The Sun. — London, England, 1839-12-31 00:00:00

F.Nfl NG EDITION. '-,-;1',CONI) EDITION. SUN OFFI CE, Seven o'clock, Ti YE LONDON GAZETTE (THI:3 EVENING.) WHITEHALL, DEC. 30. N The Queen has been pleased to order a cunge d'elire to pass the Great Seal, empowering the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Lieehfield, to elect a Bishop of that See, the aurae being void by the death of Dr. Samuel Butler, laic Bishop thereof; and her Majesty has also been pleased to ecommend to the said Dean and Chapter, the Right Reverend Fathec in God Dr. James Bowstead, now Bishop of Sodor and Man, to be by them elected Biehop of the said See of Lichfield. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 31. 3;1 Regiment of Light Dragoons-Cornet and Adjutant J. 0 Sullivan to have the rank of Lieutenant, Dec 31. 16;.11 Regiment of Light Dragoons-NV. Wilmer to be Cap_ tare,, by purchase, vice Jillard, who retire s , D ec . 31 . Ccenet NI. Gwy nne t o be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice WP.iner, Dec. 31. r 0. May coc k, G ent. to b e C ornet, by purchase, vice Gwynne, bee. 31. 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons -Major M. C. D. St. ' Quiritia to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Pratt, , who retires, Dec. 31. Brevet Major J. Lawrence to be Major by purchase, vice • Si. tuintin ' Dec. 31. • D T.-:cut. W. Barrow to be Captain, by purchase, vice Lawrence, e,. 31. Cornet A. S. Willett to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice 1 Barrow, Dec. 31. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards. -Colonel W. L. -Aton, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice J. Free who retires upon half-pay Unattached, Dec. 31. vet-Colonel G Bowles, to be Major, by purchase, vice -in, Dec. 31. . tit.-Colonel W. Pearce, from half-pay Unattached. to be in and Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Bowles, Dec. 31. ;. , -tit. and Capt. the Hon. A. Upton to:be Captain and Lieu `•,:i.itit-Colonel, by purchase, vice Pearce, who retires, Dec. 31. I „z,sign and Lieutenant W. S. Newton to be Lieutenant and ..AM, by purchase, vice Upton, Dec. 31. C. H. White, from the 30th Foot, to be Ensign and by purchase, vice Newton, Dec.3l. - Regiment of Foot-Lieut. G. Stirling to be Captain, at purchase, vice Keith, deceased, March .5. '...rsiga H. Piercy to be Lieutenant, vice Stirling, Dec.3o. `-'4rjeant-Major J. Wilkinson, horn the Rifle Brigade, to be ' vice Piercy, Dec. 30. 4.h FtX)T'-Lieutenant T. Gibson to be Captain, without etlase, vice Chambers, deceased, July 1. E. J. Baldwyn to be Lieutenant. vice Gibson, Jury J. '• uaiga W. M. Campbell to be Lieutenant, vice Baldwyn, ;t hose promotion, on the 25th Outober, was cancelled, Oct. 2.5. " , :mtleman Cadet H. Rice, from the Royal Military College, Ensign, without purchase, vice Campbell, Dec. 31. ch Font-Captain T. S. Powell, from the 40th foot, to be °- .:stain, vice Caulfield, who exchanges, Jan. 2.3. Foot-Ensign B. Walshe to he Lieutenant, without pur. vice Sandes, deceased, Dec. 31. , •htletnan Cadet A. J. Roberts, from the Royal Military ( to be Ensign, vice Wal,he, Pee. 31. !Ith Foot-Ensign and Adjutant J. Garvock, to ;have the of Lientenant, Dec. 31. Foot.-Ensign G. Wade to be Lieutenant, without vice Foulston,' promoted in the 63d Foot, Dec. 31. ot,man Cadet A. Oaks, from the Royal Military Col _.. to b.? Ensign, vice Wade, Dec. 31. Foot.-Lieutenant L. D. Gordon to be Captain, by :.•ase, vice Barker, who retires, Dec. 31. 1 , .bgn P. H. Crampton to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Dec. 31. Ballewell, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice , ton, Dec. 31. Foot-Lieutenant J. A. Ambrose, from the 70th Foot, ieutenint, vice Carew, who exchanges, Dec. 31. . Foot-Ensign F. E. Evans, from the 97th Foot, to be Lieut., by purchase, vice Brooke, promoted, Dec. 31. Foot-Ensign H. F. Cult to be Lieutenant, by ice Rolls, who retires, Dee. 31. 1. Werge, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cust 1 A. ,h Foot—Lieut. C. Bearnigh to be Captain, by purchase, uart, who retires, Dec. 31. I , i: n J. F. Gordon to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dec. 31. 'l. Pr,ce, Geot. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gordon, Foot—Captain R. Ross, from the 95th Foot, to be vcc H. J. Wyatt, who retires upon half.pay Uaat •, reeetving the d trek once, Dec. 31. Foot—Ensign W. Smith to be Lieutenant, without !lair, vice Illigh, dee., March 23. disign W. N. Tinley, from the Royal African Colonial ps, to be Ensign, vice Smith, Dee. 31 Foot---Captain H. Caulfield, from the 6th Foot, to be vice Powell, whe exchanges, Jan. 23. 7oot—Lieut. F. P. Sanders to be Captain, by purchase, -- Indy, promoted; Ensign Hon. T. G. Cholmondeley to 'itenant, by purchase, vice Sanders, Dec. 31. Foot.—Lieutenant E. A. 'l'. D'Eyncourt to be Captain. - base, vice Spooner, who retires, Dec. 31. ...gn E. J. D. Moffatt to be Lieutenant, by purchase, 'Eyncourt, Dec. 31. H. S. Michell to be Lieutenant, vice Campbell, ', Foot--Ensign W. Armstrong to be Lieutenant by pur . vic, ! Watson, who retires, Dec. 31. . illiers, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Arm- Dec. 31. ith Foot—Lieutenant R. Campbell, without purchase, vice deceased, Dec. 31. s.gn D. ill'Adarn to be Lieutenant, without purchase, • •-•ichell. whose promotion, on June 14, Ins, has been :led, July 24, 1839. Foot —General Sir G. T. Walker, Bart., the 52d Foot, to be Colonel. vice Sir J. Duff, Dec.. 23. Foot—Lieut.-General Sir T. Arbuthnot, K.C.8., the 99th Regiment of Foot, to be Colonel, vice Sir G. T. appointed to the command of the 50th Regiment of Dec. 23. •• t Foot—Lieutenant R. Gloster to be Cartain, by pur ,,, rice Grant, who retires, Dec. 31. sign W. J. T. Walker to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice er, Dec. 31. E. Prime, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Walker, 31. I Foot—Lieut. J. Foulston, from the I3th Foot, to be t without purchase, vice Edgar, deceased, Dec. 31, , sign J. B. Lcatbam to be Leath2m to be Lieutenant, xv- lout purchase, vice Wheatstone, deceased, Jan. 9. nsig 1 C. E. Fairtlough to ee Lieutenant, by purchase, vice It L,n, whose promotion, by purchase; has been cancelled, 3!. F. Cameron, gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice ough, Dec. 31. Foet— Lieutenant R. Carew, from the 22d Foot, to be • 2nant, vice Ambrose, who exchanges, Dec. 31. •,:, t Foot —Gentleman Cadet J. Woods, from the Royal Mi. • Co!lege, to be Ensign, vice Baillie, promoted in the 82d • . Dee. 31. Foot... Ensign J. Bailie, from Ihe 91st Foot, to be Lien ' - r , , without purchase, vice Watson, appeinted Adjutant, ilber 31. ' : yt. D. Watson to be Adjutakt, vice Stoodley, deceased, 31. Foot—Cornet L. Legge, from the half-pay of the 2d •ons to be Ensign, w ith out purchase, Dec. 31. .• Hughes, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Legge, i - etires, Dec. 31. ••• ~ Foot—Lieut. C. Daly to be Captain, by purchase, vice ivho retires, Dec. 31. . 1:11,0•,n R. B. Hawley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice • Dec. 31. Foot..—Ensign and Adjutant J. Brown to have the rank 1 eetenant, Dee. 31. Foot. —Captain W. C. Symonds, from half-pay Unat to be Captain, paying the difference, vice Ross, ap . to the 36th Foot, Dee. 31. Foot—F. W. Sykes, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, ATIS, appointed to the 23d Foot, Dec. 31. `.f1:11 Foot—Major -Gen. Sir H. Gough, K. C. 8., to be Colo- Sir T. Arbuthnot, appointed to thes2d Foot, Dec. 23. 11:flo Bri;ade—Captain G. Buller, to be Major, by purchase, Boileau, who retires, Dec. 31. - Li e utenant Sidney Beckwith to be Captaia, by purchase, vice Buller, Dec. 31. S,Tonct Lieutenant C. H. Chambers to be First Lieutenant, zltehase, vice Beckwith, Dec. 31. Li,sign J. Wilkinson, from the 2d Foot, to be Second Lieu t neat, by purchase, vice Chambers, Dec. 31. geoid Lieutenant J. Wilkinson to be Adjutant, vice Beck with, promoted, Dec. 31. 2,1 West India Regiment—Ensign and Adjutant J. Potts to ,ee the rank of Lieutenant, Dec. 30. Ensign J. G. Cox to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Foss, appointed to the 18th Foot, Dec. 31. ckner, Gent., is be Ensign, vice Cox, Dec. 31. African Colonial Corps—G. B. T. Colman, Gent., to r‘t, Ensign, without purchase, vice Tinley, appointed to the Ziti Foot, Dec. 31. :.NTAITACHE.9.—Captain G. C. Mundy, from the 43d ti be Alajor, by purchase, Dec. 31. • .—Serjeant-Major T. Dagg, from Cork Recruiting •ec, to be Adjutant of a Recruiting District, with the rank iiterrint, vice Thompson, deceased, Dec. 31. .• -• ottaenuat.—Major a. F. B. St. John, upon half-pay .actl, has been allowed to retire from the Army, with -la Majority, he being about to become a settler in ,cu h Wales, Dec. 31. I .7 IATA:in the " Gazette" of the 13th and 20th Dee. Foot—For J. F. Parker, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur ice llill , who retires, read, J. F. Parker, Gent., to be , vice Grimes, promoted. rAr. STAFF.—For David Luca% read Davis Lucas, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces. • CET.—For Captain T. S. Powell, of the 40th Foot, cptain T. S. Powell, of the 6th Foot, to be Major in .i , sion by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Worcester. Queen's Own Regiment of Worcestershire Yeomanry —The Honourable C. S. Cocks to be Captain, vice land, Esq., re igned, Dee. 23. RANK RUPTS. I :HARD UNDERHILL, and JOHN UNDERHILL, apers, Plymouth. SE PH MORRIS, coal merchant, Chester Wharf, co. IS BOLTON and WILLIAM IRELAND, check and . am manufacturers, Manchester. ORGE FALL and JOHN NICOLS, dyers, Horrocks, !ester. •IN BAGSHAW and ROBERT KINCH, cotton and In manufacturers. Manche , ter. !