The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-24 00:00:00

111111 SUN, LONDON MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 24. 1844,

Madrid journals of the 16th inst. have been re
ceived, but they bring no news.

The Three per Cents. were done at 271 for cash,
271 for the 30th inst., and the Five per Cents. at 20
for the 21st inst.

The discussion on the proposed railway lines through-
out France still occupy the Chamber of Deputies,
but do not promise a very satisfactory result. There
is evidently a great difference of opinion between the
Government and the Members as to the share the
State should take in these great undertakings. The
Government plan is, that the State should be only at
the expense of forming the line, leaving the laying of
the rails, building carriages, &c., to companies ; while
a considerable number of the Deputies are of opinion
that the whole work should be completed by the State.
On Saturday a division took place on this question
in reference to the Paris end Lyons lino. On tho
order of the day being read for a grant simply to
construct the road, M. GAUTIER DE RO3IILLY moved,
as an amendment, that a sum, not exceeding
62,000,000 francs, be placed at the disposal of the
Government, to enable it to construct the road, and
also lay down the rails along the entire line. The
amendment was carried by a majority of 1, the
numbers for the amendment being 138, and against
137. After these discussions have been brought to a
close, another subject of a more interesting character
will be brought before the Chamber—namely, the
' present state of the finances. The report on
the Budget, drawn up by M. BIGNON, has
just been printed and distributed among the
Deputies, and it is not certainly of a very cheer-
ing description. The expenses for the year are
estimated at 1,276,106,791 f. (51,000,0000 ; the de-
ficits from 1840 to 1844 amount to 178,562,000 f.
(7,100,0000 ; and the floating debt to 300,000,000 f.
(12,000,0000 The reductions proposed do not ex-
ceed 3,790,766 f. The Committee proposed no reduc-
tion in the army with the exception of recommending
the suppression of 2,000 artillery horses. The total
effective stands thus :-344,000 infantry ; 84,416 ca-
valry; and, with the proposed reduction, 11,000 artil-
lery. The steam navy consists of 47 vessels. The
following additional details appear in the Journal des
Debats

" The extraordinary budget, which is considerably in-
creased in the course of this session, is pointed out with clear-
ness and precision in the report of the Committee. The
general credits granted by the Bill of 1841, for the execution
of the different public works, have risen to 496,821,400 f.
The credits opened by the railroad bills, for the improvement
of the ports, and the fortifications of Havre, are estimated at
534,180,000 f. The total therefore of the deficits, including
the excess of the ordinary budget, amounts to 1,209,563,847 f.,
but by dedutting credits, which are only eventual, and
reckoning the annuity of the reserve of the sinking fund, and
the last two-thirds of the loan, the floating debt for this year
may be put down at 203,639,842 f.
" The question of the reimbursement of the consolidated
debt in Five per Cent. Rentes, which amounts to a capital
of 2,940,309,600 f., represented by 147,040,480 f. of rente, was
the subject of serious examination by the Committee. The
Minister of Finance was asked whether he considered con-
version as possible, and if he thought the proposition might
be brought forward at the opening of the next session. The
Minister, although admitting the necessity of giving a solu-
tion to the question, refused to fix any precise period at
which the Cabinet would take the initiative in this impracti-
cable measure.

" This reserve of the Minister is sufficiently accounted for
by the financial situation of the country. In fact, as the pre-
vious deficits and the sums voted for the ports and railways
may oblige the Government to have recourse to a loan at no
very distant period, an idea of conversion might have a
serious effect ou credit.

" The proposition of the Minister of Finance tending to
reduce from four to three per cent. the interest paid by the
Government for the guarantee deposits lodged in the hands
of the State by officers holding responsible situations, was
warmly opposed by a part of the Committee, and supported
-as strongly by others. The division of their opinions was so
nicely balanced that the Committee refrained from giving
any opinion, but will lay the arguments pro and con. before
the Chamber.

