The Sun. — London, England, 1840-01-18 00:00:00

EvENING EDITION. POLITICAL SUMMARY OF THE DAILY JOURNALS. The Globe of last evening thus speaks of th, Queen's Speech :—" The Speech yesterday pronounced by her Majesty to her assembled Parliament is helm-, the public ; it was such as the circumstances of her empire justified ; and contained, with the expression of regret which domestic distress and criminally excited outrage in some parts of the country unhapp !y &- mended, much to justify congratulation and o encou rage hope." The Courier, speaking of Sir R. Peel's allusion on Thursday night to the negotiations carried on by Lord Palmerston respecting the Slave Trade, observes—" The Portuguese Minister is deliberately advised of the most specious pretexts, under colour of which to reuse con currence with a proposal for the effectual suppress:o n of the Slave-trade, solemnly and publicly made in the r.erne of the British nation ; and this exhibition of shameless hypocrisy is attempted to be justified on the scandalous allegation that " Lord Howard de \\ kilden did in that note what any person engaged in negotia tions of the kind would do." We assert fearlessly that " negotiations" were never so disgraced in their conduct until the advent of the new era of Whig diplo macy and morality ; and such will be the sentence of the people, never so dishonoured as by that diplomacy." The Standard expresses itself in the following terms on the Breach of Privilege question :—" If the House of Commons has by law the power of declaring at plea sure new privileges which the tribunals of the country may not canvass, this is a law, like the rod of the prophet, which swallows up all the rest. The House of Commons is in reserve the sovereign legislature, and every other branch of the so-called legislature may be dispensed with. It may be asked why distrust the House of Commons ? We reply by answering, why does the House of Com mons distrust the other branches of the Legislature, by assuming that they will not agree to any special law ne cessary for the exercise of its functions ? The House of Commons has given ground for distrust by abusing its privileges, or claims of privilege, in other times ! P, OSTAGE STAMPS.—The delay in the appearance of the stamps has been unavoidable. Long investigations and experiments into the best means of preventing forgery were necessary, and could not be prosecuted until all the proposals submitted to the Lords of the Treasury had been examined. Designs for the stamps had to be ma d e , an d approve d , and after many inqui ries into the best modes of engraving, &c., passed through the bands of the several artists. Machinery to produce hundreds of millions of stamps or impres sions must oeviously be of an extraordinary character of corresponding magnitude. The inconveniences now felt for thy.: want of stamps, and that there are many cannot be denied, prove the soundness of the plan in Its integrity. But those who complain should ask thernselves whether they do not prefer Penny Postage vothout stamps, and all its inconveniences, to the old rates of Postage, or even the fourpenny rate. The Practical details for carrying into effect a novelty of this kind must be numberless—inconceivabl e by those who have only to look on and not conduct them. DEPORABLE DESTITUTION.—O n Tuesday, at 10 o'clock, an inquest was held before Mr. Baker, at the George and Vulture, Ratcliff-highway, on view of the body of Daniel Flynn, aged 60 yeaas. Elizabeth Lansdown, of No. 10, Sparrow-court, Afdgate, deposed • that she knew the deceased, who was a porter at the docks, but had latterly been very much reduced in his circumstances in consequence of having scarcely any employment. On the previous Friday night he called on her to borrow sixpence, which she lent him. In about three-quarters of an hour afterwards his (deceased's) wife came, and said she thought her husband was struck with death. She (witness) went instantly, and found him sitting on a chair ; he never spoke until two o'clock on the following morning, when he exclaimed, " I am a dead man." He never spoke afterwards, and expired at five o'clock on Saturday morning. By the Coroner—The deceased had four children, and with the sixpence she lent him he purchased some coals, a candle, and a half-penny worth of oatmeal. By the Fore man•—The wife of the deceased worked for a slop seller, 'out, in consequence of her great distress, she was obliged to pawn some of her work to procure food, as they bad nothing but potatoes and oatmeal to cat. By a Juror—The deceased said on the Sunday previous to his .death, that unless the work which his wife had PLslged was redeemed, he should die of a broken heart. llitr. Garrett. surgeon, of Itateliff-highway, deposed to having been called in to attend the deceased, to whom he administered some brandy and wine and . water, but he expired at fiv e o ' c l oc k on S atur d ay morn i ng. Hail no doubt he died from natural causes, but his death was manifestly accelerated from the want of the common necessaries of life. By the Coroner—The deceased re ceived Is. and a 41b. loaf a week from the board of guardians. Verdict—" Natural death." BRUSSELS, JAN. 12.—We are assured that the Count de Ribeaucourt is appointed Ambassador Ex traordinary, to represent Belgium at the marriage of Queen Victoria. EXHIBITION OF ARTS, SCIENCE, AND MA NUFACTURES, EDINBURGH.—The exhibition in the Assembly-rooms, which was opened on Tuesday, attracts great attention, and is crowded by all ranks of society ; among whom we have noticed the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, th e M arqu i s o f L orn, Lord Altemont, Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, Colonel Douglas, and the officers of the 78th Highlanders, the Reverend Mr, Bennie, President of the School of Arts. The practical illustrations are in hill operation, and include a magnificent display of the applica•ion of science to art on a sc a l e suc h as h as never b een prev i ous l y witnessed in this country. The lighthouse reflectors and lenses, including the lime ball reflector, the re flector with coloured light, and the revolving lenses, occupy the east end of the large room, and shed a flood of the most brilliant light upon the specta tor. The printing, copperplate, and lithographic presses are continually in action ; and the jacquard loom, the weaving of stockings, turning of wood, modelling in clay, basket-making, paper-making, &c., present a se ries of processes of extreme interest to all ; while the magnificent illustrations of the Polariscope, on which alone the Committee have expended upwards of fifty pounds, present to the man of science a treat which has not hitherto been accessible to him in this part of the island. The experimental arrangements of the Polariscope are under the superintendence of Mr. E. M. Clarke, who has arrived from London at the invita tion of the Committee for this purpose. It will give some idea of the magnitude of the arrangements which have been made for this exhibition, when we state that the value of the insurance of the various models and specimens is between forty and fifty thousand pounds. We have much pleasure in adding, that the pupils of numerous schools and academies have already visited the exhibition, and on Saturday morning we understand that upwards of 800 boys, from different charity schools, are to be admitted gratuitously.—Edinburgh Evening Courant. [We understand that this exhibition has been achieved principally through the indefatigable activity of Dr. Reid, whose arrangements for warming and ven tilating the House of Commons have given such satis faction.) THE CLERGY.—A meeting of the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Ely was held on Tuesday in the vestry of St. Michael's Church, Cambridge, to take into consideration the steps it became the Clergy to adopt, in consequence of measures now in agitation. ROYAL EXCHANGE —The Gresham Com mittee met on Tuesday to consider the best mode of selecting a plan for the new building. The result was that Mr. Smith, the surveyor, was directed to report on the eight first plans by the 31st of this month. Nothing further has been done, and the merchants, notwithstanding their outcries about delay, and for whose peculiar use the Exchange is to be built, take no steps for forwarding any plan, or for raising money to carry one into effect. For that part of the Bank- buildings nearest to the site of the Exchange, the Bank authorities have received between 16,0001. and 17,000/., as a remuneration for the freehold, and f considerable sums have been paid to their tenants. This large / block of buildings will be shortly sold and levelled with the ground. The old site will be forthwith levelled, and a passage will be made across it from Cornhill to Bartholomew-lane. THE COPYRIGHT.—Knowles's new play, on a single sheet, for three cents, is now advertised at the cffice of the Boston Times! The Court of Session met on Tuesday, after the Christmas holidays. Lord Glenlee has resigned his seat on the bench, which he has held for the long period of forty five. years, with a high reput a ti on f or soun d judgment, impar tiality, and industry. He will be succeeded in the Second Division by Lord Moncrieff, as the Senior Judge-Ordinary. He is nearly 90 years of age. THE STRIKE.—We are happy to learn that the master power-loom m anu f acturers an d t h e i r workmen have co me to an am i cable arrangement, and that the latter have re turned to their work. A comp rom i se was e ff ected at a meet ing on Monday evening, it ha v i ng b een agreed to halve the difference that existed as to prices.—. Glasgow Argus. THE TURKISH FLEET.