• IN EDWARDS, cabinet maker, Liverpool. AJI;EL GROOCOCK. builder, Leicester. :DERICK ROBINSON, ribbon manufacturer, Co- THURLOW, oil and co:our merchant, South , '.;WARD OWEN, cattle dealer, Maesglas, Amlweht LOCKITT, grocer, Congleton, Cheshire. ALES I'OYNToN, draper, Liverpool. JR.SE OF EXCH. . ............ C.F. 12 C .t. Ight 12 3 vn • U. 12 6!4 'it sti 12 6 ..... 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Great praise is claimed by the Ministerial organs, be. cause— " The acknowledged industry and tact of the Noble Secre tary for Colonial Affairs, which have been so long exempli fied in his administration k of the Ho me D e p artment , h ave been applied to the consideration of the best mode of carrying out the principles laid down in the Report of a Select Committee of the House of Commons on colonial lands, and in forming a plan for giving efficiency to the operation of those principles. " The result will be seen in the resolution taken by Lord John Russell to recommend that the South Austrian Commission be revoked by the Crown, and the office of General Agent for Emigration be abolished; and that, in lieu of these authorities, a Colonial Land and Emigration Board, to consist of three Commissioners, shall be formed. To this Board is to be entrusted the control and disposal of all the Crown lands in the several colonies; and hom it will be readily obtained suctr corgi information as parties interested in emigration may desire to receive." What the " principles" to be carried out may be does not very clearly appear, but we can have very little hesitation in expressing our belief that any change in the system of colonial management generally must be for the better, and more especially in that department connected with the disposal of colonial lands and emi gration. Hitherto these have been made available al most wholly to the purposes of Ministerial patronage and to the private views of land-jobbers and schemers, who might chance to possess Parliamentary influence, with the tact to bring it to bear upon the fears or favour of the Colonial-office. The revocation of the South Aus tralian, as well as of the Emigration agency, are more over advisable measures to begin wan, for the extraordi nary anomaly of the first, by which a sort of imperiuni in imperio was created, the direct authority of the Colonial Office superseded, and its indefeasible du ties of administration and protection of the subjects and the property of the realm transferred to an irresponsible and unconstitutional body, was too monstrous long to be tolerated. How the heavy debt with which it has already burdened that un fortunate colony is to be disposed of; or liquidated, we have yet to learn, but it may be apprehended that with the dissolution of the Commission the Colonial Office means to take charge of all its obligations and respon sibilities also. If so, and the debt come therefore to be guaranteed, that is consolidated with the National Debt, is it proposed to continua payment to the loan contractors and bondholders of that grossly exorbitant interest of ten per cent. per annum, of which we believe they are now in the rneipt according to the contract COMMERCIAL TRA VELLERS' SOCIETY.—On Saturday last the anniversary festival of this Society was celebrated at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill ; and muster of the members and friends of the Society, we are happy to say, was even greater than that which took place on a similar occasion last year. The Lord Mayor presided, and, after proposing the usual loyal toasts, introduced, in a speech replete with good feel ing, the principal toast of the evening, " Success to the Commercial Travellers' Society." His Lordship pointed out in a very forcible manner the advantages which every one engaged in the laborious occupation of a commercial traveller might derive from being a member of this So ciety. It. appeared from his Lordship's statement that the total amount of money paid by the Society to mem bers who had declared on the funds was 11,1091., and to their families, 8,8664 ; while the money which the Society had received from them did not exceed the sum of 3,2721. Independent of this, 65,7301. had been ex pended on sick and infirm members or their families, from whom only 9,2391. had been received. The num ber of claimants relieved by the Society amounted to 1,112, and consisted of 362 members, 313 widows, 384 children, and 53 orphans ; and the number on the fund in October last was 296, consisting of 50 members, 110 widows, 30 children, and 6 orphans. The toast was drank with great enthusiasm. The Secretary then read the list of subscriptions, which amounted to about 1,000 guineas. DRUNKENNESS AND SUlClDE.—Yesterday an inquest was held before Mr. Wakley, at the Victory, Newman -street, Edgware-road, on the body of Francis Richards, aged 48, a coach painter. At appeared that on Friday night last the deceased left his home whilst under the influence of intoxication, and returned in a short time with a cup containing some laudanum, which he had procured from a chemist's in the neighbourhood. On returning with the laudanum he asked his daughter to smell it ; she did so, and thought it was rum. The deceased then drank the contents of the cup, and said it was laudanum, but subsequently denied that such was the case. He was seized with the usual symptoms of drowsiness and heavy slumber, and in that state was placed in bed by his wife, under the supposition that it was merely the effect of intoxication. In the morning he was ,ound dead. The deceased had been out of work ten months. He was much addicted to drinking, and whilst in that state became a perfect madman. He had frequently threatened to hang himself, and wished family dead. The surgeon who was called in gave it as his opinion that the deceased had died from the effects of laudanum, probably accerated by spirits previously taken. Verdict, " Temporary Insanity." DRUNKARDS.—Forty-one cases of drunkenness awaited their Worships' 'disposal at the sitting of the Bench this morning. They were principally tradesmen, and had been committed to Bridewell on St. Stephen's night by the police, whose reports of the state of the town represented much more of doting and robbing than had been presented at any former sitting of the Court for several months.—Cork Reporter. HORSE KEEP.—Horses consume in England the produce of seven million acres ; there are one mil lion horses for labour, and two hundred thousand used for pleasure in England. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT IN SCOTLAND. —The law for the incarceration of debtors far sums below 81. 6s. Bd., finally expires on the last day of December this yaar. LORD FIFE.—A correspondent requests us to state that the Right Hon. the Earl of Fife has expressed himself entirely satisfied and well pleased with the course which has been followed, by the majority of the Presby tery of Strathbogic, in reference to the Marnoch case. His Lordship, we are informed, has expressed himself to the effect that it mas a farce for ministers of the esta blishment to pretend that they did not recognize the law of the State, when it was notorious that they never he sitated to resort to that law to obtain augmentations of their stipends.—Aberdeen Herald. ad week Mr. Benjamin Hartley, stonemason, Middleton, got a mushroom 19 inches in circumference, in a field belonging to Thomas Ashton, Esq., of Park House.—ManchesterCourier. UMBRELLA FOR THE QUEEN.—We have been highly gratified by an inspection of the umbrella that has been in preparation, and is now nearly com pleted, by Mr. Samuel Stears, of this town. The cover is of the very best rich white satin, the stick a Pastriza cane ; the hand part is beautifully carved pearl, with gold eyes. The top, which is in the form of a crown, is of the finest chased solid gold, with a beautiful silver string and two tassel s in the form of English acorns. The slide and other inner parts are of silver. The case for the reception of the umbrella is lined with rich crimson velvet, and is covered with scarlet morocco leather. Altogether the appearance is most chaste and elegant. Leeds Intelligenccr. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. (From the Globe.) For a party which, according to its recognised organs, is on the eve of office, the Tories seem sadly divided as to the period when the event, so big with the pecu liar advantages which Tory officials are known to prize, should commence. Even the same journal does not preserve the same tone for two days in succession. One day, the Whigs are to be driven from Downing -street by an immediate coup de may: ; the next, caution is recommended to the eager aspirants to office ; and Sir Robert Peel is represented as disposed to sacrifice his convictions of duty to a de licate regard for her Majesty's known partiality to her present Ministers, and to permit them to remain in place to please th e Sovereign—although his doing so endangers the Protestant institutions of the country ! Sir Robert Peel's hold on the affections and confidence of his party is manifestly less firm than it was twelve mont h s since ; and the e ff or ts o f th e Tory journals to conceal this diminished confidence only serve to render it the more apparent. The disappointment inflicted on the hungry gobe mouehes, who imagined themselves se cure of present pay and good qua r t ers i n Downing street, through the Right Hon oura bl e B aronet ' s at tempt at negotiation for office, which failed by his d mends to become Major Domo of the Palace as well as First Minister of State, will not be easily forgiven, as it must greatly tend to weaken confidence in his suc cass, should he ever be again " sent for," an event of no likely occurrence. Then his " timidity,"—as the more furious of the faction delicately term his unwillingness t o go t h e " whole ho e of hostility to the Catholic Relief Bill, the repeal of which they demand as essential to Protestant ascendancy—is assigned as a reason why some more bold and uncom promising chieftain should be nominated as their leader to conduct them to the Canaan of their hopes ; and Lord Roden is not obscurely hinted at as more suited to the enterprise than the expediency-losing Peel. Pity it is that the Tories should be at sea respecting their Pre mier ; who certainly should possess the confidence of his tr.ends, as a necessary preliminary to his acquiring that of the country ! In the midst of these dissensions in the Tory camp, the Standard looks to the farmers for help, and labours lustily to enlist them, as a body, on the side of bigotry, under the pretext that the Corn law monopoly cannot be preserved if the Whigs re main in office. True : Lord Melbourne has expressed himself against the abolition of protection—(theStaudard, by the way, avoids citing Lord Melbourne's words, which we shall do, on occasion)—but the agriculturists arc cautioned against trusting to his declaration ; and therefore, with admirable consistency, our Contempo rary recommends that his Lordship's post should be filled by Sir R. Peel—who is not trusted even by his own party ! MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Prier Carrel, of Dee 31 ' Sues R.