The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-27 00:00:00

CORN AVERAGES.

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN,
For the Week ended Dec. 2: IRIS, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different aties and Towns in Englankl and Wales, per
Imperial Quarter.
Wheat 7Ss 4d. f Oats
Barley 36s 101 1 Rye
IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE ..1X WEEKS
PRECEDING.
.... .

Wheat 7ss. sd. Oats
8ar1ey......... 3Is. lid I Rye

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
Wheat ls, Od. Oats ...... lOs. 9d. Beans. S. Pa
Barley lOs.lod. I Rye

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)
HUNGERFORD MARKET.

Supplies equal to the demand, which was far from lively.
Turbot 5s and 6s to 20s Soles 9d to 3s 6d per pair ; Lob-
sters is to 3s 6d each; Cod 2s to 10s; Meat—Beef 7d to
Bid and 9d ; Mutton 74-d to 8d ; Veal 8d to 9k' ; Pork 7id
to Bid. Vegetables in fair supply, but prices high.
BILLINGSGATE MARKET.
Supply to a fair extent, and prices cheaper rather that
yesterday. Turbot, 7s. to 255. ; Soles, 9d. to 3s. 6d. per
pair ; Lobsters, Is. to 4s. each ; Cod, 2s. 6d. to 10s. and
12s. each ; Whiting, 3d. to 6d. each ; Haddock, sd. and 6d.
to 10d. and Is. each.

HAY MARKETS.
The supplies to•day were but moderate. Good Meadow
Hay was in demand; but the call for Clover and other kinds
was moderate only. Meadow Hay, 80s. to 100 s. ; First cut
Clover, 80s. to 115 s. ; Second Cut, 84s. to 100 s. ; Straw,
32,,. to 38g.

THE LONDON MARKETS FOR MERCHANDIZE.

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There is no business whatever doing, either by public sale
or private contract, nor will there be any during the present
week, which is a holiday week. Most of the merchants and
traders are not in town.

OPENING OF THE POST-OFFICE ON SUNDAYS.

—A very large meeting was held yesterday evening in
Exeter Hall, Strand, for the purpose of adopting a memo-
rial to Government in opposition to the scheme for opening
the Post-Office on Sundays. The meeting was convened
by some of the leading Dissenters. Sir Culling Eardley
Smith was in the chair, and spoke at considerable length.
He said the opposition to the proposed measure had not
been confined to individuals of any particular creed, either
in religion or politics, but had been equally vehement with
members of ail parties who wished to prevent the desecra-
tion of the Sabbath, or to preserve it as a day of rest from
the turmoil of business. He thought that if the slightest
infringement on the sanctity of the Sabbath were permitted
to the Post-Office, the evil would rapidly extend itself ; if
letters were despatched to Yorkshire now, they would very
speedily be dispatched to Grosvenor-square likewise. He
alluded to the desecration of the Sabbath in Paris, where,
he stated, the business of the Post-Office was uninter-
rupted ; and expressed an opinion that if London had Paris
post-offices now, it would not be long before it had Paris
Sundays. A number of gentlemen subsequently addressed
the meeting, and moved resolutions condemnatory of the
proposed measure, which were carried unanimously. It
was stated in the course of the evening that a petitton on
this subject had been signed in a very short time by up-
wards of 6,000 teachers of Sunday schools.

The Right Hon. Sir James Graham, M.P., and
Lady Graham, left Fossil House yesterday morning-,
for Netherby Hall, in Cumberland. The Ladies Louisa
and Mary Cathcart, Sir William Rae, and the Rev. Dr.
Chalmers departed the same day from the same mansion.
On Saturday Mr. Alison entertained a large party at
dinner, embracing besides the distinguished guests already
mentioned, his Grace the Duke of Montrose. the Most
Noble the Marquis of Douglas, the Lord Provost of
Glasgow, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Fleming, Kirkman
Finlay, Esq., of Toward Castle ; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Douglas, Captain Graham, R.N., of Netherby ; the Rev.
James Graham, of Netherby : J. G. Hamilton, Esq., of
Blantyre ; Robert Monteith, Esq., younger, of Carstairs ;
Lieutenant Gerald, of Rochsoles, 92d Regiment, &e. The
Principal and most of the Professors were amongst the
guests on Thursday. We are gratified by learning that
Sir James and Lady Graham have left town highly grati-
fied by the reception they have met from all classes of the
community.—Glasgow Courier of Tuesday.
REcit oiTs.—An excellent order has lately been
circulated among the recruiting officers in the army, prohi-
biting them from enticing, ensnaring, and entrapping raw
recruits, by holding out false promises of promotion, acqui-
sition of money, &c. ; and also that if any person, while in
a state of intoxication, should wish to enlist into the ser-
vice, he shall be refused, and be desired to call again and
make his application when sober, so that he shall be in a
suitable state to judge of his own conduct.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NE W S

