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Feb. 2—J. Ivory, farmer, Meppershal], Beds., Feb. 2 —J. Harford and W. W. Davies, iron masters, Bristol, Feb. 2--J. Murray, millwrights, Liverpool, Feb. 2—D. Frazer, ship owner, Little Tower-street, Feb. 2—J. Brooker, carver and gilder, Southampton-row, Blooms bury, Feb. 2—G. Lawes, tailor, Southampton, Feb. 2 J. Prior, statuary, Bedford, Feb. 2—A. Pickard, cloth manufacturer, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, Feb. 2—R. Mars den, linen draper, Llanelly, Brecknockshire, Feb. 2. • PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. F. Ford and F. R. Brocklehurst—T. and J. B. Hop kins, grocers, Cardiff, Glamorganshire—J. Barkes, G. Wilson, and J. Barkes, jun., ship builders, Monkwear mouth, Durham—J. Orton and P. Drummond, drapers, Bolton—J. Howard and J. Parker, coach makers, Long acre—D. Moore and E. Meacham, cider merchants, Led bury, Herefordshire—T. H. Bower and C. Back, attor neys, Chancery.hite—J. Barker and T. Longfoot, rag merchants, Savage-gardens, Crutehed-friars—W. Kirk and W. Rudston, auctioneers, Hull—Jn. and Js. Arnold, surgical instrument makers, West Smithfield—G. S. Coxwell, W. Croser, E. Croser, and R. Poole, coal mer chants, Southampton—J. Schofield, sen., W. Schofield, and J. Schofield, jun., scale board makers, Ashton. under , Lyne (so. far as regards J. Schofield, sen.)—S. Smith, T. Smith, and J. Smith, stuff dyers, Bradford, Yorkshire—R. and J. Clapperton, drapers, Bolton-le- Moors, Lancashire—W. Gattonby, sen., and W. Gat tonby, jun., bricklayers, White-street, Southwark—T. and J. Seargeant, wine merchants, Southampton—J. King and A. H. Cornwall, surgeons, Tonbridge-wells, Kent—W. Offley, sen., C. G. Webber, W. Offley, jun., and J. J. Forrester, Oporto merchants, London (so far as regards W. Offloy, sen.)—T. B. Lethbridge, W. Wil liams, and. J. Morgan, iron masters, Pentwyn, Mon mouthshire—S. Roberts and G. Liggins, tailors, Shore ditch-;-,P. B. and F. Davy, ship builders, Topsham, De vonsha. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. JAMES GILL SMITH and JOHN SMITH, ma nufacturers, Dundee, Jan. b 6 and Feb. 6, at two, at the Royal Hotel, Dundee. (IrEORGE FERGUSON, Edinburgh, Jan. 17 and Feb. 7, at two, at the chambers of J. Lindsay, Edinburgh. DONALD DAVIDSON, cattle dealer, Little Coul znony, Nairnshire, Jan. 19 and Feb. 9, at two, at the office of R. Malcolm, Nairn. DAVID JOLLY, merchant, Arbroath, Jan. 17 and Feb. 6, at twelve, at Seaton's Hotel, Arbroath. ALEXANDER HISLOP, farmer, Echline, Linlith gowshire, Jan. 18 and Feb. 15, at twelve, at the Star anti .Garter Hotel, Linlithgow. ALEXANDER BALFOUR and JOHN BALFOUR MELDRUM, merchants, Dundee, Jan. 18 and Feb. 8, at twelve, at the British Hotel, Dundee. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending Jan. 9, 1843, is 345. 3d. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the Im portatiun thereof into Great Britain. COURT OF SEVERS. The Chair was taken at twelve o'clock by Mr. Wil loughby, and the Court was occupied till past five o'clock in examining the candidates, and their qualifications to fill an office which does not in fact exist, and which, if Mr. Leslie carries his motion fcr rescinding the orders of the Court at which it was determined that two new officers should be appointed, cannot exist. The Court adjourned shortly after five o'clock, to Tuesday next, it being understood that Mr. Leslie would, on that day, be at liberty to bring forward his motion relative to the 17th bye-law, regarding the election of Chairman. THE NEW NOVEL. Now reacly at all tihe Libraries, in 3 vols., THE UNLOVED ONE. By MRS. HOFLAND. Authoress of " Catherine the First ; or, the Czarina," &c. ' Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, .Great Marlborough -street. PROPERTY HAS ITS DUTIES AS WELL AS ITS RIGHTS. last reedy, in post Bvo., T ILE " MONSTER" MISERY of IRELAND: A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE RELATION OF LANDLORD AND TENANT. WITH SUGGESTIONS for LEGISLATIVE MEA SURES and the MANAGEMENT of LANDED PRO PERTY; the RESULT of ABOVE THIRTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE and STUDY on the SUBJECT. By JOHN WIGGINS, Esq., F.G.S. English Agent to Estates in the South and North of Ireland. Richard Bentley, New 'Burlington-street, (Publisher in Ordinary to - her Majesty). PILE NEXT DISTRIBUTION of MONEY AL DIVIDENDS. AUTeiORISED and GUARANTEED by HIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR cif AUSTRIA, contains MONEY DIVIDENDS el £5O £6O £7O £BO £9O £lOO £llO £l2O £l5O £2OO £4OO £6OO £tloo £l,OOO £1,500 £5,000 and £23,000 sterling. Amounting together to £70,170 sterling. Direct for PROSPECTUS with full particulars, WITH. OUT DELAY, to HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH, Or, to HEINE BROTHERS. at LUBECK. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 13, Will be repeated a New Grand Opera, in Three Acts, calledTHE BOHEMIAN (11RL. Count Arnheim, Mr. Borrant; 'Thaddeus, Mr. W. Harrison; Arline, Miss Raintorth; Queen of the Gipsies, Miss Betts. After which, will be repeated a New Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN! AND KING PEPIN ; or- VALENTINE AND ORSON. Harlequin, Mr. Howell; Colum, bine, Miss Carson; Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway; Pantaloon, Mr. Blanchard. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. 6d. ; Upper Circles of Boxes 55., Second Prioe 35.; Pit ati Second Price 25.; Middle Gallery 21., Seeond Price Is.; Upper Gallery Is., Second Price 6d. THEATRE ROYAL CO'V,EMI-GARDEN. M. JULLIEN'S CONCERIS. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING, PART L Overt y re, Fidelio—Beethoveri. The Royal Irish Quadrille—Jullien. Trio, for two Violoncellos and Doable Bass, by Messrs. Crouch, Hancock, and HAvell—Corelli. Solo on the Concertina by Mr. Case—Case. Valse, Bird of Paradise, received with the greatest favour at the Nobility's Balls—l(cenig. Solo, Violin, Master Thirlwall. The English Quadrille—Jullien. PART 11. Surprise Symphony—Haydn. Opera, La Sonnambula, Grand Fanta•ia, with Solos.—Belllni. Btfrletta t;uadrille, entitled Dancing for the Million—Jullien. Solo, Oboe—M. Barret. "false, La Valse a I)eux Tems—Jullien. The Real Scotch Quadrille—Jullien. _..._... Doors Open ai Hall-past Seven, commence at Eight .'Clock. Promenade, Is , Upper Boxes, Is.; Dress Circle, Ys. Od. ; Prime to Boxes, 14 Is. Tickets to be obtained a t the Box-office of the Theatre; of Mr. Mitchell, old Bond-street; Mr. Andrews, New - uoikutreet ; Mr. Sams, St. James's-street; and M. Jullien's Office, 3, Maddox street, Bond-street. M. Jullien regrets that he is unable to give a Concert on Monday next, Jan. 15. the Theatre having bean let for that evening previous to his occupation. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. AIR. BENJAMIN NEBSTER, LESSEE :THIS _EVENING, JANUARY 13, Will be repeated the Comedy of THE MERRY WIVES OF WIMDSOR. Sir John Falstaff; Mr. Strickland; Master Slender, Mr. C. Mathews; Mr. Ford, Mr. Stuart ; M r . Page, Mr. Howe; frenton, Mr. Caulfield; &r Hugh Evans, Mr. Webster; Mrs. Page, Maslame Vestris ; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. IsTb.bett ; Mrs. Quickly, Mrs. Glover; Anne Page, Miss Mattley. Alter which,the tnparalleled Per formances ot Professor RISLEY and his SON. To conclude with a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE FAIR CINB WITH TUE GOLDEN LOCKS! King Lachrvmoso, Mr. .1. Blase; Prince Graceful, Miss P. Morton ; Queen Lucidora, Miss .?ulia Bennett. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 25.; Upper Gallery, Is. klalf-price—Box es , 3s. ; Pit `22.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Doors op H enea at alf-past Six, and the verformances commence at Seven. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Bex. oUlce, from Ten till Five. TFIE4I RE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Sterling suc.ess of " The Merry Wives of Windsor"—Mes,rs, Strickland, Charles Mathews, Webster, Stuart, Howe, Tilbury, Caulfield, J. Bland, Mesdames Vestris, Nisbett, Mattley, and Glover —with "The Fair One with the Golden Locks," every Evening. The elegant Performannees of Professor Risley and his Talented Child, their Last Appearance Tonight.____ I. T. 'ARCHER, Box -book Keeper. THEAI RE ROYAL, ADELPHL The Bess Pantomime of the Season—Gorgeous Scenery, THIS EVENING, JANUARY 13, The New Drama, embracing Extraordinary Effects, Powerful Cast, and Novel Seerilc Display, called 11IE BOHEMIANS; or, The Rogues of Paris. Principal Characters by Messrs. Lyon, 0. Smith, Wright, Wieland, Maynard, Mrs. Yates, Miss E. Stanley, Mrs. F. Matthews. After which, a N4w Grand Christmas 'Pant om i me , ca ll e d H AIL. LEQU IN BLUE BEARD, or, The Fairy of the Silver Crescent. Produced with Enormous Splendour and Wonderful Ellectsl Columbine, Miss Bulien ; Harlequin Quicksilver, by the inimitable Wieland ; Clown, by the Grimaldi of the day, Air . T. Matthews from the Theatres Royal, Co ven t gar d en and Drury-lane; Pinta. loon, Mr. Johnstone: Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, IL ; Second price at Nine. Doors open at Six. , commences at a Quarter before Se v e n o'Clock. