The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-16 00:00:00

MORNING EDITION'.

If, after all, the head of the French Government bad
really been very anxious to prove that I had falsified,
imitated, or fabricated wholly or partly his letters, about
which so much has been said, wby did he not strike at the
very root of the evil? instead of seizing the public papers,
throwing the editors in prison, he ought to have attacked
me directly; he ought at once by legal process to have
compelled me to produce my proofs. Here in London I
would have fearlessly produced them : whereas now, look-
ing at the time elapsed since they were first published, I
have undoubtedly the right to resist such an application;
yet I shrink not from it, and am ready to produce the
proofs whenever legally and properly called upon to do so.
I then, for the last time, again affirm to the public at
large that the letters written during the emigration, ad-
dressed to the Comte d'Entraigues by Louts Philippe, Duke
of Orleans, (26 pages published in London as fac-similes)
that the originals, I repeat, from, which these fac-similes
were struck off are perfectly authentic, and that all asser-
tions as to their having been truncated or falsified, are as
egregiously groundless as they are prodigiously absurd.
Further, I attest and declare that the 42 notes and
scraps, proceeding from the private papers of Prince Tal-
leyrand, are equally authentic, beyond the possibility of a
doubt or of a question being raised ; all my publications
from l 835, down to 1839 are going to be republished, and
a numerous edition of fac-similes will shortly make its
appearance before the public. Isbell glee due notice through
the medium of the most widely circulating papers here and
abroad, of the appearance of le volume unique which will
contain one hundred and twenty-six pages, fac-similes of
the writing of Louis Philippe, from one end to the other,
part of which has been published already, but the other part
never has yet; the whole, being taken from the autegraphs,
according to the newest and most improved process, will
be, of course, the very counterpart of the original docu-
ments ; the said volume will be preceded by a fac-simile
specimen of the large and small writing of the same indi-
vidual, which specimen will be composed of the most re-
markable and prominent extracts and sentences ; and le
volume unique will further contain some critical as well as
moral strictures, and a comparative view of the two pe,iods
so strikingly different from each other, that of the Emi-
gration, and the latter period, namely, the Royalty of the
7th of August; very useful and piquante disclosures by
" A Statesman," will complete this interesting work,
which it will be my care to entrench and strengthen with
such a mass of evidence, such a host of unanswerable
proofs, that the slightest doubt will not remain one mo-
ment, even with the most sceptical mind. -
The well known impartiality of the British press, en-
sures to me the assistance of those papers in par icular
who have allowed those articles to be inserted, which
were directed against me, and contained the aspersions,
defamatory abuse, and opprobrious statements which have
been so prodigally lavished upon me ; those leading Jour-
nals who have unconsciously been the means of affording
to calumnies of an unwarrantable description a most ex-
tensive circulation, will not refuse me is bat I ask in the
name of common justice—naraely, the admission of this
my declaration in their columns.
THE CONTEMPORAINE,
Proprietor and responsible Editor of the
" French Caricature " in London, and
of the Fac-simile Correspondence of
Louis Philippe.
24, Tunbridge-place, New-road, opposite Judd-street.
I am ctedibly informed that Monsieur tie St. Aulaire
has positive orders on his arrival in London to institute
proceedings against me and compel my appearance in
Court. Dear me, what unlooked for, unhoped, heartfelt
gratification it will afford me ; it will afford me an oppor.
tunity of appealing to Louis Philippe's Ambassador per-
sonally, producing to his Excellency a fae-simile of an
original letter of his (the Count de St. Aulaire's) with
his signature, at the time he was chairman to the Greek
Committee in 1826. I shall take the liberty to ask the
Ambassador, after he has re-perused his own letter, which
I must admit to be most polite and flattering to myself,
• whether in his opinion, it is within the reach of possibility
• to produce a fac-siatile excepting from the original.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF WEDNESDAY'S RACES.

