The Sun. — London, England, 1836-12-15 00:00:00

PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock. ..... ••••••• •••• « .. may 9 per Cent. Red. ..........• 54% 2 per Cent. Cons. ........ I% per 9 6 1,4 Ditto Red ...... ..... 961( 6Mi New 034 per Cent New sper Cent Bank LongAnnuitiestoexpire Jan. 5,1860.....»......••14 ll -1 6 5% Oct. 10, 1859 14% Jan. 5. 1860 Jan. 5, 1880.•... ......... .....•• April 5, 1880 Jan. 5, 1870 Omnium pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ' Austrian Bonds ......... Belgian Bonds ............ .... 100% Ditto Account. Brazilian Bonds — D i tto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account ..... Chillian Bonds ......... Ditto Account Columbian Bonds — Ditto Account Columbian Bonds, 1824. Ditto Account Danish Bonds ........ ..... Ditto Account ..„.......» Creek Bonds Ditto Bonds, HZ ..... ... Ditto Account . ........... . ..... - Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent.... Ditto Account ........... Ditto, 6 per cent. ..... z Ditto Account ..... ......... Neapolitan DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. India Stock Ditto Bonds South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 --- Exch. Bills, £l,OOO 14 12 14 pm. Ditto .500 l5 13 pm. Ditto Small Ditto C0mmercia1............ Ditto Advertised p m ' Bank Stock for Account...••• ** 7 - 60 India Stock for Account.... ,Consols for Account.. •••••• THIS DAY AT ONE 0 Peruvian Bonds Ditto Account Port ugues e Bonds. Ditto Account Ditto New Bonds .. 433 6 1 51 4% Ditto ACCOUTIt 4 1 6 51 0 2 per cent.... 2 94 9 8% 9 Russian Bonds, 821. pruDigt.tit, Bonds 1 107% Ditto Account Ditto Metallic — S pa nish Bonds Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1034 291 A 19% 20 Ditto Account ......20 % 19% 20 French, 5 per —f. —c. ----- 4 per cent........... —f. —c. 2 per cent. —c. Exchr - --f. -xchange —t. —, Dutch, Z 6 per cent. 54 3, , ,, Ditto Account ...... ......... -5354 4 Ditto, 5 per cent. IOO9VA Ditto Account — DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. 2 1 5 SI4 3 14 20 21 2 1% 3 4% 2 VA 4 2 2%14% Ipany ipany ipany PRICES OF SHARES THI City Railway ............ . Br i g ht on Railway Company Brighton (Candy s) London and Greenwich Railway Con London Grand Junction Railway Manchester South Union Railway c o South Eastern and Dover Railway Cc PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, DECEMBER 13. 3 per Cent. Consols 87% Grand Canal Debi,. 6 per cent. 8914 Ditto Reduced Ditto, 4 per cent — 3% per Cent. Stock 9' , ti Hibernian Bank D i tto New, • 1830 96y, City of Dublin Steam Co. — 336 pe r Cent Debentures 89% 'National Insurance Co — Bank Stock 202% ICity Debentures, 4 per cent... --- Royal Canal Stock. --Ballast Office Debentures, 4 Gran d Canal Stock ........ , 1 per cent. ._ MAILS. A rr ived. Due. Arrived. Due. Arr ived. DUE 0 America ll 0 France ....... ..... 1 0 Lisbon 0 limit 0 0 Omni. &Jersey 0 0 Malta 0 0 BuenosAyres... 0 0 Hamburg ..... ... 1 0 Mexico 0 0 Carthagena 0 0 Holland ........ .. 1 0 Ostend 0 1 Dublin.... ..... .. 0 0 Jamaica 0 0 Sweden 0 1 Flanders 0 0 Leeward Islands 0 1 Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON.BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning.........22minutes after 8. I Evening......so minutes after 8, 13, Great Marlborough-street, Dec. 15. Mr. COLBURN has this day published HORACE WALPOLE'S COR RESPONDENCE WITH GEORGE MONTAGU, Esq., AND OTHER CELEBRATED PERSONS, During a Period of 62 Years. New Edition, in 3 vols., with numerous curious Illustrative Notes, now first added, forming a COMPANION H TO WALPOLE'S ORACE MANN. LETTERS TO To be had of all Booksellers in the United Kingdom. Nearly ready, in 2 vols. Bvo. T" AMERICANS, in their Social, Moral, and Political Relations. By FRANCIS J. GRUND. The very able author has written this book under peculiar advan tages, having resided in America during fifteen years, mixing with all classes of society, in every part of the Union.--It is believed that the work will present a more characteristic view of the Ame ricans, and their Institutions, than has appeared in any preceding publication ; combining ample Illustrations of the National Cha racter and Manners, with the most circumstantial Statistical and Financial Details, derived, in most instance% from official documents. London • Longman, Rees, Orme, and Co. HAMBURGH, Nov. 15, 1836. OUR Friends, and all those who may have to write to us, are requested to be particular in directing, HEINE BROTHERS. in HAMBURGH, and to observe, that a letter with one inclosure doubles the Postage only, but several inclosures would by far increase the same. Thus 10/.,'301., or 30!., for instance, if remitted in One Bank of Eng land Note would only cause double Postage, but 101. remittel in two notes, would be liable to a much higher charge. It is there fore most advisable, for any Person having to remit Money to Ham burgh, to forward the amount in One Note ; or having to receive Aioney from llamburgh, to receive the same in One Note, when ever possible. Of course remittances from Hamhurgh to England, surpassing the usual amount of One Bank of England Note, may rather be made in Bills of Exchange, on London. To save expenses that may as well be avoided, we request our Correspondents not to overlook these particulars. HEINE BROTHERS. The publication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 10 minutes past Three o' Clock. , ,-A-, , ,. ~,, .. -,,,- 1 ,....= 0 .-- ... -..e., .-- ' , " .. "' - ' , l' s- .4, , ,_•,,,-. -- ,441. -- _-_ - 4;#4, - ( , - - it"Cf ..; ~ , . j . i's,k.. \ .t4, ~,c‘ i'%'l7Q l - 4'4 A , q4p, ....„ ____L '-:-..-I_-.:.F' , ..:_.•-‘,l-.4-!...,,-,- ~,. ~,.', •,' ~, ' -,:',.i...-S.-: ':( j LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1836, The brave men of Clare—the first constituency in Ireland to offer a practical recognition of the principle of Catholic Emancipation—are first in the field as the advocates of a poor-law for that long misgoverned por tion of the empire. Foremost in striking off the fetters imposed on their fellow-countrymen by bigotry and intolerance, they arc again foremost in asserting the right of the starving peasantry to a pittance of the produce of their own industry, sufficient to preserve them from the horrors of absolute destitution. In T/e Sun of this day will be found the report of a public meeting of the resident landlords and freeholders of Clare, in support of the principle of a poor-law, held at Ennis on the 3d inst., 'which we have copied verbatim from the Clare Journal. The example thus offered by Clare to the other counties of Ireland, will, we trust, be speedily followed by public meetings — having the same object in view—as numerous as there are towns and hamlets in the sister kingdom. Nothing short of this will procure for Ireland what alone can effect her physical and social regeneration—namely, a good Poor Law , base d upo n t h e suggestions of the Commissioners in their third Report. The meeting at Ennis was a congregation of the wealth, influence, and intelligence of the county. The Chair was taken by the High Sheriff, whose speech embodies all that need be said in support of the justice, the expediency, and the sound policy of providing, by legal enactment, for the maintenance of the famishing peasantry. In the course of his speech, this Gentleman, whose expe rience of the condition of his fellow-countrymen is fully equal to that of any man in Ireland, attributed to a Poor Law the very same advantages which we always stated must necessarily