—The following pat a graph in reference to the Turkish officers and seam en , w h ose escape from Alexandria gave rise to the rumour that the Turkish fleet had been allowed by Mehemet Ali to return to from the Meliterraneo:—" The Constantinople, we copy officers and seamen belonging to the Ott oman s hi ps, who deserted from Alexandria some weeks ago in a launch, have reached Constantinople in a Greek brig which th ey boarded and took possession of on the high seas. Other attempts have been matte at desertion by the Turks, which have been detected and punished with death. His Highness o the b Pael.a of Egypt pays the officers and crews of . the toman s ips t . o . the . prejudice of those of his own. Disease and abroken spirit is nevertheless visible in the countenances of the Turks, who can not but look upon themselves as prisoners of war. OPENING OF THE NEWUNITARIAN CHAPEL, YORK-STREET.—This neat and comfortable Chapel, lately purchased for the convenience of such members of the Uni tarian body as c ould not find suitable accommodation in the Meeting houses of the First and Second Congrega tions, was opened en Sunday last for public worship, by the Rev. Doctor !Montgomery. The Rev. Gentlemen took for his t, at, Acts xxviii. 03—. But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinke s t ; f o r, as concerning this sect, we know that it is every where spoken against."—The discourse, which was listened to with deep attention, was distin guished by clear and convincing argument, not less than true eloquence. The Rev. Gentleman also preached, in the course of the evening of the same day, in the Meeting house of the second congregation to a large and highly-re spectable audience. On both occasions, collections, amounting to 631., were made, for the purpose of defraying a small debt due for the repairin g o f th e chapel.—Northern Whig. TALLOW. (From the Commercial Gazette, Jan. 15, 1840.) PARTICULARS OF TALLOW IN LONDON. JAN. 14. 18:37. l 838. 18:39. Stock this day 'asks 31,7*q Delivery List week Ditto from Ist June Arrived last week ...... Ditto from Ist June I 640. 19, 7 49 19,504 27,512 2,183 1,722 9,781 83,913 69,838 67,748 93,6131 3261 85,4001 84,8t , 5 Price of Y.C. per cat., 1837, 445. 6d. to 445. 9d. ; 1838, 48s. 61. to 51s. 61. ; 1839, 575. 9d. to 58s. ; IS4O, 48s. 9d. to 495. ; ditto of Town, 1837, 495. 6d.; 1838, 51s. 6d. ; 1839, 593. ; 1840, 555. TALLOW MONOPOLY. This scandalous grievance on the part of the Russians, we have repeatedly pointed out to our countrymen, and we feel alike pride and pleasure to find our advice is pro ducing the best result. Every week we tell the British public that these Russian Bears wish to serve them as they have served the poor Poles ; they prohibit British manu factures, and take British gold alone for their Bears' Grease; and this is not all —as, by a well-combined sys tem of monopoly, they compel John Bull to pay a most exorbitant price, thereby impcsing an addit►onal hardship on the poor awl middle classes. South America and Austria arc capable of afford ing us the necessary supply of Tallow, and are willing to take our manufactures in return (with the latter a Treaty of Commerce has been made); we ought, therefore, to encourage trade with these countries (and the Danube is now open) by every means in our power; and we again call upo.. the people of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, to prohibit, as far as possible, the use of Russian Tallow, as the only means of compelling the Autocrat to take British manufactures; and we trust that Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Dundee, Sce., will set the example. It will be remembered by hundreds of Tallow Melters, that some years since we opened our battery against the Russian Bears when Tallow was at 50s. At that time we pledged ourselves to reduce the price to 355. We accomplished what we promised ; the price came down to 355., and our battery ceased to fire. We claimed a piece of plate from the Tallow Melters for the great service we had rendered them. We received numerous subscriptions of a sovereign each tthe largest sum we would accept from any one individual). We returned the money to every one, because we found the great bulk of the Tallow Melters had not cease enough to appreciate the service we had rendered them ; or they possessed hearts too hard to be susceptible of gratitude. At that time it was the practice of the Tallow Meltt.rs to buy Tallow on speculation, to be delivered at some dis tant period ; and even at 50s. they bought at that price, to be delivered six, nine, or twelve months after the pur chase ; and thousands and tens of thousands were lost by "the Country Tallow Melters." We demo ished this system of Russian robbery, and wo shall do the same thing again—as sure as that this article will be read by every Tallow Melter in the United Kingdom. We care nothing for their gratitude. We know we shall have the heartfelt thanks of the working classes; and that they will show their gratitude by their acts, who have sub scribed their pennies for a silver cup, which we feel more pride in possessing, than one thousand times the value in sovereigns. We reiterate our opinion that the article must fall to the price of 355. per cwt., if our advice be acted upon, as the following statement will warrant.— Casks. Stock in London, 13th January, 1840, above that at the same period last year B,OOB Shipped to the outports this year more than the last Extra quantity owing to some casks being larger 3,630 Caught at Cronstad by the early winter, and may be expected about beginning of June Ditto ditto ditto, at Moscow On the way, and expected to arrive from Kertch, Galatz, Odessa, ,Scc. ... 16,000 Excess of quantity over last year And this is exclusive of the immense quantity of Palm Oil on hand in Liverpool, one ton of which is equivalent to 2} casks of Tallow. We had intended to insert the valuable letter of our Liverpool Correspondent, but fur an accident. We are pleased, however, to observe, that he approves of our ad vocacy and exposition of this vile monopoly, and shall be happy to receive a copy of his last, and any other commu nications he may find it convenient to favour us with. We beg leave to refer our " Leith Candle Maker" to the above statement ; we vouch for its accuracy, and if he is at all desirous to benefit the trading interests of Glas gow and Dundee, he will abstain from win. - a cask of Russian Tallow till Russia reciprocates, and takes our manufactures. _ P. S.—Should our " Leith Cantle Maker" feel disposed to communicate further on this subject, we trust he will pay the postage (an omission, perhaps, which was not in tended with respect to his last). On Sunday last, a Bible and a Hymn-book were stolen out of a pew in New-street Chapel, in this city. Cases of this description arc becoming very fashionable, and where the thieves dispose of the stolen property appears to be a mystery. Such theft should induce creased caution.—Doncastcr Gazette. POLITICAL DEMONSTRATIONS IN IRELAND. —The Tories have spent the recess in making " demon strations,"and their press has been "blowing a hurricane" for the last six months—Murtagh O'Mulligan, Jezebel M'Neile, and Trash Gregg, have been roaring curses, and Roby and Bradshaw have been spouting sedition and in decency ; but now —now, that we are on the eve of the session, the demontrations have slackened, and the Jack Cades and Marats vow to the Immortal Gods that they are all loyal, and that nothing was further from their intention than the Repeal of the Relief Bill ! The miserable—the contemptible knaves ! But- where was their great demonstration all this while? Where was the mighty meeting of all Orange land ? Where were their Peers, and M.P.'s, and Ba ronets—their Lords of the Soil—t.he►r Protestant Gentry of Ireland ? At the Round-Room in the Mansion House, they had one Member of Parlia- mei,t, and one Lord, and one Reverend Baronet, and two ex-Representatives, Sir George Cockburn, a Ra dical, and Mr. B. Thompson, a ci•dcvant Papist. Well—but we had another Demonstration—that of Friday last. Can the Orangemen of Ireland show any thing like it ? Did they attempt to show any thing ? Where were the Beresfords? Where the Down- shires? Where was Lord Roden ? Alt! this sorry Lord, after his return, failed even in the county of Down ? He received a hole-and-corner address. But the thing could not answer. The real Down Address has taken him on the hip, and has really thrown the faction into confusion. They did not calculate upon this ; they were not dreaming about it. Let us hope that the County of Down will emancipate itself en tirely from Orange thraldom—that this great and in dustrious County will throw off the incubus of their present represent atives, and choose Ross, of Ross trevor, and Sharman Crawford, at the next election.— Dublin Evening Post. PoPuLAR - PoisoN.—When pure ardent spirits are taken into the stomach they cause irritation, which is evinced by warmth and pain experienced in that organ ; and next, infl immation of the delicate coats of this part, and sometimes gangrenes. They act in the samo manner as poisons. Besides the local injury they pro duce, they act on the nerves of the stomach which run to the brain, and if taken in large quantities. cause in sensibility, stupor, irregular convulsive action, difficulty of breathing, profound sleep, and often sudden death.— The habitual use of ardent spirits causes a slow inflam mation of the stomach and liver, which proceeds stea dily, but is often undiscovered, till too late for relief.— London Medical and Surgical Journal. WELLINGTON TESTIMONIAL.