The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-14 00:00:00

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succeed alzaihl=t pei-SUlai• and powerful rivals, when
it:re branded with- all the odium of the bread-
tax?; Their, sincerity will be douptedo.
will be suspected an
.scpu,§e'a :of hr'.!Liiiiig
worldly liurpovF, not be believed. In
their rivals, the working clergy,
who do not share the profits of the Corn-laws,
will be borne down by them. They mufq
that the Cathl!ie rrie•t-^ r.r.cl the r)issenting minis
ter!! t-O.t. Me the arms which the advocacy of the
Corn-laws by the State clergy will give into their
hands to assail the Church. We concluth! ttith
the following quotatiou ffotli the Anti- Con -law
Circular

t. the secular-minded among the clergy are sufficiently
shrewd to perceive that the repeal of the Corrizlaw would
reduce the price of food, and with it au} amount of com-
muted tithe; wherefore, riot as Christians, but as tithe.
worsbippo, they oppose such repeal. Be it so ; on their
Judgment let the bread-cater bestir himself, for himself
and for those dear to him. Let it be distinctly understood
that the temporal interest of the State clergy Is at enmity
with that of millions of perishing Christians. Thus may
we turn even the hostility of a Church, which pleases to
be dependent for its means of luxury on a core-rental
paid by the bread-eater, to good account—as a stimulant
to Corn-law rcpealers, whilst the bread-taxing clergy will
find it extremely difficult to persuade even their own con-
gregations that starva!ion is necessary to salvation, or
Corn-laws to Christianity.

It will be seen that Mr. H E last night presented
a petition in favour of Law Reform in Scotland. to
which we must refer. We cannot understand how
such an intelligent people as the Scotch submit to be
bullied and plundered as they are by lawyers. The
inhabitants of Pollokshaws are quite right in de-
mandin,g that the Sheriffa should work for their
pay. It has often been proposed to occupy these
sinecurists in holding ambulatory Courts of Re-
view, for which there is a direct precedent in their
holding ambulatory Courts of Registration. We
have no doubt Mr. WALLACE will see to this in
the Committee he has obtained to look into the
abuses of the Law Courts in Scotland, to which
alone belongs the blame of the present state of
Jury Trial.

Letters and Papers from Madrid, of the sth
instant, have come to hand. Accounts had been
received there of the recovery of CABRERA, so
often buried and reburie:i in the Spanish Journals.
The state of siege still continued, notwithstanding
the extreme tranquillity of the capital. The election
returns continued to occupy the Cortes. On the
l3ourse business was improvint,. The Five uer
Cents. Active were done on the sth, at 281 for cash.

The Paris Journals of Thursday continue to die-
cuss the probable result in the Chamber of Doputies
of the expected debate on the Secret Service Money
Bill. The question, as it now stands, is not of the
slightest interest to an English reader.
The France publishes a letter from St. Peters-
burg, dated the Ist inst., containing the following
account of the success of the Russian expedition
against Khiva :

The Orcmburg mail, which arrived yesterday, brings
news that, on January 23, General Pcrowski, with his
whole army, and his Khirghi and Turcoman auxiliaries,
arrived within fifteen leagues of Khiva. The Khan of the
Usbecks, in high estimation as a warrior among the Orien-
tals, came to do him homage and tender service. Our
cavalry made excursions right and left, but met with no ene-
mies, and were received with hospitality.by the inhabitants,
who spoke of the Emperor of Russia as sovereign lord of
the whole country. Upwards of 150 Russians, who had long
been pi isoncrs in Khiva, were delivered up, and such was their
joy, that on reaching the camp, they kissed the feet of the
soldiers, and even embraced the legs of the horses. The
snow is very deep, and the march of the troops is conti-
nually impCded by violent storms. At the same time the
men are healthy, and provisions abundant. The General
has sent Colonel 8.,i Mohamet, with his two aides-de-
camp, Prince Stcherbatoff and Rszumourdi, with an escort
of 500 Cossacks and Khirghis, to reconnoitre the country
up to the immediate environs of the capital. The Khan of
Khiva has sent private emissaries to General Pcrowski,
protesting that he does not wish to make any resistance,
but that he is not master in the city, or even in his own
castle. The expedition may be considered as crowned
with success, and the principal line of communication fur
commerce between Europe and Asia insured for ever."
The French Journals bring advices from Alex-
andria of 24th ult., which state that the VICEROY
is making the most active preparations for war.
Re-
cruiting
was going on in Alexandria, Cairo, and
throughout the towns and villages of Syria. Among
the enlisted were many men blind of an eve, and
others varying from forty to sixty years of age.
Te crews on board the Turkish ships were all to
he clothed in Egyptian uniforms, and to serve on
shore as land regiments, that their places might be
filled with the subjects of the VICEROY.
A quarrel between the crew of a vessel bearing
the Russian flag and some :Arabs, created some
stir in Alexandria on the 16th ult. The few par-
ticulars known are given in our City Article, to
which we refer our readers.
STORM ANC Less of LIFE AT PoNDICHERRY.-Thu
! Temps publishes accounts from Pondicherry of the 22d of
January, and from Yanaon, a French factory about 250
miles along the coast from that city, up to the 7th of De-
cember, which contain numerous details of the dreadful
hurricane and inundation of the sea on that coast. The)
coincide instating the force of the wind to have been such
as had never before been witnessed there, and the inroad
of the sea as dreadful beyond description. Upwards of
ten thousand corpses had been found, but many thousands
more had, no doubt, been washed away. So many bodies
lying unburied had caused a pestilence, and the con-
dition of the survivors, who had lost most of their property,
was exceedingly distressing. Toe British authorities and
settlers had shown the greatest kindness to the French
sufferers, but the factory and town of lan +on, which alone
had lost 1,300 inhabitants, could not recover from such a
calamity for a great many years. The Government chest
and most of the pub!ic records had been preserved. As
instances of the extensive scale on nhich this great na-
tural calamity acted, it is mentioned that at Talarivou one
house, in which 400 persons had taken refuge, was blown
down, and most of them killed ; while at '4l‘lallavoram, a
village on the English territory, only 49 were slved out of
2,000 inhabitants.

