The Sun. — London, England, 1850-01-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, The Undaunted, from SunderlanO, hich was run on Counsel appeared on bebalf r f the dtf ndant, but said the beech near this pile? 30i.h D. c , tuber, broke up he did not see that he could assist the case by addressing last night. the jury, f r everything appeared ti be perfectly regular. HARWICH, JAN. 17.—A mast, standing upright, ap- A vcrcint was given for the amount claimed. piil42 , t'y from some vessel sunk, was passed 12th inst., ------ Ore V.iti,Ss high light bearing S.W. by W. half W., MARLBROC-STREET—(THIS DAY.) distant abiut sea en or eight miles. A Novel, VV'AY OF DISCOVERING A THIEF.— Jahn Curring, a stableman, was brought before Mr. Hard wick, charged with having storm a bridle and bit, the property of Mr. John And: rson, horse-dc a'er, 48, Gr.. en street. Arthur Hayes, foreman in the employ of the prosecu tor, deposed that the prisoner was in their employ as stableman. On Wednesday last a bridle was missing from one t. f the stables in the yard, and as it could not be found, he called all the men together and gave each of them a piece of paper, on which they were desired to write the name of the man whom they suspected to be the thi, f. Witness al terwards collected the papers, and on examining them, he fined that ;lore were seven who suspected the prisoner. Witness then called him on one side and taxed him with at aling the bridle, which ha strongly denied. A con stable was subsequently called, and the prisoner was given in charge on suspicion. The constable, of er locking up the prisoner, went the lodgings cf the latte-, which he Era-cher', and in a lack room behind a door he found the bridle produced, which he (witness) identified es tle property of his master. The prisoner, in dtfence ' said he did net take the bridle with the intention of stealing it. He was in want f money rt the time, and merely took it t r pledge, intending to r' deem it on buterday nigl t, and replacing it in the stable. Mr. HARDWICK sa"d distress was no excuse fur the prisoner taking his employer's property. He (prisoner) might as well have taken a silver spoon or any tying else he could lay his hands on. As a warning to others, he (Mr. Hardwick) should commit him f ,r trial. MARKET IN E.--(THIS DAY.) Co RN-EXCIIAN GE.—FRIDAY. Since Stt,trday last the arrivals of English Wheat for our mat ket, coastwise, have not exceeded 1,210 quarters. BY railway the receipts have been tilling. To-day several of Monday's unsold samples were on offer, owing 1 9 whieh, , the t'iin attendance of millers, and the con tutted pressure of foreign Flour for sale, the demand for allkinds t f Wheat of home produce was heavy in the extreme. and, in some instances, Vie quotations were a shade lower, without eff,cting a clearance. Bather under 2,000 quarters of foreign Wheat have come in this Week. The trade with that article, however, was greatly &pressed, end the out of-condition sorts were lower to Purchat.e. Barley, the show of which was good, ruled dull at barely the Lte decline in value. The quantity or Malt ready for delivery was trifling; yet the 541 e for that a. title was in a very inactive state, at last week's rotations. G oo d soun d O a t s were scarce , and q u ite as e ar. Tt e middling and inferior qualities ruled very dull. Beans, Fes., Indian Corn and Flour, were heavy. sitRITALS THIS WEEK Wheat. -- rs. r 3. trialish •• 1 ,2 210 r 1,0 Q 4O etch.. • •• Irish • Foreign• •• • • • 6,580 .... • 1 ' 9'30 7,170 E2rley. 3lalt. Flour. Qrs. Qrs. Sacks )(1 1,290 2,650 Our mar k et to - day was very scant il y supp li e d w i t h Beasts as to number and quality. Although the atten dance of buyers was small, and the dead markets heavily , au Pplied with eac h ki n d o f M ea t, th e B ee f t ra d e was tolerably steady, at fully Monday'a quotations. The ° how of foreign stock was trifling. Very few Sheep were on offer; nevertheless, the demand tor that de flption of stock ruled heavy, at last week's prices. a lves were in short supply, and moderate request, on 2tne w h at higher terms. to Pigs so little was doing t hat their currencies were almost nominal. Milch Cows ere very dull at from 141. to 181. each, including their 5114511 METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS.-(THIS DAY.) A Special Court of Sewers was held this day in the Court-House, Greek-stre t, Soho; Sir H. De la Beach in the chair. The other Commissioners present were, Robert Stephenson, Esq. M.P., S. M. Pet-, Esq. M.P., Captain Harness, Captain Vetch, and E. Lawes, Esq. The SECRETARY stated that the meeting had been convened fir the purpose tf declaring a rate in the Re nelagh district for the ensuing year. The meeting and its purpose had been duly advertised, but no otijiicti•rn had been received against the proposed rate. The rate which, with the last year's arrears, amounted to 22 6721. 4s. ld., having been formally agreed to, the amount was apportioned amongst the several collectors of the district, alit the 15th and 18th of February or dered to be advertised as the appeal days. The Court than adjourned to this day week. Ink the offal. Per sibs. to s . tuferl. Beasts..... d. to s. d, 1. d. to s. o. h ee6ibri - r easts..... 8 3 4 Second gnal. Sheep 3 2 3 6 - 7; 1441 4 •• •• 3 6 3 8 Coarse-woolledditto3 8 310 Oxea.. 310 4 0 Southdown Wether 4 0 4 2 Ler ' e° ta •••• • • 4 0 4 Ditte out or the wool 0 0 0 0 6e coarse Calves 3 4 3 4 Large Hogs • . 3 4 3 8 - "le Mall . 3 4 0 Small Pork ..• 3 4 2 ati c k j • ,ec Calves ditto . . 18 025 0 quartzr old er Pi s gs . 10 ..16 0 21 0 - .elior gh ee , 210 3 0 Lambs ••• • • •• •• 0 0 0 TOTAL SUPPLY 8.. T MARKET. Beasts. 642 I Sheep. I Calvoi. Pigs. 3,240 96 210 FOREIGN SUPPLY. I Sheep. I Calves. Pigs. 160 27 HOW TO SUBDUE FEROCIOUS ANIMALS. TO THE EDIIOIt OF THE SUN. Beasts, 54 SIR,—It is to be hoped that the tragedy of the " Lion Queen" will lead to a suppression of some very foolish doings practised in our menageries. The being confined is, to wild beasts, a sufficient trial of pati-nce, without being tormented for the amusement of a parcel of gaping sight-seeing simple tons. But if ferocions animals are to be kept for ex hibition, their wants must be attended to ; a person may, in ministering to their comforts, be attacked without any provocation on his part; a savage animal, a male tiger for instance, may spring upon and seize with his merciless jaws his attendant. In such a case I w0u1, 4 , to save the life of the at tendant and to spare that of his assailant, recommend the application of a red-hot iron rod to the tail of the latter; for upon its application he will instantly let go his hold to see what is being done to his rear, and when he has discovered that heated iron is no plea sant thing to be in contact with, he will beat his retreat, and that right speedily too. I am inclined to an opinion that the most savage tiger Bengal can furnish would, after he has learned by experience one of the properties of iron heated to redness, be awed into submission by a sight only of a red-hot poker. If therefore, there be the slightest fear of insubordination in the menagerie, bring into operation a portable furnace, and quickly heat some pokers in readiness for services should they be re quired.—l am, Sir, &c., BRUIN. • - Beasts. SCOTCH. 1 40 I Sheep. I Calves. 1 rigs SO Y II4 TVGA.TE AND LZADENUALL. he general demand ruled extremely inactive, and P ri ces vvere with difficulty suppotted. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. I s. d. 05. d, eerOn ferlor...... 2 8 2 8 Mutton, inferior .. 2 8 210 „ Md ng •... 210 3 0 I yrirna i elarge .. 3 2 3 4 prime .... 3 6 310 r, Mine smell .• 3 4 3 6 Pork, large•• •••• •• 2 8 3 4 SOILOIIGE DI HOP ASLET. nee f The demand is almost wholly confined to fine parcels I-tops, at full prices. Inferior new as well as old ( . lal lities are much neglected. The show of samples is 10 411 for the time of year. New Mid and East Kent i t ) o f)c o k ,ets, 6/ 10, to 121; New Weald of Kent ditto, 6/ 5s ; New Sussex ditto, 51 15s to 61 15s; New Fern h,s-tass 121 to 13/; Yearling Kent, 31 to 4/ 12s; Year- Suasex, 21 8s to 3/ 17s; Old Hope, 1/ to 4/ per cwt. Su COLONIAL. trkd °4lt.--This article has been in fair demand, the st , e making steady purchases at feller rates. The vi, c e , In hand is less than at this time last year. Brown t India is worth 36s to 375, yellow 37s to 425, and 47 troy 3 75 to 3 95. At auction Barbadoes has been sold 14 93 to 42s 61 f ir m id to fi ne yellow, and at 37s 6d for h p '. St. Lucia fi ne y e ll ow b roug h t 40s to 40s 6 d , an d aa" P 521° 36 1 to 36, 6d. Refined gro cer y h as b een a t 5 0s ' I 6d. pri."4.B? INDIA. —Mauritius, 2,250 b ags wen t a t very f u ll 40 ` . e eti, fine yellow 41s to 43s 6d, mid and good 38s 6d to and low 37s to 38s. Bengal has been rather dearer, t e r; e „ e ially fir the better kinds; mid to fine whit: 41s 6d tl . ;p 6d; strong yellow 44s to 44s 6d; and brown, 32s 61 ; Manilla has been taken in at 40s to 41s for Pibl Yel lowish, and at 393 for washed. Ma leas went off f or Y at 29s ti 32s 6d for soft brown ;at 36s to 39s Portm grocery, and a t 43 s to 44s f or strong co l oury. oN.—Tne demand has been good. Bahia has bin held for 40s 6d ta 42: 6d for white; at 37s 6d to 1 13 for low to good brown; and at 39s 61 to 40s for fine. 'Lotto Rico was taken in at 19, to 20s for low t) mid, and at 20s 6d to 21s for good yellow. Ilavannah sold at la s to 21s 6d fir low to mid strong. bieOFFEE.