state of delirium and fever, put a pistol into his mouth and fired it off; he is still alive, but in a most wretched and mutilated condition. Mr. Hancorn, the Master of the Minden, died on the 12th of September, after a few hours illness, and was buried on the 13th, at twelve o'clock, by candle light, in the burying ground at Hong-Kong. There was a procession of ten or twelve boats; Captain Quin, of the Minden, attended and all the officers that could be spared. They are about to erect a tomb or stone to his memory, as he died universally regretted. H.M.S. Thalia; sailed for India on the 13th September. There are two Admiral's flags flying here, with the Minden, Samarang, Childers, Rattlesnake, Sapphire, Spiteful, Vixen, and two steamers. Every thing is exceed ingly dear, consequently, the merchants at Hong-Kong are dissatisfied with the state of trade. A report is in circulation that every patient on board the Minden cost 20s. per day, and as half are soldiers who are to pay the Government but Hid., thereby making an actual loss of 19s. 2d. per day each, or about 1001. per day in all, the Admiral has determined to send that ship to England. There are not more at present than sixty seamen and marines on board the Minden, and many of them are in a convalescent state ' • twenty of these belong to the ship, reducing the casual s i c k to forty. These if neces sary might be accommodated on shore at a very trifling expense, when compared to the present expenditure. A court-martial was held on the 18th September onboard the Spiteful steamer, and the first engineer has been dismissed the service. The men of the 55th Regiment are still dying off with fever, and I regret to say the regiment is now reduced from 1,000 strong to 150. Property at Hong-Kong, is becoming of less value every day, in consequence of the unhealthy state of the place." COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert walked this morning in the grounds in the vicinity of the Castle. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went in the forenoon to enjoy some shooting in the Royal preserves. The Prince was accompanied by the Dukelof Buckingham and Sir R. Peel, and was attended by Mr. George Edward Anson. The Royal party afterwards returned to the Castle. Her Majesty and her Illustrious Consort promenaded in the afternoon. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and her Royal Highness the Princess Alice, took a carriage-airing to-day. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal went out with the Queen. _ _ _ Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene High ness Prince Albert of Saxe Weimar, and the Lady in Waiting on the Royal Duchess ( Lady Fanny Howard), :will join the Royal Dinner-party at the Castle this evening. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge returned, on Thursday afternoon, to their residence at Kew, from Gloucester House. Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President of the Council, has issued invitations to the Cabinet Ministers, and the Great officers of State of the Queen's Household, to a grand dinner, on Mon day, the 29th inst., at his Lordship's residence, Curzon- street. On this occasion the roll of Sheriffs fur the present year will be arranged previous to being submitted to her lbjesty in Council. Mr. Charles Franks, Sub-Governor of the South-Sea Com pany, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official residence, in Downing-street. Mr. Cheatham and Mr. H. Ellis had interviews with Lord Stanley at the Colonial-office yesterday. A deputation of the licensed hackney carriage proprietors, with Mr. J. 0. Philpott, their secretary, had an interview with the Under-Secretary of State, at the Home-office, yes terday. Mr. Higham, Secretary and Cromptroller-General of the Reduction of the National Debt Executive department, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. C. D. Archibald had an interview yesterday with Lord Stanley at the Colonial-office. BUCKHURST PARK, SUSSEX.