result from it among a people so circumstanced. After enumerating the evils which the country suffered from the non-residence of the great landed proprietors, the High Sheriff gave it as his opinion, that a well regulated Poor-rate would relieve the respectable inhabitants from the painful sense of li v ing in the midst of a famishing population—would enable them to enjoy that security which results from the habits of a people reg ar di ng the laws, as the source of their well -being—would improve, to an extent hi therto unpreceden ted, the prosp er i ty o f t h e p eo pl e them selves—and to crown all, would, in an incredibly short time, advance the pecuniary interests of the Irish substance rep ea t e d a ll this landlords. We have in more than an hundred tim es ; and it is with pleasure we observe that all we ha ve hitherto said upon this subject is borne out by the te stimony !of so imp art i a l a witness. The meeting was severally addres se d by the Very Rev. Dean O'SHAUGHNESSY, Mr. °'BRIEN, M.P., Mr. BRIDGEMAN, M.P., and Messrs. SINGLE- Luci us O'BRIEN, KNOX, FINUCANE, MOLONY , TON, CARRICK, CHARLES O'CONNELL, and the intrepid THOMAS STEELE—the well tried and un flinching supporter of every measure for the ameliora tion of the evils of Ireland. The speech of Mr. STEELE will not fail to make a deep impression upon the minds of the people of this country. It will sound strangely in the ears of Englishmen to be told, by a gentleman acknowledging to have had " more familiar intercourse with the perpetrators of agrarian outrage in Ireland than any man living," that the crimes of these wretches were the pure and inevitable result of extreme hunger ! Yet such Mr. STEELE declares to be the fact. The Terry Alts of Clare, and the Whitefeet of Kilkenny, were compelled by starva tion to form themselves into midnight associations to resist laws which offorded them no protection for either life or property. They saw their wives and children houseless and famishing, and they combined to resent the wrongs inflicted upon them by their tyrants. We blame them not for wresting food from the hand which snatched it out of the mouths of their miserable fami- ,c_ , z.""*. lies ; and as for their crimes of a deeper dye, they ought to be laid at the doors of those who drove them into a state of open rebellion against society. We are so pressed for space to-day, that we cannot do justice to the sentiments of the men of Clare on a question so important to the future happiness of Ire land ; but we shall return to it, at greater length, to morrow. In the mean time we are persuaded that nothing would tend more to accelerate the passing of a Poor Law, than the formation of an Association both here and in Ireland for that particular purpose. Mr. STEELE is the very man to organize, and to su perintend the labours of such an Association. His great talents, his natural enthusiasm, his immense po pularity among men of all classes in Ireland, and his strong sympathy with the sufferings of the destitute, admirably qualify him for taking the initiative in this great work of social regeneration. We beg attention to the letter of a " Freeholder Buckingham," which we have inserted in another part of our Paper. It throws a glare of light on the de ceptions practised by the Tories upon the public, in what they impudently term their great Conservatilie meetings. They imagine that if they can make a nu merous muster at a guzzling match their end is gained, no matter who are the guzzlers, or by what means they are brought together—they all count—the chimney-sweep and the night-man at the one end of the table, tell for as many as the Duke and the Mar quis at the other. And whether the poor devils who make up the tail, are switched up by the overseer of my Lord's estate, or tempted by the prospect of a gra tuitous feed, to take their places at the Free-and-Easy board, is not of the least consequence. The party have brazen mouth-pieces, through which the truth is never allowed to pass. The late Aylesbury concern was blazoned by these trumpeters of falsehood as unprecedented in every re spect. In one respect it certainly was—there never, we believe, was so little scruple exhibited in the means employed to make up a shew of numbers. Our corre spondent informs us that each of the persons who had laid their heads together to impose upon public credu lity took 5/. worth of tickets, and distributed them right and left to all who would accept. But shall it be said or thought of the man of God, who laboured in this holy cause with so much faithfulness and success, that he brought up no less than fifteen guests to this feast of love, of which fifteen only one was a free holder, and that one a rat-catcher ! Not that we mean to disparage the profession of rat-catching—far from it—we only wish there had been a score of these useful members of society at the foresaid gathering. We mean no offence to Mr. BENJAMIN DISRAELI. The tailor and his four apprentices also afford fine specimens of the materiel of this lordly banquet. These knights of the thimble, we doubt not, were as well qualified as the parson's recruits, and as much de ighted as the rat-catcher, with the novelty of hobnob '»g with the Marquis of CHANDOs. The following intelligence from Africa and Spa is copied from the Times of this morning. The Paris Papers of Tuesday have not reached us up to the hour at which we write (half-past two o'clock, P.M.) : DISASTROUS ISSUE OF THE FRENCH EXPE DITION AGAINST CONSTANTINE. We have this moment received, by an extraordinary ex press from Paris, the second edition of La Charte of Tues day night, which contains the following bulletin Government received yesterday evening the following despatch : " Telegraphic Despatch from Toulon, dated December 11, 1836, 6 o'clock, p.m. "'BONA. " MARSHAL CLAUSEL TO THE MINISTER OF WAR. " The expedition against Constantine has not had com plete success. It has been in some sort, by an extraordi nary event beyond all calculation, changed into a real (veri table) and strong reconnoissance, after which I look up .1 position within three short days' march of Constantine by establishing a port at Guelma. " His Royal Highness the Duke de Nemours is well. " The expedition encountered on its way from Bona to Constantine no enemy, no obstacle. Along the road, the tribes came to meet it, and expressed great joy at seeing the French arrive at Constantine and take possession of the city. The army marched through large flocks of sheep, goats, and oxen. The farmers (laboureurs) often ran to meet us, and showed the troops the mode in that country of yoking oxen and of ploughing the land ; but we proceeded on slowly, on account of the number of waggons and carriages by which we were encumbered. We passed without difficulty through the defile of Rach-el-Ayba, and learned there that Achmet (Bey), with his women, and his treasures, had left Constantine. At Soma we were surprised, about 5 o'clock, by a piercingly cold rain, mixed with snow. Up to that time all had gone on well, but the night was mortal to many of our soldiers, and thousands of others were benumbed. " We were only three leagues distant from Constantine. On the 21st we resumed our march, seeing the place be fore us. After descending a gentle declivity on which we had encamped, we found the Oued-Ben-Mezioug much swollen, and we were obliged to ford it, the water reaching up to our waists, and the snow continuing to fall ; never theless we crossed the river without the loss of a single man. " A league further