The Sun. — London, England, 1832-12-31 00:00:00

read up to the hour our reporter was obliged to close his despatch were of any interest. _ _ FRENCH FUNDS.-PARIS, DEC. 28 -Five per Cents., 99f. 60c. 70c. 75c. 70c 65c. '7oc. 65c. 70c. 60c. 99f 55c. 60c 55c.-Loan of 1832, 99f. inc.-Four per Cents., 85f. 85r. 25c.-Three per Cents., S9f. 65c- 70c. 65c. 60c. 55c. 6''c. 55c. 50c. 45c. 69f 50c.-Bank Stock, 1,700 f -Bente de Naples, 82f. 40c. 20c. 2.5 c. 15c.-Roman Rentes,79 7814.-Rente d'Espagne, 33% % %1, .: .4 14. -Royal Spanish Loan, 83 1 ..-Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 59% 59%. -Belgian Loan, - 7% 7,',.-Haytian Loan, 220 f . on London, one month, paper; 25f. 80c. ; money, 27f. 75c. ; three months, money, 25f. 65.-fours Authentique. FRENCH FUNDS. DEC. 29.-Five per Cents., 99f. 70c. 65c. 60c. 55c. 60c. 63c. 60c. 65c. ; Four per Cents., 85f ; Three per Cents., 69f. 45c.. 40c 30c. 25c. 30c 25c. 35c. 40c. 45c. 55c. 60c. 55c. 50c. 60c. 65c.; Treasury Bonds, Jan. 3%, May ; Bank Actions, 1,670 f. ltente de Naples, 82f. 82f. 10c. 20c. 30c. 25c. 20c. 30c. ; Rente de Rornain, 78 % ; Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cent., 12; Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cent., 33 %14 % ; Royal Spanish Loan, 83 a ; Rente Perpet d'Espagne, 59 % % %; Belgian Loan, 77 ; Haytian Loan, 220 f. 225f.-Exchange on London, one month, paper, ak..; money, 25f. 75c. ; three months, money, 25f. 65c. ANTWERP, DEC. 27. (From the Times.) 3 O'CLOCK. The interest connected with the siege of the citadel of Antwerp is over. The amateurs who have been present from the commencement are gone, and now, as I under stand that observations written in comment on the absurd Curiosity of some of our countrymen have been applied to British officer:, whose worth it would betray gross igno rance not to esteem, the duty devolves on me of explicitly stating that such application was not intended, and will Fonsequevtly be unjust. There have been here, on this Interesting occasion, British officers to whose urbanity, rood sense, and professional talents their French equals have paid the highest respect ; and as in future history re ference may he made to the published accounts from this City, it is hut fair to mention, that among them were Col. Webber Smith, of the Artillery; Captain Brandreth, of the Engineers; Lieutenant-Colonel Colin Campbell, late sf the 21st Infantry; Colonel Scott, late of the lith Lancers; Captain Hope, of the Fusileers; and Captain Stirling, of the Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards. To Viscount Ranelagh, Captain Parker, and other officers sf the Guards, frank-spirited young men, whose frequent visits made them known in the trenches, it will hereafter an agreeable recollection that they, by forming the ac quaintance under fire of some meritorious Frenchmen, have had the good fortune to contribute to lessen the Mutual prejudices that ancient quarrels have nurtured be tween the two most free, most gallant, and most civilized People of Europe. One remark seems also due to a third Party, which is, that it will be well if both learn to treat With justice, if not with indulgence, the disadvantages under which Belgium, the country of the great and good Dukes of Burgundy, now labours, while rising after a deep of three centuries and a painful revolution into the tank of an independent nation. RALY-PAST 3 O'CLOCK. The departure of the mail for o,tend being delayed an hour, in consequence of the communicatio❑ being ren dered easier by the capture of the citadel, I have an oppor tunity of mentioning that the French army began to-day its retrograde movement, and that to-morrow a portion of the garrison will march towards Dunkirk, and the remainder on the following day. DEC. 2S, FRIDAY NOON. There is something incomprehensible in the eagerness of the French soldiers to quit Belgium. In England one is taught to believe that their wish is to take possession of t bi , Country, but now that they have reapeil the laurels of the taking of the citadel, they find themselves in a foreign t ountry, with which they cannot sympathize. It is an undeniable fact, that the Belgians do not love them. The People of this country have learned to prize their own na tionality, and they object as much to their becoming dc- I t artments of France as to their being the appanage of the Dutch Monarch. It is a proper feeling, for it indicates pa triotism has begun to bear fruit in a country where many supposed it long eradicated. To place Belgium in the position allotted to her by the treaties h u t tw o p o i n t s are n ow w a nt e d,—via., th e -free ,dem of the Scheldt, and the recognition of Holland. There 4 a blockade of the river established by the Dutch King, leho still keeps Liefkenshoek and Lillo, as Ferdinand of Pain kept for years Callao and San Juan d'Ulloa, in order to warrant his sovereignty. The convention of the 22 d of October last obliges the French and British to cause , t he evacuati on by th e D utc h o f th e B e l g i an t err it or y, y e t, '"rti som e unknown causes, the forts are, as it is said by I „ ° Daf', to be now left untouched by the French army. To "iee who recollect that the first cannon-shot which brok e the armistice before the French opened the trenches t tear the citadel was fired on the 23d ult., from Lief ken- Ibt 'eka at a Belgian Major, while inquiring into the cut ting of the dikes of the polders of Santa Anna and Kee s!ni"e,—who knew that even last Sunday the Dutch at r'Fited by cutting the dike of Doel to plunge 400 other Belgian families into misery, but were repulsed with !.:)nsiderable loss by the French—who are convinced that ne evacuation of those forts by the free assent of the t.Uutch King will not be speedily elf , cted—the hasty depar ture of the French appears extraordinary. Hence, to recon- Ile the necessity of establishing the race of Europe, it "PPOSed that while the mass of the army withdraws 4 to France, som e 15,000 m en w ill remain h e re to effect t h e b'ockade of those forts, in case the frosts of