" The principal reductions proposed by the Committee are
principally economics on the estimates of the different Minis-
tries, and are chiefly connected with the war budget. The
Commission accepts the proposed effective strength of the
army at 344,000 men, and 84,416 horses, as it has been fixed
by the Minister of War. It considers this force as sufficient
to keep up the organisation of the army, and give complete
security to the country. The report speaks in terms of com-
mendation of the initiative taken by Marshal Soult, in pro-
posing a reduction in his budget of 4,000 men, and 1,000
horses, and soliciting him to persevere in the course he has
begun. _ .

;1 The budget of the Minister of Foreign Affairs has been
approved in its most essential points; a reduction of 50,000
francs only being proposed on the chapter for foreign
missions.

" The question of the steam navy also occupied much of the
attention of the Committee. The number of steam-vessels
on the Ist of January 1844, was—one of 540 horse power;
three of 450 ditto ; one of 320 ditto ; seven of 220 ditto ;
twenty-one of 160 ditto ; one of 150 ditto ; two of 120 ditto ;
one of 100 ditto ; five of 80 ditto ; three of 60 ditto ; two of
30 ditto ; making together 47 of a strength of 8,210 horses,
but this strength remains to be brought up to that of 15,550
horses, in conformity with the provisions of the difl'erent votes
passed on the subject."

The report concludes with a recommendation to the
different Ministers, of care and precision in the pre-
paration of their respective budgets, and requires that
for the future there shall be annexed to each budget

a list of the employa and the amount of salaries

received.

THE BOURSE—SATURDAY, JUNE 22.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five perC:nts....•• 122 10 .. 122 15 .. 122 05 .. 122 15
Three per Cents.— •• 82 60 .• 82 60 .. 82 55 .. 82 55
Bank of Franca 3070 •• 3070 3060 ..3060
Latlittaßank, I,ooof. Sharesll3s —1135 ••1135 .•1135
5,000 f. gh.vesso92 50 5092 50 .•5092 50 ..5092 50
&lean Bank •
•. 660 .. 660 .. 660 .. 660
Belgian ....
1031 .. 104 .. 103 .. 104
1840
1842 •••••••• 1084 1081 .. 108 .. 108 i
Threes
Dutch Two-and.a•Half..... 63 62 .. 62 .62

drawing from the markets of Europe all free-labour sugar. Of
course, they must thereby diminish the supply, and increase
the price of the rest, and give consequently a direct, im-
mediate, and considerable encouragement to the growth of
sugar by the labour of slaves.— (Cheers.)"
£0 show how perversely this device of Ministers is

persisted in, against the most reasonable and logical
objections founded on the analogy of the social condi-
tion of certain foreign possessions, not included with-
in its scope, we may mention that Sir J. HANMER—

" Wished to know, why Porto Rico, where much free-labour
sugar was produced, was not included in the number of those
places whence such produce would be admitted into the Bri
tish market ?

" Mr. W. E. Gladstone said it was quite true that free-
labour sugar was produced in Porto Rico ; but slave labour
was also employed in the production of sugar in that country,
and it would be impracticable to make any distinction in fa-
vour of its produce."

In what respect more impracticable than in the
strictly parallel instance of American sugar from the
United States ? And if sugar may be imported from
the partly slave, partly free-labour cultivated planta-
tions of the States of the Union, under certificates—
why not, also, from the plantations, similarly culti-
vated, of Porto Rico under the like guarantees, such
as they are ? But the plan is a puerility altogether;
an attempt to compromise between the just rights of
the British consumer, the fair demand of the British
West Indian grower for a reduced duty of 205., and
the anxiety of the Minister to raise a certain addi-
tional amount of revenue, in the shortest possible
time, at any sacrifice of principle which he can manage
to clothe with the flimsy pretext of rigorously up-
holding the great principle to which we are pledged
of abolishing by all legitimate means the continuance
of slavery. But, "facilis descensus Averni." From
inconsistency to inconsistency—from hypocrisy to
hypocrisy—from pretext to pretext—where a truth
is to be concealed or a wrong to be effected, the pro-
gression is at railroad pace. Mr. PATRICK STEWART
completed the degradation of this pitiful measure by
two home pushes. The one regarded the most invi-
dious exception made by Government in favour of
Java, where, he asserted, the labourers were abso-
lutely "adscripti glebe—transferred with the soil
and forced to till it. Each man, we should say, has
a sort of reserved equity of redemption—indeed ; since
he can separate himself from this bondage on payment
of a certain money premium to the master ; but not
otherwise.