We said some days ago, from our Msdrid correspond-
ence, that, according to a report which was very ger:erally
circulated, the minority,. of *he Peputiesju the Comes
was disposerl...to withdraw, front the Parliamentary struggle,
and not to sanction, by its presence,..theillegal proceedings
Which' itiprestn'ed to' be intended by the Government.
The minority, besides, considered the Chamber to be ille-
gally ConsfitiitM; on acccintit of the frandS' whiCh were
openly practised by.the Alisistry at the time of the elec-
'tions. :ft seems that this idea lias not been thrown out at
forlthe Cai-reo,Nacional (a-Goyernnient Jout nal)
discusses'it, and encli:avourS to disstiade the minority from
the executionof such a project.
The news from Aragon is of no importance ; only it is
certain, as we said, yesterday,-on the authority of our pri-
vate Correspondent, that a small division ,of • the Royal
army Of Catalonia has entered 'Aragon,- where it will soon
be followed by the arrival of Ilalmaseda, who is coming
with six battalions of-infantry ind-two squadrons of ca-
valry to reinforce the army of the Count de Morella.—
La Gazette de France.

The astronomers of the Observatory announce for
Sunday,. .'text (the 15th of March), a remarkable and
rather rare phenomenon. It is the occultation by the
moon of a star o: the first magnitude. At nineteen
minutes past seven (mean time at Paris), Regulus, the
principal star in the constellation of the sun, and one of the
most brilliant in the Heavens, will disappear behind the
disk of the moon. The, emersion of the star will take
place at thirty-two minutes past eight:. Thus the moon
will eclipse the star for the space of one hour and thirteen
minutes. The phenomenon is not common (that is, with re-
spect to stars of the first magnitude) and it will be observed
with great ease with all the instruments: The observers will
especially direct their attention to verify the singular cir-
cumstance announced by Sir John Herschel', of an appa
rent encroachment of the star in the disk of the moon,
before its occultation.—Le Constitutionnel.

BOURSE-PARIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 12.

irst Highest Lowest

Price Price. Price. Price
i reach 5 per Cents ll2 45 ... 112 65 .., 112 45 1.2 45
4% per Cents loti 106 ... 10,1 ... 106
4 per Cents lO2 20 ,12 102 20 162 20
3 per Cents B2 90 .. 83 10 ... 82 90 ... 83 5
Bank of Trance
Lallitte Bank I,ooof. Sh lOl5 —lOO ...It 6,i ...1 60
5,0001. 519,1 —.5200 ...5 ;30 ...5197 50
911 VI.) 905 910

Belgian Bank

-- 5 per Cents
3 per Cents 74 55 ... 71 55 ... 74 55 .. 74 55
United States Bank Loan - !Si ... 95% .. 1T3•+.... 9344
Spaolsn Ac.ive - ... 29% ... 29% ... 29%
Passive 7% ... ‘'.2
Old Deferred 1,4 ••• 6% 814 ... 8%
Portuguese 3 per Cents 9.3 ... 23%, ... 23y9 ... 2354
Neapolitan
It man 194 ... 104 ... 103% ... 193%
RAILWAY SHARES.
St. (ermai'
._ ... 05 ... 1135 ... (135 ... (353
...

.... _
Vcrsailles, It. B 550 ... 552 50 ... 5.511 . 55? 50
L.B. 38:1 50 ... 305 .. 362 :.,0
.. 363
,trasburg to Bale . 247 !,6
... T.. 7 5" .. :47 50 ... ;'57 !..0
ASPHALTES AND BMIAIENS.
tarn (Moberly '6)

lIELSTON.-Mr. Basset has been returned for this
borough in the Liberal interest, without opposition.
Mr. Thesiger will be returned for Woodstock. Thus
the Learned Gentleman, yAo was defeated at Newark
as the nominee of a Duke, though he would not admit
it, has eons• nted to be returned for a close borough as
the nominee of another Duke.

FATAL CAB ACCIDENT ---- This rnoinina,
about nine o'clock, as a little boy named Greenfield, the son of
poor parents, living at No. 10, Newton-street, Holborn, was '
crossing
a sicratgb,Jaa,nodeso-nsetreoef the wheels pissed over his head. Thet' Covent garden, he was knocked down
little sufferer was instantly conveyed to Charing-cross Hos-
pital, where he stortly afterwards expired.
The landlords are exerting all their influence, in
fmder to obtain a semblance of popular support to the Corn-
laws. On the other hand, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Sal-
ford,
and other towns of note, have appointed deputies to meet
in London, before Mr. Villiers brings on his motion. Hull,
we trust, will not expose itself to the remark, that the port
which is, above all others, most deeply interested in the repeal
of the Corn-laws' is the least attive in demonstrating its oppo-
sition to them.--Hull Advertiser.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

-• • ,
,•• • ,COYENT. GARDEN. • j
file v.:ll:lies wen iphat pikes is;;th r.o 71'.0',e,!t, 17!
market, and trade good. Strawberries, to 75. per ounce;
foreign Grapes, Is. to 3s. 6d. per lb. ; Pines, 105. to I4s.
and 20s. per lb. ; Rhubarb, Is. to 2s. per bundle; Asparagus,
Bs. to 105. per bundle ; Sea Kale, 3s. to 4s. 6d. per punnet.
Old Potatoes---ylues, 0F.,;,; 70. y •, to,9,os•ii.Swteb,
Tns lievons, ; letv I 3. - -(1,.
35. per lb. French Beans, 4s. to fis. per 100 ; Savoy Cab-
bages, Is. to Is. per dozen ; Apples, 4s. to Lis. per
bushel ; Lemons, (is. to 12s. per 100 ; Oranges, 4s. 6d. to
12s. per 100; Turnips, 2d. Ter bunch ; Broeoli, Is. to 4s. per
to Os. don i to 63. per
MbVc,.; Ceitry; 6cl: to Is. tid. psr buddle ; Plants, 3s. to .ss. 6d.
per doscn.

NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL.
The supplies were good, dem hnd brisk; atilt prices much as
btsldi-6t 11bef s. Idtl. to is. lbd. Dllifton 'ie. toffs. Idtl;
Veal as. Sd. to os. Pork 3s. 2d. to 4s. la 'r stone of 81bs.