next tttilotith, which th e ri se of the barometer seems to indic a te, 41 1 not facilitate their being taken by storm. Of the immediate recognition of Belgium by Holland tilere appears but little chance. It was yesterday proposed t l General Chasse that he and his garrison should take 111 oath not to serve against Belgium during the collisions "hieh the present provisional state of Holland and Belgin.n Fight bring about and he refused. He and his garrison ire theretore to be conducted in detachments to Dun t : t. ht to be still k e pt as hostages for peace. The first 111 , it is said, begin the march to-morrow. % The King, L eo p o ld, s till conti nu es h e re. In answer to th e application of the Regency of the city for leave to let t( e citadel after its evacuation be seen for money, the ' fl g privately answered, that such a proceeding was not ui, Led to his dignity nor the honour of the city; and on toe Other two points, viz., the freedom of the Scheldt, and he removal of the interior walls of the citadel, the reply f ast that while lie felt the greatest anxiety in the welfare t ' t he fine old city, and was glad that the inhabitants had et erned to their houses, he was satisfied that the Powers °f Europ e wou ld ta k e care to ensure , accor di ng t o t h e h te aties, the freedom of the river ; and on the other points Vould do all that was possible to satisfy the citizens, as 11 as circumstances and the safety of the state would 4115 w him. I have seen the official lists of the killed and wounded 'e the French army during the siege ; the former is 90, latter 614,—in all 704. 2 o'cLocx. AS there was a continuation of the cannonade down the g o er, not only yesterday evening but this morning, I went ,tak e i nqu i r i es respec ti ng i t . It appears th a t as yet no ' "'eial r e p or t has been made. The weather is dull and , 1 , 4 z : Y. The four Belgian gun-boats are now stationed op. v v . ' 4 lte t o t h e c it y . S ome F renc h officers state, that 4 : 111 e their division retires from their stations to protect 'Polders, there is a Belgian division to succeed them. t r , There are many artists from Paris now in the citadel, " Paint it ere its horrors vanish. The French General 0-Chief, in order to spare the feelings of the Dutch 4 140 ners, has taken care not to allow the merely curious e nter it as yet. 11: king Leopold remains in Antwerp, in order to arrange ; : '"elgiati affairs as well as their present extraordinary % ion will allow. General Flahaut, the Mentor of the two French Princes, It i ' ) k th em off yesterday to Brussels, on their way to Paris. 1 , 6 General, it appears, is embarrassed at the odd policy tv adopted. HALF-PAsT 2 o'cLocic. to t It Would appear that all this absurd course is adopted in s equence of the King of Holland having within six Pf „ 45 sepirated Liefkenshoek and Lillo from the command k i :le citadel under Chasse; the convention of October k ti :ifies the forts connected with the citadel of Antwerp, ti n ' n o other. The King of Holland, by the new separa ha s thrown a new source of delay even into the pro thtgings of the army, and the Diplom4tists, who act by tt:lttter rather than the spirit, have adopted the Dutch ,rlttrather than their own. t t i s he Dutch prisoners are to advance from Antwerp in ~,t it oris of 1,000 men each ; each column will he escorted • Sao brigade of French troops. The first column will t eh to-morrow, and one each day after, until all have . 4 11 ,_"t 1 forward. The number of Dutch pr;soners amounts "Iliveen 7,000 and S,(00. R t,•Qcomr,EcTioNs OF A CHAPERON.—We re quested to state that this sivoik, edited by Lady will be published by Mr. BENTLEY, New Bur. ki,' 4 -street, on Wednesday next. Orders should be immediately to prevent disappointment Agents )r Me-srs. BELL and BRADFUTE, Edinburgh ; if 4 nd, Mr. JOHN CUMMING, Dublin. To he had 41 1 respectabie Booksellers, and at all the principal 14 ting Libraries throughout the kingdom. fr ' e 3 l,br l l.k . WEAVING.--The silk weaving of the etlt to wns ro und Manchester w a s n e v e r known to be . tre i at Christmas before; wages are ve'y low ; but 4 O .xpectation of in advance in the spring. ha cotton factories in Lancashire are in ge- I woritiwiLeeds Mercury, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 31, 1832. It was observed the other day by a morning contemporary, that it was absurd to look to the Church for Church Reform. What we have heard of the frequent discussions between the Bishops at the palace of the Archbishop of CANTERBURY on this subject, during the last month, convinces us that our contemporary was not wrong in his conclusion. Men—and least of all Churchmen—whose education and habits necessarily tend to narrow their ideas, and to render them more selfish than those who have more frequent and general relations with the world—do not readily acquiesce in innovations which reduce their own influence and pecuniary interests ; and it is astonishing how differently persons, view according to their station and con dition, not only what is called generosity, but even right. The Bishops may regard as unjust, and almost as sacrilegious, the demand for sacri fices, which the people consider moderate in a high degree ; and when the Archbishop of CAN TERBURY talks of the propriety of resisting every plan of Reform which may not appear to him to be safe, he may consider as unsafe any plan which would have the erect of diminishing his temporal power and enjoyments, and reducing the revenues of the Church. It has been said that the Archbishop of CAN TERBURY is a Reformer, and that all discussion in Parliament on the subject of Church Reform, beyond the formal acknowledgment of conces sions from the Church itself, will be rendered unnecessary by his conduct, in this important crisis, for himself and the other dignitaries, whose advocate and head he is. What we have heard of the late meetings at Lambeth Palace, gives us a very different idea of the intentions of the Bishops, and if we wanted anything to convince us that the Archbishop of