—The Gazette average price is now 37s 7.1(1, in 1838 it was 35s 10d, and in 1837 41s 41d. The stock of British Plantation Sugar is now 31,765 hhds and trs, which 3,538 more than last year at the same period. The stock of Mauritius is 52,309 bags, being 2,049 more than last year. The stock of Bengal is 33,185 bags, which is 16,851 more than last year. The delivery of British Plan. tation Sugar for the last week was 1,457 hhds and tea, being 52 more than during the same time last year. The delivery of Mauritius was 3,064 bags, which 771 more than last year. The delivery of Bengal was 1,245 bags, being 358 more than during the corresponding week last year. Ritsttsirs—The gaocers have purchased Refined Goods to a fair extent during the last two days, and have paid 76s 6d for standard lumps. In Pieces and Bastards there has not been much business doing, but prices have under gone no variation ; the better kinds are the most in request. Treacle has been in good demand, and prices have advanced to Os 9d to 32s for common; in the best old make sales have been made at 35s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar is wanted, and 34s 6d is readily given for present d e li very , and 34s 3d to wa it a mont h ; at these rates there is not much to be had. Dutch may be had at 31s 6d on board at Amsterdam. EAST INDIA. —The demand privately for Bengal is only for small parcels, but prices remain firm, particularly for coloury kinds ; 2,000 bags white are declared for auction on Friday next. Manilla is wanted by the Refiners, and the rates quoted have been paid privately for several par cels. Siam and Java are held firmly at the rates quoted, at which small purchases have been made. To-day there was a good deal of inquiry for Manilla for refining, and about 2 000 bags were disposed of at 20s to 20s 6d for middling brown. Java was sought after, and 20s to 20s 6d paid for small parcels of middling brown, and 22s for fair grey. MA I'RITIUS. —Prices have undergone no variation since we last wrote; but the operations by private contract have been limited, the deliveries from the warehouses hawever have been good. For public sale to-morrow 6,000 bags are declared ; other sales will be shortly announced. There have been several arrivals. FOREIGN.—For yellow Havannah former rates arc re quirrd, but there has not been much passing by private contract ; an improvement in the demand is, however, looked for, and some parties are not inclined to sell at present rates : white is totally neglected. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS. --TIIC merchants still refusing to accept lower rates for Rum, have caused the operations in all descriptions to be very limited ; if they would accept rather lower prices it would lead to a fair business, buyers of proof Leewards at 3s 2d, but no sellers under 3s 3d per gallon ; the quantity remaining in first hands is by no means large. For the small par. eels of East India Rum lately imported 3s is asked for proof, and 3s 7d to as 8d for 10 per cent. overproof. Brandy of good quality is in fair request for home use as well as for exportation, and prices remain firm, but for common sorts there are few buyers, and Bordeaux may be purchased at 2a 7d per gallon. Geneva is fully as dear, and the operations have been to a fair extent. British Corn Spirits are less in request, arid some of the distillers are willing to make contracts at 10s 2d per gallon. COFFER. ---The clean qualities of West India are much wanted by the borne trade, but business is restricted by private contract, in consequence of the small supply at mar. ket, and prices have again improved. Jamaica and Domi nica have been disposed of to a fair extent ; middling at 124 s to 1265, good middling 130 s, fine fine ordinary 116 s to 1208, good and fine ordinary 110 s to 1135; fine mid Jamaica, of which there is scarcely any to be met with, has brought 1403 per cwt ; 100 casks arc declared for sale on Thursday and Friday : the ships arrived from the West Indies have again brought only a small quantity of Coffee The stack in first hands is reduced to a small compass. East India and other clean descriptions admissible for home use are held firmly, and the trade still entertain a favourable opinion of the article.—ln Java a fair business has been transacted by private con tract at previous rates; good bold pale quality has been disposed of at 80s, at bulked at 76s 6d to 77s per cat; 2,000 bags are declared for auction on Tuesday next. Mocha has been sought after, but business of moments has been prevented in consequence of the re. duced stock ; for common green 1143 to 1153 has been paid. Ceylon in small parcels has been disposed of at 105 s for good crd, and superior quality at 1068 to 108 s; 2.600 bags are declared for auction on Thursday. Of' the clean sorts of Brazil there is little to be met with.; unclean kinds are more in favour, and several parcels have been dis posed of at 48s for good ordinary Rio. Sumatra, Suma rang and Mysore in small parcels have been disposed orat our quotations; for public sale on Bth January, 3,450 bags Laguayra are advertised. Several vessels have arrived from the Cape with Coffee during the last few days, amongst which is a cargo of fine pale Cuba, consist ing of 566 casks, 150 trcs, 535 bags, which will be shortly brought to public sale, and will no doubt be taken by the trade, as a substitute for middling Jamaica. If the Com missioners of Excise should persist in the course they have commenced, that is of seizing Chicory found on premises where Coffee is retailed, it will much increase the consumption of the latter article. Importers of Foreign are not inclined to reduce their pretension, but the.r are still few buyers, and the operations in St. Domingo are not worth enumerating ; but of Bratill, 600 bags have been disposed of within the range of our quotations. TEA. —For black and green descriptions of Free Trade Tea a good demand prevailed from the trade up to the close of last week, and the merchants obtained higher prices— for common Congou for cash 2s Vid was paid, and 2s 41d to 2s 5d with a prompt; Twankay was disposed of cur rently at 2s 5d to 2s sid for money, 2s 6d to 2s 61c1 with a prompt, and common Hyson 3s 3d to 3i 4d ; at these rates large parcels were disposed of. In Company's Con gou large purchases were made at the improved rates of 2s 40 to 2s 5d for cash, and 2s 6d t o 2 s 6 1d w i th three mouths prompt ; but yesterday there was less life in the market, and but few purchases were made in free trade, the merchants, however, refused to reduce their preten sions ; Company's Congou, however, was not held so firmly, and small saes were made in some cases at 2s 4:3-d fur cash, but holders generally were not disposed to sell at this figure. The deliveries of Tea from the warehouses since we last wrote have been 292 000Ibs. Accounts from Canton may be looked for about the end of the end of this week or the commencement of next ; but no news can be received as to the instructions sent out by Government to Captain Elliot before the latter part of next May. To-day there was not much business doing in the Tea market, but holders were not inclined to sell on the terms of yesterday ; a large proportion of the Tea declared for Monday next not being held by the merchants, but being in second hands, it is supposed that it will not be offered for sale ; the latest prices paid are, for Company's Congou, money, 2s sd, credit, 2s *6:l to 2s sid. Free Trade Congou, cash 2s 4d, with a prompt 2s 5d to 2s 51d. Twankay common, money and with a prompt, 2s 5d to 2s 64d per lb. _ SPICES.—BIack Pepper of common quality is in request, Sumatra at 3id, there arc buyers to some extent at 3id, but no sellers thereat. Pimento dull of sale, but not offered cheaper. Cassia Lignea is held firmly at late rates, but business is prevented in consequence of the small supply. In other articles no variation. To-day 34d was paid for some parcels of common Sumatra Pepper. INDIGO.—The near approach of the quarterly sales of East India cause buyers to take only sufficient to supply their immediate wants; and the purchases since we last wrote have been very limited for home use as well as for ex portation ; but the merchants are not inclined to submit to any further reduction, and prices remain the same as last quoted, which are 8d to 4d per lb under those of October rates ; fur auction on the 21st January, 6,400 chests are declared. Spanish in small parcels has been disposed of ou former terms : 200 serons are declared for public sale. The de liveries of Indigo are still small for home use as well as for shipping. Rica.