The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-24 00:00:00

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West Riding Union... • to D ' - 0 ., i reston and Wyre ... 25 0., d o., Half Shares (A) 10 - - Leeds and Bradt,..rd .. _10l Leed s and • Thirsk ...-.... ..... 50 - 'Atte, d to -- do.,iLto Prefe No r., 6 per Ce. 2 10 - „.... t® - .. to - Ditto, ditto ... No. 3 5 •••••• - .. ... to - - , . 00 . Pref. quarters, 1848... 9 ulyeriool.Crosby, and South to - Port 10 - -•• . ................ to -- 1-011de.n & Pl• -k a u i ti. 6s. 3d..-- L„, , , _ . , .1, W ...••• 05 „" 1, Bright -8/ South Coastloo ..... 0 . to - - ....• ", 0 ., New SL, gua. 6 pr Ct.loo to - .„')°. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 -••••- - ••• hu,:y referential, 5 per Ct., 50 ..- - ••• •• to - Loud to - , 0, (law 1852 50 - ••• - ~04 f . and Grecnw ich... 12/.155. 4d... - •••••• to - to - , "4.0 Preference 2O - London 4 North Weateia.....loo 1/ °• New Quarters. 1174.-- t t o o _llB '/ 2 Du. Fifths l2 ..... 1 43 / 4 t° . = h i ' s• Oh. Shares..,..L. & M 85 .....• - to - 4 - !' 11 i• ... M. and B. (CO 1 - • mn and S. Western .......100 to .., O itte, New 50/. _69 68% to 69% uit KT • 34 - to ••••, „ ~ 0 , ..,ew 401. " 0 4 New Scrip 1848, Fret to ne 7 Der Cent ' , . ... 71.4 to -- ... ••• . . to .... •••.• .onderry and Coleraine... 25 „ „. to - bo• II ir t o • -a Shares . ..... ••••• 5 - - - - - 4donderry and Enniskillen 25 _ to -.. L °., Half Shares 5 - ••• to - m an - `,li'.estoff, guar. 4 per et 2O to - vitt° (gu 6 •ot .13 h (guar. per GO ••• LO '••• ka Buxton, & Matlock 5 to - nchr, Sheffield, and Line.loo - b* , - b l,tto 4 to - ate, Shares( No. 1) ... 25 ...... --- 25 - to - (No. 2) b ; ditto to - ~At0,..,,4 Slagres (No. 3 ) 12% ...... 2 to - D 'AL, New 101 Preference.. 10 ... .. 81 4 to - itt , • • ; 0, tirtinsbv & Sheffield 50 - to --- ~,!ttO,dittO• ••'""..' 20 to - tltto, ditto ... 12% - to - '4O Sheffield and Line. 25 ...... - to - ~!'tto, Grimsby Dock 25 - to - a gi.Vto, Man Sc Lin. 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Great Western (Irish) 47 - Iddlesbro' and Redear. 6 H t I) " tent gu-••r. - - bi .. , le and C ar li s l e 100 .••••• - - $, -- o.`t I.° quarter ~ h ares ..•.. 25 ••• - - to ••••• , 1 0ark et .. .. 23 4,,uitto E _....._ ...... to —• Elite: Sion Scrip... 2/. 1 2s. to - N Port Abergy., and Heret. 6 ,tltrt. - „.... to - N I .. - aold Enniskillen ...... . 1 , 1-, Warrenpoint, and . .. to - t ottrevor . - .... 20 - •• to - 40)1k • • •` **•'.. ..... 100 -•-- - tt ........... ***** 1 0 New 20/. 15 to - b,,.Ditto Ext . - N ~ en sion to - e o uo. 5 1 4 per cent 5 •• ••• - - „.„ to • do. Waveney Valley.. 2 CO - e t % - ii,,,,,ern Counties Union ~ 4 •,,t4 British .. ... 25 ...... 11 % 1 4 ••• to - to - *to p a u sham .„.....„ 12% - 6 1 / i ...... 2 5 to' l .t Thirds ~... si , ... 3% to - , o - N07.11'0. Preference 5 - •••••• 71. 4 N4l St affordshire-. - ...... 17 % - to - rlS;4th Wal es - - ..... to - ~°'ll, Western 1 3 3 /4 - .... 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COM ..... •••• • 7 ...... _ 8 I'4_ 41 Extension ...... .. b'l!es Haven Dock and . to - 17 1 Wye ... . ........... .., 11% - lif ti W N•ati; ... ~. 10 - to •- '-- WaterfordWaterford Kilkenny 2O •••••• - to - ivmd and Limerick ... .. 47%... .. - k. ert °rd, Wexford, Wieklor, - .... . to -• i, qd Dablin 3•• "/), Valley 6 per Cent to irarantecd ...... ... - to - • - Do, do . do. to - " . 25 ...... 27% tt. do. do. ..... .. 15 ... • - eat P. to •-• - Wh i t -o rhwall 7% - to •-• Wirtlt,ehaven andlurmss lB ••• "'- Vol', Staines, and South _. ...... to •- "if• tate, m • 14 ~11ts R '" •• .......... --- -x. i.... to -- tirl;'• -,o rnerset,&Weymouth 45 16%% •• to '- 64 N ewcastle, and Berwick 25 to - __ b o ° . io,lld Newcastle Eaten. 20 b ' kr„.... N. E. 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Pa r 4rld O rleans.... 2O to - t' a ,Y s and Ronan 20 - 44111 & Strasbou rz ..... ..... 12 h,4l.'° and H avre - - Sit e t) te and M euse - to - - I,:sourg and 8a1e......... .. l4 - T o ' t ° at Nnot4,.. 13 • :„, 111,a Jurbiso, Londe", _ 1, - -'t has ..,.. .. 2 0 ...... •• to - to ...... Wit k landers ." ..... . 8% - ...'e. to - k„lfs. tralasia JOINT STOCK BANK& I) titi N h . ro • ..... -- 1 • 1 ' t° to • Color ort American .... " . to • ai .... 2$ .•••• ‘.4.)r 0 - _ . .• .. 1.,,....,,nercial et London. Vouuon Joint Stock ',.... to ad o ...... Nation 4 and Westminster 2O 10 . to al p . . , ..... to rOVIIICIaI of Engld. 35 litbuitte, N ew .... .... 10 ...... p ro t?nal of Ireland...-. ..... 2214 ..... '' "-'_' L ° ,:v.incial of Ireland: 2il 424 z.dir to tuat o , x ew 10 - to 44.- . )11 of Australia ...... 25 "*". _Ditto, New - 2% .to UN ° ..... anion II of I,o n d on . .„ lO 40 °I Madrid ..... . . . 4 4 3 0 1;10 . It exican MINES. .. to ... 100 '''''' ... to 4% 4 ti t , t . l an, 114;' 411 an ....... ...... ....• 1114:804 Range .. - ...... to -- to of narvon Iron tad Coal t riti, ttiron. 12 t 0 0 0 —_. t b iz it i t ia ° Imperial ....• . ... 24%...... 1 3 ,. 0 Cocae s and Cuiaba... 34 Cobh 4tto St. John Del Rey ... 15 q s eoPper .. 40 -al cl ., - .......... ........ tztral ..... 20 . to •• •• /,,,,, ;Laaonte, Urzegistered —.- ..... to ....., D ° , _is-Mack Debentures-- 844 . L . ' -LW Debentures ..... .... te* -6 ° da Cuba ...... -.... 10 -. — ..... to Its ( ' h t _. c ... .41 an 2s % I_, I, ( " N -.., I:" V O'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) b reez e °N• JAN. 24.—Wind at noon, W.S.W., light tze, , a nd dull, hazy weather. elli tk i 4l _, JAN. 23. wind W. to W.S.W.—Arrd. Mer tztra ' ke , Monte Video; Protector, Flanagan, Domee hi, British Isles, Luckie, Demerara. Arrd. from . th ~e,, ~. clarl.`,,' Qiilza Johnstone, Pernambuco; Victoria, Trial- Ititt.' "' citi rington, Antigua; Sir John Rae Reed, . l'E%ti 4l ', 4l ;?ollo, Grenada; Mary, Savannah. Put back, %at". for Adelaide, South ustralia; Malabar, Cal- NVil s a PooL, JAN. 23.—Wind N. to W.N.W.—Arrd. i.atitt:ll, Donohue, Demerara; Benares, Brown, (- 3 1 14 -' with loss of bowsprit, cutweter, &c., having been 1:10:1;34taet with the Royal Archer ; Huddersfield, bue o , l ; Norval. Maccao; Swordfish, Green, Pernam: A imie Bailed bee. 17; ' Mahaica, Quimp, Demora_ra, Etta '. li t , ? ° Pe, Laguna ; Rosalie, Laguna ; Kate, . La 15 , arse on "z.. D. Sewell, Jack, New Orleans ; Louisiana, b 4 044 ." Jo s h ua Orleans• Waldron, Moore, New Or ol, ;R?shua Moran, Baxter, Savannah ; Liver- N I , im o :Week savannah ; Galway Lass, Jacques, 41 4 a, N r ,, 1r ",,, Sid. Mary Curson, New Orleans ; Pero ; ?mug° Ann, Drgiziiti ; Austro, New Orleans; P r itannia, Wilmington ; Ashburton, New York; Parliament, Boston. Off Pett, Tam-o'- Shanter. '.the sloop, of Morinix, was titian dotted, Jan. 15, off lJshsnt, in a sinking state; crow saved. The Laura, hence to Sydney, New South Wales, put into Penanibuco on the 13th ult. to repair, and was expected to proceed on the 21st Dec. N EWH AVEN, JAN. 23.—The Cambria, of Swansea, Brest to Pont L'Abbe, was abandoned on the 15th inst. in 3 sinking state, lat. 40 N. 7 W.; crew saved. B RIDLINGTON, JAN. 22.—The Farmer, Grangemouth to Lonci.ii, has pus in leaky. FALMOUTH, JAN. 23.—Wind S.E , strong.—Arrd. Louisa 3/lelhurat, Iltvannah. Sid. Valentino, natavis. IIiAIME T NE WS..—( Tif IS DAY.) EVT GI/ T AND MEAD EINT 11 ALI.. These markets were in a very sluggish state, on the fAlowing terms :—Beef, frtoa 2s 4d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 2s id to 3s 6d; Veal, 3s 2d to 31 10d; and _Pork, 2* 10d to 4s 2d per Slbs. by the carcase. SIAITHFIELD.—MeadOw 1.11. r, 21 103 10 31. lOs; Clover ditto, 31 Os to 41 lOs ; waft Straw, 11 2s to 1/ 8s per :On / d ', . Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. :On / d ', . Hay, 21 106 to 3112*; Clover ditto, 31 03 to 41 Ss; and Straw, i/ 3s to 11 9s per load. A *low trade, at the above quotations. `ArHITECHAPEL.— Meadow Hay, 2/ 3s to 3l 10 t ; Clover, ditto, ;3/ Os to 41126; and Straw, 1/ 2s to 1/ 8s per load. A modsre.te supply, and a sluggish demand. AT DX AE3E:SU'S. SOUTHALL, JAN. 23.—Our market ',o-clay, was very inactive for each kind of stock, and last week's prices were with difficulty supporterl. Beet, from 3s to 4s; Mutton, 36 43 to 4s 2d; Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 8d; and Pork, 3s 43 to 3s 3d per 81b6, to sink the offal. LEWES, JAN. 22.—We bad a very dull trade here to day, and prices were with difficialty pupported. B e ef, from 3s 4s to 4s 23; _Mutton, 3s t0 : 4:64d;. Veal, 3s 43 to 3s 8d; and PorkOs 43 to 3s 8l per 811 A. ROIHFORD, JAN. 2.