The Sun.
London, England, 1830-12-18 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S,

DEAL, DSc. 17.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived tie Sr.
Ann, from H .vannah.

Dom, Disc. 17.—Arrived the Julia, Smith ; and
Salus, Burke.

PORTSMOUTIf, DEC. 17..—Arrived the Hope, Adam;
from Demerara, very leaky, ground ties washed out, and
about 26 puncheons of rum stove.
COWES, DEC.l7.—Arrived the Lima, Smith, from
Buenos Ayres.

PLYstOuvr, DSc. 16.—Arrived the Pursuit, Proctor,
from Limerick, with damage, !silky, and cargo shifted,
bound to London.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 16.—Arrived the Elizabeth, Nuttall,
from Msranham ; Fame, Young, from Virginia ; Sack-
vale, Hurst, from Quebec; Jane, Bay ad, from St. John's,
New Brunswick ; Ardgowan, Morrison, from St. An-
drew's; and Magnet, Webster, from St. Petershurgh.—
Off pert the James Cropper, from Virginia; and Heroine,
from St. Andrew's, New Brunswick.

The Juliana, Garrett, from Bahia to Liverpool, was
driven on shore the 12th inst. on the Long Bank, near
Wexford, and sunk.

The Hope, Sanders, from St. Andrew's, New Bruns.
wick, ran on the rocks on going into Teignmonth, on
Thursday, and bilged, but was got off.
The Fame, Brown, from St. John's, New Brunswick,
to Galway, struck on a reef of rocks in Westport Bay, on
the 13th inst., and was abandoned by the crew. She
afterwards drifted to the eastward.

HULL, DEC. 16.—Arrived the Emerald, Forge, from
Memel ; and Ibis, Harper, from Oporto.
CLYDE, Die. 16.—Arrived the Wilson, Athol, from
Demerara; Sophia, Neal, from Montreal ; and Mary,
from Lisbon.

Dunr.m. Dec. Is.—Arrived the Kitty, Harding, from
St. Petersburgh.
IlEr.rAsT, DEC. Is.—Arrived the Jane, Scott, from
St. Übe's.

BRIDPORT, Dec. 16. —Arrived the Rose, Nicholls ;
and Ann, Inglis, from Riga.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
THE EING V. BRAIN.

Sir JAMES SCARLETT (with whom was Mr. PLATT),
stated that this information was a prosecution instituted by
the parish authorities of St. Bartholomew the Great, in
the city of London, nesinst the defendant, an inhabitant
of that parish, who had been elected on the 25th of March
last, by the Select Vestry, to fill the office of constable for
the year ensuing, but the duties of which office he refused
to perform.
A considerable number of witnesses were examined,
and a quantity of documentary evidence produced to shew
that the defendant had been elected in the ordinary manner,
that had been observed on all similar occasions in the pa-
rish for a period of 200 years.
Mr. PANNDERGAST, for the defendant, contended that
the Select Vestry were self-appointed, and that they had
not a legal right to appoint constables, but supposing such
a right to exist, still he would contend that the defendant
had acted perfectly justifiable in refusing to perform the
duties of the office to which he had been elected, as there
were many older inhabitants in the ward than himself,
who had not served the office. In fact, it wss only a
trick to prevent hire from being apppinted overseer, and
thereby gain access to the secrets of the select, which
they were fearful he might divulge to the parish at large.
The Learned Counsel having called several witnesses,
Sir JAMES SCARLETT replied, during which he was
interrupted once or twice by Mr. PSENDEAGAST, who, in
a very warm manner, told Sir James that he was most
grossly misrepresenting what be (Mr. Prendergast) had
been stating.

Sir Jaatis Scalmarr—l shall not notice my Learned
Friend's observations, as 1 suppose that it is his usual
mode of talking.
After some further remarks,

Lord rENTER.DiN summed up, and the Jury, without
hesitation, returned a verdict of Guilty. Thereby esta-
blishing the power of the Select Vestry of Bartholomew to
appoint constables.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY).

COVENT-GAR

IEN_MARKET.