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD.STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. TflIS EVENING, JANUARY 13, Will Ire perfornied LUCREZIA BORGIA. Don Alphouso, Mr. burdini; Oennarro, Mr. Allen ; Matto Orsini, Mrs. H. P. Grattan; (lubetta, Mr: Walton ; Lucreeia Borgia, Madame Eugenia Garcia. After xhich,THE LOST LETTER. To conclude with !he New Musical Burlesque Spectacle, entitled THE MAGIC MIRROR. Sing. Song, Mrs. H. P. tirattan ; Poo. Poo. Mr. Vast Bedford; Sloe-Leb, Alas R. Isaacs. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. As usual, the funniest and most successful Enitornime. . THIS EVENING, JANUARY 13, Will be 'rep eated THE BOHEMIANS OF PARIS. Supported by Messrs. Saville, Hughes, Hicks R. Bonner, Johnson, Smith, Mrs. Vining, and all th e Members o f First Company in the World. After which an entirel y Splendid SZenery, Superb Dresses, new Grand Comic Pantomime, with Inimitable Properties and Tricks, every thing new and ot the most costly description, HARLEQUIN GRAMMAR, or, Lindley blurray,and AE 1 0 U. Harlequin, Mr. W. H. Haney ; Grotesque, Mr. Stilt; Clown, Mr. Fuller • Pants loon, Mr. Hawkins ; Columbines (alternately) Slim M. ' ll. Fair. brother and•Aligs Sharpe. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the BOK office, from Eleven to Four. ASTLEWS KOYMINIaIPHI"I:HEATim pg Under the Management of Mr. Rattiy, Proprit:C o 7:' Triumphant Success of the Splendid Christmas Holiday Fetes. —W minster-Bridge is now open—Juvenile Nights. —W est. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 13, Will be mformed a Grand Comic Pantomime, entitled HARLE QUIN TAM O'SHA N TER, and his STEED MEG; or, The Witches 01 •Alloway Kirk. Mr. King Harlequin, Mr. Gib son ; Columbine, Cushnie ; Clown. ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mathews. New Scenes in the Circle, and unequallett Feats of Horsemanship. To conclude with the 4plendid French Speetacle of THE VIC. TORIES OF MURAT,"rHE SOLDIER OF FRANCE; or, The tioneral, Prince, and King. „ . Acting and Stage Manager, ,Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Stalls, 5a. ; Boxes, 45.; Uppef Boxes t S l s.; Pit, '2s.; Gallery, Is. ; Upp er G a l lery, td. Box-oflice open dail from en till Four. Stage B oxes, One Guinea; Half.price to itto, Hall-a-Guinea. Private Boxes, Two Guineas; Half-price to Ditto, One Gaines. Half.price, Half-past kight. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 13, Will be performed an entirely New Domestic Drama, entitled POVERTY; .or i Mary Graham. Leonard, Mr. Freer; Jessamy Tacit; Mr. N - antz ; Squire'Gratiarn, Mr. Dale; Patty Parrot, Miss Arden ; Mary GrAtiam, Miss Vincent. - After which, a New Drama, entitled THE BROKEN PROMISE. Josephe, Miss Vincent; General Morin, Mr. James; Eloise, Miss Arden. To conclude with HARLEQUIN LINCOLN LUCKY OF LAM BETH ; or, The Three Sisters of Witch Willow Dell. Harlequin, Mr. Chapino ; Clown, Mr. Scalbrow Pantaloon, Mr. Morelli; Columbine, Miss M. Schmidt A special meeting of the Court of Sewers for the City and Liberty of Westminster, and part of the county of Middlesex, took place yesterday, at the Sewers-office, Greek-street, Soho, for the purpose of examining appli cants for the contemplated appointment of new assistant surveyor and fourth clerk of the works ; and to take such steps as might be deemed expedient for the selec tion of the most fi,t candidates for election on a subse quent day to the respective offices. T HE HASTINGS, RYE,- and TENTERDEN RAILWAY. (From the South Eastern, at Headeoro). TO BE INCORPORATED by ACT of PARLIAMENT. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. William Peel Croughton, Esq., Heronden House, Tenterden. Herbert Barrett Curteis, Esq., M.P. for Rye, Windmill Hill. Thomas Frewen, Esq., Buckwall. Charles Hay Frewen, Esq., Northiam. Thomas Gybbon Monypenny, Esq., Hole Park, Rolvenden. The Mayor of Rye, Charles Hicks, Esq. Virgil Pomfret, Esq., Tenterden. Thomas B. Shoobridge, Esq., Mayor of Tenterden. Jeremiah Smith, Esq., Springfield, near Rye. BANKERS. Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, Mills, and Co., London. The Commercial Bank of London, Moorgate-street. Messrs. Smith, Scrivens, and Co., Hastings; and Messrs. Pomfret, Pix, and Bellingham, Rye and Tenterden. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Amory, Sewell, and Moores, Throg. nsorton-street, London. _ _ ACTING Exam/Ea—Mr. Richard Dixon, Codalming, Surrey. CossuvriNa ENGINEER—Joseph Locke, Esq., 20, Adam street, Adelphi. SECRETARY—Mr. John Fowle, Mint-street, Rye. Capital, 400,0001., in 16,000 Shares of 251. each. Deposit, 3/. per Share. 21. 10s. for the deposit of 10 per cent. re quired by the Standing Orders, and 10s. for Parliamentary and Engineering expenses. The advantages of Railway communication, both to the coun try through which it passes and to the projectors, when pru dently undertaken and carried out, are too well known and ap preciated to need any arguments in its favour. This Railway will be 25 miles in length, and is intended to connect the important towns of Hastings (including St. Leonard's), Rye, and Tenterden, with the South-Eastern Railway at Headcorn, and the forms required by the Standing Orders, preparatory to applying for an Act having been com plied with, it is intended to go to Parliament in the ensuing session for the necessary powers to carry the undertaking into effect. A single line of rails will be quite sufficient for the anti cipated traffic of the proposed Railway, and Mr. Errington, on behalf of Mr. Locke, having examined the plans and sec tions, has estimated the expense of constructing a single line, including bridges for a double line, and stations and sidings, at 345,0001. The Provisional Committee from their know ledge of the district, and from the best information they can obtain, estimate the cost of land and compensation, Parlia mentary expenses, &c., at 55,0001., makiag a total capital of 400,0001., which they feel confident will be amply sufficient for the construction of the line. The Committee have made careful inquiries from the most authentic sources, namely, the proprietors of coaches and other conveyances on the line, the result of which is given in the annexed traffic table showing a traffic of 7371. per week, exclusive of a considerable amount of private traffic, the re turns of which cannot be ascertained. The estimates allowed 4 Parliamentary Committees, from the increased facilities of railway communication, are double the previous actual traffic. This, which is below the average result as shown by experience, would make the receipts on the pro • posed Railway amount to 1,4741. per week, making a gross income of £76,648 From which deduct for working expenses 40 percent., being above the usual average -- Leaving a net income of ... £45,988 . or upwards of 11 per cent. en the estimated outlay The Committee have looked carefully through the last census, and find that the population in the immediate neigh bolrhood of the proposed line amounts to upwards of 60,000, and upon examining the returns made at the respective custom houses of Hastings, Rye, and Shoreham, the Committee find that the present exports from Hastings and Rye exceed those of Shoreham, without allowing for any increase which will un questionably be caused by the intended railway. Two months' notice will be given of all calls, and not more than 21. 10s. per share will be calleti for at one time. Power will be applied for in the Act to allow interest on the deposits and paid up calls at the rate of 41. per Cent. per annum. Applications for Shares to be made to Messrs. Amory, Sewell, and Moores, Throgmorton-street, London; Mr. Fowle, Mint street, Rye; and Mr. Shewell, Stock and Sharebroker, 25, Tokenhouse-yard, London. CONCERT EXTRAORDINARY FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY. ROYAL ADELAIDE GALLERY, LOW THER ARCADE, STRAND.—On MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, as there will be no Promenade Concert at Covent-garden Theatre, that highly popular Music, entitled JULLIEN'S ENGLISH QUADRILLES, which has been kindly lent by the Author, for this night only, will be performed by the Orchestra of this Institution, with English Fifes, Drums, &c., as at Covent-garden. Other Novelties will also be introduced. Conductor, Mons. L. Z. Remy. PROGRAMME. 1. Overture, Fidelio, Beethoven-2. Ballad, A u ld R o b in Gray, Miss Thornton-3. Selection from Lucia di Lammer moor, with Solos for Violoncello, Mons. Lorenzetti (his first ap pearance), and Cornet-I-Piston, Mr. Handley-4. All is Lost, Air. Pening, Bellioi-5. English Quadrilles, Jullien. Part 11.