The Sun. — London, England, 1839-03-27 00:00:00

EVEN ENG EDITION. BOARD OF ADMIRALTY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—l have read in your columns with great Leasure and instruction, Captain Napier's letter on abolition of the Board of Admiralty, as at ?sent constituted. The charges of inefficiency .0n.4.11t against it by Captain Napier have bc2n and vigorously stated, but there is one cause con plaint of the highest importance, which has en overlooked by him ; I allude to the unjust nduct invariably pursued towards peen of sci ziFic attainments, who, having applied them- Ives to effect improvements in ship-building— varying and bettering the implements of irfare, and in other branches connected with utical subjects, are desirous of bringing under notice of Government the results of their )ours. To whom can persons thus situated turn • assistance, in furtherance of their interests ? le inventor naturally desires secresy that he may the fullest benefit from his discoveries. such circumstances it is vain to memorialise :!retary or the Board, and thereby secure for airs a premature and injurious publicity; and ily the applicant can, through the favour of t2.ntial patron, obtain an interview with the ord, that exalted personage, who attains ation through political causes only, is found :2tent to do justice to any product of me -1 or scientific skill, which ranges beyond the level of a well-bred Nobleman's education. st Lord, therefore, at the interview, calls in of a colleague at the Board, generally the uctuher, who, pluming himself perhaps on .station of having, with the immortal Nelson, 'd the battle and the breeze," holds it as in that the British Navy is the model of erfection, and its improvement beyond With him all modern theories r of man. new-fangled notions," and, without the orzesr of investigation, all innovators are quacks. s, Sir, such men may be found fool-hardy -;1:W to hazard opinions and tender advice re fl.:lin:, projects confessedly beyond their know ; hut the plan succeeds. The bland Chief points to his distiguished counsellor, pfwessiopal rank is his shield. The applicant is politely bowed out ; his !n.examined ; and his only resource is in a a::(1, there to seek the encouragement de him at home. To What extent the rca of Russia and France have since the Lc war profited by British talent, - is a fair Lt for speculation—the next war may prove it, aa - ,azerncrit of our tars. Well did Captain on a former occasion, observe that while the world was travelling at rail-road speed, kept to the old jog-trot of the stage- cst, Sir, that the arrangements under the of the Commission recently appointed for the institution of an office, having t the exami - .ation of such inventions nests as may be submitted to the This office would, in some individual possess once and scientific knowledge of Ir , kr, and whose moral fitness for a post ortant trust, especially as regards the ion of secresy, may be confidently relied present there is no such officer, and as for tha Admiralty knows it not. Not only, G o vern in cut . VCS Captain Napier . , are many things which ought confined to the Higher Powers known to the o body of Lords composing the Board, but also, Or ( 2 1 the Clerks in the ece ! 1 am, Sir, your most obedient servant; S. A. W. )radon, 25th March, 1839. KOREA. \Ve know of no country in the world which has attracted less notice than Korea. Look wherever VGII will on the wide face of the globe, and you will always find some connexion existing between cce nation and another, the tribes of the interior of Africa not expected—only absolute savages like tle aborigines of the Andaman Isles may be ex cused f or refusing all intercourse with foreigners ; but the Koreans who have come under the trans forminfr, influence of the Celestial Empire can cer taily offer no such plea. Trade removes the obsta cles, and binds nations by the firmest ties—self-in interest. But though Korea has many harbours and is a peninsula, though in the neighbourhood of the most industrious people of Asia, the Chinese and Japanese, though rich in productions for a fo rei,4n market, it can scarcely be said to have any commerce. Not a single junk, unless cast away by :tress of weather, goes to Korea. The opposite coast of Shantung is perhaps 36 hours' sail to the next Korean island ; the former has neither fire wood nor timber, the laud abounds in both ; yet, Poke, who is always in search of something useful, never goes over to fetch such necessaries of life near his door. For this we have never been able to ac count, for supposing even that it was not the will of Government, when gain is the question Poke finds means to evade all law. Nor was this exclusive manner of dealing with foreigners in such a summary way, old custom ; no, it is the result of the policy of our enlightened times. What simil we then say when all the intercourse which Korea carries on is confined to a fair held in anzurun and spring on the frontier of Montchouria, and that, moreover, their tribute-bearer, who goes thrice a year to Pekin, puts out there his wares in a stall and returns with an exchange of goods. traffic carried on between Japan and Korea, ne of the intermediate islands, is very trifling, an I rather deserves the name of barter. Now this is the sum total of all the trade, of a country nearly ge as England and Scotland. Thanks to ational policy and misanthropy ,for these glo rc:sults. on o as la anti- No foreigner has ever travelled freely in their country. Even Chinese Ambassadors are anxiously watched and treated as prisoners, and when the Jesuits, by order of the Chinese Monarch, were surv'ying Montchouria, they received strict injunc tions not to cross the frontiers of this recluse nation. We only find a single instance in the case of a Dutch crew being wrecked on the island Quel pacrt, in the seventeenth century, that people from a far country were allowed to take up their abode in the southern provinces. But though they were not iii treated, they were not allowed to return borne, a kind intention which they did not heed. A Korean looks a very grotesque figure. Be sides the enormous hat, that which covers a pointed cap, he wears a pair of sleeves of the moderate di mensions of a sack. This is quite in contrast wain with ' his shoes made of canvass, which fit coselv to his feet, and he is as proud of their smallness as a Chinese lady. The males are re markable for their symmetry, the females for their extreme ugliness, and they appear here to hold the rank of beasts of burthen. The unmarried youth wear a very long tail dangling down like Fokc s ap purtenance, with this difference, however, that the forepart of the head is not shaven. The older y have a mere tuft of hair hidden in a co n:cai cap. Old and young are gravity personified, and the very children look care-worn. For hours you may observe not a single change of the muscle, their motions are stately, their gait the picture of grandeur. From the highest Mandarin down to the lowest fisherman this characteristic is the same. It you wish to figure to yourself a true Korean, you ought to imagine a man with a long pipe, which is seldom left to cool, squatting on the ground and fixing his eyes upon a single i object without moving his head. He s a very Turk in many respects, though he may be on the whole more industrious and less warlike. For drinking liquor they have perhaps no equal as a nation ; spirits do not affect them—they swallow alcohol like water. If a stranger visit them, they do not offer useless tea, but some raw onions, dried fish and liquor, stronger than and gin, of which a single man will drink off one or two bottles without showing the least symptoms of drunkenness. They arc very cautious in their conversation, shy and timid in their whole in tercourse with all badges of despotism ; slavish fear and servile submission await them. Their language is full, sounding, and very distinct, their literature that of the Chinese, and their common w:itten medium a curious syliabary. In their manners they show too much of the barbarian, but they are at the same time haughty and distinguished foreigner s , i nc l us i ve o f t h e C e l est i a l s w ith that _ mourabte title. They have scarcely ever been in dependent, t h ough the generosity of the Central Eltipire permits them to remain merely tributary, a.:11 to rule themselves according to their pleasure. a 71.0 n Press. whiskey 4 ~',. DEBTS OF HONOUR v. AFFAIRS OF HONOUR. M. 8., a young fashionable of considerable wealth, being one evening at a house where play ran high, one of his old comrades the Count do --, who had not a very good reputation for his punctuality in paying his debts, became reduced to his last Napoleon, and bor rowed of M. B. 2,000 f., promising to return it the next morning by his groom. The next and many subsequent mornings came, but no groom made his appearance. M. 8., therefore, felt himself at liberty to call upon his debtor, and remind him of it : but, by a strange fatality, the Count never happened to be at home. Some months elapsed, and he had quite lost sight of him, when, last Sunday night, M. B. accidentally met the Count at the Bureau des Sup pletnens in the lobby of the Theatre de Renaissance, just as the latter had put down a five-franc piece in order to obtain a better place in the theatre. M. B. instantly snatched up the money, and, with a significant gesture, said, " Sir, now our account stands 1,995 f. against you, instead of 2,0001." A few words ensued ; Cut the Count felt that the place was not suited for an explanation, and withdrew. In the morning, M. B. was roused from his sleep by the Count, attended by two Friends, bearing all the apparatus for a duel. M. B. on being made formally acquainted vith the purport of the visit declined the imitation, on the ground that he and the Count would not meet on equal terms, for if he, M. 8., fell he should not only lose his life but his money also. This obstacle, however, was removed by one of the Counts friends, who went home and soon returned with two notes for I,ooof. each, which he exchanged with M. B. for the identical five-franc piece taken at the ball. " Now, gentlemen," said 111. 