The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-23 00:00:00

BRITISH FUNDS.

Bank Stock
a per Cent. Red 985 !Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons. ...... ... 97 (Ditto 01.1 Annuities , ,
3% per Cent. Rea
New 3% per Cent lO2 Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 11id... 72 pm.
New 5 per Cent. — • Ditto 5I'ol
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 7O pm.
Jan. 1860............ 1.2 13.16 ,Bank Stock for Acct 195
Oct. 1859. ... ...... 12% India Stock for Acct 278
Jan. 1860.....:. ..... 12 9-16 lCorisols for Acct 97%
FOREIGN FUND&
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Belgian, 5 per Cent lil:61 Ditto, New Ditto — •
Brazilian Bonds ... ...... ...... ;9 Prussian, 5 per Cent
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Ce .t... 36 Russian, 5 per Coat
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Colombian, 6 per Cent
Ditto, 1824 ........ ..........
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent 93 Ditto, Deferre • 13%
Danish, 3 per Cent
Greek, In 5, 5 per Cent — Exchange —f. c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent ......... SIU French, 3 per Cent.
Ditto, ii per Cent., :18,7....... Dutch, 2% per Cent s,i
Peruvian, 1925, 6 per Cent... 23% Ditto, 5 per. Cent ....
SHARES.
Birmingham and Derby (100 paid)........ ............. 55
Eastern Counties (23 paid) lO%
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Half Shares (50 paid) ............ r,7%
Hull and aelby (50 paid) 59%
Lon ion and Brighton (sal paid)
London and Blackwell (161. 13s 4d,) us
London and Birmingham (Stock)
Ditto New Thirds (2 paid) 3B
London and Croydon (Trunk) -
~„ ig
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) loa. %
M. nchtster and Birmingham O%
Midland Counties (WO paid) BIA
Newcastle andlDarlington Junction (15 paid) , a
Northern and Eastern (4 , paid)
Ditto Scrip (15 paid) 23)g
North Midland (100 paid)
Paris and Orleans (20 paid)
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 3SX
York and North Midland (50 paid) .......
Ditto New Shares (':0 paid) 53
HAYMARKET THEATRE.

