The Sun. — London, England, 1840-02-15 00:00:00

Itf , CULLOCH'S GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONAR Y. This day is published, price ss. with ; large Map, Part 1.. of ADICTIONARY, GEOGRAPHIC AL, STATISTICAL, and HISTORICAL, of the: va lions COUNTRIES, PLACES, and principal NATURAL 'OBJECTS iu the WORLD. By J. R. M'CULLOCH, Esq. London : Longman, Orme, and Co. 1- Of whom may be had, price 60s. a New Edition of MR. M'CULLOCH'S COMMERCIAL DICTIONARY. PRESENT STATE OF CUBA. On Friday, Feb. 21, will be published, in Syn., with Map, CUBA ; with Notices of PORTO RICO, and the SLAVE TRADE. By D. TURNBULL, Esq., Member of the Royal Academy of History at Madrid, and of the Royal Patriotic and Economical Societies at Havana. 4 .* The above is the first of a series of works, entitled " Travels in the West," on-Ist. The Spanish West Indies; gd. The British West Indies. 31. St. Domingo, and the French and Danish West Indies. 4th. British America. And sth. The United States. London : Longman, Orme, and Co. 13, GREAT • MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE DUKE of WELLINGTON'S LIFE, Edited by SIR JAMES E. ALEXANDER, May now be had complete, in Two handgoinc Volumes Octavo, embellished with Portraits of distinguished Officers, Views of Battles, Plans, &e., by Landseer, Heath, and Warren. Price SS& bound. Henry Celburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. •„A'' Orders received by all Booksellers. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MADAME VESTRIS. THIS EVENING, FEE. lh Will bo repeated the New Original Play in Five Acts, written by Leigh Hunt, Esr to be called LEGEND OF VLORENCE. Francisco Agolanti. Mr. Moore: Antonio Rondinelli, Mr. Anderson; Cesare Colonna, Mr. G. Vandenhoff ; Fulvio Da Riva, Mr. Bartley ; Giulio, Mrs. Walter Lacy ; Ginevra, Miss Ellen Tree. After which wtll be repeated the Grand Allegorical and National Masque, in honcur of her Majesty's Nuptials, entitled THE FORTUNATE ISLES; OR, THE TRIUMPHS OF BRITANNIA. The Music composed and selected by Mr. H. R. Bishop. Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 35. 6d. ; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 25. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to eoramence at Seven o'Clock. Tickets and pia( 3S for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Notter, at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets Ely be had upon application. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller, 167, New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, FEB. 15. Will be acted Mr. Sheridan Knowles' Play of WILLIAM TELL. Tell, Mr. Sheridan Knowles ; Albert, Miss R. Isaacs. After which, a Comedietta, from the French, entitled FAMILY JARS MENDED. Benhomme, Mr. Smith ; Chapinet, Mr. Saville ; Madame nonhomme, Mrs. Daly ; Theresia, Miss Martin. To conclude with the Drama of MICHAEL EARLE, THE MANIAC LOVER. Characters by Messrs. Saville, H. Hughes, 11 eville, John on, and Smith ; Mrs Vining, Mrs. Day, and Miss Martin On Monday Mr. Sheeidan Knowles will perform for that night only, Master Walter, in the Hunbach ; on which Even ing, Mr. Hacket, the American Comedian, will act two of his popular characters, fur the first time at this Theatre, being his last engagement in England. STRAND THEATRE. UNPARALLELED SUCCESS. The GREAT WIZARD of the NORTH'S Temple of Magic is nightly honoured with crowded, brilliant, and fashionable audiences, who gaze in breathless astonishment at his incredible wonders of incomprehensible Magical Phenomena. On THIS EVENING (SATunnAv), FEB. 15, 1840, and every evening during next week, the GREAT WIZARD of the NORTH will perform his Hundred Feats of Magic ! Leger demain ! Necromancy ! and Black Art ! The whole of this unparalleled Performance will conclude with the most Wonderful Feat ever attempted by living Man, of which the Great Wizard of the North is the Sole Inventor. THE GUN TRICK, Of which unique and brilliant Exploit he is the Absolute In ventor, and it is so perfect a delusion as almost to justify the suPposition of his INVULNER &BILITY. In this splendid invention he distinctly assures the Public that the extraordinary Mystery of the Trick is not effected by the aid of any Accom plice, or by inserting a tube in the muzzle of the Gun, or by other conceivable devices (as the Public frequently, and in some instances correctly, imagine), but that any Gentleman may really load the Gun in the usual manner, insertin g , himself, a MARKED REAL LEADEN BALL ! ! The Gun being then fired off at the Wizard, he will instantly produce and exhibit the same Bullet in his HAND. The above, although a most extraordinary deception, one that creates greater speculation than the others, is not a pleasing experiment, particularly to Ladies ; consequently, it will not be performed. till all the other delusions are finished. Boxes, 2s. 6d.—Pit, Is. 6d —Gallery, Is. _ . _ Second Price at Half-past Eight.—Boxes, Is. 6d.; Pit, Is., Gallery, 6d. The Box-office will be open from Eleven till Four, where places can be secured. Doors open at Half-past Six.—The Wizard c.,mntences at Seven, concluding at Half past Ten. _ N.B.—Ladies and Gentlemen taught the fashionable art of Legerdemain, or Parlour Magic. The Wizard has always on hand, for sale, a most splendid assortment of Apparatus for the performance of Parlour Magic. Ladies or Gentlemen purchasing an Apparatus, may rest assured they will be made adepts in the art wish a Single Lesson from the Wizard of the North. Terms, according to the value of the Apparatus. MARRIAGE HER MAJESTY. " THE SUN" OF MONDAY EVENING `CONTAINS TWO BEAUTIFUL MEDALLION PORTRAITS OF THE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT, EXECUTED IN THE VERY FIRST STYLE OF THE ART. THE LIKE NESSES ARE PRONOUNCED BY COMPETENT JUDGES TO BE AD. MIRABLE. THE EXPENSE OF PRODUCING THESE PORTRAITS HAS BEEN VERY GREAT; BUT THE CHARGE IS ONLY ONE SHILLING. THE SUN, CONTAINING THESE PORTRAITS, MAY BE RECEIVED BY POST IN ALL PARTS OF THE KINGDOM. PARTIES IN REMOTE PLACES CAN REMIT A SHILLING OR TWO, HALF A SOVEREIGN, OR A SOVEREIGN,-FOR ONE PENNY BY THE POST ; AND THEIR OR DERS WILL BE PUNCTUALLY AT TENDED TO. THE SUN ALSO CONTAINS A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE AUGUST CERE MONY, WITH ALL PARTICULARS APPERTAINING TO SO INTERES TING AN OCCASION. ORDERS FOR THE " ROYAL WED DING SUN" WILL BE RECEIVED BY ALL NEWS-AGENTS AND POST MASTERS THROUGHOUT THE KINGDOM, AND AT " THE SUN " OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LONDON. The demand fir the ROY AL WEDDING SUN on Monday was beyond all precedent. The Printing Machine, which is one of the best in London, was at work from the hour of publica tion till the departure of the Mail, throwing 9 .,7,000 per hour ; and even this vast number was not equal to the demand. We may say it without vanity, because it is truth, that in all the histo r y of the Newspaper Press there never teas such a quantity of Newspapers published toithin the same time. The arrangements we had to make were of the most complicated description, yet, with one ex ception, all have succeeded. Our readers will Perceive that the Paper is of a smaller size than usual. We had ordered weeks ago a large supply of the fill sized paper. It was sent of IN the manyacturer, but owing to the breaking uP of the roads