CITY (THIS DAY), TWELVE O'CLOCA

We have received Canton papers, a week later, to the
Ist of August. By the above Papers we learn that
the Governor has received orders, from Pekin, to meet his
colleagues, and consult and decide upon some measures for
punishing opium smokers. After the expiration of a year,
those who persist in smoking, when seized for the first
time, are to be branded on the face with two characters
(" Yen fei"—smoking blackguards), and set at liberty.
When seized a second time they are to be punished with
one hundred blows, and banished from their homes for
three years ; and the third time they are to be beheaded.
When the new Lieutenant-Governor arrives anothe Council
will be held on the subject., and measures determined upon,
which will be made public by proclamation.
OFFICIAL REMARKS—IMPORTS.
CAMLETS-Dull as ever.

Corros.—Several parcels of Bombay staple have been
diTosed of during the week, without any improvement in
price, but there is an activity in the market which indicates
a British demand from the interior, particularly for cotton
of good quality.
The stock of Bengal Cotton being small, prices are fully
maintained.
COTTON YARN.—Difficult of sale, especially the inferior
qualities.

IRON.—We have lately had considerable importations,
and prices in consequence have fallen.
LONG CLOTHs.—Continue declining, and purchasers are
shy of coming forward.
OPlUM.—Prices have been fluctuating a little under.
Small sale of the Bengal and Malwa drug; and lately Patna
has advanced, in consequence of the fears entertained of
the safety of the Antonio Pcricro. Our quotations of
Turkey are nominal, for at present there is not the least
demand. Deliveries of Opium from the Ist to the 22d
Ju!y.—Patna, old, 64 ; new, 452. Benares, old, 39 ;I
new, 193. Malwa, old, 449.—T0ta1, 1,197. Woollens
nothing doing.
During last week few sales of British manufacture have
been made, in consequence of the uncertainty of the duties
to be levied by the new Hoppo, who has evinced a strong
disposition to innovate, and give unnecessary trouble.
Exchange :—Some Navy Bills, at three days' sight, have
lately been negotiated at 4s. 31d. per dollar.
Cape of Good Hope Papers to the 21st October have
been received. The following are extracts :
" From the frontier we have nothing new of importance.
The emigrant farmers, it seems, have had another conflict
with the Zooids.

" The Governor has issued the following notice to the
colonists, who it appears arc to join the United Army' in
its future operations against the Zoolas :
" GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

" Information having been received by Government, that
it is the intention of certain inhabitants of the ❑orthern
district of the colony to join the emigrant farmers, with
the view of co-operating with them in an attack on the
Zoolas, his Excellency the Governor desires to warn those
persons, that if they persist in those designs, and carry
them into execution, he will he forced, however unwillingly,
into the adoption of measures which cannot but prove in
the highest degree unfavourable to the interest of the emi-
grants themselves.

" By his Excellency's command,
" JOHN BELL, Secretary.

