The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-26 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH MONDAY.—The Recruit, 12, COM-
raander A. Slade, was towed into harbour to-day by
the Echo steam-tug. She will require to be docked
to have her bottom cleaned, the starboard side of
which is thickly encrusted with marine productions
of all sorts. She will be paid all over the bottom
with the composition of the chymical officer of this
dockyard.
The Birkenhead steam-frigate, Commander Ingram,
is in dock refitting, and having the damages sustained
by her collision with the Horatio brig, of South
Shields, repaired.
It is surmised that the Victory will be shortly paid
off, and re-commissioned with the regular flag ships'
officers, the Victory's present officers being transferred
to the ordinary guard shin about to be commissioned.
We are happy to be informed that Commander
Gould, of the Victory, who recently met with a very
serious accident, is going on very favourably in Has-
ler Hospital.
Very powerful and important additions to the
strength of the wall of this garrison are being made
with as much dispatch as the weather will admit of.
The Myrmidon iron steam-vessel, Lieutenant
Commander Roberts, as soon as ready, will tow a
mud engine to Holyhead, or attempt to do so; whe-
ther she will ever get it to its destination is doubt-
ful. She is unquestionably the worst of the iron
steamers.

The Amphion, 36, Captain Williams, will sail, ac-
cording to present orders, to-morrow morning, to re-
inforce Sir C. Napier's squadron in the Tagus. She
will take out supernumerary officers and men, and
letters and dispatches.
The Cambrian, 40, Commodore Plumridge, remains
at anchor off the Knab light. It is now said she has
not yet received sailing orders.
Wind N.W., moderate breezes, weather cloudy,
five P.M.

WOOLWICH, OCT. 25.—The Fisgard, 42 guns, was
taken into the east dock on Saturday to have her
bottom examined ; and on the William and Mary
yacht being paid off on Saturday, Commodore Sir
Gordon Bremer, K.C.B. and K.C.H., Superintendent
of the Woolwich Dockyard, hoisted his broad pendant
on board the Fisgard, and the officers, supernumeries,
and crew of the William and Mary yacht have been
transferred to the frigate. The Black Eagle was also
paid off on Saturday, and her officers and crew are to
be borne on the books of the Fisgard. One sergeant,
one corporal, and ten privates of the Woolwich divi-
sion of Royal Marines, disembarked on Saturda
and joined the division from the William and Mary
yacht, and a similar number from the Perseus, Lieu
tenant Commander Greet, paid off on Saturday at
her station off the Tower.
The Blazer steam-vessel has been commissioned
by Lieutenant Commander Smith.
The Hecate steam-vessel, Commander Moorman,
left Woolwich for Greenhithe this of rnoon to have
her compasses adjusted, and will than proceed to
Portsmouth to receive further orders at that port.
The Acheron steam-vessel, Commander Lort Stokes,
received her complement of Royal Marines to-day,
from the Woolwich division, consisting of one ser
geant, one coporal, and ten privates, and will soon be
ready to proceed to New Zealand on the surveying
service.

