The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-03 00:00:00

THAMES OFFICE.

SMUGGLING. —Japhet Edwards, a mariner and well-
known smuggler, was brought before Mr. BALLATNINE and
Mr. TIIISELTON, charged with having about his person ten
pounds of foreign manufactured tobacco, :which had not
paid duty.
Mr. BALLANTINE said the defendant was no doubt a regular
smuggler. He had secreted the tobacco in a very artificial
way, and he knew very well the punishment he was liable to.
He sentenced the defendant to pay a fine of 1001. to the
Queen, and be imprisoned until it was paid.

Sir John Soane's will has been at length proved,
and the personal property sworn to be under 140,0001. The
executors, Sir Francis Chantry, Sir John Stevenson, and Mr.
I-ligham, have renounced by power of attorney in favour of
Mr. Bicknell, named in a codicil as one of the executors, and
the will is proved by Mrs. Sally Conduit, to whom he be-
queaths 5,0001., with a request that she may be buried in the
same vault with him.

A meeting of the Canada merchants now in Liver-
pool (several of whom arrived on Monday by the Inde-
pendence), was held at the Queen's Arms Hotel, on Tuesday.
It was numerously attended, and a resolution was unani-
mously agreed to, that the state of affairs in Canada demanded
the most energetic and prompt measures, and that a deputa-
tion, consisting of those merchants at present in this country,
direct from Canada, should wait upon Lord Glenelg, and ex-
plain to him in the fullest manner the deplorable condition of
the British residents in Canada, in consequence of the struggle
which a vigilant Government should have prevented. Among
the merchants present were the following :—Allan Gilmore,
Esq., of the house of Allan Gilmore end Co., Quebec ;
Alexander Rardc.ln, Esq , of the firm of Gilmore, Rankin, and
Co., Miramichi ; James Roger, Esq., of the firm of Roger.
Deane, and Co., Quebec ; Charles E. Levy, Esq., of the
firm of C. E. Levy and Co., Quebec; James Mourn, Esq., of
the firm of Moore, Brothers, and Co., Montreal ; George W.
Osborne, Esq., of the firm of Atkinson, Osborne, and Co.,
Quebec, &c.—Liverpool Paper.

CHRONOLOGY.--Yesterday was the anniversary of
the day on ‘Ahich Livy, the Roman historian, died at Padua,
A.D. 17, on which day Ovid, the celebrated Roman poet, also
died. Livfs history of the Roman Empire was in 140 books, of'
which thirty.tive are extant. Five of these were discovered
at Worms, in 1431, and some fragments are said to have
la'ely been discovered at Herculaneum. Few particulars of
his life are known, but his fame was great even while he lived,
and his history has rendered him immortal. He wro'e some
philosophical treatises and dialogues, with a letter to his son
on the merits cf authors, which ought to be read by all young
students.

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MR. tIORACIS SMITH'S "JANE LOMAX.."-:.
The principle of Horace 'Smith's present Novel commands our
warmest approbation. He appears in this work as the sensible
and manly vindicator of the middle class of society—we should
perhaps say the ilfra-mitidle--a class of all others least syra-
pPthisA with, not high enough for the fashionable novelist
not low enough for the lovers of the grotesque. In taking
this ground, therefore, our author has adventured an ex.peri-
m nt which does equal honour to his courage as a writer, and
his views as a philosepher. " Jane Lomax" has •inwerful
claims on the sympathies of all classes of readers. We pro-
phecy it will become, as it ought, a favourite with t'Ll'a pubac."

On Friday last two men who have been working on
the Manchest_tr and Leeds Railway, at Chadde:ton, near Old-

barn, having had s me words, agrCed to settle the matter by a
fight. After fighting sixty-one rounds, Connor gave in.
Several hundred persons were present. Their names are
Rchard Lincoln and John Connor. The latter's breast
wai beaten to a complete jelly, and he now lies dangerously
ilt. The battle lasted one hour and ft:my minutes, and the by-
standers seemed to take great delight in witnessing the brutal
ex hihit ion.—Bolton Free Press.

Advices from Naples of the 17th ult. state that
Vie cholera had re-appeared in that city, and that fourteen
cases had occurred between the 2d and 15th. Most of the
troops lately sent to had returned to Naples. The dif-
fe,ences b tween the Neapolitan Government and France had
not been adjusted. A French frigate hail entered the har.
bour cn the 16th, without firing the customary salute.
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Among the Saxons of the North, the festival of the
new year was observed with more than ordinary jollity and fes-
tivity by s,:nding New Year's gifts to each other. This Ro-
man practice nas continued during the middle ages, when our
Kings, and the Nobility especially, interchanged presents.
Dr. Drake obs"rves, that though Queen Elizabeth made re-
turns to New Year's gifts in plate and other articles, she al-
ways took care that the balance should ba in her favour.

T. COX SAVORY, Goldsmith, &c., 47, Cornhill.
London, informs the Public that he has fitted up THREE SHOW
ROOMS expressly for the display of a large assortment of superior
SILVER-EDGED PLATED GOODS. He offers them at those
low but fixed prices, which have been so successful in drawing public
attention to the WATCH, JEWELLERY, SILVER SPOOK
and FORK and Silver branches of his trade. N. 8.. A pamphlet,.
containing a Detailed List of the Prices of Plate, Plated Goods,
Watches, Clocks, &c., may be had gratis, or will be forwarded in.
answer to a post-paid application.