" Colonial Office, Cape of Good Hope, Oct. 18, 1838.
" Mr. Ogle, who left Port Natal on the 3d September,
and arrived at Graham's Town, gives a similar account to
that. previously received of the Zoolas having been twice
repulsed in an attack they made on he emigrants' camp,
100 miles from Natal. He further adds, that upwards of
890 farmers had taken up their residence at Port Natal,
and were actively employed in ploughing and sowing."
New Brunswick Papers received to the 23d of Nov.
Capt. Farmer's Company of the llth Regiment arrived
from Annipolis, in the Maid of the Mist, on Thursday
evening ; and the detachment stationed at St. Andrew's,
under Lieutenant Tobin, also arrived on Thursday, in the
Nova Scotia. The head-quarter's division of the regiment
(three companies and the band), which arrived in town
from Fredericton last Tuesday, returned to that place by a
steamer yesterday morning. The 11th will be conveyed
to Quebec on sledges when the winter roads become good,
should their services be required. The Medea steamer,
with the last company of the 93d, arrived at Quebec on
the 12th.
HEAD QUARTERS, FREDERICTON, Nov. 12.—Accounts
this day received from Canada having rendered it neces-
sary again to send forward all her Majesty's disposable
troops for the support of the Queen's authority, the protec-
tion of the lives and property of her Majesty's loyal sub-
jects, and to arrest the progress of rebellion in that Pro-
vince, the Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief
invites the younger, more active, and least encumbered of
the loyal militia population of New Brunswick, to come
forward and enrol themselves in the Volunteer Corps,
which, it is intended to raise, for the service of this Province.

THE FUNDS.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 93i 94 for the Ac.
count, opened this morning at the same quotation ; Re-
duced. 93*. Exchequer Bills, 65 67. India Bonds, 62
64 ; Bank Stock, 2021- 203 ; India Stock, 262 263.
In the Foreign Market the prices are nominal as yet,
no business doing. Spanish Active maintains the price of
161 i ; Portuguese, 301 ; Three per Cents., 19i- 20 ;
Belgian, 99 ; Mexican, 221 231 ; Colombian, 25:1 26 ;
Brazilian, 761 771 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half,, 54i i,.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—The
large quantity, viz., 12,500 bags of American Cotton, sold
on Monday in one line, which was announced at the close
of that day's market, has induced the manufacturers to
buy more largely, and the total sales this day were 12,000
bags at higher price, 18,000 of which were purchased by
the trade, and the remainder on speculation.
Consols have just improved to 94* i.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
India Stock —
3 per Cent. Red.
3 per Cent. Cons.
3 per Cent• 100%14 Old Annuities
Ditto Red
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long A iinuities to expire Ditto 500
Jan. 5, 1860 14% 15-16 Ditto Small 65 67 pin
Oct. is, 1859 Ditto Commercial _ pm.
Jan. 5, 1861 — Ditto Advertised ...... ... pm.
Jan. 5, 1885 — Bank Stock for Account
April 5, 188(1 — India Stock for Account
I
Jan. 5, 1870 — Consols for Account 9lh
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds Peruvian Bondi —
Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto Account
Chilian Bonds
i (At() Account
Colmnbian Bonds i Ditto Account —
Ditto Account
Columbian Bonds, 1824 Spanish Bonds .
Ditto Account
Danish Bonds
Ditto Account ' Ditto Accot it l6?i%
Greek Bonds —' French, 5 per cent. ...... ... —f. --c.
Ditto Bonds, 1825 — -- 4 per cent ... ...... —f. —c.
Ditto Account ---- 3 per cent. —f —c.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent._ Exchange. —f. —c.
Ditto Account — Dutch, 2L per cent . ....... —5414%
Ditto, 6 per Cent Ditto Account 54% 5
Ditto Account
Neapolitan I Ditto Account —
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK

Paid. Per Share.
Brazilian Imperial Mining Co. (issued at W. pm.) 20
litto St. John del Rey l4 5
Great Western Railway Company ... 65 76%
Brighton Railway
Lon.inii and kireenwich Railway Company 2,1 17
Loudon and Southampton Railway Company
London and Southampton (New) Railway 4O 39. E
Ditto New Scrip
South Eastern and I)over Railway Company 9 3N,

HALF-PAST ONE.
Since our twelve o'cloek article has been written, Canton
Papers of a later date have been received to the 15th
August, via Marseilles by Mr. Waghorn's overland dis-
patch. Trade was very dull there, and the imports of
Cotton goods excessive, so that the prices were much de-
pressed, the holders of New Silk were asking exorbitant
prices, but no sales had been made—only a few chops of
New Tea had been received at Canton, and nothing was
doing. Exchange, 4s. 6d. to 4s. 7d. ; Freight, 51.
Since the early part of the morning Consols have im-
proved from 93- to 94 for the Account to 941. This
rise may be attributed to the Bears been rather alarmed at
a further rise, have bought in their accounts. Government
Brokers purchased about five thousand reduced, at 931.
Report says, that in this Quarter's revenue there will be
a great deficiency. Reduced, 934 ; Exchequer Bills, •65
67 ; Bank Stock, 2021 203 ; Spanish Active, 164 ; Por-
tuguese, 303 ; Three per Cents., 20 ; Brazilian, 773.
Colombian, 0.51 261; Mexican, 221 ; Belgian, 99 100
Dutch Two-and-a-Half, 544 55.
A little business is doing in Shares. Great Western, 114
prern. Brighton, 31 discount.