-The general , demand was in a very sluggish state,-:otkh6 follnqilig,tarms:—Beef, from 2s 103 to 4s; Muttoci,'_3“d' Veil 3s 4d to 3s 83; and Pork, 3s 43 to 3i fier.Blbr. Suckling Calves, 185 to 245; . Quarter-old , Store Pigs 16s to 20s; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, 141 to 181 each. CORN -AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN . - For the Week ended Jan. 20. 1850, made up from the Returns ef the Inspectors in the different Cities and - TOwns in England and Waits . _ _ per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLIT. OATS. I RTV. I VEINS. I rim. e I nicE •• 4ls Od I 26s 3d 16s Od I 23s 9 , 1 I 263 id 27s fid DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. wa LAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I RTE. I BEANS. 1 PEAS. Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od is Od Is 01 LAW INTELLIGENCE. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) THE QUEEN V. RICHARD GUNN MAHON. The defendant, a respectably dressed person, who had been an officer in the Royal Marines, surrendered to re ceive the judgment of the court, for tratlicing in the sale of an appointment in the gift of the Board of Ordnance. He had pleaded guilty of the offence. A number of affidavits were pat in on both sides. The first was from James Paxton, jun„ of 36, Russell-street, Bermond!ey, farrier, who deposed that his father in serted au advertisement in the Times on the 2d of July, 1847, that he was desirous to procure for his eon a Go vernment or railway appointment, legally saleable. Im mediately after he received a letter from the defendant, dated from Grosvenor House, Knightsbridge, stating that, through the influence of his friends, ho could meet the wishes of the advertiser. Several interviews took place at the Ship Hot, 1, and the defendant at one of them produced a letter purporting to be from Lord Alfred Paget, the Secretary to the Ordnance, intimating that an appointment could be obtaieel. Upon this Mr. Patton, son., gave the defendant 271. 10e, taking a short bill for the amount, and after inquiring at the Reform Club, and finding the defendant what, he purported to be, another sum of money was paid to him, making in all 1101, the defendant binding himself by a certain day to procure an appointment in the Ordnance. He did not, however, keep his word, neither were the bills paid. The elder Paxton corroborated in his affidavit the pre ceding facts, and both Lord Alfred Puget and Lord Clarence Peget swore positively that they had never written to either the defendant or Paxton in their lives. The defendant put in a voluminous document, setting forth that ho was the son of a clergyman of the Church of England, who died in 1826, leaving him almost un provided for. Through the influence of Lord Bran don and his family a situatiou was obtained for him in the Royal Marines, in which ho had served with credit for eleven years under many distinguished officers, one of his recommendations for promotion being signed by Lord William Paget. Through . the interest of Lord Minto ho aas appointed, in 1841, paymaster in South Wales, but, in consequence of over confidence being placed in him he became embarrassed and was obliged to resign in 1843; but the Admiralty gave him the hope that he would be reinstated. Through the interest of Sir Henry Ward, Sir Thomas Wilde, and Mr. Brown, M.P., he believed he should have been placed upon the half-pay list, but for the perse cutions of the Paxtons, under whose threats of exposure by advertisements in the newspapers, he gave them 'the promise for which he had been prosecuted; but though he calculated otherwise he was unable to fulfil it: llav ing been arrested at Bath he was compelled to petition, as an insolvent, the Judge of the County Court of So merset far protection; but, owing to the opposition of the Paxtons, and the statement of the transaction with iespect to the a;pointment, ho was remanded for twelve months, and passed six months in gaol. Having actually suffered for this ()deuce, having been altogether ruined, and suffering much from dyspepsia, he trusted the Court would be lenient to him. Medical certificates to the rf leet that the defendant was suffering from this complaint Were put ie. One of them stated that confinement might bring on the disease, and that he could not answer for consequences. Mr. COCKBURN addressed the Court in mitigation of punishment. It could not be denied that the defendant was placed in a disadvantageous position, in consequence of having no opportunity of answering the affidavits of She proseeutors. The Court must see that the Paxtons were not blameless in this matter, since they were per fectly ready to enter into an illegal eemFaet. Having already buffeted for his misconduct, and being a ruined and destroyed mau, he trusted the Court would think a light punishment sufficiently ample. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL regretted that he could discern no mitigating circumstances in the case. The defendant could not be placed in a disadvantageous posi tion, as he had advisedly pleaded guilty, with a perfect knowledge of the truth of the allegations that the Pax tons could bring agarhst him. The Paxtons were not, however, without imputation, es they were ready to break the law, but he did not represent them, but the public. It was, he confessed new to him, that a conviction for fraud was to extenuate an offence of this kind. The defendant had laboured to east an imputation upon his Noble Friend, Lord A'tred Paget, and that Noble Lord bad a right to expect that the judgment of the Court should fully establish his utter Innocence of any know ledge of, or communication with the defendant The de ienclaet well knew that he was erpi.trating a fraud, and the Court would not discharge its duty if it did not strongly mark its sense of the defendant's misconduct. The defendant raid he was an entire stranger to both the Lord Pagets who had sworn affidavits. The letter ho produced was from Lord William Peget, who, as would be seen, had backed his t-stimoniala Mr. Justice rATTESON said the imposition of a fine, and imprisonment until it was paid, would be equivalent to passing a sentence of perpetual, imprisonment on him. The sentence wee, that he be imprisoned in the Queen's Beach for twelve months. The defendant was removed in rust idy. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) At the sittings in Banco, this day, the Court was occupied in listening to arguments on points of pleading of not the slightest public interest. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice ERLE.) CUBITT V. PURDY. Mr. PARRY applied to the Court on behalf of the de fendant in this case, a prisoner in Whiteeross-street Prison, for a writ of habeas corpus, to bring up the pri soner for the purpose of being discharged, on the ground thaii the warrant of commitment was insufficient in law, and that he had been discharged from the debt by an order of adjudication made by the Insolvent Court. The plaintiff was an officer in the army, and the prisoner a horse-dealer ; the transaet , on arising out of the sale of a horse. On the 12th of January, 1849, the plaintiff obtained judgment in the Bloomsbury County Court against the prisoner for a debt under 201., but in the following April the prisoner obtained his discharge under the Insolvent Act. Nevertheless, on the 11th of this present month he was arrested on a county-court war rant at the suit of the plaintiff, and committed to White cross-street Prison. It would seem that the arrest took place under the 102 d section of the 9th and 10th Victoria, chapter 95, which provided that "no protection order or certificate granted by a Court of Bankruptcy or Insolvency,shall be available to discharge any defen dant from any commitment under the provisions of this Act, but the ',tamed Counsel apprehended this clause did not apply to any ce whFre the cerficate, , orde-, or protection, had ben as obtlintd prior t C o the arrest. Mr. Justice ERLE Euggosted that the application being virtually for a disch ar g e, ought to be made to the county court that had made the order of com mittal. Mr. PARRY thought, as the prisoner was wrongfully imprisoned, this WAS the proper tribunal to render him relief. Mr. Justice ERLE said, that ho would consider the point. Mr. PARRY said there were several objections to the form of the order of commitment. In the first place, it stated that it was issued after the prisoner had been ex amined by the Court, but it did not specify that the ex amination had Brea anadt , on oath. Mr. Justice PATTESON did not think that was neces sary where the order showed upon the lace of it th at the Court had the power of adjudicating, and taken the proper steps to accomplish the adjudication. Mr. PARRY said his next objection to the order was, that it stated that the defendant had obtaine I credit by means of false pretences, and bad made a gift, or trant.fer, of his proverty, for the purpose of defcauding, and the Court there fore adjudged him to forty days' imprisonment. Now this order was as much in the nature of a convic tion as a commitment, and out. , ,ht to be construed strictly. Well, then, by the wording of this sentence it would ap pesr that the defendant had committed tNO offences, and the to of imprisonment ought in have been awarded to both. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1850 Mr. Justice EnLE 7 -But the Court had only power to imprison f arty days for such an offence. Mr. PARRY said there was one other ground a objec tion to the form ,f the order. It stated that the eel.nd ant had " destroy ed, made a gift, or transferred his property for the purpose cf defrauding his creditors." Now, this being in the disjunctive, the offence was too indefinitely slated to justify the committal. Mr. Justice ERLE—Had the conjunction been "and," then the objection would not lie. Mr. PARRY was afraid not. The last ground of objec tion we', that it ordered the prisoner to be imprisoned for " forty days, or until any sooner discharge in due course of law." Now, he contended that the order ought to have specified in what manner any sooner discharge could be obtained, such as by paying the debt and costs, which amounted in the whole to 241. 19s. It had been held in the Insolvent Court that such an order was clearly bad. lir. Justice ERLE said the points raised were of some importance to the public, but they were so nice and minute in themselves that they required some con sideration. He would not, therefore, give his decision till to-morrow morning. SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Bt fore Mr. Under• Sheriff BURCHELL.) MILITARY TAILORING.—JOIINEON V. COWPER. Tho plaintiff in this action is a tailor and army accoutrement-maker, in Jerwyn-stree', St. James's, and sought to recover the sum of 15/. 7s. 61 fur goods sold. Defendant is a surgeon in the army. D , fendant suffered judgment to go by defaul'. The plaintiff's traveller was called to prove tho order ing of a pair of fringed bullion epaulettes, a second hand regulation sword, &c., and that the prices charged were fair and reasonable. _ . The UNDER- SHERIFF —HOW was the order given— in writing ? Witness—No. Mr. Cowper was at the time only an assistant-surgeon, and expecting promotion said, that the order was to be executed when he was gazetted. The UNDER•SHERIFF—Then the Gazette was to be the order, did you take it from that ? Witness—Oh, no. It is pretty well known how things are, without looking to that.—(Laughter.) The UNDER-SHERIFF—I see you charge interest upon the debt contracted in 1846. Did defendant agree to pay interest? Witness—No, but it is usual ; and when I applied :for the amount defendant's only excuse was, that ho had not enough to pay, and offered to give up the epaulettes, for which, as they were not much worn, I said 51. ss. would be allowed. Another witness was called to prove that the charges were fair, and that it was the custom to add interest on over-due accounts. _ _ The UNDER-SHERI:Fr said, as there was no defence, the jury would probably give a verdict for the amount claimed. The jury found a verdict fur 151. 7s. 6(1. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) AN EXPENSIVE BOOT.—George Parsloe was charged before Mr. Bingham with having stolen a leather boot, value 5/, under the following circumstances: — Mr. John Hollis, licensed victualler, 39, Union-street, stated that a club of bout and shoemakers was hold at his house, and once in the year the members of the club exhibited to the trade prize specimens of their work manship. About nine o'clock last night, whilst he was at supper with some friends, the prisoner and two other men came in and requested t , ) be allowed to see tau prize boots. Believing them to be in the trade, he desired his waiter to show them up into the club-room, wherein the boots were exhibited. After ordering some gin the waiter left the room to attend upon witness, 'sad during his absence the prisoner and his companions came down stairs and left the house. A few minutes after they left, he had occasion to go into the club-room, when he missed one of the prize boots and a shoe, worth tog( ther about St. lie immediately gave information, with a de scription of the prisoner, to the police, who succeeded in taking him into custody in about an hour after the rob bery bad been discovered. A witness named Barwell said he was standing at prosecutor's bar about half-past nine last night, when he saw the prisoner and two other men come down stairs. As they were leaving the house, he distinctly saw the heel of a boot sticking out of the prisoner's coat pocket. On hearing that one of the prize boots was stolen, he told prosecutor of what he had seen. The prisoner, who denied the charge, was remanded for a week. DARING ROBBERY.—James Bassett, a well-known thief, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with stealing 55 yards of cotton print, value O. 55., the pro perty of Mr. James Syden, draper, 7, Leicester-square. Martin Milaa, a porter in the employ of the prose cutor, stated that on the previous afternoon, about five o'clock, he was in his master's shop, when he saw some person come to the door and snatch a piece of print from a pile close by the door. Witness immediately ran out, and saw the prisoner running across the square with the piece of print produced under his arm. Witness ran after him, calling out " Stop thie'," and the prisoner seeing that he was closely followed threw away the print and bolted up Panton-street as fast as his legs could carry him. On turning into the Haymarket he ran into the arms of a constable who had heard the alarm,' and who detained him till winless arrived, when he was conveyed to the station. Thomas Hyde, foreman to the prosecutor, identified the print as the property of his master. Police-constable. A 323 proved taking the prisoner into custody, and stated that ha (prisoner) vras an asso ciate of thieves, and had been convicted several times. The prisoner, who denied the robbery, was fully com mitted for trial. POSTAL COMMUNICATION BE TWEEN LONDON AND PARIS. The following memorial, to which the principal mercantile houses in London and Liverpool have at tached their names, has been presented to Lord John Russell : " That the present postal communication between England and France does not 'offer those facilities which the great interest of the two countries require. " That the mail service via Dover and Calais is performed with much unnecessary delay, and con veyed by a circuitous and expensive route, to the great detriment of commerce and international com munication. ~" That by the substitution of the more direct and less expensive route via Folkestone and Boulogne, letters posted in Paris in the evening would reach London in time for the first morning delivery, and in time also for the early morning mails to the north and west of England. " That the delay caused by the present postal ser vice between the two countries affects not only the correspondence between London and Paris, but the mails from India and China, and thereby occasions much inconvenience to the general trade and com merce of the country. " That the service between Folkestone and Bou logne could be performed with certainty and regu larity, except during the prevalence of suuth-west gales of wind, which render the port of Boulogne in accessible for not more than twenty times in the year, when the mails might be landed at Calais, and carried by special conveyance to Boulogne. " That even under such circumstances the mails would be conveyed in the same time, and be delivered at the same hour, as at present via Dover and Calais, where there is an insurmountable fixed and regular delay, occasioned by the additional length of sixty six and a half miles of road ; and that the present failures in the service, which not unfrequently occur during north-east gales of wind, when Calais is in accessible, would entirely cease. " That your memorialists , therefore, pray that for the interests of commerce and promotion of amity and intercourse between the two countries the mail service may be transferred to the direct and natural highway between London and Paris via Folkestone and Boulogne. " And your memorialists, &c." DIAMOND DUST. (From