The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-09 00:00:00

GLASGOW, DEC. 7.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, Prefer-
ence, s—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 44 - Ditto, Halves,
No. 1, 365. 6d. ---Ditto, No. 2,
.35s.—Great North of Scot-
land, 9d.—Great Northern, 61. is.

THE SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE

S W DLNNER.
Last evening the anniversary festival of the Smith-
field Cattle Club was celebrated at the Freemasons' Ta-
vern, Great Queen's-street, Lincoln's Inn fields, when
about 250 gentlemen sat down to an excellent dinner.
His Grace the Duke of Richmond, the President of
the club, presided, and was supported by the Earl of
Yarborough, the Earl of Chichester, Lord Wiliam Len-
nox, the Hon. C. Pelham, ;Sir Francis Law le), Meior-
General Wemyss, as representative of his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert; ColonerSibthorp,, M.P., Mr. J. V.
Shelley, Mr. T. R. Barker, Mr. 11. Wilson, Mr. J.
Fisher Hobbs, &c.
After the loyal and patriotic toasts had been drunk
with the usual enthusiasm,
The Noble CHAIRMAN gave, " Success to the Smith-
field Cattle Club," in a speech quite appropriate to the
occasion. His Grace adverted briefly to the nature and
constitution of the club, very effectively put forth its
claims to public support, enlarged upon the importance
of agricultural pursuits and the high degree in which an
institution such as that over which he presided was cal-
culated to improve the breed and quality of cattle. It
afforded him much satisfaction to notice the fact, that
the premiums for 1849 could he paid without trenching
on the subscriptions of that year.
The award of the prizes was read, and their distribu-
tion proceeded with. General Wemyss, as land-steward
to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, took the paizea
gained by the Prince.
The health of the Earl of Leicester, and the other
successful competitors in the classes for oxen and steers;
Mr. Mann, and the successful competitors in the cow
and heifer classes; Mr. Wood, and the successful compe,
titers in Iong•woolled sheep; Mr. S. Webb, and the
competitors in the short-woolled sheep; and those i❑ the
extra stock classes, were next proposed and responded
to; and in proposing the successful competitors in the pig
classes, the Noble Chairman gave the health of General
Wemyss, as the representative of his Royal Highness
Prince Albert.

General fEsms, in returning thanks, assured the
company that, as the manager of the agricultural affairs
of his itoyal Highness, he took a deep interest in the
welfare of the club. It was not etiquette to mention
Ro)alty on public occasions of this sort, but he would
venture so far as to assure his Grace and those
around him that Prince Albert took a deep interest in
all the proceedings of the Smithfield Cattle Club and in
promoting the advancement of agriculture generally.
The " health of the President" was given by the Earl
of CHICHESTER, for which, of course, the Noble Duke re-
turned thanks.

The CHAIRMAN next gave " the Vice-Presidents of
the Club."

The Earl of YARnoßouc responded to the toast, and
the healths of the Earl of Chichester, Lord William
Lennox, the committee, stewards, judges, Mr. B. T.
Brandreth Gibbs, the secretary of the club, and others,
having been drunk and responded to, the proceedings
terminated.

THE STANFIELD - HALL
MURDERS.
Yesterday the aceu,ed James Blomfield Rush under-
went another examination before the Alagi.str.t.s,_ the
examination being, as in the former cases, strictly pri-
vate; and the result was, that the prisoner was again
remanded. An electric telegraph dispatch which
ap-
pears in the Norfolk News of yesterday, headed Friday,
December 8, 1848, twelve o'clock, states, " Nothing
important found. Mrs. Jermy and servant both, much
better, but servant has frequent changes." The phrase
" nothing important found " has reference to the search
made on the premises and elsewhere fur fire-arms or
any other materials which may tend to solve the mys-
tery which at present hangs over this distressing case.
Inquiries have been made in the gun-shops in Norilich
ants the metropolis, in the hope of ascertaining where
the deadly instruments were purchased; but up to the
latest advices, the efforts of the police have been unsuc-
cessful. Some wtaring apparel, &c., taken at Potash
Farm have been removed
,to the Bridewell fur security.
The witness Solomon Savery has also been removed to
Bridewell with the same object; and thus matters re-
main at present.

