The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-04 00:00:00

SALES BY AUCTION.

GENTEEL FURNITURE, CELLAR of CHOICE WINES,
PLATE and PLATED GOODS, WATCHES, BOOKS,
CIGARS, MILLINERY, and EFFECTS.
MR. VENTONI will SELL by AUCTION,
At Mews. Wheeler and Dupin's Rooms, Leadenhall-
street (By Order of the Assignees of Mitchell, Anderson, Nainby,
Sharman, Overton, and Others), on TUPSDAT, the 9th of January,
at Eleven ; the Furniture comprises Mahogany Four-post and
French Bealsteads, Feather Beds and Bedding, Mahogany and Ja-
panned Chairs, Brussels an Kidderminster Carpets, Dining and
other Tables, Cut Glass, China, Plate and Plated Goods, Silver
Watches, small Collection of Books ; Forty-nine Dozen of very
Choice Old Port, Eighteen Dozen Fine Sherry, about 101bs. of
Ilavannah Cigars, a small quantity of Millinery and Drapery
Goods, Culinary Utensils and a Miscellaneous assortment of Pro.
petty.
May be viewed the Day preceding the Sale. Catalogues had of
the following Assignees, William Whitmore, Esq., and William
Pennell, Esq., Basinghall-street ; George Green, Esq., Alder.
manbury ; and James Clark, Esq., St. Swithin's-lane ; of Mr.
Ventom, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street ; at the Rooms ; and
at the s‘t. Michael's Tavern,Al St. ' 1 l's-alley, Cornhill.

an.
RPYAL LETTERSTOOUTFITTERS PATENT ford theOTHERS EXCLUSIVE MA-
NUFACTURE of BRASS and IRON SOFAS, COUCHES,
CHAIRS, BEDSTEADS, &c.
R. VENTOM will SELL by AUCTION,
at the Auction Mart, ell• TITURYDAY, 11th of January, at
Twelve, by order of the Assignees of Mrs Ann Hughes Merriman,
late of Leadenhall-street and Piccadilly, The Royal Letters Patent,
granted to Mr. Robert Selby, and afterwards assigned to the Bank-
rupt. for the exclusive right to Manufacture in any Material the
-well-known and much appreciated Sofas, Couches, Chairs, Bed-
steads, &c., as justly in repute abroad, not only for their great
comfort while travelling, their elegance in design ; but also for the
small space they occupy when packed. The grant was made on the
20th of December, 1832, for a term of 14 years, 9 whereof are
still unexpired. Included in the Purchase will be a Specimen of
each.

The Articles will be on ♦icw at the Auction Mart on the Morn-
ing of Sale. Printed Particulars bad there ; of G. S. Graham,
Esq., Official Assignee, Basinghall-street ; Messrs. Cranch and
Son, Solicitors, London-street, Fenchurch-street ; of Mr. Ventom,
Angel-court, Throgmorton-street • and at the St. Michael's Tavern,
St. Michael's-alley, Cornhill.

LIFE ANNUITIES and POLICIES of ASSURANCE in the
EUROPEAN, ARGUS, and NORWICH UNION LIFE
OFFICES,
MR. VENTOM will SELL by AUCTION,
at the Action Mart, on THURSDAY, January 11, at 12,
in 3 Lots, by order of the Assignees in Bankruptcy.
Lot I. An ANNUITY of 59/. 7s. arising out of the sum of
1,745/., 3 per Cent. consolidated Bank Annuities, standing in the
name of a highly respectable Trustee, and payable during the life
of the Testator's son, aged 37, holding a high official situation in
one of the Government Offices ; also a Policy of Assurance,
No. 19,736, effected on the Annuitant's Life in the Norwich Union
on the 26th June, 1837, for the sum of 2001., subject to the
annual payment of- 51. 18s. Also a Policy of Assurance, No.
1,873, effected en the same life, on the 18th December, 1837, in
the Argus, for the sum of 2001., subject to the annual payment
of Si. Bd.
Lot. 11. A POLICY of ASSURANCE for 3001., numbered
G6l, effected in the European Life Office, on the 2d October, 1822,
on the life of a lady, whose age at this time is 71, subject to the
annual payment of 16/, 13s. 6d. on which a bonus of 151. was
declared in 1830.
Lot 111. A POLICY of ASSURANCE, numbered 667,
effected in the same Office on the same lifo for 8001., on the 16th
October, 1822, subject to the annual paymont of 441. 9s. 4d., on
vrhiell a bonus of 40/ was declared in 1830.
Printed Particulars may be had of James Clark, Esq., official
assignee, St. Svrithin's-lase ' • Messrs. Swain, Stevens, and Co.
Solicitors, Frcderick's-place., Old Jewry ; R. B. Chambers, Esq.,
Solicitors, Austin Friars ; Mr. Ventom, Angel-court, Throg-
rnorton-street, the Auction Mart, and at the St. Michael's Tavern,
St. Michael's-alley, Cornhill.