on we had to traverse another branch of the (River) Tumel, where we encountered new difficulties, new causes of disease, and consequently a dimi nution of our number of fighting men. There were not then 4,000 combatants out of the 7,000 with whom I had set out. At length, about 2 o'clock, we arrived on the table land of Mantsoure, and were taking up a position at the distance of 240 yards from the city, when a cannon-shot and the hoisting of a red flag destroyed the hope I had en tertained of entering Constantine without striking a blow. " I then saw that it would be necessary to have recourse to force, and every moment my force was decreasing more and more, for the weather was horrible. The earth and the men were covered with snow, and the carriages disap peared, embedded in the mud. " The inhabitants of the city did not wish to engage in hostilities against us. Some Kabailes were, however, intro duced into the place by gates which we could not blockade, and they took upon themselves by force the defence of the town. I caused it to be cannonaded briskly on the second day, to burst in the gate of Cantara. We continued our fire on the third day, and the gate was thrown down. But "'—(lnterrupted by the unfavourable weather.) " We are obliged, by the lateness of the hour, to omit observation on this exceedingly unfortunate expedition, upon the resemblance which, on a small scale, the circum stamstances of it bear to those of the expedition directed against Moscow, and upon the piecemeal manner in which the French Government has deemed it expedient to corn municate'the intelligence to the public. " The Three per Cents. were (at Tortoni's) at half-past 10 o'clock ou Tuesday night at 79. It was the opinion of the speculators there that this misfortune would lead to the dissolution of the present French Ministry. " The following were also published in La Charte of Tuesday night." " Telegraphic Despatch from Bayonne of the 9th of De cember, 1836, at half-past 1 o'clock, received by the courier. " News from Calahorra of the sth announces that the band of Cabrera, after his second defeat of the 3d, had dis persed in groups, one portion of which endeavoured to gain the Mount Cayo, and the other the Sierra Cebollera. He was defeated by the Governor of Soria. " Irribaren has returned to Navarre. " Narvaez arrived on the 28 th at Osuna, and had Go mez only four leagues in advance, at Estepa ; he ex p ected to ?°rne up with him on the following day . Telegraphic Despatch from Bayonne , dated th e 12th of December, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon : Intelligence of the 10th announces that Esp artero, having taken UP a position on the left bank, between Portu galette and Bavacal a d r o ri , vi h n ad a r t aise i d th ( o r a eleve) his bridge. The Carlists are fortifyin g themselves on that bank, in order to Preve, nrrthheiymharvernleft befo g re that town a part of their artil lery, and have placed the oth e r portion on the heights. Their fire against make the has been interrupted since the I st. They seem to tie succe ss o f t h e s i ege d e p e nd on the s uccess of their operations against ...spartero.'” er"s lA dr V ama on th e a b ove subject, we ALLIERE.-Pending. the appearanceTHEDUCHESS Ilir . o e arnestly invite our rea ders to a perusal of the beautiful tl u l i E v romance, which has just been so very opportunely published given the by Mr. Colburn, and in connection with wh . i c h is equally charming story of Madame de Maintenon. The fates and fortunes of each of these two celebrat e d women, it will be recollected, were united in a very extraordinary manner, and their histories illus trate a period the . ruust brilliant in the annals of the world. THE SUN CHANCERY CO DAVENPORT V. WHITMORE. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment this morning in this case, which was an appeal from the decision of the pre sent Master of the Rolls allowing a demurrer to the plain tiff's bill. The case made on the face of the bill was, that the plaintiff was entitled to three-fourths of a ship called the Wellesley, which he mortgaged to the defendants. who are bankers in Lombard-street, for the sum of 1,5001. That mortgage was regularly registered. The plaintiff after wards became bankrupt, and obtained his certificate. By an arrangement which was entered into between the de fendant and the plaintiff, the former purchased the Welles- ley. Prior to this purchase, it was agreed between the par ties that the ship should continue to earn freight, and the plaintiff was to have the management of it. The freight that was received was to be first applied in payment of what was due to the defendants upon their mortgage, and also for what they had paid for the purchase of the ship, and the plaintiff was to be entitled to the surplus. When the claim of the defendants was satisfied, it was to become the property of the plaintiff. Another arrangement afterwards took place between the parties, by which it was agreed that the debt proved by the defendants under the commission should also be paid by the freight, and the de fendants agreed to lend to the plaintiff 5001. for the purpose of maintaining himself, for which he was to give his note, which was to be renewed as long as the connection should subsist between him and the defendants. The plaintiff under this arrangement continued to procure cargoes for the ship, and the defendants had received on that account many thousand pounds. In November, 1834, the Wellesley was pronounced unfit for service, and it was then agreed between the plaintiff and defendants that that ship should be sold, and the defendants should purchase another vessel, and the difference between what the Wellesley should sell for, and what the defendants should pay for another ship, should be an additional charge upon the plaintiff. In every other respect the contract entered into with respect to the Wel lesley was agreed to be observed. The Wellesley sold for 1,4001., and the defendants purchased the Sarah Barry for 2,450/. The plaintiff, in pursuance of the arrangement that had been entered into, continued to act for the Sarah Barry in the same manner as he had done for the Wel lesley. He went one voyage with her to the West Indies, but the defendants afterwards refused to continue the ar rangement, and ordered the ship to go to the East instead of the West Indies. Upon this the plaintiff filed his bill for the purpose of having an account of the freight and earning of the ship, and the proceeds of the sale of the Wellesley, and also an account of what was due from the defendants to the plaintiff, and that he might be at liberty to redeem the Sarah Barry. In the bill, a general de murrer had been put in by the defendants, which had been allowed by the Master of the Rolls, and from that decision the present appeal was brought. His Lordship was clearly of opinion, that independent of any question with respect to the Ship Registry Act, the bill contained allegations which, if proved, would entitle the plaintiff to some part of the relief which he prayed ; and such being his opinion, his Lordship felt bound to reverse the order pronounced at the Rolls, and overrule be demurrer. This being the third Seal, the Court then proceeded with \dons. VICE-CHANCERY.