The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-08 00:00:00

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS.

Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans Peas....
Per Quarter s. to s. s. to s. 0. to a. a. to n. 0 tog
a.
Abingdon 57 72 26 36 20 31 35 41 28
Andover 52 61 27 29 CO 24
Banbury 56 €0 22 27 11 21 36 40
Basingstoke o 6 61 24 30 2) 25 3r 37 33
Cirencester 53 70 25 35 22 31 43 44 38
Coventry
Daventry :6 61 22 26 16 21 33 36 27
Derby 55 €2 27 29 21 25 33 36 —.—
Howden 5l —3, 19 33 31
Hung erford 44 55 29 32 20 28 31 42 38 40
Halton ......' 5 i 68 26 32 22 34
Maidenhead 52 62 32 35 25 31 36 44 40 -
Nottingham 50 60 27 28 20 25 1•2 36
%Vantage 59 69 36 21 30 32 36 46
Warwick 39 26 30
Winchester 6(1 —2; 22 43
York 53 26 21 31'
Per Bushel s.d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s.d. s. d. s. d, s. d. s.d. s. d
Birmitightml 70 116 36 46 36 40100 00104 00
CORN AVERAGES.

GENERAL AVERAGE PRI
For the Week ended Februa► y 3,
the Inspectors in the different C
Wales, per Imperial Quarter
Wheat s2a. 6d.1 Oats
8ar1ey......... 335. 2d. Rye
AVERAGES OF THE
Weeks ending WHEAT. BARLEY.'

'ERAGES.
ICES OF tilt I FISH CORN,
1843, made up from the Returns of
:ities and Towns in Englan' and

. 18. 111.1 Beanr ..... Os. Ad
33, 10d Pease ..... 30s. 8,
LAST SIX WEEKS.
OATH. i RTE. BEANS.

Dec. SO 49 9
Jan. 6 49 10
13 ...... 50 9
20 5l 8
27 52 3
Feb. 3 52 6

32 3. 18 5
3,4 7 1' 3
33 0 18 9
33 7 18 9
33 8 19 0
33 2 18 11

31 4
30 8
33 5
31 7
32 4
33 10

30 1
29 5
29 8
29 6
29 6
21 8

l EASE.

30 a
30 7
31 0
30 3
:11 10
30 8

IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX wss.Ks
Wneat 5I: 2d. Oats
Harley 33; 04 I Rye ...... 32: 21.1 Pease 20 10d.

DUTIES OW FOREIGN CORN.
Wheat l9s 9e. Oats ......... B. Od.i Beane lb. 6.1
Batley

HONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
A large quantity of Cotton sold at Liverpool yesterday, but
prices remained quiet. Sales nearly 12,000 bales of which
half were on speculation. Shares generally were not so strong
Eastern Counties, 10* ; Brighton, 45* ; South Western
Eighths, 31. 1 ls. 3d.; Manchester and Brmingham, 39i ;
Manchester and Leeds, 113 ; Midland Counties, 92 ; Paris
and Lyons, 2 11-20 ; Paris and Orleans, 33 ; Paris and
Rouen, 32* ; Rouen and Havre, 14* ; South Eastern 35 ;
Ditto New, 36*. ,
The Yorkshire packet brings advices from New York to
the 18th of January, and we find in reference to Cuba the
following ample details of the .state of the island :
" Rumour speaks of an intended insurrection having been
discovered among the negroes on one of the estates near Ma-
tanzas. It is, however, a mere bagatelle.
" Things here are. getting worse and worse every day, and
it seems that a change must come very soon. The negroes
in the country give a great deal of trouble. They rose a day
or two ago, upon the estates of the Aldamas and the Al-
phonsos. It appears there was an extensive conspiracy, in
which the best slaves were engaged. Nearly 500 negroes in
arms were killed, and a large number of prisoners were
taken. The Americans residing in Matanzas have asked for
an American man-of-war to be in that port, in case they are
compelled to" flee the island.
"It is said that about 4,000 negroes in the vicinity of
Matanzas had planned an insurrection ; they were organised,
and officers appointed, and designed to march on that city,
Where they were to be joined by 2,000 more. On Friday,
last week, their plans were detected, and in the evening about
20 of the ringleaders were arrested, tried, and will probably
be executed. These attempti at insurrection are becoming
quite frequent on the island, and show plainly that there is
some malign agency constantly at work, urging on the
poor unfortunate blacks to attempts at insurrections,
which necessarily must, from the nature of things
here, fail of accomplishing their ends. The authorities
are always on the alert, ever awake to detect, and
willing and fully able to punish the deluded
creatures, there being a large number of soldiers dispersed
through the different parts of the island, and a numerous and
efficient body of (manteros) mounted militia, always ready
to co-operate with" them, and whose means of gaining .in-
formation are very great. The United States' ship Falmouth,
Commander-Sands' sailed for Matanzas yesterday morning,
he having received a letter from the Anieric,an Consul there,
stating that the American population were in a good deal of
alarm, in consequence of the large number of blacks said to
have been concerned in the designed insurrection, and of
their intention of marching on that place. I have no doubt,
however, that the affair is now settled for a time, and as
little doubt but that in a short time we shall hear of another
insurrection, which must always end in the same manner,
that is, with the execution of some sixty to a hundred or
more of the blacks engaged in them, justly or unjustly im-
plicated."
" About six weeks since the negroes on three or four
plantations in the vicinity of Matanzas rose, but were soon
put down. Last Sunday the news arrived here of another
insurrection on the sugar estate of Mr. Aldama, and some-
thing more serious; it seems the negroes had orders from the
workmen on the said estate to rise, burn, and murder all
they found in their neighbourhood. Some say that the
workmen had orders from Mr. Aldama to advise them to do
this. This can be believed, as said gentleman in company
with his relations, the Messrs. Alphonso, are known to be
abolitionists ; at any rate this will cost them a great deal of
money: Government has thought it prudent to be silent on
this subject, yet_ you hear of it wherever you go."
Cotton at New York was not so brisk, and State Stocks
had falleb,- money being scarce.
The West India Mail is hourly expected.
-The Commissioners bought 10,0001. Reduced Three per
Cents: this morning at 98k. There has not been much busi-
ness transacted this morning. Consols for Account have
fluctuated only from 97* to 97/1; and for Money from 9711 to
97k. The premium upon Exchequer Bills has rather de-
dined. For India Stock 278 and 2771 has been paid, and
for Bank Stock 193.
An improved market has ruled for the Spanish Stock this
morning. We are told that a fresh attempt is to be made
to raise a new loan in this country ; but there is a small
chance only of success. The Spanish Active Bonds have
been advanced to 24i and the Three per Cents. to 33i g.
There is not any variation worth notice in the other Foreign
Stocks. •
The transactions in the market for the Railway Shares
have not been numerous, and the prices have scarcely varied
from those of yesterday.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)

Bank Stock - 192 193
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 97
314 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
gew 3% per Cent. Annuities lO2 102
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 * /2 13.16
Ditto 31 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859
•
India Stock
South Sea Stock —
Ditto Old Annuities
Ditto New Annuities 9SM
Bank Stock for Account
Consols fur Account
Exchequer Bills, lAd. 134 d
1,0001.
.5001.
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent lO6
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Columbian Bonds. 12%36
Mexican" Bonds, 1037, 5 per Cent. b...,34%
Ditto Deferred Stock. ll
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent
22441 r }I
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Passive Bonds.
Ditto Deferred l3
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Dutch 2% per Cents
Ditto for the Account.
Dutch 5 per Cents. lOll C
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAW. PER SHARE.
Birmingham and Derby IOO ..
Birmingham and Gloucester
Bristol and Exeter
Eastern Counties -
Ditto New 25 l2 ......... to
Groat Western
Ditto 34 Shares
......... 72
London and Brighton l9l 0 to
oo --
505 012
Ditto Fifths
........ 45%ii ... to
London and Blackwall 16%
London and South Western4l%
Ditto Eighths
to to
London and Croydon (Trunk)... A%
Manchester and Leeds 7O -
Ditto 14 Shares 2 ...... „, 94
to
Manchester .and Birmingham ~. 40
.. 38A
Midland Counties
100
to
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 15 ...... 33%
21 . 138.1 rd ..................... 3-1
Ditto
----
Morth Midland
Ditto Thirds
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen 2O 32%34% •to
Rouen and Havre.
South Eastern and Dover 5O 95% to
Ditto Scrip
25 36 to
York' Id No .••• - - -

... .._
any _north Midland ..... .... 50 124_......... to
Ditto New Shares.
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
London and Westminster
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 7.—We have no
Material alteration to note in our market to-day. The quota-
tions are :—Bolton and Preston, 29 ; London and Birming-
ham, 46 ; Manchester and Leeds, Half Shares, 50* ; Ditto
Quarters, 9/ ; South Eastern, 36 ; Ditto, Scrip, 36i ; East-
ern Counties, Perpetual, 1/. Bs. 4d.