CALLINOTON.—Things are looking rather gloomy
here. Hingston Down Consols and Clidsworthy Mines
managed by Mr. Hitchens, have stopped, although the,
former is reported to have large quantities of tin at the
surface, and to be a very promising speculation. The
steam was getting up to commence steimping for the first
time, when the news arrived that the "` bal was knacked."
The Callington mines are not looking so well as they
were a few weeks since. Holrcbush is poor; unem-
ployed men are very numerous.—FaA zouth Packet.
g' UST'S HOSPlTAL.—Saturday last, being the
anniversary of the birthday of King .Edward VI., was
celebrated
ebrtte(lby. number of "Blues," oar gentlemen edu-
Tavern. TheChrist'schair was
dining together at the London
him
were Captain
was taken by Joseph Beioley, Esq.,
and near
W. S. Grey, Esq Captain Shea, Thomas Brown, Esq.,
governors of Chri.sst'tend
several other old Blues—now
Esq. (tree:ll6lli; there were also present
John Smith,
of the Benevolent Society
of Blues), the Rev. Dra.ri. the Rev. Prebendary
Horne, M. Delille, aanbdseffice Lieutenant-Colonel Pettingal,
after forty-one years'
various parts of the world, all joining and others from
evening with heartfelt
delight in a social reunion. Thej
peculiarly interesting by its being
selected was rendered
scetary,
as the fit
time to present to Mr. Barnard, the
a splendid silver salver and tea service, bearing
in-
scription expressive of his zeal in the cause,earingd aonf the
high regard in which he is held. It was presented by
W. S. Grey, Esq., with an elegant
caeuredp:ll3).Pro.priate
speech, in presence of the assembled
diately after dinner. Mr. Barnard, though Considerably
overpowered by his feelings, made his acknowledgments
in a very suitable manner. The inscription states that
it is presented by one hundred of his " brother Blues 't'
Most of the toasts after dinner had direct allusion to.
Christ's Hospital, and the shouts with which they were
responded to, and the attention and pleasure with which
they listened to Dr. Rice's and M. Delille's account of
the progress and improvement of the young Blues, gave
abundant evidence that every, heart beat with gratitude
to the home of their childhood.
Six NEW BISHOPS TOE INDIA.—It is contem-
plated to apply the principle of subdivision which has
has recently been made in the diocese of Australia to
India, the whole of which enormous territory is under
the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the four Bishops of
Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, and Colombo. These four
sees are to be divided, and six new sees formed, so that
for the present there will be ten Indian Bishops instead
9.l2mEtthis number will be increased as speedily as
O'dill admit.
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THE CASE OF ALLEGED ABDUC-

TION BEFORE THE LORD MAYOR.

The Lord Mayor having been informed that Mr.
W. H. Kavanagh, of Brentwood-hall, positively as-
serted that the " whole of the report of the case in
which he was represented as having taken away a
young lady from her father's house was a vile fabri-
cation from beginning to end," sent Davis the intelli-
gent officer, who brought the prisoner in custody to
the Mansion-house, to the place in which the Brent-
wood-hall property is situated, to ascertain whether
there was a syllable of truth in the denial.
The following is a letter received by Mr. Goodman,
chief-clerk at the Mansion-house, upon the subject :
" Sir,—Since my arrival at Brentwood I have made
every inquiry respecting the circumstances connected
with Mr. Kavanagh, and I can most solemnly assure
you that he is the same person who appeared at the
Mansion-house on the charge of abduction. Mr. Ka-
vanagh has not resided at Brentwood-hall these six
years. The property is let by him to Mr. Knight.
The person now residing at Brentwood-hall is a gen-
tleman of the name of Chapman, who has got the lease
for 21 years.
" Mr. Kavannah is well known at Brentwood, and
the description given to me of him precisely corre
sponds with my observation of him when I had him
before the Lord Mayor. He was seen on the plat-
form, Brentwood Railway, on Tuesday morning,
the 12th of October, going to London, in the exact
dress in which he appeared before his Lordship on
Friday, the 15th, which was black, with crape round
his hat. He is in mourning for his sister and mo-
ther, whose death entitles him to a very large pro-
perty. Brentwood-hall was left to him by an uncle
of the name of Kavanagh, a doctor in the army, with
other property. His return to Brentwood was ex-
pected on Friday, the 15th, the same day on which
he was before his Lordship on the charge, but he has
not been seen there since Tuesday, the 12th instant.
I have been to the Post-office, and have ascertained
that the letter to the editor of the Times, which is
stated in a notice in that paper to contain a denial of
the facts I have represented, was not sent from Brent-
wood-hall, nor from any way near Brentwood.
" I rbmain, with every due respect, your most
obedient humble servant,
" 537, JOHN DAVIS.

