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THE NEW NOVEL Now ready at all the Libraries, in S vols., rilllE - UNLOVED ONE By MRS. HOFLAND. Authoress of " Catherine the First ; or, the Czarina," &c. Henry Colburn, Pub!isher, 13, Great Marlborough -street. THE NEW WORK ON INDIA. Now ready, in 2 vols. small Bvo., 21s. bound, COLONEL DAVIDSON'S TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES UPPER INDIA. " This is, to our thinking, the most amusing and informing ok that has been produced during the last ten years on any ,jectos or localities connected with our Indian empire. We ev.n imagine the enthusiasm with which this work will be re , ived by all old Indians, yet is there not a single circulating nu.aa y reader who will not find it as exciting as the wildest romance."—Naval and Military Gazette. Henry Colburn, Puldisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Just ready, in 3 vols. post Bvo., 711 II E PRAIRIE BIRD By the Hon. CHARLES AUGUSTUS MURRAY, " Author of " Travels in North America." Richard Bentley, New Burlington- street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. Next week, with a Map, foolscap Bvo., DAYS on board a SLAVE SHIP. -X. By Rev. PASCOE GRENFELL HILL, M. A. John Murray, Albemarle-street. 01111 E NEXT DISTRIBUTION of MONEY A DIVIDENDS. AUT tIORISED and GUARANTEED NIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA, contains "ONEY DIVIDENDS of £:,O £6O £7O £BO £9O £lOO £llO Xl2O £l5O £2OO £4OO £6OO £BOO £l,OOO £1,500 £5,000 and £O,OOO sterling►. Amounting together to £70,170 sterling. ;reet for PROSPECTUS with full particulars, WIT r - bELAY, to HEINF. BROTHERS, at HAMBUROIL Or, to HEINE BROTIIVIS. at LUBECK. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 10, Will he performed CINDERELLA. Felix, Mr. W. Harrison; lderella, Mrs. A. Shaw. after which, will be repealed a New Grand Comic Christmas doinime, entitled HA lILEQUIII AND KING PEPIN ; or ' LENTINE AND ORSON. Harlequin, Mr. Howell; Colum, Miss Carson; Clown, Mr. T, Ridgway; Pantaloon, Mr. $ • • ,chard. ress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. 6d. ; Upper Circles of Boxes 55., ind Price as. ; Pit 3s , Second Price Middle t'allety is., -c• rind Price Is.; Upper Gallery is., Second Price 6d._ THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-OARDEN, M. JULLIEN'S CONCERIS. PROCIRAMME FOR THIS EVENING, PART I. 7rture. Egmont—Beethoven. Royal Irish Quadrille—Jollien. se, Bird of Pa• adise, received with the greatest favour at the `.lohility's Ball 4 Krenig. iO, for two Violoncellos and Double Bass, by Messrs. Crouch, z - fancock, and lt , well—Corelli. Oboe—M. Barret. ' • 1191 - 3, La Valse a Deux Terns-luhien. o, Violin, Master Thirlwall. • ie English Quadrille —Jullien. PART • nfonia, Pastorale, the Andante and Storm Movements —Beethoven !rletta Quadrille, entitled Dancing ter the Milli or,—Jullien. o, Flute, Mr. Richardson, Rule Britannia, Air, and Variations. :Ise, Der Fasionnableu—Strauss. • s Real Scotch Quadrille—Juilien. Doors Open at I lalt-past Seven, commence at Eight o'Clock. l'romenade, Is Upper Mixes, Is. ; Dress Circle, ; Private F.. - :es, 11. Is. Tickets to be o bt a i ne d a t the Box-ottice of the ,atre; of Mr. Mitchell, old Bond-street; Mr. Andrews, New be.,..l—street ; Mr. Sams, St. James's-street; and M. Jullion's Office, 3, Maddox-street, Bond -street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Pd It. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESSER THIS EVENING, JANUARY 10, Will be rovived the Comedy of THE MERRY WIVES OF V INDSOR. Sir John Falstaff; Mr. Strickland; Master Slender, C. Mathews; Mr. Ford, Mr. Stuart; Mr. Page, Mr. Howe; I ~,ton, Mr. Caulfield ; Sir Hugh Evans, Mr. Webster ; Mrs. Page, lilrdame Vestris ; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Ni,bett ; btrs. Quickly, Mrs. ''over; Anne Page, Miss Mattley. Alter which, th e nparallaled Performances of Professor RISLEY : nd his lON. 'lb conclude with a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE FAIR WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS! King Lachrymoso, Mr. Bland; Prince Graceful, Miss I'. Horton ; queen Lucidora, 2' ,46 Julia Bennett. THEAT RE ROYAL, ADELPHI. The Best Pantomime of the Season—Gorgeous Scenery. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 10, rho New Drama, embracing Extraordinary Effects, Powerful Cast, and Novel Scenic Display, called HE BOHEMIANS; or, The Rogues of Paris. Principal Characters by Messrs. Lyon, O. Smith, Wright, Wieland, Maynard, Nrs. tes, 3li•'s E. St ai:ey, Sirs. F. Matthews. A . - • bleb, a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, called HAIL 1; r. N BLUE BEARD, or, The Fairy of the Silver Crescent. Pr• awl with Enormous Splendour and Wonderful Effects: C. - lumbine, Miss Bullet] • Harlequin Quicksil ver, b y the Inimitable Nvicland; Clown, by the Grimakii of the day, Mr. 'l'. Matthews, tmat the Theatres Royal, C oven t -gar d en and Drury-lane; Panta. loon, Mr. Johnstone. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Second price at Nine. Doors teen at six, commences at a Quarter before Seven o'Clock. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD.STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 10, Will be performed the Petite Comedy, entitled BORROWING A f' , 3llA ND. Sir Vivian Delacourt, Mr. W. Lacy; Gilbert Buck. :iorn, Mr. Keeley; Alec, Mr. Oxberry; Pamela, Mrs. Keeley. To be followe I by THE DEVIL'S IN IT. Rollo Mrs. Keeley. After which, a New Farce, called THE MAR RIAGE CERTI i WAVE. Mr. Barnaby Dunover, Mr. Granby; Frederick, Mr. W. La;:y; Peter Podge, Mr. Keeley; Susan Sly, Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a New Musical Burlesque spectacle, entitled TvE MAGIC MIRROR. Sing.Sorig, Mrs. H. P. Grattan; Poo. Mr. Paul Bedford ; Sloe.Leat, Miss R. Isaacs. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. As usual, the funniest and most successful Pantomime. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 10, Nili be repeated THE BOHEMIANS OF PARIS. Supported Messrs. Saville, m Hughes, Nicks R. Honner, Johnson, S m i t h , M rs. Vining, and all the Illebers of ' the First Company in the World. ' , Ater which an entirely new Grand Comic Pantoroinse, with ,netid Scenery, Superb Dresses, I n i m it a bl e P roperties and Tricks, • thing new and 01 time most costly description, H A RLEOUIN . 11 MAR, or, Lindley Murray,and A 810 U. Harlequin, Mr. 11, Harvey ; Mr_ Stilt; Clown Mr. Fuller; Panta. Mr. Ilawsins ; Columbi nes (alternateiy) alias 1 1 .1. - 14. • her anal Miss Sharpe. _?_ile es and Private Boxes to b e h a d o f M r. K erschner, at the Box , z, from Eleven to Four. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHLTIIEATRE OF ARTS. Under the Management of i r . Batty, Proprietor. ...amphant Success of the Splendid Christmas Holiday Fetes.—West minster-Bridge is now r.pen—Juvenile Nights. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 10, he performed a Grai.d Comic Pantomime, entitled HA RLE r AN TAM O'Sfl A NTER, and his STEED MEG ; or, The itches of Alloway Ki r k. H ar l equ i n, M r. Gibson ; Columbine, Ile. Cll6bilitt; Clown. Mr. King; Pantaloon, Mr. Mathews. Scenes in the Circle and unequalled Feats ot Horsemanship. e conclude with the splendid French Spectacle ot THE VII. "1 ., - '.TIES OF MUItAT, THE SOLDIER OF FRANCE; or, The i.,?oeral, Prince, and King. (Nail and Stage Manager, Mr. W. B. Broadfoot, Stalls. 55.; ' 4s.; Upper Boxes, ; )'it, 23. ; Gallery, Is. - Upper Gallery, Box.olfiee open daily Iron 'l till Four. St ags Poxes, One ti•Arica; Half-prico to Ditto, Half-a-Guinea, Private Boxes, Two 4,..iaeas; Hall-price to Ditto, One Guinea. Half-price, Half-past 'ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 10, Will be performed an entirely New Domestic Drama, entitled ;' .VERTY; or, Mary Graham. Leonard, Mr. Freer; Jessamy I—.lt, Mr. Natitz • i Squire Graham, Mr. D a l e; P atty Parrot, Miss ; den MaryGraham , Miss Vincent. A ei which, a New Lrama, entitled THE BROKEN PRO NIISE. optic, Miss Vincent; General Morin, Mr. James; Eloise, Miss iden. co conclude with LIAR LEQUIN LINCOLN LUCKY OF LA M. ; or, The Three Sisters of Witch Willow Dell. Harlequin, Chapino ; Clown, Mr. Scatbrow; Pantaloon, Mr. Morelli; t Miss MI. Schmidt. THE WEATITER.— SuN ()purer, JAN. 10. "'NF.RIIONETER, Lowest, 33 ; Highest, ; Noon, 41 BAROMETER, 30.3.—W1ND, N. %7oTE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes Om , f.cozing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers ,3 usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. NIGH WATI:R AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. ... 45 minutes after 4. I Evening 7 minutes after 5. •- ' — O 6 ati , - 4 - , 4 ( * e ) "1, ' •?: 4 06 , '' ,;. . _ 1 .. ~, r 4 , , 'VI ' d Is ',- .. • c :}_k_ii , 3l . ,4 7 N .. ' ' l ' .r i :: : '•- 4 ' k ' ° I I —4 xIO " ' , . ' ..