The Sun. — London, England, 1840-01-10 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. IQOUTHWARK ELECTION ~...; At a PUBLIC and most NUMEROUS MEETING of i the ELECTORS of the Borough of SOUTHWARK, holden I 'at the Jamaica:Honse Tavern, Bermondsey, on Thursday, the ft h day of January, 1940. for the purpose of adopting me s asure e s t , secure the return of BENJAMIN WOOD, Esq., of the Representatives of this Borough in Parliament. Mr. VOUSLEY, senior in the Chair. The CHAIRMAN read a letter front Mr. Alderman Lainson, regretting tht he aould-not take the Chair, and expressing his Ivst wishes far tiee suocets of Mr. Wood, and promising Alf n pot t. The following resolution was moved by Mr. ALDRED, and seconded by Mr. 1 L supported by Mr. WaLvzru, 'al , : u .: timously ads ipt•d:— .... 44 That in selecting a Gentleman to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of their late talented representative, Daniel Whittle Harvey, Esq, it is highly essential to the interest of this, one of the largest and most important Boroughs in the Kingdom, to return to Parliament a gentleman of well-known Liberal principles, who advocates and will use his utmost en deavours to carry out the true principles of Reform,by support ing an alteration in the objectionable clauses iu the New Poor law Act, an Extension of the Suffrage, and the Vote by Ballot, and who is a firm supporter of Civil and Religious Liberty throughout the kill, 1 Ttie following resolution was moved by Mr. Mannox, and` seconded by Mr. KING, supported by Mr. GRAFFTEY, and unanimously adopted : That Benjamin Wood, Esq., from his long residence in the borough, and from his well-known principles, and his unequi vocal declarations in favour of all liberal measures, pre-emi nently possesses the requisite qualifications, and is fully en titled to the support of the Liberal and Independent C,onsti. taene.y of this Borough ; and.this meeting, therefore, pledges itself to use their most strenuous endeavours to secure his return. WITH IMPORTANT ADDITIONS, 13eantifully printed, on a new plan, in one large volume, with an emblazoned Title-page, and upwards of 1,500 En gravings, Arms, &c. Now ready, price 395. bound. MR. BURKE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE FOR 1840, Containing all the New Creations. and much othernevr mat ter, the result of gicat re,;earch, and of co mmunications with the various noble famines. the most complete, the ost convenient, and the cheapestwork of the kind e ver offered to the public. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL COVENT GARDEN. UNDER TIIE 'MAN ESTRIS.AGEMENT OF MADAME V THIS EVENING, JAN. 10, Will be performed Colman's Comedy of JOHN BULL. Sir Syron Rochdale, Mr. E. Matthews ; Hon. Tom Shuf fleton, Mr. Charles Mathews; Frank Rochdale, Mr. J. Vin ing-; Peregrine, Mr. Cooper ; Job Thornberry, Mr. Bartley ; Dennis Brulgrud 'ery , M r . Brou g ham ; Lady Caroline Bray inure, Mrs. Nisbett ; Mrs. Brulgruddery, Mrs. C. Jones ; Mary Thernberry, Miss Lee. To conclude with the New Grand Comic Christmas Panto. mime, entiiled HARLEQUIN AND THE MERRIF. DEVIL OF ED. MONTON ; OR, THE GREAT BED OF WARE. Wi on irely Nevr Scenery. Machinery, Dres-..3, and De. eorations. Har.equin, Mr. C. J. Sroith7Clown. Mr. T. Ridgway ; Pzntaloon, Mr. Morelli ; Merrie Devil, Mr. Gibson ; and Go uinbine, Miss Fairbrother. Dress Boxes, 7s; Second Price, 3s. Gd. ; First and Second Circles, is. ; Second Price, 2s. lld. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Priro, 25.; Gallery, Is. Doors to he opened at Lialf-past, Six—the performances to commence at Seven o'C:rick. _ Ticket-3 and paces for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Notter, st the Pox-oMre, from Ton till Fonr, wh re Season 'rickets dlay be ba:l upon application. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews. bookseller, 167, New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. The Grand Comic Pantomime, univcrEalle allowed to be the Lest in London. is atteaming the most brilliant overflows ever witnessed, hundrels, are nightly disappointed of obtain ing admission. The splendour of the Scenery and appoint ments snrpass every other production. THIS EVENING, 3.5. t.. 10, Will be repeLted, an entirely new Lecendasy Drama, called ' THE LAPIDARY LEYDE.N. After whieh, the New Romantic Drama, call,d MICIIA! 7 i... EARL':, THE MANIAC LOVER. Charleturs by )le4srs. Saville, H. lln.hes, Neville, John son, and Smith ; 31:s. Vining, .Mrs. Daly, and Miss Martin. To onnelit 'e with the NCI4 Grand Christmas Pantomime, ealled THE QUEEN BEE, OR HARLEQUIN AND GOODY TWO SHOES. The splendid Scenery by Mr. Brunning,—The magnificent Diorama by Mr. P. Phillips. Columbine, Miss Sharpe ; Har:equin, Clown, Pantaloon, awl Sprite, by the Bolero Family. M e ssrs. Sams of St. James's-street ; Andrews, Ehers. and Mitchell, Bond-street; and Seguin of Regent-street, I3ook ,sellers, are appointed to let Private and Public Bozos during ' the run of the Pantomime. WIWI WATER AT LONDON TIIIS DAY. Nirrrn , titz minutes after 6 mlnutesatter • tt , c), , A . ••• %.:1,4 4 / 4— tb 44. 7 . 1 " " r(Tif),e LONDON: FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1640. We canna allow the occasion of Mr. FROST'S conviction to pass without directing public attention to some of the inconsistencies of the law under which his life is forfeited. What society requires is to have violence of every kir.d suppressed. What injures society is violence. Now all the Counsel on both sides, and the Judge, agree in saving that all the violence either committed by Mr. FROST and his partizans, or imputed to them— the forcing humble men out of their beds and com pelling them to risk their lives—the marching into Newport—the assault on the Westgate—the con flict with the military—and all the rest of their proceedings, only amounted to a grievous misde meanour, unless there was an intention to levy war within the meaning of the Statute against the QUEEN'S crown and dignity. As the Souct- TOR-GENERA L expressed it, 'the purpose imputed" to Mr. FROST constituted the grave offence, and the outrageous violence is, ac cording to law, a matter of secondary importance But the violence is not only that which society re quires to be protected from ; it is the one thing which constitutes the act criminal per se ; and the intention of combining, or, as it is called, levying war to overturn an authority which may be vicious and usurped, is net of itself criminal. To us it is a startling inconsequence of the law, that the vio lence does not constitute the legal offence of trea son, but the intention to alter the Constitution or redress a public grievance. So far do the Judges carry this doctrine, that the SOLICITOR-GENERAL was able to quote as law an opinion of Lord TENTERDEN—and no one contradicted him—which puts aside violence altogether as essential to treason, and makes the essence of the crime, for which life may be taken, consist in merely organizing, as the Anti- Corn-law League is now organizing, a general re sistance or insurrection, to effect an innovation of a public nature, and for the redress of public arievances. Thus the law of treason is not directed sgainst violence, which society abhors, and requires to be protected from, but against the subjects com bining to effect changes in the law which may be most beneficial, though contrary to the wish of those who are in power and authority. The change contemplated, like the abolition of the Corn-laws, may be most beneficial ; the authority to be overthrown, most