The Sun. — London, England, 1832-01-12 00:00:00

CHOLERA AT NEWCASTLE, GATES HEAD, AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JAN. 10. The state of the cholera, I am happy to be able to inform you, continues favourable both at Newcastle and Gates head. The Newcastle report of this day says there are 13 new Cases and 6 deaths, but there are 15 recoveries, and there are only 90 cases remaining under treatment. On Thursday, the sth January, there were 120 cases, and the Timber has every day since been gradually reduced. The "ease is obviously on the decline here. Indeed, Dr. Gibson, one of the Medical Commissioners sent down by Government, I know, has stated it as his conviction that w e shall now be speedily relieved from the cholera at New castle. Dr. G. left us last night, 1 believe, on his way to Londo n , and is succeeded by Dr. Macann , wh o is come from Sunderland, the disease having entirely disappeared there. It is now admitted in conversation, by members of the Board of Health, that many of the cases i❑ the reports are In their opinion cases of diarrhoea merely. They publish them becau se they are handed to them by some of the sur geons as cases of cholera. I have just heard of a very bad case occurring here, With most of the characteristic symptoms. It is that of a captain of a ship, whose name, lam told, is Natty. He tr the master of the Jean, of Aberdeen, now lying at Newcastle-quay. H e has been been taken to the Old Castle, where the parish of St. Nicholas have their hos- P lt al• His case is like that, I am perfectly con vitced, of nine-tenths of the cholera patients. It arises from d r i n ki n g, spirit-drinking, which is the pre disposing cause of most attacks. In consequence of some tuing having occurred which was very mortifying to him , e has for some days past drank freely of ardent spirits, this gave rise to diarrhosa ; he took some little medicine for that, resumed his drinking, then swallowed a quantity of cold water, which produced the symptoms I have alluded to, and led to his removal to the hospital to-day. There have been, I am informed, four or five fatal cases of cholera at Scotswood, a village by the river side, a little above Newcastle, westward ; there are several at Newburn, a little further westward ; four or five at Lambton, a small villag e a very short distance from Lambton Castle, the seat of Lord Durham, seven or eight miles from Newcastle, on the Way to the city of Durham. _ Th e report of Gateshead to- d ay i s very f avoura bl e . There are nine new cases, twelve recoveries, and only one r death. Thirty-six cases remain under treatment. NATIONAL COUNCIL. e (Prom the Dublin Freeman's Journal of Tuesday.) '; The National Council is this day sitting. The at . teadance, as was to be expected from the beginning of all 3 things for the good of Ireland, was small, but it is the tt nucleus of what will hereafter be of the greatest im o Portance to the destinies of this country ; and those who d could, and do not attend, will yet have to give a serious ; Recount to their constituents for their gross and scan y dalou s neglect of Irish interests. We have more plea - sure in recounting at present the names of those illustrious men who have attended, or who would have attended it g t hey could. Among these prevented by illness, but who d warmly concur in the propriety of the Council, we are d " t ry Mr. J. Grattan and Mr. Lambert are included. is Messrs. Chapman, Blakeney, H. Grattan, Ruthven, D. O'Connell, and M. O'Connell, are now sitting. ". Wallace would not attend, though instructed, we on re derstand, to do so by hie constituents. The citizens of le Dublin purpose giving a dinner to the patriotic Members w lin have attended. We expect a brilliant meeting at Jr s uch a dinner—it will elicit an interchange of sentiment, as useful and honourable to all parties. THREE O ' CLOCK. The meeting of I r i s h Members has just separated. H. kirattan, Esq. was in the Chair. The following propositions were agreed to—That 125 '/▪ ler nbrs, at least, be insisted upon for Ireland. Air- Ruthven declined voting, as be thought it ought be 132. That 40s. freeholders in fee, as in England, be likewise I▪ nsisted upon. 111 r. H. Grattan gave notice for to-morrow, That the machinery of barristers in counties be modi fied or dispensed with. That tithes be restored to the purposes for which they Were originally intended. W. Blackney, Esq. was called to the chair, and the Meeting adjourned until half-past one to-morrow, when the attendance of other Members is expected.—Pilot. We (Morning Register) have ascertained that the pa triotic members who took part in this most important meeting, have expressed their desire that communications should be made to them, either personally or by letter, upon all questions affecting the interests of particular classes, trades, or manufactures in Ireland. Maurice O'Connell, Esq. M.P. for the county Clare, dill, w e un d erstan d , act as secretary to the meet i ng th i s Y, The dinner to the members adverted to by the Pilot, Will take place on Thursday evening at the hotel of the Chamber of Commerce. A preparatory meeting, to de termine on the prices of tickets and other matters of detail, Will be held at one o'clock to-day. t C Pl ac es. * L.) c" 6 g ,11,4 c F.,' - - Jan. Sunderland Newcastle lO 98 13 6 15 90 639 197 Gateshead North Shields and Tynemouth Houghton-le-Spring and vicinity Wallsend Haddington, N. B. and vicinity 9 11 2 3 3 7 43 16 --- - - - Total 177 51 16 37 170 1720 588 OLD BAILEY, JAN. 10. SENTENCES UPON THE PRISONERS. The Sessions having terminated, the RECORDER., at half-past two o'clock, entered the New Court, and pro ceeded to pass sentence upon those prisoners who had not received judgment instanter on their respective trials. The awful sentence of death was passed upon the follow ing 17 unfortunate individuals, viz. : William Freeman and Henry Wells, for stealing cattle ; James Barrett, for stealing letters containing bills and notes, when employed in the General Post-office of Great Britain ; William Brooke, William Glassborough, Ed ward Robert Fearing, and Thomas Francis, for stealing goads and monies above the value of 51. in dwelling houses ; Robert Previtt, George Lancaster, Benjamin Seth, Edward Crew, and Joseph Mackey, for breaking into dwelling-houses and committing larcenies therein ; Robert Lewis, for uttering a forged order for the payment of 1001. ; Elizabeth Owen, for uttering base coin, she having been before convicted as a common utterer; James Moore, for burglary ; William Randall, and John Francis, for robberies committed on the person. Three were ordered to be transported for the term of their natural lives, 13 for 14 years, and 53 for 7 years. Several others were sentenced to be imprisoned for various periods according to their respective offences, and some juvenile thieves to be well whipped and then delivered up to their friends. The Court then adjourned to Thursday the 16th of Fe bruary next. The Lisbon Gazettes, from the 26th to 31st of December, contain no political news respecting Portugal. OBITUARY EXTRAORDINARY.