The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-26 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CBANCEI7Y, Jan. 25. PIJILLIP:.:.ON V. CATTY—GATTY V. PHILLIPSON. This was an appeal from a decree of Vice-Chan rellor Wigram. The facts were that under certain deeds of sttlement and appointment mentioned in the hleadings the sum of 4,5391. 53. 101 Consols became Vested in the defendants Edward Getty and Edward Owen as trustees. The trusts upon which they held the fund were for E. P. B. Phillipson for her life, and, after her decease, upon trust fur Richard B. Phillipson and Mary Ann B. Phillipson, who were the son and daughter of E. P. B. Phillipson, equally between them. In the settlement creating the trust the trustees ha*Vhe power from time to time, with the consent-ein writing of Richard B. Phil lipscn and E. P. B. Phillipson, or the survivor of them, to invert-_ Op trust funds in the public fund.; of Great 841 . 1 a. or upon real securities. In the year 1837 the . tinifees lent 2,0001. of the trust fund to Richard B. Phillipson upon personal security, to be repaid by him at the expiration of six months from the death of E. P. - B. Phillipson, and which is still outstanding. In March, 1838, the trustees ad vanced the residue of the trust fund (2,347/.55. 10d.) to a person of the name of Langstaff upon the secu rity of a freehold dwelling•house and shops in the town of Northampton, and since that time Langstaff has been declared a bankrupt. The first bill, of which Mary Ann B. Phillipson is the plaintiff, seeks to charge the trustees with the full amount of the trust-property, upon the ground that the loan of 2000/. to Richard B. Phillipson was a breach of trust, and that the Northampton property was of inadequate value to such an extent as to make it a breach of trust for the trustees to have lent the remainder of the trust fund upon that security, and to make them liable fur the loss. The case set up by the trustees was, that all the dealings with the trust property had been done with the sanction of the .cestuique trusts, and that the Northampton security was of ample value at the time that the mortgage was effected. This defence cernposed the answer of the trustees to the original bill, and also the case of the cross-hill filed by them. The evidence respecting the estimated value of the house in Northampton at the time of the mortgage was of a conflicting character. The Vice-Chancellor, however, decreed that the trustees.should pay into Court the 2,0001. lent to Richard B. Phillipson, and -tha' the Northampton mortgage should be realised, and the proceeds invested in Console, and the trustees de...Jared liable to make up in stock the difference be tv.-een the value of the funds so produced and the et ?final amount of the stock. From this decree the e.c. - oadants (the trustees) appealed. The Solicitor-G:eieral, Mr. B thell, Mr. Walker, l'elh% Wood, Mr. Reach, Mr. Gifferd, and Mr. E. F. !:...Ith appeared for the different parties. 'The LORD CIIANCELLOIt this morning said that the I;Hatiff's interest in the 2 0001. extended only to one eeeLty, and therefore the decree of the Vice 'he..Lcellor must be varied by ordering the trustees to into court only 1,0001. With respect to the „eheeha.mpton security, the proper order seemed to be hie!: it should be sold and the proceeds brought into hairt, and after that any of the parties should have Liberty to apply. Decree accordingly. ROLLS' COURT, Jan. 25. Mr. TURNER moved, in a case the name of which he did not state, for an injunction to restrain the de-. fendents from receiving two sums, one a sum of 8,000/. Consol4, and the other a sum of 9,000/. Con sols, and from receiving the dividends thereof. The bill was filed by two sons of a testator, for the pur pose of setting aside two settlements made by the father upon the two sisters of the plaintiffs. The testator by those deeds, which were each dated on the 13th of November, 1846, settled the two sums of Consols upon his two daughters. The prayer of the bill was, that the deeds should be cancAled, and that the defrndants (the daughters) should be restrained by inj'anction from receiving the stock, or from pro curieig any transfer of it. The testator died on the 20'.:h of September, 1849. Lord LANGDALE granted the injunction until the 9th of Februnr2; - , and plaintiffs were to give notice if they moved to continue the injunction. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Dennis Ryan and John MKenna were brought before the L )rd Mayor for final examination upon the charge of having assaulted Lewis Nutley, a City policeman, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. The prosecutor, who had been for a con siderable time in the hospital in a dangerous condi tion, appeared for the first time to give evidence. He said, between two and three o'clock in the morning of the 6th inst. I was passing through Catherine-wheel-alley, Biehopsgate, on duty, and saw the prisoners with others making a great noise. I told them to go home. They passed on, but a woman ..ho was with them returned and seized my hat. Ryan then came up, caught me round the waist, and wi'h the assistance of M‘lilenna and another man, threw me down on the back of my head. I was then struck two severe blows on my head. I can't say with whit, but I believe with my truncheon, which I was drawing when I was knocked to the ground. I can't say who struck me, for I was stunned and my senses left: me. I was taken to the hospital, and have been there ever since. A boy, named John Neal, said,—l was present end heard the policemen advising three men and a wemen to go home, and I saw Ryan hit the police ma.n with his list and th.-n kick him and take his I afterwards sew Ryan run away, and I fol lowed him, calling Police." lle dropped his hat, and he acknowledged at the station-house that the he . ..was his. While I was running after him I heard bIC:4 a being strut c, and a great noise in the direction - e!eich Ryan had just left. I ,i:li:fence of the policeman, in confirmation of vari ee, perte of the starement made above, was taken. dr. F. T. Van Hernert, medical student and dreg at Sr. Tnomas's Hospital, said Nutley was ! - re,eght into the hospital at a quarter to four o'clock he morning of the 6th inst, and I examined and found three severe wounds on the scalp, and he was suffering from the effects of a slight con ee--iion of the brain. There was a wound in the back the head which appeared to result from a fall. vo of the wounds were evidently produced by a blunt instrument. The man had been bleeding pro fusely from all the wounds, and was in danger at the lime. I have attended him since, and he has gone en better than I expected. Ryan, upon being asked i n th e usua l t erms b y the LORD 3 , llYORwhether he wished to say anything in answer to so serious a charge, said, I saw the police man, who appeared to be in liquor, strike a woman and knock her against a wall, and I told him not to be too fast with her, and that I should report his conduct at the station-house. I looked close at him to catch his number, and he then struck me with his fist and knocked off my hat. I called out to the wo man to go for a policeman, and I ran to look for one myself, but was taken into custody, and afterwards charged at the station-house with an assault which I had never committed. M'Kenna said he was a violin player, and had been playing at a public-house in the neighbourhood ; after leaving which he went into an adjoining house and sat down with a friend, but was suddenly fixed upon by the police-officers who entered, as one of the assailants. Toe prisoners were then committed for trial, and the City S3licitor was directed to prosecute. It was stated in Catherine-wheel-alley, which is a place remarkable for nightly rows, that the beating which the unfortunate policeman received had been intended for another who has been long unpopular in the place. GUILDHALL. William Mach, of 6, Queen's-court, Holborn, was brought up for final examinatio n , charged with b e i ng in Christopher-cou r t, oppos i te Sr. Alartin's-le-Grand, with intent to commit a felony. The prisoner was sentenced to three months' im prioontnent. _ _ The S.?cretary of the Metropolitan Society for the Pro'ection of Trade, 4, Old Jewry, called the atten tion of the Alderman to a competitor of the renowned Joseph Ady, who had started up and opened in exactly the same line of business. He produced a letter which had been addressed to Mr. W. A gars , o f North Bart on , i n Y o rk s hire, informing that gentle man that he wa s en titl e d t o unclaimed dividends in sock to the amount of 8001., and upon the receipt . of 23,. he (the wr it er ) wou ld g i ve th e necessarymfx ra-Ition to obt a i n it. This letter was signed " George Wilson, agent for the recovery of unclaimed dividends, 14, John's-street, London." The society caused i..quiries to be made at the place, and found that he di' , not keep the house, but letters were taken in for . He thought i t would therefore be useful for the rel is to know tht this new adventurer might, or nigh` not, if occasion required, be as readily found as Joseph Ady, who was a housek eeper of long standing. Aldermansaid, h e h ad received several , ffek-3 of such information, to Which he had not been - " , olish as to give any attention, and th e