The Sun. — London, England, 1845-12-06 00:00:00

DREADFUL FIRE, and SUPPOSED LOSS OF LIFE. Yesterday morning, between twelve and one, a fire, attended with a serious destruction of property, and, it is feared, fatal consequences, to an aged female, broke out upon the pre mises belonging to Messrs. Cooper and Willard, boot and shoe manufacturers, at No. 9, Bedford-place, Commercial road East. At the time of the outbreak there was nearly a dozen persons in the building, the majority of them being in their beds asleep. One of the lodgers first discovered the fire. His attention was arrested by hearing a noise resem bling the fall of some heavy substance in the lower part 9f the premises. He endeavoured to extinguish the flames, but he soon found that be was unable, and he hastened to the upper part of the dwelling tO arouse his wife and the rest of the inmates. Scarcely had he got into the apartment that he had but a few seconds before quitted than flames and smoke shot up the staircase with such rapidity as to cut off escape by the regular means. He suc ceeded in procuring a rope, which he fastened round the waist of his wife, and managed to lower her out of one of the upper windows. Several of the other parties living in the place were net so fortunate, and to escape being burnt they were forced to resort to numerous expedients. One of the females threw her infant out of the window, and pitching upon the window blind the canvas gave way, and the child fell through, but was fortunately caught in the arms of a spectator, and received no personal injury. Several other parties effected their escape by leaping from the tipper casements just as the flames were breaking through the front window-shutters, and extending nearly half across the carriage .road. The light thus thrown out caused the fire to be perceived from the various metropolitan bridges. Several engines were soon on the spot, and succeeded in pre venting the fire from extending to the contiguous buildings, and by a quarter-past two o'clock the conflagration was sub dued. At that time. the whole of the stock in trade be longing to Messrs. Cooper and Co. was destroyed, and the furniture of the lodgers consumed. For a considerable time it was feared that a bedridden female, eighty years of age, named Lea, had perished, she having been in bed at the time of the outbreak, on the first floor. After much inquiry, (our reporter having seen most of the parties upon the pre mises, who were at the period lodged in the building), it appeared too likely that the poor woman had perished, as not the slightest tidings could be heard of her. As to the origin of the disaster, or whether or not any of the sufferers were insured, we were unable to learn during the excitement which prevailed. The Earl of Aberdeen, we understand, intends shortly to leave town for Brighton. SALE or POPULAR WORKS.—Many of our best books experienced the greatest difficulty in obtaining a pub lisher, and many, when published, remained for a length of time neglected. The " Paradise Lost" and Newton's " Op tics" are memorable examples. The manuscript of " Robin son Crusoe" was hawked through the whole trade, and no one would print it, until a second-rate bookseller, after much hesitation, entered on the speculation, and eventually made by it more than a thousand guineas. Sterne, when he had completed his first and second volumes of " Tristram Shandy," offered them to a publisher at York for fifty pounds, but was refused. In our times Dickens's' , inimitable " Pick wick" appeared for several months without exciting the least public notice, and Warren's beautiful and interesting "Diary of a late Physician, " the most popular contribution that ever appeared in Blackwood, was rejected by the editor of the New Monthly as unworthy of insertion in that magazine ! The Patrician. - - - BODY OF A CHILD FOUND IN THE RlVER.—Thurs day forenoon Mr. W. Baker held an inquest at the Town of Ramsgate, Wapping, on the body of a new-born female child, which was found dead in the river, near Execution Dock Stairs, on. Monday morning last: , • It was wrapped up in a• piece o&-black enerino4, and to have been .itt , the water onkra.few hours. It was brougheashore to , Mivßees; a surgeon, who examined' it, ,and who gave it phis opinion , that it had been born alive, There were no marks of external violence, and he was unable to say what was the cause of death. Verdict—" Found dead in the river." _ _ - - PARISH OF ST. MART, ISLINGTON.—OH Thursday a numerous vestry meeting of the parish of Islington was held in the church, for the purpose of making a rate for two quarters of a year, from Michaelmas to Lady-day next, for the maintenance of the poor, for payment of the annuities granted for raising moneys to build the chapel of ease, &c., &c. The sum required was about 18,1401., including 3,199/. ss. 9d. police-rate, 1,500/. county and lunatic asylum, 3,500/. for the highway; &c. The account having been pre sented, the various rates were made upon the rental of 223,9511., amounting to Is. 4d. in the pound. A London engineer, who visited Taunton last week, publicly offered 300/. for the services of a surveyor ac quainted with the locality, for ten days. An experimental iron carriage is now running on one of the Belgian line, and it is believed that eventually it will be found better and cheaper than wood. FIRE AT BROXSTOWE- HALL, NEAR NOTTINGHAM. —NOrriNGHAN, THURSDAY, 3 P.M.—A fire broke out to day, at half past twelve o'clock at noon, in the midst of the stack-yard at Broxstowe-hall, three miles from the town o. Nottingham, which, owing to an early discovery after the Ilames had made their appearance, was prevented doing extensive damage. It is supposed to be the work of an in cendiary. CITY OF LONDON GENERAL PENSION SOCIETY. — On Thursday a special general meeting of the subscribers to this Institution was held at the offices of the Society, 65, Coleman-street, to take into consideration the alteration of the 81st rule of the Society, which requires that the whole of the life subscriptions and donations should be invested in the Funds, the effect of such rule, as it then stood, being found to prevent the Directors from granting to poor, ne cessitous,. and deserving pensioners the full amount to which St had been the understood and desired intention of the :Society they should receive, as also to increase the number of female pensioners to the same as the male ; Luke James Hansard, Esq., in the chair. Mr. John Bedford moved a resolution, which was seconded by Mr. Borne, to the effect that one-half only of. the life subscriptions and donations should be invested in the Funds, which was carried unani mously. Mr. Smith moved a resolution, seconded by Mr. Cutler, to the effect that the Society should be enabled to grant pensions to the same number of females as males, in stead of half, as the laws then stood. The resolution was carried. Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting separated. A variety of rumours have been current in political circles with respect to the movements and intentions of the Ministry. It is confidently said that at the Cabinet Council on Wednesday, Sir Robert Peel intimated that if his col leagnee refused to support a proposition for the total and im mediate repeal of the corn-laws, he should feel it necessary to resign office. This intimation is said to have overcome the opposition of the Duke of Wellington, who, at length, gave his reluctant assent to the Premier's proposition. It is said that the resolution of the majority of the Cabinet is likely to lead to the resignation of at least three of its members— Lords Wharncliffe, Stanley, and Ripon. The name of Lord' Haddington has also been mentioned as one of the probable seceders. It has been remarked that the first intitnatien which her Majesty will receive of the intentions of her Ministers will be through the columns of an Opposition news paper. This is highly respectful.—Chronicle. The Acadia steam-ship left Liverpool for Halifax and Boston on Thursday afternoon. She takes out the mails for Canada and the United States, and a large number of passengers. GALLOPING MAT _ CH AGAINST TIME.—On Thursday afternoon a galloping match against time, for a stake of one hundred pounds, came off on Sunbury-common; Mr. Can non, a farmer of Maidenhead, having backed his horse, nine years old, and a little snore than fifteen hands high, to gallop twenty: miles within the hour. Time was backed by Mr. *Poulton, meat salesman, of Smithfield. An immense number of persons were present to witness the match ; and some very heavy bets were depending on the issue of the event. The distance gone over was five miles out and five miles in. The And ten miles were run in a shade over half an hour, which appeared to the knowing ones (and those supposed to be in the secret) to be anything but winning. The result was that the horse lost by a minute and thirty-five seconds. The horse, throughout the twenty miles, and up to the finish, ap peared to be net in the beet distressed, in fact the jockey was far more distressed than the , nag. It is supposed that th e horse, With a lighter weight upon its back, and under more favourable circumstances, would have gained a comparatively easy victory. et gentleman of Windsor , *eft known in the sporting circle, has offered to back the horse tO the amount of one hundred pounds, to perform the same distance within the hour, provided he has the horse in his possession for a certain time before the match comes off: CURIOUS ROBBERY BY ONE OF THE CREW OF THE Tonv.--On Wednesday. evening, during the inquiry into the case of Captain Johnstone, late master of the Tory, a curious robbery was committed under somewhat singular circum stances. Amongst the witnesses examined on Wednesday was a woman named Blewitt. It seems that Blewitt, though a married woman, with a husband still living, had contracted an intimacy with Dunn during the voyage, and determined to make him her " second" in despite of the laws against bigamy. Having to appear with her as a witness on Wed nesday's inquiry, she resolved that her intended should show to the greatest advantage, and to that end she rigged him out in " spick and span new" toggery, and they went arm and-arm to the Court. On the way she handed film the key of her apartment, of the contents Of which he was, no doubt, well aware, for better security, fearing she should be flurried whilst giving her evidence. With the natural curiosity . of ler sex, Mrs.l.3lewitt;conceiving that she was the heroine of the piece, stood out the whole performance, but Dunn, as soon as he quitted the witness-box, hastened to Mrs. Blewitt's apartment, and abstracted as much from her desk as will, when apprehended, qualify him for a prominent ap pearance in the dock. Mrs. Blewitt, on missing her gallant esscort, whom she expected to find in the opposite public house, had sundry misgivings. and hastening to her lodgings, discovered that her faithless swain had anticipated her visit, forced her desk, abstracted 201., and bolted. She gave instant information at the Denmark-street station-house, when it was ascertained Dunn had set sail for Liverpool. THE EDINBURGH MEETlNG.