The Sun. — London, England, 1839-12-21 00:00:00

CHEAPER EDITION, IN POST OCTAVO. Now ready, THE CONCLUSION OF THE DIARY OF THE TIMES OF GEORGE IV., Being Vols. 111. and IV. Cheaper Edition, in post Svo., price 165., with Portrait of Queen Caroline, and Fac Simile of a Letter. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. A NEW WORK BY THOMAS HOOD, ESQ. In post Bvo, bound, price Its. P THE RHINE, QJ being a Collection of Letters by a Family Party, with Numerous original Embellishments, By THOMAS HOOD, Esq. London : A. H. Baily and Co., 83, Cornhill. 1 S AUSIi MAJESTY lAUSTRIA having the EMPER OR AUTHORISED and of G u A RAN IF_:ED several DISTRIBUTIONS of MONEY PIF:IIIUMS, which (though they are NO LOTTERIES) otrer many possibilities of obtaining__ LARGE FORTUNES, HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH, are NOW SELLING SHARES for tke said DISTRIEU )NS. Persons desirous to purchase may receive, PRE VI: )US to giving any order, the PROSPECTUS and PAR TICULARS, upon addressing. WITHOUT DELAY, a line to HEINE, BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH. P. S.—TUE NEXT DISTRIBUTION contains Portions of TWELVE THOUSAND, SIX THOUSAND, THREE THOUSAND, ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED, ONE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED, TWO HUN DRED AND FIFTY, TWO HUNDRED, ONE HUN DRED AND FIFTY, and ONE HUNDRED POUNDS, &e. &e. THE DISTRIBUTING DAY BEING NEAR, and hare clearing off most rapidly, A RISE IN PRICE will sron occur. THEATRE ROYAL COVENT GARDEN. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MADAME YESTRIS. The Two Last Nights of " Love " until after. the Christmas Holidays. THIS EVENING, Die. 21, 1839, Will be repeated the New Original Play, in Five Acts, written by James SheridatrKnowles, sailed LOV„. Duke of Carinthia, Mr. Cooper ;, Si Ropert of Loreh, M r . • r J. Vininz ; Iluon, Mr. Anderson 'the Countess of Eppen stein, Miss Ellen Tree; Katherine, Madame Vestris. After ,which, THE BEGGAR'S OPERA. Captain Macheath, Mr. W. Harrison ; Peacitum, Mr. W. Fa •r,n ; Lockit, Mr. Bartley ; Filch, Mr. Harley ; Mrs. Pe iehurn, Mrs. C. Jcines ; Polly Yeachuns, Miss Rainforth ; Lucy Leekit, Madame Vcstris. On Monday, Love, with The Beggar's Opera. Dress Boxes, 7s; Second Price, 3s. 6d. ; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price, s. ; Gallery, Doors to be opened at half-put Six—the performances is ruta, , enea at Seven o'Clock. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Notter, at the Box-office, from Ten till Fotuy where Season Tickets ❑:ay be had upon application. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews. bookseller, 167, New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. La't Night of: the Season, and the Last Night of Ainsworth's original and extraordinary Drama of " Jack Sheppard," the representation of which has been witnessed by upwards of 150,000 persons. THIS EVENING, D. 21, Will be acted, Ainsworth's celebrated Drama of JACK SHEPPARD. ll'ustrating all Cruikshanks' inimitable Tableaux Vivant. Characters by Messrs. Saville, Dale, Heslop, Laws, Smith, no;., Neville; Mrs. Vining, Mrs, Daly, Miss Martin, Miss rant Mis. Laws, &c. After which, PETER BELL. To conclude with ABEL ARD AND HELOISE. HIOHAVATBR AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Corning 35 minutes after 2 Evening 54 minutes after 3 ,-,,•;,... :-.0- . , :- -,•,: . - A , -!,- -_- ri,-4ztir,--4--->, , ~,3A.,4 _., , ~. , .., • 1 i ' -h , .. , t.:-"- =• , ••••• , _. -- c - c-1,723% •, • -1 ., ,, . . 'Z5,c -1(1:i. EVENING EDITION. LONDON : SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1839. A public meeting for the repeal of the Corn laws is to take place at Glasgow this day, and there is every reason to suppose that it will be nume rously attended. On Thursday the inhabitants of Manchester met in the Town-hall for the same purpose, D. PRICE, Esq., one of the Constables, in the Chair. The room was crowded in a few minutes after the door was opened, and it is sup posed that at least 1,500 persons were present. Mr. M. PHILLIPS moved the first resolution, which was seconded by Mr. Ho o LE, a Tory. Mr. B RLEY, ' of Pcterloo notoriety, moved, after considerable in , terruption, an amendment to sanction a fixed duty, and to pass a censure on the Ministers. He ex erted himself, though without much success, to in flame the people by telling them that the abolition of the Corn-laws would lower wages. A Mr. EID seconded his motion, and took the same line of argument. Mr. WROE, a Chartist, we believe, then moved a second amendment for the abolition of the duties on corn, malt, hops, sugar, and all the necessaries of life. After a considerable discussion the Tory and the Chartist amendments were nega tived by overwhelming majorities, and the first re solution was carried. The several opponents of the petition for the repeal of the Corn-laws then left the Hall, and the other resolutions were carried triumphantly. We insert a full report of the meet ing; and cannot close these brief remarks without expressing our pleasure at seeing the honest and bold larrguage in which the resolutions are couched, and with which they were enforced and supported. We most add, that we cannot see how, consistently with the words of the second resolution, denouncing the Corn-law as " violating the sacred principles of religion and morality, and causing disease, de moralization, and premature death," the people can stop short of demanding a total and complete aboli tion of the. law. The speech of Mr. GA DSBY, taking up the religious view of the question, should 1 )e studied. A ictter headed " Negro Slavery," and addressed to Mr. THomPsoN, the eloquent advocate for im proving the condition of the inhabitants of India, ,tates very justly the reasons why his mission has found no sympathy in Lancashire. The people arc occupied by their own sufferings, and engaged seeking redress for their own wrongs. It now becomes in fact the urgent and paramount duty of a ll influential men, in regard to the public safety, to attend to home matters, and let distant regions arid distant nations take care of themselves. The yet affecting, because true, description plain anal given of the present, condition of our agricultural labourers, in a letter signed " A Guardian of the Andover Union," in another part of The Sun, only adds to the many hundred similar descriptions with which the Journals have lately teemed, and all acre reasons for first redressing grievances at home before philanthropy goes abroad to promote improvement. It is pleasant to be generous—it is a sacred duty to be just. It is sometimes jokingly said that the present syste m for the repression of crimes requires one man to watch another. To prevent mischief, every citizen must have a policeman accompanying him like a shadow. But what is said as a joke seems in a fair way of being realized, if we go on as at present, multiplyi n a troops at home, increasing the fistral and tow n police, and the guardians of prisoners. An Act passed last Session prohibits " the employment of any prisoners in the House of Correction for Middlesex as yardsmen, wards men, overseers, monitors, or schoolmasters, after the Ist of January next and the regulationi which it may be necessary to adopt in conse quence were brought under the notice of the Ma gistrates at Clerkenwell on Thursday. It appears by the report then made that .36 additi ona l ma l e turnkeys, and 26 additional female turnkeys, will be necessary for that one prison. O f themsel ves here is quite a little army of gaolers. All the se persons will be abstracted from productive occupa tions, they will all have to be maintained out of the produce of labour, and while the great disease cf the country is that too many unproductive la bou:ers are already to be mai n tai n ed, and too little of the produce of labour is left to be its own re ward, this new system will add to the disorder. But the little army of 82 turnkeys is in addition to the regular staff of the gaol, the amount of which is net stated. If the regular army be equal to the auxiliaries the number will be 164, a very modest proportion of persons to be abstracted from the use fully ,employed population, to take care of about 1,000 criminals by help of a costly gaol. From a statement in the report it appears that these addi tional turnkeys will add 4,992/. to the annual ex pense of the prison. At the same time the annual cost of supporting thieves in London and Middlesex, according to a report of the Inspectors of Prisons, is 55,000/.; and the result as stated by Mr. LAURIE, is to turn 16,000 thieves annually out of these gaols loose on the community. From such statements we can only conclude that our whole penal system requires revision, and that the change made last Session will add to its deformities. A case occurred in the Secondaries' Court yes terday before Mr. JAMES, which that Learned Gentleman described as of the greatest importance to bankers and merchants, not only of the City of London but throughout the empire. He did not overrate it, and, if we do not misapprehend the prin ciple of the decision, it is important to the best in terests of society and the progress of civilization. Nevertheless, it was only an action brought by a ',qr. MESSENGER, a chair-maker, of Stoken- Church, Oxfordshire, against a Mr. SOUTHEY, a cabinet-maker, of Finsbury-square-pavement, to recover payment upon a promissary-note for balance of account of 151. 