The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-08 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM-MONDAY.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT. )
I presume you will receive accounts from all parts of
damage and accidents from the storm or hurricane, which has
continued from about one o'clock this morning and during the
day ; between one and three it was the most violent.
There is not a street in the town but more or less
damage has been done; stacks of chimneys falling Lito
houses—trees lyicg about the roads near the town, &c. 1
have heard of loss of life in two instantes. The top of the
Town Hall is roofed with lead, nearly three.fourths of which
is torn off. Sheets, weiging from 12 to 15 cwt. each, were
blown from a height of 104 feet, 40 yards distance, against
houses opposite. A newly erected chimney cf the vitriol
works, upwards of 300 feet high (near Birmingham) partially
blown down, &c.

ANOTHER ATTACK ON GAMEKEEPERS AT
COBEIAM.—A man named Somerfield was examined last
week and remanded by a magistrate of Ripley, in Surrey,
on a charge of deliberately firing a loaded gun at a game-
keeper, with intent to murder him. Prisoner had been
detected trespassing, and, being pursued by the keeper,
levelled his gun and fired, but fortunately without injuring
his pursuer.
Two men and a boy were yesterday examined at
Union-hall police-office, and remanded on charges of having
entered a house in Lambeth by means of skeleton keys, and
stolen a large quantity of property. It is thought the pri-
soners have been concerned in several robberies of this kind
in the same neighbourhood.

MONEY AND CITY NEWS.

(I,IIO2.I'TNE MORNING TAPIRS OP TINS DAY.)
CHRONICLE.—The transactions in the English Funds
have not been very extensive to-day. Consols for Account
opened at 941 to but closed at Saturday's quotations, namely,
941 to *. Exchequer Bills were 665. to 68s. prem. India
Bonds, 633. to 655. prem., and Bank Stock 202} to 2031•
In the Foreign Funds, generally, the fluctuations have
been considerable. Colombian Bonds have improved
more than two per cent., in consequence of a large shipment
of specie from thence, for the purpose of meeting the
dividends on the Foreign Stock, which had the effect of
sepp,-rtiag the other South American markets. Forte-
geese. Stock, after having been marked in the morning at
33'41- 1-f,, off rather lower. Spanish Active Bonds were
last quoted at 17f to+ ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 321 to
33+ ; ditto Three per Cents . 21 to ; Dutch Five per
Cents., 1011 to 102} ; ditto Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
542- to ; Belgian, 991 to 4 ; Colombian, 27i, to 28+ ;
Mexican, 03A to 24:, ; Chiliar., 26 to 28; Brazilian, 77} to
78; and Peruvian, 17 to 18.
There is nothing particular to notice with respect to the
Share Market. Lohdun and Birmingham' (old) were last
marked at 78 to 80 prem. ; ditto (riew), 24 to 25 urem. ;
Southampton (old), 45 to 46 per share ; ditto (new), 20 to 21
prem. ; Leeds and Manchster, 19 to 21 prem. ; Manchester
and Birmingham, i to I prem. ; Birmingham and Derby, 9to
8 dis. ' • Great Western, 12 to 13 prem. ; Brighton, 3i to 22-
dis. ; Blackwell, to lf dis. ; Gosport Junction, 2to f
prem. ; Greenwich, 161 to 17+ per share ; and Manchester
and Birmingham Extension, par to f prem.
The accounts of the revenue for the quarter ending on the
sth instant have signally falsified the gloomy predictions of
the Times, who so recently predicted a large deficiency, and
even the necessity for a loan of several millions for the service
of the present year : for it appears by these returns that there
is an increase on the year of 1,075,203 L, and likewise an
increase on the quarter of 547,3311., as compared with the
corresponding quarter of the preceding year. It is, more-
over, gratifying to remark that the increase on the quar-
ter had not only been to the large sum of 547,3311., but
that the greater part of it is on the Customs and Excise,
proving that the manufacturing districts are in a state of
at least moderate prosperity at the present time. This is
owing almost entirely to the flourishing condition of. the
American trade, by which so large a portion of the popu-
lation of the manufacturing districts is supported, and so long
as the misrepresentations respecting the cotton and other im-
portant branches of American business have ao more than
their previous influence upon the public mind, there is little
doubt that the American trade will continue to prosper and
extend. If against the exorbitant prices of the necessaries of
life, the revenue has been enabled to be increased in the quar-
ter, it is impossible not to anticipate the most extraordinary
consequences, whenever the abolition of the Corn-laws may be
effected, and the consequent equalization of the advantages of
our British manufactures with those of the most favoured na-
tions of the world. _

The Cotton Market at Liverpool continues active, and the
late advances in the quotations have been well sustained for
the ►ast six days. In answer to the charges of " monopoly"
and " preventing the natural operation of supply and demand,"
which have been made against the Liverpool agents of the
Bank of the United States, we are enabled to state that that

firm has disposed of no less than 75,000 bales of cotton within
the last six weeks. Yet, in the face of this enormous supply,
the market has not been depressed, a clear proof that the
operations cf Messrs. Humphrey and Biddle have had no in-
fluence on the recent advance in prices, but that the more
general influence of a really deficient crop has in reality been
the cause of that change which has been so absurdly attributed
to the monopoly of a single house.

BANKRUPTCY COURT.-MONDAY.

CHARLES NEALL'S BANKRUPTCY.

EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF FRALTD.—The bankrupt whn for a
short time carried on the business of . a grocer at Epping, has
teen connected, it appears from the examination, with Parker,
the grocer, of St. Botolph-lane, who, several months since,
was tried at the Central Criminal Court for forgery, and ac-
quitted. Neall, the bankrupt, absconded, and was proclaimed.
He was traced, within the last fortnight, to Coventry, and
there taken into custody. He was found at a grocer's shop,
having the name Browne over the door, the person represent-
ing himself as Browne being one Ballard, alias Ball, who had
been in the Queen's Bench with the bankrupt, with whom he
had bad dealings, and for whom be (the bankrupt) had given
security for his release from that place. The bankrupt was
brought up to town, and to-day was appointed for his exa-
mination.

The conclusion of Neall's examination which disclosed a rare
system of ramified villainy, was as follows
Have you ever sold or deposited goods with any bidy in
London, bought of tradesmen in London, such goods not hav-
ing been sent to Epping ?—Yes.
With whom ?—With Benjamin Parker.

To what extent?—To the amount of about 1,2001. They
were grocery goods. Metcalfe bought their, and had given
references to Parker.

Several bills of exchange bearing the acceptance of the
bankrupt were handed to him ; he declared that the accv-
tances were not in his hand-writing.
Sir C. F. WILLIAMS—In whose handwriting are they ?—I
believe them to be in that of Parker.

Sir C. F. WILLIAMS—Did you call yourself Nicholson while
you were at Newcastle? Witness—Yes. I (lid not a2cept
any bill in the name of Nichohon
A bill of exchange, bearing an acceptance of the name of
Nicholson, was here shown to the bankrupt. He denied that
it was his handwriting, and said he believed the name of Ni-
cholson to be in the handwriting of Parker. He did not see
the bill drawn.

Several letters were handed to the bankrupt, signed in his
name. He said the signatures were not in bis handwriting.
He was afterwards taken out of Court in custody of the
messenger.