pu b lication the society's inquiry might be of som e benefit to BoW-STREET maces Caller; eau, llob,rt and William Ilorlock, aof John Jeffrey, check and money takers, late in the e rs, is of the City and Iron Steam- boat Company, vi-p7r, placed before Mr. Jardine for further fxarnina tior, on the charge of conspiracy and embezzlement. It transpired when the case was first heard, that nn e of the prisoners (Cal!aghan) had made a confes sion in the presence of Mr. Cattarns, the solicitor of the company, and Mr. Aitchinson, their superin tendent, implicating himself and colleagues in a sys tem of fraud, which it was alleged had been carried on for years, and which was effected by the double sale of tickets to steam-boat passengers. It was their duty to tear fresh tickets from the check-book at each pier, and when they were delivered up at the statioa %%here the passengers alighted they should have been at once examined and destroyed ; instead of which the prisoners, by collusion, continued to pass off-the old tickets again and again, and share amongshem selves the produce of their sale. ;.. Mr. Cattarns stated that, owing to the continued absence of the principal delinquent (Jackson), the money-taker at the London-pier, he was unable to proceed with the case. If at the expiration of a second remand he should be in the same position, the com pany would probably have to proceed by indictment. The prisoners (by their attorneys) urged the utter absence of evidence to justify their detention beyond the statements of Callaghan, and eventually Mr. JARDINE consented to liberate the Horlocks and Jeffrey, on entering into their own recognizances to appear in a fortnight, to answer any charge that might then be preferred against them. His Worship required Callaghan to provide two sureties in 201. each, in addition to his personal recognizances, to ap pear at the same time. THE ,SUN, LO LION, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 26, 1850. LAMBETH. Henry Harvey Saville, a young fellow who stood remanded since Saturday last on a charge of obtain ing upwards of 201. from Mr. John Bright, a gentle man residing on Brixton-hill, who has been for some years treasurer to the St. Anne School, and also a guardian of the parish of Lambeth, under a threat of charging him with the commission of an abominable offence, was brought up fir re-examination. Mr. Henry S. Redpath, of the firm of Dean, Leeks, and Redpath solicitors, Mr. llnmphreys, and Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, appeared to prosecute; and Mr. Roberts attended for the prisoner. There were also present during the investigation several members of the Lambeth board of guardians and many gentlemen, the friends and acquaintances of the prosecutor. Mr. Clarkson stated the circumstances of the case at considerable length, and in conclusion said it was much to be regretted that the prosecutor had not, in the first instance, done that which he had made up his mind ultimately to do, namely, given the wretched person at the bar into custody. Mr. Bright, who is evidently a timid and nervous person, was here sworn, and the evidence he had given on Saturday last having been read over, he identified a number of letters and documents as being in the handwriting of the prisoner; and part of these he had received from him. One of the documents so put in was a written acknowledgment in the prisoner's own handwriting, and written in the presence of a third person, in which he acknowledged that the accusation of an abominable nature was perfectly groundless, and expressed his sorrow for having made it. In his cross-examination by the prisoner's solicitor, Mr. Bright said be could not say they had been walking in different directions, the prisoner and him self, when the former accosted him. The prisoner at that time was dressed genteely, and was very different in appearance to the present. Was certain the pri soner spoke to him first, and asked him for some em ployment ; and he asked him for his address ; but he (Mr. Bright) did not give his. He was not ac quainted with any officer at St. George's Barracks, nor did any gentleman come up to and speak to him while the prisoner was in his company. Did not walk down the Strand arm-in-arm with the prisoner, and could not say that he desired the prisoner to go away, though he knew he was following him. He (Mr. Bright) called at a shop in St. Martin's-lane, and the prisoner remained outside all the time he was there, but not at his request. He did not propose a trip to London-bridge by one of the steamboats, but witness proceeded by one of the steamboats from Hun gerford to London-bridge, and he believed the pri soner was a passenger by the same boat. He had no conversation with the prisoner during the trip, but he would not swear whether he paid his fare by the boat or not. The prisoner left the boat at the same time that he did, and followed him up Gracechurch street. Did not request the prisoner to walk up Gracechurch-street after him, as there were a number of persons in that street who knew him. He (Mr. Bright) went into a shop in that street, but before going in he gave the prisoner half-a-crown to get his dinner, as he said he h a d h a d not hi ng to eat. Did not tell the prisoner when he gave him the half crown to make haste back; did not say such a thing sufficiently loud to enable the shopkeeper to hear it; nor did he say so at all. Whilst in the shop he ob serred the prisoner outside with his head close to the shop-winduwe. Did not then complain to the shopkeeper of the prisoner's annoyance, nor request him to turn him (the prisoner) away. On leaving the shop he found the prisoner at the door, but he did not propose a trip to Greenwich. Some conver sation took place, and the prisoner proposed to go to Greenwich to see a friend of his, an officer in the College, who, he said, wou ld sa ti s f y him (Mr. Bright) about the representations he had made, and as to their being perfectly correct. The prisoner also pro posed, that if he (Mr. Bright) advanced him a sum of money on some jewels belonging to his mother, he should place the duplicates in his hands as a security, and these duplicates he said were in the hands of a person at Greenwich. No arrangement was made about the payment of interest, nor was there any thing said about his having anything ist the loan of the money. Ile (Mr. Bright) took a return-ticket at the Green wich station, and believed the prisoner took a return-ticket also, and it was his impression that he paid for it out of the money he had given him to get his dinner. Would not swear that he (Mr. Bright) had not paid for both tickets, but his im pression was that he had not. On reaching Green wide the prisoner told him his friend, the officer at the College, was (lead, but said that if he accom panied him to a public-house he would give him the pawnbrokers' duplicates for the jewels. He went to a public-house with the prisoner, and treated him to some stout, and then it was that he, for the first time, discovered the sort of character the prisoner w .s. Notwithstanding his discovery, however, he returned to town with the prisoner, and in the same carriage. There were one or two other persons in the carriage with them. That he would swear to. On reaching the London-bridge station he gave the prisoner 55., and he went away. Did not recollect the prisoner saying anything on going away, but he gave him the money because be could not get rid of him in any other way. Could not account for not having given the prisoner into custody on his refusing to leave him. Did not tell the prisoner on their part ing that he should never want for a friend, and when he wanted money to write to him, nor anything to that effect; nor did he know how the prisoner pro cured his address, except at the shop in Gracechurch street. Soon after he received a letter from the pri soner, addressed to his house at Brixton-hill, and L several others were sent in succession, but he burnt all he had received up to the period at which the priso ner gave him the written acknowledgment that the charge he had made was false and unfounded, and promised never to annoy him for the future. He (Mr. Bright) might have called as many as three or four times at the prisoner's lodgings to ascertain his character, but did not call as often as twenty times. He sent a friend of his to the prisoner, but did not represent him as an attorney. That person gave the prisoner 101., and this sum he subsequently made good to him. The same person was present when the prisoner gave the written acknowledgment that the charge he made against him (Mr. Bright) was unfounded, and gave the prisoner two sovereigns. The prisoner on that occasion was asked to state the nature of his accusation, and he said if they gave him the money (2/.) he would give a 'document in the nature of that which had been produced, and all of which was in the prisoner's handwriting. Mr. Clarkson was occupied for nearly three-quar ters of an hour in reading over the letters sent by the prisoner to the prosecutor since September last. They were all to the same effect, namely, that if the sum named, and which was requested for various purposes, was sent to him it should be the very last time he would trouble him, and clearly demonstrated the recklessness with which this class of miscreants pursue their dupes from the moment they get them in their power. Mr. ELLIOTT observed that the case was one which must go before a jury, and as the evidence, both oral and documentary, would extend to a great length, he should remand the prisoner until Wednesday next, to give time to prepare it properly. The prisoner was then remanded, the magistrate refusing to take bail for him. IHE COUNTY RATE MoVEMERT.