—The announcement of 7,000 bags Java for auction to-morrow, and 5,000 bags Bengal for auction on the Bth January, have caused the operations by private contract to be limited, but full prices are required, parti. cularly for good bold white dessriptions, of which the sup ply is short. The arrivals have again been large. For Carolina the Grocers pay 34s to 383 for small parcels, which is 2s to 4s lower. TALLOW. -- Previous rates have been supported for P. Y. C. on the spot, and the demands has been very good from Chandlers as well as Soap-makers, to supply their immediate wants, and at the present quo tation of 493 for first quality; the merchants are not anxious to sell, although the stock is 10,000 casks larger than last year at this time. For delivery in February and March a good many purchasers have been made at 48i 9d per cwt. The clearance from the ware houses have again been large. Town Tallow has been disposed of to a fair extent at previous quotations. This afternoon there was only a limited business tran aacted in Russian Tallow, but at the rates quoted holders are firm. PRIZE FIGHTI NG.—On Thursday morning there was an attempt to get up a pugilistic combat on the Itace Hill at Brighton, which it cost our local autho rities considerabl e pains to defeat. It seems that on Monday or 'Tuesday last a fight was planned at a low public-house in Darby. place between a man named Smith, an umbrella -maker of this town, and one Luke Lock. It was to come off on Thursday, on which day, notwstbstanding the torrents of rain which were falling, some thousands of people collected at an early hour. On receiving information of what was going on, the High Constable and his Hcadboroughs set off for the spot to preserve the peace. They broke into the ring. and, despite the hissings of the mob, captured one of the pugilists, Lock, who was seated on the knees of his second. Smith made his escape, and took refug e in the before-mentioned public-house, which was filled with above a hundred persons of the lowest grade of society. Here he attempted to bar himself in by placing a bed stead against the door of the chamber in which he was, but Solomon, ascertaining where lie was, broke in and captured him. Yesterday morning both men were brought up before the Magistrates, and exhibited a couple of black eyes each, the effects of the unfinished combat of the previous day. They are both light men, of very sinister countenances. Mr. Basevi said they must each find a surety in 101. to appear to answer the charge on Monday, or, in default, be com mitted till that. Erne. The men were then put hack, and warrants issued against the seconds on the above occasion.—Brijlaton Herald. The number of patents taken out in Paris in 1832 amounted to 51,738 ; in 1839 the number reached 70,491. We regret to state that this gentleman was se riously injured on the 17th current, when with the Fife fox-Iriunds, immediately above S egg i e, near to Milna thort. His horse becoming unmanag ea bl e, t h e gallant Cclonel came in contact with the bough of a t ree — t h e breast and pit of the stomach receiving the contus i on. He was thrown to the ground with great violence, stunned, though not quite insensible. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1839. THE ART-UNION. We copy the following address from a publication, entitled the " Art-Union," which contains much useful information on the fine arts. We ha l ve occasionally made extracts from this Journal, and observed the gene ral impartiality which it displays. We trust, for its own character, as well as for the benefit of itsreaders, that the Editor will adhere to the rule he has laid down to express candidly his opinion, without regard to the wishes or the interests of any person or party, and to be particularly careful against a practice, which is but too common, of allowing one artist to calumniate and run down the works of anothei : A Second Volume of " The Art-Union" will com mence with the New Year. In addressing our readers, we occupy a very different position from that in which we were placed, when, in February last, we undertook the charge of a publication exclusively devoted to the interests of Artists and the Arts. Our expectations would have been fully answered, if our success had reached a moiety of that we have actually experienced. The work may now be regarded as established ; it has earned a good reputation ; it is fixed on a safe and firm basis ; it has, undoubtedly, accomplished some of the objects held steadily in view ; the Public, as well as the Artists, have liberally responded to the call made upon them ; its monthly circulation has averaged nearly 3,000 copies (the first, second, and third numbers having been reprinted), and its future prospects arc, to the highest degree, encouraging. Our readers wilt do us the justice to remember that, in our prospectus, we put forth no lofty pretensions ; our hope was to disappoint by exceedinas not falling short of, our promises. We believed that a Publication —resembling rather a Newspaper than a Magazine— that should communicate to Artists, from every available source, intelligence in which they are interested, and, at the same time, contain such professicnil information as might be supplied by persons of matured experience, could not fail to prosper, if conducted with right mo tives, and upon independent principles. Our pledge was "to exert energy and industry, and to spare neither labour nor expense," in order " to sup ply to artists accurate and useful information upon all subjects in which they are interested, and to the public the means of justly ascertaining and estimating the progress of Art, both at home and abroad." This pledge we believe—and the success we have achieved justifies us in believing—we have fully redeemed. Such success is to be attributed, mainly, to the ho nesty of purpose to which we fearlessly lay claim. We have acted up to our imperative duty—of expressing, in every instance, the opinions we entertained, without regard to the wishes, or the interests of any person, or any party. We have endeavoured to do so, in all cases, without arrogance or presumption ; to be swayed by no prejudice ; to be mi s l e d by no part i a li ty ; to be biased only by generosity. We have thus succeeded in obtaining the confidence of the Artists and the Public ; and we are not likely to risk it by a departure from the course by which it has been gained —an earnest and sincere desire to think and to act rightly. It cannot be doubted that. for some time past, a more general taste for works of Art has been gaining ground in this country ; and, consequently, a more general wish to become acquainted with all topics connected with the important and interesting subject. A few years ago " Exhibitions" were limited to the metropolis ; they are now held, annually, in all the prominent provincial cities and towns of the kingdom. " Institutions for th e promotion of the Fine Arts"—chiefly on the admirable plan of the " Art-Union of London" —are, in nearly every instance, associated with them ; and we shall be within the mark, when we assert that by these various societies—in England, Scotland, and - Ireland —between 70,0001. and 80,0001. have been expended in the purchase of pictures by British Artists during the years 1837, 1838, and 1839. Thus, the possession of the best auxiliaries in the cultivation of taste, and with it the intellectual and moral improve ment of the country, is no longer confined to a few wealthy individuals. The chance of obtaining a picture in the allotment of prizes, is as favourable for the hum blest as for the most elevated subscriber. It is an axiom that the acquirement of one luxury creates a desire for more ; and it is, therefore, safe to fore tell that the demand for Works of Art will, at all events, keep pace with the supply. Our correspondents—who direct such institutions as those to which we refer, and to whom we take this oppori unity of tendering our best thanks for the essential aid they have so continually rendered us—assure us of the amazing spread which a true taste for, and a due appreciation of, excellence in art, is making throughout the Provinces : without a single exception the " Returns" of the present year have largely exceeded those of the preceding, each showing an increase proportionate to that of the two societies in Edinburgh, which in 1839 procured and expended a sum four or five times greater than that they were enabled to collect during the first years of their exis tence. It follows, then, as matter of course, that some such publication as " The Art-Union" was required by the thousands who though, formerly indifferent to Art, now estimate its importance and desire acquaintance with all that appertains to the subject. And it is also certain that such a publication was calculated to forward the objects of the Directors of " Institutions for the Pro- - motion of the Fine Arts," by acting as a medium of communication between them ; by strengthening the good spirit they had raised in behalf of Art ; by making the Fine Arts a theme for frequent thought and con versation ; and by concentrating, as it were, all that transpired in regard to them. The Artists, too, required some work that should bring together the several matters of information to which it was almost impossible they could have access, while scattered through a variety of publications ; and while Continental intelligence concerning Art was nearly excluded from them. They have now, also, a medium for communicating to their professional brethren, the results of study and experience ; and of aiding the im provement of the many by communicating the know ledge acquired by the few. We have now, therefore, to express our grateful sense of the support we have received from the Artists, from the Public, and from the Newspaper Press, which has so generally and so essentially