The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-03 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Duke of Cambridge, attended by Baron Knesebeck,
left town yesterday morning on a visit to the Duke of Rutland,
at Belvoir Castle.
The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duchess of Cam-
bridge yesterday, at Cambridge House.
The Duke of Cambridge honoured Sir Henry Halford with
his company at dinner on Tuesday, at his residence in Cur-
zon-street.
Baron de Therry and Lieutenant Lloyd had interviews with
Lord Glenclg yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Sardinian Minister transacted business yesterday at the
Foreign-office.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office,
from Sir William Nicolay, Governor of the Mauritius.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

Lord Stuart de Rothesay, on Carlton House-terrace, from
Malta; the Right Hon. Poulett Thomson, in South Audley-
street, from a visit to Sir Charles Taylor, Bart., at Holly-
combe House, Sussex; Count Theodore Zichy, at the Claren-
don Hotel, from Brighton ; the Duke and Duchess of Somer-
set, in Park-lane, from Wimbledon Park ; the Ladies
Charlotte and Jane St. Maur, in Hyde Park-terrace, from
Brighton; Colonel O'Reilly, from ditto; Lady Mary Stop-
ford, Lady in Waiting to her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, at Buckingham Palace, from the Pavilion, at Brighton ;
Lord Holland, in South-street, from a visiting tour; Mr.
Drummond, at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street; Baron
Bulow, in Berkeley-street, from the York Hotel, at Brighton ;
Mr. Massey Stanley, in Hill-street, limn Melton Mowbray ;
the Honourable Berkeley Paget, from Brighton ; the Countess
of Bridgewater, in Grosvenor-square, from Ashridge Castle ;
the Honourable Colonel Anson, from a visiting tour ; Lord
and Lady Charles Russell, from Bedfordshire..
DEPARTURES.

Earl de Grey, from St. James's-square, on a visit to Earl
and Countess Cowper, at Pansanger, Herts ; Mr. Henry and
Lady Emily Richardson, for Homewood Park, Henley ; Col.
and Mrs. England, from the Sackville Hotel, on a tour ; Col.
and Mrs. Colville, from Brighton ; Sir Culling Smith, Bart.,
for ditto ; Sir Johntand Lady Charlotte Guest, for Dowlais
House, Glamorganshire ; Lady Harry Vane, on a tour ; Sir
Francis and Lady Lawley, from Grosvenor-square, for
Brighton ; Sir Hesketh Fleetwood, Burt., M. P., from the
Royal Hotel ; the Hon. George Harris, from ditto, for the
seat of his father, General Lord Harris, Belmont Park, Kent;
Lord Athlone, from Hyde Park-place, on a tour.

Lord Stanley is expected to arrive to-day in St.
James's-square, from Drayton Manor, the seat of Sir R.
Peel, with whom his Lordship has been sojourning a week.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby and
suite left the', Clarendon Hotel this morning,' at eleven
a.m., to proceed by railway to Liverpool, where they will
embark for Dublin.

DEAL, JAN. 2.—Wind N. W., moderate.—Came down
th- Kier the Goln9re Vzinghan, for T., ;
Bryan, Roman, South Australia. Arrived the Norhant
Castle, Davidson, from Newcastle ; Matthew, Plumerel,
Shields ; Agenoria, Tuvell, Yarmouth. Put back the Spar-
tan, for Hobart Town.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 2.—Wind W. N. W., fine.—Arrived
the Samson, Sturges, from London; Herald, Hare, ditto ;
Mary Ann, Snook, ditto ; Hibernia, Monte, ditto.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 1. —Wind W.—No arrivals or sailings.
FALMOUTH, JAN I.—Strong breezes from the westward.—
Arrived the Galway packet, from London. Sailed the Factor,
Price, for London.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. I.—Wind N. N. W., fresh.—Arrived the
Virginia, from New York, Dec. 13 ; Elizabeth, Smith,
Prince Edward's Island; Henry, Haldale, Smyrna; Enchant-
ress, ditto; May Flower, Cephalonia ; Shannon, Carpenter,
ditto ; Allen German, Blondelle, Leghorn ; Marlette, Gal.
way. Put back, the Mary, Bebby, for Trieste.
Cowes, JAN. 2.—Arrived the Formoso Habanoro, Hamburg.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 2. —The Raisbeck, reported last night
on shore, near Langston Harbour, came off the next tide, as
expected, and proceeded to Emsworth.
RAMSOATE, JAN. 2..—The Dyjden, Holt, from Newcastle
to Messina, which put int* the harbour on the 29th ult.,
leaky, must discharge to repair.
YARMOUTH, JAN. 2.—The Thomas and James, Nichols, of
Yarmouth, is in these Roads, with loss of anchors, and will
come into the harbour.
BRISTOL, JAN. 2.—The Abercrombie, from Liverpool to
Charlestown, sth ult., by the Liverpool, was spoken at Bristol.
LLANELLI', JAN. I.—Arrived the Nourmahal, Burne,
from London. _ _

