The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1838.

supplies for that purpose, by assembling theoVestry,
who put a negative upon his demand. Now, if a
Churchwarden can be made personally responsible for
the acts of the parishioners at large, we think it is full
time that the members of the Established Church, who,
as such, are liable to serve the office, should look out
for comfortable seats in the Dissenting Meeting Houses,
before they are exposed to the perils of a dungeon for
the nonfulfilment of impossible duties. Churchmen
who, like the Vicar of Llanelly and Llanon, attempt
to side rough shod over the principles of justice and
mercy, may thus, perhaps, find that they have not been
the best friends of the Establishment.

We copy the observations which the Times of to-
day makes on its own case. In its strictures on the
Judge and Sir JOHN CONROY, it overlooks, we think,
the difference between the cases of the Duke
of CUMBERLAND and of Mr. HARTSHORN,
and its own. The calumny which they had
to repel referred to a single transaction, and
there could be no fear of a cross-examina-
tion subjecting them to more than ordinary in-
convenience. The purchase or possession of an
estate is a different thing from committing a murder ;
and though Sir JOHN CONROY could clearly prove,
if examined in Court, that he had not purchased
it with the money of the Duchess of KENT,
he might be very unwilling to subject himself
to a cross-examination as to how it became his. He
might have purchased it by borrov; ed money. To
clear the character of the two other individuals
mentioned, involved no hateful inquisition into pri-
vate matters ; but to clear Sir JOHN CONROY,
if he had gone into Court, might have involved
such an inquisition. The difference between
the nature of the calumny, then, warrants the different
proceedings of which the Times, we think, unjustly
complains. We say not one word in defence of the
libel law, and in defence of criminal informations,
which are totally unworthy of a free country.

The Allgemeine Zeilung, received to-day, has a
long article, evidently of Russian manufacture, attri-
buting the rebellious resistance of the Circassians to
the presence of Mr. BELL in that country. This,
we presume, is Russia's defence of her intrigues in
France and the United States to foment a rebellion in
the Cauadaa I

The Paris Journals of Tuesday are filled with com-
ments upon the Royal Speech, although most of them
begin with announcing that it contains nothing to call
for any particular remark. The natural consequence
has followed. We have throughout but the super-
addition of the dullest of dull commonplaces to a most
commonplace speech. The Chambers met, but only
to elect officers and appoint Committees. It was
rumoured that M. PASSY would stand a good chance
of being elected President of the Chamber of Depu-
ties, in the room of M. DUPIN. Should such be
the case, Count MOLE and his colleagues must resign.
From the Journal du Havre, we have received by the ship
Turville, which arrived here yesterday, a letter from Port au
Prince, deed 21st Oct.:—" The Griffin brig, of 20 guns, is
at this moment at anchor in the road of Port au Prince. This
ship which came to St. Domingo, at the same time as the
Nereid frigate, served very actively in the naval expedition
which was to support, if necessary, the demands of the French
Commissioners. In the month of July last it was visited by
the yellow fever, which carried off several of the crew, two
midshipmen, and its second surgeon. At present the sanitary
state of the vessel is good, but it may be feared that it
may suffer further losses if it is not recalled before
the winter. For the sake of the health of our seamen
it were to be wished that our men of war might make but a
short stay at St. Domingo, and that the squadron stationed in
the Antilles might establish a service like that which was in
vigour lately, for our intercourse with the Havannah and the
Gulf of Mexico.

The French merchants owe a great tribute of praise to M.
Oliver, for the protection which he affords to their vessels ;
and all captains of ships who visit St. Domingo will doubtless
congratulate themselves on the intercourse they have had with
the captain and officers of the Griffin.---Le Commerce.

FRENCH FUNDS.—PAats, DECEMBER 18
five r Cents., 109 f 60c. 55c. 50c.
Four per Cents., 10If.
rtrer per Cents.. 79C 25c Ditto 79f. sc.
sank Actions, 2,71 f. 2,705 E 2,70(,f Ditto 2,70. f.
Rente oe Naples, 9!4*. •sc. 10c. 98f. 9,c.
Roman Five per Cents., 101... ......... Ditto 101
Spanish Actives, 161,i
Belgian Five per Cents., 100% 100,
Belgian Bank, idoef. 1,0,0 f. 990 f. Fsof. .., Ditto 830 f.

