The Sun. — London, England, 1847-12-03 00:00:00

New ready, at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., 21s. botuid, MR. HOWITT'3 NEW WORK, THE FI tLL .X .ND THE HAMLET." 11 , 11 - y C" , :dtunL, Puhlish,r, i 3, (:real ' • a;11-5tr&e,, Y OF WATEECLOO. IS.tv r, ~..., . . Portraits. price 2s. Cl.. - SToRY OF THE PENINSULAR WAR. By the MARQU'Ii of LONDONDERRY. A Companion Volume to THE STORY OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Orders received by all Booksellers. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every WEDNESDAY, at One o'clock, (instead of Tuesday and Friday, a.. 4 hitherto), at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered ; and advices of results will be f•rwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds Imme diately disposed of according to instructions. Y.B. Sales and purchases of all descriptions of stock and shares effected by private contract, every day, as usual. Offices:flan of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. L'n'er the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed Sheridan Knowles's Comedy of THE LOVE CHASE, Sir William Fondlove, Mr. Tilbury ; Master Waller, Mr. Howe ; Widow Green. Mrs. Glover ; Constance. Mrs. Nisbett. After which, a new Comic Drama, called THE ROUSED LION. Characters by Messrs. Webster, Howe, Wigan, H. Vanden hoe; Mrs. Keeley, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Seymour, and Mrs. Stanley. To conclude with a new and original Farce, called WHO'S MY HUSBAND 1 Doctor Mull, Mr. Tilbury; Daniel Tootles, Mr. Keeley ; Mrs. Smith Thompson, Mrs, W. Clifford ; Sophonisba Mull, Mrs. L. B. Buckingham ; Sally Starch, Mrs. Mumby. Stage Manager, Mr. Farrell; Acting Manager, Mr. 1. Webster. J. T. archer, Pox-book keeper. B o xes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 2a. ; upper Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, IDELPHI. Inder the direction of Madame Celesta:l. THIS EVENING Will be presented a neWidoriginalDrama,ealled GIBRIELLI; f ain the Bequeathed Heart. Fitzgerald O'Carrel, Mr. Boyce ; Major more, air. Worrell; Marques di Minch), Mr. Paul Bedford ; Bal mar Yaldarno, Mr. 0. Smith ; Bob Bit, Mr. Wright ; Gabrielll, .dame Celeste ;Signera D'Ossnna, Miss Brooks. After which, allow Farce, entitled THIS HOUSE TO BE SOLD ?be property of the late William Shakspeare), Inquire Within. Cha ',eters by Messrs. Wright, Cullenford, Worrell, 0. Smith, Paul Bed lisrd, Mrs. Laws, Sc.., &c. To be followed by the original farce, called HOW TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS. Whittington Widgetts, IJr. Wright; Jack Brown, Mr. Manyard; Squibb, Mr. Redmond Ryan ; Mary White, Miss Weelgar ; Mdlle. Cherry Bounce, miss lemma Harding. To conclude with A NABOB FOR AN HOUR. Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half-past Cis, Performance to commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Wider the Managememt of Madame Yestrls. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be presented THE TWO QUEENS. Characters by Messrs. Selby and Harley, Miss H. Gilbert, and Mrs. Stirling. After which, a new Comic Drama called PEGGY GREEN. To be followed by a Cowie Drama, called A ROUGH DIAMOND. To conchs de with a Romance of Real Life, called BOX and COX alneipal ch. traDters by Mr. Harley, Mr. Buckstone, and Mrs. Mac. tiamapa. Dress Bo xes, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. No half-pries to any part of the house. The Nor Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, is open t• the Publle el-err day, from Ten till ►lx. The Interf.or of the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W. Bradwell , of the Colosseum. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Bo27;agement e+( Mr. MACREADY and MISS CUSHMAN. THIS EVENING WO be performed Shakspeare's Play of KING HENRY VIII. King Henry Eighth, Mr. Cosper ; Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. Macready ; tie* n Katherine, Miss Cushman ; Anne Boleyn, Miss Susan Cush 111147 • Lady Denny, Mrs. Selby; Patience Miss A. Romer. /After which, the Farce of THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. To conclude with the Farce entitled A TRIP TO HAMPTON. Ancipal characters by Messrs. S. Cowell, Neville, Howard, Harris, 1 ,9 as. Selby, and Miss Villars. Dress Circle, 55.: Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. F. Dayidge, No. 1, Dvridge-terrace,Kensington-road, Surrey, THIS EVENING. the perfonntuices will commence with the First and Seccud Acts of the celebrated Opera of LA SONNAMBULA, To conclude with the Farce of LOVE, LAW, and PHYSIC. A distinct entrance to the private boxes has been made (which 'have been re-fitted). Private boxes may be had nightly of all the v inetpai Librarians ; and at the Box-rilice of the Theatre, which is oven daily front Ten until Four. Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. William Batty. Mr. Batty's performing Elephants. THIS EVENING The Grand Spectacle of THE CAMP OF SILESIA. Entirely new Scents in the Arena, by the talented _Artistes of the Establishment, in the various modes of equestration. To conclude with a new Domestic Drama, called THE WHITE FIRM. Box-office open from 11 till 5 Acting and Stage Manager, 21r. W West. MEETING OF PA RL LAMENT THE THIRD EDITIONS OF "THE SUN" CONTAIN, AS USUAL, ,WHE LATEST PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE, ALL OTHER NEWS UP TO THE HOUR OF POST. Orders received by all Newsmen, and at the Sun-office, 112, Strand. TUE WEATHEIL—Sux OFFICE, DEC. 3. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 50; Highest. 55 ; Noon, 53, BARONETER, 30.12. WIND S. W. ; rain. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning.. 42 reiantea after 10 i Evening .. 14 minutes iStet 11. 4 . 4.1*,[ 40, 414 , =:,..t..c: 4. 4 1 01104, a, N Milb' Ili , ~,F : Ar , ' . 4, ;,- . , 1 , -. .g.,,, , " R. •H 0 %,,,!,,:4,:* 'Rat .0 7 4, 4 , 1 , n_ timing 2"1111 LONDON, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1847. In the House of Lords last night the Marquis of LaNsnowNE proposed the appointment of a Com mittee similar to that moved for by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the House of Commons. The motion was carried without a division, after a rather interesting debate, a slight alteration in the terms of the resolution having been adopted on the suggestion of Lord STANLEY. It will therefore be the duty of their Lordships' Committee to " inquire into the causes of the distress which has for some time prevailed amongst the commercial classes, and how far that has been affected by the laws for regulating the issue of bank-notes payable on demand." Although there is no real difference as to the questions that may form legitimate subjects of inquiry, the form that has been adopted is undoubtedly more correct than that proposed, which, in speaking of the." recent" commercial distress, would seem to imply that the pressure had passed away, and the national prosperity been restored, a proposition to which, we regret to say, we can by no means assent, so long as the minimum rate of discount charged by the Bank of England shall be maintained, at even the diminished rate of six per cent., to which it was yes terday reduced by a resolution of the directors, as announced in The Sun of last evening. The exten sive range of the inquiry was alluded to by Lords BROUGHAM and ASHBURTON, the last-named Noble Lord happily observing that, "judging from the mul tiplicity and magnitude of the subjects which would probably be submitted to it, it seemed likely to last as long as the siege of Troy." Free trade, the large ex penditure on railways, the usury laws, must come before__ the Committee ; but we are told by the Noble marquis who brought forward the motion, "that it must be clearly understood the Committee would not be instructed to inquire into the whole monetary System of the country ;" " that he had no intention to propose e app ointment of a Committee for the purpose of goin g of th e currene Y s into inquirie s w ith a v i ew to a re visiones it no w existed, subject to Convertibilityintothoe precious metals—that he had to p r opose to no intention or :lepart f rom that basis. " The Act of 1819 , theref d its effects upon the trade and commerce o f the c° excluded from the con s id eration t a is to be wholly especial business it is to report on a 1)(4 Y whose of bank-note; pa u ythaeble laws for regulating the issue de mand.