• a . ' '' ''.' ,4-, ' ••••,:/- '.. . foe; ,i' ECOND EDITION.. -- vrirtTris 44,14 L LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1844. As the period fixed for the meeting of Parlia ment approaches, speculation is busy respecting the nature of the topics which will be alluded to i;i the Qu EEN'S speech, and the general character of that—in nine cases out of ten—most ambigu -0'1,7 and unsatisfactory- production. Will it be . ‘,l( :nled in its tone, or the reverse ? Will it be , nservative or Liberal? Will it bestow a sort .tray smile on the Anti-Corn-law Leaguers, or it meet theta with a repulsive frown ? Will (4 -lye hopes of the speedy abatement of that :•;,-entie nuisance, the income-tax, or will it I,.:;lent, in that bland phraseology of which Sir U• BERT PREL is so great a master, the urgent `nc.(x.ssity of its continuance? Will it hold oui the right hand of fellowship to Ireland, or will it.-•-l-after the good old Tory fashion—still persist in keeping that aggrieved coil') try at arm'slen t r,rth ? •Sueli are among the questions that are now fore lost in every one's mouth ; and we don bt whether • even the Premier himself, who is famoits for nc :Ter making up - his mind till,"the last moment, c , .,ttld just now give an efficient answer to any one of them. Of one thing, however, we think we may venture to assure our readers —namely, 'that the Speech in question will exhibit much of filat specious show of liberality which the Tories late years have found it absolutely necessary to their party interests to assume. Moreover, it wi!l carefully keep clear of too much point and meaning, and instead of stating, like parson 'or,ToN's Lacon, " many things in few words," it will be modelled on the reverse principle, —and state " few things in many words." ed yet, if ever there was a period when a 4..tuEEN's Spaech should be liberal —not merely in-show but in substance—and resolute and • ener • • yew: its tone, that period is the present. The 41rowsy torpor that has so long hung over the thlic mind is fast yielding to a conviction of the cessity of brisk action ; the national confidence the Tories is giving way to distrust, to be fol lowed in due time by utter alienation; Opposi tion, hitherloin a great degree quiescent from a sense of its weakness, is again threatening to exhibit a formidable front; and that powerful confederacy, the Arai-Corn-law League, is daily THE SUN, LONDON, WEDN - ESDAY E% EKING, JANUARY 10 : , 1844. adding to its moral influence, and enlisting hosts 1 of recruits under its banners. As if these signs of the times were not significant enough to con vince Ministers of, the necessity of pi-lying a decided part ; many of their own partisans, on whom they have been in the habit of relying for support, have become lukewarm and distrustful ; and others have flatly refused to "march through Coventry" with them any longer. Turn to what quarter of the compass we may, we see clouds blackening over. the political horizon. Under such circumstances, what is the course of conduct" that an enlightened statesman would naturally be expected to pursue? Clearly a bold and libe ral course, grounded on principle, fashioned so as to meet the wants of the age, and carried out with vigour and alacrity. The country has had enough of professions; the delusions of 1841 are dispelled; and action, not speechifying, is now what is demanded from Ministers. And will the Premier, for the first time in his life, undertake to satisfy this reasonable demand; or will he still pursue his old favourite shilly-shally system, coquetting with this party to-day, with that to-morrow—now throwing a sop to the monopolists, and now to the free traders—and hesitating between two courses of action, like a certain animal between two bundles of hay ? It is impossible to answer this question, and equally impossible is it to doubt—after the significant hints that have more than once escaped hint in Parliament—that Sir ROBERT PERI. 15 quite aware of the right course to be pursued. Other Tory statesmen may have sinned from ignorance, and the desperate ob stinacy which ignorance engenders; but that is certainly not his case. He is not so confirmed an Ignoramus as to mistake the wishes of a party for the convictions of a people. A Parliamentary majority does not blind him to the true state of things, even though it moulds his conduct; for he is well aware of the gross delusion under which that majority was gained, and sees that it is fast giving way to the steady day-light influence of common sanse. If then the Premier's failings are not those of ignor ance, in what do they have their origin ? In an inherent want of decision of character—in a nerv- ous apprehension of compromising a reputation for prudence and sagacity by too great a display of boldness. Sir R. PEEL is not the man to take the initiative on any great public question. He has nothing of the fearlessness and energy of PITT in his constitu tion. He stands aghast at the idea of heading a movement, but must be dragged into resolute action by the uncontrollable force of events. No man, we think, can doubt what will be the ulti- mate policy be will adopt as regards the corn laws ; hut he will not appear prominently on the stage himself, until, by the strenuous exertions of the Anti-Corn-law League, all is in readiness for the performance of the drama of Repeal. We have never concurred in that sort of unrea soning outcry which has been so universally excited against the new poor-law by a large class of individuals, whose humanity—for which we are willing to give them full credit—has, in that outcry, prompted them to a course of in justice,—which they themselves can have had no intention of committing. This injustice has consisted in denouncing, on account of partial defects of application, the whole prin. ciple of the measure—because of occasional delinquencies in the official subordinates charged with duties of supervision and superintendence, the whole system of its economy and manage ment—and, by reason of a few examples of care lessness on the part of boards of guardians, and of more inexcusable harshness on that of relieving officers, the whole body of official functionaries in any way connected with pauper management and parochial relief. At the same time, it is evident, from the most cursory consideration of its multifarious enact ments and provisions, that there is not, on the statute, book one Act of Parliament more open to abuse, to evasion, to overstrained construction against the candidates for, or actual recipients of, poor-law relief. On this account we hold that they who have excited so general a jealousy and vigilance in the public mind, touching its prac tical working, have done, and continue to do, good service to the public cause. In the Times we read, under the heading of " Last Days ofan English Peasant," one of those very cases of " official delinquency" in su• bordinate functionaries, of " carelessness in the board of guardians," and of " inexcusable harsh ness" in the party who should have been the "re lieving officer," which too fatally—excepted cases although they be—confirm the prejudice of that large community we speak of against the "rule" under which they occur. If we may assume the facts to be true, this is one of those instances of the maladministration of a law, necessarily more or less stringent and painful in its ap plication, that are calculated to elevate a local and individual wrong into an element of fearful and hostile operation against the best interests of society. It is a case apt to incite every better feeling of our nature .0 an indiscriminating and passionate resent lent, among the labouring poor, and within t' particular district of the vicinity i❑ which it hap. pened. Now we have not only the aecouni published on the responsibility of the correspon dent by whom it has been communicated to the Timex, but we have before us, also, a succinct summary of the evidence given before the Coro ner's inquest, on the collapsed and exhausted frame of the unhappy deceased. We know not how to condense the state ment for our present purpose, and render it, at the same time, sufficiently intelligible to enable the reader to form his judgment upon it. But we will endeavour to do so, thus :—On the afternoon of the 20th of December last, " a raw, damp, and foggy day," an open cart arrived at the gate of the Billericay poor-law union house, accompanied by the assistant overseer of South Weald. On the porter of the union attempting to remove from the cart its pauper passenger, he found the venerable man in his last mortal agony. The assistant surgeon of the establish ment immediately attempted to administer some hot brandy and water, but the dying man was unable to swallow it; so he was removed to a bed in the infirmary, where at eight o'clock the same evening he expired. The medical officer, who said