in consequence Y . the floods, it has not yet arrived. Luckily we had made Preparation for such a contingency, and had • eserved a sufficient quantity to answer the tem porau demand. Our readers in a few days zvill see what an elegant Marriage Present we would have presented to them but for the envi ous floods. NOTICE TO THE WEDDING SUN" SUBSCRIBERS. We have received numerous letters complaining of the non-arrival of the " ROYAL WEDDING SUN." JJ'e regret the disappointment of Subscribers, and repeat that the blame does not attaek to this Office. Every order has been attended to, and it is remark able, under all circumstances, that so few Papers have miscarried. Our readers will be surprised to learn that, though several letters were sent without the address of the writers, and many thousands of Papers were despatched in great hurry and confu sion, both here and at the General Yost-office, not more than a hundred have failed to reach their destination. In order, however, to oblige our Sub scribers, we request those who have not received the Paper according to order, to advise us to that efect, and it shall be sent again without any Additional Charge. N.B.—On all occasions of great emergency or public interest, we have received similar complaints of the non-arrival of THE SUN. Whether this is to be attributed to the Post-office, or to some of the Parlks through whose hands the Papers ought to pass, we cannot take upon ourselves to say. Sun Office, 112, Strand. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The list of the names of the division on the Church-rate ques tion has been composed, and would have appeared in The Sun to-day, but for the great press of matter. We will:publish it on Monday. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE To_monnow. Morning 2O minutes after I I Evening..... 47 minutes after I. eV% (fine aral. LONDON: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1340. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE last night presented a petition from the Directors of the East India Company, praying for a revision and reduction of the duties to which East India produce is liable in England. They properly complain that India is not considered legally as a part of the British dominions, and that its sugar is burdened with a discriminating duty in favour of West India sugar, and that its manufactures are not admit ted free of duty here, while our manufactures arc sent free of duty to India. This is a very important peti tion, and we were glad to learn from the Noble Mar quis that the Government, though not prepared, in the present state of the finances, to propose any measure on the subject, looks with a favourable eye on the wishes of the petitioners. Whatever approximates to freedom and justice, like the prayer of this petition, al ways has our cordial support. On the motion of Viscount MELBOURNE, congratu latory addresses on her MAJESTY'S marriage were una nimously adopted, and ordered to be presented by the whole House to the QUEEN, and by the LORD PRESI DENT and the Marquis of ANGLESEY to Prince ALBERT and the Duchess of KENT. The little conversation that passed is only remarkable as affording an example of the manner in which the Tory Peers are now eager to display their loyalty. Exclusion from the Court has had a wondrous effect on their true Protestant feelings, and might, if properly applied, convert them to Papists or Mahomedans. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY, remembering with extreme vividness that great event of his life, being Ambassador at Vienna, where he as tounded the Austrians by his dress and his manners, assured the Peers last night that the father of Prince ALBERT, whom he then knew, was a person of great worth and high character. A voucher for his Protes tantism from the Marquis was alone wanted to establish the character both of father and son in the public estimation. The Peers did no other business, and adjourned till Monday. The Commons received a great number of petitions concerning Privilege, the Sheriffs, Church Extension, mercy to Frost, &c. A variety of notices were given and questions asked, for which we refer to our report, they not being of great length or great interest. Sir ROBERT PEEL referred to the news from the United States, and asked if Sir JOHN HARVEY'S pro clamation, or memorandum, advising the inhabitants of New Brunswick how to act in case of war, were au thentic ? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he could not answer this question, but said that he had not received any informa tion which justified the memorandum, if it were au thentic. Sir ROBERT PEEL inquired whether the Govern ment had received any recent information, whether it would lay any papers on the table, and stated that if war were impending the public ought to have the earliest possible information on the sub ject. Lord JOHN RUSSELL stated that he did not in tend to lay any papers on the table. Lord JOHN RussELL stated, in answer to Mr. PAKINGTON, that he expected in the course of next month to introduce a Bill into the House of Commons for the union of the two Canadas, that the returns re lating to the religious denominations in the Canadas, would be laid before the House, and that he had not the least reason to believe that Sir GEORGE ARTHUR was about to give up the Government of Upper Canada. Congratulatory addresses, similar to those voted in the Lords, were voted in the Commons. The Municipal Corporations Bill for Ireland was read a second time, after a short de bate and a division, which showed that there is, on this vital question as to Protestant ism, a complete division amongst Sir ROBERT PEEL'S followers. Sir ROBERT INGLIS moved, out of pure Jove to the Church, that the second reading be post poned for six months. Mr. LITTON seconded the amendment. Mr. Sitaw, Mr. Sergeant JACKSON, and Sir ROBERT PEEL, all declared in favour of the second reading ; and, on a division, it was carried by 149 to 14. The Bill for allowing flour to be imported into Ire land was, on the motion of Mr. LABOUCHERE, also read a second time, after considerable opposition on the part of some Irish Members, and some of the country gentlemen. Mr. EMERSON TENNENT moved to put off the Bill for six months, and Colonel CONOLLY seconded the motion. The Tories calculated, in the early part of the evening, on defeating the Mi nisters ; but, on a division, the second reading was carried by 154 to 102. The debate was for no thing more remarkable than for a short speech of Mr. \VARLET, in which he mentioned a few truths con cerning the landlords and Corn-laws, which, though they will have no effect on them, will be very useful in the country. The owners of rent will not cease to mingle that with a tax on the people's bread, till rent itself will be destroyed by the bad company in which they have placed it. _ _ _ Mr. Alderman THOMPSON then moved that the She riffs be discharged. Mr. DARBY seconded the motion. Lord JOHN RUSSELL spoke against it. After a few words from Sir EDWARD SUGDEN, the House divided, and the motion was lost by 149 to 76, so Mr. Sheriff EVANS Still remains in custody. Sir EDWARD SUGDEN'S motion that the order for the Sheriffs to pay back the money to Messrs. HANSARD be rescinded, was lost without a division. In answer to Sir