The Sun. — London, England, 1844-01-09 00:00:00

, _:;robir:ii 1 4 bitten SUN-OFFICE, Seven o'clock. PRICES OF StIARES IN CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE .AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. LONDON, TUESDAY, JAN. 9. Dividend per !Names of Com- Annum, i pantos. Amount of I Paid. !Price. Share. 51 per cent. 4/. Canals. Ashton and Oldham Ashby-cle.la-Zouch..av Basingstoke Bteckneck & Aberg,ay Bi rmingbam, 1-16th sli I 1)o. and Liverp. June Chelmer & Blackwater Coventry Cromford ....... ......... Dud ley .... ...... . ...... 'Derby. .......... . Danube and Mayne Ellesmere and Chester Erewash ... .. ... ........ Forth and Clyde Grand Junction Grand Union Grand surrey Grand Western Glamorgansh., ay. cost Gloucester & Berkeley Grantham.-- ....... Huddersfield . ..... ....av 'Cannot and Avon ...av Lancaster .... ... .......av Leeds and Liverpool Leicester .. X s. d. 97 18 0 113 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 X & d. 8 15 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 ( 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 '4l 13 4 133 0 0 10) 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 172 13 4 100 0 0 150 0 0 57' 6 6 39 18 10 47 6 8 100 0 0 1 141) 0 0 83 10 0 142 17 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 78 0 100 'o . o 41 13 4 4 per cent. 100 0 0 Si. 15s. 11. 58. 18/ 12s. Bd. 15. 11 10s. 341. IN. 51. Leicester & Northamp. 701. Loughborough ..... ...av 8/. Monmouthshire 51. Montgomeryshire...— W. • Melton Mowbray IC/. Mersey and Irwell Mace1e5Ge1c1.......•......• 1 7/.Heath ~,, 336 7s. tid, Oxford Peak Forest ....... «,..av Regent's (or London).. Rochdale.. as Shropshire Somerset Coal Do. Lock Fund Stock Stafthrd and Worcester 6 pel cent 1/. 10s. 151. 321.705. 101. Si. 108. U. 4s 3 er cent. t o pe: cent. 4 per cent. 4 pc: ccnt. 10i. r ccmt, pet cent. p;,1" cent. ;.er 1 1,2 r cent. 03. S ce;lt. I. 73. Stourbrklge Stratiord.on.Avon...av Swansea...... ....... Severn & Wye & Rail Trent & Mersey, sh Thames & liedway..av Warwick snd Binning. Warwick and Napton reester & Birming Wilts and Berks .av Wisbeaeb Wc y and Arun and I or 17,r sh Eipni] hiWire r nt. 14 his!) 'Fire. tlf; . per cent. . per British Commercial..... (ler. Mod. & Got. Life (lotinty 5 per is SOg Uotionac Life ..... PLI co r, p,r cot i per cent. man Li`e I'reonia ions Wt! per ceht, Life 12 p,•, : 1,... ' carer:.! Life 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 5 pc: cont. 1/. sg. 5 per cent. Sri pt n - cent, 1/. 19. STH ?,..r cent pe - cent. 6 prc cent. 5 per 6 per cent. C per cent, 8 per cent. per 6 po: yrkr. lls per mare fs pcz 11.:re 10 pc r cent. 5 per cnt. 1 3/ Ter sh 3155 per 813 r 3 per n'ent 5 per ccn , . ti per cent .t !; ) Lite, Pr v;tIoW Lite.......... Rock Li IZ yn; Exchange Se:n Ditto Lit , tTnivcr.nty I.lto Elre ar:4 S L'avd;:n CI American f.l Lon..vn n:i, Ditto xiinstr Stoa, Pr:Ali:eta! of Nati•mll of .1 ref-mi..— Nat, P:orinctal Englntt Ditto New Glotiemtersl, .... )f AuAralia I .London & C,Lke i'rovincia l ........ am & Stafibrdsh 'o of Lot don ~ nental Conso !Mu) New. Equitable Imneri 1 • ianct . tent 5 p2r cen! per cent. 4)4 per cent. 33 18 8 85 0 0 12.5 0 0 150 0 0 12 10 9 140 0 0 125 0 0 145 0 0 79 9 8 100 0 0 26 9 3 50 0 0 19 5 8 100 0 0 100 0 0 78 8 0 67 10 8 105 0 0 110 0 0 100 0 0 Stock Stec' 147 0 • 0 Stock 5071 0 50 0 0 63 2 8 50 0 0 109 0 0 70 10 3 500 0 0 5 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 250 0 0 250 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 1000 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 Stock 100 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 50 0 ( !O 0 0 MI 0 0 5 0 Stec% iOO 0 0 100 0 0 2:m 0 0 40 0 t: 50 0 C 10 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 s'l 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 19 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 29 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 .` - ,0 0 0 ............ South Alai United Generul ...... NV, - ,dmins. Chartered.. veto New ....... .»....... 20 0 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 77 10 0 51) 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 CI 100 13 0 73 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 30 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 5) 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 190 0 0 larater Works. Birmingham E .st Londo , Grand Juncti,n av Kent NW !tor Len. Bndg An Manchester and Salford Vauxhall, late S. Lend. WeFt Middlesex av Yrk BilldgCo.Les.Prop L'on Ttallways Birmingham & Derby er Gloucester Bri do! ;:•Itl Exeter Cneltenlim & Gt. West Clarence E ,stern Counties E ;iliburgh & Glasgow illtto New 7.nd t.,, , at North of Englnd Gt .t Western. Ditto Half Shares Ditto Fifth 5..,....., 1411;1 and Selby ....... .I.f - efh and Sclbv Liverpool & Manehe.tr Ditto Half-Shares...... Ditto 2oarter-Shares London end Brighton.. Ditto Lam Notes Lon , '. on and Bt.ckwall London and Greenwich London and Birmingh. Ditto Ouarter-Shares Ditto Thirds M 0 0 Loudon and S. Western 41 6 10 London and Croydon , 13 15 9 Manchester and Leeds 100 0 0 Ditto New Shares,,„,,„ 50 0 0 Manchstr and Binning 70 0 0 Ditto Extemsion 7O 0 0 MiWan,l Con' ties WO 0 0 North Midland 100 0 0 Do. %-Sh., iss. 10 tbs. .50 0 0 Northern and Eastern .5 0 0 0 Ditto Scrip, iss.si. dis. 50 0 0 Paris and Rouen.— 21. ICs. ta. IN. cent. I/. 14s. Far sh 3000 100 0 0 63 12 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100' 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 160 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 r dcnt. ;er sh. . posh ;icr r h. ,er sh. t cent. IT; cent. io per cent. Ist. per si, 111. r sh, ..... 100 0 0 11. 1.45. Si pc r share '„s-td pr sb S/. 17s. pr sh /las par sh 11. 10s. ss. 'lss. V. I Is. 101 25 per cent. per cent. I per cent. 0 per cent. 11 1L C.J. 1 . les. lOrer cent. lib per sh. 10/. rirsh, U. Is. Il 13:-, 25 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 16 13 4 12 15 4 100 0 0 **** * 100 0 South East. and Dover 50 0 Ditto New, iss..2sdTs: I 2 5 0 0 York and N. Midland.. Data New Shares:: per cent i;er ccot. 83. Lccri ~60. L, .5 Cr CCilt. CI cent. , er cent .r cent, , Pin acs. Albin Copper Allen Anglo Alex.,iss.s/. p.m Ditto Subseri , tiom Bolanos Dia • Scrip Brazil. Inip. iss.s/.p.m Do. Atneani - t. & Coc. U. 1)o. St. John Del Rey British Iron ......... Candoliga. 1)a:° Registered Care Copper Coptaro 50 0 Coitnnbian, iss. 54 p.m. General Mining .. Hibernian Site Compy Mexican IVlning Co. of Ire!antl Real del Monte, Unr:z Ditto !.nan Notes Rhyrivey Iron Santiago de Cuba. ..... United Mex., issal. pm Ditto scrip Ditto New Scrip...— 25 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 100 0 0 150 All paid 1 100 0 0 100 0 0 70 0 0 SO 0 0 100 0 0 23 0 0 50 0 u 12 10 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 65 0 0 &O 6 0 12 • 0 50 0 0 1100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 315 300 89 1 ;105 3154 i 'O5 ism j 13 675 141 71 ;15200 155 100 117 360 Mite zary. Len 3n, with Sin. Ticket I.c: - .don University Rusetl King', College 160 11 620 26,0 I 3 30 240 101% 21% 3 17% 33i 24 20% ZYZlse , 3llaneous. Angio Mexican Mint., A.: tr liars Agricnitnr, Exit. American Land, Canada Upper Canada Bonds... C6pper 'Miners' Comp. Steam Navigation Merczntile Co. I) itrn Property 1"Vo.:“; Phi.'., iss.l/. 6% 5 % 400 oF,• American ick 'Land, r f- r.t New Zealaral Ponin? . &Orlen. 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DEC. :27, 1813. 1 Compuy 16134 161 220 I( 4 'Union Bank B '.', Sc - ctl.n , l ..... 7134 10 7 0 r,34 10 0 0 11% 10 0 0 MI 110 0 0 8% 12 1( 0 ) 0 g r 7 i k 2 10 0 4il 5 5 .8 8 lig 25 0 0 14 25 9 0 22 ....„ ' -it, t „ e.ur.r.lLT _ '.-. '4; .It * Y4 ( le ,' - Co.". a taat• k ..., .. iiillux.&44,fe-.,4.42/stu'v • r eel , .. ....ie.: )1 1,,,it,,,„50r... , r .. ,„d„,)11,1f.a, Wulf...? '.. .... A" . O tt? W. 04 `fr ?V .. / ' .., 104 G 26 XV tWy% . ..... ;,:i finitiVßOt --. 4 AIM_ 114fil;-, --. C.) \;:?;;.....-----1 •' — 'l - ''' ' S --,,, , ~..:. , , ~ .„ ,- • K a s Docks. Commercial East and West India London Ditto Builds E-stol ar Do : ptids, var. amounts Bonds_ Pitt° Bands :outlinmpton Mrla[,res Hammersmith ...... Southwark, new Subs. Ditto New of 7 z pr c. Waterloo... ......... Ditto Old Ann. of 84. Ditto 17,,w dtrto of 71. DLtto N r auxila:l iv ::aces. /lino MAnne 60 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 55 0 0 50 0 0 "500 2 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 250 0 All o paid 2 0 3 0 0 211 10 0 210 0 2 10 C 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 6 5 0 20 U 0 1 40 0 0 40 0 0 5) 0 0 , 00 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 1 7 10 0 1 25 0 0 10 0 I 17 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 .i 125 0 • 10 0 0 16 0 0 18 0 0 19 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 62 10 0 t'.B 0 0 50 9 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 39 0 0 BO 0 0 25 0 0 48 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUAR - 9, 1544. , ARRIVAL OF THE WEST INDIA AND MEXICAN MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 9.