selfish and most ruinous, like that of the landlords ; and it may be accom-. plished by the most peaceable means ; still the at tempt, according to the Judges, is treason. Now, to our humble apprehension, the law which takes a life, not to punish violence, but for attempting to change the Government, which may be required for the safety of society, is a most erroneous law, and must fail to give society that security, to obtain which ig the sole justification for taking the life of one of it s own members. _ . We ill not now inquire into the origin of such an error teous law ; it is enough to observe, that its chief it itention was to preserve power, however ob tained., not to punish, and not to discourage vio lence.. Power may have been violently usurped, azoi may be by violence retained. All history is full c examples of such usurpation, and of men being c irganized and armed for the protection of wrong. Such was the government of BONAPARTE; such was the r of the Orangemen and of Great Britain over Ire ! and ; such, perhaps, may be that organization of the middle classes to which Mr. FROST and his followers acre opposed. The laws which were fram ed, like t laws of BONAPARTE, to preserve his power I “ainst any organized attempts to overthrow it, sere laws for the protection and encouragement of N riolence. So our treason law, which was originally n elide merely to strengthen the hands of those who h ad seized, and were in the possession of power, at ed which is now interpreted by the Judges—not t c ) , be a law for the suppression of violence, butt, a law for the preservation of authority, ho 'never acquired, and however used—is a law for thei protection and encouragement of violence. Unazier its aegis why should not the Corn-law plun der er protect his usurpation by the• organised power of the State, if the Tories can get hold of office, and put down as treasonable the Anti-Corn-law Lea gue ; and why should not the Orangemen, when the 'Tories repossess themselves of office, restore Protstse.ant ascendancy by the sword, and recon quer itn eland ? In these times, when the community is composed of divided, conflicting, and struggling masses--struggling for food, or for life and death— a law which is not directed against violence of every kind, Ina against an organized means of obtaining redress for a public grievance, and which encourages the use -of violence by those who have possession of power, is a most mischievous law. What society require s , is to put down violence of every kind : the ,reason law only puts down organization against au hority, though its object is to redress a grievous ,niusticc. We nre rather surprised that the Anli-Corn law Circular, in the article which we quote, should express any indignation at the proposition of Mr. R. BROUN, the Honorary Secretary of the Cent' al Agricultural Association, for making a modest proposal to the Anti-Coin-law people to join in a project for a general plunder of all who live (in fixed incomes. Such a proposition appears to u:s quite a matter of course. When the first step i n crime is taken, a second is necessary. The Thug , whose Adventures were lately published, felt some repugnance and some fear when he was about to take the first life ; but his success only whettei his appetite for blood, and he afterwards bectun !, impatient to commit murder. The, class of whom Mr. BROUN pretends :o be the organ, whose sentiments he speahs , lava long rioted in the plunder of the indtthtrious labourers and manufacturers, and not Ling is more natural than that they should be eager to go on in their career of plunder, while there is any thing to be filched. As long as the Corn-laws exist no man can or ought to be surprised that rapine is the order of the ky. It is consecrated by law. It is praigul as the source of national independence. It - is ho nourYld as giving bread to the lahourer, in the columns of the Herald, Post, Standard, and the thousand other moral Tory and Landion' Journals, which found national greatness of legiatative robbery—reducing the theory of MA N- D'VILLE to practice, and which insist that the only way for the people to be great, wise, and happy, is to submit to laws made and intended to plunder the indesrions in order to enrich the idle.. It is cherished by the groat body of the Anglican priesthood, of whom, with the exception of Mr. SPENCER, none have lifted up their voices aga3nst it. The principle of rapine being so p;e nerzlly cherished, honoured, and consecrated, we know not why Mr. BROUN should be visited with so much indignation for wishing to do a little in the sum- line after his own fashion. We are surprised, howc'rer, that he should have been so simple, so very much a child of the land, and not of the world, as to have made his proposal to those who have entered into a solemn leagtie and covenant to oppose, resist, and destroy the chief ravine now sanctified by the law. We can no longer marvel at any dishonest propositions, come from whom they may, for dishonesty is the applauded rule followed by the leaders of society ; but we marvel at a Corn-law man proposing a partnership in plunder to those who have banded themselves together to resist it. This is only one of many such propositions which have been, and whi ch will again be, sub mitted to the public. Mr. BovromLEY, who is unjustly abused as long as the Corn-laws exist, only threatened to imitate the landlords ; hut he disdained to do so till he was actually reduced to starvation. The Chartists, who have proposed to wipe off the national debt, just seek, like the land lords, to relieve their estate (industry) from a heavy incumbrance ; but, unlike the landlords, they did not voluntarily agree to it for the honour and glory of upholding the Church in England, and putting down liberty abroad. The gentlemen con veyancers of the metropolis, whose ingenuity very frequently prevents them from being Jletected, while the bungling landlords are at once foitild out, cannot live in their accustomed style on their in come, and they, as judiciously as the landlords, in crease it at the expense of their neighbours. For our parts, as long as the Legislature enacts, or maintains laws to take away the property of one class and give it to another class, we can only expect that theft will be generally honoured, as well as honoured by the law, and shall waste none of our indignation on any of the natural consequences of the Corn-laws. Mr. O'CONNELL declared at Dublin, on Tues day, that he would not oppose any grant the Mi nisters might bring forward for Prince ALBERT. Does the Hon. Gentleman, by assuring them of his support on this point, wish to encourage them in extravagances ? Our loyalty to her MAJESTY; and our good wishes for the Ministers, dif ferent character. We cannottlil n think that t take a mA: JESTY would be flattered, or the Ministers served, by urging a large grant for the PRINCE. We admit that the nation is deeply indebted to her MAJESTY for keeping the Tories out of the Ministry, but we should never think of showing its gratitude by im plying that her MAJESTY would be pleased by an offer of money. She acts from principle, not selfish ness. Our loyalty induces us to say at once to her MAJESTY, and our devotion to her Ministers to say to them, that nothing can be more fatal to her popularity and their permanent power in the pre sent declining condition of the public revenue and present distress of the people, than a proposition to bestow on Prince ALBERT a large income. The injurious nature of Mr. O'CONNELL'S proposal