EXCELLENT FURNITURE, GLASSES, PIANOFORTES
by BROADWOOD and CLEMENTI, CHIME-CLOCK,
LINEN, CHINA and GLASS, PATENT MANGLE, by
BAKER, GARDEN-ROLLERS, and other Personal Pro-
perty of a Gentleman, deceased, removed from his late residence
near town.
MESSRS OXENHAM and SON, will SELL
by AUCTION, at their spacious Rooms, 353, Oxford-
street, on FRIDAY next, at Eleven for Twelve precisely, on account
of the number of lots, the capital HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
and EFFECTS, including, besides the ordinary requisites, two
handsome wing wardrobes, French and four-post bedsteads, with
hangings and clean bedding ; enclosed and marble-top wash-hand
stands, toilettes, ice. ; drawing room and dining room curtains,
Ergo glasses, Turkey and Brussels carpets, a 61. octave cabinet
It anoforre by Ciementi, and a round cornered square by Broad-
woods; cheffoniers, 100, and card tables, rosewood and mahogany
chairs, superior pedostal sideboard and dining tables, china, and
glass, linen, valuable chime clock, six feet patent man-le by Baker,
a I trge glazed green house, garden tools and rollers, kitchen items,
tSce.,

To he ♦iewed on Thursday and Morning of Sale, when Catalogues
may be had at the rooms.

DRAUGHT WIN ES.—Port Wine, 10. i. 6d.,
125., and 15s. per gallon ; Sherry, lOs. 6d., 125., 155.,
and 18s. per gallon; West India Madeira, 14s. 6d. and 16s. per
gatlon ; Lisbon, 'Marsala, and Vidonia, 129. per gallon ; Cape, ss.
0(1., 6i1., and 7x. 6d. per gallon, Cash prices. Casks at
Cooper's prima. Stonu bottle,;„ Gd. per gallon. liampers,
Per dozen.

kiEO. HENEKEY and Company,
Gray's :nn Wino Establishment, 23, High Holb9rn, London.

BENJAMIN DAWSON'S LOZENGES'
rruEsE celebrated Lozenges, for the cure of
Coughs, Iloarseness, Sore 'Throats,
and for removing the
vlgling sensation which often accompanies eo!ds, and to mitigate the
_e.inenco of Coughing, still maintain the highest reputation. They arc
fiav and safe compostion, and peculiarly pleasant to the taste, and
De freely taken by persons of all ages and at all times.
the ''acne
Dawson and Watlock request the public to observe, that unless.
'larnc Benjamin Dawson, Bath,' is engraved on the sti:mp which
„.,_oerisipanies each Box, the Lorenges are not genuine ; it is the mocrte.
va'k(r..ty to observe this caution, as many per.ons substituLt an. arti 1
;%.skuati, I,o7enges, which is far imerior in quality to the genuine. _
for Benjamin Davison's Lozenges. Price !s. Sold by E.
ards
Sanger ;,—, St. Paul's; Strading, !loyal Exchange Gate., Cornhi
M l3O, and (handler, '7O, Oxfnd-street; and by most Dealers in