. orx 3s. 2d. to 4s. . .• Pe)
HUNGERFORD MARKET.
Fair supplies, and a good business done as last quoted. Tur-
bot, 6.,. to 21s. ; Cod, os. to 15s. ; Soles, 10d. to 45. Gd. per
Bsir ; Salmon, 3s. to Ps. 631. per lb. ; Lobsters, 2s. to 3s. ;
eef, 'i")d. to 81/Id. ; Mutton, 71,4 d. to til4d. ; Veal, 6d. to
9d: ; Pork, 7%e1. to 81/,d per lb. Vegetables in fair supply,
prices as at Covent-garden.
BILLINGSGATE MARKET.
A good supply and a brisk demand, prices reasonable. Tur-
bot, ss. to 21s. ; Cod, 3s. to 12s. ; Salmon, 2s. Gd. to 3s. per
lb. ; Soles, Gd. to 4s. per pair ; Lobsters, 2s. to 6s. ; Oysters,
245. to 603. per bushel ; 3lackerel, Bd. to 10d. ; Haddocks,
6d. to Is. ; and Whitings, 3d. to 6d.

HAY MARK ETS.
The supplies were not large; but the demand was good, and
prices much as before. Hay 605. to 90s. ; Clover 900. to
1180. Straw short supply, and 345. to 423. per load.
TALI:OW MARKET.
This article was very dull, and P. Y. C. 51s. 3d. to Ms. 6d.
Town Tallow 535.

TEA MARKET.
This department was very quiet, and scarcelyanything doing;
prices firmer than they were. Company's Congous were quoted
at 2s. 7d. per lb. money. A rise in prices, in the share of a
reaction, is expected next week.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY)

DEAL, MARCH 13.—Wind N. W.—Arrived the Camp.
bells, Robson, from the West Indies; Britain's Pride,
Scott, Pat ras.
LIVEPFOOL, MARCH 13.—Wind N. N. W.. fresh breeze.
—Arrived the Tuscany, Smith, from New Orleans ;
Hilah, Hamond, savannah ; Queen Victoria, Thompson,
Natchez ; Menonghela, Philadelphia ; Napier, Sanford,
New York ; Advance, Beale, Monte Video; Fanny
Palmer, Esher, Smyrna. Off port, the United States,
from New York ; Mountaineer, Jamaica; William Salt-
house, Porto Rico.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH I3.—Wind N.W.—Arrived her
Majesty's ship Vanguard, from Malta—sailed 23i ult. ;
St. Austin, Priaulx, Marsala.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 13.—Wind N. E.—Arrived, the
Ellen Highfieltl, Douglas, from Ancona. Off port, the
Penyard Park, Middleton, from the Mauritius.
FALMOUTH, MARCH 13.—Wind N. to N.E., fresh
breezes.—Arrived the Jane, Thompson, from the Cape of
Good Hope, sailed 10th January. Off port, the Norfolk,
M‘Gildowney, from the Mauritius, sailed 15th Dec.
BRISTOL, Martell 13.—Arrived the Africa, Hammond,
from the Mauritius; Clifton, Walters, Trinidad; Rose,
Richards, St. Michael's. Sailed, the Caroline, Brooks,
for Tobago.
CORK, MARCH 11.—Sailed, the Zorilda, Bryant, for
Bar ba does.

HASTINGS, MARCH 13.—Off port, the WincbeEter, Sal.
mon, fr.m he ALturitiuri.

LTNN, MARCH 13.—The Minerva, Barnard, from Stock-
ton to this port, struck on the Lynn Kewek Sand yester-
day, and sank in deep water in the track of vessels bound
to this port and Wisbeach. Crew saved.
LivaitrocL, MARCH 13.—The Richard Anderson, Ben-
nett, arrived at this port yesterday from New Orleans, with
loss of jib-boom, head-rails, &c., having teen in contact
with the Roman, late Salisbury, from Savannah to this port,
uff Holyhead. The latter sank. Crew saved.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK
The United States packet ship has arrived at Liverpool
from New York ; sailed on the 15th ult., same date as
previously received by the Scotland.
' Accounts from Lima in December state that Gamara
was still in the President's chair, but his administration
was held in contempt by the people, who were only wait-
ing the departure of part of the Chtlian army which still
remained, on the 7th December, to rise in revolution to
bring General Santa Cruz to the Presidency, who was at
Guayquil, eagerly watching the course of events. Ia con-
sequence of the distracted state of the times, business was
at a stand.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FRlDAY.—Nothing has
occurred since our last to make any alteration in the posi-
tion of our market. It continues inactive, and is likely to
remain so, so long as we are without favourable accounts
from the manufacturing districts. There is little change
in prices; if anything rather in favour of buyers, but still
in a very trifling degree. Very little business is doing to-
day ; not more in the whole than 2,000 bales. Exporters
have taken 500 bales of American, and 30 Surat; and
speculators 500 bales of American.

Accounts from Alexandria state that the Russian flag
has been greatly insulted in that port by the crew of an
Egyptian boat, who pursued the sailors of a Russian
barque on the deck, and although the captain lowered his
flag, they took the captain to the Egyptian Admiral's ,hip,
who would not interfere in the affair. The Russian Con-
sul, on hearing of the insult to the Russian fbig, irnm!-
diately demanded satisfaction. The Puha ordcr,i an in-
quiry to be made, which has lasted for these six days.

We have received Montreal papers two s later of the
Bth February, ako Quebec to the 6th February.
His Excellency the Governor-General was expected at
Montreal on Friday. Chief Justice James Sfuart arrived
on Wednesday last. The abuse papers are void of interest.
The Canton packet (an American ship) has arrived gt
Cowes, laden with tea,

THE FUNDS.
Saturdays in general are dull for arrivals and
genee ; thus it is this day, as aell as in the operations is
the Funds. No speculations have taken place to the prc,
sent time.