„ This is, indeed, a perf or en Ce of the part of Hamlet bein g omitted. The m i nor '-aandet, of 1844, which wa s merel y the corollar y end quen ce of the principal measure, the only I!se object of which was to afford a greater security that th e provisions of the former Act of 1819 should not, under any possible circumstances, be violated or in fringed upon, is to be subjected to the strictest in quiry, but the chief delinquent—that which really oc casioned our difficulties and em barassments—although there is no doubt that the pressure was materially increased by the more stringent provisions of the more recent law—is to be passed by sub silentio —its very name is not to be breathed amongst the laws for reg ulating the issue of banknotes payable on demand."' We suppc ,se that such is likewise the intention of Sir CasaLH s Wool), and that in like manner the subject is to be " tabooed " in the Committee of the I House of Commons. It is, perhaps, as well ' i that it should he so; we have already shown ' tio , v utterly absurd is the elpect,atioli that any real results can proceed from the investiga tions of that Committee. The abortive proceediugc of the former Committee of 1840-41, and the ridi culous result of the inquiries instituted, indicate too plainly the too probable—we may almost say the certain—result of the labours of those now about to be appointed. But it will remove the veil from the sight of many who might otherwise be hoodwinked by the speciousness of the proposition, and induced to abstain from agitating the subject, on the ground that it would not be proper that any proposition on the subject should be submitted to the Legislature while the investigations of the Committee were carried on and before they had made their report to the House., We again desire to impress upon the minds of the opponents of the present system, both in and out of Parliament, that postponement of their exertions under any pretext whatsoever must be fatal to their hopes, at least until another panic of increased in tensity—another period of universal deprecia tion of every description of property, when the manufacturing, mercantile, and trading interests are brought to the very verge of bankruptcy, and the labouring classes, driven from 1 employment, shall again arouse the people from their apathy, and make all classes join with cordial una nimity against the atrocious laws that are the true source and origin of all their misfortunes. We trust that the day may be far distant when these things shall happen, but come most assuredly it will ; and still more fearful than anything we have yet wit nessed will be the evils then to be encountered, if the pernicious system is to be maintained in unabated force, if, to use the words of the bullionists, " the integrity of the standard is to be preserved." Lord ASHBUETON last night announced that "he should hold himself at liberty to propose any measure he might think necessary without waiting for the Committee." Such should likewise be the I conduct of those opposed, not only to the law of 1844, but also to that of 1819. It is manifest that they have nothing to hope for from the Government on the point, at least until the voice of the nation has been uplifted, and the people's advocates in the Le gislature have demanded a free trade in:gold:as well as in every other species of commodity. Much ingenuity has hitherto been exhibited in di- ' rerting the attention of the House from the real point at issue, bat come it must before the conclusion of the debate. The opponents of a gold law require a Vu.r.tEns or a COBDEN, who will not be deterred by ridicule from bringing the subject prominently for ward, and forcing on a discussion ; there is no lack of men of sound views, but a recognised leader as yet is wanting, who will undertake the control and di rection of the Parliamentary warfare. From the extraordinary particulars of the increase of the mortality throughout the metropolis, to which we alluded in our impression of yesterday, it will be seen that the necessity for sanitary enactments is becoming daily more and more importunate. The prevalence of contagious and epidemic diseases during; weather of such unseasonable mildness—the remarkable lack of employment among the opera tives of our manufacturing districts—with an insuffi cient supply of provisions, and with a prospect which is perpetually appearing more inevitable of the ulti mate arrival of the Asiatic Cholera—render it im probable that of itself this necessity will wear away and disappear. It is an evil too enormous, and ori ginating in too many sources of destruction, not to require the active and authoritative interposition of the Legislature. Nothing, indeed, can be anticipated of an ameliorative character, excepting it be from the executive and administrative. Private enterprise or local munificence have proved, in a variety of most con elusive instances, the inadequacy of any interference less comprehensive than that of the Government. And although there are but few opportunities for the Administration to bring its schemes of improvement before Parliament between this and the Christmas holidays —now that Sir JoiaN PAIaNGTON'S motion has been so decisively negatived without a division— we must, with all the anxieties of death and physical suffering multiplied in the community and propagated by the filthy practices of the municipal. population, await in patience, we presume, the leisure of our hereditary and representative Legislators. It is a difficult virtue to demand of a people—this of patience—when their natural instincts clamour to them for instant change and activity. It is a short• sighted policy—this of procrastination—which leads the two Houses at Westminster into so many frivoloias delays merely for the gratification of a Parliamentary punctilio. Economy is one of the principrl inducements to a regular system of sanitary impro vement. Perhaps it is because these measures are of so peculiarly eco nomic a description that the Parliament will be ulteriorly induced to give them a fai.:r and deliberate consideration. The thought, that by- the preservation of the public health the manual labc ur of the work- , ing classes will be completed with greater skill, energy, and precision, may even appease those cravings for the retention of a little petty authority among the parochial boards and mmtnicipal corpora• tions. The saving which must be effected by a pro ' per plan of intermural drainage and by a proper application of the deodorising and etisinfecting fluid, may in like manner satisfy the apiculture' part of the community as to the advisability •of such a rational arrangement. That the scheme is regarded with unbounded admiration by the thou.;a nds who live in the squalor of our rookeries, and in the densely inhabited quarters of our more populous towns and cities, it is impossible to doubt for nn instant. Is it probable indeed that the multitude should recoil from the offer of better ventilation, better sewerage, better supplies of water, less noxious vaporcrs, less chance of the putrid exhalations of churchyard s, of the pungent stench reeking from open cesspools, stud of the sicken ing smells of putrefaction rising frorm the doors and windows of adjacent slaughterhoue ies ! It is folly to insist upon the partiality of 'the poor for dirt and contamination. Nature has :implanted in the heart of every living thing a love of order and clean liness. And it is this which is p?,rceptible in the animal and vegetable kingdoms ali kf ; ; it is this spon taneous tendency which makes tiao tree shed its de caying leaves in autumn, which ca uses the sparrow to plume itself with its bill in the morning, and which periodically relieves the I.ci bster of its shell. Nature does not abhor a vacuum :CO ore than she does refuse of any description. And, 'n i the beautiful or ganization of her machinery, what is refuse to one portion of it is to another a rnerins of nourishment and development. It is only, there fore, by allowing this refuse to accumulate in such a manner that it cannot by possibility be employ* d to its intended purpose that instead of acting be o eficially, it affects everything in the most pernicious na anner imaginable. Agricultural manure, for example, !might be collected not merely from the drainage of oa r cities, but from the very cleansing of their streets: ; and instead of poisoning the waters of the Tha rt les by rendering them the receptacle for all kinds or rubbish and pu trescent matter, we might, with tl ie very cause of so much discomfort and sickness, emri ch our meadows, and by enriching our meadows in,;] ease our h arves t s . In addition to the different in d ucements already enumerated, which