—On Wednesday a meeting of deputations from various bards of guar dians connected with the poor-law unions in the West Riding of Yorkshire, was had at Nory .anton for the purpose of pr omo ti ng the passing of a :Bill which is to be brought into Parliament during th e aoachin session, for the establi s h ment of county boards for theg management of county rates. Theta we re present de putations from the boards of guardians. ..of the following unions :—Halifax. Huddersfield, Roth es ham, Bradford, Keighley, Wak(-fielo, and Dewsbury. Mr. Roberts, of R6e!idale, and Mr. J. Livesey, of Pres ton, members of the Lancashire comrcitlee, were also pi esert by invita tion to give information as to the proceed.'!ngs which had been taken in Lancashire on this question- PRoSELYTES3I By THE .CHUECH OF ROME.—At the chapel ( f the Oratory, Ake, ter-street,. on Wodne, day last, tit the opening of the devotion • of 40 hours' prayer, Dr. Uilathorr e, Roman Catholic ;Bishop yt ofthe a.tz central district, wa s ass i s e d ia the servit ' attendants, who are n,w either priests ( r cl i ndid.ites for by priest's orders in the Church of Rome, but w ere f)rmerly clergymen in the Church of England, —Chun ch and Slate Gazette. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—The following f•xta Cure of a Swollen Leg by Holloway's Pills and (.., published in the Adelaide Observer, South Au. " Geor for manywasayde,sp.rolvinemthrn° ge Illundon, a settler in the colony, had been .'intment is stralia : •ordinary i n me t n h to s fa w ns i di t e h epp a i i pills, H o a swollen ednw by using s,a,ionni recommended the mteh ne p dm a e i d n a sw toads iti s ..ey o c .en sufferingt e nfo for about about a fortnight, a cure was so fa y r e ff ee g tid as to permit him walk to Adelaide, a distance of twenty miles to give this , state ment to the edito r of this journal, for the information fit of his fellow- creatures." —Sold by all Vendors oflrdi *b"e-, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 24 - 1-, Strata e icl- ci London. ( P ta *:l v ...2 * -111 1 -4 , *1 BELGIAN EASTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY—(THIS DAY.) The usual half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of the Belgian Eastern Junction Railway was held this afternoon, at the London Tavern ; Sir Frederick Smith, chairman to the board of directors, in the chair. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, the minutes of the last hali-yearly meeting were read and confirmed. The report of the directors was then sub mitted to the meeting, which stated that in accordance with the resolution passed at the last meeting, a deputation proceeded to Brussels, and had an interview with the Belgian Minister on the 20th of November last, for the purpose of bringing the negotiations with the Government to a speedy issue. The Minister, M. Rolin, stated to the depu tation that various circumstances over which he had no control had prevented the submitting to the Coun cil of Ministers the propositions which had been made to him on behalf of the company ; but he as sured the deputation that the sulject would be taken into consideration with a spirit of equity and liberality, and with as little delay as pos sible, probably in about a fortnight from the date of that interview. Two letters had since been addressed by the board to the Minister, pressing for a decision, but up to this date the directors have received no communication from him. These negotiations have been pending since August, 1848, the object being either to obtain a return of the caution-money or permission to appropriate it to the construction of a section of the line. The report goes on to state that if circumstances have changed since the time the concession %as granted, and the Govern ment of the present day should no longer desire that any part of the railway should be constructed, then the directors feel justified in saying that the funds deposited as a guarantee of the intentions of the company should be restored in full to the shareholders ; but if the interests of the country require that a portion of the line should be constructed, they do not suppose that the mere de lay which has unavoidably taken place could be set up as a bar to its execution. They cannot believe that the Ministers of Belgium, either individually or collec tively, desire to confiscate the property of the share holders for the mere purpose of appropriating the funds in question to the purposes of the State. The directors entertain a hope that when the question shall be investigated by the Belgian Ministry, their sense of right will induce them to accede to the pro positions submitted on behalf of the company. A considerable rise has taken place during the course of the last year in the Belgian funds, in which the cau - tion-money is invested, so that, in the event of a favourable issue to the negotiation, the delay will not have been injurious to the company. In conclusion, the directors state that every endeavour has been made by them to economise the resources of the company : the clerks have been discharged, the office given up, the secretary placed on a very reduced salary, and the directors continue, as they have done from the com mencement, to give their services gratuitously. The accounts to the 31st of December last show that the investments amount to 51,5081, of which 29,3131. is in caution-money, 21,8771. in the hands of M. Mes sell, at 4 per cent. interest, and 3201. at 5 per cent. The balances amount to 3011., making 51,8101. The sums paid in liquidation of liabilities incurred prior to the 12th of October, 1849, and expended in current expenses to the 31st of I)3cember, amount to 5491. The present liabilities are stated to be 317/. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re port, observed that if the report did not furnish all the information that was required he was quite pre pared to answer any question that might be put to him. The directors had nothing to conceal, and were ready to adopt any suggestions the shareholders might throw out. The shareholders no doubt were aware that the Belgian Ministers had latterly been a good deal occupied with their war budget, or their line would have come under their considsration ; but the Ministers had now got over their difficulties, and they confidently anticipated that ere long they would receive a reply from the Finance Minister. The di rectors were determined to do their best to economise the expenditure of the company, and he hoped, under all the circumstances, the shareholders would be sa tisfied with the report. A PROPRIETOR wished to know if any answer had been received from the Minister of Pubic Works since the report was published ? The Clings/AN replied in the negative. A PROPRIETOR asked if the directors had consi dered the position the company would be in suppos ing the Belgian Government called upon them to make the line ? He had reason to believe that if that turned out to be so, that one-tenth of the shareholders would not pay up. The CHAIRMAN said that was a question for future consideration. The PROPRIETOR observed, that the company had failed to carry out the promises in the original pros. pectu!. The CHAIRMAN—In what respect ? The PROPRIETOR—In nut making the line within five years. Tne CHAIRMAN—And why not ? Tne PROPRIETOR—Because you could not, I sup pose.—(A laugh.) The CnAirtmAN—That is not our fault. We are anxious to carry the thing out, and have laboured hard to do so ; but if any member of the shareholders will join our direction, and relieve us from the difficulties we are labouring under, we shall be very much obliged to him. The PROPRIETOR—Don't suppose that I desired to cast any imputation upon the direction. I think they have done the best they could under the circum stances, and I merely made these suggestions fur your future consideration. In my opinion the BA gian Government have behaved very shabbily to us. The CHAIRMAN—We have a strong moral claim upon the Government, and I have no doubt that in the end they will give us fair play, if they do not treat us with liberality. The report was then adopted. The CHAIRMAN intimated that certain shareholders had neglected to exchange their banker's receipts for scrip certificates, but as many of them had failed to do so through being absent from- the country, it was therefore proposed, at the next half-yearly meeting, to take the sense of the meeting on the subject. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman and directors, and the meeting terminated. FRANCE. Same detachments of marines have (says the Constitutionnel) been ordered to prepare for em barkation at Brest for La Plata. A company of the marine artillery will also be sent there. The vessels already named to form part of the expedition are the corvette La Cepricieuse, the Zenobie frigate, and the steam corvette the Prony. Rear- Admiral Dubourdieu will hoist his flag on board the Prony. GERMANY. The Cologne Gazette states that Bakounine, Heu ber, and Rcockel, the three leaders of the insurrection in Dresden, were on the 18th condemned to death, and the sentence was to be communicated to them the nett day. THE BRAZILS. FALMOUTH, JAN. 25, NINE A.M.