—On Thursday, the 18th instant was married, in the parish church of Withyham, near the ancient seat of the Sackvilles, the Lady Elizabeth Sack ville West, eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess Dela ware, to Mr. Francis Charles Hastings Russell, Lieutenant in the Scots Fusilier Guards, eldest son of Lord and Lady William Russell, and nephew of the Dike of Bedford. The ceremony was performed by the Hon. and Rev. Reginald Windsor Sackville West, the Rector of the parish, and brother of the bride, in the resence of the Earl and Countess warr, Lord Wm. Russell, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl and Countess Amherst, the lien. Lord Wriothesley Russell, the Earl of Verulam, Lady Jane Grimston, Viscount Cantilupe, the Ladies Mary and Arabella Sackville West, the Honour able, Mortimer, Lionel, and Wm. Edward Sackville West; the Hon. and Rev. Henry Napier, &c. &c. The bride was attended to the altar by the Ladies Mary and Arabella Sackville West, Lady Jane Grimston, and Miss Mary Seymour, as bridesmaids. Atter the ceremony the wedding party returned to a dejcuner at 13uckhurst Park, and shortly atter the bride and bridegroom left for Knole Park, in Kent ; the seat of the Earl and Countess Amherst, where they will remain till Monday, when they pro ceed to pass the remainder of the honeymoon at Bourn Hall, in Cambridgeshire, the seat of Earl Delawarr. FRANCE. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.--SITTING or JAN. 18. The Order of the Day was the adjourned debate upon the first paragraph of the Address. An amendment had been proposed by M. Gustave de Beau mont, to the effect that after the words, " Tho institutions that it has bestowed upon itself," the last phrase should be suppressed, and replaced by the following:—" We hope that, fortified and completed with wisdom, they will ensure to the country the benefits of a Parliamentary Government—that Government which has been confided to our hands, and which we ought to maintain in all its integrity and purity." Another amendment has been proposed by M. Bethrnont, that in the first paragraph, instead of the words, " The agri cultural interests rely upon the solicitude of the Administra tion," the words should be adopted, "Call for the solicitude of the Administration." • Before commencing the proceedings of the day, the Pre. sident remarked that, in order to avoid future misunderstand. ing en the subject, it would be as well to abstain from remarks such as had fallen from M. de Toequeville the previous day re lative to matters such as public instruction, which, although applying to the interior situation of the country, formed the subject of another part of the address. After some further remarks upon this subject, M. Gauthier de Rumigny commenced the debate by deny ing that the financial and industrial situation of the country was in 30 prosperous a state as had been alleged by the Mi nister of Commerce. Taking in hand the published statistics of export and import duties, he vindicated the truth of his assertion. This speech finishing the general discussion upon the first and second paragraphs, they Were agreed on. The discussion then opened upon the amendments proposed by Messrs. Monnier de Siscraune, I3ethmont, and Gustave de Beaumont. 111. Bignon, one of the Committee, proceeded to oppose the wording of the Address by asserting the prosperil of the countr3 , and the progress making by the commercial interests of France. Bcthmont spoke at some length on the depression of various manufactures, and particularly of linens, and entered into a lively picture of the mi ser y o f th e lower classes at vari ous periods on account of the periodical decline of different manufactures. It was with this state of things, he said, that the Government ought to occupy itself more fully and deeply. He called for public institutions for the support of the miserable corking classes, and for a law regulating and improving their position. The institution of the Prudhommes, as it existed at Lyons, he considered, in spite of the difficulties presented by the organisation of such an institution, ought to he established in Paris. The orator then continued by supporting the wording of hic amendment. The nr.Trieniture of the country, he raid, lulu i.vC I el) upUil the ~;Ihitutie. of the Gu‘ehalicht. it mistrust of it; but certainly no reliance, and, on the contrary, had reason to complain much of its Indifference. The pro gress in agriculture was not in proportion to that it made in all other countries; and this inferiority in France he attrib uted to the want of any wise direction given by the Government to the already existing institutions in favour of the agricultura l interests. .out The Minister of Commerce follow - eel, and after pointing the proportionate increase in the prosperity of the country awe ° the year 1817 up to the present time, proceeded to prove thatt the Government had not been either negligent or indifferen. in its efforts for the prosperity of the agricultural interests, all° o f the that it had not drawn more favour to other branches