The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-01 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

This day is published,

• Price One Shilling,
'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE,
For FEBRUARY, 1849.
CONTENTS:
3fon3. ot Democracy in France.--Miranda: a Tale of
tV,French Reyolation.—Macaulay's history of England.—Poems by
om as Air i. By George Giltillan.—A Day in the Neighbourhood
of T 4." Skene.—Condition and Prospects of Philosophy in England.
—ff.ate of Music on the Continent. —The Pestilence and Sanatory
Mhasures.—Dv. Chalmers' Posthumous Works. Vol. VI.—Poetry.—
Literary Register.—Political Register.—Railwayand Mining Sum-
row for the Month. —Obituary Notices.
Sutherland and Knox, Edinburgh; Simplon. Marshall, and Co.,
London.

TAT TERSALL'S—THIS EVENING.
Sig o'CLocx.

CHESTER CUP.
25 to 1 agst Blucher
25 to 1 agst Geraldine
25 to 1 agst The Tartar
27 to 1 agst Inheritress
33 to 1 agst Joc o' Sot
50 to 1 agst Rathmines—lakes
50 to 1 agst Halo—taken

DERBY.

4 to 1 agst Flying Dutchman
7 to 1 agst Tadmor
20 to 1 agst Nunnvkirk
20 to 1 agst Strongbow
20 to 1 agst Osterley
50 to 1 agst Indus—taken

-- -
THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES.)
• ONE Cl.Orsi 2:, G
PAICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Ltank Stock 195
3. per Cent. lleduced Ar_ns 92 9174% 913/4
3'per Cent, Consols Annuities 92 91% % 91%
biew 34 per Cent. Ann 5......
LongAnns. to expire Jan.lß6o
Ditto, Oct. 10, 1859 .....
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 B% 0.1-4
In Stock — 246
India Bonds, 1,000/.
Ditto under 1,0001. —. . 50 p 50 p
South Sea Stock lOl 101
Consols for Account 92 9114% 911/2
EAchequer Bills. 2%d. & 2d.
1,0001. X arch 42 40 p
, 1,0(v0/. June
.500/. March
' 500/. June ...... .. 47 49 p
' 'Small, March .. 41 45 p
Small, June
','HUCES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ONE
O'CLOCK.

39 p
49 p
41 p
49p

40 p
50 p
PRICE S.
15%

Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. —
' kteiican, 5 per Cent. 1846 —
Ditto, Account ............
' Portuguese 5 per Cents. 74 74
' Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
' Ditto, Account 15% 15 15
' Ditto, Passive
Ditto, 3 per Cent 2B 28
Dividends on the above payable in London,
Belgian, 21/ per Cent 45 45
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild' 4914 49%
' Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 78% 78%
' • Ditto, Account ' 78% 78
PRICES .OE PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. D' AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen
Bristol and Exeter 9O ... ..
Ditto, Thirds .... ..... 27% 19% 193/A
Cafedonian - ..... 50

Ditto, Quarter Shares 111
' Po. New 101. ['ref..... 71y..., B3/4 "•• 8%
Chester and Holyhead... 50
' Ditto,;Preference
East Anglia, 251.. L &
'E. and L. and D...... 25 ...... —i . ,
' Do., 181., E..& H,... 18 ......
Ea2tern Couaties... . . ... 20 ...... 11%%%
Do. New Guaranteed
' G per Cent........... 10
East Lancashire
' Ditto, New
East tincoinshire
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ..... .....
' Ditto, Half Shares ... 20 .. ..
Great Northern -
Do., 1/2 A Deferred ... 121/...... 51,4,
: Do., ;ii B 6 per Cent. .
' guaranteed ... ..... 614. 5
Great'South. and West.
(Ireland) .... 45 ...... 32 .. .........
C teat North of England.loo ......
Ditto. New, 301
Great Weatern 100 ......105 103 L,i

