The Sun. — London, England, 1844-06-08 00:00:00

IRELAND. MR. O'CONNELL IN PRISON. DUBLIN, JUNE s.—Yesterday, as welllas on every previous day since the sentence, considerable numbers of our most re spectable citizens, including many Liberals who are not re pealers, such as Archbishop Murray, Mr. Purcell, Mr. Ber wick, &c., left their names at the Richmond Bridewell. This day, in accordance with the published notification, no visitors were admitted. Some surprise has been caused by the non appearance of any: address from Mr. O'Connell since his in carceration; but in this respect Mr. O'Connell is not a free agent, inasmuch as the prison regulations, as interpreted by the committee of superintendence, prohibit the issuing of any political document. THE WRIT OF ERROR. The assignment of error, in the case of the Queen v. O'Con nell and others, was handed in before the rising of the Court of Queen's Bench. The Freeman's Journal of this day says : " The Crown have now, upon this proceeding, to enter a joinder in demurrer, which they may take four days to do, but which it is expected they will forthwith enter, and then the Court will be called upon to decide. Of course that deci sion will only be pro forma, because the points relied on in the assignment have already been ruled by the Court against the traversers. The decision thus come to will be entered on the record, and new writs of error will be then brought upon the whole record, on behalf of each of the defendants below. This process, unless any unforseen delay shall shall be given on the part of the Crown, will be complete before the termi nation of this week, and the writs will be dispatched to the House of Lurds before the commencement of the next. It may not be here out of place to state that there can be no , error assigned upon the celebrated charge of the Chief Jus tice, nor upon the fact that evidence which, in law was ad missible as against certain traversers only, had been per mitted to go to the jury as against all. These matters can not appear upon the record, and, therefore, cannot come under the judicial cognizance of a court of error, whose province it is, to correct errors in the record. The counsel for the con spirators' are doing everything in their power to speed the final decision in the case." POPULAR DEMONSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. The following reports are abridged from the provincial journals received this day : COUN'TY OF KERRY. . TRALEE.—A preparatory meeting was held on Monday in the Chamber of Commerce, the Rev. Mr. O'Flahorty in the chair, when a requisition was drawn up and numerously signed, ,convening a meeting for Sunday next in the square, to express their condolence and sympathy with and for Mr. O'Connell on the injustice of his incarceration. KILLARNEY.—A correspondent thus writes :—" The most numerous and respectable meeting I tier witnessed in Kil larney was held to-day (Sunday), in the Court-house, Denis Shine Lawlor, Esq., in the chair, to express sympathy with the imprisoned patriots, and to mark the deep indignation of the people against the injustice of the sentence that con signed them to a dangeon. Resolutions with that view were passed, and to morrow all work ceases,. and the shops are to be closed. ON THE CURRENCY QUESTION. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) It is rather surprising that the measures lately proposed by her Majesty's Ministers for the future regulation of the cur • rency should have - been received with such general approba tion by all parties. We can only aeeount for this favourable reception of the Government project by supposing that few persons are disposed to go very deeply into currency ques tions at all. It; however, it was more generally known that the property of all men fluctuated with the variations of the currency, this subject would command very general attention. The Government measures have been so fully discussed in the newspapers that it would 'be quite superfluous to go through them again in detail. The chief subject, however, under consideration must not be omitted—the note circulation. This resolves itself into two divisions—the note circulation of the Bank of England, and the note circulation of private and joint-stock banks. The former is now to be limited to 14,000,000/. upon securities, and to an additional sum vary ing with the deposit of bullion in possession of the Bank. This deposit of bullion at the present time is about 16,000,0001. ; therefore, the Bank of England, under the. new regulation; may issue notes to the amount of 30,000,000/, or about 8,000,0001. above the present amount of its circulation. The bank of issue is to be distinct, from the general banking department, and the prOfits of the circulation above 14,000,000/. are to accrue to Government, and the general banking department must hand over bullion to the bank of issue for all notes it requires be yond the sum of 14,000,0001. We have here an attempt at providing for the exigencies of the country, and a security to the public for all notes issued by the bank, in the shape of a deposit of bullion, &c. ; but, in case of the withdrawal of that bullion, a corresponding contraction of the Bank of Eng land notes. Let us examine the natural results of this ar rangement. In times like the present, when we are suffer ing from an abundance of money, with interest running at 2 per cent. in the London market, we are liable to the further issue of 8,000,0001. of Bank notes, and the consequent reduc tion of interest to 1 per cent. In times of scarcity, when gold is leaving the country, and interest running at 5 per cent., or above, we shall be subjected to a violent contraction of the Bank of England note circulation, thereby increasing the rate of interest, and the difficulty of obtaining discounts, and pro ducing failure and distress throughout the whole country. This, then, is the necessary operation of the new Govern ment measures regarding the Bank of England note circula tion. By all sound writers on the currency, it has been plainly shown, that the Bank of England has erred most during times of a full currency add favourable ex changes, by increasing her circulation of notes, and lending money at very low rates of interest, instead of contracting her' accommodation, and retiring from the money market until the glut of money had passed away. In the Govern ment project we see, instead of a check upon this evil, on the contrary:, a decided opportunity granted to the Bank of Eng land to augment it. We see, also, instead of the valued power of accommodating the public by liberal assistance, in times of scarcity, an absolute withdrawal of that power in direct proportion as it is most likely to be required. Having said thus much on the subject of the Bank of England cir- I culation, we come to the second division of our subject—. the circulation of the country bankers. Here we are, indeed, at a loss to imagine why the banks of Scotland and Ireland are wholly omitted from the regula tions which are proposed for the English banks of issue. If the object of Government is this, as nearly as possible to assimilate the currency of the country at large to a metallic currency, the first step should undoubtedly have been, that of withdrawing the small notes still in circulation in Scot land and Ireland ; but, instead of this measure, the circu lation of the country banks in England alone is to be subjected to an arbitrary limitation, taken from the average of the last two years' circulation—a period showing an average the lowest that could possibly be found ! We object, in toto, to the charge made by the Government against the country banks of issue, that they constantly augment their notes, when the Bank of England is endeavouring to contract her's. If they were guilty of this practice, they would certainly afford the coun try some relief during a period of commercial pressure and difficulty; but the circulation of country notes (not payable in London) has been shown to depend upon a certain local demand, which is regulated by the prices of agricultural and other produce, and by the payment of rent,• taxes, &c, and has nothing whatever to do with the operation of Bank of England paper, which alone finds its way into the centre of trade and commerce, and adjusts the balance of all large pay ments in London, or throughout the provinces. A contrac tion of the circulation of Bank of England notes, by causing a general fall in prices, will speedily reduce the circulation of country notes; but, above all, it should be borne in mind, that the regular exchange of country notes between banker and banker, and the general practice of allowing interest on all deposits in the country, alone prevents a country bank note from circulating any length of time. Viewing, then, the Government scheme as•ft whole, though attended with some - advantage, we cannot but see that it is fraught with much danger and some injustice. With danger, because it will have a tendency to increase the fluctuations of interest, from extremely low to extremely high rates • also to afford extra vagant accommodati on a t one t i me, and very hurtful pres sure at another. With injustice, because it is founded upon a false assumption that the country bankers are answerable for contrary exchanges, and able to counteract the stringent measures of the Bank of England ; whilst, if they - were so, the Scotch and Irish banks are entirely left out of the ques tion, as if they were beyond the province of legislative in terference. CAIIERCIYEEN.—The inhabitants of Caherciveen are to meet on Thursday next, to denounce the prosecution and the injustice of the late proceedings in the Queen's Bench. LISTOWEL.—The people of Listowel had their shop windows closed on receiving the intelligence of the Libe rator's incarceration.—Kerry Examiner. COUNTY OF KILKENNY. CALLAN, SUNDAY EVENING.—The most numerous meeting ever held in Callan took place in the parish chapel-yard, for the purpose of adopting measures suitable to the present crisis. There could not have been, at the smallest calcula tion, less than 5,000 persons present. The temperance band was in attendance, with their instruments muffled with black crape. Arrangements were made for setting on foot the col lection of the repeal rent. After giving three cheers for O'Connell and his brother martyrs, Repeal, for Smith O'Brien, and the Queen,. the meeting separated.—Kelkenny Journal. CITY OF KILKENNY.—In accordance with a requisition numerously signed, directed to the Mayor, a meeting was held on Saturday last, in the Tholsel, for the purpose of adopting an address, to be presented to Mr. O'Connell, on the occasion of his imprisonment. After the adoption of resolu tions, the meeting separated, having given three cheers for O'Connell and Repeal.—Kiilienny Journal. A prayer was offered at each of the chapels of the Arch diocese of Cashel, by the direction of the Archbishop, for the safe delivery of the Liberator from his captivity. The clergy of the diocese of Kiilaloe have resolved to send through their enlightened and patriotic Prelate their subscriptions to the Repeal Association, in the course of next week.