The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-20 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2O, 1849.

last ni>ht, ho was shutting up his shop, when the de-
ndant came up end tried to force her way into the
house. Observing that she was in liquor he refused to
allow her to enter. She then began to abuse him, and
eventually struck him a tremendous blow on the Lee.
He detained her until a constable came up, when he gave
her in charge.
It was steted that the prisoner's friends are highly
respectable, but in consequence of her addiction to the
bottle, they had discarded her.
The prisoner, who has been at this court at least 90
times for being drunk, was fined 205., and in default, to
be committed for a month.

AN IMPUDENT THIEF.— Wm. Davis was charged with
stealing from the shop of Mr. Thorp, draper, .50,
Brewer-street, three boas, value 9s. About dusk last
evening, the prisoner was seen by the prosecutor to enter
his shop and look at some boas which were lying on the
counter, close_ by the door. Thinking no one was
watching him, he snatched up the three boos produced,
and ran off, closely pursued by the prosecutor, who
overtook him in Windmill-street, and gave him in charge.
The prisoner was fully curnmiqed.
AN UNI.VCKY REFLECTION.—John Young, a well-
known thief, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged
with steeling a looking-glass, value 168., the property of
Mr. George Lees, upholsterer, 230, Regent-street.
Fred, rick Evans, clerk to the prosecutor, said last
night, about seven o'clock, he was in his employer's shop,
when he heard the shop door open very gently and im-
mediately close again. On his going to the door to see
who was there, he caught sight of the prisoner, wt.o
was walking down the street with the glass under his
arm. Directly the prisoner discovered that he was pur-
sued he ran off as fast as he could, followed by witness,
who called out "Stop thief." After a sharp chase the
prisoner was eventual•y stopped, and handed over to the
tender care of a constable who happened to pass at the
time.

The prisoner, in defence, denied stealing the glass,
and said a person gave it to him to carry into Oxford-
street, and he was to have sixpence for the job.
Mr. Evans said he w],s positive prisoner was the man
who stole the glass ; in fact he saw the reflection of his
face in the gla s, therefore there could not be any mis-
take as to the prisoner's identity.
The MAGISTRATE thought it was an unfortunate re-
flection for the prisoner, and committed him for trial.l
BENEYOLENCE.-Our reporter wl.s requested to ac-
knowledge the receipt of 2/. from J. H. H , pc r Messrs.
Gosling and Co., for the poor-box, and the halves of
two 5/. noses for the use of this and nine other police
courts.

BRITISH PHILANTHROPIC PENSION SOCIETY.—
Last evening a quarterly general meeting of this society
took place at the house of Mr. Titchiner, the Red Lion
Tavern, Fenchurch-street, for the purpose of transacting
the affairs of the society. Peter Morison, Esq., the
president of the society, was called to the chair; and
amongst the friends of the society present were Mr. L.
More, Mr. W. Fell, Mr. Browne, &c. The object of the
society is to give to pensioners of both sexes, of at least
sixty years of age, a weekly pension, and as a proof of
the value of the society, it need only be mentioned that,
since its establishment, in 1838, the relief afforded to a

limited number of pensioners amounted to 1,1351., and

that the expenses Incidental to the carrying on of the
society amounted to the inconsiderable sum of 1441
The president, vice-president, and the committee of
management were re elected; and it appearing that one
vacancy had occurred, it was resolved that, as the funds
were in a healthy state, two pensioners should be ad-
mitted as recipients of the funds of the institution, the
election in respect to whom should take place on the
6th of February next. The Chairman, in the
course of the evening, intimated that the Rev. Richard
Lee, Rector of Stepney, would shortly preach a sermon
in aid of the funds of the institution, and much good
%as anticipated from this kind act on the part of the
Rev. Gentleman. In addition to the usual weekly al-
lowance granted to the pensioners, it was proposed to
give them a sum of money from the funds to enable

Them to obtain increased comforts at this festive season
of the year ; and to enhance this benefit the members of
the society present contributed a further sum. Thanks
were given to the chairman, and the meeting separated.
SAVINGS' BANKS.—By the last Savings' Banks
Act (passed 9th August, 1844,) it is provided that depo-
sitors shall, once in every year, cause their deposit-books
to be produced at the bank for the purpose of being
examined. In consequence of the Rochdale sad affair,
the National Debt Commissioners have issued a circular

to the trustees of all banks for savings, suggesting the
propriety of advertising for depositors to produce their
duplicates at the bank where they have invested, in
order to their being compared with the ledgers of the insti-
tution. Wherever it has happened, that managers—one
manager at least—have not regularly attended on the
banking (lays, then it would be well to make comparison of
the duplicates with the ledger?, but where the attendance
of a manager has been regularly given, he would, of
course, see the balance of each day was paid over to the
treasurers ; then the plan just suggested need not be
acted upon, inasmuch as it must be clear no fraud can
have been committed.

DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.—MEETING OP
PROTECTIONISTS AT CRANIIROOK.—Yesterday afternoon
a meeting was held under a large marquee, erected in
the Bowling-green. Crabbrook, for the purpose of pe-
titioning her Majesty to dissolve her present Parlia-
ment. Press of matter prevents us from reporting the
proceedings at length. Earl Stanhope presided, and
concluded a long speech by calling upon the meeting to
address the Queen, with a view to a dissolution of
Parliament, and it that did not succeed in getting
them protection, he would then take upon himself the
responsibility of the course which he was sure would
be succ,ss'ul.—(flear, bear.) The Rev. William Smith
Martiott moved That all those' who are engaged
in any branch of British industry have al undoubted
right to demand that it shall be fully and effec-
tually protect( d against foreign competition in the
m4rkets of this country, and that if such protection
should not be restored, it would be indispensably neces-
sary to reduce all public and private payment in propor-
tion to the fall of prices." Mr. J. Osborne moved the
next resolution--" That it is exi_edient rc quisitions be
made to the High Sheriff, requesting him to convene on
an early opportunity a county meeting, for the purpose
of cddre ssing her N.ajenty on the present alarming con-
dition of the country, and of entreating her Majesty to
dissolve forwith the present Parliament, which no long( r
deserves or enjoys the confidence of the country." These
resolutions having been carried, as well as some others
of a routine character, it was stated by several of the
speakers that they were determined to call upon the
Members to resign who would not assist them to regain
protection.
THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.—With a view to raise
the standard of professional education, the Council of
the Royal College of Surgeons have decided that in
future candidates for the fellowship of the institution
shall undergo additicnal examinations in mathematics
and the Greek, Latin, and French languages. In pro-
secution 'of this desirable object the Council have just
elected Mr. George Gabriel Stokes, M.A., of Pembroke
Coils ge, Cambridge, an examiner in mathematics ; Mr.
Godwin Smith, M.A., of University College, Oxford,
examiner in classics ; and Professor Brasseur, of King's
College, London, examiner in the French language.
The Council have also:elected Mr. Csesar Henry Haw-
kins, surgeon of St. George's Hospital, to a seat at the
Court of Examiners, in the vacancy occasioned by the
decease of Mr. John Gold wyer Andrews, late of the
London Hospital. This election causes a vacancy in the
office of examiner in surgery at the London University.
THE EX-KING OF THE FRENCH.—BIEMINGIIAM,
WEDNESDAY.—Louis Philippe, the ex-King of the
French visited Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor yes-
terday. He arrived at the Tamwor:h station about two
o'clock, where he WES received by the Right Hon.
Baronet, Lady Peel, and the younger members of the
family. The ex-King returned from Tamworth to
Drayton, to which he was accompanied by Sir Robert
and his family, between five and six o'clock. lie was
loudly cheered at the station.

GREAT SLAUGHTER AT LOUTII.—On Friday last,
Valentine Fell, poulterer, of Louth, assisted by 45
persons, commenced his annual slaughtering of poultry
for the London Christmas market. No fewer than
4,000 geese, which had been for seven weeks in the
stubbles on a farm at Witheall, and which were after-
wards penned and fattened at a farmstead at Monk's
dyke, as well as 1,500 ducks, turkeys, and fowls, com-
prised the number to be slaughtered. They were all
consigned to Leadenhall-market, and were calculated to
weigh upwards of 30 tons. Many of the geese were of
a remarkably large kind, and weighed from 161 b. to 201 b.
each. The weekly consumption of corn by this immense
flock, belonging to a single poulterer, has been no less
than 110 quarters.—Boston Herald.
TIIE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF THE
PEOPLE.—Great efforts to ameliorate the condition and
raise the character of the working classes are, undeniably,
being made in England at this moment, and will, there
is every reason to believe, ultimately effect much good.
The direction which these efforts are taking seems a
right one, and if those whom it is sought to benefit
embrace warmly and ingenuously the means which are
offered to them, and strive vigorously to elevate them.
selves, the most important results to all classes of society
will follow, and in a rapidly increasing ratio. Without
their own co-operation—(self-discipline and education,
the acquirement of habits of regularity and foresight)---
nothing effectual will be done : with it, and extended
knowledge, on the part of the upper classes, of our
mutual duties and rights, it is scarcely possible to say
how much.—Builder.

THE LAP OF LUXURY.-Luxury is generally sup-
post-(' to be a very comfortable, as well as a very capa-
cious lap, and, like an omnibus, there seems to be
always room for one more, as if the taking up and set-
ting down were so frequent as to admit of a place being
always ready for a new occupant. We are afraid, how-
ever, that Luxury has not been a careful nurse lately,
for several have tumbled out of her lap who had long
been accustomed to lie in it. The railway mania caused
many a tipsus from this desirable lap, and the fortunes
are numerous which have become so de-lap-idated, that
their former owners have been pitched completely out
of the lap they have been accustomed to. For the
wound inflicted by a downfal from such laps as these,
the lapse of time furnishes the only remedy.— Put+ch.
THE CHOLERA IN RUSSIA.—A letter from St.
Petersburgh, of December 4, se) s—" At present the
cholera time ccasod to exist in European Russia, except
on some points of the Baltic, but tto re it has lost all its
epidemic character. The last invasion of the disease in
this country has not lasted less than three whole years,
during which time it has attacked 1,686,849 persons,
and carried off 668,012. At St. Petersburgh, where
the population is 450 000, the number of cases was
22,022, and of deaths 12,228 ; at Moscow, with 353,000
inhabitants, the cases were 16,248, and the deaths 8,025.
In Russia the disease this time followed the same course
as in 1831 and 1832, that is, from south to north, and
from east to west. It made greatest ravages in low
marshy grounds, and was generally preceded by dysen-
tery and intermittent fever. It has been observed that

the-so districts which were most sGverely visited in 1831
and 1632 latlye stiffewl less o 4 the preseut geewsio.",

OVERLAND MAIL

INDIA AND CHINA.