—The Clyde, Royal Mail Company's steamer, Captain Symons, arrived this morning, at 'eight o'clock, .bringing the following mails,:—Columbian, Mexican, and West Indian. The news from Mexico. is somewhat im portant and interesting, inasmuch as it appears that Santa Anna, is re-elected President for a term of five -years. On the 14th of November, when the Clyde arrived at Vera Cruz, it was learnt that Santa Anna had visited that place the day previous, and that he had had the troops drawn up in the square, and harangued them. Ile stated that he had arrived for the purpose of inspecting the fortifications, and that war with England was inevitable; that he was determined to support the honour of his country to the fullest extent, and would defend the Castle of St. Juan de • Ulloa in person, and would resign it only with his life. About four o'clock in the afternoon, however, shortly after this bombastic exhibition had taken place, a special messenger arrived with the information that he had been re-elected President for a further term of five years. The news was re ceived by the military with great rejoicing and enthusiasm, but no particular manifestation was made by the civilians on this. announcement,. The moment the information had been communi cated, Santa Anna immediately mounted his horse and returned to his house in great haste, without inspecting one of the fortifications or taking further notice of •the troops in any shape whatever. It is the opinion of the inhabitants of Vera Cruz, that he 'merely made the demon stration for the purpose of securing his election, and that his-denunciations against England were sheer bravado, and nothing else. • The Clyde, on the following day, sailed for Tampico; but on her return, on the 22d Novem ber, it was learnt that advances had been made by the Mexican Government to the British Minister at Mexico, for the purpose of settling the:differezices with England. The British Minis ter, however, declined to enter into any corres pondence or treaty whatever with the Mexican Government, until he had received instructions from our Government: he did not, in fact, open the letters of the Mexican Government. The Mexicans had been 'engaged for some time in putting all their fortifications into a state of repair, in the expectation that the British Admi ral, Sir Charles Adam, would arrive, and give them a dressing. Their preparations •for de fence were most warlike and it was evident they expected a conflict. Sir Charles Adam, when the Clyde arrived at Bermuda, had gone on for BarbadoeF. Every thing was quiet in all the'West Tndia Islands. Fever had quite disappcared at Bermuda, and health was completely restored. It was gathered as a tact that General O'Don- hell, Captain-General of Cuba, was openly en couraging the revival of the slave-trade at Cuba. Three large cargoes of these poor miserable wretches had been recently lauded there. The Inconstant frigate, attached to Jacmel, sailed for Jamaica on the 6th of November. Her Majesty's ship of war Albatross, was at Vera Cruz, as also three French corvette:, and a Spanish frigate. At Havannah, were a French corvette and an - American ditto. There were none at Bermuda, and at Nassau it was so rough, that the Clyde held no communication further than taking - in a pilot. The Company's steamer, Dee, sailed from Ha vannah for Belize on the 9th of ➢ecember; the Avon ditto,. on the 10th, for Mexico; the Dee arrived from St, Thomas's on the 22d at Bermuda, bringing the_ mail to the Clyde. The Clyde brings home 226,490 dollars, 32,300 of which are from Tampico, and 40,000 from Vera Cruz to pay the Mexican dividend. The rest are for merchants' accounts. She also brings 4,661 ounces of gold dust, 3,024 ounces of silver, arid 152 of platina ; 1,4631. in British coin, 106 serous of cochineal, &c. &c. The Clyde experienced heavy gales from ate N.W. and S.W., all the passage from Ber muda, which accounts for her being four days over-due. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM 'HIE -EVENING , PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—It is certainly the most extra ordinary fallacy that ever was .sought to be palmed on the British public, that colonial trade is our all-sufficient, nay, even our sole profitable export trade; and that conveyance en masse of labourers " to -a wilderness, as valueless as the wave which broke on • its shore," is the true and infallible recipe for disposal and em ployment of . our people. Why should the word colony thus exclusively fascinate our views of commerce? What is a colony ? IS it a place whose inhabitants are only permitted to trade with us ? This was what we tried to make our American colonies in the last .century. We prohibited them from exporting wool, or woollen manufactures, on the penalty of the loss of the ship employed, the goods found, and five hundred pounds in money besides. An Act was passed in 1732, forbidding the sending to foreign countries by land or water carriage of any hats made in the colonies, and fixing the numbers.of apprentices that master-hatters might employ. An Act was passed in - 1750, declaring colonial iron-mills and forges to be " nuisances," and as such, to be " abated." The North American Review observes, that " it may be, that this ex treme care of the six furnaces and nineteen forges, then possessed by New England, was necessary ; but as Old England was un able to furnish for export, as far down as the year 1767, more than eleven thousand tons of iron annually, Americans of the pre sent day can imagine some little excuse for the very grave offence of making at home what could hardly be procured abroad." The North Ame rican Review points out what is worth remark ing, that the rupture between England and her colonies appears to have, in reality, arisen from a question of commerce, quite as much as of taxation. " There -is very fair reason to believe that threepence in the pound was resisted as much from the apprehended loss of the colonial tea trade with •• the Dutch—carried on in contravention' - 'of the laws of navigation and trade—as from any "Other cause. The value of the tea consumed in all the colonies was set at three hundred thousand pounds sterling annually. The English East India Company, backed by the Ministry, grasped at a monopoly of the supply; anclthe change ..of policy which reduced the duty froth ls. to 3d. would have enabled them to obtain it; - inasmuch as their tea could then be afforded at as low a price as the smuggled, and was considered better." It grieves us much to reduce " A glorious Revolu tion" to a sort of Peel-Tariff squabble; 'a - squab- We resulting from something very similar to the late partial lowering of the coffee duties. Such however is the American Reviewer's account of its origin ;• and strange surely is the passion of restriction, wherewith we have infected our oldest colonists, when we find very American Reviewer almost • recommending the revival of the old Navigation-laws syStem against us, by enforcing which we lost our colo nies. So infectious—so vivacious—is the selfish spirit which prompts an ti-commercial policy. The North .American Review has gut.a notion .that England rather than Arnerica, has profited by abandoning the Navigation Laws. "In the opinion of men of no mean sagacity, its operation [that of the Treaty of the 3d July, 1815,] has proved more beneficial to the shipping,of ' land than to our own; but had it included the same stipulations for our fres aad permanent trade with the British possessions in the Western He misphere that it does for intercourse with the ter ritories of the Crown iiEurope and Asia, we might be satisfied with it." M uch good indignation is wasted by the American Reviewer at the re maining restrictions on trade with our colonies; and not till lie has exhaled it all, does he s ouch safe to admit that " the new tariff of Sir R. Peel shows that this inequality is no looger to exist; but its termination makes no compensation fur the past (l !), nor have we any pledge that. the former system will not be renewed. ?" Cool that from an organ of a people who have just bece barring out a moiety of our exports. Our present colonial policy appears to be reversed ft om that of the last century. Instead of atteinpt-. jug to compel our colonists to submit to have everything scarce and dear wherewith we did not happen to be able to supply thum cheaply and plentifully, we are taking precisely that same asinine burthen on ourselves for their benefit. And so tar from enforcing Cu them reciprocal treatmentolour products, we allow them to import foreign manufactures at lower duties than Canada levies on ours. We allow Jamaica to Live A a crican provisions at far lower rates than she claps on Irish ones !—and we allow the West Indians cheap foreign sugar, in requital for their starving our market with scarce and dear supplies of that of colonial growth. In Canada, the Morning He rald stated the other day, " the Crown has sur rendered itsinheritance, the wastelands, to the dis posal and control of the Provincial Legislature; the mother country has guaranteed a loan of one mil lion and a half, to complete those public works ne cessary to the development of the colony's great resources; the Imperial Parliament has lowered the Customs' duties which it levied in Canadian ports, has reduced the import duties collected at home on the staple productions of the province— wool and grain—to mere droits de balance, and has given its sanction to the policy enunciated by the Chief Minister of the Crown, that hence forth Canada must be treated as an integral portion of the empire." To say nothing of our vast expenditure in . fortresses and military esta blishments ! Well—here is a colony, thanks to us, one of the most lightly taxed countries in the world. Here is a colony, which we choose to make the sole channel of our American corn trade. Here is a colony which we say (and' we more than keep our word) is to be placed exactly on the footing of an Eng lish county. Truly a thankful and complaisant English county we have of it ! We tell our Mi nisterial colony-fanciers, that all their exclusive favours to Canada are doing nothing but people a new region with commercial restrictionists. How can it be otherwise ? Are they not lisping our own lessons after us? Are we not setting up amongst them precisely that machinery ofjealous regulation which, if they once acquire a taste for, they will turn one day against ourselves ! STANDARD.