The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-24 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1844.

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attempted to be lowered, by clothing Government
employes, with the garb of reporters ; and a Home
Secretary of State, has sent his own personal attaches,
to gain materials for prosecution. Sir JAMES GRAHAM
must
,in future be the English FOUCHE, the director
of spies, and the selector of implements, such as his
acquaintance with the Carlisle Patriot supplied. And
then the jury—a jury not intended to try guilt or
innocence, but to convict—it may happen, that the
prosecutors have been mistaken; but they believe they
are safe in their packed jury list, as Sir C. O'LoGiILIN,
indignantly termed it.

No Englishman who watches the progress of this
trial can avoid pitying the Government which is obliged
to use such an Attorney-General as Mr. SMITH, and
despising an Attorney-General who can show such want
of judgment, as he exhibited on this trial on Monday.
Dreading the sympathy which the appearance of Mr.
O'CONNELL would create at the Conciliation Hall,
and finding that he had gone thither, Mr. Attorney-
General SMITH insisted upon Mr. O'CONNELL'S remaining
within the precincts of the Court during the -trials, and
threatened to call him upon his recognizances, if he did not
immediately appear. Is there any English Attorney-
General who would thus have acted ? None, in our
memory. But such a trial for such an offence, never
took place in our times, supported by such evidence,
and before a jury selected in such a manner. It only
wanted Mr. Attorney-General SMITH to make the farce
of " Law without Justice" complete in all its parts.
And mark the effect of such proceedings. Mr. SMITH
O'BRIEN, at the Conciliation Hall, stated openly as
follows :

The seventh annual dinner of the Buckingham Con-
servative Association took place in that town on Mon-
day last. The Duke of BUCKINGHAM was in the chair,
and among the !guests were Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE
and Mr. PIGOTT, the former of whom, notwithstanding
that he was urgently solicited to speak out, took care to
maintain a discreet reserve respecting the intentions of
Ministers as regards the corn-laws. Though the meet-
ing professed to be friendly to Government, yet it was
by no means unanimous on the subject, and Mr. DAY-
BELL but spoke the sentiments of many of those who
were present, when he observed, " it was not necessary
to go into a history of the proceedings of the Ad-
ministration, or examine their acts one by
one ; let them look generally at their spirit, and ask
themselves whether those acts were of a nature to com-
mand their confidence. When he stated, at the last an-
niversary, that they would not then receive the health
of the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Govern-
ment with the same enthusiasm as before, some gentle-
man objected to the observation ; but he must say
subsequent events had tended to confirm his views, that
their sentiments of regard towards Ministers had under-
gone some alteration." Considering that the Bucks
Association professes to have confidence in Sir ROBERT
PEEL, as one who will take special care not to
seriously damage the interests of the monopolists, we
do not think the above frank and truthful
observation--which was received with loud cries of

"Hear, hear"—wears a very encouraging aspect for the
Premier. A gentleman named PIGOTT " gave tongue"
with surprising volubility on the subject of the Anti-
Corn-law League, which he described as an audacious
attempt at fraud and humbug, compared with which all
former attempts at knavery were merely so many out-
bursts of excessive modesty ! He then alluded to what
he calledthe " blasphemous pamphlets" of the League—
blasphemous, we presume, because they dare to rail
against the omnipotence of monopoly—and added
with uncommon unction, "he believed in his con-
science that a more barefaced attempt to palm
off a conspiracy for private purposes as an associ-
ation for the public good—a more barefaced attempt to
render the vital interests of the whole nation subservient
to the avarice and ambition of a comparatively small
number of the people—was never in our whole history

witnessed before." This, it must be confessed, is sound,

hearty abuse, not unadorned with such pearls as fall
from the lips of Billingsgate fishwomen ; and we must
own to having been exceedingly amused with the evident
sincerity that pervades it. Strange to say, however, im-
mediately after having disburthened himself of this load
of vituperation, the speaker stated it as his decided con-
viction that " the League were now powerless, because
they were unmasked ; they had not a single class in