at once that l►is removal would prove the immediate precursor of his death, deposed be fore the Coroner that, on the pauper being taken out of the cart, he was quite stiff, insensible, and in a state cf collapse, his extremities cold, and no chance of his revival after rejecting the prof fered stimulant : He was suffering from old age and general debility; but witness was of opinion that his removal on a damp, foggy day, and the time he was on the road, hastened his death. He might not have lived many days, but an old person in his con dition could not bear removing." The poor sufferer proved to be one JONATHAN WIIITE, who had passed a long life of ninety years (!) as a labourer in the same parish in which he had been born—South Weald, Essex ; and this industrious, hoary-headed, time-ho noured representative of that race, whom GOLD SMITH, in his ingenuous simplicity, described as "A bold peasantry, their country's pride," (!) had been, on that inclement morning, forcibly removed from his sick bed to the union house of Billericay, through such weather as we have described—the journey occupying four hours, and the conveyance in which was stretched this ancient husbandman being an open cart ! So much for the respect paid to a class that may have formed " its country's pride"—precisely at the commencement of his mortal pilgrimage, but who are fast sinking, in our days, into the same forgotten gulf as the hundred years he had so nearly numbered ! On the inquest, two benevolent women of his own class, we believe, whose recollection and know ledge of the deceased extended to the utmost period 'which their memories could recur to, de posed to the sad incidents which marked his declining years ; his long sickness, his decay, his Gradual utter helplessness; their own generous humanity in tending and nursing him being rather elicited from, than deposed to, by them. When the little means which themselves and others of his friends and neighbours could spare for his nourishment and sustentation had become exhausted, his land lady sent to the officers of the union, residing at Ilgrave, to come and see the old man. The mes senger returned with an order for the union sur geon of the district to attend him. The medical officer, on visiting him, observed—" Medicine is of no use,—he must have all the nourish ment he can get :" but he gave no or der for any ! On a Friday, four days be fore poor WHITE was removed, the landlady, a Mrs. GATES, sent to the same surgeon for an order for nourishment; but—obtained none. The " relieving officer" (ALEXANDER), who called also, on that day, declared that he had received no such order. The assistant overseer told Mrs. GATES that WHITE ought to be removed to the union house; but that unless he himselfconsented, he must not be removed. In answer to an applica tion made by both of them at his bedside, the sick man declared "he would rather stop another week ;" and so strong was his aversion to go thi ther that one of the two benevolent neighbours we allude to, and who sate up with him, deposed that she forbore further to mention the subject, because of the mental distress it occasioned to him. On the Monday (the day' preceding his removal), the assistant overseer, BERNARD, told the landlady (GATES), that if WHITE was still unwilling to be removed to the union, all his allowance would be taken off. (This was-25., and one quartern and a-half of bread per week :—and he was ninety years old !) When this communication was made to the old man, he wept bitterly, and despondingly ex claimed, "If I must, I must." GATES told the assistant overseer, that if they attempted to remove him, she was sure he would die on the road; but he said he should come for the man at eleven next morning. That night WHITE was alternately sensible and delirious; but he put up his last prayers—doubtless feeling that he should not survive to repeat them in the union. The clergyman of the parish, who had visited him, offered half a sovereign for his relief, "if he might be allowed to remain in his lodging another fortnight." How was this Christian-like charity responded to by the official functionary ? The assistant overseer said, " If that were done, the parish would have nothing further to do with the case." Hereupon the clergyman ad vised GATES to interfere no further; but the overseer, on hearing this from her, on the day of the removal, asked, " Why had she not taken the money I—the man could not live many days." (Doubtless this tenacity of life, in a chargeable pauper of ninety years, must appear an amazing spirit of contumacy to a parochial " relieving officer !") Had the parish pro vided a proper nurse, GATES declared she would have kept the poor man to the last. The district surgeon never saw him after his first visit, till the morning he was re moved, when, according to the evidence of the assistant surgeon at the union, he was in a condition altogether unfit for so barbarous an experiment. On the certificate of the former, however, dated four days previously, and signed " CORNELIUS BULLER, surgeon," importing "that JONATHAN WHITE could be safely re moved," the removal took place on the 26th." From the evidence, at the inquest, of RACHEL BRADFORD, it is clear that WHITE was in articulo mortis when carried into the cart. He could swallow but a drop of the cordial administered to him ; his eyes were closed, his teeth clenched, and he was speech. less. The man who drove the cart deposed to the same extinction of all active functions and perception, and " did not think him in a state fit to be removed." The relieving officer deposed, in opposition to RACHEL BRADFORD, that he had never received any order " or application" for nourishment. He admitted, however, that he inquired of the two women whether the doctor had ordered him any—that they replied in the negative ; and that he observed, " should the doctor order it, the sick man shOuld have it." Mrs. GATES pressed for a nurse, and he (ALEX ANDER) suggested that the man " should go into the house, but was informed that he objected to do so. On the 26th of December witness re ported the case to the board, and applied for a nurse. The board made an order to remove WHITE into the house. Witness at the same time reported that he had seen the doctor, and that the man was capable of being removed." We have no hesitation in declaring it to be our strong conviction, notwithstanding the ver dict of wholesale acquittal of all parties con cerned, involved in the finding of the Coroner's inquest, that the gravest blame attaches to the union surgeon of the district, the assistant over seer, the relieving officer, and the board itself. Under the new poor-law, the board may freely dispense out-door relief to parties in the condition of JONATHAN WHITE. There was, in this case, an evident reluctance, even in the last hopeless extremity of his disease, to exceed, in appor tioning relief to this dying man of ninety years, the miserable pittance of two shillings and a quartern loaf and a half per week ! The very medical officer who declared him to be in that state that medicine could do nothing, that nourishment was what he wanted, orders no nourishment, and certifies that his removal, in that inclement season, may be effected with safety. The proffered bounty of the clergyman is averted by the menace that its extension shall be followed by the withdrawal of the starving pittance of the union ; the dying man's terror of being taken off to the union house is shame fully worked upon by the threat that the only alternative will be the cutting off from him of the bounty of his parish. He weeps, he raves, he remonstrates, he prays, he supplicates! The grey hairs of a century are moistened with the tears of his last anguish. The surgeon, the officials, are alike inexorable. He is borne, in a dying state, from the home of his long remote infancy and the fields of his ancient labours, to the dreaded portals, which be is carried through —unresisting, unconscious, helpless— only to turn upon his face—and die ! A more barbarous and heartless proceeding, as it seems to us, could not disgrace a Christian land ! Is it supposed that the poor will long submit—ought they to submit to the con temptuous, hard-handed, begrudging, revolting administration of charity decreed by the law, and provided by the nation, but dishonoured and poisoned, as it were, in this mode of throw ing it to, or forcing it upon, human beings, as if they were dogs? Why could not the village labourer of ninety years have been permitted some little "nourish ment," in addition to the disgraceful pittance assigned for his weekly wants, in the last hours of his misery, in the pangs of his last illness ? Why was he not allowed to die in peace, and with the consolation—(dear, at all times, to the hope of rustic age)—of knowing that his bones should be gathered to the dust of his