The Sun. — London, England, 1840-01-06 00:00:00

ErENING- EDITION. - ----- - A CHRONOLOGICAL AND STA TISTICAL TABLE FOR THE YEAR 1839. JANUARY. 1. Lord Norbury is fired at and mortally wounded by an unknown assassin, at his estate at Durrow, King's County. . 8. A moat destructive hurricane rages over the North of England, by which ; many ,houses are blown down, and other serious injury done in Manchester, Liverpool, and other towns. 9. The Pennsylvania, Lockwoods, aid St. Andrew, trading skips between ;Liverpool and New York, are wrecked during the hurricane, on Hoyle Bank, and the greater number of the passengers perish. 14. The Canadian prisoners (12 in number, who had been landed at Liverpool on their way to a penal settle ment, according to the terms of the commutation of their sentences), are brought up before the Court of Queen's Bench by writ of Habeas Corpus. The Attorney-General 1 takes a preliminary objection to the writ on the ground of informality. 17. Death of his Grace the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, at Stowe, in the 63d year of his age. Mr. Stirling, coroner for the western division of Middlesex, died at his residence, Grove House, Battersea, in the 94th year of kis age. i 18. Four persons are executed at Montreal for the murder of Mr. Walker. , 19. Capture ef Aden by the squadron under t he corn -1 mand of Captain Smith, of her Majesty's ship Volage. 22. The French Ministry tender their resignations, which are accepted. 23. Death of Lieutenant- General Sir John Elley. 26. Death of the American General Stephen Van Rensselaer. I —An edict is published by the Chinese Government, at Canton, insisting upon the departure of the opium ships, or the stoppage of trade. 27. Disastrous hurricane at New York and other parts of America, by which many lives and one million of pro perty are lost. 25. Death of Sir William Beechey, R. A., in the 57th year of his age. FEBRUARY. 2. The King of France dissolves his Parliament. 5. Her Majesty, in person, opens the second Session of her first Parliament. 10. The disputed territory of New Brunswick is invaded by a party of armed Americans from the State of Maine. 12. After several shocks of an earthquake a group of rocks, forming islands, are seen to rise in the sea to the west of Valparaiso, the highest calculated to be 400 feet above the surface. 13. The King of Hanover, in a message to the Assem bly of the Estates, withdraws the draft of a Constitation presented last year, and declares the Constitution of 1319 alone to be in force. A royal proclamation prohibits any further deliberations on the proposed project of a Consi tution. Five habitans are executed at Montreal for high treason. 18. By order of General Maroto several of the staff of Don Carlos are arrested and subsequently shot. 19. Mr. Villiers' motion to hear evidence at the bar of the House of Commons on the subject of the Corn-laws is rejected by a majority of 189 ; there being—for the mo tion. 172 ; against it, 361. 20. Mr. Maule appointed Baron of the Exchequer. Death of Count Ludolf, for many years Neapolitan Ambassador in England. The Marquis of Normanhy is appointed Secretary of State for the Co!onias. _ _ . 22. Don Carlos publishes a proclamation dcnouncivg Maroto as a traitor. 24. Don Carlos publishes a proclamation declaring has former proclamation, in which he denounced Maroto as traitor to be null and void, and expresses confidence in that General. . . 28. Mr. Duncombe's resolution against any restriction on tho opening the theatres in Westminster during Lent is acceded to by the House of Commons, there being—for the resolution, 93; against it, 72. A duel takes place between Lord Powerscourt, M.P. for Bath, and Mr. Roebuck, when Mr. Roebuck having . received Lord Powerscourt's tire, discharged his pistol in the air, and otferud a satisfactory apology. JUNE. 2. The Queen of Spain dissolves the Cortes. 3. On the motion of Lord J. Russell, the House of Commons agrees to a resolution as to the propriety of uniting the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada for legislative purposes, and continuing the Canada Govern ment Bill in force till 1842. Murder of Mr. Westwood, a watchmaker, in Prince's street, Soho. 4. A tumult at Hanover, in consequence of arrests, du ring the celebration of the King's birth-day. By the explosion of 500 chests of ammunition, be longing to the army of Hafia Pacha, 1,500 persons are killed and wounded. War is formally declared by the Sultan Mahmoud against Mehemet Ali, Pacha of Egypt. 13. Mr. Stockdale is awarded 1001. damages by a jury, in the Sheriffs' Court, for a libel against him, published under the authority of the House of Commons. A meetinr , takes place en Wimbledon-common, be tween Mr. H. * Grattan and the Marquis of Londonderry, in consequence of some expression of the Marquis of Lon donderry in the House of Lords, which Mr. Grattan ap plied to himself. 14. The " National Petition," with 1,280,000 signatures, is presented to the House of Commons, by Mr. Attwood. On the motion for the House going into a Committee of Supply, Lord Stanley moves to revoke the Order in Council of the 10th April, 1839, appointing n Committee of Council to superintend the application of any sums voted by Parliament, for the purpose of promoting public educa tion. The debate is adjourned. The Gratitude cutter having been run down in the Thames by the Castor, French steamship, and one person drowned, an inquest is held on the body, on which the jury return a verdict of " Accidental death," with a deodand of 500/. on the steamship. Death of Lord Wm. Bcntinck, late Governor-Ge neral of India, in the 65th year of his age. Mr.' Grote brings forward his annual motion for the Ballot. On a division the numbers are—for the motion, 216 ; against it, 3:33—majority against the motion, 117. 20. The adjourned debate on National Education is concluded, when the numbers are—fur the original motion, 280; for Lord Stanley's amendment, 275—majority, 3. 21. In the House of Lords the Earl of Winchilsea pre sents a petition, signed by 3,000 persons, praying for the repeal of tho Catholic Relict Bill. 24. On Lord John Russell's motion that a sum of 30,0001 be granted to her Majesty for public education, for the year 1839, the House (in committee of supply) divides, when there appears—for the vote, 275; against it, 273—majority, 2. The Egyptian army, under the command of Ibrahim, having attacked the Turki,h f,rccs under the Seraskier, Hafiz Pacha, at NEzib, beyond Aleppo, the latter are de feated, leaving all their guns, cannon, and ammunition, in the possession of the victors. The remains of the Turkish army recross the frontier. 27. Death of Runject Singh, in the 60th year of his age He is succeeded by his son Khuruck Singh. 25. Exploiion at the St. Hilda's Colliery, South Shields, by which fifty men and boys were killed. 30. Death of the Sultan Alahmeud, at Constantinople, in the fifty-fourth year cf his age, and in the thirty-first of his reign. He is succeeded by his son AP-u1- Metiji(l, aged 10. JULY. 3, Grand banquet at Goldsmith's Hall to Sir IL Pee' and a large party of Conservative statesmen and nobility 4. A party of the Metropolitan Police having been sent from London to put a stop to the nightly meetings in the Bull-ring, Birmingham, an attack is made by them on the Chartists there assembled, who are dispersed, after a desperate resistance, and 17 captured. 3. On the motion of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the House of Lords agreed to an Address to her Majesty, praying her Majesty to take no steps for the establishment of any plan for the general education of the people without giving to the House, as one branch of the Legislature, an 'opportunity of expressing its opinion. The Chancellor of the Exchequer brings forward Lis annual statement of the Finances of the country. Death of Lady Flora Hastings, Abased Pacha, Admiral of the Turkish fleet, quits I.C.F. anchorage, and steers with all his fleet towards Egypt. 8. On the motion for a Select Committee of the House Oi l . Commons to inquire into the pecuniary transactions of th:e. Bank of England, the House divides—for the Com m ince, 29 ; against it, 93 ; majority, 64. 11. The House of Lords presented to her Majesty the ad dress which bad been agreed to on the motion of the Ar x! hbishop of Canterbury. Her Majesty, in answer, ex pre zees her regret that the house should have thought it nee Essary to take such a step. 1:2. A division takes place in the House of Commons on :Mr. Attwood's motion for the House to go into Com mi. ;tee for the purpose of taking into consideration " the National Petition." The numbers are—for the motion, 46 ; against it, 235—majority, 189, The British Queen steam-ship leaves Portsmouth on he a- first voy age across the Atlantic. 14. Marriage of the Duke of Leuchteliberg to the Grand Duchess Mary of Russia. :15. The mob who had assembled for several nights in ' the Bull-ring at Birmingham, proceed to acts of violence. 'The military are called out and succeed in putting an end to the disturbance. • _ 16. An interesting discussion takes place in the House O. Lords on the subject of the riots at Birmingham. The D uke of Wellington pronounces Birmingham to have been worse treated than any place he had ever seen taken by storm. -- The Chartists engaged in the riot at Llanidloes are foixnd guilty at Welchpool, and sentenced to transportation au d carious terms of imprisonment. Tl. Chartist riots in Newcastle, which are suppressed by th..r: Magistrates and police without tile aid of the military. Between 500 and 600 persons arc drowned at St. Pert ersburr, , , during a hurricane on the fete day. .