Administration than to agriculture, but that it endeal,oured to give an equal attention to all the different branches of " i ,: mercial progress. The Minister then went on to enunier a l the various steps taken by the Government in various partf ° France to the advantage of agriculture, and state the disce" ragement that its advances had met from the conseils-gentr agr in various places. He announced that the Government wet' about to propose some new Bills connected with the internal interests of the country, among which were a Bill about atents, and another about the livrets, or conduct-books of the w. rking classes, and the regulatim of the position of the manly facturing populace. In conclusion, the Minister, taking e l l the words of the amendment, repulsed the idea of any indifference on the part of the Government, and said that the country might. rely upon its solicitude. M. D'Arblay mounted the tribune amidst loud cries; de manding that the amendment should be put to the vo n te, allal I supported the amendment in a speech respector' the fin:n position of the country, which met with but ,atteut,o from the Chamber. M. G-nnilin Pna ,dst loud cries of i. _randin endeavoured t 3 speak amiL tsd t ce r Y "Divide," and with difficulty obtained a hearing am. general marks of impatience. The amendment of M. Bethmont and M. Monnicr unii O 4 the,effect that the agricultural interest called for further soy _, ct tude cif the Government. was then put and declared " alopted, after two doubtful trials. thert The amendment of M. Gustave de Beaumont was 0 brought forward and supported by that gentleman. B e call the recollection of the Chamber to the address of the year o.Aot which established the principles of a Parliamentary Govetr. ment, and called for its support in all its purity and integrilo The;Minister of the Interior rose to reply, and stateily7d, perfectly agreeing with the principles announced by ro, Beaumont, he objected only to the manner in which it was ! iv: posed as a means of opposition to his Cabinet, antd as expres s " a want of confidence in the principles of that Cabinet. r„, M. Billault stated that, in ftet, the principles that the binet were not those of the Government of P 340 -- its principles of the Cabinet were not Parliamentary. Dt.'n n r e o f three years' administration it had been in a constant parley with the Chambers, and not of concurrent progr•_.t The orator then continued to give instances of the coyote'. opposition and want of accord in the different railroad proje; It the sugar question the Government had proposed its sY,l te 2t; as the only one to save the interests of the country, and y withdrawn it. Even in its interior, he said, the Ministry 65 not in agreement with itself. In the treaties of contract also, it had no unity of principle; sometimes inclining V' t ," - treaty with England, sometimes with Belgium, interrupl of the negotiations to renew them. In most of its acts it b found itself so often at issue with its own majority, that had been forced constantly to withdraw its own propositi oa• As an instance of this this vacillatlon and incapacity execute its own projects, the orator then instanced 7 plan of establishing a Council of State, which, lU i t of the promulgated ordinance, it was obliged to suppress, en`" having supported it as a necessity of the dynasty and its securiti; After an attack upon the Cabinet, upon several other Loin"' 0 .,1 account of the uncertain system of proceeding, the oratorittirc% to the majority to demand a reason of their conduct towards tn.: Cabinet under such a position. The use of the Ministeriallfn„,, fluence, on the one hand, and the exercise of solicitatio n ,'; Ministerial favour, on the other, were then subjects of the 1 % 4 '4 Deputy's attacks.. All these evil influences, he said, were Us in all the different elections either of Deputies or of Nati ° „ Guards, Municipal Councils, &c. This system was the cet; of infinite evil, and Would be the ruin of the country. V ell , ° o - 0 1 instances (which M. Billault then gave) were adduced as a1 ) 1 of these assertions. The orator then concluded with a reS" of his previous assertions. • Ise f M. Gasparin then rose to reply to allusions made to 110 in the previous speech, and the orator was left still spat' it4 when our reporter left the Chamber. SUGAR. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. tbst SIR,-The West Indians and the Morning Post sag the producers pay th e d uty i mpose d on t h e sugar consuroe d .. l 4 this country ; the f ormer roun dl y asserts it—the latter, dot t o the month has, in a variety of ingenious articles, adduced the satisfaction of its peculiar class of supporters, abut:lds:, testimony that its view of the question is correct. Hadt t its practical knowledge of the Morning Post kept pace w it ",, - nt theoretical notions, it would have strengthened its argue', - 0 by avowing that in the sugar market the contract of BO ever made out to the buyer at the duty-paid price. Indeed. s o very particular are the West Indians upon this point, that e e l , whep the duty is not required to be paid at all—such as w h p e ly7 the sugar is sold fur re- exportation, or when for removal toe r l st „, from one bonded warehouse to another—they invariably i n tia upon the contract note being made out at the full or duty - P - o r price, showing their willingness either to pay the deti, i s be responsible for its amount. After this, who "J o doubt whether the producer or the consumer of 00 sugar satisfies the Custom-house demand ? It is t tr bs a that some people have been silly enough to suppose t o the business is so transacted, in order that the mere °0 may obtain a commission on the amount of duty as well as t b ,, the price of the sugar—stuff and nonsense 1 The truth is is West Indians are determined to prove to the world that all their sugar., - trattiaetions they either do, or are prepared at r times to pay the duty. New the annual amount of the sue r duties eXceed . four ens .terling. Only think, Mr. Edit i 4 how the nation for" many years past has been the fleecing, unfortunate sugar producing colonists ! It is surely high t er l that they should be expner th ated from the pressure of is "t mendons burden, which maybe done in such a manner a s " tb ", only to secure our colonists from this awful charge, but e t same time to punish those obdurate slave-holding Braziliatis • who hairs treated our exertions, in favour of general emsue, i P b a i tion,4ith so much contumely. Let us buy their sugar, en d so doing compel tnem to subscribe, as the West Indians already done, to 'British "revenue—for remember the ", e h p , X . rietians have said ; and the Miniiing _post has proved, that m:lacers pay die 'Sugar am,, Sir, yours obedientlYr Liverpool, Jan. 13, 1E44. .• - A GROCER. • THE LAND COMMISSION. The following letter from the Member for Kilkenny appeal" in the Freeman's Jottrnalof Thursday : " Court of Queen's Bench, Jan. 17,1 84,4 ', • " Dear Sir,—Will you kindly oblige me by stating that h 6, have received a communication from the Secretary t° Rill Laud Commission, to the effect that the Commission ers not adjourn their inquiries for the whole session of Farliarntlult but merely until March, and that they will either i n „b, month or the next proceed on their intended circuit tb r " b • Irel&nd. " I take this means of answering the numerous letters 1 ha t : received on the subject, and am h a ppy t o b e a bl e to announ .- c', to my correspondents this chan ge f rom th e or i g i na l i n tentio of the Commissioners.—Your faithful servant, JOHN O'CONNELL." of MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.--The numb er a deaths continues to decre as e, b e i ng , f or t h e week en di ng Ja"' 11 929, or four fewer than o n th e prev i ous wee k . Deat h s f ro m 01 ' e pox are on the i ncrease , twenty persons having died of that di se ' l *, - ; twelve of whom h a d no t been vaccinated. The number of v iols deaths amounts to ten. I n th e wes t ern di str i ct, 138 p e rsons die during the week ; nor th ern , 185 ; centra l, 178 ; eas tern, 18 t southern, 239—making the agg rega t e num b er o f d ea ths 929, °a of a population (census of 1841) of 1,915,318. The Marquis of Anglesey has granted two acres ° land, in a romantic and beautiful situation, as a site for the el: templwed new church at Llandi s ili o , t owar d s th e f un ds for me et ing which 3601. have been already subscribed. of The Marquis of Breadalbane, the Marquis Queensbery, the Earl of Mansfield, the Earl of Rosebery , Earl of Strathmore, Sir John Hope, Sir John Campbell, 33 „ T , t . 38th Regiment, Earl Cathcart, &c., attended the anniversary n'''" oo ing of the Highland and Agricultural Society o f Edinburgl,,,or Tuesday, when the Duke of Richmond was elected Presiden t the ensuing year, and the Earl of Manfield Vice-President. FEVER AND SMALL-PDX IN THE METROPOLIS• These two di s o r d ers are s till ver y r if e i n severa l di s t r icts oft tor ioe metropolis, particularly at Battlebridge, and many other of the c L o „,. and confined districts in the immediateneighbourhood of the road. The numb er o f cases a d m itt e d t o th e F ever Hosr o3 . ol; st Battlebridge shows a great average increase of thi s disorder " I. ' the present and the whole of last year. th e A SELF -TAUG lIT MUSIC, 1 AN.