—A very violent fever, of the typhus kind, has been raging in Basinghall-street for the last few weeks, which we are sorry to announce proved fatal to no less than seventy gentlemen in the course of yesterday. From the hour of eleven in the morning the whole atmosphere in the neigh bourhood appeared to be affected. About one o'clock the fever seemed to rage with the utmost force; the unfor tuaate gentlemen dropped off, one after another, in fearful rapidity, and at midnight no less than the above enormcus number of seventy had fallen victims.— Times. DUBLIN, JAN. 9.—The tithe agitation in the Provinces bids fair to eclipse the political agitation in the City. Upwards of sixty farmers were processed to the County Waterford sessions, held on Friday, for the tithe due to the Rev. PARIS BaAnsflaw. The farmers ap peared by attorney (Mr. POWER), who received a pro posal from the clergyman's agent (Mr. tirtmtnE), not to proce e d on the processes, but to let them lie over for a few months, in the hope that Parliament would, before that time elapsed, make some satisfactory regulation respecting t hem. The offer was accepted, and all the tithe processes were withdrawn. In the neighbourhood of Clogheen, Tipperary, a Catholic clergyman last month advised his Parishioners to pay tithes to the Protestant rector; the ad vice vvas disregarded, and the people, for the purpose of manifesting their displeasure against their own clergyman for interfering on such a subject, would not upon Christ mas day pay him one shilling of those offerings upon which his existence principally depends! In a recent letter I mentioned the arrest of forty of the peasantry for remain ing at a tithe meeting after the Riot Act had been read by L'l,agistrate. All of them, except one, remain in Cashel r idevvell. The military force has been considerably in er!d in Cashel, and the guard at the Bridewell has been tw ein f°roed by a military party, consisting of an officer and ItiZ t Y men, and seven police. The city was patrolled on n "day night by thirty constables, and the military re- L a -In 'd under arms until morning. Parties of police ~r 7, arrived from Caher and other out. stations. These tri:aalations tv!re considered necessary in consequence of toteprehenston of an attempt to rescue the " hurlers" "NIP the Bridewell.—Morning Chronicle. No other Reports received. (Signed) WM. MACLEAN, Secretary. The mystery respecting the extraordinary fall in the French Funds on Monday is at length solved. It now appears to have been chiefly, if not solely, occasioned by the abrupt abscond ing of M. KESNER, the principal cashier of the Treasury. The amount for which he is a defaulter is variously stated at from one million to fourteen millions of francs. M. KESNEIt was a great speculator on 'Change, and, from his official situation, must have made, in the phraseology of the Bourse, many a good hit—but, like many other gamblers, who are wise in their generation, he is at last caught in his own snares. When the people on 'Change were generally informed of the circum stance which had operated so materially to depress the market, the Funds immediately rose two per cent., and would, no doubt, have yesterday recovered to their original position, especially as the chances of war had much abated. The general opinion now is, in consequence of the firm tone assumed by England and France conjointly, that the Northern Powers deem it prudent to ratify the Belgian treaty. Though evidently prepared for war, they are afraid to pro ceed in the face of France and Eng land. This proves, and the proof is melancholy, because now ineffectual—that if England and France had displayed the same firmness in the cause of Poland—that unhappy country would now be free and independent, in stead of % bleeding under the relentless cruelty of Russia. But nations are always too slow in the cause of humanity—in that of des potism never, and more's the pity FRENTIt FUNDS.--PARIS, JAN. 10.—Five per Cents. opened at 94f. 25c., closed at 94E 25c. ; Three per Cents., opened at 64f., closed at 64E 30c. ; Bank Actions, 1,600 f. ; Rente de Naples, opened at 75E, closed at 76E ; Royal Spanish Loan, 72 72N ; Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, opened at 52, closed at 53. Exchange on London, one month, paper, 25f. 40c. ; money, 25f. 35c. ; three months, money, 25f. 20c. ; paper, 25f. 25c. It appears by the Brussels Papers just re ceived, that General BELLIARD arrived at Brussels on Monday night, and was no doubt the bearer of the determination of the French Government on the much debated subject of the Treaty. His presence was considered of such importance that the Secretaries of the London and Paris Legations were detained till his arrival, in order to receive instructions in accord ance with whatever resolution the French Cabi net might have adoptei. The accounts in these Papers indicate con tinued preparations on the part of Holland, and similar activity in Belgium to meet the conse- quences : BRUSSiLS, JAN. B.—The Independent contains the following passage : " Yesterday it was reported in the city that a new pro tocol had been received, which gave to Holland the whole of Luxemburg, relieved us from part of the debt, and deprived us of the navigation of the rivers and canals of Holland. We believe that this is not true, but these re ports continually repeated excite uneasiness, and it would be well to say something about it, were it only to assist in maintaining the little commercial activity that we still have." These reports, as the Independent believes, are with out foundation ; the Government has received no protocol, nor has any protocol yet been made to it, tending to modify the 24 Articles. Messrs. F. Rogier and Wallez, secretaries to our legations at Paris and London, are still at Brussels, awaiting for the return of General Belliard, when they will go back to their posts with new instructions, which the arrival of the French ambassador may render necessary. The accounts from the frontiers of Holland agree in stating that the preparations for war are every where con tinued with great activity. All the furloughs granted in the Dutch army expire on the 9th, and it is known that a general review of the army is to take place on the 12th. We hope that our Government is fully aware of what the enemy are doing, and that measures have been taken by the Minister of War to ob viate an y thing unexpected, that might happen on the part of Holland. JAN. 9.