-- Capture of the fortress and citadel of Ghuznee, by the , British troops under Sir John Keane. Dost Mahom me Cl is deserted by his troops and escapes with a small body of oree. 7. The Ambassadors of the Five Great Powers to the Su b lime Porte, announce their having received instructions to iJiferm the Porte, that agreement on the Eastern ques tion is ensured between them, and they invite the Porte to 4 uspend any definite determination, without their con cur rence. _ _ Died at Houston, Texas, Mr. Do Camp, a we ki)own English actor. -3 I . Archibald Bolam, who had been tried for the murder of: Jos. Millie, a clerk in the Savings Bank at Newcastle is foi nd guilty of manslaughter, and subsequently sentenced to , transportation for life. . Riots at Stockport in consequence of the arrest of gel eral Chartists. The Riot Act being road, the crowd dis persed by the military. AUGUST. 1. The Portuguese Slave Trade Bill is rejected by the f-bouie of Lords. The House of Commons agrees to a resolution that if: the action against Messrs. Hansard, their printers, be inoceeded with, all parties therein concerned be brought t () the bar in order to their being committed to Newgate f or contempt. A Turkish steam-boat, having on board an aide-de c amp of Admiral Roussin, arrives at Alexandria to reclaim tl be Turkish feet in the name of the Five Powers. 6. Lord Brougham submits to the House of Lords re solutions condemnatory of Lord Normanby's administration or justice in Ireland. 7. Shah Shoojah-00l Moolk makes his triumphant entry into Caubul. 'B. Death of Sir Robert Grierson, Bart.,of Rockhall, in thve 106th year of his age. Howell, Roberts, and Jones, convicted of demolish ii I!; the house of Messrs. Bourne, in the Bull-ring, Blr r a•ingliant, are sentenced to death. The sentence is subse qsuently commuted to transportation for life. The Postage Duties Reduction Bill is read a third fano in the House of Lords, and passed. - Destruction by fire of Pera and Galata, suburbs of Constantinople. 11. Twenty-five persons, chiefly monks and priests, are arrested at Talavera, accused of belonging to a secret so ciety, with the motto " Vengeance for impiety." " 12. Serious disturbances occur in Manchester, Salford, Rochdale, and other places. During the affray at Man i the+ter two policemen arc stabbed. 1 14. Desperate riot at Bolton, and attempt to fire the i town. George Thompson, James Mitchell, Charles Davie s , and Timothy Higgins, are convicted, at Chester, of seditio n: Th© Rev. Joseph Stephens, Dissenting teacher, is convicted, at Chester, of seditious language, and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment in thr gaol of Knutsford. 16. The clergy of Ripon, Thirsk, and the neighbour hood address the Marquis of Londonderry in reprobatic.n of his duel with Mr. Grattan. 17. Great fire at St. Jelm's, New Brunswick, by which 100 buildings are destroyed. 9 0. Death of Duke William of Nassau, of a fit of apo. plexty, in the 48th year of his age. 21. Eipartero takes possession of Durango. 22. Trid of the case of Ridsdale v. the Earl of Lie field, in which the question was whether Bloomsbury, tae winner of the Derby stakes at Epsom this year, had hcen 'ropily described. The jury return a verdict for the :plaintiff, establishing the cpiiiiiieation. 23. Lord Lyndhurst re‘ icws the conduct of the Ministers during the Session, and übinits to the House whether they -were worthy of the confidence of the country, or ccpable of xtrecting tho energies of this great empire. Lord Mel 'bourne defends himself and his colleagues. MARCH. 1. Yi3count Ebrington i 5 appointed Lord Lieutenant of Iretxn 1, and called to the llousc of Peers by the title of Baron Forteseue. 4. Lord Furtescue, in the 11Juse of Lords, .indicated hi .~eelf against the charge of hostility to the Church of S. Lord Lyndhurst, in the House of Lords, brings for wara the subject of the coLduct of the Prince de Joinville, in taking a Mexican pilot out of the Express, English. packet. preparatory to the attack on Vera Cruz. Suicide of M. Nourrit, the celebrated tenor singer o the French Opera. Lady Flora Hastings detiils, in a letter to her uncle. Mr. Hamilton Fitzgerald, the treatment to which she had bc,nl subjected. 9. Joseph Atop, a pupil of the Rev. Frederick Stur— I nice, curate of Hayes, is mortally wounded in a quarrel, by his fellow-pupil, Francis Hastings Nledhurst. 13. Thomas Taylor is executed at Hertford for tls murder of William Bennett, an old pensioner, being the third person executed for the same murder. 18. The House of Commons, after five niglets' debate, conies to a division on Mr. Villiers' motion respecting the ' Corn-laws, when the numbers are—for the motion, 195 ; against it, :312—majority, 147. The Chinese Government publishes a special edict against the opium trade, and requires all the opium on board foreign ships to be delivered up to the Chinese au thorities to be destroyed. 20. Died, at Rome, Sir Herbert Taylor, for many yrars secretary to George 111. and his Royal Highness the Duke of York. ' , I. On the motion of the Earl of Roden the House of Lords appoints a Committee to inquire into the state of Ireland during the administration of the Marquis of Nor rnanby. The numbers were—for the motion 63 ; against it, sS—majority 5. The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Sheriffs, and Common Council of the City of London wait upon her Majesty with an address against the proposed interference with their rights. Execution of Hilliard, at Chelmsford, for the mur der of Mrs. Playl, at Mountnessing. Mr. Frost is struck out of the Commission of the Peace for Newport, by order of Lord John Russell. 25. Her Majesty's ship Electra captures two slavers, with 4SO slaves on board. 27. Captain Elliot, being detained prisoner by the Chinese, orders all British-owned opium to be forwarded to him for the purpose of being delivered up to the Chi nese Government, and guaratecs that her Majesty's Go vernment will be responsible for the loss. ' 29. Death of Lord do Roos, Premier Baron of Eng )land, at his villa, St. John's Wood, in the 46th year of his age. APRIL. 1. Riot at Devizes, occasioned by a meeting of the Char tists, headed by Vincent, who, with his companions, with difficulty escaped from the fury of the mob. Count Sebastiani addresses a letter to Lord Palmer ston, apologising, on the part of the French Government, for the inconsiderate act committed by the Prince de Join ville, in taking a Mexican pilot by force from her Majesty's packet Express. S. The Marquis of Hastings, in a letter to Lord Mel. bourne, demands, as some reparation for the slanders against his sister Lady Flora, the removal from about the person of her Majesty of the persons who had circulated the slanders. 10. The Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Daneannon, Lord John Russell, and Mr. Spring Rice arc appointed by her Majesty a Committee to superintend the application of any sums voted by Parliament for the purpose of prc motin,, public education. Great meeting of landed proprietors of Monmouth at Newport, in consequence of the threatening proceedings of the Chartists. _ 13. Nine persons arc severely injured and one killed by the bursting of the boilers of her Majesty's steam packet Urgent at Liverpool. 14. Francis Hastings Medhurst is found guilty of the manslaughter of Joseph Alsop. 15. Lord John Russell, in consequence of the appoint ment of the Committee of the House of Lords to inquire into the state of Ireland, moves a vote of confidence in her Majesty's Ministers. Sir Robert Peel submits an amend ment. Debate continued. The freedom of the city of London is presented to Thomas Clarkson, Esq., for his efforts in the cause of Negro emancipation. .19. The debate on the vote of confidence in her Ma jesty's Ministers having► concluded, the House divides : the numbers are, for the original motion, 318; for the amendment, 296—majority, 22. A subsequent amend ment of Mr. Duncombe is rejected by a majority of 218. A treaty of peace is signed between Belgium and Holland. 25. M. Von Dunin, Archbishop of Gnesen and Posen, is acquitted of high treason, but in consequence of his unauthorised measures in his diocese, is sentenced by the King of Prussia to the loss of his episcopal dignity, to six months' imprisonment, and to the payment of all the costs. 27. Explosion of a boiler on board the American steam packet George Collier, by which 30 lives are lost. 30. The Duke of Newcastle dismissed from his appoint ment as Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorunt of the county of Nottingham. MAY. 1. Death of Doctor Herbert Marsh, Bishop of Peterbe rough. 2. Destruction of the Abbey-street Theatre, Dublin, by fire. 3. The Hereditary Grand Duke of Russia arrives in England on a visit to her Majesty. Total destruction of the Cheltenham Theatre by ire. 6. The House of Commons divides on the third reading of the Bill for suspending the Constitution of Jamaica, when the numbers are—for the Bill, :;99; against it, 284 —majority five in favour of Ministers. Mr. Abercromby, the Speaker of the House of Com mons, announces his intention of resigning the chair. 