—The Irish State trials natu rally enough' occupy the attention of our Con temporaries; we have copied from the Times an • able article upon this subject, against one pas sage of which article we must respectfully offer a protest. The passage to which we allude is the following :—" W hy, these Irish func tionaries cannot so much as get a jury together; a simple process one might ima gine, under the guidance of a direct Act of Parliament, without subjecting them selves to a challenge of the whole array." Now, in justice to " Irish functionaries," it must be said that neither can English functionaries so much as get a jury together, &c. &c. &c., without subjecting themselves to a chal lenge of the whole array." The right of chal lenge to the array is the same in both coun tries, if men are so profligately impudent as to make challenges which they cannot sustain ; the only difference is that in England men will not make such groundless challenges, merely ad captandum, in Ireland, they do make them. Surely, our Contemporary must have seen in the proceedings in this case up to the present time, enough to satisfy the most scrupulous that soli citors of the repeal class will do things in Ire hind, to which the least respectable members of the profession in England would scorn to descend; or, to use our Contemporary's strong langua2-e, such things as " the most foul-mouthed igno ramus of an English pettifogger would not venture upon." And having seen those things our contemporary ought to have hesitated to be lieve, that" the array" of the Dublin panel was justly challengeable, merely because such a person as Mr. Peirce .Maliony threatened to challenge it; but if the array is not justly challenge able what becomes of the censure of the Irish functionaries? Whether Mr. Pierce Mahony will prOceed a step further 'in fulfilment of his threat, we of course cannot pretend to guess. The, must we say it, culpable facility of the Irish Court of Queen's Bench in receiving frivolous objections, no doubt holds out to bin: encouragement to employ every 'artifice of delay, and we cannot help adding that the facility of some of the EngliSh jour nals to adopt and to exaggerate every charge of :neglect or blundering made against " the Irish :functionaries," holds out still stronger encou ragement. In the matter of the special jury panel, the Irish Attorney-General has nothing to do; it would be, indeed, a grave crime on his part to touch it up to the day of striking the reduced list. The Clerk of the Crown has as little to do with the panel as the Attorney-Ge neral, and we have the happiness to know that a more able, upright, or high-minded public servant does net live in her Majesty's domi nions than the gentleman who fills that office in Ireland. Mr. Bourne, the Clerk of the Crown, receives tile list from the High Sheriff, who is a very honourable man, and . , we believe, a Liberal in politics, and the High She riff receives it from the Recorder, the well known Mr. Shaw, a person whom nobody will suspect of compromising msel fi a order to accom modate Sir Robert Peel's Government. Where, then, has been the blundering or the dishonesty which can afford grounds for challenging the array ? We at least require something more than the dictum of Mr. Pierce Mahony, however positive, for admitting that the array is justly challengeable. Capriciously, vexatiously, or fraudulently, no doubt any array can be chal lenged, but this is an inconvenience that has place in England as well as in Ireland ; an in convenience against which no care, or skill, or vigilance on the part of functionaries can guard. :COURSE OF E•XCHA . Amsterdam CF. 12 7 Ditto, at sight ~ l2 6 Rotterdam ..... ....2 U l2 Antwerp Haraburgh ALB. 33 15 Altona Paris, 3 days' sight Ditto, 3 months 25 95 Marseilles , 26 5 Bourdeaux 26 5 Frankfort on Maine 122 Petersbnrgh, 3 Us. 36k Berlin Vienna, effec. tl. 3 M lO 0 Trieste, ditto lO 1 Madrid ...... Cadiz 36i Bilbao Barcelona Seville ... - 36 INGE.-- , " TH I S DAY.) (Gibraltar Leghorn ... Genoa r, Ilan Venice Naples - ...... .... 594 Palermo, per ,oz ! lti 1 isbon Oporto 524 Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia !Buenos Ayres !New York,2l days slifit 4Ei Philadelphia 4RICEi OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bars k!5 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin.. 3 1 5 Few Doubloons .....0 0 0 'New Dollars... 0 4 9g Silver in Bars... ..... 0 4 14 THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) DOWNING-STRET, JAN. 8, 1844. The Queea has been pleased to appoint William Fish bourne, Esq., to 13.7 Magistrate for her Majesty's Settle ments in the Falkland Islands. WHITEHALL, JAN. 8. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. James Gillau, Master of Arts, to the church and parish of Alford, in the presbytery of .Alford and county of Aberdeen, vaca.nt by the death of ;Doctor James Farqu harson, late Minister thereof. The Queen has also been pleased to present Doctor John Crombie to the church and parish of Scone, in the preabytery and shire of Perth, vacant by the transporta tion of the Reverend James Craik, late Minister thereof, to a church at Glasgow. _ The Queen has also been pleased to present the Re verend Henry Taylor, M.A., to the church and parish of Westruther, in the presbytery of Lauder, and county of Berwick, vacant by the resignation of the Reverend John Crosbie, late Minister thereof. The Queen has also been pleased to present the Rev. Walter Low to the church and parish of Lochlee, in the presbytery of Brecbin and county of Forfar, vacant by the admission of the Rev. Alexander Tod, lute minister thereof, to the church and parish of Monifieth, in the presbytery of Dundee. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Dorsetsbire. T. Hussey, Esq., M.l'., to be Deputy ideutLnant; J. Flcyer, Esq., to be ditto, Dec. 29 ; Capt. C. A. Man ning., R.N., to be ditto, Jan. 1, 1844. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire. Queen's Own Regiment of Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry—J., Ilarward, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Graze brook, promoted, Jan. 2. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. FRANCIS BURDETT COURTENAY, bookseller, Great Marlborough-street. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. WILLTA NI GORTON, fishmonger, Gutter-lane, Cheapside. BANKRUPTS. CALEB CLARKE, linen-draper, Banbury, Oxford shire, to surrender • Jan. 19, at half-past eleven, and Feb. 16, at eleven, at . the Court of Bankruptcy. Whit more, official assignee, Basingball-street; Sole and Sole, Alderman bury, London. JAMES TURNER,• - cabinet-maker, Grange-place, Iloxton, Ji. 16, at three •ancl Feb. 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy-. Pennell, official assignee ; Wire and Child, St. Swithin's-lane;City. • - • - • ARCIII.B.A.LD SCOTT, auctioneer, Cambridge street, Golden-square, Jan. 16, at half-past twelve, and Feb. 16, at -twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, Aldermanbairy, official assignee ; Davies and Son, War wiek-Ltreet, Regent-street. ALEXANDER BLAZI)ELL, harp maker, Upper Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square,• Jan. 16, at two, and Feb. 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official aadgnee, Aklermanbury ; a Beckett, Son, and Sympson, 'Golden-square. CHARnES BASSETT ROE and THOMAS JOHN BLACHFORD, bankers, Newport, Isle of Wight, Jan. 19, a 2d Feb. 27 , at twelvr, at the Co !.1 - : of Bank ruptcy. Follett, official I3asinghall-street ; Foster and Evans. John-street, BLdrord-row ; Newport, Isle of Wight. GEORGE SMITH carpenter, Northampton, Jan. 16, at twelve, and Feb. 14, ut one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Lackington, official assignee, Coleman-street buildirqs ' - Wright, New Inn, London. JOHN SHERWOOD, stationer, Wood-street, Cheap side, Jan. 26, at half-last twelve, and Feb. 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Harman, Earl-steet, Blackfriars. IiENRY ORBELL, victualler, Romford, Jan. 25, at two. and Feb. 20, at e!.,ven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Grow, oeial assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard- strt ei, ; Flower, Roaaturti ; G4aba— Flower, Fur nival's Inn. GEORGE COTTON BRIDGE, grocer, Maldon, Essex, Jan. 19, at half-past two, and Feb. 