CANTERBURY has been much misrepresented in being styled a Reformer, we should find it in his last charge. The Archbishop, after saying that it is not easy to determine " how soon the spirit of persecution and rapine will avow its designs in this island" (the old cant), and declaring, that he " will not even examine the merits of the various plans which have been proposed for the Reform of the Church" (will not even examine !) proceeds to say, " the Church has unquestionably defects and imperfections (this is admitting something), but that which at first sight offends is not always wrong. Parts which, singly considered, are pronounced to be faulty, may be found on a larger survey, to possess a relative excellence, and to contribute by their bearings on the whole of the system to a beneficial result." The venerable Prelate, although he does not deny that there are imperfections in the Church, labours to show that what are abstractedly considered such may become perfections as a whole. This is pretty plain pleading, we think, against Church Reform, at least against any Reform with which the public could be satisfied, and which we have a right to expect. But let us hear the Archbishop a little further. He says, " In respect to the conduct of affairs, some allowance is necessary ; and things really objectionable may be altered for the worse, if we forget that perfection in wisdom and virtue is not the lot of man." What is this but saying that the Church, with all its imper fections, ought to be considered sacred, and that the superior clergy shall be allowed to riot in temporal power and sensualities, " perfection in wisdom and virtue not being the lot of man." We do not say that even after these declare 'tions and observations, the Archbishop of CAN TERBURY may not stand forward as a Church Reformer ; for although we have seldom wit nessed much moderation and liberality in the heads of the Church, their sagacity has never been impeached. They know well how to offer a little, if, by that offer, they may preserve a great deal; and the Archbishop of CANTERBURY being well aware of the stir abroad for Church Reform, may endeavour to create a party in his favour in both Houses of Parliament, by a show of concession; but if his Grace was sincere in his charge to the clergy of his diocese—and there is no reason to doubt his sincerity on that occasion, for the churchman is in every line—we may safely concur with our contemporary in say ing that it would be absurd to look to the Church for Church Reform. It is much to be regretted that in this diffe rence between the heads of the Church and the nation, the former bring with them to the discus. sion an uncharitableness of heart, which must pre vent an amicable result. When we demand the Reform of the Church, the improvement of its constitution, the renovation of its discipline, and the regulation of its property—all in the inte rest of true religion and consistently with the safety and honour of the State,—.we are re proached with entertaining a spirit of persecu tion and rapine ; and instead of attempting to reason us out of error, supposing that we were really wrong, the superior clergy think to stifle inquiry and defeat Reform, by crying out " Sacrilege," as the French clergy did when they foolishly endeavoured to stem the tide of Re form. If religion in this country has nothing to fear from the obstinacy of the Church, it will be because men are better educated here than they were in France, and know how to distinguish between the profession and the faith ; but we cannot too strongly impress upon the minds of the superior clergy that as the public want only liberality towards the inferior clergy and justice towards themselves, the outcry about " persecu tion and rapine," is exceedingly ill-timed. As we are not to hope for anything in the shape of real Reform from the Church, we cannot but rejoice that the affair is in the hands of men who will neither do injustice to the supe rior clergy, nor to the nation on whose behalf they are required to act. Earl GREY and Lord BROUGHAM will not, we are sure, allow their minds to be unfairly influenced in favour of the clergy by the friend:3 whom the Bishops have at Court, neither will they make such a mistake as to seek for popularity by any outrage against the Church. They know that the people, well informed as to their own rights, are willing to respect those of the clergy, but that they are determined not to be priest-ridden, although they agree with the Archbishop in thinking that perfection is not the lot of man. We have read with great satisfaction the speech of Mr. POULETT THOMSON, delivered on Thursday last, to the electors of Manches ter. This speech, a full report of which will be found in another part of The Sun, is marked by candour and boldness—though the boldness is not of that cavalier character which Mr. STANLEY displayed at Lancaster, and which may very reasonably be styled presumption. Air. THOMSON is r bold within the limits of a becoming, manly discretion, and on the subject of the ballot explains his sentiments without reserve or subterfuge. He is, and has ever been, an advocate for the ballot ; still he would give the present Reform Bill fair play, and allow it time to work before he made up his mind definitively to insist on further changes. We hold stronger opinions on this point than Air. THOMSON, inasmuch as we would have the ballot carried the very first feasible opportunity ; nevertheless, it gratifies us to find that in the Right Hon. Gentleman we shall never find an opponent of the measure, but on the other hand, as its necessity becomes more fully developed, a stanch, and powerful advocate. Mr. THOMSON is equally liberal and enlightened in his semi ments respecting slavery and free trade, which he would gladly set free from all the vexatious shackles that at present encumber it. As re gards the final character of the Reform measure, Mr. THOMSON 'S observations are far more satis factory than either Lord ALTHORP'S or Mr. STANLEY'S. " Gentlemen," said the Right