The Sun. — London, England, 1840-12-23 00:00:00

EVEN iNG EDITION. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEW S. (TUESDA - sTEVENING.) HERALD.—The British Queen steamer from New York brings only a few hours later date than before re ceived. Consequently, they add but little to the stock of information, political or commercial, before possessed. The New York Herald Mates that it was in contemplation of tiie newly- e l ec t e d P res id en t an d his Government, accord ing to a speech of Mr. Webster, to "organise a national bsnk with a capital of 50,000,000 dollars." According to the same paper, the new Administration would have to come into the money market by way of loan to the extent of . 40,000,000 dollars, inciusive of a debt of 10,000,000 Which comes as a legacy from their predecessors. As some of the States were expected to be borrowers about the same time for 10,000,000 dinars more, there would be a total of money projects for the absorption of capital,to the ext. nt of 100,000,000 dollars. It need not be observed that. these statements partake more of speculation than as• ecrtained fact. continental exchanges. which were last week ti uctuating between a rise and a lull, have to-day taken a turn decidedly and materially fur the worse. Three months' paper on Amsterdam was done at 12 2 4 1 , the rate on Friday being 12 21. to ; the demand, more over, was very considerable. Bills on llamburgh cow mandrel 36k, while the former value on that city given for sterling was 36 . 41 to 37. Paris was much the same, but, as fresh purchases of corn are known to be making on British account in the northern markets, it is to the quotations on those points we have more particularly to look is connexion with the exchanges. The prices of grain in the principal places of supply arc at present exceeding') low, a circumstance which must induce continued opera tions in the trade, more especially as the quality is tine. The adaptation of the markets, both at home and abroad, to the purposes of the speculator is just now remarkable. The duty in England is forced down to a limit which dis courages the foreigner from indulging in the anticipation of an early re-opening of our ports. On the Continent, on the other heed, dealings arc from this very cause, entered into by the Englise houses very liberally at a cost that cannot fail, by and by when a combination of interests shall once more, be made to bear upon the averages, to leave them a most enormous profit. It is suspected by attentive observers of recent events, with regard to the transactions in grain, here and in other parts of Europe. that they must be regulated by the arrangements of a secret and powerful company, and there is unquestionably muds to justify such a sutpicion. 'rite English Funds were not so buoyant again to-day. The Journals generally were considered warlike in their tone. The fact communicated of the Portuguese a Spanish Governments being about to have recourse arms for the adjustment of the Douro navigation affair brought down the Peninsular securities, the Spanish to l e and the Portuguese I to lk per cent., on yesterday. The heaviness in our home stocks seems, however, to be mere especially owing to the uneasy feeling which still exists on the Eastern question. The judgment delivered yesterday by the Vice-Chan cellor, in the matter Preston v. Guyon, involves a principle of great importance to a number of persons. Proceedings of a very harassing nature have of late, and for a long time past, been taken by the Directors of Companies against subscribers for shares, in cases where the instalments aris ing upoi, subscriptions Lave not been regularly paid up. In the present instance the calls were duly paid, and a bill was filed to prevent the Directors of a Company from declaring a forfeiture of shares, on whatever ground such a course was to be' taken ; probably it was for a pro portion of expenses. The Directors, it is to be observed, took upon themselves an extra number of shares, as a means of complying with the Parliamentary contract. No transfer of these shares had been made, and it is held, therefore, that they (the Directors) are responsible for calls on the same rateably, in common with the sub scribers at large. The Directors of a majority of the Joint stock Companies in existence may be supposed to be in the position of the parties to the present suit; and what is it ? The Vice-Chancellor, coming to the only conclusion to which he could, as he affirms, rationally have come, after reading the Act of Parliament applicable to the matter, decided that, " let thorn (the Directors) say what they pleased of an acknowledgement of the trust, and an intention to exonerate them, as trustees, from any liability, they were still clearly liable when calls were made on the shareholders of the Company to have the calls enforced against themselves as shareholders." " That Court," he continued, " would never allow the Directors to enforce the call'partially." The plaintiff was accordingly relieved, all the shareholders being placed on the same footing. This decision, which appears to us to be a very sound one, will, it is to be hoped, operate as a salutary lesson to the Directors of bubble and other schemes or oompanies, who are amusing themselves by worrying needy subscribers, through their attorneys, for arrears. It is quite time the system was put a stop to. The case which has given rise to these remarks was that of the Grand Collier Dock Company. TIME S.—The aceounts from Portugal, which were not made known till late in the day, threatening hostilities be tween that country and Spain, caused a decline in the general description of public securities, but those more im mediately affected were those connected with the countries in question. In the continental exchanges the demand for bills on Hamburgh appeared rather to exceed the supply, and the rate on that place was a little depressed. Paris and Am sterdam remain much the same as last post. Owing to the warlike rumours from Portugal, no negotiation of bills took place on Lisbon or Oporto to-day. The Brititta Queen arrived v esterclay et Southampton. after a voyage of 21 day a, which, though longer than or dinary in consequence of adverse winds,. is three days altor ter than the December voyage she performed last year. The papers she brings, dated December I, are only one day later than those last received, The British Queen is said to km taken out with her about $400,000 in silver. A brisk demand has been made for European exchanges. Mention is made in the journals of the absconding of the Postmaster of New Orleans who, they say, has fled to Texas with considerable property. The Oneida Canal, to open navigation through the Oneida and Onondaga lakes, as low as the village of Pheenix, situated on the Oswego river and canal, is expected to be completed in the ensuing season. The closing prices of the New York Money - market were, United States Bank, from 65 to ; North American Trust, kern 41 to 28i. Several complaints have been made by mercantile men, of what they consider remiss conduct in the Post-office. It seems that for the last few days no correct list of the roreign mails arrived" has been notified to the public at the Branch-office in Lombard-street, and that on in quiries being made there as to the arrival of the mails, the answer is, that information cannot be given, since the list has not been received from the chief office. Another complaint is respecting a circumstance which some tunes happens, when a mail arrives and letters are delivered in the course of the day. The merchants, although they pay two guineas per an num to expedite the delivery of their letters, very ofti-n find that the windows are kept closed and that no letters are delivered to their clerks until, perhaps, htif an hour from the time posted at the office. With re spect to the hour till which the branch post-offices are open, many persons are of opinion that it is now time that they should be open till 7 in the evening, as they were be fore the penny post system came into operation. The al ternation at fi rst was readily submitted to, because it was supposed that the difficulties consequent on so complete a change in the Post-office system required the allowance of add:tonal time t) sort the letters. Now nearly a year has elisp,cd since the change, and it is thought that the clerks of the cities must have had sufficient practice to render the early closing unnecessary. 'SUN.—'llere was no improvement in Foreign Ex ch,nts'fs this afternoon. l',Ter was negotiated at the following rates :—Paris, 251.521 c. to 33e. ; Amster dam. 12 2i to ; Frankfurt, 1-tSI ; and liarriburgb, 13 WI to 7. This continued depression must be a source Of treat annoyance to the II Lnk of England. The Stock ;Market was dull, thoezh steady, in the early part of the day, but this afternoon became sud denly depressed, by the receipt of the important news from Lisbon, per Royal Tar, steamer, under date of the 14th instant. In these advises notice is taken of the most encrm,!tic preparations on the pert of the Govern onet.t of Lisbon to resist any compulsory measures of Spain in enforcing the execution of the Douro Treaty. The army is to be immediately organised on the war footing, and a small fleet is to be fitted out is order to cripple tile commerce of Spain. The poor bondholders of Portugal will be surprised to learn that this bank rupt kingdom, which cuts down their dividends, and dishonours its treasury drafts, can yet afford to offer a premium .3! 11. 2s. per head fur every volunteer, and squander away 10,0001. at a dash in fitting out a naval force for mere show, for it is quite certain that both the Cabinets of Lisbon and Madrid are in the wrong to some extent, and much too hot ltratied ; and further, that by timely mediation, Eng land may promote an amicable settlement. We should be :lad to know who will now believe in the worth of Peninsular securities, or expect ar.y relief front the frt.. qu iint conversion of stock, or the various plans put forward, under pretence el benefiting the unfortunate peditors. The fall in Consols was about 3-16ths per cent., or froFa 80 to 88i to buyers. Money was easy again to-days Exchequer Bills remained at is. to 3s. prem. ; p ß e a r n Bank Stock Cent. An Annui ties and in d is flonds at 15s. discount s the Reduced Three steady at 1,57 ; the Reduced i Three ties ranged only ;corn 80 to 89 ; c 0 ,!5 . .. from 971 ; and . the New and-a-Half per to 9i ex.