8., " I still see no reason why the Count and I should fight. He has paid me my money, and I have no hesitation in acknowledging him to be a man of honour. Besides, the new jurisprudence of the Court of Cassation excites some uneasiness in my mind, for it visits the penalties of the law as well on the seconds as on the principals, and I have great reluctance in placing any two friends of mine in such a predicament." The seconds pulled long faces. H. B. pulled out his purse, put the money into it, and the party adjourned to a dejeuner a la fourckette at a fashionable restau rateur's.—French Paper. THE CALIFORNIAS. Some weeks ago. through the columns of this paper, the attention of Government was called to the importance of the Californias to this country, in a political and mercantile point of view. The probability that they would be ceded to England or France, in liquidation of claims which Mexico had no other means of satisfying than by a sacrifice of territory, was pointed cut ; and it was submitted that measures should be taken by the United States, to prevent, if possible, such a consumma tion. 'We have noticed no allusion to the subject elsewhere, and we now see our fears confirmed, by a letter from Santa Anna to Gen. Tornel, in which he says : " It imports little that we lose the province of Texas, both the Californias, and the peninsula of Yucatan." Texas is already lost, the cession of Yucatan has been confidently affirmed, and though nothing has yet come to light respecting the Californias, we are satisfied, from the above remarks, that negociations have been entered into for their surrender to Eng land in payment of her claims. Should such be the case, this country will one day have cause to regret that the GOVe!rrlMEllt was so insensible to her interests, as to quietly look on, while her great commercial rival obtained possession of a territory from which she could command the trade of the Pacific.—New York Times of the Bth. METROPOLITAN POLICE BILL. The City Police Committee, sitting daily at the Ex chequer Coffee-house, in Palace yard, have, since our last notice of their proceedings, received a great num ber of assurances of support in their opposition to the Bill for placing the City under the control of the Me tropolitan Police Commissioners from Members of both Houses of Parliament. The reports abroad are that the Ministers regret the introduction of the Bill, and are ready to receive and entertain a petition from the Corporation, for leave to bring in a Bill to Parliament for the regulation and go vernment of their own police. Whatever may be the disposition of the Government towards the citizens, the latter it would appear from the proceeding's of the Court of Common Council on Monday, are by no means in clined to listen to anything like a compromise of their privileges. They arc determined not to abate their ex ertions, however favourably entertained towards them Lord Melbourne and his colleagues may appear to be. ' The following reply to the circular of the Town Clerk, on the subject of opposing the Bill in Parliament, was received by Mr. Woodthorpe, from the Mayor of Weymouth : " Guildhall, Weymouth, 22d March, 1839. " SIR.—I yesterday had the honour of laying your communication to the Town Clerk of this borough, to gether with the Bill which accompanied it, before the Council, and forward you copy of minutes thereon, in accordance with their wishes. "I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, "ARTHUR H. HORSEFO RD, Mayor. " H. Woodthorpe, Esq., &c." The minutes of Council were then read. At the meeting in question it wag resolved that the Town Council of Weymouth considered the Bill fraught with the grossest danger. That they saw with deep regret that an attempt was made to deprive the City of Lon don of any of their rights and privileges, and that in accordance with these resolutions, they would request their borough and county Representatives to give the Bill their most decided opposition in Parliament. THE BOURBON FAMILY IN GORITZ.—The Augsburg Gazette, of the 16th instant, contains the fol lowing details relative to the exiled Royal family of France, in a letter from Goritz of the 4th instant :—" The Duke of Blacas has been still suffering ever since his return from Venice, where he enjoyed a freer air and more sun. He lives here in narrow street, which is surprising, when so many houses are to be had upon the sunny hills here among the fig, pomegranate, and olive trees. Goritz is a very pretty little town, and the environs are lovely in the extreme. The Royal family, who live very retired, and only visit the churches, could not well have found a more beautiful place of residence. They are universally re spected and honoured here, and their praise is in every mouth. The people of Goritz are delighted to possess them, as their town gains greatly in advantage by them, no less than eighty exiled French having taken up their residences here, without reckoning the constant vi siters. A deficit of 100 florins last year in the poor's chest was covered by the Royal family, and 500 florins bestowed upon it since. A similar sum was sent by the Duchess of Angouleme to the Agricultural Society, to aid the interests of agriculture. The Duke of Bordeaux is a fine young man, but rather too stout for his ages. At our last exhibition were several pictures painted Lby him, which exhibited considerable talent. He rides out al most every day. His favourite promenade is towards Salcano, a village crowned with cypresses, at the en trance of the valley of the Isonzo. Prince Polignac leaves us on the sth. He lodges at the Three Crowns, but dines every day at the Royal table ; and the Duke of Bor deaux generally comes to fetch him to dinner. He has visited the Chateau of Grafenberg, where Charles X. died, and the chapel or convent of Castanavizza, where he lies buried. Goritz pleases him so well that he has pro mised to return and reside next winter. He goes out a great deal, and almost always alone. He is a well-look ing man, tall and slender. His face is pale, and expresses at the same time that which has produced this paleness." DISTURBANCE ON THE NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.—On Wednesday afternoon last, at one o'clock, when notice was given for the workmen to descend the va tines shafts at the tunnel at Chevet, near Wakefield, for the purpose of commencing their usual operations, part of them refused to comply, and immediately armed themselves with weapons of various sorts, consisting of pick shafts, hedge stakes, &e., in order to intimidate those of their fellows who were desirous of continuing their work. Afier succeeding in stopping the men connected with the tunnel, they immediately proceeded to the exca vations, with the intention of effecting a similar stop page, but the workmen among whom they came, much to their credit, refused to comply. Being thus disap pointed they quietly dispersed without using any violence. The police stationed at Darfield and Houghton were im mediately sent for and were on the spot early on the fol. lowing morning, whew Mr. Shaw, the contractor, met the men to ascertain the cause of this disturbance, but no sa tisfactory excuse was gives. Mr. Shaw consequently paid off the whole body, but most of the men, however, returned to their work on Friday, and everything appears to be now going on peaceably. THE DIPLOMATIC COOK.—The following anecdote of Talleyrand, is given on the authority of a Danish officer, who was an eye-witness of the fact :—ln 1794, when Talleyrand was ordered to quit London in twenty-four hours, he took a passage on board a Danish vessel for the United States. This vessel fell in with an English frigate which made a signal to heave. to, and sent an officer on board to examine her. Talleyrand, who did not wish to be brought back to England, was much alarmed, and entreated the Danish Captain not to declare him. The Captain, who did not attempt to conceal the embarrassment in which he was placed, could think of no other contrivance than to make Talleyrand pass for the ship's cook. At first he was indignant at the proposal, and rejected it as an insult ; but as the danger;increased every instant, and the beat came within gun-shot of the Danish vessel, the ex- Bishop of Autun was forced to make up his mind ; and as ' the last resou rc e, though with the worst grace possible, put on the cotton cap, and the kitchen apron, with a large knife d ang li ng at t h e b e l t : an d w h en the English officer inquired if any Frenchmen were on board, the Captain re t plied that there was only a poor lame devil of a French cook. 1 Being called on d ec k, t h us equ i ppe d, h e cu t suc h a pitiful ' figure that the English officer consented to let him remain. M. de Watersdortf, the Ambassador front the Court of Denmark, under Bonaparte, used to delight in relating the s'ory when he had any compl&nts against Talleyrand.