INCREASE IN THE COAL TRADE.—It will surprise
those interested in this important branch of our trade to
learn that the quantity delivered last month is nearly double
that delivered in the corresponding month of 1843. In
January, 1843, 118,618 tons were imported, whilst the quan-
tity for January, 1844, appears to be 220,603 ! Of these,
96,917 tons were from the Tyne ; 54,583 from the Wear ;
47,707 from the Tees, and the residue from Yorkshire, Wales,
and Scotland.—Tyne Mercury.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge attended a
meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England yester-
day, in Hanover-square. In the evening, his Royal High •
!less, attended by Colonel Keate, dined at the Hall of Com-
merce, Threadneedle•Dtreet.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The Queen and histßoyal Hign7
ness Prince Albert still continues in the strictest privacy-
Sir Henry Wheatley arrived to-day at the Castle. Sit
Henry will dine this evening with the Ladies and Gentlemen
of the Royal Suite, and will also remain to sleep at the
Castle.

Mr. Thornton, Deputy Chairman of the Stamps and
Taxes, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor el,
the Exchequer.
Sir Robert. Peel has issued invitations for a grand Parlia-1
mentary dinner, on Saturday, the 17th inst., at his residence
in Whitehall-gardens. •
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, and Mr. Dean;
Chairman of the Customs, had interviews with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday,
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester-
day. The Lords present were the Lord Chief Justice of the
Queen's Bench, the Lord Chief Justice of the Common
Pleas, Lord Brougham, Lord Abinger, Lord Campbell, Mr.
Baron Parke, the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, and the
Judge of the Admiralty Court.
The Solicitor-General was'heard on an appeal from the
Prerogative Court of Canterbury. The Right Hon. John
Wilson Croker, one of the executors of the late Marquis of
Hertford, and also a legatee named in a codicil, dated .28th
October, 1838, at Milan, v. the Most Hon. Richard Seymour
Conway. Marquis of Hertford, and also the Right 11011.
William Baron Lowther, 'E. Hopkinson, Esq., S. H. de
Horsey, Esq., and H. Meynell, Esq.
Dr. Harding followed on the same side. Lord Brougb
then intimated that their Lordships would adjourn the furthe.l7
hearing of the case until Wednesday the 14th inst.
Sir Charles Wetherell, Mr. Kindersley, Queen's Counsel'
and Dr. Addams, attended for the respondent.
Baron Koller, first Secretary to the Austrian Embassy, slit
in Court during the proceedings.
The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough arrived at Pl-
rance's Hotel, Belgrave-street, on Tuesday evening.

THE NEW GRESHAM CLUB. ,
liThe foundation stone of the new Gresham Club, in KingWir;
ham-street, was laid this morning at ten o'clock, by the Big',
Hon. the Lord Mayor, in the presence of the Sheriffs, several
of the Aldermen, the Trustees of the Committee, and mat
other influential gentlemen of the City, and amongst
we noticed Dr. Croly, W. Tite, Beadenhall, of the house of
Smith, Payne, and Co., Thomas Lamie Murray, Joseph VW
derwood, Richard Westall, Andrew Caldecott, G. Harker,
Henry Mayor, John Carter, H. Melvill, Ferguson Canirouf"
Wilkinson,
.Powell Davis, R. Jaffrey-, and 'others. WS
Lordship having inspected the plans, and approved of there,
proceeded to deposit the coins, and a vellum scroll, indicatil
of the purposes of the Club, and inscribed with the names
the trustees, &c., in a leaden box, which lies embedded in,'
well in the stone. The Chairman of the Committee, 701.,'
Laurie Murray, presented his Lordship with the silver trowel,
and the implements provided for the occasion, who, havill
spread the mortar, the builders, Messrs. Cubitt, declared the
stone to be well and properly laid. The Chairman then ltd'
dressed his Lordship—" My Lord, I have now to thank Yet 4
on the part'of the members of the Club, for your condescen"
sion] on the present occasion, in the laying of the founda. ,ti°l!
tjr
stone of an institution which, I trust, will be found to
its rank amongst the many which ornament our noble citl'
founded, as they all have been, by the perseverance and
terprise of the citizens, amongst the foremost of whom sti ..ndi
t
Sir Thomas Gresham, whose name the Club has honoured
itself in taking." The design is Italian, and is by Mr. .1":;
Flower, who is the architect appointed by the Committee ."
carry out the works, and, when completed, it will add 1-a'
other ornamental feature to the City improvements.