the country with them." Why then launch the
fierce thunders of your indigation against them, Mr.
PIGOTT ? Why take such pains to raise them into im-
portance by pouring forth the full vials of your wrath
upon their heads ? If the League be really so insigni-
ficant as you would have us believe, surely it is lost time
and most egregious impolicy to visit them with such

truculent abuse ! No man ever dreams of " breaking
butterfly upon a wheel," or condescends to visit with his
stormiest indignation those whom he holds in utter
contempt, and feels to be utterly powerless.
He wisely leaves them to their insignificance,
and reserves his denunciation for those whose hostility
may be dangerous to him. Whatever he may choose to
allege to the contrary, the plain fact is, that Mr. PIGOTT,
like the rest of the corn-law advocates, entertains a deep-
rooted fear of the League. The earnestness and sin-

eerily of his abuse place this beyond a doubt. And well
may he dread this great popular Confederacy, for it is
destined ere long to seal the fate of Monopoly! .

Madrid papers of the 16th have been received. The
new Finance Minister is busily engaged in schemes to
raise money had for paying the priests and the army. On
that day he a long conference with certain ecclesiastical
dignitaries, the object of which was to advise on the
best means to secure the service of religion, and the
maintenance of the clergy. The Minister of War had
demanded 2,000,000 reals for certain corps d'armie. The
Finance Minister promised compliance, but where is
the money to come from ? Reports of an intended in-
surrection in the Biscayan provinces prevailed at Ma-
drid, the object of which was to effect a marriage be-
tween the eldest son of Don CARLOS and the QUEEN.
The Three per Cents. were done on the 16th at 26i, at
60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 19i, at 60 days.

On Monday, M. Tams delivered another speech in
he Chamber of Deputies, against the policy pursued by
he GUIZOT Cabinet, but it was of a very mild character.
The ex-Minister evidently has no wish to quarrel with
the KING or his Cabinet, and merelyimakes an opposition
speech to please his friends. In reviewing the state of
affairs Since 1837, he said—" The Whigs were an enter-
prising race, but their chiefs were not men of a very con-
ciliatory disposition. In 1837 they urged France to join
them in an armed intervention in Spain, but Austria,
having been consulted, was of a contrary opinion, and
her advice was unfortunately attended to. Hence the
origin of the dissolution of the alliance, and the result
was, that in Belgium France was deserted by England ;
in Italy England openly declared against her, and France
was obliged to evacuate Ancona. In Spain the hostility
of England was also manifested; and in the East she was
found in league with the continental Powers of Europe."
M. TITTERS then proceeded to justify the line of policy
be had adopted when thus abandoned by England, and
contended, that had France "maintained an independent
and dignified attitude, and trusted to her immense re-
sources, the Powers of Europe would never have
dared to attack France, and she would not
have suffered any humiliation." No Power
in Europe dreamt of attacking France. She
isolated herself from all, raised a war-cry which alarmed
neighbouring States, but did no injury to any nation but
France. That war-cry laid the foundation of the new
bastiles, which will render the short administration of
M. TRIERS immortal. M. GITIZOT briefly replied, and
contended successfully that France had made no conces-
sions to England, and that the relations between the
two countries were benevolent and loyal, not only in
words but deeds. The report about a change of Ministry
turns out to be mere gossip. The Funds continued firm
on Monday.
BOURSE—PARIS, MONDAY, JAN. 22.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents. 124 85... 124 85... 124 75... 124 85
Threes. B2 65... 82 65... 82 55.. 82 60
Bank of France 3272 40,1.3272 50...3270 ...3270
Laffitte Bank I,ooof 1112 50 ..1112 50...1112 50...1112 50
Belgian Bank 697 50... 697 50,.. 695 695
141 ...lON ~4080 ..aao

