The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-21 00:00:00

HUN GErtronn.

Most articles were in limiteTsupply, and heavy demand,
at but little variation in the quotations.

NEWPORT.

Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8c1; Mutton, 38 Gd to 4s 8d ;
Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d ; and Pork, 4s to 5s 2d per 81118.

nILLINGSGA.TE.

Turbot, 7s to 16s; Brills, 3s to 7.s ; Cod Fish, 3s to Ps;
Whitings, 4d to 10d; Mackarel, 6d to 10(1; Lobsters, Is to
3s ; and Crabs, 8d to 2s each ; Soles, 6d to 3s per pair ;
Smelts, is 6d to 3s; and Thames Flounders, is 6d to 2s per
dozen ; Salmon, 182 d to is Pd ; Eels, 6d to Is 2d ; and
Crimped Scate, 8d to 9d per lb.

ELECTION MOVEMENTS.
ROCHESTER, FEB.I9.—Up to the present moment, all par-
ties here believed that both of our representatives leaned ti°.
the side of Protection ; but Mr. Bodkin has addressed the fo
lowing letter to his constituents:— Slf
" Gentlemen,—The measures recently propounded by
Robert Peel have now been sufficiently before the public
enable you to understand and appreciate the policy by whic._
it is proposed that the commerce of this country shall
future be guided. I have given to this great subject my
anxious consideration, sincerely desirous a adopti4 attdji
crisis the course best calculated to promote the welfare of
classes of the community. I have sedulously attended ELI
discussions which those propositions have occasioned,
have withheld my decision until it could be fairly assume.
that the arguments in opposition to them were exbanalei;
With the experience of the last three years before nao--elf°te
ing also to the present condition of the country and the -e!..t
of parties—l feel it impossible to resist the conviction t.,_
the adoption of the principle.; of free trade is insults
When you did me the honour to elect me one of your repre-
sentatives in Parliament you exacted no pledge as to mY 1 -
5
litieal conduct, but I nevertheless feel that the circumsten:to
under which that election took place impose upon me
duty of thus informing you of my intention to give my tog-g
port to the Government upon this occasion, and of decllrtin t
that, if in doh g so, I shall act in opposition to your P,retrift
opinions, I am prepared to return into your bands the,
oni'e
which, highly as i estimate the distinction it confere,Cont,,,
lose all its value in my eyes, if unaccompanied by atas.
nuance of the confidence in which it was bestowed.---e
the honour to remain, Gentlemen, your faithful servenree,
" WILLIAM HENRY I3ODKu"
" Mansfield-street, Cavendish-square, Feb. 18, 1846." clef
NORTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. Lord Henry .13entihi'Aelt
speeches to the farmers are as short as his address, Pr°--ded'
his Lordship thinks "the least said the soonest Inenitee
about protection to native industry gullibility. reel!
minutes' apace is the length of his sayings, and it le ar.stile,
possible to hear a word he utters standing close 11 then
Perhaps he has a better voice for the foxhunting
gammoning farmers ; but be that as it may, the decePticceoi
neither from his Lordship nor any one else—seill „eete
much longer; the farmers (many of them at least) arVite
ting pretty well awake now, not only in Nottinghtlt,eo
but in every other county. A free trade candidate t,
brought out against his Lordship.—From a Correspondl the
IA correspondent at Mansfield writes Several ° 100
Duke of Portland's tenantry, if not all of them, are arl!oti
to know if Lord 11. Bentinck will, if returned to Perli'reeel
use his endeavours to materially ease them of the 't-ol
tithe payments they are now bearing. This is a very oineed
anxiety, and on the day of nomination his Lordship yet*
not be astonished if several questions be put to hial
tine hain Review. t°
It is rumoured in Lincoln, as from authority, theore
agent of Mr. Collett, M.P , has relinquished his office, lizinbert
sequence of Mr. C.'s having refused to oppose Sir ;off,
Peel's measure. The Conservatives pronounce that, n re.
Collett does support Sir Robert Peel, he will be no 133°retiO
turned for Lincoln, as a Liberal in profession and Ps r,re do
would be preferable to a political chamelieele'
Mercury.
N did
ORTHAMPTON, FEB. 20.—T0-day is a large fair' tbol
many agriculturists are in the town, it was expected
advantage would be taken of the opportunity of addend et
them, but no one claims their attention. In grour, trecli
the market-tables to-day, farmers all agree that if free,,n eer
doctrines are to guide the nation, they could never
ried out with less injury to the farmer than at press"