are held out l iry sanitary reform to different classes, it is maintained by the honorary secretary of the Health of Towns' Association, that the claims of the sanitary questio n are most peculiar on the directors of life assurance sof 2ieties. This can not assuredly require any very det al .led explanation. It ,rabtylvneLessitv stands to reason that those societies which are the most singularly interested in the prolo n gation of the lives of the community, should be th , r most solicitous to forward measures which would inevitably diminish the annual amount of the natiol u d mortality. It is obvious, therefore, likely to that the sani tt Lry question is no to meet with the opp o 3ition of the direc tors of insurance s w oc o ie r tie . s than NV ith that of farmers or lt w of ou o l p i ; unanimous encourage-ni' Above all re gulations are enforced, and th e operation, it is eertain, to all reA that a novel energy will b e imp: e ng . . to sanitary nure system is in ionable conjecture, t rt e d frameworli of the community. .3 2 , 11 re-invigorative. That system • ze t et with. their strenuous and to the whole ose laws will be s wil I be stringent and ' when the lawtshisreina:ative position all. generous in its influences. It w ill -act as a legislative tonic, and will be to the peop' e - as strengthening as the baptism of ACHILLES. 'WI lerliolthopasse s passed, will be no inclination even to : re ota ct. concessions on the part of the Legislature ; they will have proved to be too efficacious, and—too t;oono,Aic. ..a.1a......-. By the Levant mail we have received advices from Constantinople of the 17th, and from Athens of th e 20th ult. The Emperor of RUSSIA had refused to mediate between the Porte and Greece, but had recom mended King OTno to make the required satis faction. The Porte had announced its intention to adopt fresh measures of coercion towards Greece, and to continue them until proper satisfaction should have been afforded for the insult offered to the Turkish Ambassador at Athens. The Moniteur Grec of the 20th states that the chiefs of the late revolt in the province of Lepanto, viz., Colonel PIIARMAKI, Majors BOTZAIRIS and MACRIJANI, and Captain BOTZARIS, have been ar rested. The Madrid Mail had not arrived in Paris when the post left. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. They contain important news from Switzerland. The cantons of Schwytz, Uri, and Unterwalden, have submitted to the Federal Government. The Sonderbund may, therefore, be considered as dis solved, inasmuch as all the cantons composing it have submitted to the Federal Government, with the exception of Valais, which is at this moment abso lutely without allies. The head-quarters of General D croun are at Lucerne, where he is at the head of 10,000 troops. The Constitutionnd has the follow. ing observations on this important intelligence : " The pacification of Switzerland is drawing towards its completion. Schwytz and Unterwalden have capi tulated, and it is confidently stated that the Uri is also submitting. Thus, therefore, is the end, after two days' resistance, of this revolt, encouraged by the Je suits, protected by Austria, and armed by the French Cabinet. Let persons now come forward after this, and declare that the religion, the independence, and the most sacred interests of the cantons of the League were staked in this war ! Were, then, the inhabitants of Friburg, Lucerne, and the little cantons, actuated by no feelings of religion and independence ? Undoubtedly they were; but they felt clearly, at the same time, that the cause for which they were called on to fight was not theirs. They have now an evident proof of this on beholding the victorious party of the Diet respect their rights, which it was pretended were menaced. As to the Government of the League, what part did it play? The most striking act of this martyrdom of justice,' as the Journal des Dibats calls it, was to fly away with the state funds. But that robbery, it appears, is not to be consummated, for the restoration of the funds is announced as probable. But if humanity rejoices to see the struggle thus at an end without any further effusion of blood, the Govern ment and the Debats are more and more dissatisfied with their good friends in Switzerland. They, in fact, de manded so little—only a continuation of the civil war I What is a few cannonades, a few deaths, a few wounds, in addition to what has already taken place? And the Sonderbund are so ill-advised as to refuse all this! Ah! if the last remnants of the league had followed the advice of its valorous champion, who writes so warmly here in Paris, the cannon would still thunder in the cantons of Schwyts and Underwald, and new evils would arise from the prolongation of the struggle; but at least our Go vernment would not be so much embarrassed by the fine campaign which it has just made in Switzerland. But what necessity was there for the French Government to place itself in such a predicament? If it wanted to desert the liberal cause, it could at least have remained neutral and awaited events. But no, it must throw an allied country into civil war—must furnish arms and immunition—and now must endeavour to prolong the contest. In fine, it has attained this marvellous result, that it has offended at the same time Swiss liberalism, Nhich it endeavoured to get defeated; and the League, ror which it did too little and too much; too much, in encouraging its resistance, and too little, in nut serving it better." The Journal des Debats has the following on the subject of the approaching Congress on the affairs of Switzerland. The writer, after expressing the plea sure he feels in seeing France and England united anew in a common idea and action, thus proceeds : " We believe that at the beginning of the month M. Guiz.4 proposed to the Government of Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia, to enter into concert fur the purpose of offering a common mediation to Switzer land, with the object of restoring peace. Some days after M. Guizot sent to the four Courts the draft of a note to be addressed to the two belligerent parties, and the Courts of Austria and Prussia unhesitatingly ac cepted the draft of the note, as they had accepted the first proposition. At the same time Lord Palmerston proposed, on his part, a counter project of a note to be equally presented to the five Powers. Now, if wo are well informed this counter project received, from the Duke de Broglie, modifications the gravity and bearing of which cannot fail at a later period to be sufficiently appreciated. These modifications were accepted by Lord Palmerston in the name of the British Cabinet; and the draft of the note thus modified was addressed to the representatives of France, Austria, and Prussia, in Switzerland, to be by them presented to the belligerent parties. If the Court of Russia has not offi cially' taken part in the proceedings of the other Courts it is because the distance has not permitted it to act simultaneously, bat we believe that its assent is a matter of no doubt." The Opposition papers all raise a shout of derision over M. GUIZOT, as regards this affair of the inter ference. He abandoned his own views, say these papers, and abandoned the Austrian alliance, adopting at once the counter project of Lord PALmEasToN. They all consider this a great diplomatic triumph for Lord PALMERSTON, and that everything tends to wards a renewal of the entente cordiale. The Persian Ambassador has left Paris for Mar seilles, en route for Constantinople. The Constitutionnel says—" Viscount DUCNATEL, President of the Haute-Garonne, and at one moment designated by M. GUIZOT for the Embassy of Turin, has just been received by the KING. Viscount DucnATEL returns to his Prefecture." The Union ifonarchique says—" It is announced that the Cabinet of Madrid has just entreated M. JAMES ROTHSCIIILD to proceed without delay to Madrid, in order to come to an understanding with him for the negotiation of a large loan." The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse, on 'Wednesday, at 77f. 25c. ; New Loan, 76f. 95c.; the Five per Cents., 117 f. Sc. ; the Orleans Rail road Shares, 1,222 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 915 f.; Havre, 502 f. 50c.; Great Northern, 570 f. ; Avignon, 575 f.; Vierzon, 560 f.; Bordeaux, 495 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 423 f. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 402 f. 50e. ; Paris and Lyons, 407 f. 60c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC 2. Boulogne and Amiens, 15 1 / it —Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 16—Dutch Rheui,h, 234—Namur and Liege, 3 %—Northern of France, 12 . %—Paris and Lyons, 61,i 4 — Paris and Orleans, 46 5 ,6—Sambre and Meuse, 6 —Tours and Nantes, 4. The Duke of Sutherland, we understand, is em ploying a vast number of workmen and decorators in completing the state apartments at Dunrobin Castle, as it is understood that their Graces will be honoured with a visit by her Majesty next year. Among other improve ments on his vast domains he has lately planted several thousands of uncultivated acres with fir, larch, and other trees. THE LORD RECTOR OF GLASGOW UNIVERSITY.—. We understand that Colonel Mure, M.P. for the county of Renfrew, who was lately elected Lord Rector of the University, by a majority of the votes of the students, and also by a majority in the nations, intends, according to established custom, to deliver his inaugural address on the 23c1 or 24th instant, and immediately before the Christmas holidays.—North British Mail. THE LATE HIGHWAY ROBBERY OF DR. BOWRING. —CARDIFF, WRDNESDAY.—Upon the assembling of the magistrates of the Petty Sessions, held in the Town-hall, yesterday, it was stated to their Worships that a great portion of the property, consisting chiefly of notes and gold, which had been taken from the person of Dr. Bowring, M.P., in the late highss ay robbery near Brecon, on the 30th October last, had been traced and four persons taken into custody. Upon being placed in the dock, the prisoners severally gave their names as Evan Evans, Richard Thomas, William Llewel len, and Ann Llewellen, his wife. From the evidence, it appeared that two of the prisoners, Evans and Thomas, were on Thursday last drinking at the Union public-house, and in the course of the evening they changed several 51. notes, a circumstance which induced suspicion on the part of the landlord, who gave information to the police. The bench asked the pri soner Evans how he accounted for the possession of the notes and money, to which he replied that he found a number of 51. notes the day after the robbery, which he returned to Dr. Bowring, who gave him six 5/. notes for his trouble. The other prisoners denied all know ledge, and the bench remanded them for the attendance of Dr. Bowring. WESTMINSTER REFORM SOCIETY.—The report of the committee of the registration during the last two years of the voters in this city has been made, and the opinions of the Attorney-General and of Mr. Bodkin obtained, which confirm the view entertained by the committee, " That it was illegal to rate the landlords as occupiers, to the exclusioa of the tenants." The exertions of the society in the parishes of St. John and St. Margaret have been attended with success, the names of 300 claimants having been placed on the rate book, and a resolution passed in vestry to the effect that preceding tho y w e n ar o s, u a t s the names of all occupiers of houses be inserted in the rate-book. The lists of voters for the present year con tain about tho same number of names as the lists of the o a r pp i e m ar v a lo fr y om the statement affixed to the report. m ei T ti s ;p p e res eigetth i y go in g o hand GLASGOW F are on short time, working 4%1 FACTORIES. -- There are 2,670 employment. and nearly all the 9111 a da Ye . 'CßlCAlli“ri Mercury. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY kVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1847. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CIT .I', Qi . _A' BTE R Ti THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was yew,' dull. Sales 3,000 bales, at i-d. per lb. decline. Railway shares generally wore much better, and prices were looking up. South-Eastern were in strong demand. The debates in the House of Commons last evening, though read with interest in the City among monetary men, had no beneficial influence upon the state of the Money Market. In short, it is considered next to impossible that any influence will be worked upon publio securities by the debates, or the probable result of the inquiries before the Committee. The important fact communicated yesterday afternoon to the readers of The Sun, has given much satisfaction in all circles, and confidence has somewhat increased among mercantile men. A circular sent us by Messrs. Ferguson and Taylor, of Manchester, in reference to the present condition of trade, states— " A general review of the position of the country leads us to believe that the improvement now beginning must,he slow and gradual in its advance, and confirms us in the opinion that the true policy of manufa-Aurers is to keep their productions in cheek, and not with the first signs of revival to outstrip the demand. Steady markets are the best both for the merchant and manu facturer. The export trade of the clothing districts during the last two years, as exhibited in the accounts of the Board of Trade, made up the 10th of October last, show little matter for gratulation." The market for Consols, for Money and Account, has been fiat this morning. For Time the price has receded to 861, and for immediate Transfer to 851. The Ex chequer-bill values have risen to ss. premium, and the advertised paper to 95. premium. There is still a flat demand for India Bonds. Rank Stock has been heavy at 1851. Spanish Bonds have advanced to 181, and the Three per Cents. to 291. The Belgic Four-and-a half per Cents. have improved to 89, and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. to 54 1. Mexican Stock is held at 171 to 18. There is an increased demand for the Railway Shares this morning, and in several instances quota tions had improved, as our list of values will show. The actual amount of business done has not been very large. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 189 188% 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ..... B 4 l / 2% 3 per Cent. Consols Anne Bi% % New 3 1 4 per Cent. Ann& B6 85 , %% Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 8 9-16 % India Stock — Do. Bonds, 10001 23 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. 2d. 1 2 5 p 500/. Small - 7 4 9 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto for the Account Equador Bonds ... 2 3 ,4 Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent. 18 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840 ... Ditto for the Account ....... .... 173( 18 1 % Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent. .. ...... 29 1,4 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 41,4 per Cent Dutch 2% per Cent.,l2 Guild 5454 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates BUSINESS DONE IN RALLY WASIIARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. PSI BMAU. Aberdeen Amber., Notting., B os t on , &c. 2% — ...... to Ayrshire and Galloway Belfast and County Down .. 10 .. .. Birmingham & Oxford June-. 15 . 18 % 3A to Birmingham, Wol., & Dudley 10 ... . 14 Binning., Wol., & Stour Val. 8 ...... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction.. Boston, Stamf, & Birming... 5 Bristol and Exeter Do., Thirds Buckinghamshire., Caledonian Ditto, half Shares Ditto, Clydesdale Junction 50 Chester and Holyhead 37% ..... 21 1 ,4 to 22 14 Ditto, Preference 8 Clarence..... 7 8 14 — . to Do., Ist Class, 6 per Cent... 10 . ... to Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 - Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 20 Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 15 East Anglia, 25/.& L. , ;E. and L. & D. Ditto, 18/., E. .Sc II lB Ditto, 31. 10s., E. & 11... 1 Eastern Counties 2O ... 1630,4 1 %% to Ditto, ditto (B) Do. Perpet., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d... Do., do N 0.2,6/. 13s. 4d... ...... to Do., York Extension lO Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 Do., Quarter 124 .. „ Do., New East ersn Union 5O Ditto, Quarter Shares ...... 12% — to Ditto., Thirds .. ......... ...13s. 4d — to Ditto (guar. 6 per cent.) ... . — East Lancashire Ditto, New Do., New Quarters East Lincolnahire ... 12% Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares Edinburgh and Northern ... 22 1 ,4 — Ditto, New..... ••• ••• 21 / 2 — ...... to Ditto, New port 7 Ditto, ditto, New ... 11 / Edinburgh and Perth ......... 2 Ditto, Extension ... 105....... ..... . to Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% — ...... to Ditto, New ... ........... .... 2% _ Glasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle-81. Gs.Bd... Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 ...... _ Ditto, New - Do. 1 4 Shares (5 per ct.gua.) 12% ..... _ ... to Great Northern lO% 4%% .. to Do. London & York Exten. 