" It is true that your leaders are taken from you at the pre-
sent moment. It is true that means have been taken to pro-
cure a verdict, of what kind I will not pretend to say, but
which will deprive it of all moral worth. But I cannot believe
that any jury, however composed, will surrender the rights and
liberties of our country. I still feel exultation and hops, when
I know that the people are determined to maintain the privi-
leges which are our birthright. I came here to tell the Attor-
ney-General that, though not ambitious of martyrdom, if he
wants another victim I present myself to him."—(Tremendous
cheering.)
Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN is no visionary, no wild enthu-
siast—he is a man of large property, and the Member
in Parliament for an Irish county ; the conduct of Sir
ROBERT PEEL'S Government drove him into the ranks
of Repeal—the conduct of that Government will do more
injury than years of conciliation can repair, and will
drive into opposition to English connection in legis-
lation, thousands who see in the conduct of that Govern-
ment, only trickery and injustice.
Such a Secretary as Sir J. GRAHAM—such a pro-
secution as this of O'CoNNELL—conducted by such an
Attorney-General, in such a spirit and in such a
manner, would sink a stronger vessel than that which
Sir R. PEEL commands, even though manned by a better
crew, and officered by men of principle, not by renegades

Belgian Fives .... lO7 ... 107 ... 107 ... 107
1840 109 ... 109 ... 108 k ... 109
1842 nok ..• nok ... 110 k ... 110
Dutch 21 per Cents 554 ... 551 ... 55i ... 551
Spanish Active 3oi ... 30k ... 30h ... 301
Passive 5l ... 511 ... 5* ... 51
Portuguese Fives ... 46/ ... 461 ... 46 ... 46i
Neapolitan ....... 106 95... 107 ... 106 95... 107
Roman .................• 105/ ... 1050 .. 105 i ... 1051
RAILWAY SHARES.

Versailles, R.B 340 ... 342 50... 340 ... 342 50
L. 8...
Rouen
Rouen to Havre 665 ... 665 ... 660 ... 662 50
Orleans.
Strasburg to Bale 235 ... 235 ... 230 ... 232 50
Avignon to Marseilles 685 ... 690 . . 685 ... 690
RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT.
Versailles, R.B 342 50... 342 50... 340 ... 340
L. 8...
Rouen
Rouen to Havre... 665 ... 665 ... 662 50 .. 662 50
Orleans . 862 50... 867 50... 860 ... 867 50
Strasburg to Bale 235 ... 235 ... 230 ... 232 50
Avignon to Marseilles 682 50... 690 ... 682 50 .. 690

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, and several other
Cabinet Ministers, had a meeting this morning at Sir
Robert Peel's private residence in Whitechall-gardens.
The meeting broke up at half-past one o'clock.

SIR H. POTTINGER AND THE
AMEERS OF SINDE.

LAW INTELLIGENCE

QUEEN'S BENCH.--(THIS DAY.)
( Sittings in Banco. )
The Court took the Crown paper to-day,and was occupied
the whole morning in listening to arguments in cases of disputed
settlements of paupers.

EXCHEQUER-(THIS DAY).
( Sittings in Banco. )
The Court took the special paper to-day, and was occupied
the whole morning in listening to arguments relative to techni-
cal points of pleading.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET-.--(THIS DAY.)
Two strong, hearty-looking men, who gave their names
John Scott and John King, the one dressed like a boatman, and
the other like an agricultural labourer, were charged, before
Mr. Twyford, with begging in Holborn.
One of the Mendicity Society's officers stated, that he was
passing along Holborn, yesterday, when he saw the defendants
standing there. One had a spade in his hand, and upon it was
written " We are in great distress, we can get no work, and
we want bread." The same prisoners were taken before Mr.
Long, about three weeks ago, when they were discharged,
and sent to the Mendicity Society, and there they were given
five days work. When the officer took them into custody yes-
terday, the prisoner, Scott, was holding up the spade, and the
other prisoner was leaning upon him, as though overcome by
exhaustion. .

