The Sun. — London, England, 1853-01-26 00:00:00

THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH PRESS (Peony the "Weekly Dispatch—) MR. EDITOR,—It is useless to disguise the part which the press plays, and must play, in the con cerns of the world. Aike all other powers, it must look to be slandered, and its answer to libels must be its own conduct. It is built upon the right to make all facts and opinions known, and can only put down perversions with the clear statement of truth. It is the public opinion embodied and expressed in the most wonderful organization of mind and material means ever yet brought to bear ; and its final result ought to be, that, by the comparison of all statements and all reasonings, the world may become one well-instructed Parliament; deciding all disputes by the authority of truth and reason. If it does not eventually become this great tribunal, it will be because it betrays its office, and I look to this much-to-be -desired con summation, because it is the plainest way of show ing its present duties. Just now the French Moniteur is accusing the English press of exciting an enmity between the two nations. It chooses as its examples the • Morning Chronicle, the Times, and the Morning Advertiser—an odd conjunction in the estimation of our public. Of course, the injuries complained of are attacks upon the Imperial Court and Govern ment. The Moniteur affects to quote from the more important of the English authorities the fol lowing worth :—"A Senate more cowardly (lade) than that of Tiberius has given to the Emperor the maost exorbitant power, and destroyed by a single blow all the guarantees which remained to the na • iiiion. Favourites gorged with honours, functiona ries without a conscience, unheard-of exactions and crimes—such is the Goverment. But chastisement is preparing • already Europ e i s on th e a l ert, and the year will ; not pass over without something ter rible breaking forth." Now herein is just the mo dicum of truth which would make some believe in the whole assertion. The Times, in a very mis placed and gratuitous sentence, did liken the French Senate to that of Tiberius, not, perhaps to the ad vantage of the former. I remember being struck, in the perusal of th e d ay ' s paper, with a sense of needless provocation. But the sentence given in the Moniteur is atrociously garbled, and the most offensive part of it is altogether invented. What ought to be said of the Moniteur, the official organ of the French Government, whose leading articles are supposed to be inspired, if not written by Louis Napoleon himself, when, in denouncing other journals for writing that which may lead to disturb a good understanding, it forges itself a direct pro vocative to war ? If Louis Napoleon be really the author of the passage in question, there is no doubt whatever that it is his design to plead, at his con venience, a threat against the French nation, as a motive for taking up arms t o d e f en d i t. Ido not hesitate to say that the entire sentence, threatening " chastisement," is an utter fabrication. Ido not believe that any journal representing any ap preciable portion of public opinion in this country, has ever tended towards the idea of a Pforeign. interference with th e a ff a i rs o f F rance —of a foreign sympathy, avenging any do mestic party, or any domestic wrong. If there has been one idea, universally predominant, strangely fitting itself to the views of all English factions, it has been that F rance oug ht t o b e l e f t • at the fullest liberty to settle its own Government at its own will, and that we have nothing to call in question but its external actions, and the policy that may lead to them. The acknowledgment of the Empire, instantaneous and unreserved as it has • been, was quite as much the act of the entire people as of the Ministry, a homage paid by our states men to the general will rather than any decision of their own. Any renewal of the madness of 1793 has been most repugnant to the convictions, the experience, the feelings of every politician through put the land, and a falser libel upon British inten tions or desires could not be put forth than the no tion of " chastisement" for the deeds which France may think proper to act within her own territories. Such a provocation, and I speak as a jealous watcher, has certainly never been put forward by the Times. If, then, the f orgery is the deliberate device of the Imperial Government, we must look to the effects to which it directly leads. The Government may be desirous enough to identify itself with all France in a common wrong, real or prete n d a d. Louis Napol eon h as certainly been looked upon with the greatest distrust by the English press, and he has been subject to the severest censures, some necessary and dignified, some petulant and outrageous - some taking the ea s y occas i on f or the exhibition of much effective rhetoric in the style of clever young gentlemen discussing, in their orato rical class, the assassination of Ciesar by Brutus. Of this latter description would have been the let ters of an "Englishman," published in the Times, had they been written by an Englishman at all ; and not, as I conjecture, by a refugee, eloquent beyond the greater number of gifted men, and burning to identify English resentment with the wrongs of his own country. But all these have been launched at Louis Napoleon and his adher ents ; in no instance has France been attacked, in no instance insulted, unless, perhaps , by pity. The English press has al wa y s treated the French nation as oppressed and g rieved, and it s l as t th oug h t would have been that of avenging that nation's sufferings, . real or supposed, enforced or voluntary, upon itself. When the result of the last "plebiscite " was made known, even this ground was given up. France had either accepted or condoned the deeds of the 2d of December; and all who were rational among , our public writers, if they wondered at the deci sion, felt bound to bow to it. Thenceforth they ani madverted in a totally different strain. They cri ticised public acts and schemes, exactly as they would treat measures propounded by their own Government according to their value and worth lessness, and they mainly considered English in terests in the consequences likely to result from such proceedings. Some journals, of course, con tinued a vulgar strain of abuse because their readers might be excited and amused by it • but such pub lications have no more to do w ith the formation or direction of any effectual public opinion, than the poet who furnishes the tragedies to Richard son's company, or the gentleman who exhibits the monuments in Westminster Abbey. If, then, the French Government would desire to impress upon the French nation, that the nation is the object of threats or of abuse from the. English press, or from the English people, the falsehood can only be propagated with the intention of stir ring up hatred, of identifying the people with the empire in one common apprehension of the British power and resentment against it, of securing popu larity in France by raising the spirit of war against England. How base, how murderous, how detes table such a course would be, needs no remark to show ; but unless the Moniteur can disconnect itself from the French Government, or can tell us how it has fallen upon quotations which never ex , isted in the original, this is the stigma which it, perforce, brings upon its master. It is still the duty of the English press, and this article in the Moniteur most emphatically shows it, while it abstains from comment or uses it with the most dignified calmness, to give full attention to facts, and to be keenly alive to their natural re sults. There are some indications, which, quite apart from passion or pre-occupation are tho roughly unmistakeable. The confiscation of the Orleans property was one of these. It struck at the very basis of right, and the effect throughout Europ e was one of profound reprehension and alarm. Lately we have had the establishment of a bank of "credit mobilier," empowered to raise eight times its paid-up capital by the emission of paper, that it may lend upon inconvertible securi ties. No experienced merchant's clerk in London can misinterpret such an act as that. Fro would, indeed, be deeply concerned for the honour of his employer's name, if it should appear as connected with such a scheme. A 'Government promoting suck plans may take its choice of being called dupe or accomplice ; but at once it forfeits confidence, and thinking men calculate mainly upon what it will do to, avert the consequences which all forsee —whether it will endure the storm it shall have raised at home, or whether it will seek to conjure it by directing its lightnings abroad. Again, we have two significant facts which should be taken in conjunction. France, with no intercourse with Auierica which is not now well provided for is about to devote 600 , 0001 . a-year to promoting the establishment of a commercial pacl:et fleet, to steam between Cherbourg and the western con tinent. This latter idea ic, indeed, questioned, time only will show if it be true or false. I will hope th e • latter. Cherbourg is a war port—a —a Port - mouth, not a Bordeaux Southampton ; and Havre and are the real seats of commerce. Let it be frankly admitted that France has every right to provide its naval reserve by the means which are so effective in Eng land, the creation or encouragement of a mercantile navy. Let us believe that France may be as ap preliensive for its shores as we justly are for the perfect security of our ONVII. It is not every step towards naval efficiency in France that should alarm us. But herein is, at least, preparation for con test. Let u s look a little further. Our own budget tells to all the world what we intend to do. It is beyond the competence of our Ministry to take ,< - 1811naRbY d. for one purp ose r,,-aifother Jai lately the sam© practic h. and apply them to prevailed pir \ , 1 giii_biag .:But it is expressl provi e ded as in - the new P. 1:: j eta _9 , 16 .4 t* constitution, tllt what the Govern , ..... , ,ntes , et Moose to save upon one item, it may ,- Tt l :a p e7ro any other. The gross sum is its own ". I &.",*' ' , 4ted. If, therefore, we pee a milli on ' I , -: , . ."' 