Eliza Cook's Journal.) We may safely fix our esteem on those whom we bear 601:111e people depreciate. Humility is the low but broad and deep foundation of every virtue. Wise sayings often fall to the ground, but a kind word is never thrown away. Reading is the ally, not the adversary of genius; and be who reads in a proper spirit can scarcely real too much. Criticism is a study by which men grow important and formidable at very small expense. When the domestic virtues display themselves in the midst of privations, and anxieties, and sufferings, then they shine most conspicuously. They are like the snowdrops and crocuses, which unexpectedly peep out of the frost-bound soil, to diversify the depth and dreari ness of winter, and give us a cheerful foretaste of the coming spring. INVALID DEPOT FOR CONVICTS --The authorities of the convict department have decided on converting the old barracks at Shornecliff into a depot for invalid convicts, to relieve the hospital ships and the other yes sell stationed at Woolwich from being overcrowded by the sickly who are unfit for out-door labour in the Dock yard and Royal ArFenal at Woolwich, and from other poti33 where convicts are employed in this country. Thirty-six, mostly old and diseased convicts unfit for out-door manual labour, were removed yesterday, and conveyed by the South-Eastern Railway . to Folkestone, and thence to Shornecliff. Barracks, situate between Saudgate and llythe, where they will be employed as shoemakers and tailors, or other indoor work, suitable to the Owe of their health. ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE. —ln the year 1779 there lived in Wrext,ala Captain Jones, an elderly gen tleman, and a young doctor, named Manning. They were Melds until from some cause they quarrelled. We believe that Caftain Jones's daughter was the subject of dispute. A duel was fought, Captain Jones was killed, and Dr. Manning became deranged. He resided in Wrexham a few years afterwards, and wat then seat to Kirkdale Lunatic Asylum. After a confinement of yearshedietlla:stweek, and his body was roigh fit interment. His property is s aid to hsve accua t ulat >d to about 70,000/., which will be divided among his relatives. During the last. week nearlybt fifty y o Wrexham for this incident has b een the subject cf much fireside conversation among the uld people of Wrexham, many of whom remember the circumstances of the duel.— Chesitr Chronicle, THE BRAZILS. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. By the Swordfish, Captain Green, we have advices from Rio de Janeiro to the 15th, Pernambuco to the 17th, and from Bahia ti) the 10th of December. From Pernambuco we learn that cottons had de clined to 4,600 to 4,700 reis per arroba for average quality, but, better advices having been received, immediately advanced, and all supplies since, averag ing 1,000 bags weekly, have been eagerly bought up at 5,200 reis for average quality, and 100 to 200 reis per arroba more for superior, which are the quotations for to-day. The arrivals of the new crop of sugar up to this date have been much less than during the same period last year. This, added to a number of unli mited orders for execution, has caused prices to open and be supported very high, and far beyond the ge neral limits received by the November packets. It is expected, however, when these are completed, which it was thought would take place before the middle of next month, that prices would give way. Hides—Dry salted hides have been in better de mand at 92i reis per lb. In exchange, the rate had declined to 27id., at which transactions to a consi derable amount bad been effected. In freights-- cotton for Liverpool, at 9-16 d. and $ per cent. per lb. Sugar ballasts, 20, , . per ton nominal. At Rio coffee was quoted at 5,000 to 5,200 reis for superiors, and at 4,700 to 4,900 reis for good firsts. Exchange stood at 27-, 3 ,-cl. to 28d. In freights little doing. At Bahia exchange was 27id. ; more money than bills. Cotton selling at 5,200 to 5,300 reis per arroba. Freights dull. Last charter to the Channel 40s. per ton. Cotton to Liverpool was taken at l. to ti. and 5 per cent. per pound. The Swordfish sailed in company with the Enterprise for London, the Esk for Trieste, and the Manchester for the Channel. The Li vonia was to said on the 18th for the West Indies. The Laura, from Liverpool, was waiting for pas sengers to proceed to Sydney. The Hyperion, from Callao, was discharging to repair. The Fenella had been sold to defray expenses incurred. The Onward Queen was loading for the Mediterranean ; the Ja maica sailed on the 10th for Bahia, and the Lanca shire Witch on the 11th for Paraiba and Liverpool. The Dyson and the Mary Queen of Scots were loading at Maceio, and would sail in about a week for Liverpool. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY. The Queen walked this morning in the Slopes and Windsor Park. The Royal Family took walking and pony exercise in the grounds around the Castle. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shooting this morning, accompanied by the Duke de Nemours, and attended by Lord Camoys, Colonel Hon. Charles Grey, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Co lonel F. H. Seymour. The royal dinner party this evening includes her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess de Nemours, General and Lady Isabella Wemyss, and Mr. Birch. The band of the Grenadier Guards attends during dinner. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards attend at the Castle. The Hon. Miss Macdonald has relieved the rim. Miss Cavendish in her duty as Maid of Honour in Waiting to the Queen. Lord Camoys and Major-General Sir Frederick Stovin have relieved the Earl of Listowel and Colonel lion. R. Boyle in their duties as Lord and Groom in Waiting to her Majesty. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, at twelve o'clock, yesterday, from Frogmore House. Her Royal Highness visited the Duchess of Gloucester at Gloucester House, and afterwards kft town on her return to Frogmore House. A deputation on Swansea Dock, consisting of Mr. J. H. Vivian, M.P., Mr. Dillvvyn, Mr. C. H. Smith, Mr. G. G. Francis, and Mr. W. Stroud, had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes terday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Commissioners for inquiring into Smithfield market and markets in the city of London fur the sale of meat, had a meeting yesterday, at the Home-office. There were present Mr. George Corne wall Lewis, Sir James Duke, Sir Harry Verney, Professor Richard Owen, and Mr. John Wood. Lady John Russell had an assembly yesterday evening, at her residence in Chesham-place. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Slll,-I have real with great interest your brilliant article in The Sun of last evening, respecting the cul pable indifference hitherto manifested by the present Government towards the three illustrious champions of free trade, namely, the persevering and undaunted Mr. Villiers, the venerable and acute Colonel Thomp son, and the deeply-lamented, indefatigable poet, Ebenezer Elliott; and most cordially do I concur in the noble sentiments which you have expressed to wards the two Honourable Members, and the deceased free-trade and Corn-law Rhymer. I rejoice too, Sir, with you that the high claims of the first-named gen tleman have at length been, in some degree, recognized by Lord John Russell, in the honour conferred upon that gentlemen to move the Address on the Queen's Speech. But, Sir, the following exquisite eulogium from your eloquent article has forcibly reminded me of a project which was set on foot, I think, in 1846, for raising " A National Testimonial to Sir Robert Peel. You truly say, " There was much, very much, due to the magnanimity of that distinguished statesman, who sacrificed his influence over a gigantic faction, who resigned the supreme power hitherto exercised by him over the Parliament, and who voluntarily retreated from the highest office of autho rity in the country, that of 'Prime Minister of Eng land, for the purpose of paying his allegiance to the sway of truth, and of testifying his loyalty to the cause of experience." Sir, these sentiments will be echoed by the great body of the people of this coun try, and will furnish a good answer to the obloquy and abuse which have been heaped upon the head of the devoted ex-Premier almost daily since he had the courage to throw overboard the party in this country who would tax the poor man's loaf for the purpose of keeping up their rents, at almost ruinous figures to the poor tenant-farmers. My principal object, however, in addressing you on this occasion is to endeavour to resuscitate the ex cellent project to which t have alluded. It was commenced, as I have said, in 1846. It was pro posed to carry it out by penny subscriptions, in order to make it strictly national, and that the poor man might have an opportunity of testifying his gratitude to Sir Robert Peel for the great sacrifices he had made to benefit the former. The Morxing Adver tiser originally, I believe, propounded the scheme. Subscriptions flowed into the office of that journal, and also into the various places throughout the coun try for receiving contributions, every day, with ra pidity, so that a large sum was thereby raised. Suddenly, however, the matter was dropped; but what has become of the money I know not, though my self, in common, doubtless, with hundreds, would be very glad to learn. tinder these circumstances, Sir, I am sure, you will kindly allow me to ask through your paper, to whose hands the s a id f un d was con fided, and whether , it is proposed to apply that fund to its original pur pose or to appropriate it to some charity ?