T.r &roper noeuit difforro paratia."—Luc AN.
WERE
perhaps no situation in 'ifeso full of
embarrassment as %Arm the oyer-tensitiv, fel,ral,emselves
f'(v•TiP Bed
• to reveal their moral indisc:et ions, or their 1, .real imperf ec-
'..1,7, to others. Day after day does the horror of exposure accumulate
i„ mmbid imag nation, while increasing disease augments the suffer.
of the body and the irritability of the mind. Sensible of the anguish
ler°tllleted, we Lave adopted a system which long practical experience
te4;44s iltroved to he highly successflil, anil which precludes tile ab‘,nlute
Of Yof Personal communication with those who recoil from such mods
Fonsultation. A full and minute description of the case, written in
.1_
lan gUa;e, will erratic us to treat the p,Cent with delicate secrecy;
vu.sueli has been the peculiar nature of our practice, vmhraeing every
._!nit of difficult circumstances that the most timid may feel encourage-
t ni the opportunity this affbrded them.
ntY-five years of practice, exclusively devoted to diseases arising
Indiscretion, sviety, or climate, whereby the constitution may have
become enfeebled, enable us to promise a restoration to health, without
kotintarference the ordinary diet and habits.
ha!esers. GOSS and Co. are totae consulted, as usual, every day, at
err residence; end Patients in the reneotest parts of the country can
c7r_reatett successfully on their describing minutely the case, and en-
. °-,ng a remittance .far Advice and Medicine. no elitncultv can occur,
eb—
th
e tedieines swill be securely packed, and earrfully protected from
ber vatine. GOSS and CO , M.R.C. Surgeons,
No. 7, Lancaster-place, Strand, London.
_ • Just published (Twenty-third Edition), Ist. The :EMS if TAFF,
'oilier commentary on the Diseases.-2 i. HYGEI ANA, a,.
dressed exclusively to the female Srx.--3d. The SY PHI LIST, a Trea
rose- on Luse Venerea, Gonorthrra, Re. May be had at 23, Paternoster
‘‘. Lordca 6 and of all Booksellers. Price ets. each.

The Loves and East Sussex Reform Association
hold their next meeting on the 12th instant, when active
steps will be proposed to obtain a gcntleman of liberal princi
pies as a candidate tier the corning' election, in coejunetion
with and of the same liberal prificiples as Mr. Comptcn Ca-
vendish.
The condition of the slaves in the West Indies sup-
plies additional evidence of the miseries inflicted by oligarchi-
cal rule.

HULL M A RKET.—Jan. 9_
Wheat, Old 50s 53.. 553. New 444. 5Ps ids.
-- Foreign
Oats, Poland —s .235. 24s ......Old —s. 21s. 211 t.
-- Small or Feed.... —s. 163. ISs —s. —3. `.is.
-- Foreign —e. --8. 8 —s, —s. —B.
Barley, Norf. & Suf ... 2ds —es. 325. Linc. & Wold —a. 233. 32i.
Foreign ........ s. -- 6. —,.
Beans 36. 3Ss. 403. Foreign —s. --s. —4.
Pease, White...-. 413. 453 48s. Grey 1.13. 2tis. 3Ss.
l'ares 35s —s 37s Foreign 365.33.. 4Cs.
Rapeseed. In bond none Free, per last SF 25/. 08.
SOUTHALL CATTLE MA lIKET.—Jan. 3
The supply of Beasts, Sheep, Calves, and l'orkers, to th:s day's mar-
ket was moderately good. 'There was a moderate attendance •f town
and country buyers; and the trade was dull, at the following prices
per stone of Slb. to a Ink the offal, ;
Beef
Nl utton 3 10 4 8 1 Pork 110 4 6
Beasts, 34'0; Sheep, 3 444 ; Calves, 49; Pigs, 56. A small portion •f
the supply lett the market unsold
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A RKET.—Jan. 3..

ROM ORD M
t. (1 to t. (1. t. d. to .. a.
3 4 4 4 Veal

Mutton
Suckling Calves, 10s. to 025.; Quarter old Store rigs, 124. to 0.08.
Milch Cows, with their sin-tll Calf, 101. Os. to 171. Os.
Supply moderate, and trade rather dull
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CHICHESTER MARKET—Jan. 3.-
Beef
I Mutton 4 0 4 6 Pork 9lO 4 3
Supply of tat stock moderately good, and trade rather dull.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.