1 , z ted to railways, while there is in -/.,, ' minution in army expenses, there -11 4 Th kire ec "ty, for France or for us, that THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 26, 1853, the tables may not be reversed on any caprice, on any pretended provocation, or any necessity provided for the purpose. The doings at Cherbourg may be wonderfully expedited by a little change of application. Look at the article in the Senatus Consultum, gentlemen of the Peace Society. And I would also bring to your notice, as an incident of some significance, that the Minis ter of War of the Sardinian kingdom took occasion twice, in his last reported speech upon his estimates to recal to the minds of his hearers in the Parlia ment that " war is not improbable." Perhaps being nearer to the volcano, he has greater dread of the eruption. In all this there is much to think of, much to treat of wisely, little to dread. The task of the press cannot be mistaken=it is to handle a serious subject seriously. This is no time for the exhibi tion of juvenile vigour or of craftily studied rhetoric in stinging sentences. If the press taker upon it self the dignity of statesmanship it must prove itself capable of the office. It must not court the frivolous —aye, and the few —among its readers by a mere flourish of its weapons. The business of life is not a tournament, not a constant exhibition of mere dexterity. The main quality in a journalist is judgment. The higher he places his preten sions, the more certain is this truth. He is a warrior, not a gladiator. He is to look to the purpose and end of his efforts. What can be the aim of such a paper as the Daily News, at the very moment that a grave and eventful dispute exists between the French Government and the press of this country, in comparing Louis Napoleon with Captain Macheath, and telling his English guests at the Tuileries that their host will not become their plunderer if his necessities do not compel him ? Is their no more worthy and equally effectual way of keeping the English people on their guard against possible aggression, now that the Daily News has left off opposing the levy of the militia, and believes that the treason which would keep recruits from its ranks may prove a public danger ? Does the Daily News imagine, when it abuses the French Imperial Court, acknowledged now by all the European powers, and makes our own Ambassador at Paris a partner in the dis grace—does it believe that it does this as the representative of any part of the Eng lish public ? Does it think that one voice will join its hue and cry of insane and vulgar pro vocation ? And if it acts without hope of so com promising its fellow-countrymen, to what does it pretend beyond the character of a contemptible brawler offering offence for pure ruffianism ? Does it hold itself to be pernicious or impotent ? To provoke war or to be despised ? What Englishman is willing to risk the least evil of contest to please the Daily News? What Englishman does not now expect from his newspaper the solid advice and in formation of a friend, not amusement from the grimaces of a hired jester ? The people will not countenance such incitements to great evil. We are, - or rather our Government is, the unwor thiest on record, ready for defence. The good of the world is strong enough to hold down the evil, if the well-intentioned possess prudence. We have only to refrain from all that may disgrace our dis cretion or weaken our means of maintaining peace. CAUSTIC. THE FORGERIES IN THE CORN TRADE. At the Mansion-house yesterday, Robert Ferdinand Pries, charged with having feloniously forged account able receipts fur goods, namely, 7,313 quarters of wheat, and uttered the same, knowing them to be forgeries, and also for having obtained a large sum of money upon false pretences, was brought up before Sir Robert W. Carden for final examination. The justice-room was crowded with mercantile men. Mr. Eallantine, instructed by Messrs. Van Sandau and Co., and Messrs. Crowder and Maynard, appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Wontner for the defence. The interest was increased by the report which had been spread by some of the newspapers, that there were grounds for believing that the prisoner had transmitted large sums of money to the Continent. Mr. William Frederick Ingelow was then sworn, and stated that the date at which he had called at the house of the prisoner was Saturday, the Bth inst. I have not seen the prisoner write. Mr. Ballantine—ln your former deposition you say, " I am perfectly able to judge of his writing by his cor respondence ;" do you wish to make any explanation of that answer ? The Witness—l ought to have said from cheques and documents, more than from correspondence. Mr. Wontner—Have you ever seen any of his corres pondence? The Witness--Yes. Mr. Wontner—Was it in a German character ? The Witness—l have seen his correspdndence in a German character. Mr. Wontner—Have you ever seen any of his corres pondence that was not in a German character ? The Witness--I do not remember having seen any letters in a German character. Mr. Wontner—Have you ever seen any of his hand writing, except on a cheque once or twice ? Witness--I have seen many cheques. Mr. Eallantine—That is, you have seen nothing but cheques ? Witness—At this moment Ido not remember having seen anything but cheques in his handwriting in the English character. I have not been to the prisoner's lodgings since the last examination. Mr.; Ballantine said he had now concluded his evi dence with respect to this charge, and asked for a com mittal. Mr. Goodman (the chief clerk) then proceeded to read the depositions which were taken on the two previous occasions. Sir R. W. Carden (addressing the prisoner)—lt is now my duty to commit you for trial for feloniously forging accountable receipts for goods, namely, 7,313 quarters of wheat, and uttering the same, knowing them to be forgeries. The prisoner was then asked, after the usual caution, whether he wished to say anything in answer to the charge ; he replied, "I leave it to my solicitor, Mr. Wontn er." Mr. Wontner—We do not propose to enter into any defence now, but it is quite right that I shOuld make one observation. There seems to be an impression afloat that Mr. Pries had secreted a large quantity of money arising from the transactions which have been given in evidence. I am sure it will be found in the sequel that nothing of the sort has taken place ; that Mr. Pries has not appropriated a shilling of the money which has arisen from any of his mercantile transactions ; and I am the more emboldened to say thus much, because I see present the official assignee (Mr. Patrick Johnson) who has been through his accounts, and who, if neces sary, will corroborate what I have said by giving the result of his examination. Sir R. W. Carden—l am very glad to hear that ob servation from you, because it has been currently re ported that, in contemplation of the discovery of the act, which he must have been convinced must sooner or later have taken place, he had sent over very large sums of money to Germany, with an intention of providing for future exigencies. Mr. Johnson—l wish, in defence of myself, to say that the books of the prisoner have not been thoroughly examined at present ; but so far as any examination has taken place, Mr. Wontner's remarks are perfectly cor rect. The examination at present is of a very limited description. Mr. Ballantine—The course which is now being taken only shows how very undesirable it is to enter into any matters collateral to the issue before the Court. What the prisoner may or may not have done with the money is totally immaterial. Ido neith er a d o pt th e prosecu tion of Mr. Wontner, nor do I put forward any other proposition, as lam not instructed to do so. I wish to confine myself simply to the performance of my duty in showing that these documents are forged, and that the prisoner at the bar has forged and uttered them, know ing them to be so. Whether he has done so for the pur pose of covering large speculations into which he may have previously entered, or whether he has done so with an intention of laying by a purse for the future, are mat ters of which we are utterly ignorant. But I must take the liberty of not adopting any one proposition, be it either in his favour or against him. We do not know the object of these forgeries ; but when a man commits forgeries to an enormous amount, it can hardly be ima gined that he does so without some motive correspondink in his own mind to the enormity of that offence. I re gret very much that I am compelled to make these obser- vations in consequence of the learned gentleman who ap pears for the prisoner making statements respecting mat ters which are entirely beside the issue the Court has to deal with. But I must observe that in cases of forgery it would be very wrong that a prisoner should be protected, either in point of law or in point of morality, by asser tions as to any thin; he did with the money or by an y statement of what were his intentions with reference to it. Mr. Wontner—l did not say that