fathers in the same churchyard, among whose green knolls —two centuries before—they, like him, had gam bolled in childhood, or meditated in age ? We have heard Sir ROBERT PEEL eloquent on the subject of permitting this hope, in all possible circumstances, to the rural poor—and in his pic ture of the pleasure with which they descry the tower of their village church rearing itself amidst its clump of ancient trees. Did he ever look on the church of South Weald, or of the neighbouring Braintree, answering and ex ceeding, in all the beauties of its locality and accompaniments,—this description built on a fine eminence, and belted with bold oaks and towering beeches? If he has once remarked that interesting object, he may appreciate the additional affliction which brolce the heart of this old pauper, in• the last moments of his con sciousness, at the thought of finding a grave be tween the dreary walls of a poor-law union house, instead of in the churchyard of his native parish. By the Clyde Royal Steam Packet ship, we have received files of Jamaica Pap ers to the 9th of December. The proceedings in ;the House of Assembly chiefly occupied public attention, but from all accounts they were as long and tedious as those in the British Parliament. The Bill for granting a perpetual annuity to the Crown had been withdrawn, at the instance, it was said, of the Council, in order not to disturb the Act of 17'28. An opposition had been offered to the granting of any moneys tor Church purposes dur- Mg the present sitting: Application having been made for succour to their establishment, by certain Presbyterians, the question of " Non-Intrusion" had been raised,and will possibly become a subject of discussion before the Assembly. The Railway Bill had passed the Lower House; agricultural societies are increasing throughout the island, " performing (says the Jamaica Times) an incal culable deal of service." All parties seemed to join in one common desire to encourage emula- Lion among the agricultural population. The island was generally healthy, and the military and naval forces on the station were in excellent condition. From Barbadoes, Trinidad, Dominica, and most of the other islands the accounts of the weather and the growing crops are very favourable. We direct the particular attention of our readers to the report of the important discussion in the Westminster Court of Sewers, on the twenty-seven resolutions of Mr. LESLIE, which embody his plan for the improvement of the ad. ministration of the affairs of that Commission A few startling facts appear on the day's pro ceedings. Mr. LESLIE proposed a daily check, by an improvement on the present system of daily returns from the contractors, who, it ap pears, receive 75 percent. of the whole expendi ture of the Westminster Commission, and some of which is paid Wore the accounts are even presented to the Court ! The chief surveyor having stated that there would be no difficulty in having such returns, the Court, by supporting the amendment of the late Chairman, refused to have such an important document as a monied out bill for each day's work ! W commend to the notice of our commercial friends the admirable system of double entry book-keeping, which commences its records after the accounts to be therein recorded are paid! We should be glad to know from .what class of men these Commissioners of Sewers for West minster are selected, or do they select themselves? Such a graphic picture of incompetence to the management of public business it has rarely been our duty to meet with. These men possess the uncontrolled power of taxing the inhabitants of the City of Westminster to an enormous extent. Clow long shall they be suffered to continue? It is said that the four Kings of the subterra nean ways of this great metropolis are the Chairman of the Westfniuster Commission, the Chairman of the Holborn and Finsbury Commis sion, the Chairman of the Tower Hamlets Com mission, and the fourth, that wonderful ac countant Mr. Alderman Churchwarden GIBBS, who is Chairman of the City Commission ! ! The accounts from Madrid are to the 2d inst. Mr. BULIVER had been presented to the Pre sident of the Council, CONZ.I LES BRAVO, and the first interview, the friends of the Ministry say, was very satisfactory. The capital con- tinned tranquil, and the accounts from the pro. vinces were also favourable. We learn from tin Phare des Pyrenees of the sth inst. that the fort of Figueras had capitulated. The terms were agreed to on the 30th ult., between the Baron DE MEEit and General AMETLER, and would be carried into effect on receiving the QUEEN'S sanction. The Three per Cents. were done on the 2d inst at 231 cash, 231 at (30 days, with the curren coupon. The Fives at 181, at 51 days. On Monday the Duke of BROGLIE presented to the French Chamber of Peers the draft of the address in reply to the KING'S speech. It accords entirely with the sentiments expressed IT his ATAJEsTv. The name of the Duke of BORDEAUX is not even alluded to, but a few words are added at fhe close of the address, which evidently refer to the exhibition,s in Belgrave-square. These are—" France promised to be faithful to the KING. The KING has observed his oath—where is the Frenchman that could forget or betray his allegiance ?" This called up the Duke of RICHELIEU, Who stated, that in going to London 'o pay his respects to an unfortunate Prince he was fulfilling a duty of honour, while at the same time he was entirely innocent of any criminal intention. M. GinzoT, in adverting to the same subject, said the French Government, when the Prince visited Vienna, Berlin, and o th er Conti nentalhad rem onstrate d aga i nst hi s and thei r remonstrances were pi.esen ce cap ti i i t e a l l p s „ immediately attended to. The same course had been adopted when the Prince went tOEtigland—a note was transmitted to the English Government, which was replied to in the most satisfactory manner, but in weountry which enjoys liberty of publicity to such in) extent there were no t th e same means of repression. Th e Q ueen o f Exo . LAND, however, and the Ministers, did every thing in their power to mark their digapproba tion. ller MAJESTY WWII(' not receive the Duke Of BounEaux at Court, and manifested her dis pleasure against those - parties who, presuming on the liberal institutions of the country, had exhi bited " such scandalous scenes." The address was adopted, with some slight additions, by a large majority. Most Of the papers give an ac count of the reception of M. RATTI MENTON by the Chinese authorities at Canton, with copies of two State papers—pne addressed to M. Gum(); by KY-ING, Iligh Imperial Commissioner, and KY-KONG, Viceroy of the Two Kwangs, and the other to M. RATTI MENTON, both showing the most friendly disposition towards the French nation—no other country, they say, shall be more favoured. BOURSE—PARTS, MONDAY, JAN. 8. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents. 124 30... 124 30... 124 25... 124 30 Three> B2 50... 82 55... 82 45.. 82 55 Bank of France 3210 ...3210 ...3210 ...3210 Laffitte Bank I.ooof 1110 —lllO ...1110 ...1110 ----- 5,000f...5075 ...5075 ...5075 ..5075 Bolo'lan 8ank.......... 698 75... 698 75 .. 698 75... 698 75 Beliian Fives ....... 105 A 105 A 105 A ... 105 A 1840.... 108 A 108 k ... 108 ... 108 1842.... 109 ... 109 ... 109 ... 109 Spanish Active ,.. 291 ... 291 ... 291 ... 291 Passive 5A ... 5A 5A ... 5A Old Deferred 5 ... 51 .., 51 Portuguese Fives ..... -45 ... 45 ... 45 ... 45 Neapolitan Roman ...... ... 1041 .. 1041 ... 1041 RAILWAY SHARES. Versailles, L. 8... .... 180 180 ... 178 75... 178 75 Rouen Rouen to Havre 642 50... 648 75... 640.. 647 50 Orleans. Strasburg to Bale 213 75... 213 75... 212 50... 213 75 Avignon to Marseilles 670 ... 672 50... 670 ... 672 50 RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT. Versailles, L. 13 lBO ... 180 ... 175 ... 175 Rouen Rouen to Havre... , 645 ... 650 ... 645 ~. 650 Orleans . 835 ... 836 25... 8.30 ... 835 Avignon to Marseilles 670 ... 672 50... 670 .. 672 50 FREE TRADE BANOUET AT GLASGOW.--We learn from the Glasgow papers, that the arrangements for the meeting on Wednesday (this day) have been completed. Nearly all the tickets have been disposed of. The Trades' Hall is to be thrown open for in spection in the forenoon, and also to afford those who may desire it an apportunity of meeting with Mr. Cobden and the other members of the deputation from Manchester. VOYAGES OF THE NEMESIS. We understand that the narrative of " The Voyages and Services of the Nemesis from 1840 to 1843," is preparing for immediate publication, from the notes of her late commander, W. H. Hall, R.N. (of the Victoria and Albert yacht), and from personal observations made in China, and other parts, by W. D. Bernard, Esq.,ilA.M., &c. The work, besides con taining an accurate description of the numerous interesting localities visited by the Nemesis (the first iron-armed steamer that crossed the line) during the period above mentioned, will comprise a complete history of the origin, progress, and ter mination of the late events in China, detailing all the operations of the war, with remarks upon the character of the people, and the prospects of our future intercourse with them, a full account of the new colony of Hong Kong, &c. It will also contain notices of some of the Portuguese slave settlements at Mozam bique, &c. Dalaf togetheroaßy, Sc withe., with observations on the Comoro Islands, some remarks on the peculiarities' of iron steam vessels, and their advantages upon an enemies' coast.