The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-29 00:00:00

KIRKCALDY ELECTION.

STATE OF THE POLL, SAM. 2A.
Polling Stations. Ferguson. Bowring. Total.
Kirkcaldy 144 70 214
Dysart 33 48 01
Burntisland 2O 8 28
Kinghorn

Total 216 133 349
ABSTRACT.
For Colonel Ferguson 216
For Dr. Bowring 133

Majority for Colonel Ferguson ...
—Scotsman.

THE WEATHER.

ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE

STRE ET.
NooN, JAN. 29.
Barometer 3O 25 In.
Thermometer
Highest .... . 59
Lowest
Freezing Point 32 Deg.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS

FROM THE SIQRNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
( From the Morning Chronicle.)
Mr. Alcock seems to be making way in East Surrey.
Last night he addressed a meeting of Liberal elec-
tors at the Grove-house, Camberwell. After hearing him
at considerable length, a resolution was carried by accla-
mation, " That Thomas Alcock, Esq., from his advocacy
of the principles of civil and religious liberty, from his
avowed determination of voting for a repeal of the Corn.
laws, and in favour of vote by ballot, from his residence in
the county, and his large landed estates therein, is emi-
nently entitled to fill such vacancy." Mr. Alcock has
been at some pains to state what his expectations are from
a repeal of the Corn-laws. He argues the question like
an independent country gentleman, whose estates are his
own, and not mortgaged to Jews or Gentiles. To a man
who is merely a nominal receiver of rents for others
(and Sir James Graham—who exaggerated no doubt
—would have it that this character applies to nine-
tenths of the landowners of England), it is useless
to talk of the effect of the repeal as likely to be
more nominal than real. In vain you tell him that if be
loses something in what he or his tenant sells, he gains,
on the other band, in what be buys. If the fall in prices
annihilate the balance of rent over the interest due to the
mortgagee, he fights with desperation against the change.
But where a landowner really owns his estates, he will
put this question to himself—Can I really be injured by
that which must add to the wealth of the country ? Sir
Robert Peel, when the question of Corn-laws was last be-
fore the House of Commons, told the landowners that
agricultural prosperity was the result of the prosperity of
our manufactures, and not of the Corn-laws. No laws
can create high prices without an effective demand, and
the effective demand is caused by the ability to purchase
which a prosperous state of manufacturing industry can
alone give. The Emperor of Russia might legislate till
doomsday without creating high prices in his dominions.
The Hungarian Diet can only prevent an abundant year's
corn from being a drug by such measures as may open a
foreign market for it.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS

(THURSDAY IVENING.)
CHRONICLE.---The funds have recovered from the
heaviness of yesterday. On second thoughts, it is acknow-
ledged that the explanation given by Lord Palmerston
must prove satisfactory to the folks across the Channel,
and this has made some people begin to think that they
had oversold themselves. The consequence has been that,
without any investments of importance, nere have been
several repurchases of Stock to-day, which have caused
considerable firmness in the Market, and the quotations
have improved per cent. on the closing price of yesterday.
The advanced prices brought from Madrid of the 19th
instant, with those received from Paris, have given a better
tone to the transactions in Spanish stock, Private advicea
from Madrid hold out expectations that the scheme for
capitalizing of the arrears was likely to be carried, and
that the rate of interest to be paid on them would be higher
than has been looked for.

TIMES.—By the annexed official notice from the Trea-
sury, which has been issued, it would appear that Dart.
mouth has been finally selected as the port of departure,
at least so far as the %Vest India mails are concerned ;
and it is a prevalent opinion in the City that the Lords
of the Treasury intend gradually to send off the whole of
the sea mails from that port :

" Treasury Chambers, Jan. 23.
" Gentlemen,—l am commanded by the Lords Commis-
sioners of her Majesty's Treasury to acquaint you, that my
Lords having had under full consideration the report of the
Committee appointed to examine and report on the dif-
ferent harbours, and their merits as stations for tie em-
barkation of the West India mails, and also the several
papers and memorials on the same subject, are of opinion
that the selection of the Committee should be adopted and
that the port of Dartmouth should be selected as the port
where the West India mail shall be sent on board the
steamers. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,

" R. GORDON."
In Consols there were few bargains made, but the mar-
ket bore an improved tone.
Through a private source accounts from the Mauritius
to the 24th of October inclusive have been received, and
these state that Sir Lionel Smith, the new Governor, had
issued a circular to the Stipendiary Magistrates of the dif-
ferent districts of the island, with a view to putting a stop
to the constantly recurring desertion of their work by the
bands of Indians who come up to town to prefer complaints
against their masters, and whose abandonment of their
labours at that critical season of the year was a source of
serious injury to the planters. However, it seems that
this had not at present worked the desired effect, for there
were still numbers of these labourers who came to Port
Louis on the errand to prevent which this circular had
been issued.