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EICHANGEL ON LONDON.—')nernonth, paper,Pif. money, 25f. 23e
141 ree months, paper, 25f. 10c. ; money, 25r. 10..

BELGIAN I. UNDS—BaussELs, DEC. 18.
54
Actual Debt, N per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. q9
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent.
3 per Cent.........
Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent —
Society of Commerce, 4 per Cent . 130
—Brussels Papers, Dec. 18.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, DEC. 10 ,
Five per Cents. Metalliques
Four per Cents.
Three per Cents.
Bank Shares 1505
—Aligemeine Zeitung, Dec. 15.

Madrid Papers of the 11th instant have been re-
ceived this morning. At the sitting of the Chambers
on the 10th, General ALAIX, in the absence of the
new President of the Council, laid before them the
line of policy which himself and his colleagues were
desirous of adopting. He stated that they were con-
vinced that without union nothing could be done ; but
that with it everything was practicable. It would be ne-
cessary in the first place to abolish the spirit of partizan-
ship in the Chambers, and to implore the Representatives
of the nation to throw aside all distinctions in order to
save the country. With a united Legislature himself and
his colleagues would find in Spain ample resources for
effectually tranquilising the nation. The Chambers
responded to these patriotic sentiments with a burst
of applause. M. PITA PIZARRO, the Minister of
Finance, who followed General ALAIX, in the expo-
sition of some new financial arrangements, was like-
wise well received by the Deputies.
General ALAIX is making vast preparations for the
prosecution of the war in Arragon during the winter.

Marmion Savage, Esq., has been appointed Clerk
of the Privy Council, Dublin, vice M‘Kay, deceased.
On Monday a Coroner's investigation was held
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quently took it to the station-house, where it was opened,
and its contents discovered to be the body of a male child,
quite naked, with the exception of a nightcap and a piece of
an old torn petticoat. The doctor of the division examined
it, and said there were no marks of violence about it ; but
he could not state if it had been born alive or not. Ulti-
mately conveyed it to St. Pancras workhouse. Several of
the Jury having expressed their conviction that, from the
appearance of the child, it had been placed in the coffin
alive, as also that the umbilical cord had not been tied by
a medical man, they were determined not to deliver a ver-
dict without a surgeon's evidence. Mr. Eastcott, the parish
surgeon, was then sent for, and expressed his opinion that
the child had been born alive ; but would not undertake to
swear that such was the case without a post mortem exa-
mination. The Jury ultimately returned a verdict " That
the deceased was found indecently exposed ; but how it
came by its death there was no evidence to prove."
One evening last week, shortly after the perform-
ance of Mr. Van Amburgh, and as the cages in which the
animals are confined were being drawn to the back part of
the stage, on which they are stationed during the day, Mr.
C. Fenton, the Sub-Prompter, heedlessly turned his back to
the den of the beasts, when the lion put out his paws
through the bars and seized him by the back part of his
head, and was in the act of drawing him to the cage, when
his cries for help brought one of the keepers to his assist-
ance, and with difficulty he was rescued from the grasp of
the beast. The destruction of Mr. C. Fenton would have
been inevitable, had the lion succeeded in his attempt. The
blood flowed copiously from the wounds inflicted on his
head and face by the talons of the animal. Mr. Fenton
was subsequently confined for several days to his bed, but
is now happily recovered and enabled to resume his pro-
fessional duties.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY (THIS DAY), TWELVE O'CLOCK.
We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yesterday's
date, from which we copy the following:—
" To-day, at ten o'clock in the morning, a general report
prevailed that the Belgian Bank had stopped payment; this
news had a bad effect on the commercial affairs; several great
transactions in coffee were immediately suspended ; numerous
groups of persons assembled on the 'Change debating on the
subject. It is expected that the stoppage will be only for a
short time.

" DUTCH FUNDS.—Amsterdam, Dec. 15.—Two-and-a-
Half per Cents.. 54; Five per Cents., 1007-16; Spanish, 16f."
LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, DEC. 19.—We have had an
extensive demand for Cotton to-day; the transactions are esti-
mated at 12,000 bags, of which 6,000 American have been
taken on speculation at an advance on last week's prices of
fully Is. Brl. per lb.
Since the stoppage of payment of the Belgian Bank a
general mistrust has taken place amongst the merchants and
landholders. Yesterday and to-day a great number of per-
sons proceeded to the other banks, which satisfied all their
demands.