" Goodman, chief clerk, Mansion-house.
" I am perfectly satisfied that Mr. Kavanagh, who
is entitled to the estates of Brentwood-hall, is the
person who was before his Lordship."
When the defendant in the case in question was
put to the bar at the Mansion house, several papers
which had been found upon his person, directed to
W. H. Kavanagh, Esq , Brentwood Hall, were pro-
duced; one of them was addressed to him from a
vicarage-house in the country, requesting the loan of
five or six hundred pounds, and bearing strong evi-
dence of the conviction of the writer that he was
addressing a large capitalist. The receipts for poor-
rates and an acceptance, and, in fact, everything in
writing found in his possession tend: d to identify the
owner with Mr. William Henry Kavanagh and Brent-
wood Hall.

THE LATE MURDERS IN
BIRMINGHAM.

BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY NIGHT.—This afternoon an
inquest was held before Dr. Burt Davies, borough
coroner, at the Public-office, Moor-street, upon the
bodies of the four unfortunate children who were
murdered by their mother, Ann Wilkes, at their
home, Cheapside, in this town, early on Saturday
morning.

A respectable jury, of whom Mr. Morris Banks was
foreman, having been empannelled, proceeded to view
the bodies.

A plan was exhibited in the inquest room showing
the position of the children when found in the hed,
the situation of the furniture and the marks and pools
of blood upon the floor of the room. An inspection of
this plan rendered it entirely unnecessary for any per-
son, with a view to understand the situation of the
unhappy victims, to visit the horrible scene of blood.
The names of the deceased children were Henry
John, Mary Jane, William Charles, and Frederick
George. This appeared from the production of the
family Bible, produced and afterwards sworn to by a
witness, whose evidence is given below.
The jury having returned, the first witness called
was—

Edward Alfred Banks, of Sherlock-street, who de-
posed that by trade he was a tailor. Ann 'Wilkes
was his sister-in-law. He believed that to be her
name, but he understood that there was a person
present who was prepared to say who her supposed
husband was.

A man named Hodgson here came forward and
said, being sworn, that a short time ago, in con-
sequence of some dispute likely to arise about pro-
perty, he called upon Ann Wilkes, and she then in-
formed him, with tears in her eyes, that she was
never married to her reputed husband, Wilkes.
Witness was formerly a surgeon, and Henry Wilkes
was a brother of his wife's. The accused always
went by the name of Ann Wilkes. Whether she had
been married or not, with respect to the property it
would have made no difference either way. She told
him that she was not married, and consequently her
name must have been Green. All four deceased
were, he believed, her children by Henry Wilkes.
She gave a list of their name from her Bible.
Harriet Fisher, of Exeter-row, saw the childreet
alive at the house of the mother on Friday night last,
between six and seven o'clock. She called in con-
sequence of an invitation from Mrs. Wilkes. Was
with her not more than half an hour. The children
were all four playing on the hearth. They all
seemed quite well, and wished witness good night.
Did not observe anything particular about the mother
anything more than usual friendship. They spoke
chiefly respecting the growth of the children. While
there all the deceased went up to bed, and the mother
accompanied them with a candle, and apologised to
witness for doing so.

By a juror—Did not see any other person in the
house besides herself and her children.