-dividend. from 981, with the diviclead, The Foreign Market whici: was a l m ost deserted in the morning, became very animated th is afternoo n as regards Peninsular Stocks , fr om the tenor‘ ropße o t d he n ews referred to. The Portuguese Bonds d Cent., or from 3oi to 31i for the Five pe r Cents„ per but oitly from 21 to '2 oi- for the Three per Cents. Spanish Active Stock receded from ;141 t- to 23i, the market closing at the reduction. Mexican Stock was dull at _ 264 to ; Colombian at 23i to 24 ; Chilian at 3 0 to 3 7.; and Brazilian at 7:2. Dutch 'lwo-and-a -Half per 'Cents. were a shade better, viz. 511, and the Five ',Per Cents. realised 971 to 98. Share were not quite so buoyant, but no particular alteratio n in prices occurred. The following are the official returns of the exports of the Precious metals from the port of London, for the week endi ng the 17th inst : ztivercoin to Hamburg 121,200 oz. ditto Rotterdam ditto Belg ium to Silver bars Ham burg 21,000 Gold coin to Mauritius THR LA DY inIEL--This celebrated eharac gaol, and i s i nc l u d e d i n t h e li st o f t e r is still in Glasgow those to be tried at the Glasgow assizes.—Glasgow Ga zette. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MOANING PAFERS OF THIS DAY. (From the 31orning Chronicle.) The notice of the case of Saran Young, cited befor , the Ecclesiastical Court of Llandaff, in defiance of an express enactment in Captain Pechell's Act, will be the means of obtaining for Parliament, when it next meets, much seful information. In this day's Chronicle will be found a very valuable communication from Mr. Mellet, in which lie gives the particulars of the case of a Mr. Hill, who was cited before the Exeter Ecclesiastical Court for a sum below 10/. Mr. Hill, on being threatened with a suit in that Court, immediately gave an intimation to the adverse party not to issue a citation on it, as, by Captain Pechell's Act (5 and 6 Wm. IV., c. 74), all tithe under le/. was exempted from its jurisdiction, and that, if proceedings were taken, costs would be applied for. Notwith standing this notice, the party issued a citation, and ulti mately the Chancellor dismissed the suit, but gave . 110 costs, although all the proceedings had been knowingly instituted in defiance of a clear Act of Parliament Mr. Hill had to pay 4/ , his proctor's fees, and the ex pense of a Doctors' Commons opinion to guide him as to the stage at which he should claim the exemption. But had he not taken the precaution to procure, and been able to pay for, professional advice, he would have been im mured in the county prison. The statement of Mr. Richards that it was customary to disregard the Act of Parliament, and to frighten cottagers and occupiers of small pieces of ground by citations to the Ecclesiastical Courts, appears to be but too well established. It ap pears that the Ecclesiastical Courts care no more for an Act of Parliament than for an old song. Captain Pechell brought in his Bill expressly to meet cases of this kind. The Act declares that no suit or other proceeding shall be instituted in any Court in Bnybznd, having cognizance of tithes, kc., of or under the yearly value of Ten Pounds; but all complaints touching the same shall be heard and determined ONLY under the powers and provisions con tained in the Acts of the 7th and Bth William 111., c 6, and 53 George 111., c. 127, in the same manner as if the same were therein set forth and re-enacted. But the prohibition of this Act is a mere farce if, in order to obtain the benefit of it, a sum of 41. at least must be ex pended, to say nothing of the trouble and annoyance of attending to the citation. A stronger case cannot be stated than that of Mr. Hill. Ia defiance of express notice, the citation was issued. and yet the Chancellor. though he dismisses the suit, refuses to give costs. Par liament will not surely suffer itself to be bearded in this audacious manner by the Ecclesiastial Courts. if they be suffered to do these things with impunity, we know nothing so infamous that it may not be perpetrated. Of what avail is it to limit the jurisdiction of a Court if the Court openly disregards the limitation ? Courts of Con science, County Courts, Assistant Barristers' Courts in Ireland, Justice of Peace Courts in Scotland, are all pre cluded from entertaining actions for more than a certain amount. In the Sheriffs' Courts of Scotland actions may be brought for any amount, but they cannot determine cases of real property. We have never heard of these limitations being disregarded. But the Ecclesiastical Courts, aware of the iniquitous resource they pos sess in these procedures, by which the not appear ing to a citation is deemed a contempt, subjecting to im prisonment, openly fly in the face of Parliament. The highwayman who takes your money on the highway :is not more culpable in the eyes of God and man than these judi cial robbers. The poor have no escape. They must enter these dens of iniquity at an expense utterly beyond their means, or suffer themselves to remain months and years in gaol. In vain the Legislature provides a cheap tribunal for them, and warns off the ecclesiastical harpies —they are determined their prey shall not escape them. The House of Commons, in the exercise of its functions as grand inquisitor of the nation, cannot allow this flagrant outrage to pass unheeded. A more glaring abuse than that which the Ecclesiastical Courts are in the practice of perpetrating cannot be conceived. The abuse has been suffered to continue only because the victims being gene rally of the humble classes of society, have borne their wrongs in silence. But we will not for a moment sup pose that the scandalous practices will not meet with the re tribution they merit. But, assuming that means will be taken to prevent a recurrence of this evil, ought Courts capable of robbing the public in such an infamous manner to be suffered to exist at all ? A set of judicial harpies scattered over the face of the country, having at their command the most oppressive forms of procedure, can always, without subjecting themselves to animadversion, harass the people in an infinity of ways. The case of the poor cobbler, in Worcestershire, who was cited before the Ecclesiastical Court of Worcester fur a few shillings, and who would have instantly been consigned to prison for a large sum (for the first plunge into one of these Courts involves a sum altogether beyond the reach of a poor man), had not some humane individuals of Wor cester raised the money for him by subscription, is a case in point. Brush away these nuisances. Courts pro perly constituted to do justice between man and wean, at a reasonable expense, are a debt which the Legislature owes to the nation. The Scotch have no Ecclesiastical Courts. The business in them was lately transferred to the Civil Courts, to the great satisfaction of the people. And why should the people of England be held in less consideration than the people of Scotland? SARAH YOUNG'S CASE—PRACTICE OF THE EXETER ECCLESIASTICAL COURT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. Sir—lt will be seen from the following case that the practice of instituting ecclesiastical proceedings in the teeth of Law, is not confined to the Monmouth Court : Mr. Hill was applied to by a proctor, and threatened with a suit in the Exeter Ecclesiastical Court, unless be immediately paid up arrears of tithe due to his vicar. Many a man of stronger nerves than Mr. Hill having been frightened at the mere mention of the Ecclesiastical Court, it will not be wondered at that he immediately sought professional advice. Finding from him that his arrears of tithe did not amount to 101., an intimation was imme diately given to the adverse party not to issue a citation in the Ecclesiastical Court, inasmuch as by Captain Peela,ll's Act (sth and 6th William IV., c. 74), all tithe under 101. was exempted from its jurisdiction, and that if proceedings were taken, costs would be applied for. Notwithstanding this notice, the vicer issued a citation, and ultimately the Chancellor dismissed the suit, but gave no costs, although all the proceedings had been knowingly instituted in defiance of a clear Act of Parliament. Mr. Hill had thus most unju , tly to pay 41., his proctor's fees, mad the expense of taking a Doctors'- Commons opinion at to at what stage of the suit the defendant should claim the exemption. ' The stress I lay on this case is, that had Mr. Hill not taken the precaution to procure and been able to pay for professional advice, he would, like Sarah Young, have soon found his way to the county prison; for the defendant, in order to avail himself of Captain Pechell's Act, must ap pear. that he may show the Court the demand is under 10/ ; if ho refuses to appear to the citation, though issued in defiance of the Act of Parliament, he is pronounced in contempt, and sent to gaol ; if he appears he is put to ex penses to defend an illegal demand. Exeter, Dec. 21, 1840. H. C. NIELLETT. (From the Morning Advertiser.) Rumours and reports of every description are afloat re specting the foreign relations of this country, which have no foundation in truth. If the statements of the Tory papers were to be believed, the victories of England would pass for nothing, and France and Russia a nuld coa lesce for the purpose of destroying her successful policy. It is possible that such a coalition may take place, in spite of the peaceful intentions of M. Guizot, who desirea the English instead of the Russian alliance ; but then, on the other hand, where is the power by sea to oppose the Turkish, the Egyptian. and the English fleet, in any part of the world, or on land to bid &fiance to England, Aus tria, and Prussia? We have heard that this paper has been specially blamed by the Quarterly Review for hav ing thrown out a hint that this country should take and keep possession of St. Jean d'Acre. Withuut any excep tion, we say distinctly, that Lord