An amusing little piece, in one act, was produced here last
night, entitled The Culprit. Captain Hussey ( Harley), late
of the Revel Navy, is a happy man, rich in the affections of a
beautiful -and devoted wife (pleasingly enacted by Mrs. Stir-
ling), in return for whose hand he has given up his profession,
a-id pledged himself to get rid also of all those sundry little
" bad habits," as swearing, drinking, smoking, gm, which
are incidental to it. Mr. and Mrs. Hussey arc what might
be termed by their neighbours a happy couple; but to those
behind the scenes, and present at the tete-a-tete breakfast
table, a trifling modicum of alloy is detected in both
their cups of bliss. Mrs. Hussey, though she admits that
her husband's pledge against smoking, and swearing, and so
forth, is rigorously adhered to, finds, to her regret, that all
these restrictions do not make him at all the fonder of home ;
and that he is apt to walk abroad at unseemly hours, particu-
larly before breakfast and after dinner. Capt. Hussey, though
he adores his wife, and does all that he can to appear pleassnt
in her society, is evidently under a little restraint; lie confesses
(to the audience) that he has something on his conscience, and
that he has a stronger attraction under another roof, in a house
in a street in Oxford-street. A mystery soon begins brew-
ing, aided by the most opportune arrival of an elderly
spinster named Miss Wyndham (exceedingly well played
by Madame Sala), who has formerly been morning governess
to Mrs. Hussey, and who now proceeds to guide her in the
operations which become necessary to discover and punish the
more tl a t suspected guilt of the Captain. After several
amusing scenes, in the course of which Miss Whydhara's
avidity in swallowing gossip on all sides, notwithstanding she
is almost stone deaf, was laughably kept up, the whole party
follow the truant Captain to his secret lodging, where the ob-
ject of his affections is discovered to be—a very handsome
Merschaum pipe, at which he puffs with great gusto. So in-
stead of " a flame," as he observes, he is only guilty of •‘ a
smoke," and all ends happily, the pipe being ordered forthwith
to do duty at home, and the embargo against the " noxious
weed" being withdrawn by the overjoyed Mrs. Hulsey. The
piece was extremely well acted. We believe Mr. T Haytue
Bailey is the author of it.

BRUSSELS AND GERMAN PAPERS.

