The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-14 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 13.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has been so little business
transacted here to day, that no list was issued.

YORK, JAN. 12.

STOCK EXCHANGE.— Th e sales are— Great Northern, 4/. 11a.
ex int - North , .ritish, Quarters, 4% York, Newcastle, and
Berwick, No. 2 (New Berwick), 123/4—Ditto (G. N. E. Pur-
chase), 91. 12s.
BRISTOL, JAN. 13.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market remains firm, and prices
generally have been maintained, but the principal business
has been in Great Western new 171. shares, and Great West-
ern quarters. The sales are—Great Western, Quarters, 2%
—Ditto, New 171. Shares, 1 4546 p.— London and North-
Western, Quarters (L. and B ), 34%—Midland, 504 Shares.
13% ex int.—Caledonian, 353LL4
EDINBURGH, JAN. 12.

STOCK EXCIUNGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, New, 25...
—Dnndee and Perth, Quarters, 44s.—Edinburgh and North-
ern, (Newport), VA—Great Northern, 86s.—North British,
261. ss--Ditto, Quarters, 90s.—Ditto, New Quarters (scrip),
115.—Ditto, Thirds, 425.
GLASGOW, JAN. 12.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Dnnblane, Donne,
and Callender. 14s.—Edinhnrgh and Glasgow. 861.—Edin-
burgh and Northern, 151. 15s.— Alonkland and Kirkintilloch,
18/. 17s. 6d.—Midand, 1121.—Scottish Central, 28/. 15..

JEWISH BENRVOLENCR DURING FAMINE.—In the
year 1559 a frightful dearth prevailed in the south of
France, and the indigent population of Bordeaux were
decimated by hunger. When it was ascertained that
the Israelites of the city had imported a large supply of
corn, sullen murmurs were heard among the people.
" Do you see the Jews?' they said, with a sinister voice.
" The public misery gives them little uneasiness, for
they are rich; and while others are suffering the tor-
ments of hunger, they know well how to procure pro-
visions." • • • • These murmurs, however, soon.

changed into benedictions; for, the same day the muni,-
cipality of Bordeaux received from the Hebrew com-
munity orders to distribute gratuitously to the poor all
the corn, which had been imported and purchased ex-
pressly for this benevolent purpose. In 1770 a similar
plague wa, experienced in Alsace, and the despair-
ing population received as a saviour M. Cerfberr, whir,
forgetting as an Israelite he had been prohibited from
inhabiting Alsace, provisioned the province, with a
magnanimity which made hire unanimously beloved.
M. Cerfberr was awarded letters of naturalisation,
which the King granted not only to him but also to his
descendants. In 1816 a great scarcity of grain was telt
in Berlin. M. L Bidermann, a Hebrew merchant of
that city, procured a quantity of farinaceous food, and
caused it to be sold at the usual price, under the inspec-
tion of the authorities, anti ordered the proceeds to be
appropriated to charitable purposes. By this happy
combination, while the price of food was re-iuced, the
poor were doubly assisted,—Ben Levi's Matinees du
Sumedi. Translated by A. Abraham, Esq., of Liverpool.
CHILD-MURDER.—Yesterday Mr. Wakley, ALP.,
Coroner, held an inquest at the Gloucester Arms Ta-
vern, Gloucester-road, Kensington, on the body of a
male infant, which was found on the morning of Sunday
la,t in the inclosure of Thurlow-equare, Brompton.
Evidence of the discovery of the body having been given,
Mr. J. B. Guszzaroni, one of the parochial surgeons of
Kensington, deposed to having examined the body boils
externally and internally. There was a mark on its
mouth, and the nostrils appeared compressed, as if they
had been squeezed together with the fingers. The um-
bilical coed had been cut, but not tied. The lunge
contained air. and to a great extent were congested.
They floated with the heart, on being subjected to the
usual test. Had no doubt that the child had a separate
existence. It was undoubtedly born alive. It was a
full time child, and thought, from the state of the lungs,
and of the brain, which was also congested, that it had
been suffocated, or had died from exposure to intense
cold. Found nothing abnormal, tending to show that
the child would not have lived had it received proper
attention. Verdict—" Wilful murder against some per-
son or persons unknown."