--(THIS DAY DAY V. WIIITTAKER. Mr. KNIGHT applied in this case, upon notice for a spe cial injunction to restrain the defendants, the eminent pub lishers of Paternoster-row, from publishing a work, called " The Science of Etiquette." In February, 1836, Messrs. Longman published a work, written by a gentleman named Day, residing in Penzance, Cornwall, entitled " Hints on Etiquette, and the Usages of Society," at half-a-crown. In September last, Messrs. Reid and Co., of Glasgow, published a work, called " The Science of Etiquette ; being a careful Digest of the Rules of good Conduct in Polite Society, embracing every substantially good Maxim con tained in the Hints on Etiquette, lately published at half-a crown." The price of this work was only one shilling. Messrs. Oliver and Boyd, of Edinburgh, and Whittaker, London, were the agents for the sale of that work, which the plaintiff alleged was almost entirely a copy from his work. Considerable amusement was created in Court, by the reading of the different passages in the two books. In the plaintiff's work the following passage occurred :—" Finger glasses, filled with warm water, come on with the dessert ; dip the corner of your napkin, and wipe your mouth." In the work published by the defendant, the same advice was given, substituting only the word " towel" for napkin. For the defendant it was contended that the alleged pirated work was taken princi pally from two American books ; one entitled the " Laws of Etiquette," published in Philadelphia, and another called the " Polite Present," published at Boston in 1831. Mr. TURNER appeared with Mr. R.NlGitqc in support of the application. Mr. JACOB and Mr. CHANDLESS opposed it. The VICS-CHANCELLOR granted the injunction ; the plaintiff undertaking to bring an action within ten days. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY. This being the Third Seal after Michaelmas Term, Court was occupied with motions. HUGHES V. POWELL. Mr. LOFTUS WIGRAM moved that the purchaser of cer. tain collieries and mines, situate at Newport, in the county of Monmouth, might be ordered within ten days after service of the order, to pay into Court to the credit of the cause, the sum of 22,8001., together with interest, at the rate of 5 per cent., from the Ist of December, being the day on which, according to the conditions of sale, he ought to have paid his purchase-money. Mr. TEMPLE appeared for the purchaser, and submitted that the Court would not order his client to pay the pur chase-money into Court, especially with interest, the vendor up to the present moment not having furnished him with a title. He also had an affidavit, stating the collieries had been materially damaged through neglect , there having been no fire in them for some time past, which was necessary to keep out the foul air ; and that the vendor had refused his client permission to inspect them. However, he would not object to his Learned Friend taking a reference as to title. He had been instructed to ask the Court for liberty to in spect the mines ; because if his client found the mines to be in the state in which they were sworn to be, he would then be in a situation to seek for a reference to the Master as to the amount of compensation—he would be entitled to deduct it from the purchase money. Mr. PEMBERTON appeared for the defendant Powell, who had been desirous of purchasing the property, sus pecting the present purchase would not be completed. He submitted to any order the Court might think proper. Mr. LOFTUS WIGRAM, in reply, contended, that as one of the conditions of sale expressly stated the only title the vendor would produce would be " the leases and agree ments, if any," and as the deed had been handed over to the purchaser, he could not oppose the motion on the ground of want of title. Further, be had bought the property on speculation, and therefore had no right to inspect the mi after he had made the purchase, before he paid the pur. chase money. Lord LANGDALE would make the usual order, which he believed was generally made on application that purchasers might be ordered to pay money into Court, namely, a re ference to inquire whether the vendor had done that which he ought to do. If the purchaser wished for liberty to in spect the mines, he must make a:special application for that lurpose. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Lord DENMAN and a Com mon Jury.) • SLANDER.—CUTTLE V. SCATCHARD. Mr. KELLY, with whom was Mr. HOGGINS, stated the case. It was an action for slanderous and defamatory words spoken by the defendant, and tending to injure the character of the plaintiff, who before that time had sustained a most unblemished reputation. The plaintiff had resided for a great many years abroad, and after his return to this coun try in the year 1834, he became acquainted with several maritime officers formly er in the East India Company's Service, who were engaged in an undertaking of the greatest possible moment to themselves. It might be known to the jury that in the year 1828, an Act of Parliament was passed by which the trade of the East India Company was thrown open, and a very considerable change took place in the position of the officers serving under it. In that Act compensation was provided for various classes of the officers, but all who had not been in actual service afloat at a particular period were excluded from compensation. This excluded class comprehended a great many individuals, who had performed most zealous and efficient services to the Company—they thought their exclusion an act of injustice, which, if pro perly brought under the consideration of the Company and the Legislature, would be redressed. An association of officers was accordingly formed, and the plaintiff, Mr. Cuttle, being known to be well acquainted with affairs of that sort, was invited to attend and give his assistance. Mr. Scatchard was appointed chairman of the committee, and the plaintiff, Mr. Cuttle, treasurer and adviser. The Learned Gentleman here read an extract from the books of the committee, dated the 18th February, 1834, notifying the appointment of the plaintiff and defendant as he had stated. That entry would at once put an end to the plea that the plaintiff was not an agent of the committee. Every exertion that could be made was made by Mr. Cuttle to pro mote the views of his employers, and it was not even now at tempted to impute to him any impropriety o fconduct as the only answer now given by the defendant was a denial that he had used such words. It was arranged by the Associ , ation that Mr. Cuttle should hcve ten per cent. upon the NDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1836. :T.