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

Neve ready, at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., 31s. bound, M R-HOWITT'S NEW WORK, " THE HALL AND THE HAMLET." Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. COMPANION TO THE STORY OF WATERLOO. Now ready, Part 1., with Portraits, price 2s. 6d., STORY OF THE PENINSULAR WAR. By the 3fARQUI3 of LONDONDERRY. A Companion Volume to TILE STORY OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Orders received by all Booksellers. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. 14:4110N - B - inI - Co -- ., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, lreg 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, as hitherto), at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle- Street. London. to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully r3quested to be addressed. AP 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. N.B. Sales and purchases of all descriptions of stock and shares effected by private contract, every day, as usual. Offices. Ball of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Un ter the Management of Mr. it. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed Sheridan Knowles's Comedy of THE LOVE CHASE, Sir William Fendlove, 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- Doti ; Mrs. Keeley, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Seymour, and Mrs. Stanley. To conclude with a new and original Farce, called WHO'S MY *LYBRAND ? Doctor Mall, Mr. Tilbriry; Daniel Tootles, Mr. Keeley ; Mrs. Smith Thompson, Mrs, W. Clifford ; Sophonisba Mull, Mrs. L. a. Buckingham ; Sally Starch, Mrs. rlamby. Btage Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Webster. J. T. Archer, Rox-book keeper. Boxes, se. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. ; 1 13'pper Gallery, le. _ _ Dom open at Half-past Six, Performance to Qommenc - e at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL Inder the direction of Madams Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new and original Drama, called GABRIPILLI; or; the Bequeathed Heart. Fitzgerald O'Carrol, Mr. Boyce ; Major Dunmore, Mr. Worrell; Marquee di Minch), Mr. Paul Bedford ; Bal 111Ulzar Yaldarne, Mr. 0. Smith ; Bob Bit, Mr. Wright ; Gabrielli, Sularae Celeste ; Sighora D'Ossnna, Miss Brooks. Alter which. a New Farce, entitled THIS HOUSE TO BE SOLD fete property of the late William Shakapeare), Inquire Within. Cha voters by Messrs. Wright, Cullenford, Worrell, 0. Smith, Paul Bed *rd. Mrs. Laws, Azo., &c. To be followed by the original farce, Galled HOW TO SETTLR ACCOUNTS WITH YOUR LAUNDRESS. Whittington widgetts, Air. Wright; Jack Brown, Mr. Msuayard; Squibb, Mr. Redmond ltyan ; Mary White, Miss Woolgar ; Mdlle. Cherry Bounce, IlLso Emma Harding. To conclude with A. NABOB Frllt AN HOUR. Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. , Gallery, Is. Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. under the Management of Madame Yestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mat Yews. TIIIS EVENING, Will be presented TAB TWO QL'EENg. Characters by Messrs. Dolby and Harley, Miss Pi. Gilbert, and Mrs. Stirling. After which, a new Comic Drama called PEGt+Y GREEN. To be followed by a Connie Drama, =lied A ROUGH DIAMOND. To conciade with a Romance of Real Life, called BOX anti COX liaincipal characters by Mr. Harley, Mr. Backstone, and Mrs. Mac. samara. Drees Boxes, 5e.; tipper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, fs. ; Gallery, Is. No half-price to any part of the house. Tito New lios-ofdoe, No. 2, Wellington-street, la open to the Pablo every day, from Ten till Six. The Interior of the House kas been entirely re-designed by Mr. W. Bradwell of the Colosseum. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Hugagernent et Mr. MACREADT and MISS CUSHMAN. THIS ETENING WI)I le performed Shakspeare's Play of KING HENRY VIII. King Henry Eighth, Mr. Coeper ; Cardinal Woisey, Mr. Macready ; *seen Katherine, Miss Cushman ; Anne Boleyn, Miss Susan Cush man; 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. Principal characters by Messrs. S. Cowell, Neville, Howard, Harris, Mrs. Selby, and Miss Villars. Dress Circle, 55.: Boxes, 45.; Pit, 21. ; Gallery, Is. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. F. Da'ridge, No. 1, Daridge•terrace,Kensington-read, Surrey. TIIIUETENII‘G. the performances will commence with the First and Second Acts of the celebrated Opera 01 LA SON AM 11 riA,_ To conclude with the Farce of LOVE, LAW, and PHYSIC. A distiact entrance to the private boxes has been made (which ►awe been re-fitted). Private boxes may be had 'tightly of all the Principal Librarians ; and at the Box-eftlzo of the Theatre, which is open daily tom Ten until Four. Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. AISTLEI"S ROYAL A.MPIIITHEATItE, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. William Batty. Mr. Batty's performing Elephants. THIS EVENING The Grand Srectacle of THE CAMP OF SILESIA. Entimiv new Scents in the Arena, by the talented Artistes of Ole Kstabliil•ment, ht the various modes of ennestration. To conclude with a new Domestic Drama, called THE WHITE rAnm. Box-office open from 11 till 5 Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. W West. MEETING OF PA RL IAM ENT THE THIRD EDITIONS "THE SUN" CONTAIN, AS USUAL, THE LATEST PARLIAMENTAIIY INTELLIGENCE, AND ALL OTHER NEWS UP TO THE HOUR OF POST. V Orders received by all Newsmen, and at the Sun-office, 112, Strand. i'LLE WEATHER.-61324 OFFICE, DEC. 3. THERM /METER, Lowest, 50; Highest. 55 ; Noon. 53. BAROMETER, 30.12.—W1ND S.W.; rain. 111,11 WATER AT LONDON-BRII)GE THIS DAY. Atornln/.. 