POOR-LAW RETURNS. „etl4
Mr. Wodehouse, Member for Norfolk, moved, on ,t;,;(00,
for a " Return showing the population, the amount 0' )",fie
levied for poor-rates, and the ratio which the amount uptie'
for poor-rates bore to the population in each of th!cAscir
in England and Wales during each of the years endo2b,iefe
day, 1813, 1824, and 1844; also a return of the amnal:cce
for poor-rates in England and ‘Vales (exclusive of ;');i6er,
the ~$ ott
ties of Kent, Middlesex, and Surrey) for each of —olosiii.;
ending Lady-day, 1826 and 1841, distinguishing
levied. on landed property, dwelling-houses, and e, `,di tr,
kinds of property, with the proportion per cent. iv' t 0
amount levied on each description of property bear943o:,
total amount levied." He also moved for an " Acc;rithy,
the expenses of medical relief in each union and bc,-
England and Wales under the regulations of the ci 155
Commissioners, ending Lady-day, 1843, 1844, snip e4l°,
together with the total cost of relief to the Poor ms tb
union." By the tirst branch of the returns, it tZT,iles
in 1811 the total population of England and
10,150,615; the total money levied for poor-rate' od,n
the year ending Lady-day, 1813, was 8,646,8411•,
rate per head on the population was as much es.e,C
The population in 1821 was 11,978,875 ; the poor-revid,°
in 1824 amounted to 6,833,630/., and the rate Pernolstl;c
the population was then lie. sd. In 1831 the rrnci
was 13,897,187 ; the poor-rates, &c., 8,338,0791.; 30ist'd
rate per head on the population 12s. In 1841 the PertbetP,
was 15,906,741; the poor-rates, &c., 6,847,205/., 041,0 !iiej
per head on the population Bs. 7d. The ratio 7,- flo
ulatiou 011/4
amount levied for poor-rates bore to the pop
very much. In 1813 the highest ratio was in Sose/(1;et1040
it was as much as 365. Ild.; and the lowest in Cut- bat
where it was only 10s. ld. In 1844 it was the hipolibe'
Wilts, where it -was 12s. 11d.; and the lowest inft of
land, where it was only ss. ld. In the second 11.—visa4
return a statement is made showing the amount Pvj
poor-rates in England and Wales (exclusive of h•ertei
dlesex, and Surrey), at certain periods—namely
1841, distinguishing the amount levied on landidS it°4l
dwelling• houses, and all other property. In 18-4vief',,,j
5,740,4362., and in 1841, 5,154,352/. The
t 0
totals of Kent, Middlesex, and Surrey, ne,,A6, At/
in the above totals, were 1,225,720/. in
1,197,476/. in 1841. The amount levied e,!' 1101/1
property in 1826 was 4,404,529/. ; on dweltil isld
1,057,215 L, and on all ether property 278,6921. ; $1,21614 rA
the sums respectively were 3,113,1801., 1,451,4'010v eii,
589,856'., showing that in 1841 the amount levieti,°ocll,o
property was considerably larger than that levied lovie'4o
ing-houses and other property. The total amount
landed property being 3,113,1801., and on dwen 01°,9
and all other property 2,041,1721. The last braec
to the amount of money expended for medical relief, 00;
total cost of relief to the poor during the three yearldilj,,
1845. In 1845 there were 591 unions in England 04...!
dip,
In 1843 the amount expended for medical relief was p•
in which year the total cost of relief to the ponrcspell-the
medical relief, was 4,626,356/. In 1844 the moot
for medical relief was 152,229/., when the total rel,l`lol:"iii
poor, including medical relief, was 4,455,0171. ; ae„'4oo
the amount expended for medical relief was iflie,f°
which year the total cost of relief to the poor,
dical relief, was 4,474,275/.