The prisoners said they were utterly destitute, and could get
no work. They had lately been engaged on the Paris and
Rouen Railway, but the works had been stopped there, and
they had come ver to England.
Mr. Twyr yap said that a case of systematic begging had
been prove( ,and he should punish it accordingly. The pri-
soners must be imprisoned in the House of Correction for a
month.

mutyLEBONE.—(THIS DAY.)
Joseph hells, a sailor, who said that he was engaged as cook
and baker on board the Token, East India merchantman, was
charged with having twice attempted to commit suicide.
John Fletcher, 7, Salisbury-street, said that the prisoner
slept in his house on Monday night, and on the succeeding
morning he got intoxicated at a very early hour, and then pulled
first a knife out of his pocket and threatened to do some injury
opened
ehniemdsealf. razor,The weapon was taken from him, and he then
with which he attempted to cut his throat
Fortunately they were enabled to Wrest it from him. Witness
kept them in his possession, but some time after was advised by
ap
and went to theolieemantogi them up to the prisoner again, who then
left Champion public-house next deer, where
he repeated the same attempt, and was then given into custody.
The second attempt was fully proved by witnesses.
Mr. RAWLINSON—Who was the constable who gave such
such foolish advice?—Sergeant Hawker came forward and said
;Wite hYr' the man was recovered from his, and made a laugh of the ational
that he was the person.
The MAOISTRATEwished to learn why he gave such advice'?
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Mr. RATILINSON---It is very evident to me that you are
omitting part of the statement for the purpose of 4ustifying your
Aexlrp.laßinA.WLlNSON—Your. areplsoianskei.2
of
matter—foolishit,ifyou
advice, as it appears, by
the prisoner's subsequent conduct.
The prisoner expressed his sorrow for his conduct, and said
that, if permitted to depart, he would make all haste join his
ship, but
Mr. RAwr.issorr said that he would order Sergeant Haw-
ker, who had, in the first instance, acted unwisely, to see him
advice in this
safe to the East India Docks, and if the ship had dropped
down by the morning tide to Gravesend, he would see him
then off by the steamer.

CLERKENWELL-(THIS DAY.)
An elderly gentleman came before Mr. Combe with a [news-
paper in his hand, and stated that he wished to have a statement
which was made in that Court, and which appeared in the public
newspapers, rectified.
Mr. Comex said he could not allow the public time to be
frittered away in explanations of paragraphs in newspapers.
W hat was the precise nature of the gentleman's application.
The applicant said his name was Seers, and the same indi-
vidual against whom the Rev. Mr. Evans, minister of John's
Chapel, Bedford-row, complained before his Worship a few days
ago. Mr. Evans on that occasion stated, that he (Mr. Seers)
was in the habit of disturbing his congregation during the
hoursof divine service by standing up and iaddressing them.
Now, he wished to rectify this.
Mr. Comex said the ev. Mr. Evans had certainly applied
to him for protection against the disturbance alluded to. He
(Mr. Combe) told him to warn the intruder, whoever he might
be, of the impropriety of his conduct, and to warn him that if
he persevered, he would be taken into custody; and he would
now recommend Mr. Seers, if he had committed the disturb-
ance, not to repeat it.
The applicant thanked the Magistrate, and left the Court.

UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.)
William Holder, a respectable-looking man, a traveller, in
the employment of Mr. Flockton, the extensive turpentine
manufacturer, in Bermondsey, was brought before Ay. Cot-
tingham, charged with embezzling moneys to a considerable
amount, the property of his employer.
Mr. Flockton stated that the prisoner bad been in his employ
for some length of time. He was usually engaged in soliciting
orders for goods and collecting money from the customers. Of
late, it had been discovered that he had received various sums
of money, which it was his duty to have accounted for, but
which he had not done. The complainant added, that if the
prisoner was remanded, he would bring several cases against him.
The prisoner, who said nothing in his defence, was remanded.
Thomas Barker and Ann Barker, his wife, were charged on
suspicion with committing a robbery under the following cir-
cumstances:—

It appeared the prisoner and his wife lived in Providence..
row, Walworth, and that on Monday night last she alarmed the
neighbourhood by saying that her house was entered and robbed
while she was out. A neighbour having entered the house
found some of the rooms in a state of confusion, and the pre.
perty of a Mr. Ellis, a lodger, consisting of clothes and jewel-
lery, removed. From subsequent ezamination of the premises
by the police, it was strongly suspected that the house had not
been entered by thieves, no marks of violence nor footmarks
being observed, and therefore the suspicion rested against the
prisoners, who were accordingly given into custody.
The prisoners,
who declared their innocence of the alleged
offence, were remanded.