—Edinburgh, though rather tardy, haa done its duty to the cause of corn-law re peal in capital style. The meeting yesterday, of which we have given a very full report, was in numbers, respectability, and enthusiasm, everything that the most zealous repealer could desire. The speeches, especially those of Mr. Macaulay and Mr. Rutherford, told with immense effect, and were cheered to the echo. Among the many able and excellent xnen who were on the platform, perhaps there was none whose appearance there so much gratified the audience as that of Sir Charles Napier. The burst of applause which ;sa l u ted him before he had utt ere d a word, told how much the inha bi tan ts of Edinburgh were delighted to see their distin guished townsman, whose chivalrous valour has filled Europe with his fame, taking his place among the champions of free trade and cheap bread. The c apital of S co tl and has thus joined the other great towns of the empire—liirm,ingßhraamd: M a n c hester, Leeds, Sheffield, Nottingham, Stockport ford, Bolton, Preston, Newcastle, Liverpool, and Gl asgow, and many smaller burghs--in denouncing the corn-laws as " the blight of commerce, the bane of agriculture, the source of bitter divisions among classes, the cause of penury, lever, mortality, and crime among the people."—Scotsman. CALEDONIAN ASYLUM.--The Quarterly General Court of this Corporation was held on Thursday, at the hall of the Scottiahllospital, Crane court, Fleet-street, for the tran saction Of business. The Chisholm took the chair, supported by General Sir Fitzroy M'Lean, George Lindsay, Esq., Alex ander Gillespie, jun., l'sq., Captain Charles Forbes, and other old friends of the institution. The proceedings ofthe Direc tors, in reference to the management of the asylum for the last six months, with a single exception, were confirmed. It appeared that the examination of the children had been con ducted by the two presbyteries of the Scottish Church con jointly —the presbytery in connexion with the Established Church, and that belonging to the Free Church. They had separately furnished reports of the educational progress of the. children. These documents were read. They were both extremely favolitable, and concluded by commending the charity to p u bli c consideration. A vote of thanks had been passed to P. M. Stewart, Esq IMP., for Makin over to the funds, in the n ame o f the L a dies ' Patronesses of the Caledo donian Ball, the whole proceeds of that re-union, amo un ti ng to about 7001 . The resignation of Sir Augustus D'Este, from increasing infirmities, was mentioned and deeply regre tted. Fourteen children were el ec t e d, an d there remained sixteen strong cases on the paper unprovided for. Vacancies were announced for six boys and four girls at the next half-yearly elegaion. THE SUN, LONDON. SATURDAY" MORNJ_NG, DECEMBER 6, 1845. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. HERALD.—The Times yesterday announced that Parlia ment is to be assembled in the first week in January, and that the Royal Speech is to contain a recommendation to consider the corn-laws with a view to their repeal. We are not going to contradict this statement, because, while it is the easiest thing in the world to make such statements, it is impossible to contradict them by authority. If any Cabinet Minister, directly or indirectly, informed the Times of the alleged purpose of the Cabinet, he was guilty of a scandalous violation of his oath as a Privy Councillor; and if the statement of the Times be utterly false, as we believe it to be, any Cabinet Minister authorising us to contradict it must equally violate his oath. Under these circumstances, we can only afford to our readers this amount of information, viz., that persons in the most intimate confidence of the Government know nothing whatever of any such design as that imputed to the Cabinet : of its extreme improbability, on other grounds, readers themselves can judge. We, however, will assert nothing positively, for rash conjectural assertions may deceive as mischievously as wilful falsehoods; and if we can help it, we Rill never deceive. Meanwhile we may not conceal it, that the statement of the Times has obtained a degree of credit which, if permitted to extend, must lead to' very serious consequences. STANDARD.—Our readers will forgive us reminding them that in every December of the last four years they have been assured of an immediate repeal of the corn-laws, without, as we can recollect, a single apology having followed the discovery that the assurance was an impudent falsehood. The practice is not an inconvenient one to the League and its friends. The promised submission of the Ministers works for a time as a condemnation of all their former policy, and a commendation of the wisdom and patriotism of their oppo nents, and when the bubble bursts, resentment is diverted from those who fabricated the falsehood to those whose firm ness disappoints expectation by proving it a falsehood. It is true that the habit of publishing periodical untruths ought to prove injurious to the commercial interests of a public journal ; but • does it ? Is character of the least value to a newspaper ? Whatever we may expect of the future— and we own our expectations are high , in this re spect—we must acknowledge that a bad reputation does not impair the circulation of a public journal to the ex tent that it ought. The Dispatch is said to have the largest circulation among the weekly journals, the Times the largest among the daily journals, and so it will continue, until a strong effort of the whole of the honestly disposed part of the press shall raise it so far above contempt that men will be no longer as indifferent to the moral character of the newspaper which they patronise as to the moral character of the useful operator who empties a dust-bin. Our present business is, however, with the most recent announcement of the repeal of the corn-laws, thus given by the Times : "The decision of the Cabinet is no longer a secret. Par liament, it is confidently reported, is to be summoned for the first week in January ; and the Royal Speech will, it is added, recommend an immediate consideration of the corn -laws, pre paratory to their total repeal. Sir Robert Peel in the one House, and the Duke of Wellington in the other, will, we are told, be prepared to give immediate effect to the recommen dation thus conveyed. "An announcement of such immeasurable importance, and to the larger portion of the community so unspeakably gratifying, almost precludes the possibility of comment. No pen can keep pace with the reflections which must spon taneously crowd upon every thoughtful and sensitive mind. They who have long desired this change, and have long traced its manifold bearings on the welfare and happiness of the world, will in one moment see the realisation of that fair prospect, and will hardly endure to be informed of what they already behold. The approaching event, therefore, which we this day communicate to our readers, must be left to speak for itself. " The purpose of the Oalliciet, - as every one is Aware, ears be 'known only through, thosiolatiott other:oath br some 'of its members, .a perjury, ? certainly not, leas sordid or mischievous because relating to Fpatter, of t cominer.ce upon ;which bat "inense gains.may bephtaijaegt.lirough early in foytwgion,arn niense losses sustained from the want of it. Now, having to choose between the belief that some Cabinet Minister has violated his oath for the accommodation of the Times, or the belief that the Times has been at its old tri-Jrs with an aspect to Mark-lane, we cannot help adopt ing the .latter hypothesis, and disbelieving the whole story from beginning to end. But it may be asked, if the statement of the Times is untrue, why not seek authority to contradict it? So we should if we knew how, but it present we cannot prepare a phrase in which respectfully to request a Privy Councillor to violate his oath. The an nouncement of the Times is, in fact, either a deliberate false hood, corruptly fabricated for some purpose of trade, or a guess, a mere " shot," as it is called in the universities and in schools, founded upon the loosest helps to conjecture. We do not dispute that the Times has many such helps ; its in fluence over inferior clerks and door porters in the public offices is, we are aware, very considerable ; nay, we have a notion that 'it possesses the ear of one private secretary, though we believe but one. In this way the Times may worm out probabilities. For example, a clerk reports at Printing-house square (of course for a consideration) that certain papers not usually required until February are ordered to be ready in January. The inference is reasonably enough drawn that Parliament is to meet in January, and then it is added that these papers concern, inter alia, the Corn Returns—a less audacious builder than our Contemporary might raise upon such information, if such informal ion has been obtained, an edifice as imposing as that which we have been contemplating. If the shot hits, the Times has the credit of early information ; if it misses, as it generally does, the falsehood is forgotten, and in either case the public is quite indifferent to the scandalous system of corruption and breach of trust by which the materials for guess-work are brought together. The Morning Chronicle (we ask its pardon for placing it in juxta-position with the Times) has also its announcement upon the subject of the corn-laws, as follows : " THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON ON THE CORN- LAWS. "We understand that the following letter has been re ceived by a zealous free-trader, who was induced to write to the Duke of Wellington, expressing his conviction that the corn-laws must be given up, and regretting that the Duke should stand in the way of Sir Robert Peel's repealing them. We go not vouch for the authenticity of the letter, but pub lish it as it is sent to us. If genuine, it is a remarkable do cument : " ' Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mr. -. He has received his letter. " Mr. - is pleased to say of the corn-laws that the game is up. Perhaps it is. Perhaps the Duke thinks so. But that is the Duke's business, and not Mr. -'s. " The Duke has long made it a rule to do his own busi ness, and leave other people to do theirs; and never inter- feres with other people, except to advise them to do the same. He does not know how Mr. - found it out ; but it is quite true that he has told Sir R. Peel, it is not his busi ness or the Duke's to repeal the corn-laws, but Lord John Russell's and Mr. Cobden's. And whatever Mr. - may be pleased to think, the Duke means to go on giving Sir It. Peel the same advice.'" _ _ _ The sting Chronicle is quite right not to vouch for the authenticity of any letter received from " a zealous free tradsr ;" for there is nothing in which such persons trade more freely than forgery and falsehood. However, we can not but wonder that our Contemporary could be imposed upon even to the extent of being made to doubt that the letter ascribed to the Duke of Wellington is an impudent fabrica tion. Such as it is, however, the article is just as trust worthy as the article of the Times ; and as the Chronicle de clines to vouch for it, neither so impudent nor so likely to do mischief to dupes as the Times' announcement, which affirms, with all the gravity of "men of drab," an affirma tion of which the " men of drab" will make a very good thing, if they can only prevail upon extensive holders of grain to believe it. We do not believe one word of it. TIMES.