By another juror—She did not appear in the
slightest degree excited.
By another juror—She did not send out for any ale
while witness was present.
Mr. Banks being again called, the family Bible
found in the house was produced, and witness swore
to the family register there found being in the hand-
writing of the late Mr. Wilkes. It was as follows :
" John Henry, born Aug. 3, 1837; Mary Jane
Maria, born January, 1840 ; William Charles, born
October, 1841 ; and Frederick George, born July,
1843." From all witness hail heard, he believed that
Mrs. Wilkes (as she was called) was married to
Henry Wilkes.
Elizabeth Hemming, the landlady of the White
Horse public-house in Cheapside—On Friday night
last Mrs. Wilkes came to my house about ten o clock,
and purchased a quart of sixpenny ale. Did not
mark the time exactly. She took the ale home with
her. Saw nothing more of her that night. Did not
observe anything particular about her manner. She
generally came for half a pint at lunch time and half
a pint at supper time. A quart was more than she
usually had at night. Witness's house was nearly
opposite that of Ann Wilkes, but she could not see
into it so as to be able to say whether she had any
company. Ann Wilkes told her when she came in
that she was much tired, and that she had washed the
children and put them to bed.
By a Juror—Mrs. Wilkes paid for the beer. Did
not know that she had lodgers at any time.
By the Coroner—Had before known her to fetch a
quart of beer, but it was unusual for her to do so.
William Edwards, of 8, Cheapside, deposed that
about half-past twelve o'clock the neighbourhood was
alarmed because the window-shutters of Ann Wilkes
were not opened, and in consequence he went to the
house, and saw that the key was inside the door.
The blinds were also down at both upstairs windows.
He tried the doors and windows, and found all fast.
He partially opened the shutter, and found that the
things were as they usually were, and by that he
knew that they had not "flitted." Some people
thought it would be best to break the door open, but
he (witness) got a ladder and got in at the front-
floor window. Everything there appeared to be very
comfortable and clean. He then proceeded upstairs
into the attic; but when he got within two steps of
the top he saw Ann Wilkes lying on the
ground in a pool of blood, and the youngest
child, Frederick Wilkes, lying beside her. It
startled him, and he ran down stairs, exclaiming
to the people in the street, " Oh, good God !-
they are all murdered " Wellings, the policeman,
and other persons speedily mounted the ladder and
proceeded up stairs. When he again went into the
room he saw the infant on the floor, and three other
children lying in the bed nearest the window. They
were covered with blood, but he could not say that
at the time he saw any wound. He raised Ann
Wilkes. She was still living, but very cold. The
children were all dead. When he raised the mother
up she began to struggle, and attempted to tear her
throat. He then ran for a surgeon as soon as pos-
sible, and Mr. Archer almost immediately entered the
house. The police had applied a handkerchief to the
throat of the woman, and after Mr. Archer had
looked at the wound he re-tied the handkerchief, and
Ann Wilkes was removed to the hospital in a car.
Witness took her on hisknee. She received no in-
jury in the removal, and was placed on a bed. She
never spoke on the road. There was no possibility
apparently for any person to have was no possibility
usually lay had got into the house
through the attic. Saw two razors near Ann Wilkes.
The bed in which Ann
Wilkes
mmade.
ap-
parently been laid upon since it
waswhom
Tho examination of witnesses (an last
were to be called) was proceeding wheny o
ourf
parcel
was made up.
The woman Wilkes is living, and there is a proba-
bility of her recovery.

The line between Bridlington and Filey wag
opened on Mot day.

N
Dividend
cd 1 per
Annum.;

Ashtn & Oldh
Ashby-d-la-Z
Barnsley
Basingstoke
Brknk&Abrg
Jromford.. •
Dudley
Derby .. • - •
Ellsmre&Chsl
E:ewash - • .
Forth & Clyd
GrandJuncte
Grand Union,
tilamorgnsh
41str & Brkly
Grantham
Huddersfield.
Keunt & Ayn
Lancaster
Leeds& Livrp••
Leicester
Leicstr &Nth!
Loughborogh

4
97,51.55. pc'
113 41.
160 121.
1001
150 5/.
100! 141.
100 41.
100 61.
133! 41.
100 321.
100, 41.
100 61.
100 1/. 10s.
172' 13%1.
100
150, 121.
57:
39 7s. 6d.
47; 11. 103.
100 341.
140; 10/.
83 41.
142, 701.