E. KNATCHBULL, Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he could not state what he should propose to the House with regard to the petition of Messrs. HANSARD. A new writ was ordered for Morpcth in the room of Lord LEYESON. who has accepted the Chiltern Hun dreds. _ At Half-past Twelve the House adjourned. Some of our Tory Contemporaries are extremely anxious to make the public• believe that the nation has reached the acme of its greatness, and is about to become the prey of surrounding nations. They point to the state of our finances, to the dis content of the people, to the difficulties which our trade has to encounter, to the rapid t xtension of ma nufactures abroad, to the rivalry our commerce every where meets with, to the increasing navies of the United States, France, and Russia, to the aggres sions and i nsu lt s , as t h ey say , w hi c l i eac h o f these Powers, confiding in our weakness, commits ; and they conclude that, unless some vigorous Tory measures be adopted, the country will be ruined. We admit that there is some truth in their pre mises—we deny their conclusions. We admit the distress, the discontent, the rivalry, the aggression, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1840 the insolence—if they will—of other Powers ; but we deny that Tory measures, which have brought the nation to this dilemma, can work a cure. The character and the fate of a nation are nei ther changed nor settled byla few years of misgo vernment. The natural spring of prosperity is strong in the heart of man and of nations, and it requires many years, not to say ages, of misgovern ment to overcome that living energy. The national debt—the result of long wars, begun from pride, and waged from a love of oppression—is a Tory product. The manufacturing and commercial dis tress, and the trade rivalry, irsstead of the trade co operation of other nations, are the natural and ne cessary products of our own Tory Corn-laws. The lie which is at the bottom of our stupid currency regulations was coined by the Tories. The Tories sacrificed the interests of the nation to the wishes of despots at the Congress of 'Vienna, and gave birth in France to those heart-burnings— while they strengthened Russia, and almost annihilated freedom in Germany—which are at present the great sources of our apprehensions from abroad. Tory coercion, Tory taxation, and Tory neglect, separated the bulk of the people, by degrading them and enriching the aristocracy, from their accustomed leaders, and made them feel that they were both injured and insulted. That the evils of which the Tories complain are not the result of the Whig Administration is evident. They prevailed to nearly the same extent as now, and some of them to a greater extent, before the Whets came into office in 1830. For several years after they took office those evils were sensibly dimi nished. They are, therefore, of long standing and of an aggravated character. TSe policy of the Whigs did for a time alleviate the symptoms, but latterly as the Whigs, from the natural inclination of men in office, and from the pressure of the To ries, have verged to Toryism, those symptoms have again become fiercer and more threatening than ever. We agree with our Tory Contempora ries in recognizing the evils under which the country suffers; but we affirm, in contradiction to them, that they have all been caused by the , cantina is unjust, cruel policy of the Tories. We cannot enter at length into the means of cure, further than to say, that they are to be found in removing restrictions on trade—such for exam ple as the Corn-laws—and giving elbow-room to our now hampered enterprize ; opening all our colo nies and foreign dominions to all our people, not forcing them, as now, to emigrate from insults, in juries, or distress, or ejecting them as criminals, carrying with them a settled and firm hatred of the in • stitutions of the mother country, and ready, like the United States, whenever an opportunity offers, to set up an opposition empire of their own; extending the franchise so as to include the bulk of the peo ple, and give them an influence over the Legisla ture, and an interest in preserving our institu tions. But if we cannot now discuss in detail the means of cure, we must call the attention of our statesmen and the public to a peculiarity in the present condition of England, which seems to us fraught with that ruin which short-sighted, factious Tory scribes falsely attribute to the little of liberality there is in the conduct of th e Ministry and the Legislature. By the last accounts from New York the Boun dary Question has again assumed an unpleasant as pect. In the House of Commons, last night, Sir ROBERT PEEL signific4tly ieinuired concern ing the probability of a war with the United States. Our success in India, and the advance of the Russians, have brought us into contiguity, and almost into conflict, with Russia ; the friendly re lations which did exist with France are evidently weakened, anti while our expenditure exceeds our revenue there are rumours of war in Europe to fol. lON the war in Asia. What, under these circum stances, is the condition of the bulk of our popu lation ? At the commencement of the revolu tionary war they were all Church-and-King men. They burned TOM PAINE in effigy, and sacked the houses of scientific Dissenters. Now, according to the Report of the Handloom-weavers' Commis sion, just published, seven or eight per cent. read the works of PAINE ; according to the Bishop of EXETER double that ninnber are So cialists ; and it is a plain and palpable fact that nearly the whole of the unenfranchised classes are Chartists. The contrast between the present and the past opinions and feelings of the bulk of the population is the fact to which we invite public attention. What will be its consequences ? We can only advert briefly to them. The mass of the people are now alienated from our institutions both in Church and State. However numerous may be the Church Extension petitions got up by the priests, or flatter ing may be the reception landowners may receive from their tenants, this fact cannot be denied. If we have war, where will the Govoenment, the aristo cracy, and the priesthood find support ? The peo ple—the great, and by that backward statesman Sir ROBERT PEEL, flouted and derided, demo cracy—no longer Church-and-King men, will profit by the first moment of embarrassment to attain their own ends. They have, in fact, said they will—they have been advised to do so ; and will leave the aristocracy, the priesthood, and the ten-pounders to fight their own battles, and get out of their embarrassment as they best may. If they take arms, it will be to conquer freeciom for them selves ; if they enter our ships, it will be to insure protection for themselves aainst the aristocracy, or to carry the vessels in which they are oppressed over to the enemy. We think - this a most painful subject ; but hearing and seeing what we see and hear, it becomes our duty to advert to it. Whenever war comes, or serious financial embarrassment comes—and both are apprehended—the aristocracy will be compelled, as in the case of the Catholics, as in the case of the Irish Volunteers, to recognise the political existence of the millions, and- cede to terror that which they now deny to justice, Then will the Extension of