—Naval and Military Gazette. CHESTERTON.—On Sunday, at twelve o'clock, several persons, male a n d female, were baptised by im minister, officiated.mersion opposite h A ee n le i r ra 's ll nie Mr. concourse nse . R obe o r f ts sp , e c b t a a p t t o i r s s t assembled. ARRIVAL OF THE WEST INDIA AND MEXICAN MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 9.—The Clyde, Royal Mail Company's steamer, Captain Symons, arrived this morning, at eight o'clock, ,bringing the following mails:—Columbian, Mexican, and West Indian. The news from Mexico is sott►ewhat im portant and interesting, inasmuch as it appears that Santa Anna, is re-elected President for a term of five years. On the 14th of November, when the Clyde arrived at Vera Cruz, it was learnt that Santa Anna had visited that place the day previous, and that he had had the troops drawn up in the square, and harangued them. He stated that he had arrived for the purpose of inspecting tl►e fortifications, and that war with England was inevitable; that he was determined to support the I►onour of his country to the fullest extent, and would defend the Castle of St. Juan de Ulloa in person, and would resign it only with his life. About four o'clock in the afternoon, however, shortly after this bombastic exhibition had taken plaCe, a special messenger arrived with the information that lie had been re-elected President for a further term of five years. The news was re ceived by the military with great rejoicing and enthusiasm, but no particular manifestation was made by the civilians on this announcement. The moment the information had been communi cated, Santa Anna immediately mounted his horse arid returned to his house in great haste, without inspecting one of the fortifications or taking further notice of the troops in any shape whatever. It is the opinion of the inhabitants of Vera Cruz, that he merely made the demon stration for the purpose of securing his election, and that his denunciations against England were sl►eer bravado, and nothing else. The Clyde, on the following day, sailed for Tampico; but on her return, on the 22d Novem ber, it was learnt that advances had been made by the Mexican Government to the British Minister at Mexico, for time purpose of settling the differences with England. The British Minis ter, however, declined to enter into any corres pondence or treaty whatever with the Mexican Government, until lie had received instructions from our Government : he did not, in fact, open the letters of the Mexican Government. The Mexicans had been engaged for some time in putting all their fortifications into a state of repair, in the expectation that the British Admi ral, Sir Charles Adam, would arrive, and give them a dressing. Their preparations for de fence were most warlike, and it was evident they expected a conflict. Sir Charles Adam, when the Clyde arrived at Bermuda, had gone on for Barbadoes. Every thing was quiet in all the West India Islands. Fever had quite disappeared at Bermuda, and health was completely restored. It was gathered as a fact that General O'Don nell, Captain-General of Cuba, was openly en couraging the revival of the slave-trade at Cuba. Three large cargoes of these poor miserable wretches had been recently lauded there. The Inconstant frigate, attached to Jacniel, sailed for Jamaica on tl►e 6th of November. Her Majesty's ship of war Albatross, was at Vera Cruz, as also three French corvette:; and a Spanish frigate. At Havannah, were a French corvette and an American ditto. There were none at Bermuda, and at Nassau it was so rough, that the Clyde held no communication further than taking in a pilot. The Company's steamer, Dee, sailed from Ha vannah for Belize on the 9th of December; the Avon ditto, on the 10th, for Mexico; the Dee arrived from St. Thomas's on the 22d at Bermuda, bringing the mail to the Clyde. The Clyde brings home .230,190 dollars, 32,300 of which are from Tampico, and 40,000 from Vera Cruz to pay the Mexican dividend. The rest are for merchants' accounts. She also brings 4,661 ounces of gold dust, 8,024 ounces of silver, and 152 of platina ; 1,1631. in British coin, 196 serous of cochineal, &c. &c. The Clyde experienced heavy gales from the N.W. rind S.W., all the passage from Ber muda, which accounts for her being four days over-due. SUGAR. The following figures are extracted from a Liverpool Circular, published by brokers of eminence in that port:— Importation of British Sugars into the United Kingdom, charged with a duty of 245., and 5 per cent. per cwt., during the }ears ended the 31st of December, 1843 and 1842 : , - -- - WEST INDIA. EAST INDIA. AIAURITII , S. MOLASSES. Ilhds. Trs. Big s. Mats. Puncheons. 84 P .,' ...... 141,100 13,640 659 , 435 365,145 1,4,560 184., 115,910 15,985 525,500 553,670 "40,590 Increase 5,190 133,935 14,970 Decrease 2,345 188,525 Computing as uinal, the hogshead at 15 cwt., the tierce at 10 cwt., the East India bag at 11 cwt., the Mauritius mat at 1 cwt., net weights; and the Molasses puncheon at 10 cwt.,— and that each cwt. of Molasses contains one-third sugar—the proportion of sugar on which the duty is computed, shows that the excess of British sugars imported into the Unitld kingdom iH 1843, is 7,941 tons over the weight imported in 1842. The Stocks of British sugars on hand, at the close of the years 1843 and 1842, are thus stated by the same document : WE ST INDIA. EAST INDIA. MAURITIUS. Mot.Amrs. Trs. hags. Mats. Puncheons. 18.13 32,550 1,600 125,150 78,750 27,000 [ 842 31,573 3,750 101,200 69,770 12,150 [n crease 977 23,950 8,980 15,850 Decrease 2,1 50 Computing the various packages to contain the weights of sugar as given above, and I cwt. of molasses to contain one third of 1 cwt. of sugar, the weight of British sugars in stock on the 31st of December, 1843, exceeded the weight in stock on the 31st of December, 1842, by 4,813 tons. Country dealers will, now that this surplus quantity of sugar in the country is ascertained, be extremely cautious how they purchase ; especially as large arrivals both of East India and Mauritius sugars ate daily expected. STATE OF TRADE. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING. —There has been ra ther less animation in the Cloth Market to-day, indeed for the last two or three days, than on this day week; the cause, no doubt, is the not over flattering accounts from China, arising from the unexpected difficulties (though only fancied to be temporary) thrown in the way of mercantile transactions by the Hong merchants. These difficulties, however, added to the intelligence then received, of very large quantities of Goods and Yarns being on their way, had caused some parties to be rather eager in the pressing of sales, and the prices ob taMed were generally not so satisfactory, as by the previous mails. When to these things is added, the advance on Cloth in England, the surprise will cease at the less buoyant tone of our market to-day. Prices, however, cannot be said to be lower. There are no stocks, and besides, many manufacturers are engaged for some weeks to come. Whil s t thi s i s th e case , present decided change,though resentratcs all he probability, tstav is be dici,de maintained.dl As soon In Yarns no y as buyers for early spring s hipm e nts f or th e C on ti nen t appear, a brisk trade is anticipated. We understand that the Lyceum Theatre has been let to a party of gentlemen who, under the management of Mr. R. Peake, are determined to restore the drama to what it was in days of yore, and we may therefore hope to see ster ling comedy, tragedy, and farce, take possession of the stage. Rumour says, that a very strong comedy company is already formed, and great care has been taken in the selection of pro vincial performers likely to prove attractive. With such a name as Mr. Peake's at the head of the establishment, there can be little doubt the amusement and comfort of the public will be well attended to. It is reported that the theatre will open under high patronage. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUM.— THE AN NUAL BALL.