Monmouthsh
Mutgemrysh
Macclesfield.l
Neath • • • . • •
Nottingham.
Peak Forest.
Regent's . - • •
Rochdale .. • •
Shropshire ..
Somrset Coal

40
18}4

11. 43.

,o.LIcFd Sti
Stffrd &Wore,
Shrewsbury..
StourbrldgQ..
Strtfrd on Av
Severn andl
Wye Rail.
Trnt & 3ir-
sey •• • .
Timms &Med
Worestr
Birming.
Wilts & Brks

71.105.
6/. p. c.
281.
151.
201.
11. 10s.

1/. 8s

41;~

INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Prig ,
A ~,mm. Share. 1
- •
£ s. d. I X s. d.
Albion ...... •••• • • • • 31. 10s. 500 0 0' 50 0 0 75 ,
Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 -
Ditto Marine. ••• • • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 -
Atlas . 13s. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - 1
British Commercial •• 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 6'
Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life ' 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 20 ?4.
County .... •••.• • • • • • 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0
Erown ••••••• • • • • • • • 12s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 11
Eagle •.• . .• ...... •• • • 6s. 50 0 0 5 e 0 -
Eng.& Scot. Law •• .• 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
European Life ••• • • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. -
Freemasons' .••• • • • - 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0
Globe - -
Guardian ••-••• . • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 45
Imperial Fire ••• • - - 61. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 210
Imperial Life •••• • • • . 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14;4
Indemnity Marine .• - 11. sh. & be. 100 0 0 513 1 -
Law Life ........ •. . . 1/. is. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45
L.-gal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
Landon Fire •••• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 -
London Ship •.•• • • • • 103. 25 0 0 12 10 0 -
Marine .. ......... . 51. per cant. 100 0 0 15 0 0 -
Med. Invlid& Gen. the 431. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 2%;
National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 -
National Life • -
Palladium Life ...... - . '
Pricenix • . ... ..... - - -
Protector Life .- -
Provident Life ll. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Rock Life 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4%..
Royal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. - -
3un Fire • - - -
Ditto Life ..... ..... Si. Cs. - - -
Victoria Life • - - 4 0 0 -
LIST OF SCOTTISh COMPANIES' PRICES..
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. I Price'.
Annum. Share. I
I_,.
£ s. d. £ 8. d
Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 j 167
Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. - 100 0 149
British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 0 200
Commercial Bank •• -6/. per cent. - 100 0 0 162
National Bank 6l. per cent. - 10 0 0 13--,‘
Union Bank of Scotland 731. pr eent. - 50 0 0 87
Western Bank.. •. • - 50 0 0 711
North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 6V
Clydesdale Bank.. • ..• 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 12112
Eastern Bank •.••• . . . • 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 111. Ws
Caledonian Bank - 210 0 4/. Bs.
Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 6/. per cert. - 5 0 0 631
City of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 11/.l4ss
Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 li. 3V
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 1100 0 0 10 0 0 12
Incur. Co. of Scetlnd• • 51. per cent. 110 0 0 All paid. 83‘
North British Insur. • • 5341. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 23%
Caledonian Fire Insnr. lel. per cent.' 100 0 0 10 0 0 22%;
Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 'lOO 0 0 12 10 0 18
Edin. & Glasg. Railway 11.10 s. per a. 50 0 0 50 0 0 483 i,
Ditto, 54 Shares •• • . 7s. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. -
Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 -
Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. _
inasgvo & Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 18%
Glsgw& Garnkirk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39
Dundee& Arbrothßall. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 391
Standard LifeAssurnce. 51. per cent.l 50 0 0 I 2 10 0 ', i
- -
DOCKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. n 'IC e.
Annum. Share.
...,
X s. d. £ s. d.
Commercial - '7O
East and West India 6l. pr cent. I Stock. - 120
East Country ••. • • - - -
London .... ..... .. - Of +
St. Katharine .. • • - tif 1
Southampton •••• • • • • 21. per cent. 50 0 0 0 0 0 - -
-.
WATER-WORKS
....
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. I per of Paid. Ptie 3,
Annum. Share.
X s. d.
East London..• •• • .... 81. 100 0 0 - -
Grand Junction ••• • • • 31. 108. 41 13 4 - 9l
31. 100 0 0 -.-
Vauxhall ............ 100 0 0 - -
West Middlesex . . • 51.15cprent. 63 12 9 - 115'