the prisoner ought to be protected either in point of law or in point of mo rality, but I thought it fair to him to invite the atten tion of the prosecutors to the fact, that there was no foundation whatever for the rumour that; has been afloat of his having appropriated any part of these moneys. Mr. Ballantine--We do not know whether there is any foundation for the report, one way or the other. Mr. Wontner—Then you can ascertain the fact ; I in vite you to do so. The charge against the prisoner of obtaining 9,0001. of Messrs. Schuloff and Co., was then resumed. Mr. Ignace Schuloff—l. produce two bills of lading upon which I have advanced money, in addition to those I produced at the last examination. Mr. Wontner—What was the interest you charged ? The Witness—The interest we charged varied ; it was a half per cent. sometimes, and sometims only a third per c e n t. It was according to the length of time that the money advanced was to be lent. We settled it with Mr. Pries himself._ Mr. Wontner— You are now speaking of the commis sion, are you not ? The Witness—Lam now speaking of commission. Mr. Wontner— ,he commission. —But was there interest charged besides The Witness—At the beginning of our transactions there was ; in April last interest was c'harged. Mr. Wontner—Now, when you clrirge, a commission of a half per cent. upon the amount, was that for the loan of the money for one week ? The Witness- - Sometimes for a week, sometimes for a longer period. Sometimes I lent the prisoner money without bills of lading. Mr. Wontner—Did you charge him one-third per cent. for the loan of the money for a single day ? The Witness—Yes, we did. Mr. Wontner—What would that be per annum ? The Witness--I could not reckon it per annum, but for a week it would be the same as for a month. I have been to the lodging of the prisoner's wife since the last examination. I went yesterday of my own accord, for the purpose of expressing my sympathy for the situation of the prisoner's wife. The mother was out when I called. I did not shut the mother up in a room, and search her boxes or her basket. I did not search any of her goods. I was accompanied by a messenger from the Court of Bankruptcy. Mr. Wontner—Then you did not make any search of her goods at all ? Witness —I did search, but only from erroneous in formation received by me, and I did not find what I looked for. Re-examined by Mr. Ballantine—l went to the lodgings of the prisoner's wife with a messenger of the Court of Bankruptcy, who was present during the whole time. No search was made by anybody except the messenger. Mr. Millis Coventry, one of the Society of Friends, said —I am a partner in the firm of Coventry and Shepherd, who carry on business as corn-factors in White Hart court, Lombard-street. I produce eight bills of lading which I received from the prisoner. I received them at different dates. Ido not recollect that I received them from him personally, but I had communication with him respecting them both before and after I received them. I cannot recollect any particular conversation with him, but they were received in the way of business at my office, either by myself, my partner, or my clerk. One of the bills of lading is by the Auguste Adolph, from Dantzic-28 lasts 32 scheffels of wheat ; this is dated the sth of December last. I have three of the 3d of January of the present year, one of the 20th of De cember last, one of the 22d of October, another of the 3d of January, and another of the 28th of December.- To one of them. I have no date. I have looked over the bills of lading produced by Mr. Schuloff, and find that numbers 1,3, 4,5, 6,7, 8, and 9, represent the same cargoes. I cannot say that lam very familiar with the signatures of the persons purporting to be the shippers of these cargoes, although I have frequently seen them. I have previously had bills of lading from each of the shippers. I believe the signature to the bill of lading produced not to be genuine. I might have taken them in the course of trade, as one frequently takes them, without examination. After these bills of lading were deposited with me the whole property in the cargoes was vested in me. Mr. Edward White said—l am partner in the firm of Farren, Young, and White, corn-factors in Mark-lane. I produce a bill of lading which was deposited with toe by the prisoner. I cannot say with me personally. I may have had conversation with the prisoner on the sub ject of it, both before and after I received it, and it went to the prisoner's account. I find a duplicate of that bill of lading amongst those now shown to me ; it is No. 2. We received it on the 22d November, 1852. Mr. Schuloff further examined—l cannot mention the precise amount I have advanced on the bills of lading of which duplicates are in the hands of other parties, but it is somewhere about 9,0001. Mr. R. Sutherland : I reside at 13, Gloucester-place, New-road. I was clerk to the prisoner for 14 months. recollect the Bth inst. I saw my master last at half past three on that day. As he was leaving I asked him if he knew about some bills of which notice had been left by the bankers. He replied that he had taken them up. He did not then, or at any time previously, tell me that he was going to leave for Newcastle, or for any other place. I did not know he was going away, and I did not see him again until he was in custody. Mr. Ballantine : I dare say, sir, after what has been now proved, you will agree with me that it is not neces sary to go to the expense of bringing the shippers of these goods from foreign countries in order to prove that these documents are forgeries, and to show that they were written without any authority, inasmuch as it is quite clear that the depositing these bills of lading with one person is a virtual parting with the property ; that the depositing of duplicate bills with other parties is a representation that the property has not been parted with ; and as that is in itself a very grave fraud,, and in volving a very serious punishment, I think it sufficient to ask you to commit upon that charge. Sir R. W. Carden : It is clear from the evidence that money has been obtained from two parties upon dupli cate bills of lading, and therefore the prisoner will be committed for trial for obtaining, by false pretences, 9,000/. of Messrs. Schuloff, with intent to defraud them. On being asked, after the usual caution, whether he had anything to say, the prisoner again said he should leave his defence t• Mr. Wontner. He was fully committed on both charges. SOCIETY AT THE AUSTRALIAN DIGGINGS. The Inverness Courier publishes in its last number se veral letters from respectable people who have emigrated from that quarter of Scotland to Australia. The journal vouches for the authenticity of the documents, from which we make a . few extracts. The following is from a letter, dated Melbourne, Sept. 6 : " Things will not last for ever in this way. There will be an outbreak here before many years. Nothing but separation from England is talked of. Thousands of Yankees and Californians are swarming in every week, and thousands of the riff-raff of all the world. The country is in a fearful state for want of protection, and robberies and murders are committed with impunity. I sleep every night with a pair of pistols under my pillow, my father's big sword hung up by the bed-head, and also an American bowie-knife under my pillow. Our house, to be sure, is in a lonely and romantic situation, and is thus liable to attack at any time of night, but we do not like leaving it to come and live in this vile Melbourne." In another letter the same writer speaks as follows : "It would be utterly impossible to give you any idea of the state of things in Melbourne now. It is such as the world never saw before, and perhaps never will again. With thousands arriving every day from Eng land, California, and America, &c., we have still the same number of houses in Melbourne that we had when the population was only about 24,000, before the gold discovery. You may think what it must be now. A complete wilderness of tents has sprung up all round the city, in which all the most hardened villains in the colony have their haunts, and through which it is not safe to walk in broad daylight. The whole interior of the country is completely overrun with bands of bush rangers, mounted, armed, and thoroughly organised. The murders and cruelties they practise on their victims are fearful. They perform their exploits quite in the same style as the old banditti ; however, they some times get caught. A party of them, while prowling about the main overland road from Mount Alexander to Adelaide, in South Australia, stopped to rest and re fresh themselves at a shepherd's hut, and there openly stated that they were lying in wait for a party of dig gers who were returning with a large quantity of gold. Nothing more was seen of them for two days, when two of them returned, one so fearfully burnt all over his body that he died in a few hours ; the other one also died from the effect of a gun-shot wound. The other three of the gang were missing. A few days after, the burned remains of several men were found a short dis tance on the road, and it ultimately turned out that the party they intended to have robbed had overpowered them, and taken a fearful revenge by burning them to death. The men were all old convicts. Is this not a practical illustration of the evils inflicted on these colonies by the continuance of the transportation sys tem ? But, there's a good time coming, and if it is to be continued, why, the sooner the colonies are independ ent the better. They are already ripe for it. I have no hesitation in saying that the gold diggings have hastened