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abcurch-lane, Lombard-street ; Stevens, Wilkinson, and Satchel', Queen-street, Cheapside. WIILLIAM DUNNETT, auctioneer, Manchester, Jan. 22. and Feb. 12, at eleven, at the Manchester Dis trict Court. Stanway, official assignee, Manchester ; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Bourdillon, Bedford row, London ; Cooper, Manchester. EVAN EVANS, draper, Llangurdirne, Carmarthen shire, Jan. 25 and Feb. 22, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee ; Clarkes, Bristol. WILLIAM EASTHOPE, white smith, Shrewsbury, Jan. 23, at half-past eleven, and Feb. 23, at one. Chris tie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Newman, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; Garbett, Wellington ; Hodgson, Bir mingham. NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. T. Joy, beer-seller, Liversedge, Yorkshire. D. M. Thomas, surgeon, Cum Ammen, Carmarthenshire. B. Woffenden, woollen yarn maker, Water-gate, Yorksh. G. Buckley, beer retailer, Almondbury, Yorkshire. J. Joseph, oilman, Richmond, Surrey. T. Hoile, farmer, Sandwich, Kent. J. Moulton, gardener, Garden-row, Clerkenwell. J. E. Leese, lodging housekeeper, Regent-st., City-road. J. Mullens, schoolmaster, Lewes, Sussex. P. Robinson, traveller, Warrington, Lancashire. J. Mews, jun., confectioner, Great St. Andrew-street, Seven Dials, Middlesex. G. Callaway, gr, over, King-street-terrace, Islington. R. Lockett, beer-seller, Longton, Staffordshire. W. Parsons, attorney, Tottenham-court-road. E. Manning, messenger, Park-place, Walworth. E. Tucker, discount agent, Upper tamford-street. R. Manuel, carpenter, David-street, New-road, Middlesex. R. G. Cattle, tobacconist, Goswell-street. J. Nicholas, iron fitter, Dudley. J. Sherratt, card case maker, Berkeley-street, Lambeth. M. Sides, farmer, Ruyton of the Eleven Towns, Shropsh. A. H. Tanner, s c hoolmaster, Ebury-street, Pimlico. R. Levick, clerk, High Holborn. R. H. Rodwell, pianoforte maker, Providence-place, Kentish-town. G. Berkeley, farmer, Eastington, Worcestershire. J. Berkeley, farmer, Longdon, Worcestershire. A. Berkeley, farmer, Eastington, Worcestershire. P. M'Elroy, dresser of silk. Salford, Manchester. J. Holmes, school proprietor, Tottenham-green. I. Shayer, tailor, Berwick-street, Westminster. Simpson, oilman, Grosvenor-ro , ,v, Pimlico. J. W. A [ott, sheriff's officer, Chancery-lane. E. Casement, carpenter,West-st.,Neckinger, Bermondsey. L. West, attorney, Bath. _ _ _ E. Webb, servant, Wolstanton, Staffordshire. T. Firth, innkeeper, Almondbury, Yorkshire. I. Robson, farmer, Thornton, Yorkshire. J. Garner, joiner, Woodcburch, Cheshire. T. Crowe, provision dealer, Liverpool. L. B. Bartholomew, Whitley, Berkshire. W. Swain, joiner, Hahne, Lancashire. A. L. Moore, Leicester. _ _ T. Cheshire, cabinet maker, Dunstable, Bedfordshire. J. Carden, grocer, Penshuist, Kent. G. Foulds, stone mason, Bingley, Yorkshire. R. Pettit, bricklayer, St. Thomas's-square, Hackney. H. Woodgate, farmer, Heath&ld, Sussex. R. Routh, „ Camberwell-grove, Surrey. J. Routh, jun., Camberwell-grove, Surrey. W. Forster, whitesmith, Wtirrington. SECOND NOTICES. G. Chapman, Nicholl's-square, Aldersgate-strect, Jan. 15. at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee. H. Hedges, Bridge-street, Southwark, Jan. 15, at half past two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee. P. F. Faucher, Cook's-ground, Chelsea, Jan. 15, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee. J. Ogden, coach-smith, -Shauldham- street, Maryle bone, Jai). 15, at half-past one, at the Court Of Bank ruptcy. Turquand, official assignee. H. Payne, mast-maker, Wapping-wall, Shadwell, Jan. 15, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee. G. Clutterbaek, locksmith, Old Compton-street, Soho, Jan. 15, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee.. J. Woodman, Hampden-street, Camden-town, Jan. 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee. J. L. Adcock, Carpenter, Southampton-street, Fitzroy square, Jan. 15, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy." Graham, official assignee. J. litickstepp, Lewes, Sussex, Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Green, official assignee. J. 11. Greenlagh, medical student, Edward-street, Hampstead-road, Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee. J. Turner, lodging house-keeper, Amwell-street, Cltrkenwell, Jan. 17, at half-past two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee. J. B. Shilicock, chemist, Bromley, Kent, Jan. 17, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lacking ton, official assignee. J. Walker, milkman, Oxford, Jan. 17, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lackington, official assignee, Coleman street-buildings. J. B. C. Colman, surgeon, liethersett, Norfolk, Jan. 17, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lack ington, official assignee. Hird, upholsterer, Tottenham-court-road, Jan. 17, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lack ington, official assignee. H. Marks, jea eller, King's Lynn, Norfolk, Jan. 20, at half-past one, at the Court of Baukruptcy. Groom, official assignee. G. A. Gibbons, shipowner, Dempsey-street, Commer cial-road East, Jan. 20. at two,. at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee. J. Mullins, commission traveller, Baldwin-street, City road, Jan. 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee. 11. 0. Stutely, solicitor , C a mbridge -terrace, Regent's park, Jan. 20, at half - pa st tw o , at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Groom, of f icial as si gnee. J. Duck,_ coach painter , Queen-street, Oxford-street, Jan. 20, at half-past twelv e, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee. J. H. Thomson, unman, Liverpool, Jan. 13, at twelve, at the Liverpool District C ou r t. Morgan, official assignee. J. Holdroyd, joiner, Robert-town, Yorkshire, Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee. R. Davies, tinner, Wakefield, Yorkshire, Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee. W. Teale, cloth maker, Yeadon-moor-end, Yorkshire, Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee. J. Brett, brass founder, Birmingham, Jan. 20, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittlesdon, official assignee. R. Buckeridge, clerk, Forebridge, Staffordshire, Jan. 19, at eleven, at Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee. M. Gill, farmer, Hoton-mills, Leicestershire, Jan. 16, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee. J. Clark, paviour, Lancaster, Jan. 15, at twelve, at Jan. 15, at eleven, Liverpool,Bird, offi c i a l a ssignee. the Liverpool District Cou rt. Bird , official assignee. at T th . e jo L n irp e v s e 'la o w ol K. Bennett, Littleton, C heshir e , Jan. 15 , at one, at the Liverpool District Court, Turner, official ass i gnee . stationer, p istrict Court. J. Topham, linen drapers assistant, Bristol, Jan. 15, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee. J. Redfern, file. manufacturer, Grenoside, Yorksh ire Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Fetirne official assignee. J. Marshall, butcher, Stannington, Yorkshire, Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Jan. 9.) Suo.a R.-The West India Sugar market has an improving appearance ; Grocers and Refiners have been free purchasers of all descriptions, paying an advance on former rates of 6d to Is per cwt. To-day prices further advonced for Colonial Sugar. There was an extensive demand for every sort of West India Sugar, and the rates given were 63 per cwt nbove those of Friday. The market has been nearly cleared of bright yellow and strong grey qualities. At public sale Barbadoes Sugar this afternoon went with animation at prices 6d to is above those cf Friday, fine yellow fetched 67s 6e to 68s 63, good 04s to 65s 6d, middling 62s to 63s 6d, and low 60s 6d per cwt. REFINED.-To-day large parcels of Refined Goods were taken by the home trade, and prices are still on the advance ; brown scaleable lumps fetching 745, and standard lumps 75s to 7.53 6d. The market closed with a firm aspect; Pieces and Bastards sold well at rather higher rates. Treacle in good request at 21s to 27s per cat. For Bonded Crushed Sugar prices are r i s ing ; 26s to 26s 3d paid for large, and 26s 63 for small parcels of first quality. Loaves are wanted ; Turkey double Refined 2i to 4lbs fetching 35s to 38e; Hamburgh 61bs 33s 6d to 345. ditto 9 to 101bs 30s 6d to 31s 6d, ditto 13 to 1411 r, 30s • Tit tiers 20 to 30lbs 27s to 27s 63, Prussian 4 0 to 451bs 36s 6d, Pieces at 20s to 23s ; Bastards and yellow ISs to 19s, brown 14s 63 to His 63; Treacle 10s 6d to ; Dutch Crushed Sugar 22s 93 to 23s 9d, and Pelham ditto 22s 6d to 25s 63 per cwt. MauRITIUS..-This afternoon a good demand existed for Mauritius Sugar, and 1017 bags at public sale were all sold at prices-6d above those previously quoted, good yellow fetched 64s 6d middling 60s 6d to 635, low 58s 63, middling grey 61s 6d, middling brown 545, and low foxey 50s 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.-Bengal Sugar has met with a good demand at an advance on previous prices of Is per cwt. For Java prices have been firm. Manilla at 16s 6d to 18s per cwt. for yellow. In Siam there is no change. 'phis afternoon Bengal Sugar at a further rise of 6d per cwt ; good white went went at 67s to 68s, washed 66s 6d to 68s, middling strong foxy sound yellow b7a 6d to 58s 6d, 'damp 56s 63 to 58s, strong sound yellow Dobah 64s 63 to 65s 63, damp 62 to 655, mid dling diimpt Kaubr 49s 6d to boo per cwt. . FOREIGN. - Holders of Foreign Sugar are unwilling ta take lower rates; white descriptions have been scarcely asked for; 18s to 20s for middling to fine yellow Havannah, and 15s to 17s 6d f_u low to fine brown Brazil. To-day brown Bahia Sugar of fair quality sold privately at I7s 3d for refining in bond. MonassEs.