"That this was virtually slavery might be imagined from
the fact that when re-established in 1836, a rebellion and
consequent massacre of the labourers occurred. The slavery
might be modified and mitigated, but slavery it was."
When we remember the scandalous conduct of the
Netherlands Government about this very island of
Java, and our trade with it, as evidenced in that
shameless violation of the treaty of 1824, we must
again marvel at the title Java can have established to
an admission into our markets with her slave-raised
sugars. But the other downward thrust given by
Mr. STE:WART we subjoin in this epigrammatic state-
ment :

"He could state further, as showing the utter futility of
the principle of legislation now proposed, that he knew of a
cargo of slave-grown Brazilian sugar recently—and since these
sugar debates—shipped from Liverpool for Bombay, in order
there to displace so much East India sugar which. might be
exported to this country.—(Loud cries of Hear, hear,' and
a few expressions of doubt.) He knew he should be met
with intimations of doubt, so he had taken care to be pro-
vided with particulars.—(Hear, hear.) The cargo was im-
ported to Liverpool in the Mary Howell, from Pernambuco,
and was shipped for Bombay in the Australia—(Hear, hear)
—that it might be consumed in the East ladies in place of so
much free-labour sugar which would be imported into this
country.—(Loud cries of 'Hear, hear.')"
The Bishop of LONDON may blush with envy at
this towering flight of pharisaical manceuvreing. And
yet this Bill is still before the House of Commons !

Lord DENNAN—The amount given by the former inquisi-
tion is 364,2661., and if you are of opinion that the claim
is made out, they claim something additional for interest.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL submitted that there was no
evidence to go to the jury on the allegation in the petition,
that the sum paid by France was augmented for the purpose
of liquidating the Baron's claim.
Mr. Hna, contended that there was evidence to that point.
Lord DENMAN could only understand by that allegation
that the name of Baron de Bode, as claiming for the pro-
perty of Soultz, was expressly brought under the notice of
the French Government, and some express agreement come
to on the subject. That certainly did not appear by the
evidence. There were also two other points which they
would find for the Crown, viz., that the claim did not accrue
within six years, nor during the reign of her present Majesty ;
so that, in fact, the only question they would really have to
determine was, whether or not, at the time of the confisca-
tion, the property of Soultz was the property of the late Baron
Charles de Bode, or of the present claimant Baron Clement de
Bode.
The jury then retired to consider their verdict. which they
had not returned when we went to piess.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS D►AY.)
(Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL)
MAUGHAN V. FADE AND OTHERS.
This was the only case which came before the Court this
morning. It possessed no interest except to the parties im-
mediately concerned, being a dispute with regard to the
making and repairing of a private road.

CLERKENWELL._(THIS DAY.)
Timothy Reddy was charged with assaulting police-consta•
ble, E 24.
The policeman had a prisoner in custody, and was going
up Compton-passage, when the prisoner attacked him ; he
kicked the constable very severely on the shins, without:hav-
ing received any provocation whatever.—Fined ss.
A ruffianly-looking fellow, a carpenter by trade, was
charged with assaulting Sarah Wilcox.
It appeared from the evidence, that the complainant is a
married woman living apart from her husband—and the
prisoner has been for long time living idly on her hard earn-
ings. On Saturday night, he came home drunk; and upon
some trivial provocation, beat the poor woman so severely,
that her face was much contused and swollen. Tho woman
complained bitterly of the general brutality of the prisoner's
conduct.
The prisoner was fined 21. or 21 days' imprisonment.