—The Linnet packet, commanded by Lieutenant James, arrived this morning from Rio de Janeiro with the Brazil and River Plate Mails, having sailed from thence the 17th ult. She brings freight in gold and diamonds to the amount of about 20,0001. The following are the pas sengers:—Mr. Tully Lott, Mr. Schivind. Exchange at Rio, 27id. ; stock, 88k to 89. Rio was perfectly quiet, and business for perishable goods brisk, for piece and manufactured goods dull. Coffee scarce and dear, superior 5 dolls. to 5 dolls. 200 r.; g oo d firsts, 4 dolls. 800 r. to 4 dolls. 900 r.; good second, 4 dolls. 300 r. to 4 dolls. 400 r. ; sugar (white), 2 dolls. 700 r. to 2 dolls. 800 r. per arroba; browns 1 doll. 700 r. to 1 doll. 800 r. ; hides, 150 r. per lb. for heavy, and 170 r. per lb. for light; freights nominal. Many ves sels had left in ballast owing to the high price of coffee. By her Majesty's packet Kestrel arrived from the river on the 12th December, dates had been received to the Ist from Monte Video, and to the 2Gth November from Buenos Ayres. The news is not of much interest. Regarding the negotiations pending between her Majesty's Envoy, Mr. Southern, and the Buenos Ayrean Government concerning the River Plate question, the :British Packet newspaper ex presses itself as follows : " There can be no longer any reason for doubting but that the vexatious question of European interference in the affairs of the Plate, as far as regards England, is on the eye of being definitively settled by a separate ar rangement between that nation and the Republic. It is unquestionably desirable that the whole question should be decided at once, and her Majesty's Ministers acted perfectly right in delaying for acme time their decision. Circumstances hate prevented the French Cabinet from acting in conctri; as heretofore, and we thick her Majesty's Government evinced the greatest discretion in tak.ng the steps it lias done. French amour-propre cannot complain a ,ant of delicacy on its (her Majesty's Government) part. Alter the decided s:eps taken by Great Britain, France ought not to have any further desire to delay the settlement of the ques tion." _ _ It is said the Kestrel brought a copy of the treaty between Great Britain and tie Buenos Ayrean Go vernment, signed by Velippo Arand on the part of the Argentine, and Mr. Southern on the part of the English Government. The Hydra steamer, which left Rio on the 13th December, was the bearer of it to England, and it was said Mr. Southern would be eceived by the Governor Rosas in his official capa - in a few days. ss •nambuco still continued in an unsettled state, ex. but it was expected that the energetic measurea taken by the Government would shortly restore that. province to tranquillity. The Linnet left the following ships of war at Rio : —her Majesty's ships Tweed, C:escent, and Kes trel ; Puruguese, Vasco de Game, Iris, and Don Joao Prineirc. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) Prices in shares continue firm, with a tendetqj to im prove. An increased demand has shown it .eit, a-id a /air average amount of business i a Inca transacted. At Devon Great Console, the lo:e in the 70, at Anca Maria, continues to improve east, beito , now wor,,h 1201. per fm. At Anna Maria, a eross-cut driving south has intersec'ol a branch, also worth 1201. per fir. South Tolgus, West Caradon, Wheal Margai et, Cara Brea, and South Basset if aces have been in requeot. South Basset, we learn, is much improved. Ar: el Consols continues improving, tie lode in the slut', being worth nearly 50/. Ter fiat. The directors ef Devon Gret Consols declared, yes terday, a dividend of 51. per share, or 5,1201.. being for profits resulting from copper ores raised in Vie months of Sti.t , qnber and Octobor. After pay merit divi ecnd, there will remain in hand, in cash, ore bills run ning, and Exchequer-bill?, a balance of 18,496/. 1.1. B'., applicable to tl.e general purposes of the company. At the South Tamar meeting the statement of ac counts presentel !boat:el a balance c f 5191. l7e. Id. in favour of the mine, and estimate of liabilitles and asset the former mounting to 4971. 10s. Bd., and the liter to 2,3421. 16:. 103. At the South Wheal Tulgus meeting, held on Wed. nesday, the statement (f accounts showed a balance in favour of the mine of 922/. 3s. I Id. A dividend of 21. per share was declared, which, arter being ra . (l, will leave a balance in hand of 4101. 3s. Ild. The profits for Jannary and February were estimated from the sale of ores to be 1,000/. East Tamar meeting was held on the 24th; the finan cial statement showed a balance of 162/. ss. 7d. in fa vour c f the mine. The liabilities amounted to 1,576/. 3s. 6d., and the assets t 2,7231 Os. 2J. At the meeting of Wheal Benny adventurers, held on Thursday last, a report, by M. A. Murray, jun., was presented, wheiein some accounts of the geology of that district, made so interesting by its proximity to the Devon Great Consols, is treated on, giving some reason for the cause of the failures that Lave hitherto occurred in the various ma's made to discover its richness. At the meeting of the Ilennock Nlining Company, the statement of accounts showed I alance of 171. 18e. sd. in fivour d f the company; but to meet the future opera tions, a call of lOs. per sE a e was made. At West Wheal Seton meeting, the statement of ac counts showed balance of 118/. 13e. 4d. agAnst the mine, and.a call cf 1/ share was made. Shares i❑ the fillowing mines Lave changed hands since our last:—Devon Great Consols, Trevizdeey and Barrier. Condurrow, South Basset, Tiller, f , Trelawny, Herod:foot, Alfred Consols, East and South ramar, Trethevy, Bedford United, Daren, Tregorden, Wheal Margaret, Lelaut Consols, East Buller, Los cat, South Tolgus, Stray Park, Treleigh Consols, West Wheal Tolgus, Trema3nr, Devon and Courtney, &c. In foreign mines there have been several transactions in St. John de! hey, Imperial Brazilian, and United Mexican; and business has a so been done in Guadalca nal, Santiago, Care, and Copiepo share?. THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette of this day.) FURTHER REDUCTION IN THE ARMY.—The re maining number of reserve battalions not included in the recent arrangement for immediate reduction will be consolidated with the Ist battalions as they each arrive from foreign service at the expiration of the several periods for which they were sent abroad ; the total effective strength to be 750 men each regiment. Some of the battalions have several years yet to com plete their tour of duty in the colonies. The same regulation for keeping the officers on full pay is to apply to this extended mode of reduction. TROOPS FOR FOREIGN SERVICE.—It is under • stood that five regiments will shortly be placed in orders to embark for foreign stations. The Mediter ranean is to be reinforced on the return to England of the reserved battalions ordered for reduction. DUBLIN GARRISON.—We regret to find that seve ral officers, forming part of this garrison, have recently suffered severely from gembling transactions, and, it is said, that in one regiment three officers have been obliged to quit the service by the sale of their commissions. This unfortunate business has arisen from the false economy of keeping corps too long at one station. THE GUARDS.—The charge for the pay of the Coldstream and Scots Fusilier Regiments, consisting of 1,452 of all ranks in each corps, amounts to 53,099/ for the 3 ear, and a regiment of the line of 1,312 of all ranks, 110 men less, costs 37,9781., making a dif ference of 15,1211., for the annual charge of these regiments of the Guards above that of a regiment of the line. PUBLIC MILITARY PROMENADE.- . ---The Govern ment have given directions to her Majesty's Board of Works, to cause the meadow-land, consisting of 14 acres, in front of the Royal Military College at Chel sea, to be laid down with gravel and planted with shrubs, and to be thrown open to the use of the public far recreation. THE IRISH STAFF.—We are glad to be able to announce that Government has decided upon retain ing .11 ,, j0r-General John M'Donald, C. 8., formerly of the 921 Ilighlandere, in command of the Kilkenny district. Brevet-Colonel Sir Cr.arles Routledge O'Doenell, Unattached, Assistant-Adjutant-General, will be withdrawn from Kilkenny, and will be re placed by Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel William Freke IVilliams, unattached, now filling that situation in the Athlone district, which is to be broken uF, and the district divided between the Belfast, Dublin, and Limerick districts. Lieutenant Colonel J. F. S Clarke, unattached, late of the Scots Greys, is to be discontinued as Assistant Quartermaster. General at Kilkenny, and will, we suppose, be succeeded by Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel C. C. Johnson, unattached, from Athlone. COMMAND IN IRELAND. -- It is rumoured that Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Blakeney, and commanding the troops in Ireland, will, in the course cf the year, retire from the active duties of his profession, in the performance of which he has been so many years engaged in that country. JAMAICA.