—Tipperary Vindicator. COUNTY OF TIPPERARY. NEsracir:—lt having been announced that an adjourned meeting was to take place in the Temperance-hall, at two o'clock on Sunday, for the purpose of organising the vigor ous collection of the repeal rent, that spacious building was thronged to excess long before the appointed hour. When the gentlemen who were to take part in the proceedings ar e-rived, the crowd became so dense that it was found necessary • - to adjourn to the church. Even that edifice was hardly suffi cient to accommodate the immense multitude who had • assembled. On the motion of T. Fitzpatrick, Esq., solicitor, the , Rev. Nicholas Power, C.C., was called to the chair. After an argumentative and eloquent speech, the Rev. Gen tlemup_called upon every man to contribute to the repeal fund, and raise up such a treasury as would convince their Tory rulers that repeal was not dead. Sixty-three gentlemen • came forward and paid 11. each, after which smaller subscrip , poured iu from all parts of the meeting. Men, women, and children contributed ; never in the course of our lives did we witness such enthusiasm ; the nainds.ofthe people are worked up to the highest state of excitement; they think of -nothing, speak of nothing but O'Connell. The various trades of Nenagh hasp contributed separately—all grades and classes are animated by the same feelings. • It is calculated that by the end of alie present week the amount of repeal rent collected in Nenagh will exceed 1001. ROSCREA.—There was a parochial meeting on Sunday to express sympathy with the Lib era t or on hi s imp r isonm en t ; the =Very Rev. T. Blake in the chair; E. S. Egan, Esq., Se cretary. It was d ec id e d t h at as soon as the repeal rent was collected (in about a week) that a deputation should proceed to Dublin to present. an address to Mr. O'Connell. Tentena.atoins.—A meeting of the people of Templemore, Killeagh, and Clonmore, was held on Sunday in the chapel yard here, to address our beloved Liberator. THURLES.—A most numerous meeting was held in this town,, at which spirited and energetic resolutions were adopted. BoninsonErGin—The repeaters of Borrisoleigh held a pre paratory meeting on Sunday, and will hold a general meet ing of the parish on Thursday, to determine on the best means of testifying their sympathy with the Liberator in his impri sonment. Never on any former occasion was the feeling of the people so thoroughly alive to the painful but inspiriting position of the repeal cause as at present. CLONMEL, SUNDAY EVENING.—The meeting to-clay was one of the most enthusiastic ever held in this town. The spirit ofnatiunality has been never more earnestly manifested. Clonmel will send nearly 2001. to the fund. CARRION-ox-Suni.— A very crowded and respectable meeting of the inhabitants of this town and its vicinity was - held on Sunday, at the Town-hall, to express the popular sympathy and condolence with the Liberator and his fellow martyrs. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The meeting separated, giving three cheers for O'Connell. FETlLARD.—Archdeacon Laffan, the ever-vigilant patriot, heads the people here. The meeting on Sunday was most enthusiastic. A great collection will be made in sustaiument of the national treasury. Hoev-Cnoss.—The Rev. Michael Laffan presided at the meeting here on Sunday, and addressed the assembled mul titude in a most effective speech. BALLYCAIIILL.—A most numerous meeting was held in this parish, Mr. Michael Moylan, head repeal warden, in the chair. The Rev. John Molony having been requested to act as secretary, ascended the platform, and soon after read aloud and solemnly the sentence on the Liberator and the other traversers, and told in simple and affecting language the cir cumstance of O'Connell's daughters meeting their venerable parent at the prison door, and welcoming him there for the lore ofcountry. The tears were seen streaming down in all parts of the meeting, and great sensation continued for some minutes. The Rev. Gentleman then read the addresses of Mr. O'Connell and Mr. Smith O'Brien. "For you (he con tinued) these addresses were unnecessary. Peace and agita tion you would have without them. I know you all well, and mire am I not one of you is even dreaming of anything but peace and constitutional agitation. Did you ever love O'Connell as you do to-day ?---(Cries of Never.') Were you ever so determined to make such sacrifices, and to be always e led and sa id b y him ?—(Cries of Never.) I be -e you. • Though agitation, meetings, and resolutions are just now excellent things, they will not do without the shil lings. The fines for all must be paid. The funds of the Repeal Association must be supplied.—(Cries of You shall have the shillings i n a b un d ance nest Sunday.')" The meeting separated with l ou d cheer!. for O'Conell and Repeal. CASstEL.—Under the presidency of the Venerable Dean M`Donnell, a most influential meeting VMS held on Sunday, and a series of admirable resolutions adopted, with a deter- - mination to collect the repeal rent immediately. —Tipperary Vindicator. -• COUNTY OF LIMERICK. A requisition is in the course of signature fifr presentation to the High Sheriff, Richard Quin Sleeman, Esq , on an early day, for the purpose of convening a public meeting of the county, to express their opinions on the State Trials gene rally, but particularly on the incarceration of our beloved Liberator.—Litnerick Reporter. • , T UE E M 1- EMPEROR OF ILITSSIA.—The . Black Eagle CORPORATION 0? LIMP:RIM—This day (Tuesday) a spe• cial meeting of the Corporation was held, convened f or th e steam-vessel, Commander S. B. C oo k, h as b een ordered to be fitted, at 11roolwich, for the express purp ose o f rece i v i ng purpose of adopting au address to the Liberator, an d sen di ng a deputation to present it t o him in pri son . Add resses his Imperial Majesty, and convey i ng t h e roya l visitor to the Continent, on his return to his o wn d om i n i ons. A number of were unanimously adopted to th e Lib era t or an d th e ot h er traversers.—Thicf. workmen are employed on the Black Eagle to make the MURDER IN TrprEnauv.—We re gre t t o i n f orm our necessary alterations and additi ons requ i re d f or the occasion, O readers of the perpetratio n o f a b ar b arous mur d er b etween and they are to be fi n i s h e d w ith .a ll poss ib le d i spatch. A. on room, constructed of wood, is in progress of erection on the ak tlhey-Pmorningark, Bal a lyb Saturday, theritt, and Kinnett Ist y, in instan t the K, between the's County, ; deck, for his Imperial Majesty's use. A similar room was ' hours of seven an d e i g ht o ' c l oc k . Th e v i ct i m, i n th i s i nstance, constructed on the deck of th e C yc l ops, steam-vessel, belong was James Stapleton, lately a resident in this town, and the Mg to the King of the Netherlands, which had the honour of supposed cause of this cru e l d ee d was th e c i rcums t ance conveying the Emperor to thi s co u ntry. I t i s expected that the Lightning, and probably o th eres t eamers b elonging to her a his having taken a sma ll f arm o f seven acres, out of wh i ch one Micha e l C onway w a s ev i cted. Sir Williana Lynar,R.Me Majesty, will embark the suite a nd carr i ages. foiind th e murdered man lying inside a ditch, horribly inuti- .CIIartACTERISTICs-e-At the - review at Wind sor , a fated. None of the neighbouring people went near the re- spectator, exulting in the magnificence of the warlike array, mains at of Stapleton, nor could they be induced to do so—the exclaimed, " What does Old Nick think of that?" To which f e as they alleged; being, that he had taken the ground out irreverent question, a Quaker -like personage, who neverthe ,of which others tmd been thrown. It appeared at the inquest less evinced great curiosity, and who mistook the persona ge that Stapleton was first fired. at—that he ran off, and having referred to, replied with a groan, he feared " Old N ic k would becia overtaken in s id e the ditch to which he fled fur protec- be but too delighted with it." than, his assailants beat in the back part of his head with a I THIMBLE-RIGGERS EVADING TUE LAW.—The in tion of which we.au3t,auPPoeed to be the st oc k o f a gun, a por- ' dustrious, although it cannot be said honourable, fraternity of found in the poor man's hand. It is said thimble-riggers have set to work to evade the law relative to that a child passing at the time heard the cries of poor their vocation as defined by Sir James Graham, and th e i r Stapleton begging the murderera to sp are hi s l i fe and he success was exhibited on many parts of the road from would quit the land; but this • ag a / a rs si t t i us perfectly apo- Windsor to the Slough railway station on Wednesday last. eryphal. An immediate search Lynar and the police, the result of whic.h w u a ted by Sir Wm. ; The instructions to the police were, to remove or destroy the that four per- I tables on which the pea and thimble movementspere per sons named Conway were arrested; but nothing mere suspicion at taches them. The police birirae(lir than formed, which they have literally effected; but the thimble riggers now substitute a small board, appearing only about ton, and a guard of police is placed over the cattle on his one foot square, and half an inch thick, and sitting down on ground.— Tipperary Vindicator. the road side, perform their sleight-of-hand movements upon • it while resting on their knees. At one part of the road The mortal remains of the late Marchioness of three thimble-riggers were actively engaged within twenty Bristol were interred in the fomily mausoleum at Ickworth, ards of each other, surrounded by numerous country people, near Bury St. Edmund's , ' on Wednesday, in the presence of losing their cash like simpletons and becoming the laughing stocks otliem v o ar re ti c e rt i tous spectators. The thimble-riggers all the weathers of her Ladyship's family. UNITED HILLS MINE COMPANY.—Thursday the had evidently testate with them, pltted'at the ]James Grahamto a N% o a u , u n l c fi e n t d h e it impossible approach ostshib l o e f their u enemies, annual meeting of this Company took place at the office, in • a tu n r d ns si o r f j t a h m e o Adams-court, Old Broad-street, Mr. Robert Clarke in the the evil, unless he is prepared to em to emounted and empower them to seize the ne p w e portable . pea boards chair. The Secretary read the report of the Directors, from which it appeared that the profit on the United Hills pit, when found in the possession of parties using them for the purpose of cheating others. during the last,vear, had recess 706/. ss. 9d., but which was THE MURDER, AT WESTON-SUPER-M ARE.—Sub hadSparrow; been paid for the purchase of Wheal Fanny and Wheal sequently to the date of the report, which w w hi as ch h s e v l e d published Charles, which mines w ere as y e t unpro d uc ti ve of profit. On • in our yesterday's impression, an inquest the whole adventure, therefore, there was a balance against body a the murdered woman. The evidence of theuPesneravanfhte, the Company of 344/. 14s. 4d. The balance of outlay for Ann Evans, who was the principal witness, added the year on Wheal Sparrow was 869/. 