The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-09 00:00:00

THE RIVER PLATE.

LIVERPOOL, TUURSDAY.—By the arrival of the brig
Gauntlett, Captain Presly, we have received aecounts
from Buenos Ayres to the 26th of December.
The Government of the Argentine Republic were
about to enforce a quarantine upon all vessels from
European ports infected with cholera.
The term fur the payment of the contrikucion directa
bad been extended to the 17th of. January.
The British Pocket of the 23d of December says—
" The intrusive Government in Monte Video has re-
cently forwarded to the so-called assembly of notables
several drafts of decrees, one of which provides that so
long as the present siege of that city lasts, and for a
year or two after, no property of any description can be
distrained for the payment of debts contracted previous
to the lit of January, 1843; but when the debtor has
not sufficient property to guarantee the payment of
his liabilities, the exception will not be allowed in his
favour."

There was little change to notice in commercial affairs
in Buenos Ayres, the demand for produce continuing
light, especially for horse hair, which had greatly fallen
in price. Hides were quoted at 43 to 50 for salted ox,
and 34 to 36 for salted cow. Horns, per thousand—ox
800, and cow 250 to 300; wool, fine washed, 40 to 50.
Exchange—On England, per ox., 645.; France, per
oz., 82f. to 83f.

Stock—Six per Cents., 103 to 104; Four per Cents.,
in proportion.
Freights—To Great Britain, 41. ss. per 2,240 lbs. dry
hides; and 40s. to 425. 6d. for salted do.; tallow, 475. 6d.;
bale goods, 30s. to 355. per 40ft. To the Continent,
41. 10s. for dry hides per 2,2401 b.

IRELAND.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
THE RATE-IN-AID AGITATION.
DUDLIN, THURSDAY EVENING .-A board of guar-
dians in the King's County wind up a series of resolu-
tions against the sixpenny rate, by calling on the other
unions throughout Ireland to unite unanimously, with
the view of firmly resisting the payment of the impost
in the event of its becoming the law of the land.
CAPITAL CONVICTIONS.
James and Peter Reilly were found Guilty at the
Leitrim Assizes of the murder by poison of the brother
of the Rev. Father Maguire, who also met his death
under similar circumstances.
Mary Reynolds, the housekeeper of the Rev. Gentle-
man, was put upon her trial for the murder of his rela-
tive, but was a second time Acquitted. The two Reillys
were ordered for execution.

DEATH OF LADY EDWARD THYRNE.--We regret
to learn that Lady Edward Thynne, whose health has
been un the decline for some time, died on Thursday at
her residence on Richmond-terrace, Whitehall. Her
Ladyship was eldest daughter and co-heiress of the late
Mr. W. Mellish, and sister of the Countess of Glengall.
She married Bth July, 1830, Lord Edward Thynne, fifth
son of Thomas, secund Marquis of Bath, but leaves no
issue.

ALARMING ILLNESS OF LADY CLINTON.—The
greatest gloom has becn cast over this town (Torrington)
and neighbourhood in consequence of the sudden illness
of this highly-esteemed lady. Her Ladyship was pro-
gressing favourably with her infant since her confine-
ment until Friday morning, when she was seized with an
attack of apoplexy. The family medical gentlemen,
Messrs. Owen and Lisdon, were immediately in attend-
ance, and Dr. Shapter arrived from Exeter on Saturday,
and we are happy to state that the accounts, up to Mon-
day evening, were the most gratifying, such as to give
hopes of her Ladyship's ultimate recovery.—Exeter
Flying Post, Thursday.
DEATH or MR. SHERIFF WHIGHAM.—We regret
to announce that Robert Whigham, Esq., advocate, and
Sheriff of Perthshire, expired at his residence in Great
King-street, at an early hour yesterday morning. We
understand that the cause of death was an organic
disease of considerable standing, but it was only within
the last few days that the Learned Gentleman suspended
his professional duties. Mr. Whigham was appointed
to the Sheriffdom of Perthshire in August, 1841, on
Adam Anderson, Esq , receiving the office of Solicitor-
General, under the Ministry of Sir Robert Peels the
Sheriffdom of Perth was one of those appointments that
was generally understood to be a step to further pro-
motion.—Caledonian Mercury.
At the Clerkenwell Police Court a solicitor named
Cutts, and his clerk, named Evans, were committed for
trial on a charge of forging certain receipts, but were
admitted to bail, themselves in 5,000/. each, and two
sureties in 2,5004 each for each prisoner.

TUE COGGESUALL BURGLARS.—SatnueI and John
Crow, and William French, members of the gang com-
monly known as the Coggeshall Lurglars, were yester-
day convicted at Chelmsford of housebreaking.
Mr. J. Thomas, the Secretary of the Marylebone
Literary and Scientific Institution, and Caroline, his
wife, were yesterday remanded from the Marylebone
Police-court, on a charge of cruelly in-using Sarah Ann
Mr.
J.
Thomas, aged ten, the daughter of the accused
Thomas, by a former wife.
Yesterday the
MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON._ Yesterday _
Tavern, Aldersgate-
London, took place at the Albion
assemblage of professional
street. There was a numerous
76th anniversary meeting of the Medical Society of
h Dr. W. Hughes Wilt-
having taken
.th ai''surs,regeon to Charing-cross
the customary oration. Lie
to deliver
shire, proceeded the moral aspects of medical
length on
ghlonstpleimtale,n and Mr. Hancoecck,
dilated at great d
out the vein of true heroism Which,
and often unrewarded, formed yet a
f the everyday life of the practitioner of the
part 0
healing art.
CoLossEn •
, _The interest excited by the intro-
duction of the Cyclorama continues unabated. Among
t numerous visitors this
sSeCIZI3e, recognisedePi
ne
week were the following dis-
• • lied parties:—The Earl Waldegrave,.Lord Fever-
tinguis
sham, Lady Ann Stewart, Lady Bateman and party,
Earl and Countess Harrington, Lady M'Alpine, Bishop
of Madras, Lady Monteagle, Lady Butler, Lady Ver-
non, Lady Croft, Mrs. Wilde and party, Mrs. Sullivan
and party, &c.

MURDER 01' A LADY AT BRISTOL."-BRISTOL,
TIIURSDAY.--An unusual degree of consternation and
alarm has been produced in this city, in consequence of
its having been discovered that an elderly maiden lady,
named Jefferies, who had been for some time past re-
siding on her property in ono of her houses, No. 6,
Trenehard•strcet, has been barberously murdered, and
her residence plundered of property to a large amount.
Suspicion has fallen on her female servant, who has been
arrested.

THE WEATHER.—The weather since our last,
though slightly variable, has been fine upon the whole.
Saturday was fine and clear throughout the day. Sun-
day was cloudy and rather damp in the early part of
the day, and a little rain fell during the night and early
on Monday morning. Both Monday and yesterday
were fine bright days; some hoar frost was visible
inorning was reported
yes-
terday morning, but the middle of the day was quite
springlike. The temperature has been higher h
dur-
ing the previous few days, the havingminimßyaand 37
degrees on Monday. It will be se
41 degrees on Saturday, 42 degrees on Sunday,
from the following
returns, the only ones posted in the t
been
an
en
da_
Electric Telegraph
i
roams, that the weatherestery,
Y
fine at every place named:—Liverpool, W. fine; Man-
chester, W. fine; Crewe,
fine; Gloucester, S. fine.—
W
S• fine; Birmingham, S.E.
Manchester Guardian.