2s. 6d., and it will excite the curiosity of our readers to know how so trivial and ordinary a question can be raised to the importance Mr. JAMES and we have ascribed to it. The solution is extremely simple. The justice of the case as reported was very plainly on the side of the plaintiff. On the part of the defendant a legal plea was set up which the Secondary, after full deliberation, declared a good one, and directed the Jury to find for the plaintiff on the issue of goods sold and delivered, but without damages, and for the defendant on the remaining issues. The Jury having consulted, says the report, for half an hour, returned a verdict for the plaintiff on all the issues with damages to the full amount claimed, thus overruling the legal defence, overruling the Judge's directions, and returning a verdict, which on the face of the case appears to be consistent with justice, and by which the Jury meant, we have no doubt, in spite of the quibbles of law and lawyers to do substantial justice between the parties. The circumstance that the Jury. in defiance of the aw, in defiance of the Court, returned a verdict ;hat is substantially just, gives to the case the vast mportance which we have ascribed to it. We recollect, and we must remind our readers, that the stubborn virtue of Juries, in finding verdicts utterly contrary to law and fact, but consistent with reason and justice, in order to save individuals from capital punishments, was the leading cause which compelled the Legislature to ameliorate our absurd and sanguinary criminal code. We suppose, there fore, that Juries, getting as tired now of the quibbles and absurdities of the civil law, and the senseless jargon of lawyers, by which common sense is set at naught, and substantial justice is, in nine cases out of ten, defeated, and roguery rewarded, have been practically led by the necessities of the case to adopt a resolution to dis regard the unjust, though legal direction, of Judges, and the bribed, false, and misleading arguments of Counsel, and in spite of them to do what is right between parties. The decision in the secondaries' Court is, we conclude, the first evi dence of such a resolution ; and if Juries continue so to act, they will soon bring about a more effec tual reform in the civil than they caused in the criminal law. By no other means will it ever be accomplished. The whole law tribe—judges from habit, barristers and attorneys from the most selfish and sordid interests—are so decidedly attached to all the grimgribber of Westminster Hall, that as long as the people ask a reform of the law at their hands, or according to their recommendation, instead of reformi ng it t h emse l ves , t h ey never will throw off the accursed dominion of legal chicane. Because we look on the decision in the Secondaries' Court as an indication, on the part of Juries, that they are at length resolved to help themselves, help their countrymen, and do justice in spite of law and lawyers, we say it concerns the best interests of society, and the progress of civilization. We quite agree with ADAM LAWSON, whose letter on prohibitory duties will be found in another part of The Sun, that the more the proceedings of those who lord it over us, meaning the landlords and their allies, the priesthood, the more iniquitous and indefensible shall we find them. The prohibitory duties he refers to are the necessary complements of the duties on corn. They just serve, as it were, to equalise the advantages of the diffe rent species of cultivation, and prevent the uwners of arable land from getting more from the people than the owners of grazing land. Our Correspondent might have added that fresh beef, beef slightly corned, and great cattle, may not be imported into England, on pain of for feiture. These prohibitions have been enjoyed by the landlords since the reign of WILLIAM 111., but now that the superiority of English cattle is incontestible, were it not for their other laws to keep up the price of every thing which the land produces, those prohibitions might safely be dis pensed with. Our Correspondent refers also to the timber duties and the shipping interest, but surely the shipping interest would be far better served by the abolition of the timber du ties, lowering the price of building air! repairing ships, and the abolition of the Corn-laws and the tax on salted beef, lowering the price of victnalling the seamen, than by having to bring timber from Canada instead of Norway, making one long voyage instead of three short ones. There is, however, a set of jobbers connected with the shipping interest who haunt the metropolis, who probably have an interest in felling timber in the colony, and who influence the bulk of the shipowners to sit con tented under a series of monopolies, which have been almost sufficient to counteract their great enterprize and skill. Now that the manufacturing community is beginning •to stir in order to procure the repeal of the Corn-laws, we hope the mercantile community will zealously aid their manufacturing brethren. We must, however, inform the shipowners and mer chants of the outports, that there is but very little hope that the mercantile and commercial portion of the metropolis will set them a good example, and that if they wish for a repeal of the Corn-laws they must not wait to follow the lead of the Londoners. Letters from Athens of the 29th ult. announce that King OTHO has signed a Royal Decree, au thorizing Mr. WRIGHT to establish a Bank in that capital. We did not expect from the Greek Government the adoption of so wise and beneficial a measure, after the series of absurdities perpe trated in the KING'S name since the date of his last return from Bavaria. The privileges which the new Bank is to enjoy are tolerably extensive. For twenty-one years after its establishment it is to have exclusive authority to issue paper money. The capital, which must in the first instance be wholly British, is to consist of two millions of drachmas, or eighty thousand pounds sterling, one half of which is t o b e devoted to lending money on mortgages, leases, and all such securities, for agricultural pur poses, makin g of roads, and otherwise improving the face and increasing the produce of the country. The highest rate of interest for money so advanced is fixed at ten per cent. The other half of the ca pital of the Bank is to be expended in the usual routine of Bank business, such as discounting bills and the like. As the Bank capital increases, the Bank shares are to increase in the same proportion, TILE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 1839 till the whole capital amounts to 800,0001. There cannot be a doubt if the creek Government act with good faith in this affair of the new Bank, but that its establishment will prove of immense service to Greece. We pl ace , h owever, very little confi dence ' in the p ro f ess i ons o f Ki ng O THO and h i s 1 Ministers. His MAJESTY has a good deal of the busy-body in his nature ; and, like most people who busy themselves overmuch, is constantly med dling with matters which he does not understand. Whoever may be cook, he must have a finger in the pie. Now this Royal meddling with commercial establishments is always