7. Her Majesty's Ministers announce their resignation, in consequence of the small majority of five im their favour on the Jamaica Government Suspension Bill. 8. Sir Robert Peel is entrusted by her Majesty with the. task of forming a new Administration. Shah Shoojah-001-Moolk, accompanied by the united British force from Bombay and Bengal, under Sir John Keane, takes possession of his throne at Czndahar. 10. Destruction by fire of the John Bull steamer, with the loss of several passengers' Sir Robert Peel having in the course of the forma eon of his Ministry made a proposal to her Majesty to remove the Ladies of her Bedchamber, and her Majesty declining to adopt a course which she conceived to be contrary to usage and repugnant to her feelings, it Ro bert resigns into her M:,jesty's hands the important trusty which had been committed to him. 12. A partial insurrection takes place at Paris, ewe- Inee eed by about 300 armed persons, who attack :Led take two or three military posts. le Death at Rorae of Cardinal Fesch, maternal uncle of Napoleon Bonaparte, in the 7titli year o f his age. After long negotiations a new Ministry is formed at Paris, of which Marshal Soult is President. The attempts to renew the insurrection at Paris are promptly suppressed by the troops. 14. Lord Melbourne enters into explanations relat.ve to Sir Robert Peel's failure to form an Administrat , on, and announces his return to office. The Duke of Wel lington confirms the statement made in the House of Com mons by Sir R. Peel. 16. Death of the Earl of Powis, in the BGth year of his ago. 17. William John Merchant, footman to Harry Edgell, Esq., Magistrate for Middlesex, residing in Cadogan place, murders the housemaid, Elizabeth Paynton. 18. Diedjat Florence. Caroline, sister of Napoleon Bona parte, and ex- Queen of Naples, in the 58th year of her age. 22. Captain Elliott gives public notice to her Britannic Majesty's subjects to make preparations for quitting Canton before or at the same time with her Majesty's establishment. 23. Death of Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope, at Djoun, in Syria, in the 64th year of her age. Her Ladyship had resided for many years amongst the Arabs, whose dress and customs she had adopted. 26. Sergeant-Major Sheppard, of the 2d battalion of Foot Artillery, is shot on the parade at Woolwich, whilst inspecting his company, by George Williams, a private. 27. Mr. Shaw Lefevre is elected Speaker of the House of Coramons by a majority of 18 over his antagonist, Mr. Goulburn, the numbers being—for Mr. Shaw Lefevre, 317 ; for Mr. Goulburn, 299. The Right Hon. James Abercromby, late Speaker of the House of Commens, is raised to go to the Peerage by the title of Baron Dunfermline. 31. Explosion of a steam-boiler on board the Archi. medes new steam-vessel at Blackwell, by which acciden three men are killed. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1840. 24. Mr. F. T. Baring is appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in the room of Mr. Spring Rice. 26. The United States brig Washington captures the Amistad schooner with 54 negroes on board, who had risen and murdered the captain and crew whilst on their voyage to the Island of Cuba. _ . 27. The Queen, in person, prorogues Parliament. Mr. Labouchere is appointed President of the Board of Trade; Mr. Sheil, Roman Catholic Member for Tip perary, Vice- President ; and Mr. P. Thomson is appointed Governor-General of Canada. Mr. Spring Rice is raised to the Peerage, by the title of Baron Monteagle, of Brandon, in the county of Sligo. Maroto, with several battalions, join Espartero. Don Barlos takes refuge in Estella. 28. Revival of the aneient sports of the tournament by Lord Eglintoun, at Eglintoun Castle, Ayrshire. 29. The Northern and Central Bank of England is dis solved. A treaty of peace is concluded between Espartero and Maroto for the pacification of Biscay and Guipuscoa, subject to the ratification of the Cortes. The Right Hon. Charles Poulett Thomson is ap pointed Governor-General of the Canadas, &c. 30. Grand banquet to the Duke of Wellington at Dover. Mr. F. T. Baring is re-elected member for Ports mouth without opposition. 31. Destruction by fire of the Sampson steam-tug boat, of 40-horse power, off Rosherville Pier, Gravesend. Died, aged GO, William Wilkins, R. A., and Professor of Architecture. By a decree of ➢on Carlos, Maroto is declared a traitor, and placed beyond the pale of the law. Maroto publishes a proclamation announcing his negotiation with the Christinos to bring about a peace. A convention is signed at Bergara between Generals Espartero and Maroto. SEPTEMBER. I. Capture of the Circassian fortress of Akulko by the Russians, under General Grabbe. Loss of the Aust passage (Gloucestershire) ferry boat, with the whole of her crew and passengers, in a gale of wind. The Queen Regent of Spain opens the Session of the Cortes. No allusion is made in the Queen's Speech to the treaty between Espartero and Maroto. 2. The Precursor Society having been dissolved, a Re, form Registry Association is established in its stead. Great rejoicings at Madrid on the news being re, ceived of the cessation of hostilities in Biscay. 5. Mr. Manners Sutton is returned Member for Cam bridge by a majority of 100 over Mr. Gibson. 6. Mr. Greg is returned for Manchester. Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians arrive in England on a visit to the Queen, at Windsor. 7. A dispute takes place between Capt. Driver, of the English ship Greenlaw, and the commander of the French ship Isere, lying in Port Louis harbour, Isle of France. A banquet is given in the Thames Tunnel to the persons employed in the undertaking, in celebration of their having reached low water mark. Death of Lord Walsingham, in his 62d year. He was Archdeacon of Surrey, Prebendary of Winchester, and Rector of Fawley, Southampton. 9. Explosion of the Dartford powder-mills, by which five lives are lost. 10. Dreadful fire in Ratcliffe. Launch of the East India Company's armed steamer Sesostris. The King of Hanover publishes a proclamation, de claring the Constitution of 1819 to be the fundamental basis of the laws of the kingdom. Margaret Moyes, daughter of Mr. James Moyes, a baker in Hemming's-row, St. Martin's-lane, throws herself headlong from the Monument, and is killed on the spot. Hurricane at Bermuda, the damage occasioned by which is estimated at 80,0001. 12. The Terror. Captain Crozier, and the Erebus, Cap tain JiTTIC 3 Clark Ross, depart on a voyage of discovery to the Antarctic Regions. 13. Death of the Earl of Lauderdale in the Slat year of his age. Death of Lord Rendlesham, aged 41. 14. Don Carlos arrives at Urdax, close to the French frontier, and being pressed by Espartero, takes refuge, with his family, in France. Six Alavese battalions, two Navarrese, and all the Carlist staff, with the Generals Elio and Negri, take re fuge in the French territory, where they are disarmed. 16. Mr. Sheii is re-elected M.P. for Tipperary. Tremendous storm on the Alps; by which the pas sage of the Sirnplun is partially destroyed. 20. Death of Sir Thomas Masterrean Hardy, Baronet, and K. C. 8., at Greenwich, in the 71st year of his age. 23. Colonel Pasley succeeds in firing off one of his enor mous sub-marine mines of gutipowcicr against the wreck of the Royal George. 24. The _London Gazette of this date contains not a sinyle bankrupt, and only one insolvent. L 5. Died at Eastbury Lodge, near Watford, Mr. Jus tice Vaughan, in the 71st year of his age. 26. Died at his villa, Richmond Hill, the Earl of Mount Edgecumbe, aged 74. 27. Thomas BabiEgton Macaulay, Esq., is appointed Secretary at War. The new republic of Texas is formally recognised by the French Government. A royal decree of the King of Hanover forbids con versation on political subjects, and authorises the arrest of all persons who may presume to talk openly on public affairs. 99. The fort of Juudhpore is taken by the British troops under Colonel Sutherland. John Aldridge, a policeman, is killed by a mob at Deptford, in an attempt to take a drunkard into custody. OCTOBER. 1. Riots in Ghent, in consequence of the reduction of wages. and the high price of corn. 4. The Archbishop of Posen, having fled from Berlin to Posen, is arrested at the latter place, and imprisoned in the town of Colberge. 7. Sir James Clarke publishes his version of the pro ceedings relative to Lady Flora Hastings. The Cortes confirm the faeces of the Basque pro vinces and of Navarre, after a stormy debate. 8. The Bishop of Exeter delivers his triennial charge to the clergy of his diocese, at the conslusion of which the Rev. Mr. Head " protests against the Bishop's unscrip tural usurpation of apostolic authority." 9. The United States Bank of Pennsylvania and other banks stop payment. 11. The Hereditary Prince Ernest:of Saxe Cobourg, and Prince Albert of Saxe Cobourg, arrive at Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty. The Queen of 3pain publishes a decree for a general amnesty. The sister of Palillos, the Carlist General, is shot at Ciudad Real, in retaliation for the death of some National Guards. 