COURSE OF EXCH

Amsterdam

... 1213

Ditto, at sight 12 9
Rotterdam •• 12 13
Antwerp • • ............ 26 50
liamburgh .... • •M.B. 14 6
Altona. ....... —
Paris, 3 days' sight .• 26 10
Ditto, •••• .. • • ...... 26 40
6farseilles • • • • • • • 26 50
•• 26 50
Frankfort on Mains 126
Petersburgh, 3 U 5.....•
.. .. • •
Vienna, effsc.lio— 10 28
Trieste, ditto.... • ..... 10 30
Madrid •• .. ........ 46
Barcelona ••••••••••••
•• •• ..

LNGE.-(THIS DAY-)
Gibraltar ..... .• •• •• • •

Leghorn 31 Se
Genoa ...... •... 26 5*
Venice........ ......
Naples ........ ••.. • • 36.5
Palermo, per oa 117)6
Lisbon.. ... • ..... 51
0p0rt0.... • ..... • • .. • • 51
Rio Janeiro • • 24
Buenos Ayres ...... • •
New York, 21 days'sight
Philadelphia ..........
raicss or BULLION, FIB or,
Foreign Gold in bars.. XS 17 0
New Dollars 0 4 9)
Portugal Gold Coin .. • 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 11
Silver in bars ...... • • 0 4 11.; )i

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.'

(From the London New Price Current of Oct. 264
SUGAR.—To-day there was a much better demeal, d
for Raw Sugar for home consumption, whilst shipper s
were more inclined to operate ; merchants manifesto 1
greater firmness, and an advance in the value of all de
scriptions took place. There was much inquiry site: r
West India Muscovado of all kinds, both for the scab
and pang but merchants insisting upon an advaria a
on the rates of Friday last of 6d per cat, rather ope -
rated against the demand ; still a good business vva s
concluded, and 680 hhds and trcs found buyers, includ in g
a public sale of 128 hhds Barbadoes, which went off a it h
fair spirit at a rise on the prices of the last auction
6d, fine yellow selling at 43s 6d to 455, good 41s to 413 s,
middling 39s to 40s 6d, and low middling 38s 6 d
per cwt.
REFINED.—To-day there was more demand for re -
fined goods from the home trade, whilst less disposit loi a
was manifested to sell. A fair business was done at 51s 6
for brown grocery, and at 52s to 52s 6d for stand. ir d
lumps. Bonded crushed Sugar is wanted at 28s 6d t
29s 6d for first sort, but not much is to be had.
FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of I ro. •
reign Sugar, but privately several inquiries existed, b(
from the home trade and shippers, but holders aski
stiffer rates caused the transactions privately to be n .0 t
of much moment.

MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was an active d
mand for Mauritius Sugar, but the quantity submitt ed
to public competition was large, and amounted to 10,6; 58
bass; still the whole was sold, and at prices 6d to is p,
cwt above those of Friday.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the purchases made
Madras Sugar were upon a more extended scale, anal
4,252 bags at auction all sold at 6d advance, middling-
soft brown fetching 27s 6d, good 28s to 28s 6d, fine.
28s 6d to 295, low 29s 6d, good 30s 6d, and fine 35s 6d.
Privately white Bengal met with a much better demand,
and fetched an advance on former rates of 6d to Is, It ric
and middling bringing 43s to 44s 6d, good to fine 4
to 495.

