The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-18 00:00:00

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AUS'T'RIAN FUNDS.—Vimmt, Dec. 7.
Five per Cents. Mctalliques
Four per Cents.
Three per Cents.
Bank Shares 1630
—Alliemeine Zeitung, Dec, 12

CHIEF JUSTICE TINDAL'S CHARGE.—The
phrase to which the communication from Clerken-
well refers can be regarded merely as a figure of
speech, and does not, in our opinion, require a
formal resolution to contradict it. If taken in a lite-
ral sense it would confound all right and wrong—
be at direct variance with the practice and Consti-
tution of the country, and lead to the absurd con-
clusion that the prime actors in great and salutary
revolutions, and some of the greatest benefactors of
the human race, were acting in disobedience to the
will of the Great Author of all good.

ERRATUM.—In the notice of the Reform Club
House in The Sun, for " turned Mr. IVilkinson to
ridicule," read " turned Mr. Wilkins into ridicule."
CHARGE OF THREATENING TO ASSASSI-
NATE LORD STAMFORD AND MAJOR CORBETT.—On
Wednesday, a man named Peter Clark Mottram, now
employed as a bailiff, but formerly an ensign in the
Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry, was brought before Mr.
Maude, at the New Bailey, on a warrant obtained
against him by police-scrgeant Austin, in which it was
stated, upon oath, that he threatened to assassinate the
Earl of Stamford and Warrington and Major Corbett,
A number'of letters were produced which hadlbeen sent
by the prisoner to the Earl of Stamford and Warring-
ton, the last of which was dated Dee. 9, and which
conveyed threats of violence. The subject of them was
t
his discharge from the Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry,
facts
The prisoner made a long statement, denying the
imputed to him by Austin, and said Austin was drunk
at the time they were alleged to have been made. He
then went on to state that some years ago a report bad
been transmitted to Lord Stamford by Major Corbett,
in consequence of which he was deprived of his Com-
mission in the Cheshire Yeomanry, which report he was
in a condition to prove was false. He had been dis-
missed from the regiment without any examination or
courtmartial, and all he wanted was to cause an inquiry
to be instituted, that he might prove Major Corbett a
guilty man." Mr. Maude; after again examining the
letters, said there was a distinct threat of assassination
in one of them ; and unless the prisoner would give an
unconditional promise not to repeat the annoyance,
there was sufficient ground for prosecution in them.
Lord Stamford, he understood, did rot wish to procced
against him if he would give a promise to discontinue
the annoyance. The prisoner gave the required pro-
mise and was then discharged.—Manchester Chronicle:.
It is reported that Mr. Beale, of the firm of
Cramer and Co., is likely to become the lessee of the
new theatre and concert-room in Oxford-street. The
concert-roomgwill contain eleven hundred persons.

I
EAST /INDIA HOUSE-(THIS DAY.)
I

This morning a Quarterly General Court of the
Proprietors of Stock, was held at the India House.
The Court was made special for the purpose of laying
before the Proprietors documents relative to the late
military operations in Affghanistan, and the vote of
thanks adopted in consequence, by the Court of
Directors, &c.

The Court was fully attended. Sir R. Jenkins at
the usual hour took the Chair, and the minutes of the
last Court being read—

The CHAIRMAN announced that the dividend-war-
rants would be ready in January next.
The vote of thanks to Lord Auckland, after some
discussion as to whether it should take precedence of
the other business, was then agreed to. It runs as
follows

At a Court of Directors, held on Wednesday, 11th
December, 1839,
Resolved, nemine contradicente—That this Court,tak-
into consideration the despatches relative to the late
brilliant successes in the expedition to Affghanistan,
the thanks of this Court be given to the Right Hon.
Lord Auckland, G.C.13., Governor-General, for the
sagacity and promptitude with which he planned that
expedition, and for the zeal and vigour which he dis-
played in preparing the troops to take the field,
to which may be attributed, in a great measure, the ra-
pid and signal triumphs with which the British arms
have been crowned by the result of the- military opera-
tions in Affghanistan.
Resolved—That the thanks of this Court be given
to Lieutenant-General Sir John Keane, G. C. 8.,
G.C.H., for his great and eminent services, and for the
invincible intrepidity and spirit manifested by him in
the command of the army serving in Affghanistan, by
which he has maintained the honour of the British na-
tion, and reflected additional lustre on the reputation of
the British arms.

Resolved, nemine contradicente—That the thanks
of this Court be given to the General, Field, and other
Officers, both of her Majesty's and the Company's ser-
vices, for their gallant and meritorious conduct through-
out the late operations in Affghanistan. •
Resolved, nemine contradicente—That this Court
doth acknowledge and highly approve the zeal, disci-
pline, bravery, and patient endurance of fatigue dis-
played by the non-commissioned officers and privates,
both European and Native, duringjthe late operations in
Affghanistan ; and that the thanks of this Court be sig-
nified to them by the officers of their respective corps.
The COURT wag proceeding when our Reporter left.