— French Paper. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1839. HOUSEHOLD SUFFRAGE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—As a movement is about to be made for the attainment of Household Suffrage, permit me thrbugh the medium of your widely-circulated Journal to make a few remarks upon that important subject, in order to show (as I think) the absurdity of confining the suffrage strictly to householders, and also the inconsistency of persons in bringing forward such a suffrage in preference to Universal, because they say that the "people" are too ignorant for the latter. First, then, Sir, to show the absurdity. I am a householder of 401. per annum. I let out apartments, the rent of which nearly pays the whole of mine, and yet these people are not to vote, although they are in every way qualified to do so—one being a merchant's clerk, another an artist, and a third a mechanic, all of whom are connected with a philosophical institution. Does not this, Sir, show the absurdity of such a franchise—a franchise which will exclude all the intelligent lodgers (for take them as a class they are the most intelligent in the community) and take in all the ignorant agricultural labourers ; for most as suredly if there is any ignorance in the country the greatest part of it is with them ; and yet with House hold Suffrage nearly all will become voters. Is it not ridiculous to go forward for such a measure when the same degree of agitation would get the lodger represented as well as the householder ? And does not this show the inconsistency of these persons, who are about to commence the move. meet for Household Suffrage, in preference to Universal, because, they say, that the people are too ignorant for the latter ? It convinces me, to a certainty, that these parties have an interest in politically humbugging the people. But I hope that such a measure will be re sisted, because I am certain, with our present electoral system, that Household Suffrage would be as bad, if not worse, than the present. Hoping, Sir, that the movement will be made for the lodger as well as the householder. I am, respectfully, &c. A LOVER OF JUSTICE. Grafton-street, Fitzroy. square, March 26. SPIT ALFIELDS and BET RN AL GREEN BRITISH SCHOOL SOCIETY. Yesterday the foundation-stone of the new schools, one to accommodate 300 boys and the other 200 girls, was laid by the Right Honourable Stephen Lushington, M.P., at Abbey-street, Bethnall-green, where the Bri tish School Society have purchased a site of freehold ground for their erection. The Rev. Mr. Simpson having invoked the blessing of Heaven on the undertak ing, Mr. Hanbury, the eminent brewer, in a suitable address, requested the Hon. Member for the Tower Hamlets to lay the foundation stone, which ceremony was performed amidst the cheers of thousands. Several small coins were lodged in the cavity of the stone. Two small cannons were discharged and a balloon set off at the same moment. Dr. Lushington then addressed the meeting at a considerable length on the great blessing of education. Previous to this imposing ceremony, a meeting of the Spitalfields and Bethnal-green British School Society was held at 53, Brick-lane. T. F. Buxton, Esq. in the Chair, when the Report of the Committee was read ; when it appeared that the parish of Bethnal-green contains 70,000 inhabitants, and that there ought to be school room for 9,000 children. From actual survey, the ex isting public daily schools are not capable of accom modating more than 2,000 scholars. On a special ap plication made to the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, a grant of 7501. has been made towards the building, and subscriptions have been re ceived to the amount of 1,1001., which leaves a sum of about 7001. still to be subscribed. Amongst the sub scriptions the following sums were announced :-1261. from Messrs. Truman, Hanbury, and Buxton, and 1131. 10s. I Id. from a Charitable Fund, per W. Cl a y, Esq. ; E. N. Buxton, Esq., 601.; Anonymous, 'per Mr. Bidford, 50/. ; Messrs. Durant and Co., 50/. ; Samuel Gurney, Esq., 311. ; Messrs. Hanbury, Taylor, and Loydd, 311. 10 s. ; Messrs. Charrington, .Head, and Co., 25/. ; G. W. Alexander, Esq., 251. ; W. Clay, Esq., M.P., F. Baring, Esq. M.P., R. E. Slaney, Esq., M.P., 101. each, &c. &c. BENEFITS TO TRADE OF THE EASTERN COUNTIES' RAILWAY. (From the Essex Herald.) A writer in the Norwich Mercury, of Saturday last, thus describes the benefits to trade from the works of the Eastern Counties' Railway :—" The first operation. is of course the excavator, ' which would directly give full employ to every able-bodied adult now within our walls, and invite and bring many hundreds more into this district and neighbourhood. There are now be tween six and seven thousand workmen in their se veral callings employed on the works and connected with them, night gangs and extra engineers, that there may be no cessation of the progress of the works. Simultaneously with the excavators, the whole of the combined business of the whole mechanical world is called into operation—the carpenter, joiner, brick layer, plumber, glazier, painter, smith, and every other artizan, finds instant employ.. One contractor at this time, at Chelmsford, is burning ten millions of bricks, which sounds somewhat " trumpet-tongued" of infusing joy and spirit into the hearts of every tradesman in the town and neighbourhood. Why ? because it naturally follows that all this extra-population (with increased wages) will, as they can so well afford it, eat and drink the more. It follows of course the brewer, the maltster, the shopkeeper, the baker, and the butcher, arc benefited, and of course all their hangers on, connexions, and contingents. Why the rails and chairs and iron work required between hence to Yarmouth and Eye would alone employ ten times the number of founders now in the whole country, " pioneers and all." Then I would go to the more polished matter connected with a railroad, the con struction of the engines, and the carriages, all of which could be done here at from 12 to 15 per cent. less than in London. I had the gratification of seeing between 30 and 40 of the latter in one manufactory nearly completed for the Chelmsford district, very beau tifully made, worthy of the great taste and talent, and like everything done under the direction of their engi neer, Mr. Braithwaite, carried into execution, and of the best construction, for the conveyance of the passen gers on the Eastern Countries' Railway." The writer adds—" It is desired by the greater part of the London Proprietory, and the few and meagre scanty share holders along the line to this place, to divide the line into five divisions thus, London and Chelmsfdrd Ist, Chelmsford to Colchester 2d, Norwich and Yar mouth 3d, Colchester and Ipswich 4th, Ipswich to Norwich sth. The northern lights, if they are not out-balanced in time by the spirit and awakened enter prise of the intelligent here, will of course, for the pre sent, curtail and confine the line to Colchester and Harwich,—Harwich, with the grass now growing in its streets, literally knee deep, yet they can find two hundred thousand pounds. For what ? Why to sneer at, and deservedly, the improving town and borough of Great Yarmouth.' Now, as to the profit of this speculation,' as some very weak minds would please to call it, but a more inappropriate term can not be, for here there is no alternative, it must pay, and a goad per tentage too, it being (as I heard a most eminent railroad engineer say 'in London the other day) the best projected line laid down in the United Kingdom. The more it conies east from Colchester, except as from Norwich to Yarmouth, the less it will pay, I readily admit, and were I to cease to be a citizen of old Norvicum, as a shareholder I should rejoice, but with deep regret for the blindness of those of my native city. I should of course vote for the ter minus being at Harwich in lieu of Yarmouth. The advantages, the all-important advantages,that must arise to, those " Twin Sisters," as I said before, up holders of the consequence and importance of this city and its suburbs, the Norwich Union Life and Fire Offices, with all their concomitant dependants and consequent incumbrances, are incalculable, and will arouse, I do hope and trust, the influential members con nected with them, respectively at home and abroad, and not allow the men of the north to snatch this now-to-be attained golden opportunity for the re-establishment of our former prosperity, and not allow it to be deferred or delayed. Let us unite one and all ; for it is, it must be equally beneficial to the landlord, the tenant, the farmer, and the tradesman ; and here the hydra-head of party is entirely shut out, and hides its diminished head ; and if we cannot bring our courage to the sticking place, to follow the example of the little town of Harwich, (0 monstrous !) let us form societies as has been suggested, and form ourselves into shareholders of two, three, or four in one share, whose proportion to each then would be the enormous sum of six pounds five shillings each, and which by the Act could be called for only by instalments, and thus relieve us of every burden that now presses so heavily upon us." SANDWICH ISLANDS:—In the Sandwich Is lands Gazette, Feb. 5, is an account of a visit to the great volcano at Hawaii, giving a very vivid and glowing de. scription of the crater, and its singular cessation from ac tion. The enormous and terrific aperture forming the mouth of the crater is estimated at eight miles in circum ference, the bottom six miles, and the depth fifteen hundred feet. The general appearance is described as frightful. The travellers could sec three burning lakes in beautiful action, as well as innumerable fires issuing from cracks in the lava, and a copious display of the liquid matter discharged from four small craters. The explosions from these craters were in sound equal to the report of large cannon, and the burning matter ejected from them had the appearance of rockets when exploding in the air. One large lake of lava was grand in the extreme. At one period the fiery liquid assumed the appearance of a gentle ripple on a brook ; anon it danced in fantastic waves, and finally as sumed the appearance of a vast sheet of liquid fire. There can be no doubt that this vast crater has an influence on the tides, the strange phenomena of which often cause alarm and confusion at the Sandwich Islands. It has also been observed, that the volcano at Hawaii stands somewhat in operation with a large volcano on the eastern coast of South America. LAW INTELLIGENCE. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, MARCH 26. Mr. Commissioner Law left town yesterday for Hert ford, the last place on the Home Circuit. Mr. Martin °siciyield Wray, the well-known medi cine proprietor on Holborn-bridge, renewed an applica tion to be discharged on sureties until his hearing. One of the proposed sureties, a person named Davies, was opposed, and a " wordy warfare" took place. Davis " waxed wroth." It was alleged against him that he kept a house of a certain description in Lower Crown -street, Soho. He denied the imputation. He was, he declared, " a respectable individual," a jeweller and a general dealer. It was also alleged that he had been hired to bail on the present occasion. He said he had not ; he had bailed other persons, and had known the insolvent for eight years. He was asked how he knew him ? Davies—How did I know him ? Why I knows him by taking his pills.—(Laughter.) Mr. COOKE supported the bail on the part of the insolvent. Mr. Commissioner LAW accepted him on the condi tion that the warrant would issue on a messenger of the Court reporting that Davies had a stock in trade as a jeweller.—The insolvent was discharged. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUI2: 7 -KINGsroN, Maraca 26. The Commission of Assize for the county of Surrey was opened on Monday, and the Judges proceeded to dispose of the business this day, Mr. Justice LITTLE DALE presiding in the Crown Court, and Lord MIN DER at Nisi Prius. John Pullcn, 28, labourer, was indicted for feloniously shooting at James Puttock, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. • Messrs. CLARKSON and ESPINASSE conducted the prosecution, and Mr. BODKIN the defence. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner was the servant of a gentleman named Barrett, liv ing at Mersham, in Surrey, and the prosecutor was the servant of another gentleman, named Bates, whose property .adjoined that of Mr. Barrett. On the night of the 15th of December, the prosecutor was near his master's property, accompanied by a man named Swansbury, watching some snares that had been set, for rabbits, when they observed the prisoner and went towards him. He called out " Hoy," and imme diately fired a pistol in the direction of the spot where the prosecutor stood, but without doing him any injury. When the prisoner was questioned, he admitted he had _ _ fired the pistol, and said he thought he was justified in doing so, as the prosecutor had not answered when he milled out to him. The defence was, that the prisoner was going to his own home, accompanied by his wife, when be saw the prosecutor and the other man, and not knowing them, and as they did not answer him when he spoke to them, he thought they were after no good, and fired the pistol to alarm them. It also appeared that the prisoner had been attacked upon the same spot a short time before, and wounded by a man with a bill-hook.: The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty of an assault. The COURT sentenced the prisoner to twelve months' mprisonwent in the House of Correction. DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO MURDER A GAMEKEEPER. James Somerfield was indicted for feloniously shoot ing at Henry Barnard with intent to kill him, or to do him grievous bodily harm. The intent was also laid to be to prevent his lawful apprehension for an offence he had committed. Mr. CLARKSON conducted the prosecution, and Mr. CHAMBERS the defence. The prosecutor deposed that he was a keeper in the service of Mr. Page, a gentleman of property residing at Cobham, and who is also a Magistrate for the county of Surrey. On the night of the 99th of December he heard the report of a gun upon his master's grounds, and he immediately called up two of the other servants, and proceeded in the direction of the place from whence the report seemed to issue. When they got into one of the plantations, he observed a pheasant fly across from a meadow, and on going in that direction, he saw the prisoner, whom he had known previously, and asked him what he did there ? It was a moonlight night and he was positive as to the identity of the prisoner. The moment he spoke to him he ran _away, and witness followed him for about sixty yards. The prison then suddenly turned round, and deliberately levelled a gun at him, and fired it off. Witness at the time was not more than three yards from him, but at the moment the gun was fired, his foot slipped, and he stumbled, and the charge consequently missed him, but he felt it pass quite close to his person, and the shots lodged in a tree behind the spot where he stood. The prisoner was taken into custody, and upon searching him a hen pheasant quite warm was found in his pocket, and also a quantity of powder and shot, and a gun were taken from him. Mr. CHAMBERS addressed the Jury. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE summed up, and the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. The COURT sentenced the prisoner to be trans ported for fifteen years. Mr. CLxo.xsoN said there was another indictment against the prisoner for sheep stealing. The COURT intimated that it would be unnecessary to go into it. PRICES OF CANAL, DOCK, ASSIJR. ANCE COMPANY SHARES, &c. &c. &c. LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 26. Number Dividend Pricc of per CANALS. pin' Shares. Annum. raid. Share 1,766 7 ye/ cent. Mitten and Oldham..Average 97/.lBs. sh. 130 482 41. Ashbr...c-le-Zouch Average 1161.5 h. ill 1,260 1,01:5 51, Brecknock and Abergavenny 150.. sit. 90 8,0001-ICsh. 91 6s. Birmingham, 1-16th share 841. & 711. 200 4, . (XX) Ditto and Liverpool Junctlwl/ sh. 100 pit £6 600 3/. Bridgewater and Taunton .1061. sh. all pd 64 4 . 02 . 4/. Chehner and 'Backwater 1001. sh. • 101 500 48/. C Dventry 'ool.sh. 4.545 Croydon 2,060 41. Os. Dudley .. _. 100/.sh. 000 144. Derby 100/. sh . 10,000 4p cr cent. Danune and Mayne 4l /. 13s. 4d .pd 3,5751 V. Ellesmere and Chester... A v eragc 133Lsk. 231 621. Erewash 1001.50. 1,297 214 Forth and Clyde ....Average 414131.365. sh. 1,600 121. Grand Junctic- 1141/. sh. 2,049 k 11. Grand Union 1001 sh 1,500 Grand Surrey .. looi. sh. 0,0001 41. per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan lOOl. 3_,i 96 600 13/.125. ed. Ghunorganshire, Aver. cost 1721. 136.441. 749 10s. Grantham 1501. sh. 6,238 2/. Os. Huddersfield Average 571. Os. 6d. sh. 100 Kensington 1W sh. all pd. 5.523 11.55. Kennet : nd Avon, Aver. 391. 185.1061. sh. 2,8971 301. Leeds and Liverpool 100/. sh. 5451 131. Leicester l4O/. sh. 1,897 61. Os. Leicester an.l NorthamptenAver *3l. tin. 2.400 10/. Monmouthshire It!Ol.sh. .150 101. Melton Mowbray 1001. rh. 500 251. Mersey and Irwell lOW. oh. 3.000 11. !Os. Macclesfield 1001. sh. all pd. 247 171. Neath 100/. sh. 2,400 51. Peak Forest Aveh.ge about 78/. sh. 1,418 Its. Regent's (or London) Av. 33/. 16s. Bd. sh. 5,669 61. percent. Rochdale Average 8-5/.Bh. 500 8/. Sitrorshire 1'25/. oh. 80(1 9/. 10s. Somerset Cc;al 150/. sh. 3,600/. 4i percent Ditto Lock Fund Stock l2l. IN. sh. 700 40/. Stafford and Worcester l4O/. sh. 500 96. Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 300 91. Stourbridge .0,647 2/. Os. Stratford-on- Avoii ..verage 791. 9s. f..d. sh. 533 15/. Swansea 1001. sh. 3,762 U. 158. Severn and Wye and Railway Av 351. sh. ; 601 sn. 321. 10s. Trent and Mersey, 1 share 1001. sh, 8,149 Thames and Medway Aver.l9/.55. ed. sh. l ' . " 11 1 16/. Warwick and Birmingham 100/.sh. ,1)00(61. 980 154. Warwick and Napton lOOl. sh. Cl,OOO 4/. Os. 'Worcester and Birmingham A v.78/.Bs. sh. 5,000 255. Wilts ar.d Betio Average 671. 