Hon. Gentleman, " I am aware that much misrepresentation has gone abroad upon the subject of final measures, but I can attri bute that to the watchful jealousy with which the conduct of public men is justly scrutinized. Gentlemen, I know not what is the meaning of final measures—(lm mense cheering)—l know of no bounds for the march of improvement ; I know of no limits which the course of human intelli gence has to meet with ; I know of no power to send back the tide of civilization, or to make the springs of human improvement stagnate at their very source—(Loud cheers) —and I feel satisfied, that as the course of years rolls on, if the wants or the advanced intelligence of the community require any change, in the course of legislation that has been entered upon, it will be for human wis dom and sagacity assembled, and collected as it ought to be, legitimately and orderly in the great councils of the nation, to proclaim those wants and suggest those improvements." We request our readers to peruse Mr. THOM.• soN's speech with attention ; for they may see in it some few things to cavil at ; they will, un doubtedly, see much more to admire. The news from Antwerp and Brussels will be found in another part of The Situ. It now ap pears, though the King of HOLLAND has re fused to ratify the capitulation of the citadel of Antwerp, that he has paid clue honour to the meritorious and gallant defence made by the veteran General CHASSE and his devoted garrison. He has even surpassed expectation by conferring the order of the Grand Cross of William on CHASSE, and to mark his sense the more strongly of the General's conduct, the KING took from his own person the order he then wore and sent it to the distinguished soldier. This is praiseworthy. It appears by the despatch of General CHASSE, that the citadel was reduced to the last ex tremity before it offered to surrender. The French papers of Friday and Saturday have been received. They announce the arrival of the Dukes of ORLEANS and NEMOURS in Paris on Friday evening, from Antwerp. The whole of the French army is now on its return from Belgium, and will probably repass the frontiers by the end of this week. The departure of M. Pozzo DI BORGO for London on Saturday, was the theme of speculation in Paris; but little was known of the real motives for the mission of the wily Corsican-diplomatist. The general impression in the French capital was favourable to peace, notwithstanding the obstinacy of the King of HOLLAND in refusing to surrender forts Lillo and Liefkenshoek. The German Papers inform us that Prussia is taking due precautions with regard to the Rhenish provinces ; but, probably, the evacua tion of Belgium by the French army will allay her apprehensions:— VIENNA, DEC. 20.—Five per Cent. Metalliques 85 -a; Four per Cent. 731; Bank Sh res 1,1071. SUN OFFICE, Three o' Clock. We understand that the prisoners taken in the Citadel of Antwerp have been released on parole. We trust this generous conduct will propitiate the King of Holland. PRICES OF STOCKS THU Bank Stock per Cent. Red. SP4% 3 per Cent. Cons. 'N per Cent. Ditto Red 92.3 i 54% ew :334 per Cent. shut 3 per Cent Ann. 172. g per Cent. 182 F 162.% 1 ,4 Bank Long Ann to exotre Jan. 5, - 18110 ...... .16% 11-16 Oct. 10, 1059 Jan. 5, 1660 Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1080 Jan. 5, 1870-- - PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds B9 Belgian Bonds 755, Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds 4B Ditto Account 434 Buenos Ayres Bonds ... Ditto Account 9 0 14 1 Chilian Bonds ... 161 i Ditto Account Columbian Bonds 9 ','‘ Ditto Account — Ditto Bonds, 1824 lOl% Ditto Account — Danish Bonds 1 170 Ditto Account — Greek Bonds. 9.6% Ditto Bonds, 1825 , Ditto Account 2SII I.i Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent. Ditto Account o'4 I!4 Ditto, ( per cent 0 4 ,, :i 5 Ditto Account —l Neapolitan — DAY AT ONE o'cLocx. New 5 per Cent. 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O America 0 O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 O Carthagena 0 2 Dublin 0 I Flanders 0 1 France 0 1 Guernsey &Jersey 0 :S, DUBLIN, DEC. 28, St. Patrick lnsur.(perShare) Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine 'lmperial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildings Arrived. Due. I Hamburg 1 1 Holland O Jamaica... ......... 0 O Leeward Islands 0 O Lisbon 1 O Malta 1 O Sweden 2 Waterford HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGR TO-MORROW. Morning... H) minutes after 9. I Evening... 39 minutes after 9. THE AMERICAN NAVY. Just Ready, in 2 vols. post Bvo., price 18s. TWO YEARS AND A HALF in the AMERICAN NAVY, Comprising the JOURNAL of a CRUISE to ENGLAND, and in the MEDITERRA NEAN, and the LEVANT, on hoard of the UNITED STATES FRIGATE CONSTELLATION, in 1829- 30-31. By E. C. WINES. Richard Bentley, New Burlin , ,zton-street. (Late Crdburn and Bentley.) Zri!bir tlaVaitt , MEMBERS RETURNED. SCOTLAND. DUMBARTONSIIIRE.—J. C. Colquhoun. PERTHSHIRE.—The Earl of Ormelie is elected "by a majority of 574 votes. KINCARDINESHIRE—GeneraI Arbuthnot. RoxsußcnsinßE.—Captain G. Elliott. ELGIN DISTRICT OF BURGHS —Colonel Hay. STATE OF THE POLLS. SCOTLAND. INVERNESS-SHIRE, DEC. 26. Grant. Macleod. Inverness 166 71 Kingussie l5 53 Total lBl 124 Returns have not yet been received from the other polling places. IREL. COUNTY OF Cl O'Connor Barry Bernard 530 GALWAY, COUNTY, DEC. 27. KING'S COUNTY, DEC. 27. Daly ...... 