2% ..... to -... Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 35 Great North of England ...... 100 226 Ditto, Sew 401 5 Ditto, New 304 ........ ...... 30 .. Ditto, New 151. l, - — . ... to Great Western Ditto, half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto, Fifths 2O Do. New 171 7 ...... 8% to 8 Huddersfield and Manchester 22 ~ ... _ Di tte, Thirds Hull and Selby 5O ...... 99 Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 121,4 _-to Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds 15 Do. do. and Norwich Do., do., Extension Scrip (late (Camb. and Ely) 2% ....„ ix to Lancaster and Carlisle-- ... 50 Do., Thirds... lO ...... 11% to Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 93 Ditto, ditto Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarters Ditto Fifths 6% to Ditto Sixteenths ........... 614...... to Ditto Thirds (1tc4"..) . ... 10/. 4a — Do. Liverpool and "Jury._ 34 Do. (Rudders. and Sham) 33 Do., Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole 47% Do., West Riding Union ...41. 2x.....214% dis to Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 - ... to Do., do., Half Shares (A) 9 Ditto ditto (B) 11,4 Leeds and Bradford 5O ..... 93 1 ,4..... to Leicester and Bedford Leeds, Dewsbury, & Manche& 37 1 ,4 Do., Branch 1 ,4 Shares 12% — to Ditto, New Branch (blue).. 2% Ditto, Extension (green)... 2% — to Do., New Exten. (pink)... 2 1 ,4 — ...... to Leeds and Thirsk ........ Ditto, New ...... ... ...... .. 17% Do., do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 3%. .... - Liverpool. Crosby, and South port. Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction London , Pic Blackwall...l6/. 13s. 4d — Ditto New, No. 1.. Ditto New, No. 2 4l. 13s. 4t1.... .. .. to Do. Extension Lond., Bright., & South Coast 50 Do. a Do. Consolidated uara nte eds Eighths ...Cent. 30 ........ .. ..... to Do. Pref. Co; ' 50 .- -to ~ ... , inv. 5 per Cent. - .....- --- London and Greenwich... 12/.155. 4d... 1 Ditto Preferen ce 156 1 ,4 to 155 1 / 2 Do. Quarter .....L. an d B . 17 Do. do. Ne w ...... . . 2 Do. do. Fifth s 00 17 s ... **.** 2 ..... •••••- to London and North Western..Bll 2d — ...... to Do. Quarters Do. 401. Shares L. &M. 15 ... .. Do. 40/. Sh ares... M . an d B. 40 .... 61 Do. 10/.... M. and B. (A.) 71,g • •••• Do. 10/. .. M. and B. (B.) 7 Y2 • — '''''' to Do. 101. ... M. an d B. (C.) 1 London and S. Western.... 411.6 s 8d — Do. New Consolidated Bths. 40 ...... -- Ditto New 504 ...... ....... 32 1 ,4...... 29 Ditto New 40/. ... ..... .. .. 26 Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 Ditto, Thirds 6/. 13s. 4d... ...... to London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 1 1 ,4 — ...... to Londonderry and Coleraine... 27 1 ,4 — Londonderry and Enniskillen 23% blanch, Buxton, & Matlock 3 Moneta, Sheffield, and Linc.100 Ditto 14 Shares (No. 1) ... 13 Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25 Ditto, I ,i Shares (No. 3)... 73 ...... Ditto Grimsby ... 25 Ditto, ditto. .....- ........... 7 Ditto, ditto .... 4% to Ditto, Sheffield, and Line. 7 1 h to Manchesterand Southampton 2'4 ... to Midland 100 ......11134..... to Ditto, Consol. Preference 100 Ditto, 40l Shares Ditto, 50L Shares.... ...... 10 ... Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo .....84 Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham 6 per ceut....100 11834...... to Midland, Bristol and Glom 34 —. Ditto ditto Midland, Leices. and Swan aington (8 par ct.gaa.).... 50 .... . ..... 11livIld. Gnat Wootern (Irish) 30 Newcastle and Carlisle Ditto Quarter Shares Newmarket and Checgterthrd 13 1 4 Ditto I..xtensioil Newport Abergy., and Heref. 4 Norfolk ....... ..... 100 Ditto New 201. 5 - ..... to Ditto Extension Do. Scrip, 1847, N. of Norflk 2 Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 ,sTewry and Enniskillen ...... 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Sorthern Counties Union .... 4 gorth British Ditto Half Shares.. 1 2 14 l3 124 to Do. Quarters 4 34 — Ditto, Extension % 3 to Ditto Thirds forth Staffordshire... .. ...... 7 1 ,E 7,g%... to North Wales 3% ..... , .... to North Western . 6 - ..... to Oxford, Worcester, and Wol- . , verhampton Reading, Guildfd., & Reigate 7 1 A — ... .. to Royston and Hitchin Scottish Central Scottish Midland ... .... 17 1 4 — ...... to Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole Shrewsbury and Birmingham 6 Ditto, ditto, Class B. 3 Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Ditto Halves, Ditto... 8 ... Ditto, Oswestry l2 ..... Ditto (New) Shrewsbury and Hereford ... 2 Shropshire Union . South Devon ....... ...... ... 40 Ditto, Preference South Staffordshire 4 South Eastern and Dover 331 Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, No. 2 Ditto, New, No. 3 ... 15 Ditto New, .No. 4............ 6 1 4 6 b%,.. to 6 South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 2 Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ...... ... .. 4 lhames Haven Dock and Railway 17% — to raw Vale Extension Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny 1 3 14._ to .-- Waterford and Limerick ... .. 32%...~ Waterford, Wexford, Wicklw, and Dublin West Cornwall Nhitehaven and Furness ll ... .. Windsor, Staines, and South Western... ............. ....... 525. :— ... .. to Wilts, Somerset,&Weymouth 30 — ... .. t o York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 ... . 34 1 A to Do. Original New & Beeck 2.5 .. ... 31 1 / 2 , to Do. North Shields Purchase 25 .. ... 31% ...... to Do. Exton. No.l (Y. & N.) 10 ::l 3 1 4 Y o .. to Do. do. No. 2, New & B. 10 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 York and North Midla n d .. 50 Ditto, Preference Ditto East and West Riding Extension .... FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian Barbadoes Boulogne and:Amiens 2O ... .. 15 1 / 2 to Central of France ( Orleans and Vierzon) Central of Spain ... Ceylon .. ss. _ Demerara. Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . Datch Rhenish 7 East Indian Great Indian Peninsular Great Southern of Madras Great Western Bengal 5B. Great Western Canada Italian and Austrian Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 Louvain i. la Sambre ......... 6 Luxembourg - Lyons and Avignon (Con stitut,:d) Madras Madras, Nellore, and Arcot... % Madrid and Valentia Namur and Liege........ Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6 Over Yssel 4l3s 4d - Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans... Paris and Rouen .. Paris & Strasbourg ...... ..... 8 Rouen and Havre 2O Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale l4 Tours & Nantes .. ... .. 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Hasselt Trinidad .. ......... ..... 2 1 4 West Flanders 8 JOINT STOCK BANKS. - Australasia British North American .... 50 Colonial Commercial of London London Joint Stock ...«..... 10 London and Wsstminster. .. 20 Ditto, New National Provincial of Engld. 35 - - to —• Ditto, New National of Ireland 22% ..... to Provincial of Ireland Ditto, New Union of Australia Ditto, New 2% — to Union of London ... 10 - Union of Madrid MINES. Anglo Mexican lo o—. —. Astrian Mining Company ... 11 ...... Australian... Blaenarvon Iron and Coal ... 50 13ritish Iron Brazilian Imperial ..... .. ... 21 Cobre Copper Galvanized Iron ..... Real del Monte, Unregistered LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, DEC. 3.—Wind this day at noon S.W. by S., light airs and dull hazy weather. DEAL, Dec. 2.—Wind W.S.W., fresh.—Arrd. United, Monte Video ; British Princess, Mathes., Quebec. Arrd. from the River Ellerslie, for Callao. TEIGNMOUTH, Dec. I.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Haber dirce, St. John's, Newfoundland. FALMOUTH, Dec. 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Merchant, Lake, Monte Video, left Oct. 2, and sailed for London. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 2.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. General Parkhill, M'Kown, Charleston ; Fidelia, Ycaton, New York, sailed 16th ult., with 60,0001. specie on freight ; Golden Eagle, Krebs, Nassau ; Intrinsic, Miramich i . ; Wanderer, Patterson, Q ue b ec . Sid. Bl ac k Mad r as, l. Fa field, Callao ; Bridgetown, New Orleans ; Isabel, Anti gua ; Edmund Perkins, Boston ; Great Britain, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Camilla, Newfoundland. Off port, Hebrew, Mobile. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 2.—Wind S.S.W., thick.