-1. Andante (Second Movement, from a new Grand Symphony in D Minor), Henri Laurent, first time of its public performance-2. New Ballad, Miss Thornton, in which Mons. Remy will introduce imitations, on the Violin, of La Musette, first time-3. Grand Duo, from the celebrated Opera I Puritani, for Violin and Violoncello, Monsieurs L. Z. Remy and Lorenzetti, first time in this establishment-4. Jullien's Royal Irish Quadrilles, by desire-5. Comic Song, Mr. Hutchings-6. Galop Adelaide, composed for this estab lishment by Mr. T. Browne. Previous to the Concert Mr. Monck Mason's Aerial Ma chine will be exhibited, and after the Concert, the Gas Ali croscrope and Dissolving Views. Admission One Shilling. Doors open at Seven, the Con cert commences at Half-past Seven in the Evening. Lecture in the Theatre at Half-past Eight o'Clock on Payne's Patent Process. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JAN. 13. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 39 ; Highest, 45 ; Noon, 41. BAROMETER, 30.1.—WIND, N.W. NOTE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers lair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. rorning ... 56 minutes after 6. f Evening ... 20 minutes after 7. • ( OP • 4.40:7c - ar,f; , oipio : • , • at --4zni‘o " • -4%, ,1111 SECOND EDITION.. .1, zt (II tr , tonun c ,:zATII4 4 ... LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY IS, 1844. Our own opinion of the consequences, of a Re peal of the Union between England and Ireland, is upon record. We have, over and over again, declared our deliberate conviction upon this sub- We have not altered our opinion, we ave not deviated one particle ; we are not blind to the gross injustice that has been done to Ireland, nor are we less inclined to give Ireland equal laws, equal privileges, equal representation, and full, complete, and perfect justice,—but we do not think that a Repeal €4 the Union, is the means by which such ends can be attained. We deny the merits of that Repeal, and we think it a delusion. But no matter what the merits of the Repeal agitation may be, whe ther it be a good to be desired, or an evil to be avoided,—no matter whether it would prove a benefit to Ireland, or an injury to England— one thing is quite certain, that the agita tion is one for the repeal of an Act of Parliament, by legal and constitutional means, and that the attainment of a legal object by le gal means, was never, is not now, and so long as liberty is a substance, not a shadow, will never be, a crime or an offence. An Act of Parliament made the Union—an Act of Parliament can unmake it. The cry for Repeal, is nothing more than a cry for such an Act. Where, then, its illegality,—where its cri minality? The power invoked, is the constitu tional power of Parliament ; the parties invok ing, are the people of Ireland, and equally en titled to declare their opinions, as the people of England. ject. The people of England have met by thousands; the people of Ireland by hundreds of thousands; equally peaceable, equally orderly in each coun i try. The cry in England has been for reform, for the repeal of obnoxious laws, for the redress of grievances, for impartial legislation. Where is the difference in object, between the Irish agitation of this day, and the English agitation of former days ? Where is the difference between the monster-meetings to obtain the People's Charter, to present the National Petition, and to procure the repeal of the Septennial Act, and the Irish monster meetings to procure the repeal of the Act of Union, which took away the Par liament of Ireland, and destroyed its separate Legislature ? We cannot discover the difference which makes the one legal, and allows it to pass without notice, or the other illegal, and worthy of a prosecution. They are both peaceable ex pressions of the minds of the people—they are both in the spirit and the intent of our British Constitution, which allows to every man, freedom of complaint for his grievances, to that power which the law recognises, and which makes the law. Meeting after meeting had been held, at which not a single breach of the peace occurred; an entire year had witnessed the grand spectacle, of countless thousands assembling to call for the redress of a grievance, which, whether fancied or real, had enlisted in its denouncement a large proportion of the people of Ireland, and the last meeting of the season was about to be held, when, on the very eve of its assembling, Government stepped in, and declared its illegality. Then the arm of the law was bared,—prosecutions were com menced against those who had taken part in the peaceable demonstrations, which for months had been seen and witnessed without a word of warning or of disapproval, and now, those pro secutions are about to be tested by judge and jury. How those prosecutions have hitherto been carried on, by a refusal of every particle of information as to the mode in which the indict ment was found—the withholding of the names of the witnesses by whom it was to be supported —the swearing of the witnesses examined (if sworn at all) in a private room, not in open Court as by law directed—the suppression of nearly one-tenth of the jury panel, by accident or design, matters not—these are all facts, which speak volumes. In such an affair, as the prose cution of Ireland's greatest patriot, to whom Ireland owes a debt of gratitude which she can never repay, every attempt should have been made to strip it of any appearance of harsh ness, or of eagerness to urge the law to its utmost limits, and every indulgence should have been given to the accused, that could be hoped for, or requested. No tricks, no quirks, no sharp practice, no pettifogging astute ness, should have been shown, or suspected in such a case—the private visits of the ATTORNEY GENERAL to London, the extraordinary in cident of the RECORDER'S visit to the PRE MIER, whilst the jury list was incomplete, should not have occurred—the stream of justice ought to have flowed in channels, free from taint or from suspicion. Crown solicitors ought not to have compelled witnesses to swear to facts which they found out to be incorrect. Attorney- Generals' creatures ought not to have wormed themselves, under false colours, into quarters where they had no right to be admitted ; and Secretary of States' implements, ought not to have disgraced the character of the Press, by pretending public employment, when in reality in Ministerial pay. Time will show whether any, or all, of these things, have been. If they have, the shame, the disgrace is on the heads of the abettors and of the contrivers, and punishment must and will follow them. In such a matter as a prosecution against DANIEL O'CONNELL, the leaning ought to have been, rather to restrain the law than to stretch it; the man whose great crime is the de manding of justice for his country, ought to have had no reason, to complain of want of justice to himself, and moral force would have been given to the proceedings of a Government, infinitely beyond that which now attends them, if a spirit of fairness and of strict impartiality had been apparent in their actions. Monstrous at all times, is it to try a man for his intentions—who can tell what any man's in tentions are ? Just as well may it be charged against the instigators of the prosecution, that they wish to burk the liberties of Ireland, by compassing the death of O'CONNELL in prison, as it may be charged against him, that he intended to procure a Repeal of the Union, by force and violence. The one is just as true es the other, and equally clear, from the overt acts alleged. No juror, whose passions do not carry away his judgment, can convict a fellow being for intentions, unless those intentions are distinctly avowed, and plainly stated by the accused. No juror can, regard being had to his oath, convict a man of a conspiracy of which the evidence is not conclusive and decided. No honest juror, can find a verdict of guilty upon suspicion, or convict any man of intents, which he does not avow either by words, or actions of indisputable nature. The safety of Ireland,—the peace of the em pire, —depend upon the result of the trials of O'CONNELL, and most sincerely do we hope and pray, that Heaven may direct the hearts of judges and of jurors in the way of truth and of justice. The Anti-Corn-law League goes forth, as was observed of NAPOLEON, " conquering and to conquer." It is enlisting recruits in all quarters, even among those who, four years since, were its bitterest opponents. On Wednesday last, its two most eminent members, Messrs. COBDEN and BRIGHT, attended at a grand Free Trade Banquet, which was given them in the City Hall at Glasgow, on which occasion not less than two thousand individuals were present. Mr. Fox MAUL; who was