We must inform the public that this Bank, which has
stopped payment, is not the great Belgian Bank, which is
called the Society General to Promote National Industry,
which establishment is considered in Belgium what the Bank
of England is considered with us. The Bank which stopped
payment has only been established a few years, under the
direction of M. De Brouckere.

THE FUNDS.
The arrival of the American Papers, to the 2(1 inst., by
the packet-ship Cambridge, brings satisfactory information
from Canada. The rebellion seems to be entirely crushed,
through the active exertions of Sir John Colborne. The con-
tents of the American Papers will be found in another part of
the Paper. The Exchange from New York is quoted at 10+;
Bank Shares 119 to 1191. Consols which left off yesterday
at 934 k for the Account are 4 per cent, lower this morning,
owing to the stoppage of payment of the Brussels Bank, and
opened at 90,1,1.;, Reduced 92a i ; Exchequer Bills, 62 64;
India Bonds, 61 63 ; Bank Stock, 2021 203.
In the Foreign Market, Belgian 99, nom'nally ; Spanish
164 ; Portuguese as they left off, 281 29 ; Three per Cents.
18} 19; Brazilian 77i ; Dutch rather lower, 54H.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 224 India Stock
:1 per Cent. Red. 92q4 %Ti Ditto Bonds ............. ........ pm.
3 per Cent. Cons.
U,, per Cent lOO Old Annuities —
Ditto Red. lOO% New Ditto
New 3% per Cent 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751...
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long Annuities toexpire Ditto 500
Jan. 5, 1860 — Ditto Small 63 65 pm
Oct. 10, 1859 — Ditto Commercial — pm.
Jan. 5, 186,1 — Ditto Advertised
Jan. 5, 1881 — Bank Stock for Account —
April 5, 1890 — India Stock for Account —
Jan. 5, 1870 — Consols for Account 93%gsq
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds —
,' I Peruvian Bonds —
Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account 99 81,4 , Portuguese Bonds.
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto Account
Chilian Bonds
11 tto Account
Columbian Bonds
Ditto Account
Columbian Bonds, 1824
Ditto Account
Danish Bonds
Ditto Account , Ditto Account. 16% 16 li
Greek Bonds..
Ditto Bonds, 1825 — 4 per cent,
Ditto Account
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent.... —I -- Exchange —l. —c.
Ditto Account— , Dutch, 254 per cent. ..........54A %
Ditto, 6 per Cent , Ditto Account !AN
Ditto Account
Neapolitan I Ditto Account —
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Paid. Per shale,
Eastern Counties Railway lO 8%%
G. eat Western Railway Company 65 76 5%
ondon and Blackwall Railway 9 614
L noon and Birmingham Railway Company 9O
Ditto % Shares . 5
Manchester and Birmingham Railway lO
Australian Company 2714
London a id Westminster Bank 2O
rational Bank of Ireland 17;4
Pio Uncial Batik of Ireland...,
Ditto New

11284%
1014%
4549
234;

PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, DEC. 18.
3 per Cent. Consols
3% per Cent. Stock -
Ditto Reduces!
Ditto New, 1830 I It City of Dublin Steam Company 113%
3% par Cent. Debentures .. 91% Nation it Insurance Company -
Bank Stock - City Debentures, 4 per cent.... -
Royal Canal Stock - Ballast Office Debentures,4 per -
Grand Canal Stock - cent
HALF-PAST ONE.
The stoppage of the Belgian Bank has created some excite-
ment in the City, and has caused the Belgian Stock to recede
about 1 per cent.; the whole of the engagements of the above
Bank is about 26 millions of francs, one million sterling.
Consols have improved since the early part of the morning,
when they were done at 93a for the Account ; at present may
be quoted at 93 ; Reduced, 924; Exchequer Bills, 62 64;
India Bonds, nothing done ; Bank Stock, 2024.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active 16h5 ; Portuguese
285 29 ; Three per Cents. 185 19 ; Belgian 98 99 ; Brazi-
Van 77 78 ; Mexican 225 23 • Colombian 255 ; Dutch
Two-and-a- Half per Cents. 54ii.
The Government broker purchased about 6,000 Reduced,
924.
. _

There is a little business doing in Shares. Great Western
101 prem. ; Birmingham Quarter Shares 231 prem.
TIMER O' CL UCK
Consols for the Account. 9.3. i