aided our labours. That we shall continue to improve is as certain as that we shall continue to exist. Enlarged means cannot fail to ob- tain extended power : and our later numbers will, we trust, afford ample proof that confidence in our integrity, and conviction of our beneficial influence have been fol- lowed by assistance on the part of many who very pro perly postponed it, until time enabled them to ascertain if our motives were just, our plans advantageous, our in dependence certain, and our circulation sufficiently ex tensive to render the Publication really serviceable to the cause of Art. A FEMALE SAILOR. Extract from a letter from an officer of the Robert Small, dated in that ship off the Cape of Good Hope, the 20th of October, 1839. The Robert Small sailed from London last August A very singular case has been discovered on board our ship ; we have detected a young lady in the person of a sailor who has come out with our crew from the time we left the Thames until it was found that she belonged to the lair sex. " Her name is Mary Anne Arnold. She is the daughter of the late Lieutenant Arnold of the Royal Navy, who served in that capacity on board the Ganges and Prince Regent men-of-war. Being a man of dis solute habits he lost his commission in consequence, after which he resided with his wife at Sheerness, where, by continuing his habits of dissipation, he and his family were reduced to great distress. By the intercession of some friends Mr. Arnold was admitted a pensioner in Greenwich Hospital, in which asylum he died recently. During the latter interval and after her husband's death:Mrs. Arnold lived at Sheerness, supporting her self and her children by manual labour until the summer of 183.5, when, after great exertion in the harvest field, she was attacked by bilious fever and died, leaving her children totally unprovided for. Mrs. Arnold's furniture was sold to pay the expenses of her funeral, and some charitable neighbours took the orphans into their houses and supported them for a time. " Mary Anne, the subject of the present statement, was ten years oath when her mother died. Partly by labouring in the fields, and partly by going on errands, she at first supported herself, and contributed to the sustenance of her little sister, who was only eighteen months old when her mother died. Mary Anne next obtained permanent employment in a rope factory at Sheerness, where s h e earne d two sh i llings and sixpence a week. Going frequently in boats and amongst the shipping, she found that the boys of her age who went to sea earned more money, were better fed. thought more of,' and in every way in a superior condition to her's. Upon this Mary Anne determined to renounce the petticoats and to become a sailor. Borrowing an old jacket, trousers, and shirt from a boy of her ac quaintance, to whom she said she was going to have a lark in them, she took leave of the rope fields and the owner of the clothes, without the ceremony of a fare well, and succeeded, to her great joy, in getting em ployment as a cabin-boy in the Williams, a Sunderland collier, then lying at Sheerness. M ary A nne was kindly treat e d, and she continued to do the miscel laneous hard work of a collier's cabin-boy below and aloft for two years and two months, to the satisfaction of no less than six captains, who successively com manded the Williams during that period. A seventh captain came, and this time man and boy did not like each other, so Mary Anne for ever abandoned the coal marine and its blackamoor service, and on the 22d of October, 1831, entered as cabin-boy at Shields on board the brig Annie, bound fot London and Quebec. She made several voyages in this vessel. Unfortu nately the Annie was wrecked off Blakeriey in the last equinoctial gales ; but the captain and crew had the luck to escape after enduring great hardships. Return ing to Shields, Miss Arnold entered again as a cabin boy in the Choice, bound for London, with stores for the Robert Small East lndiaman, in which ship she next succeeded in getting an engagement as a sailor boy the day before she sailed from London. " She has well done her work as a strong active boy We understand that in consequence of the rutin-, ber of persons, 4 , , seceding 1,300, who are entitled to . be present at th e Royal marr i age , h er M a j es ty h as desired a communication to be m a d e t o th e A rc hbi s hop of Can terbury and Bishop o f L on d on , an d it i s possible t h e august ceremony may be so lemnised in St. G eor g e ' s Chapel, Windsor. Until this question is determined, the preparations are still continued at the Royal Chapel, St. James's, where new galleries and seats to see the procession ore being erected ; but we repeat, that it will not contain above five hundred persons. The Marquis of Conyngham, K.P., and the Earl of Gros venor, are to proceed early in Jan uar y with the in signia of the Order of the Garter, to invest Princ e Albert of Saxe Coburg, who will not arrive here till the day before his m arriage. Her Maj esty i s, we hear, anxiousto have the nuptial cerem ony performed on Saturday the Bth, or, at the l a t est, on Monday the 10th of February.—Argue. The Nottingham Review says, the Relief Com mittee, up to Monday morning last, has distributed 1,120 stone of bread, and eleven sacks of potatoes. During the period since our last report, 1,200 persons have been relieved by the Visiting Committee, and the town has been divid e d i nto di str i cts, but visitors are wanted. The Committee have employed upon the Fo rest 496 m . en with f am ili es. T he num b er of persons provided with two rnea!s a-day, at the workhouse, had diminished to 70 on Tuesday last ; that mode of relief, therefore, for the present, is discontinued. Some of the parties were referred to the Relief Fund Commit tee, a few were taken into the workhouse, and others have been relieved in a different manner ; 150 persons are at present enployed by the Guardians. London: Printed and Vimi,sbed by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, at 74, Sp , . Office, No. 112, Strand, in the county of Middlesex.—Tuesday, December 31, 1839. PRICES OF CANAL, DOCK, ASSUR ANCE COMPANY SHARES &c. &c. Act.. 1,600 & } 3p. e. Commerc al ..1001.sh. 65 1,065i5h. East and West India Stock 105 3,239,3101/. 60s. p.ct. London Stock 65 Ditto Bonds lOl 2;209 3/, 6, M. Bristol 68,324/. 51. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts ll3 1,352,752 5 percent. St. Katharine Stock 10 501%000 4i per cent. Ditto Bonds lOl4 209.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years lOO 1.500 ..... Deptford Pier 'Ol. sh. 201. pd 10 BRIDGES. 1,600 101. Hammerstniti• 7,231 Southwark, Old 1,700 11. 151. Ditto, New, of 7i re cent. 5O/. sh. 13i 5,000 W a t er l oo .. lOO/. sh. 3 5,000 225. 04. Ditto, Old Annuities of 81. 6O/. p€l 21 5,000 19s. 3d, Ditto, New Ditto of 71 401. pd 18 .10,000/ 51. per cent. Ditto Bonus Average 701. 10s. 3d. eh 21'9511 5,948 17s Vauxhall ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 2,000 31104 Albion 5001. sh. 50/. pd 73 59. y, t a („ r 6 per cent.] nd 15s. Alliance Britian &Foreign 100/. sh. 11/. pd 14 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 100!. sh. 5/. pd 61 54,000 41. per sh. Atlas 5O/. sh. 5/. pd 151 1,20015 h, 5/. Birmingham tire ... 0 50/. sh. 55/. pd 1071 20,000 4/ percent. British Fire 0 50/. oh. 50!. pd 40 12,1100 61 percent. British Commercial 5O/. sh. 5!. pd 51- 5,( 1 00 51. per cent. Clerical & Medi..ll Life, KO/. sh. 2/10s pd 4; 4,000 21 lss County 100/. oh. 10/. pd 42; 20,000 ss. Eagle c „,„ I's per centa Economic Lite 1000/. sh. 250/. pd 400 ? , m , , f ,, b ,. i 2,271 225. percent. European I,li • 0 0/. sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s, Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. 2/. pd 1; 1,000,0001. 6/. p er c t Gl o b e . Stock 1321 10,000 Si' Guardian lOO/. sh. 2711 pd 26 'O,OOO s. fid. Hope 50/. sh. 5/. pd 51 2,100 5/. 7s. 6d. Imperial Fire 500/ oh. 50!. pd 1371 7,500 ils. Imperial Lite 100/. oh. 10/. pd IN 13,452 4/. percent. Indemnity Marine lOW. sh. 8/. pd 25 2,020 31 10s Kest Fire 50/. sh. all pd 92 31. Ditto Life. 'int pd 70 10,000 16s. Law Life 101 1 /. sh. 10/. pd 294 5 ono 10s. London, Fire 0 51 sh. 121. 103. pd 184 3,1100 10s. London, Ship 0 51 sh. 121. 10s. pd 181 :,ofto,lloo/. ... ..... Minerva Life 1001. oh. 5 0 0.00.4 ...... ... National Loan Fund "4 ss. pit 11 30,000 5/. per cent. Palladium Life 50/. sh. 21. pd 218 s PAO 4/. per cent. Protector Fire 2O/. sh. 2/. pd IN Od 2,500 11. Provident Life lOO/. sh. 10/. pd 19 00,100 ss. Rock Life... . .. 20/. Ch. 11. pd 6i 09,2201 5!. per cent. Royal Exch.thee Stock.., 210 6,0110 5 per cent. University Lire lOOl. sh. 5/. pd 51 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 1001. oh. Si. pd 71 JOINT STOCK BANKS. /5,000 S percent. Agrie and ruin. of Ireland 25!. sh. 10/. pd 5,000 Australasia 4Ol. oh. 401. pd f 10,.1019 10 percent. Rank of BO iningham SVI. sh. In!. pd .0,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 50/, sh. 101. pd 31,0(0 5 per cent. London and Westminsterloo/ sh. 20/. pd 60,0011 5/. London Joint Stock 511/. sh. 10/. pd .4000 4 per cent. Lancaster ......... .......... ..... 1 00/. sh. 201. pd 25,1100 Liverpool 1001 sh. 10/. pd 50,000 71 per cent Manchester and Liver pool District 3 50/. sh. 151 pd 20,00 n 7 percent. Manchester 1001. oh. 251 pd 20,000 Provincial Bank of I relandloo/. sh. 25/. p 4 :o,`'oll National Bank of !Poland 50/. oh. 174/. pd 10,01)0 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. 11)01. sh. 351. pd 10, 0 02 ...... Ditto New lO/. sh. 101 pd 10,000 Gloucestershire 5O/. sh. 10/. pd 6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 50!. sh. 5/. pd GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 16s Od Bath 2O/. sh. litl. pd 5,000 British 4O/. sh. 161. pd Ano serent.l 5,-- land Bs. e 60 Ditto Provincial 201. sh. 19 pd 92.9 5/ 106 Birmingham 5O!. oh. 1,250 '2l Os Bristol 2,250 3/ lOs Brighton 2Ol. sh. 750 31 10s Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. 