—This article is by n o means so active, and f' n atation Ceylon has decli ne d, 64 s 6 d to 67s 6 1 baying :en paid f o r g o o d an d fi ne fi ne or d , grey 68s 6d to 74, 1.1 . 1 . 10 'w mid and mid colory, and 65 s t o 7 0s f ir pea berry. la is re3s to 4s lower t un l ast week. Native has f, 4l i B ed 64 3 t 65 s f or good ord, and some fine was held a r s 67a to 68' , . Meaba has dropped 2 s t o 4' , b e i ng 4 5 6:1 for good yellow and mid. Jamaica has been sold at ttl es a . nd 78 % In other sorts there have been no public C o e ,. C "• -- The demand has been good, and prices have PWard tendency, Wi tm U l i r-A fair business has been doar,.and rroof Lee- Cr,B has realised is 5d per gallon. Ptitai„ l ' T° N, .—The market has been firm, and Surat at 8„ -- Sale has realised 4d to 4 d per lb. ket; l f , c , l4B .—s. n itnent o has realised Lull quotations. Cora- It A v.‘ , Yea have been dearer, and Nutmegs and Mace at e l l t -Y pri ce .. itii:,,,"":llolders are tolerably frm, but not much is vid 6 ', Justigai fine white has been sold at lls to lls 6d, sa(lttier Sorts at 9i to 9s 6d. e atta L i is T E THE.—This article has risen in value. Cal tO 9 :n and 2,albs refraction have been sold at 26s 6d a, car ow , , ALL Driee‘ 'lave mode ate business has been doing, and sh t : 'lave rallied t) 39s 3d and 39s 6d per cwt on the Of the "t 0 403 3d and 483 6d for the last three months ear, ,„ ` l 4l l -- "I'Oe market is buoyant, and common Congou t r 'ed loid to lid per lb ; gre al and fine Congou are 1 / 1 ).!t 1 , 11 , T. At a publi c sa l e cf 2,000 packages about No went off b r i s kl y at full quotations. 41 0 --`4l F RUIT. —The trade has been dull this week. a'si and but f-w sales. A cargo of Oranges, ex 'lrnan from St. Michael, and one ex Hero, from a niti at public sale by Keeling and Hunt, tbe hal. Per j en . t at previous rate*, the latt-r at an advance of e 't• Black SP ardsh Nu' s still cohai ttie at the ,!li let - d -re quot e d last week. More doing in Bread, the afe to " Price ass i sting the sale. Chesnuts cleared off LQ ke t. Sevil'e Lemons its demand. Messina telling freely, with a prospect of a rise. Jan. 17, 1350. I'HE , CALEDONIAN ASYLUM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—A letter in your paper cf this day gives a statement about the merits of the schoolmaster of the Caledonian Asylum, signed " A Guardian." Will you allow another to state that the postscript, which alleges that the schoolmaster of the Asylum is a protege of Dr. Cumming, has not one word of truth in it to my certain knowledge; and were the parties writing to you on the Caledonian Asylum either to make themselves acquainted with facts, or honestly state them, the unfair, grossly untrue, and injurious accusations against the _charity would not so fre quently appear. One would hope that the claims (,f poor children will weigh where truth does not. I ain, Sir, Sce , Jan. 17. A GUARDIAN. WARWICKSHIRE.—THE HUNT BALL.— This annual re-union tuck place at the County Hall, Warwick, on Wednesday evening last. Ile entertainm.nt, given by the gentlern-n of the hunt, consisted of a ball and supper. The magnificent hall was decorated, with considerable taste and judgment, with sylvan trophies and groupings embleina . ical rf the chase. The attenda,-ce, amounting to ups ards of 500, torrC pthe I the elite of the resident nobili'y and the " fashionables" f the neighbouring Royal Spa of Leam ington Amongst those assembled were—Earls Bradford, Buchan, Talbot; Counteses Bradford, Buchan Talbot; Viscounts Eastnor, Duncan; Viscoutess Duncan; Lords Berriedale, Guernsey, A Hay, Henley, Ingestre, Somer ville; Ladies Georgians Baillie, Berriedale, M. Bridge man, Lucy Bridgeman. Willoughby de Broke, Bruce, Georgiana Cathcart, Mary Cathcart, Louisa Cathcart, Charlotte Chetwynd, De Clifford, East, E. Erakin, Guernsey, llartopp, Jane Hay, Emily Harding, Hen!ey, Leigh, Caroline Leigh, Louisa Wardlaw Ramsay, Victoria Talbot; Sirs Theophilus Biddulph, J. B. East, W. Hartopp; Hon. Messieurs H. Devereux, J. Dormer, W. H. Leigh, C. Fertie Percy; Hon. Mesdames Bowles, Lane, C. B. Percy; [lon. Misses Augusta Leigh, Geer giana Leigh, Percy, Russell, M. Russell ; Colonels Bowles, Cathcart, Wallington; Lieut.-Colonels Lauren son, Parker; Majors Granville, Capel Sandys; Hon. Captain Cholmondeley ; Captains Atkinson, Cunynghame, Grimes, George Uolbech, Hutchins, E. J. Hunter, Mus grave, Phellusson, Rattray, R.N., Henry Skipwith, Taylor, Thursby; Lieutenants M'Kinnon, Swinfen; Mr. Sergeant Goulburn; Doctors Arnold, Jeaffreson, Starr; Reverends Henry Biddulph, W. Bree, H. Bromfield, Cartwright, E. F. Chamberlayne, B. Churchill, Charles Finch, A. Fulertor, G. Granville, W. Grice, R. Green Jeston, H. Kuightle, Knipr, Leveson Lane, John Lucy, F. Thursby, E. Townsend; Messrs. H. C. Wise, Gladstone, King, the Mayor of Warwick, &c. &e. MIDDLE TEmn.Lt. —Mr. Ilowyer delivered his first reading on Wednesday last, in the presence of a numerous assemblage uf the Benchers, and other mem bers of the Inns of Court, including the Right Hon. Vice-C,harcellor Bruce, the Hon. J. C. Talbot, Q C., the Right Hon. Sir David Dundas, M.P., Judge-Advo cate, tl.e Attorney-Genera', Mr. John Turner, the Treasurer of the Middle Temple, Mr. Crowder. Q C., Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Q.C., Mr. Bethel], Q.C., Mr. Hal lam, Mr. Cockburn, Q.C., Mr. Knowles, Q.C., Mr. Hill, Q.C., Sir William Owen Harlow, Bart., Mr. Spence, Q.C., Mr. Lingen, Secretary of the Committee of Coun cil f r Education, &e. , &c. The subject of the reading was the " Uses of the Science of General Jurisprudence." W INTELLIGENCE. ______...._ Th4"?(CREQUER.— (THIS DAY.) day, but the 421, °Court took the demurrer p t14 4 - r tuent4 ill the different ea:es we - r a e pe o r f t a e" too technical 'e tsjustify a rept,rt. RAIL COURT.—( THIS DAY.) (Ref .re Mr. Justice ERLE.) kr POINTIN V. TINCKLER. 11P0131;hrt.ENTIcE moved the Court far a rule nisi calling te Ord " J.Ust CCi of the East Riding to show can:..e why ttO Order in bastardy should not be quashed on the f UM . y the party or h ottl ti) in formality. Mr. teed „'e aPplication was made, F is ei a n g ti entlem . al cf inde ,ltvee'4 me ans, and the fimale whom he is living with , s 4 tr r:eCitleed is a respectable young woman, living .'titti r , e nts in Pickering, near to Bridlington, 4 ` t tlie - " cli ng• The order was made upon the u le ta w t t i h ve e p in f, her r en the 22d of December last, and P-I,4 e,Pb" irlt '• First, it stated that the heawriana. informalbad taken test_ t f , re the two gentlemen who signed i g t, N4urtty of sessions." and " the h the maghtrates present iu petty s 13 11, 1 tiv ,_ ..,..t.i.,': an d atiig.l e P e a d rl h ia - y m t e h nt specified majority of the magistrat h e a v t , 'till° by gentl e - words - q e uct d it would seem t .Elt itigerluemen who signed the order at the 6 .„41 .11,1esri!Y• Secondly, it did not appear that 4 Liedi rar lag of the case the parties were . a esent. 6 ► sf ore Y, the order did not specify that the rarti p es r came ieti Of th e magistrates within forty days after . the that the i i , trio magistrates and, lastly, the order specified UPoljns.tiles received' all the evidence that was tendered her 4ie co -"" ' le al'ing it to be inferred that there was ot iia. kept mere i‘hich wits not admitted. The Act of Par _ tichpe—t:r9Y provided that they were to receive all evi kr. e i n uerei to them of a legal character. , 148t ica ERLE took time to consider the motion. Qtr. p, L. O'CONNOR'S LAND SCHEME. e i.‘ 4 B of ' 4° T moved fur leave to enter judgment in _66 °,141 in.,.s*etrnent which Mr. Feargus O'Connor, M.Y., bey h,""ltated against as many of his tenants who had Tp - ,, eat ed upon the Chartist Land Estate at Loy ell. P P li cation was granted. tp . ,-, —'ll.l-)AllIS DAY.) %on, AND Mr. Secondary PorrEn.) „hia mad4l'43 OTHERS, COMMISSIONERS, &C. V. NEVUS. ' 4 ,, Nio,- an action brought by the plaintiffs as Com 'ecore;erB of Land-te. for the Tower Hamlets, to ° lle o f L ° l the defendant the amount of defalcation by ti-sec collectors, for whom defendant had become I.) b i Y. spaTh:idant al lowed judgment to go by default. .17.•ttorpoy for the plaintiffs said that by the Act 6 rissue,. or e n• 24, it was enacted that on the trial of any ep as' execution of any writ of inquiry on any bond to t v a aecurity for the collection of assessed tires, -4 Wrie r ,' Or io corne-tar, the production of any account 11411 1.1 "Y the collector, or an account signed by him, ilip o ._ culd be received conclusive evidence of the )10.4 curlt dee from him. In the present case the collector 4 47 railted that he • was deficient in the collection for I tl n til i, c j i lt e i sui n °13401. 4r. 7.4 d., and for 1848 in the - " u l., 1 -- B '. 9 :ld. but one a Vie sureties had paid tvid eatin g a balance of 2201. 133. si. I'4l ' en " "in adduced to the above effect, a verdict t l yea for the balance. 011.0 pIiti_u.s:ILINAMAusIELD v. BELLING. . am `oivp _, L.:!tt . aued as public officer of Birmlngh apses ‘4 Utstrict Bank, to recover the sum of 15/. 2s. 6d. bill of ,Ptor exchange, of which defendant was the f 0... inandant pleaded that he did not accept the bill, and it34,R summoned before o ol' d Judges to Nu' the ilignature, he refused the t Learned and it was Naigeont.l7 ueoeseary to bring a :4'a: up ' from Bit- MTV $ll9 1a644- lin - MI g. The second reading , (a the " Uzes of the C v;l • Lawrwill b 3 delivered on Wednesday next, at a quarter after seven. At the termination of the reading the learned reader was loudly applauded. PRINCESS'S.