—We published some days ago the memorial addressed Dec. 14th to the Conference at London by the Dutch Plenipotentiaries. On Jan. 4th, the Conference gave an answer to the Dutch Government, in this docu- ment, which is of great length, it justifies each of the twenty-four articles, and declares that it persists in main taining the treaty. An order from the Minister of War forbids giving fur loughs to the soldiers, without special permission from the war department. There is a great deal of floating ice in the Scheldte, and the navigation is likely to be interrupted. JAN. 10.—General Belliard arrived at Brussels last night. He had an audience of the King in the evening. There will be a sitting of the Chamber of Representa tives to-day. Yesterday, as on the preceding days, various reports were spread, of which a new landing of the Dutch in Flanders, and the renewal of hostilities on the 15th, seemed to make some impression. We are able to declare that all these reports are ill-founded. German Papers received this morning con firm the rumour, previously circulated, that the Pacha of EGYPT had at length adopted the resolution which he had been for many years only waiting an opportunity of carry ing into effect—renouncing his allegiance, and declaring himself independent of the PORTE. In taking this step we have no doubt the VICEROY has been encouraged and even coun selled by Russia, whose policy is to engage the attention of the SULTAN as much as possible, while the subjugation of the brave but unfriended Poles is being carried into cruel effect. The policy of Russia is consistent in this respect, while it endeavours to reclaim its preponderance in Greece, which received a shock by the assassination of its minion CA PO DISTRIA, who paid the harsh penalty of his servile in trigues. But will France and England look tamely on while Russia plays her insidious game of influence or aggrandizement ? Is not the Emperor NICHOLAS at this moment prompting the conduct of the Rulers in Hol land, Spain, Egypt, Germany, and other places, to the manifest disadvantage of this country as well as France ? But the day of reckoning will yet come—though it may be late:— ODESSA, DEC. 16.—Official accounts from Taganrog, of the 9th instant, say that on the 22d and 23d of No vember there had been a hurricane with such a high sea as had never before been known there. Four merchant men that were at anchor in the harbour of Taganrog, five barges, seven lighters, and twenty-three barques, were drive❑ from their anchors into the open sea. The names of the merchantmen and their owners are not known. All the boats in the harbour were also washed away. BERLIN, JAN. 4.—Yesterday and to-day there have been two new cases of cholera, and we have now here four remaining. It is to be observed that three new cases have occurred, not in private houses, but in the hospital of La Charite. - - VIENNA, DEC. 23.---Letters from Alexandria announce that the Viceroy has formally broken with the Porte, and that his invasion of Syria is the first step to the attainment of his independence. These letters say that the Viceroy, before he passed the frontiers, held a great assembly of the most distinguished persons in the open air, and in a long speech shewed how the Turki.h Empire and Egypt were threatened with total ruin under the sceptre of the Sultan ; he alleged all the losses sustained by the Porte during the last ten years. Moldavia, Wallachia, Greece, and five provinces in Asia and Africa, had been lost by the fault of the Sultan, and his own son Ibrahim had been erdet ed to quit the Morea, which be had subdued. From these facts the Viceroy infer■ that the Sultan is in capable of governing, and he thinks it his duty to come forward as the protector of the empire and religion. The speech conceived in this spirit is stated by the letters to have moved the assembly to tears, and to have so much affected the Viceroy himself, that after having delivered the first half, he was obliged to let one of his Ministers con clude it. The whole assembly loudly applauded all his proposals, and declared its readiness to make any sacrifices to attain the great object. One would suppose from this that the Viceroy aimed at dethroning the Sultan ; this, however, is not probable, and the intention probably is to parry the effects that might be produced on the people by a religious anathema of the Sultan as head of the Maho medan religion. This appears, from the proclamations already distributed in Syria, in which he declares himself the protector of religion, and promises the people all pos sible advantages. If the Porte recognises his independ ence he will certainly be very ready to make peace, mean time the armaments in Alexandria are prosecuted with great activity. The exportation of corn and pulse was prohibited. Vursina, Dsc. 30.-5 per Cents. ; Bank Shares 1151. TUNBRIDGE WELLS.--It will be seen by our police report this week, that the practice of poaching is still carried on to a greater extent than ever. If all gentlemen possessing landed property, would make up their minds to supply licensed dealers in game, the cases of delinquents would be less frequent, and many a poor man he spared from being immured within the walls of a prison. We understand that Lord Ds LA WARR sends game regu larly to Mr. Wumsn, poulterer, &c. in this place, who also receives supplies from other gentlemen in the neigh bourhood ; his stall, indeed, is always plentifully furnished. —Brighton Gazette. DR. GRANVILLE'S CATECHISM OF HEALTH. —A third edition of this valuable manual, with considerable additions, including new facts relative to the Cholera, and its progress in Great Britain up to the pre sent moment, has just appeared. This work, which has been recommended by the Faculty generally to be exten sively circulated, explains in a clear manner, level to the humblest capacity the nature and proper mode of treating this alarming malady. Its value may be appreciat(d by the fact that large qu entities have been forwarded to the north, in consequence of the express wishes of various dis tinguished members of the medical profession resident in that part of the kingdom. At Beverley Borough Sessions, Richard Gil son was indicted for an assault upon ANN RoBINsoN, a girl under 13 years, with a criminal intent. This trial created great interest ; and the Jury, after being locked up from two o'clock until eight at night, was dismissed without returning a verdict, and GILSON was discharged upon his own bail, to appear at the next Sessions. WARLIKE RUMOUR.