—Major-General Bunbury, com manding the forces, has been seriously ill, but was convalescent when the mail packet left the island. The troops have suffered severely from fever. EXCHANGE OF QUARTERS.— We are enabled to state that the Government have not yet determined whether they will incur the expense of removing the Head Quarters of Regiments during the present year. INDIAN PRIZE MONEY. —The sum of 12,4251. has been paid by the East India Company into the Bank of England to the public account, to meet the claims of the several parties entitled to share in the Prize Money granted for the capture of G-huznee and Lower Sinde. MILITARY FORTUNES.—The property of General Sir George Anson, G C. 8., late Governor of Chelsea College, has been sworn to under the sum of 1,500/. ; that of Lieutenant-Colonel Alderson, Royal Engi neers, late Secretary of that establishment, to 15,0001, and that of Mr. North, late apothecary at that place, and formerly a staff surgeon in the arm v, to 25,0001. 'l.le will of the late Lieutenant -Colonel Dennir, 13th L;ght Infantry, has been proved and sworn under 1,5001., and that of Paymaster Williams, 16th Lan cers, 8001. ENROLLED PENSIONERS.—Th e staff officers of the local companies have received orders from the Secre tary at War to return into store the muskets of the men belonging to their respective districts, in order that they may be prepared with percussion locks pre vious to the ensuing drills. ANTIGUA.—We regret to find that the troops are still suffering from' yellow fever —officers and men falling victims to its ravages. CAPE COAST CASTLE.—The troops belonging to the West India Regiments stationed at this place are to be withdrawn, and a local corps raised to cons i st o f 3 companies, of 100 men each, for the service of the garrison. The officers are to be appointed by the Commander-in-Chief. DISCONTINUAN CE QE RECRUITING.—In anticipation of the intended reduction in the army which is about to take place, several recruiting parties have been called ir, particularly those connected with the reserve battalions. A Military fracas has recently taken place not more than a day's sail from Southampton, between the commanding-officer of a depot and a captain, re specting the order of the former for the latter to re side in barracks, and on his refusal, a correspondence ensued, which frcm its tone and character, no ami cable result could b e an ti c i pa t e d, an d th e whole affair has been forwarded for the consideration of the Com- mander-in-Chief. It is expected that the command . ing-officer will retire from the regiment. FIRE AT THE GLOUCESTER RAILWAY SIATIOY.— At an early hour on Thurday morning, it 14 as disco vered that a fire had broken out in u building constructed for the use of the locomothe department of the Bristol and Birmingham line, situate a short distance from the passenger platform. 4The inflammability of the mire- Hats f which the building was constructed (it being built exclusively of timber) led to a r a2id spread of the file, and before the engines could be brought to bear upon it, the whole building ss as in a mass of flame, and threatened destruction to all around it. The efforts of the parties on the spa wore confined to the object cf preventing the extension of the fire to other buildings, and in this they happily succeeded, though the building in which it broke out was entirely demolished. The damage is supposed to exceed I,OOOL, many valuable articles in the building having Lean destroyed. A very similar catastrophe happened on nearly the tame spot some eighteen months ago. SOUTH EsSEX.—AIr. J. Laurie, of llyde Park place, and Marshal's, Essex, formerly sheriff of Loudon and Middlesex, has announced that he will oiler himself a: a candidate for the representation of this division of the county at the next vacancy, upon Conservative principles. BRIDLINGTON, JAN. 2 s.—Wiad W.S.W. light.--Sld. Mary Taylor, Colluder, Pernambuco. PARLIAMENTARY AND MUNI CIPAL REFORM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir:,—Perrnit me, through the medium of your pper to offer a 1 . ,w suggestions relating to the pre paring of a new Reform Bill. Having assisted for some years in the registration of voters for both Par liamentary and Muoicipul electionF, and having served the office of overseer, I have seen some evils which I now wish to point out, and beg to suggest a remedy. IG is not: for me to say what shall be the quAifica that for the franchise, but whether it be a fivc pound rental or household suffrage, matters little to me; but the biter would be preferable for the coun try, as it would prevent all those unfair and (I might almost say) dishonest practices between landlord and tenant as to the value of houses. I have known parties let houes for 101. which were not worth Si., reurning the difference indirectly to the tenant. On the other hfind, a Tory landlord ht a house for 101., but as the tenant was claimed by the liberal agent, the landlord swore that he had only let the house fir 91., and that that sum was the extreme value tf it. Now, in the muni cipal registrati,,n, this evil is avoided by the hou,e hold system ; but here is another evil, namely, the length of time required for a qualification. a town containing several parishes many persons, especially the poorer classes and mechanics, remove ta•sa or three times in the two years and eight months, and are therefore omitted to be placed on the lists by the overseer, who has no business to hunt about other parishes for " voters for houses in succession." Now I would recommend that every man who oc cupied a house, shop, or warehouse for twelve months previous to the last day of July in any year, and having paid all poor-rates, &c., due on the 6th of April in such year, on or before the said 31st day of July, should be inserted by the overseer as entitled to vote both in Parliamentary and Municipal elections. The lists of voters should then be revised by a bar rister, and the new register should (after the first time) come into force on the Ist day of January in each year. _ _ The benefits derived by the adoption of my plan would be these—a more equitable register of voters, and much less expensive, as the municipal registra tion would be entirely abandoned, and the new sys tem would be so simple that every man would under stand it. This register might also be used for voting in parochial vestries, and the election of guardians. In conclusion, permit me to say that even the above reform would be found quite useless in many Lwns (such as Stamford) without the protection of the ballot. I remain, Sir, yours respectfully, Lincolnshire, Jan. 24, 1850. REFORMER, STRIKE OF THE COAL MINERS. -An extensive and welt-organised strike, on the part of the operative miners of Lararkshire, for an advance of wager, has taken place. The colliers of the Glasgow district, it would appear, hare generally ceased operatiutiF, and are to be followed by those in the upl er and midribe wards of the county. The coalmasters around Glas gow have raised the price of the article one shilling per waggon, and a further advance cf one shilling is contemplated. BLYTII, JAN. 24.—The Albion floated off the rocks 22d inst , with apparently but little damage. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall •street. E. Heather, Crawford-stree', Marylebone, straw hat manufacturer, Feb. 15, at half-past one—E. Archer, Clare-street, Clare-market, baker, Feb. 15, at one—J. Pavis, Three Colt-s' ri et. Limehouso, licensed victual!, r, Feb. 15, at one—T. Parfrement, King-street, Holborn, boot maker, Feb. 21, at eleven—D. N. Fisher, Lynn Regis, Norfolk, music seller, Feb. 21, at half-past eleven —T. %Valley and I'. W. Hardwick, Orifuid street, liven drapere, Feb. 15, at half-past twelve—J. F. Knok I, Bolton-row, Piccadilly, Nine merchant, Feb. 12, at twelve —S. Prentice, Slough, Buckinghamshire, ironmonger, Feb. 16, at twelve—C. B. Roo and 'l'. J. Blachford, New port, Isla of Wight, bankers, Feb. 16, at eleven—J. Porter, Wormwood- artet, City, cheese factor, Feb. 16, at twelve—G. Teil and B. M. Ronald, Old Jewry el ambers, East India merchants, Feb. 28, at twelve—H. Goring, Hanwell, Middlesex, butcher, Feb. 16, at twelve —Sir G. Duckett, Bait., Sir F. B. Morland, Bart., and T. T. Bernard, Pall-mall, bankers, Feb. 21, at two—J Adderson, West Dereharo, Norfolk, butcher, Feb. 16, at eleven—F. Cornell, Halstel, Essex, ironmonter, Feb. 19, at one—H. Tappenceti, jun., Ashford, Kent, corn dealer, Feb. 19, at twelve—J. Weuham, Beckley, Sussex, tailor, Feb. 12, at two. In the Country. J. Miller, Liverpool, saddler, at the Court, Liverpool, Feb. 15, at eleven—J. Deakin, Liverpool, wine merchant, at the Court, Liverpool, Feb. 15, at eleven—J. J Jack son, Liverpool and Birkenhead, wine merchantr, at the Court, Liverpool, Feb. 15, at eleven—R. C. Sweet, Bir mingham, builder, at the Court, Birmingham, Feb. 27, at twelve—J. M. Wathew, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, brickmaker, at the Court, Birmingham, Feb. 16, at eleven—W. Pickup, Blackburn, Lancashire, brickmaker, at the Court, Manchester, Feb. 18, at twelve--J. Robson Sunderland, grove-, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Feb. 21, at eleven—J. Worthy, Hartlepool, Durham, builder, at the Court, Neweastic-upon-Tyne, Feb. 21, at half-past PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. E. Tribe, Bedford-street, Bedford-squat e7money scri vener, 5d., on Saturday next, and ti ne . ; su b sequent Sa turda,ys, between elevea and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. J. Cottin, Broad•street, merchant, iths of a fathing any Thursday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers. T. Beadle, Croydon, carpenter, 9.7. 