--(THIS DAY.) amount of compensation to be awarded, and a Committee of the House of Commons reported in favour of their claims. Whether the whole of the party obtained com pensation was more than he (Mr. Kelly) could say ; but the great majority of the excluded officers did obtain com pensation, and mainly through the instrumentality of Mr. Cuttle. Before the affair was finally arranged, Mr. Cuttle was astonished to find that a meeting of the Committee was called on the 18th July, 1835, and Mr. Scatchard, who took a leading part at that meeting, requested them to form a new Committee, as their treasurer (Mr. Cuttle) had ab sconded with the funds, and had made a claim against them of 40,0001. Mr. Cuttle was not aware of that slander, until some time afterwards, when a dispute took place be tween a Captain Shipton and the defendant, and they went before the Lord Mayor. On that occasion Mr. Cuttle was present, and having made some observation, the de , fendant stepped forward and exclaimed, " that person was our agent, until he absconded with the books, and the balance of the cash in his hands ; and I am sure that you will pay no attention to what a fellow of that kind willl say." That was an imputation directly charging the plaintiff with having violated his duty as Treasurer of the Committee, and with having violated his duty as a man of honour and a gentleman—with having embezzled the money confided to his care, and that charge was made in a police office, before a crowd of gentlemen and East India officers acquainted with both parties, and must have consi derably aggravated the offence, from being uttered in their presence. It was for that slander the plaintiff now came before them, and he was satisfied the Jury would give his client such ample compensation as the serious injury thus wantonly inflicted upon his character, entitled him to. Capt. Wm. Henry Ladd was formerly in the East India Company's service. Was one of the officers excluded from compensation, and was one of the Committee of excluded officers. The defendant, Mr. Scatchard, always attended the meetings of the Committee. The signature to an entry in the Committee-book, dated 18th Dec., 1834, is in defendant's handwriting. It stated the appointment of the plaintiff as treasurer and adviser, and the defendant as chairman of the Committee. Another entry, dated 27th Feb., 1835, was read. It was a vote of thanks to Mr. Cuttle for his exertions, and for declining to receive any salary if the subscription should be inadequate, signed by the defendant. Witness was present in the month of February, when plaintiff, defendant, and Captain Shipton were before the Lord Mayor. Shipton and defendant bad a dispute, and defendant wished to bind Shipton over to keep the peace. Sir Peter Laurie was sitting for the Lord Mayor, and did not consider there was any ground for binding him over. Cuttle made some observation on behalf of Shipton, when Scatchard said he absconded with our books and balance, and made some fiendish observa tions on Cuttle's character, which would have made a stranger believe Cuttle was about the worst character in the world. There were a considerable number of persons present, including several of the Society of excluded officers. Cross-examined by Mr. CRESWELL—Witness ceased to be a member of the Society on the 10th of July. He had a difference with the defendant, and had resented his insolence. Witness detested Scatchard from the first day he saw him.— (Much laughter.) I knew the Committee had dispensed with Cuttle's services before the parties went to the Lord Mayor. I also learned from him that he still had the books in his possession and all the money. I was aware that a new packed committee had demanded the books and money from Cuttle, and he had refused to give them up. Scatchard was still ch airman. Shipton did not appear before the Lord Mayor. When Cuttle interfered, Sir Peter Laurie asked more than once, " Who are you ?" and Cuttle said he was a gentleman. Scatchard then stepped forward, and made use of the ob servation he had before repeated. Cuttle had refused to attend the meetings of the Committee, but it was a different Committee. As one of the original Committee, witness had advised Cuttle not to give up the books or money. Henry Lister, clerk to Captain Shipton's attorney, at tended on behalf of Captain Shipton, before Sir P. Laurie. Heard defendant say that Cuttle bad been their agent, and bad absconded with the books and the balance in his hands. Cuttle said he was ready to meet any charge Scatchard had to bring against him, but Scatchard said he was not then prepared, but would do so at some future time. Scatchard subsequently said that Cuttle had been dismissed by the Committee for refusing to deliver up the books and money. Walter Menelton was formerly an officer in the East In dia Company's Service. Attended before Sir Peter Laurie, and heard Scatchard say, " That's Cuttle, who was for merly our agent, and absconded with the books an d the mo ney of th excluded officers." Mr. CRESWELL (with whom was Mr. BAILEY) ad dressed the Jury for the defendant. There was, perhaps, scarcely any class of actions which varied so much in their circumstances as actions for slander. They might be of the most serious nature, or :they might be of the most paltry and insignificant character. It had been represented on the other side, th xt the present was a case deeply affect ing the character of the plaintiff, and yet, although he might have brought it to trial in July last, the defendant had been himself obliged to brin g it into Court, and even to-day the plaintiff was most reluctant to have it called on. It was evident that the case had been got up from a spirit of revenge, and that might be fairly inferred from the statement of the first wit ness—that he detested the defendant The Jury must be satisfied that the defendant intended to impute to the plaintiff a felonious act before they could give the smallest coin in the realm in damages. He would show that no such imputation was ever made—that the defendant had merely stated that Cuttle had withheld the books and balance of cash, and that was not denied by the plaintiff's own witnesses. Under these circumstances, he trusted that the defendant was entitled to their verdict. A letter from the plaintiff, addressed to the Committee, was put in and read. The plaintiff in the letter agreed to take three guineas a week, relying upon the Committee for further remuneration when their claims would be recognized. Alex. George Watson—l am a member of the Society of excluded East India officers, and a subscription was raised. Captain Scatchard was chairman. (Counsel was about to make some enquiries of the witness relative to pe cuniary matters, but Mr. Kelly objected, and the Court de cided against their being put.) James Kent was present before Sir Peter Laurie, and heard him ask Cuttle who he was ? Cuttle said, " I was a merchant." Sir Peter asked, " what are you now ?" and Cuttle replied, "lam a gentleman." Scatchard said, " Sir Peter, I can give you some information ; he was for merly our agent, but thought proper to withhold the books and the balance." I will swear that the word " abscond " was not used. Henry Pullen was also present at the Mansion House, and gave similar statement of the expressions used by the defendant. Thos. Wm. Moore gave evidence to the sane effect. Capt. Wm. Younghusband was also present. Scatchard's expressions were, that Cuttle had thought proper to with draw or absent himself, and had withheld the books and balance in hand. Mr. KELLY having replied, Lord DENMAN summed up, and the jury immediately found a verdict for the defendant. ~ nos I COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY DEVAS AND OTHERS V. VENABLES AND OTHERS. This case, which was on all yesterday, occupied the Court again to-day. It was not concluded when we left. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT (THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. 