Consols opened at the leaving-off prices of yesterday,
9(1 1 for Money ; and 90:1 i for the Account; Exche-
quer Bilk, 19 21 prem. ; Inoia Bonds, 1 3 prom ; India
Stock, 247 249; •Bank Sock shut.
In the Foreign Market as yet the prices arc nominal,
Spanish Active. 281 294 ; Deferred, 141 ; Passive. 7i 1 '
Portuguese, 331044 ; Three per Cents., 23i 244 ; Co-
lombian, 251; Mexican, 29k.; Dutch Two-anti-atitalf par
Cents., 524 53-k ; Five per Cents., 1001 1014.
I'llteEs tit, :,TUCKS Tuts DAY AT oNE O'CLOCIS.
_
Bank Stu-k — India Stock
per Cent. Red.
---- Ditto Bonds
3 per Cents. C0n.... . ....... 90% l,i . South Sea Stock 3t„ per Cent
!fifth Red, --;• New Ditto
N.cw 13lx, i4ei Celli. (NI, I‘ • 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751
New 5 per cnt.
flask Long Annuities to.xpire ' Ditto 500 in 21 pm.
Jan 5, t7qlo .. ..... ........ -- Ditto Small l9 I!, lin.
Oct. 10, 559 - Ditto Commercial
J:11. 5, ,-4;11 . -- Ditto Advertised ..... - - pm.
Jan. 5, .i,.0 , -Bank 'SLOok for Account ... 178 X,
Aprils, 040 —- • India Sthck for Account ..
Jan. '5. 870 ' • ----. Consols for Account 90%
BRACES Of FOREIGN EU NDS InIS,DAI-- AT ONE 0 CLOCI.
Austrian 80nd5,........,.
.. , : Peruvian llon.4:
Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account , rorttigue,e Bonds
13raziliz 'i Bonds ......... ..... ~- Ditto New Bonds
Ditto Account • - Ditto Accoup
luenos ,tytcs Bonds , , , '-- , Ditto, 3 per Cent. .......„ i'37.,,
Ditto 1.c.c0-.lnt - .'itto Account -
';hilian 30r.l • - Prussian Bonds -
Dttz :c.:•..c,,nt ..., •-• Russian Bonds, 1:32' -.
Cearit ian 2:lds
--( Ditto Account...". .....
Dittyki:za6 tit - ! Ditto Metallic ........ ....... -
Columbian 3: • (4,1024
11:r.: kr.raist 2514% . Ditto Account.
Danish Bonds
Ditto t.: cm sit -1 Deferred 14%
Greek Bonds -! French, 5 per cent. -f. -t.
Ditto Bonds, 1825 - ' ----- 4 per cent.
Ditto Account - , ----. 3 per cent. f. -c.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent - ----- Excl-ange. -1. -r,
Ditto Account - Dutch, 04 per cent.
D 1:,., ii tier Cent. ..„ ..... - Ditto Account -
Ditto Account
Neapolitan — Ditto Account."... -

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per Share.
Cata Br2nca Mining Company 834 8
,:rwat Western dartway COlTlpaity
N.,rth Midland Railway Company .. ICO 14%
COURSE OF EXCHA N(SE i'k;:i . ei4l)A y.
Amsterd•trn • CV. 12 41.7'1 tilbra:us -.... ' ........... mc
Ditto, at 5ight............, 12 . 2. '[1...e,....rn..........................ii 57
Rotterdam r'.• 'V. 12..5%. ben!, .. ..••• .......• . 25 75
Antwerp..:' ' • r ' -'l2''-5 • 3fi1ari:;.....:...:..—.....•...... ''',
Hamhurg.......... MAL 13 :24 , Vone.e...-..:..... ..... ....., 47
minna...... ............ 11 J 3.. J N...pies ..,•••••••,••• ..••••••••••• • 40 9
e Parb,-3 daysight... ' 25 45 l'alOrmo -4............. per as. 42%
1.)itt0........ ... . ;.. .3 Ms. :2.'70 Li50cn'.,...................... 55
"sliveiller.
Bourdcaux
Frankfort on Main°, Ex. 51. 150% Kania..--.......-..................... VS
I.',terstnngh,rublc...3 Us. 57%, Buenos Ayres ........:.......... -.
Berlin
Vienna, oirective 11...3 M lc II Philzd. r;nnla ....... ........ itr
Triv.tc ditto 'A 7 I'M: "f. ‘.../1' et Li.i's. ^s., rks. 02,
ritadrid • '.36N ts,rtu,a. riy.ld, c•nri ....LC It 1.1
Cadiz.... 363 I c,r.T.tgn (•t.k.d.. ..• titts„.. h .7 t
Nctv 1)(t0b)041$ ......... V c 0
BlreAflor, qfi ~ n..n.
N-0 --• ." •.............. t: 4 1
..... 3/1 Silver ..., itars •- ..,....,. 0 0 0
icsillc

PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, mart" 12
3 per Cent. Consols
3Y6 net Cent. Stock ....
ne:,a4l, yi.urtnt. ........
Ditto Reduced
City of Dul•lin s'" ...... : ........
Ditto New,lB3o ...... team Cote p.
9834 National Il'surance Company
:1!„„ par Cent.Debcnturcs •
NI City Debentures, 4 per cent.
Bank Stock 244 Ballast Office Debentures, 4 Grand Canal Stock
Royal Canal Stock
HALF-PAST' ONE.
A Baltimore paper received this morning gives a gloomy
picture of the state of trade at New York. The following
is the only extract worth quoting:—
NAVAL DEPENcE. —The Navy Board have reported in
favour of building forty armed steam-boats for coast and
harbour defence; they also report that there are fit fbr
service or worthy of repair eleven ships of the line, ove
rasee, fourteen frigates, ,twenty sloops, and six smaller
estimate, to complete the force, an addi-
ve,sels, and they
tion would be requited of fourteen ships of the line, fifteen
frigates, eleven sloops, and twenty-four smaller vessels.
The coat of building and arming this additional force is
estimated at 19,200,000 dollars;; for the completion of the
Navy yards 24,000,000 dollars is required.
The business in the Funds is in the same stagnant state
as in the catty part of the morning, although money in
the city and in the house is at eery rates. In commercial
affairs in general little doing on Saturdays.
The c,rgo of tea which has arrived by the Canton
packet at Cowes cannot be landed, being in a foreign ship.
It apprars that site touched at Cowes to receive orders for
her destination to some foreign port.
our China affairs begins to sub-
The anxiety respecting
side, and it will be some months before we can have any
intelligence respecting the operations of our naval force
in that quarter, owing to the monsoon season setting in.
The letters by the American packet. ship are not as yet
delivered.
Consols may be quoted at 90i Account ; Money, 901 1,
as in the morning; Exchequer Bills, 19 21 premium.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active rather improved,
Passive, 7i it ; Portuguese, 34 ; Colombian, 251 i ;
Dutch Two and Half per Cents., 53 ; Five per Cents.lol.
No further arrivals at present.