We have received dispatches in anticipation of the
Overland Mail. We have intelligence from Delhi of
the date of the Bth ult.; Calcutta, the Bth ; Madras,
the 14th; and Bobnbay, the 17th. The papers report
" uninterrupted quiet in India."
The Governor General was expected at Lahore.
Sir C. Napier arrived at Delhi on the 30th ult., on
his tour of inspection. A guard of honour was in
attendance to receive him, but the gallant Commander-
in-Chief dispensed with this ceremonial. The Indian
papers complain of his neglect of form and state, and
insist that a more imposing progress would give him
greater hold upon the native mind. Sir
Charles had departcd for Agra. The Madras
0 rerlund Atheneum, after stating that the Governor-
General was to proceed ultimately to Bombay by seP,
says—

"His Lordship's health is not of the best order, and
if not renovated by the proposed trip, it is rumour( d,
though we cannot find any good authority for the report,
that he will proceed from Bombay home. About Sir
Charles Napier's return to England in the early part of
next year there seems to he little doubt; as we stated in
our last overland' Sir W. Gomm i 3 generally talked of
here as his probable successor."
' The Bombay Telep•aph says:--
" The Marquis of Dalhousie and Sir C. Napier are
expected at Kurrachee about the close of the year, and
the Hon. Company's steamer .Feroze—which is to be
taken out of the line of packets and made a frigate
for the occasion—is to leave for the above port about
the 15th inst., in order to be at the disposal of his
Lordship and his distinguished companion. It will de-
pend mainly on the state-of health in which Lord Dal-
housie reaches the 'maritime capital,' of Young Egypt,
whether he will repair at once to Suez on his way
to England, or pay his promised visit to the Western
Presidency. Sir C. Napier, we believe, certainly goes
home; but should the Governor-General resolve to visit
Bombay, he will no doubt accompany him. Sir Wil-
loughby Cotton, who, according to report, was to have
left us last month, is still lingering here, and it is hoped
may be appointed to succeed the hero of Meanee on his
retirement from the high post of Commander-in-Chief
in India."

The weather at Madras was most unseasonable,
the heat being oppressive, and very little rain having
fallen. The crops were suffering from drought.
Sir Henry Lawrence is on a visit to his Highness
of Cashmere, for the purpose, it is said, of talking
over certain agricultural and governmental reforms,
that it is desirable should be adopted. Major Her-
bert Edwardes, with Major Nicholson, was leaving
Lahore for Bombay, via the Sutlpj and Indus, with
one year's lea ve to England.
Some further reference is made to the seizure of
the Seikh chieftains, who, at the conclusion of the
last campaign, had been permitted to retire to their
respective villages under pledges of good behaviour.
The Madras paper from which we have already
quoted, says—
" They will probably be transferred ultimately to safe
keeping on this side the Sutlej. With their imprison-
ment the last embers of disaffection are trodden out in
the country of the Five Rivers; and so certain ap-
pears the prospect of continued tranquillity that the Go-
vernor General has withdrawn the order prohibiting the
female relatives of officers and soldiers from going beyond
Lahore." _ _

'With regard to Gholab Singh's part in this affair,
the version generally credited was that he had dis-
closed the purposed treachery and plot to the British
authorities.

From Hyderabad we learn that the contingent had
not been paid for a month and a half; and specula-
tions'were current oa the probability of the Com-
pany's Government taking territory to provide for
the pay of this force, which costs the Nizam some 40
lacs of rupees a year.
The order for the distribution of six months' batta
to the troops who took part in the Punjaub campaign
has at length been issued; it is to be payable on and
after the Ist of January, 1850.
An order which bad been issued by the local Go-
vernment to discontinue the experimental cultivation
of cotton by Dr. Wright, in Coimbatora and Tinne-
velly, at the expense of the Government, and been
withdrawn in consequence of fresh instructions from
the Court of Directors, and Dr. Wight had been in-
structed to remain at his post, and carry on further
operations.
At Calcutta we are told—