—This elegant theatre has become the fashionable resort, and is nightly crowded in every part. Macfarreu's popular opera, Ring Chari?.9 the Second, has been revived, and its attraction is greater than ever— that and the pantomime, King Jumie ; or, Harlequin and the Magic Fiddle, are the magnets of the day. The fol lowing distinguished personages have been among the vi,itors:—His Royal Highness Prince George of Cam bridge, the Lukes of Devonshire, Leeds, Montrose, and Bedford; Lords Verularr, Cfarleville, Ward, Ranelagb, &c.; the lion. Mrs. Gore, Sir J. Hawn', Sir H. Webb, with largo parties. The present pantomime will no doubt have as greet a run as its predecessor, Bluff King Hal. Flexmore, the best of all clowns, is as usual, full of activity, and keeps his audience convulsed with laughter. His dancing, too, .is inimitable; Taglioni, Carlotta Grisi, Rosati and Cerito, the pets of the ballet, can never be forgotten while they have such a capital imitator. The other pantomimists, Messrs. Paulo, Bo logne, Wright, Lebarr, and Miss Fawcett, are without exception the hest in Londee. Great praise is also due to Mr. Emden, fir the care he has taken in putting it on the stage. MEETING OF JOURNEYMEN TAlLORS.—Yesterday evening a very large meeting of the journeimen tailors of the metropolis was held at Exeter Hall, for the pur pose, as was stated in the advertisement, "cf exposing the evils of the slop-sweating and middleman system, and also the injurious effects a the Government con tracts and prison labour, and to petition Parliament to make it compulsory on all masters to have their work done on the premises" The chair was taken at half past seven o'clock by Mr. Thos. Reynolds, and the meet ing was addressed by working tailors, and also by a few mater tailors, who equally condemned the evils of the practice of the tra3e which the meeting was assembled to discuss. In the course of the proceedings several tailors were mentioned by rime who had countenanced this syst+ in, and it was stated amongst other evils of its operation, that the orders given by persons of rank and wealth in the dashing shops of the West-end were gene rally executed in the most miserable and poverty-stricken localities, where frequently infective diseases peculiar to such localities prevailed. 'This was the result of a sys tem which, by interposing between the employer and the worker, cut down the wages of labour to an almost nominal sum. Thus one house would give 7s. for making a cow, but it was to a person who gave it to others, whom he paid only ss. for performing the same work. This was not dcue indis cr i m i nate l y, however, for such only were entrusted with the m a k ing up of a garment who could afford to give security fir the value of the property. Those who could not were obliged to get their work from those who could, and fir making a coat these more humble operatives only received 35., and the subdivision did not always stop there. Tht so and other matters were discus. ed at great, length, and the m ee ti ng was unanimous in passing resolutions in conformity with Ile objects expluued Above. Oats. FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1850 THE LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF LONDON JOINT-STOCK BANK. COMMERCE. The hall-yearly general meeting cf the proprietors LIVERPOOL, JAN. 17.—This day an influential and was held yesterday at the company's offices in Princes numereusly attended meeting of the merchants, street, Mansion-house. Mr. George Scholefield oc hankers, and tr.desmen ( f Liverpool was held in the cupied the chair. Town-hall, for the purpose if receiving the report of The SECRETARY read the following report :-- toe committee appointed to draw up the rules and "It will be seen from the annexed accounts that the regulations for the Geverntnent of the new Chamber h am m o r. u y n e t ar o e f n n d e in t g p 3 r l e s fi t t p r e e c e e li m se b d er b l y ar t t h , e talk is2s ,13 eri 2 l i n lo n! s t d h . e , of Commerce. which, with 15,4331. 14s. DI., car r i e d fcrward from June, The worshipful the Mayor presided; and amongst makes a total of 40,5661. 4s. 9d., which is appropriated those present were Messrs. Laarence Hey worth, in the following manner: --18,0001. for a dividend a: the M.P , Alderman Horsfall, H. Hornby, C. Holland, rate of six per cent. per annum ; 22,500/. as a bonus of A. 11. We lie, R. Shell, G. Holt, C. Robertson, V. seven s hilli ngs an d s i xpence per share; and 661. 4s. 9d., Higgins, C. E. Rawlins, jun., F. Boult, &c. to the credit of the guarantee fund, now amounting to The report of the committee was read by Mr. 132,7231. 3s. 80. rho dividend and bonus, free from Thomas Beath, one of the joint secretaries. income-tax, will Le payable on and cf:er Friday, tl o Mr. HUGH HORNBY then rose to propose the first i 25th instant. The directors who retire by rotation are A . r i s i b li r a o in se s ll h lc al r b e o , i, EFll i: JohnfTiNmVhoiltihiaym3olxDi I c it ce El Hastie,f ci , . ,Eja.riq,. and, resolution. He said he 1173 S happy to have the oppor- I Archibald Hectic, Esq. M.P., tunity of expressing his warm concurrence in the observations contained in the report of the desirable- " Moore, Mr. Oxley. and Lir ° . Sh w ad o b in olt only ;tier their selves of establishing a Chamber of Commerce in selves for re-election. The directors regret, that owing Liverpool. He had long thought that the interests t ) il!-health, 3tlr. Mitcalfe is unable to tender to the of this great commercial community—second to none shareholders a renewal of his services. To supply this in existence, or he might, perhaps, be allowed to say, vacancy, the only a! ar e h o ld er d uly qua lifi e d , who 1 at second to none that had ever existed in the history of given rwtice tl as ho is a can di date, is Alden( al Sir the world—had suffered very much by not having an James Duke, Bart , Mr.P." association by which commercial views on general The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. subjects might be ascertained. The speaker then The resolution, seconded by Mr. G. TATLER, was referred to the great use which the association would unanimously adopted. be of to the town council in arranging local matters Mr. BORRODALE wished to know whether the dif• connected with commerce, more particularly as re- ference between the profits on last half-year, which garded the docks. He was aware that they would were 23,0001., and those of this, being 25,000/., arose have many difficulties to overcome, bat if they came out of the difference of interest, or in consequence of to the subject with a determination to carry it out, bad debts not having been written off at the time ? he was sure that the Liverpool Chamber of COM' He said he put this question because a neighbouring merce would tend to promote the permanent pros- bank had held their meeting the day before, and he i perty of the town at large. Mr. Hornby then re - had read in the papers of that m orn i ng that the share ferred to the necessity of the chamber being consti- holders were then told that 60,000/. of bad debts had tuted on equitable principles, and the importance of not previously been written off; whereas, if he had its including all classes of merchants and tradesmen been a proprietor of the same bank, he would have interested in the prosperity of the town. Unless that expected them to have been written off a year ago. principle was carefully carried out it would be After hearing of such things, and now seeing the dif powerless in promoting the ends in view. If the ference on the profits of the half-year, he thought it executive body was to consist of a few merchants, just possible that in the calculations made by the however high their standing and character might be, bank of their bad debts they had not written off the chamber would fail to exercise that influence on enough, or had perhaps written off more than enough. the Government of the country which the important He submitted it to the chairman, and left him to interests involved in it demanded. His own wish answer it or not, as he thought fit. was to promote the establishment of en association The C H AIRM AN had no hesitation in stating that the which should increase the prosperity of the town and difference alluded to by the Hen. Proprietor arose the commerce of Liverpool. Ile moved— almost entirely from the depreciated value of money "Ti at tee report of t e committee comprO - ended in the —(Hear, hear)—and with regard t o th e amount laws and re4ulations e.f ti.e Liverpool Ci ainter cf Com- written off for bad debts, he had reason to beieve reerce, now submitted and just read, be approved of and that they had written off at least the full amount up adopted by the Alderman meeting HoEseaaa seconded the motion. ." to this time. The bad debts of thi s h a lf- year were He said he did not entertain a doubt of the desirable something more than those of the precedi ng , b u t t h ey Mr. ness, or, what was more, of the absolute necessity of were not old bad debts.