The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-17 00:00:00

TT.1.1,1 STTN, T.,CYN'IION MONDAY, iTTTNE 1.7, 1P39,

ion or Act of Parlinment,

fr,ll 3'imvet to hear and deter-
each a portion of the outstanding causes.
A.7.1d for these duties three competent persons are
to I.)t. found in the three retired Chancellors, Lord
LYN DIEURST, Lord BROUGHAM, and Sir EDWARD
0DO:\, aii their faculties and energies
on account of their political
opinions, are at this time nearly idle burthens upon
the country."
Of course these temporary Judges are to have tern-
--
poi- rt officers, and are to give employment to
you,, lawyers, as the seniors could not attend.
But: it wA he of no use clearing off the atrears un-
so!ne tnethod be fallen on to prevent tile re-mul-
tiplicaiiou of new causcs. For this the "Barrister"
has no remedy, hut he agrees with us in referring
the evil to the host of subordinate lawyers who
batten on The enormous fees and intricacies of law.
We shah cp-itt: the pas,,:agc, and express a hope
that our chissz-s will baldly think it worth
their N,viiiit• to on hatrassing their poorer bre-
thien for the purpose of enriching lawyers.
" It tier, for histance, }1,71 very agreable
to Vilte' to have had it told, especially ih the hear-
ing of the person alluded to, that one of the causes of the
great am:lr in Chancery is the partial failure of one of
the Judges, whose erroneous decisions, whie highly in-
jurious to the suitors, greatly increases the appellate la-
bours of the Lord Chancellor, and postpones or with-
draws his attention from original causes. Still
less agreeable would it have been to ears both
polite and uapolite, to have heard it told how
much the institution of suits in Chancery, and their sub-
seqw,nt dilatoriness, are owing to the cupidity of Solicitors,
to the great readiness with which members of the bar
lend themselves to such proceedings; and the delays
in the Masters' offices. One of the Noble Lords
stared in the late debate, that the "ferm Fees'
only on causes hung up in the Court of Chancery
amount to 7.0001. per annum—an item probably not
amounting to one per cent. upon the total amount of the
solicitors' bills ; yet an item which might easily
be cut down altogether, if those who talk so much of
Law Reform would have the courage to begin
by diminishing the enormous charges, the continuance of
which is the greatest abuse, and the greatest temp-
tation to unprincipled and unnecessary litigation. Such
in fact is the law-ridden state of this country, that
could the amount be brought together under all
its bearings, it would be found that the law.
tax alone equals in amount, if it does not ex-
ceed, that of all the direct 'taxes of the:: State,
both parliamentary and parochial, put together.
' Ireleed a man has only to count up, if it be possible,
the cumber of persons, including Judges, Doctors,
Barristers, Officers, Proctors, Attorneys, Clerks, &c.,
who are to be maintained (some with many thousands
a-year) out of the produce of the law in all its
branches and departments (to say nothing of the
stamps) to see that it is scarcely possible to exaggerate the
total amount of this most grievous impost; but which no
learned Lord or learned Gentleman ever lends a hand to
lighten. And so hopeless appears the case, that in Par-
Lament from whence the people have a right to look for
redress of this and other grievatiees, the costs in every
species of proceeding are allowed to be, and remain, more
than double their unreasonable amount elsewhere."

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The attention of our readers is requested to the
gratifying communications fro►n Mr. STURGE re-
lative to the behaviour of the negroes in Jamaica.
We regret to learn from the same source that Sir
LIONEL SMITH, to gratify, we are afraid, those
who never were the negroes' friends, is to be
removed from the Governorship of that island.

The question of the Danish claims stands first
oil the Order Book for to-morrow evening. It will
be recollected by the public that this question of
right and justice has been sanctioned by a large
majority of the House of Commons last year, and
the only thing now to be done is for the House to
uphold its own decision. It has been to us matter
of wonder how the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-
QUER could have hesitated in carrying into effect
so just a measure, the more especially as the pro-
ceeds of the confiscations of Danish property in this
country have been for upwards of thirty years in
the public Treasury, while many of the claimants
have been left to starve ! But we cannot doubt
that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Will
now see the propriety and justice of yielding to the
feeling of the country.
The public will see, by referring to other parts
of The Sun, what some of our Contemporaries
have said on this important subject.