12. Admiral the Hon. Charles Elphinstone Fleming is appointed Master of the Seaman's Hospital at Greenwich, in the room of Vice- Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy. 15. Dreadful fire at Co nstantinople ; 500 houses are burnt, and 2 000 families left without shelter. Mr. Poulett Thomson, the New Governor-General of Canada, arrives at Quebec. 18. Richard Daniel Hawes, aged 15, errand boy, in the service of a stationer, precipitates himself from the Monu ment, and is killed on the spot. Death of the Earl of Kingston, aged Defeat of the Nawawb, and capture of the fortress of Kurnoul. 19. Sir John Colborne leaves Montreal for Quebec, on his return-to England. 90. Death of the Duke of Bedford, aged 73. Convention of the Roman Catholic Bishops and Clergy at Cork. 21. A very general report, founded upon the contents of a letter read at a club-house, prevailed throughout Lon don during the day, of the death of Lord Brougham, by being thrown out of a carriage, and receiving a kick from a horse. 22. Death of the Duke of Argyll, at Inverary Castle, Argyllshire, aged 71. 23. During this and the two following:days several smart shocks of earthquake are felt at Aberdeen, Huntly, Turriff, Forres, and other places in Scotland. 26. The Count d'Espagne is disarmed by the junta, and deprived of the command of the Carlist troops. The com mand is taken by General Segara. NOVEMBER. 1. An explosion takes place in the house of Mr. Hard ing, firework-maker, William-street, Pimlico, by which seven persons are killed, and that and the adjoining houses totally burnt. Suicide of Admiral Sir Henry Trollope. The de ceased was 84 years of age. The Duke of Orleans arrives at Algiers with the troops under his command from Constantine. Mr. D. W. Harvey is appointed Commissioner of the Police Force of the City of London. 3. A hatti-scheriff, proclaiming a new code of laws, is read by Resehid Pacha, in aresence of all the Ministers of the Sublime Porte, and of deputations of nations, sects, and races subject to the Sultan. 4. The Chartists, headed by Frost, the ex-Magistrate, enter the town of Newport in great numbers, armed with guns, pikes, &c., and make an attack on the Westgate Hotel. They are repulsed by twenty -lye raw soldiers of the 45th Regiment, and Frost, Waters, Williams, and more than thirty of those implicated are captured and committed on a charge of high treason. 8. Twelve men about to descend the Radstock Wellsway pit, arc precipitated to the bottom of the shaft, a depth of 756 feet, by the snapping of the rope, which it appeared had been purposely injured, and a verdict is returned of " Wil ful Murder against some person or persons unknown. 9. Sir Chapman Marshall enters upon the duties of his office as Lord Mayor of London. 12. Mr. Stockdale obtains 6001. damages in an action for libel, brought by him against Messrs. Hansard, printers to the House of Commons, who had printed the alleged defamation under the authority of the House. 15. Suicide of Wm. Unwin Sims, Bank Director, and Chairman of several railway companies. 18. Abd-el-Kader declares war against the French. Spanish Cortes dissolved. 90. Colonel Thomas, Major Maclean, Captain Ainslie, and other officers are reprimanded by Lord Hill, Com mander-in-Chief, for having been present at a dinner at Ashton. under- Lyric, when treasonable speeches were made and insults cast on the Court of the Queen. 23. At a Court at Buckingham Palace, the Queen an nounces her intended marriage with Prince Albert of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha. 25. The Queen of Portugal dismisses her Ministry. 3 0. A general attack on the French posts in the neigh bourhood of Algiers, by the Arabs, under Abd-el- Kader. DECEMBER. 1. Rassia declares war against Chiva. 2. Meeting of the American Congress. 3. Death of Frederick VI., King of Denmark, in the 72d year of his age, arid 33d of his reign. The Pope of Rome publishes a Bull abolishing negro slavery. 5. The New system of postage came into operation. D,ath of the Bishop of Lichfield, at Ecelessliall Castle, Staffordshire. 9. Mr. Philips, Mayor of Newport, receives the honour of knighthood from her Maj.. sty. 10. Chief-Justice Tindal, Mr. Baron Parke, and Mr. Justice Williams open tire special commission at Mon- mouth, for the trial of the persons charged with high treason. 11. The Grand Jury find true bills against John Frost and other prisoners confined in Monmouth Gaol on a charge of high treason. Lord Auckland is created Baron Eden, of Norwood, in Surrey, and Earl of Auckland. Sir John Keane is created Baron Keane, of Ghuz nee, in Affghanistan, and of Cappoquin, in the county of Waterford. Loss of the Brilliant steam-ship, on her voyage from Leith to Aberdeen. Miss Anna Wilkins throws herself into the crater of Mount Vesuvius. 16. William Lees is executed at Newgate for the mur der of his wife. 15. A Court of Proprietors of East India Stock agreed to a vote of thanks to Lord Auckland, to Sir John Keane, and the officers and troops of the army of the Indus, for having planned and conducted to a successful issue, the expedition to Affghanistan. 20. Lord Normanby declines to institute proceedings against the Mayor and Magistrates of Birmingham, consi dering the evidence not sufficient to warrant such a step. 21. Lord Kinnaird is appointed Master of her Ma jesty's Buck hounds. _ _ J • 23. The King of the French opens the Session of the Chambers, 24. Public meeting at Edinburgh in honeur of the Duke of Wellington. INSOLVENT DEBTOR'S COURT. IN RE CHARLES SAMUEL EDISON. The insolvent was opposed on Saturday by a creditor in person, named Peake, for a debt of 201. From his ex amination it appeared that he had been a clerk for a number of years in the Lord Chamberlain's Office, St. James's Palace, where he rose to a salary of 550/. a year. Being in debt to various creditors to the amount of more than 4,0001., they memorialised the Lord Chamberlain, and he was discharged froth his office, to which cause he attributed his insolvency. He bad offered, he said, 10s. in the pound on the faith of his salary, which had been re fu-A by his creditors. The creditor (Mr. Peake) said he wished to be in formed whether he was not to be reinstated in his office after he was discharged by this Court, to which he replied in the negative. fie had nothing to give up to his credi tors but some debts, amounting to about 6001. After some amendments made to his schedule, he was ordered to be discharged. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BO W-STREET. THE CIDER CELLARS.—Mr. Rhodes, the proprietor of the Cider Cellars in Maiden-lane, was summoned by In spector Medlicott, of the F division of Police, for keeping open lis house after twelve o'clock on the night of Saturday, the 29th of December. Mr. Rhodes at once admitted the fact as stated by the police ; but in answer to the charge said that on the night in question there were upwards of eighty gentlemen in his coffee-room, all of whom, with the exception of three or four, left the house the moment the clock struck twelve. He was in the habit of engaging a set of professional singers to amuse his customers, and on the close of the evening's entertain ment to give them a supper after his house was closed for the evening. He did so on the night in question, and, with the exception of the singers, and three or four of his privote friends, there were no persons in his house at the time the police entered it. He closed the doors at twelve o'clock. 'f he Adelphi Theatre did not close on that night until half-past twelve o'clock ; and, although his house was next door to it, and hundreds of persons afterwards applied for admission, he refused to let in any one of them. The company frequenting his coffee-room were persons of the highest respectability, and he could not turn them out by force while in the act of taking their supper. Mr. JARDINE said the law was imperative on the sub j,et i but as he was satisfied the defendant's house was re spectably conducted, and there was nothing alleged against it by the police beyond the particular offence for which the defendant was summoned, he thought that the justice of the case would be fully answered by his fining the defen dant 53., but without costs. Defendant immediately paid the fine. [These fines for some weeks have been becoming less aid less, and are now beautifully small. Mr. Hall, the Chief Magistrate, fined the same defendant 51. and costs far the first offence, and Mr. Jardine has reduced the fine to ss, without costs. What a satire on Magistrates' Law, and on the religion of the country ! The pantomime not over 6;1 half-past twelve, no sin in that, but a grievous sin to break the Sabbath by giving drink to persons almost from thirst. If the inhabitants of London submit perishing to this tyranny they should never be allowed to quench their thirst but at a pump. A case followed this which Mr. Jardine with equal good sense.. dismissed. An information had been laid by the police against the landlord of the Fshmongers' Arms, in West-street, St. NTartin's-la n e, f or suffering gaming in his hou se.—Mr. Jardine said he would never convict in such a case, unless it was proved th a t t h e ii,,sties were playing for money or money's worth, an d , ac , cording,ly, in the absence of such proof, dismissed the case. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. FEROCIOUS Dons.