—COLInty meet ings for the Wellington Testimonial are following in rapid succession. East-Lothian has already met, and Berwick, Ayr, Perth, and others have appointed days of meeting. We learn with satisfaction that the sum already subscribed is nearly five thousand pounds, which is the largest sum ever realised in Scotland within so short a period. From London Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., has sent one hundred guineas, and Messrs. Coutts and Co. one hundred pounds.--: Edinburgh Ad vertiser. They have a Judge in Missouri who glories in the name of Lawless, and a Mr. Gamble is the Clerk of the Court. COAL-PIT' ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday, a melancholy calamity occurred in one of Earl Fitz. William's extensive coal mines, near Greasborough attended with the loss of life. Samuel Street, a steady and industrious man, who has a large family, was employed mining, when a huge mass of coal fell suddenly with a dreadful crash, and falling on the poor man bruised him severely. What is still more tragic, one of his sons, a fine youth, who was mining along with his father, was killed on the spot, Loss OF THE WILLIAM HUSKISSON STEAMER.—We regret to learn that the steamer, Wil liam Huskisson, belonging to the City of Dublin Com pany, foundered on Sunday morning last, about nine o'clock, when about half channel over on her voyage from Dublin to this port. Fortunately the Hudders field, outward bound to Africa, fell in with the steamer ust as she was in a sinking state, or the consequences must have been more extensively fatal. The William Huskisson left Dublin on Saturday night, with a cargo of cattle and passengers. On her passage she sprung a leak, which continued to increase, defying all effurts to stop its progress. At length the water rose so high that it put out the fires. The Huddersfield discovered her about half-past seven o'cleck on Sun day morning, when there was no prospect before the crew and passengers of the foundering vessel but certain death. The captain of the Hugleraheld, with the most prompt humanity, immediately bore down to her. The sea was so violent, that the Huddersfield fouled her as she came alongside. This, for the moment, increased the jeopardy of those on board ; a few of whom, in their terror, leaped into the sea, and were drowned. The Huddersfield succeeded in taking on board ninety-four of the crew and passengers of the William Huskisson. The captain was reluctantly com pelled to quit the steamer, leaving about six deck pas sengers on the wreck, being fearful already that he was risking the lives of all on board, as well as the safety of his ship, by remaining so long as he had done. The water was rising very rapidly in the hold of the wreck when the Huddersfield quitted her, and she was lost sight of in about forty minutes afterwards.—Liverpool Paper. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the I,,ndon New Price Current of January 17. ) SUGAR.—For all descriptions of British Plantation Sugar there has been a good demand from both grocers and refiners this week, and the merchants have obtained nrices rather above those of last Friday for good middling to fine yellow kinds, still small , bet other sorts can not be quoted dearer : previous rates, however, have been fully supported. 100 hhds Barbadoes, 195 hogsheads St. Lucia, 64 hogsheads Demerara, and 38 libels 9 trs Berbice, have been submitted to public competition; the Barbadoes sold briskly at prices tid above those of last week, fine fetched 68s to 70, , , good 68s to 68s 6d, good mid 66s Gd to 67s Gd, mid 64s 6d to 654, low mid, 635; St. Lucia mid and good mid yellow fetched 625 to 63s 6d, fair to fine brown 57s 6d to 5956 d , Demerara bright brown 57s to 585, washed and shifted 54s 6d to 575; 13er bee low greyish brown 565, bright brown 58s 6d, low colory yellow 6ls 6d, washed and shifted 54s Gd to 56s 61 per cwt. This afternoon former rates were fully supported. REFINED.—For home consumption a good demand has prevailed foi Refined Goods since wo last wrote, and ;Aces have improved Is per cwt ; for standard I umps 76s 6d to 77s has been currently paid. Treacle of common quality at 323 per cwt: Patent and the best old make have been disposed of to a fair extent at 33s to 35s per cwt. Pieces are rather higher for bright descriptions. Bastards above 5.0 s have found a fair sale. In bonded Crushed Sugar business has been transacted at 34s per cwt. Loaves :it 37s Gd to 38s for 101bs. and 364 6.1 to 37s for 14Ibs. Treacle in large parcels at 12s 6d per cwt. Dutch Crushed Sugar at 31; Gd on board at Amsterdam. MAUKITTUS.—Rates previously established have been fully maintained, particularly for good and fine qualities, which in some cases have brought a slight advance. Fine yellow fetched 665 to 665, 61. ; good, 64s 6d to 65s 61 ; middling to good middling, 62s 6d to 645; very low , 61 s; fine brown, 60a to 605 6d; low to mid., 53.3 a 58s; mid dling strong grey. 625. to 62, 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the two public sales of Bengal consisted of 5,785 bags ; of other kinds, 1,563 bags Manilla; 14 baskets, 41 casks Java, were of f ered; of the Bengal, 3,672 bags were nearly all of brown quality, and sold at rather better prices, viz., low damp, at 4Si a 503 ; one lot 51s ; good mid white, 68a; damps, 61.86 d a 67s 6d ; drained upon, 603 a 64s 6d ; the remainder 2 113 bags consisted of a white quality, and brought Gd advance, the whole was disposed of', viz. good mid and good coloury at 68s 63 a 69s 6d, very good but not fine 70s a 705 63 per cwt; Manilla was all sold, principally to the Refiners, and the rates paid by private contract this week were fully supported, low brown fetched 20s 63, fine brown 223, washed 20s a 2ls ; Java sold at 165 6d; for very low brown, and 21s 61 a 22s 61 for ord soft yellow, being its full value. FOREIGN.-For yellow Havannah previous rates are demanded. For white there are few orders, sound de scriptions arc held firmly ; ordinary coloury and quality, 27s to 33s 61 were accepted. In Brazil good and fine white qualities there are few buyers, but former rates have bt.en maintained. TEk. —The critical position in which the trade of this country with China is placed has engrossed much of the attention of mercantile men for several days past, and the Tea market has been in a very excited state ; speculators have purchased extensively of all kinds of common Free Trade Tea ; the better sorts have also attracted a good deal of attention. From the dealers there has been an active demand for nearly all descriptions ; advanced rates have been paid, and they now rule lid to 2d per lb above those of the auctions which finished on Monday last; common Congou has realized for money and prompt 2s 101 to 2s I Id, and Twankay 3s to 3s Id per lb. In Company's Congou the operations have been extensive at the improved rates of 3s Oid to 3s Old for money, and 3s lid to 3; 2d with a two and three months' prompt. Although these prices may seem high, yet such is the good opinion entertained of the future prospect of the article that some of the principal holders will not sell Tea at these rates. At the public sales which finished on Monday the quantity sold out of 93,900 pkgs put up amounted to 31,186 pkgs, or 2,231,200 lbs, at prices which show an advance on the Decemb' r rates of 2d to 3d for common, good, and strong qualities of Congou, 2d to 3d for blackish leaf kinds, - Souchong 3d, Twankay Id to lid, Imperial and Gunpowder 3d to 4d, Hyson same as last sale To.day the demand was extensive for all descriptions of Free Trade Tea, and advanced rates were paid. Com mon Congou for cash selling at 2s 11,4 d, with a prompt 3s to 3s 01d. Twankay money 3s Id, with a prompt 3s 2d to 3s 4d per lb. In Company's Congou large pur chases were made, and at higher prices, 3s Old to 3s Id given for cash, and 3s 2d to 3s 2id with a three months' prompt, at these rates some parties will not realise. COFFER.-This afternoon there was much desire mani fested on the part of the home-trade to buy Coffee by pri vate treaty, and prices are still looking up ; 793 was offered for large parcel of good Java but refused, 80s being wanted, the public sale consisted of 129 casks, 28 br.s. B. P., 174 bags Mysore, and 369 bags other sorts; clean kinds of B. P. found a brisk sale at 23 advance, middling Ber him fetched 117 s to 117 s 6d, good middling 123 s 6d to 124 s 6d, Mysore taken in at 75s 6d to 76s 6d for good and green, other kinds fetched extreme rates, viz., 80s for good pale Java, 68s for good fair Samarang, and 50s for ordinary Brazil. COCOA —British Plantation improved is per cwt; Grenada fetched 48$ to 545, and 130 barrels Trinidad 52s to 54s 6d for low and middling red. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—For Rum there has been a brisk demand for both Jamaica and Leewards, and the merchants have obtained a further advance of Id per gallon ; of the former 550 puns have been disposed of, 20 to 25 over 4s Ild to 5s 3d, 26 to 30 over 5s 4d to 5s 6d, 33 to 37 over 5s 7d to (is ; of the latter 350 puns were sold, proofs to 2 over at 3s 4d to 3s sd, 3to 10 over 3► 6d to 3s 10d, 11 to 18 over 3s 11d to 4s 51, 20 to 27 over 4s 6d to 4s 10d, 28 to 40 over 4s Ild to 5s 4d. Brandy is in fair request at the quotations of last week. In Geneva little passing ; no sellers under 2s per gallon. SPICES —This afternoon 114 bags Pimento, 70 casks Nutmegs, 285 bags Pepper, 800 pockets Bengal Ginger were offered at auction. Pimento was taken in at 3k 1 for good ordinary quality. Nutmegs mostly bought in at 3$ 6d to 4s. Pepper sold at 311 d for ord ligh; Sumatra; one lot 3id, being stiff prices. Ginger bought in at 12s per cwt. TaLLow.