FINE iii-if 4;

HArtER'S PICTURE OF THE COlGit..4.'
Mr. flayter's fine
.`',,'Oto'n'afion-eif Queen
Victoria is fully deserving of all the rei;:,Etit.d.iv_,'n it h'as'
acquired. We look upon it indeed as the greatest work
of,art he has yet achieved. The colouring is rich and
cryihoi:tt: being nt .....3vdre, or offending the
eye by tncretticYtt's Mare on the eontrarY, strictly
tempered in its tone, .-t?.d altihlis several striking con-
trasts. The point of time which t9,_t reititst has selected
for his picture, is that interesting moment :thin the
Cron !hit biers .ust placed on the Queen's head by tilt
Archbishop of Canteibilfyi t.,n4 the Peers, previously to
resuming their coronets, are greeV4 hlr Majesty
with their most fervent acclamations. The ti en
is, of dourse,i the principal figure in the paint-
ing. She is placed nearly ecntre, and is seated
in the chair of Edward the Confosgor; r:Tars the Dal-
matic robe, and bears, in her right hand, the iteptr!, of
the cross, and, in her left, the sceptre of the dove. The
expression of her countenance, which is in profile,
has been preserved with admirable skill it exhibits
much dignity and self-possession, and gill be at once re-
cognized as an admirable likeness. (in Ur itjesty's
right hand stands the Duke of Norfolk, asHereditary tart
Marshal; and next him is Lord Melbourne, who holds the
sword of state, and is represented in the act. of re-
placing the coronet on his head. At a sight distance
from his Lordship is the Duke of Wellington:--..--a
capital portrait, but taken, we presume, previously to his
recent serious indispositions. A skilfully arranged groupe
of distinguished individuals extends from the Royal box
to the altar, close to which stands the Archbishop of
Canterbury surrounded by several of the highest Church
dignitaries. Immediately behind the throne, is a group
composed of her Majesty's train-bearers, some of whom
arc among the loveliest women in the land. "Ile pot.
traits of these beautiful females—especially that of the
Duchess of Sutherland—are, we understand, remark-
able for their correctness. In the rear of this attractive
groupe, stand the Marquises of Anglesea and Nor-
mauby, both of whom vie recognized at a glance, so
skilful—we might almost say, startling—are the like-
nesses. It is one of the great merits of this clever pie
ture the, though the canvass, as may be imagined, is
crowded with figures, there is not the slightest confu-
sion ; and the space in the foregroond is so artfully eon
trived, that the eye at once fixes on the persln of the
Queen. Altogether, it may be pronounced the best
painting of the Coronation that has yet appeared.

I Lord John Russell will entertain a select party
at dinner to-morrow (Sunday), in Wilton-crescent.
General Lord Hill will give his first grand dinner
to-day, in Belgrave-square, to a distinguished party.
The Lord Chancellor's first grand dinner to-day,
at Granville House, will be given to a circle of sixteen, in-
cluding Lord Melbourne, Lord John Russell, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, Mr. Macaulay; also the Duke and Duchess of
Sutherland, Lord and Lady Albemarle, &c. At ten o'clock
La'ly Cottenham will hold her first assembly, to which all the
1 foreign Ministers and four hundred fashionable, are invited.
Lady Lyndhurst's ball, on Monday next, is
given in celebration of the natal day of the Hon. Miss Copley,
who completes her 19th year on that day.
The Marchioness of Ailesbury has a soiree on
Thursday next, in Grosvenor-square.
.1:;:e Dowager Countess of Clare has issued cards
for a soiree on the 20th inst., in Belgrave-square.
The Earl and Countess of Kinnoul have a grand
dinner at Hampden House on the first of April.
Lord Melbourne has appointed the Hon. Hugh
Fortesque, eldest son of Lord Ebrington, to be one of his Pri-
vate Secretaries, in the place of Mr. G. E. Anson, who has
been appointed Treasurer to Prince Albert.
The Honourable Charles C. and Lady Catherine
Cavendish have a grand dinner party at Burlington Heuse, on
the 28th instant.
Major Sirr has quite recovered his recent illness.
He resumed his Magisterial duties at the Head-office (Dublin)
at an early hour on Saturday last.
MR. DRUMMOND.—His friends and the Irish
public will rejoice to learn that Mr. Drummond will return to
the active duties of his office, on Friday next, in renovated
health.—Dublin Evening Post.
TUE DUKE OF SUSSEX AND MR. BYNG.—
We have heard it mentioned that Lord Marcus Hill, who re
ceived the exceedingly interesting and impressive letter from thf.
Duke of Sussex, and who read the same at the Byng Celebra-
tion, on Wednesday, in Drury-lane Theatre, has since thus ex-
pressed himself, that " he must ever consider it a great honour
to have been the organ of the sentiments so worthily and feelingly
expressed by his Royal Highness, who, while he rejoiced at the
reception given to his own heart-felt sentiments, learned with
the liveliest satisfactirin, on Thursduy morning, the honours
rendered (to use his own felicitous diction)' to the true old
English gentleman.' "

LOR„ -----...
D 131touGHAm.-His Lordship at the last
accounts was still at his seat at Cannes (Var), where he enjoyed
the Italian breezes from the Mediterranean. Lord Glenelg
was expected from Nice at Cannes on a visit to Lord Brougham.
The Hight Hon. T. Lefroy, M.P., is fast reco-
vering from his late iMlisposition. He has paired off with Mr.
H. Grattan till early in April.
The Marchioness of Westmeath is arrived it
Paris, on her way to England, much improve; in health.
FRIGHTFUL Acct DEN T.—Un Friday forenoon,
about twelve o'clock, as a man of the name of James Pattisen
carman to Mr. Sadler Smith, timber-carrier, Chapel-street.
Worsliip-s.treet, was turning a timber-cart into the yard, hi,
toot slipped, the effect of which was that he drew the shaft-
horse towards him, when the near shaft entered the back part
of the poor fellow's skull, penetrating three or four inches.
he horse, being alarmed, raised the shaft up, upon which the
unfortunate man hung motionless. The horses were ,stopped,
and Paulson was taken off, but without any signs of life. 'flit
Imtiv was taken to the public-house opposite, to which place a
sl:-oll was brought from Shoreditch workhouse, whither tilt
body was removed. The deceased ha. left a widow and foul
children.