157 Fitzsinamon Martin Burke 5B Lord Oxmantown ,AND. !ORE., nEc. 27. !IMorris 368 King MIDDLESEX SESSIONS--(THIS DAY.) This morning these Sessions commenced before G. F. MARRIOTT, Esq. (Chairman) and a Bench of Magistrates. The CHAIRMAN, addressing the Grand Jury, said that the Grand Jury who sat during the October Sessions had mule a presentment, recommending, among other things, that an intermediate Session should be held between the eight usual Sessions in the year, in order to shor•en the time during which persons under charges of felony were kept in custody before trial. That presentment had been for warded to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from whom he (the Chairman) bad this morning received a letter in approval of the plan which had been proposed by the Grand Jury, and recommended that it should be acted upon as speedily as possible, according to the power already vested in the Court. One of the Grand Jury here remarked, that he bad been desired by his brother Jurymen to enter a protest against the proposed measure, inasmuch as it would im pose upon them an additional duty of adjourning from time to time, and put them to very serious inconvenience. They begged to be allowed to retire to their own room, in order to draw up a formal protest, and present it to the Cou rt. The CHAIRMAN said the inconvenience to the Grand Jury would not be so great as they supposed. He hoped that, as the plan had been suggested by their predecessors, they would throw no impediment in the way of its ac complishment, as it had evidently proceeded from the must humane and honourable motives. Mr. RoTex hoped the Grand Jury would attend to what the Chairman had said ; at all events the protest would be of no avail. Mr. C. PHILLIPS said he had consulted with the Common Sergeant and Mr. Sergeant Arabin respecting the propriety of having a more frequent gaol delivery, and those learned persons bad expressed their readiness to sit at the Old Bailey as often as might be deemed neces sary, in order to clear the gaols, and they would do so without putting the county to any additional expense. The Grand Jury then retired to their own room. Harding Ackland, Samuel Newell, Charles Price, and Thomas Turner, were indicted, together with John King (not in custody), for kesping a common gaming house, at No. 60, in the Quadrant, Piccadilly. Mr. ALLEY and Mr. PRENDERGAST appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. ADOLPHUS and Mr. C. PHILLIPS for the defendants. Mr. ALLEY, having stated the case for the prosecuticn, called evidence. The case was not conci ded when we went to press. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY. FROM LLOYD'S.' DEAL, DEC. 304—Wind E.N.E., fresh.--The outward hound have sailed. Arrived his Majesty's ship Snake, from Sheerness, and remains with the combined squadron. Sailed his Majesty's ship Satellite, for the northward. PORTSMOUTH, 29 and 30.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Providence, Campbell, from London for Madras and Bengal.•.--Sailed the Urania, Dunn, for the Cape of Good ; sailed the Amphitrite transport for Plymouth ; Dolus, Somerson, for New South Wales, and Prince Regent transport for the Mediterranean. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 28 and 29.—Wind W. and squally. FALMOUIII, Drc. 28 and 29.—Wind W. to W.N.W., strong and squally.—Sailed the 28th, his Majesty's ship Pike, for Lisbon with mails. MARGATE, DEC. SO.—Arrived off port the Ida Aleyda, Sopker, from lidarea, retained by his Majesty's ship Sa tellite, bound to Amsterdam. TORBAY, DEC. 29.—Arrived off port, the Active, Dart, and Rachel, Hawkins, from St. Michael's ; and Blessing, Stephens, from Lisbon. TOPSHAM, Dcc. 29.—Arrived the Two Brothers, Perrian, from St. Michael's. DARTMOUTH, DEC. 29.—Arrived off port the Gleaner, Harris, from Li'bon, bound to Newfoundland, cut away both her masts on the 2d inst., off Newfoundland—out 61. days. FOWEV, DEC. 29.—Arrived the Georgians, Ford, from London to Grenada. Mainmast carried away. LlVEltron, DEC. 29.—Arrived the Agnes, Rue, from Laguira and Vera Cruz; and the James, Long, from St. John's, New Brunswick. Sailed the Leon, Battie, for Manilla ; the Samuel, Brown, for Bengal ; the Cleveland, Morley, for Bombay ; anti the Eliza, Boacb, for New South Wale•. CORK, DEC. 28.—Arrived the Esquimau', Gilling, from Quebec; and the John, Quernpol, from Cadiz. STORNAWAY, DEC 28.—Arrived the Neplunes, Ball, from Aaslund to Gilboa, with loss of sails, &c. ; the John and Thomas, APlver, from Dronstreim ; and the Burdon, Black, from Sunderland ; leaky, hound to Limerick. The Elaysa, Rieunem, from London to Hamburg, was wrecked near Tinhingen 20th inst. Crew saved. The Janet, Maitland, from Dundalk to Liverpool, put into Belfast, very leaky ; and, it is supposed, must dis charge. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of all kinds of Grain last week were moderate for this season of the year, and trade throughout the week was dull. This morning there was a tolerably good supply of Wheat, chiefly in tender condition ; and of other Grain there was a pretty good show. Such samples of Wheat as were fine and dry readily ob tained last week's prices; other qualities were extremely dull and rather lower. Barley, for malting, obtained last week's prices ; other sorts are scarcely saleable. Beans are dull sale, but such as are dry maintain last' week's rates. Pease, of both descriptions, are rather cheaper. Oats remain unvaried from the terms of this day sennight, with a very dull sale. For Flour there is a fair demand at former quotations. PRICES ON 80, Wheat, Red (old) —s. —s. —White (old) —s. —S. --Red ;.1832) „ 445. 4Ss. Fine 4Bs. 525. Su perfi ne 535. 555. iYhite (1832). 465. 50. Fine s2s 545. Superfine.. 555. 58s. Foreign free 40s. 625. Rye . , A RD OF SHIP. Beans, Small (new) —s. —s. (old) ....—s. —s. Tick (new)....30s (old) ....3lis. 40s. Harrow (new) 325. 35s (old).. 40s. 425. Brank _s • —s. Oats, Feed lss. 17s . New Poland Barley 23s. 265. - Grinding l27s 28s. - Malting 3os. 355. Nlalt 4Bs. 51s. - Fine New s6s. 60s. Pease, Grey New 31s. 365. - Maple New.... 3Ss. 40s. - White 34s. 38s. - Boilers New 18s. 225. - I'otatoe .Is. 265. New ... 235. 255. - Scotch - Irish l6s. 208 225. Flour Town (per sack) 45s 50s - Seconds 42s Cis. - North Country 403. 