theß Prussianattf
ft si sr EGoefs, oveeDronleomc. genn3et.li.—si
Several
A letter
ey
greateral
perplexity,
projects
from Berlin
have
says
eoenn epcirutoehpnaoct the
seedo
:f
—l. The abdication of the old King in favour of Prince
Frederic, who, not having meddled in any thing that has
passed, could without difficulty meal what has been done •
2d, Not to yield to Rome, and to organize a schism. Bui
what medifies this last plan, is the intention manifested by
France, which seems inclined to take advantage of the present
opportunity to obtain some reparation for certain diplomatic
affronts which Prussia did not spare in moreewy
prosperousear,spatrim,
The time is not yet come for us to speak more plainly.
BILUSSELS, JAN 2.—Yesterday being N the
Ministers, the diplomatic body, the Members of the Senate
now at Brussels, the deputation of the Chamber of Repre-
ss ststives, &c. &c., had the honour to present their respects
to their Majesties. The presentations were numerous.
VIENNA, DEC. 22 AND 23.—N0 essential change for the
better has yet taken place in the disorder of the Archduchess
Sophia. The fever has tiontinued, and is more violent towards
tie evening, after which, however, she has had, for these two
nights, some hours of refreshing sleep.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 4.—The latest accounts from Egypt,
to 21st November, give a strange picture of the state of things
in that country. The Viceroy, who can no longer deceive
himself with respect to his altered position towards England
and France, becomes daily bolder in his pretensions against
the subjects of the t‘eo Powers ; and his officers violate, in
the most insolent manner, the right of protection enjoyed by
the Consuls. Under the pretext of looking for Arab women,
the Sbirri of Mehemet Ali enter the houses of the Franks,
d great excesses have already bsen committed. M. Cohelet,
the new French Consul, and Mr. Campbell, the English Con-
sul, have already addressed threatening notes to Mehemet
Ali on the subject. On the other hand, he is engaged in
preparing a new expedii,n to Syria, and sends such quan_
ities of military effects to Aleppo, that the report has been
Tread at Alexandria, that he contemplates making a de_
cisive blow ags.inst the army in Syria, but we know here, bet-
ter than they do there, that all his c fforts are directed merely
to keep his ;;round in Syria.
Provisions are extremely dear, and notwithstanding this. an
order was issued, prohibiting under pain of death, the selling
of corn, below the prices fixed by Mehereet Ali. Foreign shy!
-ire not allowed to land corn, except on payment of a high
duty, and thus he securee to himself the monopoly of the trade
in corn, at a time who) his people are half-gat-yin:. Whole
tribes fly into the desert, and the great levy of troops had conse-
quently failed in a great measure.
TtuasTa, Dec. 24.—The Porte is said to have applied to
Jur Government fer the communication of instructions for qua-
rsntine establishments, because it intends to introduce them at
Co istantiuople against the plague. The wishes of the Porte
will be most readily complied with, as a service will be done,
not merely to Turkey, but to all Europe, if the Porte should
succeed in expelling this dreadful scourge from its European
dominions. We hear from Greece that Mr. Rudhart has re-
signed, and will soon return to Germany.—(Our letters direct
fsom Greece do not mention this fact.)
SLESWIG, DEC. 19.—An address to the Gottingen Prof
lessors was sent from this place to-day. It is signed by 41 is,
the most considerable persons of the town, among whom art-
men of all professions, Members of the Senate, of the Supreme
rrihunal--doctors, lawyers, merchants, &c., and also Count
V. Alolke, President of the Sleswig Assembly of the Estates

- fiEl,6l AN FUNDS-131:1;Esafe, JAN. 2.
Aclual Debt, 21.2 per Cent.
Itotlischild's Loan, 5 per Cent.
Loan of Thirty Millions 92 ~,
Loan of ('ity, IS:12, 4 per Cent 1416
Society of Commerce, 4S.iper Cent ' 131%
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent
National Society . 176%
—Brussels Pipers, Jan. 2.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIzxxA, Dre. 23.
Five per Cents. Metalliques
Four per Ceuta.
Three per Cents.
14.:nk Shares
—4ll,gemrine Zeit,ng, Dee :30.

Sam Weller has found in Mr. Hammond a rere-
sentative on the Bath stage, which bids fair to establish his
reputation in that city.
In the ruins of Pompeii an urn was found contam-
ing a hollow metallic cylir.der, for the insertion of a hot iron,
by which water or other substances might be kept warm. Tea
urns, therefore, are not entitled to the appellation of modern
inventions.

Mr. STURGEON stated the case for the prosecution. It appeared that
far many years the prisoner had been cohabiting with a young woman
named Jane Burke, who had latterly become intimate with the deceased,
and the prisoner's jealousy was thereby excited.
John Bird deposed that on Saturday, December 9, the prisoner and
the young woman Burke were both together at a public-house called the
Queen's Head; the deceased was alSo. theta. The prisoner said to the
woman that if she was intimate with the deceased he would strike her.
The deceased, who was much the stronger man, said In that case he
would strike the prisoner. On the Tuesday following the witness went
on to say he was at the Northampton Arms, Mile-end-road. The pri_
soner, the young woman, and the deceased were then in an upper room.
The deceased and the woman were jeering at Clutterbuck, who sip_
peered much agitated. The deceased went down stairs with the woman,
and Clutterbuck followed. The witness went after them; he heard
deceased say, " Don't strike her." The first thing witness saw was the
deceased either pushing or striking Clutterbuck, who fell backwards
against the partition. The prisoner and deceased then scuffled toge-
ther, and several " hits" were exchanged. Witness got between them
and said " Stop it." The deceased cried out, "He has a knife." Wit-
ness seized prisoner's hand, and held it until a man named Stiff took
the knife from him. Deceased was taken to the hospital.
Cross_examined by Mr. PHILLIPS (th• prisoner's counsel)—Between
the time when Clutterbuck was pushed backward against the partition,
and the time of the scuffle with deceased, prisoner had not time to
pull his knife out of his pocket. The knife was open when witness
took it from prisoner. It was a common small clasp-knife.