—Your very obedient servant, REMEMBRANCER. London, Jan. 23. _- - - DESTRUCTION Or BUCHANAN-HOUSP, THE SEAT OF THE DUKE OF MONTROSE.—GLASGOW, TUESDAY EVENING.—We regret to learn that last night Bu chanan-house, on the shores of Loch Lomond, the Scottish seat of the Duke of Montrose, was totally de stroyed by fire. How the fire originated we have not yet learned, but there is no reason to consider it other wise than accidental. Soon after the flames were dis covered they obtained a complete mastery. The house, with the greater part of its furniture and " plenishing," has been destroyed. The ducal family was absent at the time. The house was spacious and comfortable, and most delightfully situated in a fine lawn dotted with old timber; but it bad none of the high graces of architec ture to recommend it. The land and castles upon it have been long in the possession of the Montrose family, and the mansion formed their only seat in Scotland. The loss is partly covered by insurance; but it is feared that many relics and old family papers, which money cannot replace, have perished, such as the records connected with the glorious actions of the " Great Marquis of Montrose." Loss OF THE BRIG DART.--The brig Richard Dart was from London to Auckland, and struck on Prince Edward's Island iduring a thick fog on the 19th viz.:—Passengers: Lieut. Liddell, RE., June, and became a total wr eck . The f ollowing pers ons were drowned, Dr. Gale, Dr. and Mrs. Fitten and child, Mr. Kelly, twenty-five men, 8.E., tour women, nine children, and eight seamen.—From the South African of Nov. 15. BRITISH BENErICENT INSTITUTION.—The Earl of Cardigan honoured Mr. H. F. Richardson, the secretary of this institution, with an interview on Monday, at his mansion in Portman-square, on business connected with this charity, and of which his Lordship is President. The Noble Llrd fixed Wednesday, May 29, for a dinner to celebrate the feundation of the institution, at which the Noble and Gallant Earl will preside, at the Free masons' Hall. SUICIDE IN MANCIIESTEE.--This morning, on opening the shop of Mr. Louis Beaver, watchmaker. Cross-street, a youth about 18 years of age, who usu ally slept on the premises for the purpose of protecting them, was found banging in the shop, and quite dead. He had bt On observed to be in a desponding state during the day, but no apprehension was entertained for hi,. safety. No reason can be assigned for this unhappy &rd. ANGELS ON THE TRAMP.—A vagrant called at a house on a Sunday, and begged for some cider. The lady refused t ' ) give him any, and he reminded her of the oft-quoted remark, that she "might entertain an angel nuawaref." " Yes," said she, " but angels don't go about drinktog order QA Eiturasysl" NATIONAL CURRENCY REFORM ASSOCIATION. Last night a public meeting was held at the Lon don Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, for the purpose of ex plaining the objects and principles of the National Currency Reform Association. On the platform were Mr. Francis Bennoch (tha president), Mr. Duncan (the secretary), Mr. Horry (barrister -at law), Mr. Sidney Smith, &c. Mr. BENNOCH, who was in the chair, opened the proceedings in a speech of great length and of great merit. It was one of the advantages of this our country that every man was listened to with com placency, with kindness, and with courtesy, more particularly when he came forward with a system to propose whereby the sufferings of millions of our fellow-men were to be alleviated, and all classes of the community were to be advantaged. In a com mercial community it was quite clear that anything which was calculated to give steady and continuous trade, to prevent those cycles of terrible distress which frequently occurred, was an important matter for commercial men especially to consider. Some gentle men might say, perhaps, that there was no occasion for such a movement as this now, because we had now passed over the troubled waters, and that we were again sailing in smooth water. But this was a fal lacy, and he warned those whom he addressed of the dangers which yet existed. Tne storm was not over, it was but the lull before a coming storm, which must egain visit the country unless our monetary system should be placed on a sounder basis. AU panics were the result of fear and distrust, more than of necessity. The last panic was stayed by confidence being re stored, though the fact still existed—the scarcity of gold remained, but the fear vanished. The run upon the Bank of England, which had drained its bullion to 700,0001. in the banking department, was only stayed by the letter of the Lords of the Treasury releasing the Bank from the obligation to circulate its notes backed and based on gold. No sooner was that necessity removed, than confidence returned. The money was circulated in the country, and the bankers were enabled to fortify their own posi tion. The drain of bullion at that time was not to meet foreign obligations, but internal neces sities. A society then existed, the object of which was to show that the difficulty existed from the deficiency of gold. Then it was urged that there was a danger of our having too much gold. The society pressed upon the Govern ment the necessity for inquiry into the question of the currency. And what was the result ? The House of Commons appointed a secret Committee of the friends of bullionism ; and though it was a packed Committee, yet they were only able to prevent the Bill of 1844 being condemned by a majority of two ; whilst by a Committee of the House of Lords, it was unequivocally condemned, and a report of some 70 or 80 pages was drawn up, showing that bills of ex change payable on demand, if not the cause, had con siderably aggravated the distress of the country. In introducing the principles of this National Currency Reform Association, he thought it would be well to look at some of those societies who pretend to avert or ameliorate the dangers which surrounded us, and the distress which was likely to arise by and bye, and which, indeed, was now existing. Where so much was attempted to be done, he believed that none of these parties would accomplish what they proposed. He would glance at a few of those societies, because it was essential to the appreciation of the plan which this association proposed, and of the agitation of which this was the commencement. First of all, there were the Protection societies. Protection, as formerly established, he believed we never could return to. Our only protection must be in our superior skill, or in possession of a circulating medium which should give permanent and continuous employment to the people. Parliamentary Reform, and the extension of the elective franchise, were unquestionably necessary for the purpose of placing the mass of the com munity on a fair footing with others.