3d., on Wednee.- day next, and three following Wednesdays, between eleven and two, at the offito of Mr. Graham, Coleman- street. J. W. Taylor, Exchange-buildin gs , City, merchant, 6jd., on Wednesday next, and three following Wednes days, between deign And two, at the office of Mr. Gra ham, Coleman-street. J. Morrison, I3eauhill-bill, Norwood, coal merchant, 6s. 2d. on Wednesday next and three following Wednes days, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Gra ham, Coleman-street. A. C. Handley, Maldon, Essex, draper, ss. 10d„ on Thursday, 31st inst., and three following Thursday, be tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, 13a singhall-street. T. Megary, Love-lane, Billingsgate, coal merchant, 2s. 5d., on Thursday, 31. t inst., and three following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office cf Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-,erect. T. Walley and P. W. Hardwick, Oxford-street, liner.- drapers, 2s. 63., on Thursday, 31st lust., and three fol lowing Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basingliall-street. C. Rowland, lie rsham, Sussex, stonemason, 123. 6,1„ on Thursday, 31st inst., and three following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. E. L. Blackman, Lombard -street, tailor, ls. 93. on Thursday, 31st inst ., an d th ree f o ll ow i ng Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfield, Basinghall-street. J. Woodham, Tonbridge, Kent, grocer, Is. 6d., on Thursday, 31st inst., and three following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfield, Basinghall-street. J. Strange, Abingdon, wine merchant, Is. 7d., on Thursday, 31st inst., and three following Thursday's. between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfield, Basinghall-street. J. Tilley, Prince.-street, Bermondsey, coal-meter, 7s. 83., on Thursday, 31st inst., and three following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfield, Basinghall•street. R. Haycock, Cambridge, chemist, 2d., on Saturday three ext, and thre sub:equent S a t ur d a y s , et seen eleven and two, at the offi_e uf Mr. Groom. Abchurch-lane. Batsor, Wilson, and Langhorn, Berwick-upon-Twee I, bankers, 3d. (in addition to 10s. previously declared), on the following days, v:z , Monday, 28th inst., Tuesday, 29th inst., Wednesday, 30th iust., Thursday, 31st inst., Friday, Ist Feb., Monday, 4th Fe b., Tuesday, sth Feb., Wednesday, 6th Feb., Thursday, 7th Fah., Friday, Bth Feb., and on any Saturday after II th Feb., Letween ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle upon-Tyne. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Addington, London-road, Southwark, oil and colour man, Feb. 18, at twelve—G. B. Pettitt, Brook-street, Now-road, St. PancraQ, and Upper St. Martin's-lane, ironmonger, Feb. 16, at one—W. Anderson, Nelson street, City-road, ar.d Normsn%-buildings, engineer, Feb. 16, at eleven—T. Vertue, Trinity-ten ace, Tower hill, seed merchant, Feb. 15, at twelve—W. Freeman, Edgware-road, licensed victualler, Feb. 15, at eleven. In the Country. 11. Hepworth, Selby, Yorkshire, linendraper and hosier, Feb. 18, at one, at, the Court, Leeds—T. Wheeler, Liverpool, f, uit-rneret ant, Feb. 15, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—ll. Horsley, Liverpool, warehouse keeper, Feb. 18, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool— J. E. Clarke, and H. Inchbold, Manchester and Swinton, lont2 actors, Feb. 18, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester: CERTIFICATES GRANTED. Robert Taylor, Liverpool, ironmonger, Jan. 22, certifi cate of the first class, utter tvrcnty-one days—T. W a ll e y arid I'. W. Hardwick, Oxford strut, linendrapers, Jar. 23, certificate of the third class —J. Price, Queen's Head-passage, Newgatc-street, Great Portland street, and Plaistow, Essex, innkeeper and farmer, Jan. 22—G. T. Day, Commercial-road, Pimlico, civil en gineer and manufacturer c f ventilating apparatus, Jai. 17, certificate f the third class—T. Reed, North Shields, Northumberland, bankrupt, Jan, 22, certificate of the first class—J. Hirr , Halifax, dyer, Jan. 22, certificate of ele first class, idler 21 days —A. J. Swift, Liverpool, ironfounder. • PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. R. Edleston and R. Taylor, Acringtor, Lancashire, linendrapers—J. Lerch and J. Berry. Manches'er, mer chants —A. W. Munday and E. Munday, Salisbury, Wiltshire, tailors and drill - ers—Jemima Feary. Karen happuch Feary, and Julia Ann Constantine, Gosport; Hampshire, preparatory school—l. Eastwood and J. Beverley, Halifax, Yorkshire, railway sub-contractors — W. Stoton and 0. Mayor, Wimbledon, Surrey, school maaters—J. Warr and G. Warr, Bolton-le-Moors. Lanca shire, slate and lime merchants—N. Lamont, W. Ratray, A. Barron, and T. W. StevenF,_Barbad9es—S. Marshall and P. IL 'Etvie, cheapside, silk warehousemen—L. ---- Keogh and J. W. Good, Liverpool, cotton brobrs— J. Shaw, J. Shaw, and E. Shaw, Low WeAt.ood Milk, Yorkshire, woollen manufacturers—C. Ole) alci T. M.--e -sort, jun., Newcistic-upon-Tyne a-id Sacriston, Durham, collieryowners—T. Morris and A. E. ‘Vailingt tn, War wick and Leamington Priors, War. wickshire, solicitors and attorneys at law—W. - Cianaley and W. Ball, Manchester, calend?rers— T. S. Broi-n , end C. Wilks, l4lar.e e t civil en4:ineets-7. Deane, jun., and T. LoagsEavy,•Matt cheadr. contruiEsiou agents—T. W;,trhurLin and W. Holy, Rocht-lalP, Lancaihin,. joint-r. —J. 1),ly and J. Mar sder., Manchester, 'AI and 11 , orclotk tea:tar:eta rA-,!— R. Wood sod tl. Crook, Wavcrtree, near Liverpool, buiMers—W. Thaekeray and J. R. Thackeray, Brad ford. torkshire, pawnbrokirs—R. n c o, R. Riggall.tv, J. Baggallly, G. Spence, T. W. atggalluy, and W. M. Westhall, Lort-lane, Cheupide, wh , lesale warehouse man (so far a 5 regards G. Space)—J. Lawrence, jun.. and G. Bourn, Newcastle-upon Type and Sunderlancl, Durhare, tiatber merchants—J. Brewer aod T. 11 ,- -tbson, Cheltnhare, clothiers. INSOLVENT PE TITIONERS. j , hn Parkinsor, Sl orle witi.-I ) ...lgrave, Norio station- Thomas Phillipr,Bridgend, Glamarganshiro,wheelwrigl.t Emma Simms, Worcester, schoolmisties. Thomas Gower, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, baker. • William Johnson, Saint AP - ai•s, Hertfordshire, hat mann fac urc. r. Samuel Stonliain, Maidstone, butcher. S trap Jukes, Roiling. on, Shropshire, farmer. Francis Phillip r, Holhorough, Kea, blacksmith. Mordecai Elvis. Illy ton Carr, Lincolnshire, farmer. Richard Tann, r, Hove-street, Sussex, master mariner. Nathan Roberts, Heckington, L'ncoltishire, agricultut labourer. Emma Nutting, Margate, housekeeper. William L•imb • t, ttam,ga-e, fu, Blanc broker. Char'ea James Ilahgood, Cr icklade; Wilt,hire. John Redman, Topsham, Devonshire, butt and . shoe maker. John Thomas, Neath, Glamorgalshire, ironmonger. John Williams, Neath, Glamorganshi re mason. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. D. Wallace, Balligreggan, farmer, to meet Jan. 31 and Feb. 22, at ot,e, within the Argyle 4i.rins Inn, Campbel town. J. White, Glasgow, baker, to meet Feb. 1 and Feb. 22, at two, within the Commercial Hotel, Glasgow. D. Wilson, Edinburgh, wine and spirit dealer, to meet Jan. 31 and Feb. 21, at two, within KenLe ly's Ship Hotel, Edinburgh. J. Cross, Glasgow, coach proprktor ' t ) meet Jan. 31 and Feb. 21, at two, w i t hi n the Commercial Hotel, Glasgow. J. Simpson, Glasgow, writer, to met Jan. 29 and Feb. 26, at twelve, within the Globe Hctal, Glasgow. H. Rankin, GlaNgow, merchant, to meet Jan. 29 and Feb. 19, at two, within the Star Hotel, Glasgow. W. and J. Brooks, Glasgow, merchants, to meet Jan. 31 and Feb. 21, at twelve, within the Star Hotel, Glasgow. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending January 22, 1850, is 265. 10 , 4 d. per cwt. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. WAKEFIELD, JAN. 25.—The supplies this week are extremely small, and there is only a poor show of sam ples. The demand for what is very inactlve, and sales progte s slowly at last eek's prices. The value cf fine barley is unaltered, but common qualities are sold on lower terms. Oats decline id per stone, and shelling 6d per loai. Beans realised late prices. New. WHEAT, per qr. 601bs per bushel:— a. a. Suffolk, Essex, and Kent, red ... 40 to 43 Ditto, white 46 50 Norfolk and Hunts., red ... 33 —4O Ditto, white ... 43 46 Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ... 37 40 Ditto, white ... 42 45 Yorkshire, red .., 36 39 Ditto, white ... 42 45 Dantzic and Konigsburg, white .. 43 47 Lowerßaltic and Hamburgh, red... 38 41 Mediterranean, red ... ... 34 37 BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels: -- Norfolk and Suffolk_ • ..225 —2B Lincolnshire and Yorkshire .. 23 '26 Scotch . 24 26 Grinding per 80 stone 20 22 Foreign . 23 —25 BEANS, per quarter of 8 bushels 631 b Small, tine ... 