Sir CHARLES METCALFE, who was formerly
Governor of Agra, and pro tern. we believe, Gover-
nor-General of India, is to be the new Governor-
General of Jamaica, in the room of Sir LIONEL
SMITH. Sir LIONEL, it Is believed, will go to the
Mautitius.

The House of Commons met on Saturday. The
report of the Printed Paper Committee, refeiring to the
case of STOCKDALE v. HANSARD, and involving the
privileges of the House, was brought up, read, and
ordered to be printed. As some doubt exists, owing to
the manner in which the report was read, of the pre-
cise meaning of its recommendation, we shall defer our
observations till after the debate, which is to take place
this evening.

It will be seen from a report in another part of the
paper that the Supreme Court of Scotland has pro-
nounced judgment on the recusant Presbytery, who set
their authority at defiance. It is certainly a very mild
sentence. The Lord President read them a long lec-
ture, and expressed his hope and trust that the lenient
sentence to which the Court had been brought with great
difficuity, would act as a warning ; but " the law must
be obe) ed—the power of the Court must be vindicated.'

-or
By the arrival of the Iberia steamer at Falmouth, on
Saturday, from Gibraltar, Cadiz, Lisbon, Oporto, and
Vigo, we have received Lisbon papers of the 10th inst.
inclusive. The Chamber of Deputies was then engaged
in debating the merits of three projects of laws recom-
mended to it by three several sections of the Finance
Committee respectively, intended to enable the Govern-
ment to pay regularly the monthly salaries of the public
servants of the State. The difference between them
does not appear to us to be considerable. By
the first it is proposed to raise a loan of 1,400
contos in cash, and 2,000 in paper of credit of
the debt contracted between the years 1833 and 1838,
the whole to be converted into inscribed Stock, la:iirios:
an interest of five per cent. per annum, payable out of
the reverdie of the Board of Public Credit. By the
second project it is proposed to raise the same sum in
cash, kith four hundred contos additional in paper, to
bear the same interest, payable out of the same fund.
Between these two projects there is but the trifling dif-
ter,oce of four hundred paper contos, more or less ;
and the ground of opposition to both was, that they
would appropriate to official purposes a fund which
ought to be religiously kept apart for the bcoefit, of the
rational creditor. The third project proposed
the cony ersion of 1,400 contos into Exchequer
Bills to be circulated and received by Government in
riient of cert,iii taxes due at. the end of last year.

Clarrii!er was not expected to come to a vote be-
fore the evening of the 11th or 12th, when: one or other
of these projects will be adopted. In the course of the
debate Ministers repeated their determination to bring
in a Bill for placing the foreign and domestic creditor
upon the same footing, and to leave no means untried
to maintain honourably and in good faith the commercial
credit of the Portuguese nation. These sentiments were
warmly applauded by men of all parties.
The domestic history of the North of Portugal
continues to be little better than a Rapparee record
of insurrectionary villains. Under the treasonable ban-
ner of Don MIGUEL, brigands traverse the country in
bands, plundering the defenceless and murdering those
whom they f►il to intimidate. The Spanish clergy on the
fiontiia increase the popular discontent by representing
the Lisbon Government as under a sentence of excom.
munication, and, consequently, as incapable of the exac-
tion of true allegiance. These spiritual incendiaries
even go o far as to represent the majority of the Por-
tuguese clergy as schismatics, who ought to be restrained
from the administration of the sacraments.
Some weeks ago, a military escort having made pri-
soners of two notorious robbers and murderers, near
Portalegre, were attacked by armed Guerillas, who en-
deavoured to rescue them. The commandant, a man
of great courage, seeing that he could not retain his pri-
soners, ordered them to be led forth and shot on the
spot. This incident itself is a commentary upon the
state of the country.
A quicksilver mine has been discovered at Oporto.
It is supposed to be very valuable. A company for
working it. is in the progress of formation.
Five British and three French ships of war were in
the Tagus on the 10th inst. Their Majesties the
KING and QUEEN, and the young PaiNcEs, were in
excellent health.