the Suffrage, and even the Charter itself, be—like the Act of Roman Catholic Eman cipation—inevitable. The present almost total alienation of the people from our institutions, con trasted with their blind attachment to them fifty years ago, is a peculiarity which should now make any apprehension of financial difficulty, or of war, a subject of intense alarm. While there is yet time—while there is yet peace—while there is yet no constraint, justice and policy alike demand that the Suffrage be extended, and the restrictions on trade and enterprise-totally abolished. Mr. WALLACE gave notice last night in the House of Commons, that he would move for certain returns relative to the Post-offiee on Monday, which we here notice as the indication of a very general impression that the Post-office authorities are secretly hostile to the new system. In the individual balance, the public good is too often light as a feather when weighed against some paltry, personal, or official privilege ; and there fore it occasions us no surprise to learn that the frankers of ladies' dresses, baskets of venison, and hampers of wine, under the old Post-office systerq, look with mor tifiej rage upon the abolition of such abuses, and the facilities afforded to the poor of rilciprocating the best feelings of their nature at din equally cheap rate with the hitherto privileged few. But the more natural it is that the Post-office authorities should throw impediments in the way of the successful operation of the new system, the more it behoves the country to keep a vigilant eye upon them. They must not be suffered to thrust their arro gant assumptions of prescriptive abase between the na tion and one of the great measuris of Reform known to the British empire since the passing of the Reform Bill. As to Mr. HERRIES'S calculations of a deficit in the Post-office revenue, they are so baseless as to be every way unworthy of the financial reputation of that gentleman—at present ono of the four or five most prominent Tory expectant Chaneellors of the E tchequer. The Madrid Gazette of the 5t last contains a re turn of the proceeds of the national pr perty sold by the Spanish Goverment down to the Ist of January, 1840. The lots disrosed of were 2'7,123 in number ; they were originally valued at 5e6,201,571 reals, but brought 1,137,611,7...0 reals (nearly 11 millions and a-half sterling.) Her MAJESTY the QUEEN AEGENT has conferred the Order of the Golden Fleece noon the King of DENMARK, and the Grand Cross of Clawless 111. upon the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs. Her MA JESTY has also, by a Royal Decree, dated the 4th inst. commanded all Carlist officers adhering to the treaty of Bcrgara, to forward their commissions and brevets of rank to the Office of the War Minister, in order that they may he replaced by Commissions from the QUEEN. From the theatre of war the sole intelligence con sists of a proclamation from ESPARTERO to the Cata lans, informing them of his appointment to the Chief Command of that Province, and assuring them of a speedy triumph over the Carlists. The Paris Journals of Thursday contain very signifi cant allusions to a growing misunderstanding between the Cabinets of Paris and St. Petersburgh. Several causes appear simultaneously to contribute to the alie nation of the two Courts. One of them is thus no ticed in the columns of the Presse : " If we be rightly informed, the Russian Government has for warded, thrcugh M. de Medem, to the French Cabinet, a note of the highest importance, in which a distinction is carefully drawn between the paragraph relative to Polish nationality adopted by the Chambers of Peers and Deputies, i n th e i r ad dresses to the King, and the more than ostensible vote, or rather open adhesion, of the Minister of Public Instruction, in favour of the amendment of MM. Tascher and d'Harcourt. This note is said to have greatly embarrassed the Cabinet, who had not probably calculated how much firmness was required by Ministers who want prudence." Besides this note it is said that M. de MEDEM has presented another to SOULT in the name of the Im perial Government, demanding the publication of all papers found in the possession of M. Duamin, in order to prove that the EMPEROR had nothing to do with the Capitole or the BONAPARTIST conspiracy. The following are the caustic remarks of the Journal des Debats upon this note:— " Russia had no right to demand or expect that Marshal Soult would or could interfere in a matter which was under investigation before the courts of justice. The Russian Go vernment complains of expressions and reports derogatory to its dignity. Yes, autograph letters, alleged to have been penned by an imperial hand, were spoken of. It was rumoured that money had been supplied by Russia; such reports certainly circulated widely among the public. They may have been erroneous and exaggerated. Marshal Soult could only know what was known to everybody, and no more. The legal officers of the Crown alone knew more, if more was to be known. The only reply Marshal Soult could accordingly make was to com municate to M. de Medem the decree of the Court, which stated that there was no charge against M. Durand." The Raport of the Committee on the dotation to the Duke and future Duchess DE NEMOURS was expected to be ready for presentation to the Chamber of Depu ties this day. The general discussion was expected to begin on Monday. The Russian Government has authorized the establishment of a steam-packet communication between St. Petersburg and Dunkirk. W e doubted from the very first the truth of the news of the evacuation of Passages by the English, published by the Phare des Pyrenees. In fact the whole is but a movement of troops, as appears from the following article published by a Madrid Journal of the 4th : ST. SEBASTIAN, JAN. M.—Nine officers and 170 men of the battalion of the Royal Marines left the port of Passages to return to England, who have been recalled by their Govern ment ; the four years which the laws of their country allows them to pass abroad having expired. Agitation is spreading more and more in Biscay. No military events have t;.ken place in Aragon since those of which we have already spoken.—La Gazette de Franc•. General Sebastiani arrived at Paris yesterday. The departure of M. Guizot is fixed for Tuesday. Marshal Maison has been for several days past dangerously ill. The English Journals have not come to hand.—Le Constitutionnel. A letter from Vienna, of the 4th of February, announces the death of the Archduchess Pia, daughter of the Archduke Fran_is Charles, and the Archduchess Sophia, and that of Palpy. On the 2d of February there were 2,626 persons ill at Viet - ma, of a bowel complaint. The Committee which is to discuss the project of law relative to the duties on sugar has begun by hearing the detailed opinions of each of its Members on the subject laid before it for examination. It has found that the project of law presented by the Ministry is unanimously rejec'zed.__L• Commerce. BOURSE.-P . ARIS, THURSDAY, FEB. 13. First Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Price. Price French 5 per Cents ll2 90 ... 112 95 ... 112 90 ... IT. 95 4 per Cents lO4 ..... 404 ... 104 ... 104 3 per Cents Bl 55 .. 31 60 ... 81 55 ... 