The Sun.
London, England, 1834-01-02 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
New York papers to the llth December, Bombay to'
the let September, Halifax to the sth, and Philadelphia
and Baltimore to the lOth December, have been received
at the North and South American Coffee-house.
(From the Bombay Paper of August 28.)
A considerable fall of rain has taken place at the Presi-
dency during these list few days; and a proportionate fall
in the price of provisions was the consequence on Satur-
day. The Courier of yesterday states that similar relief
has been experienced in the Deccan and Guzerat : we
hope this is true, but a letter of the 21st from Surat states
that not a drop of rain had fallen in 28 days. Another
letter, from Ashnedabad, asserts that gangs of persons were
going about plundering in that district, in consequence of
the scarcity. Owing to these reports, provisions rose again
yesterday to their previous high prices.
The Government have sanctioned an extensive reform
in the police of Bombay.
Accounts from the Vellore districts, and from the
Nizam territory, and the British portion of the Deccan,
are growing every day more disttessing. Prayers were
read in the English church for rain.
The Right Hon. the Governor-General returned to
Calcutta on the 20th ult. During his short trip his
Lordship had to encounter two perils—the cholera had
broken out amongst the crew of the Inglis, and the vessel
was nearly lost on a reef to the eastward.
The New York Papers by the London line of packet
ship Sampson,Captain Cbedwick, contains the exceedingly
long report of the Committee of the Directors of the Bank
of the United States. The Editor of the Paper states that
it will be found to contain full answers to all the charges
mate, both as regards the motives and actions of the
institution.

BANK OF CANADA.--.lt is now said to be certain that
the airings and Roth,ehildi have concluded to establish a
bank in Canada, but whether in the Upper or Lower Pro.
vince is not known. The capital is to be two millions
sterling.

(From the Halifax Papers.)
It is rumoured that Ma Excellency Sir Peregrine Mait—
land does not return to Nova Scotia, but resigns the Go—
vernment and the command of the forces in this province
and New Brunswick at the expiration of his leave of
absence, which will take place next month.

THE FUNDS.
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Consols opened at 90k to I for Account, the price they
left oft- at yesterday on Change.
Spanish 93i Dutch 50 to ex dividend.
HAR
from 90; 0-2- to S 9 for the TWELVE:
Within a short period the Consol Market has become
heavy, and Consols receded
Account, supposed to be owing to warlike preparations
against Russia.

HALF-PAST ONE.
The Funds, in the early part of the morning, had every
appearance of maintaining their advance prices of yesterday,
but on a sudden a change took place, and Console receded
to 89i sellers for the Account ; at present they are £3l/i
buyer,. Tile exact cause of this decline is not yet ascertained,
but attributed to the warlike attitude of Russia, which
England and France but prevent from further increase by
preparing an equal force.
The Foreign Market has not been afftcted in proportion
to that of the British.
Dutch Stock is rather lower, 4.9 i ; Portuguese,
561 ; Spanish also lower, 23* 4 ; Brazil, 57k'
No fresh arrivals to the present time.
THREE O' CL CK.
Consols for the Account, 89k.
CLOSING PRICES.—FOUR
O'CLOCK,
Bank Stock
3 Dittop ......... 2a inn.
er Cent. Red B9
South Sea Stock ..........
3 pet Cent. Cons Ditto Old Ann..........._
I ock

3i per Ccnt
34_
.L.NApejpne:rigj,
Jan. 118th)
iicAes
1,79 970 6 Ditto
Enn. to exle a 13Coa,Dnain.;ikBattottilsooNsIsl.:ef:owffsroi.500mrroAu
01
On. 1859. ..........
;46.}
Jan. 1860. ............. ....
446469612P11:1.:

FOREIGN FUNDS,
97 Poctuguese, 5 per cent.... 57
• 5 per cent 961 Ditto, Reg. Bonds
Belgian,
671 Prussian, 5 per cent.
Brazilian Bond: . c
,• er cent. 211 Russian B9nds, 5 per cent. !A"
Buenos Ayres, t ..
Chilian. 6 per cent. 2:3i Ditto, Metallic lOll
unbian, 6 per cent lBl Spanisil 5 po- cent...„..... 2.1 k
Ditto, 1824 22-1 Ditto, 1'823 Wit
Danish 731 French 5 per Cent.... —f. —c•
Greek, 5 per cent 231 Exchange f. ~•
Mexican 5 per Cents, 1825 30 French 3 per Cent mot' ~"Q• • `:l
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1825 3B Dutch, 21 per cent ....... .. It
Peruvian 6 per Cent. ln Ditto, 5 per cent ....... ' ,
r.z.: cent
Austrian, 5

CITY OP LONDON CORPORATION COM-
MISSION.--(THIS DAY.)