—The surprise excited by the announcement in the Times of yesterday on the subject of the corn-laws has been nowhere so intensely felt as in the offices of the " twin journals" which have been for some time under the delusion that they are the organs of the Government. It has been the monomania of these two melancholy prints to imagine that they possessed the confidence of the Treasury, and they have been babbling about the corn-laws to the very last under the erroneous impression that they would be the first to be apprised of any important resolution of the Cabinet. It was only yesterday that the morning half of these pre cicious Gemini indulged in a dreary drivel to prove that the corn-laws were " no failure," and that therefore the Premier ought not to be expected to abandon them. The aged gossip was not aware that the question on which she was exhausting her garrulity had been already virtually settled. Having been amused at the blundering ignorance of the Mrs. Gamp of the press, we looked with some curiosity to what she would say in the character of Mrs. Harris. The effect produced upon that female nobody is quite astound ing. She " don't believe a word of it," for she has heard nothing about it from Mrs. Gamp, who is the only authority for the opinions of Mrs. Harris. There is something very ridiculous in the position of these two journals, which, after doing all they could to win the favour of the Government, are not permitted even to have the credit of being the first to publish its intentions. The fact is, that the Cabinet naturally shrinks from the ridicule to which it would be exposed by accepting the in efficient services which the venerable twins are capable of affording it. Humbly and obsequiously have they been grind ing their organs under the windows of Downing-street, ready to play any tune that might be most pleasing to the Premier, but he has turned a deaf ear to their strains, and not even allowed his underlings an opportunity of throwing out an occasional morsel by way of encouragement. In vain have they looked imploringly up towards the garrets, or en treatingly down towards the kitchens ; not even the con genial flunkies have been allowed to show compassion to these miserable mendicants. The vigilance of the master or the fidelity of the servants has baffled the efforts of the per severing pair. They have not succeeded in getting hold of even a scrap of truth that they could turn to profit. The reason is obvious. The repeal of the corn-laws is a thing for statesmen to do, and not for old women to maunder about. CHRONICLE.—The Times of yesterday startled its readers by announcing that it had received intimation of the result of the recent Cabinet Councils, and that that result was nothing less than that. Ministers had made up their minds to call Parliament together early in January, with a view of proposing the repeal of the corn-laws. It was added, that this might be regarded as the almost unanimous decision of the Cabinet, the exceptions being insignificant; by which all the world understood that the Duke having given way, no one but Lord Stanley, and perhaps one or two others, were opposed to the general sense of their colleagues. We cannot wonder that the intelligence thus conveyed was re ceived with some incredulity. Many innocent people still believe that it is impossible tor the present Ministry so com pletely to throw over the monopolists, who placed them in power. Many even who, on the contrary, regarded that re sult as certain, had never conceived that it could be brought about so soon. Rumour has for some time pointed rather to an opposite termination of the discussions of the Cabinet. Eyen so late as the day before yesterday, it was very generally and confidently asserted that Lord Aberdeen had resigned ; which, as he is understood to have been the most active partisan of free- trade in these discus sions, was naturally regarded as indicatingthat,his colleagues had determined on making a fight to maintain the corn-laws for another year. Everybody was, therefore, more or less startled at suddenly being informed, not merely that things were taking a turn i n th e C a bi ne t t owar d s f ree t ra d e , b u t that a d ec i s i on i n favour of " total and immediate " repeal had actually been adopted, was to be acted upon in January, and was to be enforced in one House by Sir Robert Peel, and in the othe r b y the Duke of Wellington. And some, too, were a little surprised an d perplexed at the circumstance of this important change o f policy on the part of Mi n i s t ers being communicat e d t o the world through the medium of the paper most personally and bitter ly hostile to the greater number of them. On th e other han d , it seemed inconceiv able that if the Times bad not v e , a uthority for its a ssertion, it should venture to trir4 goo d with its readers on a question of such importance, and especially on one about which any misinformation must so materially affect commer cial transactions. It was a case, too, on which it seemed hard ly possible for a paper to trust to any but the best authority. Com paring the probabilities of the case, it seemed to be the general impression that the story told by the Times was true in the main : that the details given might not have been yet determined on; but that it was pretty well settled by the majority of the Cabinet that the corn-laws were to be mate rially modified, if not, as was deemed more probable, repealed at once, and effectually. We must say that the contradic tion in last night's Standard has the effect of a very strong corroboration of the Times. The Standard, after beginning with a few general remarks on newspaper lying, goes on to comment upon the difficulty of getting information from Ca- 1 binet Ministers with respect to the secrets of their delibera tions; and then, after running into a grave refutation of a squib in the Chronicle, drops the article of the Times, with a mere assurance to its readers that it does not believe a word of it. But the article in the Times if not true, should have been contradicted on authority. Five words —" We are u thorised to contradict," would have disposed of the whole falsehood—if falsehood it were. All the argumentation of the Standard will fail to produce this effect. In the first place, Cabinet Ministers, though they are sometimes scrupu lous about mentioning what has actually passed in Cabinet, do not think themselves restrained from stating the course which the Government mean to take on any question. If they meant to repeal the corn -laws, they would not scruple to communicate their policy wherever such com munications might be deemed advisable ; and intentions talked of among their friends might very probably get re ported to the Times. The Standard says it cannot contra dict the Times, because it knows not how to approach a Ca binet Minister to ask him to violate his oath, by telling the intentions of the Cabinet. Depend upon it, if Ministers could with trnth have contradicted the Times, they would have deemed it advisable to relieve the " agricultural mind " from the terrible agitation in which it will be tossed about for the next month ; and to spare themselves the obloquy to which they will be subjected on account of the intentions ascribed to them. And depend upon it that, had they desired to set the public right, they would have found some means of doing so without violating any oath, and would not have lost a single post in doing so. the Standard would have the greatest pleasure in giving an authoritative contradiction to the Times. Its not being allowed to do so goes a great way to prove the statement in question to be true. We must say, too, that our strongest reason for inclining to believe that there is much truth in the report is the opinion which we have long since formed, that a repeal of the corn-laws by the present Government was the result to which we are inevitably advancing. Oddly as the phrase may sound, we are convinced that the thing which Sir Robert Peel would do most to avoid is the necessity of breaking with the Liberal opinions of his countrymen. throughout life, no doubt, he has been opposed to the Liberal party. His inclination has been to retard, but it has not been to prevent the progress sf improvement. His great aim in life has, as he told us, been to acquire posthumous fame—to transmit his name to posterity in connexion with great measures and a great policy. Such fame as this he knows that he can never ac quire as the upholder of ancient abuses, and the champion of aristocratic injustice. He knows full well that it is only from the liberal opinion of his time that he can acquire the claim on posterity which he hopes to establish. That opinion, therefore, it is that he really wishes to conciliate. His whole conduct, since he has been in office, shows that it is that opinion alone which he values. He braves it sometimes, he tries to trick it at others ; but embark in a career of systematic, avowed, and hopeless opposition to it is what lie has never done, and never will do. All his past measures have been directed to staving off the moment in which he must either frankly adopt that course, with respect to free trade, which public opinion favours, or risk his future fame in un compromising resistance to the public feeling. How long he would have gone on without taking either side, giving hopes to both parties, and committing himself. irrevocably to neither, there is no saying. But Lord John Russell's decla ration has put an end to his indecision. Far though it did not create the necessity, nor the general feeling, for free trade, that declaration has brought things to a crisis, in which every one must take his part definitively on the question of the aorn-laws. That letter put an end to all divisions in the Libe ral party, and rallied the whole body in one concentrated and vigorous opposition. It roused the Liberal feeling from one end of the country -to the-other; it forced into the movement against the cortishisee os 4 en'' those whose play' feelings' kept tiled' idoberiom' that litisaWe' 'until the moerent us which Fit 'wail- to 'lie' decideti l for Sir .Robert Peel.'fmist have seed &at- wduld'tidiv have struggle against the whdle force of tlfdEibeal 'Party, batkell ' by an out-of-doors agitation, extending far beyond any one party. He must have felt that the moment was at length arrived in which he must either lead a great movement of public opinion, or commit himself to the desperate defence of follies and iniquities over which it was clear that that public opinion would speedily triumph. In such a state of things we cannot doubt which side he would choose. And we cannot, therefore, hesitate to believe that his decision would be in accordance with the statement of the Times. Be this as it may, it makes no difference in the course which it is incumbent on the people to pursue. If the Ministry are still to be ranked among the upholders of monopoly, we must do our best to beat them ; and we shall beat them. If the news be true, and they undertake the cause of free trade, they will want all our aid, 'and that aid we must give them, as cordially as we would give it to the best and earliest of our friends. Even with Ministers on our side, and with all the influence of the Duke and Sir Robert Peel, we shall have a tierce struggle to go through. Nothing but the most une quivocal expression of the most determined popular will can bend the majority of the House of Lords. In order to over come that resistance we must throw aside every considera tion of party, and avail ourselves of every aid offered to us for the great end of ensuring subsistence and employment to the people, freedom to trade,' stability to agricultural indus try, and relief to the great body of the people from the most insolent injustice by which any aristocracy, in the present day, has ventured to promote its selfish interests at the ex pense of the community. If Sir Robert Peel will give us the aid of his Ministerial influence, and lead us on to com bat in our own cause, we shall be rejoiced to fight under his guidance and name. We shall leave to a future day to vin dicate the just claims of those to whom the victory of free trade is really due. POST.