[ADVERTISEMENT]. - SURPRISING CASE OF THE
RECOVERY OF HEALTH IT HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—Mr. Roberta, $
gentleman residing in New-street, Birmingham, had been suffering
for years from a disordered liver, deranged stomach, palpitation o,
the heart, shortness of breath, swelling of the hands, feet, and legs,
lowness of spirits, a want of strength and energy, which state of
things was slowly breaking up his constitution. Finding no bemelt
from the medical treatment st Birmingham, he proceeded to London,
where he resided for six moMlis in order to consult the most eminent
of the faculty, which he did to no advantage. He then tried them
extraordinary pills, which in three weeks restored hint to porfeet
heahh and vigour. Sold by all druggists ; and at Profesaar Hollo-
way's establishment, 244, Strand, London.

BIRTHS.
On the 9th inst., at Birkenhead, Mrs. John Blake, of a
daughter.
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On ths tth inst., at Bath, the wife of George H. Skelton,
Esq., of a daughter.
On the 9th inst., at Lawn-road, Brixton, Mrs. Alfred
Eyre, of a daughter.
On the 10th inst., at Eltham, Kent, the wife ofCm. Bneham
Wollaston. Esq., of a son.
On the 11th inst., at Tollington-park, Holloway, Mrs.
Dean, of a daughter.
On the I:th inst., at Brixton-hill, Mrs. George Ashley, of
a son, -born.
On the 11 th inst., the wife of John F. Crook's, Esq.,
Argyll-street, of a son, which survived its birth only 12 hours. '

MMARRIED.
On the 11th inst., at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, Eliot
Warburton, Esq., of ♦ughrim Manor, to Matilda Jane,
second daughter of the late Edward Grove, Esq., of Shen-
stone-park, Stafford.

D' lED.
On the 14th of November 1847, at Mulligaum (Bombay
Presidency), Lieutenant and Adjutant Edgar Glennie, of the
26th Native Infantry.
On the 27th ult., at Bexley, Kent, Mr. C. E. Bailey.
On the Gth inst., in Harley-street, Francis Arthur, the in-
fant son of Frederick D. Goldsmid, Esq.
On the 7th inst., at Maxwelton House, Dumfrieshire,
Admiral Sir Robert Laurie, Bart, K.C.8., aged $4.
On the 9th inst., in the Quadrant, Mrs. Crane, relict of
the late Mr. Crane, aged 82.
On the 10th inst., at St. Paul's-terrace, Islington, William
Lorimer, Esq., aged 84.
On the 10th inst., Mr. William 011iff, Ilarrnond-street,
Hampstead-road, aged 57.
On the 11111 inst., at Stanley House, King's-road, Chelsea,
Mary, the wile of James Forty, Esq., aged 56.
On the 11th inst.. at Ilastings, Lydia Jane, youngest
,laughter of the late G. Nelson, Esq., aged 41.

London: Printed and Published by MUIZDO YOUNG, at
No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112,
Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the count, of
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to priority of application, and subject to Fixed Tables. Calculated
duration of the Society, Ten Years.