AsTLEfs ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—The grand
spectacle of the Battle of Waterloo has been revived at this
theatre with more than its ristine splendour ; and, what is
better than all, with Gomersal as
Napoleon. He appears
with undiminished powers, and his resemblance to the portraits
of the Emperor is as great as ever. He was much applauded
throughout by a very crowded house ; and there is no doubt
but that this piece will have as great a run on ito revival as it
had si hes origuailly produced.

We find the following in the Chronicle of this morn-
ing :—" A most diligent Correspondent of The Sun has
induced that journal to fill three of its columns with
extracts from Sir Henry Pottinger's correspondence,
which prove Sir Henry's extreme distrust of, and se-
rious complaints of, Noor Mahomed Khan, the chief of
the rulers of Sinde, at the date of that correspondence,
viz., 1838 and 1839. These extracts are adduced by
the writer in order to place Sir Henry in contradiction
with his more recent letters, in which he laments the
treatment of the present Ameers. Now, the fact is, that
Noor Mahomed died in 1841. The present, or late,
Ameers were another generation, and had as much
to do with the Ameers whom Sir Henry Pottinger
spoke of in 1838, as the state and policy and fears of
Sinde, at the time when we were preparing an expe-
dition to Caubul, has to do with the Sinde of
1843, after the English Governor-General had solemnly
declared that the Indus was the irrevocable frontier of
the empire."
We know not what to make of this article. The ob-
ject of our" diligent:Correspondent" was to show that the
whole tenor of Sir Henry Pottinger's correspondence
relative to Sinde was at variance with the letter published
in the Chronicle ; but, convincing as the extracts are,
that the letter is a forgery, they are still surpassed by
the remarks of our Contemporary. "Now the fact is,"
says the writer, " Noor Mahomed died in 1841. The
present, or late, Ameers were another generation," &c.
How, then, can Sir Henry Pottinger call them his "old
friends ?" In 1841 these were all (dead men, the new
generation had begun to reign, and he, therefore, could
have no personal knowledge of them, or of the affairs of
Sinde; for in August of that year he was on the opposite
coast of Asia, at the distance of five thousand miles,
and was actively engaged in drawing up counter-procla-
mations to those of Lin, or Keshen, or Elepoo. His
opinion respecting events which occurred after his de-
parture, and when his old friends, the Ameers, were
dead, is no authority whatever. But, taking it for
granted that all but one of these friends survived
what becomes of this deliberate opinion recorded in his
dispatches—" It would be better at once to take posses-
sion of Sinde by force, than to leave it nominally with
the Ameers, and yet deal with it as though it were our
own ?" This act of taking possession by force is de-
scribed in the letter as " the most unprincipled and
disgraceful that has ever stamped the annals of our em-
pire in India," while the same authority, in published
dispatches, declares it " explicit and dignified," as com-
pared with the policy pursued under the government of
Lord AUCKLAND. The Chronicle may choose either of
the horns.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DA Y

CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY.
Since our last report a very limited quantity of English
wheat has come fresh to hand, and the stands exhibited in
consequence a scanty numbei of samples of that grain. Fine
qualities moved off steadily, other kinds slowly at late rates.
In foreign wheat, both free and in bond, very little was doing,
yet we can notice no alteration in figures. The supply of
barley and malt being extensive, the sale for those articles was
slow at barely previous figures. Oats, beans, peas, and flour
were dull at late rates.

ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pour
English 1,530 qrs. 2,540 qrs. 2,120 qrs. 2,020 sacks.
Irish
1 400 4,110
Foreign 1 , 680 --.
Malt, 3,410 qrs.
WHITECHAPEL.
Our market was not to say heavily supplied with any kind
of meat, yet the general demand ruled inactive, and previous
rates were with difficulty supported. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s
4d ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Veal, 4s to bs ;'and Pork, 2s 10d
to 4s per Blbs by the carcass.
MO

1,9'20

80

Bilbao 36

~ 40 -
35
GE.__(YESTEKIiAY,)
(Gibraltar .
Leghorn ..... . 30 85
Genoa ...... ...... 1.5 95
Milan
Venice ........... 47
Naples
Palermo, per oz 118}
1 isbon
Oporto 524
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia
[Buenos Ayres ......
New York, 21 days sight 44
Philadelphia
PRICE i OF BULLION, PER OZ
Foreign Gold, hars.£3 /7 9
IPortugalGold Coin.. 3 17 5

New Euubloons .