42 miitutes after 10 I Evening .. 14 litrinces ..Re , 11. House of Commons. It is, perhaps, as well that it should be so; we have already shown how utterly absurd is the expectation that any real results can proceed from the investiga tions of that Committee. The abortive proceedings 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 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 ASHBURTON 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 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 ingold:as well as in every other species of commodity. Much ingenuity has hitherto been exhibited in di verting 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 VILLIERS 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 JOHN PAKINGTON'S motion has been so decisively negatived without a division - 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 virtu' to demand of a people—this of patience—when their natural instincts clamour to them for instant changs and activity. It is a short• sighted policy—this of procrastination—which leads the two Houses at Westminster into so many frivolous delays merely for the gratification of a Parliamentary punctilio. Economy is one of the principal inducements tt a regular system of sanitary improvement. Perhaps it is because these measures are of so peculiarly eco nomic a descriptio❑ that the Parliament will be ulteriorly induced to give them a fair and deliberate consideration. The thought, that by the preservation of the public health the manual labour 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 municipal 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 disinfecting fluid, may in like manner satisfy the agricultural part of the community as to the advisability of such a rational arrangement. That the scheme is regarded with unbounded admiration by the thousands 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 an instant. Is it probable indeed that the multitude should recoil from the offer of better ventilation, better sewerage, better supplies of water, less noxious vapours, less chance of the putrid exhalations of churchyards, of the pungent stench reeking from open cesspools, and of the sicken ing smells of putrefaction rising from the doors and windows of adjacent slaughterhouses 1 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 perceptible in the animal and vegetable kingdoms alike ; it is this spon taneous tendency which makes the tree shed its de caying leaves in autumn, which causes the sparrow to plume itself with its bill in the morning, and which periodically relieves the lobster of its shell. Nature does not abhor a vacuum more than she does refuse of any description. And, in the beautiful or ganization of her machinery, what is refuse to one portion of it is to another a means of nourishment and development. It is only, therefore, by allowing this refuse to accumulate in such a manner that it cannot by possibility be employed to its intended purpose that instead of acting beneficially, it affects everything in the most pernicious manner imaginable. Agricultural manure, for example, might be collected not merely from the drainage of our cities, but from the very cleansing of their streets ; and instead of poisoning the waters of the Thames by rendering them the receptacle for all kinds of rubbish and pu trescent matter, we might, with the very cause of so much discomfort and sickness, enrich our meadows, and by enriching our meadows increase our harvests. In addition to the different inducements already enumerated, which are held out by sanitary reform to different classes, it is maintained by the honorary secretary of the Health of Towns' Association, that the claims of the sanitary question are most peculiar on the directors of life assurance societies. This can not assuredly require any very detailed explanation. It stands to reason that those societies which are the must singularly interested in the prolongation of the lives of the community, should be the most solicitous to forward measures which would inevitably diminish the annual amount of the national mortality. It is ombovrioue s, therefore, th a t th e san i tary quest i on i s no tors of likelyinsurtaonmeeeesotoiweittihes thanthe opp w o i s t i h tio t n ha o t f ot the fa d rm ire e c r; or of operatives. Nor is this negative position all. It would, by necessity, meet with their strenuous and unanimous encouragement. Above all, when the laws to relatin g t o san i tary re- gulations are enforced, and operation, it i s eertain that a novel energy will be allt reasonable conjecture imparted con framework of the community, he entir e s y s t em i s i n will be j Tho Those to l the wh o l e re-invigorative. That system will be a7s strin gent and generous in its influences. It will act as a legislative tonic, and will be to the people as strengthening a p, the baptism of ACHILLES. When once passed, there will be no inclination even to retract those sanitary concessions on the part of the Legislature ; they will have proved to be too efficacious, and—too economic. By the Levant mail we have received advices from Constantinople of the 17th, and from Athens of the 20th ult. The Emperor of Russri had refused to mediate between the Porto and Greece, but had recom mended King OTHO 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 PUARMAKI, Majors BOTZAIRIS and MAcaiJANT, 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 DUFOUR are at Lucerne, where he is at the head of 10,000 troops. The Constitutionnel 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 iuits, protected by Austria, and armed by the French Cabinet. Let