-West India at full rates, Antigua fine at 275, Demerara 25s 6d to 265, Dominica middling 245, Grenada, Nevis, and St. Kitts 23e to 23s 661, and St. Lucia and St. Kitts low 21s to 235, St. Lucia taken in at 23s for common, and Berhice at 22s per cwt. Bengal syrup at 16s to 18s per cwt. Foreign' Jdolastes are 6s to 7s per cwt. To-day Deme rara Molasses sold privately at 26s per cwi, for fine. COCOA..---The good qualities of West India are wanted, and full rates have been paid, and bags at auction only partly found buyers; Trinidad good red at 52s 63 to 535, low to middling 45s 6d to 495. Foreign 283 to 29s per awe. This afternoon Trinidad cocoa, good red went at bis 6d to 52s 6d, good mid dling and good dark red 47s to 493, middling grey 44s to 45s 641, good 46s to 463 6d, and sea damaged 41s 6d to 45s 6d per cwt. SAGO.-At better prices ; common fetching 12s to 12s 6d, middling 13s to 14, and good to fine 15s to 203 per cwt. Sago Flour 18s per cwt. Rio Tapioca, or good and fine quality, at 4 3 Ad to bid per lb. COFFEE.—The home trade have been ready purchasers o West India Coffee, paying- an advance on previous prices of 2s to 3s per cwt. Mocha at 68s to 80s for low middling to good yellow clean garbled. All other sorts of East India Coffee have met with attention and stiffer rated paid. This afternoon West India Coffee at stiffer rates. Ceylon at 62s 6d to 63s for good ord. Jamaica fine fine ord fetched 95s 6d, fine ord ragged 80s, good ord foxoy 6ls'6d, mixed with black berries 545. and triage 20s per cat. The market has a firm aspect for all sorts of Coffee. Tx.a.—Prices have been firm since we last wrote, and a good demand has existed for all descriptions of Tea rom the home trade. To-day Tea was firm in price, although 30,000 packages are declared for public competition on Tuesday next ; some parcels were sold privately at is to Is op for sound common Congon, money ; and Twankay, ordinary, is 2d to ls 2%d per lb. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—Demerara at 2s 8d to 2s 9d for 34 to 36 over, and 40 over at 2s 10d per gallon. Jamaica good quality 33 to 37 over at 3s 5d to 3s 9d, and fine high flavour at 5s per gallon. Leeward Island is 10d to is 100 for proof strength. Calcutta at Is 6d to Is 7d proof, with certificate. For Brandy advanced rates have been paid ; Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838 has been selling hhds at 5s 7d, puns 5s scl; ditto 1839, hhds 5s 4d, puns Los 2d; ditto 1840, hhds 5s 2d, puns ss; ditto 1841, hhds ss, puns 4s 10d, ditto 1842, hhds 4s 10d, puns 4s Bd, low to mid dling 2s 10d to 3s 4d, and Fxcise Brandy 2s 8d to 2s 10d per gallon. Geneva, shipping sort, at is 10d to Is Ild ; fine pale for home consumption 2s 4d to 2s 10d; Hamburgh Gin, com mon, Is6dto is 7d per gallon. British Corn Spirits at 10s to 10s 2d per gallon, cash. Scotch and Irish Grain Spirits lOs to lOs 2d, and Malt Spirits 12s 6d to 13s per gallon. To-day Jamaica Rum of fine quality 34 per cent overproof sold at 4s. Proof Leewards Is 104 d. Demerara Rum, strong qualities at 2s 9.1 to 2s 11d. Calcutta Rum Is 7d per gallon proof with certificate. SPICES.—For Black Pepper prices have been firm. White has been in request, and stiffer rates paid. The market is firm for Ginger, and the demand good. For Cassia Lignea higher rates have been paid. Rim —Bengal low white has fetched lOs to lOs 3d, middling lOs 6d to lls, good middling Ils 6d, good I is 9d, and fine 12s per cwt. Madras yellow 8s to 8s 6d ; Java 9s to lOs 6d. Carolina at 266 for first, 24s for second, and 2ls for third sort. Patna 13s to 15s, and fine 15s to 17 per cwt. To-day common Madras Rice at 8s 3d per cwt. Bengal middling white lOs 6d to Ils per cwt. Holders of Rice show firmness. INDIGO.—The business transacted in East India has been upon a small scale only since we last wrote, although purchases can be made at prices is per lb under those of the last quarterly sale for Bengal, and 6d to 10d for other descriptions of East India. Spanish at easier rates. TALLOW.—Holders of Russian Tallow have submitted to a decline in prices of 3d to 6d per cwt. On the spot at 41s to, 41s 6d for prime yellow Candle. For delivery in the next two months at 41s ; for the last three months of the year there are sellers at 4ls 9d to 42s per cwt. Town Tallow at 40s 6d to 4ls per cwt, nett cast. In American Tallow prices are drop ping. To-day the market was flat for P. Y. Candle, and 41s to 41s 3d is the value on the spot. OlLS.—Olive Oil firm ; Gallipoli 451 to 451 10s, Spanish 421 to 43/, and Barbary 411 per tun. Linseed Oil at 27s 9d to 28s per cwt. Rape Oil at the previous currency. Cocoa Nut Oil at 30s to 33s per en t, according to quality. Palm is firm ; prime has been selling at 29s to 29s 6d, and inferior sorts 26s to 28s per cwt. Cod Oil at 32/ lOs per tun. Seal Oil pale at 36/ to 36/ 10s, and Southern at 34/ to 371 lOs per tun, according to quality. Sperm Oil has fnrther declined in value, British belling at 731, and American at 721 per tun. This afternoon Sperm Oil sold at 68/ 153 to 721; Southern Whale 36/ 15s to 371; Northern 34185. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) GUILDHALL. Yesterday Susannah Bressenden, aged 19, was charged with attempting to steal a quantity of baby linen, under singular circumstances. Teralli, of 189, Bishopsgate-street, stated that the pri soner, on the night of the 25th of December, excited consi derable alarm in the house by declaring she had been met on the staircase by a bulgier, who had escaped at the back of the house. Some baby linen was found to have been packed up in two bundles, and removtd to a different part of the house. Subsequently the prisoner produced three letters addressed to her, in which the thief declared he would have revenge for having been interrupted by l,er. He also menaced the life of complainant, and the inspector placed a man constantly within call. It turned out, however, that these letters, which were full of the vilest expressions, were written by the prisoner her self, and put in the posts office, and she admitted that the story of the burglar was a fabrication, to disturb the peace of the family. Sir. Alderman J. JOHNSON asked the prisoner what reason she had for writirg such shameful letters? She said she had no particular reason. The A LDERMAN said she must have had a motive. She said,. very calmly, that she wished to disturb the peace of the family. The ALDERMAN asked who had assisted her in it? She Lo person had aided her. Sir. Barry, of Spital-square, stated, that she was the daugh ter of a poor widow, who died in Ib4o, and he was one of several widows he visited as the member of a charitable society. He took the girl into his house nine yeats ago, and she w.is educated with his own children till she was of age to be placed as an assistant to a lady who had a stand in Soho Bazaar. She was allowed 7s. 6d. per week fsr her services, and the society to which he belonged added half-a-clown per week more, to enable her to maintain herself. The lady procured a lodging for her, free of expens', by obtaining leave that she should sleep with a . servant. This servant was unfortunately a very wicked creature, and had corrupted the prisoner's mind. She w as at length detected in pilfering at the Bazaar, and turned away. The witness took her home again, and placed her in a female penitentiary, where she bore the rigid discipline so well for 15 months, that he was persuaded she was contrite and re formed, and got a friend in Bishopsgate-street to receive her, and teach her how ehold work. While there, she saw the bill at Sir. Teralli's, and entered his service. • 'the ALDERMAN asked where she would go if she were dis charged ?—She replied that she would endeavour to get an honest living. 'the ALDERMAN, after some conversation with the corn pisitiant, remanded her for a few days, to consider how she should be disposed uf. MARLBOROUGMSTREE7I Joseph Brown, a cab-driver, was charged before Mr. Maltby, with furious driving while in a state of intoxication. On Saturday night the defendant was seen driving at a furious pace through Piccadilly, and, after proceeding a short distance, he came with terrible force against a cart, in which a man and his daughter were seated. The shaft of the cart penetrated the body of the cabmanishorse, and it was necessary to kill the animal, which was valued at 101. Damage was also done to the cart-horse to the amount of 31. The case having been fully proved, Mr. KIA ram* raid he should inflict a fine of 101. for the public offence, order the defendant to pay el., the damage done to the cart-horse, and provent the defendant from again en dangering the safety of the public by at once revoking his license. QUEEN-SQUARE. Sarah, Elizabeth, and iane Hopwood, three sisters of re spectable appearance, were yesterday placed at the bar, charged With having stolen a quart of coffee, and about 141 b. of coals, from the residence of Mr. C. Bague. At about a quarter past eight o'clock yesterday morning a policeman saw the prisoners Elizabeth and Jane go to the area railings, where they had not stood many . minutes when a hand from the area gave them a basket and jug, with which they walked away. He followed, and stopped them, and found in the possession of Elizabeth a basket containing coals and a quart of coffee. Mr. Bague proved that the prisoner Sarah was in his ser vice, and that there was no other person below to hand the property through the area railings. The prisoner Sarah admitted her guilt; Elizabeth made no defence ; and Jane alleged that she was innocent, as she had merely gone to the house to bid her sister good-by. Mr. Bague