A new comic drama, in two acts, intitled Grist to the
Mill, was produced at this theatre last evening. We
understand it is from the pen of Mr. Planche, and from
the amusing nature of the incidents, the smartness of the
dialogue, and the excellence of the acting of all con-
cerned, the name may be considered as prophetic ' • for
we have no doubt but that this exceedingly clever little
drama will bring " grist to the mill" for some
time to come. The scene is laid in the neighbour-
hood of. Poitiers, in the early part of the reign of
Louis XV., when Cardinal Fleury was Mine,ter.
The mill is occupied by Francine (Madame Vestris), the
widow of an officer in the army. Her charms attract
the notice of Merluchet (Mr. Strickland), the Vidame of
Poitiers ; but of course the awkward attentions of the
old Tidame are jestingly repulsed, and the door of the
mill is shut in his face. The Marquis de Richeville (Mr.
Charles Mathews), on whose estate the mill is situated,
is a nobleman of about forty-five years of age,
exceedingly rich, but of such penurious habits, that
he denies himself all the luxuries, and many of
the necessaries of life. He has a nephew, Thierry
Dumont (Mr. Howe), the son of his sister, who having
formed a mesulliance in marrying Thierry's father, has
been discarded by the Marquis. Thierry comes to the
neighbourhood, for the purpose, if possible, of procuring an
interview with his uncle, and meets in Francine with an old
friend. While loitering about in the neighbourhood of
the mill the Vidame enters, and Thierry recog-
nises in him a former acquaintance, a ci-decant
captain of musqueteers. The loquacious Vidame
informs Thierry of a plot which he has laid,
in conjunction with an antiquated maiden consin,
Mademeiselle de Merluchet (Mrs. W. Clifford) to
secure the Marquis as• a husband for the lady. The
unfortunate Marquis had been invited to the chateau of
the lady—had been directed by the Vidame purposely
into the lady's chamber—had been followed by the lady,
who, having locked the door, commenced screaming
violently, when the attendants entering, discovered the
unhappy Marquis in her apartment. Thierry seeks
Francine to endeavour to devise some plan to frustrate
the schemes of the Vidame, while the latter, accompa-
nied by his cousin, goes to the chateau of the
Marquis, to follow out their plan. At the chateau
they find the Prince de Conte (Mr. H. Holl),
who had been depated by the Government
to inquire into the character of the Marquis, who had
been seeking office and honour from the Court. The
Prince tells the Marquis that he cannot recommend the
Government to grant the application of a man of such
a miserable miserly character. Before the Marquis can
recover from his astonishment at this announcement, the
Vidame and his cousin enter and demand justice, and
the Prince directs that the Marquis shall
marry the lady instantly, unless he can show
good and sufficient cause fur refusing to do so.
the Marquis is extricated from this difficulty by the
appearance of Francine, who, dressed in a riding-habit,
enters. and, to the astonishment of every one, announces
herself as the Marchioness de Richeville ; explains that
she has been secretly married to the Marquis for
some Vale, during which she has resided at
a splendid chateau of the Marquis's in Nor-
mandy, and that she is determined to have everything in
the same style at Richeville. The Marquis, as-
tonished, dares not to contradict her, having
a wholesome dread of the Merluchet alliance,
should the truth be discovered. She turns the Vidame
and his sister out of the house—orders a feast to be pre-
pared for the Prince—has a bullock roasted whole, and
given away to the peasants in thepark —sends for Thierry,
and forces the Marquis not only to receive him, but to
purchase him a regiment. The Prince is enchanted with
her, and for her sake grants the Marquis the favours
which he had requested, while, in return, he requests
her to grant him an interview in the pavilion in the
garden. The Vidame, in the meantime having disco-
vered who she is,returns to the chateau,snd secretes himself
in the garden just in time to hear her inform the Prince
that she is not the wife of the Marquis, and that her
reason for so representing herself was to save the
Marquis from Merluchet, and to re-unite him to his
nephew. The Marquis, who has been brought by
Thierry to the spot, is so fascinated with her, that he
comes forward and offers her his hand, which she con-
sents to accept at some future time, when he shall have
shown that he is completely weaned from his miserly
habits. The piece was admirably acted. Madame
Vestris was quite herself as Francine. Her cool
assumption of superiority over " those persons,"
as she invariably denominated the Vidame and
his cousin, was most diverting ; and her manner
of alternately coaxing and threatening the un-
fortunate Marquis was excellent. Madame Vestris is
fitted to a nicety in this part, and she acts it to admira-
tion. Charles Mathews was always a clever actor, his
Marquis- de Richeville proves him an accomplished
artist. His representation of the staid, prematurely-old
miser was perfect ,• there was no buoyancy,
no efferve,cence—he was the penurious old matt ; t
art
no bustle,.ti
neither was there anything vulgar, although the
tQuP
of
offered many temptations for the produs

et
fanciful effect. Mr. Charles Mathews, howevertueL,
once gave way to this—he never forgot for a single 111,
stant that although a miser he was also a nobler°
vet
There was a polish and a good-breeding about his vegji
penury, that rendered it impossible to forget f°Ag •
instant that he was one of the ancient noblesse.
.e.i•
representation of character, his Marquis de Itichevluo
perhaps the most artistical thing that Mr. Chargil
Mathews has yet done. Strickland, as the Vidanle,
exceedingly humorous, and Mrs. W. Clifford's old n-•
was superb. Mr. Clark, who always makes so much 00.
little part, was admirable as the page to tbe•34,114
His look at being told by Francine that his wages
be doubled was inimitable. Madame Vestris was Ovr,
for at the fall of the curtain, and led forward bp':„
Charles Mathews, who annouueed the piece for rectif
tion every evening amidst the unanimous applause °
audience. The house was very well attended.