10s. Rd. sh. 600 :11. IN yrley and Essington 1251. sh 126 200 li. Wey and Arun 110/. oh. DO"KS. 2 ' 60084 3p. C. Commcrc *1 ,'oo/.sh. 1,06315h' 109 137 151 i 114 7104 tBO 330 . . _ East and West India Stock 115 3.238,310 i/. 555. p.ct. London Stock 68i Ditto Bonds lOl. 2,909 21. 19s. Bristol 13,324/. 5/.percent. Ditto Notes, various amounts ll3 1,352,759. 5 rer cent. St. Katharine Stock Ill& 5(X),000 4i per cent. Ditto Bonds 2110.000 4 per cent, Ditto Bonds for 10 years lo o° 1.500 ..... Deptford Pies NI. sh. 201. pd 11 TIIE MURDER AT COBHAM. At the sitting of the Court Mr. DowLING applied for the permission of the Court to allow James White, a prisoner, charged upon the Coroner's inquisition, with the murder of Thomas Chipps, at Cobham, to go be fore the grand jury as a witness, as he stated it was necessary for the ends of justice that he should do so. The COURT granted the application. • The trial is fixed for nine o'clock to-morrow (this day). POLICE INTELLIGENCE. QUEEN-SQUARE : UNFORTUNATE FlTS. —Henry Hawkins, ft miserable looking fellow, and a complete cripple, was charged with stealing several cabbage plants from the grounds of Mr. G. Bayley, a market gardener, at Fulham. Mr. Bayley stated that he was crossing Fulham fields the precious evening, when he saw the prisoner pulling up his cabbage plants. He immediately took him into custody, and gave him over to a police con stable. Prisoner had been committed from this office for a term of three months, which had only just ex pired, for robbing him of some. Scotch kail. Mr. Taylor, the second Clerk, said the prisoner had been repeatedly convicted of robbing gardens. The last summer he was convicted for robbing Lord Wharn cliffe's garden. Mr. WHITE—WeII, prisoner, what have you to say to this ? Prisoner—Why you know, your Worship, I've such fits come on me now and then, that I don't know what I'm doing while they last. Mr. WHITE—Fits of stealing, I suppose you mean ; truly they are unfortunate fits, and for indulging in them I shall be compelled to send you to prison. Prisoner—Oh don't do that, your Worship, I'll try and cure the fits. Mr. WHITE committed the prisoner for two months to the House of Correction, no doubt thinking that that would be the best place for curing the " unfortu nate fits" that the prisoner was troubled with. WORSHIP-STREET. SMARTING FOR A " LARK."—Joh7t Farrell, a young man of respectable appearance, who stated himself to be a warehouseman in the city, was yesterday charged by Richard Seaton, a corporal in the .51st Regiment of Light Infantry, with having defrauded him of a shilling. It appeared from the Corporal's statement that he was passing through Finsbury-square on the night before, when the prisoner came up to him and expressed himself' ambitious of the honour of serving her Majesty, where upon the Corporal, after some conversation, agreed to gratify him, and handed him a shilling ; but the prisoner had no sooner received it than he laughed in his face, and observing that he would drink her Majesty's health at his expense, in a jorum of gin, he endeavoured to beat a retreat. The Corporal, however, held him fast until a policeman came up, into whose custody he gave him. In answer to the charge, the prisoner said that he took the shilling out of a lark, and on his offering to return it immediately afterwards, the Corporal refused to receive it. . Mr. Copp said that he would find it a very grave lark, - for the Act of Parliament required that he should be held to the engagement he had contracted for twenty four hours, and if he then wished it c ancelled, he must appear before a Magistrate, who would discharge him from it, on his paying the sum of 203. as smart money, together with all expenses incurred. If he were prepared to pay that sum forthwith, he should be discharged. The prisoner, who appeared confounded at this in formation, begged the Magistrate to deal leniently with him. Mr. CORD said, that unless he paid the money, he must be detained till the expiration of the twenty .four hours, and if it were not then forthcoming, he would be sworn in as a soldier, and must prepare to march r in four d ays to j o in his regimekst• foe prisoner, on this, exclaimed " pay the money your wors hi p , I'll pay t h e mone y ;" and having handed it to the Gaoler, he marched off in double quick time. REFORM CLUB.—Mr. Gaskell has addressed from the Club a calm appeal to the middle classes in be half of the People's Charter, which co ncludes thus :—" All that the workin classes demand is , that the y may have such a sh are in the choice of Legislators as to be able to check and control the undue bias which the owners of capital would very naturally have in those few directions where the interests of capital and labour are somewhat at variance. Universal Suffrage would turn attention to the permanent and common interests of in dustry and frugality of every kind. It would aim at giving fair and adequate remuneration to the exertions of mind and body, to the savings of frugality and forethought. It ought, and it would, put down the monopolies, privileges, and injustice, which impede the industry and degrade the character of the country."—Country Papa. BRIDGES. 1,1100 10s. Hainmersmiti• 5O/. sh, 21 7,-.r.31 Southwark, Old , .Av. (31.2 s Sd. sh. 2 1,700 11. 158. Ditto, New. °f7; r( cent. 5O/. sh. 14 5,000 5,000 18s. Sd. Ditto, Old Annuities of 81. tio/. pd Di 5,000 16s. 4d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 40/. pd 204 ,0001. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds l2O 5,848 17s Vauxhall ....... ...,.Av9rage 701. 10s. 3d. sh 251 ASSURANCE COMPANMS. `'2,000 __ finfis _ Albion 5OOl. sh. 50/. pd 74 :-; 0,000 / 5 1Z c i e r l t 'l Allianceßritisn &Foreignlool. sh. IN/. pd 16 50,000 0 per cent. Ditto, Marine 1001. sh. hi. pd 6,1, 24.00(1 41. per sh. Atlas 5O/. sh. 51. pd 14i 1,20015 h. 51. Birmingham V ire .. 0 504 sh. 551. pd 1071 '20,000 4/. percent. liritish Fire 250/.sh. 501. pd 40 12,000 61. per cent. nritish Commercial 5O/, sh. Si. pc] 6 5,000 51. per cent. Clerical & Aledi,Tl Life, /COLA. 2/ lOs pd 4 4,000 2( 10s County 100/. sh. 10/. pd 42 ::0,1100 ss. Eagle __ — ,-„ t fsen per d 301 ccnt bs..l Economic Lite lOOO/. sh. 2501. pd 375 ''" 2,271 225. percent. European Lite 2Ol. sh. all pd 6 22 50,000 23. Ditto, New °W. oh. 21. pd 1?„ 1,090,000/. 71. per ct Globe Stock 145 00,0011 51' Guardian lO9/. sh. 2741 pd 40 10,000 63. ed. Hope 501. sh. 51. pd 54 2,100 5!. 7s. 661. Imperial Fire 590/. sh. 501. pd 137/ 7,500 Os. Imperial Life 100/. sh. 10/. pd 101 13,458 4!. per cent. Indemnity Marine 1001. sh. 81. 74 25 2,020 31 10s Kent Fire 501. sh. all pd 82 3/. Ditto Life 7ll 10,000 16s. Law Life 1001. oh. 10/. pd 234 5.000 10s. London, Fire 25/ sh. 121. 103. pd 174 3,900 10s. London, Ship 0 51 sh. 12/. 10s. pd 1E 1,000,000/. ... ..... Mint.rva Life 1001. oh. 5 11 0,0001. 30,000 5/. per cent. Palladium Life '4ll. sh. 2/:pd 919 s 50,000 4!. per cent. Protector Fire 2O/. sh. 21. pd 16. Orl 9.,500 1/. Provident Lite lllO/. sh. 101. pd 20 00,000 ss. Rock Life 20/. sh. 1/. pd 7 149,220! 5/. per cent. Royal Exchange Stock- 229 6,000 5 per cent. University Life lOO/. sh. 5/. pd L 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 100/. sh. 51. pd 74 JOINT STOCK BANKS. 2 5,000 S per cent. Agric. and tom. of Ireland 251. sh. 101. pd 5,000 Australa , ia 4O/. sh. 40/. pd 601 10,,011 10 percent. Bank of Birmingham sr 1. sh. 101. pd 13 10,000 le per cent. Birmingham Bank 5Ol. sh. 5/. pd 16 3 ),000 5 per cent. London and Wcstminsterloo/ sh. 201. pd 231 60,000 Si. London Joint Stock 50/. sh. 10/. pd 131 .4,000 4 per cent. Lanca5ter................... lOOl. sh. 20/. pd 50 - 25,0110 Liverpool 1001 ah. 101. pd 23f 100,000 7/ per cant Manchester and Liver.] gOl. sh. 151 pd 20 pool District 20,000 7 per cent. Manchester 1001. sh. 251 pd 27 20,000 Provincial Bank of lrelandlool. sh. 25/. p 4 431 50;130 National Bank of Ireland 50/. sh. 1711. pd 161 10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. 100/. sh. 35/. pd :'S 10,006 Ditto New lO/. sh. 10/. pd 121 PO 10,000 . Gloucestershire 50/. sh. 10/. pd 20 6,000 10 pt:r cent. Hampshire 50/. ah. 5/. pd 9 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 110 a Od Bath 20/ sh. 161. pd 24 5,000 British 4O/. sh. 161. pd 2' 1 5/.%)ercent. 5,000 [ ana Bs. 6 ,3 Ditto Provincial 201. sh. 19 pd 245 023 51 lOs Birmingham 5O/. sh. 93 1,250 21 Os Bristol '2o'. sh. 86 2.,250 31 lOs Brighton 2O/. sh. 115 730 31 les Ditto, New 20/. sh. 181. pd 9 2,471 45 per rent. Brighton General 201. sh. all pd 17 1,000 5/. 10s. Continental Consolidated 75/. 62#1. pd 100 1,000 101. City of London lOOl. sh. all pd 195 I,l'oo 61. Ditto, New 4,000 45.108. Equitable 'Ai/. pd 245 10 , 000 21 per cent. Imperial 800 5/. per cent. Isle of Thanet 251. sh. 201. pd 20 2,350 6/. per cant. Independent Wt. sh. all pd 49; 9,000 41. per cant. Phcenix 'Ol. sit. 39/. psi 28 1,000 4/. per cent. Ratcliff 1001. sh. 80/. pd 58 4,0('0 Sauth Metropolitan 5O/. sh. 19/. pd 17 8,200 4/.per cent. United General 5Ol. sh. 461. pd 3,j 210 51. per cont. Warwick 501. sh. 50 400 51. per cent Waxefield 25/. sh. 22 , ' •2,000 31. Westminster Charte re d 6,000 12s. Ditto New 5l/. sh. 101. pd 10 750 Si. per cent, Yarmouth 201. sh. 18/. pd • WATER WORKS. 4,800 9s. Birmingham 251. sh. i's/. pd 20 1,434 61. East London lOO/. sh. 172 5,500 2110 s Orand Junction Average 411. 