-Mr. W. M. Tracy, of No. 2, Cork tfcet, summoned Mr John Limbert, grocer, Tottenham ,,,ort-road, before Mr. Dyer, for having a ferocious dog at large, unmuzzled. Mr. Tracey said he was passing along Great Russell street, a day or two ago, with his two boys, when a bull terrier, which was running after a cart, snapped at the children. Fortunately the children contrived to escape toe danger. The dog then attacked a gentleman, Mr. ilothery, proctor, Doctors' Commons, and tore his coat, Afterwards the dog attacked a gentleman named Smith, one of the partners in Nleux's Brewery, and tore his trousers, and then the animal tried to bite a female, but she luckily escaped with the loss of a portion of her dress. Further mischief was prevented by an appeal to a policeman, and measures were then determined to have the matter brought before a Magistrate. Mr. Rothery confirmed the statement of the complainant. Mr. Tracey said he was surprised Mr. Smith had not come forward, as he had promised to do when appealed to. Mr. Limbert expressed his sorrow for what had oc curred, and promised to take precautions to prevent any thing of the sort again taking place. Mr. DYER, after remarking on the danger of allowing ferocious dogs to go at large in the public streets, in flicted the reduced fine of 205., which was immediately paid. THE ARMY. GENERAL ORDER.—A General Order has been issued from the Horse Guards, prohibiting the practice of transmitting letters and returns from India by the overland mails via Marseilles, except in the cases of General Officers, and then only in matters of emer gency requiring dispatch, it having been found to create a very considerable expense to the public. Letters and returns are to be superscribed with the words " via Falmouth ;" and officers are enjoined to prevent letters of a private nature from being inclosed under official covers. MEMORANDUM.--A Bank of England note for 51., received by the Secretary at War oa the 15th of Octo ber, from an anonymous correspondent, for the purpose of being paid to the representative of the late Captain Purves, of the 79th Regiment, who was killed at the battle of Toulouse, has been paid to Lady Purves, the mother and legal representative of that officer. HATTON-GARDEN. Mr. John Newman, Barrister of the Temple, was charged by Mr. White, of No. 4, Gordon-place, Tavistock square, with having broken his windows, and threatened his life. The complainant stated, that some time back the de fendant paid his addresses to one of his daughters, and the marriage was all but arranged, when, from some cause, which he need not mention, the match was put an end to by his daughter, with the full concurrence, however, of witness and the other members of the family. Since then the defendant had annoyed him (Mr. White) and his daughter in various ways, and their lives were constantly in danger. On the previous night the defendant knocked repeatedly at his dcor, calling out, <<Come out, you per jured old villain," and other vile epithets; and he threw two large stones through the fan-light over the door. Mr. ComEc—Did he attempt to escape ? Mr. White—No, Sir, his rancour is too intense, and his dispo sition too violent for him to wish to avoid the consequences. He even accuses me of the corruption of my own daughter. Mr. COMBE—Do you apprehend bodily harm from him ? Mr. White—l do. Mr. Coltish r 'led the defendant if he wished to say any thing? Defendra—Mr. White's conduct to me has been against the laws of God, and it is more thaa human nature can endure. Mr. COMBE—We must restrain you ; and the only mat ter for me to consider is the amount of bail we shall re quire of you. Mr. Newman (despondingly)—Do whatever you like with me. 1111. White—Ho is now under heavy recognizances, which I haw removed into the Court of Queen's Bench. Mr. COWIE observed, that it was painful to see a man of Mr. Newman's station in life in such a situation ; and he called upon him to find sureties, himself in 2001., and two sureties in 2001. each, to keep the peace for three months. The defendant was locked up in default of bail, and in the course of the afternoon he was removed in the prison van to Clerkenwell gaol. QUEEN-SQUARE. ROI3I3RRY OF THE MARQUIS OF CLANRICARDR'S SEAL._ Antonio Perochi, an Italian courier, late in the service of tMheoriMtmaregruaisndaHCulnatn,riiceawrdelei,crwsh, New f' or stands charged with steal ing a seal, value ' OOl., the property of his noble master, also a large quantity o f j ewe llery, the property of Messrs. or e i x 3 oacil nd i - n s a t t r i e o e n t . , was on Saturday again pl ace d at t h e bar Mr. Humphries attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Payne, the barrister, for the defence. After some further disclosures respecting the seal, the cese was remand e d, M r. B ur rell thinking that , under the suspicious circumstances of the case, he should be justified in remanding the prisoner from time to time, as the case might require, but he would take two sureties of 401. each for his appearance. Upon the application of Mr. Payne, the money and clothes wore given up to the prisoner. The prisoner was then locked up. Prince Esterhazy, according to the Austrian papers, has resigned the embassy at our Court. His successor is not named. CHURCH MEETING IN INVERNESS.-011 the 31st ult„ the Rev. Messrs. Cunningham and Candlish arrived in Inverness, in order to address the people on the subject of the present position of the Church of Scotland. The Provost was solicited to take the chair at a meeting to be held that evening in the Gaelic Church, but declined to preside. Shortly after six o'clock the meeti ng ass embled in the Gaelic Church. The attendanc e was num erous. The Rev. Mr. Stewart , of Cromarty, pr es id e d, and several other clergymen were on the platform. The meeting was addressed at great length by Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Candlish. A requisition is at present in the course of signature to the Provost of Inverness to call a public meeting of the in habitants, to consider and adopt measures calculated to prevent collision bet.veen the Church and the Civil Tribunals of the country." This may be considered as disapproving of the attitude of resistance assumed at present by the Church to the law of the lain!. In a ' few hours the requisition received about fifty signatures, including those of influential inhabitants of all parties. We are glad to see this, for it prevents the possibility of this question being at any time tveMed or construed into a party measure. We hear it is in contemplation, among the county geritkmen, to get up a similar re quisition to Mr. Sheriff Tytler, the convener.—/llocr.. ness Courier. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 4.—Letters from Malta, of Dec. 16, state that the Minden, 72, and Pembroke, 72, had sailed for England ; but that the former had re turned to Malta, owing to !ier topmast , rigging having been carried]away, 4 :and as soon as refitted she was to proceed. The Rhadamanthus left Malta on the 15th December, for Vourla Bay, with despatches and letters for the British squadron. The Tyne and Gorgon ar rived at Smyrna on the Bth, from Vourla Bay. Oa the 2d December a Court-martial was assembled on board the Rodney, to try a seaman of the Powerful for strik ing the Master at Arms. The charge was proved, and he was sentenced to death, but recommended to mercy. On the 4th another Court-martial was to sit for the purpose of trying two seamen of the Ganges, who were found secreted on board an American merchant vessel, with the intention of deserting. They had been on lease from the Ganges, but broke it, and were eventually found as above stated. The following is an extract from the Gazette de Malta of the 11th of December :—The Phenix, war steamer, arrived here on Sunday last from Vourla, whence she sailed on the 4th instant, leaving at that anchorage Admiral Sir Robert Stopford in the Princess Charlotte, with the Rodney (Commodore Parker), Van guard, Bellerophon, Asia, Powerful, Ganges, Implaca ble, Benbow, Belleisle, Hastings, and Edinburgh, ships of the line ; Castor and Tyne frigates ; Dido and Daphne, sloops ; Zebra, brig ; and Gorgon, war-steamer. The Phcenix brings down condemned stores, and inva lids from the fleet for Malta hospital. Among the latter, the only officers are Mr. Lewer, of the Gorgon, and Lieut. Baker,.R.M., of the Ganges. Lieut. Stoddart, Mr. North, mate, and Assistant-Surgeons Niddrie and Mustard, all of the Princess Charlotte, have been at tacked with fever, contracted on a trip to Ephesus. The rest of the fleet were healthy. The Hydra, war-steamer, was at Smyrna coaling. The Castor, Daphne, and Dido, with the Zebra as umpire, had had an experimental cruise of ten days to try rates of sailing, the result of which:3l aces them, as regards their respective sailing qualities r . i he order in which they are above named. It was int tied that the Castor should have proceeded to Constantinople, there to relieve the Carysfort, but whilst waiting her firman she received her recal, owing, as it is reported, to Lord Ponsonby's having some scruples at soliciting it for so large a ship. The Tyne was about to leave Vourla, for Corfu, to relieve the Talbot, which, after refitting at Malta, will in all probability be sent to Constantinople station, since the Ambassador seems to prefer a Jackass frigate to one of a larger class and more creditable ap pearance. The