QUEEN-SQUARE-F.- THIS DAY.)
Adam Cook, a young man, was placed before Mr. Bond,
charged with having violently assaulted Ann Clements, a
young married woman, and also with having robbed her of a
purse, containing four shillings.
Mrs. Clements stated that whilst she was standing opposite
to the Castle public-house, in Little Chapel -street, Westmin-
ster, a mob of persons came out and conducted themselves in
some fighting, and others assault-
ingin that direction. The pri-
party, struck complainant's
brother,at
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release him from the prisoners'y and when she attempted to
hold, he (the prisoner) gave
her a violent blow, and knocked her down ; and whilst
in that position she was severely kicked by him
She then felt the prisoner put his hand into her pocket, and
when she got away she found herself minus the purse.
Mrs. Johnson, who witnessed the assault, corroborated the
above. She stated that, after seeing the assault, she fol•
lowed the prisoner, and gave him into custody; and on doing
so she was herself severely struck by him.
Mr. BOND inquired how it was the complainant was
abroad at that hour at night?
Complainant stated that she was an artificial flower
maker, and that she was waiting for her brother who was
then trying to dispose of a few of those articles.
The prisoner's father, an old man, here stepped forward, and
wished to show that his son had to work very hard for his
living; he was never a thief, nor had he ever committed an
assault. _

Mr. Born said his working hard had nothing to do with
the case. If he spent his money in a public-house that would
be of little service to him ; but he should give the prisoner an
opportunity of bringing forward witnesses for his defence, by
remanding him till to-morrow.
The prisoner was then remanded. No money was found
in his possession.

UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.)
Edward Harrison was charged with threatening to murder
a woman named Matthews, who appeared as a witness
against him a few days previously.
The complainant stated that she gave evidence against the
prisoner on an alleged charge of felony, on the 18th instant,
at this Court. That on the preceding day he met her in the
street, and swore he would " do for her," and that before three
(lays were expired, he would have her house about her ears.
He used other language of a threatening nature, and she was
apprehensive he would do her some serious injury.
The MAGISTRATE said, that threatening a witness was an
offence of a most serious nature, and that he should make
the prisoner find good bail to keep the peace.
Catherine Day was charged with committing a violent
assault on a woman named Green, whose countenance, which
was bruised and swollen, exhibited the severity of the attack.
It appeared the parties were acquainted, and that on the
preceding day the defendant, who was walking with a man,
exclaimed, " Now I have caught you, I'll serve you out ;"
and immediately tore the bonnet off her head, and beat her
on the face. The man encouraged the defendant, saving, that
if she did not "settle" the complainant, he would give her
( the defendant) a good hiding. Defendant, encouraged by
such language, renewed the attack on complainant, and beat
her in the manner she then appeared.
The MAGISTRATE held the defendant to bail, and directed
that the fellow who encouraged her in the attack should be
taken into custody.

VISIT OF PRINCE ALBERT TO THE OLD SAVOY
CHURCH IN THE STRAND.—This afternoon, shortly after one
o'clock, His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Sir
Edward Bowater, arrived at the Old Savoy Church, in a
private carriage, for the purpose of inspecting the interior,
which has been redecorated in a splendid style at the ex-
pense of her Majesty, the Queen. His Royal Highness was
received by the Chancellor of the Duchy, Lord Granville
Somerset ; the Rev: Mr. Edwards, the evening lecturer, and
Mr. Palmer, the chapel arden, who conducted him through
the chapel. His Royal ighness remained there about half
an hour, when he returned to Buckingham Palace.
SUGAR DUTIES.-011 Saturday the Bill on which
the recent division took place, which has been amended in
Committee and on Report, was printed. The duties imposed
by 6 and 7 Will. IV., c. 26, and 3 and 4 Vic , c. 17, are to
be continued till the sth July, 1845, with the Custom Duties,
and an additional duty of five per cent. Her Majesty by
order in council to declare the sugars of other countries to
be admissible as not being the produce of slave labour. By
the seventh provision, power is given to her Majesty by order
in council to declare, that the sugars of countries with which
her Majesty has treaties of reciprocity as to duties, be ad-
missible at 345. per cwt., and five per cent., additional. Her
Majesty may allow the importation of sugar, the growth of
certain British possessions, at the lower rate of duty. There
Aro 25 "actions in the Bill.