was very desirous that the magistrate should dis pose of this case summarily, but The MactsTanTE considered it one of those cases which ought to be sent to a jury, and committed the prisoners for trial. ON LEADING QUESTIONS I_, POLITICS. If we examine the different periods of our history, we shall find that every one has been distinguished by some measure of engrossing interest which has stood, for the time, in the foreground of general politics, and cast all other questions into the shade. For example, during the first fifteen years of the present century, the all-absorbing question was the conduct of the war with Revolutionary France ; and, until it should be brought to a satisfactory termination, it was clear that no other question Would attract the serious attention of the public ; and hence many political questions, of great im portance in themselves, such as the claims of the Catholics and the state of the Parliamentary repre sentation—could not obtain that degree of eonsidera tion to which they were justly entitled, under other circumstances. When, in 1815, the war was brought to a close, the Catholic question then rose to the first place in British politics ; and, for the next fourteen years, all other public questions—such as Parliamentary reform and free trade—were viewed as of minor importance, until this great question should be finally settled. After the settlement of the Catholic question, in 1829, the reform of our Parliamentary representation became the leading question of 'the day ; and, in 1832, it was brought to a settlement, which, although not founded upon any broad principles, would appear to have been viewed, by the leaders of the movement, at the time, as a final adjustment of the question. Free trade then became the prime question of the age; and although, for some time it made but slow progress, it has advanced of late with such rapidity, that every person of discernment must be satisfied that the term of its adjustment cannot be far distant, and all must be sensible that there cannot now be any respite to the political agitation which it has en gendered, except by a complete triumph of, its prin ciples ; and further, it must be abundantly manifest that no other matter of national interest can be pur sued, with any rational prospect of success, while the question of free trade holds its present position in the politics of the day. This, indeed, is so much the case, that we have heard even Tories admit that, al though still convinced of the expediency of corn-laws, they were so sensible that public opinion had set in against them so decidedly, that no hopes of resisting their abolition could now be reasonably entertained ; and, as the agitation created by the contending parties was most prejudicial to the interests of the country, they would be happy to see the prin ciples of free trade conceded at once by the pre sent Cabinet. For our own part, we are so im pressed with the conviction that all other plans of national improvement are at present brought to a stand-still by the attention of the public being so much turned to the question of free trade, that we deem it our duty to urge it upon all those who feel an interest in such schemes, not to delay coming forward and helping to effect a speedy settlement of the question which, at present, obstructs the progress of all others. We would beg to assure the friends of Complete` Suffrage, that we are as much convinced as they can possibly be of the necessity for a new reform in our Parliamentary representation, and are heartily willing to join them in their efforts to accomplish this object; and to those who have set their hearts on establishing some general scheme of national education, we have to say that we sincerely respect their devotedness to so noble a cause, and are eager to co-operate with them therein when the proper time for it shall arrive; and the advocates of Church reform may be well assured that we are as great sticklers for freedom in religion as in trade. But we do beg_to submit it to the consideration of all who contend for these great measures, that, from the posi tion whicki i the free trade question has acquired, there is not theKlightest chance of any one of these ques tions being taken up effectually until the other has been finally adjusted. To discuss the merits of this question, we hold to be now utterly sul - !:::us ; for we i,can scarcely bring ourselves to !, a person in earnest who would maintain that th s corn-laws are for the benefit of the country at large, and fancy that few Con servatives even will venture to controvert the opinion of Sir James Graham, that " the prineiples of free trade are those of common sense. Indeed, if ever there was a great question upon which all persons of reflection and intelligence were agreed, it is this— that the present systein of corn-Ip% sis a very bad one, and cannot, by any means, be kept up much longer. Now, this being the case, and it being ap parent to all that the doom of the present Corn-laws is written, why, we repeat, does not every friend to national improvement, whether Whig or Tory, come forward now to accelerate a change which 'he knows to be inevitable ? We are in hopes that the next meeting of Parliament will bring about the settle ment of this important measure, provided the advocates for it now act with sufficient zeal and determination ; and, as it must be admitted that Aberdeen has not yet distinguished itself so promi nently upon this national question as it did upon that of Reform, we trust it will now come fOrward, and show, by its demonstration on the 15th inst., that the principles of free trade are as well understood awl appreciated here as in Manchester, Binning ham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, or any other of the great towns. It strikes us that the only difference which can possibly now exist among. Liberals, on this question is whether we ought to have total abolition (which, for many reasons, we decidedly support), or a moderate fixed duty, for the sake of revenue ; ' and this difference is certainly not of sufficient im portance for the two parties to keep aloof from one another. One consideration we would beg leave to press upon the attention of both these parties— namely, to beware that they do not fall into the mis take which was committed at the settlement of the Reform question, when, by agreeing to a partial measure, the advocates of it effected but a temporary adjustment of it, and have left to us the necessity of again undergoing the turmoil and exertion necessary to accomplish a final settlement. We do hope (and we feel confident that every intelligent person who desires earnestly to promote the moral improvement and material interests of the country, will join us in the wish) th'at the next change which takes place in our system of corn-laws will be a final settlement of the great question of free trade.—Aberdeen Herald. VISIT FROM A DEPUTATION OF THE LEAGUE. At length it may be said that corn-law emancipa tion is almost within reach. The gigantic injustice perpetrated by the corn-laws bids fair to be speedily numbered among the things that were. England, throughout all its towns and most. of its counties, is speaking out in accents which are neither to be over looked nor misunderstood ; and Scotland is as firm and as determined too. With a free press, a penny postage, and the right of public discussion, the cause of a nation, founded upon justice and maintained with energy, is drawing visibly nearer to the moment of final and complete success. And when that day has come, and the peaceful and bloodless laurels of the triumphs of argument and truth have been won, the history of the corn-law contest will form one of the most remarkable eras in the annals of the kingdom. When it is remembered that the Anti-Corn-law League is a body self-originated, and, in the strictest sense, non-partisan—a body which a few years ago was yet in an embryo state, composed of a few public spirited citizens of Manchester, all of whom probably might have been contained within an ordinary pri vate room—its rise and growth to its present colossal proportions are without a parallel in our history. Never before was there so much cnergy, intelligence, wealth, and numbers, similarly organised and arrayed outside the walls of Parliament; never before did the middle classes assume a shape so distinct and palpable, or take up a position so quietly abreast of the other " powers that be ;" never before was there such a vote of confidence passed by a large portion of the people in favour of such a lody, as the raising - of a subscription of 50;000/. for the last year, followed by a subscription of 100,0001. for the year now current. And when it is considered how -vast a power has accrued to the leaders of the League, deep is the debt of gratitude which should be felt for the manner in which they have acquitted themselves of their most onerous duties. In spite of gross provocation, in de fiance of all attempts to intimidate, and with the quiet and resolute calmness of men confiding impli citly that truth is great and will assuredly prevail, they have hitherto conducted the great movement with eminent moderation and judgment. The earnest eloquence, the clear temperate reasoning , and the manly courage of Mr. Cobden and his distinguished friends (some of whom are now about to visit Scot land along with him on their philanthropic mission) have long ago silenced everything like