LAUNCH OF THE JAN US STEAg
FRIGATE AT CHATHAM. _ _

The launch of the Janus steam frigate took Pl4c,
on Tuesday afternoon at Chatham Dock-yard. Bellll'
a vessel of peculiar construction, designed by Vicej
Admiral the Earl of Dundonald, who, as 114°1.,
Cochrane, is universally known in the service,
might have been anticipated, curiosity and the 611:,
weather led a vast number of persons to the spot
witness the ceremony and view the ship; but a great rnao4
as usual on these occasions, were just too late to
gratified. Among the number of professional men pre-
sent were the Noble Lord most interested—the Right
Hon. the Earl of Dundonald ; the Right Hon. T. 171•
Corry, one of the Lords of the Admiralty ; the ne ~
Commander in Chief at the Nore, Vice-Admiral
J. C. White, K.C.8.; Captain Sir W. Symonds, N.C. 'l5;
Surveyor of the Navy ; Captain Brandreth, RE., Pre' 6
tor-General of Works ; Captain Shirreff, Superintend°
of Chatham-yard ; Colonel E. Lawrence, C.B.
of 'Ce°,;
mandant of Royal Marines ; Commander Burton,
Poictiers ; Major Smith, Barrack-Master, &e., &c. r,
The ceremony of christening the vessel was Pelle
formed with great eclat by Miss Clara Sherriff• tig
daughter of the Captain-Superintendent, and the Janl`
went off the stocks in gallant style, at a quarter to tic;"
P.M., the dock-yard band (which had been in wen_
anee, performing several national airs, during the l'
paratory arrangements) playing " God save the Queer;
which was responded to-with hearty good will,
the most loyal manner, by all the spectators.
the
After the launch she was taken charge of by pr
master attendant, and was warped alongside the sheer
hulk, to have her machinery fitted.
la
A few particulars respecting this vessel, of so novel
design, may be thought interesti-ag. The form of 13°"tg
which nearly resembles that of a wedge towards ,
extremities, is precisely similar at both ends, an(:,iltli
consequently, capable of moving in either direction
equal facility; her capabilities of advancing and retre!,
ing in narrow channels, for the purpose of offensic..ve
warfare, are thereby . made perfect. The following are
her particular dimensions:— and
Feet. Inches.
Length between the perpendiculars. 180 0
Length of keel for tonnage ••• -.-
159 1
Breadth, extreme 30 13
Breadth, moulded ... ... 29 4
Depth in hold ... 19 1
Tonnage, old measurement, 76153-04
Intended load draught of water, with
260 tons of coals ... 11 2
When launched her draught of wa-
ter (with 40 tons of ballast on
board), was—Forward ... 7 6
Abaft ... 7 2
The Janus is fitted with a rudder at each extrewitl:
but on ordinary occasions one only will remain in Pd
The tillers work on deck. She has two capstanN 0
is provided with a pair of hawser-holes abaft as 06' it
forward, but only one pair of riding bitts and one Pa
of catheads.
p
Pier armament will consist of a 10-inch gun at -40
extremity, throwing hollow Shot of 86 lb. weight' -der
she will also be capable of mounting two 421300"
guns.
ll d is
The engine by which this vessel is to be pi:oPe ehaP
an invention of the gallant Earl who has designeflu not
It is to be a rotatory engine, which, it is said, 'V for
occupy more than one-sixth of the space required so
so
the common reciprocating engine. It may be PlB.l wil/
low as to be out of reac
sh of gun-shot ; I cons,
have no beams, cranks, de-rods, parallel ni°or-
levers, &c.•; and it may be fixed in less than a (Ls,
ter of the time now required for fixing marine ertg'!:be
While its first cost is considerably cheaper, it
more easily kept in repair, in the opinion of tngbrod
jector, than the steam machinery now in use on
vessel's of war. ts he
The Janus will be taken into dock as 8000 a
Thames convict ship is ready to come out.