3s. 10d., but the in- facts to those detailed in our report, except some partieculliaerw creasing monthly returns from this mine justifies the Direc- of the last quarrel, in which the murderer and his wife were s tors in the belief that in a few months it would be totally I engaged, and the constant repetition of threats which he at extinguished, and that Wheal Sp arrow wou ld t h en b ecome a I last fatally put in execution. After the sev era l w i tnesses source of considerable profit. The Directors trusted at their ; had been examined, the prisoner was called in to hear the next meeting to present a much more favourable statement evidence. lle said it was lust, and added, "I did not wish to .oinfgtho,etitre,xaffteairaseivas the expenses now incurred were for open- ! punish her. I saw she fetched breath. I knew it would of a very profitale,lsere . votect s t r e eturn. ground, which would furnish the means happen sonic time or other, but was in hopes that I should thanks were The report having been adopted, have been kept from it." The jury returned a verdict of meeting a(ljournsd, the Chairman and Directors, when the " Wilful murder" against Joel Fisher, who was then con mittt;dfor trial. TO THE EDI7'OR OF THE SUN. Sru,—l agree with every word which your sensible and pithy correspondent " Common Sense," has written on• the the subject of the wicked as well as stupid measure of Peel, relating to the Currency and Banking. I ask, will commer cial Britain allow this obstinate mad man to go on and in volve the country in the desperate ruin he is preparing for it? Are we to have e repetition of the scenes and miseries of 1825, and nothing done to stop him in his cruel career? What, Sir, are the merchants of London about ? Why do they not instantly meet and enter their indignant protest against a measure, the miserable consequences of which, if carried, no one at present can justly estimate ? It really is appalling to think of what awaits us, and yet to witness the besotted indifference that seems to have seized upon the pub lic mind with regard to it. I earnestly entreat you, Mr. Editor, to try by your power ful pen to awaken the whole mercantile body of this country, and endeavour, if possible, to save us from the frightful mis chief that this measure involves in it. Your correspondent has most justly termed the framer of it a " lunatic," but we aro a nation of lunatics if we suffer it to pass. Sir, yours respectfully, Manchester, June 4, 1844. A MERCHANT. WATERLOO BRIDGE. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS, PROPOSED LOTTERY FOR ITS DISPOSAL. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. Thursday, the half-yearly general meeting of the Wa- GLOBE.--The Dissenters' Chapels Bill is within sight of terloo-bridge Company was held in the Crown and Anchor port, uninjured by the stormy opposition by which it has been Tavern, Strand—the Rev. Mr. Rush in the chair, assailed on its passage. The debate which last night arose on The Secretary read the report, which stated that the tolls the second reading will go far to remove the misapprehensions of the bridge were on the increase, which, since the last half of the sincere, and the misrepresentations of the interested, year amounted to 9,0871., being an increase of 2,5661. over the opponents of the measure. The very large majority of 190 in corresponding period of the preceding year. This might favour of the measure may well be appealed to by the Ministry partly be accounted for by the increase of traffic occasioned as an answer to the accusations brought against their pru by the stoppage of Westminster-bridge. This circumstance dence, for damaging their position with the country by in enabled the managing Directors to make a dividend of 12.. troducing the Bill, and persisti ng i n p ress i ng it against the on each annuity. The Company also proposed to go to I'ar- formidable opposition which its object had provoked liament to obtain a Bill to enable them to form an enbank- from the • confederation of Churchmen and. Dis ment or public terrace on the banks of the Thames, which senters, who had entered into a kind of holy alliance against it. would greatly enhance the value of their property. The We have reason to believe that so late as Wednesday the Go managers also anticipated a further source of revenue by the vernment was undetermined as to proceeding with the Bill removal of the several toll-gates on the Surrey new roads, during the present session. It was only upon an assurance which would take place this year ; and also from the forma- that the opposition would give a cordial support to the mea tion of the new street from Long-acre to Charlotte-street, sore;that Sir Robert Peel consented to brave the opposition Bloomsbury, which was in a great state of forwardness. with which he was threatened from the Inglis and Plumptre The report was confirmed, and adopted. section of his own friends. To allow the Government to stand Mr. COATES said he had a very important motion committed, to the Bill, malgre the expostulations and up to make. He observed that Waterloo-bridge was the braidings of the " unco' pious" portion of the community, finest structure of the kind in the world, but it was similar to was in Sir Robert Peel both courageous and politic. Had the the Irishman's benefit, it was all loss, and no gain ; he con- Premier succumbed to the party on his own benches which sidered that this bridge should be open to the public, it being sought in this instance to force upon him, as principles of leek one of the finest ornaments to the metropolis. This was the lation, the dogmas of their school, he would have resigned him age of speculation. The bridge had cost two millions of self to the most intolerant of guides, and would inevitably have money—he proposed to sell it, as the shopkeepers say, at "a found himself committed to the policy he affected to countenance, tremendous sacrifice"—(Loud laughter)—in fact, to get rid of when in opposition, for the purpose of obtaining their aid to obtain it "at half price." His plan was as follows :—to issue a the Government. Sir R. Peel having obtained his object, he now million of tickets, at 21s. each, and that the prizes should be gently loosens the bonds by which the bigots of his party sup limited to fifty ; the fortunate holders should, by the terms posed he was bound to them for ever. He shows them, in of the lottery, make the best bargain they could, and sell the every possible way, that though they were valuable in their bridge to Government, on the condition that it should be place for the purpose of keeping up a delusion in the thrown open to the public. country, he has too much prudence to attempt to carry on The CHAIRMAN reminded Mr. Coates that, to be enabled to the Government upon the principles they would force upon do this,theymust have an_ Act of Parliament to authorise the his adoption. Sir R. Peel knows that he can depend for aid proposed lottery. npon the men he once treated after another fashion. When any Mr. COATES—Certainly, which could easily be procured. measure in accordance with the principles upon which they, as The CHAIRMAN said the present meeting was not competent a Government, sought to legislate, is endangered by the im to entertain the motion, due notice of which ought to have practicable adherents to obsolete principles, Sir Robert Peel been given, so that especial general meeting of proprietors knows that he may depend on his opponents for the necessary might be called on the subject. aid to carry such measures. The Liberals are ready to Mr. Cosa Ea fully concurred, and said he would cause a rescue him from the hands of his dangerous allies, who are only special meeting to be summoned, for which purpose he would held in subjection by the certainty that their defection on withdraw Isis motion. such occasions would be more than made up from the oppo- A PROPRIETOR—The expenses of the bridge are frightful. site benches. We think that such conduct on the part It costs us more than 20,000/. per year; this is paying too of the Liberals is marked by consistency of principle and clear for our whistle. I think Mr. Coates's plan an excellent generosity of spririt. They see their own principles of one, and shall support it when brought forward. legislation adopted by those who successfully resisted them, A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman, and the when made the basis of measures brought forward by them meeting separated. selves. Instead of reproaching the Government with incon sistency, and imitating the example so frequently set them by their political opponents, the Liberals show their fixed attach ment to principles by aiding the Government in carrying mea sures in accordance with them. Thus the cause of truth and justice is advanced. Those who have become converts to the principles they formerly denounced, are open to the accusations of these who once acted with them in check ing and counteracting their progress. The Liberals are, how ever, worthy of commendation for thus showing themselves free from the factious spirit which was formerly embodied and arrayed against them. By imitating such an example, they might, it is true, avenge their own cause. But the paltry party advantage would be more than counterbalanced by the loss of reputation they would incur, as a party ; and, with the loss of character, of the moral force which is derived from it, in the estimation of the country. The de• bate and division of last night will afford a new illustration of the general truths we have here stated. But for the aid which the Liberals generously afforded to the measure of the Government, it would have been abandoned, or defeated. Mr. Macaulay's admirable exposition and defence of the principle of the Bill aided and enforced Sir William Follett's vindication of the legal points which are involved in the change it . proposes to effect. That part of Mr. Macaulay's speech, in which he demonstrated the inconsistency of the Dissenting portion of the opponents, was most effective. By arraying themselves against themselves — their conduct, when seeking relief from laws which affect their own privileges, with their conduct in resisting similar changes of the law when those changes are necessay to afford relief to others—left nothing to be desired. It must close the mouths of the most clamorous, and convince them of the mischiefs they are likely to inflict upon themselves, when they thus stultify their cause by striving to injure others. STANDARD.