Vanguard and Bellerophon will not leave for England until relieved by the Revenge and Blenheim. Admiral Lalande, in the:Jena, immediately after re ceiving despatches by the French steam-packet from Marseilles, which looked into Vourla en passant, left that anchorage for Smyrna on the 23d nit. with the Genereux (which will shortly be sent to Toulon owing to the illness of her Captain) and a war steamer. Mr. M'Night, purser of the Dido, has been removed :nto the Vanguard, and Mr.Rickford, clerk in, and who has been acting as purser of, the Vanguard is appointed acting purser of the Dido. Mr. Lyall, purser, is ap pointed to the Tyne. Mr. Bridges, mate of the Bele-, roplion, to the Phcenix ; and Lieutenant Lillicrap, R.M. of the Ganges, to the Gorgon, vice Molesworth, inva lided. Mr. Follwell, purser, is doing duty as Secretary to Commodore Parker, in the Rodney. Mr. Lillicrap, assistant clerk of the Princess Charlotte, is to get a rating as clerk in the Tribune. Lieutenant Appleton, B.:111., of the Bellerophon, has gone home on sick leave in the Pembroke. . The R. Y. S. cutter Louisa, belonging to Mr. Jekyll, arrived here on Sunday, from Messina. The Druid, 46, Captain Lord . John Churchill, having on board the Governor of New Zealand, Captain Hob son, R.N., reached Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, from Falmouth, on the 30th of October, and there found Rear-Admiral Elliot, with the Melville, 78 ; Columbine, 18 ; Modeste corvette, and brig Childers. The Druid was to leave, in company with the latter, on the sth of November. The Lily, 16, was shortly expected to arrive from the Coast from England. The Acorn, 16, had been sent to the Mauritius. The Wasp, 16, has proceeded to Tarragona, from Gibraltar, to render assistance in the efforts making to get the Tribune off. The Minden, 72, from Malta, was also to go there for the same purpose, on her way to England. The Wanderer, 16, Commander the Hon. J. Joseph Denman, fitting out in the river, will be at Spithead by the 25th inst. Her destination is not accurately known. The Flamer steam-vessel calls here on her way to the West Indies. Commander Deare takes a passage in the Fantome, to rejoin the Lily ; and Lieut. Beddocs to rejoin the Harlequin—both on the coast of Africa. The Secretary of the Admiralty and Surveyor of the Navy, Mr. More O'Ferrall, and Sir W. Symonds, ac companied by Captain Brandreth, R. E., Inspector of Naval Works and Buildings, have been for some days looking over the dock-yard, in order that the new Se cretary may know, from ocular conviction, the real state of naval matters which he will have to speak and be questioned upon, when he moves the estimates for the ensuing year. In Harbour.—Britannia, Victory; Blenheim, Excel lent, Royal George, Blonde, Pique, Andromache, Pan taloon, Raven, 'Messenger steamer. • At Spithead.—Fantome. In Dock.—Queen, St. Vincent, Warspite, Dublin, Andromache, Harrier, Tweed, Emerald tender. NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. PROMOTlONS.—Captain.—Commander J. B. B. Mac hardy, from Coast Guard, Isle of Wight. Commander.—Lieut. George Parker, of the Coast Guard Service. Lieutenants.—Lord Wm. Compton, J. Malin;, and W. 11. Brooman (from the revenue Service). Purser.—James M. Hobbs, additional clerk of the Britannia. APFOlNTMENTS.—Lieutenant.—Lord W. Compton, to the Melville ; J. Maling, to the Charlotte ; C. B. Warren, from the Blenheim to the Excellent, vice Thos. Wilson, who exuhanges. Mate.—John Tode, to the Blenheim. Commander Woodthorpe and Lieut. E. C. Smith have invalided from the Blenheim. • VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF ADAM MER CER, THE POAEHER.—Adam Mercer, alias Adam o'Cute, one of the men against whom a verdict of wilful murder was returned last week by the Jury sitting to inquire into the death of Thomas Isherwood, has volun tarily surrendered himself to justice. He wes brought up yesterday before John Lister, Esq., and from the voluntary statement then made by him we learn the following particulars of his proceedings since the fatal affray. After the poachers had -escaped from the keepers, the whole of the former made their way to wards Blackburn, about two miles from which place they separated, Mercer and Abbott passing through the town, and going along the old Preston road nearly as far as Walton. There they turned off towards Man chester, and reached that town on Monday morn ing. There they remained nearly all the week, and on Saturday set off again on their return to Blackburn, both of them arriving here before it was light on Sunday morning. They then separated, And Mercer did not visit his own house, but stayed at Nova Scotia until it was dark in the evening, and then went to Padiham, where he remained all night. On Monday he resolved to surrender himself ; he returned to Blackburn, and gave himself up to Mr. Perris, the constable. The prisoner declares that he, individually, was opposed to the attack made on the keepers. Mr. Lister committed the prisoner for re-examination. Mercer appears to have been a good deal bruised in the scuffle which took place between the poachers and the keepers. and among other evidences of the severity of that scuffle he has a rather extensive cut on his head. He has seen nothing whatever of Crossley and Parker since the morning of the murder. It appears that nei ther Mercer nor Abbott knew that Isherwood was dead, until they returned to Blackburn on Sunday morning. —Blackburn Standard. _ EXTENSIVE ROBSERlES.—lnspector Wiggins, of the D division, has been actively employed in endea vouring to discover the perpetrators of a robbery to the amount of upwards of 1001., at the residence of S. Har vey, Esq., 24, Quebec-street. The property stolen consists principally of sovereigns, and was in a most mys terious manner abstracted, on Wednesday evening last, from a *chest in the principal bedroom, during the ab sence of Mr. Harvey and his family. On Thursday evening, between six and nine, a quantity of jewellery and plate, the property of J. Mortimer, Esq., 43, Doughty.street, was stolen from that gentleman's resi dence, and it is supposed that the thieves effected an en trance from an adjoining house under repair. A shepherd tending his flock, near Versailles, three days ago, found in a field a tin box, much rusted, oontaining 387 Napoleons, with a paper on which was written, " July, 1815. This belongs to Jean Barthe lemy Frazeaux, of Marchiennes-ac-Pont, soldier in the regiment of the line." The number of the regiment s illegible. BRUSSEL iv PARbit. BRUSSELS, JAN. 2.—Yesterday being New Year's Day his Majesty the King, having about him the Ministers and the Officers of the Household, successively gave audiences to the diplomatic body, to the deputations of the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives, the Court of Cassa tion and numerous other public bodies. BRUSSELS, JAN. 3.—The Supreme Military Tribunal has just pronounced its sentence on the accusation brought against the Inspector-General of the Medical Department of the Army. We are assured that it completely discul pates M. Vlemminckx from all the charges brought against him. We have such fine spring weather that strawberries have been gathered at Liege, which are larger, redder, and better flavoured than the best gathered in May. Her Majesty, the Queen, attended yesterday, in the Church of St. Jacques-sur-Caudenberg, a grand funeral service which his Majesty caused to be celebrated on the anniversary of the death of his sister, Princess Mary of Wurtemburg. COPENHAGEN, DEC. 27.--A very detailed programme has been published of the ceremony of the removal of the remains of the late King :to Roeskilde, where it will be deposited in the Cathedral. PETERSBURG, Dac. 18.—His Majesty, the Emperor, has signified, by a rescript to the Prince of Karrard, his perfect satisfaction with the admirable execution of the fortifications of New Georgiewsk Rigese-Litewski and lwanogorod, which are confided to the special direction of the Prince, ST. PETERSBURG, DEC. 21.—The fete of his Majesty the Emperor was yesterday kept• here, and doubtless in every corner of the empire, with the usual feelings of affec tion and attachment by all classes of society. The act of Pelock states that the number of United Greek clergy and monks who declared their assent to it is 1,305. Since then the number has increased to 1,607, so that there does not remain a single United Greek congregation in the whole Russian empire which has not joined in the general work of the re-union. His Majesty has issued an order that the denomination of United Greeks shall be entirely abolished.—Hamburg Papers, Dec. 31. BERL-N, DEC. 26.—The exchange of couriers betwe en this city and London is still ♦ery active, meantime it is still uncertain whether Baron Bulow will return to his post at London, or be succeeded by another of our diplomatists. The rapid change (in about 24 hours)'of the tempera ture from 14 degrees (P.eaumur) of cold to several degrees of was mtb, has caused much illness here. AMSTERDAM, JAN. I.