among the guests, and who— as our readers are perhaps aware—is the son and heir of one of the richest and most influential landholders in all Scotland, spoke out in straightforward and energetic terms on the subject of free trade, and, as will be seen by the following passage, which we quote from his speech, condensed a vast deal of signi ficant meaning within the smallest possible com pass :—" I think it stands to reason," said the Hon. Gentleman, " that that system is best, and promotes to the greatest extent the well-being of all, which shall give us the easiest enjoyment of that which the rest of the world produces, and which shall convey back in return the pro duce of our own industry. Now these are the principles upon which I wish to see legislation con ducted, and not in one point only but in all. In fact, I wish to see no taxation which is not solely for the purpose of maintaining our national credit, and answering (Air national engagements; and I further wish to see the taxation so levied that its pressure may be equal on all classes, and no one class have exemption at the expense of another." In these few but comprehensive words we have an admirable digest of the principles of free trade—principles which it is the object of the League to popularise, and whose full and perfect triumph it is ere long destined to accomplish. The monopoilsts are well aware of this; hence the secret of their present exacerbation—hence their mean, and calumnious attacks on the Leaguers, wlich, however, in consequence of their excessive virulence, invariably fall wide of the mark. The opponents of free trade should learn to be• discreet in their slanders; they should mpart to them an air of plausibility, so that they may look nomething like truths, instead of out raging common sense; otherwise their clumsy falsehoods--a s indeed has been the case hitherto— will only recoil on their own heads. We specially re commend this; consideration to the attentionof the Rev. Mr. Fist IER, of Wavington, who, ata recent Anti-League demonstration at Newport Pagnel, did not deem it unbecoming his clerical cha racter to in dui,ge in language like this :—" There were many - things which the League had done, which he coul d not advise the meeting to imitate. He could not advise Drummontlizing ; he could not recommen td assasssination and street murder. Let the Legg ue carry on their warfare as they would, they II •ould carry on theirs as Christians. He did not: like to cast accusations, but he really thought he had seen too strong an occa sion to suspect that the late incendiary fires, if not instige .ted, were encouraged by the League." Ast assination, street-murder, incen diarism ! Sucl I are the charges which a Minis ter of the Gos pel of peace and charity has the hardihood and effrontery to bring against a great popular confederacy, which—as its leaders have asserted a hundred times, and acted up to the assertion-- desires no converts but such as are made by al *gurnent—no triumphs but such as are achieved t by peaceful and constitutional means. And WI dle boldly bringing these charges against the League, the Rev. Gentleman, in the true spirit of Pharisaical cant, professes his dislike "to cast accusations !" In the very same sentence that he deprecates the idea of slander, he slanders the members of an orderly, constitutional confederacy in the grossest terms possible. Fortunately, the very virulence of the calumny supplies its own refutation, for what sane man will believe for an instant, even on the representation of a Minister of the Gospel, that the League would countenance the perpetration of deeds which, if proved to have originated in their suggestions, would dishonour them for ever in the eyes of their countrymen, and deprive them of all their moral influence ? As we said just now, the opponents of free trade should learn to be discreet in the exercise of their slanders, and impart to their inventions something like an appearance of pro bability. The world may then, perhaps, be tempted to place some little faith in their calum nies, whereas at present it repudiates them with contempt, as the gross falsehoods of a jaundiced, desperate, and unprincipled faction. At no period, perhaps, since the appearance of Mr. HUSKISSON'S pamphlet in 1810, entitled " The Question of Depreciation Stated and Ex amined," and the discussions upon PEEL'S Bill of 1819, have questions connected with the monetary condition of this country been dis cu3sed with more eagerness and ability than at the present moment. Letters, pamphlets, and other communications on these vital subjects, pour:in upon us so fast, that we are unable to keep pace with, or find room for, these addenda to our stock of knowledge on the actual condition and . prospects of our currency. On this account it is, that we have not yet been able to devote by any means so large a share of notice as we could have desired to afford, to either of the two antagonistic tracts to which we have recently referred, namely, " The Minister Mistaken," and Mr. HUBBARD'S " Currency of the Country." But in a few days we may probably light upon an opportunity for re viewing these, more at large, 'together with a remarkable brochure, a copy of which (the second edition) is now before us, entitled " Currency fallacies refuted and Paper-money vindicated; by the author of an Essay on Money," &c. This last we shall warmly commend to the best atten tion of our readers. In the meanwhile it may not be unprofitable to consider the startling evidences which, on every side, attest the alarming fact that there does exist, • somewhere, in our monetary system a principle of present disintegration,—a tendency to early decay—the consequences of which, if not averted by timely legislation, must be calculated to over whelm the industrial energy and commer cial prosperity of the empire in ap palling ruin. If we look to the great home marts of labour and manufactures, Manchester, Leeds, Huddersfield, &c., we find the phenomenon of increased activity without any corresponding improvement in the social condition of the masses. The demand for hands has unquestionably increased ; the quantity and the quality of the subsistence consumed in the localities where the operative population is most dense, remain absolutely unaltered, if compared in a ratio corresponding with that of the addi tional labour called into action. Wages manifest little disposition to rise above the disastrous level to which they had fallen just prior to the last season of stagnation. In some of the mining districts, as we have recently been called upon to show, labourers seem content to balance the loss and injury they sustain by getting their sup plies on the " truck system" and from " tommy shops" (so they are called), rather than embroil themselves with their masters, by enforcing their legal claim to the payment of money wages, the•minimum scale of which could not compensate them for the inconvenience and hazard they would incur by vindicating that claim. The bankrupts' and insolvents' lists afford weekly demonstration of the languishing condition of retail trade in our :provincial towns; and mer cantile enterprise seems to be gradually closing up various ancient etannels of foreign commerce, heretofore extensive and productive. If we re gard the increase ;in the population -of the United Kingdom, auid take into account the re ductions of duties ains - I taxes which have occurred since the Census of .1831, we must admit that the Excise and Cus tc.ms returns—with here and there a transient sytuTtom of rally and revival — do yet leave us to iir der, that the power of con sumption has retrowr aded instead of advanced, regard being had t:Ce the numerical increase of those who ought to be consumers. Then, the incessant transfers off real and chattel property, which have so twac:h enriched our principal estate agents and auctioneers within the last few years,—how st,reqlg a confirmation do they give to the presuin ption, that men in much higher classes than - The artisans, tho miners, the tradesmen wt: have spoken of, but who have not nb e good fortune to be _ . persons of fixed inle owes, annuitants, or mort gagees, are compel) M d to succumb to a pressure which, by an indiret :t, but certain operation, un settles, and finally i ca pairs, the absolute value of their nominal incoml !Er ? The landlords, both those in the highest and a lose in the lower scales of that important corm a unity, get in their nominal rents only by annu 1 and very - extensive de ductions and allowaye es to their tenants; and in this respect come wn: thin the same category of thdse who suffer this, process of money depletion. It would be almo: it a work of supererogation, at this time of day, to show that the cause of these derangements is identified with a vicious system of currency, hick system, by despotically controlling