--" The Socinians' Frauds Protection Bill" was last night read in the House of Commons by a large majority, 307 to 117. The second reading was moved by the Attorney-General, whose appearance in the House, after his late serious indisposition, occasioned a degree of satisfaction which was warmly and generally acknow ledged. Undoubtedly, the adoption of the measure, odious and mischievous as it is, by a man so universally respected and beloved as Sir W. Follett, greatly softened the tone of those whose duty it was to oppose it; but of course nothing could materially affect the numbers on both sides. The Ministerial party was reinforced by the Roman Catholics, represented by Mr. Shell, with the semi-Romanist party repre sented by Mr. Monckton Milnes, and that party to which we do do not like to give its proper name, but which it may be re membered a few years ago, under the guidance of Mr. Joseph Hume, divided thirteen against the acknowledgment of a Divine Providence in an Act of Parliament. Supported by these respectable allies, or rather supporting them—for the Romanists, semi-Romanists, and the others are really the prin cipals in the case, and the Ministers merely auxiliaries—the Government divided in the great majority that we have men tioned. There is something remarkable in the number assembled upon this occasion (which, if the matter discussed merely respects a few suits more or less in the courts of equity, as is pretended, cats be regarded as of but very inferior interest) ; a House of 430—pretty nearly the fullest House of the :session—was somehow collected—nobody will say to give effect to the feeling of the country ; but how collected, and with what ends we can only partially explain. '1 he Roman Catholics were there to damage the Protestant religion and the Protestant Church to the utmost of their power, as (but for a certain oath) it is their duty to do—the Tractarians were there, to provide facilities for the nursing of every heresy—we hardly need say with what purpose the enemies of religious truth mustered in their full force. There were, however, persons voting in the majority, whose motives our sagacity cannot fathom. They will, how ever, no doubt, be able to explain these motives to their con stituents upon the hustings, as it is very certain they will be called upon to explain them, and in a somewhat peremptory tone, too. Last night's vote is not an event to be forgotten in a hurry by a people like the people of England ; and though it was said that there was a signal prepon derance of argument in favour of the Bill last night, we can find none of these arguments in its favour that will bear the cool free air of the hustings. This boast of the preponderance of argument, indeed, affords to us a remarkable i!lustratiors of the opposite conclusions at which men arrive, according to the side on which they contemplate a subject ; for if we were called upon to say on which side the preponderance of argument lay, we should not hesitate a moment to decide in favour of Sir Robert Inglis and his friends ; and if called upon to recon cile this decision with•our respect for the men of indisputable wisdom and integrity, to some of whom we are unfortunately opposed. who have come to an adverse decision, we should say that the whole difference lies in our respective views of— what is an argument? They to whom we are opposed may think a consideration of expediency, and of very low ex pediency too, an argument in such a case. We think diffe rently; we think that in all measures respecting the adminis tration of justice, and still more in all measures affecting the truth of religion, considerations of right and considerations of right only, are the arguments to be admitted. It seems to us no less absurd to admit arguments of expediency in questions of justice and of religious truth, than to drag in abstract moral principles into an argument upon a corn-tax or a bank regulation. Right has its department, and expediency has a different department ; and questions affecting justice and religion are not to be argued upon maxims drawn from the " expediency" category. Now, what are the arguments advanced in favour of the Bill ? First, there is precedent, the statutable prescriptions. We have answered that argument by showing that the ground upon which statutable prescriptions rest is, the assumed acquiescence of the party out of possession. and the consequent inference that the possessor has had a title, or proof of a title lost by lapse of time; but cessante ratione ces sat et lea, and therefore no prescription has hitherto been per mitted to protect an abuse of a trust, because in that case the sentinel himself has turned traitor. We might answer the argument from . precedent by the nullum tempus laws in favour of the Crown and the Church. It has never been pre tended that these laws were not just and wise at the time of their introduction; but surely at no time were Crown and Church property more exposed to invasion, than religious trust property is proved to be at present, by the very reasons as. signed for passing the Bill now in the House of Commons. Mr. Macaulay talked of the statutes of Merton and West minster in the thirteenth century, as establishing the doctrine of prescription. Does Mr. Macaulay know what was t h e tenure of property in the thirteenth century, or rather does he not know that whatever formal titles men might claim, all depended upon the uncertain breath of a tyrant, or the equally precarious award of the ' vole du fait Why not revive the trial by combat, among the other legal institutions of the thirteenth century? But this is all idle babble. We have now means for perpetuating proofs of title and of ascertaining title, if lawyers would only let us use them, such as our ancestors never dreamed of, and there fore there is now tenfold less excuse for smothering justice under prescription than there was even a century ago. Prescription is the slovenly resource of barbarism, or of a barbarous neglect in the admini s t rat i on o f j us ti ce. It is not as we advance in civilization that we ought to multiply prescriptive laws. --- MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. TIMES.—The failure of Messrs. Thomas Johnson and Co., bankers at Romford, was advised in the City this morning. The concern is, it appears, by no means a large one ; but, nevertheless, much inconvenience is expected to arise on the spot, the notes having some what extensively found their way into circulation. A. Correspondent refers to some material features of the savings' banks question, which have yet obtained but a small share of public notice. Admitting to the full extent stated the loss sustained by the Government in keeping up these institutions, allowance should also be made for the large sum which goes back to the Govern ment, under the head of " Separate surplus fund," and a much greater amount, which will also fall in as un claimed balances. The difference between the interest received from the Government and that paid to the de positors, after deducting the expenses of management, constitutes the " surplus fund" of each bank. All of them, in their annual report to the Commissioners, state the amount of that fund for the year ; and the Commis sioners, after allowing something to remain as a balance in the hands of the bank, appropriate the remainder. By a return of this item made lately to Parliament, and moved for by Mr. Masterman, its amount was shown to be 3613,000/ for the whole period. The unclaimed balances are believed to be a much more important item. It is well known that a large number of de positors keep entirely secret the fact that they have funde so placed, and as deaths are constantly occurring, there are innumerable cases in which they are not ap plied for, or not recovered when they are so, for want of legal evidence. Most of the savings banks of long stand ing are aware that large sums stand in their books for which no application has Leen made for years ; and, in fact, suggestions have been made on this head to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that ho should order re turns to be made by the trustees of savings' banks gene. rally, of all balances which have been ten years without any change or claim. Thi s wou ld b e to adopt the same course as that practised at the Bank of England in re gard to unclaimed dividends, and would probably in proportion yield a larger sum to the Government. These suggestions are well worthy of attention, for the system is a very interesting one, and should have support even at some loss to the nation. If there have occurred great abuses under it which a little more vigilance might have - prevented, it 'is unfair to punish the innocent for the guilty, which the new measure about to be introduced will certainly de. The rate of interest to the depositor should not be less than .3 per cent.; and the limitation of deposits to 150/, and pf deposits.and interest united to 2001., seems to be a fair one, which there is no neces sity for altering. Attention is most urgently required to the prevention, by restraining clauses, of any evasion of that limit, and it is believed that there would not then remain any just complaint of the expense to the nation of maintaining these institutions. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAy 30, 1844. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint George Tradescant Lay, Esq., to be her Majesty's. Consul at Amoy, in China. The Queen has also been grac i ous l y p l ease d to appo i nt Rutherford Alceck , Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul at Foo chow-foo, in China. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Charles Edward Keith Kortright, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul at Carthagena, in the republic of Mew Grenada. The Queen has also been gmeinusly pleased to appoint John William Perry Farreu, Esq., to be Her Majesty's Consul in the Philippine Islands. WHITEHALL, JUNE 7. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto William Cornwallis Harris, Esq., Major in the Bombay Corps of Engineers. WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 7. Ist Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant G. W. C. Jackson In be Captain, by purchase. vice Tumor, who retires; Cornet P. S. Thompson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Jackson, June 7. Gth Dragoons—C. Tower, Gent., to be Cornet, by pur chase, vice Fitzwygram, promoted, June 7. 11th Light Dragoons—Captain I. Jones to be Major, by purchase, vice Rot ton, promoted; Lieutenant B. Harrison to be Captain, by purchase, vice Jones ; Cornet G. T. Duo combe to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Harrison. June 7. 14th Regiment of Foot —F. Fortescue, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Swinburne, appo i nte d to the 83d Foot, June 7. 15th Foot—Quartermaster R. Imray, from 83d Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Cartmail, who exchanges, June 7. 36th Foot—Captain W. T. R. Brady, from half-pay Unat tached, to be Captain, vice Brevet Major W. H. Adams, who exchanges; Lieut. P. L. 1 1 1•Dougall to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Brady, who retires ; Ensign J. A. Brockman to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice M'Dougal: ; D. Tom, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Brockman, June 7. 41st Foot—A. E. Ilardinge, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Wethered, promoted, June 7. 56th Foot—Capt.. Sir W. Maxwell, Bart., from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice John Charlewond, who ex changes ; Lieut. L. C. Conran to be Captain, by purchase, vice Sir W. Maxwell, who retires ; E ns i gn F. M. Ramsay to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice C onran ; H . C. Lanauze, Gent., from the Ist West I n di a Regi o n6 b l e ts, ttFo beo Ensign, Foot--Lieut. t L by e Lieutenant,ut. F. H purchase,: viceu so Huson, who exc h anges , J une 7., vice R amsay , J une 7. 85th Foot—Lieut. D. W. P. Labalmondiere to be Captain, by purchase, vice Em , lie, who retires ; Ensign J. W. Walling ton to be Lieutenant, by purchase. vice Labalmondiere ; Ensign J. D. Swinburne, from the 14th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Wal lington ; Ensign and Quartermaster J. Cartmail, from 15th Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Imray, who exchanges, June 7. 87th Foot—Captain Henry Thomas Earl of Chichester, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice C. T. Graves, who exchanges; Lieutenant Radcliff to be Captain, by purchase, vice the Earl of Chichester, who retires-; Second Lieutenant W. H. Taylor to be First Lieutenant,, by purchase, vice Radcliff; J. Fitz Gerald, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Taylor, June 7. Ist West India Regiment—Lieut. T. J. Dobson, from the 61st Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Huson, Who exchanges; J. Rose, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Spratt, who resigns, June 7. UNATTACHED.