PLATE —Sequidilla cut out all the work to the cords, where
Epirus went up and defeated her very easily by a length.
Scroggins was beaten early.
COLUMN STAKES.—Abydos made play, followed by Po-
tentia and Oakley to the cords, where Abydos died away, and
Potentia went on with the running. Oakley waited until
within thirty yards of the chair, when he went to the mare and
beat her cleverly by a length. Abydos was beaten two lar
three lengths from the mare.
SWEEPSTAKES. (D.M. )—Mosque made all the running,
was never caught, and won easy by a length.
SWEEPSTAKE, for Fillies. (D.M. )—Minx went off at
score and had all the best of it for half a mile ; she was then
passed by Joujou, and beaten in a canter by two lengths.
SWEEPSTAKES ON THURSDAY.-6 to 4 asst Metternich—
taken freely, and even between him and Wahab. Eringo not
expected to run.
BETTING AFTER THE RACES.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. - . .

7 to 2 agst Ralph
o to 1 agst Wahab—ta.
9 to 2 agst Eringo

6to 1 agst Metternich—
taken
7 to 1 agst Joachim—ta.

THE DERBY.
7 to 2 agst Scott's lot—taken
10 to 1 agst John Day's lot
20 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's lot-
-8 to 1 agst Coronation—taken
11 to 1 agst Van Amburgh
14 to 1 agst Knight of the Whistle
15 to 1 agst Rosalie colt
18 to 1 agst Prince Caradoc
20 to 1 agst Pala coon—taken
22 to 1 agst Ralph
22 to 1 agst Eringo
25 to 1 agst Galaor
26 to 1 agst :Marshal Soult
30 to 1 agst Mettirnich—taken
35 to 1 agst Belgrade—taken
40 to 1 ag,t Cameleon
40 to 1 agst :Mongolian .`
45 to 1 agst Joachim—taken
45 to 1 agst Mosque—taken
1000 to 10 agst Arundel—taken
100 to 1 agst Knightsbridge t
2000 to 10 agst Escort—taken
500 even between Cameleon and Wahab
[OOO even between Paul Potter and Arundel

iettikx).l
ito

I`3oo to 1000 on Rosalie c agst Eringo
21,00 even between Ralph and Eringo

1500 to 1000 on Pahemon agst Metternich.
The following odds were laid in the morning against each of
the following in one bet to 1001. each :-8 to 1 agst Corona-
tion ; 12 to 1 agst Van Amburgh ; 15 to 1 agst Knight of the
Whistle ; 15 to 1 agst Rosalie c ; 22 to 1 agst Palwmon ; "2
to 1 agst Mr. Ford's two ' • 23 to 1 agst Ralph ; 25 to 1 agst
Galaor ; and 35 to 1 agst Belgrade.
The Heath was attended by a large and fashionable company,
and the racing went off with much spirit.
THURSDAY. •
Mr. Goodman's Remnant, 7st 9ib (Nat), beat Mr. Os-
baldeston's Mountain Sylph, Bst 71b. T.Y.U. 501.
Betting-2 to lon Mountain Sylph. Won by a length easy.
Subscription Plate of 50 sovs., for thrre yrs old, 6st 121 b;
four, Bst 71b ; five, 9st ; six and aged, 9st 31b. D. M.
Mr. Batson's b f Barbara, 3 yrs .. . ........ ...( Bell) 1
Mr. Goodman's Remnant, 4 yrc
Lord Exeter's Rodosto, 4 yrs 3
The following were not placed :—Duke of Portland's Rama-
dan, 4 yrs; Mr. Crockford's b c by Buzzard, out of Bamboo's
dam, 4 yrs ; Lord Albemarle's c by Taurus, out of Perfume,
3 yrs; Sir. Rogers's bf by Paul, out of Charlatan's dam, 3
yrs ; and Lord Lichfield's f by Sir Hercules—Ulrica.
Betting.-3 to 1 agst Rodosto, and 3to 1 agst Remnant—
won by a head ; Duke of Bedford's King of the Peak Bst.
received forfeit from Lord Lichfield's The Corsair Bst. 71b.
T. Y. C. 200 h ft.
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft. T. Y. C. (4 Subs.)
Mr. Byng s Garry Owen, 4 yrs, Sot 6lbs (Chapple) 1
Duke of Portland's Ruthless, 4 yrs, 7st 41b
Duke of Bedford's Perdita, 4 yrs, Est 71b
Duke of Portland's c, by Glencoe out of Tragedy, 4 yrs,
Est 101 b .............. 4
Betting-5 to 4 agst Tragedy e; sto 2 agst Perdita; and
sto 2 agst Garry On en. Won by a head.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. eacl6h,
suh. ft. for foals of 1838. D.M.
(bs.)
Mr. Ford's Metternich, Bst. 4Ib.
Lord Orford's Arundel, brother to Ascot, Bst. 71b. . ...... -
0
Mr. Wreford's Wahab, Bst. 71b.
Betting-5 to 4on the winner, 7to 4 against Wahab, and
oto 1 against Arundel. Won by half a length.
NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.
The following matches for Tuesday 'sera made on Wedes-
day night
:
king of the Peak, Est 71b, agst Scutari, Bst 21b. T.Y.C.
100, Cft.
Assassin, Bst 71b. agst Garry Owen, fist 41b. T.Y.C.
100, h ft.
Assassin, Bst 71b, agst Capote, ist 131 b. T.Y.C. :200, b ft.
Fitzroy, Bst 71b, agst Amurath, Bst 21b. A.F. 100, h ft.