—Arrd. Emperor, Foster, Quebec. The Lady Kennaway, from Bombay to London, in charge of the master and part of the crew of the Danish barque, Maiden, and Spanish brig, Industrie, and a midshipman and seven men from her Majesty's ship Dolphin, has arrived here in tow of her Majesty's ship Confiance. FALMOUTH, DEC. 2.—The wreck of a vessel, some seamen's chests, &c., were passed 29th ult., lat. 48, long. 7, by the Apprentice, arrived here. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 2.—The Helen, Hamilton, from the Spanish to this port, was spoken 7th ult., lat. 37, long. 64, bearing up for Bermuda, to land the crew of the Spanish ship Hannah, leaky and on fire. GALWAY, Nov. 30.—The Maree, Constance, Constan tinople and, Lisbon, for Cork, has put i n t o A r db eren Bay, in distress, and it is expected must discharge. NOTICE TO MARINERS. REGULATIONS FOR VESSELS BOUND TO SWEDEN FROM PORTS ON THIS SIDE OF CAPE FINISTERB E. Swedish and Norwegian Consulate-General, London, Dec. 1, 1847. Sir,—Pursuant to instructions received from the Royal Board of Trade at Stockholm, I beg to commu nicate to you for the information and guidance of ma riners, that all vessels departing from any foreign port on this side of Cape Fiuisterre, and destined to Sweden, must be provided with a bill of health, signed by the Swedish and Norwegian Consul at the place, or in the absence of suck functionary, by the con stituted authorities; in which insist be stated whether the cholera has been, or is, prevalent at the said port, or in its neighbourhood, and as to the state of health of the crew and passengers on board. Should the !easel touch at any intermediate port on the voyage, it is the duty of the commander to provide himself with a similar document from thence. (Signed) CHARLES TOTTIE. W. Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE.-FRIDA.Y. Although we have again to report the arrival of a very limited supply of English Wheat for our market this week coastwise and by land carriage, the demand for that article to-day was in a very sluggish state at barely, but at nothing quotable beneath, Monday's prices. At the close of business a clearance was not effected. The imports of foreign Wheat have amounted to 4,590 quarters. Selected parcels were held at full prices, but to effect sales of the middling and inferior kinds lower rates must have been submitted to. In Barley, the supply of which was small, so little was doing that the quotations were almost nominal. The demand for Malt was much in the same state. Some few sales wore made, but at very low prices, even for good qualities. The middling and inferior sorts were almost unsaleable. Oats, Beans, and Peas, were heavy, and the turn lower. Indian Corn, Meal, and Flour, wore selling at full prices. ARRIVALS. I Wheat. Barley. English ••• 3,620 qrs. 1,830 qrs. Irish... .. - 1 -- Oats. I Vlsur. 170 qrs. 1 2,410 AR. 100 1 I -- 4,590 Foreign ...... 210 I Malt. 3,450 an. SMITHFIELD. 2,410 Notwithstanding the supply of Beasts on offer here this morning was by no means so extensive as that ex hibited on Friday last, the Beef trade, owing to the pre vailing unfavourable weather for slaughtering, was in a very dull state. However, the primest Scots, &c., mostly found buyers at full prices; but the value of all other breeds had a downward tendency, and a clearance was not effected. There were in the market 278 Oxen and Cows, 540 Sheep, and 113 Calves from Rolland and Germany. With Sheep we were scantily supplied, nevertheless the inquiry for that description of stock was in a sluggish state, at barely Monday's quotations. Calves were in short supply. Prime qualities of Veal supported late rates ; but other kinds commanded very little attention. Pigs moved off slowly, at previous cur rencies. Mitch Cows wi.re heavy, at from 151 to 181 each, including their small calf. ink tho offal. Per 81bs. to si s. d. to e. d. s. d. to s. d Inferior Beasts— 210 3 4 Second quality ditto 4 2 4 4 Second quality .. • 3 6 3 8 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 410 Prime large Oxen 310 4 2 Southdown Nether 5 0 5 2 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 3,8 4 4 Large Hogs ...... 4 0 4 6 Prime small ditto Suckling Calves 2O 0 28 0 Quarter old Pigs ..18 0 26 0 Inferior Sheep .• • 3 8 4 0 Lambs .... •• • 0 0 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Blea sts oo4 . I Sheaf) 3,880. I Calves. I Pi gs . , 907 395 NZWGATE AND LEADENNA7.36. For each kind of meat, the supply of which was good, the demand was extremely heavy, and prices were not supported. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Beef,inferlor .. 2 6 2 111 j Mutton, inferior .. 3 2 3 4 - middling .. 3 0 3 2 middling.. 3 6 310 - prime large .. 3 4 3 6 prime .. •. 4 0 4 6 - prime small .. 3 8 310 Pork, large.... •••• 3 10 4 4 Yeal.• ••••.•. • • • • . 3 8 4 8 j I --small . ...... . 4 G 5 2 Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. BOROUGH HOP IWARIEET. Our market still continues heavily supplied with both old and new Hops. Really fine parcels of the latter are taken in retail, at about last week's quotations; but all other kinds are a mere drug, and in some instances the quotations, which must be considered somewhat easier, are almost nominal. Sussex pockets, 21 14s to 3135; Weald of Kent ditto, 21 16s to 31 103; Mid and East Kent ditto, 31 to 5/ ss. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—There has been a dull market for British Plantation, and the sales have not been of magnitude. Barbadoes by auction has realised 42s Gd to 45s for fine yellow, and 38s 6d to 39s 6d for mid. REFlNED.—Standard lumps have been at 52s 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA. - 6,613 bags Bengal sold 6d per cwt lower ; Benares, fine white, 46s 6d to 48s ; low and mid, 41s to 435 6d ; and yellow, 35s 6d to 36s 6d per cwt. MAURITIUS.-7,265 bags, 82 casks, sold is lower ; fine yellow, 40s to 43s ; mid, 35s to 36s ; good and fine brown, 39s to 32s Gd ; and ord to good grey 31s to 35s per cwt. FOREIGN.—There has not been much doing, and the quotations have been flatter. Porto Rico sold at 38s to 42s for mid and good yellow, and at 42s 6d to 44s for fine. COFlEE.—Native good ord Ceylon has been at 33s to 33s 6d for pale. By auction about 300 bags have been sold, generally at from 30s to 56s and 62s per cwt. Costa Elea has realised 29s to 35s per cwt, and Mocha 21s to 71s per cwt. There has not been much done in British Plantation kinds. COCOA.—Trinidad has been sold at 40s to 48s per cwt, being fuller rates. RicE.—Bengal has been sold at lOs to 19s per cwt. SPICES.—White Pepper has been sold at 4d to 41-d per lb, and black, at 2d to 2d per Ib, for some quan tity. Pimento has realised 5d to 5d per lb. Nutmegs have been sold at 2s 3d to 2s Ild per lb, and Jamaica Ginger has realised 2/ to 101 18s per cwt. Rum.—Proof Leewards has realised Is 8d to Is 80 per gallon, and proof East India is 6d to is id per gallon. SALTPETRE.—This article has been quiet. COTTON.—There has been very little doing, but prices are steady. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 45s to 45s 3cl per cwt on the spot. TEA.—The market is dull. At the public sales of 16,100 packages, about 3,100 sold. Hyson, and Gunpowder were again rather lower, QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Mr. Justice ERLE and a Special Jury.) GEORGE V. THE MARQUIS OP CONYNGRAM. This was an action brought by a silk-mercer carrying on business in Regent-street, to recover 1801. for goods supplied to the Marchioness of Conyngham. The sale and delivery of the goods were admitted. Sir F. KELLY appeared for the defendant, and con tended that the Marquis was not liable for the debt, inasmuch as at the time it was contracted the Mar chioness, who was the daughter of the Marquis of Anglesea, had separated from the Marquis, and was living apart upon an allowance of 2,4001. per annum. Certain family disputes had induced the Marquis and Marchioness to separate since 1841, and for some time subsequent to that period the Marquis maintained a house and servants at Richmond for the use of her Lady ship, and allowed her 25/. per month. Her Ladyship, however, was always dissatisfied with this arrangement, and in October, 1843, she left her establishment at Richmond, and took up her abode at Mivart's Hotel, when the Marquis consented to allow her Ladyship the sum of 2,4001. per annum, and the first quarter's payment of 600/. was paid in advance to Messrs. Drummond, her Ladyship's bankers. Now the first item of the account sought to be recovered by this action was contracted three days subsequently to the latter arrangement, and therefore all that the jury had to decide was, whether the allowance was ample, and had been regularly paid. The net income of the Marquis, after deducting for incumbrances on his estate, was only 12,0211. Out of that sum he paid her Lady ship 2,400/. a year, 1,0001. a year for a country house, 1,0001. a year to his mother, and 600/. a year to his eldest son, an officer in the guards. The Marquis had also to maintain another son and four daughters, and to keep up an establishment becoming his rank and station in society; and it was therefore quite evident that he could not possibly make her Ladyship a larger allowance than she already received. Evidence having been adduced to substantiate this statement, Mr. Justice ERLE summed up, and The jury, after a short consultation, found a verdict for the defendant. SECONDARIES.