the approach of that event by 50 years. It is not to be supposed that a country which can export twenty mil lions sterling per annum in gold-dust will long submit to be made the sink-hole of England. However, it is no use talking more about that subject. lam writing this in my office, which is splendidly situated, being a very high room, and having a view of about 20 miles down the Port Philip Day, so that I can see every ship and steamer that comes in, and as I have full view of the telegraph station, I can tell at a glance what part of the world they are from. Whilst I am writing, there are three large ships coming in from London, two from Liverpool, one from Bristol, one from . the Cape of Good Hope, one from New York, two from San Francisco, and a whole fleet of traders between here and the neigh bouring colonies—all crowded with passengers for the gold diggings. This will give you some idea of the rate at which our population is daily increasing, and this is only the commencement of it. This is not my own opi nion of the state of things ; it is that of every sober, re flecting man in the colony, from the . governor down twoanrdast. a time. Every d l a t y ie fl n o o u vr r is 3 fprroombaobuilrity, friendsitsr . from l a n g t o b n y ; to-morrow, o u - m m p o s r r o o w f , per r l e o e e u . r only Any h o o n p e e iesh shipping p A i n m g e flourr America., a , here now, would make an immense fortune. Of our own w the l be Y 4 al growth there will be little or none this year. In addi tion to this, our social condition is fearful ; only fancy bodies of armed men rushing into the shops and gold offices in broad daylight, shooting at the owner, and making clear off with the spoil ! As for stirring out after dark, it is madness " [ADVERTISEMENTI—Deafriess—New Discovery,-39, A lbomarle-street, Piccadilly, observe, opposite the York Hotel. The organic vibrator, an extraordinary power ful, small, newly-invented instrument, for deafness, en tirely different from all others to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be produced, being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears are entirely removed ; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired. The Royal Exhibition—valuable newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat pocket glass, the size of a walnut, to discern minute objects at a distance of from four to five miles. which is found to be invaluable, for yachting, and to sportsmen, gentlemen, aTI gamekeepers. Tele scopes, possessing such extraordinary power, that some 3 inches, with an extra eye piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars They supersede every other kind, and are of all sizes for the waistcoat pocket, shooting, military purposes, &c. Opera and race-course glasses with wonderful power ; a minute object can be clearly seen, from 10 to 12 miles distant. Invaluable newly-invented spectacle.—S. & B Solomons, Aurists and Opticians, 39 , Albemarle - Street; Piccadilly, observe opposite the York Hotel. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOAV-STREET.----George Coates and Mary, his wife, were brought before Mr. Jardine for further examina tion, on suspicion of having caused the death of an in fant child.. The prisoners lodged at 4, Little White Lion-street, and had the care of the deceased child, whose mother paid them a weekly allowance for nursing it. One after noon last week both the prisoners returned home to their lodgings in a state of drunkenness, and went to bed. About seven o'clock in the evening a woman named Hollis, living in the same house, was called into the room by Coates to help him to look for a handker chief, and she then saw the child in bed, almost black from suffocation, and quite dead. A policeman was sent for, and when he arrived he found the male prisoner ac cusing his wife with the murder of the' child, which she then had in her arms ; but afterwards they both declared that it was accidentally suffocated. The inquiry was remanded till after the coroner's in quest, and Mr. R. Stephenson, a surgeon, of Little St. Andrew-street, now attended to state that he had made a post mortem examination, and found that death was caused by suffocation. He had discovered a quantity of vomited food in the child's windpipe, and he was of opinion that death resulted from it without external violence. This being also the opinion of the coroner's jury, the prisoners were discharged. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. —Randolph Routh., de scribed as a gentleman, and formerly in the army, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having vio lently assaulted Lieut. Alfred Cooper, of the Indian army, at the East India United Service Club in St. James's-square. Lieut. Cooper said he was at the East India Club, No. 15, St. James's-square that day, when the defendant sent to request an interview in the reception-room for visitors, on a subject which formed a matter of dispute between them. The defendant demanded the restora tion of a letter which was in his possession, and on re ceiving a positive refusal he, without warning, commenced a violent assault on him. The defendant seized him by the throat and struck him several severe blows on the side of the head. So violent was the assault that he was quite powerless to defend himself, and was nearly stran gled, and had he not succeeded in attracting the atten tion of the servants of the establishment, his life would have been placed in great danger. Complainant added that, had he been disposed to defend himself, he could not have done so from having recently fractured his arm. He neither did strike nor could have struck the de fendant. The defendant, in reply to the charge, said he was quite ignorant that the defendant had sustained any in jury to his arm. The assault was of the nature of a scuffle between them, and to prove that it could not have been so violent as described, Lieut. Cooper himself went for the assistance of the servants. With regard to the origin of the affray, that involved circumstances of a painful nature and included persons o f th e hi g h est re spectability. It was to avoid exposure that he begged the complainant, as a father, as a man, and as a friend, to give up a particular letter. It was the refusal to comply with this request which led to the sub sequent struggle. Lieut. Cooper said, if the magistrate required it, he had a witness in court to rebut the defendant's state ment. Mr. Hardwick considered the assault sufficiently proved, and, as he should send the case to the sessions, any further evidence could be brought forward at the trial. The defendant was ordered to find bail, two in 501., and himself in 1001., to answer the charge at the ses sions. WESTIVIINSTER.—A foreign gentleman, who gave his name Stephanos Xenos, was summoned by a cab driver for eightpence under the following peculiar cir cumstances. John Blake stated that, on the night of the 17th in stant, be was called by a servant from the rank at the top of the Vauxhall Bridge-road, to take up at 2, Bel grave-street, South, where defendant got into his cab and desired to be driven through St. James's-park to Palace-chambers, St. James's -street. Complainant told the gentleman that no hackney cab was allowed to go through the park, but that he would take him the other way, which would not occupy him above three or four minutes more. The gentleman said he was often driven through the park at night, and upon complainant's re p:Ating that he could not drive him through that way, defendant desired him to open the door, .and got out. Complainant followed him and demanded eightpence, which the gentleman refused to pay, and ultimately gave the driver his card. Mr. Arnold—What distance was it from the stand to where you had to take the gentleman up ? Complainant—About 150 or 200 yards. The defendant said that about a fortnight ago he was driven by the complainant across the park to Palace chambers, when, although he paid the driver more than his fare, he demanded something in addition, and con ducted himself in so insulting and offensive a manner that he (defendant) looked for a policeman to give him in charge. When the cab was fetched upon the present occasion he discovered, to his surprise, that the driver was the same man who had so misconducted himself, and when he desired him to drive through the park, lie refused. He (defendant) had repeatedly been driven through St. James's-park after ten o'clock at night, and after he had got out of complainant's cab and was going to hire another, complainant said something to the man to prevent his taking him, as he believed, unless he paid extra fare for the park. Mr. Arnold said that that might have been ; drivers might have eluded the vigilance of the person at the gate at a late hour at night, but that did not constitute a right, nor was it material whether the driver crossed with defendant a fortnight ago ; because if he had done wrong then, it was no reason he should repeat it. He considered the driver was perfectly justified in refusing to take the gentleman across the park, and there was nothing in the case to relieve the defendant from his liability to pay the driver for his being called off the 1 1 stand. Defendant was ordered to pay the Bd., and ss. costs, THAMES.