On Tuesday the 18th inst. Charles Scarisbrick,
Esq , accompanied by Sir Henry B. Hoghton, entered his
coverts and game preserves, at Wrightington Hail, about
half after ten in the morning, for the purpose of enjoying
the sport of rabbit shooting, and continued to enjoy that
sport till half after four in the afternoon, making six hours'
actual sport. In this space of time they killed 989 head
of game out of 1,007 shots, making 18 ineffective shots.
The game killed consisted of 985. rabbits, 3 pheasants, and
1 hare.—Wigan Gazette.

Sir Charles Morgan, Bart., will entertain during
the holidays a large and fashionable circle at Tredegar
Park, in Monmouthshire.

A fellow calling himself Samuel Rogers, but who
is known by the names of Taylor, Johnston, Penzala, and
numerous other aliases, was yesterday committed to hard
labour in the House of Correction for three months, by the
Brcntford Magistrates, having been detected pursuing his
avocations in that quarter.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.-(THIS
DAY.)

These Sessions comnyinecd this morning before Mr.
Serjeant ADAms and a full. Bench of Magistrates.
The calendar is a light one, there being only twenty-six
prisoners charged with felony.
StioPLIFTI .---Jane Steer and Elizabeth Illilstead,
two very respectable-looking young women, were indicted
for stealing forty yards of blond-qUilling and four pair of
kid gloves, the property of Benjamin Harvey. The pro-
secutor is a Imberdasher, residing at Knightsbridge.
On the evening of the 22d of December the prisoners
came to his shop to purchase some trifling articles, and
while there their conduct excited the suspicion of the shop-
man, who informed the prosecutor, by whom the prisoners
were charged with stealing some lice and other articles
from off the counter. They denied it at first, but after-
wards admitted they had stolen some lace, which Steer pro-
duced from under her cloak. The other prisoner then
produced the gloves, which she had concealed in a similar
mariner.

The Jury found the prisoners Guilty.
The prosecutor recommended them both to mercy,
having ascertained that they had hitherto borne a good
character.

The COURT sentenced them to four months' irx:prison-
ment in the House of Correction.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