13s. 4d. sh. (95 2,000 2/. Kent 100 .sh. 45; 372 10/. Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh. 326 1,500 2/ 106 New River London Bridge Water Ann 62 6,466 1/ 15s Manchester and Salford lOO/. sh. 535 1,000 4 per cent. Smith London 100/. sh. 101 8,294 4!. West Middlesex Average 63/. 12s. 94. sh. 104 1,360 1/ lts York Building Co. Lessee Prop 100/. sh. 35 IRON RAILWAYS. 6,300 ...... ... Birmingham and Derby 6O/. pd 40 9,520 Birmingham and Gloucester 15,000 Bristol and Exeter 100/. sh. 25'pd 114 060 Calcutta and Saugur 501. sh. 2/..pd OA 7,500 Cheltenham and G.Western 1001. sh. 201. I! 3,000 Clarence lOOl. oh. 1001. pd. SO 12,000 8,000 Dublin and Kilkenny 100/. sh. 5/. pd it 60,000 Eastern Counties 25/. sh. 134 pd gi Grand Junction 1001. oh. 951. pd 205 Great North of England 301. pd 16 5,060 Great Western 100/. sh. (35/. pd 71 2,000 Hartlepool 100/. oh. 1001. pd 1001 8,000 Hull and S e lb y SU/. sh. 254 p 1 15' 10,014 Leeds and Manchester 1001. sh. 51. pd 2,100 31. per cent. Leeds and Selby 100 sh. 651 1,500 11.55. Leicester and Swannington .50/. sh. all pd 75 5,100 10 per cent. Liverpool and Manchesterlo(l.3l2. 1001.0 205 10 per cent. bitto Quarter Shares .5/. pd 61 36,000 ......... London and Brighton 5Ol. sh. 171 pd 14 12,000 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich -.20/. sic 201. pd It 25,000 ... ...... London and Birmingham 100/. sh. 904 pd 169 Ditto Quarter Shares 5/. pd 262 35,090 . London and SeuthamptonAv. 391,175. td. 411 14,000 6,000 Ditto New Scrip 7/. pd .' 81 12,000 13,000 Manchester and Leeds _lOO/. sh. 501. pd 64 10,000 Ditto Extension '1 pd 4i North Midland 1001. sh. 551. pd 50* Northern and Eastern 100/. sh. 151. pd Si. 2,600 Preston and Wyre 50/. sh. 30/. pd 361 98,000 South Eastern and Dover .9/. pc! 4 1,000 101. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOOl. sh. 240 9,000 1,400 Westminster and Greenwichl,so/. sh. 2/. p 4 0 6,000 York and North Midland 50 . sh. 121, pd 20 MINES. .. 8,080 Albion Copper 5/. 0, lii. pd 12 4,000 11. ss. Alten 151. sh. 121, ,t ipd 10 10,000 .... Anglo Mexican, iss. 51. pm.lool. sh. al t i d 1 Ditto Subscription "151. pu VI 2,000 101. Bolanos , lO,OOO 1/. 106 Brazilian Imp. iss. 51. pm .... 35/. sh. 204 pd 39 6,000 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey 20/. sh. 1441 pd 4; 10,000 Bolivar Copper Company, 20/. sh. 201. pet 5 10,000 ......... Ditto Scrip. 10/. eh. 10/. poi 10 20,000 British Iron ,„..501. sh. 501 pd 8 6,000 British Copper 5/. sh. 4i/. pd 1 Cata Branca 644 rd S Candonga 7e. pd 5 10,000 11 Copiapo 20/. sh. 134 pd 10 8,500 .. Columbian, iss. 51. pm.... 55/. sh. 55/. rid 3 2,850 3/. English l2l Ms. pd 3 20,000 0,153 Mexican Comp a ny 1001. 611. 55y. pd 4 3,000 Polherou Consols 10/. sh. 8/. pd 4 11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered Ditto Loan Notes l5Ol. pd 160 30,000 United Mexican, iss. 2 pm. .404 Eh. all pd 11 Dit't. Scrip 2,1 Ditto New Scrip 5/ led 4 9 West Cork 50/, sh. 501. pd 35 LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 London, with Bronze Ticket 75gs. sh. 19 1,500 700 King' College 1001. pd 26 MISCELLANEOUS. 10,000 15s. Australian Agricultural.loo4 sh. 2014 pd 46 6,000 4/. per cent. British Ameri can Land Company 231 . pd 9 10,000 61 per cent. Canada Company 1001. sh. 301. pd 25 200,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan 9l City Bonds, 4 per cent lOO 20,000 14 Os. General Steam Navigation 15/. sh. 14/. pd 25 101. per cent. Hudson's Ray Stock 255 2,000 11. London Corn. Sale Rooms Av. 751. oh. 19 8,000 Caoutchouc Company: 1241. pd 12 New Brunswick Land Compatsy/4„50/. pd 2,751 5/. per cent. Reversionary Int. 50c....100/. sh. 1001.1x1 133 2,633 51. per cent. Ditto New 100/. sh. 75/. pd 108 4,000 10,000 6s. Van Die.:ner.'s Land 1001. sh. 17/. pd 9 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES MARCH "16, 18.39. BANKS. 1,500,0091. 6/. p. ct. Bank 01 Scotland...B3/. Os. Sd. oh all pd 188/. 2,000,0)01. 51 p. ct. 14 yal of Scotland 100/. sh. all pd 104 500,000/. Sp. ct. British Linen Company 1001. sh. all pd 237/. 3,000,000/. 61. p. ct. Commercial 5OOl. sh. 1001.1x1 175/. 5.000,000 t. sn. ct. National lOO/. sh. 101. pd RV. 2,000,0001. N. r. ct. Glasgow Union 250/. sh. 50/. pd 83/, 4,000,010!. 4p. ct. Western of Scotland 2OOl. sh 40/. pd 571. INSURANCE COMPANIES. 250,0005 h. 61 p. ct. Scottish Union 201. sh. 1/. pd 283 7,504 S i t p. ct. Hercules lOO/. sh. 101. pd yd. o'. 100,000 sp. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland .10/. sh. all lid 9!. 17s. 50,000 6p. et. North British 900/. th. 10/. pc! 20/. 1,000 sp. et. Caledonian Fire 100/. sh. 10/. pd 19/.los 5,000 6p. ct. Edinburgh iet'loo/. sh. 104 rel 141 los 100,000 31 . ct. West of Scotland lOl. pd 71 es MISCELLANEOUS. 4,810 ..... Edin. and Glas. Un. Canalso/. sh. all pd 10/. Ditto Allocated ofy. 611. all pd 471. 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stock Water 25/. sh. all pd Carron Iron Company ...2501. sh. all pd 441. 2,0005 h 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Founders , 50/. sh pd 52/, 10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass 20/. sh. 161. pd 81 4,501) 10 par cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 25/. sh. all pd 001. 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas ah. all pd 564 750 71 per cent. Leith Coal Gas 201.50. all pd 50/. 1,200 Edinburgh and Dalkeith Itarwayso/. ah 36/. 3,0011 5 tier (Amt. Equitable Loan Canipany sh. pit Louis XIV.—We are requested to•state that a new edition of the Life and Times of Louis the Fourteenth, by G. P. R. James, Esq., author of "Darnley," "Richelieu," " The Huguenot," &c., in four vols. Bvo., with many fine portraits, will be published with the Magazines on the 30th instant, by Mr. Bentley, New Burlington -street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty, who has als - o just ready for publication. Mr. G. P. R. James's new romance entitled " Charles Tyrell." MARKET INTELLIGENCE. ( From the London New Price Current of last Evening.) SUGAR.-The advanced rates of this day week have been supported for brown as well as for yellow qualities of British Plantation, and in some instances 6d. advance' has been obtained for the former. The purchases since Tuesday have been 950 hhds and tierces, very ordinary brown Berbice at 60s, good brown chrystalized Demerara 63s 6d, fine yellow 71s, low middling Jamaica 64s to 655, middling to good middling 66s to 675, fine Barba does 72s the lowest price of Sugar suitable for the scale is 645, and it is difficult to purchase low dry brown under 61s. The deliveries continue large, and the surplus in the comparative stocks has further decreased. There have been several arrivals. This afternoon the market presented a quiet appearance, the demand from the refiners was very limited, and the grocers generally refrained from purchasing, but the show continuing small enabled importers to obtain about previous prices. The purchases are only 170 hhds and trs. REFINED.-All descriptions have sold freely for home consumption at rather higher prices ; Lumps equal to the standard have been sold at 80s, rather under 7s 6d a 795, and which is the lowest price for goods suitable for the scale ; large and brown Lumps have commanded 76s a 77s 6d ; the nominal value of ' double Crushed is 44s ; some made from Manilla is offering at 383 ; 35s 6d has been refused ; sales of i('lb Hambro' Loaves at 48s ; Bastards have secured a fair sale at late rates, and in some instances the lower descriptions have brought is ad vance, nothing is to be purchased under 503. Treacle has sold to a fair extent, common at 29s a 29s 6d, but for patent 30s a 325, and for the best old make 32s has been obtained; some parcels made from Manilla have been taken for the British Colonies at 18s per cwt. Dutch Crushed Sugar continues in good request, and 200 libels have been sold deliverable here at 355, and a small parcel from Ant werp at 34s per cwt. MAURITIUS.- A good demand has prevailed for all descriptions, both for the scale and refining ; the lower descriptions have brought rather higher prices, good and fine sorts have maintained previous rates ; at pub lic sale, 7,428 bags_were all disposed of-tine brown at 62s to 635, low middling yellow, 63s 6d to 645, middling to good, 64s 6d to 66s 6d, fine, 67s to 68s per cwt. By private contract some parcels have been sold at similar rates. There have been several arrivals. For auction to-morrow 8,500 bags are declared ; the large parcels which continue to be brought to the hammer show that importers are anxious to realize at present prices. The delivery from the warehouses last week was not large. This afternoon there was less demand, and former rates were not maintained by is per cwt; 5,061 bags 143 bar rels were offered at auction ; of the former 1,500 bags were taken in, the remainder sold as follows, fine yellow at 66s to 66s 6d, mid to good 63s 6d to 655, good to fine dry brown 62s 6d to 635; the brls fetched 65s for good yellow. EAST INDIA.