EAST INDIA DIRECTION.—The glasses closed
at half-past ten on Wednesday evening, when the election
terminated in the return of the six following gentlemen
Mr. John Lock ........ 2,025
Mr. H. St. George Tucker .......••••• 2,002
Mr. John Cotton ........................ 1,998
r. H. Shank ...... . ..................... 1,968
M
Mr. H. Mills .............................. 1,948
Mr. W. H. C. Plowden ................ 1,138
The following are the names of the unsuccessful candi.
dates :
Major-General Robertson BB4
Major Oliphant ............... .
HER i‘TAJESTY'S STAG HOUNDS.—PRIVATE
RUN.---His Roy
al Highness Prince Albert haling ex.
pressed a wish to have a private bunt with the Royal
Buckhounds before the termination of the season, orders
were consequently conveyed to Lord Kinnaird to hove the
hounds in readiness in the Great Park at 'Windsor at
twelve on Wednesday morning. The deer having been
uncarted, and the usual law expired, the hounds were laid
on, and the Prince and his attendants immediately fol-
lowed in close pursuit. The deer went away in excellent
st‘lek. His e, leading his pursuers over a great portion of the
Park. Royal Highness was attired in proper- hunting
costume, and mounted on one of his favourite bunter.,
which carried him over several leaps, which the Prince'
seemed to take with more confidence than he has displayed
on former occasions. The run did nut last longer than
half an hour, and the Prince and his attendants had re-
turned to the Castle before one o'clock.
ELOPEMENT.—BRIGIITON, APRIL 14.—Au
Evening Contemporary stated on Monday that a lacy in
one of our fashionable squares had eloped with an officer
of the 11th Hussars. This is not true, but we arc sorry
to say the peace Of a highly respectable family in one of
the squa-es has been broken by a projected elopement,
which was detected in time to prevent the flight of the
lady. The frail fair one has a family of three or four chil-
dren, and her beauty
is questiona'ule. Her manners, how-
ever, are lively and engaging. We believe that the
children have since been removed from the care of the
mother. The plot was discovered by the husband, who
intercepted a letter which the maid was about to convey
from her mistress to her guilty paramour.
, I MARRIAGE IN HIGII LIFE.—On Tuesday
• last, at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, Lord Mont-
i eagle to Miss Mary Anne Marshall, eldest daughter of Mr.
John 'Marshall, of Hallstead, Cumberland. A select circle
of friends of both families ace present at the ceremony,
at which the Rt.v. Mr. Elliott officiated. In. the after-
, noon, the Noble Lord and Lady left town for Herts, to
I pass the honey-moon.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS

FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.
( From the Morning Chronicle.)
In Alison's work on the Principles of Population, and
their connection with Human Happiness, a curious attempt
is made to derive arguments for the Corn-laws from the great
population-law which the writer undertook to illustrate. Such
an attempt bears evidence of sophistry on the very face of it.
The inhabitants of this island have already multiplied beyond
resources for their subsistence which it produces. As an
attempt to raise the home supply to the demand, the Corn-
laws are a signal failure. We have imported, we do im-
port, and we must import. Nature and necessity have
settled that question, in spite of the monopolists.
It is true that we import irregularly, so as to do the
farmer the least possible good, and the manufacturer the
greatest possible harm ; so as to aggravate the fluctuation of
prices, instead of steadying them ; so as to prevent all regular
production of a foreign supply for our markets, and create oc-
casional drains of specie for the payment, instead of meeting
it with a regular interchange of the products of our industry ;
that is to say, we import in the worst manner conceivable in-
stead of the best. We do it, nevertheless. If we did not,
there would be a surplus population to kill off; or to get rid of
in some way or other. Logically to apply the principle of po-
pulation to this state of things, is simply to show that the
Corn-laws are a means by which wretchedness, guilt, and de-
struction may be brought into play for the diminution of the
population down to such a number that the landowners can
furnish the required supply of food, and obtain their own prices.
(From the Times.)
Among the various causes which, without implying any dis-
satisfaction with the doctrine or ritual of the established reli-
gion, tend materially to diminish the attendance of its attached
adherents, the damp and dilapidated condition of country
churches is undoubtedly one of the most prominent and inex-
ousable. Few persons can have been much in the habit of
frequenting divine ordinances in certain rural districts with-
out •bserving the extreme dis-repair into which many of the
sacred fabrics have latterly fallen—a state of things,
which, besides being extremely discreditable to the pa-
rochial authorities, is by no means consistent with na-
tional decency in the service of Almighty God. In vast
numbers of instances, the frail doors of the building will hardly
turn upon their hinges, the broken panes of glass are stuffed
with straw, the walls supporting an insufficient roof are wet
with perpetual tricklings, and sundry puddles are often to be
found in the hollows of the clay floors. With such wretched
accommodation as this, it is almost too much to expect that,
when comfortable Dissenting chapels are generally to be found
in every neighbourhood, the zealous churchmanship of the
parishioners shall induce them to encounter all sorts of colds,
rheumatisms, and lumbago 3, rather than darken the
threshold of the unaccredited voluntary temple. On
the other hand, the architectural barbarisms, with
which numerous ancient churches have been disfigured, under
the hands of modern innovators, and the uneeclesiastical style
in which many recent churches have been fitted up, have crone
far to destroy among us that consonancy of the spirit with' the
outward form of devotion, which approves itself equally to the
reason and the taste. For the purpose of arresting the further
progress of these evils two institutions very powerfully sup-
ported (the Camden Society at Cambridge, and the Architec-
tural Society at, Oxford), are now usefully employed, in various
ways, in directing public attention to the subject, particularly
by the circulation of pertinent tracts addressed to the office-
bearers and friends of the Church.

(From the Morning Post.)