BANK OF ENGLAND' a let
(From last Night's Gazette.) te.) osP•
in Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Sth of Victoria, 1646,•
th© Week ending on Saturday, the 14th day of Tetouan' ' k
10
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
X. 11,„,e11,1
Notes Issued •. .
11"Y'
Other secarillef ••••
„,„ 1 .„.0,
Gold coin and Oa"— 1,:>4
Silver ballion ••"
CO'
M. MARSHALL, Comet
Dated the 19th day of February, 1846.

£26,800,325

BANKING 1
X.
Proprietors' capital 14,553,000
Rest .... .••• • • • • 3,474,577
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accowits) • • 5,738,873
Other deposits
Seven day and other
bills • • • • .. . • . • • • • . 945,332

OEPARTIONT.

Government PeCnrjd' 41,4'111
ties (including M 3-
Weight AnnuitY)'• 0444
6;f
Other securities •• ''
• 66"
Gold anti silver co •

X1":'144
M. MARSHALL, citelc‘
• 1846.

X 42,730,305

Dated tie 19th day of February,

_
pl C 4,
Mr. Thomas Moore, the poet, has been, )10"
mourning by the demise of his last surviving sister, I.'" 11"
Lower Bagot-street, Dublin, on Saturday last. GA° igr
BURGLARY AND ROBBERY AT ROCK t' IN- lit'aKnef
—Yesterday information was forwarded to the Metror' 0
courts that some thieves entered the Castle of Rockingul ';f1P,{01;0o
tonshire, and stole therefrom the following article's, wioid,ol•
made good their escape :—A round crystal box, set tog case,,tf,l
case, a mother-o'-pearl paper cutter, with gold, in,g,el,lcciti,s,ll
great coat with velvet collar, a dark green great coist4ti/c tlO
coat, a grey tweed coat, and several ether articles.. I.o'j
behind them a hat of no value in exchange for one near 9
mgt
they took with thtm, A h olk„erel
THE AGITATORB.—Certain of the land-„ v.-
, 01'4.
new fairly claim the title of being " the great agits-fOl., ee
long and loudly exclaimed against agitation, but "'","l.oeftwolit
interest and ends, can blow the storm of agitation „'„t, t" inlet
have had things "all their own way" so very long, t"'" ea, et
out of their course, is almost like taking their life. td th. trifj •
Sir Francis Hopkins has written a letter tloot,ce
of the Freeman, referring to the evidence given by r#lvire
Seery. Ile says (inter alia) :—" It has been stated ""„" I silo
J oci
commutation of the extreme punishment of death,; oirreell pet
was drawn therefrom that I had changed my non:is tr°loo,,tlo/'
identity of my assailant. It is trite that I did an °cc', denttec:i
of the Crown for the unhappy prisoner, who, on t"7,0101eleo,'",:e"
lieve to have been the tool of others; but I most sole ire tit°
the shadow of a doubt ever crossed my mind at; `,"fli deb
my assailant, and notwithstanding the reported .Y oat,'
innocence by Seery on the scaffold, I , on
person who fired at, and subsequently assaulted n'-'01"i /
the 18th of November last, and such is my Pe6itif°
conviction."
DETERMINED SUICIDE BY MR. BRil>ra the pt.-, u-
Yesterday Mr. Wakley, M./'., held tut Inquest loci 600, re 5.0,4
College Ilospital, on the body ef John C. 13addeleY, At'l°l,
Gilbert's-buildings, Westminster. Mrs. lieddele3i D 107,0 r.:s,tv„,
ceased, stated that he had been forerly am agenite nftosnitlii•