—Captain Ridley Wilson, master of the brig Fifteen, was finally examined, charged with scut tling and sinking the Essex Lass, of which he had been master two years since last Christmas. Mr. Child, of the firm of Wire and Child, appeared for certain underwriters on the part of the prosecu• tion, and Mr. Ballantine, instructed by Mr. Smith for the defence. The principal witness was a lad named Cadmore, who stated that whilst at the helm he saw the prisoner bore three holes with an augur through the bottom of the Essex Lass, whereupon she began to fill, and, though all hands were called to the pump, she filled so, rapidly that they were compelled to take to the boats and row ashore, the captain having previously cut away the lar board end starboard ports with an axe. This evidence was to a certain extent confirmed by two witnesses named Cook and Masson. After hearing evidence as to the amount for which the vessel was insured, which did not appear to be up to the value of the ship and cargo, Mr. Ballantine urged that there was no mot i ve for the alleged offence ; that according to the captain's statement the whole was a gross and wicked fabrication ; and that, as the evidence stood, the magistrate should dismiss the charge. Mr. Yardley said the case was one which prohibited a magistrate from taking upon himself the functions of a jury. No motive for the destruction of the vessel had been as yet adduced, but two facts as regarded the port holes had been sworn to by three witnesses; and it was not attempted to be shown that such a course.would lighten or alleviate her. Much depended on the credi bility of the witnesses, referring, as their testimony did, to a fact said to have occurred more than two years ago. The charge was a serious one, and he (Mr. Yardley) had, in the first instance, refused to take bail ; but, from the different aspect which the case had since taken, he would now accept bail—the prisoner himself in 4001., and two sureties of 2001. each. The owner of the Fifteen and the owner of the lost brig Essex Lass, immediately presented themselves, and were accepted. In holding the prisoner to bail, Mr. Yardley said that, as far as regarded the underwriters and their legal ad visers, he certainly must say they had pursued a proper course on the occasion. The subject was one demand ing inquiry, and he would not prejudice the case by any observations. The depositions were then taken at length, and the requisite bail having been accepted, the prisoner was committed for trial. MULTI! OP LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Return.) The number of deaths registered in the metropolitan districts in the week that ended last Saturday is nearly the same as in the week preceding, being 994. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1843-52 the average number was 1,084, which, if corrected for in crease of population during these years, gives a mortality of 1,192 for the present time. Last week's return, therefore, exhibits a reduction of 198 on the estimated amount. Last.week the births of 790 boys and 787 girls, in all 1,577 child ren , w ere reg i s tered in London. In th e eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845-52 the average number was 1,427. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29 . 468 in. The mean temperature was on every day above the average of 38 years, but it showed much variation, having fallen on Tuesday to 37 . 5 deg., or only I'l deg. above the average, and thereafter having risen on Thursday to 49.6 deg., which is 12 . 9 deg. above the average of that day. On Saturday it fell again to 38 . 9 deg., and the mean of the week was 41.9 deg., which is 5 . 4 deg. above the average. On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday the wind blew from the north-west ; on Wednesday from the south ; at other times from the south-west. The mean dew point tem perature was 35.4 deg. [ADVERTISEMENT.] — HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills, an Tnfallible. Remedy for Tumours, Swellings, and Con tracted Joints.—Ann Carter, housemaid, residing with a family in Burton-crescent, iad an immense tumour in her right knee, which increased to such a size that she could not bend the joint, and was in consequence obliged to leave her situation. Her medical attendant informed her that there was no chance of cure, and it would be necessary to amputate the limb. This opinion not satis fying her, she commenced using Holloway's Ointment and Pills, and, by God's blessing, they have been the means of effecting.a perfect cure, and she has resumed her former situation. Sold by all druggists, and at' Messrs. Holloway's, 244, Strand. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE of YESTERDA Y. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 17. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Stephen Henry Sulivan, Esq., now her Majesty's Charié d'Affaires and Consul-General in the Republic of Chili, to be her . Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires and Consul- General in the Republic of Peru. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Captain the Honourable Edward Alfred John Harris, R.N., now her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires and Consul- General in the Republic of Peru, to be her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General in the Republic of Chili. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 22. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Samuel Morrison as Vice-Consul at Londonderry for the Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh-Schwerin. DOWNING-STREET, JAN. 22. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Francis Lewis Shaw Merewether, Esq., to he Auditor-General, and Wm. Harvie Christie, Esq., to be Postmaster-General for the colony of New South Wales, and John Sterling, Esq., to be Agent for Church and School Lands in that colony. CROWN-OFFICE, JAN. 22. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. University of Oxford—The Right lion. William Evart Gladstone, of Christchurch, in the said University, Doc tor in Civil Law, Chancellor and Under Treasurer of the Exchequer. :TAN. 24. Borough of Carlow—John Alexander, Esq., of Milford, county of Carlow, in the room of John Sadlier, Esq., who has accepted the office of one of the Lords Commis sioners for executing the office of Treasurer of the Ex chequer of Great Britain, and Lord High Treasurer of Ireland. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire. Royal Berks Militia—Thomas Aubrey Howard, Esq., to be Captain, Jan. 12. BANKRUPTS. William Colk, spirit-merchant, North Walsham, to sur render, Feb. 5, at eleven, and March 11, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Bas inghall-street ; Linklater, Size-lane: Henry Simmons, innkeeper, Leicester, Feb 4 and 25, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham ; Ashurst and Son, Old Jewry ; or Motteram, Knight, and Emmet, Birmingham. Charles Fletcher, silk manufacturer, Derby, Feb. 4 and 25, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Bulgay, Nottingham. Robert Tate, jun., miller, Uxbridge Moor, Hillingdon, Middlesex, Jan. 31, and March 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee, Basinghall strTit ; Linklater, Size-lane. John Brooks, coal, timber, and slate mer c h an t, South ampton, Feb. 4 and March 8, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court ; Philbrick, Basinghall-street ; Deacon, Stead, and Tylee, Romsey, Hants. George Coldwell, boot and shoe maker, Ashton-under- Lyne, Feb. 8, and March 1, at twelvo, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Brooks, Ashton-under-Lynn. William Donald, cattle dealer, Cumberland, Jan. 31, at eleven, and March 7, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon- Tyne ; Steel, Cockermouth ; Watson, Newcastle-upon- Tyne ; Bischoff and Coxe, London. Robert Charles Roosmale Cocq, merchant, late of Co lombo, Island of Ceylon, now o f St. G eorge ' s -t errace , Islington, Feb. 4, at eleven, and Mar c h 12, a t t we lve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers ; Jewitt, Lime-street. John Fletcher, draper, Manchester-road, York, Feb. 7, and March 7, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Upton and Yewdall, Leeds. John Pass, innkeeper, Far T own , H u dd ers fi e ld , F e b . 18 and March 11, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Loads ; Sykes, Huddersfield ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. Herbert Allen, tailor and draper, Ann-street, Birming ham, Feb. 8 and March 2, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Barret, Leeds ; and Benson, Birmingham. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. G. Wyatt and H. Thompson, Portpool-lane, Gray's-Inn lane, common brewers, Feb. 17, at eleven. In the Country. J. Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, corn factor, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Feb. 18, at eleven. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. G. Burgess, Ramsgate, coachmaker, 2s. Bid., any Wed nesday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Ba,singhall-street. G. Staner, jun., Margate, baker, 55., on Saturday, Jan. 22, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-court, Bas inghall-street. J. Hall, Brighton, victualler, is. 2d., on Saturday, 'tan. 29 and three s u b sequen t S a t ur days, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-court, Bas inghall-street. R. M. Forbes, Groat St. Helen's, Bishopsgate, provision merchant, ls. 4d. ' on Saturday, J an . 