Our readers may perhaps remember that when a Whig-Ra-
dical gentleman named Alcock, who had been turned out of his
seat for Ludlow on account of bribery, was making an absurd
attempt to get into Parliament again for the county of Surrey,
lw made about a hundred and fifty-seven speeches, in as many
different public-houses, on the subject of the repeal of the
Corn-laws. For these speeches he was very much applauded
by the Ministerial journals, and especially by the Morning
Chronicle. Now, his argument was (but then it was the far-
mers of Surrey he talked to, and hoped to bamboozle), that
the price of foreign corn would be so raised by a British
demand for it, that its introduction here would not
lower our price ! The value of British land, and of
Britiish produce, he said, could not be deteriorated. While
enlWeening the select company of all the Radical pothouses in
East Surrey with these philosophical opinions, the Chronicle
was daily holding him up to admiration as the fittest man in
the world to sit in Parliament and legislate fur the people, the
bribery at Ludlow in nowise notwithstanding. But the philo-
sophy which the same Chronicle preaches now, or did preach
within these two days, goes to prove that Mr. Alcock talked
like an idiot at the very time he was so cried up as the properest
man alive to be sent into Parliament. That sagacious print now
asserts that the poor know that in every shilling's worth of
bread they buy they are paying sevenpence-halfpenny for food,
and fourpence-halfpenny for tax. If this be true (our Con-
temporary will perhaps excuse us for putting hypothetically
what it so positively asserts), the fact must be so, for neither
poor nor rich can know that to be which, in fact, is not. Now
if the Corn-lag operates as a tax of fourpence halfpenny in the
shilling, the repeal of the law must, according to all the rules of
political economy (not one jot or tittle of which the Chronicle
can be so heretical as to doubt), bring down the price by 33
per cent. at the least. What, then, comes of the Alcockian
philosophy, which represents the repeal as not likely to bring
down the price at all? And what becomes of the consistency
of those who agreed with Mr. Alcock, and now agree with
the Chronicle?

(From the Globe.)

The Standard last night, in an article devoted to an-
ticipations and predictions as to the principal busi-
ness which will come before Parliament after the recess,
lays special stress on " the motion of Sir Robert Inglis,
for extending the means of religious worship in some
approximation to the wants of the country." This sub-
ject, we are assured, is among those which, from their
supreme importance, will " force themselves upon pub-
lic attention" at the re-assembling of Parliament. That
the imperturbable Baronet will again bring forward
his pet scheme of " Church Extension," w's have
little doubt—that when he does bring it for-
ward, it will share the fate which has invariably attended
it, we are assured, not merely from the extravagance
of the proposal, which is so utterly impracticable as
to render its being entertained by the House of Com-
mons, with anything like gravity, out of the question—
but also from the present policy of the cooler portion
of the Tory party, which has become increasingly con.
scious that its only hope of office rests upon assuming
a tone and bearing of moderation, hoping thus to con•
ciliate the nation, by inducing the belief that they are
vastly different from their predecessors—that they have
eschewed the evils which rendered the Tories of former
days odious to the people ; are ready to conform them-
selves to the spirit of the age ; and in all things dis-
play themselves advocates of improvement, liberality,
and retrenchment. Such professions are odious to the
.Slandar•d, who deems them an abandonment of principle
for expediency ; and therefore denounces and pro-
scribes Sir Robert Peel for thus bidding high for popu-
larity. The inflexible Protestant organ has again and
again virtually proclaimed the nominal leader of the Tories
as unworthy to be the head, or even a member of a
Protestant administration ; and has warmly exhorted
the " Conservative democracy " to look out for leaders
who will concede nothing to expediency ; the said
" Conservative democracy" being at the same time en-
couraged by the assurance that such leaders are ready
to obey their call, to place themselves at their head,
and to rescue the Protestant Establishment from the
hands of the base trucklers, who have betrayed it into
the hands of those who sought its destruction.

(From the Standard.)