is palpable, by the example he refers to in support of it. The income of the QUEEN DOWAGER, how ever judiciously she may spend it, is almost uni versally condemned as one-half too large. We are quite willing to accept a Tory for a fellow-labourer in a good cause, and therefore see THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDA Y, JANUARY 10 IE4O. with much satisfaction that the Post follows Mr. CAR LYLE and us in recommending a "searching ap plication of Legislative care" (such is the long. winded phrase of the Post) " to the Condition-of- England Question. Our Contemporary has found out too, at length, that the " people whose lot is manual labour, have been seriously injured," not withstanding the Corn-laws ; and that " they who possess the riches of the world are leas dependent upon the labourers than they were before, and the la bourers are more dependent moon those who possess theriches of the world than they were before.' What ever may be the cause of this evil, it is good for us to have such an admission of the fact, while the scoun drel Corn-laws are and have been in full existence. We will wait till Parliament institutes its inquiry, to discuss with the Post the notion that machinery has not benefited the working classes, and shall now content ourselves with recording its admis sion, as a proof of at least the inefficacy of its favourite Corn-laws to benefit the people. The Post, however, before entering into the inquiry, desires to " see a Government and a Legis lature acknowledging deep reverence for sober reli gion, and resolved at all events to favour, cherish, and uphold religious ir:stitutions." What religi gious institutions ? The Quarterly Review de nounces Presbyterianism as not worthy of the name of religion ; the Catholics, with just reason, im pugn the mischievous Church of England in Ireland ; the Dissenters have religious institutions of their own : which of all these arc to be favoured, cherished, and upheld ? Our opinion is, and we shall not hesitate bo!dly to state it, that the Church of England corrupts both religion and morality, and is one great cause of the misery to which the people are reduced. A Government formed on the principle of upholding, cherishing, and favouring that institution would, of necessity, prevent the in quiry into the Condition-of-England Question from being complete and perfect. It would cut off a large, a foul, and a corrupt branch—a branch dis eased to its very pith and root—from investigation. We want no such Government. While we are grateful to Ministers for the spirit, zeal, and activity with which they have carried the Penny Postage plan into effect, we must complain, and in the complaint we shall be joined by every mer chant, banker, and trader in London, that instead of extending the time for receiving letters in the afternoon, the Post-office authorities have judged it necessary to curtail it by at least one hour. There is not the slightest necessity for such a restriction. Why should the metropolis be the place that has profited least by railroad postage, and new be placed in a worse position than almost any other large town as re , 7•-arda this new regulation ? Mete can be no objection to give full time to the letter sorters, but cannot this be easily done without causing inconvenience and needless expense to the public ? Why send off the evening, mails at eight o'clock ? The hour of nine would answer equally well for every large town in England and Scotland, and at the same time afford the greatest accommodation to the inhabitants of the metropolis. The mails arrive at an early hour in the morning ai Birmingham, Man chester, Newcastle, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bristol, Bath, Portsmouth, Dover, and many other places, and consequently one hour cannot make the slightest difference as regards the arrival cf letters and newspapers. London has been treated most unfairly in all the new regulations. Even the day mail is scarcely of any advantage, as no delivery takes place till two or three hours after its ar rival, so that, owing to the restriction just issued by the Post-office, it is impossible to answer aee letter by the evening mail without pavinl douh!e postage. We earnestly call the attention of Ge vernment to this subject. They could confer a great benefit on the inhabitants by extending the time only one hour, and it would be infinitely better to do it at once than be driven .to it, as the \ assuredly will be, by petitions from bankers, mer chants, and, indeed, from all classes in this grew commercial community. England is now actually at war with China. There is no disguising, nor is it either necessary or prudent that we should disguise this fact from the country. The extracts from the Calcutta and Bom bay Journals, published in The Sun of yesterday, must have satisfied our readers not only that war was inevitable, but that hostilities had actually commenced. In the affrays that had taken place four Europeans, including Captain DOUG- LAS, were wounded, two Chinese Mandarins and four soldiers were killed ; the British were ig nominously expelled from Macao, and, when oil board, refused supplies of:water and provisions ; British schooner was b:arded by the Chinese in tic dead of night, and the whole crew, with the excep tion of one individual, who jumped overboard, bar barously murdered. A British passenger, the only one on board, was seized while asleep, and hor- ribly mutilated. These acts constitute a state of open warfare, and in this light only can the question be now regarded. The original grounds of quarrel have been wholly departed from by the Chinese ; and after the gross insults that, have been offered to the British flag and people it is not to be expected that the Government of this country will be the first to recur to them. The grossest outrages have hem offered to England as a nation, and exactly in proportion to our forbearance has been the insolent atrocity of the Celestial authorities. We must now adopt resolute measures. We must teach the Chinese to respect t he usages of civilized nations, and to observe them so far as relates to their commercial intercourse with Western Europe. This is only to be done by hard blows, and the permanent occupation of some for tress, which will enable uz to secure to all nations trading with China that protection which the in- terests of commerce demand. Our Government could easily possess itself of the Island of Formosa, which by giving us the entire command of the rice trade, would place the city and province of Canton, or more properly Quang Tong, entirely at our mercy. Half measures will not do here. We can only obtain respect from such a nation as the Chinese by inspiring terror. We must convince them that our forbearance was the result of con scious power not of weakness; and, above •all, we must deprive them of the power of retaliating upon our merchants, by a permanent occupation of some commanding position in the Chinese waters. We have reason to believe that the secent events in China will form the subject of a paragraph in the Speech from the Throne, and that Ministers will be prepared to announce the steps which have been taken to vindicate the honour of the British flag, and the rights of British merchants. 