Palmerston, under ex isting circumstances, would spoil the admirable policy which he has hitherto pursued, if he were for one moment to release St. Jean d'Acre from the command of British 1 authority. With regard to the allegations that the Porte 1 ni• ails to depose Mehemet Ali from his position as Pacha cf Egypt, we answer at once that no such intention is en tertained, or will be permitted by Lord Palmerston. At the same time, should any foreign interference occur, pre judicial to the interests of England, there can be no guts ! tion that the matter will be thoroughly sifted, as well as I thoroughly adjusted. _ _ __ . ( From the Morning Post.) The intelligence from Portugal, which we published yesterday in a second edition, arid now repeat, with ~ddit ional details, is of considerable interest. It is now toler ab'y clear that Lord Palmerston's new Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, the present Dictator of Spain, is about to invade the territory of Portugal, Eag land's ancient ally. This is rather a strong measure en the part of Espartero, considering that England is bound by a treaty to protect the territory of Portugal from Spa nish invasion, and that the justice of the threatened inva sion is, to say the least of it, very equivocal. [lad the ruler of Spain been very thankful fur the ribbon with which the Queen of England was advised to decorate him, or had Spain entertained any very grateful sense of the services which Lord Palmerston has been labouring for so many years to render her by officious iatermeddling with her domestic affairs, it is scarcely to be imagined that so decided a measure of hostility towards the ancient ally and federal protege of Great Britain could have been deter mind on without, at least, an appeal to the mediation of this country. The jurists of every enlightened age concur unanimously in the opinion that, f)r a war to be just, it is an indispensable condition not only that the claim for the assertion of which it is waged shall be well founded, or that the injury for which redress is sought shall be real and grievous, out that every other reasonable mode of seeking the right or the redresa unjustly withheld shall previously have been tried in vain. Can it be pretended that the war which Spain is about to levy against Portugal corresponds with this universally-recognised definition of a just war ? Perhaps, however, Espartero is of opinion that to appeal to the mediation of Great Britain, under its present Administration, would not fall within the description of a reasonable mode of seeking justice. If this bdUctthL r o t p ai i h n l i y on of the Spanish ruler—and his con seems to intimate it—although we may not ventur e to say that it is entirely unfounded, he ought, in decent consistency, t o re t urn th e r ibb on which Lord Palmerston so recently procured him, accom panying it, as a matter of course, in a letter to the Duke t o e f r in u g s : e r e x a , s t o o n e s x f p . lain iwn h hich hoenodueracblilnestltioougl\beanrotit.very\vfimat-t t h e British Government will do in this affair it is impossi ble to say. It will, probably, offer that mediation which, bad the British Government presented at the present pmo rtao invasio n of Portugal until mo ment its ancie nt and c ustomary titles t o e oa fid ence an d re a-ect, both par ties woul d have eagerly sought. Great interpose in some way or s whethe rof the other ritn at least,o her Executive Government shall ha ve h ad time to yield to the demand of Spain, without any retard the threatened ne forms or prinaiplei of that liberal Constitutio n which Great to establish. Britain contributed, with o much (From the Times.) Our Lisbon letters, received by the mail of y esterday THE SUN., LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, lB4O. in the information they convey respecting the differences between Spain and Portugal, realize in a remarkable de g ee the anticipations on that head formed in our article of Monday. In fact, Portugal is now suddenly presented in all the activity of military preparation and determination to resist aee,ression on the part of Spain, held to he all but certain. The cause; of quarrel between the two countries is now also more distinctly stated. The original treaty for the navigation of the Douro was executed in August, 1835, by which a mixed commission was appointed to fix a tariff, end regulations connected therewith. The first set of Commissioners met to deliberate thereon, and finally came to certain conclusions, which, when submitted to the Portuguese Government, were rejected. The sittings of these or of other Commissions—for it does not clearly ap pear which—were then resumed, and terms finally settled hetwcen them. On this latter modification of the treaty a report was presented to the Portuguese Cortes in the session just ended. The delay which ensued in the discussi,n of this matter by the Portuguese Legislature has been adopted by the Spanish Government as a ground of complaint of the most serious nature, notwithstanding tlae declaration in the Queen's Speech on closing the ses sion, that it would be one of the principal objects of dis cussion in the new session to be commenced on the 2d of next month. Sa deeply do they resent this delay, that they have addressed, it is said, a note to the Portuguese Government, in which, besides offensive expressions to Portugal, a declaration is made, that if the Govern ment of Her Most Faithful Nl:ijesty do not within the very brief time of twenty-five days absolutely ratify the terms finally agreed on by the Commissioners, Spain will employ military force to compel it. At the same time a note and memorandum have been addressed by the Spanish Government to Great Britain to a similar purport, and calling, it is said, upon this country to sanction this appeal to arms. The Portuguese Govern. ment have also addressed themselves to this country, as their most ancient ally, hoping for interference and support against this aggression, not neglecting in the mean time such measures as may serve to protect Portugal, should matters come to the worst. Of the importance of this juncture it is unnecessary to say anything. We are scarcely provided at present with sufficient means for a judgment on the absolute question of right, which re quires indeed a close insight into the agricultural and com mercial, as well as into the political, state of the two countries ; but we cannot help entertaining a strong per suasion, from the haughty and imperious tone adopted by Spain, that the ..hole is a mere pretext assumed by her military dictator, Espartero, for aggressions, by which be hopes to acquire popularity and to distinguish himself, but which are likely, in the end, looking to the limited capacity he has hitherto displayed, to end in his downfal and ruin. FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. (From the Globe.) The Journal des Debats brings against the whole Eng lish press a sweeping and unsupported charge of irritating language towards France, which, it says, can only reanimate and render irreconcileable the ancient enmities entertained between the two countries. We have called the charge un supported; and we should be very glad to know from the Defats where it found such a passage in an English jour nal as that which it quotes as follows—" that the Mi nisters of the Ist of March have deserved a rope from Europe, and a guillotine from their own country men l" All the English journals have reported, not long since, similar denunciations—against whom ? M. Thiess ? No! Lord Palmerston ! All the English journals have recorded the outpourings of Messrs. Attwood, Cardo, and Co.—" a clique of crazy partisans," as the Quarterly justly calls them—denouncing, as a traitor to his country, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and declaring that his head ought to roll upon the scaffold. The Quar. terly affects to be exceedingly scandalised that Lord Palmerston and the Government treated those sal lies with silent contempt. According to the Quarterly they durst not resent, or even notice, such outrages 1 An old idea of daring, and dignity too ! The Debats is scan dalised that such douceurs should be uttered, even of ex- Ministers. We can only answer Que voulez vous?— such things will happen in a free country. We laugh at them, when aimed at our own leading men. Why take such prodigious offence when levelled at yours ? And, we repeat we should like to know in what journal the Debats found this vulgar violence ? We should know something of the ordinary tone of the press ; and we say fearlessly, it stands most favourably contrasted with that of the press of Paris, whether last July, or before. We say that under great provocation, the English press has ab stained constantly from those indiscriminate attacks on the entire national character of our neighbours—from those appeals to by-gone motives for hatred and jealousy —which have systematically and continually been made by the bulk of the press of Paris. We say that, to extract a passage or two of invective against this or that French Statesman (not at all more violent than is every day bestowed upon the statesmen of this country), is to trifle with readers who know the vile unremitting aspersions with which the taste of French readers permits their jour nalists to assail England. We say deliberately that a journal could not live in this country which should attempt to address itself to passions so hostile against our nearest neighbours, as those which are daily addressed by most of the French journals against ourselves. (From the Standard.) At a meeting at Belfast on Tuesday last of the Ulster Reform Association, it was suggested by a Dr. Mont gomery, apparently the moutbpicee of the Association, that petitions should be presented to Parliament for establishing a lower rate of franchise in Ireland than existed at present. The reasons assigned by the Reverend Orator were, that he himself had heard men swear their houses were worth 101., the value of which others had sworn on oath did not exceed 71. ; whilst a third batch of witnesses had been brought to swear that the said houses were worth 11/. I The reverend orator, who was of opinion, therefore, that 