23/4
11%

161/2
9
51/9

Ditto, lA' Shares
' Ditto, Fifths ..... - 2 O 2O
' Ditto, New 171....... 15 ... .. 15
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... 55 . ....
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 ......
' Ditto, ditto
Ditto, % Shares ...... 43 ... .. 36 ...... ..._
' Do. Quarter Shares-. 17% 133.........»..... 13%
.' Do. Fifths... ... 10
Do. Thirds (Reg.).... 13
• Do. New,Gua.6 per et. 7% 9% 9%s
• Do. (W. Riding Union) 7 ..... 3%14
Leeds and Bradford 5O lOl 1004..... ... 10014
London &Blackwall...l3/.65.8d 5
London, Brighton, and
- ' South Coast 5O ..... 351/0/4%%x.d... 35%x.d
' Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct 5O .. ... 49% 49%
Loudon aril N. Western 100 139 138 137%
Ditto, New
' Ditto,Fifths ..... .. .. 2 ...... 9%
• Do. 101. (M. & B.) B. 10 ...... ...- .. ...... 13%
Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 ...... 474 4%
•Lond. &S. W ostern 50 ...... 44% 44 ........ 44
Do. New 50/. ... ..... 42%.. .. 32% ..... -....... 32%
• Ditto, Thirds.. ....-... 15
• ' Do., New Scrip, 1848,
Pref. 7 per Cent. on
' Deposit, and 5 per
' Cent on Calls
Manzhester,Buxtou,and
• Mat10ck......... 4141:‘.... 2 % 2
Marthester, Sheffield,
1 and Lincolnshire...loo -.,.....
• Ditto. New 101. Pref... 10 • ll3/4%
ididland ...100
' •Do., do., 50/. Shares... 25 "... .. 221 A 21 .......
' Do: firm., and Derbyloo
North British ...:.... ... 25 .....• 17% 1634 1714
• Ditto, Halves -
.• Ditto, Quarters: 6174 4
• Ditto, Thirds .... .. .. 81/4 - -4% 5....
North St stfforl Rh ire
Feeding, Guildford, and
El:4;4w
fihi-ewsbury and Bit m IU ...... 5% .....
Ditto ditto. Class B. 6
• Ditto, New Guaranteed 8
Shrewsbury & Chester
• (Nor. W. Min.)
' Shropshire Union
.South Stp.tfordshire 7% 4%
South Eastern
, , Do.,•Scrip No 4 . lO
South SVales . ....... 33
-Wilti3, Somerst t, & Wey-

11%
97%
21%
70

11%
13%
SLA

20
214
OA
26
2234
7:%
17LA

•m path
,ICo fk, Newcastle, and
• Berwick. 25 .• •30
• Do. Original New and
• Berwick .. ...... .. 25 .... .29 .......
• Do. Zxtemsion No. 1. '2O
• Do. do. No. 2. ..... ... 20
Do. G.N.E.Preference 8
• YorVanel North Midland 50
- Ditto, Praference 10
FOREIGN, RAILWAYS.
'Boulogne and Amiens... 20
'Xuxemb0urg.............. 7 ••••••
Ditto
10 .••••• ..•••••• .....
Norttem of France
„Orleans and Bordeaux... 7
--ratia and Rouen 20 18
,
Rouen arid Havre
Bambre and an . ..... 20
'Tours and Nantes ... 9 1%
Australasia . JOINT STOCK BANKS.
.............. 40
••
M1NE5.;Au5tra1ian................. 3

2914
2134
2134
94
sSit,4
11%

2i,i
77,8
21A
18
9I
3%
1%

• OPENING oF PARLIAMENT.
(FROM A OORREs /may,
The meeting of Parliament thisP°yeit-i•-da-wlns at a period of
stra•nge events. I hope it will please theki:rd of Lords to
mercy,
minds
oa
fn d
ourat
porir upon this nation the abundance of
this time, especially, to fill the hearts and
liiinistry (the rulers of the land) with Timm
all things the intent and designs of the' that
.manifested through the Royal Speech, may, in unity
.of spirit and iu the bonds of peace,, work
together
,for good—and so that the burden of taxation may be greatly
relieved; a task, a duty, so easily performed by putting in
rpractice a single word or rule in the spirit of holiness and
,pure word of God. What a change of sentiment and feeling of
heart wouldspring up and rise in the bosom of every oppressed
and heavy laden man existing under the laws of England,
'were it seen that Ministers watched closely the gates of our
revenue or public purse, and never suffered an inroad of cor-
u'Ptien And abuse—a single draw of cash that is not fairly won,
Pl 4 justly due How plain, how simple, how easy, how bright,
the rule that ought to be laid down and worked upon ! Eco-
;1101ny and retrenchment the watchword, but sparing nothing;
~yet rid the
Janke of , People. of useless and unmerited burdens; purge the
thoreY,' -navy' and every department of the State of
a nation aruiaerndh brier I suppose there never was
ration throng7d a
leaven loaded with a burden of tax-
TEACE, as England count;
of years, and Ti ME or
Commons (the representatives
is it so? Why will our
the Lords upon earth suffer, of the people) and
ethese things! Why not strip
the State, wad make us clean orf
seenreveg sinecure and unnecessary
as
and. pension, and so
love of the people, even
as the to ye of Christ is won by the setliti ingeofwohuratailiss ?done
Sir, it matters ,little or nothingoll'op
years of life draw
or left undone by legisllatiooonn,feasss
myy
fast 'to an • end; but,
beteer state of things—a change Getten,aimestuywiteldtlo
toseethae
r •
Wa .o.ts and wishes of those who now exist
will come after and throng the stage of l'f e as those
e, valor,
e o rtion of our sorrows may be done away, and n;,:unie
Ni ng for joy, that Britain yet is a happy, happy imanaa-1, many
.1 Sir. lam addressing you And the public, as an •
old Tait,
; and true Conservative. I submit myself to Ministers wilk!
„loyal, pure, and sincere desires—and the first and
most i
portant work I know of is this—to take and deliver the
whole--
community from the hands of lawyers; but I do not mean
.:they should starve—no, that would be a pity—but I would haNl
mare than the people wanted to transact thereg,ular ordinary
.
occurring business in every-ix-elation of life—local courts
established, and lawyers appointed by Government at
Mated annual salaries, according to ability and require-
ment. Every sort of work required by the public should
be free of expense. Lawyers for neglect or offending
to he discharged. I would like to se little for banisters to do,
stild'by degrees less fur the L?rd Chancellor; If Ministers
'are at a IoA- I can give them a plan.
~ In all and every case of mortgage of property, I would
thsfat a title once proved to be right and good, should ever
evrowards be registered and transferred in a proper local
rnment-office, at.any time, by payment of a trifling feel
sib?.Paine as stock in the funds,—and a considerate stamp, if
?fly.
•dgr
this • hegi wy gam is tbiSi"-ia every