Corrzs..—This afternoon the market for native Ceyl
had a brisker appearance, and 1,240 bags at public s gle
were all sold at full rates—good ordinary fetching : $29

to 32; 6d, and real good ord 33s to 33s 6d upon wnicn
terms some parcels were taken by private treaty. Plan-
tation met with more attention, and some parcels were
sold privately at full rates ; 101 cases at auction were,
however, taken in at 503) for low middling colory, being
above the value. Holders of Foreign Coffee show more
firmness.

TEA.—No improvement has taken place in the value
of Congou, although holders are sellers upon further
reduced terms, and at a decline on the rates that
existed a month back of Id for low and mid-
dling, and 2d to 3d per lb for good and tine.
The purchases made have been to a small extent
only in all sorts low as prices are, and large as the
deliveries coptinu?. To-day there was more disposition
shown to operate in Tea, and on the part of holders there
was more firmness, it was difficult to buy good sound
common Congou for cash under 9d per lb.
SPlRlTS.—Jamaica Rum has been in good demand by
the home trade, and the rates obtained have been equal
to those that prevailed previously fur all kinds, but on
the part of exporters little inclination has been
shown to do business. Demerara is offered
upon further reduced terms, but without meeting
with much attention from the exporters or the home
trade. Although Brandy can be obtained at further re-
duced rates, still exporters and the home trade operate
with caution, whilst the market is plentifully supplied, es-
pecially with old landed sorts. Geneva was only in limited
demand, and there is more desire to sell common export
sort at 2s 8d to 2s 9d, and fine (fit for duty) 3s to 3s 4d
per gallon. For British Corn Spirit and Gin the demand
is active. Today Jamaica Rum met with attention,
and the parcels sold were at full rates, and in some cases
rather above. East India and Leeward Island sold more
freely, and generally could not be obtained at former
quotations.
CINNAMON.—The quarterly sales went off with more
spirit than had been anticipated from the previous de-
pressed state of the market, rather more than one half
having feund buyers ; for Ist sort there was scarcely any
orders, and the few lots sold were at a decline of 3d to
6dreally fine 2nd realized very nearly last sales
prices,
but the middling and good qualities sold at a re-
duction
of 2d to 4d per lb; 3rd sort and broken per
Ib,
main-
tained previous rates.
FRUIT.—To-day at public sale 156 pkgs of old Zante
Currants a small part only sold at 38s to 40s : 30 car-
teels new Patras, good 455, ordinary 42i. 727 drums
Turkey Figs 525. 205 boxes, 27 drums of old Chesme
Raisins taken in at 30s. 772 boxes, 710 boxes, new
Valentia only in part sold, sound at 40s, and damaged
353 to 38s, which are all lower rates.
Ricz.—To-day holders of East India Rice refused to
submit to any further decline in the value, but at present
there are few buyers.
Cocoa.—There has not been much disposition evinced
to operate in Trinidad; at a public sale of 329 bags a
part only sold, and at rather lower rates, viz. good dark
red at 44s to 46s and good grey 42s to 435. Foreign is
dull of sale, and 35s to 40s is the value according to
quality.
SEIcES. —The demand for black Pepper does not in-
crease, although there are sellers of all descriptions upon
low terms. Privately the purchases made by exporters
and the home trade have been to a limited extent only.
Cayenne is held for 10d to is 10d per lb, and African
Pod at 31 to 8/ 10s, but few buyers are to be met with.
The supply of all kinds of Cassia Lignea continues
on the decrease, and prices to advance, as the supply is
scanty. Cassia Buds are in short supply, and are
held for 75s to 80. Mace is wanted, and in consequence
of the short supply buyers are compelled to pay 2s 8d
to 3s 4d for ordinary to middling, and good to fine 3s 6d
to 4s. The public sales of 18 cases Penang Nutmegs
went off flat, and only partly sold at barely former rates.
Pimento is much wanted, and the supply continuing to
be small of all descriptions buyers are compelled to pay
an advance on former rates of id; and at auction 52
bags went at sid to 6d for good, and at 4d to 54d per lb
for damaged.
INDIGO.—The quarterly sales which commenced on
the 12th instant, concluded yesterday, and consisted of
17,000 cnests, viz., 11,800 Bengal, 1,200 Bengal, 1,200
Oude, 2,250 Madras, and 2,100 Kurpah. Since the
July sales hardly any business has been transacted ;
considerable anxiety, therefore, was manifested as to the
result of the sales just drawn to a close. The attendance
throughout was thin, and notwithstanding the great
decline that has taken place, the sales attracted but little
attention, arising from a thorough want of confidence on
the part of the buyers, and the absence of all speculation,
and with unusually limited orders.
OlLS.—Although Olive Oil can be obtained upon fur-
ther.reduced terms, still the home and export demand
has been limited; the stock, however, does not accumu-
late. The rates accepted have been 47/ to 471 10s for
Gallipoli, 451 to 461 for Spanish and Sicily, and
421 to 441 for Barbary, Levant, and Portugal.
These rates are, however, above those that
existed at this time last year. Linseed Oil is in large
supply, and the crushers are willing sellers upon further
reduced terms; although they have taken 241 3d per
cwt. on the spot, the home trade operated with caution,
and few parcels have been taken by exporters. For for-
ward delivery there are sellers at 24s 3d to 24s 6d, but
few contracts have been entered into, A further fall
in the value is expected to take place. Rapeseed is little
required; the supply is on the increase, and there are
sellers of pale at 375, brown at 365, and the tendency of
prices is downwards. The market for Cocoa Nut is
quiet, and there are sellers of good to fine quality at 60s
to 655. Palm is little required, whilst prices are on the
decline, and the stock is on the increase; only small pur-
chases have been made by exporters and the home trade,
althongh fine quality is offered at 33s to 33s 6d, and fair
to good at 31s to 32s 6d. Of Fish Oils there are further
arrivals.