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TRUSTEES.
J. Jones, Esq., J. Tonlmin, Esq.; J. C. Hardy, Esq. llt
DIRECTORS.
Mr. W. L. Allen, Murray-street, New-road
Mr. Edward Devonshire, East and West India Dock House
Mr. Samuel Eastman, Crawford-street
Mr. Samuel Gilbert, Little Tower-street
Mr. Tkomas B. James. Messrs. White stud Greenwell, Cheapside
Mr. W. Kettlewell, 6, Great Winchester-street
Mr. C T. B. Keep, Lindsay-wharf, Chelsea
Mr. T. A. Pott, Henry-street, Pentonville
Mr. George Richards, M and 52, Paternoster-row
Mr. J. Whitehead, sen., Somerset House, and Chelsea
Mr. George Winter, Professional Life Assurance Office.
BANKERS—The Commercial Bank of London.
Srkistallo Conasra, —W. C. rooks, Esq., 36, Chancery-lane.
SOLICITORS cs.im Devonshire and Wilson, 29, A u,tln-friars.
Suiveyons—Mr. Cornelius Wheeler, 28, Leadenhall-street ;
St r William Lambert, 40, Coleman-street.
SECRETARY—Mr. John Whitehead, juts , No. 6, the Crescent,
Albany-road, Camberwell.
This Association has been formed principally with the view of af-
fording to gentlemen engaged in GOVERNMENT and PUBLIC
orncEs, BANKING lIOUSES, and MERCANTILE ESTA-
BLISIIMRNTS, a safe and advantageous mode of investing a portion
of their incomes, either by way of deposit, at 71. per Cent. compound
Interest, or in the purchase of freehold or leasehold residences.
The operations of this Society will be regulated by Tables prepared
expressly for that purpose by two eminent actuaries.
The leading principles of this Society am—
t. Perfect equality of benefit between all the Members, whether
borrowers or not.
2. Certainty in the amount of advance to which each Member
Wishing to anticipate his Shares will he entitled at any given period
of the iii.ociety's existence, with the means of ascertaining precisely
at any date the amount payable to retiring Members, and the value
of the Sharet of continuing Members.
Members may pay up the whole or any portion of their subscrip-
tions for the ten years, in advance, and discount, after the rate of 41.
Per Cent. per annum, will he allowed for the sums so paid.
Members wishing to withdraw their Subscriptions may do so after
the first year, without tine ; and subsequently to that period com-
pound interest at the rate of 6/. per Cent. per annum will be allowed
upon the sums withdrawn.
Shares may be transferred free of stamp duties..
by the plats adopted in this Society new Members entering at
any period, and all Members taking sip additional Shares, may have
loans advanced to them without paying, up arrears of Subscriptions ;
and the precise amounts that will be advanced either to old or new
Members, are set forth in the Tables, a copy of which will be sup-
plied to every Member. This is manifestly fur preferable to the un-
equal ai,d objectionable system usually adopted of putting the shares
UP to auction, and advancing the money to those who submit to the
largest discount ; by which means the object of the Legislature,
which contemplated that each Member should derive precisely the
same advantage, is entirely frustrated.
The monthly subscription, both to the borrowing and non-borrow-
ing Members, is precisely the same, and continues the same to the
end of the Society; borrowers are, therefore, relieved from the
heavy monthly " redemption fee," and the mutual principle is car-
ried into full operation.
Na Member has any responsibility beyond the payment of his own
Inthscriptions.
A Public Meeting for affording further explanations of the objects
of the Society and its system of. operations, will be held at the Lon-
don Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, 26th
January instant, at Half-past Six for Seven o'clock precisely.
Prospectuses and copies of Itules--may be obtained at the office of
the Society, 15, Old Broad-street.
Applications tor Shares should be addressed to the Secretary, in
the following form :

Date, 184
Sir,—l authorise you to register my name. as a subscriber for
Shares in the Provident Clerks' and General
Building and Investment society.
same • ..• ..

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Note.—lt Is proposed to limit the number of Shares to iOO, and
that the entrance fee shall not exceed 2s. Gd. per Share previously to
let February, 184 i.
More than 100 Shares are already taken.

[PR ICE 3D.