—However little people may have expected from the project of law for modifying the fun damental law to be proposed by the Government, nobody scarcely looked for such an insignificant proposal as that brought forward yesterday. The Government engaged to do much more by the communication of the Minister for Foreign Affairs. On the 20th of January, 1831, the States- General especially accepted this engagement in their an swer, and now, after all that has been said and written about the fundamental law, after what has lately passed between the States- General and the Government, it believes that the proposed modifications contains every thing that the situa tion of the country requires. We are of opinion that the Government does not think of thus limiting the modifica tions, but that it will leave it to the Chambers to propose the essential changes. We regret that the Government should resign its most honourable task, which must now be accomplished by the States-General. Tug HAGUE, DEC. 31.--The Minister of State's Lieute nant-General Van Den Bosch transacted business with his Majesty to-day. We understand that his ministerial func tions cease to-morrow. The Second Chamber is to assetnble on the 13th of January. BELGIAN tUNDS—BaussELR, JAN. 4, Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. Bothsohild's Loan, 5 per Cant l ll Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. 921% -- ----- 3 per Cent. 70% Loan of City,lB32, 4 per Cent.... Society of Commerce, 4! , ,,i per Cent ll4 Rank of Belgium, 5 per Cent P3N, National Society . Exchange on London (short) —Brusseis Papers, Jan. 4. DUTCH FUNDS,—AMSTERDAM, JAN. 3. Actual Dabt, '2% per Cent Money. 13111 s. 51% ;,2.C, Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. Amon Syndic, 41?,4 per cent. 91% 923 Ditto, ditto, 3Y, per cent Commercial Company, 4 , per cent 105% 1674 Ditto (1632 and 1833) 5 per cent. Ditto i;37, 5 per cent. Loan 1837, 5 per cent. 95% 961 4 Exchange on London, One month l2 02 1 / 4 , Two months —Dutch Papers, Jan. 4. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, DEC. 23 Five per Cents. l&talliques Feist - per Cents Titre pia Cents Bank Shams 1660 —4l4",•emeine Zciteng, Dec 28 HA AlB U liG BOINEN:H A LLE, DEC. 31. Bills. Money. Austria= 5 per Cents. Bank Shares A thin-Russian Low , .. 106% 106% Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certi tie:de ...... 103 103 Inscription, Ist Series. lo3k 103 Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3d and 4th Series 99 97%. Ditto in Certiticates Dutch Actual Debt, 26' pe- Cent 5l , 51 Ditto 5 per Cent ........ ....„..... 98 '" Polish Bondi New ticket • 15314 155% Angle.Datilsh Loan, 3 per Cent 7IX, '71% Notwegian Loan, 1834, 4 per Cent .. Spanish, New 3 per Cents EXCHANGES Og LONDON. HAMBURG, DEC. 31.-13. s%—Two months , IS. 3% STOCKHOLM, Dec. 24.—Seventy.five days, 11. 44. PRUSSIAN FUNDS..,..BettuN, Dec. 31. Bills. Money. St, Schuld. Sch., 4 i per cent. lO4 103% Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent 102% 1021, Exchange on Landon, three months 6 21Si —Prussian State Gazette, Jan. 1. PARLIAMENT RELIGION.—The Magistrates and the Police are busily engaged at present in making the Church hateful, and the Sunday an abomination to Englishmen. They shut up at their pleasure, Temple Bar and every other thoroughfare where a church stands in the way—in every hotel and tavern, however well conducted, they proclaim on the advent of that day which was intended as a day of gladness and rejoicing 'for every Christian, that it shall be a day of gloom and sadness—a day of pains and penalties ;on the Sabbath the police become eves droppers, spies, and informers. This sacred day is associated with the terrors of the law—with police-officers and gaols ; on all others but this we may eat, and drink, and drive, and go to bed as we please. To the caprice of a small and meddling sect, all rational enjoyment and healthy exercise are sa crificed. Individual liberty is treated with contempt, and the great law of the Founder of our religion re versed. These impious Pharisees say, " man was made for the Subbath." In the hope that these blind leaders may yet see what incalculable mischief they are doing to true religion, we direct their attention to the following truths, delivered by an acute observer of mankind and a good Christian, the Rev. Sydney Smith :—" You may drag men into the church by main force, and prosecute them for buy ing a pot of beer, and cut them off from the enjoyment of a leg of mutton ; and you may do all this, till you make the common people hate Sunday, and the clergy, and religion, and everything which relates to such sub jects. There are many crimes, indeed, where persuasion cannot be waited for, and where the untaught feelings of all men go along with the violence of the law. A robber and a murderer must be knocked on the head like mad dogs ; but we have no great opinion of the possibility of indicting men into piety, or of calling in the Quarter-Sesions to the aid of religion. You may produce outward conformity by these means ; but you are so far from producing (the only thing worth pro ducing) the inward feeling, that you incur a great risk of giving birth to a totally opposite sentiment. * * To compel men to go to church under a penalty, ap pears to us to be absolutely absurd. The bitterest enemy of religion will necessarily be that person who is driven to a compliance with its outward ceremo nies, by informers and Justices of the Peace. In the same manner, any constable who hears another swear an oath, has a right to seize him, and carry him be fore a Magistrate, where he is to be fined so much for each execration. It is impossible to carry such' laws into execution ; and it is lucky that it is impos sible—for their execution would create an infinitely greater evil than it attempted to remedy. The com mon sense, and common feeling of mankind, if left to themselves, would silently repeal such laws ; and it is one of the evils of these societies, that they render ab surdity eternal, and ignorance indestructible. Do not let us be misunderstood ; upon the object to be accom plished, there can be but one opinion ;—it is only upon the means employed, that there can be the slightest difference of sentiment. To go to church is a duty of the greatest possible importance ; and en the blasphemy and vulgarity of swearing, there can - be but one opinion. But such duties are not the objects of legislation ; they must be left to the general state of public sentiment; which sentiment must be influenced by example, by the exertions of the pulpit and the press, and, above all, by education. The fear of God can never be taught by con stables, nor the pleasures of religion be learnt from a common informer." SMUGGLING V. DUTY.--A singular adventure has just occurred to a douanier (Custom-house officer) on the Belgian frontier. A pretty, arch-looking peasant was seated by the road side with a large basket, care fully closed and locked with a padlock. A douanier, who was famed as a gay Lothario, approached her, and asked for whom she was waiting ? She replied that, she had been waiting for her brother, who had promised to meet her there. On seeing the basket 7 the douanier, with all due politesse, suggested that it was his duty to inspect its contents. She replied that the basket be longed to her brother, hut that she had no idea what it contained. On his proposal to accompany her to the neighbouring Custom-house, and there to examine the contents of the basket, she said that if he would carry the basket there she would follow him on the arrival of her brother, but she was afraid to leave the spot as she had appointed to meet him there. The gay douanier walked off to the office with th e basket uner his arm, and deposited it on the counter at the bureau. Two or three hours elapsed, and no person appearing to claim the basket, it was agreed to open it, when, to their sur prise, a fine full-grown child was found fast asleep, and which has not ev en y e t b oon claimed by the arch-looking peasant. SUDDEN DEATH IN A WORKHOUSE.—On Friday afternoon an inquest was held before Mr. Gell, at the Royal George, Castle-street, Leicester-square, on the body of Eliza Cotton, aged sixty-five, for fifteen years an inmate of the St. Martin's workhouse. Mr. Bainbridge, the workhouse surgeon, said he thought she died of apoplexy, accelerated by intoxication. Verdict —" Died of apopleXy." EVENING ErnrlON. TIIE C i A U L tiliJ A itl) The following account of a trial before the Council of Discipline of the National Guard in Paris, will give an idea of the mode in which this redoubtable force is or ganised and conducted. M. Noel, a voltigeur of the Guard, was charged with having abandoned his post and his musket, and with havinc , struck his sergeant. President—What have you to say in justification of such unsoldierlike conduct ? Noel—Eh, mon Dieu! What occasion is there to make such a fuss about nothing ? I was on guard in the evening, and was terribly thirsty, when who should pass by but one of my friends. "Is that you, Noel ?" said he. "Is that Pierre ?" said I. And then says Pierre, ".What are you doing there, are you amusing yourself?" " Not at all," said I, "on the contrary, I am as badly off as in an eating house at 32 sous per head, and m uc h worse. " " Wll, then," says Pierre, " will you enjoy yourself ?" " And why not?" replied I. Upon that, says Pierre, " Lay down your elarinette (musket), and come and blow yourself out with a litre of petit bleu (wine)." " There is no refusing that," said I ; and laying down my musket of public order, off I went to the wine shop. When the litre was gone