'We shall subject, not, therefore, do more at present than call the att ent i on of the people of Great Britain to the with a view to prepare them to support the views of the Government, should they be found to evince sufficient energy and decision. It may appear unfair, in the absence of the fullest information, to attribute blame to Superintendent ELLIOTT ; but we believe there cannot be two opinions among reflecting men, as to his utter incapacity to discharge the duties of the station in which he is now placed. Under the head " Trade with China," much useful and curious information upon this sub ject will be found in extracts from the Bonn hay Times of the 28th of November, inserted in another part of The Sun. Upon one point, how ever—and that a very material one—we entirely disagree with the writer of the first extract. We allude to the presumed liability of this country to pay two millions sterling for the seized opium. But the Government may find an easier way than has been yet suggested to set this matter at rest— namely, by making the destroyers of the opium pay for it. We presume that a draft for the whole drawn upon the Celestial Treasury payable at sOit, will be among the first complimentary documents forwarded to the Imperial Commissioner LIN on the appearance of an English squadron at the mouth of the Canton river. Madrid Papers of the Ist instant have been re ceived. They arc wholly destitute of any news of interest. CABRERA is reported to be dying o phus fever. The Paris Journals of Wednesday are, for the most, part occupied with the addresses of the Chambers in answer to the Speech from the Throne. 'We arc glad to observe that they hays given great satisfaction to the Journals of all parties, by the independence and, at the same time, moderation of tone which they exhibit. The news from Africa is important. In the official columns of the Moniteur we find the fol lowing telegraphic dispatch received by the Govern- ment : " THE MARITIME PREFECT TO THE MINISTER OF WAR, " Toulon, Jan. 5, noon. " I learn by the Fulton that a column, under the orders of Marshal Valee, has completely beaten, on the 31st, 2,000 men of regular infantry, and more than 1,500 horsemen, of Abdel Kader, between Belida and the Chiffa ; 300 infantry, and more than 100 of the Emir's cavalry were killed ; three flags, a cannon, several drums, and more than 400 muskets have fallen into our power, The column returned to the upper camp of Belida in the evening without the enemy having fired a single shot at it after the battle." Upon this announcement of victory the Debuts observes that ABD-EL-KADER. is more formidable than ever, being actually at the head of a well or ganized arms•. "He has dared," says that journal, meet one of our Marshals. He was beaten lost a few hundred men. But what is that to him ? He will fall back upon Medeah or Miliana, and give repose to his army, and each defeat will give him experience, from which he is the sort of man who will derive great profit. It will h'zi use •. less to commence. this new campaign—it will be ruinous to penetrate into the interior, and force ABD•EL-KADER'S positions—if we return as soon as we have ciTected this. No, we must keep him at a distance, and establish strong military posi tions in various parts of the kingdom, and, per haps, in time, we may succeed in destroying the in fluence of this modern JUGURTFLA." The Moniteur likewise publishes a Royal Or dinance dated the sth inst., on the education and protection of slaves in the French Colonies. The following is a summary o f it Art. 1. declares that the ministers of public wor ship in the colonies shall lend their asistanc:. , , the schoolmasters in teaching the doctrines and crl- the t c is forcing the performance of the duties of the Chri-- thin religi on , t o v i s it th e h a bit a ti ons w ithin :l e i ir parishes at l east once a mont h , an d to per f orm t h e offices of religion to the slaves, a nd teach the cate chism to th e c hild ren at l east once a wee k .— A rt. 2 directs th e G overnors o f co l on i es to pu b l i s h an official n i o n t n i eof to g d iv ay en s a a n t d t l i l l o e u h rs ab a i t ta i t v i h n i n e s h ; r i e l l n i T o th us e min,sitsrtterrs of schools are to conduct the slave children of fourteen ;ears old, at the least to church, to be taunbt the m ea tQ e hi s —Art. 3, declares that the slaves of both scxes from four years of age, shall be admitted into the gratuitous schools of their respective towns and coin munes.—Art. 4. That the teachers of such schools are authorised, on the request of the master of slaves, to go to their habitations for the purpose of giving them instruction.—Art 5 directs the procureurs generaux, procereurs du Itei, and their substitute=, whenever occasion may require, to licit the houses ar.a or her places within their dist ricts, t o ascertain that the laws and regulations respecting slaves are carried into execution. The procurcurs du Ref art' to make mortal tours of inspection, and the proeureurs genereux are to make such inspections cvery six menths.—Art. 6 requires that regular reports of . the the results of tire by above inspections shall be sent gneernors to the Minister of Marine and Clo:one s. These reports are to contain details of the manner in which the slaves are fed and treated, their hours of work and rest, their religious instruction and marringes, arid the executien of the ordoneaneez fcr their r,gis tration and enfranchisement.—Act. 7 imposes a fine of 25 francs, upon every breach of Art, 2, which is doubled in eases of repetition of the offence. AFRICA. (From the Private Correspondence of the Constitutionn el.) ORAN, DEC. 9 7.—A1l the apprehensions that I ex pressed to you are new wholly realized. I told you that in a short time the Arabs of the Emir maintained (?) in the province of Algiers by the great disp.ay. of force which the Marshal had made there, would fall on cur proviece which is destitute of troops, and would con cert their movements with the tribes of the East, so as to invade at the same time the territory of Bona and that of Oran. " I inform you, then, by this letter, that we are blockaded at every point, and that it would be very disastrous fur us to advance to take up an offensive position. The KAU% of Abd-al-Keder engaged in a combat under the walls of Mostaganem, which amr.vered all bis I intentions. He had orders to try the spirit of the gar rison of Mostaganem, and the camp of the new soldiers of the 15th Regiment, who had lauded in Africa five days before. " The combat was very well sustained by our troops, but it is unhappy to have to say that we suffered veil° loss. It is nos at the distance of half a dozen steps from the town that we ought to engage the enemy's tribes, which may very easily, by some desultory attacks, wear out a brave but too weak garrison. To persist in waiting* for the enemy is parsi.ting in prolonging a war which is already too long. " We cannot understand the plan which seems to have been adopted for the campaign. The Marshal advances froth the centre of the colony towards Blidah, and manoeuvres against the enemy's troops, thus en able the Emir to gain time,which is highly valuable. Sup pose the Arabs are beaten by the Marshal, what will follow ? The enemy will outflank the conqueror on the right and the left, and destroy without difficulty all that he has done. " The sea is very dangerOus at this season ; it will, therefore, be difficult to re-victual Mostaganem, and still more so to reinforce the garrison. Thus we are operating as we did three years ago, and an expedition, of at least 4,000 men, will he required to relieve a few corn parues which defend, without advantage, a town which contains only wretched hovels. " are at length promised some reinforcements, which are indispensable.