There was a good supply of F
decorations at this morning's in
Prices about the same LI on this
which in some instances sold at
a. d. s. d.
Potatoes (cwt.) 2 6t05 7
Colibages (12 heads) 0 9 1 6
Ditto Red ...
Horse Itadish(bundle) 6 0 12 0
Celery .. . ... .. 9 1 6
Turnips ,12 but;ehes) I 6 3 0
Carrots ........
Coleworts orOreens 1 3 9 0
Leeks lO 18
New Oranges (RM 5 0 10 0
Lemons 8 0 14 0
English Walnuts

zruit, Vegetables, and Christmas
market, but the trade was dull.
t day ue•nnight, except Potatoes,
an advance of Bd. per cwt.

sd. s. d.
Spinage (half sieve) 0 (Ito() 0
Apples 1 6 5
Pears 1 6 6 0
Large Onions 3 0 4 6
Bpan. Chesnut• (peck) 6 0 10 0
French ditto 4 0 6 0
Vanish Haalenuts 6OlO 0
t.rench Walnuts 3 0 6 0
Eng. Grapes (per lb.) 0 8 3 0
Foreign 0 8 1 0
Pine Apples (lb.)
Filberis (121 b.) 4 6 6 U

HAY MARKET&--(At per Load of3B Trusses.)
ST. J A AI ES'S.
Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay ....... Is to £2 10
New Meadow Hay 2 5 3 15
Useful Old Ditto
Fine Upland Mmulow and Itye-grass Hay 4 5 5 0
Clever Hay 2 10 5 5
Oat straw X6l 10 te .£1 121 Wheat Straw... 112 118
Supply moderate, and trade very dull ; prices stationary.
SMITHFIELD.
Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay 42 5 to .£2 15
New Meadow ............ ........... 2 b I 5
Useful Old Ditto 3 0 4 0
Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 4 0 4 5
Clover Hay (extra Ane)....£5 s... Generally
Oat Straw £1 Bto XI 101 Wheat Straw 112 lls
A good supply, and a dull trade; prioes stationary.

EDUCATION OF YOUTH.

MESSRS. SMITH AND DOLIER'S LECTURES

AND INVENTIONS.

Mr. John Smith delivered the second of these two lee-
three at the city of London Literary and Scientific Insti-
tution, when the crowded state of the theatre sufficiently
testified the interest he had excited by his first lecture.
Nearly seven hundred ladies and gentlemen were present,
and many stood in the door ways and passages. The lec-
turer proceeded to those praetical details which he had
glanced at on the preceding evening. He suggested a
mode of so treating children that they could not become
what are termed " spoiled children," and showed the
means of rendering almost every incident instructive.
The plans of Messrs. Smith and Dolier were then explained
for teaching letters, spelling, and grammar without tasks ;
and the very amusing game of parsing, by an imaginary
picture, was received with the liveliest applause. Indeed
it appears to us that these lectures will lead to the entire
banishment from education of those " civil and military
executioners," tasks and personal punishments ; and they
will do more. They make known the means of saving so
much valuable time in the acquisition of grammar, writ-
ing, and arithmetic, that there will be abundant opportu-
nities afforded to parents, governesses, and teachers, to in-
form the minds of youth on every thing which can render
them good and clever members of society. During the
second lecture a class of boys from Mr. Henry Butter's
school performed a vast number of sums with astonishing
rapidity on Messrs. Smith and Dolier's scales, and the
lecturer gave a very amusing glimpse at the science
of artental arithmetic. The newly-invented copy-books,
and the delible ink, gave great satisfaction to the
audience, as did also an invention for inducing exercises in
the art of drawing, consisting of an exquisitely beautiful
white elate. Many specimens were exhibited of drawings
by the children of Charity Schools, furnishing another
proof of the truth es forcibly urged by the lecturer, that
it is time for the wealthier classes to pay renewed attention
to the interests of their own children. Throughtut the
lectures, important arguments and lively anecdote kept the
attention constantly on the alert, and the audience seemed
not at all aware that on each evening an hour and three
quarters elapsed while the lecturer was speaking. Such
was the applause the company gave, and so many were
the inquiries as to the probability of a repetition of the lee-
tures, that Mr. Smith intimated his readiness to repeat
them whenever and wherever suitable encouragement was
held out to him.

Mr. Smith, we understand, resumes his very interest-
leg and instructive lectures on Tuesday next.

There was grown this season, in the garden of
Mr. WILLIAX BnOWNI, Court-place, in the parish of
Egloshayls, Cornwall, an enormous parsnip, whi
measured twenty inches in length, and eighteen inches in
circumference. ch

DOLBY'S DICTIONARY OF COOKERY .A.ND
CosescriosAity.—The approach of Christmas has in-
duced an increased demand for this celebrated code of in-
structions for the dinner and dessert. Among the great
variety of dishes for which receipts (nearly 6,000 in
number) are to found in his work, the experienced author
ha. given a score of methods of cooking every joint, bird,
fish, &c. all of which appear, on alphabetical reference, at
a single glance. DOLBY himself is, we understand, by
special request, to superinted the preparation of the Christ-
mas banquet at L— Castle, the seat of the Marquis of
+' s . ; and, in many of the London Taverns; the best
Ike is DOW professed to be d la Daley.