A man named Swift c,rroborated the evidence of the last witness.
He also stated that Clutterbuck had some beer before him when in the
up.stair's room. He did not see if he had anything to cat.

Catherine Davi■, the servant girl at the Northampton Arms, said
that on the night in question, Clutterbuck, before going up stairs,
where deceased and the woman were, left with her (Davis) a pocket.
book and a knife to take care of. [This knife was produced in Court
with the knife which prisoner had in his hand at the time of the fatal
scuffle, and, on being compared together, the former was found to be
much the larger and more formidable.]

Martha Hamilton, landlady of the Northampton Arma, deposed that
on the Tuesday evening referred to, prisoner, when he came to her
house, seemed very pale and agitated. She entreated him not to create
a disturbance there. He said he would not, adding that the girl Burke
had been the ruin of him. There was dancing there that night. It
was between ten and eleven o'clock.

Mr. Baron ALDRRSON—You ar• doing my wrong to allow your
houso to be used in this way.

Witness—l never saw any harm from it.

Mr. Baron ALDERSON—Ah, you may go.

William Clark—Was at the Northampton Arms on the Tuesday
night. Saw prisoner give a pocket-book and knife to Catherine Davis.
Ile pulled something else out of his pocket, saying, " I will not give
you that, and if the b— hits me I will stick it into him ."
Cross-examined by Mr. PHILLIPS—I had a quarrel with the prisoner
years ago, and fought. A man named Todd was with us at the time.
John Todd confirmed this testimony, and added, that on going away,
aftergiving up the pocket.book and knife, which he left with Catherine
Davis, the prisoner said, " G— strike me dead—l'll stick him if he
strikes me—l'll rip up his bowels."
Cross.examined by Mr. PHILLIPS—CIark was close by us at the time
the prisoner used these expressions.
Examined by Mr. Baron A.LnizasoN—l have stated what I have just
said before. I don't know if it was at the inquest, or before the ma-
gistrate.

Mr. Baron Atnistsox—lt is not in the depositions. Have you
had a quarrel with the prisoner ?—Witness was understood to reply, no.
On leaving the witness box, however, one of the Jury said he had
heard him mutter something.
Witness being recalled, said reluctantly, that he had quarrelled with
Clutterbuck about the girl Burke; and they fought together ; but it
was a long time ago; and they had been friends since.
W. B. Curling, Esq., surgeon of the London Hospital, stated that
the deceased had received a seveie wound in his stomach, from which
the intestines obtruded ; and hedied on the 15th.
The policeman who took the prisoner into custody said, he told him
that he hail been eating bread and cheese; that he had a knife in his
hand at the time of the scuffle, and that the deceased struck him first.
This closed the case for the prosecution.
Mr. C. PIIILLIFS then addressed the Jury with great ability for the
prisoner. He stated that though on the coroner's inquest the jury had
found a verdict of murder, the Grand Jury had only returned a bill for
manslaughter. The Learned Counsel admitted that if they believed that
the prisoner had uttered the words imputed to him by Clark and Todd, they
must find him guilty of murder. But he conceived, taking into considera-
tion the discrepancy between the evidence of these two witnesses—their
previous quarrels with the prisoner—and the absence of any confirmation
of their evidence from Catherine Davis, who had quite as good oppor-
tunity for hearing what the prisoner said—the Jury would not attach
any credit to their testimony. There was no doubt that the prisoner
was guilty of Manslaughter ; and he (Mr. Phillipps) hoped that would
be the extent of the verdict which the Jury would return.
Mr. Baton ALDERRON then summed up. After laying down the law
respecting malice aforethought, the Learned Judge entered with great
minuteness into the evidence.
The Jury returned a verdict of Manslaughter.