61. ought to be adopted as the amount of the qualification, does hot seem to have been aware that, if the qualification had been fixed at 31., the amount of perjury would have been the same, perhaps greater, because a lower class of per sons would have been interested in the matter. It was fur endeavouring to supply checks is the atrocious system of perjury, which is the usual concomitant of an Irish election, that Lord Stanley's admirable Bill was framed. It was the danger of allowing men to swear to the value of their own qualifications, and oven to swear to a qualification when they possessed none whatever, of which Dr. Montgomery complains, which it was the peculiar object of his Lordship's Bill to avert. Yet dila consistent politician does not scruple to declare almost immediately afterwards, that measures should be taken to resist the introduction of Lord Stan ley's Bill on the ground that its object is to " trample under foot the liberties of Ireland." Such are the doctrines and inconsistency of the organs of Whig de claimers, who usually take the initiative at I rich Reform meetings, and instance facts invariably contravening their own arguments. Dr. Montgomery admits the extent of perjury inseparable from the present system, and proposes as a remedy a qualification which is likely to raise up more perjurers than ever, whilst he unreservedly repudiates th e only measure that would obviate the evil of which ho com plains. LAW INTELLIGENCE COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dice. .22. ISASLITT V. SHAW, This was an action brought by the plaintiff, the pro prietor of a barge, named the " Kate," against the Corn mi.rcial Dock Company, to recover damages for injuries sustained by the barge in consequence of the neglect of the Company to give proper notice of repairs going on in the entrance of the dock, in consequence of which the barge was run upon certain piles and sunk in the river. Sir F. PoLLocic (with whom was Mr. Burr) stated the case for the plaintiff, and examined his witnesses. Mr. CRESSWELL, who, with Mr. WATSON, conducted the defence, called witnesses to show that the accident was attributable entirely to the conduct of the plaintiff himself in mooring his barge in an improper manner. Lord DENMAN summed up, and the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintif f , damages 1761. 11s.. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 22. DE VF.AUX V. HILL. of yesterday.) greatest 'k nu(and other?, of the nCI experience i n o u f e dw witnesses, e o e gu,nr navigation captains sn of the seas in which the alleged perils and damage of the Bengalee occurred, swore that the statements in the captain's log were contra dictory and absolutely impossible in reference to the kind of weather described, the sails carried at the same time, make.and t h e sh She quantity couoicif notw at water which carried m , zln, and fore topsail in a hurricane—and the water which she was al leged to make, nine inches every watch, was unimportant at any time, but vastly less than she must have made if strained in the manner described. It was absurd to say that with so much sail set in a hurricane, and making so little water, five men would be employed at each pump, that is, ten men out of * crew of thirteen, two others being at the wheel. Five men could not well wo r k a t one pump at a time. It would he highly criminal for any man taking so harassed a crew into St. Helena, to sail again in three days, with a voyage of 5,000 miles bef ore hi m , w itho u t re pairs. It could not be believed. Witnesses acquainted with the navigation of the Bay of Biscay, and with the shores of the Gironde, stated that it was easy, under the circumstances set forth in the log, to make the port of Bordeaux, and far preferable to going into La Rochelle. The crocia-Avarnination elicited nothing material. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, in reply, contended that the reports of the surveyors at La Rochelle upon the arrival of the ship there, proved the injuries which she bad sustained on her voyage, and were to be taken in preference to the surmises of the defendant's witnesses. By the extracts read from the French maritFme law, it was seen that the Captain had no other choice than to abandon the ship at LA Rochelle, aril according to this law, by which, subject to the opinion of the Judges on the objection taken by the Attorney-General at the commencement, this case must be governed, the plaintiff was entitled to full damages. The sailing instructions for entering the Gironde forbad any vessel to enter without a pilot, and required the Ben galee, under the circumstances, to go into La Rochelle. The LORD CUIEF JUSTICE, in summing up, said that the sole question for the Jury to consider was, how much of the damage was occasioned to the ship by the perils of the sea (for which alone the insurers were liable), as dis tinguished from fair wear an d tear . The Jury retired at half-past sit o'clock, and at half past eight returned a verdict for the defendant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSIOI\ 7 .:HOUSE. A young man named William Johnson was brought before Alderman White, in the custody of Daniel For. rester, the officer, upon a charge of forgery. Mr. Dobson, clerk to Messrs. Martin and Stone bankers, stated that at a little after four o'clock on Sa turday the prisoner presented a check, of which the fol lowing is a copy, to him at his desk : " 101. 10s. " London, Dec. 17, 1840. " Please to pay the bearer, John Payne, the sum o: en pounds ten shillings. " JOHN CHARRETIB. "To Messrs. Martin, Stone, and Martin, 68, Lembard.street." 'Witness asked the prisoner where he got the check, to which the latter said it came from Mr. Sewell, a hatter (as witness thought), in Bond -street, and that he (pri soner) came to ascertain whether it was good ; that a person who represented himself as a servant of Colonel Charretie, was in custody at the hatters, it being sus pected that all was not right, and he had come in a cab to learn if it was a valid cheque. The prisoner was then detained. _ Daniel Forres!er stated that he took the prisoner into custody, and was told the same story by him. Witness then accompanied the prisoner in a cal' to No. 9, New Bond-street, where Mr. Sewell lived, and there found that what the prisoner had stated was false, there being no person there in the circumstances represented. The prisoner then said that he was a servant of Col. Charre tic, and witness took him to the Compter, and upon searching the cab found some pieces of paper which, upon being put together, made a check similar to that just produced. The prisoner said that the check had been given to him on the Friday evening, by a person whom he did not know, with directions to take the cash to a place he did not know where. The prisoner was committed for trial. A destitute woman, named Ann Stevens, was charged with having broken a window for the purpose, az she told a policeman, of being sent to a prison to be saved from famishing. Alderman WIRTH said he frequently perceived, in the course of the performance of his magisterial duties, that poor persons, although accused of no offence, wished to be sent to prison, where they must associate with offenders, rather than to workhouses ; and the reason, he did not doubt, was, that in prisons they had comforts which were denied to mere poverty. Was not poverty treated worse than crime in some instances ? The woman said that she was in great wretchedness, and that a prison was the only place she could look to for keeping the life in her. She knew what the other places were well eneugh• She had been in the service of many respectable families, and li ve d l a st at N o . 8, Aidernianbury, where she had been for 16 months, and from she away withlittle money, with i she h ad h had m which since co su;ported herself. 't Alderman %%TIME—Let her be taken to the Union Workhouse. They will take care of her there. The Woman—l hope you will send me to prison, Sir ; I am sure of something th ere. Alderman WHITE—You shall go to the relieving officer, and I shall give particular directions about you. The woman then went with the officer from the Jus tice-room, but soon afterwards returned, and The officer stated that as they were going along the street she flung a stone at and broke another window. Alderman WittTE---Now you shall certainly go to prison. The Woman—Thank you, Sir ; that's what I want ; I am able and willing to work, but it's hard to perish. Alderman WHITE—You are committed to Bridewell for three months. The Woman—Oh, Pm much obliged to you--the longer the better, Sir. 1 aul sure I urn thankful to you, Sir. GUILDHALL. A man in the employment of the City Gas Company, named Timothy L,jog, was charged with inciting a Young lad named O'Brien to steal 82 sovereigns from his father, and with receiving a portion of the same. the facts of the case are as follow boy O'Brien at the instigation of Richard Lyon, a brother of the prisoner, broke open his father's desk, and took from it the sum named, soon after whiA both parties were arrested, and in consequence of the extreme youth of O'B r i en he was allowed to give evidence against Rcha!d Lyon, who seas sentenced to ten years' trans portation. P rom evidence adduced yesterday it ap peared that Timothy Lyon wee concerned in the rob bery, and the Alderman having consented to take the "31'8 ev idence, he found that the prisoner was with him whilst s p en di ng him to co mm i t i t. the produce of the robbery, and incited At tho request of the Attorney for the prosecution the case was remanded to Monday. BOW-STREET. John Castles, a respectable-looking young man, was brought before the sitting Magistrate, charged with stealing a letter containing a 101. Bank of England note, from a receiving house of the General Yost-office, kept by Mr. Aird, his late master, in Little Newport street, Long-acre. Mr. T. Pring stated, that he lived in Great New port-street, and th at on the 13t h o f O c t o b er l ast he gave the prisoner a letter, directed to Miss Whitfield, at Clapham, with a 10/. note enclose d ; h e to l d him it should go safe. Two days afterwards he found it had wa s a not boemnosneetylt letter, and to take caie of it : he said it ; he went an d spo k e to t h e p r i soner a b out it. He said he r eco ll ected the c i rcumstance, an d knew it was a money-l e t ter, but was ignorant of the amount it contained, and th a t h e h ad put it in with the other let ters in the carrier's bag, and that was all he knew about it. Mr. Whyte, servant to Mr. Barclay, of Farringdon street, druggist, proved receiving the note from a person named Smith, in part payment for drugs. Inspector Pearce stated he went to Water-street, Blackfriars, where the prisoner lodged ; he found him in bed ; he told him he had called respecting a 10/. note he had given to Mr. Smith, and about which that gen tleman had written him. The prisoner said he had re ceived a letter about it, but had not answered it. He then showed the prisoner the 10). note which had been taken out of the letter, and askedhim where he got that from. He said he had received it at a banking house in Lombard -street. He told him it had been stolen out of a letter, and then took him into custody. Mr. Smith, residing at Alnwick, Northumberland, proved taking the note from the prisoner, and paying it into Mr. Barclay's, as described. 