—Forty-one persons, who call themselves merchants and bankers of the city of London, have published a declara tion on the subject of the corn-laws. We should be over rating the importance of this paper if we regarded it as any thing else than:the declaration of a very:small, and (compara tively) a very insignificant portion of the bankers and merchants of London. We do not dispute, however, that several of the names appended to it are those of men of wealth and eminence; they are.also, however, men of noto rious political bigotry—men for whose calm impartiality of judgment in any matter subject to the influence of political or party feeliag, no person of good sense has the least respect: They assert that " supplies of foreign corn destined for the relief of the people of this country, have been excluded from our ports by the high duty which, under our present sliding scale, is the inevitable consequence of the defective quality of our own harvest." It is very little to the credit of British merchants to indulge in such mere rhodomontade as this upon an important matter. What is the real meaning of such words as "destined for the relief of the people of this country ?" Where is the proof of any distress for food among the people of this country ? Is it prudent, or decent, or anything but most inconsistent with the discretion which ought to belong to British merchants, to come forward in this way, the retailers of vague rumours, as mischievous as vague, which even the common rules of mercantile information con tradict ? Why should these men assume a probability of scarcity, and need of relief, when the prices of corn in the markets indicate nothing of the kind ? It seems to us per fectly clear, from the evidence of positive facts, that these forty-one persons—happily a very small and insignificant fraction of the mercantile body of London—are descending to the position of tools of a faction. For what is there in the circumstances of the present time to lead to such a decla ration more than at other times, when no such demonstra tion was made? What but the unusual stir of a busy, tur bulent faction, which thinks it may make an impression now, by urging matters of a far less pressing character than those of former years, when no such urency was attempted? How can these forty-one persons justify to themselves the attempt to make an alarm now, when circumstances, as in dicated by the markets, are much more in favour of an ade quate supply of food than they were in former years, and when the duties on importation are very much lower than they were in those years ? And we must say that these forty-one persons, however well-informed they may be upon some branches of mercantile or monetary business, appear to be quite ignorant of the truth in regard to the foreign corn trade. It costs them little trouble, and it would seem very little thought, to put their names to a paper de claring that high import duties have of late excluded foreign corn from our ports, but in doing so they have only testified their ignorance of the subject upon which they express them selves so confidently. If they had taken the trouble to in quire among men acquainted with the business of importing corn, they would have learned that the only impediment to the acquisition of foreign corn for English use which has been felt this season, was the rumour that our ports were going to be opened for the receipt of foreign corn free of duty. So long as that rumour was believed on the Continent, it was naturally supposed that our necessity for supplies from abroad must be very great, and that we should be willing to pay a very high price rather than be without the supply. It, therefore, became difficult to buy fo reign corn except at a very large advanee. But as soon as the rumour was discovered to be groundless, then foreign corn again became purchaseable at a considerably lower price, and was accordingly purchased for the British market. We must affirm, then, that the forty-one decla rants, however well informed they may be upon other matters, are exceedingly ignorant upon the subject of ac quiring foreign corn for the English market; or, if not ig norant, they are something worse—that is, they are wilful 'promulgators of that which is not true, for the purpose of producing an excitement favourable to the views of a faction. The forty-one declarants use the hackneyed phrase of " tam pering with the food of the people," as applicable to those laws which have for their object the protection of British cultivation from undue foreign competition, and thus the se curing to the people a far larger supply from the English soil than they would have if no such protective law existed. The use of such language is, in our judgment, a further proof either that the declarants are unacquainted with the subject on which they presume to offer their opinion, or that they prefer serving the cause of a faction to serving the cause of truth. The protection of British cultivation is no more a tampering with the food of the people than the protection af forded by the police is a tampering with the liberty of the people. It ought not to be called tampering. It is an inter ference of the law in the people's behalf. It is a policy which has for its object the guardianship of these two things—the productive industry of a very large body of the working class, and of the whole nation, from that danger which would beset it if it were habitually dependent for a considerable portion of its supply of food upon foreign kingdoms, whose governments might interdictj that supply from a policy of their own. A more gross and glaring instance of unbounded self-sufficiency, egregious vanity, and ridiculous prejudice than that afforded by the last paragraph of the "Declaration," we do not remember to have seen. Here it is : " We declare our deliberate conviction that no necessity can justify the Legislature in tampering with the food of the people, or impeding the free purchase of that article on which depends the existence of a large portion of the com munity ; that the removal, therefore, of all restriction- , upon the import of articles of food is essential to the general prosperity, as well as to the social peace of this country ; that it is a measure dictated by all sound principles; con firmed by a long and fatal experience of the effects of an op posite course; that it is demanded by the want and pressing necessities of the labouring classes; that it is sanctioned by the judgment of the educated part of the community ; that the present condition of the country renders it a measure of immediate necessity, the delay of which must inflict cruel hardships on the labouring classes, must seriously interfere with all industrious pursuits, and by pertinaciously repudiat ing the obvious and iatural means by which the sufferings attendant on a bad harvest might be alleviated, must create an universal feeling of dissatisfaction and ill-will dangerous to the peace of society and to the safety of the empire : " Do these persons really mean to say that there is any re striction upon the freedom of purchasing foreign corn ? Surely there is none, more than upon the purchase of sugar, or French silks, or brandy. These people frame their declara tion as if it were against prohibition they were contending. There is no impediment save the payment of import duties, and that impediment applies to hundreds of articles of mer chandise as well as corn. But thri taking off the duties is " essential to the general prosperity and social peace of the country." Do these forty-one persons think that they are qualified to dictate upon that matter? Do they suppose that the welfare of the agricultural population goes for nothing, and that social peace is altogether connected with the gratifying of their prejudices or the legislating for their interests ? Are we to believe them, that the necessities of the labouring classes would be relieved by a change of policy , which, if it should affect anything at all, must transfer to foreign labourers the production of that commodity which hitherto British labourers have produced ? Would these bankers and merchants think it for their interest if their customers entered into arrangements for the employment rf the capitalists of Hamburgh or Amsterdam, instead of con tinuing to deal with them? We are surprised that men who have bad some experience of business should put their signa tures to such folly. But their views, they assure us, are " sanc tioned by the educated part of the community." How very modest! What do they mean by the " educated part of the community?" Perhaps the "enlightened audiences" that attend Covent. garden Theatre when the Anti-Corn-law Leaguers perform on that stage. If they meant the thought ful and studious part of the community, let them try any one of the learned professions, and see what majority they will get to endorse their very modest appreciation of their own intellectual superiority. Certainly, if enormous self-suffi ciency and inordinate presumption be qualities which entitle men to respect and influence upon important public ques tions, these forty-one declarants have an undoubted right to be listened to. But if this be not so,lwe can discover nothing either in the matter or in the manner of their declaration, which should induce any man who loves his country and wishes well to its honest industry, to be affected otherwise than by disgust in reading what they have put forward for public attention. LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROLLS' COURT, Dec. 5. The greater portion of the day was occupied in bearing petitions praying for the transfer of money in the Master's hands to the credit of the parties in the causes, and for the appointment of guardians to infants, those appointed by the Court' having died. ATKYNS V. BANKER. This was a petition praying for a reference to the Master to make a report respecting certain property belonging to the defendant, situated in Oxfordshire. It appeared that a Buie had been established for the purpose of having the property in question disposed of to liquidate certain demands thereon by a Mr. Thomas Buck, since deceased, and which was considered to be beneficial to the defendant and the heirs of Mr Buck. An order was then obtained from the Master to investigate into the title of the property when it was discovered that some obscurity existed as to the title of one portion of the land in the county of Oxford, which rendered it impossible to effect the sale at present, and that another portion of the land was enclosed under the Enclusure Act. 'All parties were anxious for the reference, which was granted. tICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT, Dec. 5. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) FRASER V. SIR B. HALL. HiJ HONOUR gave judgment to-day in this case, which came ,before the Court during the last term, upon a motion on behalf' of the plaintiff, to compel the defendant to produce certain documents. The plaintiffs, the Monmouthshire and Glambrganshire Banking Company, became creditors of the lesse of the original lease of certain mines in Monmouth shire hinder Sir B. Hall, and obtained judgment against him, and issued a fieri facias under that judgment. Upon this a treaty took place between Sir B. Hall and those who were in his interest on the one side, and the Monmouthshire and Glambrganshire Banking Company on the other, as to what shoulo be done, and what were the rights of the different parties; the opinion of Sir John Bayley was taken, and se veral Other proceedings, the documents connected with which the plaintiffs contended they had a right to the inspection of. His Honour was clearly of opinion the documents were privi leged, and refused to order their production. The Court then proceeded to hear short causes and unop posedpetitions. . . , COUR7' OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Deco 5. • (Before Mr. Justice VitatintAl4). '4. , • BUNTER CALDVOMLL. In this case the jury fonnda verdict forthe plaintiff', 1801. -dltnlaf r+ • s'' PAGIC nATCHET. ' This was a case arising out of th 3 question of a prescriptive right which the plaintiff alleged he had to a wharf at Bat terse4 which he at one time used for the purpose of landing coals, ihe being then a coal-merchant ; and he had taken the actioo against defendant for a trespass, for having insisted that the wharf gave him a right of way to landing goods, and uhder that impression had driven piles in front of the wharf as he conceived it was a public thoroughfare. Plain tiff alleged that his property had sustained considerable in jury by what the defendant had done, and, therefore, now sought compensation for those injuries. Evidence was gone into, to show that the plaintiff was a coal-merchant, and used the wharf in question for the pur pose of landing coals, &c. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 5. (Sittings at Guildhall, before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a London Common Jury.) MASON V. FLETCHER . This was an undefended action of assault, the defendant allowing judgment to go by default, and the only question for the jury being the amount of damages. The assault complained of was committed when the de fendant, who is a medical student, was in a state of delirium tremens, represented to be the result of intemperance. The defendant, it appeared from the statement of Mr. Nair, a medical gentleman who had attended the defendant during his illness, was under a delusion, the result of his illness, fancying that all who attended him were conspiring against his life. The plaintiff, in whose house the defendant lodged at the time (in July of this year), was in the habit of sitting up with defendant, as well as the witness himself, and an object of the defendant's especial animosity. The plaintiff interfering in a scuffle which took place between the defendant and Mr. Nair, when the former was making an attempt to escape from the room, received a kick in the lower part of the abdomen, the result of which was a rupture, from which he has not yet recovered. Several surgeons, who had seen the plaintiff while ; under the effect of the injury, were examined to prove the extent of his sufferings, and also the expense to which he was put, viz., surgical attendance and medicine. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE having summed up shortly, The jury found a verdict for plaintiff—Damages, 801. - HOLMES V. THE FOUNDERS' COMPANY. This was an action to recover compensation for an injury done to plaintiff by an accident, which occurred in conse quence of the neglect of the defendants. Damages were laid at 50OL Mr. Sergeant Talfeurd and Mr. Lush were for the plain tiff, and Mr. Sergeant Byles for the defendants. Before the swearing of the jury, Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD inquired whether any members of the Founders' Company were on the jury? The Court having ascertained that there were not, the jury was sworn, and Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD stated the case, the facts of which are as follows :—The plaintiff is a publican and eating-house keeper, in Grocers' Hall-court, Poultry, and on the 28th of May last was passing by Founders' -court, which is a passage between the Founders' Hall, on the one hand, and the Commercial Bank of England, the Church of England In surance Office, and the Founders' Arms public-house, on the other. This court is blind, but as it is lighted at the public expense, he (Mr. Sergeant Talfourd) did not conceive that it could be asserted that it was not a public thoroughfare. In this passage there were some altera tions going on, in the course of which a deep hole had been dug in an arched recess at one side, which hole had remained there for a long time, and ought to have been removed by the company. Mr. Mason had occasion to go into the court, and, though it had been represented that he went there for an improper purpose, he (Mr. Segeant Tal fourd) thought that such a pretence could not be supported, as there was a sink there with a gutter; and, indeed, al though the defendant had given in pleas of, first, " Not guilty"—second, that the plaintiff entered the passage for an immoral purpose, and must therefore take the consequence of the injury, the passage not being a thoroughfare—yet, the latter plea had been withdrawn, and the only plea Was not guilty. The plaintiff on entering the court for the purpose previously intimated, went to the recess, and was going into the place, not perceiving the hole, when his foot slipped, and he fell to the bottoth, where he lay in a state almost of insensibility, till he was heard groaning by an old woman who was passing by, and who gave the alarm to Mr. Cutby, the manager of the Commercial Bank of England, who was going in at the private door of the bank, which is in the court. Mr. Cutby, also hearing the groans, called a policeman, who having got down into the hole by means of a ladder, he, with the assistance of other policemen, who were brought to the spot by the old woman, got the man out, and took him to the public-house. A surgeon was then sent for, and, it was found that, falling on his feet, he had suffered a compound fracture and one of the bonei of the foot had been forced out of its place so as to in jure the leg. He was indeed so much injured that he kept his bed for a period of ten weeks, and after that time he was obliged to go about on crutches, and would, probably, be a cripple for life. He had applied for compensation to the Founders' Company, who said they were very sorry for the accident which had happened to Mr. Holmes, but that Messrs. Burton, the builders, were the responsible persons, and that the Company had nothing to do with it. Now he (Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, thought no such defence could be sustained, if intended, as every one is responsible for the conduct of his agents, and indeed it would be impossible to maintain an action against the builders in this case. Mr. Cutby, manager of the Commercial Bank of England, Mrs. Gummer, landlady of the Founders' Arms public-house, and City policeman 170, gave evidence as to the facts stated by Mr. sergeant Talfourd in his address. Mr. Elliot, a surgeon, stated that he was called to the assistance of Mr. Holmes on the night in question. He found a compound fracture of the leg, and dislocation of the ancle. The plaintiff was confined to his bed for ten weeks, and after that time he was obliged to use a crutch. He was not yet thoroughly recovered, nor would he be for some time. He might, perhaps, recover the use of his leg by next summer; but it was not certain. Witness's bill for attendance and instruments was 271. 3s. 6d. M t o t a h r e y He had before the accident a good business, ca p able i J n j a n n r e y Holmes, deneto the h isplabinntsiiffsne'ss d b a;gh h t i e s r, ill s n p e o s k s e . of supporting himself and his family, but that after he had been laid up in consequence of the accident, the busi ness had so declined,: that they were obliged to give it up. He was now engaged to manage a beer-shop for a brewer. _ This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. Sergeant BYLES addressed the Court on the part of the de fen dants,and raised three objections to the plaintiff's declaration First, it was stated that the defendants had made a hole in a certain archway, and opening into a certain public highway. Now the court in question, which the hole opened upon, was not a public highway. It was a private passage to the four buildings on either side, namely, the Founders Hall, the Commercial Bank, the Insurance Office, and the public-house. He (Mr. Sergeant Byles) contended that this court, being a cul-de-sac could not be a public way. Secondly, the action lay, if against any one, against the builders, who were not the servants of the Company and the Company would not be responsible unless they were their servants. Thirdly, even if the court were a public thorough fare, and if the Company were resposible for what was done by the builders, they were not bound to cover an opening which was entirely on their own property, and not infringing the public property. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said he would reserve the point, if necessary. After a desultory discussion, Mr. Sergeant BYLES having addressed the jury, The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE Summed up, and The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff —Damages, 1501. Mr. Sergeant BYLES, having handed in a bill of excep tions, asked leave to abandon it at a future time, if he should think fit, and inove for a new trial. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD objected to his friend taking this double course; and after some discussion, The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said that the Learned Counsel could not have leave to move, unless he abandoned the bill of exceptions at once. Mr. Sergeant BYLES preferred to adhere to the bill of ex ceptions. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Dec. 5. (Sittings after Term, before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a Common Jury. ) GRIFFITH AND ANOTHER V. WA .TON. This was an action on the case brought to recover damages for the infringement of a patent. Mr. Martin appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Jervis for the defendant. The plaintiffs were the inventors of a process for manufac taring tea and coffee-pots from iron tinplates, for which they had obtained and enjoyed a patent for eleven years, and it Wag to recover damages for the infringement of this patent that the action was brought. The case, which occupied the Court nearly the whole of the day, presented no features of interest, except to the parties immediately concerned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. John Jones and Richard Connor, two young men of shabby genteel appearance, were charged with assaulting Mr. Joh , : Stanley, the keeper of a coffee-shop, No. 39, High-street, St. Giles's, and defrauding him of refreshments, &c., to the amount of between 3s. and 4s. The complainant stated that between five and six o'clock that morning, the defendants, with another young man, came to his shop, and ordered coffee, eggs, and rolls. After par taking of which, they regaled themselves with ginger -beer, cigars, &c. At length their companion left ; and on com plainant requesting payment for the ample breakfast he had supplied them with, they declared that they had no money ; and, in attempting to prevent their leaving the shop, they both assaulted him; and, forcing their way into the street, ran off. He, however, pursued, and overtook them, and gave them in charge 9f the police. Mr. HARDWICK asked What they had to say for themselves? The defendant Jones said the person Who had accom panied them to Mr. Stanley's, had invited them to breakfast, promising to pay for whatever they liked to have. Defendant Connor—Mr. Stanley should'nt have let go the only one of the party who had money; that was not the way to get his bill discharged: Mr. Stanley said he had ascertained that but a short time, about half an hour, previous to their coming to his shop, they had paid a visit to another coffee-shop in the neigh bourhood, and after running up a score of several shillings made off without paying. Mr. Hannwrcx said he could only deal with the case as regarded the assault on the complainant, for which he should fine the defendants 10s. each, or ten days' imprisonment to hard labour. The defendants having no money they were locked up. John Williams, a young man dressed as a countryman, was charged with stealing 71. 