I could not do less than pay for a litre also, and the second being drunk, Pierre in honour must pay for a third, and I could not in honour refuse to call for a fourth. By this time we were both mellow, and lost our centre of gravity. It was not until eleven o'clock, when I had slept off my wine, that I comprehended the fault I had commit ted, and I assure you I had a famous remorse of con science —first, for having been drunk and given myself a headache ; and secondly, for having abandoned the musket of order ; but the affair is over, and I do not see the necessity for taking me out of my business to answer for my conduct. President—But this is not all ; you are accused of having struck your sergeant. Noel--That's another affair, and still less worth talking about. I was at the guard-house, where the gentlemen, were discussing the eternal sugar question, which interested me less than the Postilion de Longumeau or a tune upon a barrel organ, and to get rid of the annoyance fell asleep. I dreamt that I was spending the day at the Barrier, and that .a piou piou (a young soldier) had taken the liberty of pinching the chin of my wife. In my indignation I laid about me, and, waking, who s h ou ld I have ben thumping—not the piou-piou, but my sergeant. * • The Capitaine—Your excuse is not admissible. Tho sergeant's report is very different. Noel—Take it or leave it as you please ; do you mean to say that because a man is a National Guard he cannot be a somnambulist? The President—Your conduct has be infamous ; indiscipline, insubordination, abandonment of your post, and intoxication. The tribunal must be severe. You are sentenced to twelve hours' imprisonment. THE MARKETS. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING LAST WEEI, Per Quarter. Cgrlis I Nheat. Barley. S. to S. S. to 65 —136 68 ! 32 38 45 GO 28 35 68 I 41 70 38 66 80 34 45 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 00 90 00 4 01 00 9 4 0 0 20' 100 11 0 0 0 56 ' S 0 10u 40 50,: Oats. 1110rpeth..,—...- Penrith Winchester —1 Bea. Pease. S. t 7 S. 3. s 41 22 S 4 2C 96 48 '4O P. to B. 43 Per Cardiff-.. Carmarthen. Cowbridge--.1 Swansea --.1 23 27 s. d. s. d. 00 44 00 29 0 40 22 34 42 <6 s. 00 00 56 00 50 53 56 60 . 40 41 35 36 s. d. s. d. 00 0 0 00 e • 00 o • 00 00 76 6 C 86 90 90 n 0 0. 00 Per 14011, Barnardcastle IS - 6 21 9 8 0 93' 7 0 8 8 9 0 12 0 Durham 1 . 2 (5 136 7 0 ii Oi 6 0 8010 0 130 Richmond -16 0 21. 0 7 0 9lk 5 0 8 0 9 0 11 0° Stockton...,._ 13 0 16 8 0 0 9 9 6 0 8 0 7 6 8 4 NEWCASTLE CORN EXCHANGE.-Jan. 4. Red. White. Wheat, Northumberland 49s 72s 7ls 76;.1 - Norfolk and Suffolk f , 7s, 71: 73s 76, Berwick anti Scotch fill, 64s -1 685. F oreign 6ss. 31s. ... 89s, 763.1 Rye, Norfolk , ind Suffolk 4os 45 -s. -s. - Foreign Us 33s -s. -s. ' Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk,.. 38s. 44s -s. -s. ---- Grinding and F ee di ng na 34c . .. -s 6 3 3 6: 4 7 - 2 : i. ... ::: 7 .. ......: 5i e ..,: ". : .- S a s . 1. : 13talt, Norfolk and Suithlk Beans, Small - Tick 42s 44s . Pease, White -s s s Gray Oats, Northumberland, Potatoe 3os. 31s -a. --8. -.--- - - ---- Feed 283 29 - Foreign Flour (per sack) 51s. 53e. -, s. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET-Jan, 3.: Wneat, Red, Norfolk and Suffolk -6.105. to 67. fine 741. Lin. and Cain. - Yorkshire - White -s 603 to 653. fine 765. .---- Foreign, teed White -a. -s. to 74a. nne 8:s. .. . - fi, to 45,. fine 48 2 . Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk - Lincolnshire -e. to 30s. fine 425. - Yorkshire Wold •• • gs. to -e. One 39,, - Foreign Beans, New -. Old 42s. to 465, fine 48a Oats, Potato -s. to 32a. fine a" --- Pol a nd -s. -8. to 3•25. fine ffis, - Frieziand and Small ... • lt,:!aling ........................ ~... Shelling .............. ..., 351. to 38s. Od. per Lone Malt Rapeseed . e .. .............. •-..5. 465. fine 53e. per Load. .... ... i.. -1. Os. 24!. Os. 251. Os. per Last. SCOTCH MARKETS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. 02A:1:zeal. kberdeen 70 to 80 ,e 1 to 30 24 to 27 Ito 36 to 40 Berwick :30 50 2 1 ) 28 15 1$ 33 35 40 45 Coldstream 46 50' 24 26 17 18 Cupar (File) 48 65 2(1 31 18 22 22 26 Dunbar 43 68 23 49 23 27 '4O 42 40 42 Elgin Inverness Kelso . 35 47 23 26 10 23 :32 34 —.. , Kirkaldy 62 67 36 45 48 43 Perth The size of the measure varies throughout the country. HADDINGfON CORN MAIIKET.—Jan. S. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. Beans, First 76s Od 42s 62 32s Od 45s 04 45s Od Second (10s Od 38s (id 27s Od 37s ed.' 40.3 Od Third s2s 02 34s (id 24s Od 34s Od. 36s 00 Average DALKEITH CORN MARKET.—Jan. 2 Wheat. ' Bailey. Oats. Pease. Beans. Fir5t......... 72s Su 41s 6d 231 8d 40s 0 J 40; Od Second 64s Od I 313 s Od 25s 00 28: Od Od Third 43s Od 24i1 60 153 00 34411c1 34s Od SUICIDE OF AN ACTOR.--Friday, at five o'clock, an inquest was held before Mr. Gell, at the Grapes, Gerrard-street, Soho, on the body of Mr. Gray, aged forty-eight, for the last thirty years an actor in the Norwich company, and brother of Mrs. Garrick, of the London boards. It appeared that decease was on a visit to his sister at No. 21, in the above street, but that the chief cause of his being in London was to con sult Mr. Listen relative to hemorrhoids, to which he had long been a martyr. On Thursday evening Miss Gar rick, in consequence of having knocked at two distinct intervals at her uncle's door, and having received no answer, requested a gentleman, named Mr. Williams, to enter the bedroom. He did so, and found deceased hanging by the neck, by means of a silk handkerchief attached to a crook in the wainscot near the door, A surgeon was sent for, and deceased was cut down, but the medical gentleman said life had departed at least half an hour before. Mr. Williams, who was the chief witness, said he was sure it would be useless to examine either Mrs. or 111iss Garrick' ; they were so deeply af flicted that the mere mention of the matter would throw them into hysterics. He had learned from them some thing as to the state of mind of the deceased, who, they said, feared he should become a burden to them, and that he should never again (his disease having become worse since in London) be able to resume the labours of his profession. Verdict---" Temporary insanity." GROWTH OF CIIRISTIANITY.—The Christian population of Constantinopl e is said to have increased to such an ettent, that two new villages in its immediate neighbourhood, one 'at the junction of the roads from Pera and Tatavia, and the other on the bill between Therapia and Buyukderc, have suddenly sprung up. This rapid augmentation is attributed to the distress which prevails in the provincial towns, compelling the inhabitants to desert them, and seek a livelihood in the capital. Highly-finished HORIZONTAL FLAT GOLD WATCHES, o j nd ew 3 e , ll a e nd din.faoiunrtaihnoliense power to conti nue going, with enamel dial, h an d to mark whilst being wound, Seven Guineas each. These elegant waistcoat-pocket Watches are recommended for great. accuracy and durability, the horizontal escapement being peculiarly suited to combine those important requisites in a flat watch. A wri' ten warranty given. A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, N o . 9 ; Corn Bill, London (oppoeite the Bark). MUSICAL BOXES. —_A few Boxes, of various sorts and sizes, slightly damaged, are offered for sale, at Twelve Shillings each. The list of tunes of new perfect Musical Boxes is published, and may be had gratis, on applica tion, or will be sent in answer to a paid letter. The prices vary from One to Twenty-five Guineas. T. SAVORY , Goldsmith, SilveGrsrmacitoleth,uBcrech.. ~ s 4 t 7 r e, e C t a ho i n l la ( c ri.S even doors from AIARRIED. On the 2d inst., at S't. George's, blanever-square, James William Fryer, son of 11Ir. Fryer, of Moorgate-street, Raehael Eltham Berry White, youngest daughter of the Rev. John White, of Morden Hall, Surrey. On the ad inst., at St. Mary's, Dover, Commander William Iggesden, of the Indian Navy, to Mrs. R. Lovelock, of Ham mond-place, Guildford-lawn, Dover, youngest daughter of the late Captain John Shrewsbury, of the same place. On the 4th inst., at St. Botolph's, Bishopsgate, Tom, the eldest son of Thomas Nicholls, Esq., of Castle-street, Holborn, to gate A -st renne, et eld Withou t.est daughter of Mr. W. 41. Alderman, of Bishops., On the 4th inst., at St. Pancras, Thomas Munden, Esq., of Birmingham, to Lucy, widow of the late William Smith, Esq., of Greenfield Lodge, near Oswestry, Salop. on the 31st ult., at Eyam Rectory, near Bakewell, Derby shire, William Percival, second son of the Rev. Edward B. Bagshawe, aged seven years and four months. . On the Ist inst., at Petersham, Surrey, Miss 13aratty. On the 2d inst., at Peckham-rye, C. H. Stavouhagen, Esq., aged 57. • On the 3d inst., at Baker-street, Lloyd-square, Mr. Ebe nezer Alexander Whytt. On the 3d inst., at St. John's Wood-road, Joseph Tring ham, Esq., aged 82. On the 3d inst., at Pimlico, James Tomes Esq., aged 63. On the 4th inst., in Northumberland -street, Strand, John Helroyd, , aged 69. On the sth inst., in Beaumont-street, St. Marylebone, Eli zabeth, the beloved Wife of William Theobald, Esq., barrister. London: Printed and Pub6bed by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, at 71 'e Sln Office, No. 112, Strand, in the county of Middlesex.-11.1onday, January 6, 1840. I 1