—Brevet Lieutenant. Colonel J. R. Rotton, from the 11th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase ; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel J. Crosse, from Major half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without pur chase ; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Sir F. Watson, from Cap tain half-pay Portuguese Service, to be Major, without pur chase, June 7. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Surgeon W. W. Bell, M.D. from the 26th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of the First Class, vice J. French, M.D., who retires upon half-pay, June 7. BREVET.— Captain W. S. R. Brady, of the 36th Foot, t o be Major i n t h e Army, June 28, 1833; Captain H. T. Earl of Chichester, of the 87th Foot, to be Major in the Army, Nov. 23. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Taylor and I. Lomas, cap makers, Trafalgar-street, Wal worth—J. S. Hudson and T. Maish, printers, New Bridge street, Vauxhall—T. M. Owlett and T. Badcock, grocers, Cranbrook, Kent—J. Aldgate sand J. Nassau, grocers, Ely, Cambridgeshire—W. Robinson and W. Reeves, live stock dealers, Horseferry-road, Limehouse—W. Yates, W. Yates, jun., B. Yates, and J. Yates, card makers, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire—E. Lum, W. Smith, and J. Bell, cotton spinners, Little Bolton, Lancashire—J. Shepherd and C. Todd, en gineers, Leeds—T. Taylor and J. Newbould, maltsters, Gainsborough, Nottinghamshire—E. Hacker and C. Bailey, milliners, Cheltenham—T. French and W. Collier, drapers, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire—T. Bemrose and C. Blackburn, tallow chandlers, Spalding, Lincolnshire J. Crewe, jun., and W. Neale, grocers, Wolverhampton—J. W. and C. H. Smith, ironmongers, Pavement, Finsbury. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. JOHN PATERSON, mason, Ardrossan, Ayrshire, June 10 and July 1, at one, at R. Young's, innkeeper, Ardrossan. MEstonartnum.—The date of the commission of Ensign Richard Maclaine, in the 78th Foot, to be 31st May, 1843, instead of Bth April, 1842. Lieutenant-Colonel Manley Dixon, upon half-pay unattached, has been allowed to retire from the army, with the sale of an unattached lieutenant-colonelcy, he having become a settler in Canada, June 7. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland. Northumberland and Newcastle Yeomanry Cavalry—R. C. Ben icke, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Cookson, promoted, May 24. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Trinity Term.-In the seventh year of the Reign of Queen Victoria. Thursday, June 6.-This Court will, on Tuesday the 18th day of June instant, and on the following days-namely, Wed nesday the 19th, Thursday the 20th, Friday the 21st, and Saturday the 22d days of the same month, hold sittings, and will proceed in disposing of the business then pending in the new trial and special papers.- By the Court. Read in open Court, June 7, 1844. SAML. DARE, Master. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. TRINITY TERM-In the seventh year of the reign of Queen Victoria, June 6, 1844--This Court will, on Saturday the 29th day of June instant, hold a sitting, and will proceed to give judgment in cases that stand over for the judgment of the Court. N. C. TINDAL. WHITEHALL, MAY 31. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Henry Coare Kingsford, of Canterbury, in the county of Kent, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. JAMES BATTEN, sheep-dealer, Tilehurst, Berkshire, to surrender June 20, at half-past twelve, and July 25, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, o ffi c i a l assignee, Cole man-street, London; Hil l and Ce,.: .Throgmorton-street, London. , JOSEPH LEVET, carpenter, Soham, Cambridgeshire, June 20 and July 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers; Wilkin, Amwell-terrace. JAMES YOUNG, laceman, Aldermanbury, June 20, and July 25, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street ; Wilson, Aldermanbury ; Soles, Aldermanbury. WILLIAM BARNES, bonnet maker, Ludgate-hill, June 14, at half-past twelve, and July 19, at twelve, at the Court ol Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abehurch-lane, Lom bard-street : Teague, Crown -court, Cheapside. ' GEORGE FIELDING, ironmonger, Thame, Oxfordshi re , June 21, and July 12, at two, a t the Court of Bankruptcy. Foster, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard -street; Tippetts, Pancras-lane, City. JAMES BARGUS WILLIAM KNIGHT, printer, St. J ames , s _ wa lk, Clerkenwell, June 16, at one, and July 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street : Green, Basinghall- street. WILLIAM TURNER, builder, Manchester, June 19 and Ch es ter, Teulmin, a n d Ch ester, Staple Inn, London ; July 10, at the Manchester Distri c t C ourt. Pott, official as signee; Chapman and Roberts, Manchester. JAMES LINTHWAITE SMITII, cabinet-maker, June 18, and July 23, at one, at the .Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee Birmingham ; Brown and Palmer, Leicester. GEORGE JENKINSON, butcher, Wolverhampton, June 15 and July 18. at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. ham ; Clark, W o l ver - JOHN PARKER, corn mill er , H u l l, June 17 and July 10, h ß a i m t t I p e t s o t n n; , Smith,offic official Birmingham.assignee, at eleven, at the Leeds District C ourt. Freeman, o ffi cial as signee, Leeds; Tilson and Squance, Coleman -street, London; Wells, Hull ; Horsfall and Harrison, Leeds. -IMEON HARTLEY SPENCE, maltster, Leeds, June 22, and July 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Milton, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London; Dunning and Stawman, Leeds. NOTICES OF INSOLV ENCY. , Richmond- s t ree t, M a id a -hill. JLeami ng t on P r i ors . J -buildi ngs , B r i g h ton. r T .. T. BE P Ran a roo r kb a c e g F ehr: t e is e b: n anck , .oe,coal foreman,mßei upholsterer,reeh ,ma j onunnt Richmond-buildings, J. Rae, Toxteth-park. P. Doran, Blundell-street, Liverpool. J. Thompson, innkeeper, Peterborough. T. Hall, butcher, Great Ashby, Leicestershire. J. P. Hillhouse, tea dealer, Bedford. J. Williams, silk weaver, Bethnal-green. J. Rees, manufacturer of pills, Leckhampton, Gloucestershire. J. S. Harvey, traveller, City -gardens, Islington. ,ilijo°m°de; Yorkshire. setshire. West-by-Wat e r, So merse t s hi re . EAT MiddleG L ee, ra y 1 i miller, Long b v u i t e t t e u r a Al dealer,l e s b r victualler, 0 111 W. Mace, victualler, Worcestershire. T. Dale, provision dealer, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. C. George, maltster, Worcestershire. C. Cheetham, hatter, Pimlico. B. B. Wilson, surgeon, Holrne, Westmoreland. J. Mitchell, wheelwright, High-street, Vauxhall. W. Baaford, engineer, Ratcliffe-highway. F. W. Cole, builder, Hammersmith. F. Ilillen, warehouseman, Shepperton Cottages, Islington. G. S. Mann, eating housekeeper, Bucklershury. G. A. Penton, commission agent, Salamanca -cottages, Chelsea. W. Massingham, clock maker, King's Lynn. J. Brazendale, publican, Liverpool. W. Forty, horse dealer, Upper Slaughter, Gloucester s hire. W. Westfield, but c h er , Randwick, Gloucestershire. J. Tanton, farrier, Gough-street North, Gray's Inn-read. R. Spillett. farmer, Lenham, Kent. T. Peel, freight-collector, Liverpool. E. Wilson, scho o l mas t er , Marylebone. J. Overton, solicitor, Tavistock-place. J. Mahony, chee , emonger, Union-street, Southwark. E. P. Walcam, Clifton, Bristol. T. Johnson, Alpha-road, Regent's-park. J. Bickle, licensed victualler, Bath. C. Scovell, tailor, Walcot, Somersetshire. E. M. Hague, schoolmistress, Richmond, Surrey. J. Davies, fellmonger, Kingsutton, Northamptonshire. J. Tench, Birmingham. T. Markley, dealer in provisions, Manchester. R. Parker, - ship-chandler, Gravesend. J. W. Wright Charsfield, Suffolk. T. Bodger, carpenter, Hatton-garden. N. Daniell, dentist, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square. W. Baker, currier, Bedford-row, East-street, Old Kent-road. G. Roalfe, carpenter, Bishopsbourne, Kent. J. Froggett, trimming manufacturer, Pheenix-st., Spitalfields, W. Lewin, carter, Upper Thames-street, City. S. Stephens, porkman, Blackfriars-road. E. Bobbitt, house agent, London-street, St. Pancras. H. Harri s , sheet-iron roller, Gothersly, Staffordshire. J. W. Wood, BirrniEghain. J. Tarb o tt on, provision dealer, Knares b oroug h . C. Copley, farmer's servan t, C o lt on , Yorkshire. 11. Hart, s t ee l pen manufacturer, Nap i er-street, H ox t on. A. Bird, beerseller, Kidderminster. J. Santer, sen., hop dealer, Devonshire-buildings, Dover -road. J. Hennessey, Weedon Becke, Northamptonshire. SECOND NOTICES. It. Coppers, schoolmaster, Tunbridge-wells, June 14, at half past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. J. G. Hatcher, coachmaker, Tunbridge-wells, June 13, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. P. Stock, plumber, Gray's Inn-lane, Holborn, June 13, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, W. H. W e b s t er, pa i nter an d g l az i er , M oun t-pl easant, Gray's Inn-lane, June 13, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. J. Collins, toy dealer, Blackfriars-road, June 10, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. I. F. Coyle, Alexander-square, Kensington, June 13, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. W. lore, bootmaker, Bri.tol, June 14, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee. J. Naylor, laceman, Liverpool, June 11, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird official assignee. J. Lynes, labourer, Bloxham, Oxfordshire, June 18, at half past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson; official assignee. H. W. Tunmer, clerk, Reading, June 18, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee. J. J. Limebeer, shoo maker,.Great Queeu-street, Lirmoln't PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending June 4, 1844, is 355. 9id. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thergof into Great Britain. LAW INTELLIGENCE. • COURT OF QUEER'S BENCII, June 7. • (Sittings in Banco.) EX PARTE JOHN FULLER.—HABEAS CORPUS. Mr. GUNNING applied for a writ of habeas corpus directed to the keeper of Huntingdon gaol, ordering him to bring up the body of John Fuller, a prisoner in his custody, in order that the cause of his committal might be inquired into. The prisoner had been committed under the provisions of the 11th George 11. fur removing goods, in order to prevent his landlord distreining upon them for rent, but the order of committal contained as many defects as could possibly be crowded into such a space. The Act directed that the summons should be granted by two justices, and the matter heard and the order made by the said justices. In this case the sum mons had been granted, and the order made by different justices. That objection alone was fatal ; but there was another objection. The Act directed that the justice should reside near the place from whence the goods were removed; in this instance the order set forth that the justices resided near the place to where the goods had been removed. The order was also stated to be made at St. Ives, without stating that St. Ives was in the county of Huntingdon. Lord DENMAi —Take. the writ.—Application granted. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) CLERKEN IV ELL. Benjamin Beadle, a cab-driver, was charged with cutting and wounding Jane Hughes, an unfortunate girl, and also with an assault of a very aggravated character on Police-constable Nott, G 29. The prosecutor was sitting quietly in the Guy Earl of Warwick public-house, in Gray's Inn-lane, between five and six o'clock yesterday morning, when the prisoner entered, and, after using some language of a very rough and offensive description towards the complainant, asked her to think some gin and milk. She refused, upon which the ruffian, without receiving further provo cation, flung the glass at her, and broke it to atoms on her forehead. The unfortunate woman was dreadfully mangled by the splinters of glass. She became in sensible, and bled profusely from the wounds. She ap peared in Court with her head bound up, and seemed to be suffering considerable pain. Another witness deposed that, immediately after the girl fell from the blow of the glass, the prisoner seized a pewter pint pot, and flung it at her head, but, fortu nately, it did not strike her. When the police were en deavouring to remove the prisoner to the cell, he sud denly threw himself on his back, and gave Nott such a kick in a delicate part of his person that the officer al most fainted from pain, and he was still suffering from the effects of it. Mr. GREENWOOD said a case of greater brutality had seldom come before him. He would fine the prisoner 5/, or two months' imprisonment, for the assault on the female, and when the penalty had been paid, or the im prisonment suffered, the prisoner should be brought up on the charge of assaulting the contable. Police-constable 75 E was charged with a violation of duty, and with assaulting Mr. C. J. Prentice, a shop. keeper in Goswell-street-road. The complainant and a number of others were return ing home from Hampton-court on Sunday night lust under the influence of liquor. They quarrelled in King's road. The constable was called upon, and, in endeavour ing to remove the complainant to the station-house struck him with his truncheon, but not until the com plainant had struck the constable several times. The complaint was dismissed. 11 /ARLBOROUGH - STREET. Ann Brady, a young woman, suffering from a severe opthalmic disease, and who, from her turbulent conduct, en dures at least six months' imprisonment out of the twelve, was again charged with drunken and disorderly behaviour, and making use of obscene language in the public street. Police-constable, No. 185 of the C division, stated that about twelve o'clock, as he was on duty in Oxford-street, he saw the prisoner accost and forcibly detain several gentlemen, at the same time begging of them. He remonstrated with her, knowing that she had only been discharged from prison that morning, but she disregarded what he said, and made use of very disgusting language. Mr. HARDWICKE—Why will you persist in such conduct? It is very painful to us to be obliged so continually to punish you. Prisoner (crying)—What can Ido ; you give me no chance. I was only discharged from gaol yesterday morn ing, after an imprisonment of six months. I have been so continually in prison, and the punishment is so severe, that if on the moment of coining out, I get half-a-pint of beer or a glass of that infernal gin, it drives me mad ; and so sure as I come out of prison in the morning, I am back again there at night. Mr. HARDWICKE—You are committed for a month. Prisoner (wringing her hands)—For God's sake, don't send me back to th a t h orr ibl e place. Give use a chance of reclaiming myself. I promise that I w ill never offend again. Mr. Flaupwicia.--Th e making use of obscene la nguage we never look over. The prisoner was then removed by the gaoler to the lock up cells. MAYEBONE. Susan Smith, a servant girl, L with Mr. Swaine, draper, of 40, Chapel-street, Edgeware•road, was placed at tke bar charged with felony. The complainant stated that for a considerable time back he had Suspicions that some of his servants were dishonest, and for the purpose of setting those suspicions at rest, he, with the consent of those under his roof, deter mined to have their boxes searched. The prisoner exhibited considerable reluctance to submit to this test, but at last consented, and there wore found in her box several duplicates of articles stolen, and property belonging to complainant. She was given into custody. A number of pawnbrokers' assistants were in Court, and produced pro perty pledged at their masters, which was identified by Mr. Swaine as his. The prisoner, who cried bitterly, was fully committed for trial. IRON LIGHTHOUSE FOR BERMUDA.--A guiding light is about to be thrown over the waters of the " vexed Bermuthes," from the lantern of a east-iron lighthouse, which has just been constructed at the foundry of Messrs. Cotta m and [fallen. Cornwall-road, Lambeth. The lighthouse is put together, with the exception of the lantern, and was yester day shown to several scientific gentlemen. It is at present 108 feet high, and when surmounted with the lantern its height will be increased thirty feet. The structure is com posed of plates of cast-iron, which are fastened together by iron bolts and screw 4, and it is ascended by an i n t erna l cir cular staircase. The diameter of the lighthouse at the bottom is twenty-four feet, which gradually diminishes to fifteen feet at the top, where the lantern is to be fixed. The weight of the whole is about 250 tons. It will occupy about ex weeks to take the structure to pieces and pack it ; and it is expected that after the foundation has been made for itgi reception, the lighthouse may be erected On the pla e of its Huai d9git ination in, two tuonth3. Inn-fields, June 15, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee. H. Mopsey, Baker's-row, Walworth, June 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee. G. Warburton, joiner, Harpurhev, near Manchester, June 12, at one, at the Manchester bistrict Court. Hobson, official assignee. J. Standen, block pitcher to a calico printer, Salford, June 12, at one, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee. T. Close, confectioner, Halifax, Yorkshire, June 12, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee. E. Wilkinson, Blyth, Yorkshire, June 12, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee W. Birbeck, artist, Stoke-upon-Trent, June 13, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official as signee. .J. Walker, pen manufacturer, Behan, Worcestershire, June 12, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Whit more, official assignee. E. Brown, commission-agent, Gloucester, June 14, a t eleven, at th e Bristol District Court. Kynaston, official as signee. Aspinwall, salesman, Manchester, June 12, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee. E. M. Shaw, Manchester, June 14, at twelve, at the Man chester District Court. Hobson, official assignee. P. Lancashire, gardener, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, Lan cashire, June 12, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson ; official assignee. R. H. Hoskins, dealer in cigars, Liverpool, June 11, at twelve, at the Liverpool Di,triet Court. Bird, official assignee. C. W. Spear, waiter, Liverpool, June 11, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird. official assignee. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. C. Killick and J. Sadd, paper stainers, Blackman-street, Borough, June 29, at half-past twelve—R. Webster, vic tualler, Oxford-market, June 2 4 , at twelve—H. Cotman, draper, Norwich, June 29, at two—J. Tubb, draper, Basing stoke, Hampshire, June 22, at half-past one—H. Baker, mer chant, Mark. lane, June 29, at twelve—A. Scott, auctioneer, Cambridge-street, Golden-square, June 29, at one—J. and T. Wh , telavr, carpenters, Litchfield -street, Soho, June 29, at half-past one—J. W. and R. Gray, corn dealers, Bishops Wal tham, Southamp'on, June 29, at eleven—E. H. Labatt, mer chant, Mincing-lane, June 29, at two—E. P. Best, wine mer chant, Crutched-friars, June 28, at half-past one—S. Cox, horse dealer, Hendon, June 27, at eleven—J. Bohn, book seller, King William-street, June 28, at eleven. In the Country. W. Mills, upholsterer, Birmingham, July 1, at half-past twelve, at the Birmingham District Court—H. Elvins, inn keeper, Warwick, July 1, at twelve, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court—S. Bettison, wine merchant, Leamington Priors, July 1, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—C. Wit- Hams, enrrier, Sunderland, July 1, at twelve, at the Newcas tle-upon-Tyne District Court—R. Penny, mercer, Cocker month, Cumberland, June 28, at twelve, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. H. Channel, coal merchant, Southampton, June 28—E. Graham, singing master, Dover-street, Piccadilly, June 28— W. Brown, victualler, Wapping, July 2 —R. Penny, mercer, Coekermouth, Cumberland, June 28—C. Johnson, lime dealer, Rochdale, Lancashire, July I—R. Barker, druggist, Manchester, July I—J. Laidman, ship owner, Liverpool, June 28—H. Hitchep, ironmonger, Halifax, Yorkshire, July 3—R. Webster, licensed victualler, Oxford-market, Oxford-street, June 28—H. Cotman, draper, Norwich, June 28—R. Gent, traveller, Manchester, June 28—J. D. Payne and L. Rushton, furriers, Birmingham, June 28 —W. Pott, silk throwster, Mac clesfield, Cheshire, June 28—W. Scott, wine merchant, Re gent-street, June 28—R. T. Hicks, wine merchant, Cooper's row, Tower-hill, June 28-4. E. Ridout, woolstapler, Ring wood, Southampton, June 28—G. M'Donnell, wine broker, Mincing-lane, June 28—A. Dskeyne, smallware dealer, Bol ton-le-Moors, June 28—G. Tattersall, hosier, Noble-street, June 28. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1844. GENERAL ASSEMBLY. The following speech by Dr. Bryce, in one of the important cases that came before the late General Assembly, under the provisions of Lord Aberdeen's Act, may be found to deserve attention. It calls in question the soundness of the decision as measured by the statute; and if the arguments employed in sup port of his view of the law are sound, very great and grievous errors may yet be found to have been fallen into by the Assembly, &c. : " I rise, (said Dr. Bryce) not certainly to second the motion now made, but to submit to the House a very differ ent and a very opposite one—calling upon you to sustain the .ppeal now before you, and to remit to the Presbytery of Cairston to proceed in the settlement of the pre sentee to Filth and Stennes, according to the rules of the Church. In supporting this motion, I do not require to say anything as to the acceptableness of the presentee to the parish to which he has been nominated : it is with his suitableness for that pariah that we are alone concerned. To this •the Act of Lord Aberdeen confines us ; and we have just, therefor. , to look first at the objections offered to the presentee as not suitable, and next to the proof afforded of these objections. Of the seven objections first brought forward only two are in point of -tact adhered to ; and these are—that the presentee was not suitable for the parish of Stennes, and that his discourses were dry and unimpressive and not calculated to edify. It is very true, that in their deliverance the Presbytery find, that in regard to doctrine the discourses preached before them were not altogether what they ought to have been ; but with this we have nothing to do, as the case comes up