—For Petersburg Yellow Candle on the spot, large parcels of first quality have commanded 493. For delivery in the spring months contracts to a fair extent have been entered into at 48s 9d to 49s per ewt ; for deli very in the last three months 48s per cat is demanded. OiLs.—holders of commou kinds of Fish Oils are not disposed to sell under higher rates, and the operations in all descriptions have been limited ; Sperm is wanted ; and buyers are compelled to pay higher rates. Linseed Oil at 22s 3d per cwt. Rape, at 36s to 36s 6d for pale, and 355. to 35s 6d f,r brown. Palm, at 341. to 351. per ton. Olive is held firmly. MoLessea..—•\rest India in small parcels has been dis posed of at previous rates ; the operations, however, have not been of much moment ; at auction 334 trs Mauritius fetched 23s 6d to 25s 61 per cwt. RICE.—The accounts received from the East Indies, stating that the Rice crops had failed in several parts, has occasioned a much better demand here for Bengal princi pally on speculation, and prices have improved 6d for com mon, and is for the better descriptions. From the gro cers the demand has been steady fur Carolina, at 34s to 36s per cwt. This afternoon Bengal was in fair request privately, and 400 pockets at auction sold at 13s ad for good cargo. THY SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, ,J .NUARY 18 1840. SHIPPING IN TELLIGENC E. The following has been received at Lloyd's, from the Admiralty : Admiralty, Jan. 15, 1840. Sir,—l am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of he Admiralty to transmit to you, for the information of .he Committee for managing the affairs of Lloyd's, a copy of a letter received at the Foreign-office from her Ma jesty's Consul at Elsinore, reporting the erection of a lighthouse at Fornees, the utmost point of the headland ex tending from the east coast of Jutland, in the Cattegat. I am, Sir, your most humble servant, THOMAS O'FERIZALL. Wm. Dobson, Esq., Lloyd's. Elsinore, Dec. 25, 1839. Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that the Danish Government has caused a lighthouse to be erected at Fornees, the utmost point of the headland extending from tbc east coast of Jutland, in the Cattegat. It is built in the form of a quadrangular tower, having a dwelling house, with a root of red tiles, annexed to it. The build ings arc covered with white plastering, so as also to afford a good sea-mark by daytime. It is situate about two and a half English miles N. E. half E. by compass from the entrance of Grenae Haven, and distant shout thirty miles W. S. W. from Anholt Lighthouse. The light is placed at an elevation of sixty-seven feet above the water's edge, and it is perceptible at a distance of about thirteen miles. It consists of six lanterns, with reverberators revolving in three minutes, and exhibiting each half-minute a strong light for rbout s x seconds, which disappears again for twenty-four seconds before it again returns. It is to be lit for the first time in the course of December, and will continue to burn between Easter and Michaelmas from one hour, and between Michaelmas and Easter from half an hour, after sunset to sunrise. I have, &c., (Signed) FRANCIS M'GREGOR. The Hon. W. Fox Strangeways. Some noise is making in the fashionable world just now by the fact of a Russ'an nobleman having be• stowed very striking proofs of his attachment upon a lady of high connection. Similar marks of affection have been long in vogue in Russia, though not quite in bon lon in Paris or London ; for our readers will recol lect that Catherine 11. expressed strong doubts of the of Prince Potemkin's attachment towards her, s o i rt e h rit eg y round that he had neviir given her a beating ! Galignani. SUICIDE OF AN EAST INDIA MERCHANT IN THE GREEN PARK.—On Wednesday afternoona Jury was m s e mbled at St. George's Hospit a l, before Mr. Gell, Coroner for Westminster, to inquire into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. Benjamin Yowls, aged 45, an East India merchant, residing at 33, Spring-gardens. It appeared, about three years ago, he had the misfortune to have his hand torn by a and though the wo un d healed, the deceased was continually expressing his fears that he should die of hydrophobia. Latterly he had sust a i ne d some h ca%y losses in business, and they weighed upon his mind very much. On Monday-week he complained of his head, and said it appeared as if the inside was rolling about.— Verdict, " Temporary Ins anit y." LORD ABINGER.-0n Wed nes d ay t h e Chi e f Baron narrowly escaped being run over by a carriage I as he was crossing into Parliament -street. PRICES OF CANAL,DOCK,ASSUR ANCE COMPANY SHARES &c. &c. LONDON, FRIDAY, JAN. 17. Humber Dividend Prlrc of ............... per CANALS, per Shares. Annum Paid. Share 1,766 7 pei cent, Ashton and Oldham..Average97l.lBs.sh. 118 ~082 41. Ashby ..e.le.Zo ..•h ......Arirage 1131.8 h. 711 1,260 Basic., stoke 1002.6h. 5 1,005 51. Brecknock and Abergavenny lso(.sh. 8,0001..16th. 9! Os. Birmingham, 1-16th share 8:/.13 , 71/. 219 L 000 Ditto and Liverpool Junctll , l/ sh. 100 pd 26 609 31. Bridgewater and Taunton .1001 sh. all pci - 400 4/. Chelmer and Blackwater 100/. sh . 101 500 481. Caventry 100/.sh. 660 4,545 Croydon - 2,0(i01 41. 10s. Dudley I 00/.sh. 16) 600 141. Derby 100/.sh . 1401 10,000 4 par cent. Oarnine and 51:.vne ......... 411.135. 40 .pd CS 3,5751 41. Ellesmereand (fhester...Avelagel33/.sla. 80 231 621. Erewash ! 001.6 n. SA 0 1,297 SOL Forth and Clyde .............( 1110 /. l6 s.th. 615 ~600 10 Grand Junction. lOOl. sh 182 2,849} 1/. Grand. Union lool.sh 23} :1,500 .... ..... Grand Surrey (1,0(8)! 41. per cent. Ditto (optional) L.oan ................ 100/. 631 3 'O6 Grand Western ............... 100/. sh. alit - id 14 600 13/.125. Pd. Glamorganth ire, Aver, cost 174. 135.4 d. 220 749 10t, Grantham 150/. sh. 203 6,238 21. Os. Huddersfield Average 57/. 65.60. sh. 35 100 Kensington 100 sh. all pd. 101 5,19.8 11. ss. Kennet: nd Avon, Aver. 39/.165. 100 • sh. 27 2,8071 301. Leeds and Liverpool .................. 100/.sh. 750 5451 151/. Leicester l4O/. sh. 230 1,81)7 51. 10s. Leicester anal NortiaamptonAvcr 83/.los. t 8 2.400 10/, Monmouthshire lool.sh. 201} 150 10/, Melton Mowbrav lOOl. ph. 201, 500 251. Mersey and Irwell lOO/.sh. 565 3.000 11. 1(15. Macclesfield 1001. sh. all pd 51 247 171. Neath 100/.816. 325 2,400 61. Peak Forest Avei.ge about 78/. sh. 104 1,418 IsB. Regent's (or London) Av. 33/. I6s. Bd. sh. 11;- 5,669 61. percent. Rochdale Average a5/.6h. 112 500 81. Siiropshire .1:15/.sh. 139 800 9/, Ws, Somerset Coal ........................... 150/.5.h. 150 3, 60 0/. 4} percent Ditto Lock Fund Stock .........1 2 !. Ids. sh. 11} 700 40/. Stafford and Worcester l4O/.sh, 675 500 91. Shrewsbury 1251. sh. 280 300 9/. Stourbridge _ ..... 1451.5h. 3 . :i1l 3,647 2!. 06. Stratford.on.Avm, ti rerage 71)!. 9s. led. sh. 45 533 16/. Swansea 100/.sh. 265 3,762 1/. 15s. Severn and Wye and Railway Av. :35/. sh. :01 2,60015 h. 32!. 10s. Trent and Mersey, } share 1(10!. sh. CCU 8,149 Thames and Medway Ave*.l9/. 5 5. Bd. sh. 2 1,000511.1 ;,01101,1 , 3 161 . Warwic k a:10 13;rmixgham .... lOO/.sn 970 950 156. Warwick and ..,. 1,-,,,, lOOl. sh. 193 6,•100 4/.lls. Mutes: t.f afik! Bi rmingham Av. 78/.84. sh. 68 5, 1 '00 25s Wilts alai Perks Average 671 - lOs• 80. sh. 28 3. - 6 - 5. yi iev and Lssingtori 125/. sh 75 .26 1/ 17 .6ocacn lO5/. sh. 95 905 16. Wcy and Arun llO/. h. 2::} DOCKS. r,ollo } , .• 'lOOl. sh. tifl 1.0 6 515 h. op. c. Commere al East an 3 %Vest India Sock 104 1,239,310. V. 60s. p.ct. London Stock (0 Ditto i!onils lOl 2,209 31. 6i. al. Bristol 665,32.1/. 51. per cent. Ditto Noes, v:irious amounts ll3 1,352,752 5 per cent. St. Katharine Stock 107 509,000 41 per cent. • Ditto Bonds lOll,, 209,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds Inc 10 years 101- 4500 ~ .... Deptford Bier . ............ 20/. sh. 20/. pd 10 BRIDGES. 1,1100 10s. Hal/lIIICISITLAI . 5O/. sh. '29. 7,031 Southwark, Old 1,700 11. 15s. Ditto, New, of if r, cent. 5O/. sh. 13.1 5,000 Waterloo 5,000 00s. 11.1. Ditto, Ohl Animities of D. 'lol. pi; ill 5,0410 199. 36. Ditto, Nets Ditto of 71 40/. pd IR 10,000/. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds lo. 5,848 17s Vauxhall.- ..... ...Aw;rage 701. 10s. 3d. sh 25 ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 2,600 3110 s Albion 5001. sh. LIM pd 73 t'6 per cent I . 1 5 0 0 0 t and 15 ' Alb ance Britisn &Foreign 100/. sh. 11/. pd 34) s. 50,0(10 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 100/. sh. 5/. pd Fl 24,0(X) $l. per sh. Atla• 50/. sh. 51. pi 15 1,200 ish. 51. Birmingham l ire .. 0 501. alt. 55/. pd 107 f 10,000 4/. percent. British Fite .50/. sh. 501. pd 40 12,1100 6/. per cent. British Continuo's! 5O/. sh. 5/. pd 51 5,000 5/. percent. Clerical & Ille.lik.il Life, IGO/ sh. 2110 s 1)0 41 4,000 21 ;5s County 1001. sh. 10/. pd 43 20,100 _ ss. Eagle 5O/. sh. 5/. pd 5Z . - 0 ,, r 5 per cent..l Economic Lite lOOOl. sh. 2501. pd 906 " ? and 30/ 1).:. 2,271 225. percent. European Li c• 2O/. sh. all pd 20 30,000 Os. Ditto, New 2O/. sh. 21. pd la 1,000,000/. 6/.per ct Globe Stock 1321 20,000 s!' Guardian lOO/. sh. 27i/ pd 5 'O,OOO ... s. (Id. Hop- 5O/. sh. 5/. pd 51 _ . 1..' - .500/. sh. 50/. pd 1374 _ _ . . . 2,400 5/. 7s. 6d. Imperial Fire .i, an!. pd 1:), 7,500 Os. Imperial Life 1 00 1 . sh. 10/. pd 10 i 13,459 4/. per cent. Indemnity Marine 100/. sh. Si. pd 25 2,020 31 105 Kent Fire 50/. sh. all pd 02 3/. Ditto Life 50/. pd 79 10,900 16s. Law Life 1001. sh. 10/. pd 20-: 5,000 Itls. London, Fire 25/. sh. 121. 10s. pd 18i 3,1010 108. London, Ship °5/. sh. 121. 10s. pd 1S 1,000,0001. ... ..... Minerva Life 100/. sh. 500,0011/. National Loan Fund 21. ss. pd 11 30,000 M. per cent. Palladium Life 501. sh. 21. pd 21 Os 50,000 41. per cent. Protector Fire 0 0/. sh. 21. pd 19, Od 2,500 1/. Provident Lire lOO/. sh. 10/. pd IS 00,000 ss. Rock Life 20/. sh. 11. pd (ii 80,220/ 5/. per cart. Royal Exchange Stock... 