We have hitherto maintained upon the subject of the
late visitation at York that reserve which we feel
to be due by the public press to all judicial proceed-
ings ; and as the party principally concerned has
declared his purpose of carrying the case to some
ulterior tribunal, the considerations which first en-
joined silence are still in full force. It is true that the
court of primary jurisdiction has made its award, and
that that award is entitled to all the respect due
to the high character of the tribunal ; but
wherever the law allows of an appeal, the primary
sentence can be regarded as at best only raising a pre-
sumption ; and this presumption will be of more or
less weight according to the nature of the defence.
Where a party accused acknowledges the jurisdic-
tion, and defends himself upon the merits, the pre-
sumption, upon a conviction, will be very stro',,
against him, where, as in the case before us, the —cha-
racter of the Court for probity and intellia,
above exception ; but where, on the other lice is
'l;and,. a
defendant, whether well or ill advised,
his
the
authority of his judges, and withholds
upon merits, it is quite plain that 111 •is 'fen'
Ach evidence the
e trial must be
upon ex parte evidence, and upon s
most able and upright judge may co ale to ..._
an erroneous
decision. We are not justifying ;tie line taken by the
Dean of York ; still less are we desirous to impeach
the sentence pronounced agr,tnsL him. We would be
understood as merely argui.,,ig that unless that sentence
shall be found to be legall,j, afinal one, the case is not yet
ripe for animadversion joy the public journals; and that
if, unfortunately for the sufferer by it, it shall be
ascertained to be a sentence without appeal, the
late Dean must be looked upon as one who may be the
victim of a mist Ake as to his proper line of defence, and
possibly a man, who,ly innocent of the charges by which,
tSrough thi, mistake, he has suffered himself to he
overwhcln'.ed without resistance. In short, we hold it
our duty to regard the late Dean as at present no more
than art accused man, and therefore entitled to the or-
dinary presumption in such cases, that how strong soever
the prima facie case against him, he may yet be able to
rebut it.

MSS OF AN EMIGRANT SHlP.—Wednesday
morning intelligence was received from the island of Tyree,
that the brig Majestic, Captain Tait, from London for
Londonderry, to embark emigrants for America, was to-
tally wrecked at Tyree on the evening of Friday, the 2d
inst. Early that day she was struck by a heavy sea off
Skerryvore Rock, which instantly laid the vessel on her
beam-ends Melancholy to relate, the Captain and three
of his crew were washed overboard, and unfortunately
perished, one tremendous wave having forever bid them
from human aid or view. As the ill-fated vessel was
drifting to leeward, the sea at the time running very high,
several boats gallantly ventured to her assistance, and after
considerable difficulty and danger succeeded in getting her
:into Gott Bay. The anchor was immediately let go, but
failed in bringing her up (the ballast having shifted), and
became entangled with the cable.
.She in consequence
soon after struck heavily upon a rock in the bay, and went
dawn. A considerable part of the lower masts 13 above
water. Fortunately, the mate and the remainder of the
crew escaped the sad fate of their companions, having been
saved by the boats that went to the brig's assistance.
THE BACHELOR OF ARTS EXECUTIONER.:--
The Vigie de Morbihan relates that at a late competition
for the vacant post of executioner at Bourges, the suc-
cessful candidate was an M.D., who had acted as assistant
to the executioner at Vannes. " This person," it adds,
" is a bachelor in letters, and has united with his above
public office the exercise' of the medical profession, for
which he has a diploma as an oificier de sante and bad
even a long list of patients. The authorities wished him
to relinquish his latter practice, bnt he persevered, declar-
ing somewhat sarcastically that he knew no law which
rendered the medical profession incompatible with that of
executioner,"

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

(FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.)
CHRONICLE.—The funds have been firm to-day, and
Consols have improved slightly. To-morrow being settling
day the options were declared to-day, the result of which was
that Consols were called at 90k by the jobbers, and from the
appearance of the market, it would rather indicate a Bear
account.
This being settling day in the Foreign House, the job-
bers wore principally engaged in settling their accounts. The
differences to be paid, however, were unusually small, the fluc-
tuations in the various securities during the account having
been extremely limited.
It has been reported to-day, that the liabilities of Messrs.
Wakefield and Son had assumed a more serious aspect ; but,
we believe there is no reason to estimate them at more than
70,000/.