BOOKSELLERS' PROVIDENT INSTITUTION.
—The annual general meeting of the Directors of and Sub-
scribers to this benevolent society was held on Thursday after-
noon, at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street, Mr. .Nisbet,
Berners-street, in the chair. This society, which has been onl)
in existence three years, was instituted under the auspices of
all the leading booksellers, printers, and literary men in Londcn.
Its object is that of establishing a fund for the permanent as•
sistance of booksellers and booksellers' assistance, being mem-
bers. and 'their widows, and the temporary assistance oi
members, their widows, and children, when in necessi-
tous circumstances. The auditors' report was read b)
Ale% Meyriek, the Honorary Secretary. The number o.
subscribers on the books of the institution on the 31st
of December, 1839, was as follows :—Honorary life sub-
scribers 16, annual life subscribers 4, life members 224.
annual snetubers 148; total, 392. State of the funds, as re-
ported at the general meeting held in March, 1839, viz.,
amount of cash and interest invested in the hurts of the com-
missioners for the reduction of the national debt, 7,3291. Bs. 3d. ;
balance in hand or treasurer, 561. 17s. 2d. ; making a total of
7,386/. ss. 3d. Amount of donations received during the
year 1839, 1861. 2s. ; amount of annual and life suscriptions,
895/. ; interest allowed by the commissioners for the reduction
of the natioual debt, 2961. 10s. 11d. ; total, 8,76h1. 18s. 4d.,
expenses incurred, 237/. 16s. 2d., leaving an accumulation of
8,5251. 19s. 26. Irons the first establishment of the society.
Up to the present time there are no claimants upon the charity.
The reading of the report ereateu the greatest satisfaction, and
after some other business of no public interest had been trans-
acted, a vote of thanks was passed to the chairn tan, and the
meeting serarated.

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF lIEI.
MAJESTY'S FAVOURITE SPANIEL," CHERLY.;"-Yesterdm.
at the Marylebone Police-office, a man named Thomas Beck
was placed at the bar, before the sitting Magistrate, Mr. Raw-
!instil], on the charge of having stolen a spaniel dog, the property
of her Majesty. Mr. Ainslie, a veterinary surgeon, on bein
sworn, said, " I have frequently had the charge a her Majesty's
dogs, and a favourite one, named " Cherry," was brought tt
me about three weeks ago, and it was put into the drawing
room ; the apartment was unfurnished, and my intention was to
appropriate it entirely to the animal in question. Last night,
at eleven o'clock, the servant maid fed Cherry, and having done
so she shut the door. No other person could possibly have had
access to the room but the prisoner, Did the accused know it
was the Queen's dog which you had in the drawing-room?—
Mr. Ainslie: Yes.—There being no sufficient evidence to sup-
port the charge, Beck was discharged.
THE TYRIAN.--Tilts vessel, about which si
much public interest has been excited, since her being dragged
from the place where she sunk off the Terrace Pier, Graves-
end. has been lying off Rosherville Pier, Norahfleet, but two
of the chains by which she was lifted on Frids y last, having
slipped from her bottom, allowed her again to sink to the bed of
the river. Nothing is at present doing in the way of re- corn•
mencing operations, the workmen contenting themselves with
keeping her in an upright position, and in securing the two
chains now under her till two other lighters shall arrive from
Sheet ness, and a couple of heavier and stronger chains to re-
place those that. have given way. Captain Cunningham, the
master of the Tyrian, now lies at the house of Mr. Ross, the
pilot at Gravesend, in a most dangerous state, and was visited on
IVednesday by Dr. Blundell, who gave small hopes of his re-
covery. It is said that he has ruptured one of the small blood-
vessels of the heart.

Lord liaddo, the eldest son of the Earl of
Aberdeen, will leave town shortly, on another tour in the east
of Europe. _

The Politique, a Brusselsiournal, says that the
reported changes in the Belgian Cabinet will lead to the fol-
lowing appointments :—M. de Theux, the Interior • M. No-
thomb, Public Works ; M. Demaisieres, War ; 111. Fallon,
President of the Chamber of Foreign Affairs • M. Dumon.
ccaux, Justice; M. Denny, Finance. It is added that M.
Wilmar is intended for the Embassy to Berlin. These, reports,
however, have no official character.
MAD DOGS.—DREADFUL CASES.—The mad-
dog-destructive-cry has begun somewhat earlier than usual.
Formerly the moon was supposed to have something to do witn
man-madness, now the sun is said to occasion canine madness.
Accordingly no sooner does Phcebus send forth a real ray of
genuine sunshine, than the mad-dog cry instantly becomes rife
both in town and country, and dogs, poor devils, not less sane
than their slayers, are doomed to death without judge or jury.
A LENGTHENED IMPRISONMENT.--An ap-
plication was made to the Insolvent Debtor's Court on Wednes-
day night for leave to file a petition on the part of a person who
has been upwards of ten years in the Queen's Bench prison.
lie had been a sutler, and was now anxious to be restored to
liberty. Those who had carried on a business within the walls
foundtrade very bad, from the diminished number of prisoners
arising from the recent alteration in the law. The prisoner had
had only two detainers against him, and both were under one
hundred pounds. The application was granted.
CAUTON TO MASTER BUILDERS AND
OTHERS.—An inquest was held by Mr. Payne, the City Co-
rimer, on the body of a man named Davey, who, it appeared,
died in consequence of injuries received by falling down an area
of an unfinished house, which, it was stated, had been left un-
covered, and had been suffered to remain in that dangerous state
for the last fortnight. The jury, atter hearing the evidence,
returned a verdict of "Manslaughter" against the builder, and
the Coroner made out his warrant of committal upon that
charge.
LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUM,--Friday
was the appointed day for the admission of the candidates at the
last election, and there was consequently an incidental meeting
for the occasion. The different appointments as regarded the
particular houses vacant were decided by ballot. The Chair-
man then presented the new inmates with the keys of their
houses, a copy of the regulations of the Asylum, and a large
Bible.