'Before Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE and Mr. Baron BOLLAND TRIAL OF JOHN MINTER HART FOR FORGERY. This morning being fixed for the trial of the above case, at an early hour the Court was crowded with persons who seemed to take a great interest in the proceedings. Shortly after ten o'clock their Lordships took their seats on the bench, and the prisoner was placed at the bar. The indictment charged the prisoner, in the first count, with having on the 23d of July last, in the parish of St. Anne, Hanover-square, forged a certain bill of exchange for 5001. purporting to be the acceptance of the Rev. Charles Herbert Jenner. The second count stated that the said John Minter Hart subsequently uttered the same bill of exchange with a fe lonious intent, well knowing it to be a forgery. There were several other counts, varying the form of the indict ment, in one of which the intent was laid to defraud one John William Edwards. Messrs CLAsicsoN and BODKIN conducted the prosecu tion, and Mr. CURWEN appeared to defend the prisoner. Mr. CLARKSON having detailed the circumstances of the case to the Jury, the following witnesses were called to sus tain the charge in the indictment. Rev. Charles Herbert Jenner—l am a clergyman of the Established Church. lam the son of Sir Herbert Jenner. I was in town in July last, and my attention was directed to an advertisement in the Morning Post, in consequence of which I wrote two notes, duplicates of each other, one of which was addressed to a Mr. Edward Blake, 44, Hay market, London.—(The advertisement and note written by Mr. Jenner were here read. The former offered to lend on personal security any sum of money to the amount of 60,0001., and the latter stated the wish of the writer to borrow for twelve months a sum of 5004, and required to know the terms on which it could be procured.) I left town in the afternoon of the 21st. I went to the residence of Mr. Dykes, Chislehurst. On the next morning a Per son called at Mr. Dykes with a message For me, in conse quence of which I went to the Queen's Head, an inn at Chislehurst. I went into the room, where I met the pri soner. I said, " Mr. Blake, I presume"—he bowed. I continued, I wanted some some money, as he might have perceived by my note. He asked what sum, and I an- dressed to the Court. He submitted that the piece of swered 2001. - for twelve months. I said I had no security paper which they had all along called a bill of exchange to offer except my own personal sec u r ity. He replied he was not in effect such a deed or instrument. It knew Sir Herbert Jenner, and asked how I was to pay it. appeared in evidence that up to the time when the To this I said my allowance was such as would enable money was paid by Edwards, the stamp was altogether me to pay it at the end of a year. He then said I could a blank one, with the exception of the words " acetlited, have the money, and appointed t o mee t me nex t d a y a t my Charles H. Jenner, at the Bank of England." Then as re father's house in Chesterfield-street. I was t o p a y at the garded the alteration in the amount—if alteration there had rate of 5 per cent. interest for it. wh en I men tioned in been—it was made long before it became a perfect instru the note my wish to borrow 5001., I se t it d ow n as a no- ment ; and though the prisoner might have committed minal sum to ascertain the terms on w hi c h I cou ld borrow a fraud, and thereby deceived his employers, he had money, and I had not my mind made up as to the exact not been guilty of forgery, and however to be blamed amount I would require. I came to town on the next day, for that act, he should not be convicted of ae offence the 23d.; the prisoner called, as app o i n t e d, a t my father's of which the Jury could not legally find him gui:t) . The house. We were shown into a private room. After some Learned Gentleman cited an authority in support of indifferent conversation, the prisoner took from his pocket his first position—that of Bateman in " Ryan and wody'S a pocket-book, and from thence a stamped piece of paper. Reports ; and said, in the other view, the case was a new I asked if he had brought the money. I don't think he one, and he did not recollect any precedent for him to quote. made any answer. He wrote something on the stamp. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALK thought, if the figures He was sitting at the table w here there were writin g ma- 2001. were intended as merely limiting +ha amount terials. I could not then distinguish what he wrote. He of the bill, it might he considered not a fore wrote on the upper left corner of the stamp, !and handed gery, but a fraud upon the prisoner's employer ; but if it it to me, and requested me to write across it " accepted," were a part of the bill the case might be different. The and my name. I did so. The paper now handed me is Court were, however, inclined to reserve the point. the same. I also wrote the words "at the Bank of Eng- Mr. Ceaßeson referred for the meaning of the term fore land." I did not keep any account at the B an k o f Eng- gery to " East's Pleas of the Crown," and submitted that land. The prisoner requested me to ma k e it p a y a bl e in this instance it was applying a true signature to a false there. When I wrote the acceptance, I did not ob- deed or instrument, which, according to the authority serve the writing at the left-hand corner of the stamp. Ido quoted, was deemed a forgery. not remember having seen any writing. The prisoner a ppe a red After considerable discussion, the Court said they would to be filling up what I supposed was a check on the Bank reserve the points for the opinion of the Judges. of England. I only could dis tin g uish one word in it— Mr. CURWEN then proceeded to address the Jury re- Blake. He told me it was necessary that his brother specting the facts of the case. When he had concluded should also put his name to the check, and that he would Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE summed up. The questions he leave me for the purpose of obta inin g the si g nature. I left for the consideration of the jury, were, first, then took up the acceptance, "of course, then, you will as to the fact of Mr. Jenner the authority leave this till you return." He replied that that was unne- to have the bill filled up for 2001 . for if he did so cone cessary, and said, "To shew you that there can be nothing fine it, it was his (Justice Littledale's) opinion that it was wrong, there are the figures denoting 2001. written in the a false making of an instrument, and as such a forgery and corner." I looked at the corner and saw them ; they must secondly, whether or not the bill was drawn for 500/. with have been written before I accepted the bill. I permitted an intention to defraud. him to go with the bill of exchange. We were to meet at The Jury without any hesitation found the primmer the Bank Coffee-house in half an hour. I went there ; the Guilty. prisoner did not keep his appointment. I saw no more of him for some time. I attended at Bow-street ; I saw a per son there, named Edwards, who was examined as a witness. I do not think I ever saw Edwards until I met him at Bow-street. Cross-examined—l did not know that the Bank of Eng land would refuse to open an account for the purpose of one particular payment, nor was I aware that making it pay able there gave a hill an additional credit. I would have made it payable wherever the prisoner required. My letter expressed a wish to borrow 500/. After I had ac cepted the bill, I laid it on the table. He took it up. I held the bill when he directed my attention to the figures denoting 2001. I meant to accept it for that sum ; the prisoner gave me the form. I never before accepted a bill in blank ; I only accepted one other. Re-examined.