—(Cheers.) But the extension of the franchise would not accom plish all that was required, any more than the Par liamentary Reform Act had accomplished what its great authors intended. Financial reform was always a good question to agitate, but it would not benefit the masses to any large or general extent ; they wanted more money to give more labour, and not to save money to give less labour. The labour that was given by the Government, if properly expended—the money expended on labour, if properly expended, was not wasted—it was money circulated to pay for labour. Tbat money was again circulated to pay for other reproductive labour. This evidently would be fostered, and prosperity would be the result. The building of ships was a mode of expenditure of money to be approved, and the breaking up of such ships was an unproductive proceeding, and should be discouraged. But the expenditure of ten or twelve millions of money, for the purpose of reclaiming waste lands, or benefiting the people by a continuous employment, instead of being a drain, ratit.t be a benefit to the country at large. Sir Robert Peel had a system also—(Groans)—by which he very generously would spend 20 per cent. of his rental in benefiting his own land; but the 20 per cent. so expended on this land would not meet the obligations of the tenantry which they had entered into, expecting that wheat would continue at 50s. or 605., which it was then, whereas wheat was now at 40s.—(Hear.) Two or three years must elapse before the money thus expended would be productive, or of importance to the tenantry ; and indeed many of them might be destroyed before the time arrived. Next, there was Mr. Disraeli's plan, and he told the agriculturists that what he proposed was, that a sum of 5,000,000/. should form a sinking fund—not a borrowed, but a real sinking fund—which, safely in hand, would, in less than ten months, raise Consols above par, and thus enable landlords to borrow money to apply to their land at 3 per cent., instead of paying, as they now dc', 4 and 44 per cent. Then the farmer could go to his banker or neighbour, and obtain from him at a reasonable rate the capital he required for the improvement of the soil. " That, gentle men," said Mr. Disraeli, "is your remedy ; equal taxation and cheap capital. Mind, when I say cheap capital, I am not recommending you to depreciate your coin, or to adopt a paper currency, which could not easily be converted into gold.' Well, Mr. Disraeli said the farmers would borrow money at 3 instead of 4 or 44 per cent. Then they would have a saving of 101. or 15/. on a loan of 1,0001. Would that be of any great importance to the agriculturists ? He then said be did not wish the farmer to depre ciate the coin of the realm. Did the farmer require gold only to purchase manure, or to obtain facilities for carrying on his work ? Of all men in the coun try the farmer was the one who least of all required gold as a circulating medium, seeing that bank-notes were placed on the credit of the country, therefore, if they gave them a medium of exchange, what cared they for gold ?—(Cheers.) But by these means to profess to relieve the distress of the farmers, was a fallacy. Nothing more hollow or deceptive, in his opinion, had ever rationally been brought before a reasoning community. Mr. Disraeli would alleviate distress by imposing more taxes, and he did not see how this could be done. Mr. Disraeli wished to raise 5,000,0001., and with that, on his theory, Consols would rise to par, and the bankers would get cheap money. Consols, at the particular time when Mr. Disraeli spoke, were 93. On this plan he would raise them to 1001., giving 71. profit ; thus every 1,0001. would give 70/. in ten months, so that the whole national debt, amounting to 800,000,0001., would be increased in ten months by 56,000,0001. in value, by first sinking 5,000,000/. Why, they heard sometimes of wizards, of necromancers, conjurors, and harlequins, whose magic wand could turn anything into gold ; but Mr. Disraeli was the great necro mancer of the age. He would raise Consols. by 56,000,0001. if they would give him 40,000.0001., and the country would be then in a prosperous state. Such was his theory. He now came to Mr. Sidney Herbert's plan. The benevolence of that movement could not be doubted for a moment. It was ge nerous—it was wise to help the distressed; and it was still wiser if, by helping the distressed at home, we could benefit our countrymen at the anti podes. But they must not permit mere bene • volence to blind them to the great question before them, and they must look to its results, simply and clearly, without being carried away by the philan thropy of the undertaking. Supposing they raised a sum of 20,0001. by public subscription, at the rate of 10/. each (the lowest price at which they could send out emigrants to Australia or Sydney) they would only relieve 2,000 persons. But the average price of sending out each emigrant being 151. to 201., then only 1,500, or probably 1,000 would be provided for. Such would be the practical result of this magnificent scheme, which showed the readiness with which any scheme was subscribed for which held out the pro spect of 'benefitting our labouring population.—(Hear, hear.) But take away these 2,000, and the difference would not be known in this vast metropolis ; it would not amount to 1 per cent. of those who were suffering, therefore no great benefit would be realised; and it happened that in the midst of this distress, in York shire and Lancashire, they bad not sufficient skilled labour to execute orders with which the manufac turers were crowded. Now on this point of skilled labour be came to considerations of principles—ho parti cularly referred to skilled labour, as while the skilled labourers were being pruned off the branches the root was still deeply fixed in society. The disease was spreading ; the tree grew, yielding the fruit of po verty, destitution, crime, and death.—(llear.) At the same time he would not like it to be understood that he was opposed to emigration l By no means. It was the glory of this country—it was the advan tage of this country, that she had colonies peopled by the same race, with the same determined perseverance to succeed in every work which they undertook. We had reason, too, to boast of our friends on the other side of the Atlantic as worthy heirs of a worthy na tion, peopling the wilds and spreading the Anglo- Saxon race over the whole c ontinent of Ameri ca .— (Lino Jhe resu lt o f the panics to which be had referred, and the occasional cycles of commercial distress was, that skilled labour became at a discount, and was not required. Many a man who emigrated felt that he had within him, in his head and his hands, wealth sufficient to provide for him anywhere. The distress caused the skilled artisan to find labour elsewhere, and our American brethren were too glad to receive him. After this took place, one cycle was gone, and the skilled artisans were found rooted or located in other countries ; and the next thing which occurred was an emigration scheme, under which men went voluntarily, and then at great public expense they send women after them to make them wives. They were told that all this resulted from over-population.—(Hear.) Why, to talk of over-population in a country like this was sheer folly —(Cheers)—whilst we had millions of acres of land untitled, which only required labour to make it pro duce sufficient sustenance for all ; and in a neigh bouring country there was the finest soil in the world to make the land highly productive and available. The wages of the labouring man could be paid so long as land remained to be tilled. So long as this was the case, to talk of over-population was sheer fully.--(Cheers.) If the evil arose from over-popu lation, all the sanitary reforms which had been happily carried out of late must be regarded merely as an interference with the dictates and dispensations of the Divine Providence, and yet such a doctrine had been advocated by a Christian clergyman ; but it was one which could not be received by a Christian community with anything like patience.— (Loud cheers.) He would proceed to consider emigration in its widest sense. He had an opinion that to the nation emigration was an absolute loss. The theory which he was about to propound, and to bring to the proof, he believed to be novel, yet true. — (Hear.) Of what consisted the national wealth ? Doubtless, the surplus labour which was condensed and laid up in skill, was to be used on after occasions. What produced this wealth but an immense amount of skilled labour, or manual labour? If it was pro duced by machinery it was by the skill of man ; that machinery was destined to perform the work of man ; and machinery should not degrade and injure man ! No! it was made to relieve him from toil, and enable him to give to the unaided man an amount of time, which he could not otherwise accomplish, by going through the whole course of manual labour. The paupers he believed cost in the: workhouse from ss. to 10s. per week per head.