81 60 Bank of France 3175 ...:3:80 —3175 ...:31FO Lailitte Bank I,ooof. Sh 1052 50 ...1055 .../052 50 ...V.55 5,000 f. Sh 5215 ...5215 ...5215 ...5215 Belgian Bank 945 ... 950 ... 945 ... 950 5 per Cents 3 per Cents 7! 25 ... 71 25 ... 71 25 ... 71 25 Spanish Active 27% ... 27% ... 27% ... 27% Passive 7' ... 7 1 ,f, ... 7 ... 7 Old Deferred 7% ... 7% ... 74 71 4 Portuguese 3 per Cents 23% ... 23% ... 23% ... 23% Neapolitan Roman lO3 ... 1031 A ... 103 ... 113 k RAILWAY SHARES. Ut. Cermain Versailles, R. B 550 ... 555 ... 550 ... 555 L.B 382 50 ... 387 50 ... 382 55) ... 385 Orleans .. 462 50 ... 462 50 ... 402 50 ... 462 50 Nlulhausen to Tbann Straiturg to Bale .. 360 ... 362 253 75 ASPUALTES AND BITUMENS. Yarn (Maberly's) TIIE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.—We learn with much concern that his Grace the Duke of Wellington was seriously indisposed yesterday afternoon, on returning from a long ride. This morning, however, we are informed, and can assure our readers, on undoubted authority, that his Grace is considerably recovered, although still con fined to his room—Standard. SELECT COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS.—The Report of this Committee, appointed on the 22d of January, has just been published. It is fill e d c hi e fl y w i t h d eta i ls of the points in dispute between the Greenwich, Croydon, Brighton and Dover Companies, and in order to obviate such disputes for the future, the Committee strongly recommend that some general superintending authority, in the nature of a Board, s h ou ld b e esta blished. We will give the entire Report on Monday. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) - - DEAL, FEB. 14. —Wind N.W.—Sailed the Horwood, Cole, for Rio Janeiro; Roland, Blanchard, New Orleans; with the rest of the outward bound. LIVERPOOL. FEB. 14.—Wind S. W.-- Arrived the Clio, from Halifax.--Sailed the Cintra, Renfree, for New South Wales ; Santon, Huxtable, Calcutta ; Frankland, Pearce, Cape of Good Hope ; Francis Barclay, Bartlett, Valparaiso ; Eliza Killuk, Waugh, St. Thomas's; Stanley, Pugh, Hayti; Clydesdale, Campbell, Antigua; Copse, Louthean, Jamaica; Albyn, M'Laren, Havannah; Wave, Broadfoot, New Orleans; St. Leon, Westcott. ditto ; Humbe r , W a l dredge, ditto; Lady Stormont, Griffiths, ditto ; Eliza Thornton, Fast, ditto ; Francis, Short, New South Wales; Queen Victoria, Black, Charleston ; Tamerlane, Theob a ld, S avannah ; British Tar, Blinkhorn, ditto ; Pioneer, Graham, Mobile ; Pocahontas, Alichaels, Baltimore ; Frankfort, Russel, New York ; Jas mine, Jarvis, Ancona. The John Goodall, Williams, sailed to day fur Rio Janeiro, is on shore on Mock Luggar Wharf. The Powhattan, ArCerran, from New Orleans, on shore near Blackpool, has six feet of water in her hold at high water. 400 bales of cotton have been discharged in good condition. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 14.—Wind variable.—Sailed the Saucy Lass, Love, for Malaga ;;Enterprise, Pigeon, River Gambia. PORTLAND RoAns, FEB. 14.—Sailed the Favourite, Wil liamson, for Rio Janeiro; Eliza Williams, White, Trinidad; David, Shield, Gibraltar. TORBAY", Fan. 13.—Sailed, the Adelina, Bradfield, for St. Michael's : _ _ FEB. 13.—Sailed, Mil o, W est l yn, N ew Y or k . DSaEE. 14.—The E spe l ate, Shi en, from Ch ar l eston Dunkirk, Sl°lvlEELsF on shore near Boulogne, is expected off after dis charging. CORE, FEB. 12.—1 t commenced blowing a very heavy gale last evening from the Southward ; moderated at about 3 A. M. The masts of the Havre were visible yesterday above water. QUARANTINE REGULATIONS To be observed by Vessels bound from England to any of the Russian Ports in the Baltic. The following is a copy of a letter received at Lloyd's, dated " London, Feb. 14, 1840. " Sir,—As a supplement to my communications of the 20th of June and pith of July, 1839, on the subject of the Quaran tine Certificate to be prndueed by ships bound from Engla n d t o any of the Russia n P or t s o f th e Baltic with cotton, or any other suspected goods, I have the pleasure to inform you that vessels thus bound and laden, and furnished with clearances from the Quarantine Establishment at Brombro' Pool, will be treated on the same footing as those having cleared at Standgate Creek or the Motherbank. " Requesting you will be good enough to communicate this new regulation to the Committee of Lloyd's, " I remain, Sir, your most obedient servant, (Signed) " G. BENHAUSEN, Russian Consul-General. " Wm. Dobson, Esq., Lloyd's." THE WEDDING SUN.--We have to acknow ledge the favour of a copy of this splendid edition of our brilliant Contemporary—which really surpasses all his past efforts— bright and shining as they have been—to ch eer ant i i ll umine the popular mind.— Western Times. HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Yesterday, information was received that on Monday, in Cockerton-lane, near Louth, Mr. Dickinson Lewis was attacked by three m en , w h o pulled him from his horse, and robbed him of six 101. notes, six 5/, cotes, and twelve sovereigns. The 51. notes were of the banks of Messrs. Garfit and Co. and the Louth and Lindsay Banking Company. One of the robbers wa s a man of /ow statue,dressed in a fustian shooting-jacket., and the others, who were stout and tall, and one of them round-shouldered, wore dark co loured clothes. A reward has be en o ff ere d for their dis covery. T HE LATE MELANCHOLY COLLISION OFF GaAvasuip—Loss or ANortiaa LH : E.—Yesterday morn ing the wife of Captain Cunningham, the master of the Tyrian barque, breathed h er l ast, i n consequence of the inju ries she received by the Manch es t er steam- b oat, belonging to the Leith and Berwick Company, running into that vessel at an early hour on Thursday morning. This makes the sixth victim to this awful catastrophe. Her body, as we ll as t h at of the boy which was picked up, lie at Gravesend, awaiting the Cironer's inquest. Up to a late hour last night no tidings had reached the Coroner for Kent that any m ore o f th e bodies Ladd been found. From inquiries instituted by the reporter, it was ascertained that the inquest had not been fixed last night. The occurrence has created a very painful sensation in Gravesend and the neighbourhood. The King has authorised Madame Thiers to wear the Order of Maria Louisa, conferred upon her by the Queen of Spain.-- Gabgnani's Messenger. NEWSPAPER STAMPS Number of Stamps issued to the London Daily Evening Newspapers, from the Ist of July to the 31st December, 1839.—•(Extracted from the Par liamentary Return) July. Aug. Sept. SUN' GLOBE STANDARD ... 80,000 80 ; 000 80,000 COURIER Oct. Nov. Dec. SUN lOO,OOO 100,000 100,060 GLOBE STANDARD COURIER THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN. The supply of Vegetables and Foreign Fruit was very large, and the demand was good. Plants, 2s. t o 3 s . per dozen ; Celery, per bdle. 6d. to Is. 6d. ; Onions, 3s. per sieve; Car rots, 4s. to ss. 6d. per dozen bunches ; Brocoli, 2s. to 3s. per bdle. ; Turnips, 2d. per bunch; Oranges, 4s. te 10s. per 100; Lemons, 45. to Bs. ; Apples, 4s. 6d. to 255. per bushel ; Cu cumbers, 12s. per brace; Savoys, 6d. to 9d. per dozen ; Spinach, 2s. per sieve ; Peas, 20s. per sieve ; Freneh Beans, ss. per 100; New Potatoes, 9d. per lb. ; old Whites, 55c.; Devons, 70s. ; York Reds, 70s. to 755. ; Scotch, 655. to 70s. Seakale, 2s. per punnet ; Asparagus, 64. to Ns. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Prices remain as before. Beef 2s. Bd. to 3s. Bd. ; Mutton 2s Bd. to 3s. 10d. ; Veal 3s. Rd. to 4s. Bd. and 4s. 10d. ; Pork 3s. to 4s. Bd. ; dairy fed 4s. 10d. to ss. 6d, per stone of 81bs. ; Fowls 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. ; Guinea do. 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. ; Surrey Capons ss. to Bs. ; Cock Turkeys 6s. to 10s. ; liens ss. to 7s ; Gold Plover is. ; Snipes Is. to 2s. ; Ducks 2s. 6d. to 3s. ; Chickens ls. 6d. to •2s. 6d. ; Wild Rabbits 9d to Is. 2d. ; Tame Is. 6d. ; Hares, 2s. 6d. to 3s. ; Geese, 6s. to 9s. HUNGERFORD MARKET. Supplies of Meat and Vegetables good, but Fish was scarce and dear. Turbot Ss. to 425. Cod ss. to 20s. Soles Is. to 4s. per pair. Lobsters Is. to ss. Beef 71d. to SFI. Mutton 71d. to Sid. Veal Bd. to 9d. Pork 7d. to Sid. pr lb. HAY MARKETS. There were but moderate supplies of dry provender, and the demand was not very brisk. Prices much as before. Hay, 60s. to 903. ; Clover, 70s. to 1153. ; Straw, 325. to 425. per load. TALLOW MARKET. P. Y. C. Tallow quiet, and the price was 50s. 6d., with a tendency upwards. TEA AIARKET. The Public monthly Sales commencing on Monday, consist ing of between six and seven millions of pounds of Tea, neces sarily diminish the private business, which was, however, pretty considerable, and prices were very firm. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON -MARKET, FRI DA Y.-A good extent of business has been :done during the week ; the market being at the same time without animation or change in prices, our quo tations of Friday last being fully supported. Speculators have taken 3,300 bales of American, and exporters 1,500 bales of American. There has been a steady demand to-day, and about 4,000 bales of all kinds have been sold. A Hamburg mail has arrived of the date of the 11th February bringing the Exchange on London 13 5, same as per last mail Gold 430, also the same. Arrival; this morning—French mail and ship-letters from Bombay. The 'Hamburg mail brings a report that the Swedish Minis ters intend to resign. THE FUNDS. Consols opened this morning] at the closing prices of yester day, 90i Buyers for the Account ; 901 for Money ; Ex chequer Bills, 9 I I prem. ; India Stock, 247 i 2-18 i ; Bank Stock, 178 179 ; India Bonds, 1 dis.. 1 prem. Spanish Active, 274 3 ; Passive. 74 ; Deferred, 13i ; Por tuguese, an 34 ; '1 hree per Cents., 23% 5 / 2 ; Colombian, 23 3 / 4 26i; Mexican, 28 1 /.. 29; Brazilian, 78i A ; Dutch Two and-a-Ilalf per Cents., :52% %; Five per Cents., 1001 i• PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCn • Bank Stock l7B India Stock 219 Si 9 par Cent. Red. .914% Ditto Bonds II per Cents. Con 90.5,%0, ,, South Sea Stock — S'. per Cent — Old Annuities — Ditto Red. 11".1%% New Ditto New 3}4 per Cent . 953(%% 3 per Cent. Annuities. 1751 New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities toexpire Ditto... ........ ....500..... 9 11 psis. Jan; 5, 1960. l3 15-16 14 Ditto Small 9ll pm . Oct. 10, 1839 — Ditto Commercial dls. Jan. 5, 1860 Ditto Advertised ...... -- Jan. 5, ISSO Bank Stock for Account ... --.. Aprils, 1880. lndia Stock for Account .. -- Jan. 5.1870 Consos for Account OO 1 /o's PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O,CLOCK Austrian Bonds —, Peruvian Bona Belgian Bonds Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds 7N% , Ditto New Bonds, .... Ditto Account ... 78,14 ; Ditto Ac coun ' 31% Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Iccaltnt Chilton 307.. d t — Prussian Bonds Ditt3 te, , -...cr. nt — Russian Bends, 1522 — CoMmtl4ll Bonds — Ditto Account — Ditto 1c.:.3 nt Columbian 3: :' d 5,1824 Bata tcc 3 . l ,t, ....... ~..... 25% Ditto Account Eanish Bonds Ditto At usi nt — Deforred IN Greek Bonds — , French, 5 per cent. —f. —c. Ditto Bonds, 1825 ....... - 1 per cent. Ditto Account —l ---- 3 pee cent. —f. ....e, Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent — --- Exchange. —f. —r. Ditto Account —; Dutch, liV. per cent..... ..... 52%% Ditto, 6 per Cent. Ditto Account Koawlitan ' Ditto Account.... ...... PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Cheltenham and Great Western Railway (lroat Western Railway Company 65 Ditto New 10 284 94 London and Birmingham Railway Company... 08 156 Ditto 5f Shares 25 23 London and South Western ASS= Company 5 54, COURSE OF EXCHANGE YES7.'ERDAi, Amsterdam C.F. 12 4 , ,,i! Gibra:ta .......... ....,......,.. 48 Ditto, at sight ... ......... ... 12 1 ~•?; Le , ...irn .... .....i.......... 30 Z .( ) Rotterdam 2U. 12 5 I Gent,- ~ . , .25 5 ....0 Antwerp... Hamburg. Altona Paris, 3 days' sight... 25 40 Pale rmo ~. ..... ..........per , J 2,, 1!. 3 Ditt0....... ........... 3 Ms. 25 63 Listion .....................,„,„,„. 55 Marseilles. Bourdeaux Frankfort on Maine, Ex.M. 150% nati1a„................ , .............. 2 6 Petersbuigh,ru'ule...3 Us. 373 1 , Bueuos Apes ....... . ... 0 ,... Berlin e7,t .. 46%, Vienna, effective 11...3 M. 10 4 Pliilaitipr,.. . , ...... ... lb Trieste...ditto ,.0 6 P RIC": ,)jf3t1.1.1 . 0 e.,_ pet OZ. Madrid 064 Port , ,,a, ti,la, 00in....1.6 0 0 Cadiz ... -, 36X r ",r!ign Gold i 0 bats... 81) t: Bilboa ..... B ircelona 4itri; COSA 0 4 1( 1 4 Seville 3ll 1331 , •••• 05 L 4 RALF-PAST' ONE. Pernambuco papers have been received to the 25th Decem ber : the do not contain any news of interest. Exchange 32i per milreis. The British Market has improved since the early part of the morning, owing to purchases being made by the Bears of Con sols, fearing that they will be short of Stock on the account day. Consols have reached 90% 91 for the Account ; at pre sent may be quotes 90 3 /i ; Money the same. The monied interest finding that the Exchanges begin to improve,: there is not that fear in the Money Market as there has been for some days past, and if nothing of a political nature occurs to depress the market, it is expected that it will con tinue firm. Exchequer Bills, 9 11:prem. ; India Bonds, I dis count; Bask Stock, 178 ; India Stock, 2-181. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, 27a ; Deferred, 13 ; Portuguese, 34,i ; Columbian, 25L; Dutch Two-and-a- Ilalf per Cents., 52a Z-; Five per Cents., looi. INDISPOSITION OF THE DUKE or WELLING TON.---The metropolis was on Friday morning thmwn into a state of the greatest anxiety and alarm by the prevalent rumour that his Grace the Duke of Wellingte,n had experienced on the preceding day an attack of violent and d angerous i llness. In this report, as is usual in such instances, there was some truth with much exaggeration; and we are happy to be enabled to give such a statement of the facts as will not fail to allay, if it does not wholly remove, the appre h ens i ons of the public upon a subject in which tiey naturally take the deepest interest. After taking a hearty meal at two o' c l oc k on Wednesday afternoon, the D u k e rode in Hyde P ar k on h orse b ack. During this exercise his Grace was seized with sudden de bility, to an extent which at first excited considerable appre hension. The cause of the attack is supposed to have been that the exercise of riding so soon after dinner had interfered with the process of digestion. We have the highest gratification in stating not only that his Grace was much better, but that during yesterday the improvement was progressive, and that towards evening his early and complete restoration to health was confi dently anticipated.