10s. in gold, and a silver watch, with gold chain and seals, of the value of 6/., the property of Mr. William Lovett, of Newman-passage, Oxford-street, carman. It appeared that the prosecutor had taken the prisoner into his service from motives of charity, and that on one occasion the prisoner was left in charge of the place during the absence of the proseeutor and his wife for about ten minutes, when he took the opportunity of forcing open a cupboard, and possess ing himself of the property in question, with which he in stantly decamped, He was not again heard of until last evening, when he was accidentally met with begging, in Wardour-street, Soho, and given into custody. The prisoner declared his innocence. He had been living at Bishop Stortford, as a farmer's servant, from the time he left the prosecutor's service. He was remanded for a week, to allow the police to trace the property. SURREY SESSIONS. (Before Mr. PUCKLE and a full Bench of Magistrates.) SHOPLIFTING DETECTED BY REFLECTION.—Thursday Mrs. Isabella Kidd, a well-dressed young female, the wife of a mechanic employed at the factory of Messrs. Maudslay and Co., was arraigned on an indictment eharging her with stealing a shawl of the value of 1/. 2s. 6d., the property of Messrs. White and Greenwell, drapers, & c., in the Blaek friars-road. MT; Gruard, held, a : brief for the, prosecution, and Ur. Chernock defended the.prispner., , `From.the evidenee ii„appeareA that on s,i,iturdaY last, the prisoner entered the ,shop of the prosecutors' and requested to be shown 'some, shmils. A parcel, of shaWle were placed before her On"the counter, but, after over themi she requested to be ishoWn aoine•'nibie. 'While iirOdhring the' second Parcel, - the Sholiirian perceived, 'by,llto reffebtldff portion oT the looking-glas#,• Whith is placed irt different parts of the shop, the prisoner draw a shawl off the counter, so that it dropped into something which she had outside. He however took her the shawls as if nothing had happened, but at the same time communicated to Mr. Greenwell the fact of the prisoner having stolen a shawl. The shopman sub sequently observed that one of the shawls which he had brought to her was gone, upon which she replied it was quite impossible, but the shawl so missing - was found partly stuffed into the basket, and covered over by the shawl she wore at the time. These facts were dearly proved by William Elleby, the shopman, and William Foster, the "shop-walker," and the defence set up was, that the shawl had accidentally fallen from the counter into the prisoner's basket. This, however, was flatly denied by Elleby, the shopman, who distinctly said he saw the prisoner deliberately draw the shawl off the counter while his back was turned to her, and when it, perhaps, never struck her he could observe her actions in the lass. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and The CHAIRMAN sentenced her to two months' solitary con finement at Brixton House of Correction. OBTAINING MONEY ON A WORTHLESS BANIC-NOTE.—.- John Shaw Young, aged 28, and George Birkett, were charged with obtaining five guineas by false pretences upon a bank note, the alleged owners of which, as a banking firm, had net been in existence for thirty-five years. Mr. William Peebles, the landlord of the Orange Tree public-house, in Richmond, deposed that on the 28th of September last the prisoners came to his house, and having had refreshments amounting to ls. 4d. they sent the note in question to the bar for change, and to have the amount of what they had had deducted. Witness did not like the note, and questioned prisoner Young about it. Young then said he was a boot and shoemaker at Brentford, that he took the note in the way of his business, and that it was as good as could be. Witness, however, declined changing it, on which the pri soner Young sent his (Mr. Peebles's) servant out to look for change for the note, and he got it of Mrs. Lynes, at the Blue Anchor public-Souse. The change was given to the prisoners, who paid their bill out of it ; but, having conside rable misgivings as to the transaction, Mr. Peebles sent to Mrs. Lynes for the note, and it being the general opinion of several gentlemen at his house that it was not a genuine one, ;he gave the prisoners-into custody. 41. of the money was found upon the prisoner Young, who acknowledged he had given 10s. to Birkett, and ss. was also found on the latter prisoner. The other parts of the case were fully established, and it was satisfactorily shown that:the banking firm of Messrs. Roble, Clarkson, and Knight, of Kingston, had not been in existence for five-and-thirty years. Mr. CHARNOCE took an objection to the form of the indict ment, for not setting out the precise pieces of coin which had been obtained on the alleged fictitious document, and quoted the Chairman as an authority upon the point. The COURT overruled the objection. - The jury ultimately found the prisoner Young Guilty, and Acquitted Birkett; and the Court sentenced the former to nine months' hard labour at Brixton House of Correction. FRIDAY NIGHT S GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, Dile. 3, 1845. The Queen has been pleased to grant unto the Reverend John Peel, M.A., the deanery of the cathedral church of Worcester, the same being void by the resignation of the Right Reverend Father in God George, Bishop of Rochester, late Dean of the said cathedral church. .-- Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Regiment of Militia—William Alley ne Lord Burghley to be Major, vice Hyde, deceased, Nov. 26. DICLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. Francis Robinson, cowkeeper, Princess-street, Chelsea. BANKRUPTS. John Spong, coal-merchant, Ockham, Surrey, to surrender Dec. 16, at half-past one, and Jan. 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Jordeson, St. Mary-at• hill, London. -John Charles Edwards, bill broker, Conduit street, Dec. 19, at half-past one, and Jan. 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assigee, Abchurch-lane, City; Godden, John street, Bedford-row. James M'Dermott, victualler, Gray's Inn-•lane, Dec. 16, at eleven, and Jan. 13, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Binkruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street ; Hunt, Barnard's Inn, London. _ _ _ Eugene Le Roy, wine merchant, Portland-place, Dec. 10., at half-past eleven, and January 14, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official' assignee, Basingltall-street ; Lewis, Wilmington-square. John Elliott, coal merchant, Bristol, Dec. 19, and Jan. 16, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee; Hassell, Bristol. Joseph Mann, grocer, Warwick, Dec. 15 and Jan. 19, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official 'assignee, Birmingham ; Nicks, Warwick ; Smith, Birmingham PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the produce of the British possessions in America, com puted from the returns made in the week ending Dec. 2, 1845, is 365. 7d. per cwt. (Dividends, &c., in our next.) BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria , cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 29th day 01 November, 1845. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued 26,733,810 Government debt 11,015,100 Other securities... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bul lion 11,159,981 Silverbullion..... 1,573,829 £26,733,810 1 M. N £26,733,810 lARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Lber, 1845. CPARTMENT. Dated the 4th day of Deceml BANKING DI X. Proprietors' capita 1,14,553,000 Rest Public deposits (in cluding _ Exche- Government secu rities (including Dead Weight Annuity) Other securities 15,871,054 Notes Gold and silver coin 503,038 quer, w Savings banks, Commis sioners ofNational Debt, and divi- dend' accounts) 7,670,581 Other deposits...... 8,992,719 Seven day andother bills - 1,045,574 £35,508,300 M. 'MA' Dated the 4th day of Deceml £35,508,300 .RSHALL, Chief Cashier. ber, 1845. ACCIDENT TO SIR R. PEEL'S NIECS.—COVENTRY, WEnxESDAY•—The lady, accompanied by Master 11. Peel, a youth of about IG, was driving i❑ a phaeton and pair from her father's mansion at Baggington to Coventry. Soon after passing through the toll-gate, and before arriving at the railroad-station, a small spaniel dog, the property of a person walking along the road, ran towards and barked at the horses, a pair of very high-spirited ones. This set them violently kicking and plunging—one getting his leg over the pole of the phaeton, in which condition they started off along Cue road towards Covent-, in a furious manner. In his endeavours to stop the animals, Williams, an old and respected coachman of the family, broke the reins, upon which the ponies turned suddenly on the common lands running parallel with the road. At the embankment the phaeton was upset, and the inmates were thrown out, but fortunately alighted upon the sward, which was in a soft condition in consequence of the rains of the preceding day. Miss Peel escaped with a few bruises on her left arm, and her brother was not at all injured. The lady proceeded home again upon the arrival of a carriage, which was immediately procured from the city. Dr. Bird, of Tamworth, and Mr. Wyley, of Coventry, have been in attendance, but Miss Peel is now perfectly recovered from the effects of the accident. The coachman had his shoulder put out, and has been con fined to his bed since the transaction. RENTs.—The estate of East Barns, in 11<iddin tonshire, measuring 504 acres, was lately purchased by Mr. Mitchell Tunes, for 53,5001. It was expected to yield a rent of 2,0001., or at most 2,100/. ; but though the repeal of the corn-laws is now looked forward to as certain by the farmers, so little alarm does it excite, that the land was let yesterday for 2,250/., thus yielding the proprietor 44 per cent. on the purchase money.--Scotsman THE LATE CHIEF JUSTICE OF F \ 1 ; - .7,-, ;It tll3 ;coo.r death of Mr. J. G. H. Bourne, the late Chief Justice of New foundland ; but something more is due as a tribute to the memory of this gentleman. Mr. Bourne was born at East wood, in the county of Nottingham. He commenced his education at Southwell, and was highly admired fcr his suc cess and proficiency in the various branches of academical studies. He was then sent to Eton, where he greatly distin guished himself by his classical acquirements. He next en tered Pembroke College, Oxford, and took his degree of M.A., and was afterwards elected a Fellow of Magdalene College. UFon his marriage he, of course, lost his valuable fellow ship, with all its prospective advantages, and this by the old law that still remains on the statutes of the Univer sity. Mr. Bourne now entered the Middle Temple, and be coming a barrister, be went the Midland Circuit, where he was much esteemed by the most distinguished members of the profe,sien. lie was also appointed revising barrister :or that circuit. He was called to fill the judicial bench in New f dl and by Lord Glenelg, the then Colonial Secretary, at the age of 34. No man ever acquired more esteem for humanity, in tegrity, and amenity. In this colony he entirely discontinued the infliction of the punishment of death, and with the hap- Dint of effects. He even declared his resolution to throw up his office rather than be the means of depriving any human being of life. Mr. Bourne was the author of seve ral works, viz., "The Exile of Idria," "England Won," &c.; also translated the best poems of De Beranger. No person ever passed through life with greater esteem and attachment from friends than the late Chief Justice Bourne. On leaving the colony several addresses were presented to him from all classes of the community, speaking in the highest terms of the deceased, and expressive of the deepregret they felt at his loss. Amongst the friends that followed him to the grave, we think it right to mention the name of Captain H. Pres cott, R.N., the late Governor of Newfoundland. MARKET NEWS.