29 , and three subse quent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street. J. Robinson, Nassau-place, Commerci a l- roa d, E ast, and Cannon-street-road, wholesale clothier, 3s. 4d., on Thurs day, Jan. 27, and three follo w i ng Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall street. R. Billing, Reading, builder, 4d., on Thursday, Jan. 27, and three following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. H. R. Sabine, Poppin's-court, Fleet-street, card maker, is. 4d., on Thursday, Jan. 27, and three following Thurs days, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stans feld, Basinghall-street. F. Braithwaite, Hereford, apothecary, ld., on any Thurs day, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whit more, Birmingham. J. Perry and W. K. Broadhurst, Fenton, Staffordshire, earthenware manufacturers, is., on any Thursday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birming ham. W. B. Broadhurst, Fenton, Staffordshire, earthenware manufacturer, 3s. 4d., on any Thursday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. C. W. Williamson, Birmingham, baker, I,id., on any Thursday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. C. Foster, Club-row, Church-street, Shoreditch, and New Gloucester-place, Hoxton, timber-dealer, Feb. 22, at eleven—W. Thornton, St. John's-hill, Battersea, carpen ter, Feb. 22, at half-past twelve—T. Fuller, Braintree, licensed victualler, Feb. 22, at twelve—G. Nightingale, Great Dover-street, Southwark, Draper, Feb. 17, at one H. Murray, Alfred-place, Camden-road, Islington, Feb. 15, at twelve.- In the Country. R. Pritchard, Bangor, Carnarvonshire, druggist, Feb. 16, at twelve, at the Court, Liverpool—G. Rowell, jun., Carlisle, painter and glazier, Feb. 18, at twelve, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne —J. Cridland, Sidmouth, Devonshire, grocer and china-dealer, Feb. 23, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. J. B. L. Bnckland, Threadneedle-street and Regent villas, Avenue-road, Regent's-park, insurance broker, a certificate of the second class—H. Everett,' Colchester, Essex, builder, a certificate of the third class—J. Dobson, High Holborn, mathematical drawing instrument maker and optician, a certificate of the first class—R. Upton, Dawlisb, Devonshire, grocer, a certificate of the third class —S. Goodwin, Birmingham, grocer, a certificate of the third class. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. C. Colyer, 8. , Hodges, and T. Hodges, Vincent, Isle of Thanet, farmers—J. Cooper and J. Cooper, Castle Brom wich, Warwickshire, builders--T. Myerscough, J. N. Rawson, anci. J. Steele, Manchester and Bolton, counter pane and bed-quilt manufacturers—C. Danby and T. Danby, Coventry-street, fringe manufacturers— P. S. Fogarty, and J. Okell, Liverpool, grocers—R. Hanna, T. Lewis, and B. Jeremiah, Morriston, Glamorganshire, iron-founders Caroline Brasher, Elizabeth Brasher, Fanny Matilda Brasher, and W. Jones, Chester, brewers (so far as regards Fanny Matilda Brasher)—E. Everard, W. Everard, and J. E. Everard, King's Lynn, Norfolk, bankers (so far as regards E. Everard)—W. Roper and J. Parker, Manchester, smallware-dealers—W. Pattin son, T. Davison, J. Greener, and W. Elliot, Hexham, Northumberland, ironfounders (as far , as regards J. Greener)—M. Thackray, and W. Thackray, Manchester, booksellers and stationers—T. Walton, T. Cape, J. Wal ton, and W. Shaw, Manchester, general warehousemen (so far as regards T. Cape)—J. Thompson, H. Thompson, and J. Thompson, Cornhill, ship and insurance brokers (so far as regards H. Thompson)—W. Richardson and G. Robin son, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, brick and tile-manufac turers—A. Wivell, E. Finley, T. Rogers, and A. Didier, Birmingham, artists—G. Shreeve and E. Chilwoll, Bir mingham, die-sinkers—j. Ridge, J. Shackles, C. Ridge, and W. Ridge, Newark-upon-Trent, booksellers and sta tioners—Mary. Ann Shuttleworth and Augusta Bunbury, Liverpool, keepers of a school—j. Fearnley, C. Heaton, and J. Donisthorpe, Horton, and Shipley, Yorkshire, ma chine-wool-combers (so far as regards J. Fearnley)—G. Golds and J. Golds, Warminghurst, and Goring, Sussex, farMers—J. R. H. Jaratt and De la Crouee, Water-lane, Tower-street, news agents and tobacconists. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Thomas Drury, Rolvenden, gent._ Richard Dixon, Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, wheelwrigh George Bray, Portsea. William GlOssmith, Portsea, retailer of beer. William Poole, Lentil:tort, Hampshire, bookseller. Thomas Mathews, Brynmawr, Breconshire, innkeeper. John Price, Llangattock, Breconshire, woollen manu. factnrer. 'William Welsh, Bristol, licensed victualler. Ash, James Field, Kent saddler. EdWard Jones ' Pormankloc, Carnarvonshir e , grocer. James Allday, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, chemise David Morris, Colwyn, Carnarvonshire, draper. John Laming, Cahterbury, tailor. Mary Harriett Howler,' Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, grocer. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. J. 3l`Gregor and D. Newlands Glasgow, silk printers, to meet within the Black Bull Hotel, Glasgow, Feb. I, and Feb. 22, at one. J. Taylor, Glasgow, wright and b u ild er, t o meet within lo Buc's Head Hotel, Glasgow, Jan. 31 and Feb. 28, at welve. MARICET INTELLIGENCE. ( From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—Thero has been no improvement in the home trade demand for colonial, and supply keeping plentiful, prices again show some reduction ; but as stocks held by the retail trade are much reduced with a large consump tion, a better demand may be looked for quickly. Pur chases amounted to 630 hhds, &c., including at auction 262 hhds. Barbadoes, which went briskly, and in some cases a small advance was paid ; middling to good yellow realised 36s to 38s 6d, and fine 39s to 39s 6d ; 86 hhds. Demerara crystalized, mid. 37s 6d to 38s, good to fine 38s 6d to 41s ; 78 hhd s . an d 120 b ags ord. grocery 34s to 34s 6d ; good to fine brown 32s 6d - to 33s 6d per cwt. REFlNED.—Purchases have been on 'a larger scale in re fined sugar for home consumption, in consequence of rather lower rates having been accepted. The currency for brown lumps is now 44s to 44s 6d; Tittlers, low to fine 45s to 495, double 50s to 5/s ; Bambro' loave s 45 s 6d to 50s, double 51s to 525, and standard lumps 46s per cwt. There is a further increase of supply ; and the difference is 13s per cwt. between the raw and refined material. A good business has been concluded in wet lumps, yet there are ready sellers of low to good at 41s to 435, and fine 43s 6d to 445. Pieces have been only in moderato request; low to good at 35s to 395, and fine 40s to 41s. In bastards large transactions have taken place ; brown at 27s to 31s, and yellow 32s to 355. A free sale still exists for treacle, and there is a firm market. Boiled from West India mo lasses realised 15s 6d to 16s, patent 16s to 16s 6d, and golden syrup 178 to 18s. British crushed sugar is not cheaper, still only small export orders executed at 29s 6d to 30s. To-day home trade demand for refined sugar was ex tensive, and prices advanced, brown lumps selling at 449 Gd. to 455, and low to fine grocery 45s Gd to 48s per cwt. Crushed sugar sells more freely for shipping at previous terms. MAURITIUS.—Prices have rather declined, still several transactions havo taken place privately. At auction 6,900 bags found buyers ; low to middling brown at 28s to 30s 6d ; good to fine, 31s to 368 ; low to middling yellow, 33s to 35s ; good to fine, 353 6d to 37s 6d ; common to fine re fining, 32s to 36s • and middling to fine gra i n y y e ll ow, 36 s to 40s per cwt. This afternoon Mauritius sugar met with greater attention, and prices are well sustained—indeed, brown realised 6d per cwt. advance. At aution 9,356 bags were sold—good to fine yellow at 36s to 37s 6d ; l ow t o middling, sto 35s 6d. EAST - INDIA.-Prices have rather given way for Madras, still purchases are rather important. This afternoon a goal demand was experienced for Bengal Sugar ; and the rates obtained are fully equal to last week. At auction 4,300 bags were chiefly sold; low to good white Benares at 36s 6d to 38s 6d, fine ditto 395, mid like Mauritius 35s to 35s 6d, g i r o a s iny s l white4ls to 425, good t o fi ne ye ll ow ditto 38s 6d to parcels of Madras were disposed of at the previous currency, and at auction 120 bags realised 30s 6d to 32s for ord and good soft yellow. FOREIGN.-The value of white Havana afloat is 27s to 28s, brown 19s 6d to 19s 9d, and white Pernambuco 20s to 225. Havana brown selling at 34s 6d to 34s 6d, low to middling yellow 35s to 37s 6d, good to fine 38s to 40s, Florretts 40s 6dlto 41s 6d ; Brazil low to fine brown 305 to 335, yellow 333 6d to 355, white 35s 6d. to 40s ; Java c,rey and white 36s 6d to 40s, brown and yellow 32s to 36s ; b Fo reign Muscovado, good to fine y e ll ow 37 s 6d t o 39 s 6d , l ow to middling 348 to 378, brown 32s 6d to 33s 6d ; China brown and yellow 33s to 33s ; Porto Rico, fine and superior yellow 39s to 41s, low to good 345 6d to 38s 6d, brown 33s to 345. To-day a fair business was concluded privately in Foreign sugar, both for the home and continental mar kets ; prices are firm, and none was offered at auction. MOLASSES.-The supply is not yet adequate for demand, and previous prices are well kept up. Of Porto Rico 500 puns have been sold at 16s for old, with small parcels St. Vincent and Antigua 16s 6d to 17s, other sorts West India, 15s 6d to 16s, Bengal and Madras 14s to 15s per cwt. Seve ral arrivals now looked for shortly. A good demand exists for Honey ; Narbonne at 56s to 645, Cuba 38s to 465, and Jamaica 40s to 52s per cwt. Several purchases m ae in tamarinds, East India 9s to 14s, and West India 24,s to 44s per cwt. SALTPETRE.-Buyers have shown less inclination to pay the former prices, and only a small parcel of 2,667 bags offered in public sale was taken off; refraction, 34 lb, 29s 6d ;sAlbto 54 lb, 27s to .28s ; Balb to lb 25s to 26s per cwt. COFFEE.-There is yet a reluctance to operate in Native Ceylon, but in prices scarcely any variation has taken place since last Tuesday. Small parcels having been sold pri vately at 46s for good ordinary, and old import at 45s 6d per cwt. To-day the market for all sorts of Coffee pre sented a dull aspect. There was no public sale, and the private purchases were trifling both for the home and fo reign markets. The value of Native Ceylon is 45s to 45s 6d for good ord. The auctions at present declared are un important. TEA.