"Investigations into the offictal conduct of Govern-
ment servants is still the order of the day. Mr. Welby
Jackson, one of the Judges of the Sudr Court, has been
appointed by Government to investigate charges of a
very serious character brought by Mr. Cruise, an indigo
planter, against Mr. Pringle, the Session Judge, and
Mr. Pearson, the magistrate of Purneah. Mr. Henry
Palmer, also, the superintendent of stamps, is undergo•
ing a prost cutien in the Al ipure Court on the following
charges:—vz., that Mr. Palmer wrote to Raja Saito
Churn Ghosal on the 18th of February, 1849, offering
any appointment in the Stamp--,ffice to any one who
would assist him with 45,000 rupees; that in April or
May last, he intimated to one R.ida Madub
Mookerjna that the loin of 30 000 rupees
was necessary as a condition to a nomination
to the office of tavildar of stamps; that he
entared into joint pecuniary transactions with a subor-
d'a .te officer in his department, viz , Doorga Persaud
Nlook,ojqa, and the tavildar, for the purpose of raising
loans for his own benefit, or that ct Doorga Persaud
Mookerjea ; and that on the 2.1 of August, 1847, he,
jointly with Doorga Persaud Mookerjea, borrowed 500
rupees from one 13y rub Sluader Pauttt, upon a promis-
sory note, ehich was renewed in favour of the same
party for 4,000 rupees, on the 11th of May, 1848:"
Sir T. Turton had filed his schedule in the Insol-
vent Court for 12 lacs of rupees, three-fourths of the
amount being composed of his official liabilities. The
Chief Justice had refused his application for a protec-
tion from arrest. Colonel Pew, chief debtor of the
Benares Bank, has also applied, but more successfully,
for the benefit of the Act.

Colonel Walpole had been appointed to the com-
mand of the southern division, in succession to
General Gibson. Mr. T. 11. Davidson, Registrar of
the Sudr Court, had been appointed Judge of Com-
baconum ; and Mr. G. T. Beauchamp, who was ofl'i•
ciating in the latter capacity, had taken Mr. David-
son's place in the Sudr. It was stated that Mr. S. C.
Bayley had been appointed to succeed Mr. Melvill,
as tinder-Secretary to the Government of India with
the Governor-General. Captain C. Mackenzie, com-
manding 4th S. L. 1., had been appointed a Briga-
dier in the Nizam's service. Major Cooke, of the
17th Regiment, had been, by sentence of court-mar-
tial, dismissed the Company's service.

The business transacted in imports, piece goods in par •
ticular, owing to large arrivals of suitable Manchester
fabrics, has been to a considerable extent, and the prices
have been supported. Cotton yarns have been sold at
about the same rates as reported in our last. Metals
have not varied much in price.
Cotton—Maintains its value.
Money—Plentiful.
Freights-31. ss.
Exchange-10s. leid.
Money Market—There are no symptoms of money
becoming less plentiful than it has been for some time
past. As the season advances, and when the tow opium
arrives more freely, money will of course be in greater
request than it is at present, but we have no apprehen-
sions of a scarcity.
Shares—Bombay Bank Shares are still low; but, as
we have heard of no transactions under 18 per cent.
premium for some days, it may reasonably be presumed
that they have reached a turning point, and that they
will not go lower. Sales of Orientals have been taking
place at 18i and 181 per cent. discount, and of Commer-
cials at 134 per c( nt. dis. Agras may be quoted at 5 per
cent. discount; but we hear of no sellers at that pries.
Colaba Land and Press Shares still maintain their value.
Freights—Large purchases of Cotton having taken
place after the arrival of last mail, and tonnage being
somewhat scarce, rates of freight to London and Liver-
pool advanced to 31. 10s. and 31. 12s. 6d. About the be-
ginning of this week, however, arrivals bt came all at
once very numerous, and to-day we cannot quote rates
higher than as follows:—To London, 3/. 55.; to Liver-
pool, 31. 5.• to the Clyde, 31. 7s. 6d.; to China, 12
rupees; to Calcutta, 350 rupees.
Exchange—Bills have not been much wanted for this
steamer, and sellers have in consequence been obliged to
lowa r their prices. The Oriental Bank has been drawing
at Is. 10i-d. we hear, and we quote that as the rate for
other first class six months' sight paper.
Cotton Piece Gtods—Owing to the arrival of six
vessel:, namely, the William Wallace, the William Penn,
the Humayoon, the John Bull, the Hope, and the Jbes
lum, with a plentiful supply of Manchester goods, the
market, for the last five or six days, has been very
active. The Arabs and Persians have entered the
market with great spirit, and, it will be perceived, have
bought largely, giving very fair rates. We are informed
that about 150,000 pieces of various descriptions of '
piece goods have been disposed of within the last ten
days.

Cotton Yarns—We are informed that the sales of twist
for the fortnight amount to from 1,000 to 1,200 bales
mule and water. We observe that a slight advance has
been obtained on the price of mule, while water has
slightly declined in value. The stock of the former is
very light, but of water there is a large quantity in the
market.

Woollens—There seems to be some demand for
woollens of various sorts at present, bat the particulars
of the sale have not been supplied to us.
Metals—The demand for metals has not been very
active during the month, but prices have not varied
much. We observe that brasiers' copper has declined
about half a rupee per cwt. Sheathing has also &
dined from 4to 6 annas: Tile has :experienced an ad-
vance V half a rupee also. British bar has risen a quarter
of a rupee per cwt. loop has not changed in value.
Pig lead has been sold at from 10r. 6a. to 10r. 7a. Steel
is quoted at about the same rate as in our last.