—Con,qitutioniiet. BOURSE.—PAms, WerevasoAy, JAN. 8. t t l ( " T ' ); i' roiru'lak,,,tatonco4f3tßipt:br.P.rk.en.(rl'.. .......................... 4,2 50 .. . l'. tut Highest Lowest I.ast Price Price. Price. 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UNDS.—VIICXNA, DEC. 31. ins Our columns of this day record the melancholy loss of four lives, fro m persons incautiously venturing upon the ice in the Parks before it had acquired suf ficient strength to bear their weight. The annual re currence of such lamentable accidents calls loudly for the interference of the authorities. It is little short of sporting with the lives of the public to permit the foolhardy or adventurous to go upon half-fro zen sheets of water, and we trust that orders wil lbe forthwith issued to the police to take into cus tody all such persons. In Scotland they have large artificial ponds, of from one to two or three feet in depth constructed, where the healthful and exhilirating recreations of skating, curling, &c., are indulged in with perfect safety, and we would recommend the adoption of aimilar plan in the neighbourhood of the metropolis, where l_►rge open spaces of ground can be procured for such purposes at a trifling expense. and !..,.., v Fl o 14„ t ; iN r G i ,,,, , i -, i.. tIO y . CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—TII O Queen walked for OLD COURT. , so me time on the Slopes and on th e E as t Terrace of (.Before Mr. Baron GURNEY an d M r . J ust i ce COLE the Castle this morning. Her Majesty was attended RIDGE.) by the Countess of Charlemont, the Ladies Eleanore and Constance Paget, Hon. Miss Pitt, Hon. Miss Paget, and Viscount Torrington. COU LA R. Carolinc Mataid, a young woman, was indicted for stealing eight sovereigns, and several articles of wearing apparel, the property of Mary Hart. The prosecutrix stated that the prisoner had lodged in her house in the month of October last, when she This morning the Earl of Uxbridge and Baroness Lehzcn left Windsor for Buckingham Palac<3, but arc expected to return to the Castle this evening. Colonel Greenwood, of the 2d Life Guards, will have the honour of joining the Royal dinner party at the Castle this evening. absconded from her lodginzs, and the proseentrix - missed the articles in question. The prisoner was subsequently apprehended at Lynn, and some of the articles were found in her possession. The Mayor of Lynn, however, discharged her, under the idea that she could not be Prince George of Cambridge visited the Princess Augusta yesterday at Clarence House, St. James's. A Deputation from the Australian Agricultural Company, consisting of Mr. Smith, Mr. Brown, Mr. Hart Davis, and Mr. H. T. Ebsworth, the Secretary, bad an interview with Lord John Rassell yesterday at the Colonial Office. The French Ambassador visited Viscount Palmer ston yesterday at the Foreign Office. The Marquis of Bute and Mr. Warburton had in terviews with the Marquis of Normanby yesterday at the Home•office. Dr. Lushington had an interview with Lord John Russell at the Colonial-office yesterday. _ _ . prosecuted ; she was, however, subsequently appre hended in the streets of London. The prisoner, in her defence, said that she'harl been seduced to the house of the prosecutrix, who kept a common brothel, and that there her ruin had been ac complished, and that she had left it on that account. Mr. Baron GURNEY directed the prosecutrix to he called,' and questioned her closely, when she denied that she kept a house of ill fame ; she said she kept a lodging-house. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty, and stated it as their opinion that the house of the prosecutor should be well looked after. Mr. Baron GURNEY sentenced the prisoner to six mouths' imprisonment in the House of Correction, and The Chairman of Stamps and Taxes had an inter view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing -street. to be kept to hard labour. The prosecutrix was then directed to stand up, and was informed that her expenses would not be allowed her, as the Court was by no means satisfied as to the cha racter of her house. Despatches from the Right Hon. Stewart Mackenzie, Governor of Ceylon, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY ) ROBBERY BROM A S HOP.--.John Smith, a respec table looking man, was charged with stealing a quantity of velvet, value 71., the property of Mr. Gabriel, a silk mercer, in Regent-street. Mr. C.PHILLups conducted the prosecution. It appeared that Mr. Gabriel had missed the velvet from his shop, and had given information of the circum stance to various pawnbrokers, in consequence of which the prisoner, who some time after offered it to pledge, was detained and given into custody. Mr. DOUNE, for the defence, contended that it was CORN EXCHANGE. There have been fair quantities of most kinds of Grain and Flour this week. The Wheat trade was dull, at Wednesday's terms. Barley maintained its value. Beans, Peas, and Oats unvaried from Monday's terms. A slack trade for Flour. SMITHFIELD. _ The supply of Cattle was short, and the trade brisk. Beef and Veal unaltered, but Mutton 3d. cheaper. Pork in little request, and prices were lower ; coarse Pork barely fetching 4s. and the finest sort only ss. per stone. Prise per stone, 8 lbs., sinking the offal—Beef, 3s. 4d. to 4s. Bd. ; Mutton, 4s. to is. ; Veal, 4s. 4d. to ss. 4d. ; Pork, 4s. to ss. Head of Cattle at Market—Beasts, 562; Sheep, 3,020; Calves, 135 ; Pigs, 583. BILLINGSGATI MARKET. impossible the prosecutor could swear to the vel vet, and called several w'tnesses to character, from whose cross-examination it appeared that the prisoner's real name was George Buddy, that he was by trade a tailor and had kept various public-houses, and had been a bankrupt within the last twelvemonths, but had not yet received his ccrtificcstc. Mr. Justice COLEIUDGE, in summing up, told the jury that the burden of proof was on the prosecutor, and that they must be satisfied the prisoner had stolen the velvet, as that was the offence he was charged with, be fore they could convict him, as it was not su►icient that they should be satisfied he had been guilty of some offence different from the one with which he was charged. If the Jury even should be of opinion that the prisoner had received this velvet knowing it to have been stolen, he would be entitled to an acquittal qn this indict-neat. Yet, certainly, the property having been found in his possession so soon after the robbery, he was bound to account for the manner in which he became possessed of it. - _ The supplies were moderate, and so was the demand. Prices showed IA variation of moment. Turbot ss. to 21s. ; Cod, 3S. to 14s. ; Soles, 6d., Is. 6d., and ss. Od. per pair ; Lob sters 10d. to Ss. 6d. ; Haddocks, Bd. to as. ; Whifings, 4d. to 10d. ; Oysters, les. to 455. per bush'el. TALLOW MARKET. • . . No revival in business in this department, and the price of P. Y. C. was 495. PROVISION MARKET. Stocks generally fight, and but very little done. Prices un altered—lrish Bacon, 48s. to 50s. ; and Irish Butter, 755. to Bss. COLONIAL M A Trade dull, but prices steady. British Plantation Sugaesold steadily at 60s. for brown, 635. for middling, and 683. for fine. There were two or three mixed parcels of Coffee in the mar ket, but they were unimportant and no criterion 3,600 bags white Bengal Sugar were put and sold at 58s. to 655. 1000 bags Bengal Rice sold at about 12s. for fair quality. 