DEAL, DEC. 26. —Wind S. W., fresh breezes.—Came
down from the river and proceeded the London, Turner, for
Jamaica; Jack, Rees, Cape Coast Castle. Arrived and pro-
cF•eded for the river the Stratheden, Cheap, from Madras ;
Havannah, Primrose, Havannah ; Ferguson, Robertson, Ba-
tavia. Put back to Margate Roads the Druid, Thomas, for
Barbadoes.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 26. Hazy, blowing hard from S. W.,
accompanied with rain.—Arrived the Nancy, Kieley, from
Youghal ; Warwick, Lamton, Shields; George Canning,
Byron, St. Übe's; her Majesty's ship Malabar, Bermuda;
Daring, Miller, Marseilles. Arrived and proceeded for Lon-
don the- John, Cooter, Bembury ( Walls), Albion, and Hen-
zell ; Ranger, Dring, do. ; Australia, Forrester, do. ; Cey-
lon, Cox, do. ; Mary Ann, Marshall, do. Sailed her Ma-
jesty's cutters Seaflower and Cracker, for Bristol ; Isis, Oak,
Sealtam ; Felicity, Winsor, London.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 26.—Wind N. E.—Arrived, the Com-
merce, Morel, from Messina ; Confidence, Angel, from Water-
ford, for London, with loss of fore-yard. Sailed, the Triumph,
Green, for the Cape of Good Hope and Bombay; Volu-
sia, Ruff,l, Jamaica ; Triumphine, Toulon ; Trevor, Lines,
Smyrna ; Dorabe, Delani, Bordeaux ; Premier, Hopper,
Leghorn; Prima Donna, St. Ives and the Mediterranean ;
Noormahal, Bown, Llanelly and Bahia.
FALMOUTII, DEC. 26.—Wind N. E., moderate breezes and
fine.—Arrived, the Alarm, Hannington, from London; Ada-
mant, Robert, ditto ; Falmouth, Amen, ditto. Sailed, the
Sophia Maria, Anderson, for Surinam ; Nuna, Duff, St.
Michael's ; Nymph, Earwicker, ditto ; Rebel, Spriggs,
Corfu; Maple, Penzance and the Mediterranean; Three
Sisters, M'Greek, Waterford; Royal Adelaide (steamer),
Soy, Dublin ; Sirius, Mowle, Curk.
COWES, DEC. 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived, the Elizabeth
and Maria, Bergus, from Amsterdam.
YARMOUTH, DEC. 26.—Sailed, the Tyro, Woolverton, for
Leghorn ; Hunter, Naples; Tallyho, Taylor, Venice.
LIvERPOOL, DEC, 26.—Wind S. S. W., fresh.—Arrived
the Mary Hartley, Jones, from Denia ; Pantaloon, Alex-
andria; Phantom, Odessa; Betsey, Constantinople; Mary
Appleby, Mackie, and Emerald, Trieste ; Wave, Wilhnar,
Seville ; Mary, M.Kenzie, Lisbon ; Alice, Crowther, Trieste.
Sailed the Mars, Bowers, for Mobile ; Ellen, Rushback,
Acapulco ; Adelaide, Manger, Palermo ; Jeune de Crag,
St. Übe's; Hebe, Thompson, Leghorn; Frederick, Constan-
tinople; Trenacria, Legane, Messina.
HULL, DEC. 25.—Arrived the Flora and Neptunus, Bram,
from Altona; Robert Rackes, Joh, Hamburg ; Jeune Cle-
nerhue, Smit, Antwerp; Angelina Catherine, Gothea, Kolh-
brandt ; Mather, Nicholson, Quebec ; Chase, Brown, Riga ;
Vernal, Mills, Aurora, Elsfleth, Maria Dorothea, Wallmer,
Fortuna, Beck, and Euranus, Hamburg ; Echo, Altona.
BRISTOL, DEC. 25.—Arrived the Lord Canterbury, Tripp,
from Miramichi ; Pendarves, Messina.
JERSEY, DEC 24.—Arrived the Wave, Wilson, Arichat.
MARGATE, DEC. 25.—The Deux Freres, Westerling, from
London to Antwerp, was assisted in here leaky—cargo dis-
charging.
RAMSGATE, DEC. 25. Arrived the Albreith, from Ham-
burg; Robert Secundo, from ditto; Isabella, from Lisbon,
after being on shore at the entrance of Sandwich, having been
assisted off without apparent damage. The Palmyra, Reed,
from Norway to Trieste, is still on shore at Brandon Bay.
KILRUSH, DEC. 24.—The Shannon packet, from Limerick
to Portsmouth, was driven on shore on Scatlery Islands yester-
day, has received considerable damage,
SHEERNESS, DEC. 26.—The Vriendschaft, De Wiever, from
Amsterdam to London, came into this harbour last evening,
with starboard bow much damaged, having been in contact
with the Star smack, of Ramsgate, in the west wind.
JERSEY, DEC. 24.—The Activitie, from Regneville to this
port, ran on shore on the 22d instant, during a fog—crew and
cargo saved, the latter with damage.
BELFAST, DEC. 24.—Arrived the Thomas Gelston, Miligan,
Quebec ; Salvatorium, Dantzic ; Amelia, Coates, London.
HUMBER, DEC. 25.—Arrived the Holderness, Wilson, from
Hamburg; Bee, Best, ditto; Sarah, Pratt, Altona; :Wil-
ton, Ransom, Riga; Ricardo, iquus, St. Petersburg ; Vo-
lunteer, Recbes,%Richebucto.

Lairn, DEC.'24.-Arrived the Glasgow, Morrison, from
Hamburg ; Columbus, Pearson, St. Petersburg ; Hamburg
Packet, Taylor, Hamburg.
CLYDE, DEC. 25.—Sailed the Alexandre, Harrow, Para.
STARCROSS, DEC. 24..—Arrived the George Sutton, Archer,
from St. Übe's ; Elizabeth, St. Michael's. Sailed the Re-
nard, for Cadiz.