9.10 0,000 5 per cent. University I.ife lOO/. sh. 5/. yid 5; 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 100/. sh. 51. pd 7:, 1 JOINT STOCK BANKS. 25.000 8 per cent. A gric. and Cum. of I reland 25/. sh. 10!. !id 5,000 Australa , ia 4O/. sh. 40/. pd 5 10,000 10 per cent. Ban) of Birmingham SC/. sh. 10/. pd 1. (0,000 IP per cent. Birmingham Bank 50/. sh. 10/. pd 23; 31,0(10 5 per cent. London and Westminsterloo/ sh. 20/. pc! 91i 60,000 5/. London Joint Stock 50/. sh. 10/. pd 124 .4000 4 per cent. Lancaster ...... ............. ..... TOOL sh. vv. pd 30 25,000 Liverpool 100/ sh. 10/. pc! 22 50,000 71 per sent Manchester and Liver- 1 50/.sh. 151 pd 12 pnel Distri^t 20,000 7 per emit. Manchester 100/. sh. 25/ pd 27 20,000 511,410 National Bank of Ireland 50/.sh. 17i1. NJ 16 10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. 1001. oh. '3g/. pd 344 10,000 Ditto New lO/. oh, IN, pd 10: 10,000 Gloucestershire ',Ol. sh. 10/. pd 25 6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 50/. sh. 5/. pd 9 - . GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 16s Od Bath 2Ol. sh. 161. pd '. - '2 5,000 British 4Ol. sh. 16/. pd 21 ! 5,000 /and /and Bs. Cs. j Ditto Provincial 20/. sh. 19 pd 25 929 5/ 108 Birmingham 5Ol. sh. 93 t,250 21 Os Bristol 2O:. sh. 361 2,250 3/ les Brighton 0 0/. sh. Ii 750 3/ lOs Ditto, New '2ol. sh. 181. pd 9 2,471 41 per cent. Brighton General 20/. sh. all pd 9 4,000 6/.los. Continental Consolidated 751. (12;1. pd DO 1,000 10/, City of London lOOl. sh. all pd 195 1,000 61. Ditto, New 4,000 3/.os. Equitable 50/. pd '..:6 10,000 2; per cent. Imperial 800 5/. per cent. Isle of Mallet 251. sh. 20/. pd 18 2,350 61. por cent. I ndependent 3O/. sh. all pd 50 9,000 41. per cent. Phcenis. 5O/. sh. 30/. pd 31 1,000 4/. per cent. Ratcliff 1001. sh. 80/. pd t'o 4,000 South Metropolitan 501. sh. 101. pd 17 8,200 4/.per cent. United General 5O/. sh. 46/. pd 37 240 5/. per cant. Warwick 501. sh. 50 400 5/. per cent Wakefield '2sl. sh. 22 2,000 3/. Westminster Chartered 6,000 12s. Ditto New 5l I. sh. 10/. pd 11 700 57. per cent. Yarmouth 201. sh. 18t. pd W ATER. WORKS. 4,800 10s. Birmingham 25/. sh. 2.91. pd 20 4,434 61. East London lOO/. sh. j6: -, 1 5,500 / lOs Grand Jiinction Average 41/ 13s. 4d. oh. 67 2,000 2/. Kent 100 sh. 44 372 In/. Lirerpool llootle 2201. oh. 30 1,500 2110 s Now River London Bridge Water Ann O6! 6,486 ‘,/ lOs Manchester and Salford lOO/. sh. 541 1,000 4 per cont. Smith London 100/. sh. 104 8,204 41. West AJ iddlesex Average 63/. 12s. od. oh. 1)1) 1,360 11 148 York Building Co. Lessee Prop 100/. sh. 35 IRON RAILWAYS. 6,300 Birmingham and Derby BO/. pd r,sri 9,590 Birmingham and Gloucester 15, 11 00 Bristol and Exeter 1001. sh. 40 pd 16 660 Calcutta and Saugur 50/. O. 2/. p 4 ti 7,500 Cheltenham and G. Western lOW. sh. 30/. 21 3,000 Clarence lOO/. sh. 100/ pd 35.1 12,000 8,000 Dublin and Kilkenny 100/. sh. 51. pd 60,0011 ...... ... Eastern Counties 25/. sh. 211. pd 91 Grand function lOOl. sh. 100/. pd 20'21 Great North of England ,0/. pd 20 5,000 - Great Western lBOl. sh. 65/. pd 64; 2,000 Hartlepool NO/. sh. 1001. pd 125 8,000 ..... ..„. Hull and Selby 501. sh. 35/. pd 2'21 10,009 Leeds and Manchester 1001. sh. 5/. pd 194 2,100 31. per cent. Leeds and Selby 100 sh. ( . 5 1,500 11.55. Leicester and Swannington .59/. sh. all pd '751 5,100 10 percent. Liverpool and Manchester lOU. sh. 100/. poi 195 10 per ceat. Ditto Quarter Shares 9.51. pd 64 36,000 London and Brighton 50/. sh. 30/ pd Ipe 12,000 London and Blackwall 50/. 5h.171!. lid 16 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich 9O/. s'4. 20/. pd 121 '25,000 London and Birmingham 100/. sh. 911/. pd 150 Ditto Quarter Shares 5/. rat '23 36,090 London and Soul h ampton Av. 381, 17s. S;(1. 431 11,000 London and Croydon Trunk lB/. pd 101 6,900 ...... ... Ditto New Scrip 4l. pd 61 12.1100 London Grand Junction 50/. sh. Si. pd 2; 10,000 Manchest , :r and Leeds -100/. sh. 60/. pd 70 10,000 Manchester and Birmingham 70/.0 251. 14 ... ...... Ditto Extension 7l. pd 5 North Midland 100/. sh. 95/ pd F 1 Northern and Eastern 1001. sh. 23/. TA 1 t 2,008 Preston and Wyre 50/. sh. 39/. pd 36 98,000 . ...... ... South Eastern and Dover l5/. pd 1:- 1,000 10/, per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOOl. sh. 2403 0,01 , 5 Thames Haven 501. sh 21.105. pd 1,400 Westminster and Grcenwichlso/. sh. V. pd 11 6,000 York and North Midland 50 . sh. 301. pd OS MINES. - - - - 8,000 Albion Copper 5/. s' 241. pa 124 4,000 IL ss. Alters 15/. sh. 12/, 0s pd 10 10,000 ........ Anglo Mexican, iss. 5/. pm.lool. sh. al 'l d 1 Ditto Subscription 95/. in' 8 2,000 pt. Bolanos 10,000 IL lOs Brazilian Imp. iss. Si. pm 351. sh. 20/. pd 174 6000, slacaubas & Cocaes United 25/.Bh. 2V. pd 11 11000 Ditto St. John Del Rcy 20/. sh. 14/ pd 1 10,000 Bolivar Copper Company, 20/. sh. 201. pd 1 10,000 Ditto Scrip 101. sh. 10/. psl 11 20,000 British Iron 5O/. sh. 50/ pd 5 6,000 Bri'.lsh Copper 5l. sh. 441. pd 1 C it, :ri.nca 6 , / rid 8 Candonga ....... 741. pd 54 10,000 Is Coplarn 8,500 ... Columbian, iss: 51. pm.... 55/. sh. 55/. pd C 2,850 31. English 20,000 6,155 Mexican Company 100/. sh. 5541. pd 4 3,006 ... ...... Polberou Consols 101. sh. 81. pd 4 11,500 Real del Monte. Unregistercd 6 Ditto Loan Notes l5O/. pd 160 90.000 ... ...... United Mexican , iss. 2 pm.. 40/. sh. all pd 31 , Dittt. Scrip "1 Ditto New Scrip 5l pa 61 West Cork 501. sh 50/. pd 38' LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 1,500 790 ... ..... Russell 0 5es. sli. 7 King' College 100/. d 19 MISCELLANEOUS. 10,000 15s. Australian Agriculttnal.loo/. sh. 20/, pd 4si p 6,000 41, per cent. Americanß ig, r hi i i t a( i ii s ns il en,.Ts,l3,nany e slt.: L .: a: Company . F d ,4 10,000 61. per cent. Canada Company ............ 100/. sh. 30/. pd '24 100,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan pd N ew Brunswick Land Compart pd Col Lo; i e t n y ne H droa o ni n sc d to s ern , m 4 . s p N a a r tae c vn e ig n oa t otTni.s. 151. A, iv,: 715411.. ,2 ( 254 2 000 sh. I 9 8,000 eaoutchouc Company PAL pd 12 2,754 5/. per cent. Reversionary Int. 50e....100/. sh 1001. pd 151 ii 6,13 5/. per cent. Ditto New .. , .............. 100/.lh. 00/. pd 111 101. per 4,00 10,000 Gs. ° Van Dic.ner,'s Land ...... tout. 0. 1711 pa 81 LIST of SCOTTISH C O MPANIES' PRICES, 6, 1840. o o tS s eotl i f ne d .......... Cs. 8d...h, all pd 174/. 5001. sh. 1 00/. pd 1t 0/. BANKS. 2,000,000 L 51 P et * 11 I Lll ' acn Corn ********* 'IOW. sh. all pd 164/. 500,000 0 P • 1 " 5.000,0001. 5 o. et. National u n ion * loCi.sh. 10/. pri 161, ••,- 0/ e 2,000,00 M 61' p. ct. "I' g'' of ** - -• h. 501. pa '*sl ' 4,000,000/. 4p. ct. Western Scotland...:? ool. sh .10/ . pd 6 , 1. 1 5; 5:0 ; 0 , 0 00 6 0 / 11 ... 6 6 / 1. , p p. . : ec ct i . INSURANCE COMPANIES. Union 250.0005 h, 61p. ct. Scottish ...............211. sh. V. pd 9. 1 5. t Hercules lOOl. Sil. 10/. pd 1: , / ',SOO ak P. c - ranee Co. of Scot! •A • 100,000 sp. ct. lnsu , nosh .. . and .10/. sh. all 1 ,4 )(v. 0, 50,000 6 p . cc . North B . __, Commercial rlTlra' in)alk:h 1 ,000 sp. ct. Caledon r iln !. tr . e ............ 100/. sh. 10/. pd eO/.0.5. moo 6p. et. Edinbu en! , + ............ 100/, sh. 10/. pd 14/225. 100 000 31 p. ct. West of Scotlan d ................... 10/. pd 710 s. ' 51ISCELI , ANEOUS. 4,c8 ... ..... Edin. and (alas. Un. Ca na lso/, sh. all pd vv. Ditto Allocated ......... .... .001. sh. all pd 47/. 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. joint Stock Water.2s/. sh. all pd 35/ Carroll Iron t.,onloanY -.250/ sh all trl 44/. s Iron Foundery , ' • ') 2,0005 h 15 per cent. Shott 10,000 3 per teat. Edinburgh & Leith Glass.2o/.sh. MI. pi s/. 4,500 l 0 per cent. EdinburgbC'•al Gas ...... ...251. sh, all pd 5/. 4,450 10 per cant. Glasgow Gas 25/. sh, all pd 50/. 1 (' 756 :71 per cant. Edinburgh Coa s s ............. 20t. sh. all pd . 1400 ...... ... , and Dalkeith Rai'.wayso/ sh 371. ale " 3 . C ". 1 1 , %1UV .51 .sh .pit 21,090 5 ner coot. Foo. ^ •. s . pit 9.. 1, k The Southwark nomination takes place on the Vd, the polling the day after, Thursday. The Tories hare not yet found a candidate for Denbighshire in the room of the late Sir W. Wynne, although, with c haracteristic indelicacy, they were in the field almost as soon as the breath was out of that re spected Baronet. They first applied to Sir C. Cunliffe, who at once declined ; their n ext app li cation was to Lord Clive, who is On ly just o f age, but his Lordship also declined, on the ground that he is pledged to come forward for Ludlow in the event of any vacancy. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, JAY. 17. The House sat to-day at Half-past One o'Clock, for the purpose of carry ing up the Address to her Majesty, in answer to her Speech. The Lord Chancellor, the mover and seconder, together with several other Noble Lords were in attendance, and shortly after two o'clock they proceeded in state to Buckingham Palace. Pre viously to their Lordships leaving, the House adjourned till Half-past Three o'Clock on Monday. HEARING APPEALS. Their Lordships ordered that the hearing of appeals should commence on Monday week. HOUSE OF COMMONS, JAN. 17. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. Mr. SHEIL took the oaths and his seat for Tipperary. The annual accounts of the Dover Harbour were brought in. An HON. MEMBER then presented a petition in favour of a Bill for a Cemetery at Bristol. Mr. GIBSON CRAIG presented a petition in fa vour of the Arbroath and Forfar Railway ; and also a petition praying for certain improvements in the Edin burgh market. An HON. MEMBER presented a petition in favour of the Thames Plate Glass Company. Capt. PECHELL presented a petition from cer tain inhabitants of Brighton, praying for the esta blishment of a court in that town for the recovery of small debts. Mr. WARD then presented a petition in favour of certain improvements on the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway. Mr. E. TENNENT presented a petition from Bel fast praying for leave to supply that town with water. Lord STANLEY presented a petition in favour of an amendment of the I'res:on and Manchezter Railway. Mr. MILES presented a similar petition from the Proprietors of the Parrott Navigation, and another Hon. Member from the Chester and Birkenhead Railway. CHURCH RATES. Mr. T. DUN CO MBE pr,ssented a petition from John Thorogood, whose year of imprisonment is Chelms ford gaol had just expired ; and the Hon. Member stated that as he meant on Thursday, the 30th instant, to call the attention of the House to the petition, he could only state its prayer, which was, that the House would forthwith take measures for carrying into effect the resolution, " That it is expedient to make as speedily as possible provision to prevent the recurrence of acts of violence on those who conscientiously dissent from the rites and doctrines of the Established Church." The following is the petition above referred to : " To the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled , " The Petition of John Thorogood, of Chelmsford, in the County of Essex, shoemaker, a prisoner in the county gaol in that town. " Your petitioner again approaches your Honourable House, complaining of the cruel and unjust laws by which he has been deprived of liberty for twelve =nibs, and which offer him no chance of relief but by the violation of his conscience. Your petitioner believes the existence of a State Church to be repugnant to the principles of the Holy Scriptures, and detrimental to the cause of religion ; he thinks he ought not to contribute to its support, and he therefore refuses voluntarily to pay Church Rates. " Your petitioner having been cited to the Ecclesiastical Court of London, for a rate of ss. 6d , which he bad thus refused to pay, declined to appear in a Court constituted on rules equally repulsive to Constitutional principles and to common justice. " For - such non-appearance your petitioner was appre hended on the 16th day of January, 1839, and has ever since been confined in Chelmsford goal. " Your petitioner represents to your Honourable House that he is charged with no moral crime, and the only alle gation against him is, that he has neglected to obey the summons of a Court. For such neglect the reasonable penalty would have been the loss of the suit, while your petitioner has been already visited with the punishment of a felon, and has no prospect of release but by death. " In the wisdom of your Honourable House a resolution was passed in your last Session; that in the opinion of your Honourable House it is the duty of the Legislation, at the earliest possible period of the present Session of Parliament, to make such alterations in the existing laws for levying Church Rates, as shall prevent the recurrence of such violence being ever again inflicted upon the religious scruples of that portion of her Majesty's subjects who con scientiously dissent from the rites and doctrines of the Established Church. " Your petitioner therefore prays your Honourable House to carry this resolution into practical effect, by tak ing from the Episcopal sect the power of taxing for its support men who do not conform to its creed, and from its Ecclesiastics a jurisdiction which all admit to be unjust, and the majority denounce as barbarous and oppressive." Mr. BAINE: presented a petition from the inhabi tants of Thaxted, in Essex, complaining of the oppres sion which Mr. Thorogood had suffered for the non payment of 55., and praying the House to take measures for reforming the now oppressive practices of the Eccle siastical Courts, and for preventing the necessity for I Church-rates. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Sir GEORGE GREY a new writ was ordered to be issued for the County of Rutland in the room of the Hon. William Noel, who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Sir R. A. INGLIS presented two petitions, pray ing for such further increase of Church accommodation as the wants of the population of the country may require. The Hon. Baronet gave notice, that on an early day he would call the attention of the House to the prayer of this petition, and to the necessity of pro viding the means for-further and full means of instruc tion to the Established Church for all the people of this country.—( Hear, hear.) IMPORTATION OF CORN INTO IRELAND. Mr. HUTTON wished to put a question to the Right Hon. the President of the Board of Trade, with reference to the Act of the 9th of George IV. com monly called the Corn-law Bill. By the enactments of that Bill there was an actual prohibition of the impor tation of foreign flour into Ireland under any circum stances,that had operated as a great evil to the inhabitants of Ireland, for during the last season the flour had been very much damaged, and the importation of American flour to mix with it would make most wholesome food ; that, however, could not be done, in consequence of the provisions of the existing law. What, therefore, he wished to know was, whether the President of the Board of Trade was prepared or not to take any measures on the subject. Mr. LA BOUCHERE begged to state in answer to the question of the Hon. Member for Diblin, that it was his intention at an early periodof the Session to intro duce a Bill for the purpose of placing the importation of fo reign flour into England andlrcland upon the same footing. Mr. E. TENNENT gave notice that it was his in tention on Tuesday next, to move for leave to bring in a Bill to extend the copyright in designs from three to twelve months. It was also his intention to move for leave to bring in a Bill for the better administration of justice in Ireland. The LORD ADVOCATE gave notice of his in tention on the 3d of February, to move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the government of Royal burghs in Scotland. MR. THOROGOOD. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE gave notice of his intention, on Thursday, the 30th of the present month, to call the attention of the House to the petition of •John Thorogood. Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that on Tuesday next, he should move for returns of the electors in each locality in Ireland who had the right of voting ; and also the number of the inhabitants of each district. It had also been his intention to have moved for leave to introduce a Bill with respect to the importation of Foreign Flour into Ireland ; but he was glad, from the statement of the Right Hon. President of the Board of Trade to find that that measure was in more able hands.—(Hear.) He begged, however, to impress upon the Right Bon. Gentlemen the necessity of the immediate introduction of the measure, as at the present moment the people of Dublin were in a very unfavourable position. Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL gave notice of his intention on Tuesday next to move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Act for the Commuta tion of Tithes. THE ARMY IN INDIA. Sir JOHN HOBHOUSE gave notice, that on Tuesday next he should move the thanks of the House to the army serving in India. THE GERMANIC LEAGUE. Mr. BAINES begged to ask whether it was the intention of the Government to lay before Parliament the report made by Doctor Bowing with respect to the petition of the Germanic League, and when it was likely that report would be laid upon the table of the House. Mr. LABOUCHERE said the question had better have been addressed to his Noble Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, as it was to hi; depart ment the report had been made. At the same time he belieVed that there would be no objection to lay the report on the table of the House, and he should take care that no time should be lost in doing so. In answer to.a question from Mr. EWARI, Mr. LABOUCHERE said that the Government of that country was engaged in drawing up the articles of a commercial treaty with the Neapolitan Govern ment, which he trusted would soon be brought to a satisfactory conclusion.—(Hear.) If that took place undoubtedly the repeal of the differential duties on Neapo:ital oil would form one of the conditions of the treaty.' They would also endeavour to do away w i t h the monopoly in Sicily, to which the Hon. Member alluded. Mr. Sergeant JACKSON gave notice that in a day or two he would ask the Noble Lord, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the precise date of the note addressed by Lord Howard de Walden to Sa Bee diera. The note was marked private and confideutial, and was only dated Saturday night. MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS. I Mr. B. DISRAELI begged to ask the Noble Lord, Ithe Member for Stroud, whether it was his intention to give those explanations usual upon the re-construction of a new Cabinet, as the present .one had been desig nated by the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Ex chequer.—(A laugh,) Lord J. RUSSELL rose, amidst iotiti cries of " No, no." He said he was not as ate that his It ght Hon. Friend bad made any such statement.—(Laughter.) Mr. D'ISRAELI said the statement was made by the Right Hon. Gentleman at Portsmouth.