445. Bran HORRID MURDER in PINSTONE-STREET, SHEFFIELD. (From the SAeffield Mercury of Saturday.) We have to record one of the most appalling murders that was ever perpetrated in this part of the country. The particulars that we have been enabled to collect are to the following effect : —Yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock George Sandys, a butcher, residing in Pinstone-street, in this town, had an altercation with his wife, in his front shop, which attracted the attention of several persons who were passing along the street. The cause of their dispute we have not been able to learn, and are unwilling, in the pres , nt state of the case, to give currency to vague ru mours. While several persons were looking into the shop, Sandys very deliberately took his knife, and plunged it in the breast of his wife, who immediately fell on the floor, and having done this, he went up stairs into the room above. Two or three persons then entered the shop, and found the poor woman bleeding profusely. They raised her, and placed ber in a chair, but before they hail ione this she appeared quite dead. Constables were imme diately sent for, and Bl end, followed by Wild and Wild goose, arrived soon afterwards, and sought the wretched author of this diabolical crime. He was found sitting in an arm chair in the chamber, cutting his nails with a pair of scissors, and appeared as com posed as though nothing had occurred more than common. In reply to questions put by Bland, the constable, he acknowledged having committed the crime—said he had a cause for it—that if he had it to do again, be would do it, and that he was quite willing to go with the officers. Bland then seined him by the arms, while one of his assistants took the scissors from him ; on which the prisoner exhorted them not to be alarmed, as he had no wish to harm them, adding, " You don't need to tremble—feel at my hand, lam firm enough. I tell you I am quite satisfied with what I have done, and if I had not done it, I should do." The wretched man was then taken, and safely lodged in prison. In a conversation the constable subsequently had with him, he stated that his wife refused to give him some money, and complained a her in other respects ; and said be would explain all to the Jury at the inquest. The deceased was a good-looking yom,g woman, of fair arputation, and daughter of a Mr. Herring, innkeeper, at Doncaster. The Coroner sun, moned a Jury, who, after hearing evidence, returned a vet-. dict of Wilful Murder. The Conservatives are excessively conceiting themselves on their return of Mr. DUCDALE (latterly Member for Shaftesbury and rotten Bramber), in the northern division of Warwickshire. Mr. DEMSTER. HEMING:WaS defeated by a small majority—not by the Anti- Reformers, hut by the same unnatural political conduct of some Whigs, who, as in Middlesex and Lincolnshire, refused to sacrifice trifling differences of opinion to principle. The personal partisans of Sir E. E. WiemoT and the "moderate Whip" gave plumpers to Sir E. Wnatol, the inocb-rate Reform candidate, and which secured to him the splits of the Tory electors and county aristocracy, who elected him, " as a choice of evils," in preference to Mr. HEMING. The superior organization of the Conservatives, and their money, with this monstrous practical coalition, occasioned the rejection of the only real Reform candidate. The Warwickshire Reformers, however, will profit by experi ence, and prevent a second surprise of this nature. The Conservatives, in their vauntings, however, carefully con teal the signal punishment ieflicted by Sir Georte F. Put tars on Mr. SHIRLEY, in the northern division of Warwick ; and omit to record the fact that eight out of ten of the War wickshire Members are representatives of literal opinion., and that no Tory will ever again be sent by that county to a Reformed Parliament. Mr. HEMINC would also have been returned by a considerable mijority, but for the irruption of the tenants, who, like sheep, followed their conservativelandlords. Mr. IfEatiNG's Committee are about to publish the poll, and an analysis of the effect of the Marquis of CHANDOS' clause in the English Reform Act. The Birmingham Journal states, that it will singularly illus trate the necessity of the ballot. We hope this example will be followed in all the contested counties. A few practical illustrations will more promote the cause of the ballot, than a mass of theoretical reasoning in its favour.— Morning Chronicle. It is understood that no opposition will be offered by his MAJESTY'S Ministers to the re-election of Mr. MANNERS SUTTON as Speaker to the House of Com mons, provided that gentleman or hie friends previously signify his wish for the distinguished honour. Only in the event of a factious motion to that effect, by way of amendment, made by one of the disappointed and cor firmed Tories, will the re-election of the late Speaker he resisted. There is no foundation for the report so in dustriously circulated that Lord DURHAM is likely to suc ceed Lord W. BENTINCI: as Governor-General of India. Lord DURHAM, in consequence of many domestic calami. ties, is, we regret to say, in rather delicate health, and, therefore, not likely to feel an inelinatiou tor so arduous a voyage. Besides, the immense wealth of his Lordship, de rived from his landed estates and his coal mines, which are the most extensive and profitable in the kingdoin, renders any addition to his income, arising from the emoluments of office, quite unimportant. By the death Of the Marquis of CONYNGIIAM, the office of Constable and Lieutenant of Windsor Castle becomes vacant; it is in the gift of Earl Gtsy. It has generally been conferred on a favourite of the Kirin. There are a salary, a fine residence, and many other advantage, attached to this situation. The late Marquis of CONYNGIIAM and the Marchioness, departed for the Continent soon after the death of GEORGE the Fourth, where they remained until near the close of the debates ou the Reform Bill, when they returned to England. We believe, however, the Marquis did not vote upon that question in the House of Lords. His Lordship's eldest son, the present Marquis, who married a daughter of the Marquis of AiscitEseA, has always teen a friend of liberty, and will, no doubt, support the Go vernment of Earl GATT. The conduct of the King of HOLLAND does not at all surprise us. He