0 0 10

Barcelona
Seville . •••••• Silver in Bars... ..... 0 0 0
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 23.—We have
bad an extensive business to-day in Railway Shares, at full
prices, and our market closes firmly. The transactions are—
Dublin and Drogheda, 56%; Eastern Counties, Debentures,
Registered, 111. 16s. 3d. ; London and Birmingham, New
Quarters, 30i 30%; South Western, 77i cum New ; North
Midland, Halves, 46i ; ditto Thirds, 30i; Sheffield and Man-
chester, Quarters, 434 ; South Eastern, Scrip, 36b ; Eastern
Counties, Perpetual, 16s. ; Rochdale Canal, 61i.

A letter from our Correspondent at Constantinople,
dated the 3c4 instant, announces the dismissal of Sir Baldwin
Walker from the Ottoman navy, owing to the resentment of
the Capudan Pacha, whose] infamous conduct, while lately
cruising in the Archipelago, would appear to have. justly
roused the indignation of our gallant countryman.—Post.
ACCIDENT BY THE CARRIAGE OF THE EARL OF
ABERDEEN.—On Monday evening an accident of a very
serious nature, and which it is feared will terminate fatally,
occurred between Slough and Windsor to a man named Heath.
a shoemaker, residing at the former place, who was run over
by the carriage of the Earl of Aberdeen. It appears that his
Lordship was riding post from the Slough terminus to join her
Majesty and the Royal circle at dinner at Windsor Castle,
when Heath was seen approaching on the footpath, which
stands about a foot above the road; being rather tipsy he
missed his footing and staggered forward towards the horses.
The postilion repeatedly called to him to get out of the way,
and in endeavouring to de so he fell back, and before the
horses could be stopped the wheels of the carriage passed over
both his legs, breaking the right and severely injuring the left.
The horses being pulled up, his Lordship alighted, when the
poor fellow begged to be conveyed home, which was done,
when be said that far what had happened no blame was attri-
butable to any person but himself. His Lordship immediately
dispatched a messenger fur two medical gentlemen, who
promptly attended. His Lordship gave directions that every
assistance which the case required should be rendered. The
sufferer, from his advanced age (upwards of threescore), is no
expected to survive.

SERIOUS OMNIBUS ACCIDENT.---Yesterday evening,
about six o'clock, an accident of an alarming and serious nature
occurred in the Westminster-road. One of the Atlas om-
nibuses, which runs between the Elephant and Castle and Pad-
dington, while on its journey, stopped near the Obelisk at the
top of the London-road, for the purpose of taking some luggage
on the roof; at that instant the horses; a pair of fine spirited
animals, took fright, and the driver was unfortunately thrown
from the box into the road, and by the fall received such severe
injuries on the head as to make it necessary to convey him in-
stantly to the nearest surgeon. The uncontrolled horses gal.
loped furiously up the Westminster-road; providentially no
other personal accident occurred in their career, but on arriving
near the Female Orphan Asylum, the animals deviated from
their course, and dashed violently across the foot pavement into
the shop front of Messrs. White and Co., tailors and drapers,
Hercules House, Mount-street, dashing to pieces some valuable
panes of plate glass in the window. The only passenger the
omnibus contained was a lady, who had fainted during the time
the vehicle was on its impetuous course, and was removed in
that condition, but without receiving further injury.
IRISH Soar.—The Lords of the Treasury having
had before them a letter addressed to Sir Robert Peel, by the
Irish Soap Company at Cork, representing that by the Excise
regulations soap-makers in Ireland are prohibited from export-
ing soap to England, in packages containing less than 30 lb.
weight ; and requesting that the permission now restricted to
packages of that size and upwards, may be extended to packages
of and above 10 lb. weight ; and their Lordships having also
had before them a memorandum prepared by the Chairman of
the Board of Excise, from which it appears that no risk would
attach to the revenue by compliance with the application, they
have authorised the Commissioners of Customs to permit the
exportation of soap, from Ireland to England, in packages of
10 lb. weight and upward, and a copy of the order has been
fo-warded to the collectors and controllers of the several ports
of the tilited 4i130010, for wit informatiou sad govenuawat.