-There is yet little doing in low to good common Congou, and merchants are inclined to sell at 10d to 104 d per lb., supply keeping on. the increase. Other sorts have been in excellent request by home dealers, still prices have not improved. Sonchong continues to be required, and there is a firm market. Prices for fine rule at is 7d to 2s, good 1s 2d to is 6d, and low to mid 9Ad to is ld, the better sorts being most wanted. Pouchong met with a slow sale, and 7d to 9d is now the value, a larger quantity leaving been brought forward. The following is the currency for green -Hyson ord and mid is ld to 1s 4d. good to fine is scl to 2s 10d, choice 3s to 3s 4d, young Hyson Canton 10d to is, Hyson kind is 2d to is Bd, fine to superior is 9d to 2s 3d, Twankay 10d to is id, Gunpowder Canton 101 to is id, Hyson kind is 2d to 2s 9d, fine 2s 10d to 3s 6d, Imperial Canton is to is 2d, Hyson sort is 3d to 2s 21, Hyson skin 81 to Is. RlCE.—Madras, pinky 10s 6d to 11s, Coringa grain 10s 6d to lls 3d ; Bengal, mid to fine white us 3d to 12s 3d, low 10s 9d to lls, broken lOs 3d to 103. 6d, Araccan 9s 6d to 10s, white Java 10s to 12s 6d, and yellowish 9s to 9s 6d. For arrival several contracts have been concluded ; Madras 93 6d to 10s, and Arracan. 9s to 9s 6d. TALLOW.—Although a further reduction has been sub ! mitted to, still only a limited business was concluded for any purpose. There are sellers of fine yellow candle on the spot at 45s Od to 45s 3d ; for delivery in next two months at 455, and for the latter part of the year at 44s 6d to 44s 9d per cwt. Home melted is cheaper, and demand 'moderate=--45s 6d to 46s is the value cash. Prices for other sorts have given way 6d, supply keeping plentiful. OlLS.—There is an increasing demand for Sperm, yet no rise has been established. At auction 76 tuns were disposed of—good at 851. 5s to 861. per tun. In Seal larger transactions have taken place, but no rise has been pro , duced—pale selling at 351. 5s to 351. 15s, and other sorts 321. to 351. Cod is wanted, and with difficulty can be ob tained under 341. Southern met with rather more in quiry, and there being , no increase of supply the currency is firm at 341. to 371. for low to fine. In Palm mceny con tracts have been concluded at 31s to 345, and there is a firm market. Cocoa Nut is wanted. The market for rape seed oil remains active—pale realised 38s to 38s 6cl, brown 36s 6d to 375, and refined foreign 398 'to 40s. Olive is still selling at high prices, stock being much reduced; the value of Gallipoli is 681. to 701., and other sorts 63/. to 671. per tun. Linseed oil attracts much notice both for shipping and home consumption. The value is 31s. 3d. to 31s. 6d. on the spot, and 31s. 9d. to 325. for delivery. Lard oil is held for 60s. to 625. per cwt. Rusi, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—A good market for Leeward Island Rum, but supply being limited prices rule firm at is lld to 2s per gallon proof ; but to arrive parcels can be obtained under these terms. Choice sorts, De merara, 48 to 40 per cent. over proof selling at 4s to 4s 6d, fine 34 to 26 over proof 3s 6d to 3s 10d, good middling to good ditto 6s to 8s sd, and low to mid 30 to 40 over 2s 9d to 2s 11d. Havannah scarce, and under is 4Od proof. Home and export clearances must still be regarded as sa tisfactory. Sales of Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1851 made at 8s ld t o 8 s 3d , 1850 ditt o 8 s 4d to 8s 6d, 1849 ditto 8s 5d to 8s 7d, 1848 ditto 8s 6d to 8s Bd, older 8s 9d to 9s, low to mid sorts 7s to 7s Bd, and Bordeaux Cs to 6s 6d. Gin 17 per cent. under proof 8s 9d to 8s 10d, and 22 ditto 8s 3d to 8s 4d. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS'. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 25. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The Share Market has been firm all day, and closes with an improving tendency. The following are the latest sales :—Caledonian, 32g ; East Lancashire, 18a ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 37i ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 78 ; ditto, Fifths, 4i dis. ; Leeds Northern, 15/ ; London and North Western, 1204 ; ditto, Fifths, 2h p. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 30i ; Midland, 774 ; North British, 9 1-16 ; South Eastern and Dover, 23 4 ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 17i ; York and North Midland, 27g ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin coln 101 shares, 11 ; Dutch Rhenish, 24 dis. MANCHESTER, JAN'. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.--There has been a rather active demand for stock, and a fair business was done at lower prices : — Caledonian, 32 9-16 ; East Lancashire, 181 ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 79 ; Preston and Wyre halves, 11 prem. ; London and North Western, 20 ; Sheffield, 30g ; Midland, 77$ ; North British, 9 ; South Eastern, 23i ; Altrincham, $ prem. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The Railway Share market was more animated to-day, and prices a shade firmer. Shrews bury and Birmingham Preference shares were done at 11i. LEEDS, JAN. 25. STOCK EXOHANGE.—We have had another inactive market this morning, and prices still indicate a downward tendency. The following are the closing transactions : North Western, 8/ is 3d ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshires, 101 Pref., 11 ; S ou th E as t ern and Dovers, 23 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 78i ; London and North Western stock, 1192. • ANOTHER SUICIDE IN MILLBANK.-Mr. Bedford, the coroner for Westminster, yesterday held an inquest at Millbank Prison, touching the death of Joseph Cana dian, aged 20 years, a convict under sentence of trans portation for seven years for robbery and assault. The deceased convict was received into the prison on th e 26th of April, 1852, from Glasgo w , having been four months in separate confi nemen t b e f ore his arrival. H e first came under the noti ce o f th e principal authorities at Millbank on the 29th of September following, having been reported for making use of threatening language to the officers, and disturbing the wards. The governor, not liking the look of him, sent him to Dr. Ball, by whom he was ordered into the infirmary, where he stayed a month; but being believed to be shamming insanity, he was turned back to separate confinement, when he con fessed that he did sham, and that another prisoner told him to do so to get to a lunatic asylum. He began his bad conduct again, and became so violent that it was necessary to put a strait waistcoat on hi m, having been previously punished with three days bread and water. All the officers who had charge of him said that they believed he was sane and rational enough, an opinion which was also partly shared in by the higher authori ties. However, on Sunday last he managed to fasten the second round of his neckcloth in a hook in the wall of his cell, not more than 18 inches from the ground, and the first roun d t i ghtening with the weight of his bodyinclining from it he soon became strangled. He had the strait waistcoat on at the time, and from experi ments afterwards made by one of the warders it was found that he must have hooked it on the hammock hook with his mouth, assisted partly by his hands. Mr. Rendle, the resident surgeon, was instantly on the spot, and tried to restore animation, but without effect. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased insanity, brought hi mse lf wh i lst in a state of temporary brought on by separate confinement. BURSTINO . OF THE BOILER OF A LOCOMOTIVE AT NEW- CA STLE - lIPON-TYNE.—On Sunday afternoon, shortly be fore two o'clock, the boiler of an engine attached to the two o'clock train, just about to start for Tynemouth, exploded with terrific violence, bursting through the roof of the station, and causing considerable damage. The engineman and stoker, who were on the footboard of the engine, escaped with slight injuries ; but another engineman, who was standing beside them in conversa tion, was so much injured that his life was considered in danger. Two children, who were standing on the platform, not far from the engine, were scalded severely. It is not known how the accident occurred. The engine had just undergone a thorough repair. JAGO DE CUBA.—Since the 18th of October - last this city, it is supposed, has lost one-tenth of its in habitants by cholera alone, not to mention the large number of deaths during the same time by fevers and other diseases. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL.—JAN. 25. Thero was a small attendance of buyers at the Corn' exchange this morning, and a very limited inquiry for tii o leading articles of the trade. The few transactions in wheat were at barely so good prices as were obtainable on Tuesday, while the general runs of Western Canal goer were offered at fully 6d per barrel reduction. Good oars are scarce, and command late ra t es , b u t secondary or, were per bushel and oatmeal 6d p er l oa d c heapen Egyptian be ans also 6d per quarter lower. In Wilt peas, and Indian corn there was no change of quotation. IPSWICH—JAN. 25. With a rather limited supply of wheat, the sale was 11 , 4 g brisk, and p r i ces o f new were a trifle in favour cf tu; buyer, while for samples of choice old white wheats o ' 4 , full prices w ere g i ven. W e had an excedent supply c,' fine malting barl e y ; some li ttle dullness was manifes ted in this trade, and prices were steady, at late rates . Beans and peas firm. PER QUARTER. PER. QUARTS.