18/. pd 2,471 44 per cent. Brighton General 20/. sh. all pd 4,000 61.10,, Continental Consolidated 75/. 621 /. pd 1,000 10/. City of London lOO/. oh. al! pd 1,000 61. Ditto, New 4,000 3/.os. Equitable 5O/. rid 10;00 24 per cent. Imperial . 5O/. sh. Son 5!. per cent. Isle of Mallet 25/. sh. 201. pd 2,350 01. per cent. Independent '3O/.4)1. all pd 9,000 4/. per cont. Phrenix. 5O/. oh. 39/.. 1,000 4!. per cent. itateiteßt447.4 l . 'map., . . - tom. oh. SO! 4/100 South S3otropolitan ' .01 oh. 191. pit 9,200 4/.per cent. United General 5O/. ah. 46/. rid 240 5/. per cent. Warwick 501. sh. 4011 151. per cent Wakefield 25/. sh. 2,01'0 31. Westminster Chartered 6,000 Ms. Ditto New ...... 5(1. sh. 10/. pd 7''4o 54 per cent. Yarmouth 201. sh. 181. pd , WATER WaIIKS. _ . . _ . --- 12 31 ‘... , 2 12 pd •31 ~h. Rpl, pd t O 1,900 10s, Birmingham --- 25/. oh. 25/. pd 20 t,434 04 Fast London lOO/. sh. 1(3 5,500 1100 Grand Junction Average 411 13s. 4d. oh. 67 2,100 2/. Kent 100 oh. 44 372 101. Liverpool Bootl e 220/. sh. 327 1,500 2110 s Naw River London Bridge Water A 0n..... CO 0,4 , 4 2/ Ins Manchester and Salford lOO4 oh. 544 1,000 4 per cent. South Loudon 1004 oh. 1011 9,291 44 West Middlesex Average n:3l. 12s. 9d. sh. 99 1 1,380 11 14s York Building Co. Lessee Prop 1004 sh. 35 IRON RAILWAYS. 0,500 Birmingham and Derby BOl. rid 50 9,500 ... ...... Birmingham and Gloucester 15, , 00 Bristol and Exeter 1004 oh. 40 pd - 19 060 ... .... Calcutta and Saugtir 5Ol. oh. 2/. pd 0 7,500 •• , Cheltenham and G. Western lOU oh. 301. 4 3,000 Clarence lOO/. sh. 100/ pd 351 12,000 ...... ... Commercial Blackwell 561. oh. 21. pd 54 4.000 ...... ... Dublin and Kilkenny lOW. sh. 54 pd 00,036 ...... ... Eastern Counties 25/. oh. :F/. pd 51 Grand Junction lOOl. sh. 1001. pt 4 :02 1 1 Great North of England ........ -.....0/. pd .20 5,001 Great Western lBO/ sh. 05/. pd 59 2.000 Hartlepool 1004 sh. 1001 pd 125 8,000 Hull and 9 elby 501. sh. 354 pd 221 10,11041 Leeds and Manchester 1004 oh. 51. pd 194 Mon 34 per cent. Leeds and Selby 100 sh. 05 1,500 1455. Leicester and Swannington .50/. oh. all pd 754 5,109 10 per cent. Liverpool and Manchester!)! Loh. 100/. psi 195 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 25/. pd fil •, , ,0.000 ... ...... L on d on an d Brighton 501. sh. 301 pd 161 12,000 London anti Blackwell 50/. sh. 101. pd 121 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich _4lO/. sic '2O/. pd 194 25,000 London and Birmingham 1004 sh. 904 pd 142 Ditto Quarter Shares 54 pd 31 36,000 11.000 .. London and Croydon Trunk 18/. pd 9; 6,000 Ditto Now Scrip 4l. pd 5, 12,000 London Grand Junction 504 oh. 51. pd 21 13,000 Manchester and Leeds ...I00!. sh. 004 pd 64 10,000 Manchester and Birmingham 704 sh 251. 131 Ditto Extension 7l. pd 3 North Midland 1004 oh. 951 pd 84 Northern and Eastern 1004 oh. 2W. pd 11 Wyre Preston and `2.1111050/. sh. 00/, pd fiA 26,000 1,000 10/. per ce n t. Sto c kt on an d D arlington lOO4 sh. 240,1 9,03 i Thames Haven 5O/. oh 2/. 105. pd 1,400 Westminster and G reenwich:so/. sh. 2/. pd 0 6,000 York and North Midland 50 . sh. 30/, pd 404 MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper 5l. on OF. psi 12 4,000 11. ss. A lten 151. oh. 12/, II; pd 10 10,000 ... ..... Anglo Mexican, i ss. Si. pm. 1004 oh. al 1 d 1 Ditto Subscription 95/.1. 94 2,000 1 0 1. Bolanos 150/. sh all p.l 73 10,000 U. lOs Brazilian Imp. iss. 51. pm 15/. sh. 901. pd 17 8,000 ........, Macaubas tic Cooties United 25/. sh. ' , V. pd 11 11.000 Ditto St. John Del Rey °N. oh. 14/ pd 11 10,000 Bolivar Capper Com pany,...201. sh. 201. pd 8 10,000 Ditto Scrip 10!. sh. 10/. p 4 94 20,000 British Iron . 50/. sh. 501 pd .5 0,000 ... ...... Bri . 'sit Copper 5l. sh. 441. lid 1 Co:s ,• trim '2Ol. sh. 76 11; 1 . : pd mi I F, Can'longa 5 10,000 Ii Copiapo 8,500 ... Columbian, iss. 54 pm.... 55/. sh. 55/. pd 31 9,8:4'1 3!. English 20,000 General Mining Association2o/.sh. 184 pd 8 0,155 Mexican Comp,ny... ...... 100/. oh. 5544 pd 44 3, 0 00 .... ..... Polberou Consols .. lOl. s h . 8/. pd 4 11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered Ditto Loan Notes 150!. pd 160 90,900 ... ...... United Mexican, iss. 2 pm.. 40/. sh. all pd 21 Dittc Scrip Ditto New Scrip 5l loci 5 West Cork... ........ .... ..... ....501. oh 50/. pd 38 LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 London, with Bronzo Ticket 75gs 01. 19 1,500 London University 1001. sh. all pd 8 700 Ito ssmi 2.5.1t5. sh. 7 King' College .......... ............ lOOl. d 19 MISCELLANEOUS. 10,000 15s. Australian Agricultural.loo/. oh. 2644, pd 441 6,000 4!. per cent. British American Land Company 02. t,, pc! 9 10,010 0/. per caul. Canada Com i ciny 100/. oh. 304 IA 2 04 200,000 51. per cent. Upper Cana,la Loan 9l 1 City Bonds, 4 par cent lll4l 20,000 I/. Os. General Steam Navigation 15/. oh. 1 41. pd 241 101. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 2.54 %no() 1/. London Corn. Sale Rooms Av. 75/. oh. 19 8,000 Caotitchouc Company 1241. Pd 12 New Brunswick Land Col7lpably ...auLipd 2,751 51. per cent. Reversionary Int. 5ac....100/. ch. 100/. pd 133 2, 4 ;33 54 per cent. Ditto New , lOOl. sh. 001. pd 114 1.000 ......... Thames Tunnel 5Ol sh. all pd 9 10,000 Os. Van Die.nen'o Land lOO/. sh. 1711. pd 81 LIST of SCO7'7'.ISII COMPANIES' PRICES, DEC. 23, 1839. BANKS. 1.5000 vit. ap. ct. Bank of S cot l an d ... B3/ 6s. fld.sh. all pd 178/, „,(x)„,,2,0('0,0:16, 5 1 p. ct. 14 yal of Scotland 100/. sh. all pd 1684 ' 50i-6w . 8 p. ct. Brifish Linen Comp an y...loo/. B h. all pd 234/. 5.000,0004 61. p. ct. Commercial 5OOl. sh. I 00/. pd 1734 5.000,0005. sn. ct. National lool.Bh. 10/. pd 16/, 2,001,000/. 61. p. et. Glasgow Union 2501. sh. 50/. pd ;87/. 4,000 . 0404 4p. ct. Western of Scotland 2OOl. sh 40/. pd M. INSURANCE COMPANIES. 25Am08.h. 61p. ct. Scottish Union ...............201. sh. 1/. pd 28s. ,500 al p. ct: Her cu l es 100/. sh. 101. pd 1.11/. • lle 5 p. ct. lniurance Co. of Scotland .101. sh. all pd 10/. 08. 50.000 .; p. ct. North British 200/. sh. 101. pd 193/. I,IIXI 5 p. et. Caledonian Fire 1401. sh. 101. ptllll/.IO F . .5.1)00 6p. ct. Edinburgh ;Alp 1001. sh. 101. pd 14110 e, 19 1 ,'100 3} p. ct. West of Scotland M 10/. pi '7loe. MISCELLANEOUS. . __ _ 4,4 1 .8 .....laiin . and Was. Un. Canalso/. sh. all pd 101. Ditto Allocated 901 sh. all pd 474 5,100 5 per cent. &tint). Joint Stock Water 9.5/. sh. all pd 351. carron Iron Company ...2501. sh. all pd 441. 9.,C1X4h IS per cant. Shotts Iron 1 minden , Sash 484 pd 544 In,ooo ?cr CG:At. Edinburgh & Leith Glass 2CI/.sh. 161. pd 4,500 10 per cent4EJilitnirgh Coal Gas 25/. sh. all pd 504 4,450 ;0 per cant - . Glasgow Gas °5l. sh. all pd 504 760 :7i per cant. Leith Coal Gas ~.20/.sh. all pe 504 1 ,2 (1 0 ...... inb!irgh and Dalkeith Rai!wayso/. sh 37/. el,OOO 6 ocr cent. Koli table Loan Co m pany MU. sh. pd Ps. Li CURLING.----The return of a little frost this week has set our curlers on the qui vire. Unwilling to be debarred from their exhilarating amusement till deep ponds are bearable, they are at present on the look out for a piece of ground to feu, that they may form a shal low pond on the plan followed by Dr. Cairney, Largs. We hope any person haviz.„. ground in the vicinity, suitable for such a purpose, will be ready to aid them in their views. The sport is most cxhilirating, and in the case contemplated is attended with no danger.—Paialey Advertiser. LONDON, TUESDAY, DEC. 31. Number Dividend Pert of per CANALS, per Shares, Annum. Paid. Share 1,706 7 pee cent. Ashton and Oldhana..Al crage97l.lBs.sh, 118 ~082 41. Ashby ..e.le.Zi.-.11 ......A-Jiage 11.51.5 h. 711 1,260 Basingstoke 1001.6h. 5 1,0115 5/. Brecknock and Abergavenny 150, sit. - 8,000 1. 1048. 9/ 6e. Birmingham, I.loth share 811. & 71!, 219 l 1100 Ditto arid L; verpool Juncti' , ll 811.100 pd 26 600 :3/. Bridgewater and Taunton .101)1 al.. all pa - 400 4/. Chelmer and Blackwatcr 1001. sh. 101 500 481. C3ventry. :1)0/.8h. 610 4 .545 ..... ... Croydon .• ........ . Average 31/.211.10d. sh. - 2,060; 41, 10s. Dudley lool.sh. 99 600 14i. Derby 100/.sh . 1401 10,000 4 per cent. Danube and Mayne 3,575: 41. Ellesmereand Chester...Aveiage 133/.114. eio 231 621. Erewash )001.sn. 8!'0 1,297 301. Forth and Clyde ....A% crave £401.105. eh. (14'0 ~600 10 Grand Junction 100/. sh 182 1,8491 11. Grand Union 1001. sh 2.11 :1.500 Grand Surrey 0,000/ 4/. percent. Div° (optional) Loan lOOl. 13; 3'196 Grand Western COO 13/.125, Pd. Glainorgan:hire, Aver, cost 1721.135. id. 2CO 749 10i. Grantham 150/. sh. 203 6,238 2.1.01. Huddersfield Average 57/. ti. lid. au. 3.5 100 Kensington 100 sh. all pd. 101 5.128 1/. ss. Kennet and Avon, Aver. 30/.lBs. 10d. sh 27 2,807: 301. Leeds and Liverpool 1001. sh. 750 545: 1511. Leicester l4O/.lh. 230 1,897 5/, 10s. Leicester 3114 Northampton Aver t3/.los. 1 , 8 2.400 101. Monmouthshire 100/.sh. 2011 HO 101. Melton Mowbray 1001. rh. 2041 500 25/. Mersey and Irwell 1001. sh. 565 3,000 11. 10s. Macclesfield 1001, sh. all pd 51 247 171. Neath 100/.sh. 325 2,400 3 1. Peak Forest 1,418 1243. Avetage about 78/. sh. 104 Regent's (or L on d on ) Av. 33/. 16s. Rd. sh. ilf 5,669 61. per tent. Rochdale Average ahl.sh. 112 500 8/, Shropshire 1151. sh, 138 800 91.105. Somerset Coal 150/. sh. 150 3,6001. 41 percent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121.105. sh. 111 700 404 Stafford and Worcester l4O/.5h. 675 500 9/. Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 280 300 Dl. Stourbridge .....,_„..... 145/.sh. 399 5,647 21. Os. Stratford.on.Avon A aerage 791.95. lal. sh. 45 533 161. Swansea 100/.sh. 265 3.762 11. 15s. Severn and Wye and Railway Ar 351. ill. 301 1,600110. 92/. 10s. Treat and Mersey, 1 share 1001. sh. CCU 8.149 .... ..... Thames and Medway Aver.l9l.ss. Bd. s ib 2 . I'lsh. 16/. Warwick sad li'rmiagham ... . 