The Commissioners resumed their adjourned investiga-
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ons this morning at ten o'clock, Sir F. PALGRAVE
in the
Mr. Wondthorpe, the Town Clerk, continued his evi-
knee :—The harbour masters are appointed. by the Lord
llayor, under the 39th Geo, 111. chap. 69, commonly
called the 1 Port of London Act." The candidates are
persons who can produce letters of qualification from the
>lder brethren of the Trinity House. When a vacancy
occurs the first application is to the Lord Mayor, and the
individual who receives his promised patronage afterwards
undergoes an examination at the Trinity House. The
Lord Mayor has nothing to guide his discretion in his
choice; the certificate which the Act requires being only
a formal document. No Harbour Master existed before
the Act of 39 Geo. 111. ; the duties were performed by
the Conservators of the River Thames ; they are admitted
and sworn before the Lord Mayor. The Lord Mayor
had power to suspend, remove, or dismiss, but if so
dismissed, on re-examination the individual might be re-
appointed. When a complaint is made, the elder
lAthren are very particular in their inquiries as to fitness ;
and in the case of Sir Henry Thomson, they did certify
unfitness, and he was discharged. The officers were always
sautical. Before a recent statute, 10 Geo. IV. sec. 11.
which limited their number to four, the harbour
Masters considered that they rose by seniority, but
now the City Corporation, or Common Council, or
Committee appointed by them, with the consent of three
elder brethren of the Trinity House, have the power of
determining who shall be the principal. The appointment
of the clerks to the harbour masters is by the Corpora•
tion. The surveyor of the port of London is also appointed
by the Corporation. The office is open to competition—
there is no individual nomination. The present officers
had no former connection with the city of London. They
are required to be qualified engineers. The Common
Council have it in their discretionary power either to ap-
point or not to appoint such offices and clerks to them as
the exigencies of the case might demand. This was also
applicable to the superintendent of the River moorings.
The collectors of Leatlenhall, Newgate, and Smithfield
Markets are annual appointments in the Common Council.
The committee of the city lands, for superintending the
different markets of the city, having a general control over
them, can appoint additional collectors to those appointed
by the Common Council. The collectors are required to
give security. There have been instances of removals for
misconduct.
The collectors of rents of tenants, as well as the receivers
of old materials, the collectors of brokers' rents, and the corn
shifters below bridge and Queenhitbe, are all appointments in
the Common Council annually. The latter class must pro-
duce large security. The salt and fruit shifters are also
annually elected by the same body. The keeper of the
monument is in the appointment of the City Lands, and
the (Ace is annual. The city labourers are nominated
by the Chamberlain; the tradesmen under them are ap-
pointed by the Common Council : they must be freemen
of the City. Formerly a painter and upholsterer were
appointed for the Mansion-House, which, with a number
of other appointments of tradesmen, were vested in the
emrt of Common Council. On any trade man becoming
Common Councilman, his appointment as tradesman
ceased.