injurious ; and should OTHO want money, we are apprehensive that the political economists of Greece would have a hard task to make him comprehend so much of their system as to understand why a Bank with his Royal authority for making it, should refuse to supply him with as much as he might think proper to demand. OTHO, no more than the " good old GEORGE the THIRD," that Tory pattern of a patriot King, would ever discover, if left to his unaided reflections, how an apple could get into the heart of a dumpling ! ---- Madrid Journals of the 12th inst. have been re ceived. A report prevailed there that an assassin, employed by CABRERA to kill ESPARTERO, had, in mistake, murdered Colonel LA vrrrA, the chief of General LEON'S staff. The desertions from the Carlist ranks were exceedingly numerous. Madrid was tranquil. The Five per Cents. were at 27 for cash, the demand being very inconsiderable. It was announced in Paris on Wednesday even ng that a revolution had broken out at Constanti nople, but that the Government succeeded in crush ing it after some blood had been shed. The Temps of Thursday states the rumour to be • without foundation. Three subjects of considerable interest occupy he columns of the Paris journals of Thursday— he affair at the Mauritius between the Colonial Governor and the Captain of the Isere ; the pre sence of the Duke of BORDEAUX at Rome ; and the escape of the Count DE CROUY CHANEL, arrested on the charge of being one of the princi pals in the Bonapartist-Bourbon conspiracy. Re specting the Mauritius affair, the National, the Qnotidienne, the France, the Capitole, the Jour • nal de Paris, and the Presse, are all for nothing short of a war with Great Britain. Their national honour has been stained, and nothing but blood, or the sight of England on her knees at the feet of France can wash it out. The constant efforts of the organs of the Legitimist and Tory factions on both sides of the Channel to stir up strife between two great nations, cannot be too strongly depre cated. The labouring classes of England and France are in a condition sufficiently deplorable without adding to their misery by entailing upon them the burthen of more war taxes. We have already had too much of the tinsel glory derived from cutting the throats of our fellow-crea tures. When will the people learn that the quar rels of States must always be to them a losing game—that there can be no true honour in going forth to murder their fellow-mortals, with whom they have never had any cause of anger, at the bidding of a profligate Minister or an unjust Prince ? Nations, like individuals, are too prone to quarrel, and the efforts of the press ought to be unceasingly directed to the repression of this brutal propensity. If we are to have contests with our neighbours let them consist in the rivalry of dif fusing intelligence, and the blessings of an en lightened civilization. Wars are the legacies which barbarism has bequeathed to us, and were the people wise they would no more think of re viving them to settle questions of right than they would of throwing aside their garments, pulling down their houses, and returning again to the lif e and customs of their savage ancestors. A letter from Rome dated the 4th inst. states that the French Ambassador, M. DE LATOUR MAUBOURG had communicated an official note to the Papal Government, declaring that all diploma tic relations between the Courts of Paris and Rome were suspended, and would continue so till his Holiness give a satisfactory explanation of his con duct in receiving the Duke of BORDEAUX. On the other hand the Papal Internuncio at Paris has complained to the King of the FRENCH of the in solent bearing of his Representative at Rome, and represented that the POPE only received the Duke as Head of the Church, and at the ear nest solicitation of the Empress-Mother and the Court of Austria. For ourselves we are of opinion that the French Government acted very unwisely in attaching the slightest importance to the presence of the Duke of BORDEAUX at Rome, or whereever else, out of France, he might choose to take up his residence, It is the national choice, not the right of descent which henceforth must form the basis of a claim to the Throne of France. The last revolution has de. stroyed in France all knowledge of preten. ders to her sovereignty whose claims rest on heredi tory succession. The escape of the Count de CROUP CITA NEL from the gendarme who was conducting him to the Conciergetie, is supposed to have been winked at by the Government, who would prefer having, as little as possible to do with Prince Louts NA POLEON. The C'apito/e treats the matter with great levity ; and perhaps, wisely too, as its prin cipal editor, M. DURAND, being one of the per sons implicated, can have no reason to wish the Government to view it in a serious light. We mad• here mention, that the Countess de CROUP CHANEL has been arrested on suspicion of aiding the escape of her husband. The Journal du Mare of the 18th inst. publishes the following return of the trade between France and Spain , durint , the year 18:39 : Exports from France into Spain :—Natural produc tions of the country, 12,176,301 f. ; foreign ditto, 8,200,909 f. ; French manufactures, :33,48.5,689f. ; fo reign ditto, 16,3;34,779—t0tal 70,197,5581. Imports from Spain into France :—Articles of manu facture, 27,742,491 francs; of consumption, 3,501,372 f.; manufactured, 4,702,751L—1n all, 35,946,614 f. It appears by these returns that the exports from France into Spain exceeded the imports from Spain into France by 34,250,944 f. The Ministers met yesterday, the 18th, in an extra ordinary Council, at the Palace. It was at this meet ing that the Cabinet proposed the first outlines of the opening speech from the throne. The Ministers have thought it best not to enter on this discussion too long before hand, for fear of exciting among them personal demands and divisions.—L' Ushers. A letter frc.m Vienna, dated the 10th, published in the Leipsic Universal Gazette, says that Austria has given instructions to Prince Esterhazy, who is now at Paris, to negotiate an arrangement between France and England in the Oriental question, so as to compel the Cabinet of St. Petersburg to accede to the stipulations which these three Powers may conclude between them. As this mission of Prince Esterhazy will detain him too long at Paris, Baron Neumann has been sent from Vienna to London, to take his place there. BOURSE.—PARIS, THURSDAY, DEr. I g. irst Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Price. Price. irench 5 per Cents lll7O ... 112 ... 111 70 ... 11195 4 per Cents lO2 102 ... 102 ... 102 3 per cents BO 40 ▪ 80 50 80 40 ... So 50 Bank of ' , ranee Ogg i 990 —2980 ...2987 50 Laftitte Bank i,ooof. Sh 1077 50 ...IWO —1077 50 —.lOBO 50 00 f. Sh 5220 ...5 2 20 —.5225 ...5225 Belgian 5 per Cent‘ 3 per Cents Bank ........ .... 815 ... 850 ... 815 ... 850 Spanish Ac , ive ............. 2.5!4 • 251,6 2,54 Passive ... Portuguese 3 Per &nis: (% 23},i ... 2;4 Neapolitan v lt e o r m sai an n . e . s ... , ...... ............................................................................... 1 50 01 750 1 5 0 0 1 7 1 LB.. Orleans . • 952 50 ... 452 50 ... 432 50 452 50 Strasburg to 133 e ASPHALTEs 3I A S I , ID 315 313 75 ••• 313 75 IT Yarn (Maberly's) 425 370 8 270 ... U • %IENS 37 ... . 370 Seyssel (English) ••• 425 425 ... 425 The Mayor of Bristol, Fr anklyn, Esq., the High-sheriff, Richard r Vaughan, Esq Thomas Daniel, and George orrall, Esq., had the honour to be included with the Royal party at dinner at hi s Grace the Duke of Beaufort's, at Badminton, on Friday.— Bristol Gazette. MONEY AND COMMER CI A t NEWS. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FRIDAY.