'l' he prisoner did not deny his guilt, and was fully committed to the Central Criminal Court for trial. SOM ET II ING REMARKABLE.—There has not, s i nce Wednesday last, been a single arrival at this port from foreign parts ! Even the steamers from the west ward have, owing to the strong easterly gales which have prevailed, made their passages with difficulty and after much delay ; the Dublin mail-boats having, on Friday, Saturday, and yesterday, been from six to eight hours be hind their usual time.—Liverpool Albion, Dec. 21. (From the Courier.) The Paris Papers of Saturday have reached us, but those of Sunday, which should have arrived this morn ing, are still due. Friday's Papers contain hardly a word of news. The chief incident was the nomination of the commission on the fortifications. In our usual Summary we give the names of the members chosen, who, for the most part, are favourable to the plan. Nu doubt M. Thiers will be appointed the Reporter to the Commission. Some discussion took place in the Chamber on Saturday, previously to the nomination, but it is not worth reporting. It is rather amusing to find that the French Journals, which have been so outrageously violent almost ever since the fact of the Treaty of July -.vas promulgated, actually ascribe all the irritation anl excitement to the London press. Thus the Debats, which ou , ht to know better, goes the length of asserting that " the language used of late by the London press, so far from being calculated to calm the irritation existing in France,had a tendency, on the contrary, to re-animate and render irre. concilable the old enmity existing betwen the two countries." The Debuts goes on to say, "in truth, we expected that the English Journals would have borne better what th_•y call their victory : but it has turned their heads, as is generally the case with people unaccustomed to suce, as. They kno.v not even how to preserve that re serve and dignity so easy for thole who have succeeded, and so painful for those ts ho have been worsted; they enjoy their triumph as parvenus enjoy their fortune— that is, with insolence, prodigality, and bad taste." The bad taste, not to say falsity, of this insinuation, is so apparent, that it is not necessary to say cnc word in refutation of it; for it is notorious, except to the heated and muddled imaginations of the French enthusiasts, that while ill France all sorts of taunts and insults have been vented against this country, and even in the Chamber of Deputies, the English press has only replied with calmness and dignity, merely meeting the splenetic effusions of the day with contempt A denial, which may be deemed official, is given in these papers to the ridiculous report first broached by the Mi nisterial Chronicle, that Turkey intended to insist upon the decheance of Mehemet Ali. Our readers will remmber that we treated the report from the first as an improbability, because it was almost impossible to sup pose that one of the Powers which was a p +rty to a cer tain arrangement for restoring peace, could, alter the con clusion of a difficult negotiation, refuse to abide by a set tlement which it was the interest of all to effect. The Univsrs says that the expense of the late Napoleon cere mony will not exceed 1,200,000 francs. ACCIDENT AT TILE POST-OFFICE.--00 Fri day last two men, named Jones and Smith, in the employ of Mr. Cobbett, painter and glazier, of Northumberland street, Strand, were engaged in cleaning the windows of the Great Hall in the New Post-office, St. Martin's-le- Grand, when one of the ladders slipped, and Smith fell and was very se%erely bruised ; Jones escaped without injury. Fortunately the ladder caught against the coping-stone, or both men would have inevitably been killed, the height from the flooring being upwards of 40 feet. BYRON'S CII A It I TY.—The custode who showed us the apartments was loud in his praises of Lord Byron, ar,d recounted various instances of his charity :—" fie could not see a person in distress without succouring him," said be, " and the poor of Ravenna and its neighbourhood soon discovered this benevolent disposition, and beset him every day when he went to the Pigneta. But it was not money alone that he gave them signo ra ; ki n d wor ds and a patient hearing of th eir misfortunes accompanied his gifts ; and, paupers as they were they valued these scarcely less. I remember well his meetin g a p oor woman o f ex treme age, and his telling her to come h ere ; w h en be not only heard her talc of distress, but gave her gold, and a weekly pension beside."—Lady Blessington's Idler in Italy, Vol. 111. The Editor of the Nouvelliste des Ardennes has Philippe,'he resonsible Editor of par la grace des been proceeded against by the law officers of the Crown for Et rai e t n g a e r r t s i , cl R e o entitled : a ‘ n L ec o . u " i s The the Emancipation, of Toulouse, has been condemned by default to two years' imprisonment and 6,000 f. fine, for a libel against the King. ELECTION OF COIDION C OUN y MARKET INTELLIGENCE. CILMEN. COLEMAN-STREET WARD. Yesterday the two new Conservative candidates, Mr. Griffith and Mr. Cousins, gained upon the two new Radical candidates, Mr. Bracher and Mr. Phillips. At blur o'clock the polling closed for the day, and soon afterwards Sir \Villia►n Ileygate announced that the ❑umbers were as follow : Old Members. New Candidates. Allen l44,Gritlith(Conservative)...llo Hunter l4o'Cousins (ditto) 94 1-He l4O Bracher (Radical) Hull 133 Phillips (ditto) Davies 138 1 Johnson l22[ Mr. BRACHER said, that notwithstanding the great exertions made for Mr. Cousins, he was convinced Ora the Ward would return the Liberal candidate next day. fie knew perfectly well, that besides the 78 who had already voted for him, there were 78 inure ready to crowd to the poll.—(Laughter.) lie believed that he would have a decided majority, and he hoped so, for the sake of Mr. Cousins, whom he should wish to save the expense of defending his non-residence before the Court of Aldermen, a disqualiffeation of the existence of which he entertained no doubt whatever.—(Hear, hear and laughter.) Mr. COUSINS would be willing if Mr. Bracher had a fancy to go before the Court of Aldermen, to meet him there, in order to g ive him that miserable chance which was the only sha dow he would have to amuse himself with in the present contest.—( A laugh.) He called upon nobody to appear such day for him, be cause he knew that those who were desirous to have a prop9r man, would come to the poll without a prompter. —(Laughter.) He had a great respect for Mr. Bra cher, but he was very much afraid that that gentleman would be once more disappointed in the object of his ambition. Mr. PHILLIPS said it was quite evident that the spirit of the ward was interfered with by the dangerous addition of Conservative voters which had lately been made, and by the operations of the Associ•Jtion, of which the Alderman of the ward was a member. He con tended that the most unfair play had been resorted to. —(A cry of " Iti all Tom Jones's doings, and no mis take.") He would take the liberty of putting a case hypo thetically. Suppose a aestry clerk in any ward wished to favour the return of a particular candidate, was it not pos sible that persons in the ward, whose circumstances did not appear to be affluent, might, with respect to their rates, be likely to receive a hint that indulgence as to the immediate demand might depend upon the facility with which they resigned the privilege of giving a conscientious vote.—( Hear, hear.) He had observed how vigorously the cause of Conservatism was sup ported in the ward, and he regretted to find that a man who was so much respected in the ward as Sir William Heygatc should lend his assistance to the introduction of a political feeling on the occasion. Sir WILLIAM HEYGATE denied in the most positive, but at the samo time most courteous manner, that he had sanctioned or encouraged anything like a political feeling as regarded the election for a municipal office. He never had insinuated anything of the sort, and he was sure that the ward over which he had presided for a great number of years would do him the justice to ad mit that he had always acted with perfect impartiality. --(Cheers.) Ho certainly had dined at a Conservative dinner held in the ward, but that dinner had nothing to do with the municipal election, and be certainly enter ' tained certain political opinions, which, he begged leave to say, he thought himself at liberty to hold, al though he was an Alderman.