The Thetis, Paine, from Hamburg to London, struck on a
rock and sunk—crew saved.

HOLLAND AND BELGIUM.

ANTWERP, Dxc. 25.—The Dutch Journal, Avondbode, of
the 23d, publishes the following letter from Frankfort, dated
19th December. It is confirmed that the German Diet has,
through the medium of Prussia and Austria, the most power-
ful Members of the Confederation, addressed an energetic
note to the Conference at London, concerning its right to
Luxemburg. The German Diet will in no case yield an
iota of its rights; and its power is a guarantee that Belgium
will not attack them with impunity. The exchange of des-
patches between London and Frankfort is accordingly very
frequent. I can mention another fact. On Sunday last
General Von Bouttell, Commander-in-Chief in the
Rhenish provinces, arrived here, and alighted at the hotel
of the Russian Minister to the Diet ; and before the evening
set out again for Mayence and Coblentz. General Von Bou_
tell, who lately inspected the fortress of Luxemburg, had a
long conference with the Pussian Minister, M. Von Scholen,
who acts as President of the Diet during the absence of Count
Munch Bellinghausen. He concerted with him respecting
the events which are preparing in Luxemburg. We may
therefore reckon on a decisive step of the German Diet, what-
ever may be the opinion of the French Chambers on the sub-
ject. Meantime hopes are entertained that peace will be pre-
served, and that Belgium is only making a show for which
Leopold and Louis Philippe really feel repugnance.--Journal
du Commerce d'Anvers, Dec. 25.
(From the Principality of Reuss, Dec. 12.)
It is here positively affirmed by eye-witnesses that an august
personage has formally accepted the congratulations offered
on the contract of marriage concluded between Queen Vic-
toria of England and Duke Albrecht, the second son of the
Duke of Saxe- Coburg.—Leipsic Allgemeine Zeitung.
BELGIAN r UNDS—BaussEta, DEc . 24.
actual Debt, Lyn per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. 9B
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent.
3 per Cent.
Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent
Society of Commerce, 4}Q per Cent. 139
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 65
—Brussels Papers, Dec. 24.
'AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, DEc. 17.
live per Cents. Metalliques
Fear per Cents.
Three per Cents.
Bank Shares 119754
—4llgenteine Zeitung, Dec. 22.

REPEAL OF STURGES BOURNE'S ACT IN IS-.
LINGTON.—A numerous meeting of the inhabitants and
rate-payers of the parish of St. Mary, Islington, (which did
not separate until a late hour,) took place on Monday
evening at the King's Head, High-street, for the purpose
of adopting measures to obtain the repeal of the 58th Geo.
111. cap. 69, and the 59th Geo. 111. cap. 12, called
Sturges Bourne's Acts ; as also the sth of Geo. IV. cap.
125, called the Islington Act, which disqualifies any rate-
payer from being present to have a voice or vote in the
Vestry, unless rated or assessed to the Poors'-rates to the
to the amount of 20/. ; as also to form a Society to ad-
vance parochial Reform in the parish. Resolutions were
carried to the effect that all inhabitants and rate-payers
were eligible to become Members of the Society, and that
all Officers of the Society be honorary ; and a great num-
ber of those present having enrolled their names, there is a
great probability that such a Society will be formed and be
found very useful. The next meeting is to be on Mon-
day week.

On Christmas-day Thomas Moore, a convict, who
had been tried at the October Session, at the Central
Criminal Court, and sentenced to ten years' transporta-
tion, for stealing a silver watch, effected his escape from the
Hye hospital-ship, off Chatham. It appeared that the
convict had passed muster at mid-day, but was shortly
afterwards missed, and was no where to be found. A
short time previous to his being missed a boat, in which a
female was observed, and which had been lying off the Hyc,
had been observed to row rapidly towards the Essex shore,
and very little doubt remains that the plan for his escape
had been preconcerted, and that the convict, who was an
excellent swimmer, had swam towards the boat, and had
been pieked up by the party in it. Yesterday Mr. Cope,
the Governor of Newgate, waited on the Magistrates of
Lambeth-street Police-office, from whence Moore had been
committed for trial, to inform them of. his escape, and
Shields and Cook. two active officers belonging to the esta-
blishment, to wbona the person of Moore is well known,
went in pursuit of him.