—(No, no.) Well, suppose they took the average at 4s. (make it low enough), at that rate each pauper cost 101. per annum. He believed that 4s. per week, or rather more, was the price paid to the late Mr. Drouet, at Tooting, to provide for the children committed to his charge. He would take the men, women, and children at an aver age of 4s. per week. In 15 years, at 10/. per annum, the youths and girls would cost 1501. each. If they took men from 15 to 20—the years of apprenticeship, some being engaged in reproductive labour, they would not be much out if they considered their weekly wages at 1103. per week, this would make in the five years 1301. But, make the estimate low enough, and say the cost was 1001. or 150/.—there they had a living animal, the most useful in the world, costing the producer 1601. Suppose a farmer to be a great breeder of cattle, and he had raised horses which, at the end of five years, were valued at 501., what would be thought of that man if he said, "These horses are worth 501. each, I will give you Si. to take them away ?" Yet this was not less consistent than with tut, when a pauper cost 1001. to send him across the Atlantic to America, and we were glad to get rid of him.—(Hear, hear.) He found that the value of a slave there was from 500 to 2,000 dollars, or from 1001. to 400/. ! Now, let him consider the numbers of the population who have passed out of this country, and see how it would support his argu ment. In the years 1843, 1 1844, and 1845, periods of great prosperity, when a number of undertakings were introduced, and men were all employed, and their families were properly supported, the average number of emigrants from England was 73,000 per annum. In 1846, 1847, and 1848, the average was 212,000, thereby showing that the emigration was reduced while the country was in a state of prosperity and increased when the nation was in a state of dis- tress. If they took the cost of each emigrant at 1001., and it appeared that in the one period 212,000 persons had gone from the country, then we had presented to America, or wherever else they went to, that material which had cost us .21,000,000/. Having gone into some further calculations, he maintained that regular employment was the only thing required to keep the nation con stantly prosperous and happy. With regular employ ment and good wages the pauper would become a producer, and by that he became a consumer ; and not only this, but he exchanged his own labour for the labour of somebody else. Thus, instead of becoming a burden, he became a blessing. The next thing that was said was that we could not find employment for the people, because if we did to, there was the danger of over-production. How many were there in the workhouse who could not find food ? It was clear that so long as they remained unfed, there could be no over-production for them, and that whilst millions were almost naked, there could not be over production to them. They wanted only a proper principle of distribution, which was only to begot by a circulating medium of exchange, which should be unfluctuating and abundant. In 1847 it was said that the distress which prevailed was owing to and arose from rail ways--from too much labour being employed, and too many people providing for themselves. Now the distress they were told arose from a plethora of labour and of capital. That was to say that therelwas too much labour wanting employment, and too much money to pay for it.—(A. laugh). In the years 1844 and 1846 money in Lombard-street was about the same es it now was—it was to be had at 14 to 24 per cent. Gold was then very abundant, speculation went on rapidly, all was prosperous. But so soon as the notes were returned to be exchanged for gold to pay certain labour which was being carried on in the country, the bullion of the Bank was reduced, the circulating medium was centracted in the same ratio, and gigantic enterprises were overthrown by the cir culation being suddenly circumscribed. If the rail ways had continued all would have been well ; but large mercantile houses had, he would not say accommodation, but their right denied them, and men holding Exchequer-bills, backed by the Government, were unable to get Bank notes to pay the wages of their workpeople. The result was that they were obliged to sacrifice the property they had got, and prices fell from 50 to 60 per cent,, and the loss to the nation was not less than 300,000,0001. Some said it was 400,000,0001., or equal to one-half of the national debt, and the lowest calculation had been 200,000,0001., or one-fourth of the national debt. And why ? because 4,000,0001. had gone from the Bank, not from the country, but for internal purposes, to satisfy internal necessity ; but the drain was sufficient to cause confidence to go, and prices to fall. It was even said that we had too much capital. Whence arose this wealth ? It was considered to arise from the balance of accumulative labour. But what reproductive labour had taken place since the year 1847 and the beginning of 1848 ? The estates of large mercantile firms had been realised, the balances,had been paid into the Bank, and, in consequence of the reduction of the value of commodities by 40 or 60 per cent., these commodities were cheaper to the foreigner than gold. The principle of this association was to endeavour to get rid of gold altogether as a circulating medium, and as of nothing in value, except as to foreign balances of accounts. An expanding circulating me dium would carry the country over the difficulty which might otherwise arise. Some people told them to take great care, because 13 -old was going out of the country, which, he maintained, ought to be advan tageous for us in the export of corn. No man would suppose that we gave gold away, or that we did not get something else back for it; and if, by the aid of superior machinery, we could produce goods cheaper than any other nation, then we should get gold cheaper. There were, it was said, indications of the nation suffering from an over-abundance of gold. Prom California, from the last estimate, it was stated that the average labour of a man produced 25 dollars, calculated at one fixed price, per day, or equal to 301. a w eek-25 dollars a day giving 51. a day, and that giving 301. a week. 1,560 lbs. of gold gathered in California in one year at 5 per cent. would realise 751., which would pay a labouring man in England 30s. per week, er two labouring men in England 15s. a week each. This was the annual labour in gold, which was indestructible—which could not be eaten—whilst we had an Act of Parliament which declared that the price of gold should be 775. 104 d. per ounce. Another view of the value of gold might be taken from the fact that lumber, which included all kinds of wood, which cost in New York 1,000 dollars, was sold in California for 14,000 dollars. Houses that cost in New York 300 dollars sold in California at 3,000 dollars. 'Washing cradles, for washing the mud and separating it from the which cost two dollars in New York,. sold in Cali fornia for 40 dollars, and so in proportion with other that articles . this wasln conclusion , p olpolitical agitationthspeakere t wasbegg begged e to f r s o a m y sect or party ; they .desired the as cend ancy association desired of no party struggling for political life. onlytoaidtheofprotgherepsssoof pl c s i . v_ili ( z c at h i e o e n rs a . n ) d th T e h g e e y neral a dvancement be lieved that in this movement would be found the mo ral and physical regeneration of the nation. He be lieved that if the object were carried out,trade would be fostered and pushed to its utmost legitimate extent In reference to the progress of this association, he was happy to find that the seed which had been sown in the last month was showing itself, and that the en couragement which they had met with h a d gone be yond their expectation. The speech conc l u d e d b y a reference to some articles which had appeared in the Times newspaper, which Mr Bennoch maintained went to support the views of this association. Mr. DUNCAN (the secretary of the society) in a long speech, which was divided into three beads, maintained first, that money ought not to possess any intrinsic value, opposition to the "modern idolatry" which prevailed on this part of the sub ject. He next argued from historical facts, that taking the whole duration of this monarchy we had only had gold as money for a limited pe. riod, and that in those periods when we bad had gold as the representative of money, we bad en countered most tremendous mercantile disasters, whereas when we were released from this foolish superstition we had bad periods of unbounded pros perity. He then contended that Mr. Jones Loyd's theory of trade was altogether illusory, and attributed the