SA'

MORE BIGOTRY AND DESEC
TION OF THE SABBATI .00
The _following detail of very disgraceful pryev-00$
in the Church of Tarbat on Sunday last, has beeniti.
us by a highly respectable correspondent :"Tilleijoss:
christian spirit among some of the rigidly 1104, hour
shire folks, commonly called Free Churchmen,' ''",",their
slumbering somewhat, does not appear to be allp-firlf
subdued, as tie following statement of facts most.g"terc
proves. The Rev. Mr. M'Bride of Kilninir '4I;A
preached on Sabbath last in the Church of Tar
COT
D' lately vacated by the resignation of Mr• list
bell, and when about to commence the Ado'
sermon, a. number of lads were seen
~-‘,OOlOl
ing from the Free Church shed (a place tvh°
put up in the immediate vicinity of the cluireu4o de;
joined a party who had previously been engage,%tteeu
stroying the carriages of those who had come to a -the
church, assembled themselves in a body route the
church, commenced shouting and hooting, ente enter
church, and danced and whistled during th
part of the service, while others of the PrtY eed
busily engaged throwing stones in at the
erfordoer: ale
e gl were
,
windows. The Reverend. Gentleman pm"
whole services of the day in the most sole m°
impressive manner possible, and at no time sceillue
Uttt
pay the slightest attention to what was Pingr ;er) ss
merely raised his voice (particularly at 13ftibe..re-
the noise increased. It is pretty evident that • have,
spectable part of the community in Easter 1040 and
nothing to look to, for the preservation of both 11'0,00c1
property, but the strong arm of the law. T,11e,5 t(),
great head of God's law seems to be quite un",_ll-civ:vbe"
those Free Church people.' It way well be as"ej, for'
were the authorities about ? Have they alreac,; the,
gotten that assistance had to be obtained fre—sidag
Castle of Edinburgh and elsewhere, to chec tone
Surely
pretensions of the Free Church people ? ilsie
public have a right to expect a little more vig 0
lloach
the part of these whose duty it is to prevent Foss'
of the peace, as well as restore
peace and order.---
shire Advertiser of Feb. 2.

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Itn aFATALjpapyearnsd ACCIDENT. Anitocident of a vex .
Barclay
nature occurred yesterday afternoon, at at - iesj
artkinths'reberewinedriyv,idiunals.P:arifk-eistirryeet, Sou. the
Bobe",
e_
foreman, and John Steadman and Thomas Harris, leb°q:,,7:
were _ about to cleanse out a vat in the south-east woje
sion of the building, from which a quantity of stroll of
had been drawn about a fortnight since. It was the, hdu It is,
the foreman to see that the carbonic acid gas, wilLe.l it ot
well known, always accumulates from the fermentatio de.
the beer, had thoroughly dispersed, before any Pers°states
„, A
scended into the vat, and the only survivor,--n,"-t-ehtee-
that Roberts.took the usual precaution of lowering lighted
candle, upon raising which, unexting,uished, he e"6-d bY
it was "all right," and directed Steadman to desceei •ch
a ladder placed inside, and to remove some of the hoPS ,il;bt
had accumulated round the tap, in order that the drags 11",' I
be drawn off Steadman at once descended, and after renainl.o
at the bottom of the vat for a few moments he was eb6e,s eif
to make for the ladder, and hasten up in a weak state,
about
nearly overcome by the: noxious vapour. The vmaces the
18 feet deep, and the poor fellow had nearly itti--
summit, when he suddenly fell back senseless. Barri his
mediately offered to descend and endeavour to reseueoo
companion, but Roberts would not allow him, and insiete oa
going down himself. He reached the bottom of the ve, oe..
caught hold of Steadman, raising him a few inches, but iial4e4l
diately afterwards relaxed his hold, and like his deeesand
companion, fell lifeless. An alarm was instantly given' a
Mr. -French, the foreman of the works, and several other r.. .
sons hastened to the spot. One man named Hicks veltaunid
teered to descend if a rope were made fast to his beclP _en
this having been done, he was lowered a few feet. The ll:_st
who had charge of the rope, however, observed that he ''''.„:
sensibility, and on drawing him up he was•found to be PIT.
almost lifeless state. The most active measures were iteee-
a<-
diately adopted, and in a few minutes both bodies were ~
tricated pouf the vat. Medical assistance being on the
_pootii,
every endeavour was made to restore animation, but ill both
eases unfortunately without succes4,