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

TEA MARKET

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This market was very quiet, and scarcely anything done, but
prices were firm. . _

COLONIAL MARKET.
B. P. Sugar sold slog ly at 60s. for brown, 635. for middling,
and 683. for fine

LLOYD'S SHIPI 11IG-(THIS DAY•)

DEAL, DEC, Wind S. E., strong breezes.—Ar-
rived the Venteur, Blackshaw, from Richebuctu.
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 11. —Wind S. S. E.—Sailed the
Colonist, Cowman, for Ceylon ; Banffshire, Nicol, Mo-
bile ; Sarah, Kenny, Savannah ; Chicory, Halsey, Charl-
ston; Hibernia, Cobb, and Scotland, Robinson, New York.

STANGATE CREEK, DEC, 11.—Arrived the Racehorse,
Punchard, from Vastizza.

RAMSGATE, DEC. 11.—Off port, the Dash, from Cape
of Good Hope.
DARTMOUTH, Nov. 10.—Arrived the Rhoda, Nixon,
from Hobart Town,
SCILLY, Nov. 7.—Arrived the Lusitania, Donaldson,
from the Havannah ; Planet, Mitchell, Caz, with loss of
bulwarks, &c., and making two feet water per hour.
GLOSTER, Nov. 11.—Sailed the Rubicon, Chaning,
for Sierra Leone.

CORK, Nov 9.—Sailed the Calcutta, NPlCinnal, for
St. Juhn's, New Brunswick.

ABERDEEN, Nov. 7.—Arrived the Heroine, Walker,
from Quebec ; Fleece, Bain, Riga.
SHIELDS. Nov. 9.—Arrived the Ariadne, M'Donald,
from Riga; Carrs. Young, Quebec.
VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The British Queen steamer,
from London to New York, 17th ult., lat. 40, lon. 50, by
the Oberlin, arrived at Liverpool; Cayuga ( Amsterdam
brig), 10th ult., lat. 12, lon. 29; Helen, Liverpool to New
Orleans, 14th ult., lat. 21, lon. 34; Erin-go-Bragh, Li-
verpool to St. Thomas, 15th ult., lat. 22, lon. 34, by the
Mary Somerville, arrived at Liverpool ; Charles Carrol,
Russell, lon. 11, by the Arin, arrived at Milford; Har-
binger, London to Van Diemen's Land, 25th October,
lat. 3 N., lon. 22 W. ; Thomas Battersby, Liverpool to
Bahia, 30th ult., lat. 8, lon. 22, by the Stratheden, arrived
off Portland ; Rapid, of London, from Tarragona, 4th list.,
lat. 4, lon. 8, by the Lord of the Isles, arrived at Dart-
mouth ; Mary Ann, London to Madras, 14th Oct., lat.
28 S., lon. 28 W. ; by the Horsburgh, arrived at Covvcs;
Edward, of Prince Edward's Island, lying to, 28th ult.,
lat. 45, lon. 34 ; by the Derwent, Purdy, arrived at Fleet-
wood ; Matthew, Bell, bound to Belfast, 24th ult., lon..
20 ; Alexander, of London, 2d instant, by the Orion, P.r-
rived at Scarborough ; Shepherd, Jardine, London to Swan
River, 15th August, lat. 39 S., lon, 16 E. ; Sultan. Poole,
London to Sydney, New South Wales, lat. 39 S., lon. 32
E., by the Regular, arrived at Bombay.