Spirits—The only sales we have heard of :are:—
B. A.
24 hhds. of brandy ... ... 2 8 per gal.
24 quarter casks ditto ... ... 2 8 „
10 hhds. of Batavia rum ... 112 ,
Battles—ln these we hear of the following sales:—
B. A.
53 gross of quart bottles ... 1 0 per doz.
83 do. of pint bottles ... 1 0 „
Cotton—The purchases of cotton, during the fort-
night, we learn amount to about 15,000 bales, at about
the rates quoted in our last Price Current. The busi-
ness reported for publication, however, we subjoin. The
probable yield of crop is still uncertain; the general
opinion is that it will be rather a bad average crop.
Per Candy.
500 Bales Dholera, at ... Rs. 93.0
500 do. 95.8
250 do.
250 do. 97.8
1,000 do. (deliverable within a month) 93.0
2,100 do. do. do. 92.8
400 Broach ... •• 91.0
530 do. and JumboOseer ... 97.0
500 Surat and Jumbooseer ... 93.8
500 Candies Compta
... 87.0
500 do. ..• ... 87.8
600 do. _ ... 89.8
250 do.
200 do.
600 do.
500 do. ... 87.8
800 do. 89.8
500 do. ••• ••• ••• ••• 90.0
73 Cutch ••• ••• ••• 89.4
100 do. 85.0
300 Mangalore (all round) ... ... 84.4
100 do. . do. 83.8
100 do. do. 88.0
400 do. do. ••• ••• 87.8
100 do. ••• ••• ••• •• • 88.0
125 do. 83.8
50 do. 84.0
500 Junabooseer ... 95 0
700 Surat
Wool—About 100 to 125 candies of wool have
changed hands at 120 rupees per candy.
Mael-.a Coffee—We hear of a purchase of 1,800 cwt. at
7f,to. 8 rupees per cwt.

. .
Opium may bo quoted at 1,250 to 1 275 rupees. The
quality in the market is inferior, and the stock is small;
probably there is not more than 400 chests. The new
crop is now on its way to Bombay.
Ivory—A purchain of 400 mounds of elephant's teeth
(601 b. average) has been brought to our notice at 89 to
90 rupees.

Pepper—The mallet is bare of Malabar quality, but
there is no scarcity of Bhutcole, which is offered at 54
rupees per candy of 4 cwt.

CAN TON MARKET.

HoNG-KoNa, Ocr. 30.—The slight improvement in
our import market noticed last month has not been
maintained, and in many articles there has been a de-
cline,
owing partly to the great scarcity of money.
Cotton—About 9,000 bdles have changed hands.
Bombay is quoted st. sm. to 6!. 2m.; Bengal, 7t. to 8;.;
Madras, 7t. to Bt. 2m. The stock has accumulated to
97,000 bale., against 67,000 bales last year.
Cotton Yarn—There has been very little inquiry, and
prices are lower. We quote Nos. 16 to 24 at 22 dolls. to
23 dolls.; Nos. 28 to 32, 24i dulls. to 25 dolls.; Nos. 28
to 42, 2- dolls, to 25k dolls. The stock consists of
6,000 whole and 200 half bales, against 2,700 whole and
2,200 half bales last year.
Long c'oths have declined, and the sales during the
month have only been 28,000 pieces of gray and 3,000
pieces of white. Gray are quoted 2 dolls. to 2 dolls. 60e.;
white, 2 dolls. 30e. to 2 dohs. 90c.

Woollens—Sp. stripes, 85c. to 1 doll.; long-ells, as-
sorted, 7 dolls. 20c, to 7 dolls. 40c.; scaret, 8 dolls. 20c.
to 8 dolls. 30c.; catnlets, English, 18 dolls. to 21 dolls.;
Dutch, 20 dolls. to 23 dolls.

Iron as last quoted—nailrod, 3 dolls. to 3 dolls. 70c.;
bar, 2 dolls. 20c. to 2 dolls. 703.; hoop, 4 dolls. to
4 dolls. 10c.

Steel, 4 dolls. 70c. to 4 dolls. 90c.
Lead, 5 dolls. 70c. to 5 dolls. 90c.
Tin plates, 12 dolls.
Cochineal, 110 dolls. to 140 dolls.
Turkey opium, 420 dolls.
Tea—There has been a steady demand for black teas,
and prices for congou have advanced 5 mace to a tael.
Musters of the new green teas have arrived, but no set-
lements bave been made. The quality is Bald to be in-
ferior to last season's.

Exchange on England, 4s. 2d. for first class paper;
bills with shipping documents, 4s. 3id. to 4s. 4d.
On India Company's accepted bills, 215 to 216
per cent.

Freights-3L 10s., and looking down.
From Shanghae we have letters to the 23d of Oc.
tober. Longcloths have been in fair demand, and are
quoted 2 dolls. 10c. to 2 dolls. 65c. for grays, and 2
dolls. 30c. to 2 dolls. 65c. for white. The stock in first
hands is estimated at 420,000 pieces. Sp. stripes as-
sorted 80c. to 95c. Long-ells assorted 6 dolls, to 61,i
dolls., scarlet, 8 dolls. Camlets, English, 17 dolls. to
18 dolls., Dutch, 20 dolls. to 21 dolls. Tea—Considerable
transactions in congou have taken place at 10 taels to
15 taels; some souchong settled et 13 taels to 16 taels,
and a cop of Pekoe at 24 taels. Silk—Great difficulty
wss experienced in obtaining good quality, and there is
no doubt now that the supply will be considerably short
of last season, although at present the export is some-
what in excess, being 3,754 bales, against 3,488 bales
last year. Prices are without change—viz., No. 1 and 2
tastlee, 420 dolls. to 435 dolls.; No, 3, 320 dolls. to 345
dolls; common taysaatn, 255 dolls. to 265 dolls.; fair
to finest, 280 dolls. to 325 dolls.
Exchapge on England, 4s. 6d. to 4s. 7d.
Freights, 3k 10s. for tea, 41. for silk.