—l never gave the prisoner any authority to fill up this stamp for any greater sum than 2001. John William Edwards—l live at Fairlawn House, Hammersmith. I know the prisoner at the bar. I knew him before August last ; I met him in the early part of that month. I had a conversation with him about an accept ance of Mr. Jenner's for 500/., which he wished me to buy. This was an accidental meeting. I declined buying it at. that time. I subsequently met him on the same subject, and ultimately we came to an agreement to purchase the bill at ss. in the pound. I first saw it on the 12th of Au gust ; that was the day I agreed to purchase it. It was then perfectly blank, with the exception of the acceptance ; at the left hand corner there appeared to be a stain, I ob served it to the prisoner ; he told me it was as he had re ceived it ; when I agreed to give ss. in the pound, it was to be drawn and endorsed for 5001. He mentioned to me the name of Elliott, who, he said, received the bill from Mr. Jenner ; the name of Pooke was mentioned. I said I had heard he had offered the bill to others, and he said he had only offered it to Pooke. I was in the habit of meeting the prisoner at a public-house leading from Jermyn-street to Piccadilly. I met him there by appointment next day ; he produced to me the acceptance there, it was then in the state in which I had seen it before ; I then paid him in money for it. Mr. CURWEN called. upon Counsel for the prosecution now to elect upon what charge of uttering they relied. Mr. CLARKSON would not bind himself to any particular charge of uttering, but would rely both upon the uttering and the forgery. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE—Then Mr. Curwen, you want Mr. Clarkson to say on which act of uttering he means to give evidence. Mr. Cugwesi—The act of uttering can be but one act, but may be explained by subsequent or antecedent circum stances. Mr. CLARKSON snbmittad that he could not be bound to make any election. He was in the course of giving evi dence of all the circumstances, both as regarded the forgery and the uttering. It was entirely one transaction, composed of many parts. The COURT agreed in Mr. Clarkson's view, and the ex amination proceeded. I paid the prisoner 50/. in bank notes, and two checks for 751. I then kept an account at the London and West minster Bank, and also at Sir Charles Kean and Co., 24, Bolton-street. I hand in the check s which I gave him. The checks were here read, and appeared to be dated forward. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE—That subjects you to a penalty of 100/. on each. I was to give 50/. more if the bill was paid, or in the event of my getting a fresh security. The prisoner at that time delivered the blank acceptance, and I kept it about ten days. At the end of that time I met him a gain. I gave it back to him to have it drawn and endorsed. I saw him, probably on the next day, at the same public house. He then produced the acceptance with the sig nature and endorsement—" C. Taylor." That was the only addition to it. When he reproduced the bill to nric I asked who C. Taylor was. He said he was a man living with him, and that he (the prisoner) bad given him a sove reign for signing the bill. I then required him to draw the body. He did so, in the usual form, for 500/..at two month's date, and addressed it to the prosecutor, Chester field-street, May-fair. He produced Mr. Jenner's note, in which mention was made of 5001. I think that was on the occasion of drawing the body of the bill. I wished to he satisfied that the acceptance was for 5001., and he then produced Mr. Jenner's note in corroboration of it. I have since given it to the attorney for the prosecu tion. I saw Hart on the day the bill became due. The prisoner went for me to Chesterfield-streetA to ascertain the address of Mr. Jenner ; he returned with a small slip of paper, on which was written, " Rev. J. H. Jenner, Rec tory, Cardiff." This he affixed with a wafer to the left corner of the bill ;it was written in very illegible ink. I know a person named George Atkinson, one of the en dorsers it is his handwriting, and was written at my re quest. I afterwards applied to Mr. Jenner for payment. I then learned the circumstances under which it had been obtained. I never knew until I heard the case before the magistrates, that the bill was originally accepted for only 2001. In consequence of what I then heard, I gave it up to the prosecutor's attorney. Cross-examined—l am conversant with money matters. It is not uncommon for young men of fashion to give blank acceptances to agents in order to procure money upon them, and some people purchase them under their nominal value, taking the risk. I conceived, when I bought this hill, that under the circumstances, and the probability of being a long time out of the money, I had given the full value of it- When I paid for it, it was merely a blank acceptance, and was at a subsequent interview with the prisoner made a perfect bill. Re-examined--I am quite sure, when I first saw Hart on the subject of the bill, he told me it was for 5001. He never told me it was for a lesser sum. I would not have made the bargain for it, if I had known that it was meant to be for a lesser sum, and intended to be filled up by Hart for a greater. Christopher Massey, a servant of Mr. Dykes, proved that, in the month of July last, he saw the prisoner at the bar at his house in Chislehurst. He inquired for Mr. Charles Jenner, and gave the name of Mr. Blake. Mr. Jenner was out, and the prisoner said he should wait for an hour, or an hour and a half, at the Queen's Head. It was proved by the son of the proprietor of the Queen's Mead public-house, Chislehurst, that in July last the prisoner called there, and asked if Sir Herbert Jensier was residing in the village, and if Mr. Charles Jenner was a man of property. John Field—l am an officer in his Majesty's Mint. In the course of my business I have to examine many coins and instruments. I have examined the bill which is the subject of this prosecution. I observed a stain upon it. In my opinion that stain was produced by the use of an acid. I use a magnifying glass. The figure 5 seems to have been altered from something else. Cross-examined—My duty is minutely to examine coins. That gives me no knowledge of paper. Where the stain is, I cannot say that there were any figures or writing. Joseph Hume—l have been for many years a practicing chemist. Looking at this piece of paper (a part of the hill), I observe a stain which was produced by an acid ap plied by me to ascertain if' any change had been made in it. There was a stain before upon it, but not of a red colour. By my experiment, I ascertained that an acid had been be fore applied to the corner of this paper. Upon Mr. Hume's cross-examination, nothing material was elicited. The Bill was then put in and read, and Mr. CLARKSON said that was the case for the prosecution. Mr. CURWEN for the prisoner, said, that though there might he a case to go the jury, yet his argument w ould, for the greater part, be on a point of law, and s hould he ad- SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) (FROM LLOYD'S.) DEAL, DEC. 14.—Wind W., fresh.—Arrived the Grecian, Richards, from the Cape of Good Hope ; Rosendale, Friend, rom Berbice ; Toronto, Collinson, and Earl of Durham, Cabel, from Quebec ; Delos, Harvey, from Sm3rna ; Amo, —, from Oporto ; Louisa, Forbes, from Memel. Came down the River, the Eliza Ann, Ellis, for Trieste; Unanimity, Herb, for Charente. Poicrsmount, DEC. 14.—Wind W. N. W.—Arrived off port, the Minerva, Gray, from Calcutta—sailed July 8, Cape Oct. 16, and St Helena Oct. 29. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 13. —Wind W. ; 14, 9 A. M. , W. N. W. Arrived the Cressimus, Evans, from Memel.—Off port, the Racehorse, —, from Leghorn. FALMOUTH, DEC. 13.