-Bengal has sold to a fair extent for home consumption, at previous rates ; at auction 4,100 bags went as follows, good to fine white at 68s to 68s 6d, middling to good middling 66s to 67s 6d, good to fine dry brown 59s to 6 Is, mid.yellow 645. Siam has been in fair demand,and 1,100 bags have been sold by private contract at prices is higher, 28s 6d to 31s 6d obtained for good middling to fine white. Manilla is wanted, but the short supply, and the increasing demands of importers have prevented much business. The arrivals of Bengal and other descriptions have been large during the past week. This afternoon 250 casks 705 bags Bengal were offered at auction, the former were withdrawn, the latter sold at rather lower prices, good to fine white at 66s to 675, damps 65s 6d to 66s per cwt. FOREIGN. -White and yellow Havannah are wanted at late quotations, but the short supply and unwillingness of holders to sell at present rates have prevented much busi ness, 30s has been paid for 40 boxes of the latter of fine quality. Brazil of strong quality has been sought after at full prices, but the operations have again been limited, in consequence of the short supply; soft descriptions are not much in demand. This afternoon, 400 chests Bahia were offered at public sale ; 170 chests consisted of brown quality, these sold with animation is above the valuations, and a part was taken by the Refiners, low greyish 23s to 245, middling to good 24s 6d to 25s 6d, one lot 26s ; the remainder con sisted of low to good greyish white, and were nearly all taken in at 29s to 345, being 2s above their value, a few lots of good sold at 32s to 34s per cwt. MOLASSES.-West India have sold to a fair extent at the advanced rates of this day week, common qualities have brought 31s to 325, and fine 33s 6d a 345; the sales are 200 puns. This afternoon 74 puns St. Kitts at public sale sold at 30s to 31s 6d. COFFEE.-British Plantation has been much sought after at an advance on previous rates of 2s to 3s fur clean qualities ; mid Jamaica by private con tract has brought 116 s to 118 s, and in some instances 120 s ; Berbice and Demerara have been sold at 113 s to 116 s for mid quality ; unclean sorts are is 6d a 2s higher, 90s paid for ordinary unclean Demerara. Prices continue to advance for all descriptions of East India. Ceylon has been inquired after, and 103 s has been paid for small par cels of good ordinary. Mocha at rather higher prices. For Foreign the demand has been extensive, and is advance has been obtained : the private purchases in St. Domingo have been 6,000 bags fine ordinary coloury at 47s to 48s, common good ordinary 455, a small parcel of superior at 40s a 50s; and 4,000 bags Brazil, good and fine ordinary at 46s to 49s per cwt, and fair ord 43s to 43s 6d. This afternoon there was no auction of West India: ne public salePof other sorts consisted of 354 bags Ceylon, 200 bags .J.va, at the 9d duty, and 100 frazi:s Mocha, all of which sold briskly, Ceylon, at Is advance, good yellow brought 103 s to 103 s 6cl, common green with all faults 2025, black 35s to 365. Java sold rather dearer, good yellow at 77s to 77s 6d. Mocha went at 91a 6d for common green, being its full value.. Wddling Jamaica is held for Il6s to 120 s, and Berbice 114 s to 116 s. For a cargo of St. Domingo afloat 50s. is asked. TEA-There has been rather more business doing in good descriptions of free trade, end the prices obtained are equal to those of the last quarterly sale; several breaks of Company's Cnngou have been sold at Is 2d. SPICES.-In Pimento 4d to 44-d has been paid by pri vate contract for a few parcels: tine is held for 44d. 853 bags Malabar Pepper, and 228 bags Sumatra offered at public sale, sold briskly, the former at 4-Icl a 41d for light to good heavy, being its full value : the latter went id higher, and brought 4d a 4id for common stalky ; there are no sellers of common Sumatra under 4d per lb. East India Ginger at late rates. In Cinnamon prices remain firm. Cassia Lignea is held firmly. This afternoon the auctions consisted of 854 bags Sumatra Pepper, and 2,000 pockets Bengal Ginger, the former sold at id higher prices, middling at 4id to 44d; the latter went at 22s for good quality. COCOA.-British Plantation at previous rates ; for Foreign there has not been much demand; a small parcel of fine Brazil sold at 395. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-Rum, at an ad vance of Id at lid per gall. The transactions in Leewards have been 600 puns, proof to 4 per cent over at 3s 2d a 3s 3d, sto 8 over 3s 4d a 3s sd, 9 to 12 over 3s 6d a3s 7d, 32 to 37 over 4s 9d a ss. Of Jamaica 250 puns have been sold, 25 to 26 per cent. over at 4s 10d, 30 to 32 over 5s a 5s 2d, 33 to 38 over 5s 3d a 5s 6d. Brandy at fully late rates. Geneva at previous prices. British Corn Spirits at 103 9d, but in the market sales have been made 2d to 3d below that figure. OILS.-In the value of Fish Oils there is little change. 100 tuns Southern at public sale sold at 2515 s a 2615 s for . mid to good quality. The few sales in Sperm have been at 921 a 941 for good and fine quality. Linseed has sold slowly at 27s a 27s 3d. Rape is not cheaper. Olive has been taken sparingly. SALTPETRE-Rough 25s 6d to 27s for low to good qua lity, and there are now few sellers excepting at 6d advance. British Refined at 31s 6d in hhds, and 32s in brls. F I'ALLow.-On the spot, 48s a 48s 6d for Petersburgh yellow candle of first quality. For delivery in the kit three months, 45s 6d a 45s 9d. IRISH MARKETS. DUBLIN MARKET NOTE for the WEEK ENDING MAR. 22. From i To 159 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 3l 0140 0 o Bere l6 stone 0 0 0 Barley 211 Oats l4 stone l3 9 16 0 0 Flour, per cwt.... 8 static — 0 0 0 Oatmeal.-- 8 stone — 0 0 Sold to Bakers only. 16,281 Cwt. Flour 22 0 25 6I 24 4 Average price of Wheat and Flour 655. 4.1. per sack. from 225. Od. to '251. Od. Receipts of Flour, 11,713 Firsts Seconds from 19s. Od. to 225. Od. Sales of Do. 18,003 Thirds from ' . los. Od. to 12s. Od. PRICE OF BREAD. Quartern Loaf 104 I Half Quartern sd. CORK MARKETS.—March 23 When (per 205t.)20s ed. to 368. Odd Oats (per.l4st.) ... 1I s . 6d. to 14s. 6d Barley (per 16st.)11; 3 22 3 'Flour (per cwt )...i6 0 32 0 Oatmeal (per cwt.) 12s. Od. to 16"... 6d. Beef, 4d. to 7d.—Mutton, Sd. to 6d.—Veal, 4d to ficl. Pork, &id. to sd.—Fresh Butter, 10d. to 11d. per lb. PRICE OF BUFFER. Ts the Merchants. A vorilße. a 24 I 5 e .- 0 To the Country First Quality S3s. 745. Second SI 72 Third • Fourth 6O Fifth 53 47 Sixth 4B 3B CLON HELL MA RKETS.—March 23. Per Cwt. s. d. s. d. New Rutter 6B oto 90 0 Oatmeal 12 0 12 3 Rendered Lard • 52 0 Pei tour, Second 0 44 0 Household...— 0 42 0 Per s. d. s. d. Hides (raw) 0 to 24 0 Bacon Pigs 38 0 40 0 Heads 28 0 Bag. Flour, Thirds 0 32 0 —Fe urths 22 o 0 carrel. Rapeseed 20 0 0 Barley 13 0 15 6 Bert 8 4 10 0 Coals Per Stone. Wheat. 1 8 110 I Tallow (rough) 4 0 6 0 Vats 0 8 C 0 1 Potatoes 0 3 0 4 KILKENNY MARKETS. Wh pat (per barrel)2Bs. Od. to 3ros. Od. Beef (per 11)... { . Os. Od. to Os. Bd. Barley 14 0 16 • Mutton 0 5 0 6 o.lts emur (per bag)....25 0 44 0 Veal 0 5 0 8 Butter (per cwt.)...90 0 92 0 Fresh Butter 0 0 016 Bacon Pigs 40 0 41 0 Salt Ditto Coals 1 0 1 2 Potatoes (per st.) 0 2 0 3 HAMBURG GR) MARKETS. AIN. Wheat, Marks 462 to 4&6 -- Mecklenburg 432 to 4Sfi -- Magdeburg 432 to 456 Eider 416 to 456 Anhalt, white 474 to 495 red ... 474 to 493 Holstein fiye, Mecklenburg— 2ol to 270 liolstein 250 to 300 Oats, Upland,.. — to Mecklenburg 165 to :74 -- Eider l4O to i7O Holstein "53 to 270 Petersh.pc:ltiga to Malt, Pomeranian 193 t , 200 Buck Wheat to Peace, Upland, ycllow 255 to 330 Beans ""1. to 255 Archangel to Barley, hlecklenburgh 210 to 228 Magdeburgh . 230 to 270 Lower Elbe , to Fares "55 to art, itape.eeti 40S to 495 Ditto Cakes Linseed ditto 52 to 54 , COTTON. Carolina and Tennessee 7.% to 99,i Maranham Georgia. Ist sort 9%, 0 Madras 6l /4 II 2,1 3d and 4th .... 7% 8% Mining() COFFEE. Mocha 10 to 11 Domingo Batavia 5% 6% La 6uayra Sumatra 4 4% Porto Rico Rio 4% 6 Havannah Bahia SUGAR.— (With 8% Discount.) Havanna!) White ...6% to S Brown 5% 6% I Brown s'g 6 Rio Whit e 6 *.% Pernambuco, White ...6% 7 'Brown 4 1 4 to 51,4 5 (3% 5 5;? 7 1 ,4 4yy 7 NEW MARRIAGE ACT.—No less than nine notices of marriage were read at the Board of the Bari... staple Union, on Friday last. DIED. Ro O ss r: tls e e w l id 4th w o in f s L t. i , eu a te t na li n i t ngs Ti t l o l c i i a , m n i e t a o r .4, P orts ., an uth d n lothe i r of Rear-Admiral Ross, C. 8., m Commanderß -in-chi ef in t ie Pacific, aged 92. of - --- London: Printed and Publish ed by IULTRDO Yu' Strand , in i) , No. 112, Stranu, at The Sun 0 Wee. No. 112, the county of Middlesex. — Wednesd a y , Moroi' 27, 183 EVEN I ., NG E DITI 1 DOINGS OF THE PARSOI (From the Western Times.) We have heard much of late of the shameful i 141 - ference of the Clergy of the Established Church a elections ; but their behaviour during the contest j 1 t terminated in the Northern Division, has excited t b uf surprise of many reflecting Conservatives. The case the son-in-law of the Bishop, the Rev. Mr. Da Boule who canvassed on a Sunday, is not a solitary one. T Curate of a small parish near Hatherleigh was observ. to in the churchyard after the evening service, engaged in canvassing the farmers, and telling them the polite opinions of a non-resident landlord. During the In :at. of the polling at Crediton, an aged and rich Pars( cn.. well•known for his generous disposition, was overhea rd . by the crowd threatening a voter in Mr. Buller's.'nter asi . to tell his non-resident landlord of him, which cio en• • raged them, that this excellent successor of the Ap.7stle: was only saved from summary vengeance