—We had an exceedingly dull and unsettled market in the early part of the week, and some of our holder; particularly the new crop of American, betrayed greet anxiety to realize, and which, in many instances, was not ac complished without a sacrifice of fron a id. to a id. per lb. on the closing prices of last week for good fair and fine qualities, the or linary and fair being less depressed. Since the report of Tues day's Manchester market, which is understood to be come more favourable, there was not tie same eager ness to sell, and prices have become mole steady, and our quotations close with little alteration—for inferior or middling barely id. per lb., on fair id. to id. per lb. Brazil, Egyptian, and Sea Island have still a tendency to decline, particularly the two latter. Surat are very heavy of sale, at previous rates. Speculators have taken 1,700 bales of American ; and the foreip buyers about 2,000 bales of American and 100 Surat, which may be either exported or resold here. A ve•y fair business doing to-day, say about 5,000 bales of all sorts ; and the market closed with a more healthy appearance. The delivery of the letters and papers from the Post" office, was again very late this morning. The delay in the arrival of the British Queen steamer with the Message of the President of the United States, has caused this morning an extraordinary ex citement in the City, as well as a great disappointment to the merchants ; the inquiriee respecting her arrival are very numerous at the North and South American Coffee-house, as several private persons have proceeded to Portsmouth, to send up immediately, by express, her arrival or being off the port, to their houses. A great dullness prevails both in specuiating in the Funds this morning and in commercial transac tions. Speculators are waiting for the President's Speech, as well as to ascertain the state of commercial affairs in the United States. .We have only the arrival of the French mail, with ship letters from Calcutta 11th July (old), and 23d July ; Mauritius, 25th September, also old date. THE FUNDS. Consols, which closed yesterday at 92i for the Open ing, opened at the same price ; Reduced, 9011 I. ; Ex chequer Bills, 5 3 discount ; Bank Stock, 177 fr 178} ; India Stock, 253 255. In the Foreign Market, 4anish Active has rather improved, left off at 23i i, at present 244 ; Portu guese same as they closed, 334 i ; Three per Cents., 234 i ; Colombian, 244 ; Melican, 281 ; Brazilian, 7lf ; Spanish Passive, 5f 6f ; Deferred, II f ; Dutch Two-and-Half per Cents., 53f ; Five per Cents., 994. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS LEA! AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock ..... ...... .... ....... 17 . 7 5 i ' Indic Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 9O.W i% , Ditt. Bonds 3 per Cent. Cons. — i Sout3 Sea Stock — 3 per Cent —l Old Annuities — Ditto Red. 98%X New Ditto New 34 per Cent — I 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 New 5 per Cent. Bank LongAnnuitiestoescpire I Ditb 500 ... 3 5 dis. Jan. 5, 1860 l3 15-16 Ti, 14 Ditto Small l5 2 dis. Oct. 10, 1859..... ......... .... 13% Ditto Commercial Jan. 5, 1860 - Ditto Advertised ..•... -- Jan. 5, 1880..... Banc Stock for Account ... April 5, 1880. — India Stock for Account .. Jan. 5. 1870 — Comos for Account 9 `,l ' 2 - /s RICES OF FOREIGN FIJ NDS THIS DAI AT ONE OCLOCE . Austrian Bonds — Peruvian Bonds — Belgian Bonds Ditto Account arazi Hz n Bonds Ditto Account 3uenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Ao.so'.:rit Chili= 3ond : Prussian Bonds Ditto A0r....0*. nt Russian Bonds, 1822 :sal - amt . . 4.-_Ek<nds — Ditto Account Ditto lcorr, nt — Ditto Metallic — alrY.: s: 3:: d 5,1824 I.: tto I=4 it 2 4 14 Ditto Account. , 14N Canis 3.1 1 . , Passive 0 Ditto Atecr. nt -Deferred 1074 Greek Bonds... —' French, 5 per cent....... —f. —c. Ditto Bonds, 1825 — ---- 4 per cent. f. —c. Ditto Account - 3 per cent Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent. ---- Exchange. —l. —c„ Ditto Account ........ ....... Dutch, 214 per cent. 53 1 4 3 Ditto, 6 per Cent. . Ditto Account Neapolitan. ::: Ditto Acceunt........ PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Bristol and Exeter Railway Company 40 Great Western Railway Company 65 Diito New Shares Bt igh ton Railway London and Birmingham Rail wa y C om p any ... 90 143 London and Croydon Railway Company l4/. 18s. Gd 9% PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS. DUBLIN, DECEMBER 12 3 per Cent. Consols i per Cent. Stock 98% Ditto, 4 per cent. Ditto Reduced - Hibernian Bank Ditto New, 1830 - 3% par Cent. Debentures... 90% ' National insurance Company - Bank Stock City Debentures, 4 per cent. - Grand Canal Stock - Royal Canal Stock - per cent HALF-PAST UNE. The present week has been a very uninteresting one in respect to intelligence, from all quarters of the globe, and the only intelligence of importance which has been anxiously expected is that from the United States, with the President's message to Congress, which has not arrived in London to the present time of writing,although overdue. The last year's speech was brought by the Liverpool; steamer in fourteen days and a half, in con sequence of which, numbers of opinions are formed in respect to the delay. The packet ship of the Ist inst. is also due, therefore it is the prevailing opinion that she must have had bad weather, or something must have taken place in the Congress to delay the speech being delivered at the usual period. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday were rather better, but no extent of business was doing. The wind having shifted to westward we may ex pect that the ensuing week will be more productive for intelligence as well as for commercial transactions. Consols are not quite so good as in the morning, when they were 92i, at present 92, with scarce any thing doing. Exchequer Bills ; 5 die. ; India Bonds 9 die. ; Bank Stock 177/. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active 244 ; Por tuguese 33i ; Colombian 244 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 53i ; Five per Cents. 99. It is expected that the arrival of the British Queen will be first known at the Admiralty by telegraph. Per Share. 13 12 THE ORIENTAL QUESTION.—The following is from the Morning Advertiser of this day . " Alexandria, Nov. 27..----We noticed in our former letter that Mehemet Ali had allowed all the Euro peans cultivating land to export their produce freely. This has been d one t o a cons id era bl e extent, and -a large portion has been shipped for Constantinople. The general opinion here is that the Oriental Ques tion will be arranged by the Porte and the Pacha without the intervention of the Powers. The Paella is in excellent health, and has employed a French painter to take his portrait." STARS AND GARTERS!—Dr. Johnson treated a Nobleman in company with rudeness, affecting not to know him, on account of the plainness of his dress and manner. On the Nobleman's departure, be was told who he was, and then he justified himself by asking how was he to know it ? What were stars and garters for ? Chesterfield called Johnson a respectable Hottentot ? There would seem to be no longer any doubt that the Government has resolved to unite the two provinces of Canada without delay, and though there are impediments to the junction, it is sincerely to be hoped that these may be removed. Of the expediency, nay, the necessity of the union, there can be no ques tion. Without it we cannot look either for peace or harmony in the Caoadas ; with it these remote depen dencies would become the most valuable portions of the British transmarine dominio n s.—Glaso h ow Chronicl e . A BERFELDY.—SUICIDE.—Th e feelings of the community in Breadaibane have been most painfully excited by an event which is of very rare occurrence in this part of the country. A young man, named Duncan Campbell, residing at Ardeonaig, Lochtayside, had attended Kenmore market upon the 28d ult., in apparently his wonted good spirits, and, on that occa sion, imparted to his father and some other relatives his intention of marrying their female servant. His father strongly remonstrated with him, and sire , nuously opposed the projected union. He had also pre viously communicated in writing his design to two brothers in Edinburgh, who replied that " they would rather be present at his funeral than his marriage." Their wish, whether expressed deliberately or inconsi derately, has been deplorably realised ! On the day subsequent to the market (Saturday), he was nowhere to be found ; but, after considerable search, his body was discovered in an excavated recess near the brink of the lake, with his throat cut, and a razor, with which he had evidently perpetrated the fatal deed, lying near him.—Scolch Paper. Au elephant, belonging to the celebrated Van Amburgh, arrived at Southampton last week, from Sa lisbury, having travelled at the rate of five miles per hour, without showing any s3mptoins of fatigue. The noble animal was led to the Sun stables, and was safely and quietly embarked en board the Havre packet the TILE ELGIN BURGIIS.