100 hhds Barbadoes sold at 60s. to 695. TEA SALE—(FIFTH DAY.) There was a very fair attendance of the trade at the Sale, but hey will not purchase at the present advanced and high prices taontequent on the news from Canton. Excitement has now ceased, and most of the Tea put up is bought in. Prices are very uncertain, but they are considerably higher than they were be fore the last cows ; some authorities quote them at Bd. to 10,1. per lb. all round higher, and some more. Congous sold better than any other description. We should say that the advanced prices were fully maintained. After the Jury had remained some time in delibera tion, the Foreman stated that they found the prisoner guilty of having the property in his possession, knowing it to have been stolen. • Mr. Justice COLERIDGE--That is not the- offence with which he is charged; you must say whether he is guilty of stealing the velvet or not. ' The Jury having c onsulted together for some time longer, brought in a verdict of Not Guilty. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said, if the Jury were una nimous as to the reason which induced them to return the verdict, he shou:d be glad if they would state it. The Foreman of the Jury said that they were of opinion the prisoner had received the goods knowing them to have been stolen. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—Under these circumstances I must order the prisoner to be detained. Mr. DOANE applied to have the prisoner admitted to bail. He had surrendered that morning, and . hoped that the same bail would be taken again. • Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said, that as a Jury had ex pressed an opinion on the case, he did not think he could, consistently with his duty, admit the prisoner to The prisoner was then removed in custody. L LOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY.) DEAL, JAN. 9 —Wind N.W.—Foggy with rain. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9. —Wind N. N. W.—Fine. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 9. —Wind N. E.—Off Port, Zealous, Champion, Messina. FALMOUTH, JAN. 8. —Wind N. E. to E. N. E., fresh breczes.—Arrived, Chandos, Haynes, Palermo. Sailed, Titania, Civita Vecchia; W. Seaton, Hamlin, Gibraltar. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 9. —Wind S. S. W., light breezes. — Sailed, Tigris, Robinson, Calcutta; Golden Fleece, Hub buck, Bahia ; Mary Queen of Scots, Kelly, Pernambuco ; Falcon, Mears, Barbadocs ; Romulus, Auld, Savannah; Vinitia, Andrews, Smyrna. BRISTOL, JAN. 9.—Sailed Adelaide, Dobble, Tobago. BRITISH CHANNEL, JAN, 9 —Arrived in, the Flora vine, from Valparaiso. COLIC, JAN. 7.—Put back Earl Grey, Newfoundland. WORKINGTON, JAN. B.—Arrived the Constitution, Smqll, from Quck.e. • TC:iCOR, JAN. 7.—Off port, the John Scott, Demerara. LYNN, JAN. 9.—The Hopewell, Worfollt, off Goole, sank at her loading link yesterday , having grounded on a pile. Cargo discharged much damaged. Yanstotrrn, JAN. 9.—The MRgnet, Anderson, from Newport to Hull, was lost on the Awer Sands, 2d inst. Crew saved. ALbBOIIOIIOII, JAN. 9. —The Wm. and Mary, Fox, from Rochester to Sunderland, got in contact with the Ro,ebud, Simpson, from Stockton to London, last night, off this place, and sank ; crew saved. MtLroan, JAN. B.—A boat, marked " Earl Grey of Car marthen," was picked up yesterday off St. Anne's Head. YOUGHALI., JAN. 7.—The Victoria, Gimlet, from New port, in entering the harbour to-day, struck on the bar. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THURSDAY.—The sales of this day are 3,000 bales, chiefly to the con sumers, at yesterday's prices. Arrivals this Morning—French and Ostend mails ; no ship letters. • We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yester:. day's date. From the Hague it is stated, according to the promise made by the jovernmcnt to the Second Chamber of the- States-General, that the War ,Budget will not exceed twelve millions, in consequence of which great reductions are to take place in the army. The Belgian. Bank is gradually getting over the crisis which lately affected her credit. • M. James de Rothschild, Consul-General of his Im perial Majesty, accompanied by his Secretary and Phy sician, arrived yesterday at Brussels. TMB 7WWDS. The monied interest and Stock Exchange gentlemen in general anticipated that at the weekly meeting of the Bank Directors, which• took place yesterday, a notice would hare been issued, reduced the rates of discount, hut they were disappointed. The meeting did not last long. and no notice was issued on the subject. Consols opened this morning at 92i for the Ac count, and 93 sellers for the 27th February ; dend, 90-7 3 - 91 ; Exchequer Bills, 9 11 ; Bank Stock, 178 179 ; .India Stock, 250 251, ; India Bonds, par, 2 prem. In the Foreign Market Spanish closed at 244 254 ; at present 24i 25* ; Portuguese, 36& ; Three per Cents 244 25; ; Colombian, 241- 251 ; Brazilian, 73 74 ; Mexican, 30i 31 ; Dutch Two-and-I-Half per Cents., 51i 52i Pive per Cents, 994 100. IIoLYIIEAD, Wind W.—No account of the Liverpool steamer. . PRICES OF STOCKS TIIIS Bank Stoel• .1 der Cont. Red. .904% 3 per Cent. Cons. • 91 9:!?1, 1 31•4 per Cent — Ditto Red. MN if Ne , , , , , S% per Cent... ........ 31)5 ‘ 14 New 5 per Cent. Bank Long A linitities toexpire — Jan; 5, 18',;0 — Oct. 10, 1859 — Jan. 5, 1860 ' 13-16 13 ,1 1 Jan, 5, IMO Aprils, 1880 — Jan. 5,1870. - DAY AT ONE O'CLoCM. India Stock :15 0 14 aOl Ditto Bonds South Sea Stock Old An:untie.: New ])itto 3 por Cant. Annuities, 17:)1 Exch. Bills, .£J,c00......1 I 10 pm Ditto 500 9 pm. Ditto Ditto Commetcial Ditto Advertised Bank Stock for Account ... Iran Stock for Account .. -- Consos for Acc0unt........ % HALF-PAST ONE. To the present hour we do not hear of any of the packet-ships or the Liverpool steamer• from New York having arrived, which begins to tire out the patience of the merchants, and snore particularly those who expect remittances. The wind having veered to the north east, great fear is entertained that a still further delay will take place in their arrivals. This cannot be the case with the Liverpool steamer; it is suspected that she must have been short of coals, and obliged to snake use of her sails, which would put her on the same footing as the sailing packets. Consols continue steady at the morning price of 92i for the Account ; Exchequer Bills, 11 9 11 10 pun). ; Bank Stock, 1781 179 ; Indis Stock, 249*, rather lower. India Bonds, 1 prem. In the Foreign Market little doing ; Spanish Active, 25 ; Portuguese, 36 ; Three per Cents,, 241 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, 51i.52 ; Five per Cents., 99i. We are in a dull state in the city, owing to the ab sence of arrivals. Money is very easy in the house at 3f per cent. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS Bank Stock ............ r 9 3 per Cent. Red 9l y, 3 per Cent Cols. 9l S% per Cent. Red 99X New 3}i per Cent 9 9 14 New 5 per Cent Long Antics to expire India Stack op% Ditto Bonds Ditto Old Annuities Ditto Sew Annuities 'Ex. Bills, 1,000/ 2,1 I 0 dis. Ditto 500/ 10 dis. Ditto 500/........ Bank Stock for Opg India Stock for Opg. Jali. 1860 Oct. 1359 Jan 1860 FOREIO 11(5onso1 3 for Opg ..... 