—We are informed that a contract has been just entered into to provision 15 ships of the line ; in fact, our informant states positively that he has spoken with a gentleman who has seen the contract. To this information is added a report that the vessels in question are to be stationed in the Humber, and that their object is to watch the proceedings of Russia. Hull .Packet. FISH-POND ON FIRE !-On Wednesday last a fish-pond, the property of a gentleman at Newent, in this county, was wilfully and maliciously set on fire, and nearly all the fish therein destroyed ! It is believed to be the work of an incendiary, as we are informed that it ori ginated in consequence of the failure of a gentleman in the oil and colour trade some time since, who in the hope of secreting some of his property, deposited three casks of turpentine in the fish-pond ; some person hearing of the circumstance, contrived to bore some holes in the barrels; the turpentine being of such a nature as not to unite with the water immediately rose to the surface, and spread over about three parts of the pond, when it was set fire to, and to the great surprise of all who witnessed it, the pond, as far as the turpentine reached, became a c om p lete sheet of flame. Unfortunately the property was not insured ! Cheltenham Chronicle. The following curious passage, relative to the poison of the toad, is taken from a surgical work, re cently published by W. S. OKE, M.D. ; .-...THOMAS Lick- FORD, of the village of Wrecklesham, near Farnham, in Surrey, whilst in the act of irritating a toad, found some liquid of intense bitterness fall upon his lips. Net being aware of its nature, he repeatedly licked the exter nal p arts of his mouth, to get rid of the taste. In about an hour he felt a nausea, accompanied with the same intense bit terness, arising from his stomach. His lips, tongue, and pharynx now began to swell—so much so, that he could scarcely swallow or articulate. The abdomen became generally tumid, tense, and sore; and he felt a sense of tr e mbling of the stomach, accompanied with a drows e ne ss, vertigo, and dimness of sight. By the advice of a medical man, he applied an oily mixture to his lips, the i n ternal parts of the mouth, and pharynx, and took some c astor oil. The latter operated by vomiting and purging, and greatly relieved him. The swelling of the mouth subsided in about three days ; but the abdomen was not reduced to its natural size for several weeks." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S, DEAL, JAN. 11.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived from the river and remains, the Burrell, Metcalf, for New South Wales ; and Eclipse, Davis, for the Cape of Good Hope. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 11.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Despatch, from Lisbon, sailed the 3d inst. Passed by the Red Rover, Christie, from Madras, sailed the 13th of September, Cape of Good Hope the 14th of November, and Ascension the 3d ult. FALMOUTH, JAN. 10.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived tie Sandwich packet, from Lisbon, sailed the Ist inst. STANDGATE CREEK, JAN. 11.—Arrived the Isabel, Stone, from Messina. MARGATE, JAN. 11.—Arrived off port, the Governor, Corney, from Limerick. COWES, JAN. 11.—Arrived the Ulysses, Hall, from New Orleans. CORK, JAN. S.—Arrived the James, Trevaris, from Terceira. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 10.—Arrived off port, the Dover, from Charleston. SLIGO, JAN. 7.—The Acorn, Heard, from Newport to this port, driven on shore the 2d inst., near Pullochiny, has become a complete wreck, and has been sold ; the materials and most of the cargo saved. Arrived off the Wight, the Redman, from Sierra Leone; and Heart of Oak, from Tarragona. The Telemachus, Hick, coal laden, was driven on shore, near Rye, on Tuesday night, and it was feared would be wrecked. The Excellent, Green, from Demerara, is supposed to be arrived in the Downs. [is DAY AT ONK O'CLOCK. PRICKS 01 TRE STOCKS Tl i Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red 82%%%% 3 per Cent,Cons. 817 i 2% lli t; 3% per Cent. 89 M4 Ditto Red 89 %% New 3W i per Cent Eigyi YA 3 per Cent Ann. 17'26 ....• 4 per Cent. 1826 99%% Bank Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5, 190 16V 9-6 Oct. 10, 1859 16 2 7-16 Jan. 5, 1860 Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880 Jan. 5, 1870...... - PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bolds 88 8 Belgian 1 3 4 2 dis. Brazilian zonus Buenos Ayres Bonds Bonds Colombian Bonds Ditto, 1824 Danish Greek Bonds Ditto, 1825 Guatimala Mexican Bonds ........ Ditto, 1825 I New 5 per Cent. India Stock Ditto Bonds par 1 pm. South Sea Stock Old Annuities 80 1 New Ditto per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 8 9 pm. Ditto 500 8 9 pm. Ditto Small lO 8 prr. Ditto Commercial pm. Ditto Advertised — pm. Bank for Opening India for Account Cons. for:Jan. 19 ......8.3%%%% THIS DAY AT OHZ O'CLOCK. Neapolitan — Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bonds Prussian, Old Ditto, New 97% Russian 9 8 34, Spanish, le2l 1370 French Rentes, sp. c. 95f —^. -- Exchange ...... 25' 30... -- 3 per cent....... 65f —c. Exchange ...... 25r 30c. Dutch Scrip 414 PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE OCLOCK. Paid. Per Share. United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) 40 PRICES 01 IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, JAN. S. Bank Stock 2084 : Consols, 3 oer cent. Gov. Stock, *(, per cent 8. 9 14 Ditto, New 4 per Cent — Gov. Deb. 3!. per cent 8 4 34 Royal Canal Stock — Grand Canal Stock — City Deb. 4 per cent. — , Ballast Office Deb. 4 p. c. ;St. Patrick Incur. (per 5h.) 'Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank l9 Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine Imperial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildings Arrived. O America O Brazil O Buenos Ayres O Carthagena 1 Dublin 1 Flanders I France I Guernsey Sz Jersey Due. lArrived. -- O 0 o o o o o o o 0 O 0 O 0 O 1 Hamburg Holland Jamaica Leeward Islands Lisbon Malta Sweden Waterford Due. 