100/.Bn. 97990 sh. 0 154 Warwick and Napscv. IOW. sh. 195 6,000 41.115, NVorceslcr s,o Birmingham Ar.7B/.81. sh. OR 5,P00 25s Wilts and Berk, Average 671. 10s. Rd. sh. 28 3s. "...pier and Easington 1 .251.,h 75 W.soracn 105/. sh. 95 Wey and Arun 1101. h. 221 DOCKS. EVENING EI)1 nos. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. DREADFUL DESTITUTION.—W. Smith and .!. Barnes,. tlvn youths, whom " misery had worn to the bone," vier° , placed at the bar, charged with stealing bread. It ap— peared that they had gone into a baker's shop and asked for a penny loaf, requesting the baker to cut it in half, which having been done, they each seized a portion and ran off, devouring it greedily. Toe Inspector of Police said that when they wary brought to the station-house there was neither money nor property of any description found on them. They had neither of them a shirt or a waistcoat, and were itr a state of complete starvation. Smith stated that he belonged to Clerkenwell parish, where he had been refused relief, and that being in a butte of complete exhaustion, he had taken the bread to support life. lie was by trade a French polisher. Barnes stated he belonged to Chertsey. The Inspector said he wished to draw the attention of the Alderman to the state of the district with which he was connected, and which was situated near the workhouse of the city union—frequently of a night they had applications from thirty or forty poor houseless per sons for shelter, and there was a young man now at the bar who had so applied on Saturday night, and imme• di itely after had broken a lamp for the purpese of oeing taken into custody. As the cold weather had now set in there was every probability of these applications be coming still more numerous, and he wished to know what means were to be adopted in these distressing cases. The young man alluded to, whose appearance beto kened the remains of former respectability, here stepped lemard and stated that he had formerly been clerk in a warehouse at the Potteries, but work being slack there he had come to London in search of a person who owed him 401., and in lic.pes of bettering himself. He had, however, become so reduced that he had been obliged to dispose of every article except the clothes he had on, and having been refused relief he had broken the lamp, in order to get taken into custody, as lie had no other means of obtaining shelter and assistance. Mr. Alderman J. JOHNSON directed that the several prisoners should be taken to the City of Londo►t Union authorities, with a request that they might be passed to their respective parishes. THE MARKETh.;.-(YESTERDA is tt r. tt D. re Metropolis is 103icl. for the 41b SEEDS. Per Quarter. St. loin —s. 451 664 , Rye Gras • —s. 40s. 4:a (..cey Grass .; —4. - s Linseed, for feeding —s, 4 , ss. 52s Ditto, for sowing —s. 345. br, Ditto, for crushing —s 423. Os Canary —s 70s. b 0 Hemp —1 33, 40 Per Bushel. White Mustard...lls. 04. 143. Pd. Brown Ditte lbs. Od. 19i. (Id Tarn et) 281. 311. Foreign DM 2tl. in this ship. I have seen Miss Arnold amongst the first aloft to reef the mizcn-top-gallant-sail, during a heavy gale in the Bay of Biscay. When we crossed the Equator she underwent the ceremony of tarring and shaving in its roughest form, On the 20th of September last some of the crew expressed suspicions to Captain Scott that the boy Arnold was a girl. " The captain upon this ordered the surgeon to t amine the youngster. The surgeon did so, and de clared that he was a girl. Miss Arnold then gave the foregoing account of herself. The captain and all the passengers and crew praised and pitied her. She tics at once prevailed upon to abdicate the sailor's jacket and trousers, and resume the clothes proper to her sex. Miss Arnold is now a pretty girl, fifteen years of age. She now lives in the cabin. The lady passengers have given her lots of presents. Her hair is•already getting long, and I suppose she will SOOR think of ringlets. Captain Scott behaves in the kindest manner to her, and has promised that she shall receive her pay just the same as if she were to continue to do a :oung ma riner's duty during the whole passage out and home. £liss Arnold is, though rather bashful considering the short time she has had to learn ladies' ways, like other heroes and heroines, capable of being drawn out. I frequently see her surrounded by applauding listeners while she pitches a long yarn about the dangers of the sea. " Our heroine has two brothers older than herself. One is boatswain of the Royal Adelaide ; the other is carpenter on board the Britannia. stationed at Ports mouth. The latter, she says, knew that she had turned saikr, and he approved of the metamorphosis when he saw her in the trust and occupation of cabin-Do) on board the Williams." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. Beyond a further decline in Muley Ishmael, there was no thing fresh in the business transacted yesterday on the first six favourites for the Derby. In the next division, however, a few alterations will be found. Ottoman's friends mustered in great force, and after getting on tolerably well at 1,000 to 30, were glad to go at three points less. Grey Milton and Fitzroy were also in request at 35 to 1, and Gambia at 40 to 1 taken, and afterwards offered. Oaxs. Rookh was backed for a considerable sum at 8 to 1, and the same odds would have been taken about Crucifix. The closing prices were 7 to 1 against each, and 13 to 1 against the filly out o: Rowton's dam. THE DEICES. 15 to 1 agst Bro. to Euclid—taken 16 to 1 agst Angelica colt 20 to 1 agst Muley Ishmael—taken 20 to 1 agst Launcelot—taken 22 to 1 agst Bokhara—taken 25 to 1 agst Wardan—taken 30 to 1 agst Ottoman—taken 30 to 1 agst Glenorchy—token 30 to 1 agst St. Andrew—taken 35 to 1 agst Fitroy—taken 35 to 1 agst Grey Milton—taken 35 to 1 agst Prince Albert 40 to 1 agst Gambia—taken and afterwards offered 50 to 1 agst nay Boy—taken and afterwards offered 50 to 1 agst Confederate—taken 1000 to 15 agst Molineux—taken 15 to 2 agst Brother to Euclid and Angelica colt—taken 500 even between Ottoman and Glenorchy—taken 500 even between St. Andrew and Glenorchr—taken THE OAKS. 7 to 1 agst Lalla Rookh—take 8 to 1 to lOU 7 to 1 agst Crucifix—take 8 to 1 13 to 1 agst filly out of Rowton's dam—taken and after• wards offered _ _ The St. Albans Steeple Chase is fixed for this day, weather permitting. The following are the entries H. Msr ley's Ringleader (Mr. G. Patrick) ; Mr. Goodman's Vandyke (Mr. M‘Donogh ) ; Mr. Elmore ns Conservative (Mr. J. Mason); Mr. Charlton's Phosphorus (Mr. Oliver) ; Mr. Barker's The Queen (owner), and Mr. Hamilton's Father O'Leary (owner). THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND THE SHERIFF OF MIDDLESEX. STOCKDALE V. HANSARD. As the day is fast approaching when the Commons of England will meet and determine a most important point—viz., whether the recent opinion of Lord Den man and other Judges shall be set aside and overruled by a resolution of the Representatives of the people, a statement may not be found uninteresting to our readers of the various steps that have been taken by Stock dale against the Sheriff of Middlesex for the pur pose of recovering the GOO/. damages awarded him by a Jury, together with costs, of Messrs. Han sard. It has been stated that the amount was quietly paid into the hands of the Sheriff ; but although such is the fact, it appears not at all improbable that the plaintiff will not receive the money, there being no doubt that ulterior proceedings will be taken. The following narrative may be relied on for its accu ra-y. Subsequently to the case being heard at the She riff's Court, Mr. Platt applied to the Coup of Queen's Bench, and obtained a rule against the Sheriff to re turn the writ, and on the 23d of November, a fieri lacias 'vas issued against the defendant's goods, and lodged at the Sheriff's Office, Red Lion-square. On the '2sth of the same month the Sheriff was - served with a Judge's Order to return the sari facias, and, in obedience thereto, he returned on the 29th " thin he had caused to be seized divers goods and chattels of the de fendants', which remained in his hands, unsold for want of buyers." On the 2d of the present month the plain tiff issued a writ of venditioni exponas, requiring the Sheriff to sell the defendant's goods, whereupon he di rected his warrant to Hemp, the officer ; and Mr. Crook, an auctioneer, of Snow-hill was engaged to dis pose of them by public auction. Messrs. Parkes and Preston, in the meantime, served the Sheriff with a writ- ten notice, reminding him that if he proceeded to a sale he would be amenable for the consequences of a breach of Parliamentary privilege, to which document was formally annexed a copy of the resolution passed by the House of Commons, declaring th it they possessed the right of publishing Parliamentary reports. On the 3d of the present month the Sheriff was served by the plaintiff with a Judge's summons for him to return the writ of venditioni exponas, and on the sth instant the parties attended before Mr. Justice Littledale, at his chambers, in Sergeant's Inn, when his Lordship was pleased to grant the Sheriff an extension of time, and stayed the return until the 17th. On that day the Sheriff determined to sell the goods of the defendants, and Mr. Crook accordingly adver tised the auction to take place at one o'clock, on the defendant's premises, in Lincoln's-Inn-fields. On the evening previously, however, the goods taken in exe cution were disposed of by a bill of sale for 6951., to a gentleman named Nicholas Winsland. On the morn ing of the 17th the writ of venditioni exponas was re turned by the Sheriff pursuant to Judge Littledale's order, with the following endorsement on the back of t, which our informant - obtained upon searching the .nner Treasury Chamber at IVestminster .STOCKDALE V. HANSARD AND OTHERS " Middlesex.