Lord Brougham left London for Paris ;his
morning.
We have great pleasure in contradicting, as vie do
by authority, the statements of the newspapers, that the
King of Hanover has been lately suffering from a para-
lytic or apoplectic attack, or some other severe diciest
His Majesty was in the enjoyment of perfect health
when the latest accounts left Hanover ;
and his active
and temperate habits afford promise, under the blessing
of Divine Providence, that of such health he will long
preserve the enjoyment. The false statement which we
contradict may be traced to Hamburg, where some
ers
dis-
affected Hanoverians have taken up their quarters.
The rumour of the King's illness was, by the exertions
of these persons, current in Hamburg at a date Ter'.
days prior to that of the letters upon the authority of
which we contradict the statement. —Straub:rd.
RIOT EY THE GOWNSMEN AT CAMBRIDGE.
_On Sunday evening, about nine "lock, the peace-
able inhabitants of
T"lrePles'lOn-street, the King's-pa-
rade, and Trinity-street;
this town, were interrupted
by the
, yells and krowlings of about one thousand of the
Under Gr'ajtuates, who, it appears, had determined to
li"k themselves to insult and to hoot the Proctors on
duty for doing justice to one of their body, whom they
had discovered in a state of beastly intoxication, and
who had otherwise committed himself in a most dis-
graceful manner. They, therefore, as is usual whenever
they have determined to commit any nuisance and
breach of the peace, immediately congregated in great
numbers, and assailed the Proctors from one end of the
street to the other, making use of the most violent and
disgraceful language, and hallooing to the very top of
their voices. The inhabitants had, in many instances,
but just returned from their respective places of wor-
ship. The police, during the whole period, were walk"
fog about with the greatest unconcern, for it is not
lawful" for them to interfere with the Under Graduates
of the University. They have their own discipline and
their own officers.—Bury Post,
SOUTHWARK ELECTION.—There was another
meeting on Tuesday of the electors interested in the re-
turn to Parliament of Mr. Walter, when it was ar-
ranged that that gentleman should be relieved from the
fatigue of canvassing. It was deemed quite sufficient
that Mr. Walter (who was present), should attend
meetings of the electors convened in different districts.
It is reported that Mr. Curling, Reformer, will be a
candidate for this borough.
There is nothing settled respecting
successor in the see of Lichfield. S-
ame contemporary
rumours on the subject are with,.
jut authority.
The following were ainrjng the visitors at Covent-
garden Theatre last week :—The Queen Dowager,
Earl Denbigh, Eof, Howe, Lord and Lady Sheffield,
Sir H. When ;fey, Duke of Devonshire Dr. Butler's
Devonshire, Countess Stan-
hope, J. and Lady Campbell, Lord W. Russell,
Lord H. Russell, Lord Dillon, Colonel and Mrs. Mo-
berly, Lord Seaford, Lord Duncannon and family, Sir
J. Copley, Duke of Brunswick, Hon. Mr. Cust, Duke
and Duchess of Buceleugh, Mdlle. &Este, Lady Hr;i-
land, Baron Biome, Lord Holland, Lord and Lady
Harrington, Earl of Ilchester, Massey Stanley, and
Lord A. Conynham.
Tygh
The Earl of Haddington is staying at his seat,
NOMINATION OF COMMON COUNCILMEN
FOR FARRINGDON WARD WlTHOUT.—Yesterday, at
one o'clock, a numerous meeting of the citizens resi.
dent within the precincts of St.Dunstan's-in-the-West
took place. The numbers being in favour of Messrs.
Ramshaw, Savage, and Charles, Mr. Wells declared his
iutention of going to the poll on St. Thomas's-dal,.
The inquest and other officers having then been chosen,
a vote of thanks was given to the Chairman, an& the
meeting separated.
PASSING FORGED NOTES.—This morning in-
formation was received at Marylubone police•office that
a number of well executed forged five and ten pound
notes, purporting to be of the aink of England, are is
circulation, particularly in the borough of Marylebone,
to an enormous extent. Yesterday atternocn two well"
dressed females entered the shop of Mr. Cline, haber-
dasher, in Oxford-street ; after purchasing some trifling
articles, they tendered the shopman a five pound note,
which, from their appearance, took him off his guard,
and they received the change, and left the shop ; shortly
afterwards the note was found to be a forgery. Another 1
system adopted, and which has proved successful to the
depredators, is by a young man, having the appearance
of a grocer or cheeseinonger's shopman, with an apron
on, without a hat, hastily entering a shop for change,
stating it to be for his employer, residing
only a few
doors off. The notes are supposed to have been manu-
factured abroad.

THE WAY TO BREAK DOWN A PRESS.--It
has been justly said that an independent press rests on
a firmer basis for support than one of a contrary cha-
racter ; and it has been supposed difficult to break down
aes waye inr
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hi ti
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bbi
se done,hs such
vaepr.ressA.
And
dThhoewre idso
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By dthe misconductßytelling
can be accomplished
cerning its editor? No. By threats? 'No. By
getting a hireling for the special purpose 'of writing it
down % No.'lnprincipled po-
litical 13,.;stmasters ? No. But this is the secret :—..
Leta large number of its subscribers conclude that
necause the business is good the editor is not in want of
dtheelalyittilheesufumfisinitheenytsoefVtehr
eailrly
porwonleyseetaitasni
driecnodnstrhancbtistuwailtlby
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all sorts of I;es con-
Slandai
ZOOLOGICALd' :
LJOCIETY.—At the ordinary
meeting on To'::sday evening, IN . H. Lloyd, Esq., in
the chair, there was exhibited on the table a large col-
lection of marine productions, from Kangaroo Island,
South Australia,
forwarded by Mr.arvey. Mr.
Waterhouse next presented to the meetHing a tabular
view of the geographical distribution of the rodent's.
One peculiarity in their character was, that the greatn
mass of South American rodents belong to a sect'
distinct from that of the old world. A letter was read
from Dr. Weissenborn, accompanying two specimens of _
the black variety of the German hamster, which he pre-
seated to the Society. Professor Owen read a paper
on the anatomy of the biscacha, a small animal from I
Buenos Ayres, which has been for some years in t 0
gardens of the society ; and also a communication frJra
Professor Rudolph Wagner, on the reproductive p,owcr
ut some of the lower animals. r

BRIGHTON, DEC. 11.—Sir Augustus :aid Lady
Gifford and family left Regency-square yesterday for
Loudon. The Marchioness of Queettsbary has arriv:d
fr r the season. Sir Felix and Miss Booth ar.'
Allington are expected on Saturday for tis- "-
Earl and Countess. Somers are sly- ..e season. The
Winter. Lord Lyndhurst - ...Ely expected for the
At the theatre on Si.'- patronised the performances
in the boxP- ..urday night. Among the companY
1,3 • we observed Lord and Lady Lyndhurst,
Williams, Lady Georgiana Pane, Lady Twisden,
Han. Mrs. Greville, D. Salontotts, Esq., &c. Lady
Morns .s exp,-eted I.llis week on a v*Bit to Lady Vernon.
Ti„ ai,f (:,411,,ty Hospital this evening is
e.••. 1 to .ttitt fashionably attended.
L .0, F t.akeo a house in Kemp Town,
anti is expected on Saturday.