—(Hear, hear.) some such chamber as this being at once established Mr. BOR ROD A LE did not know wh a t opinion was entertained by the directors, or whether an y w i s h to watch over the commercial interests of this town. existed in the meeting to fix any termination to the After adverting to the various commercial associa- increase of the guarantee fund? Already they had tions in the town, and admitting their value, he dwelt accumulated 132,656/. under that head, and the for some time on the importance of the association as board certainly were the best informed as t o w h a t one of a general commercial character. He then amount was necessary in order to cover the amount alluded to the beneficial effects which might be ex- of deposits and liabilities of the bank. He did not petted from the establishment of the association, know whether it was desirable to increase it to a much both local and national. The commercial treaties greater amount; but he admitted, at the same time, made by Government day by day with foreign that as the responsibilities of the bank increased, it countries, and in which Liverpool was most would be necessary to add proportionately to the deeply interested, proved the necessity of such an amount of the guarantee fund. association as a Chamber of Commerce. In illustra- The CHAIRMAN said, the H onourable Proprietor tion of this view of the case he alluded to the blunders must know that the proper object of the`guarantee fund made by Government in arranging their commercial was to provide for an equalized dividend, so that at treaties with foreign countries in consequence of their ignorance of many of the details of commercial any time, if they should unfortunately meet with a heavy loss, the proprietors might feel it less in the affairs. He expressed an opinion that it would not current dividend.—(Hear, hear.) So far, theref o re, be derogatory, even to a Minister of the Crowe, if he from being prepared to fix any amount for that fund, consulted the mercantile body before he entered he should rather wish to see it increased indefinitely into commercial treaties with other countries. In in amount. proof of this portion the speaker cited the case of Mr. BORRODALE thought there was little likelihood the new Republic of Liberia, with which country a of a loss to such an amount as would entirely sweep commercial treaty had been made by the Government away the bonus, amounting in the present year to of this country, the effect of which was that, whilst 19 5 ., an d t h ere f ore h e saw less need f or an extravagant the produce of that country was allowed to come Innd. to England free of duty, there was a duty imposed An Hon. PROPRIETOR asked what was the amount on our exports to that country of thirty per cent., absorbed by the 1 per cent. payment on deposits ? which amounted to a positive prohibition. If the Ge- The Cueleeteet-9,00 0 /. uernment had consulted the mercantile body before Mr. Archibald Hastie, M P., Mr. Ambrose Moore, entering into this treaty such a blunder would in all Mr. J. T. Oxley, and Mr. Wm. Shadbolt, were re probability never have been committed, for he must elected directors ; and Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P., suppose that it had been entered into in igno- was elected a director in the place of Mr. Wm. Mit rance on the part of our Government of calfe, retired from ill health. the duties imposed by the Government of O n t h e mo ti on o f D e p u ty C ORNET an d Mr. G 1813.9, Liberia. The speaker next condemned, in the it was resolved that this meeting cordially acknovv most severe terms, the present unequal operation ledge the past services of Mr. Mitcalfe, and their of the income-tax, as it applied respectively to realised regret at the cause of his retirement from their and unrealised income. After denouncing in the service strangest language the inquisitorial character cf the The thanks of the meeting were then severally voted tax, he said that as a member of the Council of the to the chairman and directors, and to Mr. Pollard, the Chamber of Commerce he should take the earliest manager of the bank. opportunity of bringing it before them with the view The meeting then adjourned. of effecting an alteration in the tax. The resolution was passed unanimously, as also several other resolutions, which were proposed and seconded respectively by Messrs. G. Holt, Diston, COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a court was held for the dispatch of pub ic but iness. Johnson, Cross, Charles - Robertson, and Mr. 1.4 tWRBNCE lIEYWORTII, M P., who, after speaking in the highest terms of commendation of the evablishme.nt of a Chamber of Commerce in the :owo, said he regarded this day as a great epoch in the commercial history of Liverpool. The rules and regulations were read over and considered seriatim, and having been gone through, and the Chamber having been duly establish'd, the meeting separated after a vote of thanks to the Mayor and the committee appointed to draw up the rules. THE SUPPLY OF COTTON. A special general meeting of the Manchester Cnamber of Commerce was held at the offices, Town hall-building, at eleven o'clock yesterday morning, to take into consideration whether any course be open whereby an enlarged commercial intercourse with India can be promoted, and especially an increased supply of cotton be obtained. Mr. Bialey, president ( f the Chamber, occupied the chair, and among the gentlemen present were — the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson, M.P., Mr. John Bright, Mr. William Brown, Mr. James Pilkington, Mr. James Kershaw. M.P., Mr. Lewis Williams, vice-president of the Chamber; Mr. Salis Schawb, Mr. P. Lucas, Mr. W. R. Callender, Mr. T. Ashton, Mr. H. Ashworth, and Mr. W. M'Connell. The proceedings were opened by the President, and the following resolutions were proposed by Mr. Henry Ashworth, seconded by Mr. Lewis Williams, and supported at some length by the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson, M.P, John Bright, Mr. William Brown, Mr. James Kershaw, M.P., and Mr. W. P. Clarke, and were unanimously adopted :- 1. That the fact of the co ttinued dependence of ae great industry ( f this district fir the supply of its raw material, mainly from a sipgle source, calls for the serious considetation of all who a7c interested in the security and prosperity c f the cotton trade. "2. That notwithstanding the many proofs that the climate and soil of large portions of British India are well stf t2cl to the growth c f cottor, and the many and costly experiments made by the East India Company to promote its growth within the territories subject to their rule, this Chamber is reluctantly conai elled to believe that up to this time no sensible progress has been made towards procuring for the manufacturers of the United Kingdom a supply of cott , n ti o pre - lace of British Ir.dw, and that proof is altogether wanting to show that efforts hitherto made by the East India Com pany have resulted in any increase in the production of cotton in India. " 3. That this Chamber is led to believe that the ecc nomical condition of ,many pasts of India is unfavour able to the extension and permanence of that industry, without which large and steady exports of cott :n to this country cannot reasonably be looked f and that it is essential to the security and well being both cf India and cf the cotton-trade of England that a searching investi gation be instituted into the causes which have so low , baffled the efforts which have been made to stimulate the growth of cotton in India. " 4. T 1 at this Chamber, contemplating the early ex piration of the East IndiaComiany's charter, is of opi nion that a special commission c f inquiry should be sent forthwith to India to examine into the condition of the country, especially within the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, with a view to ascertain what are the ob stacles to the growth of cotton, and to the extension and permanence of a profitable industry in the cultivation of the soil; and the Chamber is also of opinion, that the report of such a commission would furnish invaluable information to the Legislature and the public before the consideration of the future Government of India is again brought before Parliament. "5. That the directors of the Chamber be requestnd to prepare a petition for presentation to the House of Commons, and a memorial to Lord J. Russell, urging the appointment of such a commission of inquiry; and to take such steps as to them may seem desirable to ob tain the co-operation of all parties concerned in the cotton trade in the promotion of this important object." IMPROVED WATER SUPPLY.-PARISII OF CLERK ENwELD.—This parish contains 00,000 inhabitants, and is the central position of water monopoly, the reservoir ( f the New River Company being situated within its boundarieF. Th e rar i s hi oners have' declared themselves iu fivour of the gereral movement for placing the man agement ( f the water supply within the control of the ratepayers themselves. At a meeting of the ratel ayers held in vestry last evening to c , ,rftider the present supply of water to this parish and the who'e of the mei-op:Ala, a series of resolutions were uraninaously passed, appoint ing five gentlemen to represent the it t .rests of the parish as members if the " Parochial Water Supply Associt , .