—W. S.W. to W., strong breezes and squally.—Arrived the Dono, Kettle, from Gorgenti ; Cathe rine, —, from Newfoundland, leaky, part of cargo thrown over. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 13.—Arrived the Constitution, Wilson, from Charleston ; Edward, Thorne, from St. John's ; Comba tant, M'Kenzie, from Halifax ; Asia, Restigouche ; Tam O'Shanter, from Quebec; Sultana, M'Aular, from Quebec; Ann, Stow, from St. Petersburg. Off port, the Claremont, —, from Jamaica. BRISTOL, DEC. 14.—Arrived the George, D,,uglas, from Miramichi. BRIDOEWATER, DEC. 14.—Arrived the Cybele, Heckley, from Quebec. POOLE, DEc. 13.—Arrived the George, Dugdale, from Newfoundland. SWANAGE, DEC. 12.—Arrived off port the Rocket, --, from Quebec. NEWRY, DEC. 12.—Arrived the Sovereign, Fergu , on, from Petersburg ; Hannah, Reike, from Riga • James, Rankin, from Riga ; and Sarah and Anne, Simms, from Riga. DUBLIN, DEC. 12.—Arrived the Springhill, Hall, from Quebec. Off port the George, om Pugw ash. WATERFORD, DEC. 12.—Arrived the Picten, Ross, from Newfoundland. CORE, DEC. 12.—Arrived the Bob Logic, from Jamaica, with damage, having been in contact with the Hero, for Ham burgh ; John Frances, —, from Quebec ; Edwards, (cutter)? from Newcastle, leaky, and with loss of boats, &c., bound to Boston. Off port the Clifton, from Quebec ; and William, Fell, from Miramichi. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 13.—The Earl Powitt, Spittal, bound to Calcutta, and the Bride, Porter, for Bordeaux and the Mau ritius, have put back, having been in contact last night Off Holyhead. The former lost her gib-boom and fore-top-gal lant mast, and the latter her bowsprit, head, and fore-top-gal lant mast. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) ,CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Our only arrivals this morning'. are ship letters from Quebec and Oporto ; Calcutta, of 25th July, and. Cape of Good Hope 15th Oct. From the Charleston Papers received to the 20th Nov., we extract the following " JACKSONVILLE, Nov. 10.—The army is in motion for the field. The last detachment left Black Creek a day or two since. Colonel Pierce was ordered to be at Fort Drane on the 9th inst. " It is stated, in a letter from an officer, that General Jesup having received orders to assume the command in Florida, proceeded to St. Mark's, to hasten and direct the movements of the provisions, &c., for the army. " Stocks of all descripti ons continue in a dull state. Exchange on England has advanced. Checks on the North still keep high and scarce." A Flanders Mail has arrived, byewhich we have received the Journal du Commerce of Antw rp, of yesterday's date? and the Dutch prices of the 12th Nov. Two an d-a.half per Cents, 531 ; Five per Cents, 100 a. The extraordinary express received this morning from Paris, brings disastrous news from Bona, in Africa, by which it appears that the French expedition against C ons tantine , has failed for the present, owing to the great severity o f the weather, similar to that experienced by the French aria at Moscow. There is also a telegraphic despatch from Bayonne of the 12th inst , stating that Espartero had recrossed to the lea bank of the river, with his army. Bilboa still held o ut 0 0 the 10th inst. The Carlists were entrenching themselves to prevent Espartero from entering Bilboa on that side. Letters have been received from Dublin, which state that the Stock of the Bank of Ireland fell 8 per cent. ° ll , Monday, in consequence of the declaration of a di vid eo ' of 4 per cent. for the half-year, instead of 41 per cent' which was the amount of the previous half-yearly dividend. THE FUNDS. Consols, which left off heavy yesterday at 884 i for the opening, are at present 88i 89 ; Reduced, 874 k ; _ .e chequer Bills, 13 14 ; India Bonds, 8 10 ; Bank Stoe" 2094 2101 ; India Stock, shut. Spanish Active, 204 4 ; Passive, 5-a i ; Deferred, 81 ; Portuguese, which left off 4 24 43, reached 4ii , _., at - li present 4414 ; Three Per Cents., 29 to 294 ; Coluinbia"' 214 22 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 531 54. HALF-PAST 0.1 a• he The Consol Market is not so good as it was in ' I n % early part of the morning, when it was at 88i 89, Yi rt 7 e , down to 88k / 4 , at present 884 4 for the opening. - - 0 duced, 87.8- ; Exchequer Bills, 14 prem. ; India Bond s, 1 prem. ; Bank Stock, 210 ; India Stock shut. In the Foreign Market there has been a great fluctuatiacl p in Portuguese Stock, from 424 43, rose to 46L rec - Ac g, again to 44—at presnt 444 1- ; Three per Cents, 'at Spanish have improved, 201 1. It is now believe& tillsthe Portuguese dividend will be paid, which cause. 0' improvement in the above Stock. Colombian, 22 ; Mr;xic3 22 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.; 534 THREE 0 : C 1.0 C g. Consols for the Account, 884 4. THE FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. ...-- Bank Stock 21 0 14 Omni= . ......................... ......„ 3 per Cent. Red. 87% India Stock . ss ........ ....••••'":10 IA 3 per Cent. Cons Ditto 110nd5.......... ........... .• ~. 3% per Cent. , 9614 South Sea Stock ... .............. • .• ...„, 3% per Cent. Reel 96j4 Ditto Old Annuities .•••• ...... New 3% per Cent Ditto New Annuitic'. ........... p 0 4 per Cent. Assented Dissented Ditto 5001............. • ..... u, pli l ' Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5001 . . ._......... ...... --" Jas. 1860 14% Bank Stock for Opg• ........ ' ' ••"4/ Oct. 1850 14% India Stock tor Act. ...... ......• 997 Jan. 1860 Consols for Act................... FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per cent Belgian, 5 per cent Brazilian Bonds - Prussian, 5 per cent, ........"'::0 1,9 Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent — ; Russian Bonds. 5 per reNt .. , 11,816 P j f, i t r t t o u , gu N es . w e Bonds, nitto... .. .......... ..... c` l it 4 : 4 2 . t Chilian, 6 per cent I Ditto, Metallic ..................... ..,,_, Colombian, 6 per cent. 2O , Spanish, 5 per cent ....... .. ..... :: WO Ditto, 1834 Danish, 3 per cent i French, 5 per cent ..... ---, ...c. .... ......, ... 4. G reek Bonds, 1825.5 per cent. : L.,' celiange .....t. 4 Mexican, 5 per cent. — F i s i i tt ic h, i : 5 , :pi per eirwerreccielett,:iit : ...... , 5 0 - 1 , 4 Ditto, 6 per cent., 1825 .......2 2 Peruvian, 1825, 6 per cent.... SHARES. 9 Railway . v/ t... I Blr .on m do in n g a h n a , m i BarnigdhGtolnounacesitivier Ra.y( S nson London and Brighton Radway (Rennie's) :7L,, • 2 London and Blackwall Railway Manchester and Leeds Railway . Manchester South Union Railway _ . No other Nt v h ar Midland s i ß o ai t t h w e ay .p . r .. i ..................... al.; .............. 0.. u.., 00 1 , 4 , ,',..7,.0,03‘ - -- --- , W EsT MINsTER PLAY.—Last night the first ol d usual s eries of performances took place. The play selecte this year is the Adelphi. It was cast as follows :-:--Al iCi° ' F. Ralston ; Demea, R. M. Howard ; Sannio,Allen ; lEschinus, W. F. Hotham ; Syrus, E. T. Fcilde ; CteElPll4l' It. B. Tritton Randolph ; Sostrata, H. R. Ferrer ; Candler* ; Geta, O. B. C. Harrison ; Hegio, H. Smith ; Dromo, H. Coxe ; Tibicina, G. R. H. Somerset ; and Pte. meno, I. T. J. S. Cocks. Mr. F. Balston, the Captain, le" de livered the prologue, which was chiefly taken up with a fence of the ancient custom observed at the school, of gi cli ',7 a sceni c representation at this festive season of the ve3.'" The style in which th e v erses of the poet were delivered 1 all the actors is highly creditable to the school. '•.. -