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ... 41 minutes after 91 Evening...l7 minutes after 10. . int * #4 _ ,slt-- 4444 4431. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1832. CHOLERA MORBUS, OFFICIAL REPORT COUNCIL OFFICE, DAILY REPC , WHITEHALL.—(THIS DAY.) IRT of CHOLERA CASES. THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND (LATE ST. JAMES'S.) Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 15 to £3 10 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto . 15 3 10 Eine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 15 4 0 Clover Hay 4 10 5 15 Oat Straw £1 10 to £1 12 I Wheat Straw... 114 116 A short supply, and a dull trade ; prices as last quoted. SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 10 to £2 15 New Meadow Hay 2 15 3 10 Useful Old Ditto 3 0 3 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 4 0 4 4 Clover Hay (extra fine)....£6 o... Generally Oat Straw £1 10 to £1 12 I Wheat Straw 1 14 1 16 Best Meadow and Clover Hay ss. per load higher than last quoted; prices otherwise stationary. A moderate supply, and a Aeaa) trade. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE 0' CLOCK. The statement yesterday in our City article, that the fall of the French funds was not connected with any fo reign politics, is confirmed this morning by the estefette from Paris, which states that it was in consequence of a great defaulter, who had absconded from the French Trea sury, at first supposed with a considerable amount, but afterwards ascertained to be only about 40,0001., as well as two contending parties of the first rate on the Paris Stock Exchange operating against each other ; there fore, we can add, that all the various rumours of war's alarms are at present destitute of foundation. On the con trary, we understand that the most difficult impediments which have started up in the negotiations between Holland and Belgium have been removed, and that the Powers, whose Ambassadors have signed the protocols and treaties, will act on the most honourable terms, and abide by the acts of their authorized agents, and in a few days we hare no doubt we shall hear of important events on this subject. The improvement in the French Funds of two per cent. has caused a spirit in our market, which is all alive this morning. The accounts from Leipsic, of the 26th of December, give a most deplorable and brutal account of the conduct of the Prussians towards the unfortunate Poles, in which they state that on the 11th inst. the Prussians suddenly surrounded the Polish troops, to the number of twelve thousand men, and wanted to force them, in a most brutal manner, to obey the orders of the Emperor of Russia ; the Polish soldiers were repeatedly struck with the Prussian muskets, and the officers were indignantly treated and threatened to be shot, but they still continued firm, and declared that they would suffer the most barbarous treat ment sooner than comply with orders which were against the laws of humanity; this decided resistance caused the Prussian Commander to send for fresh orders from his Government. The Poles demanded passports to enter France. Letters from Leghorn state that the Court of Sardinia has made representations to all the Courts in Europe, and particularly to that of England, on the subject of the colo nization of Algiers by France, and has demanded their in tervention to prevent the French Government from mono polising the whole of the commerce of the Mediterranean. The Polish General Uminski has arrived at Paris. THE FUNDS. Consols, which left off yesterday at 83k, opened at 83k, since which they have been done at 83ii for the account. HALF-PAST ONE. Since we wrote our former report, we have received further accounts in corroboration of our statement, con cerning the Belgian question, as well as European politics in general, and we are happy to state that all our former announcements within the last fortnight will be verified, and that the blessings of peace will be preserved in Europe. When the political horizon was overcast, and most of our contemporaries saw nothing but symptoms of an approaching storm, we uniformly took the field against them, and prognosticated a favourable issue; in fact, we could trust to oar information, which has on so many oc casions before proved highly valuable and authentic. Madras Gazettes have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house to the 4th of September, which state that the plague at Bagdad and its neighbour hood had nearly ceased, but still continue to linger in the villages along the Banks of the Euphrates. The Lady Raffles overtook the Elphinstone, and com municated that she had touched at Ascension, where she had seen a large pirate vessel, the prize of his Majesty's ship Primrose, captured a few weeks before ; the pirate carried 25 guns, and had on board 230 men ; the action lasted seven hours, the pirate lost 101 men, the Primrose 50, and the Captain lost his left arm ; the pirates, chiefly Spaniards, were sent to England prisoners. A Lisbon mail has arrived, but does not bring any news of importance. It appears that Don Miguel was still much indisposed. Consols maintain their price ; they have fluctuated dur ing the morning from 82i up to 83i i; at present they are 83 for the Account. Little doing in the Foreign Mar• ket, except in Bengal Scrip, 2to 1 discount. Consols for Account, 831 THREE 0 CLOCK Despatches were received this day at the Foreign office, from Paris. Despatches were also received at the Colonial office, from Rirbadoes. The New London Bridge has increased the value of property in the borough equal to that of any part of London. Seven guineas a-foot are given for ground to build th t e new houses upon ; and for one large inn in the MO-sweet, known by the name of the White Hart, 40,000/. has been offered. FINE WRlTlNG.—Yesterday evening a very numerous and respectable meeting of the members of the National Political Union took place at the Corn Exchange. The gallery and lower benches were thronged with ladies, and patriotism and female loveliness mingled their illumi nation !—Dublin Freeman's Journal. Nothing of a definite nature has yet trans pired relative to the result of Lord GREY'S visit to the Pavilion. It is generally understood, however, and the London journals vouch confidently for the fact, that P eers are to be made,--a small batch probably in the first inst ince, and afterwards others as they may be required. W e k now , at t h e same t i me t h at repor t s o f a hatch of some kind are in circulation here ; and we there fore give b o th vers i ons, pro f ess i ng ourse l ves una bl e t o de cide between them. .