argument on the side of the monopolists, and have even well nigh shamed their libellers into mutes. The gradation by which the. monopolists, from the vaunting tone of confident defiance in 1841, have come rapidly down to their present level, is one, of those instances of railway progress which seems to characterise so many great movements of late years. In the session of 1842, there were at least some' quack arguments offered on behalf of the cern-laws, follOWed up by copious libels on the manufacturers supporting the League, which were uttered appa rently in the vain hope . of diverti ng attent i on from the subject at issu?. But these resources soon failed. Then the session of 1843 arrived, and "do-nothing," "say-nothing," was the order of the day—An order most implicitly followed, save when some Mem ber or some Minister (like Sir E. li:natchbull) blundered out the suicidal plea, that the corn laws must be inainteined in order to Izeep up rents, and enable landowners to provide the better for their wives and children. That sessia4 pa.ss.e4 away, and while the influence of garliament with the country was palpably on the wane, the influence of the League was monthly and almost daily on the in.. cvase. And now the session of 1844 is about to Open. What may be the next move of the monopo lists, it were vain to conjecture there being nq move . .. after i, seems to be their present position. But neverthel.:;ss there are two things re specting which a prediction may be ventured, and both seem worthy of some attention. The first is, that free discussion and the corn-laws cannot much longer exist together ; and unless the people can be compelled to forego the former, the monopolists mu° make up their mind to part with the latter. VIP re cond is, that, judging from the recent tokens exhibited by the election• hustings, if the monopolists persist much longer in their present course, they will tette') the much calumniated League manufacturers,aspeeleP of new manufacture of which the monopolists are MOP dreaming—the manufacture of a majority of ti Y House of Commons.---Scotsman. THE ALLEGED DETENTION OF SUM OF MONEY BY THE GOVERNMENT. The following is the copy of a letter transmitted N Lloyd's by Messrs. Melhuish, Gray and Co., receivor by them from the Foreign-office, upon the subjecto the alleged detention of a sum of money by the Po tuguese Government, produced by the sale of a porde of the cargo of the Chatham, wrecked on the coast) • Portugal, which appears ; to exonerate that Govertd went from the charge of vexatious caution : " Foreign-office, Jan. 5, 1844. " Gentlemen,—With reference to your letter 01 the 6th of December last, respecting the delay of the Portuguese Government to pay over to the proper, parties the sum produced by the sale of a portion o f the cargo of the Chatham, a vessel which was wrecked on the coast of Portugal in November, 1842, I all directed by the Earl of Aberdeen to acquaint you that he has received a dispatch from Lord Howard de Walden, enclosing a Report from her Majesty's Consul at Lisbon , upon the circumstances connected with the delay which you complain. " Mr. Smith states that the Messrs. Rendall, the agents for Lloyd's at Figueras, made known to him that they held proper authority from the master of the Chatham, and from the parties interested in her cargo, to receive the amount which was in the hands of the Portuguese authorities. He immediately applied to the Portuguese Minister of Finance upon the matter; that, after a considerable lapse of time, the power held by Messrs. Rendall was submitted by Mr. Paize, their agent at Lisbon, to the Minister of Finance, who re' ferred it to the Treasury Board, and that the docu" ment was deemed insufficient by the Treasury, be' cause it was not signed by all the owners of the cargo of the Chatham. Mr. Smith states that Mr. Paize Wag duly informed of this by the Minister of Finance , who suggested that the amount of the sale should bo, immediately paid thr oug h th e P or t uguese fi n ancia l agent in London, to the solicitors for Lloyd's, or to any other parties legally authorised to receive the money, upon their giving such an acknowledgment es would release the Portuguese Government from all further responsibility in the matter. Mr. Paize e 0 0" sidered this proposal fair and satisfactory, but could not accede to it without first consulting his principals , who, when consulted, appear to have refused to accede to the arrangement. " Mr. Smith further reports that, he has no doubt , from a conversation which he has had with the Por tuguese Minister of Finance, that such a proposg. l mill he submitt e d f or th e fi na l settlement of this bus" ness, as will be considered satisfactory. "I a.n, Gentlemen, your most obedient humbl e servant, (Signed) " CANNING. " To Messrs. Mellhuish, Gray, and Co." TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —The Liverpool Times has an article on the subject of the poachers who, the other do)" were convicted of killing Lord Derby's game' keeper, and argues forcibly and praiseworthili to save the lives of all except the actual killer. Now, seeing that there are at this time person g under sentence of death in several gaols in this kingdom, and many persons are anxious o n the 'subject of their fate, I may venture to say Ott in - future,- no persons NI ill suffer death for any cffence. That most horrible custom has ceased' Such is the-case, as all must admit whO remenr ber the escape from death of Stolzer, who Wg 6 'ordered for execution at the Old Bailey in No' VeMber last, for as cold-blooded a murder 0 ever was perpetrated, but who, I am g lad t o know, was reprieved from death and tra n sports ‘' for life, instead of being publicly strangled i ° the open street. This, of course, puts an end t ° the punishment of death, as it is morally impogi sible that any one should, after the escape ° this Germaii, - suffer this barbarous punishment. Your obedient servant, Jan. 5, 1844. B. 1% PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE OF FIFTY-THREE FISI° 11 : atxx.—On the morning of the Ist instant, at five o'clock , e' °- fishing boats and fifty-three men left Aberdeen for the 6shi r g ; ground, with light winds from th e sou th- wes t. Soon v ie ,, sunrise, the wi n d su dd en l y i ncrease d to heav y gale, right off th e l an d, an d b y ten o ' c l oc k blew a hurricane, rendering their position almost hop e ; less. Every exertion was made t o pull in for lanl, but their efforts were in vain, and they became exhausted. By a merciful interposition of Providence, 1 `" Majesty's revenue cruiser Greyhound, Lieutenant Dooley, It commander, was running to the southward at the time, and P._ in with the scattered boats, eight m il es o ff th e l an d, with 601". crews so exhausted that to reach the shore was impossible, and nothing but a watery grave before them. This humaneofficer and his gallant crew lost not a momen t in affording them every relief, and before noon had succeeded in g etting every man on board, some of whom were upwards of seven.tY years of age, so weak from exe r ti on th a t they required to ofi *" parbuncled" up the side of the cruiser. The boats were f e taken in tow, and every effort made t o p r ese r v e them a nd th e property ; but the gale continuing, and the sea i n cr e a s i ng , snr°',, of them already sinking or sunk, the last two were cut al about three in the afternoon. It has s i nce b een ascer t a in s that all the boats had reached the shore in safety, e '" cept two; and even the se , it i s to b e ltoped, have bee ° picked up by som e vesse l, or made some harbour to to t northward. The poor fellows were all landed in safe-ty 8 f Leith on Tuesd a y, the 2d instant, and taken charge ?, by the mana ge rs o f t h e Shi pwrecked Fishermen an d Mar; ners' Benevolent Society. They embarked fur their homes ° Thursday, on board the Bonny Dundee steamer, at Grantors.'" Edinburgh Paper. DEAFNESS.—A highly interesting paper on tb o e efficacy of Arnica Montana in the cure of Nervous Deafness ' l t , read on Saturday afternoon, by Dr. Croni n , o f Craven-str,!.°o ri a In the introductory part th e l ec t urer o b serve d, th at tuv was a wide distinction between Ne r v ous Der a n g ements structural changes. After noticing th e difference betwe a c ; deafness arising from mere torpor or increased nervous a he tion, and that which arises from str u ct ura l a lt era ti on of t e - organs, he remarked that de a f ness was muc h more prevs lB- f than generally imagined, and attributed the frequent f a ilure $ aurists to the total inatt en ti on t o th ose di st i nct i ons. He no s al entered into a g e ner a l o u tli ne o f th e natura l hi story , cheiei. ° o 4 constitution, and medicinal virtues of the Arnica, shcnif ' that it possessed stimulating properties, which were rapid succeeded by tranquillising or sedative e ff ects. That from ' so relief afforded in several distressing nervous a ff ections, be 11 , 4 4 induced to try it in Nervous Deafness ; that it was atten d with complete success. The Doctor then brought forww;..., several well•marked cases, which, having resisted the ordi° l ;', treatment, were rapidly relieved by Arnica ; and coneludero, most important and interesting lecture, which was listeneo p ,, with marked a tt en ti on by th e p ro f ess i ona l an d ot h er g? t: men who were present, by stating that the College of Physic hadexpunged this valuable medicine from their present Pb its maeopeeia, but hoped in their next it wou ld b e restored to old place. On ••Monday, the Bth instant, the Veneta-h, Archdeacon Sinclair laid the first stone of the New Cha c o. '" St. John's, Ke ns i ng t on . Th e s i te o f t h e c h urc h i s on • of' eminence opposite to lotting Hill, and commands a view ,ber the whole surroundi ng country . Th e b u i ld i ng w ill be in. eo " g• Gothic style of architecture, and if the funds prove sufi c %be will include a tower an d sp i re . P rov i s i on w i ll be ma d e for "b, accommodation of 1,500 parsons. On Sunday last the Ar ° t, deacon opened for Divine Se rv i ce th e new N at i ona l Seb".; rooms in the Potteries of Kensingt o n, p re p aratory to t he er g , tion of another church for the north-w es t ern port i on of `. bat parish. BIRTHS. the On the Bth inst., at Long Itchingt o n, W arw i c k s hi re , th of the Rev. C. Otway, of a son. tin the 19ds ult., at C a rli s le, M rs . W. F. Si mon , o f a sg: o On the 3d in s t., at T re d egar -pl ace , th e hd y o f J . 