ARRIVALS SINCE THE DEPARTURE OF LAST MAIL

FROM GREAT BRITAIN.

October I.—Juliet, from London to Hong Kong.
11.—Euphrates, ditto ditto.
18 —John Banyan, ditto ditto.
19.—Ellen, ditto ditto.
21.—Hugh Walker, from Cork ditto.
21.—Buenos Ayrean, from Liverpool ditto.
23.—Queen, from London ditto.
23.—Eliza Killick, from Liverpool ditto.
DEPARTURES.

Oct. 4.—Sir H. Hardiuge, for London from Hong Kong.
4.—Chulco, for Dublin ditto.
- s.—Reindeer, for Liverpool from Whampoa.
22.—Sir 'l'. Gresham, for Lyndon ditto.
24. —Sunda, ditto Hong Kong.

LIBERATION OF CHARTIST PRlSONERS.—Yesterday
afternoon three of the Chartist prisoners convicted at the
Old Bailey in 1848 were 'iterated by order of the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department from Horse-
monger 'awe Gaol, where they have been incarcerated
14 months. Their names are William Poole, Thomas
Irons, and Thomas Herbert. They were apprehended
by Mr. Superintendent Butt, L division, and a body of
potion, in a public-Lon. e in Wt bber-street, Blackfriars
road, armed with various weapons. For that offence
they were tried at the Old Bailey sessions in October,
1848, and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment in
liorsemonger•lane Gaol, and at the expiration of that
period to find good bail for their future conduct during
five years. Within the last six months they have ex-
pressed such contrition as to thcir.offence that the Secre-
tary of State commuted their sentence to 14 months'
imprisonment, which expired yesterday; and, the re-
quired sureties being approved by the Home Depart-
ment, they were ordered to be liberated. Yesterday
afternoon they were brought to the Southwark Police-
court, by Mr. Keene, the Governor of the gaol, and the
necessary formalities being gone through before the
magistrate, they were immediately liberated, and were
joiaod by their imiliep and a imager of arixiousfrietide.

THE WELSH CHURCH.
LETTER VI.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Six,—There always attaches to the disposal of
C ureh pLtronage a very peculiar and grave re spon-
but as the bishop is in every case entitied
to a final decision upon the fitness of each several
clergyman for his office, the diocesan becomes in all
cases accountab'e for the proper exercise of his con-
trolling power over such appointments to benefices.
The responsibility attendant upon the possession of
Church patronage is, therefore, greatly enhanced
when the bishop happens to combine in himself the
perfectly distinct privileges of nomination and insti-
tution.

The extensive, continuous, and shameless abuse of
this concentrated power has for ever disgraced the
memory of our Anglo Welsh bishops, and spread
durable desolation through their dioceses.
The Gth chapter of Sir Thomas Pnillips's " Wales,
(Parker, London, 1849,) comprises a great quantity
of matter, collected from varioui sources, in order to
exhibit a view of the present forlorn condition of the
Church in the Principality. Various instances of the
continued prevalence of pluralities are cited there,
and among them (at p. 216) is the following:—

Income.

" St. .Asaph.—A Deanery and a Chancel-
-1 .rship .. £1,115
A Rectory
•• .. 79
Hereford.—A Prebend.... 920
Two Rectories ..