TIMES—More business has been transacted in the various
Government stocks to-day, and, what with money being easy
and purchases made by the speculators to arrange to-morrow's
account, values have improved nearly per cent., the market
closing firm.
The vacancy of broker to the Equitable Assurance Company,
occasioned by the failure of Messrs. Wakefield and Co., has
been filled to-day by the appointment of Messrs. Capel, Cuer-
ton, and Cundy. It is understood the applicants for this ap-
pointment were 21 in number.
The arrangement with the holders of the " United States
Bank" debentures, part of which will become due to-morrow,
will be effected in the following manner : The whole
amount, which is 800,0001., is already secured by a
deposit of $2,662,000 Pennsylvanian 5 per Cent. Stock,
$900,000 Michigan 6 per Cents., and 8888,000 Missis-
sippi 5 per Cents., amounting altogether to $4,450,000.
For the portion which falls due to-morrow namely,
400,0001., an additional deposit of $225,000 Pennsylvanian
5 per Cents. has been made, and this additional secu-
rity procures the consent of the holders to postpone their claims.
With respect to the half-yearly coupons attached to the deben-
tures, they will be paid to-morrow as usual. The remaining
400,0001. of the principal debt falls due on the 15th of April,
1842. The application of so large an amount of assets belong-
ing to the " United States Bank" as security for only an in-
considerable portion of their debts, proves how completely the
whole must have passed beyond the reach of the shareholders
and the more immediate claimants upon them.
By the usual official return published by the Customs, the
exports of the precious metals from the port of London to fo-
reign and colonial parts for the week ending Thursday, the Bth
instant, was as under
Ounces.
Silver coin to Hamburgh 208.200
Silver coin to Rotterdam ..... 196,000
Silver coin to Belgium
Silver bars to Hamburgh

HERALD.—The transactions in the Funds have been in-
considerable, but the quotations improved and were well sup-
ported.
It is understood that a fiat has issued against the Messrs.
Wakefieldto-day, whose liabilities are carried by report as high
as 200,0001., which however appears an incredibly large sum
considering the limited extent of their banking business. The
profitable appointment of stockbrokers to that ponderously
wealthy concern, the Equitable Assurance Company, which
they had long enjoyed, has been conferred to-day upon Messrs.
Capel, Cuerton, and Cundy, a firm of well-known respecta-
bility arid high standing on the Stock Exchange.
Two or three failures of an unimportant character were re-
ported to-day in the vicinity of Fenchorch-street. But one
occurred in the tea trade of an old established concern to a
more serious amount ; not, however, said to exceed 60,000/.
The tea market notwithstanding was more firm to-day and
prices rather better. The delay which must intervene before
any arrivals can be expected from the coasts of China, and even
before cargoes can be taken in and completed at Whampoa,
supposing that the preliminary convention of Captain Elliot be
confirmed and a treaty founded on it finally concluded, which
many people are inclined to doubt, has contributed to allay the
panic among the holders of tea and to stop the downward ten-
dency of prices.

POST.—The operations of the Stock markets were con-
fined to-day almost exclusively to the home securities, the
quotations for which are again upon the rise. Money for
stock-jobbing purposes is easy, loans for short periods on the
deposit of English stock being obtainable at from 2 to 3 per
cent. ; discounts are also procured without trouble.
It was the half-monthly settling day in the Foreign funds.
No difficulty arose upon the occasion that we are aware of.
The transactions in this branch of the Stock Exchange have
not during the fortnight been extensive.
The stoppage of a house of some standing and respectability
in the tea trade was the subject of conversation on 'Change.
The liabilities of the party are considerable, though they can-
not perhaps be called absolutely large. Amounts have been
named, and not without some confidence. Nothing that can
he at all depended upon on this point is, however, yet known.
The late fall in the prices of the leaf upon a heavy stock, part
of which is becoming due, is the cause assigned for the present
suspension. Company's congous were sold to-day at Is. sid.
per lb. cash.
It is understood that a docket has been struck against
Messrs. Wakefield and Co. upon the petition of a creditor in
Suffolk. The debts owing by this firm are estimated at the
large amount of 200,0001.