—anzserrative Journal of this day. THE FATAL STEAM -BOAT ACCIDENT OFF G&IvEsEND.—The following are the names of the unfortu nate persons drowned in the Tyrian :—Mr. Sheer, a young gentleman passenger ; Robert Mason, of Blackheath, appren tice ; James Smith, apprentice, a native of Scalloway, Shet land; and George Walker, also an apprentice, a native of Aberdeen ; the mate's llama unknown. Preparations are being made to recover their bodies, as also to raise the vessel. BOROUGH OF KIDDERMINSTER.—We are authorised to state that there is no truth in the report published in the Worcestershire Chronicle, that Sir John Rennie is to become a candidate for Kidderminster. Mr. George Rennie, of Chesham Place, I3elgrave-square, will be the Liberal Can didate, and we doubt not the successful one. The House of Commons can well spare the present Member, who has shown himself the greatest babbler in the debates on the Privilege Question. THE SHERIFF.--A deputation, consisting of Mr John Gibbons and other Magistrates, freeholders and electors of the county, yesterday waited on the Sheriff with a requisition signed by several hundreds of :the freeholders and electors, calling upon him to convene a county meeting for the purpose of taking into consideration the situation in which Sheriff Evans is placed by the resolutions of the House of Commons, and to adopt such proceedings by an address to the Crown, or otherwise, as may be deemed expedient. The depu tation was received by Mr. Sheriff Evans, who fixed Friday next fir holding the meeting at the Fr,emasons' Tavern. It was remarked that the Countess of Jersey was not in the chapel at the marriage of the Queen, which was considered extraordinary, as one of her Ladyship's daughters was bridemaid on the occasion. Lady Jersey went to the chapel on Saturday, thinking there must have been a place as. signed for her there, but found that this was not the case. ROBBERY.—On Thursday night, or early the following morning, the house of Mr. Tanner, jeweller, in Wells-street, Oxford-street, was entered, and a quantity of silver plate, principally spoons , linen, wearing appa re l , and a tin cash-box, containing about twenty sov e reignswere , carried off. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. (FRIDAY EVENING.) TIMES.-As the time is near at hand for the usual notice from the Trea, , ury calling in the Exchequer bills which be come due in March, there is some anxiety felt here to ascertain at what rate of interest the new bills to be exchanged for them will be offered. As the market for them is peculiarly weak, no great expectation of an advance is implied, and yet. the more practised jobbers in these securities maintain that nothing but an advance, and that not a trifling one, will keep the present amount afloat, and prevent their being paid in for duties ; that the rate of 2d. per diem will net do, and that a rate of 2frd. per diem is required to answer the purpose. Though the regular, .Government bills, such as are now nearly at maturity, have been for some days prat at a premium varying from 10s. to 145., they are so ill supported as to make it likely that a few sales of no great amount would sink them to par, or lower ; and as to commercial bills, though circulating at a somewhat higher interest, they have been done currently at 20s. discount. The debate of last night had, as might have been expected, an effect on the English Stock Market, though not equal as yet to the feeling it had excited. It was settling-day in the Foreign House, and money was somewhat in demand in the early part of the day, but was pretty easy afterwards. The chief feature has been a firmness in the prices of Spanish securities, which have been maintained throughout the day. There has been a trifling improvement in the course of ex change on Hamburg and Paris. Amsterdam continued about the same as last post. In general, the supply of bills may be considered as having exceeded the demand. CHRONICLE.—The flatness in the English Funds has been rather increased to-day by the discussion on the public finances which took place last night in the House of Commons. It is remarked that the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not deny the estimated deficiency of income for the year 1840, at £2,000,000 To which must be added the ascertained deficit at the end of 1839, amounting to Making a probable deficiency at the end of the year 18-10 of In addition to which 11r. Herries estimated the loss on the Post-office revenue at 2,678,000 4,678,000 1,200,000 In all £5,878,000 In this way Mr. 'Terries comes to the conclusion that, at the close of the year 1840, there would be a deficiency of nearly six n illions sterling. In doing so he assumes a deficiency of 1,500,0001. in the income compared with the expenditure for the year 1840, being the same as in 1839, to which he adds 500,0001. of increase in the Navy Estimates, and leaves other matters out of view. Although this may, perhaps, be a near approximation to the truth, it is open to question, particularly in so far es it seems to assume that the income for 1840 will not be more than it was for 1839, and that the loss of Post -office revenue will be half its gross produce. In this respect, at least, we trust his calculations are erroneous, and that in the current year we shall not be exposed to those derangements in our monetary system and commercial embarrassments which paralysed trade and manufactures during the past one. But assuming that the year 1840 should be more prosperous than its predecessor, and that Mr. Herries has greatly exaggerated the deficiency of Post-office revenue, still the threaten;ng aspect of our foreign relations must in all probability lead to a heavy in crease of expenditure, and we cannot therefore safely reckon that thedeficiency will be much less than the amount at which it has thus been estimated. It is better, however, that the truth should be known, than that the uneasiness which has existed for some time past should continue, from an ignorance of the extent of the embarrassments in which the national finances are known to be placed. At the same time due weight should be allowed to the awkward position into which the Chancellor of the Exchequer has been th , own by the vote of last night, in compelling him to render an account at present of the es timated income of the conso:idated fund for the year 1840; but, taking everything into view, he, perhaps, would have done better to have anticipated the motion of his opponent, by boldly meeting the case at once, and laying the true state of it before the public. This being settling day in the Foreign House, the business transacted was chiefly in arranging the accounts. The fluc tuations during the current account have be'..n principally confined to Spanish and Colombian Bon':is. In the first the extreme range has not exceeded 1 per cent., and i n the latter about 2i per cent. The market for Spanish Securities to-day h as b een fi rm throughout, and the clos an ing quotations are at th e hi g h est rates obtained during the Ac count. Prices have again co me over I better from Paris, w ere Spanish Stock has been creeping up at about that rate for some time past. It is of course surmised that M. Ouvrard is at the bottom of the intended new loan , and that the sp ecu l ators on t h e Bourse have got some know ledge of its real character. The increase of price on this side seems therefore dependent, in some degree, upon the belief that the Parisians know more than what has yet transpired in London. The approach of the spring season, and the dimi nished amount of force which Cabrera has been abl to keep together, rendering it probable that Espart ero will soon be able to resume active operations, have also tended to give con fidence to the holders of Spanish Bonds. If the reports be true, however, that in order to obtain a majority in the Cortes, the Moderado Cabinet had struck off from the electoral roll many thousand electors in various towns, and had adopted other arbitrary and illegal measures, it is not likely that the civil warfare in Spain will be speedily ended. SUN.