—Last night the yearly ball, in aid of the Asylum Endowment Fund took place in the London Tavern, Bishops gate-street. The company was numerous and extremely brilliant. The annual return of these balls, fitly at this season of the year, when all our best feelings are about us, is pleasing in the highest degree. At these joyous assemblies the fair advocates of benevolence auspiciously shine ; grace and beauty are made the handmaidens of melting charity ! About eight o'clock the doors of the ball-room were thrown open for the reception of company, and the pleasures of the dance did not close until an early hour in the morning. Among the general company were Ald e r man Si r J ames Duke, Mr. ICeas ley, Governor of the Incorporated Society of Licensed Victuallers, Mr. Valentine, son of the magistrate, an., several other gentlemen who have warmly interested themselves in the cause of the trade. Mr. Bessell, whose magic direction has given eclat to many previous balls, was absent; but the circum stance was little to be regretted, by the excellent, indeed punctilious, observance of Mr. Wilson, who officiates as mas ter of the ceremonies. To the Stewards the utmost praise must be given for the marked attention they paid to the tom. fort of the company. A like compliment is eminently due to Messrs. Bathe and Breach, the proprietors of the London Ta vern, who sup lied refreshments with no sparing ha n d. SPEEDY JUSTICE.—On Thursday last, before day light, a burglary was committed at the house of Mrs. Edward Stephen Jackson, printer, 15, Lower Charles street, St. John-street-road. The man was captured in the house, having in his attempt to escape nearly forestalled the hangman's office by falling head foremost down a flight of stairs, was taken before a magistrate at Clerkenwell the same morning, and committed to Newgate. Upon that evening, a record of a previous conviction was brought against him, arid a true bill found. On the next day be was brought up for trial, and transported for ten years. This man can have no cause to complain of the tardiness of the law. AND iOttbitt eptittolt. " Who nuns may read." The Suabiun Mercury states, under the head of Darmstadt, that M. de Haber, who recently killed M. Sacharaga in a duel, intends to surrender to take his trial at the assizes of Alrey. His extreme punishment, if found guilty, will, according to law, be three years imprisonment in a fortress. LEINV .&ND POIZCE. At the Surrey Sessions Charles William Foster was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, for ill-using his child, a girl six years of age. Mr. Ba:ber and Mr. Fletcher, the parties implicated in the charges a forging wills, were again examined at the Mansion house. A thirst case was brought against them, but the evi dence not being completed they were otce more remanded. An elderly man, named Conolly, poorly clad, was charged at Bow-street, before Mr. Jardine, with feloniouily breaking and entering the house of Mr. Mark Wheeler, japauner, No. 8, New-street, Holborn, in the parish of St. Giles, and stealing therefrom a variety of property. Ile was committed for trial. Jane Perring, a fierce-looking woman, was charged at Clerkenwell, by police-constable 36 E, with having stabbed and wounded George Perring, her husband, with a table-knife, by whic'i his life is placed in danger. She was remanded till the fate of her husband should be known. William,Johnston, t,n athletic Scotchman, and stonemason by:trade, was charged at Lambeth-street, with committing a murderous assault upon his wife eighteen days ago, and for which he has since remained in prison. lie was committed for trial. COURT—rASHIONABLE. The Queen and Prince Albert, escorted by a detachment of the Light Dragoons, stationed at Hampton -court, arrived at Claremont, on Tuesday, from Windsor Castle, shortly after four o'clock, in a close travelling carriage and four. The Princess Royal rode in the carriage with her illustrious parents. The Prince of Wales, with his attendants, followed in another of the royal carriages and four. The Earl of Haddington entertained Sir Robert Peel, Sir James Graham, Lord Stanley, and several other Cabinet Minis ters at dinner last evening, at his Lordship's official residence at the Admiralty. The Earl of Aberdeen will receive the whole of the Cabinet Ministers at dinner this evening at Argyll-house. The Earl and Countess of Wilton have arrived at Eaton-hall, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, from Egerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray. The Earl and Coun tess Grosvenor, Lord Belgrave and the Ladies Grosvenor, Lord and Lady Prudhoe, and Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor are among the members of the Marquis's family assembled there. The Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane are prolonging their visit to the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, at Holyrood House, where the Marquis of Douglas and his illustrious Marchioness are also residing with the Duke and Duchess. The accouchement of the Marchioness (Princess Mary of Baden) is daily expected. • The Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh, who have been on a visit to the Earl of Selkirk, at St. Mary's, Kirkcudbri g ht, have returned to Floors Castle, near Kelso. Th e D u k e and Duchess have ordered excellent soup to be given to the poor twice a week during the winter months. The Earl of Durham and Lady Mary Lambton are at Howick Hall, Earl Grey's seat, in Northumberland. The Hon. Capt. Grey, R.N., has arrived there from Gibraltar, having obtained leave of absence from his ship, by permission of the Admiralty, to visit his venerable father. MISCELLANEOUS. The quantity of sherry wines imported from Spain in 1839 was 36,341 butts, and it gradually decreased till 1842 when the number was 25,096. During the last year there has_ been an increase of 4,217 butts, the total quantity imported being 29,313. At a free-trade meeting held at Ashton on Monday evening the total amount subscribed was announced toile 4,3381.25. 41d. A general meeting of the Royal Humane Society was held on Tuesday afternoon at the Society's offices, 3, Trafalgar.. square, Charing-cross, Sir Edward Codrington, Bart., in the chair. From the Secretary's Report it appeared that the total receipts of the Society for the past year, including subscrip tions, dividends, sums received from an Auxiliary Society, &e., amounted to 2,5031. 15s. 4d. The disbursements amounted to 2,2531. 15s. 4d., leaving a balance of 250/. in the treasurer's hands. The entire number of cases of recovery from drowning which had come under the. Committee's notice (luring the past year was 170, rewards having been distributed amongst 156 persons. Very extensive alterations are being made in the interior of the Court of Queen's Bench, Dublin, preparatory to the com ing trials. The gallery has been extended back to the ex treme end of the Court, and new stairs have been erected to the side boxes. One of the &de galleries, including the jury_ box attached, will be appropriated to the reporters. Both the High and Sub-Sheriff live ordered that one of the galleries should be reserved exclusively for the reporters, and ,that no person, no matter what his rank or station, would be permitted to interfere with them, or disturb them in the discharge of the important duty which they had to perform. Several very valuable and highly important additions have recently been made to the Print-room of the British Museum. 'Amongst the new collection, are 20 volumes of engravings, by the celebrated Raphael Morgan, purchased, at a cost of 1,500/., from the house of Puckle and Co. ; a collection of prints after Rembrandt, selected by and purchased from Air. Smith, for 4501. The registration of the coal-whippers is still going an with great activity under the new, Act. During the six days the office has been opened upwards of 1,500 men have enrolled their names, and paid the registration fee of 4d. each. The new law is likely to work well. - - - --- LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. ill—Wind, light Northerly breeze, and cloudy at times. DEAL, JAN. 9.—Wind A.M. E.S.E., strong; v.sr. S. by E., moderate.—Arrd. Emily, tremble, Valparaiso. SOUTHAMFTON, JAN. 9.—Arril. Clyde steamer, West Indies—left Grenada Oct. 24, Jacmel 28, Jamaica Nov. 1, Tampico 21, Vera Cruz Dec. 3, Havannah 12, Nassau 15, and Bermuda 23 ; has on freight 236,500 dollars, gold and gold dust, 4,G61 oz., silver 3,024 oz., platina 152 cz., British coin 1,4631., 196 serons cochineal, 6 serons and 50 cases gum copal. RAMSGATE, JAN. 9.—The wreck of the Herculee, sunk near the Brake Sand, has been sold for 13/. OFF DOVER, JAN. 7.—General Vanden Botch, Vubeek, Batavia, for Holland; Loo Loo, Holland, for Batavia; Jonge, Cornelius, Rotterdam, for Batavia. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9.—Wind E.—Arrd. Mary Banna tyne, London, for China. ;id. Arnhem, Madras arid Calcutta; Zenobia, Cape of Good Hope ; British Monarch, Jamaica. RAMSGATE, JAN. 9.