COMPAN Y
AND THE RAJA OF SARAWAK.
The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers gave a
grand banquet yesterday evening, on the occasion of
presenting the freedom of the guild to Mr. Brooke,
;he Raja of Sarawak, but in consequence of illness
the distinguished guest was unable to be present. The
banquet took place in Fishmongers' Hall, and was of
an unusually splendid and recherche character. About
one hundred gentlemen sat down to table. G. T.Ni-
cholson, Esq., the second warden, presided, and was
supported on the right by S. G. Bonham, Esq., the
Governor of _Hong Kong, Captain Bethune, R.N.,
G. R. Porter, E,q., J. M'Gregor, M.P., Sir John
Campbell, Mr. Wise, &c.; on the left by Mr. Napier,
Lieutenant-Governor of 1.. a matt, Capt. Mundy, R.N.,
Mr. Gregson, M.P., Rev. Mr. Broreton, Mr, Gar-
rard, Mr. Gladston, Mr. Wallace, &c.
The usual loyal toasts having been given,
The CHAIRMAN proposed " The Army and Navy."
Sir J. CAMPBELL returned thanks on behalf of the
army, and took occasion, in his capacity, both as a
British officer and as one connected with the Oriental
Steam-packet Company, to express his high sense of
the important services rendered to this country by
Mr. Brooke, and of the singular loyalty, devotion,
and disinterestedness which he had displayed in all his
proceedings.
Captain BETHUN E acknowledged the toast on behalf
of the navy, and said that he had the advantage of
having beets associated with Mr. Brooke on many,
occasions of great difficulty and danger, and he always
found the same prudence in forming his views, and
the same firmness in carrying them into execution.
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the next toast, quoted
an extract from one of Mr. Brooke's letters, in which
he said, " I hear that the Whigs are coming into
power, and, therefore, we may hope ;" and alluded
to the aid so promptly given by the present Govern-
ment in carrying out the views of that gentleman.
He begged to propose "Her Majesty's Ministers ;"
and he would couple with the toast " The health of
Mr. G. R. Porter."—(Cheers.)
Mr. PORTER responded to the toast, and said, that
disclaiming as he did all party spirit, and almost all
party pre lilectiens, still he could say that her Ma-
' jesty s Ministers had ever been most anxious indeed
to promote the trade of this country in every possible
manner; and Le knew that there was nothing which
could encourage that trade which did not receive from
them the most anxious attention.

The CHAIRMAN proposed in suitable terms the
health of Mr. Brooke, and coupled with the toast the
name of Mr. Napier, a gentleman who was so inti-
mately connected with the events that had taken
place in Labuan, where he was now appointed deputy-
governor.
Mr. NAPIER returned thanks, and expressed the
deep regret which Mr. Brooke felt in being unable to
attend on that interesting occasion. He expressed his
conviction that in a few years the eastern seas would,
through the efforts of Mr. Brooke, be as free from
piracy as the seas surrounding the British islands,
and alluded to the important fact of all the British
settlements in that part of the world, including
Penang, Singapore, and Labuan, having been esta-
blished by peaceful means alone. He had only to
add, in regard to Mr. Brooke, that if the gentlemen
present had an opportunity of knowing him per-
sonally, he would be admired, respected, and beloved
by all.
The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of Mr.
Bonham, the Governor of Hong Kong. _ _

Mr. l_o:NuArd returned thanks, and expressed a hope
that by the adoption of a peaceable course on his part,
and on the part of those who would act with him, he
would be able to promote the prosperity of the colony
to which he had been appointed.
The CHAIRMAN next gave the health of Mr. Drink-
water Bethune, member of council.
Mr. BETHuNtI returned thanks.
The next toast was " Mr. Garrard, prime warden
of the Goldsmiths' Company."
Mr. GARRARD returned thanks.
Mr. PORTER proposed " The Health of the Chair-
man." _ _