- tion," which Las been formel by the principal ine t-ope litan parishes. The proceedings were characterized by a unanimity which is seldom exhibited in this Paris". It was dt (dared that the quantity of the present supply was very insufficient, that the quality was very impure, and that the charges for the same were very exorbitant. A sum of 25/. was voted by the vestry in aid of the a4its tion Bow going on throughout the metropolis for securing a better and cheaper supply of this first alim en t o f lif e . A deputation from the "Parochial Water Supply Asso ciation " attended, consisting of Messrs. Cobb, Paine, and ether gentlemen; and it was stated in the co urse o f the proceedings that the association already consisted of representatives appointed by the vestries of metroplitan parishes containing upwards of 800,000 inhabitants, and that various sums, amounting to 8001, had been sub scribed and placed at On dispoigi of the Relecnatten. THE NEW CORPORATION BILL. In answer to an observation made by Mr. Jcrs-y, to the effect that of all the inoperative and unintelligible Bills ever sent into Parliament by the Corporation of London, the New Corporation Bill was the most peculiar and absurd, Mr. Deputy HARRISON said the Bill, when origi nally introduced into Parliament, was calculated to promote the public interest by considerably enlarg ing the franchise, but in the House of Lords it had undergone an injurious change; that the period of the session at which that change was effected had been so late as to prevent the application of any re medy ; and that as the Bill, altered as it was by such interposition, was better than no Bill at all, it had been considered judicious to take the only alternative which presented itself.--(Hear.) He supposed that, after the experiment of the present measure should have lasted 12 months, the Court would go to Par liament for additional powers. At all events, the franchise would be enlarged by the new Act. Mr. R. TAYLOR said, the injurious alteration which had taken place in the 8111 was unjustly attributed to the exertions of the representatives of the ward of Farringdon Without. There was no ground whatever for such a statement, whatever effect might have been produced by the suggestions of individuals who were not authorised or recognised by the ward.—(Hear.) Mr. DE JERSEY said, the Act was certainly so full of blunders that he had been obliged to ask the meaning of each part of it as he read it through, and without being able to obtain any intelligible answer. —(A laugh, and cries of " Hear, hear.") M r . Deputy HABalsoia referred to the city officer who attended Parliament to watch the proceedings to state whether the Bill had not sustained the obnoxious alteration in the House of Lords when it was too late to protest against it, and whether if the Corporation had not accepted the measure in its changed form there would have_been any Bill at all passed upon the subject. The Court did not consider it necessary to press the question asked by Mr. Harrison, the Remem brancer having upon a former occasion answered de cidedly, that the alteration had been made in the Upper House of Parliament, and that if it had not been accepted, there would have been no Act at all passed by the Legislature on the occasion. APPOINTMENT OP COMMITTEES. The Court, which was by no means numerously attended during the day, the paper business having presented no extraordinary feature, then proceeded to appoint committees fir the ensuing year. IRISH ESTATES. - Mr. R. L. JONES begged to be allowed to take the opportunity of observing that, although a committee had been appointed some time ago upon the subject of the purchase of Irish estates, and the late Lord Mayor and Mr. Wire and himself had been delegated to hold a conf.rence with Lord John Russell upon the subject, nothing at all bad been as yet done in the matter.—(llear bear.) It was necessary that some information should be communicated to the public respecting the question, especially as every body was asking whether anything was done, or in tended to be done by the Corporation as to the Irish estates, about which considerable anxiety some time ago prevailed, Several members intimated to Mr. Jones that he or any other member of the deputation had it in his power to call a meeting to carry into effect the object for which the deputation was constituted. It was also intimated that if the Remembrancer had been called upon to act, the conference would in all probability have been held long ago. No doubt there will be no occasion to complain again of the tardiness of the proceedings. APPLICATIONS FOR TAKING WATER FROM THE THAMES. Mr. Deputy OBBARD (the chairman of the Naviga tion Committee) brought up a report which stated as follows "In pursuance of the recommendation of a former Court we gave the re quisite instructions to Mr. James Walker, the civil engineer, and Mr. S. W. Leach, the engineer and clerk of the works of the Thames naviga tion and port of London, to complete the survey of the river Thames, which had been ctinreerced for th e pur pose of ascertaining the probab'e (fleet on the r av i gat i on by the abstraction of water from the river, as proposed by the scheme (the Henley Waterworks an d N av i gat i on Bill in Parliament). That the engineers having com pitied such survey have presented a report iipen the subject, embracing t . e'r opinion in respect of the scheme above-mentioned; and also of another f,r taking water from the Thames at Mapledurhatn, which was suggested subsequent to our report of April last, an d of stbieh notice has also been given in Parliament. Your com • mittee beg, therefore, to submit tee engineers' report and plan to the Court." Upon the motion of Mr. Deputy °BEARD, seconded by Mr. Deputy IhautsoN, the reports of the com mittee and of the engineers upon the great public question of the supply of water to the metropolis, were ordered to be printed and circulated amongst the members of the Court previously to the consideration of their merits. Mr. Deputy iimutzsorr expressed a hope that every member would pay the most strict attention to a sub set of such vrtst iroporttino to the commlinity, THE OPENING OF THE COAL-EXCHANGE. Mr. Deputy OBBARD brought up a report of the proceedings of the Navigation Committee on the oc casion of the opening of the Coal-Exchange. It con tained extracts from the report of 111 r Rowland, the principal harbour-master, as to the arrangements made in the Thames on the occasion of the Royal visit, and complimentary acknowledgments from members of the Government upon the magnificent preparations. Ordered to be printed for circulation amongst the members. Mr. J. WOOD (the chairmen of the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee) subsequently brought up a report of the proceedings of the committee over which he presides, as to the preparations made in the Coal- Exchange, and in the surrounding neighbourhood, for the Royal visit, and the accommodation of the public assembled to participate in welcoming the illustrious guests. The report was ordered to be printed and circu lated amongst the mernters, and the consideration of it was ordered to take place on the next court day. The following sums were vo t e d : 100 guineas to the Royal Naval School. 52/. lOs to the Western City Dispensary. 2001. towards the building and endowment of King's College Hospital. INCREASE OF TINE FEANCIIISE. Mr. Deputy BEDFORD presented a petition, founded upon resolutions agreed to at a meeting held in Far ringdon Ward on the 9th of December for the adop tion of measures for increasing the franchise. The Hon. Gentleman said the petition deserved the particu lar attention of the Court; but he regretted to say that although he presented it as a representative of the ward, he could not support it. Sir J. Demi said that he had presided upon the occasion of the meeting of the ward, and he enter tained the opinion, with the petitioners, that the mu nicipal affairs of the City of London could not be al lowed to be controlled by a constituency amounting to no more than 6,000 individuals, while the number of those who appeared to be constitutionally entitled to vote fPr representatives was so enormous.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped the Court would on an early day proceed to the discussion of the vital question of widening the franchise. TAYLOR approved of the special appoint ment of a day for discussing the great question of enlarging the franchise ; and The LORD MAYOR assured the Court that he should feel much satisfaction in complying with their wish.— (Cheers.) Upon the motion of Mr. IL TAYLOR, it was re ferred to the Improvement Committee to consider the means cf providing suitable habitations for the poorer classes of the citizens. FEMALE EMIGRATION. At a late hour Mr. EDIEINS moved that the Cham berlain be directed, in the name of the Court, to contribute the sum or 5001. ton ards the fund for promomoting female emigration. The Court was counted out, and the ¶uestion stands over for consideration at the next meeting. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORVMOUTH, JAN. 17.—The Termagant, steam frigate, 24 guns, 1,556 tons, and 620-horse power (screw), by Seaward, was tried again to-day at the measured mile, in Stoke's Bay, under most favourable circumstances; when she realised the most gratifying result she has yet attained in any trial, leaving little to be desired with regard to speed, as the following results will show : Runs. First ... Second ... Third ... Fourth ... Fifth ... Sixth ... Time. min. sec. ... 6 40 ... ... 6 19 ... ... 6 13 ... ... 6 27 ... ... 6 45 ... Knots. per hour. ... 9 ... 9.490 ... 9.651 ... 9.302 ... 10.000 ... 