27 —29 28 —2O Ticks 26 —27 28 —29 Foreign ... ... 25 —27 28 —29 OATS, per stone : Mealing . 8d to 9.1-d 91 to 101 Feeding 8d to 91 8d to 91 Foreign ... •• 7d to 8d 8d to 91 SHELLING, per load of 2611 b ... 21 —22 20 2 MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels 33 PEAS, per Imperial Quarter:— Blue and white boilers Grey and Feed Old. 8. 8. - to 45 ARRIVALS. Qrs. Wheat ... ... ... 3,061 Barley ... ... ... 562 Oats ... ... ••• Beans... ... ... ... 26 - 33 --- ...23-27 26 - 28 Rapeseed ... Shelling ... 181 Linseed .. Malt ... gee • • ... Peas Tares . LIVERPOOL, JAN. 25.—The arrivals from Ireland and coastwise, since Tuesday, have been considerable of oats and oatmeal, but trifling of other articles. From foreign ports a fair supply of wheat, Indian corn, flour, and beans has come forward. The exports in the same time have been inconsiderable. The trade has continued in the same dull and inactive state as II( t3d in our last, and with t'-e exception of a few transactions in Indian corn at fill prices, there has been hardly an3t:iing doing. The weather is now mild and open. At this day's market tt ere was only a thin attendance a the trade, and so little business resulted as to render it unneces sary to alter our Tuesday's quotations; however, Lai bui ors shown any disposition to snake purcia - es in any article, some reduction would have been reaiily sub mitted to. EXETER, JAN. 25.—Cattle Market—The supply of boasts to-day was pretty fair, bet fewer sheep were penned than has been known for many months. We note but little difference in , quotations, the best fa'. beef made 9s per score, the price ranging from that figure down to Bs. Barreeers in good condition were worth 53 per score. Cows and calves, 81 to 121125. A taw steers were driven in, which sold at 161 to 271 per pair. Butchers' calves, sid to 6d per lb. Nut above 250 sheep were driven in—fat wethers sold at sid; and ewes, 5d per lb. There was a tolerable good supply of store pigs. Pork Carcases—A pretty good supply, larger than that of last week, prices were however lower. Large coarse pigs sold at 6s per score; middling quality. 6s 61 ; very good pigs, 7s to 7s 3d; and small dairy fed pork, 7s 3d to 7s 6d per score. Pannier—Turkeys, 5s to 8s; geese, 5s to 6s each; ducks, 4s to 54 6d; fowls, 2a 9d t 43; pheasants, 5s to 6s; partridges, 2s 6d to 3s; woodcocks, 4s; snipes, 10e1 to ls; wild ducks, 4s 6d to 5s per couple; hares, 3s each; rabbits, 23 per couple ; butter, is to is Id per lb; eggs, 12 for Is; potatoes, 8d to 9d per score ; turnips, 4d ditto; carrots, 10d ditto; anions, 121 b for is. Corn Exchange—One o'Clock—Samples have been shown pretty fully, but the millers have manifested no anxiety to buy, and but little business has been done. The highest price we have heard given is five shillings per bushel for the best warranted wheat, and wheat a good quality has been sold at 4s 10d. Malt- . --- ~ . ing barley, 35 to 35 2d per bushel; oat=, is Oil to 2s. Fine flour, 27s 6d to 29i f,e. sack, but most if the pur chases were made at 28s. The very low price if Eng lish wheat has driven foreign wh(at entire y out of the marke. BRISTOL, JAN. 24.—Great inactivity hal marked the trade in corn, and a further decline in price where sales are pressed, but at the fame time previous quotations for wheat, barley, &e., remain but li tle varied. English wheat sold at 37s to 4:.1s per imperial quarter. Foreign white sold at 45s to 50s; foreign red, fine quaLt.es, 38s to 403; ditto, ordinary qualities, 36s to 38s; ditto, extra fine, 423 to 445; ditto, hard, 36s to 42s per 4801 is. Barley sold at 26s to 29s per imperial quarter, for Eng lish malting and grinding; EnrOish and foreign sold at 203 to 21s 61 per 400:bs. Oats—Devons and IVrlsh sold at 14s 6d to 163 per imperial quarter; Irish whit., 17s to 183 per 320ibs; Irish black, 153 to 164 per impe rial quarter. English beans sold at 28s to 3231:er im perial quarter; and fireign, 25s to 28s per 4801bs. Flour—English seconds sold at 28s to 303 per sack; American, &c., sweet, 23s to 243 6d per barrel. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, JAN. 25.—The muket has been very dull this week, and the transactions sit;ce our last report are quit unimpottar t; in prices, how ever, we make no alteration. It dined goods are quiet. Bristol Mercury. KNARESII2ROUGII. JAN. 23.—Wheat, 4s 6,1 to 5s 61; beans, 4s 31 to 5s 01 per bushel; barley, 25s to 28s; oats, 163 to 21s per quarter. RIPON, JAN. 24.—White wheat, 4s 9d to 53 3d, red do 4s 3d to 5s Od; beans, 4s 01 to 4s 61 per bushel; barley 223 to 263 ; oats 13s 01 to 216 per quarter. WETHERBY, JAN. 24.-1 V bite wheat 15s Od to 163 Ocl. red ditto 143 0,1 to 15 01; barley 226 to 24:,•; beans 103 Od to 12-4 Od; oats, 81 to 91. SCARBOROUGH, JAN. 24.—Red wheat 456 1 to 53, white ditto 5, 31 to 56 per 5 stories; white oats 81 to tqd, black ditto 7id to 81 per stow; malting barley 21s to 235, grinding barley 19s to 21s per quarter of 32 stones; super fine flour 35s to 365, seconds ditto 29s to 30s per sack of 20 stones. NORTUALLERTON, JAN. 23.—White wheat 4s 10d to 5s Od, red ditto, 4s 3d to 4s 6,1; oats Is 6.1 to 61; beans 3s Gd to 4s Od, barley 33 od to 3s 3d per bushel. COAL MARKET.—YESTERDAY. • There were twelve ships at market, but no business was done, and consequently there are no quotations. EMiGIZA.TION TO CALIFORNIA.—The bark John Calvin, of London, MO tons register, Captain Al`Caus land,sailed from Plymouth for San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, the 231 January. She is crammed fill with an assorted cargo of g( neral merchandise and British ma nufactured goods, including sevn rat iron houses, canvass tents, &c. Ate ut 104 passengers go out in her, 40 of whom embarked in tl e names, and the rex:ander at Pl 3 mouth. They include ;Der - chants, rm-ctrauics, c,r- Fenters, blacksmiths, coopers, &c. Sir Pen!) , Huntley, formerly Governor of Prince E:iwaru's Island, goes o ut in the John Calvin with 20 cr 30 miners, forming au ex pedition for the purpose of working mines in Upper California. Messrs. Fox, Sons, and Co., were agents fur the John Calvin at Plyrn .uth. N. MAHER, M.P. TIPPERARY, ON PROTECTION. —The Member fur Tippe rar y will not resign his :vat in Parliament at the dictation of a small party of Pcotec tionists. Mr. Maher believes, and assigns his reasons for that belief; that Tipperary does nut demand that he should resign its representation on the grounds stated; and furthemaore bl,. Nicholas Maher tells them tiun . tly tint "neither the pr esent nor any ot h er Ad m i n i s t ratua that can be formed could restore a prot.ctive duty on COrn."— Cork -Examiner. THE FIRE AT BUCHANAN-11 - OUSE . Ai briefly announced in Thursday's pap&r, 3 "" structive fire took place on Monday last in this fine old monsior, the Scottish seat of the Duke of 310" trose, situated in the parish of Buchanan, Stirling" shire, on th e b an k s o f Ltchlomoncl. The flamer were observed to proceed from the top story of the 01 l or original hou , e, which i s flinked by modern wi"l 4s * Mr. Jolly, the land sieward of his Grace, was in niediate attendance; the: alarm bell was rung " f hundreds instantly congregated from the village Drymen and the adjacent farms, as well as the w(t . l , pAtple of the Duke, but their efforts were unavallii,p for it was found that all the cisterns and the pipes coinmunicating with them, were frozen up ; there no firo•engine on the premises, and water c ord.' on . Y. be obtained i n buckets from th e stables, which " 1 " situated at a cols id era bl e di stance. A i t he mellil s i (p °f comlwing the a d vanc i ng flames were thUs ate, toe whol e o f t h e original mansion lions°, In'em-nttng a frontage of 133 fee', was totall y destroyed ; ard . the north wing, con t a ining t•'' t biliard room, &c., an d (-vending to forty •SeV" _ ; ;hared the stone fate. The old fabric was occupied parlours, sitini4-: - oorns, bedrooms, &e., and here U re was situated th e b e d room an d d ress i ng c l os et of l of Duches?, containing wardrobes and furniture, ail be which have be e n d es t roye d. Th e grea t balk o f ; t r . furniture, h owever , i n ot h er parts a the especially including the plate, and family and t " . : ( 1 paintings—with which the old house Was ern-IJc, and adorned— were h app il y save d b y t h e winijing t ; ertions cf the p eop l e . Th e h an d some billiard t o was also rescu e d f rom t h e b urn i ng b u ildi n g ; s ! ' d believe that•v e ry li:tle of the lib ra ry has ember lee lost or suffered damage. When Mr. Jolly slibv all the efforts to save the centre and main por t t L% - v of the fabric would be ineffectual, he set himself, to the aid of j,iners and other ready-handed poi" ? ' t cut off the communication between the modernceosi and west wings, the former containing the pri. T he dining-room and drawing-room and the latter hey principal parlours and b e d rooms; an d in this t t he happily succeeded. -- The strong room, behind• east wing, in which the charters of theMontroseaulcuk mily are kept, also escaped unharmed. By ten n' ci ..t ,d the same night t!. - e flames had completely exh 6u ,i„a themselves, and leftJtothing of the central ' ma' 'rhe but the blackened and crumbling walls - . family set out for London about three wELk' s f r i: and the 'louse was left in charge of a servan t a g e d - whe, with her brother, sl e pt i n it. It is suPP9ttd that the fire was caus e d b y a foul or 01411300 chimney, which communicated too closely wit o l- oaken window lintel. I may thus have been,sT the deriog for some time till it came in contact wtt'il is lining of the window, wh en th e fl ames burst fail, r,a volumes. The house and " plenishing" are ip su be . in the PkenixFire-office for 20,0001., which,:We lieve will fully. cover th e l oss . I n d ee d the vollP keo of has already, in the m os t h an d some manner,,. a rsce prompt measures to settl e th e c l a i ms w hich his G gr. may have upon them ; and fur this purPc' se Thomson, the surveyor of the company ,heres..tind Herbertson, Architect, Mr. White, upholsterer, o f Mr. Douglas, measurer, made minute inspcctl o t. the remains of Buchanan-house on Wednes i dl This was originally th e mans i on o f th e old J 1 t he t he family of Buchanan " o f th a t ilk , " w h o possesse d to lands around, but they have now long belong e the Montrose family. RAIL WAY Sli ARE IVIAR-K-E" TOL JAN. 25. a tag STOCK EXCHANGE. BR —T IS hemarket maintains its mr— tern and quotations remain stationary, G rea t Western, Cl ll/11 being done, as yesterday, at 16 - 1 3 dis. LIVERFOOL, JAN. 25. to .dsY; STOCK ExatANGE.