£3,211"
Sir Thomas Phillips abstains from mentioning the
name of the English clergyman who possesses this
monopoly ; but an almanac supplies that deficiency
—" C. S. Luxmore, 11. A., Dean of St. Asaph."
The comprehensive and able "Essay on the Causes
of Dissent in Wales," by A. J. Janes, E.g., of
Garthmyl, Montgomeryshire, (of which the last edi-
tion was published in 1832) has, at the present crisis
of the Welsh Church's existence, a renewed and
powerful claim upon the earnest attention of all
who wish well to religion, to the Establishment, and
to the Principality. Its premises are sound, its
deductions correct, and its facts indisputable, while
the evils which it exposes are still unremedied! In
the summary of the state of the Church in North
Wales, which closes the volume, and among the
kinsmen of Bishops of St. Asaph enjoying exorbitant
shares of Church preferment, to the impoverishment
of the native Welsh clergy and the grievous detri-
ment of the Welsh people, occurs the following
specimen of one, which is easily recognised as the
identical instance previously adduced from Sir Thomas
Phillips's softened statement :
"C. S. Luxmore, Dean and Chancellor. House,
&c., belonging to the deanery, 401. ; parishes of
Henllan, 1,5001; St. Asaph, 4261. ' • Llan Nefydd,
3001.; Llanfair Talhaiarn, 220/. • Darowain, 1201.;
chancellorship, from fees, 4001.-3,0061. Besides
the above, the Rev. Gentleman enjoys at least 6001.
in this diocese (St. Asaph) as lessee under certain
leases granted to him by his father, Dr. Luxmore
(Bishop of St. Asaph) of tithes and manors belong-
ing to the see. He also owes to the same patron the
following preferments in Hereford diocese :—Cradley
rectory, 1,200/. ; Bromyard vicarage, 5001.; Prebend
of Hereford, 501.; portion of Bromyard vicarage,
501. at present, but on the expiration of a lease,
dependent on a very old life, this preferment will be
worth 1,4001. Thus the Rev. Gentleman is possessed
of no less than eleven sources of emolument. The
total value of all his Church preferments may be
estimated at least at 6,3561."
Sir T. Phillips derived his information on this sub-
ject from the reports of the Ecclesiastical Commis-
sioners • but the exposure which Mr. Horstnan has
made Of the deceptive nature of the returns sent in
to those Commissioners by yet higher Church digni-
taries, plainly shows the safety of inferring that the
statement of Mr. Johnes is in this case far more
trustworthy.
The annual value of Church preferment still en-
joyed, in 1832, by connexions ,of Bishop Horsley is
stated by Mr. Johnes at 2,6901.; of Bishop Cleaver,
2,1261.; of Bishop Bagot at 1,1001. These relatives
of Anglo• Welsh Bishops, be it remembered, are all
Englishmen, utterly anacquainted with the language of
the country, destitute of the necessary qualifications for
undertaking the poorest cure of souls there, and most
of them absentees, committing pluralities of curacies
to ill paid and discouraged hirelings ; thus offering
to their parishioners a choice only between demo-
ralizing ignorance and the instructions of Dissenters.
It was further estimated by Mr. Johnes (Essay
p. 219) that the amount received from the single
diocese of St. Asaph, by the Bishop and the re-
latives of former bishops alone could not be less than
23.679/.—a sum surpassing the income of all the other
resident clergy put together !
Let the British public, therefore, judge whether
Wales has not good reason to protest against her
English Hierarchy.
Trusting that you will oblige me with space for
a few more letters on the subject of the Welsh Church,
I am, Sir, &c.,

GORBONIAN.

CLERKS AND ASSISTAN'TS.
TO TEE EDITOR OF TEE SUN.
your paper of yesterday there appeared a
letter signed " A Clerk," in which the writer laments
the dissipation and profligacy which is to be
fou'id in that class of persons who come under the
denomination of clerks and assistants ; this dissipation
is indeed to be deplored, but I deny that it exists to
the fearful extent descr►bed. It would appear from
his letter that the young men are bodily proceeding
upon a course which will plunge them into the depths
of crime, and which must necessarily be fatal to every-
thing like morality. The substance of his arguments
tend to depreciate the value of that excellent society
the object of which is to shorten the hours of business.
I hail the Early Closing Association as the instru-
ment in effecting a great moral reformation ; and
surely the cry has been heard often enough from the
opponents of early closing " that increased relaxation
will afford increased facilities to young men to
squander their own and their employers' property,"
without one of those whom this society struggles to
benefit coming forward to re-echo this assertion.

This gentleman appears to have entirely overlooked
those Literary and Mechanics' Institutions in every
part of our metropolis, numbers of which offer highly
intellectual recreation at a less price than the fee he
proposes for the use of reading-rooms. There is like-
wise an institution founded by the merchants of Lon-
don, as members of the Early Closing and Christian
Instruction Associations, of the kind he describes, and
which (if successful) they intend establishing in the
various districts of the metropolis. I am one of
those denominated assistants, and, as an indi-
vidual, perhaps one of the humblest of my class.
I have seen the working of a system of
early closing, and am prepared to state
that in no single instance has the increased leisure
thus afforded served to deteriorate the morals of any
young man. I trust, for the honour of my country,
and as a reward to those great and good men who
have expended their lives in the furtherance of know-
ledge and religion, that there is more inherent good
principle and virtue in the sons of Britain than that
they should allow themselves to be degraded in the
manner described. If this fearful depravity exists,
does it extend to young men in other classes of
society ? Surely not ; and if not, is it not to be
traced to that system which has served to enervate
and sap the noblest principle in man's nature—his
mind ? Free him a little from the trammels of busi-
ness, allow the wings of thought to expand, and his
mind soon finds for itself food congenial to its exalted
nature.

The hint held out by the writer of the article in
question is worthy the attention of employers and
employed, and it is to be hoped the young men of
London will prove to their employers and the world
that they are not insensible to the boon philanthropic
individuals are conferring upon them.
I trust these remarks will not be deemed personal,
but a defence from one who, while he acknowledges
the existence of vice, repudiates the idea of its univer-
sal extent. Trusting this imperfect letter may find
its way to your columns,
I remain, Sir, your most obedient servant,
A DRAPER'S ASSISTANT.
Dec. 19, 1849.

PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL RBrOßM.—Last
night a meeting was held in the new lecture hall, ad-
joining the Castle Hotel, Richmond, in furtherance of
the above object; Mr. Whiteley, of the Vineyard, in the
chair. Mr. Prout said that the principles of the Asso.
ciation to which he had the honour to belong embraced
a Parliamentary Reform as a prelude to a Financial
Reform, and the attainment of the latter could not be
achieved until they had a Parliament constituted to carry
out a system of retrenchment. He disliked an indirect
tax2tion, but was in favour of a direct taxation, and then
the peep:e knew what it was for, and those that felt it
most would be men of substance, who would do their
best to mince it; but this could not be done until there
was an increase of independent voters and vote by ballet;
and why should not Richmond as well as Westminster
have its Member? Parliament should not last more
than three years, and he would have no property quali-
fication. He had been a reformer for forty years, and
he hoped and trusted he should die with the same prin-
ciples. After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the
meeting separated.
It is stated that operations irre to be resumed as
soon as possible for the completion of the Great Russian
Railway from St. Petersburgh to Moscow. The grading
of the whole line is nearly finished, but the rails are laid
only for a short distance—abouCtighteen miles. Mean-
while the residue of the iron is on the g. ound, together
with the locomotives and carriages. The work has been
delayed from the death of the principal engineer, whose
place is now to be supplied by Major T. S. Brown, of the
United States (the engineer of the Erie Railway), who
has been engaged for five years• at a salary of 12,000
dolls, per annum.

LITERATURE.
CON.. CREGA.N. Parts XL and XII.
The Irish Gil Blas meets with adventures more
numerous, more strange, more incredit4, and cer-
tainly more humorous than did his SpaiiiSliprototype.
In these parts we have him alternatel,h Indlionnaire
in Mexico, receiving the homage of a:Avh-ple people;
a sate prisoner in Spain, where he..is robbed of all
his possessions by the Spanish authorittes scion les
regles ; a courier in Italy ; and a guatarziente
Paris. And what is a quaterzibne ? asks the reader.
The same question was asked by Con. Cregan himself,
when it wss proposed that he should become the
purchaser of the goodwill of a quitorzieme, and thus
was it answered by the agent of the vendor :
" 'I perceive that Monsieur is a stranger 16 Paris and
its ways, or he would know that a quatt,rzierne is not an
apartment fourteen stories high, but an individual wbo
holds himself always in readiness at the dining hours of
his neighbourhood, to make the fbUiteenth av any table,
where, by accident, the unlucky number II thirteen
should be assembled ; a party which every well-informed
prr:on would oth. rwise scruple to si!. down with. This,
sir, is a quato:ie ne; and here is a gentleman desirous
of disposing of Lis interest in such an enviable pr, perry.'
" To my question as to what were the necessary qua-
lifications, they bath answered in a kind of duet, by
volubly recapitulating that nothing was needed but a
suit of black and clean gloves; unobtrusive deme nour,
and a moderate appetite, being the c(rtain recommenda-
tions to a high professional su..cess I saw the chief re-
quirement wtll—to eat lit le and to talk less—to come
in with the soup and go out with the salad—never to
partake of an entree, nor drink save the ordinaire:'
these were the duties; the reward was ten francs. 'lt
use,l to be a Napoleon, Monsieur,' said the old man,
wiping his eyes. In the time of Charles the Tenth
it was always a Napoleon, but these eanailles now a-days
have no reverence for anything; I have known e►en the
Ministry dine thirteen on a Friday;—to be sure the
King was fired at two days afterwards for it—but
nothing can teach them.'

" The old gentleman grew most communicative on the
subject of his • walk,' which he was only abandoning in
consequence of the rheumatism, and the difficulty of as-
cending to dinner parties on a high elevation. He de-
picted with enthusiasm the enjoyments of a profession
that demanded, as he observed, so little previous study,
WAS removed from all the vicissitudes of commerce,
pleasant in practice, and remunerative in pay. He also
insinuated the possible advantages to a young and hand-
some man, who could scarcely fail to secure a good
marriage, by observing a discreet and decorous demeanour;
and, in fact, he represented his calling iu such a light, as
at least to give me the liveliest curiosity to enter upon it
for a brief space, and while meditating what future steps
I should take in life.'
j" That same afternoon I saw myself announced at the
porter's. window of a very shabby. looking house in the
Rue de la Forge, as Monsieur de Corneille—the de
being advised by my predecessor. 'Qustorz i.ne pret a
tout heure,' and thus opened my profes)ional career."

RAILWAY and COMMERCIAL INFORMA-
TION. By Samuel Salt. London: Smith and
Son, Strand.

Under the above title Mr. Salt, who has long been
known to the railway world as the able and excellent
goods manager on the London and North- IVestern Rail-
way at Manchester, has given us one of the most per-
fect manuals of railway information, railway statistics,
and railway anecdotes ever presented to the public.
Mr. Salt. is already well known by his valu-
able works entitled " Statistics and Calculations," and
" Facts and Figures." The information contained in
the present work is somewhat similar in character to
that given in his previous volumes, but being brought
down to the present time it possesses a peculiar
interest from its embracing that most eventful period of
railway history, during which railway property has
become so frightfully and so causelessly depreciated.
That depreciation is, according to Mr. Salt, princi-
pally owing to the carelessness of railway shareholders
themselves ; and, as a proof that the depreciation
of railway property is attributable solely to puerile
and improper management, Mr. Salt mentions the
fact that railways have fully realized the expectations
of the projectors, and that the traffic has been in ex-
cess of that anticipated. The work is dedicated to
Joshua Procter Westhead, Esq., M.P., and we
cordially join in the hope expressed in the dedica-
tion, " that some of the facts contained in this work
may aid in raising railway property from its present
prostrated condition to its legitimate place amongst
commercial investments."