8.889 averaging a speed of nearly 9$ knots per hour. v Her draught of water was as follows :—forward, 16 feet ; aft, 18 feet, with 260 tons of coals on board, in addi tion to her armament of ten tons ; pitch of the new screw 17 feet 24 inches; pitch of the former screw 18 feet ; vacuum, 274 ; revolutions, from 36 to 37 ; steam 141 b. Captain Caffin, Captain Hayes, Com mander J. A. Stevens (in charge) ; Master-Atten dant Macdonald ; Mr. H. C. Allen, Master of the Blenheim ; Mr. T. T. Grant, of the Clarence-yard ; Mr. Brunet, from Seaward's the officers of the engineer department of the dockyard, &c. were on board during the trials. Mr. Grant's distilling and cooking galley was in work during the trial, and in twelve hours, with the ordinary amount of fire used for cooking the ordinary meal, distilled 500 gallons of pure water from sea- water. The Terrible steam-frigate, 21, Captain J. Hope, C. 8., has taken on board 531 tons 12 cwt. of coals, which has brought her down by the head upwards of a foot, altering her trim and appearance most seriously. She will go out of harbour to-morrow, and sail for Plymouth. The Sidon steam-frigate, 22, will be tried again to-morrow in heavy trim. Mr. Edward Waller, 8.N., paymaster and purser, 1845, died yesterday morning at Stakeshill-cottage, Purbrook, aged 47, deeply regretted. He served as secretary to Admiral Sir John Ommaney, K.C.B , when Commander-in-Chief in the Tagus, and in the temporary command-in-chief of the Mediterranean station ; afterwards with Bear-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, Commander in the East Indies for upwards of five year, and shared in all the operations carried on at Borneo. His last appointment was Secretary to Rear-Admiral B. Reynolds, C. 8., Commander-in- Chief on the Cape of Good Hope station, whence he was compelled by ill-health to invalid home in her Mljesty's steamer Infl-xible. Long service in India and China broke up his constitution. A handsome bark of 256 tons was launched yes terday afternoon from the shipbuilding yard of Aresrs Thomas and John White at Cowes. She is named the Earl of Hardwicke, in compliment to the G over • nor of the Southern Whale Fishery Company. She will be fitted out with all possible dispatch, ar.d be followed in succession by other vessels, now in an ad vanced condition, building for that company. The ceremony of naming the vessel was performed by Said Effendi, one of the three Turkish pupils studying naval architecture in that establishment. The keel of a second vessel is about to be laid down by Messrs. "White for the same company. APPOINTMENTS. WOOLWICH, J AN. 17.—Chief Engineer—George Glasson to the Gladiator steam-frigate at Devonport. Midshipmen—G. M. Comber to the Castor, 36, at the Cape of Good Hope; C. 11. Bran well to the Gladiator ; and Arthur Traherne to the Prince Re gent, 92, ordered from the Mediterranean to Lisbon. Naval Cadets—Charles F. G. Urquhart to the Gladiator, and John B. Warren to the Superb, 80, at Cork. Master's Assistant—John V. Giles to the Crocodile, receiving ship at Cork. Rear-Admiral Charles John Austen, C. 8., ap pointed Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy on the East India and China station, arrived in town to day from Devonport, and had an official interview at the Admiralty. The heads of the various departments of the Ad miralty at Somerset-house are to meet their Lord ships to morrow with reference to the estimates in course of preparation for the ensuing official year. Captain Henry James, officer of Royal Engineers, in charge of works at Portsmouth Dockyard, visited Woolwich Dockyard to-day. It is not unlikely that this gallant officer will succeed the late Lieutenant- Colonel Irvine, C. 8., es director of engineering and architectural works at the Admiralty. THE BIIERING'S STRAITS IXPEDITION. It is gratifying to be able to announce that the Rev. Mr. Miertsching, late a M )rdvian missionary on the coast of Labrador, has arrived in London, and will leave this evening for Plymouth, to join the Enterprise, Captain Collinson, C 8., as interpreter to the expedition when they arrive in Bhering's Straits. The liberality of the Admiralty in furnishing the ex pedition with everything they can want has been well seconded in this instance by the Rev. P. Latrobe, secretary to the Moravian Mission in London, who has exerted himself to bring Mr. Miertsching from Germany at a few days' notice. Mr. Miertsching only returned from Labrador in October last. A vocabulary of the Esquimau' language, as far as the resources of their country will afford, has been com piled by Captain Washington, R.N., for the use of the expedition, in a small portable form, which cannot fail to prove serviceable, as the only vocabularies at present existing are contained in the quarto voy ages of Parry, Beechey, and Ross ; and, conse quently, are too cumbersome for daily use in the boats and for, parties who may land to communi cate with the natives. The vocabulary is divided into four columns—the first, English ; the second, Esquimaux language, suited to the natives of Kotze bue Sound or Western ; the third, to Winter Island and Iglulik or Central ; and the fourth, to Labrador, or Eastern. CAUTION TO TRADESMEN.— On Wednesday night last, between six and seven o'clock, a boy named Ge)rge Unwin, it siding at No. 6, Dingtot:-avenue, St. Luke's, in the employ f Mr. ate L-motion-maker, 17, President-Are( t, King•squaie, was sent with a case con tAining gold wet:hes to the amount (f .50/. to a eivtomer in the nvighboui hood. After the delivery a the gooth, on his return to Lis employer, he %as suddenly stopped in King-:quare by two men, oao a whom was masked, who attempted to seiz , the caw. Upon the boy crying " Murder," one of the robbers struck him on the bead with a sharp stone six inches in diameter, tied in a pocket-hankerchief, inflicting a most f r ightful wound.On the alarm being given a cabman who was driving by instantly alighted and pursued the thieves, but without success. The boy was conveyed to the surgery cf Mr. French, in Brick-lane, who dressed the wound, and prc nouneed it of a most dangerous characte-. The stone was afterwards discovered in the area of an adjacent home, and was found to be a rugged flint. Employers cannot be too cautious in sending valuable goods at night, as highway robbery is of frequent ocourreoe. IRELAND. AWFUL CATASTROPHE AND LOSS OF LIFE. DUBLIN, TBURSDAY.—The Cork Examiner of last night contains the following account cif an awful disaster in Killarney, by which a workhouse has been destroyed by fire, and 27 girls and two women killed : " Oar local reporter has furnished us with some of the particulars connected with the burning of one branch workhouse, formerly the College, and the fall of a loft in another, call e d t h e B rewery, wh i ch occurre d in kit- Jamey on Mende) , night. The consequences were in deed frightful, a n d l ave p l unge d the whole district into gloom. The fire burst out about eleven o'clock, w hen the cries c f the wretched inmates from the windows, for assistance to save them from the most terrible of all deaths were truly appall'ng. After ladders had been procured, the work of rescue commenced most nobly. Every man vied with his neighbour in his efforts to save life. Protestant and Catholic clergymen, magistrates, physicians, police, and people—all aid their duly. But the result was a reported loss c f three lives. Toe most dreadful part of the business, however, remains to be told. The cry of fire' and the livid glare of the flames, a bich forced its way it t i the Brewery (branch house) awoke the sleeping children. A'arrn fir parer t., fiends, arid relations in the other house, made distraction and con fusion. They beheld the burning pile from the windows. In their eagerness to go forth, they rushed madly to the doors ar.d windows, but they were licked or fastened. They then sought an unused hfc fur the purpose c f egress; but the ret'eu plarks gave way-28 persons were ins tautly killed, and as many more f ightfully mutilated." " KILLARNEY, JAN. 15.—This town was last night the theatre of a melancholy series of everti involvine the destrintion of human life to a very serious and de plorab:c extent. The capacious and beautiful building, formerly known as ' The College,' but for months in the possession of the guardians of the poor as an hospital, was found to be on fire at ten o'clock. So effectually did the devouring element grapple w,th every crevice cf the edifice as to leave it a blackened heap of ruins in about two hours after the alarm was first giver. It contained 162 patients in th e morn i ng, and this day leaver, ft is said, 15 of them missing. No exertion that huma nity could suggest was omitted on the part of the ar tisans to save lite, and no aid could be more efficient than that afforded by Mr. M'Lean, the superintendent of the lunatic asylum, who placed a body of his most active and courageous masons at a ladder, saying to one of the Catholic priests, the Rev. Mr. M'Donald—' believe you have influence here, sir; hold by this ladder and depend your life on Madden,' and well this Madden did his work. Child afer child descended amid cheers. On the other side, the south of the building, extra ordinary exertions were made on behalf of the poor sufferers with astonishing success. With the exception of one girl, who fell accidentally, all who could be reached landed safely. Dr. Murphy, the medical officer of the poorhouse, had a narrow escape in his successful exertion to save a child. The police, under their very efficient Sub Inspector Dubardieu, were most useful. The medical men of every grade, and also the Catholic and Protestant clergy were assiduous in their attention to the poor sufferers. Meantime, as the burning advanced, an alarm was raised in a second auxiliary workhouse, the Brewery, tenanted by nurses and girls. They- could see the fire dis tinctly, both buildings being only a few hundred yards apart. They tecame clamorous that the doors of the dormitories should be unlocked, and as the person in charge was in the act of doing so, a