The Regis!rar of the Mayor's Court is supposed to be
in the appointment of the town-clerk ; but it is disputed
whether the duties of the two offices could be separated.
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The matter s now under the investigation of the council.
The present appointment was made by the town-
clerk, with the sanction, however, of the council. if
it was a separate appointment, the council could
have no power to appoint, because they had no con-
nexion whatever with the court of mayor and alder-
men. The only motive they could be supposed to have
arose from the circumstance that they appointed the town-
clerk who, by his office, was obliged to see that the re-
gistrar's duties were properly executed. The present
appointment was by deputy, but he was obliged to use the
name of the town clerk in all precepts. The registrar
was an attorney.
The sheriff of Middlesex is a corporation officer. The
two sheriffs of the city appoint one under sheriff, who is
admitted before the Lord Mayor and aldermen, but if the
sheriffs do not agree in the appointment, the Lord Mayor
and aldermen exercise it. Nominally there are two under
sheriffs of the county, but one only is admitted and sworn.
The under sheriffs are not generally continued in office.
The City Solicitor fills the office of clerk of the
estreats. There are six sergeants who execute all the
Mayor's processes. The sergeant-carvers, the yeomen of
the chamber, of the waterside, the bailiff, the trumpeters,
the city chum, the yeothan of the channell, all belong to
the sword bearer's table, or the Lord Mayor's household.
The offices used to be sold by the Lord Mayor, but the
Corporation hang purchased his right to alienation, they
were now getting, into disuse; and as they fell in, the du-
ties were distri.iuted among the survivors, and would be
entirely superseded by a general establi,hment, to be ar-
ranged by the Common Council. 'the city waits, which
formerly was a very important office, which dispersed
licenses to all musicians to attend balls, &c., in the city,
are appointed by the Common Council.
The Clerk of the Works of the Bridgehouse estates is
filled by the Clerk of the Works for the City. The Lord
Mayor nominates the Clerk of the Coquet Office, who
collects the Lord Mayor's money. The Ward Constables
are elected in Wardmoat ;so are the Ward Clerks. B-!•
fore the present police establishment the old policemen
were appointed by the Lord Mayor, on the recommenda-
tion of the Lord Mayor, and their duties were confined
to the justices' rooms, issuing summonses, warrants, 8“.. ;
but the 100 men, as they were now called " the City new
police," were appointed by the Court of Aldermen ;—they
are not necessarily freemen of the City. They are not
appointed under statute, but by the Magistrates, as they
considered then necessary for the preservation of the
peace ; they might be reduced, and probably will be re-
duced; but, if necessary, the Court of Aldermen would
resort to the Sorions and raise a county rate, if they
could not otherwise support the establishment.
The 12 Sergeants of the Mace are appointed by the
Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.

The Janug Sessions of Oyer and Terminer and Ge-
neral Gaol Delivery, commenced this morning before the
Right Hon. CHARLES FARERROTHER, Lorl Mayor, Al-
derman M. P. Lucas, the RECORDER, COMMON SER-
GEANT, and Mr. Sergeant ARABIN. The presiding judges
were Mr. Justice GASELEE, and Mr. Justice ALDERSON.
Joseph Pearce, John Pearce, Walter Scott, and
James Farrell, were jointly and severally indicted for
feloniously assaulting James Griffiths, and stealing from
his person the sum of 16s. 3(1 his moneys.
James Griffiths, an elderly labouring man, deposed that
he lived in Milton-street, Cripplegate, and was a porter by
trade; and that on Sunday, Dec. 22, he went, between
three and four o'clock in the morning, into the White
Horse public-house, in White Horse Alley, to get a pint
of beer, when he met the four prisoners at the bar. The
prisoner Joseph Pearce asked witness to join in another
pot of beer, but witness declined, and left the house,
and was followed by all the prisoners, one of whom
(Joseph Pearce) laid hold of the witness's arms and kept
them fast behind his hack, and Farrell rifled his pockets
and took the money mentioned in the indictment from his
left hand breeches pocket. The prisoner Joseph Pearce
threatened if the witness made the least
noise,
" moved a leg after them," he would have his lifer
They all then ran away, and, in a few seconds,
a policeman came up, to whom witness complained that
he had been robbed. The prisoners, Scott and John
Pearce, took no part in the robbery beyond standing by
during its perpetration. The robbery took place within
a very few yards of the public-houae door.
oho Putnam, a police constable of the G Division,
deposed that he met the prisoners, Joseph Pearce and
Walter Scott running along very fast, in a direction
from the spot where the robbery was committed. One
of them ran against the witness, who asked what was
the matter, but received no reply from them. They
continued their run, and passed on. Witness soon after
met John Pearce also ranning very fast in the same
direction. Presently witness fell in with the pro-
secutor, who told him he had been robbed,
and gave witness a description of the prisoners,
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and on the same day the witness and another police
constable apprehended the two Pearces and Scott in
the One Tun public-house. On being taken to the station-
house, Joseph Pearce said—" I suppose it will be seven
years for us. I da not care a —; we are out of employ
at present."
William Parton, a sergeant of police, deposed that be
apprehended Farrell on the 23d December, at the back of
Hatton_garden Police-office, where the other three prisoners
were confined. Farrell had a white hat on, and though
witness had known him for two years, he never saw him
wear such a hat before. When he joined the other pri-
soners, Farrell exchanged hats with Joseph Pearce.
The prisoner Joseph Pearce said that the robbery was
committed by Scott and Farrell, while he and his brother
remained at the bar o the public-house. He protested his

The prisoner, John Pearce, repeated the same story,
and added that the prosecutor was very drunk.
The prisoner, Scott, attributed the robbery to Joseph
Pearce and Farrell.