The debate on the Secret Service Money Bill in the
French Chamber of Peen', supplies the only incident
worth adverting to in the French Journals of Friday
and Saturday, the whole of which we have received.
The law for reforming abuses in conferring the distinc-
tion of the Legion of Honour having been finally
adopted by a majority of 10 against Ministers on Thurs-
day, the Government brought forward the Secret
Service Bill, upon which the Marquis DE DEUX BEEZE
ascended the Tiibtme,and delivered his regular annual
oration against the foreign: and domestic policy of tha
Government of July, 1830. The Marquis is one of the
principal leadersof the Royalist party, though he has so far
overcome his scruples as to take his oath of allegiance to
Louts PHILIPPE in order to qualify himself for a seat
in the Chamber of Peers. In the course of the Noble
Marquis's speech he attacked the policy of France with
respect to Belgium, Spain, Turkey and Egypt, and
England. Marshal SOULT undertook the defence of
the Government, and as the following extract from his

FOr!eci refers to tp.,,-st.loo:s .41 rile utiomf importance, it
cannot fail to excite corbidelabie interest :
I s,At.t 's v eviarort no intervention
Spain would be useful to France. All the world know
that:the Cabinet in its formation declared that there was
no ground for intervention. From the south the orator
has travelled to the east. He has spoken of the Ottoman
Porte, of Mehemet Ali, of Egypt, and of I know not what
else. In a few words, I will say that the policy of the
Government is the maintenance of the Ottoman empire.
We do not conceal it, we dec..are it openly, this policy
has always been followed. He iiaa-said the Ottoman cm-
I ire ought to be divided between the foar great powers.
Ldo not think any per-Son stiarezi•this opinion. I have al-
ready declared that. these powers 'have no intention of the
sort, and that no European pOwer desires the dismember-
ment of the Ottitman empire ; they have, on the contrary,
declared themselts in the most positive manner for the
maintenance of i,s iraegiity. I feel that it is my duty to
reply to the ins'nuation, although an indirect one, relative
to Eog;and. I repeat, that it is more than a duty in me,
on eceouot of the reception which I met with from that great
nation. The Noble Peer, ai.d above all, the Chamber,
may be assured that England and France are cordially
unite,`, that the mast horioir able sympathies worthy of
the two countries exist b..tween them, that nothing has
occurred to disturb this alliance, and that if anything were
to occur, which we arc far from supposing to b., probable,
we should have the most confident hopes of its speedy dis-
appearance."
This is so far highly satisfactory. The Chamber
without hesitation voted the Bill, with the understanding
that the vote should be regarded as one of confidence in
the Cabinet, by a majority of ninety votes against six.
The National of Friday confirms the statement of
the Qnotidieime that France demands eighteen millions
of francs from the Bey of Tests, for protecting him from
the just indignation of the Ottoman Porte. The trans-
action appears very discreditable.
NVith these papers we have a letter from Constanti-
nople of the 17th ult , with late advices from Smyrna,
Alexandria, Cairo, and Aleppo, all representing a war
between the SULTAN and 111EHEmET ALT as inevitable.
They are, however, but different versions of the same
story received in London a month ago.
The following are extracts from the Paris journals :
A letter from Durango, of the Bth, informs us that Col.
Pavia had had on the 6th an action near Übal, with a
strong detachment of the Christinos, in which he took a
great number of prisoners, and completely dispersed the
remainder of the detachment.
Captain Ray, commander of the Medee frigate, arrived
at Paris yesterday ; he is the bearer of the treaty con-
cluded on the 9th of March last between Vice-Admiral
BAudin and the plenipotentiaries of the Mexican Govern-