—Sld. Gleaner, for Boston. COWES. JA N. 9.—Std. Caroline, Jamaica; Symmetry, Ceylon; Achilles, ditto; volunteer, Mauritius; Osborne, Cape Coast Castle; M'Queen, St. Kitts; Lanarkshire, Sa vannah. PLY MOUTH, JA N. 9.—Wind E. S.E.— Sld. Just ina, Calcutta. FALMOUTH, JAN. 9.—Wind S. t• S.S.E. fresh breezes.— Arrd. Elizabeth, late Cork, Havanna, with decks swept, loss of bulwarks, stanchions, &c., and dead light stove, on the 21st and 22d.inst., in lat. 37, lon. 43. Sid. Maria, Nassau. BRISTOL, JAN. 9.—Sld. Anna, Watson, Calcutta; Ajax, for Trinidad; Yorkshire and Pallas, New Orleans. MARGATE, JAN. 9.—The Ocean, on shore, near_ Kings gate, broke up last night. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 9.—Wind S.S.E. fresh, with snow.— The Sohn Cumming, hence to New York, which put into Milford, the Ist instant, leaky, with cargo shifted, &c.; has been towed round to this port. Sid. Syria, China; Dryad, Singapore; Cicely, Pernambuco; Swiftsure, Africa • Rapid, ' Demerara • Kyainte, Anti gua ; Barbadian, Jamaica; 'Shenan doah, Philadelphia ; Blackness, New 'York. SHIELDS, JAN. 9.—The Ann and Assiduous (not Citizen) have been got off the Herd Sand. The Harmony will remain till next springs. SUNDERLAND, JAN. B.—The sloop Castow, of Newcastle, foundered to-day at the entrance of the harbour, after being in contact with the Speedy packet, of Frebey—one man drowned. CLYDE—Arrd. Grange, Cook, and John Scott, Demerara. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BETTING AT MANCEIESTER.—TuEsDAY. 51 to 1 agst Scott's lot 7to 1 agst the Ugly Buck (offers to take) 71 to 1 agst Rattan (ditto) 18 to 1 agst Loadktone (offered) 20 to 1 agst Cockamaroo (t) 25 to 1 agst Orlando(ditto) 28 to 1 agst lonian 30 to 1 agst Leander 33 to 1 agst Running Rein 35 to 1 agst Yoltri 40 to 1 agst Campanero 50 to 1 agst Bebington (t) 50 to 1 agst Saddle Bow 50 to 1 agst 'Telemachus 50 to I agst Lancet 5000 to 75agstMountCharles(t) 1000 to 15 agst Apprentice (t) 'll, CUP. 30 to 1 agst Ilallinkeele (t) CITESTE 25 to 1 offered on the field HEARTLESS OMNIBUS lionnEur.—Last week a poor woman, living at Hackney, proceeded to Peckham to re ceive 21., a. yearly gratu►ty of a charitable lady residing there, and on her return home in a Peckham omnibus, a gentlemanly -looking fellow entered into conversation with her on the mildness of the season, and its conse quent blessing to the poor, &c., when she foolishly re counted the charitable deeds of her benefactress, and explained the nature of her errand. Her sympathising fellow-passenger left at the Elephant and Castle, and on her arrival at Gracechurch-street the poor woman found her pocket had been cut, and the 21. and a Gd. abstrac ted. A few benevolent individuals at Hackney are about to restore the amount. S " )tVi S LB rOREIGN. The French Funds continue to rise. On Monday the Three per Cents. closed at 821. 70c., and the Fives at 124 f. 40c. On Saturday evening the King received at dinner General Bertrind, Count d'Ossnna, Lord Brougham, and the Ministers of Hanover, Denmark, and the Netherlands. M. Bergeron, who was condemned for an assault on M. de Girardin, was on Saturday set at liberty, after a confinement of three years and two months at Ste. Pelagic. The following paragraph appears in the Hamburgh Corres pondent, under the date of Hanover, Dec. 30 :—" M. Perier, the French Ambassador, is decidedly going to Brunswick. It is thought that the advances made by the King of Hanover to the Duke de Bourdeaux are the direct cause of this change. The King was not present at the last evening party given b M. Perier." y " We are informed," says the Constitution,:el, "that a supernumerary at the Court of Accounts, the brother of a newly appointed Conseiller Referendaire, has been suspended by the First President for ha v i ng ma d e t h e j ourney to London." * Lord Brougham had arrived at the Hotel Meurice, from his seat in the south of France. Dastugue, cure Sentous (Hantes-Pyrenees), died a few days ago, aged 100.: The Courrier Francais announces, that a joint stock com pany has been formed in the department of the Seine et Oise, for the destruction of rats. The following is an extract from the deed prepared by M. Baget, a notary at Nauphle-le-Chateau, and registered on the 17th of December, 1843 :—" M. Charles Adrien Paris, a destroyer of rats, residing at Nauphle-le- Chateau; and M. Edine Frege, likewise a destroyer of rats, re siding at Paris, have established between them a company in their joint names for the destruction of rats and mice, to extend to all France." The name of the company is " Paris and Frege," to continue 20 years, from the 17th of December,lB43. Capital, 500,000 f. ( 20,0001. ) A letter'from Stuttgard states that the King of Wurtemberg has ordered a grant to be made to the Jews for keeping up their places of worship, schools, and hospitals, in the same way as those granted to other religious sects. The preamble of the Act declares that all citizens, of whatever persuasion, have a right to share in the benefits of the Government, as they all contribute lo its support. We perceive, by an Athens letter of the 21st, in the Augs burg Gazelle, that considerable excitement prevailed in that city, that troops were patrolling the streets to maintain order, that an unsuccessful attempt had been made on the 11th to set fire to the Hall of the National Assembly, and that on the 19th the hotel of the Minister for Foreign Affairs was burnt to the ground. But the accounts in the German papers from Athens are often greatly exaggerated to the prejudice of the new Government. A letter from Naples announces the death in that city of two enormously wealthy persons, the Marquis Mascura, and the Director-General of Taxes. They have bequeathed their for tunes to the clergy, and principally the Jesuits, to the entire exclusion of their relations. -----. . .. ... i'd -------- ThWS ONEY AND COMMERCIAL N --- --- CITY, QUARTER TO THREE •, rO3 , The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday Was .u . nn , Sales about 5,000 bags, including 2,500 on speculati._, Prices as before.—The sales in Railway Stock were r e lerably numer ous , b u t th e mar k et h a d some apPeara c.it of depression. Eastern Counties were 10i. ; Ediabe2;_ s , and Glasgow, 57 ; G ran d Junction, 233 ; Great 11v ,,, tern, Half, 69 ; Bi rm i ng h am, 237, ditto, Quarters, and Brighton, 43 ; S out h W estern, 75 ; Manchester 3,i Leeds, 101 ; N or th Midland, Thirds, 301 ; Paris B u, Rouen, 321 ; So u th Eastern, 351 ; Paris and Ly o n" 3/. ss. 6d. n A The contents of . Prep, the West India letters and which were delivered at a late hour yesterday afte r ,lit are on the whol e l oo k e d upon as satisfactory. '', it crops are in some pl aces ant i c i pate d . Much regre'ol, expressed that th e new G overnor of Havannah bad °on! menced a system t e ndi ng t o f oster and perpetg al° slave-trade. eel We have not h ear d th e sums rece i ved f rom c w°„,, America on account of the \lexicon Mining ComP ar ,', , but the advices, as respects the condition of thoie l i sD tablishments in w hi c h so many millions of D r t i ci t capital have bee n sun k, most l y we fear beyond the' dr e of redemption, are favourable for the holders of a few the principal adventures. nree ° The amounts actually l a id ou t b y t h e G ov ern mee t Brokers yesterday in a id o f the Sinking Fund wer e publicly announced, but in conformity with the °J ; e d notification of the Lords of the Treasury, it is ass°,, e , that Exchequer Bills, us well as Stock, will be tro t until the whole amount placed at the disposal el it Commissioners for the reduction of the laebt .d. , w ; the present quarter, has b een a b sor b e d . A flat Ili'. has ruled this morning for Stocks. t ° f In our remarks yest er d a y re l at i ve t o the paple ri of the dividends, a mi s p r i n t occurre d . Th e questionile by many receiving th e i r i n t erest was, if the sover(eo; offered were " heavy." Thi s wor d was printed `` tn kof The public (lo now receive fall weight gold from the Ba n d . England. It is confidently expected th a t the c o e lf ! plaints of the scarcity of s il ver w ill soon wear 19 At present, in all quart e r s —b an k ers as well oil as in other quarters, the utmost inconveniences is ir respect is still experienced. Th e B an k even are m ost ot nacious in giving any large sum of silver in exeb s ,,:o for notes, even th oug h requ i re d b y t h e private WO' of the City, their favoured friends. O f It is reported that 100,0001. i n th e Three.an.. A -5',00- per Cents. have b een t a k en f or, an I r i s h banking, 00 cern, and that difficulties are to be raised by speoljur in the Funds, to any plan brought forward for the fi r , o. tion of the interest of the Three-and-a-Half per , /, 0 ; The Commissioners took about 30,000/. Three