persona 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 Debats 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 Debate 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 Schwytz 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 de,ert the liberal cause, it could at least have remained neutral and awaited events. But no, it must throw an 11lied 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, which 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 not 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. Guizot proposed to the Government of Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia, to enter into concert for 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 we 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, arid 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 wo 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 niews, say these papers, and abandoned the Austrian alliance, adopting at once the counter project of Lord PILMENBTON. They all consider this a great diplomatic triumph for Lord PALMBRSTON, and that everything tends to wards a renewal of the entente cordials. The Persian Ambassador has left Paris for Mar seilles, en route for Constantinople. The Constitutionnel says—" Viscount DUCIIATEL, 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 DUCIIATEL returns to his Prefecture." The Union Monarchique says—" It is announced that the Cabinet of Madrid has just entreated M. JAMES ROTHSCHILD 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.; Ilavre, .502 f. 50c.; Great Northern, 570 f. ; Avignon, 575 f.; Vierzon, 560 f.; Bordeaux, 4951. ; Paris and Strasburg, 423 f. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 4021. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 407 f. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC 2. Boulogne and Amiens, Is%—Central of France (Orleans and Visrzon), 16—Dutch Rhenish, 2%—Namur and Liege, 6%—Northern of France, 12%—Paris and Lyons, 6W i Pariegnd Orleans,.46%—Sambre and dense, 6 LA —Tours and N antes, 4N. 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. Amoniuother 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 w a s l a t e ly e l e cted 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 23d or 24th instant, and immediately before the Christmas holidays.—North British Mail. TIIB LATH lIIGIIWAY ROBBERY OF DR. BOWRING. —CARDIFF, WIIDNESDAY.—Upon the assembling of the magistrates of the Petty Sessions, held in the Town-hall, yesterday, it was stated to the 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 high% 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 51. 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 exclusion 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 the names of all occupiers of houses be inserted in the rate book. The lists of voters for the present year con tain about the same number of names as the lists of the preceding y ears , as appears f rom the statement affixed to the rep or t. TottmsaTnahenreearalyre all 2 h , 6 t 70 hands thrown ou t of employment,e mills p resently THE GLASGOW FAC TORIES going are on short ti me , wor ki ng f rom six to eight hours y.—Caledonian Mercury. ''• 'l'. - ' 6 ' - 'sf.' , " ~ A .•-• IP ' r . ... ~ .. ~.. .„. ~60- 4 4 . •.0.4,,, ~ , . f t '‘ ' ? .. .• •- . -•• ;40 , , n otiik .. - 0,•,„, . . • )11111 1, , ,,, I- k ' ..l - , 1* ,,. ' , . .5. ' ~,,.' s : ' . .A. •• , '_,\,. , ' iZ,7 , .?660 ; - ' ~, ,• ' .'". . . ''... , ujening LONDON, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1847. In the House of Lords last night the Marquis of LANSDOWNE 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 diffirence 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 nacre of the country ; " " that he had no intention appointmentr urpo p r l n s o e f th o e in.. of a Committee for the visi on of the Binto inquiries with a view to a re convertibility into curre ncytl. as it now existed, subject to to proitireepftroecdieopuasrtmefrtaomls—ththaatt basis." The no intention The Act of 1 819, ther efore, and its effects upon the trade and commerce of country is to b e w h o ll y excluded from th e cons ideration of a whose especial business it is to report :n a " the laws for regulating the issue of hank -notes payable on de mand." This is, indeed, a perform the part of Hamlet being omitted. and l aw copse_ T c Zo nf H am l et, of 1844, which rnnidn o .was merely the coro ll ary qaence of the principal meas ure , the only 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 d elin q uent —that which really oc casioned our difficulties and e mbarassments—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 regulating the issue of banknotes payable on demand." :'We suppose that such is likewise the intention of i'lfr OHARLBe Woon, and that in like manner the _ . i s to be " tabooed " i n th e C o mmittee of the :, egirot ~ --is - • . i s THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1847. MONEY and COMMERCIAL 4EWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was very dull. Sales 3,000 bales, at id. per lb. decline. Railway shares generally were 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 public 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 Sua, 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 manufacturers 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 far 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 flat this morning. For Time the price has recedcd to 86k, and for immediate Transfer to 85g. The Ex chequer-bill values have risen to ss. premium, and the advertised paper to 98. premium. There is still a flat demand for India Bonds. Bank Stock has been heavy at 188 i. • Spanish Bonds have advanced to 181, and the Three per Cents. to 291. The Belgic Four-and-a half per Cents. h ave impro!ed to 89, and Dutch Two-and•a-Half per Cents. to s•ti i• 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. ONIC CLOSING PRICES OF ISRITISII FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES Bank Stock _ . 