THE RECORDERSHIP OF Nonwrca.—This, office,
which was recently vacated in so sudden and horrible a
manner by the murder of Mr. Jenny, has been giverilb
Mr. Prendergast, of the Norfolk Circuit. We have
reason to believe that this appointment will give the
greatest satisfaction both to the members of the bar on
the circuit and to the inhabitants of Norwich, where the
Learned Gentleman has been long known for his pro-
fessional attainments. We believe that the Recorder-
ship of Bedford, lately held by Mr. Prendergast, will be
given to Mr. Burcham, of the Nortulk Circuit.--7 lines.
MURDER OF AN AGED FEMALE.—A singularly
atrocious and cool-blooded murder was perpetrated on
the night of Saturday last, at Taphouse, in the parish
of Tedburn St. Mary, Devon. The victim of this un-
provoked and wanton outrage was an old and decrepid
woman, named Grace Holman, who, it appears, for
many years past, bad been a servant or nurse at Great
Fullford House, but had been lately residing in a cottage
at Taphouse, without any attendant or means of defence
against the attacks of those to whom her unprotected
state might be an incentive to crime. It appear:, that
she was last seen on Saturday night, about half past six
by a man of the village, a thatcher, who, having taken
tea with her, left her in her accustomed health, nor was
there any knowledge of her having been murdered
until, upon her not being seen at her usual time on
Sunday morning, suspicions were excited, which led
town entrance being forced into the house, and the truth
ascertained. The deceased had evidently been smothered,
by the pressure of a trunk or chest, in the room, on her
bosom. The perpetrators of this deed of darkness,
whoever they were, were very systematic in their method
of proceeding, for they had taken the precaution, in case
of an alarm being raised, to obstruct, by means of a
gimblet pieced through the door-post and door of an
adjacent cottage, all egress from it. Up to this time, no
clue has been found .as to the culprits, although all care
!is being exerted for their discovery. In the same parish,
the night before, the farm house of Mr. Wellington was
entered by five men, who having paid their respects to
the various rooms and cupboards, loaded.theinselves with
spoil, and well nigh murdered the inmates, took theni
selves off and have as yet escaped undetected.—Sherborn;
Journal.s
been rumoured during the
past week, that
t
in consequence of the daring pitch to which the pirate
on the coast of Morocco have carried their lawless avo-
s
cations, as specially evinced in the seizure of the British
merchant vessel, Three Sisters,
Majesty's steam. sloop Polyphemu:,ectahpeturßerdi
tisbhy
naval
Commander.in-Chief in the Mediterranean has been in-
structed to visit Tangier, for the purpose of demanding
satisfaction from the Emperor of Morocco. Now, at the
present juncture of affairs on the Italian coasts, we can-
not see how it is possible that Sir W. Parker can quit
the neighbourhood of Naples and Sicily. for even so
short a time, without seriously perilling British interests;
and we trust, therefore, the Gallant Admiral will have
discretion enough to take upen himself the responsibi-
lity of remaining where be is. We would, however,
suggest, as it is imperatively necessary a check should
at once be given to the piratical expeditions of the Moors,
that it would be more advisable that the squadron under
Sir Charles Napier should be dispatched from its snug
anchorage at. Spithead by the first fair wind, or by the
aid of the steamers attached to the squadron, to call the
Emperor of Morocco to an immediate reckoning? The
daily aggressions of ' the piratei on our merchantmen
admit of no delay.—Herald.
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Covent-garden, on th<•" 7th instant (Lord Wootton in
the chair), Mr. John Frederick Isaacsot, the t ewly
appointed vestry-clerk of St. Cltment Dares, was una-
nimously elected clerk to the licensing magistrates tor
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