Spanish Active .• • • 311 .. 311 .. 311 • • 311
Threes
New Deferred.. •.• • ln .. .. 121 .. 12.1
Portuguese Five per Cents .• 461 .. 47 .. 46.1 .. 47
Neapolitan 99 70 . 99 75 .. 99 70 .. 99 75
Roman
RAILWAY SEARES.
Versailles, R. 8.. • • 380 392 50 380 .. 392 50
L.B •• 247 50 .. 247 50 .. 245 .. 246 25
Rouen
Rouen to Havre.... 765 .. 767 50 .• 765 .. 766 25
Orleans ...•.........•.....1002 50 .•1005 ..1002 50 ..1005
Strasburg to Bale.• •• ••• • • • 235 .. 237 50 .. 235 .. 237 50
Avignon to Marseilles— •• •• 768 75 .. 768 75 .. 768 75 . 768 75
RAILWAY SHARES FOR 30TH JUNE.
St. Germain ...... :• • • • • • • 895 895 .. 895 .. 895
Versailles, R.B. 380 .. 392 50 .. 389 .. 392 50
L. 8...... • • • • • • 245 • • 247 50 .. 245 .. 247 50
Rouen .................. •• 993 75 • • 993 75 . 992 50 .. 992 50
Rouen to Havre.... ...... • • 765 • • 768 75 .. 765 .. 768 75
Orleans .1005 —lOO6 25 ..1002 50 ..1002 50
Strasburg to Bale.. 235 .. 237 50 .. 235 .. 237 50
Avignon to Marseilles.— 770 .. 770 .. 767 50 .. 768 75

THIS DAYS NEWS.
QUEEN'S BENCII.-(THIS DAY.)
(Trial at Bar.)
THE BARON DE BODE V. THE QUEEN, ON A PETITION OF RIGHT.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, this morning, opened the case,
in opposition to the Baron's claim. He denied that the Go-
vernment had ever received funds to liquidate the Baron
de Bode's claim. The convention for the payment of
a certain sum by France for the claim, was entered
into in 1818, while the Baroudid not make his claim until
1819. It was perfectly competent for the Commissioners to
have refused to entertain thks claim at all, inasmuch as he
had not put in his claim in time; but instead of that they
admitted his claim and investigated it ; they had no interest
whatever in dociding against his claim. They, however, felt
bound to decide against it. The Court of Appeal, the Com-
mittee of the Privy Council, at which sat Lord Stowell and
Sir W. Grant, also decided against the claim. So that, ad-
mitting every fact as stated by Baron de Bode, his claim had
been adjudicated on according to Act of Parliament and re-
jected, and he had no locus standi in the Court, and had no
right to come forward under this obsolete form of proceeding.
Besides, how was it possible he could say that her present Ma-
jesty had received a sum of money for his use? She had no con-
trol over this fund. Her Royal predecessor had no control over
it. It had been paid into the Bank under the provisions of an
Act of Parliament, and Geo. 4, in whose reign it had been so
paid, and had no authorityover it. Therefore, they might re-
turn a general verdict that her Majesty had no such pro-
perty in her possession ;_ but he apprehended that they
would hardly be satisfied that the cession of the property was
legal, or that the Baron was a British subject. He was most
anxious that it should be thoroughly understood that every
facility had been given to the Baron de Bode to prove his
claim, and that the observations which had been made on
the hardness with which he had been treated were utterly
unfounded.
Lord DE MAN then proceeded to sum up, and, after briefly
alluding to the unusual mode of proceeding by petition of
right, and explaining the various steps taken under its
authority, from the time of its presentation to the Lord
Chancellor to the present moment, his Lordship went on to
offer some observations on the evidence. There could be no
doubt but that the petitioner was born in England, and of an
English mother. Neither could there be any doubt but that
by the treaty of Westphalia, by which Alsace was trans-
ferred to France the feudal rights of the seigneurs were pre-
served ; but these matters of foreign law must be:considered
by the jury themselves as though they were matters of fact.
It was proved that Baron Charles received the investiture of
the fiefs, and the claimant received it as his heir. But the
National Assembly of France in 1790, by a decree, abolished
feudal rights, and if that decree affected the laws of succession,
then this feudal property became allodial property, and it
would be for the jury to say how far that decree affected the
cession made in 1791, and whether or not that decree affected
the right of succession in Alsace. Then with regard to the
cession itself, they would recollect the evidence of one of the
learned persons from Strasburg, as to the law of Alsace, by
which it appeared that the result, in the event of the death
of the minor during the time the father held the fiefs, would
have been, that the property would revert to the Elector, and
not go to the claimant's brother; that had been used on the
part of the Crown as an argument to show that the cession
was merely colourable. If the cession were merely colourable
the Baron Charles still continued in possession ; if they were
satisfied that it was a perfect cession the claimant was the
owner. Then they came to the question of confiscation.
There was no evidence to show that the claimant was illegally
or unduly condemned for emigration, and it would be for the
jury to say how far they were satisfied on that point. He
would not allude to the award of the Commissioners, because
if their award was a final bar to the Baron's claim, that bar
ought to have been pleaded by the Crown ' • but, net
having been so pleaded, the Baron de Bode was
not called upon to enter into any discussion on that
point. The first question the jury would have to decide was,
whether the Baron Charles made a valid renunciation to his
son in 1791. The second question was, whether the pro-
perty in question, being the property of the claimant, was
Illegally and unduly confiscated. With regard to the value
of the property it did not appear that there was any question.
A juryman—What is the total amount of the claim, my
Lord.