—Brighton Gazette. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—Last night a new musical drama, in three acts, entitled My Own Lover, was brought out at this theatre. WALLAcx and Miss PHILLIPS played the parts of two lovers, and were greatly appla u d e d, p ar ti c ularly the lady, who performed with much skill and spirit. HARLEY as a roguish valet, and PARREN as an old guardian, made the most of two indifferent characters. Miss PEARSON sang with much sweetness. The play on the whole was successful. RARA Avis.—During the late flood in the neighb our h oo d o f T ew k es b ur y, a very beautiful specimen of the grey p h a l arope , or tr i nga l o bata of LtstwAxs, was shot by M r. SANDILANDS , o f th a t place. This (accord ing t o BE' ic K ) rare little visitant of the British I s l es w as observed sw i mm i ng an d diving aboutin quest of its prey, consistin g of the small dytisci, or water beetle, and other little insects, with wonderful agility ; and such was its remarkabl e tameness, as to allow the approach of its pur suers within a few yards without the least manifestation of fear,— Cheltenham Chronicle. VICE-CHANCERY COURT-(THIS DAY.) BANKRUPTCY INJUNCTION. His Honour the Vim. CiIANCILLOR, on coming into Court this morning, stated to Mr. Pepy4 and Mr. Knight that be had had a consultation with the Lord Chancellor upon the subject of the bankrupt petitions which had been set down before him, and which remained unheard, and with respect to the petition which was part heard (Ship ley v. Wright), it was the opinion of the Lord Chancellor and himself that the proper course for the parties to pur sue would be to consent that any order which he should make should bear date as of the 9th of January, by means of which any question with respect to the jurisdiction would be waved. Mr. KNIGHT would cause a communication to the effect of which his Honour had stated to be sent to his client, and would inform the Court of the result. Mr. JACOB observed that there would be other bank rupt petitions in which the same difficulties would arise. The VICE-CHANCELLOR stated that with respect to the other petitions, he should wish before hand to know whether the parties concerned would agree to the same course being adopted, which the Lord Chancellor and him self had recommended in Shipley and Wright; and if they did not he would then have the question of jurisdiction considered. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY,) His Honour the MASTER of the ROLLS was occupied the whole morning with hearing petitions, none of which pos sessed any feature of importance to the public. COURT (IF KING'S BENCH-(THIS DAY.) The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and Mr. Justiee PArrEsox sat to hear motions for new trials. SCARF V. GARDNER. This was an action tried at the sittings after last term, by which the plaintiff, who was an attorney in Lyon's- Inn, and also a vestry clerk of the parish of Putney, sought to recover damages of the defendant, who was a country Magistrate, for publishing a libel of and concerning the plaintiff. The alleged libel, it was admitted, was written by the defendant, and published in a country News paper; it purported to be the report of an appeal to the Quarter Sessions agains the conviction of Mr. Scarf, for an offence under the Game Laws. The plaintiff, it was stated, bad been in the habit of driving down to Henley in a gig, putting up his gig at a respectable com mercial inn, but staying himself at a low public-house in Duck-lane, always concealing his name ; that from thence he sallied with his pot-companions to various preserves, upon which he always trespassed and shot game ; that he always eluded the vigilance of the gamekeepers by jump ing into his gig, which was at hand, and driving off at a brisk pace ; that at length he was detected, and on being summoned before a Magistrate, he was convicted in the penalty of ten pounds, against which conviction he appealed, but the conviction having been affirmed with costs, the plaintiff had to pay for his partiality for game no less a sum than 26/, 17s. Sd. This was the substance of the alleged libel. Several pleas were pleaded by the defendant, one of which was a general justifica tion. The Jury found for the plaintiff with nominal damages. Mr. CAMPBELL, in behalf of the plaintiff, now moved for a rule to show cause why there should not be a new trial, on the ground that the pleas, even if they were sup ported, did not themselves justify the whole libel. One plea was, that the libel was a fair and impartial report of the trial at the Quarter Sessions, that plea had not been supported by proof. Cnixr JUSTICE—That certainly was not supported. Mr. Camraitm, then stated that the libel charged that plaintiff had been in the habit of coming to Henley, stop ping at a low public-house, and putting up his horse and gig at the Commercial-inn, and that he was in the habit of sallying forth upon these excursions of trespassing upon preserves. Now it was not proved that he had so gone down to Henley more than once. The assertion also about pot-companions was not pleaded, and not proved ; it was merely proved the plaintiff had gone with a man : there were other objections, but Mr. Campbell thought he had stated enough to justify the granting of his motion for a rule to show cause why there should not be a new trial. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said he thought that a stet processus would have been best. Mr. CAMPBELL had no objection to that course. His LORDSHIP asked Sir James Scarlett, who was en gaged on the trial, if he could consent for the defendant to a stet processus, as the expenses would be otherwise greatly increased. Sir JAMES SCARLETT said he had received no instruc- tions, but he would consult his client. The Court, after some consultation, granted a rule to show cause unless the defendant consented to a stet pro- cessus. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) MACHELL V. SYLVISTKA. Mr. THESSIGER stated that this was an action by the plaintiff, an apothecary and surgeon in Berners-street, to recover a sum of 51/. Bs. for medicines and attendance upon the family of the defendant, who was a widow, and kept a boarding-school in St. John's Wood-road. The Learned Counsel was about to state what he understood was the nature of the defence, when. Mr. POLLOCK, for the defendant, said his client had received a bill of the plaintiff's demand, and the whole of that demand had been paid into Court. Mr. THEssiora. was not aware of any such bill as that alluded to by his Learned Friend. The plaintiff had fre— quently attended the defendant, and hid charged for each visit a guinea, exclusive of medicines, as he had a legal right to do. He supposed the contest would be whether or no the plaintiff had a right to charge for attendance besides medicine. Mr. POLLOCK then produced the bill he referred to, which was addressed, not to the defendant, but to the exe cutors of her late husband, and included attendances at two guineas per week, exclusive of medicines. The whole of that bill was Reid into Court. Ills LottosuiP then supposed that the question would be, whether the plaintiff, having once sent in a bill, charging two guineas a week for attendance, was after wards entitled to augment that demand and charge a guinea for each visit. If that were the question it would be soon disposed of by the Jury. Mr. THESSIGER was afraid that that would he the question. His LORDSHIP thought that the plaintiff would have little chance of success by submitting his case to the Jury. Mr. THESSIGER offered to withdraw a Juror. Mr. POLLOCK would not consent to that. His Loansitip thought it was quite enough for a per son to pay what was first demanded of him, before putting the matter into the hands of an attorney. The plaintiff was then nonsuited. EXCHEQUER COURT.-(THIS DAY. STEVENS V. ROBIXSONS. This was an action tried before the Lord Chief Baron, at the sittings after last term, at Guildhall. The plain tiff was printer of the Weekly Newspaper named the Chris tian Advocate, and brought his action against the de fendants, two brothers, as proprietors of that Paper, for such printing. At the trial the plaintiff was nonsuited, on the ground that he was himself the legal proprietor of the Paper, he having made an affidavit at the Stamp office that he was sole proprietor and publisher. This morning Mr. Serjeant SPANKIE, on the part of the plaintiff, applied to the Court to have that nonsuit set aside, on the grounds that the defendants were clearly proved to have been actual proprietors, and that the plain tiff had allowed his name to appear in the Stamp-office through ignorance. The Learned Serjeant stated, that abundance of evidence was produced at the trial, to prove that the defendants were the actual proprietors. It had been proved that they had paid the expences of the Paper for several quarters, even up to Ladyday, 1831, and a vo luminous correspondence was produced between the parties which also proved the same fact. As to the plaintiff hav ing given in his name as the sole proprietor, he said it might be, and he believed actually was the fact, that the plain tiff was ignorant that he was offending against any Act of Parliament, and merely gave his name as he was told, and believed that all that was required at the Stamp office was the name of a respectable person to be answer able to the Government for the stamps, hc., and to the public for what might appear in the Paper. If their Lordships were against him on these points, he thought that it was too much to allow that the defendants, who were the parties who had set him oa to do this, should set up their own wrong as a defence. The Court refused the application. Their Lordships deli vered their opinions seriatim, and said they could not allow a plaintiff to come before the Court in opposition to his own affidavit, which the Legislature had required should be filed for the protection of the public. Were they to do so it would open a door to frauds of a most serious description, for a person in the circumstances of a beggar might then appear as the proprietor of a Newspaper, and set the law at defiance, while the real proprietors, who might be very wealthy men, would be perfectly Be.. cure. It was such a brsach of the law as the Court could not sanctien. After several unimportant motions the Court rose at half-past twelve o'clock. BANKRUPTCY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The Court was occupied t‘le whole of the morning in swearing in and admitting attorneys to practice in The Court-room, and alt the avenues leading to it, were crowded by attorneys. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duchess of CUMBERLAND and Prince GEORGE visited the Duchess of KENT and the Princess VICTORIA. on Tuesday afternoon at the King's Palace at Kensington. Their Royal Highnesses afcerwarda proceeded to their resi dence at Kew. Princess LIEI EN paid a visit to the Duchesi of CUMBERLAND on her return to Kew. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at th,o Foreign-office, which was attended by the LORD CHAN. CELLOR, Earl GREY, Lord DURHAM, Viscounts MEL BOURNE, PALMERSTON, GODERICH, and ALTHORY, the Earl of CARLISLE, the Right Hon. CHARLES GRANT, Sir JAMES GRAHAM, Lord Joint RussELL, the Duke of RICHMOND, and Mr. STANLEY. The Council sat in deliberation near four hours. After the Council had broken up, Prince LIEVEN, the Russian Ambassador, Prince ESTERHALY, the Austrian Ambassador, Baron Butow, the Prussian Minister, and the Baron DE WirssElenuao, on a special mission from Aus tria, assembled at the Foreign-office, and held a conference with Viscount PALMERSTON. Monsieur VAN DE WEYER, the Belgian Minister, also visited Viscount PALMERSTON in the evening. Earl GREY visited Viscount GODERICH yesterday at the Colonial-office. Baron D'OMPTEDA, the Hanoverian Minister, left town yesterday for Brighton. Count MAzoncuavtrz, the Russian Minister, left town on Tuesday to join a shooting party. THE SINKING FUND. The following notice has been published officially, in the manner prescribed by the Act of Parliament far re gulating the expenditure for the reductio❑ of the national debt. It appears there is no longer any fund disposable for that purpose : " The Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury having certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, in pursuance of the Act 10th George IV., c. 27, s. 1, that the actual expenditure of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland exceeded the actual revenue thereof for the year ended the 10th day of October, 1831, by the sum of twenty thousand five hundred and thirty-seven pounds, eighteen shillings, and eleven pence ; " The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt hereby give notice, that no sum will be applied by them on account of the Sinking Fund, under the provi sions of