portion of the floor ing on which they stood gave a ay, hurrying to instant de,truction twenty-seven growing girls and two nurses. One's heart sicken at so awful a calamity as this has proved, and God grant it may prove a salutary warning to all parties who are instrusted with the carrying outs f the Poor-law Act, as to the amount of caution and care they are bound to exercise in the ee'ection of branch workhouses. In the present instance, and giving every credit to the humane body of guardians of this union, I fear much sufficient care was not observed with regard to this portion of the Brewery—because, being the common passage from the dormitory to the open air, it should be inferred that a constant yet successive pres sure would be upon it, and this ought to have been pro vided for. Besides, if one argued from the numbers who suffered from the falling in of this ricketty coacern, including both those who lost their lives and those who were more or less injured by fractures of limbs, contu sions, he., there could be no extraordinary pressure on it. I believe this accident, as well as the fire at the College, was unforeseen, unlooked for—one of those casualties which might have been prevented, but was never anticipated." DREADFUL MURDER. The Cork Examiner says:L 7---- "On Thursday night last a farmer named Edward Briea, of DuLtule3gue, near Kilfinar, county of Lime rick, was returning to his home from the fair of Mitehels town, and when about three miles from town he was waylaid on the road and struck on V.e side cf the head wiih some sharp weapon, wbich fractured his skull. Ht then got into a small cabin on the roadside, but vi totally unable to give any account of his assailants, being quite speechless. Dr. Phelan, of Mitchelstone, was im mediately in attendance, and ren d ere d every possible assistance as to his recovery; but his aid was in Najr, as the man was in the agonies of death at the time. He died early on the f Mowing day. The police are mpking active inquiry, and there is every hole that the murderer will he soon discovered. Br ea was a very inoffensive man, and has It fi; a wi e and tour children to mourn his lose. The only reason assigned for this murder is that he lately took some land out of which two or thie families were ejected." CRIMINAL INFORMATION. Ft the Court of Queen's Enoch yesterday. Mr. Whit,- side, Q.C., with whom was Mr. Napier, Q C., applied fur a conditional order fur a criminal information vg,in,t Mr. Conn ay, for publishing certain documents and at t:- cies in tho Evening Post new,zpap(r, of which Le a a' the teistcred proprietor. En moved on the affidavit of the applicant (John Jardin e), who Ceposvd at great lenLtlt t) the facts connected w:th the processior. &c., o f Orangemen, which took place at Dully's Bree, in the month of July last, and stated that he believed it was the intention of the Government to prosecute him at the next assizJs for the county of Down, for joining that procession, and that certain publication', which api e ired in the Evening: Post—viz., Mr. Berwick's report of the inquiry at Castlewellan—Mr. Redington's ht!er reh tive to the dismissal of the Earl of Roden and the Messrs. Beere, together with various leading ar.icles, were calculated to prejudge him upon his trial, as the newspaper in question was extensively circula►ted in the north of I &and. The Court granted the conditional order. THE FUNDS.—Three per Cent. Consols, 96i i 1; Threc and-a-Quarter per Cent. Stcck, 971 ; Bank Stock, 2001 ; Royal Bank Shares, I I ; Steam-.hip Bui:ding, 42; Wicklow Copper Mine, II i; Dublin and Belfast R iilway, 54 ; Dublin and Kingstown, 131 i; Ditto, Half-shares, I3i ; Ditto, Quarter-shares, G 4 ; Midland, 23-1 ; and Gnat Southern and Western Pre ference, na. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stu,—Many thanks for your insertion of several able articles on this very important subject, and the opinion now daily gains ground, that the repeal of Lord Lyndhurst's Act ought no longer to be delayed. To effect this, every man and woman in the kingdom ought to be in possession of the Report of her Ma jesty's Commissioners ; but as this is out of the ques tion, as being perfectly impossible, the next best thing is to give such important passages as present t temselves ; and every one of your readers will heartily coincide with the following extracts from the Report in question : " We do not find that the persons who contract these marriages, and the relations and friends who approve them, have a less strong sense than others of the reli gious and moral obligation, or are marked by laxity of conduct. " Among the poorer classes of society we believe that in a great majority of cases, where the sister of the deceas. d wife becomes an inmate of the houce, and the ponies are not advanced in ege, the end of such a state of things is marriage or concubinage. The constant end familiar intercourse, the want of repwate accommoda tion, and the entire privacy, give rise to feelings which in tne ordinary course of things naturally wilt prudcce the consequences we have stated. When a poor man with a faTily has the mistottane t) lose his wife, some r ssistince for his domestic concerns becomes indispensa ble; assistance, too, for which he cannot afford t) pay, and which mutt be rendered immediately. All circum stances and all feelings poiot to the sister of the deceased wife; and when once she becomes a permanent inmate the result in this class is almost inevitable—cf)habitation with or without the form of marriage." There are six highly learned and influential gen tlemen on this Royal Commission, and it is fully ex pected that, inasmuch as the whole tenor of the " Report" is in favour of the instant repeal of Lord Lyndhurst's Act, that the same will be repealed on the meeting of Parliament. This will, however, depend on the sincerity and energy with which the friends of the relief contem plated apply themselves. Let them not, by all means, put off the measure until after Easter, Let them move at once, otherwise ,Most assuredly they will be suspected of " lukewarer less " on their own ques tion ; and now that—to use a common expression— " the steam is up " let them be up, and be doing also, and success will most assuredly reward their exertions. It cannot be supposed any thing extraordinary that the sister of a ma n 's d ecease d w ife should constan tl y remind the husband of his loss, by the same amiability of disposition and probably resemblance of person also. Then add thereto the often-repeated injunction of a dying woman, " that she should die happy if the husband would promise to marry tbe sister, as the best guardian to his children." Why prevent it ? The Bible does not prevent it, but rather enjoins it. Why, then, are we, in the nineteenth century, to be once more banded over to the rapacity of the Church ? and why is property to be disturbed, and the minds of amiable and good people to be unnecessarily tor mented on the subject ? With many thanks to you, I remain, Sir, Your friend and reader, ALFRED. Regent's-park, Jan. 16, 1850. MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, JAN. 17.—The condition of our market remains unchanged since Tues day. Producers remain very firm, and do not offer freely at all. The consequence is, that 'very littlo busi ness to done either in yarns or elotb. LO N DO N, THE COUNTRY MARKETS BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 17.—At Gloucester and Worces ter rrarkttg, on the 12th, the wheat trade ruled dull, and sales could only be effected by submitting to a reduction of is per quarter, but holders would not generally give way. Barley of all kinds Gd to Is per qr lower. Oats maintained their value, and fine ones are scarce. No further decline took place in Beans or Peas. During the present week the transactions in the trade have again been on the most limited scale, the conti nuance of the very severe weather having cays-d no improvement in any article of the trade. Wheat and barley are both offering at Is per quarter under former prices. The few oats which have changed hands realised quite as much money. Beans held far former prices. Peas nominally unaltere?. At this day's market there was a large supply et wheit and barley, and the Wes were made at the above decline. Oats were taken in retail at quite as much money. Very little doing in beans. Peas rather more inquired for, aid few grit d ing qualities offering. BRISTOL, JAN. 17.—The merkets genernlly, since this ?ay se'nnight, have teen very inactive for all articles, the sales few, and those at downward erici ,• and we note on wheat, both English and foreign, u decline of about is per quarter. English brought from 38s to 4:s per imperial quarter ; foreign white, 45s to 504 per 4801bs; foreign red, fine qualities, 42s to 44 , ; ditto ditty, ordinary qualities, 38s to 41s; foreign hard, 37 s to 311 s. On flour there is a decline of f ens 6d to I s per sack ; English seconds sold at 28s to 30s per sack; American, &c., sweet, 23s to 25s;per barrel. English malting barley, 26. to 30s imperial quarter ; English and foreign grind ing, 20s to 22s per 4001hs. In oats, Devon and Welsh sold at from 14s 6d to 15e 6d per imperial quarter; Irish white, 17s to IBs per 3201 b ; Irish black, 14s 6 to 15s 6d per imperial quarter; foreign—none. English bean., 28s to 32s per imperial quarter; foreign, 25s to 2fis per 4801bs. The arrivals during the week have been—wheat 1,340 quarters coastwise, and 490 quarters foreign; oats 97 barrels Irish, and 406 quarters coastwise; barley 488 quarters coastwise, and 1,512 quarters foreign ; beans 103 quarters coast wise, and 103 quarters foreign ; flour 450 sacks coastwise. The average by the Corn Inspec tor's weekly returns ere—wheat 41s ld, oats 16s, barley 28s tad, beans 30s. BOSTON, JAN. 16.