JOINT STOCK RANKS.
London and Westminster 20 26% to
London Joint Stock
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 22.—The share
market is firm, but quiet. We quote Manchester and Bir-
mingham, 561 to 57 ; Ditto Quarters, 3i to 34 ; Manchester
and London, 106 to 107 ; Ditto Quarters, 13i to 8i Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, 65 to 64; Glasgow and Ayr, 56i to
57i ; Manchester and Buxton, 25 to 30 prem. ; Union Bank of
Manchester, 9i to 9i.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LoNnox, JUNE 24.—Wind S.W., light southerly breeze,
and fine.
Huu, JUNE 23.—Wind W.—Arrd. Ann, Hall, St. John ;
Voyager, Parker, do.
OFF THE WlWlT.—Ocean, Ward, Sydney.
Postzsmounr, JUNE 22.—Wind S.W. 23.—5. E. to S.—
Sid. John, China; St. James, New York.
OFF DARTMOUTH, JUNE 22.—Louise, Batavia, for Ant-
werp ; Apollo, Monte Video, for Hamburgh Tartar, Matanzas.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE 23.—Wind S.—Arrd. H.M.S. Swift,
Falmouth. Sld. H.M.S. Cygnet, Coast of Africa ; Agno,
Ichaboe. Off, Mediator, Chadwick, New York. 19.—Arrd.
Concord, London, for Syria, not Ichaboe as reported.
SHIELDS, JUNE 21.—Sld. Otellie, New York; Harriet,
Montreal.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 22.—Wind W.S.W., light. 23. Wind
light.—Arrd. Jane, Backer, and Nicholas Biddle, Turner,
Mobile; Thomas Bennet, Charleston; Cambridge, Barstow,
New York; Dorchester, Cardwell, Boston; Duke of Sussex,
Jones, Maracaibo; Georgians, New Orleans ;'Balfour, Mobile;
Susannah Cumming, Savannah •, Mahaica, Montreal ; Emma,
Newfoundland ; Gartsherrie, Valparaiso; Margaret Eliza-
beth, M'lven, Penambuco ; John Garrow, New Orleans;
Republic, Luce, Mobile; Sea, New York (4th inst.) Sid.
Bleng, Port Adelaide ; Charlotte, China ; Dorothea and
Ivanhoe, Calcutta ; Ann Milne and Chusan, Bombay ;
Martha, Jane, Cape of Good Hope ; Ann and Wm. Russell,
Pernambuco; Great Western (steamer), New York; Tamer-
lane, Wiscasset ; Catherine and Flora M'Donald, Halifax ;
Sesostris, Pictou ; Envoy, Bay Chaleur ; British King,
Quebec ; John Olaunt for China ; Intrinsic for Bombay ;
Eliza Scotland, Cape of. Good Hope; Irene, Brazils; Ash-
burton, New York; Douglas and Oromocto, St. John's, New
Brunswick ; Laurel, Dalhousie ; Coriono, Montreal. Arrd. off,
General Wiltshire, New Orleans; Irlam and Agnes, Gilmour.
GLOUCESTER, JUNE 23.—Sld. Marinus, Quebec.
SWANSEA, JUNE 21.—Arrd. Alicia, Jack, Cuba.
DUBLIN, JUNE 21.—Arrd. Lumley, Topliff, St. John's, New
Brunswick. 22. Sld. Odessa, St. John's, New Brunswick.
KINQsrowN, JUNE 21.—Arrd. Recovery, Conway, St.
John's, New runswick ; Grace Darling, Laverts, Miramichi.
BELFAST, JUNE 21.—Arrd. Jane, Mason, Quebec ; South
Esk, Robertson, St. John's, New Brunswick.