ment.
Captain Ray arrived at L'Orient on the 30th May,
when he was obliged to perform twelve days' quarantine.
—Moniteur.
A letter from Martinique, of the 4th May, brought by
Victorieux says, the Governor, though much urged by the
inhabitants, has not yet come to any decision respecting
the exportation of Sugar. We hope that he will refrain
from the adoption of a measure which would break all ties
which bind us to the mother country.
The Spanish Consul at Genoa, has been recalled by
his government. All commercial intercourse between
Spain and Sardinia is broken off. Letters which have
been received at Genoa and Leghorn, say that several
Sardinian vessels have been seized by the Spanish
cruisers.—Le Commerce.
BOURSE.—PARIS, FRIDAY, JUNE 14.

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First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price Price.
French 5 per Cents lll 20 ... 111 '..'o ... 111 15 ... 111 20
.„ ... ... :02
4 per Cents ......... lOl 30 ... 1,1 30 ... 101 30 ... 101 30
2 ... 10
72 045
2 ... 102
72 45
2 ... 72 %$
2
3 per Cents 71 55 ... 79 55 ... 79 50 ... 79 5.1
Bank of erance
Belgian
35
ppeerr
(ent: Cents
1725
Bank ....... ..
Coupons
Spanish Acsive . 19% ... /9% ... 1914 ... 19%
Passive W ... 44 ... 4,4 ... .4,i
Dutch 24 per Cents s,kv ... 55-4 ... 5514 ... 5:42
Portuvuese 3 per Cents
... 2114
Nea. &item
... 9 )10
Roman
--a----

Madrid papers of the 6th instant have been duly re-
ceived. The new Minister, M. CARRAIIOLINO, having
got rid of the Cortes, has thought proper to advise the
REGENT to issue a Royal Decree, nominally to restrain
the licentiousness, but virtually to abolish the liberty
of the Press. This Decree is preceded by a long pre-
amble, in which the necessity of this measure is set
forth with all the skill of a Salamanca rhetorician, and
all the affected meek regret of a Jesuit Vicar-General.
We quote the several articles of this Decree as they
appear in the Gazette of the Gth instant :
" Art. 1. The various political chiefs shall take care,
under the most severe responsibility, that editors, printers,
and all other persons to whom this order applies, shall
punctually comply with the laws relating to the press.
" Art. 2. The same political chiefs shall take care above
all things that the editors of all periodicals, the printers of
single sheets, and all other responsible persons, shall pre-
sent, two hours before distribution, one copy of their pub-
lications to the proper authority, in order that be may be
enabled to prevent, within legal limits, the mischief which
such publications might produce.
.' Art. 3. As soz,n as said copy of the publication is pre-
sented to the political cbief, he shall himself, or assisted
by proper persons in his confidence, examine said copy ;
and if it be found to contain articles calculated to compromise
the public tranquillity, to injure religion, or offend public
morality, the customs and delicacy of society, be, the poli-
tical chief, shall without loss of time m .ke use of the right
granted to him by the 14th Article of the law of the 17th
of October, 1837, and immediately suspend the publica-
tion of the obnoxious artietee, - eted., mice the <ste y
steps to prevent their getting abroad until qualified"by
a jury.
•• Art. 4. He shall immediately proceed to have the
lists of the juries in such cases examined, and take parti-
cular care that none except those citizens qualified for the
office of law shall be admitted, and the political chiefs shall
take the measures which they deem necessary for the im-
mediate and scrupulous execution of these proceedings.
" Art 5. The prosecuting Fiscals shall assist at the
drawing of the juries who are to consider the articles
which may be denounced ; for which purpose they shall be
advised by the political chiefs and district alcaldes of the
the time and place when such ballots for juries shall take
place according to the provisions of the royal order of the
23d of August of last year i and under the same responsi.
Aity shall each respectively perform strictly the duties
belonging to their several offices.
" Art. 6. The judges of first instance shall also take
the neccessary precaution, giving such assistance to the
other authorities as may be necessary, in order that the
ipnu bt
hl iec
etxr iebrueni
sael s
ebfe theirn ot df
ei snt
eutrbioedns: na on rd
tthhe
at juriesthe
freedomof
judgment be prest rved intact.
" Art. 7. The sale and publication of single sheets and
periodicals, are henceforward prohibited in the streets ;
and if any persons shall violate this prohibition, they
shall be fined, arrested, and tried in conformity with the