prices, o pi ?.rates directly upon wages. By fraudulently en mcing mortgage debts arid rent . charges and an n .11 ities,—contracted in a cheap currency with high prices, and made, by an ex post facto law, repa: fa .ble in a dear currency with low prices,—it ruins the heirs of many a fine pro perty, who represen t the original mortgagors ; it encumbers estat et ; that, at the time their liabilities were in. :1 erred, seemed well able to defray the am 0 unt of them, with pay ments which are fast impoverishing (by the unnaturally e aggerated value of the currency in which t b ey are now to be satisfied) the successors of ti )se who contracted the in cumbrances. But v E e may point to these and other circumstances Lis proving the main grounds of the case upon u rich the opponents of the Currency Bill of 181 0 are urging upon the public mind, so anxiously .zand ably, the necessity for repealing that measL u .e, and reforming, expand ing, and consolidatii ; the bases of our monetary system. In looking back tc 1 the history of the opinions and transactions whi g h led to the fatal currency tampering of 1819, i t is impossible not to per ceive that the Bank A 'England has hid, through out the discussions o f that period, and ever since, very hard and verb r unjust measure dealt to it. It is not our purpos e or wish to vindicate every part of the conduct . of that vast establishment in dealing with the •enormous power which the ignorance, or the I ears, of successive Govern.. ments may have 1 t 1; iced at its disposal, since the commencement o f the late war in 1803. But it is now pretty cer t ain that the whole clamour which was raised in i 1810 and 1811 about the enormous depreciati. » t of its paper, and the ex travagance of its is: it les, was founded on no sub stantial data, but < n crude and precipitate, though plausible, c. 3 nclusions, from ill under stood premises. Eves t the writer of the celebrated paper on the " Bt ti lion Question" (generally supposed to have 1 .en the late Mr. HORNER, M.P.), in the Edin b urgh Review of that time, in his elaborate argu x vent to establish the fact of the great depreciat' et in of the Bank paper, in order to justify the g then urgently demanded establishment of a x a, etallic currency at the ear liest practicable per is A. which might offer after the establishment o. l' peace; admitted that the assumed depreciatio a of 17k per cent. was " in credible, if not imj ssible ;" and demonstrated at the same time, t las .t the highly unfavourable state of the excite i stf ;es against this country, which all parties 1 4 1t1 e concurred in attributing to the same cause, was not anything like the printed lists' report, which report was grounded on a fallacy very easily explained, and very clearly exemplified by the Reviewer. Now the depreciation of the Bank paper was, itself, in sisted upon as the result of sudden and excessive over-issues of it, at a time immediately preceding the article on the Bullion Question in 1811, and again at a time just antecedent to PEEL'S Bill in 1819. But we suppose it will be conceded, first, that whilst there was little or no metallic currency in the country wherewith to pay one fourth even of the amount of its taxation, the Bank of England was bound to maintain a cir culation of its paper proportioned, in some fair degree, to the amount of the domestic and commercial wants of the public, as well as the coincident taxation and, second, that, so long as the Bank paper did not exceed this fair proportion, its issues cannot be said to have been excessive. We find in 1811, the distinguished authority we allude to, thus unfairly blinking this principle of apprecia tion. He says that, " whilst the excess of the market above the Mint price of gold" (conse quent on the drain of the war, and the payment of our armaments and subsidies) "is such as to treble the foreign exchanges against us, the issues of the Bank of England's paper, taking the whole of it in circulation, amount to fully one-third more than its amount at any former time." On reference to the appendix of the Re port on the Bullion Committee, it will be found, that whereas, in the period from 1798 to 1804, the average annual taxation being 30,140,0001., the amount of Bank notes in circulation was 15,151,0001., or 50 per cent. in proportion to the taxation, the proportion having been fifty-seven per cent. from 1791 to 1797), in the period from 1805 to 1811, the taxation averaging annually 47,430,0001., the Bank notes were 19,751,0001., or in the proportion of 421. per cent. only. This difference shows the equitable mode in which the circulation was regulated by the Bank, according to the taxation. Again, in the years from 1812 to 1819, when the annual ave rage of taxation was 53,195,0001., that of Bank notes was 26,292,000/.; the proportion being in creased to 50 per cent. And with good reason, surely, was this only available circulation, to such a colossal extent, expanded—but not be yond a fair proportionate limit—to the demands of such a colossal taxation. Since the gold stan dard, which failed in 1797, after exactly one century's trial, was re-established in 1819, the withdrawal ot, upon an average, 30,000,0001. of Bank of England paper from circulation, has aggravated the burden of taxes upon the payers, who have now to provide the means of payment under an enhanced value of gold, to a degree which nothing' short of the process of stating the calculation in detail, could satisfy those who are not aware of the fact, to have really been the case. The objections to a gold standard exclusively —such as is now legalised among us,—multiply upon our conviction with the experience of every day. We have shown in former articles how fluctuating and uncertain is the natural product tion even, of this metal, to which the Legisla ture has been pleased to give a fixed, permanent, unalterable, statute value—as if it were unity ; and how unascertained and precarious are the proportions of all known quantities of it raised and in existence, in bullion or coin, or to be raised—to all known quantities or future pro ducts of silver in like manner. Here, then, is an organic deficiency iii a standard which surely ought to possess some more appreciable elements of intrinsic, certain value. These elements might have been approximated to, at least, by adopting a conjoint standard of silver as well as gold. Yet, so far from this being the case, the same legislation sanctions the coinage and gives lawful currency and value thereto, of the one pound of silver bullion, purchasable in the market af.ss. per oz., into 665. in place of 605., every 20s. of which 665. may lawfully pur chase one sovereign of gold of the standard value and Mint weight. Thus the Legislature facilitates and sanctions the disturbance of its own standard of value by facilitating the en grossing, or buying up of the scarcer metal of the national metallic currency with the more abundant metal of the same currency. It gives, in short, a premium of ten per cent. to whoever may be rich enough to drive the Bank to an act of bankruptcy by exhausting its stock of gold bullion or coin. For, if one pound of silver bullion can be purchased for 60s. and coined at the Mint into 665., minus the fractional charge of a few pence for its conversion into pieces, it follows that repeated operations to any convenient amount would not only at last buy up every sovereign and ingot of gold, but realise an inordinate profit to the speculator upon his bargain. Here, for the present, we must pause; but we cannot leave the subject without drawing attention to the following extract from the " Currency Fallacies refuted," as remarkable for the earnestness and honesty of its tone, although perhaps we may regard its anticipations as some what brighter than any prospects which our own hopes cal ry us to, looking at the stupendous evils which the Act of 1819 has bequeathed to all the really great interests of the empire,— whilst it has so usuriously benefited a few classes of annuitants and capitalists : No credit is due to the sagacity of any one for the employment of paper as an instrument of taxation ; tor we resisted Its use as long as we could : we tried to do without it sooner than we were ab e; and should we at last acquiesce in its adoption, it is because we have no other refuge from national bankruptcy and a revolution. The struggle to return to the old system has been fatal to the fortunes, health, and lives of millions of our countrymen, but we remain un. convinced of our error : yet the delay has had some good effects ; and if in the end we are forced to take that only course which Pro vidence has opened out for us, we shall be recompensed. A scene of peace, order, and plenty will succeed to the terrible distractions of the late, and the frightful forebodings of the present period. Other countries, following