—(Laughter and cheers.) The wardmote was then adjourned till to-morrow (this day), when it will terminate. WARD OF CORDWAINERS. CLOSE OF THE POLL, SECOND DAY,—Deputy Muddell, 34 ; Croucher, 34; Jolliffe, 31; Joyce, 23; Williams, 28; Lott, 27; Jones, 19; Henman, 3 (new candidate). :FARRINGDON WITHIN. Mr. Joseph Morris, the new candidate, withdrew his op position, and the following gentlemen were declared by Mr. Alderman Kelly to have been duly elected to serve the office of common councilmen for the ensuing year:—Wil liam Henry Ashurst,:Valentine Rutter, Joseph Thompson, Henry Pritchard, John Pearson Heyward, Samuel Ridley, Thomas Bonsor, Edward Eagleton, John Wheelton, Ro bert Westwood (Deputy), Thomas Emerson, Thomas Jef ferson Holt, James Ilartly, and David James M'Laughlin. FARRINGDON WITHOUT. This wardmote was opened at eleven o'clock yesterday, from which hoar the polling continued until three, when it closed. In an hour afterwards Sir James Duke, M. P., the Alderman of the ward, announced the numbers to be as follows :—Obbard, 176 ; Blackct, 169 ; Woollatt, 164 ; Hodson, 159 ; Taylor, 154 ; Burn, 151 ; Ram shaw, 149; Anderton, 119; Harding, 147 ; Charles, 147 ; Edkiss, 144; Bedford, 136; Marriott, 136; Beck. with, 116 ; Galloway, 115 ; Price, 110 ; Wells, 109 ; t Barnard, 97 ; # Sweet, 18. Those marked are new candidates. turns 16. M soon as the numbers were declared, Mr. Wells, Mr. R. Taylor, Mr. Marriott, and others of the candidates ad dressed-the Court. The election causes great interest, and the struggle be tween two or three of the candidates will be very severe. LANGBOURNE WARD. The ward re. STATE or THE POLL.—The polling for Common Coun cilmen for the Ward of Langbourne opened after the no mination on Monday, for one hour in the evening ; but out of the fifteen candidates proposed to fill the eight vacancies, but eleven determined to contest it. Yesterday it was again opened at twelve o'clock, Sir John Key, the Alderman of the ward, presiding. At three, the close fur the day, the numbers stood as follows Mr. Snelling, 30 ; Deputy Stubbings, 27 ; Mr. Dixon, 25 ; Mr. Collinson, 24; Mr. Adamson, 23; Mr. Froth barn, 22 ; Mr. Howard, 22; Mr. Unwin, 19 ; Mr. Solly, 16; Mr. Nicholson, 14; $ Mr. Gude, 9. The Alderman having declared the poll open this day from ten till twelve, at which latter hour it was finally to close, the wardmote adjourned. Those names marked thus # arc new candidates. TOWER WARD. At the close of the poll yesterday, at two o'clock, the numbers were as follows : Mr. Finnes, 20 ; Mr. Briggs, 18 ; Mr. Brain, 15 ; Mr. Robinson, 14 ; Mr. Edwards, 14 ; Mr. Maitland, 13 ; Mr. Selson, 12 ; Mr. Redhead, 12 ; Mr. Oakley, 12 ; Mr. Young, 11; and Mr. Goodridge, 5. CASTLE_ BAYNARD WARD. _ _ Mr. Hick. (peputy) 82; tMr. Farrar ; 72 ; Mr. Rown. son, 65 ; Mr. Toplis, 61 ; Mr. Collingwood, 59 ; Mr. Evans, 52; Mr. Bailey, 52; Mr. Neal, 50 ; Mr. Hoppe, 45 ; Mr. Crookes, 37.—Eight to be returned. t New candidate. CHEAP WARD. Mr. Brook (Deputy) 24; Mr. Fenning, 24; Mr. Gan thony, 25 ; Mr. Watson, 18; Mr. Hardwick, 30 ; Mr. Newton, 22 ; Mr. May, 28; Mr. Hickson, 27 ; Mr. Oliver, 31. - - (From the London New Price Current of December 22., SUGAR.— Importers of West India Muscovado Sugar are desirous to realize, and have submitted to a further re duction of 13 61 for grey, low yellow, and brown sorts, and Is for good and fine yellow ; still even thereat the trade has evinced little desire to do business, and the de mand has been very limited from both grocers and refiners, only 650 hhds and tierces having been disposed of during the three market days, this quantity includes 100 hhds Barbadoes at public sale, which went 4s to 5s under the rates of the last auction, middling and got d middling yellow sold at 77s to 785 6d, good and fine 79a 61 to 82s pit. cwt. There has been no arrival since this day week, st. tierces during the same time in 1839 nearly 1,500 hints, eze. were received. The deliveries have again been much less than last year. The stock of all kinds of Raw Sugar at this port sub ject to the low rate of duty is 18,051 blids less than last year. The deliveries have fallen off 9,725 lilids as com pared with those of last season to this time. The letters received by the West India Mail on Satur day arc not so favourable for the Sugar crops ; dry wea ther and the want of labourers are much complained of at most of the Colonies. At Dernarare and Antigua, how ever, the crops are well spoken of. The exports at To bago and Barbadoes this season have been 17,120 hhds 984 tierces 411 barrels Sugar ; 1,915 puncheons 84 hhds Rum; 322 puncheons 13 hhds Molasses, and 1,307 pack. ages Ginger. To day the market for West India was in a dull state, notwithstanding the foregoing accounts, and those parties who were disposed to realize, were compelled to submit to lower rates to dispose of even small quantities ; the private sales amounted to only 230 hhds and tierces, at prices 6d under those of Friday, for middling yellow Jamaica 76s was accepted, 81s lid for fine bright Antigua, and 78s for good Grenada; there was no public sale. The stcck of West India Sugar is now 17,109 hhds and trcs, which is 15.233 less than last year. The stock of Mauritius is 24,738 bags, being 28,946 less than last year. The stock of Bengal is 38,376 bags, which is 6,737 more than last year. The delivery of West India during the last week was 1,127 hhds and trs, being 921 less than last year. The delivery of Mauritius was 2,327 bags, which is 2,382 less than last year. The delivery of Bengal was 3,081 bags, being 196 less than in the cor responding week of last year. The Gazette average price is now 53s 4d; in 1839, 37s lid; and in IS3B, 35s 31d. REFINED.—The home trade has bought with caution of Refined goods, and prices have further given way 2s per cwt ; Standard Lumps have been selling at 90s 6d to 91s; Titters and Harnbro Loaves good and fine 93s to 975, not patent 90s, ordinary brown Lumps 87s to 88s, good and fine 89s to 90s; the stock of goods however do not mate rially increase, few of the Refiners being at work. For all kinds of Treacle the demand has been li mited, and prices are on the decline ; sales of com mon have been made at 37s to 37s 6d; Patent 41s; best old make and golden Syrup 42s 6d to 44s per cwt; of the lower kinds there is a large stock on hand. Bastards have sold heavily at reduced rates, for common kinds 51s to 52s have been accepted, and the best cannot be quoted above 695. The demand for Pieces has been dull, and prices are still on the decline. For Bonded Crushed Sugar there has been a brisk demand at 3219 d to 335, and the supply is rather short. Loaves have been in good request, 10 and 14 lbs at 36s 6d a 37s 6d, and Gibs 40s a 41s. In Treacle a good deal of business has been done at 14s 9d to 15s ; but Bastards and Pieces are still dull of sale at 16s to 26s per cwt. Dutch Crushed Sugar in small parcels have been disposed of at 31s to 31s 3d on board at Amsterdam. To-day the Market was in a dull state for Refined goods, and the nearest quotation for Standard Lumps was 90s per cwt. Common Treacle was in good request at 36s 6d to 375, but for other sorts the demand was dull. In Bonded Crushed Sugar a good many purchases were made, and it is difficult to buy first quality under 33s per cwt. MAURITIUS.—Prices have given way 2s to 3s for low yellow and brown descriptions, and Is for middling and good yellow sorts since we last wrote, im porters continuing to supply the raarket freely, the ' trado has operated with caution, and the demand has been confined to the public sales which have comprised 4,200 bags, the chief part of indifferent quality which went off heavily, the principal part was disposed of, good yellow at 603 to 81s ; middling and good middling, 77s to 79s 6d ; low, 71s to 753 ; good and fine brown, 65s to 70s ; middling, 58s to 62s ; ordinary and very low dark brown, 45s 6d to 55s per cwt. There has been one arrival since this day week, and others are near at hand. EAST INDIA.—The grocers have purchased sparingly of white kinds of Bengal, and prices have given way 2s since this day week ; yellow and brown sorts have met with a heavy sale, although offered at reduced rates : at auction 5,760 bags have been offered, not above 3,800 bags found buyers, fine white at 85s to 87s, middling and good 82s 6d to 84s 61, good bright yellow 803 to 82s, low heavy brown 503 to 555, middling 57s to 58s, damps and washed of various sorts 54s 6d to 84s 6d per cwt: some vessels have arrived off the coast with large parcels. Siam has been in fair request privately, at full prices, mid and good white have fetched 25s to 26s 6d, ord 24s to 24s 6d per cwt. For Manilla the demand has been limited from our refiners, and for export there are no orders, nevertheless prices do not give way ; none has been offered at auction. The operations privately in Java have been limited, but prices have been maintained, the supply being short. FOREIGN.-For yellow Havannah there has been a much better-demand, and by private treaty a good deal of business has been done at steady prices; the purchases have amounted to 2,000 boxes principally at 23s 6d for good fair quality, and chiefly for refining here ; white is neglected, and purchases can be made much under late rates. Prices remain firm for brown and yellow descriptions of Brazil, and a good demand has existed from our refiners ; of strong sorts the supply is small : for white kinds there are now few buyers, and prices have assumed a downward tendency. Some parcels of damaged Pernams of low and good middling quality have been disposed of privately at 20s 6 , 1 to 22a per cwt : at public sale, 217 hhds Porto Rico were all taken in at 235 to 25s for low and good bright yellow, only 22s was offered for the lower descrip. tions. This afternoon a good demand prevailed for yellow Ha. vannah, and 1,080 boxes at public sale sold readily at full prices, viz., fine strong at 24s to 255, good 23s to 23s 6d, middling and good middling 22s to 22s 6d, washed 21s 6d to 245; 6,320 boxes low and middling washed white went at 24s to 30s 6d, and was considered cheap. COY'PRE.