The Earl of Liverpool and Lady Louisa Jenkinson
have left Fife House, Whitehall, for their seat, Pichford
Hall, Shropshire. Lady Catherine Harcourt, his Lordship's
oldest daughter, is at Montreal, where Colonel Harcourt
has been appointed to command the volunteers of that city.
The brothers and sisters of the present Earl of Cla-
rendon, Ambassador at Madrid, are to be raised to the pre-
cedence of Earl's sons and daughters. One if the latter is
married to Thomas Henry Lister, Esq., Registrar-General
of Births and Marriages, brother to the late much lamented
Lady John Russell. The extensive Penhire estates in
Glamorganshire, by the demise of the late Earl, have de-
scended to William Chute Hayton, Esq., of Moreton
Court, Herefordshire.

KNOWSLEY PARK, NEAR PRESCOT.—The Earl
of Derby is improving in health very slowly. His Lord-
ship is at length able to use his right hand, and on Monday
franked some letters. On Wednesday last a ball and
supper were given by his Lordship to the numerous do-
mestics of the establishment and their friends, and prepa-
rations are making for two grand dinners to the tenantry,
300 in number. Lady Stanley and family have left to meet
Lord Stanley at Birmingham, on his return from visiting
Sir Robert and Lady Peel, at their seat, Drayton Manor.
Mr. Charles Greville, Clerk of the Privy Council,
gave a grand dinner on Tuesday evening, in Hanover-
square, to the Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby,
Mrs. Stanley, and a select party.
Sir James Rivett Carnac, Bart., the new Civil
Governor of Bombay, has appointed his son, Second
Lieut. Carnac, of the 21st Fusiliers, to be his aide-de-camp.
EFFECTS OF THE CORN-LAWS.----In many fami-
lies the use of wheat flour in puddings, pastry, &c., has
been entirely interdicted, and potatoes, rice, sago, tapioca,
&c., substituted in its stead.

GOOLE, JAN. I.—Arrived the Yther, Lough, from Hamburg.
HULL, JAN. 2.—Wind N. W., moderate.--Arrived the
Westol, Lowing, from St. Andrew's, N. B ; William the
Fourth (steamer), Morole, Dunkirk.
DueLIN. JAN. I.—Arrived the Emerald Isle, Campbell,
from Seville. _ _

At a shop window in Oxford-street, several cravats
of a new fashion are exhibited, upon which is placed a
paper with the following inscription :—" These splendid
fashionable Durham Canadian silk cravats, just arrived,
7s. 6d. each." _

CoRK, Dxc. 31.—Arrived the Mary Jane, Batt, from New-
foundland ; Scipio, Pring, Clyde.
KINSALE, DEC. 30.—Arrived the Ocean, from Cadiz.
SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. I.—Arrived the Patriot, Fokes, from
Cadiz.

CLYDE, JAN. I.—Arrived the Olinda, Cook, from New-
foundland; Miranda, Murdock, Antigua. Put back, the
Jessie Mitchel, Petier, from Gibraltar.
MARGATE, JAN. 2.—Off port, the Planet, Hall, from
Naples.
STANGATI CREEK, JAN. 2.—Arrived the Tyro, Tray, from
Messina; Neport, Logros, Palermo ; Minerva, Innis, Leg-
horn. _ _ _

DARTMOUTH, JAN. I.—Arrived the Graf Crancreir, Goode,
from Newcastle; Auguste and Meline, Meyer, Bremen—
having been on shore near Calais. Sailed the Rosalind, Al-
sop, for Leghorn; Commerce, Steer, St. Michael's.
BRISTOL, JAN. 2.—Arrived the Comet, Helliman, from
Seville ; Surgue, Fieres, Nantes.
BRIDI'ORT, JAN. 2.—Arrived the Rebecca, Drake, from
St. John's, New Brunswick.
DUNDEE, DEC. 29.—Arrived the Victoria, Thomas, from
Memel ; Jane Chesty, Bailey, ditto ; Aurora, Cook, Pillau.
STOCKTON, Die. 26.—Arrived the Schiedam, Wheatley,
from Amsterdam.