TALLow.—For Russian on the spot forther reduced
rates having been taken, induced the home trade to
operate with more freedom, and a good business has
been transacted ; but at 443 3d to 44s 6d per cwi there
are sellers of tine new P.Y, Candle. For for-
ward delivery the operations have been upon a more
extended scale, bet 43s 6d to 44s are the prices
accepted up to the end of the year. Home made has
fallen in value, but at 45s 6d to 46s 6d nett cash a good
business has been done. Other sorts are in plentiful
supply, and prices suffered a further depression. A
public sale of 271 casks of Taganrog were only in part
sold. The value of rough Fat is 2s 'lid per stone. Fur
auction 800 casks of Tallow are declared.

THE LONDON GAZETTE.
(THIS EVENING.)

WHITEHALL, OCT. 23, 1847.
The Queen has been pleased to order a conge d'elire
to the Dean and Chapter of the cathedral church of
Manchester, empowering them to elect a bishop of that
see; and her Majesty has also been pleased to recom-
mend to the said Dean and Chapter the Rev. James
Prince Lee, A.M., to be by them elected bishop of the
said see.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, OCT. 26.
The Queen has beep, graciously pleased to appoint
Captain the Honourable Robert Gore, R.N., to be her
Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General in the
Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
DOWNING-STREET, OCT. 26.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir Edmund
Walker Head, Bart., to be Lieutenant Governor of the
province of New Brunswick.
Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Sir
Donald Campbell, Bart., to be Lieutenant-Governor of
Prince Edward Island.

Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint John
Iles Mantel!, Esq., to be Chief Justice, and Sidney
Billing, Esq., to be Queen's Advocate and Police Magis-
trate, for her Majesty's settlements in the Gambia.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire.
Ayrshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Walter
Ferrier Hamilton, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Henry
Hughes Onslow, promoted, Oct. 18 ; George James
Campbell, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Robert Gairdner,
promoted, Oct. 19.