17 . 111 Esq., of a daughter. ri• Oa the 3d inst., in ' C a d ogan - p l ace, the WV iff of ~• Bridger, Esq., of a daughter. On the 4th inst., at Ep som , th e w if e of Arthur ,• .wl - Woods, Esq., of a daughter. On the bth inst., at O r l eans , th e lady of James Thoma s Esq., of a son. ° f On-the sth inst., i n P ar k- roa d , R egent's -park, the la dy Samuel J. Pullin, Esq., of a son. the On the 6th inst., in Park-Tillage W es t, R egen t's-VT."it ! lady of John Morison, Esq., of a dau g ht er . fc On the 6th i ns t., the lady of the Rev. J a mes Irall aha Brighton, of a daughter. Kr On the' 7th in s t., in Notting -hill-square, °I, c the wi'fe of J . Esq., of a daughter. Sir 111° On the 7th inst., at Portman-square, th 4 lady o f , , of On the 7th inst., the E. Bellingham, Bart., of a daughter.• South w ick-place, Hyde - park l.' uare, of a son. Johl r. On the 7th inst.,-in Eat, q ' the I of ambit's! n-square, wlB of On the 7th inst. stone, Esq., of a dauglo " lady of "Lames W. Deacon, .." 4 " Regent-square.: _...---!- oar ' rister, of a son. the wife of Samuel F. Bilton, E5V.,. MARRIED. ° l .' 0 " t he 6th just at F iharn Church, Augustus Wallci a ril i' mSt. ins t, u -D., of Mary Abbott's -terrace, Kensingtoo, t o .,„onri . Margaret, only daughter of John Walls, Esq., of Bl°°`" square. eorg -0,_0., On the Bth inst., at Christ Church, the Rev. Nett, eldest son of Majer-General Sir William Nett, ";, 1 40' &c., to Ad e l e E lizabeth Helgar, only daughter of General Ferrer. ---- . DIED. re eti A. 9 . ~A. On the Bth inst., at his residence, Upper Stamfor•-agto-- Mr. J)lin Rousfi el.!, formerly of Al anchest er, m erchantO m a r; to - . On the 26th of August, at Singapore, Captain W• '", s sl:l '' On the 3 th of October, at Calcutta, W. A. Ton1J11", 0 of her Majesty's 10th Foot. ag e s , On the 17th ult., at Wa:Amorth, Amelia FisiJer, 4 61 o r y y t e l ar rs s ;; on and t o h n e t l h s e t 3 o d f t J d y,aary, Caroline Elizak,eth, i l ea Mr. Joseph Conigrr A v es Ta O ho n ur t d h i e n, Ist inst., flora" Alice, aged .li year's, ; the eh .0 in Mornington 'crescent, blr• fe # of the Ci'.ancery Regi..ter.o . tfice. AO' On the 3d inst., at AbbOt's . ..hill Derby, Elizabeth lies of the late l'iles Munday French, Esq sever , of olgO lte On the 6 th 4 .est , Mr. TIL - maas J o s eph : D e - C ffil• street, aged '66. . rieg , et' On the 'Nth inst., at DaWon-terrace, J. A. A. i'''B r- ..str i p , ?Tr rton 9 9 n t`.,e. 7th inst., John Jones, Esq., of *Upper ~ h arl e 'Jr a the 7th inst., at Studland, Dorsetsbire., Sir Charles ed. tou'ad Nugent, G.C. H., Admiral of the Fleet, ag e -- --- of '-'-'7-r--t------!-- 4 .,--.-- , L __. _ ---_--1--- .-- ----- US' - 'iti Ler.ticn : Printed and P u bli s hed by BIURJ 0 0 ,„tr. strao6 No. 112, St ran d, a t Th e S un (Ace, No • 11 '244 a I ' the Counts of .Wlichilesex t •Tuesday, Januat i -, WORSHIP-STREET. George Brown, a journeyman shoemaker, was charged be fore Mr. Broughton with having violently assaulted Catherine Blit , :h, a young woman, of respectable appearance, aged 17 ; and a young man named John Tillyer, was charged with having resisted the police, and attempted to rescue the prisoner from custody. No fewer than thirteen witnesses were examined in support of the charge, of whose evidence the following is a short ab stract :—lt appeared that, about six o'clock on Saturday even ing the complainant was passing Whitecross-street, when she was accosted - by the prisoner Brown; who asked her what she meant by having called him "a Newgate thief," and spread other reports that were prejudicial to his character. She felt much surprised at such an accusation, and assured him that he laboured under a great mistake, as she knew nothing whatever respecting him; but, notwithstanding her denial, the pri soner immediately struck her a violent blew on the face, which cut open her lip and caused a stream of blood to flow from it. The prisoner afterwards struck her a severe blow under the eye, and was proceeding to further acts of violence, when a tradesman, named Cockley, who wit nessed the outrage, prevented him from doing so , an d inarne diafely dispatched his errand boy in search of a policeman. After abusing him in gross language for his humane interven tion the prisoner made off before the arrival of the officer, but some hours after the complainant hal pened to meet him in an adjoining street end gave him into custody. 'The policeman, however, had no sooner taken the charge than he was knocked down by a fellow named Dillon, who was in company with the prisoner, and the latter a second time effected his escape, but he was afterwards recaptured in one of the low courts of the neighbourhood, and was conveyed, after a desperate resistance, to the station-house. It required six policemen to secure his caption, an immense mob having assembled, who made repeated efforts to rescue him from custody. The prisoner Tillyer having been observed to take an active part in the resistance that was offered to the police, he was also apprehended and included in the charge. On behalf of the prisoner Tillyer two respectable tradesmen came forward, who expressed themselves confident that the policemen had mistaken him for some other person, as he was utterly incapable of the outrageous acts that were attributed to him. Mr. BROUGHTON said that the offence with which Tillyer was charged was one of a most serious nature, but be felt some difficulty in deciding upon it after the excellent character he had received, and he should therefore require him to find bail to answer it at the sessions. The prisoner Brown stood on a very different footing, it having been placed beyond doubt that he had committed a most brutal and cowardly assault on a de cent young woman, who had not given him the slightest pro vocation and he should therefore fine him 505., o r comm it hi m , in default, for two months to the House of Correction. ERUPTION OP MOUNT. ETNA.—Accounts from Pa lermo, of the 9th ult., state that the eruption of Mount Etna at that period was considered to have come to its termination. For the fortnight previously the old crater continued to send forth hot ashes, smoke, sand, and lava. The latter had continued to flow, but had turned aside from the direction of Bronte, which was deemed out of clinger. The lands of Basiliani are half covered over, and it is thought that the lava will go as far as Gripito. 'lite whole distance it has run over is about ten miles, it having gone across the public road in a stream 60 feet wide. On.the 24th November a second crater opened near Coriano, front which a fresh stream of lava flowed towards Cartiera. It continued to ad vance in the same diree;ion up to the day when the accounts left, making its passagc'by a frightful accident, which occa sioned a considerable lois of life. Not tar from Cartiera the laVa collected in a low spot, where a quantity of water was Ivirog. As it continues! to form a smoking mass, a number of spectators came from various points to kok at the unusual spectacle. A number cf workmen were also employed in cut ting down the trees near the spot. All at once a loud explo sion was heard, from the steam produced by the lava acting on the water, and the superincumbent mass was thrown around in all directions with great violence. Upwards of sixty per sons were killed or severely burnt by the burning. steam and pieces of red-hot lava, some of them at a distance of 159 metres. The horses and mules which had brought the crowd there were also much injured, and the seems iz described as an exceedingly lamentable one. The exact number of persons killed is not stated, ...- . . ....., Can enees, by lett, of Ten .ikTR A /ION: -krle A I Pt °long e Gtx Palpitatic d Ebilicr 1° no Pu ' T Arid a frit 14, of uri Plete " If th .4 e of it. Gs,r , t, we 1 X this n , ..1 )x , asfrlicted s 'eat th e , `'hest, a „, to be do m edical friend to medicine, b egan to With a vi from y ou 40 strong had take and am r shall alw "Witt " Mr. lars , an, b are quite " I "n9 yea re ceivin g boxe s of Per sons t l uPply b y " Thes , pot, ev Knutsf, rrom roll kblicatic cRN, 1 7 I. ha il "quir„ l' a c h e 'II Coc or 84 ns, b , nood t i :"lally 'eYance._ "T 4 o lv ' G EN 11 "h e I nu es to etly oth bee vth 'Ch he DIN tree box ‘t now b, t g, r ( 4 aule a Ala c e 16 L]gE bc n ' e " •aC e r 2 I. • b t *Rl4 fo ' r r 'ent th e l 'earl l• ter care Af 41 ' n, to 1 4 6Tr gent CFO 11 ' 3 Pal, wit] * Tot IT The comply '` Stot