-('ESTERDAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE The arrivals of EtTglish Wheat for our market this wiek have been on a very limited scale ; hence the show of samples of that Grain here was small. Owing, however, to the con fident rumours afloat that an alteration in the corn-laws is inevitable, the demand for all descriptions was unusually heavy, and prices ruled almost nominal. To sell, however, lower rates must have been submitted to. In Foreign Wheat, free as well as in bond, scarcely a transaction took place. Of all other kinds of Grain the receipts, this week, have been small ; yet, owing to the above-mentioned cause, the sale for them was exceeding depressed, at next to nominal quotations. ARRIVALS. Earley. 2,G0 qrs. 2CO Wheat. 2,5111 qrs. English • • • • • • Trish •••• • • • • Foreign .• • • • • Oats Flour. 820 qrs. 2,790 sks 9,710 2,500 3,190 Malt. 1.600 us; SMITUPIET.M. Although we had a full average supply of Beasts on sale this morning, the Beef trade was steady, and Monday's prices were firmly supported. There were on offer 120 Oxen and Cows, 210 Sheep, and 2 Calves, from Holland. The number of Sheep were small, yet the demand for them was inactive, at about previous quotations. Calves were in short supply, and ready inquiry, at an advance of 2d. per Sibs. Pigs moved off firmly, at very full prices. Milch Cows were a dull sale, at from 161. to 191. each, including their small calf. Per Sibs. to 81 s. d. 1. d. Ulterior Beasts • • 2 10 3 0 Second'quality ditto. 3 2 3 6 Prime large Omen— 3 1 4 I Prime Soots •• •• • • 4 2,, 4 4 Large Durso Calves 4. 2 - 4 _l4 Prime small ditto .. 4 II Suckling Calves 18 II 31 inferior Sheep • • • 3 4 310 SUPPLY Al ink the offal. •. d. to s. d. Second quality ditto 4 0 4 4 Coarse-woolledditto 4 6 4 8 Southdown Wethors 4 It) 1 0 Ditto out of the wool Large Hogs • • JO 4 6 Small Porkeri . 4 8 ' 1 2 Quarter old Pigs ..16 6 21 0 Lambs .... 0 0 0 0 'MARKET.' • ' Beasts. 856 3,990 'I Calves.• ' Pigs. 133, I • 315 NEV/GATN AND EADE -- zertht.t. A steady business was transacted here, at full prices. At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to s. s. i. to s. d. Fleet inferier•• • • 210 Mutton, inferior •• 3 V 4 0 - middling .• .. 3 0 3 2 -- middling.. 4 2 4 4 - prime large .. 3 4 3 6 -- prime .... 4 6 4 8 - prime small .. 3 6 3 8 Pork, large. •• • 310 4 8 Veal • 3IS 5 0 - 410 b 4 Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. BOROUGH HOP MARIEET. Although the supply of Hops on offer is small, buyers, as is almost invariably the case at this period of the year, only purchase for immediate use ; hence the general demand must be considered inactive, at last week's prices. New Hops :—Sussex Pockets, 61 108 to 71 8s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 61 12s to 71 12s; Mid Kent 71 7s to 91 12s. Yearlings :—Sussex Pockets, 6/ 6s to 61 15s ; Wealds, 61 lOs to 71; Mid Kents, 6/ 15s to 7110 s. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation, as well as other descriptions, has been extremely heavy, and there has been a decline of 6d to is per cwt. 13arbadoes has realised 54s ed to 55s for fine yellow, and 51s for low mid. EAST INDIA.-3,790 bags Bengal only partly sold at 6d to 1 s decline ; Benares, mid white 53s 6d to 545, mid yellow 51s to 525, low 48s to 50s, and fine brown 455; 336 bags Madras sold is lower, low damp yellow at 43s 6d to 44s 6d, and fine brown 41s Gd per cwt. FOREIGN.—There has not been much doing, though holders are willing to accept lower rates. The declaration respecting the corn-laws has checked business in Sugar. COFFEE. —With tolerable firmness in prices, there has still been very little doing in West India. Fine yellow clean garbled Mocha has been sold at 80s per cwt. Ceylon has been in rather less request, 538 bags sold at 68s for fine ord green, and at 63s for fine fine ord grey. Batavia has realised 245, Company's Java 45s 6d, and Madras 65s per cwt. In foreign Coffee not much has been done. COCOA.—The sales have been very limited.' Rust.—Proof Leewards has been 2s. 3d. per gallon, and East India proof, 2s. 2d. per gallon. SPICES.-3,501 bags Sumatra Pepper only partly sold at id. to lid. decline; good light clean back at 2id. to 21d. per lb. SALTPETILE.-2161 bags Calcutta were taken in at 6d. to ls. per cwt. decline, RICE.-2,300 bags and 2,000 pockets Bengal, partly sold:at ISs. to 195., some mid. white being taken in at 19s. Gd. The market is dull. TEA.—The demand for this article is heavy, and prices are not well supported. CorroN.—The inquiry is moderate. TALLOW.—By letters received from St. Petersburgh, it ap pears that the shipping season had closed. (From the London New Price Current of Dec. 5.) SUGAR.—To-day British Plantation was purchased with extreme caution, although there were sellers on easier terms ; only 140 found buyers, making the total purchases for the week only 650 hhds and trcs, and the fall in prices during that time is per cwt. REFINED.—To-day their was little business transacted in Refined Goods by the home trade, and prices are still on the decline, brown grocery Lumps selling at 64s to 655, and Standard Lumps at 65s 6d to 66s per cwt. Maunrms.—lmporters have been less inclined to realise this week, the stock in their hands being much reduced. There has, however, been little desire shown on the part of Refiners or Grocers to operate privately in any description, and the small parcels disposed of were at a slight decline in prices. EAST INnlA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar was little wanted, and 825 bags at public sale were only partly sold at rather lower rates. FOREIGN.—To-day there was little desire shown to pur chase any kind of Foreign, and only 400 chests Havannah were sold at 28s to 29s per cwt for fine yellow. Mot.,AssEs.—Although there are sellers of West India upon rather lower terms, still the purchases made have been ex tremely limited this week. Bengal Treacle has been less in demand, but prices are sustained. • CoFFEE.—This afternoon there was little desire shown to purchase Mocha, and 79 bales at auction were taken in, low middling yellowish unclean at 535, which was above the value. In Ceylon there was not much doing, but good or dinary Native was not to be had under 48s. Of West India 63 casks offered, but being of the lower description a part only sold at easier rates. Java met with little attention. Of Rio 8 casks 60 barrels and 33 bags were brought forward, but a part only sold upon lower terms. TaA.—The stock has been further increased, and the deli veries not being so good as they were, merchants have been disposed to sell, and a decline in the value of most descrip tions has taken place; there is a large quantity on offer by private treaty of both black and green. Although lower rates have been taken for all descriptions of Congou, still the trade purchased with caution. Pouchong has slightly declined in value, and the trade have operated with caution. Twankay is little wanted, and easier rates are taken. Hyson has been purchased with caution, although there are sellers upon low terms. In Young Hyson, however, a fair business has been transacted. Gunpowder has been purchased with elution. In scented Orange Pekoe of fine quality a fair busi ness has been transacted. Of Dyson Skin some parcels have been sold, but at low rates. In the common kinds of Caper the operations are upon a more extended scale, but merchants have accepted lower prices. The quantity of Tea held by the town and country dealers is by no means great. SFICES.—This afternoon at public sale 19 packages of Ja maica preserved Ginger were taken in at 395, and 25 pack ages of Jamaica at 54s to 59s for middling. FRUIT.—The great bulk of Valentia Raisins and Turkey Figs continuing to arrive being of such infe -kir quality and out of condition, are compelled to be forced oFf immediately, either by private contract or public sale, for whatever they fetch. In new Currants there has been a good business doing by private contract. RICE.—To-day Bengal Rice was purchased with caution, and 1,355 bags 432 pockets at public sale were only in part sold at a further decline of 6d to is per cwt, fine bold bright clean white went at 19s, good middling 18s Gd, middling dusty 17s 6d, sea damaged 16s Gd to 175,-1,530 bags of Spanish were put up, the sound was all taken in above the value. SPirtrrs.—The demand has fallen off considerably for Lee ward Island Rum this week, and prices are not so firm. Calcutta is offered upon easier terms; but there has been little business done. Jamaica is not cheaper, but the demand has been limited. Demerara has sustained the former value, but not much has been done. In Brandy a good business has been transacted; prices are very firm. Geneva for exportation has been sold to a fair extent, at 2s 21 to 2s 3d, and fine for home consumption is worth 2s 7d to 2s 10d. For British Corn Spirits the demand is still brisk at lOs 9d nett cash. In Gin a good deal has been done at 9s 7d for 17 per cent, and 9s 2d for 22 per cent under proof. The value of Malt Spirit is 12s 9d to 13s 6d per gal lon according to quality.. COCIIINEAL.—There was little inclination manifested to purchase this afternoon, and of 152 bags of Honduras at auction, only a third part sold at a decline on former rates of ld per lb. SALTPETRE.—This afternoon at public sale 370 bags of 'Calcutta were taken in at 27s for 84 per cent refraction, bad colour and rather damp. INDlGO.—Although holders of East India are more inclined to sell, still exporters and the home trade have operated with caution ; and some parcels have been pressed upon the market, in order to close sales, at a discount of 2d to 4d per lb on the bought in prices of the last quarterly sales. Madras and Kurpah can be purchased rather under the rates of the October sale, still exporters and the home trade operate with caution. Although Spanish is offered at the reduced rates of Friday last, still few buyers are to be met with. In the early part of the new year a better demand for Indigo may be expected to take place, especially for home consumption. Oils.— This afternoon Cocoa Nut Oil met with little atten tion. At public sale 14 hhds were sold, good at 321 ss, mid 31/ 103 to 311 15s; 127 pipes 7 butts 93 hhds Ceylon only partly found buyers, fine at 321 15s to 33/ per ton. TALLOW.—This afternoon at public sale 35 casks of East India Tallow were sold at 41s 9d to 425; 15 casks of Italian 413 to 41s 3d ; 38 pipes 22 hhds of South American nearly all taken in at 41s 3d ; 118 casks New South Wales all sold, fine at 42s 3d to 42s 6d, good 40s 9d to 41s 9d, middling 40s to 40s 6d, low 39s 6d ; 96 casks of St. Petersburg Soap Tallow went at 39s to 40s, and low 38s to 38s 6d per cwt. A correspondent informs us that General Sir Henry Bouverie has sent a donation in aid of the funds of the forthcoming dinner for the Metropolitan Benefit Societies' Asylum, in which Lord Robert Grosvenor, Lord South ampton, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, and Mr. Alderman Copeland take so warm an interest. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES .:.n,• - ;iIJIi.A.N(T, AND OTMilt. CO^ PASIE'L'.•; From tie Official List, PUBLISHED EVERT TUESDAY /ND FRIDAY IMMO. LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6. JOINT-STOCK 3.42.7813. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. 1 " . i 1 Annum. Share. ---..-4........4 £ a. d. X a 41. . Australasia • ... •••• • • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 '',,7 Britsh North American 41. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 it Commercia lof London Si. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 2 ,,, Colonial. Londii and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 2) 0 0 2 b, London Joint-Stock .• • 61. per cant. 50 0 0 1 0 0 0 I. Metropolitan ..... •• • • 25 0 0 71) 0 Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 4 ' T . Ditto, ........Si. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 21% Nttional of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 19 % Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 5 35 0 8 Ditto, New... ...... 