--The market was rather dull soso prices, however, were firm a t th e quotat i ons . The t ana lions were as follow : C a l e d on i an, 11% —Lancoh l f.e ort h. Yorkshire, Consol. Fifth s , 7% di s. L on don and DID(.11,0111, Western, 117—Ditto, Ne w Q uarters , 18s. 91P-- 4 , 04 c.—Ditto, Halves, 231. S s 0.1 . dis.—Shrewshuryrwicg Chester (N. W. M.), 12q—Y or k, Newcastle, and (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 p er cen t . t ill 1850, 5 dis. -- and Rhenish, 53 dis. 13 4 ; vvich MANCHESTER, J.N. 25. d e STOCK EXCHANGE. —But littl e b us i n ess WIL our Stock Exchange to-day, and prices had a do! Lir tendency. The transaction s w ere as follow :- I %,,a s ti re flect cashire, 11V Ditto, Quarte rs , 2 3 / 4 Ditto, Pre ljoioth 7 3.16 n.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, West Riding. 13 .16 6% dis —London and North-Western, New Quarter s, (Q) --p. Ditto, Manchester and Birmingham, Quarr erg ,htlA 1 9-1 C p.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, qaer 2 1 4—Ditto, Preference, 8 1 / 4 South-Eastern lind (No. 4), Scrip, 6 9-16. Y ORK, JAN. 24. v i re t ° STOCK EXCHANGE.—The tran sac ti ons today (. 4 ico follow:—Caledonian, 1 1 —York, N ewcas tle. and D' r e, G. 16 4—York and North Midland 18%—Ditt o , Prefero'c SUICIDE OF Mn. HENRY A.U.TERIA. — YeStqf forenoon the inhabitants residing in the neigithotap of Hanover square, Regent-street, were painfully w es in consequence of a report, which, on inquiry , o r found to be tea well aut h en ticated, that Mr. il e s i o , Arteria, proprit tJr of th e H anove r Picture Gallery , ' fl y • 33, George-street, Hanover-square, and whe, f'r tu -,:tatt years previous to the l ate Itevolution in France, 14 ' 11 in the Boulevard Montmartre, Paris, where he its: : t e al known as a collecto r o f some o f the most celeuritio works of art, had committed su i c id e b y means rie fumes of charcoal. F o r s o me e eats past Mr. "" e of had app( aced to suff e r from an unusual despon , " e n ' e ' spirity. He, however, contin ue d t o at t eL d to hi s r io ll lessional pursuits. About thr ee wee k s ag o he ing o l f rry of one of the servants engaged at th e picture g bo rt) where he could get a brazier in which be tvigl i q j n ot soma charcoal. The servant stated that he know where he could obtain one. On the P r :it e rf , day (Thursday), before t.e servant left the g" eba r. Mr. Arteria asked him to purchase some la ise coal, observing that he was desirous of o bi' a room in which he was go i ng t o place sever' s tet net pictures. The servant complied with his Ir r , l iA, orders, and concluded, as was th e c us tom of Mr. , t l i e who had his prints residence at Koasingter, would take his depart u r e th ere t h at even ing. T h lowing morning (yest er d a y), a b ou t t e n c e e loe ` gr. servant arrived at, the gallery, when he obserire ° t.h ,r; Arteria's coat and hat lying upon a chair. Alt 3r i t flo e lapse t f time he proceeded to a room in the i irs t pvid which could only b e reac h e d b y a l a dder. df ba; ascended, he found the do ur f as t ene d. kn,W it b ehiu ij received no answer, and then scraped the 0 3 ' iyieb bad been painted o ve r, w h en h e saw Mr. Arteria f upon the floor. He immediately ran to the ob O P ° Thei Bullock, apothecary, Conduit-street, f,r assistauce', d ie both returned to the house, and Mr. Bullock foie`` o la the door, upon which Mr. Arteria was discover` r , o't and 1 feless. Mr. T. C. Chappell, surgeon, Georg ° , -ij r , tha t was promptly sent for, who at once was of opinT the re, Mr. Arteria. bad died from the effects of charcon. of being a brazier in the apertment. An exatni", l ;io lll/ the room took place, when it as observed that ; 0 ,40 1 parts, where any escape of the 'fumes of c hareot t .. Af: g . occur, ha, been filled ur. Since th e death of le: teria a book in the Fren c h l anguage Ras f o und, °- to OP of which were the following words:—" , Peter's;" " Othello's occup a ti on i s gone ." DIV DESTRUCTION OF A LACE WAREHOU6S D d e s trn c f —.NOTTINGHAM, FRIDAY.—An alarming and t tive fire broke out this morning upon the Pr e- i ii,l%,°' Mr. S. Willr, lace cap manufacturer, Stanclardli. cross people, caused by the carelessness of one ( f t" c it er o "; pople, who, at about half-past five, was a alkin i gf a ,lin . .b one of the workrooms with a card!e, and, a sPia r t upon the lace, it instantaneously ignited, and , l' e dgee , was in a moment in flames. The alarm b eing }, p' )t. the police and fire brigade vi ere speedily oh tv e t itV The filmes spread with alarming rapidity, and , n r a ro ° standing the plentiful supply of water and the g'g s ocli and praise wo r t hy exert i ons o f t h e fireaser, bY, rod' o'clock till hopes of savin g th e b u ildi ng w ere et °l,c e"'i The firemen now beg a n t o pl a y their-engines ou i o s E joining h o use s o f M r . F rost an d M r. F reet b, Pori"„t no which had become ignited. At eight o'clock ';ding' atom of the interior if the lace-warehouse ASS lta f; the premises were an enti re s h e ll, A portion () Frost's mansion was now o n fi re , an d t h e greste ,t pro' were entertained fur the alety of the adjoinio.b ols ee l perry, which is exceedin g ly va l ua bl e , and 01 ' 1 , 1 11 for the unceasing and ex ce ll en t su p p ly e l' have been destroyed. Th e s t oc k i n t h e w areheu s „OP sisted principally of lace caps, but these wero 0 16 % roc . descriptions of net on the premises. Althoug h no t cit t i tion of the propeity wa s saved, still the 1 0 : 11° Tiost e stroyed is very consid era bl e . Th e d ama ge te pb e at from 4,0001. to 6,0001. We have not yet L ea " then the stick wit; insured. 11.1ItTlio. On the lith inst., at Barlow-hall, Lancashire, t he Wl lu • 0 , W. C. 13:ooks, Esq., of a daughter. On the 19th inst., at 'Witten Vicarage, the Re . G. Phillimore, of a daughter. Cap DUO On the Atli inst., at Southsea, the wife of •- , 1 1 . o f Foote, of ihe Royal Marine Forces, of a son. , e wV I3 On the 2:34 inst., at the Rectory, Millbrook, to , e el' the Rev. T. Burningliain, o f a daughter. (be On the 2'd inst., at \Yarding Vicarage, Fusse% , A Itil l. of the Rev. J. Turner, of a son. .roe-' On the 24th inst., at Carlton-villas, Edgeware Bucks, the W i'') gi. Rusworth, of a _T On h the 2.lth so n ,i. at Hans-pl ace , th e w ife of v• Ai J" I E-1., of a daughter I ', .111 A DRIED. LIN t At Dublin, Henry R. Gillespie, E q son of the, „Ott e Gillespie, Esq., of Castlecomer„ to H s lis . s ' E. Nil"' ug-- so d of the late A. Milne Esq., of Carlisle. ter On the 17th inst., Alfred Nash, Esq PaY rii , a lg" l ti ll' Purser, RN„ son of the late G. Nash, Esq ' of C 4 '"" if t' e to Martha Brenchley, daughter of A. Spcn " g , 1:5(1.' tie Manor-house, Frindshury. A 1.0 A On the 22d inst., at All Stints' Church, Cainbriudop, Rev. W. R. Bain, of Esher, Surrfy, to Elizabe th Doria, daughter of the late .Marchese di Spine"' DIED. - -soh On the sth inst , at New Yolk, John Howard 1). 1 t, r. , the inventor of tli . ID * ()Cc" fo r the pretervation of ; t. j i V ( n Woolwich-conanon, cuddenlv, on the 2u ll ' , ii. " ' r De La Mare, Esq., late of Roniford, On the 2'st inst., at Henh , y-on-Thanics, Wi lliallj I 11 , Esq , aged 82. ~ Sil l/ On the 2'.d inst., at Church- gate, Cheshunt, Hart. , 0 , I` )r Ewsteis, Esq., aged ‘.: 3. : Nir• On the 2;3(1 ins - ., at Yew-road, Hartnnersnb th, craft, Esq , aged 79. c. l i el)' On the 2:30. inst., at Mort'ake,Surrey, Captain W. vi ., Essex, aged fe• r.ir lie f perd, of the 4th (i, •On the the wife of 24 J t . li n i ' l l ' i s i t t in ' a ag6 r : s e l ( l l° , a‘ L 'l ' l. : ) q a . , It d t.ilef' i ; iseptele\e::•ns'c'tire' laolgfielt(°YaPt7it.::":brili;ll' went. . L . ,d 7: 3. - At Aldkite, cn the 23d 'r. S -monde , P v e :.- -- ( LL- _ . V l ' f TN , ) '( i London: Print; and Puhrghed by MU ll l'' 1 - 14 " ) I °. No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun OffiC e7 ~,,i n :tr Strand, in the Precinct el the Si.v,l7, in the v"" biiddlezez, Saturday, January 26, 1650. Z t