The wool trade are in possession of a full statement of
the import and export of foreign and colonial wool at
London, Liverpool, Hull, and Goole, for the year ending
Dec. 31, 1840, and as a production of its kind this con-
tains some interesting matter. The total amount of foreign
wool imported into London was 42,263 bales, against
54,668 bales in 1839 ; and the total quantity of foreign
wool cleared for home consumption from the ship and the
warehouses was 12,862,2881b5., against 13,294,8361b5. in
1839. The colonial wool admitted free of duty was
24,992 bales, weighing net 6,240,5931 b. from New South
Wales, against 20,495 bales, weighing net 5,414,3591 b.
in 1839; 10,378 bales, weighing net 2,401,7281 b, from
Van Dieman's Land, against 13,618 bales, weighing net
3,187,1801 b., in 1839; 3,421 bales, weighing net
742,6041 b., from the Cape of Good Hope, against 3,252
bales, weighing net 689,4951 b., in 1839; 2,757 bales,
weighing net 922,1531 b. from the East Indies against 1,207
bales, weighing net 430,2781 b, in 1839; with sundries 25
bales, weighing net 4,5591 b., making a total of 41,573
bales, weighing net 10,311,6371 b., against 38,572 bales,
weighing 9,721,3121 b., in 1839. As far as Liverpool is
concerned, the total import of foreign wool, including
goats, was 45,180 bales, of which about 35,000 bales were
South American, against 53,658 bales in 1839 ; of this
there was cleared for home consumption 9,190,3931 b.,
against 9,800,7861 b. in 1839. The amount of colonial
admitted free of duty was 11,179 bales, net 2,947,43716.
(of which there was 1,645,5401 b. East India, 1,188,7281 b.
New South Wales, 105,4201 b. Van Dieman's Land, and
7.74916. Cape), against 8,955 bales, net 2,530,0321 b. in
1839. The import into Hull and Goole was principally
German, and made a total of 49,755 bales, against 54,424
bales in 1839. The clearance for home consumption wap
16,251,5171 b., against 16,826,6191 b. in 1839. The total
exports from London were 717,40516. against 531,7491 b.
in 1839, and from Liverpool 188,3631 b. against 68,40616.
in 1839, making a grand total of 905,7681 b. for London
and Liverpool, against 600,1551 b. in 1639.

SUN.—The Funds are better again, and there has
been more activity in the market to day, both in real
and speculative bargains. At the close of the market
the value of Consols, both for present transfer and the
account was steady, being 89i to for the
former ; and 89/ to for the latter. Exchequer
Bills were without alteration, being still 4s. to 6s.
premium, and India Bonds ranged from ss. to 10s.
discount. Bank Stock was not quite so good, the quota-
tion beingl6B to 169 ; and India Stock has receded from
250 to 248 and 249. The Reduced "Three-and•a-Half
per Cents, were at 981 to 981 ; the New Three-and-a-
Half per Cents, at 974 to 981 ; and the Three per
Cents., at 891 to 901. South Sea Stock was at 99k,
The Foreign Securities seem likely to improve again
after the settlement. Spanish Active Bonds were rather
higher to-day, viz.-24/ to 25 ; Portuguese, New Five
per Cents. were at 324 ; the Three per Cents, at 001 ;
Colombian of 1824, at 23 ; Mexican of 1837, at 28
to ; and Brazilian at 73f ; Buenos Ayres declined to
201 ; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents., were at 50
to 50 1 ; and the Five per Cents at 99i.
Shares were more buoyant. Great Western were at
;HI- to 29, the New at 13, the Fifths 61 to 6i, and
the South 18 to 191 prem. Brighton were 6/ to 6 ;
Hull and Selby, 5 ; North Midland, 24 to 22 ; and
Paris and Rouen, 1 discount. Colonial Bank Shares
were 10/ to 11 premium.
The state of general trade in the City is at present
tolerably satisfactory ; but the failures of the last fort-
night, and the slight reaction in the Foreign Exchanges,
notwithstanding the continued abundance of money for
commercial purposes, have had a slight effect upon that
confidence which is so essential to a renewal of activity.
The Customs' returns of British manufactures exported
from London also begin to look fuller.

THE SCHOOLMASTER WANTED AT HOME.—
Yesterday, at an inquest held before Mr. Wakley, M. P.,
the verdict having been returned, the Coroner said that
the Middlesex Magistrates were so fond of Coroners'
Juries that they now required all Christian names to bo
written in full on the inquisition paper by the Jurymen.
There was an old saying that " the schoolmaster
was abroad," but he thought that he was very much
" wanted at home," for some persona could not write
at all, and at an inquest he had recently held
only five Jurymen out of thirteen could do so. Mr.
Wakley, after these observations, signed his own name,
and handed the paper to the Jury. Seeing that one gen.
tlernan detained'it longer than be thought necessary, he
asked him the reason, when the Juryman exclaimed,
" Dang it, I've done it at last ; but I've been so long used
to sign my name, which is Benjamin, ' Ben,' that I forgot
how to go through with it," All the Jurymen having
signed, the Coroner, on looking over the names, dis-
covered that the person who had been so puzzled had, as
he said, "done it" at last by writing " Benyarman,"

UNIVERSITY I.NTELLIGENCE•

OXFORD, JAN. 2R.—This day a congregation was
holden for granting degrees, Sc.c., when the following were
conferred :--

DOCTOIt IN Dtvrstr v.—Rev. I. C. Willis, of University
College, Grand Compounder.

NIZSTERS OF ARTS.:—J. Addams, of St. John's College;
W. H. Burrows, ditto; G. Butt, of Chiaist Church.
BACHYLOR4 OF Awrs..—R. J. King, of Exeter Col-
lege, Grand Compounder ; W. Vausittart, of Christ's
Church ; R. A. Coffin, do. ; F. Balston, do. ; P. Ac.
land, do. ; E. Smith, do. ; E. Rogers, do. ; W. Tan-
cred, do. ; Arthur Hobbouso, of Balliol College ; G. M.
Messiter, of Wadham College; A. G. Baxter, of Wor-
cester College; R. C. Legh, of Brasennose College ; T.
C. Hatchard, do.

The Laudian Professor of Arabic has given notice that
he will resume his Lectures on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at
three o'clock, at the Clarendon, and that he intends to
commence an elementary course on Thursday, Feb. 4, at
three o'clock, and continue them on Tuesdays, Thursdays,
and Saturdays, during the present Term.

CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 28, 1841.-1 have just been informed
on high authority, that the Rev. Dr. Graham, the Vice•
Chanceller, and Master of Christ's, has received the ap-
pointment of Chaplain to his Royal Highness Prince Albert.