-(THIS DAY.) This morning, on the jury assembling, it was an nounced that the Court must be adjourned, in conse • quence of both the Learned Secondaries being so seriously indisposed from the complaint so prevalent at the present time that neither of them could attend. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY). James Townsend, who possessed numerous aliases, was charged with being concerned in robbing Mr. Gib bons, goldsmith and jeweller, of Hatton-garden, of a number of gold watch-cases, gold and silver spoons and ladles, and a large quantity of plate of all descriptions. An associate of the prisoner, named Martin Beau mont, being aware that there was a large quantity of gold and silver goods kept on the first floor, set himself to watch, and one morning while the servant was sweep ing out the hall managed to get up stairs unperceived, where he loaded himself with articles of great value, and got clear off. Soon afterwards ho was traced to a Jew dealers, where he offered the gold and silver in a broken state, but not being able to agree as to price he went to another dealer in gold and silver, when he said he should detain the property until Beaumont showed where he got it. Ho went away, and soon afterwards returned with the prisoner, who represented himself as Mr. Henderson, of Hatton garden, and said that Beaumont was his servant, and had been sent by him to dispose of the articles. This story seeming to be re ceived doubtfully they ran off, and it was not until last night the prisoner was taken into custody. The prisoner was remanded to next Tuesday. WATERLOO-BRIDGE COMPANY.—The half yearly general meeting of the shareholders in this company was held yesterday, at the Crown and Anchor Ta vern, Strand, for the purpose of receiving the direc tors' report for the past half year, declaring a dividend, and for the election of four directors in the room of Alderman Thompson, M.P., F. Kenkins, Esq., W. An derson, Esq., and Wm Woodyer, Esq. The secretary, Mr. Powell, read the directors' report, which stated that the tolls for the half year amounted to 7,3231. 6s. 10d. ; for the corresponding period of last year they were 7,642/. 2s. 10d., showing a deficiency of 319/. 16s. This deficiency was accounted for by the opening of Westmin ster-bridge for carriage traffic, it having been closed for repairs during the last autumn. The report concluded by stating that considerable progress was being made for the extension of the South• Western Railway from Vauxhall to Waterloo-bridge, from which source the company look forward to a large increase of revenue. The balance sheet of the company was as follows : Receipts : Tolls, 7,3231. 6s. 10d. ; Rents and Interest, 646/. 6s. 6d. ; Stock, 7401. ss. lid. ; making a total of 8,709/. 19s. Bd. Expenditure : Salaries, Wages, &c., 1,1971. 15s. lid. ; Income Tax, &c., 278/. 12s. 4d. ; In terest on Bonds, 1,2951. 16s. ; Dividend, 3s. 2d. in the pound, 5,937/. 10s. ; making a total of 8,7091. 19s. 3d. The report was adopted. The above four directors were re-elected. DISTRESSING SHIPWRECK.—RAMSGATE, DEC. A very distressing case of shipwreck, accompanied, too, with a most merciful deliverance of all the crew, save one man (the captain), occurred on Friday night, on the Goodwin Sands. The fine barque Penrith, Captain Philip Lequesne, commander, bound from Rio Janeiro to London, struck on the sands during the severe gale of that night. Knowing . from their p os iti on t h at t h ere was no hope of safety if they remained i n th e vesse l , t h e l ong boat was immediately got: out, and the crew jumped into her ; the captain remained till the last, and ran back to the cabin for something he had forgotten, when, 10! the rope that held tho bo a t b ro k e , an d , w i t h out oars or sail, it was impossible to reach th e vesse l aga i n ; an d h e, consequently, with the ship and his faithful dog, which would not leave him, p er i s h e d. Th e b oat d r i fte d a ll night, and on Saturday morning was descried by the men on one of the lightships, who threw the crew a rope and got them safe to land ; they were sent into Rams gate, fourteen in number, on Saturday. They all (with the exception of one man, a Romanist) went to Christ Church on Sunday evening, and publicly returned thanks for their merciful deliverance. It was really a most in teresting and impressive sight, and the event was feel ingly alluded to by the Rev. Mr. Hoare in his sermon. After the service a collection was made, and the money laid out in clothes to enable them to go to sea again.— Kentish Observer. ROYAL ARTILLERY.—Major Mee's company, 6th battalion, left Woolwich on Monday last, for Dover, to relieve Captain Stace's company, 7th battalion, and the prepare latter fo company r arrived service,eeidayatW their turnoolwich,to proceeding to a foreign being near at hand. REPRESENTATION or TAYWORTII, DEC. 2.—No candidate has yet been formal in ly announced for the re presentation of this borough theroom of the Right Honourable W. Y. Peel ; but Sir Francis Lawley, Mr. W. S. Dugdale, Sir Charles Clarke, and Capt. A'Court are spoken of. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Madame Anna Thillon—Thillon the fascinating made her deb);l for th season at thii, theatre last even ing, in Auber's sparkling opera of the Ambassculrest. It was at the Princess's that Thillon originally took the town by storm, acid right glad are we to see her return to the scene of her former conquests — we say to see her, and we say it advisedly, for, in the immense area of Drury-lane, it was impos sible to distinguish accurately the play of her features, and those innumerable graces which constitute the charm of her acting. Last night she was, if possible, more beautiful, more graceful, more espiegle than ever. Her voice seems, during her absence, to have acquired additional sweetness and flexibility, and her smile, if possible, additional fascination. In the cabaletta to the trio in the second act she was encored, and the andante to the finale of the opera was honoured with a double encore. She was called for at the conclusion, and bouquets a foiser were showered upon her. It was one of the triumphs of " the days of old." THE ROOKE CONCERT. Last night a concert was given in the Hanover square Rooms, fo r th e b ene fi t o f t h e w id ow an d family, of the late W. M. Rooke, the English composer, of whose early life an interesting sketch was given in our columns on Wednesday. It was very well attended con sidering the times, and we hope that the widow and the fatherless will not only derive some immediate benefit from it, but that it may be the means of awakening fur ther sympathy with a case so truly distressing as that of poor Rooke, whose whole life was a continued struggle against difficulties he had no means of surmounting, but from whose genius eman a t e d wor k s w hi c h stse* him as a musician of the first order, and the fancy, poetry, and painting of which might !have yet more de lighted the world, had his life been spared, and had he had the opportunity whi c h so f ew English compose" enjoy, of producing his works. The conotig was s very pleasing one, notwith s t an di ng severa l d raw backs; for, in the first place, th e i n fl uenza was a ll- power ful in preventing no fewer than five persons, who bad prof fered their aid in the good cause, from appear ing, namely, Miss M. Williams, Messrs. Hobbs, Allen, and Williams, and Balfe, who was to have con* ducted the selection from Amilie. Again, the orchest ra parts of all Engli s h o p eras h av i ng b een thrown i n t o dire confusion by the ; f ore i gn p owers ' o f C ovent-gar d e n, It was difficult to get them into such order as would have been necessary to their going well, and we were forced to be contented with a mere pianoforte