local or county court I would devote offices for the proving
of wills, and the testator name and appoint one executor;
the other one in all ewes to be the commissioner of the
court, whose duty should be to . see the intent duly and
truly carried out—(l need not assign my reason).
\Probate and Legacy duties repeal, as also insurance from
fire, a duty that I think disgraceful to any Government. I
will now add the tax upon windows, which is impolitic, hard,
and severe, and presses unfairly, and ought to be repealed.
These are all virtually a tax upon property, which, if neces-
sary, saddle upon the right horse properly, under the head or
name of "Property-tax."
January, 31, 1849.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice COLIIRIDGE and Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.)
RAPE.—John Wiseman, a tailor, aged 28, was indicted for commit-
ting a rape on the person of Jemima Bate, a young girl aged 15.
The particulars of the case are unfit for publication. It valid
seem from the evidence that the offence was attended with gr( at
violence; but the prisoner protested that the girl consented to his
overtures.
The jury, after a lengthened inquiry, wished to convict the 1 ri-
soner of a common assault only ; but
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE told them that they must either find him
guilty of the capital offence or acquit him.
The jury Acquitted him.

NEW COURT.
(Before the RECORDER.)
Henry Albert, 30, a porter, and Henry Iloicard, also 30, and a
porter, were indicted for stealing 185 yards of carpeting, valued at
20/., the property of Messrs. Wood and Co., wholesale carpet dealers,
in Watling-street.
Some moths ago the prosecutors were robbed to a serious extent
by one of the parties in their employ, which led to inquiries being
set on foot to ascertain how the stolen property had been disposed
of, and in the course of that investigation the carpet
in question was traced to the shop of Mr. Shaw, a re-
spectable carpet seller, carrying on business in Bishopsgate-
street Without, who stated that he had purchased it from a Jew
dealer named Jules Jacobs, for Is. 6d. a yard, who in his turn had
bought it from another dealer whom the prisoner Howard had em-
ployed to dispose of it. Upon Howard being taken into custody, he
protested that he was innocent of the robbery, declaring that he had
received the carpet from Albert, the other prisoner, who had pre-
viously filled the situation of porter to the prosecutors, and that
statement, coupled with the fact that Albert had called upon
~llyarn,
the party engaged by Howard to dispose of the stolen property, to
know if Howard had been paid the proceeds of the sale, led to his
being arrested, and charged as the principal in the transaction.
The jury convicted Albert of stealing and Howard of receiving tho
property, knowing it to be stolen.
Mr. BALLANTINE, who appeared for the prosecution, intimated
that an investigation was going on in a police-court that was likely
to implicate the prisoner Albert in a similar robbery; and, under
those circumstances, .

The COUAT deferred passing sentence on both prisoners.

CALITORNIA.—Extract of a letter from an officer to
his agent in London:--"H.M.S. Herald, Mazatlan, 27th
Nov., 1848.—Nothing is talked of here but the extraordinary
gold mines discovered by the Americans in Upper California.
The quantity of gold fcund is unprecedented in the annals of
history. Millions on millions of dollars' worth of gold are
now arriving here from St. Francisco. I have seen a large
quantity of it; it is found in a very pure state. One lump I
saw weighed 251bs. 3oz. The quantity found is so great as
to cause the idea of a depreciation in the value of the precious
metal."

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

H OUSE OF LORDS.
(Continued from our Third Edition.)
Their Lordships re-assembled at Five o'clock.
SELECT VESTRIES BILL.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE introduced the Select
Vestries Bill, which was read a first time.
THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.
The LORD CHANCELLOR then read her Majesty's
Speech.