POLICE INTELLIGENCB.
UNION-HALL. . iro
Wednesday Daniel Carroll, a lad of 18 years of agtdig
brought before Mr. Cottingham, charged with wtlisl
Jaines Farrrer, a youth of the same age, during a Vs'
public-house.
The complainant stated that on Monday night hog;
into the Alfred's Head, where he met the prisoner, vi,;17.041
had previously known, and that they had some hinstet,
respecting a iemale with whom they were both actle toes
In the course of the altercation he (coasplainant)
to strike the prisoner, who immediately attacked 11;173.00
stabbed him with a penknife in the cheek, and followelrisil
blow by thrusting the point of the knife into his grloose
inflicting a dangerous wound, and then he ran out of the.,gyi
The prisoner, in his defence, admitted that he had clu7,
with the complainant respecting a female, and ths'a- per
the altercation he was paring his finger-nails with 'TO
knife; that the complainant struck him a severe blow
face, which made his nose bleed, and that in the
that subsequently took place between them, bY
tional accident, he wounded his assailant with the Yv-
the knife. ;4‘ die°
Two witnesses were examined in support of th— .
after hearing whom, biejoair
Mr. CorriNGnAm having made some strong 0-
‘a•sh!
on the frequency of the use of the knife in quarreis's
fatt
characterised as an un-English and ferocious waY4iya, .
ing an assailant, sentenced the prisoner to pay ileer
and in default, committed him for two months to """
of Correction. se •
five pieces
Frederick Sparkes was charged with stealing tatoA
Orleans cloth and a piece of Coburg cloth, from the.
Walker,
Messrs. Gordon and in the Blaekfriare-r°";, 'Oes,
also with committing a violent assault on one of the taloa
John Keach, the shopman, whose head and face es in tbj
severe marks of violence, stated that the prisoner, OP
most impudent manner, walked into the wareh°°se; ;bee
e ise
morning, while be was engaged, and taking up th
articles ran out with them. Witness, on seeing the *be
after the prisoner, who dropped the articles, and
his pursuer, attacked and beat him in a most sev'sss"
and would have escaped had not a policeman copse ~,ur
after a struggle with the prisoner, secured and took """
custody —He was committed. 'by
William Lowden and Robert Ryder, two Deptford °lei!
drivers, were charged with racing against each others
road to town, in the course of which a woman bad s
escape The offence having been clearly established agaLtiss-
fendants, who, it appeared drove rival omnibuses, pep
according to the testimony of one of the defendant's tor tr
nesses (a conductor), been racing against each other
last two months, Ass
elssi
Mr. CorrixostAss said that it was just such ate ra,
would be justified in exercising the powers the lat,e.h ssei
given him, and, instead of inflicting penalties, NOT:, Os;
aware could be easily paid, at once committing Ins, ofw-,i
ants to prison. The Magistrate added, that the Pt" Qa
public demanded that he should exercise the powerdfferi
present occasion, and he should therefore commit the
ants to the House of Correction for a month each.

MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERD ,or
TIATIVIARKETS. wti
SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 108 i°,,/ A,/
ful ditto, 31 3s to 31 lOs ; fine Upland ditto, *),:,11r„
31165; Clover Hay, 3138 to 51; Oat Straw, 1/ 6e ;or
Wheat Straw, 118 s to 1! lOs per load. ePPII
and trade dull.
CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2115 s to 31,35.107-4101
ditto, 31 5s to 31 13s; fine Upland ditto, Si 14 '011„J
Clover Hay, 3/ to 4/ 15s; Oat Straw, 1178 to 1195.;‘,4,v
Straw, 1/ 10s to 11 12s per load. A full average lurr •
yi
a heavy demand. tie
WHITECILIPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21109 109;
useful ditto, 31 3s to 3/ lOs ; fine Upland clitt°' 6
3/ 168; Clover Hay, 3l to 515 s ; Oat Straw, ° Supply10,
Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ lOs per load.
trade throughout dull. . (41