ATTACK UPON THE " NlCK."—About one
o'clock on Tuesday morning the police made a successful attack
upon a gambling-house. No. 16, Leicester-square, known as
the " Nick," and, in addition to the bank, containing 281. 10s.,
roulette-wheels, rakes, dice, dice-boxes, &c., they captured the
principal, the croupier, the porter, and no less than twelve of
the players. On Thursday the principals were placed at the
gar, before Mr. Long, at Marlborough-street. They gave
their names John Wells, proprietor ; Lewis Franks and IVil-
limn Jones, croupiers ; and 'Thomas Williams, porter. The
defendant 'Wells, without hesitation, admitted that he was the
owner of the gaming-house, and that the other three were his
servants, acting under his directions. Wells was fined 1001.,
Franks and Jones 501. each, and the porter 201. The twelve
players were then ranged at the bar, and all except the foreigner
were fined Si. each. Riviera was fined only 2/. A compJaint
was made against the police 1:r having carried away the bil-
iiard-table. Mr. Long would not entertain it, as it was evi
'lent for what purpose the billiard-table had been placed in the-
Mtn .
I'HE MUSICAL PRODIGY.—On Friday last,
Mr.Vinniuo, recently of Falmouth, gave a concert, at the
Asumbly Room, Truro, under the patronage of w. H
Bull-
mi.., slayor. The principal attraction in the per-
formances was his beautiful little daughter, only three years and
five months old, who has the most astonishing ear for music
that we ever witnessed in one so young. She has a surpris-
ingly clear and melodious voice, with a compass far beyond
a
that of children generally of double her a
music is evidenced by the gusto with which, shend her love of
pathos and action delighted and astonishedevesryingosn.e, Hanedr
she was repeatedly greeted with tremendous rounds of
applause, which were again and again renewed. We
have always had objeCtions to
,irhodigies, having mostly found
them to fall very far short of vi.atwehad been led to expect.
On this occasion we attended with indifference, and were con-
sequently the more gratified when we heard her beautiful tones,
and witnessed the raptures with which she was animated by
certain passages. The most plaintive notes called forth a cor
responding mark of passion in her countenance, while lively
passages excited her with delight. Sometimes she beat time
with a wildness of enthusiasm that elicited the strongest feeling
from the audience. No wonder that Thalherg expressed such
delight on hearing her, or that he afterwards sent her father a
letter commendatory of her performance. Mr. Vinn.ng played
several of Mori's pieces on the violin in very fine style; and at
the close of the performances, announced his intention to give
another concert, which will take place on Tuesday evening
next.— West Briton.
On Thursday a numerous meeting of merchants,
proprietors, and others interested in the West Indies, was held
at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's, for the purpose of
considering what measures should be adopted in reference to a
petition from the East India Company, praying a relaxation of
the duties on East India produce. A petition was adopted by
the meeting, and a Sub-Committee having been appointed to
watch the proceedings in Parliament, a vote of thanks wa;
passed to the Chairman, and the meeting separated.

•
CASE OF MADAME LAFFARG.-.-.41 tumour
is said, by the Univers, to be current that. some years ago,
M. Laffarge, of Glandier, committed a forgery, and that it was
by the hands of a young elerk, who was an accomplice in the
act, that he was poisoned. The fact of thu forgery, it says, is
positively affirmed to be tree. The Progres, crf the dlspartnar*
of the Correze, states that Madame Laffarge is now solifitwd au
secret under the surveillance of two gendarmes, sod Wit -the es
no longer permitted to receive any visits, exoept with 6.314(7-
eial authorization of the Procureur du Rai. Her health is said
to be seriously affected.

Sarah Lloyd deposed that in the year 18:36 her husband
ktpt, the Prospect Hotel, Dame-hid, Margate. During
that year a person calling himself Charles Bedford, Esq.,
s'.oppcd at the hotel eight or nine nights, but not more than
two tiglqg at a time. A number of letters were received
for him, on which " Chels,a Hospital" was printed, and he
took thrtse letters. Some letters wore also receivei by him,
addressed to Mary Anne Bedford. Witness has no doubt
titet tke prisoner is the persoa who represented himself to
l)e Mr. Bedford. There was no female in his company at
any tiree whi ehe was at the hotel. She afterwards saw
the prisozcr at Duegenetis, where she had a letter to de.
to " the Officers of the Coast-Guard Station," and
al,eti she saw the prisoner acting in that situation, she
Paid, 1 1 ln•g your pardon, am I not addressing Mr. Bed-
ford ?" To this the prisoner replied, " Dear me, what a
singular thieg—l have been taken for Mr. Bedford
before." When site first mentioned the name of Bedford,
the Fei,,paee coloured like scarlet, and then be smiled,
and said he had been taken for Mr. Bedford before,
and added that he had once been taken for the
Viear of Lidd. She a!terwards had some conversa-
t.ion ab,:ne. Margate, and the prisoner said ha had
never stor, d there n-ore than two nights, and the
bteel he stepped at was the Globe. Witness told
him the did not know such an inn, and he then
said it -wee the Ship where he stopped. The letter in
crvestion wa:l merely a pretence, in consequence of some
ret'ormat•ior that had been received, to enable her to see
all tire 17'411 belonging to that station of the Coast Guard.
Cass-e‘xemined—She saw the prisoner answer sonic of
the letters. hot not all. About eight came altogetaer, but
the printed letters were generally accompanied with a
private letter. The prisoner took the answers himself to
tee Post-iilice. Is pes!tive that the prisoner was the man
wh,t represented himself to he Mr. Bedford. She had said
that he WAS the very picture of tile rnan. At the time she
ri..ferrkei to, site prisoner had thick black whiskers, and his
hair al,pearesl very dilf2ren, at the present time. The
I.‘rit,s,ner. at that time, had Loge black curly whiskers.
By the Court—The gentleman who came to the inn
cmprl-bag with turn, en which was a brass-plate,
engraved with the name " Charles Bedford, Esq ," upon
it. Wl-,en she first saw the prisoner rt Dungeness, he had
a navel r.!oak on; he had no whiskers at that time.

harsh daughter to the last witness, deposed that
s'ae remembered a person coming to the inn, and she
ieentiaL:l the prisoner as that person. She remembered
wetatal ktters coming to him, whici: bore the Chelsea post
mark. '('ins prisoner ift his name at the bar, and re-
posted that any lettns adclresiod to Mary Anne Bedford,
arivitt he in for him.
Cresi-ciamincd—She had uo doubt that the prisoner
"Wig lire Same man.

rrystrnaVer of 17,,,,zate was called, and 'ne provtd
ti-tat. t *had receiled letters in the month of July, ad-
-1-I..st:d :4, [..,:arks Bedford, Esq. They were taken out
'ay tie Et,,-stman.
AniNGE3 inquired whether there was any proof
east elesi were t ie saint, letters that were delivered at the
Lute.. cc,: which got into possession of the prisoner ?
Mr. (7,,f ARKsoN !lid that fact tvas already in evidence.
Lo.l APiNGE2 intimated his opinion that the proof was
nvt send that the postman should have been pro-
tiuvrt3 7,h0 delivered the letters.