to us. If they contained heresy or unsound doctrine, there was another mode and time for dealing with them ; and although the House shonld agree to the motion which I have sub mitted, it does not follow that a presentee over whose orthodoxy there may hang very strong doubts, must necessarily be settled. But we are now acting within the statute, and we are precluded by its ex press provisions from entertaining such an objection as involves a charge of heresy, even had such an objection been brought forward, which it was not. We are shut up to the consideration of the objections offered; and the Presbytery, in judging of th ese o bj ect i ons, h a d no right to travel into the soundness or unsoundness of the pre sentee's sermons. The first 'question then eomes to be, how are we to deal with the general objection, that the objectors cannot be edified by the presentee ? A Reverend Doctor on your left hand, Dr. Muir, admitted, when at the bar in the Tolbooth case, that such an ob jection, unaccompanied by reasons, would be incom petent under the statute ; but according to him, such an objection is to be received, when reasons are given ; and the Presbytery may then give judgment in the case, as the circumstances may to them appear to demand. I have always held Sir, that an objection against a presentee—' he cannot edify us'—or as it is often put passively, We cannot be edified by him,' is utterly and fundamentally incom petent under the statute, just because it is, in the first place, not personal to the presentee as required by the Act ; and, in the next place, not capable of any judi cially established proof as also required by the statute. But I have admitted all along, that the reason why a presentee cannot edify may be relevant and competent. If, for example, it is stated that the parishioners under stand nothing but Gaelic, and the presentee nothing but English ;—or, if it is urged, that his voice is so weak that he cannot be heard beyond one-tenth of the congregation—there are not only valid reasons, but are in fact the objections to be judicially considered. That he cannot edify, is an inference which the Church Courts are to draw, and which they must draw, if the objections are substantiated:. It is plain, therefore, that the reason itself spoken of by the Rev. Doctor as making good the objection, must itself be the subject of probation under the new Act. Let us apply this rule on principle to the objection or reason, that the presentee's discourses are, in the opinion of the objectors, dry and cold. According to the Rev. Doctor at your left hand, the objection he cannot edify,' is made competent by the reason, because his discourses are dry and cold ; and this I can have no hesitation in admitting, if you can show to me, how the reason itself can go to proof—for to proof it must go under the statute. The objection he cannot edify is not proved as the Act requires by the mere statement, because his discourses are cold and dry : nor can the power given to the Church Courts, to regard ' the circumstances of the parish' entitle th em to d i spense with his probation. .No doubt the discourses of the presentee, in this case, were dry and cold in, the estimation of the people of. Stennes : no doubt, in the opinion of the Presbytery of Cairston and Synod of Orkney, they were of this description. They may be so in the opinion of this House, although I cannot for one, who had read those discourses, lay my hand on my heart, and declare that I could not be edified by them ; but the Act re quires that all objections or reasons offered against a presentee shall be judicially proved, and I must main tain that the Act excludes such an objection or reason as that his discourses are dry and cold, just be cause it is impossible to establish it under any judi cin process, which does not assume the mat ter as proved, which requires to be substantiated. But let the House further remember, that in this case— and a fortiori where an ordained minister is concerned— the presentee has already received the imprimatur of the Church ; thus he is qualified to preach the Gospel wherever Providence may order his lot. The lot, in this instance, is cast in the parishes of Frith and Stennes ; and the people of these parishes step forward, and deny in effect that the presentee pos sesses the character and the qualifications whith the, Church has already affixed on him; and the possession of which character and qualifications aloise entitled her patron to select and nominate him to the cure! The Presbytery of Cairston affirm the finding of the people ; and this House is now called upon to declare that, because the people and Presbytery have chosen to strip this gentleman of the character and statue, which as a probationer of your Church he had re ceived, he is not a suitable person to be the minister of Stennes. I would ask of the House if this is not to overthrow the whole fabric of our ecclesiastical constitution, as it has hitherto existed? If such are the powers bestowed under the new Act, then, indeed, it has introduced a mighty revolution into thR Church. Hitherto no man, although only a humble probationer, could be strip ped of his ecclesiastical character and status, except under libel and regularly conducted process. Hitherto no minister in orders could, on receiving a presentation, be subjected to new trials to ascertain whether he is qua lified to edify the parish to which he may be nominated— whether, • forsooth, his sermons are dry or cold, or not! Let the motion of my Learned Friend be adopted, and all this •is utterly changed and subverted. For the House will obseree, that in the objection now under dis cussion—and the same remark applies with still greater force to the case of the Portmoak settlement --there is no thing offered that bears specially upon the circumstances of the parish presented to. It is not an ob jection that the presentee cannot speak the language of the parishioners ; or cannot be heard by them from the weakness of his voice ; but it goes, if at all to be admitted, to his unsuit ableness for any and every parish in Scotland ; and unless the Assembly is prepared to permit the people, in every instance, where any of them may please to wine forward to sit in judgment on the status and qualifications of probati oners , an d ordained ministers ; and on their objections that they cannot edify the parish where Providence has or dered their lot, to institute a new and fresh examination into their qualification, the House must sustain the pre sent appeal." MARKET NEWS.-YESTERDAY. CORN-EXCHANGE. The supply of English Wheat on offer was but limited, yet the demand for most descriptions of that article was in a very sluggish state, at Monday's quotations. Foreign Wheat, both for and in bond, met a slow inquiry, at barely late rates. Superfine Malt was in active demand, but other qualities were heavy. In consequence of the fine growing showers, spring Corn of all kinds was dull ; yet we can notice no alteration in value. Flour was a dull sale, at late rates. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour English Irish.. — 10,030 Foreign. 3,760 2,890 --- Malt, 3,750 qrs. SMITHFIELD. The principal feature in the market was the exhibition for sale of 30 beasts from Germany, in by far better condition than those which have hitherto reached us from that quarter. The supply of home-fed beasts was only moderate, yet the demand for them was extremely dull, at barely Monday's quotations. In Sheep, the numbers of which were tolerably good, next to nothing was doing, at late rates. From the Isle of Wight, 260 Lambs came to hand per railway. The trade was very dull at, in some instances, a decline of 2d. per 81bs. Calves met a dull sale, and were considered 2d per 81bs lower Pigs were a mere drug, but not cheaper. Mulch Cows sold slowly, at from 161 to 191 each. Per Sibs. to sink the offaL s. d. to s. d. s . d. to 6. d. Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 6 Second qualitydltte... 3 2 3 4 Second quality ditto 2 8 210 Coarse-woolled ditto.. 3 6 3 g Prime large Oxen 3 0 3 6 Southdown blethers 310 4 0 Prime Scots, &c. large coarse Calves 3 4 4 0 Large Hogs 3 0 3 6 Prime small ditto 4 2 4 4 Small Porkers 3 S 4 2 Suckling Calves, each 17 0 28 I Quarter old Pigs, each 16 0 20 0 Inferior Sheep SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. Calves. I Pigs. 715 12,E00 I 162 361 - - - IVEV7G.&TE AND LEADZNZiALX:: There were but moderate supplies of each kind of meat on sale, yet the demand was in a very sluggish state, at barely stationary prices. At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. toe. s, d. toe. J. Beef, inferior...—. ..... 2 2 4 &Litton, inferior 2 4 2, 6 middling 2 6 2 8 ---- middling 2 8 3 0 -- prnae large ...... 210 3 0 - prime 3 2 310 prime small 3 2 3 4 Pork, large 2 6 3 6 Veal 34 44 small -- -- 3B 4 2 Lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 2d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. The accounts from the plantations are by no means satis • factory as regards the appearance of the young bine, owing to which the demand for all kinds of Hops is firm, at fullylast week's quotations. Sussex pockets 6/ 8s to 61 14s; Weald of Kent do 6/ 12s to 71; Mid Kent do 71 to 101; Do bags 71 to 8110 s; East Kent pockets 7/ to 9/; Choice do 101 to 12/. COLONIAL. Suomr.—The market for British Plantation has been rather lower; but the sales last night are about 1,000 hdds, includ ing 105 hdds 15 trcs new Barbadoes, which realised 65s to 66s 6d for fine yellow ; Refined Standard Lumps have been steady at 77s 6d to 78s per cwt. MAURITIUS AND BENGAL.-11,300 bags of the former nearly all sold but is to is 6d lower than at the last auctions; brown 54s to 575 ; yellow 58s to 66s 6d; of 9,127 bags of the latter, rather more than half found buyers at 6d to is decline, yellow 59s to 68s, and brown 53s to 57s per ewt ; 800 bags Madras brought 53s to 55s 6d for mid good damp yellow. FOREIGN.-1,390 boxes yellow . Havannah were put up, but taken in. COFFEE.—The new samples of Jamaica have realised about previous rates, a fair proportion being sold ; 166 casks 44 barrels, sold at 60s to 74s Gd for low to tine ord, and 84s to 1198 6(1 for mid to fine mid. In Mocha the auctions have been 1,115 bales, which was nearly all bought in at fuller rates, pArt selling at 718 to 748 for green clean garbled and mid yellowish. Ceylon " 0 has sold at 475 to 475 fitP: r oft good ord, b u t a t auction only 100 bags h a and these brouht 49s 6d to 51s. Cocoa. —Trinidad has been rather cheaper; mid t° 44lircu s to 48s. fid O d i l .-5,941 bags Java were taken in at 95- a mid to good white, and 2,326 bags Bengal part', oIY - for mid white. I? 1.731. —Proof Leewards has been at 2s 2d per e ° ,,,„ 11. ; : 1 SPICES.-- Pimento has sold at 3id per lb, bein„.R;d , labar, half heavy Pepper, at 33d to aid per lb , c a' bright shelly Batavia, at 30 to 34-d per lb , " steady. übli c TEA.-Out of 48,000 packages offered at the P ice ' _ ,lisposel only 900 have been sold, and tfie trade is indi, , d per rate. Prices have receded on the av for Congou; common realising I Id per lb; Tvran ic ;„pe ts was better previous rates, and Green generally than Black. t lith e TALunv.—P.Y.C. is 40s 3d to 40s 6d per eiv erage abort j i r reps ,1 - - - (From the Lond on New Price Current of Ja n d e c t P el i SUGAR.