--,The transactions by private treaty in clean sorts of West India have been very limited, and rather lower rates have been submitted to ; holders, however, for the most part aro not disposed to press sales, and have supplied the market very sparingly ; unclean sorts are totally neglected, although offered on rather lower terms : at pub lic sale only 56 casks 90 brls and bags have been offered, the principal part was token in, the qualities being unclean ; Demerara, good ordinary at 70s; Trinidad, fine fine ordinary 73s to 74s 6d, fino ordinary 70e to 72s ; Ja maica, good and fine ordinary 7Us to 80a per cwt ; the general opinion is that an improved demand for all use ful sorts must ere long take place, the trade now hold ing small stocks ; no public sale is declared. There has been an increased disinclination evinced on the part of the home trade to do business in East India and Cape descriptions, and prices have given way for most kinds, still the quantity pressing for sale has not been large. For Ceylon the demand has become limited, and rather lower rates have been accepted ; good ord sold at 72s to 723 61, fine ord coloury 763 a 773 ; 50 bags pub lic sale, principally taken in at 73s to 763 for good and ord. The limited business of the bulk was, however, taken in at 73s fur good ordinary quality. The limited business transacted in Java has been at rather lower rates ; none has been offered at auction. Padang is rather cheaper, and the demand dull. For other kinds rather lower rates have been taken privately for small par cels. At public sale 42 bags Sumatra sold at 364 for or dinary, and 34 bags fine ordinary Rio at 445. For Porto Rico, however, former rates have been maintained : 643 6d to 725 is the value of coloury low middling and middling. There arc few buyers of Mocha, and prices on the de cline ; the arrivals have been light. Foreign is held firmly, and far Rio a much better demand has existed ; 1,400 bags have been disposed of by private treaty at 40s 6d to 44s 6d for ordinary and fine ordinary quality, being full prices. St. Domingo has been in good request, and prices remain firm ; the private sales have been 500 bags at 43; 61 to 44s for fine ordinary. This afternoon the borne trade operated with caution in both East and West India, and but few sales were made by private treaty. Holders, however, were firm, and no variation occurred in prices. At public sale 85 casks St. St. Jago de Cuba, from the Cape, were offered, and all taken in above the value, viz, at 75s for middling; there were buyers 2s under that figure. one lot has however sold at 765, and two lots pea berry at 104 s. The letters from Jamaica state that the Coffee crop was likely to prove very deficient. TEA.—The market for Free Trade Tea has presented a dull aspect since this day week, and although holders have submitted to a further reduction of id to id per lb, still the demand has been extremely limited for both black and green descriptions. For common Congou for cash 2s Old has been accepted, and 23 to 2s Old for ordinary Twankay ; upon these terms however the principal hold ers will not sell, and consider that the late reduction in prices was not warranted, when the perplexed state of affairs between this country and China are taken into consideration, particularly as there is some prospect that a season's supply of Tea will be lost. In the speculative market however there has been more activity, and in Company's Congou a large business has been transacted at 2s to 2s Old cash, and 2s (rid to 2s Id with short prompts, upon which terms some parcels have beon taken for actual consumption, and there arc not sellers now under 2s Oid cash. To-day buyers of Free Trade Tea were more on the alert, holders were firmer, and several parcels of common Congou were disposed of for cash at 2s op to 2s Id, the latter is now the lowest point of the market; some sales were made in ord Twankay at 2s Op per lb. In Coin pany's Congou a large business was transacted at 23 lid cash, and with short prompts. Faun.—For Turkey Figs prices have declined several shilling., 40s to 45s having been accepted. Valencia Raisins good descriptions 37s a 385. For Currants rather lower rates have been accepted. Muscatel Raisins have been in fair demand. French Plums and Prunes have moved off slowly. Prices have given way for Jordan Almonds. At public sale 25 butts and 14 cilia damaged Patras Currants were taken in at 69s ; 20 butts and 15 ortla da maged Zante Currants, of which only one lot sold at 665, the rest being bought in at Ei4s to 68s ; of 3,649 boxes, 1,323 half boxes Valencia Raisins, the whole were bought in, sound at 345, and damaged at 28s per cwt. Rim—For Bengal rather higher rates have been paid ; middling white 12s 6d, good middling and good I3s to 13s 6d, and for fine bold sorts 143 per cwt. Java at 103 to 12s for middling and fine, and 93. to 9s. 6d for low white. Carolina has been in fair demand. Srices.—For Pepper holders have refused to take lower rates; common Sumatra d u per lb. Pimento, low mid q coarse fetched 3d ; for Ginger h o lders are unwilli ng submit to lower rates. Cassia Li g nea low middling and ,middling have fetched 84 s to 87s, good n 8 lisnsg to to EVENING EDITIOv• 89s, and for 70 chests of fine thin quill 90s has been paid by the shippers. Cloves, Bourbon for shipping at la id to I s and good and fine B.incoolen for horns use at 2a Gd to 2s 10d per lb. For Cinnamon last sale's rates have been paid. Bengal Ginger et 15i 64 to to , r , dinary quality, Rum, BRANDY, AND BoLLAND4.—F it West lodis - Rum prices have still a downward te: rb.nev, there being but few shipping orders and the demand from the home trade has b en very limited ; the few sales made itiliCe this day week have been at prices id to Id lower. 'The total purchases have not exceeded 140 puns ; proof Leeward at 2s 9d, 2to 9 over 23 10d to 3s, 12 to 15 over 3a 'ld to 3s 2d ; the ordinary sorts are still the most diffi cult to dispose of. Prices have declined 21-1 to 3d per pllon for East India ; 3 00 puns have been sold, proof at 2r 21-d to 2s 3d, 5 to 20 over 23 41 to 23 101 ; severalloar cels are daily expected. A parcel of Mauritius has been disposed of at 2:3 7d proof strength. The Brandy market is dull at the follow;ng r- ten: Cognr,e, first brands of the vintage of 1836, at 5s to 54 2tl in hogsheads and puns, 1837 hogsheads and puns 43 101 to bs, 1838 hogsheads and puns 49 8d to 4s 101, and 1839 hogsheads and puns 4s Gd to 4s Bd. Arrivals have commenced to come in more freely. Geneva has been token sparingly by th© shippers at is I Id to 2s, but fine descriptions have been in fair request for home consumption at 2s 5d to 2s 6d. A good demand has existed for British Corn Spirits, and 103 paid for parcels for cash. To-day the few sales made in Rum were at lower rates ; 2s '2d was accepted for proof East India. OILS.—For all descriptions of Common Fish Oils, since we last wrote, prices have further improved 15s to 203 per tun for Svutbern and Seal, sales of the former have been made at 2515 s to 25/15s for ordinary, 0 6/ to 271 for mid., and 271 lOs to 281 lOs for good and fine; the latter has been selling at 33/ to 331 10s for pale, and 27/ 10; to 321 for brown yellow and straw colour. Cod, 27 1 1 0 s. Pale Seal, at 331 103. In Linseed Oil prices advanced eo 28s 3d to 2 ale B i 6d on the spot, and 29s to 293 6,1 for delivery. R , pe , p 44s to 455, and brown 43s to 43s 6 d per cwt. ol'ves Spanish at 59/ to 601. Palm at 34 1 to 351 . East India Cocoa Nut Oil at 40s to 41s per cwt. TALLOW.—For P. Y. Candle prices have ad vanced to 48s to 483 3d. For delivery in spring months 45s add a to , at 483 6(1 er cwt. Town Tallow h sold freel. Ty the trade as purchased sparingly of P. Y. C., holdeyrs were dis posed to realize, and accepted 47s 6d to 47s 9d for parcels on the spot, and 48s to 48s 3d for delivery in sp ring months. At public sale 252 pipes, 43 hhds 11 barrels 0 0 117 serons Monte Video were principally disposed of at f 35s 6d to 47s 3d for ordinary and fine quality. BRIDGE WARD. At the close of the poll at four o'clock the numbers were as under : Mr.:Pewtress, 44; Mr. Nott, 43; jr.N Lock, 42; Mr. Sharp, 41 ; Mr. Davidson, 39; Mr. Matthew, 39; Mr. Cope, 38 ; Mr. Hill, 34 ; Mr. Lowe, 29 ; Mr. Ponder, 13; Mr. Cooper, 7. The attention of our readers is directed to the following communication addressed to Messrs. Rowland and Son, 20, Hatton-garden, London :—Sir,-1 take the liberty of addressing you a few lines. Some years since a very intimate friend of mine had a serious fit of illness, and when she began to recover, her hair which was beau tiful, came off, leaving large patches all over the head. After trying various things as restorers, without any benefit, your Oil was recommended, and she persevered in rubbin ,, it in daily, using two bottles in four weeks, at the end of which time her hair came again ; and in a shot time be came more thick and beautiful than before, and lost its only fault, a certain degree of harshness. She continued to use the Macassar Oil moderately up to the time I last saw her, kind though most of her family were very grey, she had not one grey hair, which she entirely attributed to the constant use of the Oil. This Lady recommended it to rne. In consequence of head-aches and trials of mind, my hair began to turn grey ; I persevered in the use of the Oil, and am happy to say it has quite redeemed my hair. You are at liberty to publish this letter if you please, with my ieitia2s only, and any one may have my name and ad dress, by going to your house. I am, Sir, your obedient servant. F. H. H —Rowland's Macassar Oil prevents hair from falling off, or turning grey ; changes grey hair to its original colour, frees from scurf and dandriff; and makes it beautifully soft and curly.—Ask for " Rowland's Ma cassar Oil." The lowest price is 3s. 6d.—the next price is 75.-10 s. 6d. and 21s. per bottle. iVIR. ROBY'S " POPULAR TRADITIONS OF E NOLA ND."