our example, will attain a greater degree of free dom and ease than the world has witnessed under any form of Go. vernment for near 3,000 years. The slavery of the soul—that worst of slavery—will cease ! Every man will sit under his own vine and fig-tree, none snaking him afraid. Mammon's empire will be de stroyed; for no one will care for riches, where all may easily have enough. Art, science, and literature will present their treasures freely to all people ; and those who have a taste for their enjoyment will not want means or leisure to indulge it. Above all, charity and true piety, having then ample scope and opportunity for action, will be found, we may hope, in every breast, since all must be sensible what great mercies they have had bestowed upon them by Divine Providence, and how necessary it is that they should show their gra titude to the Giver of all good, by endeavouring to extend the be nefits and blessings which they themselves enjoy to others in distant regions, who are less fortunately circumstanced in regard to civilisa tion, religion, and liberty. The Madrid papers of the sth are very barren of intelligence. On the 4th, Count BRESSON had an audience of the QUEEN, and delivered an auto graph letter from Louts PHILIPPE, in reply to her communication which contained the declara tion of her majority. The Ministerial papers are most violent against the liberal electors of Madrid for proposing ARGUELLES and OLOZAGA as candidates. " The choice made by the Pro gressist electors of M. ARGUELLES and M. OLO ZAGA," says the Castellano," is a real insult. The former has acted the tyrant over Queen ISABELLA since the departure of her august mother from Spain; the latter has just committed towards her MAJESTY an outrage which has excited the indignation of the whole nation. An evening journal is right in saying that this nomi nation is a death blow to the Progressist party; for the enemies of the throne who are to be found amongst that party should not be styled by any other name than Republican ; Messrs. AR GUELLES and OLOZAGA are incompatible with ISABELLA II." A great deal of business was done in the Three per Cents., and at a considerable advance. The transactions amounted to near 74,000,000 reals, and werei concluded at 24 9-16 for cash, and at 251 at 60 days. The Five per Cents sold for 19 at 60 days. On Wednesday evening, at nine o'clock, a grand deputation of the French Chamber of Peers were received by the KING at the Tuileries, and presented the address in reply to the royal speech. A great number of other Peers accom panied the deputation to the Palace. The Duke DE NEMOURS, Prince DE JOINVILLE, Duke DE MONTPENSIER, Queen CHRISTINA, and several other high personages, stood around the Throne. The Chancellor, Baron PASQUIER, read the ad dress, to which his MAJESTY made the following reply :—" I am most happy to receive your con gratulations on the state of the country—on the increasing prosperity which France at present enjoys—on the security which is everywhere' diffused by the new guarantees given us of the maintenance of peace abroad, and of general tranquillity. At home, as you express it, the empire of the laws is well established—factions are put down—and the vain demonstrations which they can make will only serve to prove their impotence. My family and myself arc altogether at the service of France, and she will always find us ready to surmount our own troubles and grief to listen only to the voice of our country, whenever we may be able to serve her. lam touched with the sentiments which the Chamber of Peers expresses in reference to my son, the Prince DE JOINVILLE, and the comforts which GOD has accorded me by so happy an addition to my tinnily." Loud cries of Vine le Boi ! greeted his MAJESTY at the con clusion of this reply. We learn from the papers, that according to letters from Vienna of the 3d, accounts had been received from Goritz, announcing the serious illness of the Duke of ANGOULEME. The French Funds at the opening of the Bourse on Thursday, declined a little, and finally closed—the Three per Cents. at 82f. 55c., and the Fives at 19,4 f. 50c. BOURSE—PARIS, THURSDAY, JAN. 11. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents. 124 14... 124 03... 124 10 .. 124 30 4 1 ,4 per Cents. 112 ... 112 ... 112 ... 112 Threes Rank of France.. 3250 —.3250 ...3250 ...3250 Laffitte Bank 1,000f...1110 ..1110 ...1110 ...1110 Belgian Bank ..... ... 680 ... 660 ... 660 1841 —.lOBO —.lOBO —.lOBO ...1080 Belgian Fives 18-10 loB* —. 108* —. 108 i . 1086 Portuguese Fives Neapolitan ..... Homan ...... 105 ... 1051 .. 105 ... 105* RAILWAY SHARES . Versailles, R.B 3lO ... 310 .. 310 ... 310 L. 8....... 157 50... 160 ... 153 75... 158 75 Rouen Rouen to Havre 152 50... 652 50... 650. 650 Orleans. Strasburg to Bale .. Avignon to Marseilles 662 50... 665 ... 662 50... 665 RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT. Versailles, LB 155 ... 160 155 ... 160 Rouen Rouen to Havre... .. , 650 ... 652 50... 650 650 Orleans 832 50... 835 ... 832 50... 835 Strasburg to Bale 215 ... 220 ... 215 ... 220 Avignon to Alarseilies 162 50... 665 ... 662 50 .. b 62 MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—We are glad to find trove the returns for the week ending Saturday, the 6th January, that there is a great diminution in the number of death s as com p are d w i t h th e preceding, though two additional districts, Wandsworth and Clapham, are included. On the previous week the number was 1,007 ; while, on the succeeding, it tell to 933, or 76 below the average. The number of deaths reported from the new districts is 15. The total number of deaths from small-pox is 16,12 of whom had not been vaccinated. There is a great decrease in deaths from diseases of the lungs. LAW INTELLIGENCE QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) CARPUS V. THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY COMPANY. The arguments in this part-heard case were resumed this morning. Mr. THESIGER, on the part of the defendant, said they had no wish to disturb the verdict, and therefore they would not trouble the Court with any arguments on the second yoint, but they were very desirous to have the opinion of the Court as to the first point, namely, whether under the provisions of the 153 section of the Act, notice was or was not necessary. The COURT having expressed a wish to hear the Counsel of the plaintiff in reply to the observations of the Solicitor- General on the point of notice. • The ATTORNEY-GENERAL shortly addressed the Court, and in reply to that part of the Solicitor-General's argument which went to show that, because evidence had been given as to the state of the road, therefore, it was to be presumed that the action had been brought against the Company in the capa city of proprietors of the road, and that they were entitled to notice, contended—that if that objection were worth anything it should have been taken at the trial to the admissibility of the evidence, but that it could not be taken to the form of the action ; besides, it was necessary to give evidence as to the state of the road, in order to show negligence on the part of de fendants in driving over it at too rapid a rate. The COURT took time to consider its judgment. HARE V. BARSTOW. The arguments in this case were resumed this morning. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, on the part of the defendant, contended that the rule in this case for setting aside the ver dict and entering a nonsuit, must be made absolute. He wished to set the insurance company right with their Lord ships and with the public, in respect to the defence of this action. The insurance company was bound by law to make the division of risks which they had done, by the provisions of the Act t Geo. IV., which inflicted a penalty of 1001. on any parties effecting an insurance who did not make such divi sions, although the different buildings insured might have one joint; occupier. He denied that the jury had decided that this was all one building, and great as was the respect which he always felt inclined to pay to the verdict of a jury, he con sidered that in cases like the present, it was frequently necessary to have their verdicts revised. It was evident that both the parties to this policy intended to act under the pro visions of the Act of Parliament, and it was clear that the premises were quite distinct; there was nothing to connect them, except the steam engine, which was the common moving power of the machinery in both buildings, and, therefore, ac cording to the provisions of the Statute, it was necessary that they should be insured as separate risks, and being insured as separate risks, it was impossible that the plaintiff could re cover, for he contended that there was no ambiguity whatever in the policy, and consequently nothing to go to the jury, and he therefore submitted that the rule for a nonsuit must be made absolute. Mr. Manama followed on the same side. The COURT took time to consider its judgment. EXCHEQUER-(THIS DAY). (Sittings in Banco.) POMFREY V. SMITH. Mr. MARTIN applied for a rule to show cause why the ver dict obtained for the plaintiff in this case at the last sittings at Guildhall, before Mr. Baron Alderson, should not be set aside, on the ground that the defendant, an attorney, was sot an actual partner in the firm of Bush and Co., under whicht the de fendant's brother, Richard Smith, a coal-merchant, traded. It was admitted on the trial that Walter Smith was merely a partner, and never transacted any business on account of the firm, invariably referring parties who applied to him on business to his brother, who gave orders for goods, and transacted the whole business of the firm. He (Mr. Martin) contended that as Walter Smith had never taken any part in the business of the firm, he was not a responsible party.