—Wheat, red 34s to 38s, white 435; oats, 12s to 17s Od; beans, new 23s to 265, old 00s per quarter. LONG SUTTON.—Return of sales for the week ending Jan. 12—Wheat, 381 qrs, 1 bush, 755/ Os 6d (average 39s 4id); barley, 20 qrs, 0 bush, 221 Os Od (aver. 22s Od); beans, 00 qrs, 0 bush, 001 00s Od (aver. Oos Od); oats, 4 qrs, 4 bush, 31 98 9d (aver. 15s 6d) ; peas, 00 qrs, 001 Os (aver. Os.) LYNN, JAN. 15.—Wheat, 32s to 365, fine 38s 40s f 41s; barley 20s to 245, fine 27. to 00s per qr. A LFORD.—Arereges for the week ending Jan. 14:— Wheat, 38s sed; barley, 21. Od; Oats, 00a Od per qr. SLEAFORD, JAN. 14.—Wheat, white 39s to 428 ; red 33s Od to 39s Od; new Os to Os; barley 21s to 265; oats, I4s Od to IBs Od; beans, 26s to 32s per qr. LOUTH, JAN. 16.—Wheat, red 37s to 41s; white 445; barley 21s to 255; oats 13s to 17s; beans 25s to 304 per qr. NEWARK, JAN. 16.—Wheat, white 43a to 455, extra 46s to 475, red 39s to 41s, extra 425; barley, malting 25s 26s 27s to 278'6d, extra Os, grinding 00s to 00s, foreign ditto, nominal ; oats 16s to 19s, extra 20s to O0s; beans, new 26s to 28s, seed 30s to 00s, peas, breakers 30s to 325; extra 34s per qr. ROTHERHAM, JAN. 14.—Beef, 5s 6d to 6s; prime 6; 3d to 6s 6d per stone. DERBY, JAN. 15.—The supply of fat beasts to-day was but small; the weather was extremely cold, which might have a tendency to keep both customers and fat stock at home; high prices were asked, but the demand was fist. Of sheep there was a fair average supply, which were in rather be tter requeFt. Fat pigs were not so plentiful. Beef made from 5d to sid; mutton, sfd to 6d; pigs,' 7s 6d to 8s per score. Rough fat, 3s 6d per stone of . 141bs. Hides, lid per lb. Calf-skins, 2d to aid per lb. Eiutinunan, JAN. 16.—The quantity of wheat brought forward this day was 1,274 qrs, being 200 qrs more than last week. Top price 6d up and is 6d down on the average —212 qrs unsold. The quantity of barley brought for ward was 1,002 qrs, being 261 qrs less than last week. Price on the top 61 down, and the average 6d up -129 qrs unsold. Ot oats we had 1,045 qrs brought forward or 140 qrs less than last week. Top price the same, and the average Si up-55 qrs unsold. The quantity of beans was 173 qrs, or 16 qrs less than last week. Price on the top 6d down, and the average 7d up-33 qrs unsold. Top of Wheat ... ... 64 'I bs 43s 6d ... Barley 56 lbs 26s Od ... Oats ... ... 45 lbs 20s Od Beans 65' lbs 28s Od EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, JAN. 16.—The supply of cattle this morning was 385, being 116 less than last week. Sales dull, but no alteration in prices can be quoted. Top price of the best beef 73 6d to Os ; current 6s 6d to 7s Od; middling and inferior 5s to 6s Od per Dutch stone. The supply of sheep this morning was 2,755, being 550 more than last week. Sales were rather del!, and prices a shade lower than last week, still a good clearance was effected. Top price of the best mutton 50 per ib; current, 4d to sd; inferior 3d to 3i3. DUNBAR, JAN. 1 5.—W heat, weighing 63Vbs, brought 38. 03, and prices to 33s Od ; barley, wtighing 00lbs, brought 00s 03, and prices to 00s Od ; oats, weighing 4211b5, brought 14. 63, and prices to 12s 6 , 1; beans and peas, weighing 001bs, orought 003 03, and prices to 00s Od. DUNDEE, JAN. 14.—Wheat, 4Os Od to 42s Od; foreign ditto, 47s 0.1 to 50s 03; barley, 22s Od to 23. Od; oats, IBs Gd to 19s Od ; peas and beans, 23, Od to 25s 6d. Cc:ism, JAN. 16. —Flour—First 12s 6d to 13s 6d ; extra 15s ; seconds, I Is to 12s 6d ; household s 9s to 10s rd; thirds, 6s to bs percwt. Oatmeal 10s to 10s 6d; Indian meal 7s to 7. 6d ; wheat. meal, 10s to 10s 6 . 1 per cwt. Indian corn 1304 to 137 a Gd per too. Bran 3/756d to 3/10sper ton. Hay—Farmers 2's to 355; average 3•ts; dealers 33s to 40, Od; average 333 per ton. Straw—Fanners •bsOd to 29s Oil ; average 1.7 s ; dealers 324 Od to 00s Od; average o.)s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 6id ; household loaf - 5d to Sid per 41b. Fresh butter. 8d to 10d per lb Eggs -5s tid to 5s 10d per hundred. Coals Newport 15s; Lydney 17s ; Landore 15s ; Best Neat"' Culm 14s per ton. Tallow 39. Od to 00s per cwt. Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. Meat —Beef 31d to sd; mutton 3d to sd; veal 4d to Od ; pork 3id to 4d ; bacon 6d to lid ; sausages bd per lb. flops 131 Os per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 31 be per ton. Bark—Barbary 7154 to 8/ss; Valonia 141 to 01; French 715 a; English 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 10a to 12s per stone. Hemp 32/ to 00/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 18s to 19s; red ditto 24s to 26s per barrel ; Newfoundland 9/ Os to 11/ per ton. Timber—Memel, 85/ per ton; deals, first quality, l8s; second quality, 16. per 100. Hides—Market 13s to 20s; salted 13s to 20. per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 3d per lb. Potatoes, white 8d to 9d; Minions Ild to 12d; Guano— Peruvian, 11/ 10s; Ichaboe, 91 per ton; Tar—Archangel, 19s per barrel. RAILWAY tietircil. mitHKETS. BRISTOL, JAN. 17. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The market was firm to-day. The transactions were as follow:- Great Western, Quarters, 97 4 dis. -Wilts, Someset, bri.l Weymouth, II dis ex in.- Midland Stock, 44%-Midland, (Birmingham and Derby), 22%-Midland Six per Cent. Sto,k, 125'!!t. LI VERVOOI., JAN. 17. STOCK EXCHANGE. - The market has been very firm and steady, at full prices. The transactions were as follow : - Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late C. and B.), 221. Shares, 6 per cent. till 1850,9% dis.-....a5t Lancashire, Pre ference, Quarters, 71. 6s. 3d. - Caledonian, Preference, Lancashire and Yorkshire, 321. Shares, 9 dis. - Liverpool, Chester, and Southport, 4% dis.- London and North-Western, 115% c.-Ditto, New Quarters, 1% p.- Ditto, Fifths, 2 p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, 8 1 ,4-Midland, 44 -Ditto, Halves, '23 c. dis.- Ditto (Erewa4l Valley), 60% -Newcastle and Carlisle, 86 3 4-St. Helen's (Railway and Canal), New Preference, 6 per cent., 15 -1 4 dis. -York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till 1850, 41. 18s. 9d. MANCHESTER, JAti. 17. grocK EXCHANGE.—The market has been steady all day, and closes so. A fair business has been done. BIRMINGHAM, J. 17. STOCK Excniacon.—Our share market was steady to-day, and a moderate amount of business done. The transactions were as follow :—Mitlland, 601 Shares, 23 dis.:—Shre , sbury and Birmingham (B), 51. 16s. 3d. dis. ex in.—South Staard shire, 3 3 / 4 dis. TORKI.Lut 16. Sloes EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—North British, Halves, s —York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 17.h—Ditto (Newcastle Extension), I'N. GLASGOW, JAL 16. Sroar EXCHANGE.— The transactions to-day were u follow, : Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves (No. 1), 121—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 4%—Glasgovr and Greenock, Preference, 7 Scottish Central, 1 SPORTING IN TELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 15 to 1 agst Mr. J. Fort's Knight of Gwynne—taken 15 to 1 agst Mr. Lawson na Peter Simple—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. J. Doyle's Rory be Aisy—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Mangan's Farnham—taken 30 to 1 aget Lord Lowth's Agitation 30 to 1 agst Mr. Willismson's Shierone—taken 40 to 1 agat Mr. Hardcastle's Rescue 50 to 1 agst Mr. Castle na Grande Lunere--taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Laing's Johnnie Barrie—taken 50 to 1 agat Mr. Hughes's Tipperary Boy—taken METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 20 to 1 agst Lord 11. Lennox's Berne° CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst tol t Lo rd Howell's Peep-o'-day Boy—t a k e 2 25 to 1 agst Mr. Payne 's Glauca—taken f ree l y 25 to 1 agst M r . St. G e or ges Whim colt—taken 33 to I agst Mr. Greville's Clarissa 33 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Miss Ann 45 tO 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Fugleman 1,000 to 20 agst Lord joWioaial t o i r e w s ick's Gri e f— ta k en p5O to 1 at Captain Il awort h' s The 15Baroness— ' 1,000 to 18 ag b Ch atietzriye—pitaaikee_ntfarkecenly Baroness— take itk 1,000 to 10 Rot Mr. Meiklatn 1,000 to 10 egg Mr. Pa.dwick ::: The Flea —taken 1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Lucas's Sunnsiide—taken several times 1,000 to 10 agst Lord Exeter's Little Jack —taken Very little business was done, but the odds quoted against Glauca were taken freely, and to a small amount about the Whim colt; offers to :ake similar odds about Peep-o' day Boy; 1000's to 20, 25, and 30 taken about Miss Anr, and a few scores laid out on Chantry, Grief, and SunnyEide. All Lord Clifden's horses are scratched. DERBY, 1850. The only bet; were 10 to 1 to 150/. apt Ghillie Cal lum, 400 to 25 cgst Voltigeur, 450 to 25 agst The Ni g . ger, 30 to 1 to 125/, and 1,000 to 30 agat Mayors, and 450 to 10 (twice) agst Cowl ass. 300 to 50 agst Bechuoter winning the Two Th ousan d Guineas Stakes, and The Flying Dutchman the Empe ror's Plate (oaken). 50 to 1 apt Beehunter and The Flying Dutchman for the above event#, and Probity the Oaks (taken). MILFORD, Ja.N. 16.—Wind N.E. Sid., Nam" etegmer, Loado y Law Ogilby, Newport, Bco.