—The lovers of romantic fiction and legendary lore, will welcome with delight Mr. Roby's attractive volumes just published, which present us with a series of national traditions, equally valuable whether considered as explanatory of the manners and customs of our ancestors, or elucidatory of their extraordinary superstitions. The interest and variety of the volumes may be easily estimated from a perusal of the following titles of the principal stories i—Clitheroe Castle, or the Last of the Lacies— The Goblin Builders—Mab's Cross—The Prior of Burs cough—The Eagle and Child—. The Black Knight of Ashton—The Grey Man of the Wood : or the Secret diner—The Fairies' Chapel—The Peel of Fouldry—The Abbot of Whalley—George Marsh, the Martyr—Dr. Dee, the Astrologer—The Seer—The Earl of Tyrone—Ho h ton Tower—The Lancashire Witches_Siege • f g Latham —Windleshaw Abbey—The Dule upo' Dun—Clegg Hall —George Fox—Raven Castle—The Demon of the Well —The Mermaid of Merlin Meer—The Sand—The Kiag and the Cliff—The Dead Man's Hand—The Lost Farm, or the Haunted Casket—The Maid's Stratagem, or the Captive Lover—The Skull House—Rivington Pike, or the Spectre Horseman. The volumes, we should observe, are profusely embellished with woodcuts illustrative of the various subjects. The believer; in cabalistic prognostications will be interested with the following calculation :—lf the year 1774 (death of Louis XV.) be taken, and its ciphers be successively added to the figure in the unit's place of that number, the year 1792 will be obtained (death of Louis XVI.) If 1794 (death of Robespierre) betaken, and the same operations repeated, it will give 1815 (final fall of Na. poleon); the same method applied to that year gives 1830 (fall of Charles X ) ; and the same operation with the ciphers of 1830 gives IS3O (fall of the sun and end of the world) I ! l—Galignani. A large portion of the new and magnificent Re form Club House, in Pall-mall (the whole building being so far advanced towards completion) will, we understand, be opened for the reception of members of the said Club on the 15th January next. IRISH MARKETS. OUBLIN MARKET NOTE for the WEEK eltding DEC. IL From 9 - 3 Wheat,per barrel . stone..... 24 0 515 Bere .. ..... ltiitoie lO 6 714 Barley 901 Oats '4 stem lO 0 4 Four, per cwt. .. 0 stoisc 0 523 Oatmeal ».......,...fi 5t0ne...... 10 6 13 4 Sold to Bakers only. 17,356 Cwt. f10ur.... ....~ Average price " :1 . W heat aliu 'lour 51 SI per sack. ~.. Fir ti Receipts of Flour, 11,653 1,,.„,,'„„ ~ from 21s. Od to 245 9i! from 145• Cd to •..0s No SzA/.5 of Do. 17,356 Sc con '` •-•-• . 0.1 . to Ils Oil Tnirdi ......., from 9.5. •,-- -- NMI CA aiLrAn. Quarter'', Loat ...9d. , llalt Qaortern , ..4 1 4d• CORN SIARKETS —Dec. 19 Wheat (per 205:.)19, al. t 0324 01.1uats per list. . 9 p p toll ii I I (lark) , (per 16st.) 7 6 15 2 11.10. , r (per cwt ..• ]deer, 4d. e t a o l 7 ( ( p i. e_r c i% w i0 t. t ) t . 0 . n ... , ...... as. (Id to 165 0 ,1 Pork, 4/d. to 5d.--lresh Butter, per lb. PRICY OP BUTTER. To the country To the Merchants. 93 First Quality... ......... „„)03: ............••••• "*".- • gg Second 9l) ... ..• •••• • " g 5 Third 95 ....,..........11 F. a. o 6••• ea Fourth Fifth .................... ...... 54 • • -."'"*"."" .. • ,ellO.--d.At'ecTi,d4d to CA Sixth CLON SIELL M A ISKE'rS,....Dee. 19 Per ( wt, t. d. s. d. New Butter So oto 90 0 Hides traw , • ••••• Oatmeal. 12 0 12 3 BacouP p...... . 9 ' ,. • Rendered Lard 0 52 1 leads .........•.” .. -' le, LL i,,. 4, - , 54) 0 flour, Second - I' 44 II - tout, i •.r q. .. 22 6 0 --Household -. 1. 42 01— -- I. ~. ,•, . Per Barrel. 14 0 Rapeseed 20 0 -- UII Barley ...... „„.., ..... 13 Be r e S 4 10 01C,...1s ...... ....... ..... e KILKENNY MARKETS. B W a f r ie ie s y t s per barrel)3o ,,o s. 04 0 . to 3 2 7 ,2 5. Ood. 1,1iiegtc",z,,er...1.,.-............ 0 0‘ 5 0d. to IN• $ ad. 'vats la 6 14 6 Pork ...... ..... ti 4 0 7 Flour (per hag) i3O 0 4 , 0 0 Bl3,,uctotenr(rgisewt.) 911 0 ii,..• 0 eVree's'n.-11.14.i.ceC.'•.... 0 0 6 0 . 4 1 ) T o Coals 35 1 00,____........._....................37 '2O I.,,aolttatt)lt.,(p,er.,l ......... 2 6 0 0 166 Av orage Si 7 11 14 12 3 11 s 0 3 0 12 ,5 0 12 6 a s d 40 0 0 --- N o . 39, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY , Ti ,E TE YOK HOTEL), and No. 76, KING Wit,. LIA3f-STREET, BA NK OF NO.—TESTIMONIAL L IST a We th e undersigned, have been for s ome time making us e of 'Messrs. Solomons' newly invented Spectacle Lenses; the astonishing relie f they afford to imperfect vision gives them the decided preference to every other kind of Lens-- the clearness of the transparency brings every object very dis tinct, and enables individuals to view the most minute a par t title with perfect accur ac y . The y are particularly plesan by candle light, as they appear cooling to the sight, and snften bright and brilliant lights :—James Blundell, M.D., 1, (=ma George-street, W e stminster • George G. Sigmund , M .D., 24, Dover-street ; Thomas J. P e ttigrew, M.D., F. R. S., Satilla row ; John Ramsbotham, M.D., Broad-street-buildlings; An. thony White, surgeon, Parl iament-street ; Sir Wiliam Hyde Pearson, F. R. S., Hanover-square; Frederick Leighton,M. , 7, Upper Govrer.street ; H. Culburn, M.D., 28, Harleyford place, Kennington; Alexander Farquhar, surgeon, 76, Ca.. d o n-place, Belgrave-square ; It. Noble Eywn, surgeondown-place,36, Albemarle-street ;W. Day , surgeon , Isleworth ;G. G tiths, surgeon, Hammer-mith. The Messrs. Soloman; s tats t dios h seef, a aswe t ofnrot t -po h saleh e nri i isndi r olinien t tassg ; pph i i s iaae i : b ie l ,ed e : baVnbeneyoeatine:wigohCircreeeohnantdliccetb:erni,netfibotyetthr,:Lischytiitlytehoosfuisztinedoes of ptherecefpatinibtleestt whisperhan hav i a n t g a a p p u i b er e assembly is heard with distinctness.-39, Albemarle-street, and 76, King William-street, Bank. BYRON AT RAVENNA.—I questioned the Mall about the habits of Byron, and he answered that they were molto bizzario, always reading or writing, taking little pleasure except in riding in the Piyneta, or playing witb his favourite animals. " Though profuse to the poor," continued the custode, " he indulged in no luxuries him self, signora; and there was not a servitor in this Palaszo, that would not have thought himself aggrieved, had his repasts been so scanty, and of so ordinary a quality as those of the Lord Byron. lie was not, like the general ity of the travellers we hear of (for here we see but few), pampered, and never satisfied with the fare set before them. He was greatly beloved at Ravenna. and we all grieved when he left us." --Lady Blessinyton's Idler in Pahl, vO/ 111. There are only two prisoners in Lifford gaol for trial at the ensuing assizes, a circumstance which prover the peaceable ad moral conduct of the inhabitants of' Done gal, the p o pulation of which n ow exceeds 300,000.-- Limerick Chronicle. A Captain of Engineers has been appointed to the Arsenal at Peinkroke, to superintend the buildings in progress. He is gone back to London to complete the plans for the fortification of the Haven, when tenders will immediately be required of the different contractors, in order that the works may be commenced early in the en suing spring. It is expected these will be on ati exten sive scale, and will be begun before the end of March.— The Welshman. On Monday last, as a girl about 13 years of age, the daughter of Thomas Scott, chain-maker, who is em ployed at Bishopwearmouth iron works, was engaged in carrying her father's dinner, while crossing the railway at Bispopwearmonth, she was hit on the face by a snow ball, thrown at her by a boy. and fell between the mils. A train of twenty. four tacit n coal-waggons was then approaching, which passed over the place where she was lyir.g, but, providentially, did not injure her.—Durham Chronicle. FLAT GOLD WATCHES, Gold Dials. Ten Guineas each. Highly-finished HORIZONTAL GOLD WATCHES, with engraved or engine-turned Gold dials, jewelled in four holes, and either engine-turned or en graved cases aro offered,' price Ten Guineas each. These el*, gant little Watches will be found to perform very correet)y, and a printed warranty is given with fixed terms, on which they will always receive any attention required. T. COX SAVORY, Watchmaker, Jeweller, &c., 47, Cornhill (Seven Doors from Graceehurch-street), London. LADIES' GOLD wATc HES, Eight and a-Half Guineas Each. These Watches are London-made, with fins vertical movements, jewelled ; they have engine-turned gold cases, and ornamental gold dials. The performance is war ranted. Price Eight Guineas and a-Half each. A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Goldsmiths and watchmakers, No. 9, Cornhill, London (oppo site the Bank of England). STEEL FIRE-IRONS, with Bronzed Heads, 15s. per Set, Bronzed Fenders, 9s. A variety of pat terns and prices, from the above to 303., at which price the fenders are particularly handsome, with splendid scroll centres, richly intermixed with steel, the ends are steel, and the sup porters for the fire-irons bronzed. Polished steel re-irons e from 4s per set. Catalogues gratis, containing the prices of every article of Furnishing Ironmongery. RIPPON and BURTON, Wells - she et, Oxford-street. Established 1820. BIRTHS. On the 16th inst., the wife of J. Rolls, Esq., of Marlbo rough-place, Old Kent.read, Surrey, of a son, On the 18th inst. a t St. James's Chlpel, H amps t ea d- roa d, the lady the o of 2thteh inst., Rer. Dr. at Thorne~ S t ebh ill g House, of a t iela daughter. d y On of J. Milne, Gaskell, Esq., M.P., of a son, still born. On the 21st inst., at Pimlico, the wile of S. H. Crosswell, Esq., of a son , On the 21st inst., at Clapton, the lady of C. F. Weber, Esq., of a daughter, still horn. On the 22d inst ;in Chatham-place, the wife of M. Saward, Esq., of a soil. On the 02d inst., at Stoke Newington, Mrs. R. T. Churchill, of a son. MAR R Ih:D. On the :221 inst.. at St. Alary's, Reading, the Rev. J. 'W. Moore, Hector of Hordley, Salep, to Frances Marianne Yates, second daughter of the Rev. S W. Yates, Vicar of St. Mary, Reading. At - Brussels, Captain Willems, of the General Staff of Bel gium, to Catherine, eldest daughter of the late Captain Clabon, her Majesty's Stith Regiment. DIED. On the 7th of October, at Alhow, in the Malwa country. Captain J. S. Grant, of the East India Company's Bombay Engineers. On the 18th inst., Mr. I'. Mayew, of Clarendon-square, Somerstown, aged 77. On the•2oth inst., Mrs. W. B. Cleaver, of Ashby-street, St. John -street-road, aged 34. On the 21st inst., at Bishop's Down, Tunbridge Wells, Mrs. Mart ha ‘t' ix. On the 21st inst. ' in New Bridge-street, Blaekfriars, Elisa beth, the wife of J. Foa, Esq., of Herne-hill, Surrey. On the 22d inst., H, Allen, Esq., of Dalby-terrace, Isling• ton, aged 70. On the Q2d inst., at Clapton, Mr. J. P. Leigh, aged 60. - - London : Printed and Published !,) • No. 112, Strand at The , f i t "' .d' in the county of 3liddleiez.—Wednesday, December, 23, 1840. 1 Alv Wi Wi Jot Th Plort tin' s Con Com of f Kanet gtlry, * Art Ruth Rir J * Fra Jo " . ! hmc SQL. TI Rine em e and -,,_. )r- , ki , 4"r ie ti, h;1 Ca ; •.•