—l hereby certify and return ihat, by virtue of this writ, I have caused to be sold the goods and chattels of the within-mentioned and referred to, and every part thereof, for the money by the endorse ment on the writ declared to be levied, being the best price I could obtain for the same, and I leave the said money arising from such sale before the Queen, at Westminster, to render to the within•named John Jo seph Stockdale, as I am within commanded.." The return is signed William Evans and John Wbeelton, Sheriffs." 011 the 20th of this month, Stockdale took out a Judge's'sumtnons directing the Sheriff to show cause why he should not pay over the debt and damages ; and on the 21st it w as p ar t h ea rd, an d a dj ourne d for farther hearing until Monday last, at one o'clock. At the hour appiointed, William Burchell, Esq., the Under Sheriff, and Mr. Watson, the Counsel, attended to show cause against the summons ; when, in consequence of the plaintiff being unable to produce precedents of a Judge's interference under similar circumstance's, Mr. Justice Matteson refused to make any order on the subject. The plaintiff will, therefore, not be able to proceed any further until the first day of Hilary Term, which is on th e 11th of January. He may then apply to the Court above for a rule against the Sheriff to pay over the mo ney ; but the latter will aave four days 'allowed him to show cause against the same. The House of Commons will meet on the 16th of next month ; and it appears to be the object of the Sheriff,and those who advise him to retain the money in his hands until it is seen how Parliament will act. The case is certainly one of a novel and highly-important character, and it is right that the public should be disabused of the inipression that has gone abroad, that the matter was at an end. ricLt.:l; or The Highest price of Bread in t 1 Good Bread may he had at PRICES CY Per Cwt. New English lied C10ver...55i. 90s Old Ditto oitto S. 3. -$ New Foreign Ditto —s. 565. 30,i. Old Ditto Ditto s. ~. s. New White Clover 503. 655. 70s. Old Ditto Ditto New Trefoil —s. lis. 30s. Old Ditto —s. I2s. 2:25. Tretoliuto —s. 2Es 3"s. English Carraway —s. 525. 565. Foreign Ditto —s. bUs. 565. Coriander . —s. 20s. 255. Rapeseed, English One (per La PRICES OF EATHER. Per lb. d. to d Per lb. d. to d. CropHides,3 ,, to 40Ib.each II 1:11 Horse Hides, Lerman... 1 2 n _ 4 O 50 --Lc) 60........ 13 18 Calf Sl:ins,3o to 44 , 1b.(d05) 15 2 -, Bull Hides ................ 10 13 Butts, V triol ... Engl sh Foreign 1 . °reign Hides Dressing Hides ... ...... 1 17 1 14 2 —emai1........... 2 0 22 I — Ki ps ----Shaved... 13 17 Basi Is Bei , Saddlers' Hides..... 15 16E B e lli es 7 10 Horse Hides, English ... II l', Shoulders 18 13 Call Skins. if rounded 2d. to 4d. por b. more. PRICES OF HOPS. Farnham Pockets (per cwt.) O, Os. 0/. es. to It. 0s• East K,.iit Pockets 4l IN. 51. lbs. to & Oh Ditto Bags '''. 10s. 0/ Os. to 4/. 4'. Mid Kent Pockets 3l. 10s. 41. 10s. to 5 1 14. Ditto Bags 51. 10s. 01. Os to 4:. Os. Sussex Yearlings Oh Os. 31. 3s. to 3!. 10h Old Olds PRICE OF OIL. RapeOil,brown, per ton, 34/. 10s.—R e 3 ne d , 36/.oa r inseed nil, VI. Linseed oil Cake at the Mill (1000), 141 . os..— Rat* r ake. per ton , /. PRICE OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 1121 b. Town Tallow s2s. Pd. Yell,,w Soap,„ , ......... —a. ed. Yellow Russia • Ms. 6d. Mottled —S. Od. White Soap Ditto ... Melting Stuff D.tto Rough .. 26s Od. PRICE (IF RAW FAT, nerstoneof Sl'. Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Melters) 2s. lid.. PRICE OF CANDLES. The price of good Storeiandlesin — ilie Retail Shops is 15 follows :-- Candles, per dozen, Bs. Cl. ; inferior, ;s. od. ; Moulds, 9s. 6d. Sixt,ence per dozen discount for cash. COAL MARKET. s, d Adair's Bell, Hobson & Co. Hartley 18 1: C,rr's Hartley 2O Pontop Windsor 2J 0 Walls rend Heaton Walls End Hilda 'l2 9 Eden! Main 23 5 Walls Endl3raddyll'sHetton 2:1 9 Walls End Haswell Q4 , Walls End Ileum' We's End Ltintiton :4 6 Walls End Pemberton Walls End Russell's Heaton 21 3 Walls End Stewart's chips arrived sinec s.'d Walls End Whltwell Walls End Hartlepool 24 3 W.l's End Adeldde! 23 9 Walls End , •arrington Tees 21 3 Walls End Barrett 23 a Walls End Clarence Te‹s 'A 3 Wall.." End Seymour Tees 23 e Walis - End South Durham 3 3 Walls End Tees 23 8 Walls End Tees Hetton vl 3 Blythe lB 0 El icar iSi 6 Walls End Devonshire la market.day, 3C6. MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT.- - Two BROTHERS DROWNED.—It is with much pain that we announce a most distressing accident which occurred on the morning of Wednesday last (Christmas-day) on the river Irwell, near Eccles, by which two brothers, in the prime of their youth, suddenly lost their lives in a moment of amusement. The sufferers on this melan choly occasion were two sons of Mr. Preston, of the firm of Bindlosses and Preston, silk-manufacturers, of this town and of Eccles ;—one, Mr. Edward James Preston, a young man of 26, who, we believe, was manager of the mill at Eccles ; the other, Mr. William Preston, aged 19, was a clerk in the South Lancashire Bank. It appears that these gentlemen have for some time past had a small sail-boat upon the river, in which they frequently amused themselves by sailing between the looks at Barton and Throstle Nest. .On Wednes day morning, they and four others got into the boat, and proceeded up the river for a short distance, and then turned round with the intention of beating down against the wind, which was right a-head on their return. Tney had not gone very far before a violent gust caught the sails of the boat ; and the sheets (the ropes by which the sails are held to the wind) being unfortunately made fast, instead of being held in the hand, as they ought to have been, the boat was overset, and the whole party was precipitated into the water. Four of them either got on shore themselves, or were assisted by others, and escaped without serious consequences ; but the two Messrs. Preston, after struggling for a short time, sunk to the bottom and were drowned, and their bodies were not recovered until the lapse of an hour, when, of course, all attempts at resuscitation were en tirely hopeless. Both the young men were extremely well known in this town, and their untimely death has caused a general gloom amongst a very large circle of friends. An inquest was held on the bodies at the Grapes public-house, Eccles, on Thursday last, and a verdict of " Accidental death" returned.—Manchater Guardian. CORONER'S INQUEST.—MELANCHOLY RE VERSE OF FORTUNE.—Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the lied Lion public-house, Strand, before William Gell, Esq., the Coroner for Westminster, on. view of the body of Mrs. Mary M'Carthy, aged 45 years. It appeared from the evidence of the daughter of the deceased, that her father was proprietor of the Weekly Courier, which was brought out about a year ago ; that he had taken the premises, 46, Strand, with a view to the re-establishment of that Journal ; that he had been in Whitecross-street prison for three weeks, and that the family having re ceived no money from him had suffered grie vously from want of food. The deceased, at the time of her marriage was in possession of between 6,000/. knd 7,0001., the greater part of which had been expended in newspaper speculations. The family had not applied to the parish for relief. One of the Jury observed that on viewing the body the house presented a scene of misery they had never before witnessed the children h.,(1 neither bed-clothes nor .firing. Verdict— " Natural death, accelerated by want of the common necessaries of life, and the afflicted state of the mind of the deceased." CORNER DM - 1E sipwith price of the Set of Four Dishes and withoutS N o , the various patterns will be forwarded, if Warmers. The Warmers, TTEl ' D e Guineas. The Warmers are from Five to Nine Guineas the is m ade, post paid.. Tile dishes are complete in themselves without warmers, and the handles take off, the covers thus forming four extra dishes when required. a S p e p t I i catEilgravings of T. COX SAN ORY, Silversmith, Ste., 47, Cornhill (Seven doers from Grace church-street), London. • _.... BIItTfiS. On the 27th inst., at Scott's Hill House, Rickmansworth, Herts, the lady of Lieutenant-Colonel Bradford, of a son. On the 28th i nst., in Queen Anne-street, the lady of Ellis Reeve, Esq., of a son. On the 29th inst., at St oc k we ll, th e . lady of George Pope, Fsq., of a son 4'I.ARI.IED. On the 27th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Cheltenham, the Rev. Charles Wardroper, 8.A., Leigh, Glocestershire, to Laura Matilda Montague, fourth daughter of the late Lieute nant-Colonel Timms, B.M. Or. the •28th inst., Joseph Wilkins, Esq., of Turner's-hall, Harpenden, to Letitia Coles, the only daughter of George Bailey, Esq., of Harpenden-common, Herts. DIRT) On the 24th inst., at kinsland, Mrs. Elizabeth Adams, relict of the late Mr. John Adams, of Edmonton, agod 74. On the 27th inst., at Tottenham, Elizabeth, the wire Of Captain Andrew Timbrell..of the Trinity-house. On the 27th inss„ at Cheltenham, Mary Anne, widow of Robert Phillips, Esq., of Longworth, and second daughter of the late Michael Biddalph, of Ledbury, Hereford, Esq., aged 70. On the 27th inst., at Greenwich, Captain Francis Stayers, third son of the late Capain William Stayers, Rotherhitho, aged 47. On the 27th inst., at Charley-wood, Herts, George Thom son, Esq., aged 76. On the 27th inst., at Bolton place, Chelsea, Eliza Kate, wife of F. Lindsay Cole, Esq., and youngest daughter of the late John Hughes, of Marden Ash, Ongar, Essex, Esq., aged 26. On the 28th inst. at the Pier Head, London-dock, Captain Francis Walton, aged 82. On the 28th inst., Mrs. Ann Fidler, late of Lamb's Conduit street, aged 72. V f