accompanime nt to many of the songs, thereby l os i ng a ll t h e orc hestral painting with which Rooke's genius had adorned them. The overture and introduction to Anailie went wel l with the band and ch orus ; so did Wil son ' s s ong 01 * " Who has not marked ?" which was very heartily en cored. The chorus of "To th e mounta i n ," w as roe," spiritedly given, and would no d ou b t h ave b een repeated' but that the hour was wearing late. The concert vise concluded with the famous trio of " Dare the foe invade our land ?" by Wilson, Leffler, Machin, and chorus. The popular songs of Amilie were given very sweetly by Miss Dolby, Miss Williams, Miss Poole, Miss Isaacs' and Messrs. Wilson and Leffler, Mr. Smythson, an old pupil of Rooke's, accompanying them on the pianoforte• We heard many person s i n th e room, w hil e ex pressing their admiration of the music of Amilie, wonder why such an opera should not be performed again- 1 ; 1 1, such beautiful melody sho u ld b e a ll owe d to sleep—an.';!; really is wonderful that suc h s h ou ld b e t h e case , for 1 1 ; be effective in the concer t room, it is much more so on the stage, the music being essF, r ! tially dramatic. Her e i s a cas t f o r Anil which we feel convin ce d wou ld rewar d any t h ea tre the chose to bring it o u t. Mi ss P oo l e would make 1(6) charming heroine, her voice is so beautiful, so fresh, 0 . thrilling; and then she has feeling too, which the reprf sentative of Amilie ought to possess. Miss Isaacs wolV. a _ fill the role of the sparkli ng - e y e d l aug hi ng hostess Le lia with great naïveté, th oug h l as t n i g ht s he sang pretty song " To the vine feast" a little too sloy% but that could be easily r eme di e d. Again, w her o f is there is any basso who could sing the songs,, " My boyhood's home," an d " Wh a t is the ligj il? is better than Leffler gav e th em l as t night ? the very man for the Count. Well we rememb er j how effectively he gave th e mus i c a t Covent•garu e ; Then there is Wilson, th e or i g i na l J os e, with his flea manly tenor voice, as fresh and bale as ever—he seeniiii last night to revel in th e mus i c o f hi s f r iend. But he give up his attra c ti ve en t erta i nmen t s , or occasion s % give them up, to go aga i n on th e s t a ge ? That question for the manager to settle. Mr. Thomas, 7": originally led the opera of Amilie at Covent-garn,ef; prevented conducted last night in place of Balfe, who was . p by indisposition. Balfe, having been a pupil of pool Rooke, would have been quite in his place, wt . ., wielding the baton for his poor departed master t . ! )14 2: the influenza said no. It is doubtful, however, whetp!_i_ it would hove gone better than under the conductorship of Mr. Thomas, who is thoroughly acquainted wittl.t.t_ music. Sir Henry Bishop conducted the first part of "I: concert, and his own trio of " The Chough and Crow was tremendously cheered, and encored. StFr of Bennett played charmingly a beautiful composition .1 his own on the pianoforte; Chatt er t on a concerto 0 0 L B, ~ harp, and Richardson one on th e flute. Miss Do w ' sang two of Mendelssohn's songs in her 0 " fascinating manner, and Wilson sang deli g htfully the beautiful song o f " B r i g h t - eyed Maoris'' Maiden," from Rook e ' s opera of Henr i qu e, and also Attwood's exquisite ca n t a t a o f " Th e So ldi er 's Dream." The audience retired d e li g ht e d w i t h t h e musi cal treat they had enjoyed, enha nce d, no d ou bt, by the feeling that they had also been exercisin g th e i r b enevo l enc e in a worthy cause. We are given to understand that the subscription-list for poor Rooke's family, at the head of which stands the name of our gracious Queen, is In" creasing very satisfactorily. Mr. Wilson, of 47, Gower street, is treasurer to the fund, and to him contributio ns may be forwarded.. COURT CIRCULAR. Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey arrived at Osbo rne on Wednesday afternoon, and has relieved Lord Alfred Paget (Clerk Marshal) in the duties of EquerrY in Colonel to the ueen. W Bouverie Q arrived at Osborne on %Pollee" day afternoon, and has relieved Captain the 1- 10 . n. Alexander Gordon, in the duties of Equerry 112 Waiting to Prince Albert. The Queen and Prince Albert took heriring oil Wednesday afternoon ; and, yesterday,. Majesty rounds and her Roy a l C onsor t wa lk e d o ut early in the g surrounding Osborne. The royal children took their usual walking and riding exercise yesterday. Lord Alfred P age t a nd Captain the Hon. A. it Gordon have left Osborne. A deputation, consisting of Sir E. M‘Naghtent M.P., Mr. Tennent, M.P., Mr. Boyd, M.P., and ,f W. Clene, had an interview with the Chancellor *f the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Right Rev. Dr. Wiseman had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday. The Earl of Caw dor had also an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet, at the Home-office. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England bad a general meeting yesterday. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening, from the Colonial-office, for the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and also for the Governor of Malta. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Coancil sat yesterday. The Lords present were, the Master of the Rolls, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, the Chao; cellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge 01 the Admiralty Court. An appeal was commenced from Bengal " Reny Srimuty Debiah v. ItanYt Khoond Suta." Mr. Charles Buller and Mr. Jack' son were heard by the Court. --- - ANOTHER DISASTROUS FAILURE IN GlillltANT•.--- We yesterday announced the failure of MM. Richter and Co., of Prague, for an immense amount. The f9reig,ll. papers received yesterday convey the gloomy intelhgen'; that another large mercantile firm, MM. Witterstein ant's Co., of Barmen, in Rhenish Prussia, whose PaYn3e/301 were recently suspended, in the strict sense o i the tel.: has just been declared bankrupt by the Tribuna l of en ; merce in that town. This houso, independently of r , very extensive commercial relations with Amer lc3 ' viedon a triple concern for spinning, dyeing, and 916 ho refining, which employed about 2,000 operatives,. v t,.. are . now left destitute. The liabilities of MM. Wl„ t ‘ e- f stein are estimated at 1,000,000 dollars, or 3,800,u"" (152,0001.) A " Beef Association " ha s been established!at lug Montrose. They adv er ti se "boiling pieces" 4 0• p er arid " steaks" at sd.—Ab er d een Journal. At Upper Tooting, on the 27th u lt., Mrs. J BIRT& hart, Good J. li. of a son. On the 29th ult. ' at Milton House, St. John's-wood, the lady of the Rey. D. Anderson, M.A., of a daughter. J. On the 30th ult., at Kensington-square, the lady o' r Goodere, Esq., barrister-at-law, of a son. la dy o f On the Ist inst., at John-street, Bedford-row, t h e F. K. Parkinson, Esq., of a son. ~r.... V. On the Ist inst., at St. John's-hill, Battersea-rise,o-i'— Fr Oait, of a son. Tovls e ' Oa the Ist inst., at Streatham, the wife of J. .•- rt • Esq., of a daughter. -------------- On the Bth of September MAßßlE last, at D Bellhary, East Indieg'ctsbre„, Hon. D. Arbuthnott, son of Viscount Arbuthnott, ode}.lllnidg, dineshire, N. 8., to Eliza, second daughter of T. F. l " Esq., .M.D., of Wallington, Surrey. bV th e On the 30th ult., at St. George's, Hanover-squar e ', - a ce Rev. H. H. Jones, M.A., Edward Colyer, Esq.' Hall, Southfleet, Kent, to Caroline, second daughter o• Albert, Esq., of New-cross, Hatcham, Surrey DIED. the 240 1 On the 16th of October, at Sierra Leone, Africa, in mi x ed year of his age, F. Lemon, Esq., •f her blajastP Commission Court. E. S' On the 26th ult., at Hocklev-hill, Birminghsu n ' Watson, wife of R. K. Douglas, Lsq' ' s. aged 60. Julia , the On the 29th ult., a t Weymouth, Dorset, aged 2 9, u— wife of E. B. Washbourne Esq Gd On the 28th ult., Dr. V. Wilson surgeon, Iti sr 7 s r g : t e rsout On the 29th ult., at St. Heliers, Jersey, Captain o• R.N., aged 62. ed 7 2 ' On the 30th ult., J. Steel, ' Esq., of Upper Claptont o.btar On the Ist i ns t.. at Richmond, Surrey, Caroline, dau of the late Mr. T. Hillyer, of the same place. . tvh it more , On the 30th ult., Fanny, the wife of C. IL Esq., of Lark-hall.rise, Clapham. ur rt, London : Printed and Published by MUBDO „ ro. 1124 No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, 1 ,,,, tv at Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in th e co "' Middlesex, Friday, December 3, 1847. I Of Q. Gov No v ,