—(Cries of " Oh, oh," and laughter.) Mr. FINCH moved that a return be laid upon the table of the names of the Barristers appointed to re vise the registration lists for 1835, ,36, 37, 38, and 39 ; the number of days employed by them in the various districts ; also the expenses incurred by them respec tively in those years. Mr. HUME thought that was the proper time to ask the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Home Dc partment—(A laugh)---the Noble Lord below him, whether it as the intention of the Government to in troduce any Bill during the present Session to alter and amend the system of legislation. It was now two years since a Bill had passed that House for that pur pose, but it had been thrown out in another. It was time that something was done on the subject. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it was the inten tion of the Government to introduce such a Bill at an early period. The subject was now under consideration. The returns were then ordered. Lord J. RUSSELL then moved the reading of tie Sessional orders. When the order for the preven tion of the interference of Peers at elections was being read, Mr. HUME s.dd that it was ridiculous to allow such an order to remain, as it was well known to every body that Peers still openly interfere. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the resolution was entered into with regard to open interference in the early part of the last century, in consequence of the gross interference of Peers. He conceived that the Hon. Gentleman referred to that part of the resolution as to Peers concerning themselves in elections for Mem bers of Parliam en t, but he (Lord J. Russell) believed that Peers did not, at the present day, at all events, openly or personally interfere.—(Hear, hear.) He (Lord John) could not see why if a Peer should, for instance, he seen openly canvassing votes in a borough, it should not be deemed a flagrant violation of this reolution, and as such visited severely.—(Hear.) Mr. HUME still considered it useless W and absurd to have a resolution on the order book, which it was known was utterly inoperative. He should, therefore, negative it. The SPEAKER—WiII the Hon. Member divide. Mr, H U ME—Decidedly.—( Laughter.) The gallery was then cleared for a division. Fur the :esolution Against it 23 Majority On the next resolution being read from the Chair, which stated that it was a gross breach of privilege for any Peer of England or IrelankP to interfere in the election of any Member of that House, Mr. HUME said that he was sorry to find that they had been dividing on the wrong question.—(Loud laughter.) The present was the resolution on which he had meaut to divide. He had stdtcd to the House last Session, when he was only in a minority of eighteen on this question, that it was his intention to divide this Session ; yet he was quite satisfied, from the majority which had just been announced, that the.more prudent course for him would be to reserve his opposition to the next Session. Sir R. INGLIS said that although the Hon. Member for Kilkenny did not understand the question on which he had been voting, he (Sir R. Inglis) and those who voted with him perfecitly understood what they were about. Mr. E\VART moved as an amendment that after the words •` Peer of England or Ireland" the words, "or his agents," be inserted. Thus making it equally illegal for the agent of s:Peer to concern him self in an election, as for a Peer himself to do so.— (Hear, hear.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL could not agree to that, as it would be carrying the resolution far beyond its original intention. Mr. E\VART thought the suggestion by no means unconstitutional or unreasonable ; but he felt it would no use to divide the House if the Noble Lord op posed it. Mr. Ewart's amendment was then put, and negatived without a division ; ,add the original resolu tion passed. EXCLUSION OF STRANGERS. On the Order being read which authorises the Ser geant-at-Arms to exclude strangers from the House when divisions were about to take,place, Mr. HUME said he wished to know whether it might be deemed necessary to continue this Order or not. He wished to know whether it might be possible to frame the Order so as to render the withdrawal of strangers unnecessary. .4 Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the only ques tion, as he conceived, was whether the House should have the power of excluding strangers if it should think proper. There might be cases in which they might find it expedient to carry on their proceedings in the absence of other parties. The question was whether, by rescinding the order, the House would not de prive itself of a power which it might afterwards he found advisable to exercise. He should say that re pealing the order which placed it-Jin their power to ex clude strangers might be attended with very injurious consequences. Mr. HUME said that he complained principally of the loss of time in clearing the galleries. The other Sessional Orders relative to private busi ness were then agreed to. STOCKDALE v. HANSARD. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved the Order of the Day for taking into consideration the case of Stockdale v. Hansard, Mr. BROTHERTON hadAgiven notice of a mo tion for closing the debate at twelve o'clock at night, and hoped he would be allowed to bring it forward. The SPEAKER said that Orders of the Day had precedence of notices of motions, and therefore the Hon. Member must take ...;ther opportunity of bringing the question forward. SMALL DEBTS. Captain PECHELL begged to ask the Noble Lord (J. Russell) whether he would permit Bills for the re covery of small debts to be brought forward, or whether it was the intention of the Government to include them in a general County Court Bill? Lord J. RUSSELL said it was the intention of the Government to bring in a Bill for the establishment of County Courts, but he could not state at whnt period. THE HAND-LOOM WEAVERS. Mr. MARK PHILLIPS begged to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it was likely the Second Report of the Hand-loom Weavers Commission would be laid upon the table? Mr. FOX MAU LE presumed the Hon. Member, by the Second Report, meant a continuation of the Re port of last Session ? Mr. MARK PHILLIPS—Yes. Mr. FOX MAULE said that was quite ready, and would be laid upon the table immediately, but in order that there might be no mistake he wished to state that that was not the General Report of the Commissioners, which would not be ready till after Easter. THE PENNY POSTAGE. Sir ROBERT PEEL wished to know from the Chancellor of the Exchequer when it was likely that stamped covers would be introduced, or if any precise period could be named. He also wished to know whether it was in contemplation to make any partial experiment in the first instance (for he pre sumed the general measure was fully determined upon), but in the event of any delay whether the issue of stamped covers for the use of the metropolitan district would be tried in the - first instance, and whether it was antici pated that on the introduction of stamped covers they would receive their letters as formerly at an early pe riod of the day. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, with re. ~rd to the first question asked by the Right llon. [Coronet, as to when he should be able to intro duce stamped covers into operation, he begged to say that he could not fix any time when the ar rangements would be fully completed. The delay had not arisen from the circumstance that he could not introduce a system of stamp covers with the greatest facility, but upon the best consideration that could be given, it appeared of importanee that s uch sta mp covers should be introduced as would best prevent forgery. That was a crime, he was very happy to say, was fast leaving this country, but still it was necessary to guard against it. To do this it was ne cessary to combine as many checks as possible against the imitation of the stamp. Experiments had been made on the subject, and it was found that it could be easily accomplished on a small scale, but when it applied to millions it was found extremely difficult to secure the working of the whole of the thehinery. Those expe riments were still going on, and he was in hopes that the business would be completed in about six weeks. With respect to the other question as to whether it was his intention to adopt the system of stamped covers in the London districts, previously to making a it in the country, he begged to say, though he did not pledge himself to this, that he thought it was probable that for a short time, in order to bring the officers of the Post-office into the operation, that they might in troduce it first for a week, or so in the London districts. With regard to the time of delivery, to which the Right Hon. Baronet had adverted, by tnerely using th e f orce a t t h e P ost - o ffi ce , t h e d e li very o f l etters might be hastened, but it was doubted whether that experiment would answer ; the increase and decrease of letters, varied materially, but be was in hopes that, in a short time, with a small increase of the force of the Post-office, they would be enabled to effect the delivery of the letters as early as they had formerly been delivered. Mr. GOULBURN wished - to ask a question of the Chancellor of the ExcheqiiCi, as to whether it was in the contemplation of the. Government to make ar rangements for facilitating the transmission of Bills of that House to different parts of the country. At pre sent the expense was id. per sheet, which, he consi dered, was rather an impediment. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was a question for the House to deal with, as it. was one regarding. their own proceedings. After full con ideration it seemed best to him to place it on as low a rate as possible, and not to give spec i a l exem p tion to particular classes of communications.