—Three candidates are a fine l eopar d as a com p agno n de voyage nnoelt day,i of burghs—Mr in the having . Grant, of Carnousie, field for the r e p resen t a ti on of' the Elgin dis trict Sir Andrew Leith Hay, and Mr. Duff, of Haddo. The latter is a Conservative, and if Sir Andrew persists in standing a contest (thus dividing the Liberal interest) Mr. Duff will undoubtedly ha successful. Sir A. Leith Hay has not yet made his, appearance, being resident in France ; but his friend and manager, Mr. Gordon, of Bucharn, has addressed the electors in Sir Andrew's favour. The report now is, that Mr. Fox Maule will retire immedi ately. The Provost of Perth is said to be tired of his honours as s Member of Parliament, and will relinquish I his seat, upois which Mr. Fox Maule comes in for Perth. —lnverness Courier. COLCHESTER. —The county ball took place at the Cups Assembly-rooms, on Wednesday evening last, the 18th instant, and was attended by upwards of 150 of the nobility and gentry. Dancing commenced at ten o'clock to Adam's band, and was kept up with great spirit until four in the morning, under the able direc tions of Captain Green and Mr. Bullock, who officiated as stewards. ,‘ I'm tarnation angry with you, Rekiel, for stealing them three kisses from me t'other night," said Rebecca to her sweetheart. " Ah," says Kekey, " have been precious unhappy in my conscience cversince, and I'm come now for the 'dentical purpose of giving every one on 'em back again." CH A.NCETIY COUR T.-(THTS DAY,) NODES V. WARTON. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment to-day in this case as to the question of costs. Our readers will recollect that the case was heard before his Lordship yesterday, upon motion to discharge an order of the Vice-Chancellor, dissolving an injunction with costs, which restrained the defendant from proceeding to sell Pope's Villa at Twickenham. His Lordship yesterday ordered the injunction to be continued, upon the plain tiff paying to the defendant the sum due to Mr. Thorn ton, on or before the 29th of the present month. His Lordship was clearly of opinion that the Vice-Chancel lor was perfectly correct in ordering the plaintiff to pay the costs of the injunction, inasmuch as it had been ob tained upon representations which were positively de nied by the defendant, the plaintiff not ventur;ng to question the accuracy of that denial. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS ])AY.) WARBURTON V. THE LONDON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY. His HONOUR gave judgment this morning in this case, which came before the Court some time since upon motion to dissolve an injunction. The injunction which had been granted restrained the defendants from proceeding with the excavations near the Minories, for the purpose of forming the terminus of their railway, and the grounds upon which it was granted were that it would injure, if not totally destroy, the house belonging to the plaintiff. His Honour, after carefully considering the case, was clearly of opinion that the plaintiff had entertained most unnecessary fears relative to the de struction of his property. That he had filed his bill under a misapprehension, and he felt bound therefore to dissolve the injunction with costs. :MON PLEAS.--(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a London Special Jury.) RAWSON AND OTHERS V. HAY. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL (with whom was Mr. Wightman) stated that in this case the plaintiffs were very highly respectable merchants, having houses in this city and in Liverpool, as well as numerous ones in India and other places. The defendant was also a respectable merchant in the same way of business, who had lately set up a house in London. The defen dant formerly consigned largely of indigo to the plaintiffs, and they had had dealings for a considerable number of years, and always were upon themost friendly terms until October, 1838, when a large quantity of indigo was sold, of which he rather complained, al though he had given his sanction to its being put up, and having been written to repeatedly respecting it. One day in that month he met one of the plaintiffs, and again complained of the sale, but Mr. Norton said, good humouredly, that he bad not a word to say upon the matter, because be (Mr. Norton) bad offered to replace the whole of what had been sold. This gave him offence, and from that time bis hostility to the plaintiffs had been most rancourous. In the March following he had a long printed statement drawn up, and sent to the merchants and others with whom the plaintiffs dealt, and that statement was false and most libellous in nearly every particular. After alluding to some proceedings in Chancery between the parties, and going very deeply into the accounts of the transactions between them, he said the plaintiffs had no other course to take to maintain their character, as commercial men, than to appeal to a jury of commercial men. He then called, Mr. Jeremiah Garnett, examined by Mr. WIGHT HAN—Was a skin merchant and leather manufacturer at Clitherow. He had very extensive dealings with the plaintiffs. He consigned his goods to their houses abroad, and they remitted cash on produce as they thought most for his interest. He had also had some dealings with the house of the defendant at the Mauritius. He received a letter signed by Mr. Hay, as it appeared, but he did not know the handwriting sufficiently (this was one of the printed letters containing the alleged libels?. There was some writing on it, it was, " I send you this statement to pro tect myself from any slanderous attacks that may be made against me by Rawson and Co., of Liverpool." (Mr. Kelly admitted it to be written by Mr. Hay.) At the time of receiving the letter the plaintiffs had not less than 50,0001. worth of property belonging to witness in their hands. Mr. Ellis Weir examined by the SOLICITOR-GENE RAL—Was brother to Mr. Sydney Weir, clerk to the defendant. The directio❑ on the letters was in his handwriting. Witness got a copy of the letter at Mr. Hay's counting-house, which he gave to his employer. Mr. KELLY, who was Counsel for the defendant, here interrupted the case, and said he was very glad that the Jury would be saved any fur ther trouble with that unfortunate case. He regretted, that owing to the accidents, which were al most inseparable from such causes, he had not had an opportunity of stopping the case altogether before the statement had been made by his Learned Friend. He now bad no hesitation —and would have had none to whatever length the case had gone—he had now no hesitation in completely withdrawing all imputation whatever upon the credit and character of the plaintiffs. Having done so, he begged tc say that he made the re tractation not in ambiguous or doubtful expressions, but in the most clear and unhesitating manner that any man could do. In making the retractation he might be per mitted to say that the latter was written and published by his client, while acting under feelings of great irri tation and strong excitement ; he fully believing at the time that the plaintiffs had made some publication against him. He was now perfectly convinceed that in that impression he was decidedly wrong, and that he acted under the smarting of that impression he thought would be fully believed. He was now most anxious to retract all imputation upon the oharacter of the plaintiffs, and to do all:in;his power to remove every prejudice which he had caused. He felt perfectly sensible that in coming to such an arrangement the plaintiffs acted in an honourable and liberal manner, and he hoped they would be satisfied with the statement which had now been made. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he had stated at first that all his clients wanted was a clear and full retractation—that had now been made, and he had no hesitation in saying that he believed the defendant had acted under the feelings stated. His clients were per fectly aware that the defendant was a respectable man, and except, in the present case, wherein he had taken offence, they had nothing to complain of. The CHIEF JUSTICE said the case had come to a most satisfactory conclusion, which was alike honourable to both parties, The Jury then returned a verdict with 40s. damages. THE MARKETS.