GUERNSEY, DEC. 31..—Arrived the Dolphin, from Rio Ja-
neiro ; Mil Mac, do. ; Harmony, Dantzic. Sailed the Wave,
Davids, St. Jago de Cuba.
SHIELDS, DEC. 31.—The Venus, Brodie, from London, has
arrived here with keel damaged, having struck upon a rock off
Sunderland. The Perseverance, Gray, in coming into the
harbour, got upon the stones, and, it is feared, has damaged
her keel.

JERSEY, DEC. 31.—Arrived thelris,late Watt, from New.

foundland ; Commerce, Morel, Messina; Georgian, Ham,
burgh ; Magdalene, Wilheline, do. ; Christian, Jane, Lovett
Cadiz.

The Lady Paget, Alba, for Batavia, has been towed out of
harbour to Spithead.
Her Majesty's ship Ganges, has got out of harbour to
Spithead.

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DREADFUL ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIFE AT
MANCHESTER.—On Sunday morning last a frightful acci-
dent occurred at the brewery of Messrs. Burgess and
\Vheater, in Salford. It appears that Messrs. Burzes;
and Co. have recently erected some new building; in Back
Hampson-street, which report said were in a very unsafe
condition ; the consequence of which was that numbers
crowded to the spot for the purpose of gratifying their
curiosity. The event proved that the report was not with-
out foundation, for at the time specified a largo portion of
the building fell, and it must be considered a most merciful
circumstance that the catastrophe did not occur until the
bulk of the visitors had departed, as in that case the loss of
life must have been fearful to contemplate. As it is, however,
several unfortunate fellow-creatures have been prematurely
hurried into eternity. The known sufferers are a Mr.
Spencer, the traveller of the firm, a beer-shop keeper
named Rutter, and a friend of his ; but an individual hav-
ing been dug out who was not known, it is feared that many
others are underneath the rubbish. Mr. Spencer, with
Rutter and two other persons, went under an arch which it
was stated had given way, for the purpose of ascertaining
the truth of such report, and had scarcely been there more
than a minute ere they were instantaneously overwhelmed
by a mass of building, which, without the slightest intima-
eon, such as cracking, &c., buriedo them beneath its mire
As soon as some slight degree of order was restored, stre-
nuous exertions were made, by digging and clearing away
the fallen matter, to get at the bodies ; but up to four
o'clock on Sunday afternoon the persons employed had not
succeeded in recovering one. The utmost excitement pre-
vailed amongst the crowd collected around the brewery.
The Gloucester Hotel comes to the hammer on the
2211 instant, caused only by the lamented death of the late
spirited individual, Mr. Brierly, who raised it from a house
of little note to be accounted (without one exception) tho
most comfortable hotel in Brighton. It is also one of the
best regulated establishments, with unusual regard to cl':arn-
liness, civility, and moderate charges. Thert 1, an on dit
that a respectable successor would great favour in re-
spect of the purchase mooty, by leaving a considerable por-
tion on mortgage. Mr. George Robins is leading Counsel
in this case,

THE FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES

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TO •CO RR ESPONDENTS.
Mr. Fooke's letter shall appear, if possible, to-morrow

The publication of Tito SuN NEWSPAPER commenced this day
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LONDON :
THURSDAY EVENING JANUARY 3, 1839.

All the accounts we have received to-day from the
leighbourhood of Manchester confirm the impression

we have endeavoured to give our readers of the im-
portance of the arrest of Mr. STEPHENS. A writer
in the Times states that he has sixteen pastors under

his superintendence, and that he is at the head of a
large sect. He is another WESLEY, but living in

closer and more intimate union with his congregations
than his predecessor, and wielding a far greater

power over their affections. He addresses himself to

,heir worldly interests and to their strongest passions,

and their just exasperation against many of our poli-

ical institutions, places them heart and soul un—

der his command. The number of towns anti

townships where there have already been meetings are

so numerous, that though their names have been sen:

us, we are obliged to describe them in general terms.
Already they have extended into Yorkshire ; the

promptitude with which they have been held, speak-
ing volumes as to the zeal and organization of the

people. They have not needed any external impulse.,
There has been no combined press calling on them to•
meet and support Mr. STEPHENS. Spontaneously, and
with a rapidity unexampled, they have rallied ratuml

The price of Corn rose in the London Markets. on
Monday, 2s. per quarter, but, the averages prNisbed
to-day show a decline as compared to those of last
week, of 2d. ; they being for the week, 78s. 2d. F 0
the six weeks, however, they are 765. id., or Bd. high°
than last week. Wklether the price will continue P't
some time to rise, will depend partly on theseason, 00°`
partly on tbP, currency, to which the Bank, it is said,
has apv,Vied its all-powerful screw. If it make
MOr.ey scarce, and, employment grow slack in nonse'
quence, the prices may retrograde, and if they recede
from such a cause, the fall may bring no relief, but as
of suffering.