—The rates for Bills of Exchange ,on the principal cities of the Continent, were this afternoon without any particular alteration. On Paris they were negotiated at 25 52 to 55 ; on Harnburgh at 13 9to ; and on Amsterdam at 12 2 to 1. The English Stock market was rather more buoyant this afternoon, and Consols closed at 90i., both for money and time. Exchequer Bills did not rally from the depression to Bs. a 10s. premium, and the other se curities wer e w ith ou t alteration. Spanish Bonds closed rather firtr,e, y at 27; ; Portu guese New Five per Cents. were. 'n eavy at 34 ; Colom bian fell to 95i ; an d M ex i can, to 281; French Three per Cents. rose to 82 25. th;_d afternoon. The Bright on a t Shares were heavy 10i, the Great Nortl% of England at 20, and the New Great Western at, pre l ni d . iscount. New N or th Midl an d Shares rose . to 5' The Coir,nial Markets were extremely active this afternoon, and the rise of 6d. to Is. per cwt. on British Plant"..tion Sugar was fully supported. Tea also was unr.sually brisk, and there were eager buyers both 'Among the trade and speculators. Just before the ter mination of 'Change hours, many holders refused to sell at the advance obtained during the afternoon, and Com pany's Congous were very firm at 3s. 2d. per lb. cash. MURDER OF A MAN SEVENTY YEARS OF AGE.—On Thursday, Maurice Hanrahan, accompanied by his son-in• law, went to the fair of Carrick-on-Suit, and, after transacting business, they left together for home ; but poor Hanrahan, who was a respectable farmer, and a sober, steady man, was doomed never to rears his home. When the son-in-law, whose name was Collins, had got to his house, he was asked where he left the old man, and the answer he made was, that " he left him lighting his pip, on the road." When the night had passed away, his family got alarmed about him, and instituted a search, the result of which was, that he was found in a dyke of water, a mile from his own house, murdered in the most savage manner with stones. His brains were litera:ly beat out, and his body presented a most appalling spectacle. Suspicion rests on the son-in-law, who is in custody. The son of the deceased was also murdered eleven years ago on the same lands. On Sunday evening, Sept. 15, a young English lad, servant to the chief officer of the Mermaid, went amongst the Chinese boats lying in shore in Hong-kong Bay, and was not seen or heard o. till three or four days afterwards, when the corpse was picked up floating about the Bay. The body was dreadfully mutil-;ted by some sharp instrument, and a mark round the ne;:x gave evidence that the unfortunate l a d h a d b een strangled. This is not the only unfortunate occurrence of the kin, that has happened since the ships have been in Hong-kong ISay. In the beginning of September a corpse was taken out of the water, and another about the 17th.—Canton Regis ter, Oct. 1. The next performance of the Sacred Harmonic Society will form a pleasing contrast to those which have pre ceded it. The anthems of our old masters, sung by a chorus of upwards of 500 voices, will be a treat which all who have an ear and a heart for the sublimity of our Cathedral service should not lose sight of. , inquest respecting EA TII FROM DESTITUTION.—At tne respecting the death of T. Bale, a pauper, Mr. Mosgrove, a surgeon, who opened th e b o d y , sa id i t was h i s op i n i on, from the diseased state of the lungs, that deceased died of natural causes, accelerated by destitution. The Jury returned a vet. diet in accordance with the surgeon's opinion. SUPPOSED DEATH TRHOUGH DESTITUTION. —On Saturday evening an inquest was held before Mr. Wak ley, M.P. (now officiating for Mr. Baker, indisposed,) at the Cumberland Hrad, City-road, on the body of Th omas B ale, aged 52, a casual p auper . Eighteen Jurymen were sworn, and the inquest room was crowded with parochial officers. Dr. Kay, and a shorthand writer attended on the part of the Poor Law Commissioners. Mary Ann Mason, who had coh a bit e d with deceased for 23 years, stated that he went i_ltto St. Luke's workhouse a little before the Christmas, and came out of his own accord on the 3d of January. He died on the evening of the 2d inst. By the Coroner—He told me he came out because he had not bread enough, and for seven nights after wards he slept at the Asylum for the Houseless Poor in Playhouse-yard. When he came out of the workhouse he was in better health than when he went in. I wished him to return, because I knew he would be quieter in the house than at home, but he refused to do so, and appeared hurt at the wish I expressed. By a Juror—Since he left the work. house I made no application for relief to the parish autho rities. On the Wednesday before he died, I applied to a pri vate parochial committee for the distribution of relief to the poor. On the Saturday following, one of the gentlemen, Mr. Derbyshire, came to my lodgings in Scott'e-yard, Upr Whitecross-street, and l e ft me a coal ticket and two bread tickets. He also gave me an order for the doctor,. whose assistant came the same evening, and said deceased was too far gone for anything, whether medic;ne or food, to do him good. In reply to the Coroner, witness stated several times that. she had no complaint to make against anybody, but she added, that deceased told her that he had not had proper nourishment for his body. The Coroner said, that the object of the inquiry was not to hear allegations or evidence to rebut them, but to inquire into the precise cause of death. The most logical mode of proceeding, therefore, would be to have the body examined internally, to see whethe;-, :deceased died of want, or of some disease in the course, of - Mitt/re. If he died of disease not accelerated by want, there woulitte an end to the inquiry ; but if he died of want, an adjetiffitiloot of the inquiry would afford time to rake about., and sec' whether evidence could net he found to prove the parochial authorities guilty of neglect. The Jury, egreeing with the suggestion of the Coroner, the inquiry was adjourned. LONDON FOG.—The fog in which the metro polis yesterday was enveloped became so dense at night that it was found necessary to procure men for the purpose of preoed. ing the mails and other stage coaches out of LcAdon with torches, for the distance of about ten miles. A number of steam vessels did not proceed either up or down the river on ac. count of it.