—(Hear, hear.) If it were the general opinion of that House that either that or any other privilege should be given to their conitnunications, a nd not to the communications of the departinents of the 9overnment, he (the Chancellor of the Exchequet)was prepared to yield to that opinion. In answer to a question of M . r..E. TENNENT, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQER said he vas prepared to move for the usual quarterly re turn of the stamps issued to Newspapers. Mr. HUME asked whether it was the intention of the Government to institute an inquiry as to the Bank and currency. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he meant to move for a Committee to inquire into the subject. PRIVILEGES. Loi d J. RUSSELL then moved that the Order for considering the petition of the Messrs. Hansard should be read. which being done, on the motion of the Noble Lord, John Joseph Stockdale was ordered to apperr • . . . During the time the Sergeant at Arms was inquiring whether Stockdale was present, Sir It. INGLIS asked if the motion bad not been, that the Sheriff of Middlesex should att9nd, and whe ther the House would now alter the order of their ap pearance, or whether all should not appear together ? (A laugh.) Had not the motion that Stockdale appear bet n withdrawn ?—(No, no.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it would be perfectly in the power of the House to call for the parties in any order.—(Hear, hear.) And unquestionably nothing had passed to imply the withdrawal of the motion for the appearance of Stockdale, though the division had been itgrced to be taken on another, and the Hon. Ba ronet was not acting with his usual candour in taking advantage of this concession of his, and making it a reason for opposing the motion that John Joseph Stock dale be now called to the bar. Sir R. INGLIS was perfectly unconscious of any such arrangement having been entered into, and was quite as much opposed to the motion for calling John Joseph Stockdale to the bar as he was to the motion for calling the Sheriff> to the bar, and on every occa sion, when either of :hose motions had been propostad, he had said no. Sir EDWARD SUGDEN thought before he was brought to the bar of that House it would be advisable to :.s7ertain in what character he was to appear, whether as fl/1 :.:7-sed person or as a witness. Mr. KELLY thought the übore correct course would be to begin by calling witnesses to suhstantiate the allegations in the petition of the Messrs. Han sard. At present a petition had been presented to the House, but they had no means of knowing whether the statements contained in that petition were well-founded or not. He apprehended that before any subject of these realms could be placed in the situation of a party accused it was necessary that evi dence should be given of the commission of the offence of which he was accused. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that in the first place Messrs. Hansard had been called, and proved every statement oftheir allegation ; and stcondly, he would remind his Hon. and Learned Friend that they were not now in the Court of Queen's Bench, and he would re mind some other Hon. Members that they were not bound by the technical rules of the Courts of Law, but were to decide according to the well-established and an- cierit privileges of Parliament. The Sergeant, in reply to an inquiry from the Speaker, then announced that John .Tuseph Stockdal© was in attendance. The SPEAKER then put the question, that Jo Joseph Stockdale En called in, which was.carried in the affirmative. Mr. Stockdale having appeared at the Bar, was cxa mined by the SPEAKER. What is your name ?—John Joseph Stockdale. What is your occupation ?—Author, printer, and, publisher. By the ATTORNEY•GENERAL—Are you the plaintiff t in an action Stockdale v. Hansard and others ?.--L am. s Was that action commenced in August last ?--I not quite certain ; but from the manner -in which the question has been asked, I have no doubt it was. Was that action commenced for a publicistion that was ordered by the House of Commons to Y.Siti know ledge Did you send any person to proclire -e - tcp's l `Of ?—Certainly. publication ?—I did, Sir. For the purpose of bringing an. action won ? o n u ot se b nd oun to d— pr t o h c a u t re that Most certainly. mit W t h h o a m t I di a d m y I th. °ti e • n Y o '?"- rirr l hi lil tr: answer that question. Sir H. INGLIS moved that the party do withdraW. Mr. Stockdale having retired the Hon. Bart. said it was perfectly clear that the object of the. question was not to criminate or to exculpate the party at the Bar. If it had any meaning at all its object was to cri minate some other party. The ATTO U.N El-GENERAL most distinctly and emphatically denied that he had any int,ntion of the kind imputed to him by the Right Hon. Baronet. It was most necessary that the House should know in what way the action had been conducted. It might, as he believed that it would, turn out to be that Mr. Stockdale sent his own son for the publica tion in question. Now he thought it was material for 1 the consideration of the House—it was necessary that the House should know in what manner that publica tion had been kept until it was ready to be produced in the case, for they were now to determine whether Mr. Stockdale had received any injury, and sought bona fide to recover damages for that injury. ' If such objections were to be taken to the questions proposed it would be most embarrassing, and it was for the House to determine whether they would prevail, and so render that proceeding abortive which had been approved of by a large majority of the House, even although it was disapproved of by some most. respectable Members. Sir E. KNATCHBULL did not attach so much importance to the objection as his Right Hon. Friend ; but he was most surprised at the course taken by the Attorney-General. Such a high officer should not charge any Member of that House, more especidly his Right Hon. Friend, with taking any steps to render abortive any proceeding ordered by that House. He considered it of the utmost importance that this House should consider most seriously the mode they ought to pursue in this case. The Attorney-General had advised the Government to act in this case as they had done. He did not conceive that the question put to Mr. Stockdale could be important to the true bearing of this case. Lord HOWICK said he thought it most proper that the question should be put ; but, at the same time, he did not himself see the actual benefit to be derived. He would, therefore, most respectfully suggest to the Attorney-General not to require an answer to such a question. The ATTORNEY.GENERAL was sorry that any objection should be made to his inquiry, but he thought the answer to it would have a most material bearing on the subject, viz., whether a breach of privilege had been committed or not. But if it be the opinion of that House that the ques tion put would be immaterial, or had no effect in elicit ing anything bearing upon the case, he would not per sist in it. Mr. O'CONNELL said the objection came first from Mr. Stockdale himself, and he could not see why Mr. Stockdale should object to it, unless there was a regular concoction, on this occasion, to set this House at defiance. It was necessary, in cases of this kind, to get at the truth by every means possible. —(Hear.) He did not, however, mean to assert that Mr. Stockdale had any idea of setting this House at defiance, but if there were nothing in the question, he did not see any legitimate reason fur refusing to answer it. Mr. Stockdale was again called to the bar, and ques tioned by the Attorney-General. ATTORNEY-GENERA I.—Whom did you em ploy to procure a copy of the publication ?—My second son. What did you do when it was procured ?—I kept it in my possession. Has it ever been out of your poss ssion from that time to this?—No, I believe not. Whom did you employ as your attorney ?—I re spectfully submit whether that may not be an improper question for me to answer ; of course, however, 1 can have no objection to give his name. He is here iu at- tendance. Name him, if you please ?—Thomas Burton Howard. Have you brought a former action against Mr. Han sard ?—I have. When was the first action brought ?—I think it was brought in 1837 or 1836. lam not quite certain. , Was it for a publication that took place by order of this House ?—Yes, it was. Was there a justification pleaded?—There was. There was, with a plea of Not Guilty ?—I believe so. On that occasion did not the Jury find that it was an obscene publication ?—They did, in part ; but I believe I am right in informing the House that the book itself could not have been put in but by my own special permission. Was not the verdict of the Jury in favour of the defendant on the issue that the publication was an ob scene one ?—Certainly not of the twelve Jurors, I believe. Do you mean to say that my Lord Chief Justice Denman allowed a verdict to which certain members of the Jury dissented ?—Yes, and it was partly on that I moved far a new trial, having observed that two of the Jurors gave their consent only sub silcntio. In that case you recovered no damages ?—No, nor did I receive any costs, which I believe I ant entitled tc. Did you sue in that case in fiwina pavcris ?---I did , and with no shame to myself. Was the nett action commenced for the publication of an obscene book?—lt was. How did you procure the first copy on which you brought the first action ?—By purchase from Mr. Han sard. By your son ?—By my son. Did you procure the copy,on which you brought the ec on ti action likewise tbrough your son ?-1