The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and gave "Mr.
M‘Gregor and the Members of the House. of Com-
mons.'
Mr. M`GftEcon returned thanks, and dwelt at some
length on the important services rendered by indivi-
duals, unaided by Governments, in extending com-
merce and civilization over the world.
Mr. GREGSON also responded to the toast.
The CHAIRMAN next proposed 6' The Health of
Mr. Wise," a gentleman who had most ably seconded
Mr. Brooke in all his undertakings.
Mr. Wisa returned thanks. Ile alluded to the
assistance afforded by her Majesty's present Govern-
ment to the settlement at Labuan. For four years
and a half he had beeu urged on by his honourable
friend, Mr. McGregor, under the most discouraging
circumstances, to persevere in his representations to
the late Government; but the dogged obstinacy of
one Minister, the apathy of another, or the cautious
timidity ofa third, rendered all his efforts unavail-
ing, until at length fortunately the Whigs came in,
or else he believed both Mr. Brooke and himself
would have been wearing wigs before anything
would have been done.—(Laughter). since then,
however, every suggestion had been attended to and
every want supplied, by Earl Grey and the admirable
Under-Secretary, .Mr. Ilawes, and nothing could
be more flattering than the mode in which the new
colony had been launched before the world
The CHAIRMAN next gave "The Health of the
Rev.- Mr. Brereton. and the success of the Borneo
mission."

Mr. BRERETON returned thaLks, and said he would
beg leave to read to the company an extract from a
letter from Mr. Brooke to Mr. Roussell, his repre-
sentative at Sarawak, in order to show the manner in
which the missionaries who heti gone out there were
likely to be received, and the manner in which the
mission would be conducted. It was as follows :
"I have likewise to apprise you that 1001. sterling
will be placed to your credit by the Sarawak mission,
which is for the purpose of providing materials for a
dwelling for the three clergymen, their • wives, and
families, You had better provide balian posts, planks,
beams, joists, &c., &c., for a house similar to the new
Coast diouse, and subsequently, if further accommoda-
tion be wanting, it can be joined on. You can get
ready everythirg for a cooking-room, and corn-
furtable servants' accommodation. When the mis-
sion first arrives, the upper part of the
Coast-house can be given to them for a residence.
I need scarcely recommend these gentlemen to the
kindness and consideration of our small community,
for I am sure you will all be most ready to do them
siti(i)ef the
nativesl European
with
tu
every good office with cheerfulness. The harmony
andy
s
favourable
11iiittii
idity€l.nas o
u st
of our
to in
moral superiority. In speaking of the mission to the
natives, the Malays do not make its advent a formal
ciphra(r,
or new matter ; dwell on the superior safety of the
country from their presence—the advantages to be
derived to the sick and the wounded, to the poor and
the oppressed ; speak of their goodness and their
charity, their skill in medicine, their chemical know-
ledge, their willingness to live under and obey the
laws of the country, their desire to support myself
and and the Datus, &c., &c. Do not make a set speech
all this, but let it drop out in conversation from time
to time, as a subject which does not attract a com-
man(l. attention, but which is interesting. Should
log
any of you perceive the least disposition to alarm
amongst
the natives on account of their religion, laugh
it 011; and tell them we shall not meddle with
their religion unless they ask us to do so. Be very
soft with the Iladgis : soothe them, for they
must
become our instruments. All the Datus, Nacodas,
Iladgis, &c., and all the Europeans, will go to school
if they like, each to learn the language of the other.
Will you let all at Sarawak hear my wishes on this
subject. lam sure they will be glad to act as I
advise, and I will only repeat, be kind to those gen-
tlemen—render them every assistance, and let there
be nothing frigid or scho d. like on their coming. We
must pave the way for them to gain the affection of
the natives, and trust to their discretion and judg-
ment so to temper their zeal as to prevent even the
faintest chance of uncharitable feelings arising be-
tween the Christian and Mahommedan communities.
No hatred is like the hatred theological, and if the
odium theologicum be once roused, farewell our hopes ,
of improvement, and farewell to the peace we have
heretofore enjoyed. Ido not, however, fear ; and the
cause is so good and so sacred, that we must riskeven
our peace to forward it."
The company then separated.

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