miseries of the panics of past years to the effect of Peel's measures of 1816, 1819, and 1844. Mr. TWELVES, in a speech full of historical statis tics, argued at great length against the present mo netary system, and concluded by declaring that the country was placed in this position, that they must annihilate the national debt, and thus affect the in terests of nine-tenths of the population, or return to a paper currency. The proceedings terminated with an intimation from the Chairman that they would meet again in a week or ten days, or a fortnight, when gentlemen who were then prepared to address the meeting would attend, fur, as the hour was so late, they thought it better those gentlemen should reserve their remarks till the next meeting. THE WELSH CHURCH, LETTER X. TO THE EDITOR OF THE StrlV, have had many opportunities of observing that even in districts which are superficially Anglicized, the spiritual husbandry of E ng Ha, clergymen in Wales can only be compared to the fastidious efforts of a lady with a trowel, where the ploughshare lies rusting in the fallow field, unless boldly driven deep into the fertile land by voluntary native labourers. _ _ In trying to make the English language the basis of Welsh instruction, our rulers have long been sedulously endeavouring to make a pyramid stand upon its apex, and thus endangering, crushing, and scattering those who ought to be gathered and shel- tered and preserved. Most Welsh clergymen, being not only the servants of the Church, but also the servants of beneficed Englishmen, have charge of more than one parish, and perform service in English and Welsh alternately once a day in each, affording insufficient means of grace to both places. Often the service, nominally called Welsh, is a mixed one, which always proves offensive to both parties. This mischievous course is usually adopted by clergymen who, having learned the Welsh language merely to procure institution, find extreme difficulty in reading the lessons, and are utterly incapable of preaching i n Welsh. The general comment of their few native hearers upon such dramatic exhibitions is very expressive :—" We understand even less of their Welsh than we do of their English." A simple fact may appositely illustrate the general condition of the Welsh Church as regards the insuffi cient means of grace with which it is supplying the people. A Welsh curate having two parishes, lying several miles apart, under his care, and residing in one of them, could only perform service in each church once every Sunday. He officiated on alternate Sun.. days in the native tongue, and was popular among the people round his home ; nevertheless, the mem bers of his congregation regularly attended also at the Dissenting chapel. A certain old woman among them took an opportunity of telling him one day that she hoped he would approve of her motives in so doing, as really the Church was not enough for her. This deficiency in the number of public ordinances does, in fact, send all their devout attendants, except the gentry and the higher order of shopkeepers, to seek additional means of grace elsewhere. It acts as an auxiliary force to Dissent, while undermining the attachment of some of its own few members, and obstructing the religious improvement of the rest. Some letters signed " Giraldus," which have recently appeared in the Daily News, contain impor tant information on this subject, and afford matter for very serious consideration. It may be inferred from their statistics of the relative means of grace offered to the inhabitants of various Welsh localities by the Establishment and by Dissenters, that the diocesans, official dignitaries, and parochial ministers of that Church must all have utterly forgotten the purport of that solemn exhortation delivered by the bishop to every priest in the Ordination service : " Have always, therefore, printed in your re membrance how great a treasure is com mitted to your charge ; for they are the sheep of Christ which he bought with his death, and for whom he shed his blood. The Church and congregation whom you must serve is his spouse and his body ; and if it shall happen the same Church, or any member thereof, to take any hurt or hindrance by reason of your negligence, ye know the greatness of the fault, and also the horrible punishment that will ensue. Wherefore consider with yourselves the end of your ministry towards the children of God, towards the spouse and body of Christ, and see that you never cease your labour, your care, and diligence, until you have done all that lieth in you, according to your bounden duty, to bring all such as are, or shall be, committed to your charge unto that agreement in the faith and knowledge of God, and to that ripeness and perfectness of age in Christ, that there be no plaoe left among you either for error in religion or vicious ness of life." having these awful words printed in their remem brance, few parochial clergymen would dare to disre gard them, and, for the sake of personal ease and worldly favour with the ,principal families of their several parishes, to leave the great majority cf their flock untended and untaught to wander at their will. Alas! these words, and the sacred vows which as sented to their charge, and sealed their obligation, are now apparently alike forgotten. The minister's at tentions are almost exclusively devoted to the local great ones and their dependents, and the hindrance, wilfully cast in the way of the poor, by the disuse of services in their natiYe tongue, the spiritual hurt thus done to thousands individually, and the aggregate amount of injury resulting to the community is little dreamed of. " The greatness of the fault" is aggra vated, too, by the previous warning, and such minis ters are incurring a tenfold degree of guilt by that very frequency and familiarity which help to blind their minds in its commission. They have manifestly left a wide expanse among them, both for " error in re- legion" and for " viciousness of life" ; and, had not sectarian volunteers filled up the gaping breach, the Principality would probably lie even now at the mercy of superstition, ignorance, and infamy. is the most intense darkness precedes the dawn of morning, and the weariness of the week's last night ushers in the cheerful Sabbath, so, the students of Church History have often remarked, are the periods of the greatest gloom followed by religion's most glorious revivals. It may, therefore be hoped that the piety and real of the Established Church in Wales being now well nigh extinct, will soon receive, through the true and faith ful ministers which yet remain to her, fresh commu nications of that celestial fire which can alone restore her to her proper use and glory as the spiritual Light of Wales. The case made out by " Giraldus" to prove the imperative necessity for re-modelling and reforming the ecclesiastical administration of the Welsh Church is incontestably very strong. The shame of such an exposure may, perchance, awaken some of the guilty from the slumber of inconsideration to a sense of their duty, and prompt, at least, the local palliation of abuses, which can be fully remedied only by that Government authority which gave their first unhal lowed impulse, and sanctions their disastrous con tinuance. Intending to address you again in a few days, I am, Sir, yours, &c., GORBUNIAN. A SHORT WEATHER TABLE FOR THE BOROUGH OF BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Jan. 15. Showers of sleet or snow, with wind. 16, 17, 18. Dull, with showers of sleet or snow s and intervals of frost. 19, 20, 21, 22. Keen frost. 23, 24. Showers of rain or sleet. 25. Showers of sleet, with intervals of frost. 26, 27. Keen frost, with snow. 28, 29, 30. Dull, with showers of sleet or snow, and intervals of frost. 31. Dull, with slight frost. Feb. 1, 2. Frosty, with snow. 3,4, 5, 6. Showers. 7 , 8. Misty. 9, 10. Misty, with slight showers. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. Showers, with wind. [WEATHER IN LONDON.—Jam 15th, dull and hs.ty• 16th, a slight fill of snow; 17th, dull ; 18 t h, ra i n an d sleet; 19th, dull and dirty.—ED. Sun.] A MEETING TO DISCUSS TEE PRINCIPLES OF PRO•• TECTION AND FREE TRADE.—If we are to j.Adge by the reports of the meetings now being held in different parts of the country, the kind of protection most needed at these assemblies is the protection of the police, or self-protection of a decided character. That the Pro tectionists and Free-traders are determined on making a tight for their respective cause, is quite evident. 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