% Wheat, red (old) 3 Bs to 46s Barley, grindin g 28 s to 32 :, Ditto (new) 32s t) Ditto, white (new) 50s to 56s Peas Ditto (old) Bailey, malting ... 34s to 37 s 1Fl our, per sack ° g AVERAGES FOR Tun WEER ENDING JAN, 25, 1853 Wheat Barley. Oats Beans Peas 45 „ 30s ld HULL-JAN. 25. The trade seems rather out of joint, and the impros:°' ment expected with the new year still "looms in the do , Lance"; the open weather, and anticipated early impor t , :a tion, operates, in conjunction with th e genera l u' ro condition of the farmers' againstsupplies, aainst a iise. The ue was a good supply of En g lish wheaCto-day, and for t' most part out of condition. The market was very hons„' and only picked sam pl es o f d ry w h ea t were saleable at r rates of last week, say abo u t 47 s t o 49 s per quar t er 631 Very little i nqu i r y f or f oreign w h ea t , b ut no altera ti o n 0 price can be noted. Baley is not offering plentifully ; samples are inquired for, and would fetch a good Pl'a, For other articles we have a regular consumptive dean 1 . The linseed market is well supported, and cakes are 13 1 0 tered in value. Rapeseed is worth more money, and C 3 ' continue in demand for feeding. ... The following are the present prices of grain : s 5 I 5 0 Wheat, English, red 47 to 49 1 Peas, gray an d bl ac k 0 0 t• 5, Ditto white 5O to 54 Linseed, Black Sea.. 50 to 50 Dantzic and Konigs- Ditto Petersburgh . . 44 to berg - 46 Pomeranian and Ham- angel burgh Danish, Holstein, and M eme l 4O to Friesland 44 to 47 Per T ° i O6 Russian and Odessa 40 to 45 Lins. c ., H u ll 9/ 7 s 6d to 6 0 # Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian l7 to 20 Rape cakes ... 105 s Od to Barley, malting - 0 0 Ditto grinding 27 to 28 Ditt o f ore i gn Beans Ditto foreign Peas, white and yell3B to 40 Ry e M ea l CORK-.2x. 24. Brls. Curren* e , White wheat 00s Od to 00s Od Os Od-20 st° 49 Redwheat 23s 6d to 26s 0:1 Ditto OOs Oct. to OOs Od 25s 6d-20 ( I° ' Ditto Oos Od to OOs Od) 240 Barley l4s 2d to 14s 7.1 Ditto Ohs Oct to 00s Oct 148 6d-16 ( 10 ' Ditto OOs Oct to OOs Od -- Bore 13s Od to Oos Od Os Oki 664 Oats Os 6d to lOs 4d 359 Ditto 10s 4d to lOs 6d 10s 4d d ° ' 145 Ditto les 6d to lls Od 119grigs 39s Od to 42s Oct OOs Oct per 0 4 ' Quantity sold at the highest prices : 1 4 . 0 barrels ,white wheat ; 9 red ;15 b ar l ey ; 0 bore ; * eats; 94 pigs. Quantity of grain and number of pigs sold last week ',43, Wheat, 830. Barley, 1,152. Bore, 0. Oats, 7, ' Pigs, 848. PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CURRENCY. First quality Second quality Third quality 9ss Second quality .......... ,cl O 90s Third quality ....... . ... .••• ;`:) 4 Fourth quality Fifth quality 72s Fifth quality e 4 9 ' Sixth quality sBs Sixth quality ..... Return of cattle sold for week ending Jan l5 Pigs, 866. Sheep, 227. Cows, 145. 0,1; Coax.—Flour—First, 15s 6d to 17s Od ; extra, seconds, 14s Od to 15s Od; households, lOs to 13, Od ;;;93' 8s Od to lOs p er cw t. M ea l— lnd i an meal, Ss 6.1 tod t oatmeal, 11s3d to 11s6d ; w h ea t mea l , 10s6d to 11s6'd P l 9 v Indian corn, 81 2 s 6d t o 81 lO s Od per ton. Bran_, to Si per ton. Hay—Farmers, 22s Od to 38s Od ; 6 , 0 10 31s ; dealers, 33s Od to 40 s Od ; average, Os per ton- ;pd t ' Farmers, 17s Od to 28s Od ; average, 22s ; dealers, VI o Ms Od ; average, Os. p er ton. Bread—Wheaten low , t f Od ; household ditto, 6d t o Od per 41b.—Fresh butief',Deetio lld per lb. Eggs, 6 s 8d t o 6 s 10d per hundred. Mkt 4 4 4d to 6d ; mutton, 5d to 6411 ; veal, 4d to 6d ; PO rl ole d ; ; bacon, 6d to 7d ; sausages , 5d per lb.—Fish, , n r. 4 , land, 11/. Os to 141 Os per ton ; Scotch he/Tai 2,63 Red, do., 30s per brl.—Potatoes, white, 8d t g o s' 941 1 lld to 12d.—Coals, Newport, 225; Lydnev 00 • c a - i t o• Od per ton.—Whiskey, 25 o.p. Cs Od - Cry skins, Hides, market, 25s to 32s ; Salted, 26s to 32s P Per skins, 3id per lb.—Bangor slates 21. 17s. 6d to 31. 71 3er 4 0/!P c- Fleece wool, 15s to 16s per stone.—Hemp, 37/. "to i ' vr clo; ton—Timber, Memel, Si. 10s ; red pine, 31. lOs ; Y r , el ,l c , re , 31.•10s. per ton ; deals, 16/. to 181. per hundred. op' 71. to 81. 10s. per ton.—Tallow, 47s to 48s per eNrt• GOl 71. 10s to 01. per cwt.—Tar, Archangel, 19s. per brl- Peruvian, 101. lOs to W. per ton. .ANGE-YESTEIIDA" 'Gibraltar • • ba t ; I L eghorn • q 0 ii" 'Genoa ........ • •• ` M ilan .. ••• - • • ,-",„ Venice ....... ...... • • 41 4 Naples •...... • " 00 Palermo •• • • • 0 0 ,1 Messina • ..- • • bk.l Lisbon • • OP Oporto „ „ • • Rio Janeiro .......... •• Buenos Ayres ... • • .., New York, 60 days' sight Philadelphia ...... •- • • oP PRICES OF BULLION, P S- , t Foreign Gold in Bars 13 '0 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 1 1 Mexican Dollars 0 0 , 9 New D011ar5.. .... 0 4 l' Silver in bars „. 0 COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam...... • • .... 11 17% Ditto, three months .. 11 19 I Rotterdam ...... • • .... 11 19% Antwerp .......• ...... 25 30 Brussels .............. 25 30 Hamburgh 13 6 Altona Paris.. ........ •• • • .... 25 7% Ditto, three months . • 25 27% Marseilles.... .... • • .... 25 30 Bourdeaux .•• • • . Franklort•on•Maine .... 119% Berlin . ..... — Vienna .. .. 11 2 Trieste ...... •• .. 11 5 Petersburgh .. • • • . 38% Mad rid .. .. 50 Cadiz........ Barcelona • . .. ••• • • • sevllle • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . SEABORNE MAILS. sap (N signifies that the mails are Ren t f rom th e General ro t 411: by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.] Day when made up From what COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port -- (10' Office, London. Dispat c h e d. .....---4 America (byßrit.pack.N Tan. 28......., Liverpool ... Jab' America (by United Sta. packet) ..........N Jan. 25 Liverpool ... iFeb' 5 America (by U. States packet) ..........N ................ Southampton Australia (via South. ampton) .......... M 20th of each month Southampton 111 °' Ditto (via Marseilles N 24th of the month Dover eb' *Ditto (via Cape of Good ' Hope) 2d of February.... Plymouth .. 13 Africa (West Coast) ..N 23 r d o f th e month. Plymouth .. n 6 Alexandria* ........ N l9th&3oth of mon. Dover ...... Belgiwn ............N Daily.. .. Dover 00.1.7 0 Brazil .............. 31 9th of the month.. Southampton Feb' 16 Buenos Ayres .... Al 9th of Ihe month.. Southampton Feb California d & 17th of month Southampton F o 'l6 tCape of Good Hope ..N 14thof the month. Southampton Feb . 26 Cape de Verds ......N 14thof the mon th .. Southampton Feb' 3J Constantinople*......N 7tlll7th27th o f mo.. D ever Jan' I Central America ....Ai ind & 17th o f mon. Southampton Feb,,o7 Channel Isles .... ....N Mon.Wed.&Triday Southampton Tl l ' l l '2d & 17th ofmonth ' ou tb ampton Feb :el France ........ & N Twice daily Dover ......• Tv" - 3 o t , Greece* .. Hamburgh Holland At Wednesday & S a t L on d on ... • • Sun' 16 Honduras ...... 1% 17th of the month S ou th ampton Feb. do Ireland ........M &'N Twice daily .... Holyhead Tvri Ce 4 India (viaSouthampt.)sl 20th of themonth.. Southampton Feb' India (via Marseilles) N Sth& 21th of month Dover . A Feb. India (via Cape of Good 14th of the month.. Southampton Feb. ,6 a Mauritius ........N 92 1 10 4 ,hdt t h&ho2oor3fri; he nhmmeooormnn:ttohlinit... ss s ooo o uut u itt t thhh h aaa tt minm m ppp p ttt t ooo o ri:; , tkFF:eeeebbbb.... ABlSMDaaettSouthampton Naples*a: a.(rona.ap... t... 1..: a Mediterranean ..e... .11 ( .. . v e: .s i 4th & 24th of month Dover Feb. : "4 13 7th,i7t11,19th,27th, .... ....N/ s&t3lifiTtlioi2fsttibeolfnmonotnb Dover Dove Dover ,Ta Peninsula ............Si• 2o Papal States*... sth2sthofmon Dover Feb. ,16 Peru .. • M 2d & 17th o f month : outhampton Fe b. Tuscany* 1 Australia) ... , 1,-- - . 111 il * The malls for A us t ra li a v i a the Cape of Good Hope are o sd . 90- t on the 2d of every a lt ernate month. Those made up on tu"ntlf and 24th of each month v i a S outhampton and Marseilles are °- sailing vessels at present irom Singapore. fof f Mails are also made up on t h e 2d of every alternate menil' the Cape of Good Hope. 0 1 * The mails to thos e countries thus marked (5) are eouve , i e French packet to Marseilles. The West Coast of Af r i ca mails will not be made up this In°Pill before the night of the 29th inst. .. BIRTHS. OF A SON. v _ „ tr oll ' On the 23d inst., at Bath, th e w if e o f E. J. TriAP Esq., Captai n 48th Regiment. OF A . On the 22d inst., at Brighton, DAUGHTER the wife of Char i„, f‘. - Scott, Esq. MARRIED. At St. George's, Bloomsbury, the Viscount Mal den i' s ta Emma M. M eux, youngest daughter of the late and s a i'• of the pr esen t Si r H enry Meux, Bart., M.P., of The° " Park, Herts. On the l'ith inst. at St. James's, Paddington, jos Costelloe, Esq., of Bellcoe, county of Fermanagh, t°, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Major Worthy, the 11.E.1.C.5., an d of Addlestone-grove, Surrey. , ~. $, On the 20th i ns t ., in Derne DlED rs-street, Ipswich, G eruo— Tidy, Esq.. late Captain 48th Regiment aged 40. , Cole On the 21stinst at Bloxham, the wife of Josef u ~ i 25. yr' Esq., of Croughton-vale, Northamptonshire, age( ~,,i oli e On the 21st inst., at Gray-bank, Dundee, W. A. -' dew, Esq., writer, aged 59. retef On th e 22d inst., aged 66, Elizab e th, wife Ofrerifee' Whitfield Braucher, Esq., of Field-house, Wa' Liverpool. On the 234 inst., at Hammersmith, age d 88, Mrs' Gibsolit widow of th e late Samuel Gibson, Esq. n (O6 LONDON : Printed and Publish e d b y MITRDO Y:„.,` - '„ 11 5 i • of No. 112, St ran d , Printer, at The Sun O ffi ce ' Strand, in th e P rec i nc t of the Savoy, in the con - Middlesex, Wednesday, January 26, 1853.