laws.
" Art. 8. Finally, the political chiefs shall take care to
employ all the means in their power, for the faithful exe-
cution of these measures, and provide at the same time that
they shall be made known to the public.
CARRAMOLINO.

‘4 Madrid, June 5. 1839."

There is no news of any interest in the Madrid Papers.
The Constitutionalists have formed a grand election
Committee to superintend the election of Deputies to
the next Cortes in every part of Spain. One of the oh-.
rets of this Committee is to furnish the electoral body
with adequate information, to enable them to choose men
of sound principles to represent the nation in Parlia-
ment. From the north of Spain we have but a repeti•
tion of the old—the armies are in sight of each other,
calmly reposing under the shade of their respective
laurels.

NEW WORK BY THE AUTIIOR OF " THE
Tub Srr." &c.—The history of his country's
navy from the pen of this distinguished author, will natu-
rally be eagerly sought for, and perused with more than
common Interest and avidity. None could have been more
eminently calculated for a task, in the execution of which
be has diwlayed all the energy and enthusiasm of his
Th,re are thousands who must feel a sort
of personal obligation to a writer who has beguiled
so many hours by his beautiful fictions—for his naval
stories are, of their kind, unrivalled but the
public now are indebted to him for what will rank as a
standard historical work. In the hands of an ordinary
ealtitaernmti,onh
writer it might have proved a dry record of names and
numbers, bat interesting, even then, from the subject with
an rgtAi ar ly
.
ever, is given to every.circumstaenxcpelobitys tohfe
tthicehraetoidowraneeyd
which they were connected.
style of the narrator. Mr. Cooper's History of the Navy
of the United States, among its many stirring scenes, con-
tainspui aj o
.Tones,
es narrativeto whichof the wde rpi

The Era.
A conversation took place in the House o
'was circular lately is-
in giving to
Lords on Tuesday, which deserves more attention than
to what is said in
sued by the Home Secretary to the Lords-Lieutenant
the
ehe habit
subject of
of counties, respecting armed associations. It was
very
naturally observed that the arms were useless
without some degree of military knowledge, which the
Act against training and drilling obstructed, or without the
ptheaotple Flo are
use. in
control of a militaryiman. and likewise, that the Lords-
Lieutenant might unwittingly be arming classes not in
the best humour with the Aristocracy. In short, there
was an uncomfortabie feeling that the burgesses were
On
was held at the committee room in the parish house,
and many of the leading Dissenters were present. The
reverend rector was seventy-two years of age. Fur the
last ten years he has been in a declining state of health,
and on Thursday last he was so seriously ill that it was
soon found that medical skill would be of no avail.
not much more to be trusted than the Chartists.— Weekly
True Sun.
DEATH OF ARCHDEACON WATSON,—The
parish of Hackney presents, at this motnent, an unusual
appearance in consequence of the death of the Rev. Arch-
dercon \Vats" which took place on on the 9th inst., at his
residence at Hackney. He had been forty years the vicar of
that parish. Upon his death becoming known, the inha-
bitants, on the following day, almost with one accord. ex-
hibited their regret by partially closing their shops, while,
in the private houses, the same mark of esteem was mani-
fested.Wedne:day a meeting ofthe • • 1 inha-
bitants principal
to arrange the funeral.. There. was a very full attendance,
CHARING•CROSS HOSPITAL.—The election
to the office of assistant surgeon to the Charing-cross
gowital, took place on. Tuesday in the board-room of the
hospital. The competitors were Mr. H. Hancock and
Mr. J. F. Palmer, the other candidates having declined
proceeding to the poll. The scrutiny lasted till•five, when
the numbers for each conspetiter being counted, Mr.
Hancock was declared to be the successful candidate by a
majority of 31 votes.
_____

AFFAIRS OF HANOVER.