Cl.,.itt;slN said that if his Lordship thought there
v4as tt-tt prost of the prisoner's identity with the
per;-ea se,o had received the letters from the landlady, of
e;)Lrre •h,~ro was an cod of the case.

,forai.!t of acquittal was then taken.

Th, wisonrr was then again indicted for having fall ly
a;Autn.d to be the next of kin of one John ColiiLs
d,ceased, ~•ith intent to defraud, &c.

Mr. CI. IMS3N ;.Ippliod to the Court to pDs.tpone the
CAS. for a ahort timo to give an opportunity for the pro-
dn.:lion of the postman. lie was, however, bound to say,
not beilevta that he cculd carry the identity of
ptitioner any farther.

Mr. Cu ADWICK JONES trusted the Court would not con-
scut to i►oatpone the trizt. The prisoner had already been
maath• in gaol, and during that time the prosecutor
land amp`,:• opportun►ty of getting up all the necessary cvi•
acne:.

Lord AnINGER 3aid he did not think he ought to consent
to the applicatioo.
11r. i7LAnKsoN sated that he ghould offer no evidence
iwon thiu ind,etrnent, and the prisoner was consequently
erwi'vcd.

mr. .1,-,szs then addressed the Court, and said that
'Lieutenant Flynn had served in the Royal Navy thirty-
:o,-t2 years, and had been present at more than fifty en-
gsgereenls. He hoped that, under al the circumstances,
.;;), extrt would order him to be discharged forthwith.
F the ns.e bad gone on, he should have been able to prove
:hat.,; the !irne the occurrence in question took place,
Licntcrabt. Flynn was in another part of the kingdom.

Vr. O.AZ:KISON said that he tell bound to inform the
Ci;ur• the cletaf.nors were lodged at the gaol against the
vriA, et r.‘or, sev?ral similar charges of fraud.
Mr, SON 1.3--This is the first time I have heard of it.
Lord Ar:NOF.P. then said that be would make no order
up(r) !ht.. ribjeciof the prionet's discharge.

CROWN COURT—Mines 13.
(Before Lord Abinger.)
Air Itz.:ian named Pietro Borella, alias Luigi Balassi,
sod a lirrnchnian natued 11,-nri Quentin, were indicted
for a certain forged order for the payment of a
suet of foreipn money, with intent to defraud ,11r. Thomas
i Barton Rutley, of the Ship Hotel, Dover.
i The prisoners being asked whether they desired to hare
a JarI , comnosed half of foreigners and half of Englishmen,
I that they would be content to leave the case in the
Isauds of a Jury of Englishmen. Evidence was then
prove the charges, when Lord Abinger summad
up. and the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
Lord AIIINGER observed that he quite cencurrel in the
vlrdkr., awl the Jury could not come to any other con-
, elusion than they had done. The prisoners were then gen-
retread t,, be transported for fourteen years.
'lnc prisoner Boreila, upon hearing his sentence, be_
catuu almost frantic, and it was with difficulty that he
ecxild be appealed, and removed from the Court.
ThVro was another charge of a similar kind against
Q.,nentin, but no evidence was offered upon it. The pri.
'inners were young men of genteel appearance, and it was
3.tat:id that they are respectably connected upon the Cor _
vinent. It appears that frauds of this description have
been carried on at Dover, by foreigners, to a very great
extract.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION.JJO USE.

The swindling transaction by which a gang of fellows
i‘t London have been robbing poor Scotch and Irish ij
r. Ilco-
pie, by _M9, of a pretended 60,000/. Conservative Loan,
and a pretended 10,000/. Douglas Charity Fund, have
beau (wand to be very extensive, and we regret to say that
sevcral indigent persons of character have put themselves
to arca. inconvenience in raising the, price of the fictitious
buds required by the adventurer of tue borrower._
The Loki) MAYOR requested the attention of
shop-
keepers in particular to the following letter which he had
received that morning. It was as follows :
" My Lord—About a fortnight since I was called on by
a sail respectable man, apparently about 60 years of age,
who reA4uested the favour of my taking in any letters for
biro thlt might come to my shop, addressed to Samuel
Rutherford, stating at the same that he was engaged in the
publication of a religious work, and these lettors were con-
nected with !t, : and I, of course, assented. Many letters
have 'f.ime through the post, which he regularly called or
sznt for. It struck me as rather singular that they all bore
the Belfast post mark. Yesterday I was called on by a
gentleman, whose name and address I have, who stated to
me that he wished to have an interview with the party to
whom the letters were addressed.
himon my informing him I that I had no knowledge of beyond his having
requwj'ad me to receive them for him, he asked
nee if I knew the business in which the party was engaged.
. -

The LORD MAYOR —I know you perfectly well, Mr. Wit-
church, and I knew you when you were in very flourishing
circumstances, as connected with the mails. It vas never in-
sinuated that you had the least knowledge of the transac-
tions to which the public attention hat ben called, but I
have received daily letters from Scotland and Ireland,
referring to the person whose letters have been addressed
to your house, and who has been notoriously engaged in
defrauding- poor people.
Mr. Witchurch said that all coffee-houses and public-
houses were liable to similar visitors. The person, who it
now appeared, ',VRX engaged in the scandalous tro.rsactions
alluded to had been in the habit of calling at the house,
and taking a pint of ale, and one day stated that, as be
was going into the country, he would be obliged if a few
letters addressed to him could be taken in. His request
wes readily complied with, as the customer said the let-
ters would be post-paid, and a great many were received.
SJrnetirnes a man, and sometimes a female called for
them ; but he (Mr. Witchurch) had, the moment he
heard that foul play was going forward, given directions
that not one more letter should be taken in.
The Leers M AVOR said he c:as convinced that Mr.
Witehurch would do all in his power to punish arid detect
the fellows engaged in plundering the poor people whose
expectations were so woluily disappointed.