-To-day there was a i ts West India Sugar fir all purposes, but the in _ o fel; compelled to accept lower rates, making the de" week Is 6d on low and mid, and Is per cwt on better. The mid yellow Tobago was sold at 58s per cwt. good busintss lo se 4 chases for the week arc 1,530 hhds and trcs. 4cted te REFINED.-There has been less busi ness tran. les fined Goods this week, and prices are rather lowe . r ' 6 d is 7 the Grocers purch ase d w ith muc h caution; value of brown, and 77s Gd for standard Ltups• Matritinus.-There has been a greater des ire bee nO,T by importers to realise, and the market bevies, supplied, has produced a d ec li ne in prices of is , cwt. EAST IsroA.-The market has been bettter eaP r i c es ( Bengal Sugar this week, at a decline •n previousi!e)tvipil per cwt. This a ft ernoon th e mar k e t was much 00 11 i y plied with Foreign free- labour Sugar; Man ib :fl o d !„ t sold at easier rates, v i z ., m iddling damp Y - '" A low ditto-16s to 16 s 6d, middling brown ditto _ Lo d low 12s 6d to 13s, - good 17s 6d to 18s; sisol,l all taken in, good greyish yellow at 19s to 193 6 d u s nearly all taken in at 13 s t o 14 s for very low volb • r a few lots sold at 18 s t o 22 s 6d f or damp white , „ s iitf , and 23s Gd for sound w hit e . Java of sound ,!In"zte, withdrawn ; washed sold at 18s 6d to 20s 6 d for V' being about the value. FOREIGN.-Holders of yellow Havannah Sugar„,,it, to a reduction on former rates of 6d to Is R,er, / : y have been induced to ope ra t e more freely. I°- "Zial 2. of yellow Havannah S ugar a fl oa t was 'sold a t " r t‘ per cwt. P °13 .,1 1 MoLassEs.-There are sellers of West India s,, h, nr lower terms, but few pur c ha sers are to be met 10 _', 0 0d_:S private sales are o n ly 100 p uns , c hi e fly at 24:• , merara, being 6d to Is per cwt under former te'nri• ce Syrup 14s to 17s pe r cwt. For Jamaica 1100' P t y e to rather lower. TEA.-The market has presented a flat APP? r c iiii c e d .,,..ce week, and holders ge nera lly h ave b een more e alise ; the business tr ansac t e d h as b e en almost vip confined to the public sales, which com menced ° ,llO O , and finished yesterday ; th e t ra d e ev inced little lr'„ Pw itt purchase black Tea, and tbe demand was nnusu all l though some merchants were desirous to rea llse cti oof:lt mitted to a reduction on th e ra t es o f the last m o l f ,r e s.J day there was little b us i ness d one i n any kind V P ' to Ild is the value of common Congo„, cash. o'! haCoull appearance. 1 ,10 OCOA.-West India is offered rather under, Alit prices. Trinidad taken in-good red at 463, 10 : 1 0 41 1 ' 11 :r" 455, ordinary 425, middling grey 42s 6d to 43 1 to 40s to 41s 6d, sea d amage d h owever sold at ou' cwt. Foreign is held with firmness. ,ba se COFFEE.-Importers of West India are d on" lers, and have submitted to a reduction on OP", 01 1 , U e ?, to 3s per cwt, but upon these terms several of n e ig s been induced to operate. This afternoon the 'lolF i ej brisker for Ceylon _ Coffee, and 1,350 bags IoS 1 6i public sale were all sold at former rateto i r e ord pale fetched 45s 6d to 475, g°,?,, d to 5 1 slei. a to 48s 6il, fine ordinary rather coloury 49s ou s eve'6oeA fine ordinary Demerara sort 57s 6d; privatelYter eels were disposed of. The quantity on the 4 ,iteli 10 1 , bags. Of Moch a some parcels were sold pror. o to 617 prices, but 17 bales at auction were taken in at 141/004 good middling greenish, and 70s for middling -tbed bags of Manilla, so un d, was all withdrawnl,2 s bu ;er ' l ' 4 ? sold at 22s 6d to 24 5 , an d very l ow 10 3 to RUM, BRANDY AND HOLLANDS.---JaM aie t 4 0 31 Pe : „,, L l ' i d rather lower terms, 3 s 3d f or f a i r q uality ' F` o ll,' overproof. In Demerara, strong quality 3 2 1 ° 0 r'fF overproof at 3s 2d to 3s 4d. Leewards, Prn i 2s 3d, and 5 to 6 p er cen t ove rproof cutta Rum at Is 10Ad t o i s lid for P l. " - „ • r,, tificate. Brandy a t th e f o ll o wing te rsi "tit best brands of th e v i n t age o f 1838 hIl d, 9 ' A , ditto puns 5s 3d; ditt o , 1839, hhd s 5 s 3d, puns 591`; 1 05:a f; hhds 5s 2d, puns ss; ditto, 1841, hhds 55 ,!, u ' a r d r„0, i , fr ditto, 1842, hhtls 4s Ild, pnns 4s 9d, Imu-s -.3 p . qualities 3s to 4s 3d, and low 2s 8d to 2s lid po - ii t .,A Geneva prices are firmer ; sales for shipP in efele l l' , r t fine in small parcels for home consumption h'"011- to 3s. English Corn Spirits lOs 2d per gall °P. ...soi r tg SAGO.-At 16s 6d to 17s 6d for middling ifinootie Sago Flour 20s to 21 s p er cw t. A rr owroot, 13 Z. bu t in at 10d to 100; Nassau at 2d, St Vincents i ,sl.s were sold at 8d to 9d p er lb. ti RICE.-There has been a brisk demand forl3 , k e ." fror . vi e rates paid are rather above those of this day o C I : higher prices being req u i re d h as c hecked basine o ft I', I t) Rice at 13s to 17s for Patn a , an d 21s to 2 6 s P e , r ios rolina. This afternoon Sia m Rice taken in a ' „4, 1 r tiling white. 00' 4 ' SPICES.-For black Pepper former rates are ft - c ooo° a good demand has been experienced. This . tfl Lignea met with little attention, and 228 co asts sold at 64s 6d f o r go o d m id, an d 53s to 5 43 „, - to r o i wi • r being for the former the previous value, but WO" lower for the latter. Of Malabar Ginger ['la Vie perior quality went at 88s to 110 s for bold cleaniki was quiet for Pepper, and 403 bags common 51a i d to Sumatra at auction sold at lid to 2id, being r cheaper. for • INDIGO.-The market has a dull appeayanc% f ie ii ll4 Indigo, and few transacti o ns h ave t a k en place t s .; f tions this week; those parties th a t are w ain oa r 4 compelled to take prices 2d or 3d per lb und er last quarterly sale. OILS,-Palm Oil at 27a 6d to 28s for fine Nut Oil at 26s to 27s per cwt. Cod is 3 31 L'it06".h q s Seal 33/, and to arrive 321; Southern here 'tv,,,`, r to ( pery; : , common to fine. The market is -firm for .„,,t7, for British 751 to 75110 s per tun. Rape Oil at 'A - 016v 37s for brown. In Olive Oil few sales made; '!" CY" and other sorts 48i to 491 per tun. Linseed ()II deb", 25s 9d per cwt. lit TALLow.-For Russian Tallow on the stS t is 0 4 4' has been transacted, and 40s to 405 6d per : r ife", I l e value of Petersburgh yellow candle. For deli s e for 'l% are to be met with, and there are ready se,ller36. cwt. three months of the year at 41s 3d to 413 OP Tallow at 39s per cwt, nett cash. SIGHT AND HEARING TESTIO, 0 e (4 4 0 39, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADID°. ' 0 f . ,„ 1 " Browne Clayton feels desirous to e xpres s die t " and advantage he has derived at his advance,.ool,lol S. and after two years' trial, from the 0 5 :1 0 , S. and B. Solomons newly invented, SPec ts , thf e / ,/ valuable inventions fully merit the patronngioso.7 sP4Y/ received. Address, Adli n gton-ball , I' s to 11$1 Major-General Sir Ho war d Flphinstune heg. s o li setd 7 the Spectacle s h e h as now had some fully redeemed the assur an ce of the Al es ". r n i e '° „ree. t - Solomins as to their exce ll e nce, and hil /1 " Wrie r : much comfort and advantame from their ti ;'rfol s : 4 +; ° able to every other ki n d of . 21 ses 13 ' - ° Park-lane.—The H on . George Cavendish' te .g ljlli; cco and B. Solomons, 39, Albemarle-street, 111 0 01 el posite the York Hotel. Gentlemen, I fiPP r° I PO ye ° I of the Spectacles I pur c hased from Est i OPI6 use of glasses fir many years, and never r th less oc iir to enable me to see equa l to yours, an d sva. C$ Tll venience to my eyes. Yours obedientl.k..illoue,6l'. Leixlip Castle, Ireland.—lmproved copes, Opera Glasses, Microscope Se" l' rt rentri °l : of lenses, to surpass any ever }'et ets''.(o"l , Mes , ,rs. S. and B. Solomons' Invincible o a f F., Conductor, Sound Magnifiers fors deaf Pe r cs sea„„ t e mediate relief to old standing e xtrem e on o, IV ness.—Caution. 31essrs. S. and B. Sell w itlo and Aurists, are not in any way connect e of the same name in their imme diate 0 0 0 yr Nor in any part of the country. prfot , 59 be cautious and observe—only to be hl gotel' marle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the Vr ti.fL , MARRIED. ~,,, f r o reSb, ire :fer . tf " 0 0) On the 6th inst., at Rowley Regis, z'''" 735`9 11 " Rev. J. H. Sherwood, MA., Thomas Jeffreis of o t ter , of Shrewsbury, to Sarah Eliza, eldest do l e: c op''' 1, l t e !o l i Tate Hunt, Esq., of the Brades, in the sall i 'Licerrto '" tdAoanuOlingneah,rttrdehiareeut;4gthht daughter i t : J , a m at e James t. Lister,B ri de's C h urch , .„, s a c e. y f, ander Shand, Esq., of Elm Cottage, Toxtetl 'i...01,(0,Lti K e O t t n e r t i jun., Esq., of South Collingham, Notts, ot .pag:24 . ' h n e 4th inst., at Kettering, h°ornSanastoginiThribos,rolgoili. g.taAnanlnler,iisiejacmonjdodhanulgVhqderleOftliellf" Y 91 : 10 0*-I e to of— 00 On the sth inst., George E. B. LousadaA, E il s g %ter ° I. de f, road, Hyde-park, to Juliana, young ° s t " - t. Alexander Goldsmid, Esq., of Tavistoc-.. 4 ioo, nthds On the sth inst., at St. Mark's, Kennini no , f .4 io Esq., of Park-terrace, HighburY , to M ar l lion v li:re ter of W. Collins, Esq., of Clapham-roa ' pip ~. i 0 On the sth inst., at Cookhatn , nerk's' lathierClifie 14" Prower, Esq., of Purton House, Wilts, o , ;‘ lO 67th Regiment, to Harriet, Toungest datig ifiw:ae Pa •n Esq., of Kidwells, Maidenhead. , .o;cadillfitiolil;f. On the sth inst., at St. James's Churg,,,"::„.ice, tt?,,,eb:of Henry Elliott, Esq., of the Bengal CiillfecispotaaOstio Mary, elder daughter of the Very Ref. ° Ar thur .°loClSiti On the sth inst., at Hackney Church,_ of t be 1a_ .,40 , y Leighton Buzzard, Esq., to Sarah, wid°o7.o fall' F. Starbuck, Esq., and daughter of Th o , of High Wycombe. W illa ° it' DIED. Bar bie' , .I r , - On the sth inst., in A lbemarle-stree ope Manley. eof G o od I f , ' f ort On the 28th of March, at the Cap s pot, Hugh Franks, aged 48. of Othnotshheip22cdaroefaAtiporoilf, iltoMdoand.ras, Captain 1111:10:moltleiolS9 the Iti se ;d l :l l ir e f I.' , On the 17th ult., Mrs. C. West, aet SteP l3 l: o lls • On the Ist inst., at Broxbourn , Lewis Lutyens, Esq., aged 72. ..,,.. i s abs- n ote* On the Ist inst., in Sloane-street, 0 1 4 - p o les ' Le o* aar de, " Pe' of Plumtree-street, aged 71. Gir l ~,i, On the 2d inst., in the New-road, P.r. On the 3d inst. L at the 'Vicarage, 03 0,fi Fussex, the Rev. 'William Rose, Vicar. Lieu en , i On the 4th inst., at Kensingtvl Gr i ' re '.. _4 9 Joseph Brown, late of the Bombay As° 33 " ---4;60 I ic! 110S c e ) 1 4° 'if 9 London : Printed arid Published br so 0,..P . C9o l s No. 112,. Strand, Printer, at Tag ~.., I X IP' Strand, in the Precinct of the liertfo Aliddhstv Satugq, dgial 8, 1"" A 1 1 4, nit It 4 • 44 al 411 A bP c autious an (1 observe—only ‘"' —"T -- l e i be itote'' ..tr r k merle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the . 1 . ° , Oe ti°° e 0 BIRTHS. On the 4th inst., at Brixton-hill,grs. genri P 6 1°Th of a daughter. L gi ll oft c k-otree- to o, On the 4th inst., at Upper Southwi Manwell, of a son. i . 500 l obo On the 4th inst., at Brudenel-place, :Sew' go Edward Brewster, of a daughter. rhilb * lA' On the 4th inst., in Trinitv-s quare , Towe Henry Hutchins, ofa daughter. el lic4r l e On the 4th inst., the lady of Joseph Willia 0044 c f of Rio Lodge, Maida-vale, of a son. ,,baalPt On the 4th inst., at Spencer-street, I'll . ' C, the wife of Mr. A. J. Duff Filer, of a son. jolts 0 On the sth inst., at Stoke N " ewingt' 3'lll. jolts t oe a daughter. Edwa rd W illi anis Ott the sth inst., the lady of Smith-street, Chelsea, of a son. ,tY ti 1):,..5, 14 Scud - ` I Z,II I 01 4 N s st l/ 041 IPAk. U,