In he sitt:ng of the second Cfo at Hanover, on
the 7th, the second debate on the Budget took place, and
it was agreed to after a short -debate, only one Member
dissenting; the third reading was fixed for the following
day. It was declared, in reply to the question of a Mem-
ber, that it not being possible to examine and compare all
the items of the Budget, and of the expenditure, the
Chamber ;ntended that in case of need the Government
should have the power to cover the deficiencies that might
occur under one head by the overplus in another. The
Chamber then proceeded to the Order of the Day, which
related to the renewal of proposals respecting the Con-
stitution. After some debate it was moved to petition his
Majesty the King to prorogue the Assembly as 30071 as the
Budget should be voted, and at the next convocation of the
Estates to lay before them proposals for settling the
question of the Constitution for their discussion. The Es-
tates further take the liberty of expressing their wish that
when the corporations are next called upon to elect depu-
ties, it may be stated to them that their proceeding to
elect, shall not be considered as a proof that they recog-
nise the Constitution of 1819." No opposition was made
to this motion in itself; it was unanimously agreed to,
with a reservation of the right to propose modifications in
the course of the second and third discussion. The Budget
was finally agreed to, on the third reading on the Bth.
STOCKHOLM, MAY 21. —His Majesty the King intends
to leave Christiana about the 26th or 27th of May.
ST. PETEHSBURGH, JUNE 6,—The Duke of Leuehten-
berg arrived Zarskojeselo on the 31st of May.
HAMBERGH JUNE 14. —The Hanoverian Collection of
the laws contains a notice that the Journal called the
Bremen Zeitunq, published at Bremen, is prohibited in
the kingdom of Hanover till further orders.—Humburgh
Papers, June 14.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SATUXUAY. —The Cotton
Market has been quiet to-day, but yes:erday's prices have
been barely maintained, as the supply abov,, Bd. is abun
dant. Sales 2,000 bags ; viz., )00 Pernairs, 94 d. to 91d. ;
SO Egyptian 12.1 d. to 134 d. ; and American, lid. to Bd.
Toe Sheridan New York Packet of the 25 h uw, was off
the o.d Fleai of Kinsale, on Wednesday last. The Dub-
lin sailed on the 25th ult. Exchange, 91- 91. Business
continued brisk with a probability of its continuance. The
latest arrival at New York, was the Shake3pere, which
sailed hence the 27th April, and arrived the day before the
packet sailed.
The Iberia steamer has arrived at Falmouth, sailed from
Gibraltar and Cadiz, 7th inst. ; Lisbon, 10th; Oporto,
and Vigo, the 12:11; with the Mediterranean and usual
mails.

Arrivals this morning—Two French mails, two Ostend
mails, and one Dutch ; also mails from Bcyrout, May 13 ;
Alexandria, May 23 ; Corfu, May 24; Malta, May 30 ;
Gibraltar, June 7 ; Cadiz, June 7 ; Lisbon, June 10 ;
Oporto, Jun...! 11 ; Vigo, June 12. Ship letters from Rio
Janeiro, Grenada, China, Bermuda, Newfoundland, and
Barbadocs, Calcutta, Feb. 22; Cape, April 20; Mau-
ritius, Feb. 28.
From Cape of Good Hope papers, received 28:h April :
" Two Reports respecting Natal, have been in circu-
lation since last week, to neither of which would we
advise credit to be given.
" The iirst is that Dingaan has made a treaty with the
Boers.
" The second iv, that coals have been discovered close
to the sea, the effect of both there rumours is to give a
fresh impulse to trickery."
We have received Gibralter Chronicles to June 7th ; the
news they contain from Spain has been anticipated by the
French papers.
The liamburgh mail has arrived of the 14th instant,
bringing the Metaliques, 106 ; Bank Shares, 1,510.
On the 17th March, the Cockatrice packet arrived at
Buenos Ayres, which conveyed accounts received in Lon-
don from Vera Cruz of General Santa Anna having
gained an advantage over the French. This news, coupled
with accounts from Peru of the defeat of Santa Cruz, has
produced a sensation favourable to the cause of Roses, and
there seems little chance of his giving way to the cxhorbi-