MEAT MARICETO. v•
HAILSHAM, FEB. 21.—We had only a small 51r:' rio
stock on offer, to day, yet the demand was act:„l-io4o
following terms :—Beef, from 3s to 4s ; Mutton, !",,, 8110.,10
Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 8d Pe'•odr•V
ARUNDEL, FEB. 20.—Prime old Downs do
steady steady sale, at full prices, but otherwise; the trtA;
dull :—Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 3s to 4s• 00
3s 8d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 6d per B_,,'''"re • bij •
CHICHESTER, FEB. 21.—Although the supplise;',o
means extensive, the trade was heavy, and Pr-O,Pd
31110_ (4y
downward tendency.—Beef, from 2s 8d to 48;
to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s ed to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 7reytlitt:
Blbs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s • Quarter oldriBtai 161
16s to 19s ; and Milch Cows, with' their small old
181 10s. each.
.400(411'
"SOUTHALL, FEB. 21.—We had a very active (16- to
to-day, for all kinds of fat stock, at; in some ilistaneeS' yo
06
o'',
ing prices.—Beef; from 28 10d to 3s 10d ; gust 30 1
4s 4d ; Veal; 3s 8d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 2s 81.1°
per 81bs, to sink the offal. Supply--Beasts,
1,230; Calves, 48 ; Pigs, 50. The whole of the stock
disposed of. P.iof, Pl-11
ROMFORD, FEB. 21.—For the best Calves and
rather an active demand, at fully last week's Pric";j00411;
other kinds of stock very little business was "6 41
—Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s 10d tier vosi
Veal, 3s 8d to 49 8d; and Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 8d 16,.;1.
Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s ; quarter-old Store 19
to 21 21s ; and Milch Cows with their small Calf. 161 to I

CORN AVERAGES. elottool
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISHnsr
For the Week ended Yobrual y 17, / SO, nude up from ti, -tgle-
the Inspectors to the different Cities and Towns in p
Wales. per Imperial Quarter.
.H.9oi' 14
Wheat..„..... 535. 6d. Oats Ills. 6d. Beano...•"N
Barley ..... 335. 4d. I Rye .. ...... 5d 1 reAft.••••.'
AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX NEXEE!..4.I!;#7,
Weeks ending WHEAT. BAILEY.' orra. aye.
Jan 19 5O 9 SI 0 II 3 39 5 ,' ,29 6 gp. ld
10 5l 11 33 7 18 9 31 7 „." 6 jp
27 52 9 S 3 a 19 9 3:2• 4 5.0
Feb. - )0
10......... bit 7 33 1 19 1 32 9 6
17 53 6 33 4 19 6 33 5,513 s sO9‘pli
IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE 9",
Wheat ..... 52s 2d Oats 19s. 011 Beant...r_99l
starlet' MI 4d I Rye
DUTIES ON FOREIGN COEN. II" 00
Wheat
18s. 0(1.1 Oats Is.
Barley

, Died at Camissunary, Skye,: (N. COO,
a visit to a near relative, Mr. Coll Wil111":,0„1C-
second son of Major-General Sir Alexander Carrie'''. • froi
of Inverailost, aged 20. or `4
THE SECRET PASSION. BY THE .- o AUTllopersie
YOUTH OF SHAKSPEARE," SHAKSPEII'Io e 004
FRIENDS," &c.—" The Shakspeare novels are nom
known and justly appreciated. ' The Seceet r 11 %ice,
published) is the third and last. Shakspetue beqiid ;710
the hero of it as'of the two others, and its desigspipieV
being identifical with those of its predecesors'of 44;1 I.
furnish a living picture of the • Life and TimesA,ny ecipreaoei
bard. We must say of it generally that it is L'ntilsr" •
spirit, vivacity, and truth of painting to its Pc'ractiooltjois
cessors, and that it is equally rich in incident, to • *AV
character. The Shakspeare novels are a Yalul9oloo
to our literature. They place before us not onlyin tito
the poet, but Shakspeare the man—Shakspeare e°ll'
as he lived'—Shakspeare the boy, the youth, "igeeds.ri
brother, the lover, the father, the friend-513 he W7iiirr
actor and the companion of actors—Shakspeare tofthe t$
man t o
the playwright, the wit, the courtier, the
WM° col
—and, finally, Shakspeare in his beloved reti
banks of his dear Avon."—Naval and Militarf biSt°lo:4o
THE " PENINSULAR HEROES. the uete
picture, entitled as above, hasbeen opened to vic/I;Aber c
blishment of Messrs. Graves and Co., of Palliossof:alo
purchased the copyright of the artist, for p
it engraved. The picture is painted by iur• $Ol..
AAA., and is to form a companion to the Po, Div
"Heroes of Waterloo," painted by the sal 4; nreiSt.a
which we some time back spoke m terms u4,4-rope---tro.;
picture, the " Peninsular Heroes"—is in 8° betterfYfr;
perior to the other picture. It has less glare,,;polol?,°oo,l'
went, and more diversity. The portrait of .t-sir sio
lington occupies the centre, and near himl9 vies§ 0014;
who, being in a blue uniform, breaks the On'
of the pidiP cies,
dundancy of the scarlet coats. The subject
~ertsin 0,1
presents an appeal made to the Duke as tc",e,a, 011.111,41
in the battle of Vittoria, a plan of which je the P',
There are 31 portraits. Amongst them are edottiots6
Wellington and Beaufort, the veteran Lord L711,-;,odAor
Aylmer, Londonderry (an excellent likeness);
.‘6ole, re:
Cathcart, Tweeddale, Keane, Beresford, Sirjtrvuthastlar
General W. Napn
I.ier, Sir W. Anson, jrSir B' dis aboio
The picture is well adapted for engraving, co 4.41
sp,",t
ut into the hands of the artist emplo7ed 8010,:j
On the night of the 14th inst., as Zioitienes
•
belonging to the brig Maria was returning
over
the harbour of Granville, it upset, froth heinifirotOd*
seven out of ten persons who were in it were