We perceive by a Liverpool Paper, that the CIO'
dian prisoners are not to be brought up under the'
writs of Habeas Corpus until Tuesday next. The.
writs are made returnable immediately, but the Habeas
Corpus Act gives the gaoler twenty days when he 15'
at a distance of more than 100 miles from London''
So long a time would scarcely have been given if rail.:
roads had been in existence at the time of passing till"
Act. In twenty days,
I.lite prisoners might be trans'ported by a vind
iP":tve Executive, and the Ha
Corpus would utterly futile.
It app
"..,rs by the affidavits upon which the writs vrere
°bta;".ied, that one of the prisoners (PARxEp.) stateo
t,
.iiat neither he, nor eight other of the prisoners have ,
any trial ; yet they are sent over as prisoners under seli.
tence of transportation. It is, however, 'absurd to talk of
a sentence of transportation without a trial ; and if the
case is returned by the gaoler as stated by the prisoner'
we should think the discharge of the prisoners is cert" 3;
There is no great improbability in the account glYee
by the prisoner, when we consider that the laws fisi/
been silent ever since the commencement of the, ins'? "
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him and offered to stand by him in great multitudes,
with hand and heart. They have needed rather a
rein than a spur. At all the meetings the first care
seems to have been to preach patience and calmness to
the multitude. Our Correspondent from Staleybridge,
who has sent us his name, probably exaggerates.
the number of persons who may have been present at;
the different meetings, and have collected at different
Chapels, still:there can be no doubt that the agive.tion
is deep and extensive. One fact he mentions,
ought, we think, to be particularly impressed,
on the
public. Hundreds, he says, of prayer-meetings have
been held to implore the GOD of Heaven to over-
shadow Mr. STEPHENS with protection. He de-
scribes the people as speaking of him in the most en-
thusiastic terms, calling him their friend and benefac-
tor; and he describes the polik:,co-religious enthusiasms
as pervading the congregPAed masses of all Lancashire.
If the Political Union of Manchester have but spoke',
the word, Mr, STEPHENS will be attended this day by
such a congregation as has not, in modern times, been
collected.
Belie-. •

-,elieving that there is much truth in this, we re-
gret :much to learn from our Correspondent that other'
warrants have been actually issued against some of
the friends and associates of Mr. STEPHENS. User....
if it be resolved to bring the law into conflict witl,l the
masses ; if we are to have its antiquated provis:Aons di'
rected against the leaders of the multitude:by such bright
administrators of the law as Mr. KENWORTHY, we
are not far distant from a serious commotion. There
seems to be but one opinion entertained, of the whole
proceeding hitherto, and it confirms what we have said'
The Magistrates have completely bungled the matter,
and it would have been as wise in them to have take!'
the Emperor NICHOLAS by the beard in his palace
as to have arrested Mr. STEPHENS unless thel
could bring against him some overwhelming evidence
of his guilt. In another article the effect of railroads,'
in influencing the provisions of law, is atriking)l
exemplified by a fact concerning the Habeas Corpus
Act, and a similar principle may be every where traced,
so altering circumstances as to make the dead letter
of the law, however wisely contrived, contrary t°'
the living spirit of society. If, therefore, the wrong
headed and ignorant Magistrates of Lancashire persist
in forcing on the Tory principle of coercion, and
in a Tory manner, the antiquated and tyrannical laws
of a borough-amp: log Parliament against the en'
thusiastic follrnvers and friends of Mr. Sr EpHENs/
‘, the cbil; that is yet unborn" will rue tb.e day they
Ca7:le to such a fatal resolution.

We may take this opportunity of informing efie
Post that the reason why we did not insert its "'gar
tronomical" argument, showing that the Corn-law s kept
up wages, was that it is precisely the came argume°
the Herald had previously used, 'wanting filo Hfr
?aids ingenuity. The Post must 'oe wholly ignorant °
the controversy if it be not aware of this fact, and tile°'
aware that the poor fallacy of the Herald had been re'
fated by Mr. Wm. PAULTON, by the excellent papere
of A W,,iking Man, which appeared in The Sun °
Nov by the Glasgow Argus, by Col. THompsolo
had by perhaps a score of other writers, including or"
selves ; and it is rather too much for our Contempoo4
to expect that we should copy his word-chop,ingt
after its fallacy has been over and over again. •aernoni
monstrated. The Corn-laws diminish the 'supply °
food and enhance its price, and to assert that increar
ing the supply of food and lowering its price would 1#
injurious to the labouring classes is a paradox wh'cli
the wretched jokes of the Post will never make the
labouring classes comprehend.