3 per Cent. Reduced Antis 8 , 41 14 3 per Cent. Consols Annaities.— 853 4 1' 1•1( 3 1 4 per Cent. Arms.. 86 85 3 /0e 16 _.ew . .,ent.4-._ ~. Ai J ,i, Long Amis. to expire Jan. 1860 .•• 8 9-16 li 8% India Stock — Ditto Bonds 10001 Consols for Accouut 86!4 % 1 /4 86%, Exchequer Bills. 2d. 3 2 5 p 5 p 5001. Sinai! tam CLOSINci PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES. Brazilian Bonds - Ditto, Account SO Equador Bonds Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846........ 18 . _ Ditto, Account...... ...•••••• — 17 Portuguese 5 per Cents. — 74 ex div Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account 1 7 3 /4 18 1 ,y 3 18 1 4 Ditto, 3 per Cent Dividends oa the above payable in London. Belgian . .. 88 89 Dutch, 24• per Cent., 12 Guild.... 454% 3 / 4 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 83% $4 PRICES OF . m BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES P A ID. AT ONN O'CLOCK. PRICES Aberdeen Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2 5 ‘ .. — • — Ayrshire and Galloway.. 21 /4 Belfast & County Down 10 Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 ..... 14 144 ... Binning., Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley ... - S ..... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.... 7 3 / 4 Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter Ditto, Thirds Buckinghamshire 101.4 s• — Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares..... 3% Ditto, Clydesdale June 50 ...... Chester and Holyhead-. 37% 2 114 2214 ...... 22% Ditto, Preference .. 8 Clarence Do. let Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Dublin and BelfastJunc 2O Dundalk & Enniskillen 15 East Anglia, 25/, L. k E. and L. and D....... 25 Do., 181., E. & ll. 18 Do., 3/.105.,E. &H. 1 Eastern Counties Ditto (11) 2O ... .. 15% 15% Ditto, Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1....... 61.138 4d... Ditto ditto, No. 2... 61. 135. 4d... Do., York Extension.. 10 ...... Do., North. & Eastern 50 ...... •• Do., Quarters Do., New ... 23 Eastern Union 6O .. ... ... ...... .. ... Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 / Ditto, Thirds ........13a. 4cl Do., (guar. 6 percent) ••• East Lancashire Ditto, New - ... Ditto, New Quarters... 3% ... ... .. East Lincolnshire Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... --48 Ditto Half Shares ... 15 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ...... Edinburgh & Northern.. 22 1 ,4 _ ••• Ditto, New Ditto, N e wport ..... ..• 9 i,„ ...... - - Ditt o , ditto, New • •••• 2 1 4 Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorch. 2% Ditto, New Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle 51.65. 8d Glasgow, Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 Ditto, New Do. Preference Coml. 12% ,_ Great Isiortnern lO% 4%4 4% Do, London and York 24.. ... Great South. and West. (Ireland) Great Nrorthof England-100 226 .. 225% Ditto, New 401 5 Ditto, New 30/. 3O Ditto,•• Great Western Shares 5O IDD) iii Ditto, ttt oo 15 — ••• 20 Ditto, New 17/ ...... ..., 7 Shares 8% 8. .... ..... Huddersfield & blanches. 22 ..... .. Ditto, Thirds ... 7 Hull and Selby 5O - ... 99 994 - ...... Ditto, Half Shares 25 Ditto, IA Shares-- .. 12% — Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 15 Do., do., and Norwich 15 Do., do., Extens. Scrip (late Camb. & Ely) 2% l% Lancaster and Carlisle... so Ditto,Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto Ditto % Shares . Do. Quarter Shares... 14% — ... . Do. Fifths ......... 64..... ..... ......... Do. Sixteenths ...... .. 64 Do. Thirds (Reg.)....10/ . 48. ... Do. Liverp. and Bury 34 --- — Ditto ' 4 (late Hud dersfield and Sheff.) 33 Do.( Wakefield, Ponte fract. & Goole Do. (W. Riding Union) 4/. 28 24% dis 2% dis. Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do. 14 Shares (A) 9 — - Ditto Dew d s i b t u to ry 7: c. ...... 3 1 7 : ..... _OA __l% Leeds and Bradford Leicester and Bedford... 16s. ...... Niiii'Mie ftw h 5151.......... 11A — Leeds, Do., Branch 1 ,4 Shares 124.. ••• Do. New Branch( bhus) 2% Do. Extension (green) 24- ••• --••••— Do. Newlixt en . ( p i n k) 2% Leeds and Thirek 36 ..—. 22 Ditto, New Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3% — ... ..." ..... Liverpool, Crosby and SOUttirt 2 •••• •••••••••• ..... Liver!), ncbstr& New castle Juncti0n......... 2% London and rcßlaz i kwal.l. 6 ....1,6/.135....4d.... -- __ ...... _— Do. New, N o . 2 -4/. 13s. 4d.... Do. Extension 174.••••• London, Brighton, and ,South Co as t Do. Consol. Eighths.. 30 - Do. Guarant. 5 per ct. 9 Do. Prof Con. 5 per ct. 50 London and Greenwich 12/ 1554 d... •-•- - Ditto, Preference ... 18/ 1 7 82 d... London and N. Westera 100 1564 155% 15 5 1 /2 Do., Quarters L. & B. 17 Do., do., New .. ....... 2 Ditto Fifths I ipci. 4 Shares (G. J.) 25 Do 40/Shares(L.M.) 15 ...... Do. 40/. (M. & B.) ..• 40__ Do. 10/ (MI & B.) A-- " , i ...... ... Do. 10/ (M. & B.) B. 7 % .--.--- Do. 10/. (51. & B.) G 1 — - Loud. & S.Wrestern 41/. 6s• 8d Do. New ConsoL Bttis 40 ...... ••• Do. New 50/. ... ..... 324.. .. 29 294 Do. New 40/. . 26 Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 - ........ Ditto ditto ............ 40 Ditto, Thirds 6/ 13s. 4d.... ....... ....... . London, Salisbury, and Yeovil •• •..•••••• --• Londonderry&Colerainei 27% — ....... ........ Londonderry and Ennis killen 2 3 3/ •.•••• ••• *•••• ••••• ...• Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock ...... ........ ••• 3 .... .. 1 ..... 1 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire lOO -•..............— Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3)... 7 1 / Ditto and Grimsby.... 25 Ditto ditto . ......... 7 - •••••• ..... •••• Ditto ditto ••• 4% 29 1 4 Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire 7% — ......... Manchest. & Southampt. VA fdildand Do. Consolidated Pref.loo Do. 401. Shares Do. 50/. Shares lO Do. 13irm., and Derbyloo Midland Consol. Brist. & Birming., 6 per cent.loo ......118 1 ,E ).lidlnd, Brist. & Glocstr. 34 Ditto, ditto ...... —7/. 9s — ....»........ Midlnd, Leicest. /a Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.100 Midland Great Western Irish Newcastle and Carlisle , Do. Quarters Newmrk et & Chesterford Do. Extension ...... Newport, Abergaveany, and Hereford Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, anti Rostrevor WO 50 ...... -- 1314 .21. 12s — Norfolk Do. New 20/. Do. Extension Do. Scrip, 1847, North of Norfolk 2 - ••• •......... Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 North British . ....... ... 25 Do. Half Shares 12%...... 13 12% Do. Quarters e t Do. Extension ri ....- 34 Ditto Thirds ...........4 1 Nod t Staffordshire— 7% ...... 7 ''s I No A Wales North Western Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...,.. 35 ... Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Roystun and Ilitchin ... 19i — ... Scottish Central Scottish Midland 17% — . .... Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole ... b Shrewsbury and Birm... 6 Ditto ditto, Class A. 6 . SShrewsbury & Cheater ( Nor. W. MM.) l6 - Ditto Haloes ditto 8 Ditto Oswestry .. 12 Ditto New Shrewsbury and Herefd 2 ...... Shropshire Union South Devon 4O .••••• ••• •••••• 00000 • Do. Preference South Staffordshire 4 :-.outh Eastern & D0ver.133% 31 14 % 14 Do., No. 1 2O Do., Nc. 2. Do, No. 3.. ..... :5 ...... Do., No. 4 South Wales zouth Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 2 Swans. & Loughor &Ca meron's Stm . Coa l . 4 Taw Yale Extensiox ... 4 Tliamcs llaven Dock and Railway ..... Vale of Neat!' 4 Waterford and Kilkenny 13%.. — Waterford and Limerick ai Watertd,Wzfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin West Cornwall ...... 4 Wh!tehaven & Furness 11 Windsor, Staines, and South Western........ 525. — Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. Do. Original New and - _ - Berwick ........ 25 Do. North Shields run 25 Do. Extension No. 1. 10 Do. do. No. 2........ 2.........10 G.N.E.Preterence 8 ...... 9:% 4 3 1 i i 3 / York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference :10 Do. East and West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 30 - Anglo-Belgian... Barbadoes I ...... Bonloos and Amiens... 20 ...... 15% 1 ....”, Central of France (Or- , leans and Vierzon) ... 14 • Central of Spain ........ 2 Ceylon ..... ss. Demerara 5 ...... Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish ... 7 East Indian ... ..... .... 1 1 4 Great Indian Peninsular ss. Great Southern of Madras ss. Great Western Bengal... sa. Great Western Canada... 3 1 4 ...... Italian and Austrian.... 4 ... .. Jamaica S.Mid.Junction 1 Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 ... . ..»........ Luxembourg. 6 .•.... -- • • ...... .• • 4 Lyons and Avignon 5 -- "' ..... ""'*+ Madras .....- ............. 1 Madras. Nellore, and Arcot % Madrid and and Valentia.... 2 ... .. Namur and Liege f • Northern of France...—. 10 ..... 12% ... Orleans and Bordeaux 6 Over Yssel 4l 3s 4d Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans 2O Paris and Rouen Faris and .Strasbourg 8 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse ...... 18 Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 Tours and Nantes ...... 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt....... 16 Trinidad West Flanders ...... .... 8 ' - 1. 5 4% JOINT STOCK BANKS. -- - Union of Madrid London Joint Stock Provincial of Ireland ... 25 MINES. Anglo Mexican lOO Bolonos Scrip British Iron ... l2 Brazilianeocaes&Cuiba 30 ..... .. ... Galvanized Iron Real Del Monte, Unreg. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Dac. 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 Mather, Quebec. Arrd. from the Ricer Ellerslie, for Callao. TEIGNMOUTH, DEC. I.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Haber dirce, St. John's, Newfoundland. FALMOUTII, DEC. 2.—Wind S.W.—Acrd. Merchant, Lake, Monte Video, left Oct. 2, and sailed for London. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 2.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. General Park hill, M'Kown, Charleston ; Fidelia, Yeaton, New York, sailed 16th ult., with 60,000/. specie on freight ; Golden Eagle, Krebs, Nassau ; Intrinsic, Miramichi ; Wanderer, Patterson, Quebec. Sld. Black Madras, Fair. field, Callao ; Bridgetown, New Orleans ; Isabel, Anti. gua ; Edmund Perkins, Boston ; Great Britain, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Camilla, Newfoundland. Off port, llebrew, 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 o f the crew of the Danish barque, Maiden, and Spanish brig, Industrie, and a midshipman an d seven m en f rom her Majesty's ship Dolphin, has arrived here in tow of her Majesty's ship Confiance. GALWAY, Nor. 30.—The Maree, Con s t ance, Constan tinople and. Lisbon, for Cork, has put i n t o A r db eren Bay, in distress, and i t is expected must discharge. NOTICE TO MARINERS. REGULATIONS FOR VESSELS BOUND TO SWEDEN FROM PORTS ON THIS SIDE OF CAPE FINISTERRE. 