92!4 N FUNDS Austrian, 5 per cent Belgian, 5 per cent 101% Brazilian Bonds 73% fluenos Ayrc.l, 6 per cent — Chilian, 6 per cent Colombian, 6 per cent Ditto, 1824 Danish, 3 per cell' Greek Bonds, 1825, 5 per ct. Mexican, 5 per cent Ditto, 6 per rent., 1825 Peruvian, 1825,6 per cent — Portugueseßonds, s per cent. Ditto, New Ditto Prussian, 5 per cent. Russiau Bonds, 5 per cent ... Dian, Metallic Spanish, 5 per cent. 25 Ditto, Deferred French, 5 per cent. lilt' 25J, Exchange —f. —c French, 3 per cent --f. —c. Dutch, 2% per cent. Ditto, 5 per cent. ho SHARES. Birmingham and Derby rcdlway Cl Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Cheltenham and Great Western Raiway 3 Eastern Counties Railway ............. ...... • Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway ll Great Western Railway Ditto New Shares London and Brighton Railway lB%, London and Blackwall Railway 1 3 3 /4 London and Birmingham Railway lf.1) London and Greenwich Railway 12% London and South Western Railway 44 London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) loq Ditto Scrip Manchester and Leeds Railway Ditto New Shares 22 North Midland Railway Ditto New Shares 1 METROPOLITAN POLITICAL SUM`,IARY. The Morning Poet of this day, in a leading article !:uggcstcd by Mr. Frost's conviction for high treason at Newport, says, " We trust that no fastidiousness will prevent the representatives of the independent British public in Parliament from calling Ministers to a strict account, end laying the blame of the late horrors in Monmouthshire where that biame ought, in strict jus tice, chiefly to be laid."—The MOrning herald oh , • serves, in allusion to Frost's conviction, " The im portant point of law which the Judges have re served, may be decided in Frost's favour.—The probability, therefore, that his life may be . spared, is very strong. No man ever had a fairer trial. The ' enerable_Judges who presided, have, by their deport ment, reflected new lustre on the judicial bench." The Times contains a'leading article nn the sutiject of Whig and Tory Magisterial appointments, in the course of which our Contemporary remarks as follows :—" Cre ditable was the general impartiality Which governed the Tories in their nomination of Magistrates and Justices of the Peace- How differently and infamously have the Whigs acted under similar circumstances ! From the moment when Lord Melbourne's Ministry en tered upon , its devious course; the system of contaminating the British Magistracy by investing it with an exclusive party character, seems to have dated its commencement:'—The Morning Chronicle, speaking of the .Penny. Postage scheme, tihich.comes into operation this day, observes :—" This noble boon to the country is stigmatized as robbery, simply because Ministers have named no tax by which, if necessary, to replace the deficiency of revenue. • There will be time enough for that, when the deficiency shall become ca pable of being calculated: Pre-payment of a tax is no necessary concomitant of the pre -payment of postage. Of any permanent deficiency there can be no reasonable apprehension." TALLOW. (From the Commercial Gazette.) PARTICULARS OF TALLOW IN LONDON, JAN. 6. 1837. 11838. I 1839. 1 1840. Stock this day Casks 33,634121,932 20,898 29,490 Delivery last week Ditto from Ist June Arrived last week ...... - 1,884 196 Ditto from Ist June Price of Y.C. per cwt.-1837, 44s 3d to Os Os ; 1838, 47s Gd to Os Od' ; 1839, .58s Od to Os Od ; .1840, 48s 9d to Os Od; ditto of Town-1837, 49s 6d. ; 1838, 50s Od ; 1839, 62s Od ; 1840, ,53s Od. Yellow Soap, 50s to 54s ; Mottled ditto, 58s to 62s ; Melting Stuff, 405 per cwt. Rough Fat average, 2s lld per Slb, RUSSIAN TALLOW MONPOLY. We revert to this scandalous monopoly, which con, tinues to press so heavily an , the middle and poorer classes, and we again repeat the advice, that if the public (who bare the power in their own hands to apply the remedy) will buy no more of the necessary articles (soap and candles) than they absolutely require for im trieditc consumption, they will most assuredly, ere long, be able to purchase both, at a price 25 per cent. below the present. The following shows an excess of • 57,792 casks, as compared with last year, viz; : Casks. Casks, Stock as above, 6th Jan., 1839 Ditto 8,592 Extra shipped•to the outports Extra• Weight Casks, larger than last year 3,600 At Cronstadt, to come when the navigation opens 9,600 At Moscow ditto • ditto ditto 6,000 To arrive from Ports in tke Black Sea, Kertch, Galatz, Odessa, &c 16,000 Total Excess.... Casks 37,792 The price at present is nominally 483:9d. for first scut Y..C. Tallow - ; but less would readily be accepted, if sales of large parcels could only be effected. Opposed, as we most decidedly are, to all Monopolies (but this in particular), we would recommend -the public to set their faces altogether against Soap and CandleS rnat:e from Russian grease, till the Bears relax their gripe and are content with a fair and reasonable profit, until such time as the Autocrat con sen t s t o or • admit British manufactures in exchange. THE FROST.—FOUR LIVES LOST.—Yes . terday, in St. James's Park, an accident of a most me lancholy nature, in which four lives ,have been lost, oc curred a loud outcry was heard proceed ing from c ti v a r l r e e e h n o r t t i l l y e • b ic e e fo r w e as d us much A cr b o o w u d t e d four y o'clock, ti at and youtl sliding i t e h c a m t c p n a r b t e n lo e n a g r i ly ng fa t c o ing ti t ie be ß H y o a r i se Fi G u u m a r a d n s e , wh i ther t i h n e_ stantly proceeded, and on their reaching it found that two youths had, by a breakage in the ice, become im mersed, and that two other souths, seeing their perilous situation, had rushed in to their assistance, and that the whole had sunk, There is no doubt that if not the who.lc, some of the unfortunate sufferers might have been saveels had the gate of the b r id ge l ea di ng to t h e i s l an d n o t be et ,. locked ; . but some minutes elapsed before Whitlock, the iceman nearest the spot, could gat the key, and the attempt to run the iceboat to the spot was found to be fruitless, the ice being too fragile in mane 'parts to bear its weight. In the interim Bishop, No. ,17 of the Society's men, pl unge d through. the ice, having: his life-preserver on, as did also Harris, No. 4. both of wham, assisted by the other icemen, police, &c., sue ' needed in a few minutes in getting up two of the bodies, which were instantly conveyed to a marquee belonging to the Royal Humane Society, which , . has been fixed nearly opposite the Stable-yard gate. were they were received byDeputy-Superintendent Win-• nett,-and placed in bl an k e t s , u ntil the arrival of sur geons, for whom messengers had been despatched. Thri first that arrived came from Lower Grosvenor-Erlace, who used the . stomach-pump, and adopted the oi'ller usual means of resuscitation, but unhappily without effect. In the meantime Bishop succeeded in getth up another of the bodies, and th e f ourt h was about V te same time got out by the police of the A division, o tr duty in the park, who rendered most efficient I. The former was conveyed to the marenee, and th e latter to the Westminster Hospital. Both were deadl• On the body of one of the youths, who so courageousl y rushed in to the rescue of the two lads under whom tist . ' ice broke, was found u letter, dated from No. 45, James's-place, and signed " Crawford Patterson," t°' which add ress a messenger was sent (3 , who shortly retui 03 with Mr. Patterson, who, on seeing the bodysrecognis Ptd it as that of his son, aged about 16 years. -The body of the other lad, who also jumped into the rescue, bas been identified as the son of respectable persons, residh 1g near St. Martin' s -l ane , w h ose names have not transpire d. The third body has been identified by Mrs. Knatt, of No. 61, Marsh:ern-street, Westminster, as that of her o c pllcw, named Braithwaite, and the body at the We tt minster Hospital she identified as that of her ,611. About eight o'clock the three bodies were removed f of a the marquee in shells to St. Martin's Workhouse, w.her ° they await a Coroner's inquest. • IN NO OTHER PAPER le—The Champion and Weekly Herald of Sunday next, January 12, will con tain the whole trial of Mr. John Frost in a double slit ft suppleMent, presented gratis, together with three illus trative engravings :--1.. The Gaol of Monmouth', from an origintel design.. 