taut demands of the French.
The mail which has arrived this morning from Alexan
dria and Beyrout has not brought an overland despatch
from India, although it was generally expected. The arri-
vale from Calcutta are of an old date.
Respecting the pending hostilities between the Turks
and Egyptians, several accounts have been received both
from Constantinople, Alexandria, Beyrout, and Smyrna,
which are very contrary in respect to the two armies
coming to blows; but in one point they all agree, the im-
mense preparations making on both sides for the attack, still
each party is afraid to strike the first blow.
No papers or letters have been received as yet from the
Sheridan packet from New York, which sailed on the
2.3. h ult., five days later than the previous accounts.
Consols opened this morning at the closing price of
Saturday with little spirit for speculating, 931- "4-1- for the
Account; Reduced, 92i 1; Exchequer Bills, 30 32 ; India
Bonds, 32 34 ; India Stock, 256 25S ; and Bank Stock
1901 1914.
The Money Market continues in the same state as on
the previous week.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active closed at 19 kI,
and receded to 18j- 19k; Portuguese, 35/ 36; Three per
Cents.. 21i ; Brazilian, 794 ; Belgian. 1011 102 ; Colom-
bian, 324 ; Mexican, 264 ; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per
Cents., 55i- 56;1,-; Five per Cents., 1021 103.
PRICE:, OE STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
[lank Stock — India Stock —
3 per Cent. Red. ,D;;,NO, Ditto Bonds pin.
3 per Cent. Cons. — South Sea Stock —
3-, per Cent tlON Old Annuities —
Ditto Red, 994 .),11 New Ditto
New 34 per Cent .......... 3 per Cent. Annuities, 17,11
New 5 per Cent. -. l Exch. Bills, £1,004) ... 30 32 pm.
Hank Long Annuities toex pire 1 Ditto 500 .. 33 31 pni.
Jan. 5, 1860 14.% 5-16, Ditto Small pm
Oct. 10, 1859 - Ditto Commercial pin
Jan. 5, 1860 Ditto Advertised ..... pin.
Jan. 5, 1884) — Bank Stock for Account ...
April 5, 4880 — India Stock liir Account ...
Jan . 5. 1870. — Consos for Account 031%
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ON t. O'CLOCK
Austrian Bonds — Peruvian Bonds —
Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto Account
--.. Ditto Account ..... ,iii 6i 53
Buenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto Account ......... ..... , Ditto Account
Chilian Bonds
Ditto Account
Columbian Bonds 30%1% Ditto Account —
Ditto Account -
Columbian Bonds, 1824 ... -32% X Spanish Bonds 19 ISt It
Ditto Account
Danish Bonds
Ditto Account — Det\_rred
Greek Bonds —l French, 5 pet cent. —f. —c.
Ditto Bonds, 182) — 4 per cent....... —f. —c.
Ditto Account
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent. —' Exchange. —f. —c
Ditto Account
Ditto, 6 per Cent.... ...... ... 2,N, Ditto Account
Ditto Account
Neapolitan -.. Ditto Ace0unt........ ......
VitlOES OF SliAltilS I'lllS DA Y
PAi AT ONE O'cl DC K.
d. Per share
Brazilian Imperial Mining Co. (issued at 5!. pin.) 20' 18 15
Cohre Copper.
i Bilghton i'lailw,uv
London and Croydon Railway Company
ALF PAST ......18.. Cd.
to
H ONE.
By accounts received from the River Plate by the
American brig of war Dolphin, it appears that two
American merchant brigs had proceeded from Monte
Video to Bahia Blaron, on the coast of Patagonia, about.
fifty Lagues south of Cape Antonio, where they
landed their cargoes, and after taking in part of awl,
return, were captured hy the French sloop of war
La Pork, br,-iuirlit out, and tilen into M into Video with-
out any colours fl, nig, under the pretext of having violatei,
the blockade. The Atn,rican Cionitiodore Nicholson had
protested against this act of aggreision, and demanded that
the vesssels should be given up ; but neither tne answer
nor the intention of the French Admiral had transpired,
and the Dolphin sailed fur the United States.
Consols are not quite so good as in the morning, and re-
c!.deii from 931 to 934 Account ; Reduced 92.1-, ; Exchequer
Bills, 30 32 ; India Bonds, nothing done (Bank Stock,
nothing done, 1901 to 1911.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active heavy, and re-
ceded to 19-i; Portuguese reached 361. since which it has
lowered to 351 ; Three per Cents, ",li ; Colombian,
32i ; Mexican, 26.k1; Bre.zilian, nothing done; Belgian.
102; Dutch Two-and-ILA-fall' per Cents. 56; Five Pc,
Cents , 103 k.
No American Papers as yet.