An inquest was held yesterday, at Islington, on the
body of a respectable tradesman, named Reynolds, who
committed suicide by swallowing a large quantity of prussic
acid. It appeared that the deceased had for some time
been in a desponding state from want of success in business,
and his melancholy had been much increased on finding, in
one of the infamous publications now so numerous, a gross
imputation cast upon his character and that of his family.
The Jury having expressed themselves in strong terms on
the subject of these publications, returned a verdict of
" Temporary insanity."
CANDLE-BURNING versus HAND-LOOM WEAV-
ING.—A few days ago, while a weaver was purchasing
half a pound of candles in the shop of a neighbouring
town, he made the following observation :—" I've got a
warp which is a bit tender (imperfect). I'm paid not
much over twopence halfpenny a yard for weaving it ; if I
light a penny candle, it is just burnt out when I've woven
a yard. Fine flour sowling, soap, and winding, take from
me more than halfpenny a yard, besides other outgoings.
While weaving, and trying to keep up with the candle, I
am continually tempted to leave my work and go to bed,
as the labour of two hours and a half is required ere
I can addle (get) a penny ; but then the belly pinches."
In 1802-3, the price paid for the identical kind of work
now described, was twenty-three pence per yard. Meal,
flower, and potatoes, and even candles, were not
higher during that winter than at present. Were
even-handed justice doled out to the weaver, candles
ought to be only one penny per lb., potatoes a penny
farthing a score, meal five shillings, and flour nine
shillings per load. But apart from the weaver and
his privations, Corn-laws, the sole cause of our difficulties
and commercial embarrassments, have, to so great an ex-
tent, crippled our sales and intercourse with other coun-
tries, whose inhabitants were, in former times, purchasers
of hand-woven goods, that the manufacturer's profit, which
was formerly as much as one shilling per yard, will now, in
most instsnces, barely cover the expenses. Under these
circumstances, when every Newspaper teems to overflowing
with apprehensions of a struggle, the doubts and apprehen-
sions entertained or suggested by the interested must be
dispelled by a repeal, and that instantly, of what are now
appropriately termed " the d—l's laws." Certain it is,
that if such expressions as " an awful crisis is at hand—a
collision is inevitable," and equally alarming suggestions
are employed to assail the minds of the people, they will
gradually consent to try the reality and effects of hostile
concussion. If it be desirable to prevent a catastrophe,
why, then, we repeat, repeal the murderous enactions of
" the enemies of mankind," viz., the Corn-laws.
Since the commencement of the current sessions at
the Central Criminal Court on Monday no fewer than 39
pris • oners have been sent for trial, a large proportion of
whom are under eighteen years of age. With the ex-
ception of petty larcenies, the crime with which the largest
number of these prisoners stand charged is robbery in
their capacity of servants. The total number of pri
soners for trial up to yesterday was 189, of whom 83
are under twenty years of age, and 72 between twenty
and thirty. Only 10 of the accused have passed the age
of forty.
M. Charriere, surgical instrument maker, has, by
an ingenious contrivance, converted the check-string of a
carriage into a means of communicating to the coachman
any order that may be wished to be given. The cord is
formed of a flexible India-rubber tube, with a mouth-piece
at one end, and the other in the shape of the lower orifice
of a trumpet. The person in the carriage has only to pull
this tube, which the coachman holds in his hands as an or-
dinary check-string, for him to apply his end of it to his
ear, and an order may then be transmitted through the
tube, which will be heard by the coachman even though it
be uttered in the lowest whisper. A reply can be given to
the master in the same way. To make the improvement
quite complete, a similar tube should be adapted to the
footman.—Paris Paper.

The following advertisement having appeared in the
daily papers—" Found—The wig and gown of a barrister
unknown," the place of reference was next day blocked up
with applicants answering the description.—Comic At-
manack.

EXTRAORDINARY EVENT.--On Sunday morning
last, a remarkable circumstance occurred at Bradgate, near
Rotherham. Whilst a boy was passing over an old well
with a lighted candle, the foul air ignited, and, communi-
catirr, with a barn close by, the property of James Harris,
of Rotherham, ironfounder, destroyed from 70 to 100 loads
of wheat and other property, the whole of the value of from
2001. to 300/.—Manchester Guardian.
At no period since the establishment of the iron-
works in Stourbridge, has tbo demand for iron been so
great as at present.