—Application refused. IN THE NATTER OF WILLIA% ASTON. Mr. HILL moved for a rule to show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not issue to bring up the body of William Aston, a prisoner in the Staffordshire House of Correction, v` ho had been committed on a charge of putting in bodily fear a person named Brewen, in order that the cause of his detention might be inquired into.—Application granted. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.) Nothing of the least general interest came before the Court this morning. COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) LIBEL.-00iHEAD V. PRITCHARD. The plaintiff had been for many years ntate on board one of the ships of Messrs. Ward and Co., of London, an d was at length promoted to the station of captain in one of their vessels bound to the East Indies; but, upon the first voyage, the ship ,was driven by a storm up St. George's channel, and by the assumed authority of plaintiff's first mate, who was supporte d by the crew, she was put into Swansea. From that port the mate, Mr. Cass, wrote to the defendant an ac count of , the transaction, in which he stated that the cap tain was drunk, and that he (Cass) was obliged to take charge of the ship. The defendant showed this letter to Messrs. Ward, who, upon instituting inquiries, dismissed the plaintiff from their service, and he has since remained un employed. The ground of action was that this showing of the letter was publication of a libel. On the trial, evidence was adduced to show that the plaintiff was a competent, sober, and trustworthy man, and the principal owners were amongst the witnesses. On the other hand, the mate and some of the sea men were called to justify the statements of the alleged libel. The jury, in the first instance, found a verdict of 3001. for the plaintiff, upon the first count, but on the second count they found for the defendant, that there was no malice. The Lord Chief Justice, before whom the case was tried, ruled that•this was tantamonnt to a verdict for the defendant, and so he ordered it to be entered. Sir T. WILDE this day obtained a rule nisi for a new trial, on the ground of misdirection. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. DERBY.--7 to I agst Ugly Buck (offers to take)-8 to 1 agst Rattan-18 to 1 agst Loadstone—'2o to 1 agst Cuckamaroo —25 to 1 agst Orlando. Not a bed laid. CHESTER Cur.-30 to agst Ballinkeele (0-30 to 1 agst Sir Robert (t)-30 to 1 COURSING.Pbry nc—(t). PUSEY MEETING, JAN. 9.—The Puppy Cup (8 Dogs) was divided by Mr. Partridge's Bachelor and Mr. Whitfield's Wideawake. The All-aged Stakes (12 Dogs) were won by Mr. Partridge's Tyson, Mr. Burford's hlartha received the goblet. OGLE BARONY (NORTHUMBERLAND) MEETING. —The Sweepstakes for 16 Dogs were won by Mr. Bainbridge's Mar quis ; Mr. Grace's Queen of 'frumps ran up. POTATOE-SUGAR. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Queen Anne-street, Cavendish-square. Sits,—Noticing in your excellent paper, The Evening Sun, of January 8, au article from the Perth Courier respecting the adulteration of sugar, I have no hesitation in saying it is potato flour, and is most used by the ad vertising grocers of this metropolis._ yours, Sze., Jun. 11, 1844. A SUBSCRIBER. REPRESENTATION OF TIPPER AR Y.—Nicholas Maher, cousin of the late lamented Valentine Maher, and one of the most deservedly popular men in Tipperary, has been called on by the good men and true of that noble county, to contest its representation with Ponsonby Barker, of Kilcooly Abbey, the Tory candidate. Mr. Maher has commenced an active canvass, with, we are proud to say, every prospect of success.—Dublin Pilot. DEPARTURE OF THE DUKE OF BORDEAUX.— After the visit of the Duke to Woolwich, on the 11th, he was about to continue his tour, when letters reached him from Ger many, announcing the severe indisposition of the Duc d'An gottleme, who is considered in extreme danger. His Royal Highness immediately decided upon abandoning his tour in England, and embarked last evening, for Ostend, on his way to Gorrtz. A portion of the suite of the Prince will remain in Belgrave-square during the ensuing week. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND Putatt Optitton. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN . . Lady Cowley gave a grand ball and supper at the British Embassy on Wednesday night. It was very numerously and fashionably attended; upwards of 1,200 persons were present. Amongst the co m p any we not i ce d P r i nce T u fi a ki n , th° Duchesses Decazes and de Noailles, Counts Mole, Rambuteat and d'Argout, the cor p s di p l omal i que and the i r l a di e s, tin' Guizot, the Marqui s o f H unt l y, the C heva l ier d e Z e a Ber; mudez, and several B r iti s h nava l an d m ili tary o fficers an", Members of Parliame n t. Th e l a di es wore a profusion 1 " diamonds. The suppe r - rooms were t h rown open at about on e, and the refreshments con s i s t e d o f every delicaoy. Dan ci " f a was kept up till near six in the morning. The committee on the Address in the Chamber of DePut iei met the same day at four o' c l oc k, t o h ear rea d t h e d ra ft of tha t document, as prepared by M. Saint Marc Cirardie. Lord Brougham had left Paris for London. A letter from Cayenne states that the colony has been at ; tacked with influenza, which has c omm i t t e d great raeag e t amongst aged persons and the black population. Awl those who have perished is M. Gen es t e , ex - page o f L o uis X " who, at a later period, had served under Lafayette, in Amer ica ' His age was eighty-eight. A letter from Saint Pierre, Martinique, dated No. 23 : ‘ , 1 states that the yellow fever was raging there, and had 0 0 i; a great number of deaths, principally a mong th e cre ws of ' ves!els lying in the harbour. The Minister of the Interior has ju s t or d ere d f rom M D a vid — 1 two colossal figures far the entrance to the tomb of Napoleoo4 A letter from Naples, Dec. 26, says—" The fleet which ! la it accompanied the Empress of Brazil t o Ri o J ane i ro , hail returned. The Count d'Aquila, wh o w as on board, ign". diately repaired to Caserta, where th e Ki ng , hi s brother, My at the menient. The Empress was received with the utrnait joy, but the officers had no occasion to b e pleased with algid treatment at Court, as, in place of the presents which w. expected, they only received decorations." MAW AND POLICE. era' Mrs. Georgiana Dorey, wife of a shopk ee p er , in 00 ir street, underwent a long examinatio n b e f ore th e L o rd Oli' at the Mansion-house, on the charge of being an accomplic e .i, the la'e forgeries of wills, and was remanded till Monday w e A great body of evidence is yet to b e p ro d uce d agamyt he accused parties. At Clerkenwell Ann Perring, charged by G eo rge Per riP t her husband, a tailor, residi n g i n L e i g h- s t ree t, Red Lia,, s square, with having stabbed hi m w i t h a ta bl e -k n if e , wa s boar up for re-examination, when the husband now made his ° P; pearance, and said he was perfectly recovered. He did fr o , wish to press the ch a rg e aga i ns t t h e pr i soner. Th e y "I both to blame. She was a goo d w if e , w ith t h e excep tion °f , - little " frailty" in her temper. She was discharged. , At Lambeth-street, Nehemiah Sh a k speare , l ate an enelife in the employment of M r . Robert Johnston, cigar-manes - ty turer, 35, Gloucester-street, Comm erc i a l- roa d Ea s t, surl y dered to his bail, and appeared before Mr. Norton for fieal_m amination, on a charge of h av i ng w ilf u ll y an d ma lieiaw7 caused the explosion of a steam-boiler, by which the lives le upwards of 70 individuals were placed in the greatest Pa u t bs jeopardy. Two e n gi neers were exam i ne d , w h o state d that s o explosion was caused by the high pressure of the steam , 00 that no blame could be atta c h e d t o t h e d e f en d ant, w h en be " immediately discharged. id Mr. David Murray, the maste r o f th e b r i g C oque tte, .1 00 in the London Dock, appeared before Mr. Ballantine, O h i o , Thames Police .court, to answer & ch arge pre f erre d agatast'be, of having wilfully and wrongfully f orce d on s h ore an d left, 1311tob hind, on the western coast of Africa, Th omas D uncan , a ,0 subject, and was held to bail to tak e hi s t r i a l a t kite " e sessions. COURT —FAS X 0 NAB 16 E. ti st The Duke of Bordeaux visited the v ar i ous departmen t s 0 Chatham, on the 12th, and next day emb ar k e d f or Ostend his return to Germany. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland's guest. et co , wick Castle comprise Lord and Lady Glenlyon, Bishop n f o i ti lif lisle and M rs . P erry , Vi scount an d Viscountess Hollne of , Mr. Dawn a y, M r . J. H. Hi n d e, M . P ., Misses Pere'' , g pit Drummcnd, Mr. and Mrs. Hodgson, &c. The Duk e Duchess leave Alnwick Castle early in Next month. 00 Earl Fitzwilli am i s surrounded b y a family circle ' lr o t Park, near Pete r b oroug h. T he Dowager Selina Viseonlik Milton and daughter arrived there on Tuesday last, from 0 0 warke Park, pear Doncaster. Viscount and Viscon n t o Milton shortly leave for town, intending from thence to B ° , Brighton for some weeks. It is rumoured that his Royal High ness P r i nce AlbeL t f stand sponsor to the infant son of the Duke and Dom'ri,* Sutherlaud, who has nearly recovered from his serious il' ll oo and who, it is understood, will be christened Albert Le! Gower. it? The family circle assembled at Howick Hall inclade g I / pp count and Viscountess Hovrick, Earl of Durham, anda r op Colonel Grey, Lady Caroline Barrington, Hon. Captain Lady Elizabeth Ililteel, Lady Georgiana Grey, &c. Viscount and Viscountess Villiers hav e arr i v ed at vjoi House, Warwickshire, from Drayton Manor, after a leog t visit to Lady Peel. Strs tir The Duke of Wellington is not expected to re turn to 0 0 fieldsiye until the close of the ensuing month, when his. „ t t-_, gives his annual banquet to the judges on the W es t e rn ‘" t orP The Hon. Mrs. Norton has returned to town, after a visit with her children to Brighton. MISCELLANEOUS. On Friday the Rev. J. S. M. Anderson, of Bright o _ o o l elected Preacher of Lincoln's Inn, Lord B roug h am wage" on the ocoasion. tb s At a meeting of the reporters of the Dublin press, $ l4 tlO correspondents of the London journals, held in Dublin. ..,°`" I v 10th, a strong protest was adopted ag a i ns t su mmo n porters for journals to give evidence in State trials. t o Ernst has resigned his appointment a s concer t maste r tIJ King of Hanover. The reason of which is said to b°? f i t' having been ordered to attend hi s Majesty at a private tea view, he presented himself at the Palace at the stated 0 0 / when after waiting two hours b e y on d th e h our fi xe d, be I' received. I.oll° The Bengal Government has just reported to the - t ap Government at home, in answer to their long-pending I °loo that no p.edge whatever was ori g i na ll y g i ven f or t he s 0 4, money payment of 6,0001. to the Temple of Juggernyetl. , ld consequently, that there is no pretext for its continuacontinnan 0 1 own landed revenue will, of course, co n ti nue , but it° sit 'votaries ani patr( ns must henceforth supply the reell u* , not the British nation. Thalberg intends visiting Rome and Florence, and gr ‘ ZocOt repair to Paris, in which city he remains till the end of f'' 01 and afterwards, according to his pr es ent determination' ' ceeds to the United States. Mdlle. Cerito, after having fulfilled her present engse ill in Italy, proceeds to Brussels and London. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS ) COVENT-GARDEN. 4 04 Although we had only a moderate time-of-yea r: :,ll, l ; of vegetables, the demand ruled inactive, and Pr,..i.eh'e in some few instances, a downward tendency. .-I 'he , aro' fruit was quite as dear, but other kinds were a nisi ` HUNGEIRPORD. sbe de' t The supply of fi s h was rat h er extens i ve, ye mend for it was steady, at full prices. In nor" 11 13 articles a very li m i te d amount o f b us i ness was (141.13"' the rates had a downward tendency. NEWPORT. tr f Our market exhibited but a moderate supply' 4:1 yet the trade was inactive. BrLLINGSGA.TE. The general demand was inacti ve a t b a rely' !sr, 70 It ; Turbots, 7s to 18s ; Cod Fish, i s t o 8 s ; 131143 ;s / 4 6 4 4s ; Haddocks, 6d to is 4d ; Lobsters, 6d to 0 Whitings, 2d to 4d ; Scates, 2s to 4s ; Gar 116 to is ; Plaice, 4d to 9d ; Soles, 6d to 3s per pai r c i o seti o r 4d to 10d per lb ; Flounders, is to 1a 6d per 100 1 Oysters, 8s to 48s per bushel ; and Herring" 203 per barrel. WRITECHAPEL. a I.lge There was only a moderate supply of meat , 1 trade was heavy, at about stationary prices. t i g NEVT GATE AND LEADEN e 0 7, We had rather an extensive supply of both 0'",,.• 5, Poultry, owing to which the trade Wa s 55,1 1 50 sively dull, at drooping prices—Fowls, 2s to .00 Chickens, Is to 2s ; Ducks, is 3d to 2s 3d ; `o r i; Gd to 5s Gd ; Pigeons, 6d to 10d ; TurkeysZ t g Rabbits, 4d to is Gd ; Hares, is 6d to 35 1,4; Gd to 2s ; Partridges, is 6d to 2s ; Phease to 3s Gd ; Wild Rucks, Is to 2s ; Teal, is tc:L b: osj Widgeons, Is to is 6d ; Snipes, 6d to 9d_; . / A I Is 6(1 to 3s ; and Plovers, 3d to 6d each ; l' 4 * - 1 0 11 501 to is per dozen. Prime Beef and M u tton conl lo o f , P 4 j;. steady sale, at fully late rates. In other kind s ' 0.4* very little was passin g: —B ee f, f rom 2 s 8 d tcw a Mutton 3s to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; 2s 10d to 4s 4d per 81bs by the carcase. 0 4 =LEAD. 01 0 re f The prices of Wheaten Bread in the mr AroP au t. from 8d to 9d ; of Household ditto, 6 d tO" 41b Loaf or HIDE MARKET. Raw Hides at per stone of 141b5 14 541, 41; Heifers, 5s 4(1 to 5s 9d; middling Hides, 4s is P i t, f inferior ditto, 4s to 4s 6d. Shoop an d Cic" v/0 07 at per skin —Market Calf, 6s 6d to 8a ; Long Sheep, 2s 6d to 3s 9d ; short ditto, 2s to 3s 3d. i; HAT MARKETS. • to SMITSMITHFIELD.—Coarse Mcadow Hay, 2/ I n 45 j 1 44 , useful ditto, 31 5s to 31 lOs ; tine Upland ditto, '?6 i4 § ' ll 31 17s ; Clover Hay, 31 to 4118 s ; Oat StrO'v 6 4 , , f 11 8s ; Wheat Str aw , 1/ 8s to 11 lOs per log' t io 0 " Hay and Straw met a very dull sale at barely' s!'w ; prices. $ l7. i159 30 g CUMBERLAND. —C oarse M eadow Hay, 2' * useful ditto, 318 s to 3/ 12s ; fine Up w land ditto , 4/ ; Clove r H ay, 3 1 to 4/ 15s ; Oat Straw, 11 6 s itrieit . 11 Wheat Stra w , 11 9s to 1 / 12s per load.- StIPPI The best Meadow flay moved off steadily, at Et, but otherwis e th e d eman d was excess i ve ly 2 1 : 'P' t WIIITECITAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 215 s 31 18 x , 'o' useful ditto, 31 to 3/ 12s ; fine Upland ditto, 50 to 1 00 (1! 311 8 s ; Clover Hay, 3/ to 51. Oat Straw, 11 njv g oy Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ lOs per load. SuPr and trade dull. VitlPAf;ll o / • WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET. -- +Ow oc . li., id- . There was rather a slender attendance of buYer_ ll 0 W e lt,' market. Sales of Wheat have progressed slowly , a t ,;,,t f.tow of Is. per quarter. Barley is not rates are freely paid. Oats and Shelling have be • e ri . 1)1 , demand, but prices are without material alteratio held at advanced prices. Beans remain steady t tcP u W i yi Per qr. 01 60 I b o fv, 5.15 ° 55 vr to 56 b 4 0 Wneat, Suffolk, Essex, and Kent Nei. ...... - a 65 4: t, plentiful, bat ;I pg , i, 0 Ditto ditto White... °`' 54 51 # Norfolk Red ..... 5,? b p • 0 0 Ditto ditto White:- 3 's 52 1 # Lincolnshire and Cambridge Red .•••••• 14 56 Art 5i Ditto ditto... ...... Yerkshite Ditto ditto White... .... 0 : tort l , Foretell ..... 0 Ditto ditto White... 55 ciCr '''' 5) po VS • Barley, Norfolk anal Suffolk ............................•. --- ...- .0 < Yorkshire a d Lincolnshire .................. iii 5 . 0, ,c it or go Grinding Foreign ...,.. ob. to pi , Per qr ' ' 1 59 2 0 / Beans, Small CI - IF 1... ......... ...... ....• ....................... g i ~, „..,,, Ticks ................................................ .. --- .d • Foreign ...... ............................... .. ........ - .4 _ . ... ° 50 - ; - ":4 1 " . to - -4 4 ,. 1 ?1 :csi_ Oats, Potato at d Pola d , !healing nailing ............... 4 ' • per , Malt Rapeseed lO.l to 11d., Foreign ...oe. to pet jj, s. .... o.os. 25!. 0 5. 25 • oP ----. _ .c.af. .1. U li d ritiso OPP' Mr. Pakenham, the newly-appoinfe d e the Unit( d States, carries out with his', istre stated, full instructions to negotiate a settlement °' - territory dispute. i ob s s ect th e Col int 4 oars view for e ini v , Such IS i (I r( _ wive Nisi Said tion 44 i this •l Tb the 3 WU I , did i have ta n k 274 BRI VoR Brist i Butt ila l i c THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY El ENING, JANUARY 13, 1844.