The prisoner, Farrell, declined saying anything in his
defence.

Several witnesses were called and examined by slr. C.
PHILLIPS, who defended the pris trier Scott, and gave him
an excellent character for honesty and industry.
The prisoner, Scott, received a good character irom oae
witness who bad employed him.
Mr. Justice GASELEE, on summing up the case to the
Jury, observed in strong terms of animadversion upon the
evils arising from the great number of public-houses and
beer shops with which every neighbourhood abounds, and
said that dur:ng his late Circuit in the neighbouring
counties, he had noticed that almost every bad offence
which had been tried before him had been planned in either
public houses or beer shops.
The Jury, after a short deliberation, returned a ver-
dict of Guilty against Joseph Pearce and James Farrell ;
and of Acquiteci with respect to Saott and John Pearce.
George Allam, Joseph Preston, and John Slough
were indicted for breaking and entering the liou.e of Sant.
Howard, and stealing therefrom two table cloths, and a
variety of other articles, his property ; and Nary Anne
Jones alias Prestos, was indicted for receiv;ng the said
property, well knowing it to have been stolen.
The prisoner Allam pleaded Guilty.
Mary Ann Howard deposed that she lived in Dorset-
mews, West, and that she was the wife of the prose.
cutor. On Sunday, the Bth December last, witness left
her house at half-past five o'clock in the afternoon, leaving
no person at home, but the house was secured. It com-
municates with a coach-house, the door of which was
fastened by an iron bar inside. Witness returned home
at about half_past nine in the evening, and f mod the
coach-house door open, though she had left it locked. The
staple of the lock had been forced, and on going tip stairs
witness missed two gilt watches, four plated decanter-
stands, a gold ring, two silver thimbles, a gold pin, two
pepper castor tops, two pairs of gold ear rings, a silk gown,
and a variety of other articles enumerated in the indict-
ment, all of which had been removed during her ab-
sence. The prisoner Allem had lived four months in the
service of the prosecutor, aed of course bad a knowledge
of the premises.
William Horsford, a sergeant of police, deposed, that
he searched the house of the prisoner Preston on the
night of Tuesday the 10th of December last. The
prisoner Jones lived there with Preston at the house,
No. 34, Little North_street, Lisson Grove. Preston
was not at home, but the prisoner Jones was in the
house, and witness found between the bed and mattress
twenty-seven skeleton keys, and a plated decanter stand.
Witness also found a gold ring in a card box, a silver
thimble, and a small file. In a closet witness also found
a chisel, and then took the prisoner Jones into custody.
She cried, and said sbe had not brought the property there.
Witness subsequently found Preston and Slough at the
Hercules public house, in Devonshire-street, Lisson Grove,
and took them into custody. On searching Preston, a
duplicate of a handkerchief was found, pawned for two
shillings at Mr. Traill's.
John Fursey, a police constable, proved that he secured
Slough, and found upon him 45. VA., a silver thimble,
and the tops of two pepper castors.
David Trail!, a pawnbroker, produced the handker-
chief, pawned by Preston at his shop on the 10th of
December last.

Mrs. Howard identified the whole of the articles pro-
duced, as being the property of her husband.
The prisoner Preston, in his defence, said the property
found in his house had been left there by the prisoner
Allam, without his knowledge or consent.
The prisoner Jones made a similar statement.
The prisoner Slough said that the things found upon
him were given to him by the prisoner Allam. .

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Several witnesses gave, tbe prisoner Slough a good cha-
racter for honesty.
Mr. Justice ALDERSON recapitulated the circumstances
of the case to the Jury, who returned a verdict of
Guilty, but recommended the prisoner Jones to mercy.