foresees that peace would anni hilate him ; and he therefore trusts to the possibility ol Europe being disturbed, and holds out to the last. There are many rich individuals in Holland ; but Holland is nom relatively a poor country, and when the navi4ation of the Scheldt is free, the remaining Dutch trade will be greatly diminished. Scotland is now a rich and improving country, with great natural advantages for manufactu, es, as coal, iron, &c. ; and the Scotch could, perhaps, bear one-half more taxation than the Dutch. But let us sups pose Scotland a separate country, with a national debt as heavy as that of Holland, and a King and Royal Family, with an army and navy, and the various establishment s of a kingdom, and the chances are, that the Scotch would soon tire of their King and Court. When Scotland vas a separate country, the people paid no taxes, a n d t h e King was allowed only forty mar ; but Kings. now ..,_ days, are not to be satisfied without armies and guards. The King of HOLLAND and the Dutch will draw together as long as the struggle for naonoply is continued ; but with peace they would soon endeavour to get rid of him, and of this the KING is fully aware. The struggls of the KING, therefore, may indicate great selfishness ; but in a worldly sense, it can hardly be called foolish. He thinks of himself only, and we fear there are other Sovereigns in the world who deem the people only of consequence as Kings cannot be supported without thein..—Mori.. Chrou. It is a current rumour in Doctors' Cotni-nonsi that Sir CHRISTOPHER RoBINSON will shortly retire from his situation of Judge of the High Court of A.ftniraliy, and that he will be succeeded by Dr. Lusrinscrosr. It is rutnoured that a great nurnt,er of disor derly persons have g o t i n t o the new -Parliament. This bubeing a th backere case, it is lucky t N hat 'ale SPE AKER w i ll have ck as GULLY. €1 man is better qualified for keeping order or seeing fair play. It would not be a had job to make him Deputy Speaker (with a salary), his office ai being to enforce the "order" whi c h hi s chief only pro clms. Should any dispute arise, it should be GULLY'S office to take the parties into a private committee-romn, and see it out. He might be set against the lipeal,,rs. If ever man could quiet the Agitator, it is th e ex-chatn pion of England. In a very few rounds he w 0 . 41,1 "w e rbe affairs of Ireland. Sir HENRY Haitp.aszar. used, somehow or other, always to start up wheli words syetned to be akin to blows, but we shall have :,one of that sort of CHURCII.--Letters have bullying permitted now. England expects her Cbarnpion to dO his duty, and when any those disgraceful scenes s yb t ee t ne o nei n r f arHebee h lEe a i n av d ned e d — Airner S sitip c eu e oc c i L a iin t g ri 'r a 4 nnouncing the elevation of the take place, to step forth, and put an end to them with a Dr, BLARE, V. G. of this archdio „es, to the vacant see of Droinore, The bulls will shortly arrive from Rome, and the pious and exemplary founder of the church of All Hallows, Westland-row, has, we are ins. formed, been lequestecl to prepare for his consecration anti the duties of him diocese._ Dublin Morning Register. During one of the fittest passages delivered by MACREADY in logo, at Drury-lane, last night, a worthy Member of the House of Commons, sirting is the dress boxes, thinking that he was listening to a sp,.,„ h instead of a play, called out at the top of his voice— " Hear, hear!" much to the astonishment Sad diversion of the fitldiencta COURT CIRCULAR. Viscount PALMERSTON lelt town on Friday for Brigh ton, on a visit to their MAJESTIES. His Lordship re turned to town yesterday afternoon, and attended at the Foreign-office, where Prince TALLEYRAND held a long conference with the Noble Viscount. Mons. VAN DE WEYER, the Belgian Minister, had also an interview with his Lordship. The statement of the arrival in town of his Excellency Count Pozzo DI BORG° is incorrect. The Duchess of KENT and the Princess VICTORIA, and their Royal Highnesses' Household, attended Divine ser vice (by the Dean of CHESTER) at the King's Palace, at Kensington, yesterday. Earl GREY visited Viscount ALTHORP on Saturday. BRIGHTON. DEC. 30. Their MAJESTIES, the Princess AUGUSTA, Prince GEORGE, the Duke of GLOUCESTER, and the Royal suite and household, heard Divine Service this morning in the Palace Chapel. On Friday afternoon the Turkish Ambassador, accom panied by his Secretary and Interpreter, arrived at the York Hotel from London. His Excellency had the honour of an audience of the KING before 7 o'clock, being intro duced by Lord PALMERSTON, and afterwards dined with their MAJESTIES. The following distinguished personages were honoured with invitations to the Royal table to meet his Excellency:— Princess Augusta, Duke of Gloucester, Duke of Devonshire, Sir Thomas Downman, Major Haddon, Earl Howe, Lieute nant-Colonel Drummond, Lieutenant-Colonel Montague, Earl Chatham, Hon. Captain Powlett, Earl Belfast, Captain Henry Hope, Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Otway, Sir A. Dalrymple, Sir James Whatley, Captain Pechell, Count De Samsoe, Lord William Lennox, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas, Lord Palmerston, Earl and Countess of Chichester, Karl and Countess of Sheffield, Lord and Lady Gage, Earl and Countess of Albemarle, Mr. Sturt, the Duke of Richmond, and the Royal suite and house hold. The band of the 3d Dragoon Guards attended, and per formed during dinner. In the evening her Majesty had a grand party, comprising nearly 200 of the haut ton. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. By the French mail, this 'miming, it appears that the mission of Potzo di Borgo to this country is stated to be on the affairs of Turkey, and the intervention claimed by the Porte, in respect to the Pacha of Egypt, as the Courts of London and St. Petersburgh are seriously occupied on that subject. The English Ministry have refused all armed intervention on their part. On the contrary ; the Emperor Nicholas has decided to march to Constantinople, in case the Pasha of Egypt should threaten the Ottoman capital. General Paskewitsch is expected at Berlin. We understand that the Powers have expressed a wish that France shall set at liberty the Duchess of Berry immediately after the present Sessions. Singapore papers to the 27th July, and Canton to the 14th June, have been received at the North and South American Coffee House. (From the Canton Papers.) COMMERCIAL REMARKS.