by the pr wise - worthy interference of two gentlemen of Mr: Bulfei s Committee. Another of these pious gentry was .51 - served to level a tremendous blow with his stick Opt t which was dexterously avoided) at a person in t b e crowd who had addressed some low epithet to him. In a neighbouring district a worthy son of t Church, who seems to have as lively a sense of grr bti tude towards his patron, as Mr. Rowe, and who, si ace the issuing of the writ, has been engaged night and day in canvassing for Mr. Buck, was o bserved in corn' slay with one of his brethren on the mo rning of Friday List, standing at the principal entrance :to the town, to seize upon the straggling voters, and eithe r by intimidation or weighty reasons, get them to vio late their prom.; .se. This same parson, was observed .during the day to come from a house in which a gang of Tory bludg eon men were stationed (one of whom by his own confession had just been released from gaol).. All who k now this pious ambassador of Christ , must be re mare that his visit to these ruffian s was for the purpose of restraining them fror, o violence. Suf fice it to say, however, that to wards the close of the day they fell on Mr. Sand ers of Cha wleigh, and beat him in such an unmerciful to tanner, that. he lay senseless on the ground ; but a body -of the Winkleigh voters, who are nearly to a man in 114:: r. Buller's favour, coming up unexpectedly, gave them ruffians such a drubbing as will probably be remem hen ,d by them to the latest hour of their existence. We wonder whether the London Times will call the clergy .of North Devon " surpliced ruffians." The Vicar of Colehrooke is retut lied 'again to take charge of his flock. The Rev. Gent., we hear, came to Credition, early on Saturday morning, with an intention of voting for Mr. Buck, but it is ge .ntrally supposed that the Tory agents, although they were beating up for votes in all quarters, advised him. t o return home again without voting. Among the most glaring instances of clerical par tiality, none could be more deserving cf.f reprobation than that of the parson of Eastdoswo, who, we are in formed on respectable and indispoltable authority, ac tually entered his church on Sunday,. with ail his family and servants (with the honourable exception of one of his daughters), decorated with the d etested emblem of Toryism, and thus offended the greater portion of his congregation, by mixing up the vir&ence of political partisanship with that feeling which should be exclusive in the sacred precincts of holy worship. This must, we should think, in the breast of every sigh t-mindcd person do serious injury to the cause this Revo: rend Magistrate advocates. The curate of Bow, having no one to enjoy the plea-. sure with him in his own parish, upon circumstance of Mr. Buck's return, and having also a. desire that the bells should be rung on the occasion, and knowing it was useless to apply to the ringers with in his own pa rish, dispatched his man after evening se,-vice to a dis tant parish to procure ringers. They were procured—. went and rung—had their reward for wailking 26 miles and ringing—the mighty sum of 2s. each °lid a dinner. What makes the matter worse, the ring( ws were pro fessed reformers and universal-suffrage i nen. Their conduct shows that they: valued the paltti hire more than their suffrage. THE PUBLIC VERSUS THE PAR LIAMENT. (From the Scotantan.) On Monday the debate on the Corn-laws c ame to a conclusion, and the Commous decided, by 34'-2 to 195, that they would not go into Committee to cot udder the question. They have decided that they will not hear the evidence offered of the pernicious effect of the mo nopoly—they have decided that they w ill not even enter on the question whether it shall be touched. We ven ture to say that all the raving of the Chartist dema gogues, and all the wild echoes that have responded to them, will not do half so much as these two decisions to shake the confidence of sober-thinking men in the present House of Commons—to make them reflect and doubt", whether the welfare of the cismmunity at large is safe in the hands of a body, of whom so great a proportion have interests adverse to those of their fellow-citizens. The unblushing selfishness which has dictated these two votes, will enter (WO' into the reflections of the people, and cannot but strongly affect their sentiments. For men who thus coldly seek to prop their own fortunes with the misery of millions, there can be none of that charity with which the perversities of honest enthusiasm are contemplated. When the Legislator is called oil to follow closely the footsteps of the Philosopher, there are allowances for ignorance and honest prejudice and intellectual obtuse ness—the quicker intellects exercise patience to those of slower motion, and a candid posterity makes allow ances for disinterested error. So are questions as to the proper position of political power, as to ranks and privileges—nay, even as to religious differences--dealt with. But it is not so when the Legislator selfishly grasps at profit from the misery of others. Charity to his errors is limited to the narrow circle of those who have a common interest with him—the rest of mankind abhor the act and the actor. The House of Commons have resolved to follow " the g ood old rule— " That they should take w ho have the power, And they should keep who can." And we fear they will find others far too ready to echo the principle that right is with the strong. ,Historians rouse our indignation by their eloquent denunciations of the cruel monopolies of the 17th century ; but it was beyond the sage despotism of Elizabeth, and the profligate tyranny of the Stuarts, to make a monopoly of bread. Such a consummation rose before the patriots of the age as a thing which might be imagined, but which was too dreadful to be realized. We are told, in Sir Simon D'Ewes's Journal for the year 1601, that when Sir Robert Wroth was stirring up the indignation of the House of Commons against a list of monopolies, a member of the name of Hackwell startled the assembly by crying out, "Is not bread there ?" " Bread, bread !" quoth one ; "Bread !" quoth another ; " This voice seems strange i" quoth a third ; " No," quoth Mr. Hackwell, "but if order be not taken with these, bread will be there before the next Parliament." We look with some degree of pride to the list that we have printed of the names of the representatives Of Scotland in the division. Whoever are the Members whose selfishness has on this occasion overpowered their affection for the Liberal cause, our Liberal repre sentatives have been true. We find in the list of those who voted for the monopoly, but one name which we have been accustomed to rank on the Liberal side. We could point to more than one representative among the twenty-six, whose decision must have been a tri umph of conscientious principle over interest, and we hope the country will not be ungrateful for the sacrifice. The representatives of Scotland show a majority of seven against the Corn-laws. The Hon. Member for Kilmarnock has been absent from both the divisions on the Corn-law question. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (LLOYD'S.) DEAL,IA mat 24.—The Rhoda, Kay, from Newcastle to St. Malo, has arrived in the Downs, with loss of jib-boot ° ' &c., and bows stove, having been in contact off Lowestoffe, on the 22d inst., with the Assiduous, Smith, from Shields t° London, The latter has been assisted into Harwich, With damage, by the Brilliant, of Aldborough. WATERFORD, MARCH 22.—The Ann and Marv, Randal' in working down the river, got in contact with H. M. Steame r Pigmy, and started her bows, &c., run on shore, and rem ained till the following tide in a dangerous situation. YARMOUTH, MARCH 23.—The Audacious, Cracknell,fre Ipswich to this port, in making the harbour, struck on wreck of the Buenos Ayres packet, lately sunk at the back °, the South Pier, knocked a hole in her bottom, and sunk colnin, up the harbour, but was got up and into dock this morning. PARIS, MARCH 24.—The Achille, Semine], sailed 6911 : France in November, for Martinique, and has not since b een heard of. Just published, toy e had Gratis, NEW MUST C.—A Quantitof MUSICAL BOX ES playing' upwards of 400 Airs, Overtures, &c., being for Sal , List of the Music is now published ; also the prices of the Olt Boxes. The List can be sent by post , as a single letter. 11)"",.: be had gratis, from T. COX S AVORY , Goldsmith, .Silve ry smith, Watchmaker, Sze., 47, Coinhill, London (Seven D'" °— from Gracechurch-street). B IR On the 24th inst., at Bleinel-house, Brompton, the A-4'd, of the O Rev. 11. S. Pollard , M , of a son. n t.e 17th inst.rs. Nightingale, the lady of the D- 141 , ° .. r of Kingston-upon-Thames, of a son, who, having b een r bis elected in November last, has had. two sons born during mayoralty. f Mar l- On the 21st inst., the lady of J os i a h Rolls, Esq., ° borough-place, Old Kent-road, Surrey, of a son. „ of On the 22d inst., in Alfred-place, Mrs. W. V. Stephens' a son. r On the 24th inst., at St. John's-wood, the lady o f Seymour, 49th Regiment, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 23d inst., at Harpenden, llerts, Ralph Thoma.s:„,11:101 of Crane-court, Fl ee t- s t ree t, t o M a ry Ann, daughte r of w" Kerl, Esq., of Harpenden. I