-._(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN MARKET. This being the market before Christmas, it was very well supplied with all kinds of Vegetables in season, and the show of all kinds was particularly fine. The market was thronged, and trade was very brisk. Pines, 6s. 6d. to 10s. per lb. ; Hot house Grapes, 65., Foreign, ls. per lb. ; Mushrooms not so plentiful, and ls. 6d. per pottle ; Devon Potatoes, 40s. to 50s. per ton; Yorks, 455. to 609. ; White, 355. to 60s. ; Spinach, Is. to Is. 6d. per sieve; Cabbages, 9d. to Is per doz. ; Apples, 4s. to 10s. per bushel ; Lemons. ss. to 7s. per 100; Oranges, 4s. 6d. to Bs. per 100; Turnips, 2d. per bunch; Broeoli, Is. 6d. to 4s. per bundle ; Carrots, 4s. 6d. per dozen bunches; Onions, Is. to ls. 6d. per sieve; Celery, Is. to 2s. per bundle; Plants, 2s. to 2s. 6d. per dozen. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. There was a very extensive supply of killed Meat. The quality was very fine, and there was a great crowd at market. An extensive business was done, and prices were rather higher. Beef 2s. Bd. to 3s. 10d., prize meat, 4s. to 4s. 6d. ; Mutton 2s. 10d. to 3s. Bd. ; Veal 3s. Bd. to 4s. 10d. ; Pork 35. 10(1. to 4s. 10d. ; Irish 3s. to 3s. Bd. per stone of Sibs. ; There was a very large supply of all descriptions of Game and Poultry, particularly from Norfolk and Suffolk, and a great number of Turkeys from Ireland. A very extensive business was done. Geese very high. Bs. was the lowest. Turkeys, 6s. to 2is. ; Hares, 3s. 6d. t o 4 s . ; F ow l s, 4s. to 6s. ; Partridges, 2s. to 3s. ; Pheasants, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. ; Rabbits, Is. to 2s. ; Eggs very dear, 7s. to 14s. per 120. HUN GE RFO RD MARKET. There were good supplies of all kinds, and the market was well attended ; prices steady. Turbot ss. to 21s. Cod 2s. 6d. to Bs. and 10s. Soles 9d. to 3s. per pair. Lobsters 10d. to 3s. Beef 7 %d. to 8 d. Mutton 7 1 / 2 d. to 84d. Veal Bd. to 9d. Pork 7d. to Bd. per ib. Vegetables of every descrip tion were in good supply, and prices ruled the same as at Co vent-garden., BILLINGSGATE MARKET. There were very excellent supplies of all kinds of Fish, and a good demand. Most prices reasonable. Turbot, ss. to 20s. ; Cod, 2s. 6d. to 10s. ; Soles, 6d. to 3s. 6d. per pair ; Lobster!, 10d. to 3s. ; Oysters, 16s. to 48s. per bushel; Whitings, 4d. to Bd. ; and Haddocks, Bd. to 2s. W HITECHAPEL MEA MARKET. A very middling and dull trade. Prices being lower we had a very poor show arrived from the country, but a plentiful supply of Town killed Meat. Beef, 2s. 4d. to 3s. Bd. ; Mutton, 2s. Bd. to 3s. 10d.; Veal, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 10d. ; Pork, 3s. Bd. to 4s. Bd. TALLOW AND OIL MARKET. P. Y. C. very quiet, and the price was 455. 9d. to 495. The only novelty in the Oil Market was a public sale of 135 tuns of Southern, low to good quality, at 241. to 251. 10s. per tun, being rather lower prices. HAY MARKETS. There were fair supplies, but the demand was not brisk. Hay 50s. to 905.; Clover 60s. to 1105. ; Straw 30s. to 38s. per load. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—Hr Majesty has not left the Castle to-day, the weather continuing unfavourable. The Earl of Errol, Lord Steward of the Household, is expected this evening to join the Royal Circle at dinner. The Royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Marchioness of Ncrmanby, Lady Fanny H . yard, Hon. Miss Paget, Hon. Miss Anson, Viscountess Forbes, Baroness Lehzen, Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Torrington, Earl of Fingal], Sir Robert Otway, Hon. Colonel Grey, and the Hon. Charles A. Murray. The Princess Augusta visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough House. Prince George of Cambridge came to town yesterday from Kew. His Royal Highness paid a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager, and also visited the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, and in the afternoon left Cambridge House, for Kew. The Duke of Cambridge returned to town last night, from a visit to the Earl of Cardigan, at his seat Dean Park, Wansford, Northamptonshire. Mrs. Fry, Sir John D. Paul, Mr. Faulkner, Mr. Swabey, and Mr. Tynte, had interviews with the Mar quis of Normanby yesterday at the Home Office. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS Mr. and Mrs. Hansley and family, at the Sackville Hotel!, Sackville-street, from Liverpool ; Mrs. Swaine and daughters, at ditto, from Bath ; Hon. Captain and the Lady Susan Hothma, from Brighton, at B. B. Wil liams's, Esq., Portland-place, on their way to Woulmers, Herts. DEPARTURES. CHANGES. E. H. Green, Esq., at Earl Digby's, Sherborne Castle, from Sydling, St. Nicholas. and Vigo Bth, which she FALNIOUTII, DEC. 18.- I ' l ' 4 14 Wniii,g the ...iverpool steamer arrived, dispelling all doubts for her safety. Her dates are from Gibraltar of the Ist, Cadiz 3d, Lisbon sth, Oporto 6th h , !left in the afternoon, and when en she had made her wa DEAL, DEC. 20.—Wind W. 8. W.—Arrived the , to sixty miles north-east Cape Pinisterre, some m y Heron, from Calcutta ; Cornelius, Bowman, Miramichi. terial defect was discovered in both enc ,i aes ~ . 11. " LIVERPOOL, DEC. 20.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Bom bay packet, Cain, from Bombay ; Mary Ann Hatton, Gul; . het c'.avass to Pill • therefore deemed expedient to spre N l a ll g° i t t!: as au , and Sarah, Grant, ditto. Sailed the Charlotte: get into Corunna, where she Remai ne d The packets St ar and 0 . until the 15th, F of i . c ti E j . e Creighton, for Mauritius ; and Ann Hall, Tucker, Mobile. i repairing. LEITH, Dsc. 19.—Arrived the Ascia, Seheffin fr om ,leaky, and must discharge; and Jeremiah, Arthur, Riga, l/44tes, the latter for Mexico. g, the former for the West 1,,, , -'elight sailed to-day ; - *keeping ne°ter DUNDEE Pfs .;sT• • Bergen, ditto ditto. --;-.thlyliri.erßoefll, letters our which Postmaster.o st master. ,.., PLYMOUTH, DEC. 20. --Wind S. W. strong bree Arrived the Bolivar, from Q b • ile .. 7 L ' ed ue ea, Emma, Fayal: ~ave pass through the Post-office since the 4th cur , ana Fame, Teneriffe. rent :—The number post ed atDundee ort the 4th cur from WEYMOUTH, DEC 20 . —Off port tie Cleopatra,rent, the day r • Early, preceding the change, was 581 : the num- Mauritius, sailed the 25th Se tmb le er posted on P ) e 4: , the sth December was 1,107; ditto on the 6th (blank AN EAGLE SHOT, r. — , i 1 , qrs ay week, an , 7th, 1,410. 0 Th d post day to London), 945; ditto on the On ' Monday the number of letters pass , d eagle was shot ,-.43 - i Aclodowect farm, close to Bodorgan, here was b Anglew, 1 ;)) , Alr. 6: J. A. Fuller Meyrieles keeper. on a out the same as Saturday—namely, 1,400 ; Tuesday there was a slight falling off ; but the ge- Th e noble bird Measured from wing to wing eight feet, ne Ira result will be a dupli c ation of the letters d es p a t c h e d, -.-Carnarvon Herald las well as of the letters received.—Dundee Advertiser. . --------- . -.-- r ---- r......---,,,,.........—.......................... _ Mr. and Miss Baxter, from the Sackville Hotel, Sack ville-street, to Lincoln; Archdeacon King, from ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hunans and family, from ditto, to St. Helens; Mr. and Mrs. Forbes, from ditto, to Edin burgh ; Captain Savage, from ditto; Mr. Harcourt, from ditto. The Duke of Devonshire has remitted to the trustees of the new church at Darley .501. towards its endowment. His Grace has no property in the parish. —Derby Reporter. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond and family have arrived at Goodwood, where the Noble Duke and Duchess intend to reside during the holidays. A select party will assemble on visits in the course of the ensuing week. The Earl of Minto left the Admiralty on Thurs day for Minto Castle, Roxburghshire. The Noble Earl will return to town shortly before the meeting of Parliament, and the Countess and Ladies are expected to come to town before February. Lord Holland has returned to Holland House, Kensington, from a visit to the Earl and Countess of Tankerville, at their seat at Walton on Thames. The first Minister of Naples, the Marquis de Ruffo, died on the 27th ult., in the 69th year of his age. The Lord Bishop of London intends holding an ordination on Sunday morning next at the parish church of St. James, Piccadilly. The number of candidates, we are informed, is mare numerous than on any former occasion. The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts has this week received a donation of 100/. from Miss Harley, and notice of a legacy of 2,0001. bequeathed by the late Miss Joanna Green. There was a grand battue at the game pre preserves at Hawkstone on Saturday, when Sir Row land Hill, Lord Stanley, Baron Austin, and the Hon. Major-Generul Hill, kilted upwards of 250 birds. Letters have been received in town from the Marquis and Marchioness of Sligo, at Naples, and state the Noble Marquis to be in the enjoyment of most excellent health, having quite recovered from his recent paralytic attack, which at the time much alarmed the Marchioness and family. The family mansion in Mansfield-street is given up, and is to be let. Lord Monteagle, the Hon. Mr. Spring Rice, and the other members of the family, have arrived at their residence in Mansfield-street from Hastings. The Hon. Colonel Cavendish and family have arrived at Dover, where a mansion has been engaged for the winter.—Kent Herald. Lady Portmore gave an elegant ball and supper, at her residence, Hyde-park-place, on Wednesday even ing, the 18th inst., to a numerous circle of the haut-ton. The company began to arrive at ten o'clock. Shortly after Adams's band took their station in the front draw ing-room, which was appropriated for dancing, and com menced with an entire new set of quadrilles, entitled the " Holly." Waltzes, quadrilles, and gallopades followed until one o'clock, when a splendid supper was served up, consisting of every delicacy in season, after which dancing was resumed until five in the morning. B. B. Williams, Esq., and Miss Williams, enter tained at dinner, yesterday, at their house in Portland place, the Hon. Captain and Lady Susan Hotham, Colonel and Mrs. Ebrington, William Thompson, Esq., M.P., and Lady, Captain Mathew, M.P., Major Gage, Captain Ebrington, B. Travers, &c. Lord Kinnaird has agreed to become a member of the Dundee Anti Corn-law Association. THE PRINCE OF CAPUA —We understand that the mission of Chevalier Versuce from Naples to London is intended to negotiate a reconciliation be tween the King of the two Sicilies and his brother the Prince Charles of Capua. It is believed that the King has consented to advance 40,000 ducats to pay his brother's debts. It is said that his wife (the late Miss Penelope Smith) is to have the tide of Duchess of Villalta.—Cologne Gazelle. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER HALL—This Society afforded its friends and patrons a great and appropriate treat last night by the perform ance of Handel's oratorio The Messiah. It is almost needless to state that the large room was crowded to excess, and the audience gave repeated and unequi vocal testimony of their delight. Madame F. Lablache and Miss Birch, Mr. H. Phillips, and Mr. Bennett, were the principal vocal performers, and they executed the sublime music entrusted to them in a style worthy oven of the great composer himself. A very strong de sire was manifested by a large majority of the persons for the repetition of the famous chorus, " For unto us a child ;" but the members of the Society exhibited a proper degree of firmness in adhering to their rules, and persisting in their refusal to comply with the vehement and ill•timed call for an encore. An expedition under the orders of Captain Trot ter, R,N., in which three iron steamers are to be en gaged, is, we understand, about to be fitted out, to pro ceed up the Niger. The precise object of this expedi tion we have not learned, but we presume it is to ex plore further. Captain Trotter had an interview with the Colonial Secretary on Thursday. The Bishop of Norwich has presented the Bible, upon which her Majesty Queen Victoria took the oaths at her coronation, to the Dean and Chapter of Nor wich Cathedral, which has been placed in the centre of the choir upon the superb brass eagle, which, after being laid aside for many years, has been beautifully re paired and ornamented to receive his Lordship's valu able present. CHATSWORTH CONSERVATORY.—Th e flat tened crown glass which has been used for roofing this noble conservatory is, it is stated, likely to come into general use. It is equally clear as crown glass, much stronger, and very little dearer. —Derby Reporter, InPORTANT PUBLIC MEETING IN DUNDEE. —On the evening of Friday last, the 6th current, a public meeting of the inhabitants of this town was held in the Watt Institution Hall, for the purpose of orga nizing the trades into one grand whole, and also for the no less important purpose of memorializing her Majesty in behalf of Mr. Frost and the rest of the unfortunate individuals charged with the crime of high treason and sedition. On the motion of Mr. Fulton, Mr. George Adam was unanimously called to the Chair. The Chairman opened the business by reading the hand-bill calling the meeting. He stated th theat examine th e Rep sprincipal accountsp thear t o T f ra t d h e e s l3 , u c s o in m e m ss it t t o e - e ni a g p h p t bear oi w n a te s d to to of the Politic a l U n i on and Working m ia tion, and to d ev i se a p l an by w bodies might j o i n together, with the e whol eview-. o o f r g ni a a ni c z i ng effective the exertions of the Chartists in this part of the empire. He (the Chairman) was happy to s' 3 ' that as the greater 1344 of the trades were a lready organized, and that the bad feeling which had hereto fore existad, and which had been so detrimental to Chartism in this town, would entirely cease, that harmony and concord would in future mark their pro ceedings.—(Cheers.) After a number of judicious observations from Mr. John Lowe, the memorial was unanimously agreed to ; and, on a vote of thanks being given to the Chairman, the meeting dissolved.---.S vo i s Times. .]VFANING EDITION TAT LOW MONOPOLY The present stock is 8,000 casks more than at the same period list year, which, with 14,000 more to the outports, 9,600 still remaining at St. Petersburgh, and 6,000 at Moscow, shows an increased production of 37,000 casks as compared with last year. Now, we ask, who can wonder at this enormous in crease, or who can suppose that the Northern Beats would neglect to scrape together every pound from every corner of Russia, when it is known that they can do so at a cost if a fetv copecks, or something equivalent to a penny per pound, and exaig from the pockets of John Bull, according to the above quotation, sd. and a frac tion per pound, a price at which mutton is ceiling in many parts of England ; or, still more monstrous to relate, a pound of candles is equivalent in value to a pound of best beef. We confess that John Bull's gullibility has never in one instance, shone more conspicuous, or, on the other hand, such an artificial piece of humbug, or designing knavery (for we know no term more applicable) prac tised with more success. We feel, therefore, convinced, that we cannot too strongly impress upon the Tallow Melters, and the pub lic at large, the necessity of remaining firm in their pur pose to buy no mole than they can possibly help (and which they will attend to, if at aa alive to their own interests) ; and if they can only manage to get over Christmas, without buying more (which we should hope the fat from Old England's roast beef would materially assist them in doing), they will find, as the spring ap proaches, their object, as well as our object. accom plished, and the Russian Monopolisers will be compelled to submit to a reduction of at least Ten Pounds per Ton.—Commercial Gazette. A DELICATE INVESTIGATION.