extensive shipowner, bet that latterly he was ,Cnd OA)
Mr. Brunel, the engineer. For months ho conal"`",4 111001.'01'4
pressure of business In Mr. Brunei's office, andApjleste,'pe 10011,
perform Ills portion of it in consequence of his ri-tbotig,„l t
also could not sleep from a pain in his head. "'viers: "'pen Or:;:t
pressed in spirits when he left home on Fritley:,, say, j
particular in his mangier. Site never afterlr3',;iielter,„ en'in halo`
C'
Mr. erswell H ,
, a clerk to Mr.
ornedge, „t ti," 01111S10
Russell-street, deposed, that deceased cello. fl ill
to
Friday, to get renewed a 131. bill, due that 41,1'r. 13raned
of the great press of railway business in , Asetni,role.
lie said quite unsettled his mind. Witness havnifolod P ~1
315. Ilornedge would renew the bill. deceased orifereo6ol"-, (7:t
wait in the private office until Mr. ItlhoernreedFlefroperedvrie.4o; epot%rio
adowed to do so ; but was not long
formed that a gentleman was bleedieg in lir' doer, 1' etc_
going in, he found deceased siting upon tll7v ras°o4.se;',,st its
cut, his head resting upon a chair, and a " !',"l,
to
legs. Several medical gentlemen were called LX,,oti sit tf-ao.
etant removal to the hospital. Sergeant Co"'
to tbeS' oitirft's'o
carried the deceased, upon a police-stretel?er, ,
was then alive, quite sensible, and composed.,in for bil.,o"T,ll,tie
take care of the property ho had about nno,e- eto-it to
,r
was an unfortunate matter, but that he had
knowledge of his Friends, and that as thintregn:ol
he could not stand it any longer• lie also, .ea a verdict oCitfitit
form his family of his fate. The jnry re
,ste
ceased destroyed himself in a moment of ina t~ tot for 14e
SEIZURE OF AN ILLICIT STILL•by f!,crristYliive.°P
the repeated prosecutions of various Parti"o
c°l,7-010 u'eet.
distillation, this contraband trade apPen_rs_.„ Aiy
increase, as no less than ten stills have n!9. FP, jen2L,r tP,O
cers in the course of the last three men so. so. good
.v:;017r
mitten received, they proceeded to the n"74 tee frr,, to Is 060004
Doxton, and having obtained adruisetwnT
found A copper still, set in trick-work.,,p.,ltsci.'eePP4ewral....uti.te°slolof.'f'l
recently used, a quantity of molasses,
..___'"ien'ted the_ alag_lo
dietillation, and about 200 gallons ot wheti?'l
a woman, with six children, ou the pro co„. 102",,a.ift
Smith, but in consequence of her I_,l•F!,,,'„cars.ls._', tor P,„41,-
take her into custody. Iler husband,
cn_tFic,itte,totiii%;,,...
Coldbath-fields House of Correction! 4°';itipparts
offence a short time since. The stiri.e departvwu
conveyed to the warehouees of the xc
4•118
818 Tlls* „ req., ofd of
I.
On the 7th Inst., the lady of G..- Iv. seep
re, 114 rs • J. -s
On the 14th inst., at Lloycl.sqw" wife of
On the 17th inst., at Tulse.hill, tit bb.
raster-at-law, of a daughter.
80
.
t john
ant,*get,
On the thethe ncli.• PYP`'n'
om moo, , ago
15th1.2th
atn"
stheavricksihewamet-h, wenidiain
00in, tthhee
1187111
at
Cl
jo
On the IStli inst., at Dulwich.
"k 4 s•
E. Wlllo 100
At Chatham-place, •
.„...fre_.l-011,..,0,tneer
-rG
in re.
Losntdroana,:i,
julwterd. W
and drhreubush9effid le2oe,
s,,StrraturilftY,
of the Savvy , in the COY of
31, 1546.