2. The Westgate Ilotel, Newport , sketched during the riot. 8. Interior of the c o urt- House, Monmouth, taken during the trial. Full cost)" pendium of the week's news. Eighty folio 'column s, price only five pence. The Champion will be kept on gale the whole of next week. Office, 137, Strand, *ithia two doors of 'Wellington-street, Waterloo-bridge. A new comic -opera, the music by the French composer Boildicu, is to be among the earliest novelties at Drury-lane. •It is to be brought out under the su perinteudenCe of Mt. Rophino Lacy, and to be entitled, illy Lord ; or, No Loiyl, PROHIBITION OF :SKATING IN THE PARKS. —This morring, at An early hour, in consequence of the lamentable and fatal accidents that occurred- yes terday, a number of police Constables belonging t o idea A division, and extra men from the Royal Humane So ciety, were sent into St. Ja nes's and Hyde Parks. to prevent persons venturing on the ice at the Serpentine River, and waters in St. James's Pa: k. CORONER'S INQUEST.—DREADFUL DEAT:t b C e l i a o r r e e n c lu e r. p 1 8 1b a l k i c. r h ,. 9 o u n s c t , h e lA b re o s d : —An inquest was held this morning as the Duke of age, named Thomas Telbin. Thomas .de posedirent o t f h a;; L t .,, li s e r deceaseds.body of London Docks , c arthis builders.son, and o i in the e n md Monday ) b y e - L fi a n s e T h e id lb , in lB ,s v en ca ., ll°' was driving a waggon laden with rubbish, and walking close by the herse's bead, when by some accident which witness could not describe, he slipped and fell to ail° ground ; and although the witness, who was a little be hindi th e cart, ran forward to stop the horse, before t could be effected the wheels had passed across the peer fellow's loins. He never spoke and scarcely moved. af terwards. Verdict--" Accidental Death." We are authorised to state that there is no foureda tion for the report that Sir F. Roe, late Chief Bingis trate of Bow-street Police Court, will continne to en joy his full salary. Sir -Frederick has no retiring al" lowance. in' Ireland i s now re d uce d to t h r ee regiments r o m fcavalry, viz.,-the Scots Greys, Inniskille a Dragoons, and 17th Lancers ; seven Re g iments of In; Pantry, viz.: 22d, 38th, 42d, 84th, 88th, 97th, and 99th ; and 29 depots, viz., sth, 7th, 23d, 27th, 30th , 32d, 36th, 37th, 43d, 47th, 48 t h, 52d , 56th, .59tb, 60th (Ist and 2d), 61st, 64th, 65th, 66th, 67th, 68th, 69th. 70th, 74th, 76th, 83d, 87th, and 92d.-Limerick Chronicle. It having . been represented to the late King that a family in Windsor were in distressed circumstances' his Majesty was graciously pleased to order that they should receive donations from the privy purse, which; donations averaged annually 401. The Queen continuedthese donations, and h av i ng h eard of the death of the bea d of the family, her Majesty was graciously pleased to command the Master of the Household to send the widow 101,, fearing she might be in immediate want. NEW COURT. William Wright was convicted of stealing some horse harness, of very trifling value, but having been often in custody, and once before convicted, he was sentenced to seven years' transportation. .7. Proctor, a young lad of 16 years of age, was in dicted for stenlin , .- some copper moneys, the property of Henry IL Edwjds,bis master. The prosecutor said the boy when charged with the crime acknowledged it, and bagged that he would not let his father know anything about it, as ho would beat him to death. His father was an honest, hard-working, and industrious man, and was heart-broken by this occurrence. The Learned JUDGE thought this was a very proper case to be sent to the establishment in the Isle_ of Wight, where the boy would be taught..a trade, and have a chance of reformation. He then sentenced the prisoner to be, transported for seven years. _ _ G. Bell was convicted of stealing a basket of bread and biscuits. This was his first offence ; but he was sentenced to be transported for seven years, under si milar circumstances as the above. John Watt was indicted for obtaining a loin of mut ton, value 4s, id., from Thomas Heyworth, a butcher, of Holloway, under false pretences. The prisoner weat to' the shop of the prosecutor, and said he v.•anted .a:loin of mutton for Mr. Larby, of the King's Head, Holloway -road. One was taken down and trimmed, and given to the prisoner. After he had parted with the mutton he had some suspicion that all was not right, and he sent the boy after him . to see if he was going to deliver it properly. He went only in Mr. Larby's direction about twenty yards, when he turned towards London. He was followed and given into custody. The mutton had not been found. Mr. Payne addressed the Jury for the prisoner, and two respectable men gave him a good character. The Jury, consulted together for some time, and then returned a verdict - of " Not Guilty " Ann Spooner was found guilty of concealing the birth of a female infant. She. was in service, but her shoe tion was not suspected.. On Sunday evening, the ht of December, she complained of a cold, and went to bed early. The child was born at two o'clock in the morn ing, and she attended her work as usual until taken into custody on the 7th. She was sentenced to confined in the H ouse o f 'Correction, with h ar d 'labour, for six months. This finished the trials in this Court fur the present Session. BOW-STItEET. I -(TUIS DAY.) John Alexander cir, , hat-pay naval officer, in pos session of a considerable property, was brought before Mr. JARDINE on a charge of obtaining goods under false pretences. The defendant, it apreared, went into the shop of Mr. Lewis last evening; and called for several articles, among which was a quantity of cravats, which he offered to pay for with a cheque on his banker, but some doubts being entertained of the state of his mind from the irregularity of his conduct and the incoherent expressions he made • use of, the com plainant.declined allowing him to take away the articles, but the defendant having put one of the silk handker chiefs round his neck, he refused to restore it, and a constable being called, he was conveyed•to the station. house. Dr. Venables, of Ely-place, Holborn, who is a rela tive of the defendant, said that it was considered by the Commissioners who were appointed to inquire into the state of his health, that he should be put. under some restraint, and he was consequently placed under the care of a private individual, with whom he remained for about six weeks, when being to all appearance entirely recovered, he came to Ely-place, and within. the last few days he appeared to get worse, rambling about town at unseasonable hours with property upon .him. Yes terday he went into Morley's Hotel about five o'clock in the mornifig, with his clothes in the greatest disorder, and there could be no mistake that it was improper to allow him any longer to be at large. Mr. Hudson, a solicitor and trustee to the defen dant's property, drew the attention of the Mag's:nte to the 39th and 40th of Gee. 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