—This day at Marlborough -street police court, a very handsome and fashionably dressed female, apparently about forty years of age, was placed at the bar, charged with ac costing a gentleman last night, in the Haymarket, and insisting on following after him. Police Constable, No. 142 C, then took her into custody, as she had been before cautioned not to annoy gentlemen. Mr. Isaacs, who appeared for the defendant, said, I am instructed that she is a most respectable married woman, and well known in the neighbourhood. The defendant, with considerable indignation, repelled the imputation, and said she was merely speaking to a friend of hers on business, and that the police constables' statement was totally untrue. The gentleman would have come forward to-day, but he knew nothing about the matter, as he had passed on before the policeman took hold of her, and dragged her to the station-house. Mr. Isaacs said, in repetition, that the accused was a most respectable woman,and of unimpeachable character ; the constable must be mistaken. Police constable — She walks the Haymarket, and she knows it. Mr. Dyer (to Mr. Isaacs)—You hear the policeman sweats to that fact, and you should therefore prove, if you can, that the accused is the respectable person represented. A long pause ensued, much to the surprise of those per sent in the Court, and at length Mr. Dyer said that he did not see that the accused had done anything to call upon him to punish ner, and she was therefore dis charged. The defendant, with a stiff bow, quitted the Office, accompanied by her solicitor, who said the mat ter will not be allowed to rest here. THE SILK HOSE AND GLOVE TRADE.--A deputation from the workmen in the silk hose and glove branch visited, on Tuesday, the workshops in Derby , to ascertain th e num b er out o f employment, or on ly partially employ e d. Th ey f oun d the result to b e a s follows :—T o t a lly ou t o f wor k 196, and to t h ese ma y be added 50, wh o h ave l e f t t h e town, and gone to other places, and of c ourse t h e i r f rames are stand i ng f or w ant of work. Th e num b er o f men who have li m i te d work is 114, and a grea t ma j or i ty o f t h ese have not earne d 4s. a week for the last. six months. The number of children dependent upon the men for a subsistence is 3.52, which, together with their wives, 135, makes a total of 797. Besides these there are the seamers and cheveners, which, at least, cannot be less than 150, making a grand total of 947. A deputation is appointed to wait on the Mayor to ask his advice under these distressing circum stances. The number of frames in work in 1830 was 575 ; the total in the town now is 410, showing a de crease of 165.—Derby Reporter. THE ALLOTMENT SYSTEM.--At the anniver , sary of the East Somerset Labourers' Friend Society, held last week in Bath, Mr. Ludlow Bruges, in advo cating the objects of the Society, said—" In 1830 be had a farm which became vacant, and from that farm, before it was let again, he reserved a sufficient allot ment of land for the distressed and unemployed poor. The result had been, that not one amongst them had, from that day to this, received one shilling out of the poor's-rate—not one had been charged with any offence against the laws—and not one single shilling of their rent remained unpaid. Nor was that all. It was not merely that they were punctual in paying their rent — not merely that they were well condueted—but their ' external appearance in every respect indicated an in crease of domestic and personal comfort. Their pos session of pigs and other animals indicated improved circumstances. He was therefore fully justified in asserting that through the means of land allotments those men, who would certainly have been burthensome to the poor's-rate, and possibly offenders against the laws, had not only avoided these . evils, but had been greatly improved in their condition." ROBBERY IN AN OMNIBUS.—This mornings between ten and eleven o'clock, a robbery vfas com mitted on the person of Mrs. Langdon, a lady, residing in Wardour-street, Oxford -street, in one of the Mile end omnibuses. On arriving at Charing-cross she dis covered that her pockets had been cut and her purse, containing twelve sovereig ns, had been ab s t rac t e d. Two men, fashion a bly d resse d, having the appearance of Jews, and who sat on each side of Mrs. Langdon dur ing the journey, got out at Temple-bar. DtxoN v. BuLLEII —Mr. Baron Alderson gave judgment in this case yesterday, and stated that as the sum bequeathed for building a church did not exceed 5001., and as the bill by which the money was so be queathed had been made within three months of 0 - 4 e death of the testatrix, the bequest, according to the 43d of George 111., c.lOB, was a valid one. LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT BY FIRE ARMS. —This morning, a few minutes past ten, o'clock a dreadful accident occurred to James Rainsford, a young gentleman 13 years of age, the son of Henry Garden Rainsford, Esq., residing at Trevor Cottage, St. John's Wood, Regent's Park, who was unfortunately acciden tally shot by his brother. It appears that the two young gentlemen returned from school for the holidays yesterday ; they purchased an old fowling piece for their amusement, unknown to their parents. This morning ; they were amusing themselves in the garden, when the eldest brother, a youth 15 years of age, accidentally discharged the gun at the moment his brother was affixing a piece of paper as a target to a tree, the con tents nearly all entered his right side. Two surgeons were promptly in attendance, and abstracted a number of shots, but from the injuries received, no hopes are entertained of his recovery. ONE THOUSAND POUNDS LOST.—We have been informed that the Bank parcel (containing upwards of 1,0000 sent by coach on Monday from the Der on and Cornwall Bank in this town, to the Branch Bank at Liskeard, has been missed ; and that every means have been taken to obtain some clue to the property, hut without sueeess,—/Nyntouth Journal. A French ahie, who was extremely corpulent, coming late one evening to a fortified town, asked a countryman whom he met "If he could get in at the gate ?" " I should think you might," said the peasant, looking at him jocosely, "for I saw a waggon of hay go, in this morning." nanners am .: i ‘ se A d rE w n i t th cAN SV the awkwardnessEß ANT S.— h and nonchalantave been r duc h been, of the servants in America. Tao Arneriean ladies d just returned from Europe, told me that short) after their sent to them da n ival y n e t rn ß w o n s t ton to a °I - man. He had two in been a day or v i 4l o',l they rang the glasses of lemonade. He made his appearance with t. at f .ernonace, which bad so f a , and conversio prepared eh given to him ydoou thenigh man d u house, tby a f e then, GseTnsteasstEas dlnßcAttahouße BARREL oil:an/a:op' between aG AN t them, NUISANCE.—We bit by female servant, tray a the ladies tvh b b e e e ll n andordered him to bring up v toi servant, but were sitting, one at each ----.l: ep V lie e d li tb e k m an end of a not being ready for it jitS! tween two Organists . ,,Nidpeepri ba s .el e ri n na t gtl4 l e y tiryhee J toa i kt h .rei n fujr . f.; on his knees. heard the following eonversatLo l n s a ay f , e ß w il d l, ay o s w a i s g o t be barrelasyou al waYs sets so much more than me, ven your hor- • gin is'et vort h so much as mine by five shillings, and you, play s noth i ng but Old Robin Gray, and the Dukes 0 York's March, and God save the King, and Undresil and Fourth Psalm, and such like, while I flares up teTtii the Unter's Chorus, and Ome Sveet Ome, and Cautery Ripe, and Bonnets o'Blue, and lots o' go o d uns." VY I'll t e ll you h ow i t be —you see, yen I goes. to ire a horgin, 1 gets von as bad out o' chune as I can, vile you does nothing but look bout for a good u . e. So yen n y u o e u n t, goes nobody to takes a touses no noticeand ges o 'em n a tur y o ur binstri you, 'Jut y en I begins to llare up vith mine, tbc; gemman or,ens the vindy, and chucks me sixpence to go away--a. nd no mistake.”-- i.teds Times. Some old records in Wiltshire state, that in the year 1339, wheat in that ciunty sold at eight guineas per quarter, and that it continued so for four months ; that it soon after declined to 10s. per quarter ; that four years after it fell to 4s. 6d., and remained at that -- price, with little fluctuation, for twenty years ; that at the expiration of this term, it rose to Si., and held that price till near the year 1534, when it fell to 2s. Gd. per qr.—Devizes Gazelle, A Paris periodical says that since the financial arrangements entered into between M. Aguado and the Directors of the French and Italian Operas, it is pro posed transferring the services of Grisi to the former Theatre. The same print affirms that M. Aguado might have lately secured the services of Pauline Garcia to the Academie Royale de Musique for six years.