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BIRTIIS. kiiredsoY d
On the 21st inst., at 101, Long- re, Mr."— • '
a "Onugthhatelr.9th inst., Mrs. Harry Mille Blaker, a f Brigitgdb
a daughter. „fn.
On the 19th inst., at the ParSOriage, LarabOrs 01. tbe
lands, Berks, the lady of the Rev. John Bacon, ° Wells'
On the 19th inst., at Calverly Park, Tonbridgs Ti,
lady of John Henry Hay Buxton, Esq. eicrannli°pniels, $t
On the 20th inst., at Michaers-plaee, "-- -
Moore, of a daughter.
Cwtl...,
On the 19th inst., at r
St. Georg
All
Whitelock, Hon. East India Companyl Army,
of ra ;
second daughter of the late A. G. Storer, DM',
Tho,oor
park, Berks. tau ..-
InmOnanthwe 2elotshh,
Esq.,inst atot SEtl.i MzaaryAlin's,,Bryanston-sq of co
Wilson, R.N.
On the 20th inst., at St. Benet's, oGnrlayceach:;k_te;torefef,tl.-1.112;°
Wheeler, Esq., to Maria Anne, eldest dangOit,r_lntri,
..00
West Wheeler, Esq., M.D., of Shirley Lodge, ,I,2;ivir. Wine
On the 20th inst., at St. George's, Carnberyfeu,_noss if,
White, of Long Ditton, Surrey, to Eliza beta 5;0014
I"
man, third daughter of the late Mr. Coleman,
in the same county.
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DIED- .nier, TO
On the 11th inst., at Bromptou, Henry Luke..C7.ftlle
On the 15th inst., At Cheltenham, Lydia, rel'"
too(
Colonel Dixon, of Gledhow, York. t asugli
On the 16th inst., at Langside, Jane C" eldes , tots
°
Mr. James Westwater, merchant, Glasgow. frrial eir
On the 19th inst., James Underwood, Esq., „f.
Ors
House, Tulse-hill, Brixton, Surrey. Ludi°l4
On the 19th inst., at Mary Vale Cottage,
Nioghnttinhgeall9e,thEsiqn„stA.,ssaitstpaneitinChoiri
the infant son of William Joseph King, Esc'', eldest son °
On the 19th inst., James Tiptaft Keal, eiu 514.,
Keal, surgeon, Oakham, Rutlandshire. _ ijosn'
the°nAdal
On the 19th inst., Frances, the wife of Williatu ._, its
:nßissexaryley;GEenraeroali
„tau;
lit
of Hilltop, near Midhurst.
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London : Printed and Published by 311J!1,17,`"stralldi
No. 112, Strand, at Vie Sun Office, No.
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County of hilldronx, Friday, FebrnarY a."
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