'NE I' AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool, yesterday, was very dull.
Sales 3,000 bales—viz., 400 bales Egyptian, at 7d to 81,0 ;
100 Pernam, at 64d ; 200 Surat, at 33d ; and the rest Ame-
rican, at bd to 64d.—Shares were not so good, but still the
demand was fair. Eastern Counties were 104 ; Edinburgh and
Glasgow, 594; Grand Junction, 235 ; North Midland Half,
463 ; Paris and Lyons, 21. I Is. 6d.
The statement made in some quarters, and assumed from
authority, that Queen Christina will soon take her depar-
ture from Paris to Madrid, to use her influence in strengthen-
ing the Government of her daughter, has caused much conver-
sation in City circles, more especially among the Spanish
merchants and the bondholders. Notwithstanding all that has
been said against Queen Christina, a belief is expressed pretty
freely that advantages would result from the presence of that
individual in the capital of the country of which Donna
Isabella is now the reigning Queen. The value of the Bonds
has been but little affected by the report in question.
The appointment of Mr. Montgomery Martin to the post of
Treasurer of Hong-Kong, officially gazetted last night, has
given much satisfaction to the mercantile interest.
Some commercial letters were received from Malta by the
last mail, which are of interest. The transactions in our manu-
factures had been much increased. It is represented that addi-
tional facilities were to be given to parties settling in the island,
which is well known to possess advantages relative to health,
which are much to be desired by individuals who require a mild
climate.
The Funds are firm this morning. The Government broker
purchased 20,0001. to 25,000/. stock, principally in the Three
per Cents. of 1726. These constant investments in the Three
per Cents., to the exclusion of the Three-and-a-Half per
Cents., tends to strengthen the belief that the reduc-
tion of the interest upon the latter is resolved upon.
Consols for Account have been quoted at 971, and
for Money at 974. The present price is within a frac-
tion of the highest that has ruled since business commenced.
The purchase in the Three per Cents. of 1726 was at 963, and
in Consols at 971%. Bank Stock has been sold again at 194.
A slight improvement has taken place in Exchequer Bills,
which are now worth 68s. premium. For India Bonds 80s.
premium have been paid, for India Stock 2774 ; for the Three-
and-a•Half per Cents. Reduced 103; and for the Reduced
Three per Cents. 971 to 98.
A slight improvement has taken place in the Spanish B nd
Market this morning, the Three per Cents, being worth 314
31%, and the Five per Cents. 24. Dutch Stock has im-
proved to 554 for the Two-and-a-Half per Cents., and to 1(104
for the Five per Cents. Portuguese Converted Bonds have
been sold at 463 for Money, and at 473 for Account. Colom-
bian, ex Venezuelan, have risen to 12; Mexican, from 333 to
344 ; and Brazilian to 78.
A considerable amount of business has been transacted in
the Railway Share Market to-day, and very generally at ad-
vanced prices. The London and Birmingham have touched
145 premium, and the South Western, 35g premium. The
latest quotations of the other Shares are annexed.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities:
3 ner Cent. Annuities, 1726
34 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 34 per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859
India Stock far Opening 2771
India Bonds, 1,000 ...
Ditto under 1,000 ...
South Sea Stock
Ditto New Annuities 954
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 13d. 14d.
10001.
.
5001.
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent 1044
Columbian Bonds
.. 1144 12
Mexican Bends, 1837, b per Cent.....,.... 344
Ditto for the Account. ... 333 344
Ditto Deferred Stock... 1044
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto Converted
Ditto for the Account
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent.
Ditto for the Account 2234
Ditto Passive Bonds ••••• ............ 4
Ditto Deferred 11344
Ditto Three per Cent. ...............
Ditto for the Account 3l4g
Dutch 24 per Cent ...... 55 543 554
Dutch 5 per Cent....
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Eastern Counties
Edinburgh and Glasgow ....•
Great Western
Ditto Fifths
Hull and Selby
London and Brighton ... 50 ... 444 ... to
London and Birmingham Stock 245
Ditto 3 Shares
Ditto New Thirds
London and South Western ... 415 ..• -77
Ditto Eighths I ... .. 2943... to
London and Croydon (Trunk)... 133 153 to
Manchester and Leeds ...... ...... 70 lOB ..... to 110
Ditto New Shares
Norwich and Brandon - to
Newcastle and Darlington Junct IS ...... 30
Northern and Eastern
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rotten - ..... ..... 20
South Eastern and Dover
Ditto Scrip... ......... ...
West London, Old Shares 2O
Ditto First Class Preferred .. 10 -
York and North Midland tso
Ditto New Shares...
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Australasia
National Provincial of England
COURSE OF EXCHANI
Amsterdam
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam ...2 U. 12 64
Antwerp
:25 65
Hamburgh M.B. 13 15
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 70
Ditto, 3 months 25 90
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 95
Frankfort on Maine -.122
Petersburgh, 3 Us.
Berlin 7
Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M 959
Trieste, ditto 9 59
Madrid
Cadiz