—James Ho , celebrated " Ett r i c k Sh e ph er d," h a d a gen i us for na gg toi e h l o well as fo r poet r y. H e compose d t h e me l o di es to som e °' g ve own songs : they are original and full of expression, and ha ts taken a place among the national strains of Scotland. s i c Hogg's remi n i scences o f hi s own lif e, i n hi s l etter to Sir ~,b, Scott, he gives an i n t erest i ng account o f t h e manner in sco l "d y in the humble station of a poor shepherd-boy, he c ontric ° without assistance, t o pi c k up t h e on l y e d ucat i on h e ever,res• ceived. His acc oun t o f hi s j uven il e mus ic a l stud i es i s curt: :det and characteristic :—" When fourteen years of age I five shillings of my wages, with which I bought an old This occupied all my leisure hours, and has been e " favourite amuseme n t ever s i nce . I h a d commonly no sPo-rot time from labour during the day ; but when I was ;„ht over-fatigued I gene ra lly spent an h our or two every in sawing over the old Sc3ttish tunes; and my bed being ways in stables and cow-houses, I disturbed nobody but rn t li self and my associate quad ru p e d s , w h om I b e li eve d to b e gr es tir delighted with my strains; at all events, they never o l ' or , plained, which the biped part of my neighbours did freque° 4 to my pity and utter indignation. This brings to my rem brance an annecdote, th e consequence o f one o f the s e noctur At, endeavours at imp ro v emen t. Wh en serv i cg w ith Mr. Se,_ ° o l of Singlee, there happe ne d t o b e a d ance one evening, at yin , o g a number of the friends and n ei g hb ours were present . I, be;bet admitted into the room as a s p ec t a t or , was a ll attent i on to b i music ; and on the company b rea ki ng u , ), I ret i re d to my 5'54: loft, and fell to e ssa yi ng some o f t h e tunes to which I h a d be' o , listening. The mu s ic ian go i ng out to a short distance fcche the house, and n o t b e i ng aware that another of "the same craft was so tsar him, was not a littl e surpr i se d when f o r tones of my old vitfin assailed his ea r s. At fi rs t he took i t 00 the late warbles of his own ringing through his head : but! c a a little attentio n , h e , t o hi s h orror and astonishment, perceliad that the sound s were rea l , and that the tunes \which helo beer, playing with so muc h s kill were now mur d ere d IYY a° the invisible being hard by him. Such a circumstance a t el s dead hour of the night, and when he was unable to ~t ac l a t from what quarter the sound proceeded, convinced hits. a l his once that it was a delusion of the devil ; and suspecti n gto intentions from so much familiarity, he fled precipitatel): the hall, sp eec hl ess w i t h a ff r i g h t, an d i n t h e utmos t perts .r ,, ,t at tion, to th e no sma ll m i r th o f M r . S co tt, w h o declar 7; he had lately b een cons id era bly anno y e d by th e s ame disco r t. sounds."—Dramatic and M u sical Review. BJRTBS. hell" On the 17th inst., in Cambridge-street, Hyde-park , t of C. P. Lochner, Esq., of Doctor's-Commons, of a son. ent _ On the 17th inst., at Great Marlborough-street, R e g street, the lady of Mr. Henry L. Keeling, of a MAR RIED. At St. Mary's Church, Lambeth, Mr. Thomas John CI: gon, of Fenchurch-street, to Eliza Jane, third daughter o-A. H. W. Lepine, Cheshunt College Rooms, Bloomfield-st r , ee ., t ;rit On the 17th inst., at Missenden Chinch the Rey'• vr,-.7-0. Burgess, 8.A., to Elizabeth Sophia, second daughter of Cap- Burgess, tain W. F. Arnold (late 19th Lancers ), ' of Little Misses Abbey, Bucks. DIED. On the 13th inst., in Belgrave-square, the Countess Do wag er of Clare. On the 13th inst., at Brighton, Mary, wife of the late S. Smith, Esq. On the 14th inst., at lla s ti ngs , S ara h, only daughter of Air• George Kendall, cf Upper Homerton, a ed 17. t On the 15th inst., at Downside Colle g ge, near Bath, C O '-'"" Mazzinghi, ed 79. On tho 16t ag h inst., at Church.street, Stoke Newil)gt°ll' Sparks O Molin, ged 86. n the 16th i nst., at Woodbine House, Haversteck-o Budd, Esq., o f th e St oc k-E xc h ange , aged " 68. - Lco:iu(;:i Vrir.ted arid k' Alt 3 iI1) 4 01 "..„` - 4 No. 112, Strand, at The Sun ()face, No. 112, ._ the County of Middlens, Saturday, January 20, 184*. 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