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 Finisterre, and destined to Sweden, must be provided with a bill o f h ealth, signed by the Swedish and Norwegian Consul at the place, or in the absence of such functionary, by the con stituted authorities; in which must 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 vessel 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.) 111 1 / 2 43% 9 1 4 83% 118% 28 3 / 4 12% I 1% 314 17 3 / 4 125,E - s;t 4 MOM t t "- 34 1 4 31% 31% 133 12% 9 % 76 16 1 / 2 _ 151/2 .57i 12% CORN-EXCHANGE.-FRIDAY. Although we hare 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 businese 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 were made, but at very low prices, even for good qualities. The middling and inferior sorts wore almost unsaleable. Oats, Beans, and Peas, were heavy, and the turn lower. Indian Corn, Meal, and Flour, were selling at full prices. ARRIVALS. Wheat. gnglish •• •.•• I 3,62 S qrs. trl h. ........ Foreign ...... 240 _ Malt, 3,440 in. SNIXTIMIELD. ilarlay. Oats. I Fl oar, 1,830 qrs. 170 qrs. I 2,410 sks. 100 I -- 2,410 -- 4,590 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, Bcc., 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 Holland 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. Milch Cows were heavy, at from 151 to 181 each, including their small calf. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. to e. d. Inferior Beasts— ... 2 10 3 4 -_;Qcond quality . • . 3 6 3 $ Prime large Oxen.. 3 10 4 2 t'rlme Scots • • • • • • 4 4 4 S Large coarse Calves 3 _8 4 4 Prima small ditto .. 4 G 4 10 Suckling Calves ..20 0 28 0 Inferior Sheep • • , • 3 8 4 0 s. d. to s. d. Second quality ditto 4 2 4 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 410 Southdown Nether 5 0 5 2 Ditto out of the wool Large Hogs •.• • • • 4 0 4 6 Small Porkers .. • 4 a 5 2 Quarter old I'igs ..18 0 26 0 Lambs •••••• • • •• S 0 0 0 I rigs. 31i5 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. 1,004 3,680 207 NE/a/GATE AND I .IIADENNAM6. 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. I_ s. d. to s. d. neet,inferior•• .... 2 6 2le Mutton, inferior 3 2 3 4 - middling .. •• 3 0 3 2 middling.. 3 f, 210 - primolarge .. 3 4 3 6 prime .. •• 4 0 4 6 - prime small .. 3 8 310 i Fork, large.... •••• 3 10 4 4 Veal •••••••• • • • • • 3 8 4 b -- small .. 4 6 5 2 Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. HOROUGH HOP IYEAREET. 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 10s; Mid and East Kent ditto, 31 to 515. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—Thoro has been a dull market for British Plantation, and the sales have not been of magnitude. Barbadoes by auction has realised 42s 6d to 45s for fins yellow, and 385 6d to 39s 6d for mid. REFlNED.—Standard lumps have beon 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 43s Gd ; 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 6d ; and ord to good grey 31s to 35s per cwt. _ FOREIGIL—Thero 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. COFFEE.—Nativo 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 Rica 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. Rica.—Bengal has been sold at lOs to 19s per cwt. SPICES.—White Pepper has been sold at 4icl to 41d per lb, and black, at 2d to 23-d per lb, for some quan tity. Pimento has realised sfd to skl per lb. Nutmegs have been sold at 2s 3d to 2s lid per lb, and Jamaica Ginger has realised 21 to 101 18s per cwt. RUM.—Proof Leewards has realised is 8d to is Bid per gallon, and proof East India is 6d to is 7d per gallon. SALTPETRE.—This article has been quiet. COTTON.—There has been ♦ery little doing, but prices are steady. TALLovv.—P.Y.C. is 45s to 45s 3d per cwt on the spot. TEA.—The market is dull. At the public sales of 16,100 packages, about 3,100 sold. Hyson, Imperial, and Gunpowder were again rather lower. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice ERLE and a Special Jury.) GEORGE V. TIIE MARQUIS OF 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 251. per month. her Ladyship, however, was always dissatisfied with this arrangement, and in October, 1843, she left her es t a bli s h ment at Richmond, and took up her abode at Mivart's Ifotel, when the Marquis consented to allow her Ladyship the sum of 2,4001. per annum, and the first quarter's payment of 6001. was p a id i n 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 12,021/. Out of that sum he paid her Lady ship 2,4001. a year, 1,0001. a year for a country house, 1,0001. a year to his mother, and 6001. 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 • quonce 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 watclreases, 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 Nrge 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 he 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. He went away, and soon afterwards returred 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.IIRIDGE 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 3191. 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, 7,323/. 6s. 10d. ; Rents and Interest, 6461. 6s. 6d. ; Stock, 7401. ss. 1 ld. ; making a total of 8,709/. 19s. Bd. Expenditure : Salaries, Wages, &c., 1,1971. 15s. lid.; Income Tax, &0.,_ 278/. 12s. 4d. ; In terest on Bonds, 1,295/. 16s. ; Dividend, 3s. 2d. in the pound, 5,937/. 10s. ; making a total ef 8,709/. 19s. 3d. The report was adopted. The above four directors were re-elected. DISTRESSING SUIPWItECK.—RAMSGITE, DEC. 1.