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 r .,,, Union of .Andralia.. • . 25 0 0 26 0 0 .7' Union of L, ndon. •• •• Si. per eent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 '' —O.-n." WATEZ-4702tHS Dividend Amount . per of Annum. Share. 81. 81. 21. 10s. X 3, d. 100 0 0 46 13 4 100 0 0 ... .. .... 51. per cent. 1100 0 0 41. 16e. pr ct, 63 12 Name of Comps% ty. East London.... •• • • • • Grand Junction .. • • • Vauxhall heat Middlesex INSITILANCE COMPA.VFXES, Dividend Amount vet& Name of Company. per of raid. - - Annum. Share. ' ---.............." Z a. d. £ a. 6. 7 4 Albion ........ •.. . • . 31. 10s 500 0 0 50 0 0 . 0 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 004 Ditto Marine....... 61. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 ti Atlas . 13s.6d.pr sh. 50 0 0 i 0 0 ' 7 British Commercial .. 7s.per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 6 oiericl,Med.&Gen.Lift 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 1 County .... .. ..•• • • • • 3/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 9s. and / Crown • ......... •• • • i 61. ss. b5..5 40 0 0 E. 0 0 --- .4 Ea:le ....... ..... •• • • 6s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 8 Economic Life S - 5 per ct.,l 1000 0 0 250 0 0 .: •- • • .• • & 305.b5..3 3 Eng. & Scot. Law ••• • • • 51. per cent. 50 0 Q 2 0 0 .., European Life ••• • • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. '" Freemasons' ........ • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 149 4 Globe •• . ...... ••• • • • 6/. per cent. Stock. - 51 Guardian ...• •••• • • • • s'l. per cent. 100 0 0 30 10 0 , imperial Fire •••• • • • • 12/. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 3 n4i Imperial Life ..... ••• 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 ;;" Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. sh. & be. 100 0 0 513 1 4 9 Law Life.... Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 1 04 London Fire • ..• •• • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 13% London Ship Marine.. ••••• • • • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 4'- .Med.ln vlid& Gen. Life - 30 0 0 t 0 0 21 National Loan Fund• • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 9 National Life „L lir Palladium Life ...... • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - 210 Phoenix .• • - ...... •• • • 3/. p. ct. & bs. - -all * Protector Life •••• .- • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 - Provident Life •••• • • • • 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 I 0 .14 a Rock Life ...... Royal Exchange .... • • 5/. per cent. Stock. - ~ Sun Fire - - II Ditto Life •::::-.• 11. 6s. 15, , • .• ,Universal Life -. . • LIST OF SOOTTISza. comibArnms , riagi l . 1 .. Dividend . Am'ount " *NO . ••.' Name of Company. , per of. ~ Paid. ".' ~ - . Annum.. .Share. • ~..•••••°, ' - X" ha. d; £ s• d 171 Bank of Scotland ••.• • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 4 4 Royal Bank of Scotland Si. per cent. - 100 0 0 1 4 0 British Linen Company 81' per cent. - 100 0 0 1 6 i Commercial Bank •• • • 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 15 National Bank. ..... • • 61. per cent. -. 10 0 0 0 Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. -- 50 0 0 4 4 Western Bank.... • • - 50 0 0 710 North of Scotland Bank - 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 14 % Clydesdale Bank .• - 10 0 0 0 Eastern Bank.. ••• • • • 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 0 Caledonian Bank - 210 0 IS Edinb.&GlasFpsw Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 0% City of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent. - 815 ° A 'l4 Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 140 Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 Incur. Co. of Scotlnd• • 5/. per cent. 110 0 0 All paid: $ll North British Insur.• • 5% 1. pr cent. ,200 0 0 10 0 0 $4 . ,1 1 . Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 OP Edinburgh Life Incur. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 0 Edin. & Glasg. Railway 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 13 . , Ditto, 1 4 Shares •• • • 51. percent. 12 10 0 All Oa,: 'IN Edin., Leith, &Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 70 Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 51. percent. 50 0 0 All paid. $1 Glasgw & Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 45 Glsgw& Garnikirk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 3 6 Dundee&Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All Pai d ' 1 Standard LifeAssarnce.l 51 per cent. 150 0 0 I 2 10_••••,/ j 6 % • 104 lop 1636_, 1 1 . is triO.' 17 1 0 16 6 $4 s 14% if% • 14 DOCKS, Name of Company. ' Dividend Amount per of Annum. ; Share. i4)j 0, 161 214 I X s. d. Commercial ••••• • . • • 1 81. per cent. Stock. East and West India ... '5%1. pr cent. Stock. East Country . 1/. per sh. 100 0 0 L rndon •••••-• - . • • • . 44,1. pr cent. Stock. te a. paid. : g 1 . d. St Katharine .. •• , 5 - pet. cent. _ Stock. - 0 1 - SI - 1 0 . SO 50 0 0__...../ , - Southampton •••• • • • • 41. per cent.' 50 0 0 1 50 0 v ..... 1...." 7 / CANALS. ...---'''' a .; Dividend Tipp. Names of ~... Dividend Names a E ner Companies. A per i Price. Companies. d '- u:2 Annum.' ..I Amman. ....../ co X ! X 1 0 Ashtn & Olelh! 97,51.55. p c 72 Ifonmouthsh 100 91. . 0 Ashby-d-la-Zlll3 l 41. 70 Mntgomrysh 100. *l. 0 Barnsley.... 1160 121. 188 Macclesfield. 1001 - 0 0 Basingstoke-1100. - - Neath ......100 201. 90 Brktik&Abrgllsol 51. 85 Nottingham . 150 12 1 . 4 0 a Cromford.... , 100; 181. 150 Peak Forest .78 W. OP Dudley...... 'lOO 41. - Regent's .. .. 33 11l 44 Derby .•• • • 1100: 81. 103 Rochdale .... 85 41. ..• Elismre&Chs l l33l 41. 80 Shropshire • . 125 81 . OS Erewash ...!100 32/. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 1 01. li Forth & Clyd ' 1001 41. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 61. P• c' 440 GrandJunctn l loo 71. 100 Stffrd &Wore 140 201 ; 90 Grand Union 1001 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 15 " •"" Glamorgnsh . 1721 1.5%1. 210 Stourbridge.. 145 201. ... Glstr& Brkly, 1001 - - Strtfrdon Av 79 U. l o '' .„.. Grantham -1150! 121. 100 Severn and 26 u. 81. lluddersneld., 57, - 20 Wye Rail...) ..• Kennt & Avn. 39 7s. 6d. 22 Trut & Mr- 50 301. . Lancaster .•• 1 47 11. 10. 40 soy, 1 4 sill 1 lg Leeds& Livrp 100 341. 625 Thams &Med 19 -- 49 Leicester . ..!140 1 1 101. 105 Worcstr &1 41. Leicstr& Ntli l 83 1 41. 62 Birming. 578 II Loughborogh l ,l42, 701. 850 Wilts & Mks 67 11. 4s• LLOYD'S ~ JO 49 II HIPPING. LONDON, DEC. s.—Wind W., light breeze and finL A ctifii DEAL, DEC. 4.—Wind N.W. to W.N.W.—M not Renant, Calcutta; Enchanter and Ccnsent; Cuba; Harvey, Nassau ; Harvest, Young, Quebec ; Ann, E, Jane, Lesanto, ditto ; Somerset, Chalmers, ditto. . 11 -" . the River, Stirling, May, Bombay ; Greenlaw, Jolins°% o ' tiio; of Good lope and Calcutta; Packet, M‘Kinlay, P a . f t .,t s 'sic‘i David Carnegie, Hillman, Bahia; Marion, Bradley, ""-- fre" rer Lanarkshire, Turner, New Orleans. The Somerse .tsh i o 4 o 4 Quebec, was in contact in the Downs with the Hartlepool:. The latter lost bowsprit and cathead• Thn ejlOi OFF DUNGENESS, DEC. 30. —Princess Louise, Ri° FALMOUTH DEC. 4.—Wind W.S.W., modera te" Albion, late Star, Newfoundland. PORT TALBOT.—Arrd. Athelstane, Robson, MiraM ichi" PWILIIELL DEC. 2.—Arrd. Donegal, Scott, Quebec' c 4 lo o ' BEAUMARIS, DEC. 3.—Wind W.S.W.—Put bac k, Morpliew, for Barbadoes. DUBLIN, DEC. 2.—Arrd. John and Mary, Quebec. 60 . 0 . KINGSTOWN, DEC. 3.—Arrd. Calista, Blauger t ,l loll , sig. GRANGEMOUTH, DEC.• 2.—Arrd. Hexham, _Frost, Heron, Taylor. johl. GRIMSBY, Nov. 30. —Arrd. William, Charlton, ** Hui,L, DEC. 3.—Sld. Wilson, Jordan, Valparaioo. 01%, YARMOUTH ROADS, DEC. 30.—Arrd. Stentor, st° P ; CAERNARVON, DEC. 2,—A boat, marked on l' n 'h " Speedwell, of Baltray,' James Owen," and on en'ibilv " I. M., No. 74," was picked up off the Rockabell, 29 0 by the Maria Jones, arrived here. YARMOUTH, DEC. 4.—The Dahlia, of Whitby*, ei t ipl o shore on the bench this afternoon, and remains. Th e pt Cork, from Seaham to Ipswich, got on the beach, " assisted off, and will proceed. CONVICTS FOR BERMIIDA.-01le hundred " were taken down the river on Thursday, in the Wit' e , rd packet, from Milbank Penitentiary, and put on 10.0 Warrior convict hulk, opposite Woolwich dockr4Voo tde Barretto Junior is ready for their roception. Woolwich steam-packet took down one hundred coll the same day, and they were also put on board the with the others, being for the same destination. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—FEMALE COMPLAV%OII.4" HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—So great are the known re Holloway's Pills, that a great many titled ladies and o s r 00 1 purchasing them in large quantities to distribute to 11 . 10ste, lies. These Pills act in so wonderful a manner npolq.7 o ot_n, and constitution of females generally (even on in"; s ono, breast), that whether taken when entering into yrs, t his P,a or at the turn of life, or any other time, a few doses or, fo toy i medicine will always produce the desidered effect an, ealth when every other remedy has failed. S e p t, druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establia boe Strand, London. I • MARRIED. ep, On the 4th inst. at St. Marks, Pentonville, by th e ._.4 11. Sherwood, M.A., ' Vicar of Walsall, jun., Esq., of Aldersgate-street, to Mary, widow. a ~ if; Rev. W. IL Treutham, of Retford, Netts., s li muel PP , 1 , 0 iv' On the 2d inst., at St. Mary's, Marylehone, Cab,Pr'2.,....,(1°. Temple Parrett, of the 19th I , oot, to Helen I? „Ht h StyelliP daughter of the late R. Warden, Esq., of Parkow' t 0 ' shire, North Britain. I • le t'l tetla rl ibs ,•• On the 2d inst., at St. Mary's, Woolwich, -,.te ••° Robertson, R.N., to Ann, eldest. daughter o f the P Shersby, of Woolwich, Esq. the fl a nsto On the 2d inst , at Charlton Church, Xen., - , t he - quart, to Rosamond Mary Anne, only Lieutenant-Colonel Weller, of Tunbridge - w eal ' DIED. ta i ls Tb° lll° On the Ist inst., at Stonehouse, Devon, CO - Wolrige, R.N., agd 63. ion 00 113111' On the 17th ult., at Baden-Baden John gal , Ea +b On the 21st ult., at Nice, Major dames Mal— 0° K. 11., late of the 60th Royal Rifles. WO * On the 29th ult., at Broom-hill, near Tun p o tter' . Elizabeth Maudslay. _, g On the 29th ult., at Park-place, Peckham, xr - hter of w On the Ist inst., at Eaton-square, Lucy, da u g fr" Bruce and Lady Chichetter. IN Wife ° On the Ist inst., at Torquay, Lady JohnOton • 5 1, Wayland, Esq. daughter oi 1yth9 1 5:03. On the Ist inst., at Leyton, Essex, Mrs . C. 1 3 lei On the 2d inst., at the British Museum, Char third son of Sir F. Madden, K.ll. t he wif e 4 i'l. On the 3d inst,, in the Old Jewry, Sara h, Wright, aged 50. —' /I‘. sf pois London : Prtnted ana Published by MUBDO 1'01: 1 4 , tsotior of Strand, rrinter, at The Sun Doles, Iro. 11 2 , Stran2:A 0'" rr. of tiro ffloroy, in the Couity of 164dlioes. " 6, 18411. • hal* ha% `ntb S sa "ite4l7, ,11 % i a s ' forf e i t , ,41e) ; or 12qter sofa of hi 44 %, ftu is, 11 / 4 k ey Null , -- . BIRTHS. WI 0 0' On the 24th ult., at Polmenna, Penzance, the .. oor t Cave, Esq., of a son. 0 04 On the 29th ult., Mrs. R. Aitchison, of John -. A .& land-street, of a daughter. .„.,, of On the the 29th ult., the lady of T. W. Stone , i"''..' ~41 den-road-villas, of a son. the '- On the Ist inst., at the Royal Hospital, Ch elsea ' Cif of Dr. Maclachlan, of a son. StrS deP On the 2d inst., the lady of D. Lewie, E- 4, 1.. _A marthenshire, of a son. Af r o. S. C litu 7 d i On the 2d inst., at Balham, Surrey, — 1, of a son. its f ' On the 2d inst., at Woolwich, the wife of O. Quarterman, of a daughter ... j, I ed. Fro. • 11,. e k • 144 4 44, •