the said Act, between the sth day of January, 1832, and the sth day of April, 1832. " S. HIGHAM, Comptroller-General. " National Debt-office, January 10, 1832." BREWERS' MONOPOLY. GRIEVANCES OF LICENSED VICTUALLERS. The Lord Mayor was waited upon at the Mansion-house by a licensed victualler, who had been once in exten►ive business, but now felt the severity of the times. His oh • ject was, through the Lord Mayor, who had distinguished himself eminently by advocating the cause of the op pressed, to bring distinctly to the view of those who framed the laws a number of facts, calculated to chew that those individuals who kept public-houses were treated with un due severity. The substance of the communication made by the appli cant to his Lordship was to the following effet : Public•house property had of late become very much depreciated. It had been raised to a price far beyond its real value by the competition of the brewers, who, to se cure trade, advanced sums to those who took their houses, the interest of which sums was quite sufficient to para lyse the utmost exertions of the borrowers. A man with a fair character, possessing one hundred pounos, could, a few years ago, have procured the tenancy of a house va lued at four thousand ponnds ; but now that the deprecia tion existed to the extent of fifty per cent., the brewer pushed for his money, and the publican, unable to pay, became careless, dropped into the Gazette or the Bench, or appeared in the obituary as a suicide. The publican paid sixteen guineas a year for his licence at the same time that his house was partly converted into barrack for the support and comfort of soldiers; and lie was not only obliged to pay the draymen for laying down the beer at the rate of one shilling per butt, but was also called upon to pay for the finings by which the brewer's commodity was made fit for consumption. If the publican hesitated to discharge the drayman's demand, and fill his belly, and perform other orders, the warrant of attorney, with which the brewer always took care to be armed, was ready in the hands of the brewer's solicitor,who was anxious to pounce upon the insolvent as a sure perquisite to him self. A teat had been compounded or invented by Pro fessor Faraday, professing to discover adulteration in beer, and it was generally admitted, that amongst the publicans there had been many unprincipled men who had carried adulteration to a very frightful extent; but, in the majority of cases, the publicans had been convicted for offences committed by the brewers, as, up to last October twelve months, the finings would not stand the test, but the brewers escaped according to the old maxim. It was well known that a publican, in drawing large quantities of porter, was liable to cause waste beer, which flowed into a waste butt in the cellar. Formerly the brewer used to take back the waste at full price ; but now, if the publican be under any pecuni'ry obligation to the brewer, not more than two-thirds are al►owed of the full price ; and if the returned porter will not stand the test, nothing is allowed. The wealthy publican could easily have other conditions, or would change his brewer. The monopoly of some of the porter brewers had been greatly aggravated ; for since the passing of the new beer not a few of them had compelled the needy publicans, who dragged their trade, to sell ale as well as porter, on pain of ejectment. The LORD MAYOR said the grievance was, like many ethers which were stated to him, without hie being able to apply a remedy, a very heavy one. He was aware that publicans laboured under very serious disabilities, and that the profits of the trade were generally much exaggerated: but he certainly had no idea that they were subject to such vexatious expenses. The applicant observed, that the city was the only place in which a Magistrate could be found to li,ten to his com plaint. With all the respect in the world foe the bench of county Magistrates, although he ►ived in the county, he would as soon think of asking one of them to lend him 500/., as to hear one word from him against the dignity and honour of the porter brewers of London. A mercantile bankruptcy took place in Glas gow twenty years ago, the affairs of which were only finally wound up last week, when certain o f the creditors, none of whom had ever received one farthing of dividend, were obliged to pay above nine shillings in the pound on a d w e c s i o e i n t z a w m a i s ge o v w e i r n a g l o t f o t h n e n m l ‘ o l n a g i m e s on t es T te h d e r t fi ous rst ori ginal creditors having themselves became insolvent during the prctracted period of the trust, the loss of course be came heavier on the remaiuder.—Edinburgh Advertiser., NATIONAL CONVENTION.—We have tile pleasure to find that the Huddersfield operatives, of the ultra-radical class, have taken the good advice offered to them, and have abandoned the " National Convention." An opinion gains ground very generally that the Anti-Re. formers, and not the Reformers, were at the bottom of this mischievous advice.—Leeds Mercury. HORRIBLE SUICIDE.—This morning, about nine o'clock, the family of Mr. GREEN, baker, of No. 103, Fetter-lane, was thrown into great alarm in conse quence of their servant maid, a young woman 21 years of E co uldlie various sums f, ofwhich money,h and never e age, having destroyed herself. It appears, that for some time past M till lately N had m v e a r r viu the s thief, at length effect-d by marking some five-shilling papers of halfpence. This morning he challenged the unfortunate Oil with the robbery, and threatened to punish her. She became dreadfully affected, cried bitterly, and adinitb , d having stolen three packets of copper, containing five shillings each, within a fortnight, and begged hard for mercy. Mr. GREEN sent for an officer, into whose cus tody he gave her. She was allowed to go up stair s to fetch her bonnet to accompany the officer to the Ciao Some few minutes having elapsed, and she not returning, the constable went up for her, when, on passing. return 26. GREEN'S bed-room, he was horror-stricken at behidding the unfortunate girl lying on the Hour, welt , rin g in herr blood, she having cut her throat with a razor fr.modnewea id seve red fro to the other, and being quite dead. Si, cet.rion it the act that her head wa+ nearlypter. m her body. Her name was SARAH SYKES , and si e hari , lately come inti a. from Yorkshire, and, up to this ortune 'ecuirence, this evening. bore an irreproachable character. An inquest will be bold