-- 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 position that there was no hope of safety if they remained in the vessel, the long boat was immediately got: out, and the crow jumped into her ; the captain remained till the last, and ran back to the cabin for something he had forgotten, when, lo! the rope that held the boat broke, and, without oars or sail, it was impossible to reach the vessel again ; and he, consequently, with the ship and bis faithful dog, which would not leave him, perished. The boat drifted all night, and on Saturday morning was descried by the men on one of the lightships, who threw the grew 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) wont 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. Hoa re in his sermon. After the service a collection was m ade, and the money laid out in clothes to enable them to go to sea again.— Kentish Observer. ROYAL ARTILLERY.—Major Mee'sst tt no company, e 6th r, to battalion, left Woolwich on Mond7ay la a , for th balion, and the relieve Captain Stace's company, am to day at Woolwich, to latter company arrived t h e a s foreign service, their turn prepare for proceeding being near at hand. REPRESENTATION O r TAmwonTu, DEC. 2.—No candidate has yet been formally announced for the re presentation of this borough in the room of the Right Honourable W. Y. I cc!l ; but Sir Francis Lawley, Mr. D ug dale, Sir Charles Clarke, and Capt. A'Court are spoken of. 84% 86% 865' 80 2 3 4 184 20 i 89 54% 84 - 8!i - 99% 1% 113/4 - 614 4% - 1% - 8 14 PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Madame Anna Thillon—Thillon the fascinating made her debfit for the season at this theatre last even ing, in Auber's sparkling opera of the Ambassadress. It was at the Princess's that Thillon originally took the town by storm, and 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, for the benefit of the widow and 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 emanated works which stamp 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 lifo b een s pared, and had he a had the opportunity whi c h so f ew English compo sers enjoy, of producing hi s work s . The cone " 5 very pleasing one, notwithstanding several drawb acks ; for, in the first lace, the influenza was all-powerful in preventing no fewer than five p e r s ons, who had Pr° - f fared their aid in the go o d caus e, from app ear ing, namely, Miss M. Williams, Messrs. Hobbs, Allen, and Williams, and Balfe, who was to have On ducted the selection from Amilie. Again, the orc hestra parts of all Engli s h op eras having been thrown into dir.e confusion by the foreign powers of Covent-garden, it was difficult to get them into such order as would have been necessary to their go i ng we ll, an d wo were facet' to be contented with a mere pianoforte a ccompaei me l to many of the songs, th e r e by l os i ng a ll the orche stra painting with which Rooke's genius had adorned thew) / The overture and introd uc ti on t o Amilie went we f with the baud and chorus ; s o did Wilson's s°ll g " Who has not marked ?" which was very hesr til Y n , e- s ; cored. The chorus of "T o th e mou ntain, „ Iv" —° a, spiritedly given, and would no doubt have been repea ts but that the hour was wearing late. The concert was concluded with the famous trio of " Dare the foe init luo our land ?" by Wilson, L e ffler, M ac hin, and chor us. The popular songs of A m ili e were given very sweet by Miss Dolby, Mi ss Willi ams , Mi ss P o ole, Miss i saa :j and Messrs. Wilson and Leffler, Mr. Smytbson, an pupil of Rooke's, a ccom p an yi ng th em on the pia Tossing We heard many persons i n th e room , while "P wh y their admiration of the music of Amilie, wonder such an opera should not be performed again—wd7 such beautiful melody s h ou ld b e a ll ow ed to sleep -4 ° l p really is wonderful that such should be the case, for eh be effective in th e concer t r oom, it i s n3u n more so on the s t age , th e mus ic being 0 1. 6 tially dramatic. H ere i s a cast for Ang which we feel c o n v i nce d wou ld re ward any t h e atre t ha t o chose to bring it out. Miss Poole would mak e s° charming heroine, her voice is so beautiful, so fresh, thrilling; and then s h e h as f ee li n g too, which the repurfi sentative of Amilie ought to possess. Miss Isaacs w_o e ,! a _ fill the role of the sparkli ng - e yed laughing hostess L t i h "l o with great naivete, though last night she s an i f„,iy, pretty song " To the vine feast" a little too s here but that could be easily remedied. Again , '''' sa f is there is any basso who could sing the song v ,, "My boyhood's home," and " What is th e il t e is better than Leffler gave them last night ? the very man for the Count. Well we tam er en. how effectively he gave the music at Covent gar",f n _ Then there is Wilson the original Jos& with hi e s ei n e ; manly tenor voice, as fresh and hale ss ever—he 8. will last night to revel in the music of his friend. he give up his attractive entertainments, or That give them up, to go again on the stage ? That who question for the manager to settle. Mr. Thopas±2;eu, originally led the opera of Amilie at Covent - P_ L te d conducted last night in place of Ballo, who was pre!" f D oor by indisposition. Balfe, having been a pupil ° when Rooke, would have been quite in his place, Lui wielding the baton for his poor departed masterh: the cl3ast;on,!llys the influenza said no. It is doubtful, however, w rok: „ it would hove gone better than under the conduct.o. tublio wit fthe of Mr. Thomas, who is thoroughly acquainted Is music. Sir Henry Bishop conducted the first part 0 own concert, and his own trio of " The Choug was tremendously cheered, and encored. ster ni_ s Bennett played charmingly a beautiful cotnpositionZ his own on the pianoforte; Chatterton a concerto on ,t, harp, and Richardson one on the flute. miss pow?: sang two of Mendelssohn's songs in her el fascinating manner, and Wilson sang delis the beautiful song of " Bright-eyed Me °6 ; h and Cnr,le Maiden," from Rooke's opera of and also Attwood's exquisite cantata of " The Soldier:. Dream." The audience retired delighted with the ma st cal treat they had enjoyed, enhanced, no doubt, by c" feeling that they had also been exercising their be h evoleli in a worthy cause. We aro given to understand tbat subscription-list for poor Rooke's family, at the hea d , 14 which stands the name of our gracious Queen , is '`" e ,l, creasing very satisfactorily. Mr. Wilson, of 47, o °7 a s .' street, is treasurer to the fund, and to him contr ibut.o may be forwarded. CO URTMIRCULAR. Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey arrived at Osborne on Wednesday afternoon, and has relieved Lord Alfred Paget (Clerk Marshal) in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to the Queen. Colonel Bouverie arrived at Osborne on Weds°. day afternoon, and has relieved Captain the Son. Alexander Gordon, in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert. The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing on Wednesday afternoon ; an d, yesterday,. her Majesty' and her Royal Consort walked out early in the ground' surrounding Osborne. The royal children took their usual walking en d riding exercise yesterday. Lord Alfred Paget an d Ca p tain the lion. A. il• Gordon have left Osborne. -------- A deputation, consisting of Sir E. AvNaghLon, m.p., Mr. Tennent, M.P. Mr. Boyd, M.P., and gare W. Clene, had an interview with the Chancellor .es the E xch e quer a yesterday , yesterday, at his official residence I Downing-street. The Right Rev. Dr. W iseman had all intervieW with Sir George Grey y esterda y . The Earl of Cat; dor had also an intervi ew y esterday with the OP' Hon. Baronet, at the Home-office. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England 1*(1 a general meeting yesterday. Dispatches were se nt off yes terday evening , fr°ll the Colonial-o ffi ce, for the Lo rd Hi g h Commission s r. of the lonian Isl ands, and also for the Governor 01 Malta. The Judicial Cmitteepresent of th were, the e Privy C Al asteronnell sat of yesterday. The L om ords the Rolls, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, the Chan: cellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge ° d l the Admiralty Court. An appeal was cornsneece from Bengal " Rany Srimuty Debiah v. BOP Khoond Suta." Mr. Charles Buller and gr. Jac k son were heard by the Court. ..........—...................—.......qff, ANOTHER DISASTROUS FAILURE IN GERX,A I4 , lr ii ;; We yesterday announced the failure of MM. -, f„ - ;a e n and Co., of Prague, for an immense amount. The,', ° ; ;„`e papers received yesterday convey the gloomy int°'"od that another large mercantile firm, MM. Wittersteinico Co., of Barmen, in Rhenish Prussia, whose PP,„0:12, were recently suspended, in the strict sense o, tilt] ; - „ 0 ,„ has just been declared bankrupt by the Tribunal ot l it , merce in that town. This houso, independentlY ° o r very extensive commercial relations with Alnerr u ' or r r i e e r d on a triple concern for spinning, dyeing, anu 5 ho onwg are, leftwh estimatedi ch employed destitute.a t li,ohoe a o b ,ol o i cl u ob t i 1 2 idt , oi 0 e1 0 1sa 0 or sf o , pAoeirrsaiiB/0e o fitter. :o 0o i steinarel refini ng, (152,0001.) h a il t A " Beef Association " has been establi'e lb Montrose. They advertise " boiling pieces" 4it i• p er and " steaks" at sd. —Aberdeen Jo2fin! l .. __- 1 BIRTHS. K' GOOd"rt At Upper Tooting, on tie 27th ult., Mrs. J. of a son. td 136 On the 29th ult., at Milton House, St. John's-Wn° ' lady of the Rev. D. Anderson, ALA , of a daughter'', of J' On the 30th ult., at Kensingt o n-square , the lauJ Goodeve, Esq., barrister-at-law, of a son. ,a lady ° f On the Ist inst., at John-street , Bedford-row, t'' F. K. Parkinson, Esq., of a son. On the Ist inst., at St. John's - hi ll, Battersea-rige , ° Ts. f . Frith, of a son. ... ft T O6 Oa the Ist inst., at Streatham , t he wife of d•" -. Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. as' , I die , tlitl On the Eth of September last , a t Bellhary, E - , n bin Hon. D. Arbuthnett , son of Vis count Arbutbuott,o,y;noids, dineshire, N. 8., to Eliza, second daug hter of T. . Jb e) Esq., M.D.. of Wallington, Surrey. On the 30th ult., at St. George's, Hanover-squarß'fbsolibe: Rev. H. 11. Jones, M.A., Edward Colyer, Esq , °' f ,1 ' Hall, Southfleet, Kent, to Caroline, second daughter 0 Albert, Esq., of New-cross, Hatcham , S urrey. ----•"' DIED. , t , o4th On the 16th of October, at Sierra Leone, Afrlcsit in 1604 year of his age, F. Lemon, Esq., of he r rdsjesty'.s Commission Court. E• S• Watson, wife w e if 2 e 6 o tl f i ult., at Hockley-hill, Birminghio, On the 29th nlitt.., a K t . Douglas,Esvq.e,rasgete,da6oged. 2,, Julia , the wife of E. B. Washbourne, Esq. %Veymouth , ,1 w ed 66. co O n n t th h e e 28th 29th ult at D rs.t.WnelVieirlas,o Jersey, rsaueyrfe4talt-in'' J''.—parsoil. R.N., aged 62. ' a ged 7 2 . On the 30th ult., J. Steel Esq of Upper Claptoh, ag , h ter On the Ist inst.. at Rich m ond ,'Surrey Caroline, tia"°' of the late Mr. T. Hillyer, of the same pl ' a , ee• T r Whilin nre ' E_ o=l t., F anny, the wife of C• I ' ' Esq., of Lark-hall.rise, Clapham. _-- , --------,4iNG at, London: Printed and Published by MURDO 1 '' l , / „ 112, No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun °face , "" t 0/ Strand, in the Precinct f the Savoy', in Middlesex, Friday, December 3, 1847. the cote y 144fe1„ ' , .; aa:k ho 101: 'USG Sitn tot ths _re q Nos rae4 qua aloe test Itna Sole /2, str4 Le l Ati dt• 1 TIC