DAMAGING A PICTURE IN THE

NATIONAL GALLERY.
William Adams, a lame young rna:-.1
using crutches, was
brought to Bow-street, ve,terday, charged with wilfully
damaging a valuable picture, by striking at it With one of his
crutches.
Mr. Edward Grant, breeches maker, 23,
said he was in the first great room of the National
Gallery about three o'clock that day, when he saw
soner deliberately lift up his crutch and strike it through the
canvas of one of the paintings. The prisoner took Aim, and
struck just as if he was knocking down a bullock. There Were
three or four persons in the room at the time. the pri-
Francis Morris said he was on duty at the Gallery, when Inv
was called to take the prisoner into custody for damaging a'
picture. He found the prisoner before the picture in ques-
tion. which was broken to pieces from "the force of the prison-
er's blow.

Mr. G.' Thwaites, secretary to the trustees, and assistant
keeper, said he was sent for in consequence of what the Pri"
,oner had done. He found that great damage had been done
to a valuable painting, by P. F. Mola, of Jupiter and Leda.
The painting was one of the best specimens of an excellent
painter, and was worth from 1201. to 150/. It had been MI
of Lord Farnborough's collection, and had formerly been In
the Orleans collection. The damage was so extensive thatP
although the painting might be mended, it would in future be
comparatively valueless as a work of art.
Mr. Maltby—Did the prisoner say anything? Mr. Grant
—He did not say a word. He stood before the picture for
some time, without speaking. Then he lifted his crutch and
struck at it.

Mr. Maltby—What have you to say, prisoner, to the charge
of damaging this picture ? Defendant—l have nothing to sap
Mr. Alaltby asked Mr. Thwaites if he could account in all
way for the prisoner's conduct? Mr. Thwaites—l cannot give
the slightest reason for his action. He was, lam told, in at°
gallery about three quarters of an hour before this occurred.
Our usual practice is to take away sticks and umbrellas; but
crutches or sticks used in cases of lameness we allow to be taken
into the gallery.
Mr. Maltby asked the prisoner to state what he was?-"
The prisoner said he was a watch finisher, living at No. 13P
Paradi'e-street, Westminster. He repeated he had no motile
for what he did.

Air. thwaites said he had no reason to suspect that the pri-
soner's intellects were unsound. At the station•house the pri-
soner expressed his sorrow for destroying it picture of such
great value.

Mr. Maltby, after some consideration, finding that his juris•
diction only extended to cases where the value was under bl.,
decided upon remanding the prisoner until the following day, ip
order to ascertain what law reached the case.