—OPIUM.-A continual ea gerness to sell has been evinced, and prices have declined ; the deliveries on the Bth were 432 chests, consisting of Patna, Beneres, and ➢laliva. COTTON.—Several sales out of the recent arrivals have been made. In some of the cargoes there were very infe rior parcels, for which no better price than taels, 5/. Se. to 61. can be obtained. THE FUNDS. The accounts from Brussels and Antwerp this morning, in respect to the immediate return of the French troops into France, without the surrender of the two forts on the Scheldt, puzzle both the politicians on the Continent and those in London. For our own part, we are of opinion, that it is conformable to the treaty or convention between England and France. The Belgian territorial question being partly decided, the navigation of the Scheldt will be decided by negotiation. Consols opened at the same price they left off on Satur day, 85A- ; and are now 85i i for the Account. HALF-PAST ONE. We hear that accounts have been received at Liverpool, from Virginia, dated the 4th instant, stating that four schooners with troops on board have been sent to blockade Charlestown. We are still without information from Portugal, in the absence of which a report has got into circulation that Donna Maria, the young Queen, is going to be acknow ledged by France and England, and that she is to be mar ried to a Prince of Spain. No further accounts from the Continent. The public are much pleased with the honours that the King of Hol land has conferred on General Chasse, and we must now look to the commencement of negotiations between Leopold and the King of Holland. ----- Consols are at present Ssi 4 for the Account, with little doing. The Foreign Market is in a stagnant state. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 85,i :1 VOTE BY BALLOT.—The following is an extract from Mr. RICHARD FRYER'S Address to the Elec• tors of Wolverhampton, atter his election as their Repre sentative in the first Reformed P a rliament :—" From what I have learnt at various elections, lam convinced of the necessity of the v.te by ballot. Bribery is honourable compared to intimidation !—There are base and mean men greedy enough of their gol 1, but profuse in scattering their threats ! !".....Hereford Times. ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Flour. English Irish 598 - 13,362 I 270 Foreign 1,900 - - 60 hr SMITHFIELD MARKET. In this day's market, which was but indifferently supplied throughout, both as to numbers and quality, prime Beef, Mut ton, and Veal, met with a brisk sale, at an advance of from 4d. to Gd., middling and inferior from tid to 44. per stone; Pork war in steady demand, at Friday's quotations. PRICES PER STONE OF BLBS. TO SINK THE OFPALS. s. d. to s. d. s. d. toe. d. selnefeornicoir Beas t s quality ditto ' 2 2 8 4 3 2 :1 1 , P L ri ar y g n e e small Lamb 5 d1ii0 . .... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prime large Oxen 4 0 4 4, Large coarse Calves 3 6 310 Prime Scots, &c 4 6 410 Prime small ditto... 4 8 5 6 Inferior Sheep 2 4 210 Large Hogs Second quality ditto 3 4 310 Small Porkers.. .. Coarse.woolled ditto 4 4 4 8 Suckling Calves 12s. t 032.,. each SouthdownWethers 410 5 2 QuarteroldPigs 125.t0 18s. each. SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT. Beasts. Sheep. Calves , Pi gs. I I 2,064 14,840 156 I 80 About '750 of the beasts came up the St. Alban's road; about 800 up the other northern roads; about lao (including Iris} ) from the western and midland districts; about 120 from Nor. folk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire ; about 20 from Kent and Sussex ; and most of the remainder from the marshes, &c. in the neighbourhood of London. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. s. d.tos. d. 3cet, inferior - middling 2 4 2 6 --- middling.. 2 4 210 - prime large 3 0 3 2 --- prime 3 8 4 2 - prime small... 3 6 4 0 pork, large 'l 6 4 Veal 3 0 5 4 _--small 4 0 5 0 NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET—Dec. 29. We had a large supply of Wheat from our Parmers to-day, for which there was a dull trade, at a decline of Is. to 2s. per quarter. The few sales effected in South Country Wheats were at a decline of Is. per quarter. We can note no improvement in the Oat trade. For the best samples of Barley there is still a demand at our quotation, but for the present our buyers will not purchase the inferior parcels for malting. Fine sound Rye wanted. In Beaus, Pease, and Malt, little doing. New. Old. i Wheat, Northumberland 4os. 51s 4os. 555.1 ---.— Norfolk and Suffolk 54s 60s —s. —s. - Berwick and Scotch 445. 50s —s. —5. - Foreign __s. —s —s. -- s. Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk 34s. 3Ss .—s.._,. Foreign 12s. 35s —s. —.s. .. t Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk...2Bs. 31s —s. —s. :4 --- Grinding and Feeding 245. 265....... —s. —s. .4 Nlalt, Norfolk and Suflblk .50s• 5Ss —s. —s. E Beans, Small ..._.s. —s l2s. :345. '',.._.. --- Ti c k —s. —s '3o s. 325. ii Pease, White Gray Oats, Northumberland, l'otatoe 183 2'25.. ... . —s. —s. Feed 15s 195...... ..... s. ___ s. - Foreign ....8. ...el ..... • • •••••s. ....s. Flour, Fine (per sack) —s..-4 19s 435. STATE OF TRADE.—At Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield, business, generally, continues flat an , unprofitable. There is no sign of amendment. And ii Lord GREY should open the Scheldt, our mi.mufacturer. for the Dutch and North of Europe markets will be worse off than now, for our principal rivals, the Belgians, will gain advantages which we cannot hope to overcome.— L e o s '? intelligencer.l