DEAL, JuNE 23.—Wind, E.S.E. light.—Arrd.
Mules, Demerara. Sld. Runnymede, Calcutta; Ellen, Gre-
nada; Alicia, Cape of Good Hope; Cxsar and La Bonne Mere,
Ichaboe ; Elizabeth and Ann, Quebec; Hearts of Oak, Val-
paraiso ; and the rest of the outward bound.
CoRK, JUNE 20.—Arrd. Thomas Edwards, Halifax.
ABERDEEN, JUNE 21.—S1d. Henrietta and Sophia, Quebec.
SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 23.—Arrd. Avon (steamer), Strutt,
West Indies.

FALMOUTH, Juxu 23.—Wind S.S.W., light.—Arrd. Clare-
mont, London, for Ichaboe. Sid. William Ward, Ichaboe;
Columbus, New York.
JERSEY, JUNE 18.—Arrd. Courier, Le Guesne, Rio, and
sailed 21st for Stettin; P. H. Dean, --. Sid. Newport,
Arichat ; Judge Thompson, Fart!.
CLYDE, JUNE 21.—Caledonia, Allan, Montreal.
THE STEAMER MANCHESTER.
The following are extracts from letters received at Lloyd's
this day ; .

"Heligoland, June 19, 1844.
"A black board, with 'Manchester in gilt letters on it, with
some cotton twist attached to it, has been picked up this
morning to the north, outside the River Elbe. It is reported
by some of the fishing boats that a quantity of cabin furni-
ture and pieces of wreck have been passed drifting about."
" Hh, June 21, 14.
" We are sorry to add that theambur Manchester steamer was
lost on the Sandy Island Riessen, at the Eider, where the
wreck is still lying. It is reported that none on board have
been saved ; but that part of her cargo was driven ashore.",
Cux June 22, .
"Some cotton twist has been" picked uphaven, and landedlB44
here,
supposed belonging to the Manchester steamer, from Hull to
Hambrurgh."

RETURN OF HER ROYAL RICHNESS THE DUCHESS
OF KENT.—Her Royal Highness is expected to arrive in
England, from Germany, in the course of this week. The
alterations which have been in progress at Frogmore-house,
near Windsor, ever since the departure of the Duchess, have
been commanded to be finished, and the mansion to be pre-
pared for the reception of her Royal Highness by Saturday
next. Should the Duchess of Kent arrive in London before
her Majesty has left Buckingham Palace for Windsor Castle,
her Royal Highness will take up her residence at Clarence-
house, St. James's, and remain there until the Court leaves
town for Windsor, when the Royal Duchess will take her de-
parture for Frogmore-house.