per 0 41 Consols this morning, a t 96k . I n t hi s was included for amount for the Savings' Banks, and an arnount i ot the redemption. of the debt. No pure t was made, however, in the Unfunded Debt' fr o fall in Cons o l s f or th e A ccount h as taken place E,' 97 to 964 E. This is about 1 per cent. lower the; lied terday. The Three-a n d- a -H a lf per C ents. Reduce°, leo touched 1021, and are now 1021. Bank Stock has ' fi e; from 187 k 4to 1864. Exchequer Bills from 69 not and Reduced Three pe r C ents. to 97 1 . At on e yesterday the last-mentioned Stock was 98. As it was known pretty well yesterday that 0, de b remittance came in the W es t I n di a mail ste'ned for the Mexican dividendS, th e b on d s h ave not 0110 beyond the highest price of y es t er d ay. I n d e ed. t ' ot t have rather receded, viz., f rom 324 t o 32k. Spanit:d is a trifle higher. Th e Th ree per C ents, are at 3 0 0 0 the Fives at 21-a, with the coupons. Dutch Stocks,, shade lower, and so a r e A us t r i an an d B e l g i an Belr i o A fall from 138 to 134 has taken place l ot ti ) London and Birmingham Railway shares, and coo; Westerns are also c h ea p er. Croydon, Midland ,0 ties, and Paris and Orleans the same. Norther n , hi Eastern Shares h ave a d vance d . . T he range t a ke prices this morning are annexed. i fl;, BRITISH -FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'C.'" (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities' ..... 961 97 3/ per Cent. Reduced Annuities New 34 per Cent. Annuities 101611,6 Long Annuities, Expire sth J an . 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th O ct . 1 859 - India Stock far Opening 272 Bank Stock for Account 97 187 Consols for Account India Stock Exchequer Bills, lid. IV. 1000/. 500/. - ~ Ditto Small toCY FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'C' Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent..... ... 1131 Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 1034 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent... ....... — 4, Dittofor the Account . 444444 321111 1 ' Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent. Ditto for the Accou n t 2l4 4 Ditto Passive Bonds 54 Ditto Three per Cent. Ditto for the Account 3Ol1 5' 4 Dutch 2/ per Cent •• •••• M i t Dutch 5 per Cent. Wits, PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ° P R A ILWAY S. Paid. Per Share. 6 3,1 Birmingham and Gloucester 100 Eastern Counties • Ditto Scrip .. 1-00 2 2 36 1 82 , 1 4E 'l. to c p °l9 , ..- '; Do. New Registered Hull and Selby 5O ...... 56 ..... iv. .. 0 ,, London and Birmingham Ditto 1- Shares London and South Weqtern ... 41% ... London and C roy d on ( T run k) ... 134 144....:• t ° ....- Midland Counties .. .... . to to Northern and E as t ern Paris and Orle ans ...- Paris and Ronen .. .... • •• ... 20 Rouen and Havre 2 .... ......... .. 6 i 4 South Eastern and D over ..• . t Ditto Scrip York and North Midland... - 5O ..... .--• Ditto Scarboro' Bran c h 2/ lB •••••• to , 4 , ..-. 0 Yarmouth and Norwich... MANCHESTER STOCK EX C H ANGE , J AN. 9.- -- , twic e atlY ' toOf had rather more business doing to-day, at ste i rreS 0 ,1 The following are our quotations :—Bolton an d t a 0 251 ; Eastern Counties, 11 11 1-16 i Alanches" n ier fi ' Leeds, 1021 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 451 ; South P . 541 i 31q ;Ditto, Scrip, 361 ; Do. Quarters, 41; Manchester Assurance, 91. . Sheffield and Manchester, ea The railroad from Naples to Caresta wasor° ,l' 11th ult. tig hj A GOOD SERVANT.—At the Duke of Marlbo r° rent audit, h e ld l as t wee k a t Waddesdon, one cd. tenants paid a 51. Bank o f E ng l an d note t hat "s -issued 30 years, bearing the name of Henry '1 1 : 0 1 are aware the Bank never re -i ssue their palit?r: note must, therefor e , h ave b een out t h e w h o le tun e, „, o o° simple interest a t 4 p er cent . was 6 1 ., an d a t cu rl3 ;iti. / interest 9/., while it did not cost the Comfau l .' Aylesbury News. A ED ES THE NEW AMERICAN SHIP PRINCE The splendid new American line-of-packet sh'P' nn el‘, 4 " Albert, which arrived in the St. Katherine' vrj, Thursday last, has, since Sunday, been a source ' - ',„ 0 1„,,Pr 0 great attraction to persons who feel an interest ill .1- V I connected with improvements in ship build in „gia t b :t Prince Albe r t i s t h e compan i on ship to the Viet - ra te .was launch e d l ast year, and, although of the sa me ef ri tonnage (1,000) she is considerably larger 0 respect, and in all her appointments superior..., L iP " THE M URDER NEAR W EST CALDER.--"1:0. tile active sup er i n t en d en t a our county police, 1%4 engaged during the whole of last week iu 01a/ foal: A i vestigations, with a vi ew t o di scover the erP e r h o - 7,4 the murd er o f th e o ld man , J o h n G e ddes, "" no rsil.; found in his ho use near W est C a ld er o n S un day week, in the horribly mangled state already desc ri a previous paper. We understood that Air' to bil,Ve few days a g o go t a c l ue w hi c h w i l l i n all fir ° of Pic bring home the charge of murder to a relativerer, unfortunate victim, name d J ames B ryce, a latoti,chilio has been ascert a i ne d t h at B ryce p l e d ged a s il ver wi fic e the deceased a great number of years ago, and that; thie murder was c o m m it te d h e h as b een seen eS:iii" ,,,- k lert i t watch and also di s pl a yi ng t h e possess i on of a c°,. 115 ,, - 0) jo sum of money. Mr. Li s t h as s i nce traced Bryce Calder to various places in the west ; and on k r a traced him to Coatbridge, between Airdrie 1111 , e 0 11 1 :i gow. Still 13yrce has contrived to keep out of ti ' l ed of justice. But, as Mr. List is now being a ss , s pec,' the Glasgow police, there is little doubt the s 'ord,,,, murderer will soon be safe' custody. Al„ e /0 7111 501. has been offered for his apprehension.- - L;' , Mercury. h CAUTIOUS OVERMUCH.—AI/011t three or oo r h -t three o'clock o n S un d ay l ast, a man named But le ;:irt', r e o of the hou s e, 19, C ross -street, St. George%. „ ,_ ,se,l East, came i n b reat hl ess haste to the Arbu'?; Station-house, an d state d that a lodger of II ; Rayner had h ung h i mself; and l ie wanted " o tio i ; r , officer to att en d to t h e case. On being 9111„,pect`1"1,1 by Sergeant Shaw, who acted for the , t ii i Butler said, th at his lodger was a buniboat „i." did not appear to labour under any pecuniall or immediate want, and so far from the Bet ar a n, 1) to be premeditated, Rayner, who was a singl e laid in provision f o r t h e Sunday on the previou s iii 3 elb The landlord, finding that he did not mak e ro on l a warance at the usual hour, went to l' is „ o3 o 9 o little before three o'clock, but found it 31. ,; p ed le t empty, whilst a razor ready oiled and str ° ii, JJa t o o shaving lay upon the table. On further so re f t , f ro , found his lodger hanging behind a closet-d°`n)v; 50 1 ' e r which he contrived to suspend himself. Serg,e! —" Well, and you cut loth down at onc e ,'l , fa de —" What !me cut him down ? Oh, no ; for 0 " I‘ without a public officer, and so I came her e o f th (3 ,o Sergeant Sh aw a t once di recte d a con stable an d 00 , division, named Hams to hasten to the Pinq' co , 0 l ife into the, matter. Dr. ' Hawkins of College - K , c ,, 1 mercial-read, waft. called in, rho pronounce.“,, 000:, had been extinct for some hours, and thus t; : he 1, 1 %, 9 over-much landlord in some measure e scapc , ", se l' o ptiw o ,,, which must have otherwise attached to la' j o ivn_a precision in waiting for a public officer to ct,'_' el d, a" body. A coroner's inquest has been since le ing verdict of " Temporary Insanity" returned. ves . 0 ' TIM IRISH SQUADRON.—The f0...0w ..der compose the. squadron on the coast of Ireland , c u a l e de t u o io m command of Rear-Admiral Bowles :—Th e 42 , C,P,„O' 120, flag-ship, Captain Milne Cook ,• Fox , is, ',p Sir F. 11. Blackwood, Shannon ; . o. mander F. Scott ; Iris, 26, Captain Mu" r Voler ti , 3, Commander J. T. Nutt ; Snipe, 2, r° 9 , te r Raymond • The Flamer, 6, Commander I,4"sP Cornet, 2, ' Commander G. A. Fraser Z i lder„ Commander T. Driver ; Meteor, 2, Cerl b bo'" qtroln T itle Butler ; Pluto, 2, Commander Jeayes ; 0 .0 1 jer Commander Hon. E. Plunkett; Tartarus, 2, cr ij .. ° o3ro sn -e• IL T. Austen ; Rhadamanthus, 2, Master-usutberotorj, T. Lane ; Volcano, 2, Commander C. J. Fea t IS 0 1 The remains of Lord Grey's grandson, all° it alic Shipman on board the Fox frigate, wer e .... o . Tarbert (Lower Shannon) with naval boon Iran; til ange 1, tbe M jor prisc 201 Wi lt , i ll %nee was Willi Unwilli a questiZ name 1,4 Th e for P r putti n .h ertion With the' kutli ority MAI Co RN 00L A very "" here t ri ce , ; ,_ ll4 tran s . 1 1tadi n ~alti e a. tile d g tilling so trad " 41 1 s, IN fneli th .... k•or .. .. .. • ..... es . ..... , h th e ,IVe tic tioef frott 33 Gd to ectrease. "fi