There seems to he in some quarters a disposition
to misrepresent grossly the facts connected with the em-
ployment of the metropolitan police in the country. Foi
instance, one Journal, which really ought to know better,
complained that the London districts continued op be
chargeable with the pay of the police, even though de-
prived of their services by their removal to some distant
parts of the country. This is, indeed, a gross mistake ;
the truth being, that whenever a constable is removed from
the metropolitan district, he ceases to be chargeable on
the parish or district to which his division belongs. Not
a single day's pay, nor the fraction of a day's pay, is
charged for hint against hill metropolitan district while so
absent. There is, in fact, a Legislative provision on the
subject.—Observer.
The number of persons who visited the armouries
of the Tower of London, previous to theduction of the
admittance fee from two shillings to one, was about 10,200
annually . when that change took place in May, 1838, the
increase of visitors was nearly four-fold, being near 40,000.
The further reduction to six-pence has produced a like be.
neficial result for the admissions during the month of May,
1838, were four thousand, five hundred and twenty-eight ;
and in May, 1839, they have increased to nine thousand,
four hundred and fifty-four. We also learn that Govern-
ment has ordered the Regalia of Scotland to be shown, free
of any charge, in consequence of the disgrace that attached
to the obstruction to the Turkish Ambassador on his visit to
Edinburgh. It appears that all through the country, and
especially in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Liverpool,
Manchester. &c., the spirit of exhibition to the people is

fast extending.
WHAT CONSTITUTES A GENTLEMAN.—By
a gentleman we mean not to draw a line that would be in-
vidious between high and low, rank and subordination,
richness and poverty. No ! the distinction is in the mind.
Whoever is open, loyal, or true ; whoever is of a humane
and affable demeanour ; whoever is honourable in himself
and in his judgment of others, and requires no law but
his word, to make him fulfil an engagement ; such a man
is a gentleman ; and such a man maybe found among the
tillers of the earth. It is hence, and h ence only, that the
great can claim their superiority ; and hence what has
been so beautifully said of honour, " the law of Kings," is
no more than true. "It aids and strengthens virtue where
it meets her, and imitates her actions where she is not.".
Lord Stanley may yet be the modern Strafford.
Such would seem to be his ambiti,:n. for he boldly (as he
says) denounces any attempt to educate any portion of the
people upon terms of religious equality. All must learn
as episcopal sectarians, or not at all.— iVeekly True Sun.
SINGULAR CASE OF lIANGING.—One day
last week an extraordinary occurrence took place in the
garden of F. Barchard, Esq., at Ashcombe. A lien gold-
finch was discovered quite dead, suspended by the neck
with a horse-hair, which formed part of its nest. The hair
was in a loop, and the Lial, it is supposed, getting its head
entangled in it, was thus strangled as in a springe.