We record with much regret the death of Mr.
O'Hanlon, counsel to the Irish office. It appeared that the
deceased swallowed a fish-bone on Sunday last, which, after
some difficulty, passed into the stomach, but, unfortunately,
it caused irritation in the lower intestines, which were at the
time predisposed to inflammation. On Tuesday evening, a
violent inflammation came on; and, in the middle of the
night, mortification ; and, the next day, death. Mr. O'Hanlon
was still in the full vigour of manhood, and his healthful
and athletic appearance gave all earthly premise of a long
life.—Observer.

MONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
_CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

There was a fair demandon Saturday for Cotton at Liver-
pool from the trade at steady prices. Sales 4,500 bales. Spe-
culators and exporters were inactive. Shares were quiet—
Liverpool and Manchester, 223; Birmingham, 218; Ditto
Quarters, 24i ; Midland Counties, 94 ; Paris and Lyons,
3/. 9s. ; Ditto and Rouen, 38.
At the present moment a considerable degree of interest is
taken in the City at the state and condition of the principal
grain markets throughout the "United Kingdom, as indica-
tive of the exportations of the yield in the several localities.
Now, while the great metropolis, and its vicinity, has suf-
fered from an absence of good rains for many weeks past,
(those that have occurred scarcely moistening the surface)
almost every district beyond 25 miles from London, has been
blessed with genial showers. The Hull Corn Trade Report
states that in the wheat district there, and in other places
northward, rains had prevailed, during all the week,
and that the sales of corn had fallen off. This was the
case at Wakefield. The anticipation entertained in
1 many quarters that a speculative demand will pre-
vail for foreign wheat has not yet been realised
to any extent. Still there can be no doubt
that very considerable importations will take place, from the
Baltic and other Continental ports very shortly, in the hope
that prices will rise for it, and profits be realised.
Independently of the information contained in the letters
to our Morning Contemporaries from Southampton, relative
to West Indian affairs, the private mercantile advices are
deficient! of interest. It is not immaterial, however,
to note that vegetation, in most of the plantations
was in a progressive and satisfactory condition. Com-
plaints were still, however, made that the labouring
population were disposed to inactivity. The rumoured in-
tention of her Majesty's Government to alter the sugar duties
in favour of foreign free grown produce, had excited some
sensation ; and a meeting to petition Parliament against the i
agitation of such topics frequently, by which operations in 1
the Colonies were unhinged, was in contemplation.
It was not anticipated that the private and country
bankers would, through the efforts of their delegates, obtain
any modifications of the plan of the Government for the
future registration of the currency and banking in England.
At the recent interviews there were several points pressed
upon Sir R.Peel, which, it is asserted in well informed circles,
were met with favour by him, and probably this evening the
ultimatum of the Minister will be stated to Parliament. The
deputation deserve to be successful, as they have worked hard
and continuously for the benefit of the general body whom
they have represented. It will be observed that Bank of
England Stock is heavy, in consequence of an impression
that the Government will yield in some way to the wishes
of the private and joint-stock banks.
The commercial letters from New York, and other parts
of America, do not contain any news of much interest as to
trade. No question an attempt will be made to influence the
Cotton Market in consequence of the exaggerated accounts
of the damage done to the plants by the overflowing of the
Mississippi.
A rather dull market has prevailed this morning for Con-
sols, which, for the Account, have just been sold at 981.
We have not heard of any large sales of Stock. Reduced
Three per Cents. have receded from 94 to 99i ; and the
Three-and-a. Half per Cents. Reduced at 102 A. Exchequer
Bills have fallen to 735. premium. The demand for money
has advanced. Bank Stock is at 194, and India Bonds were
at 94 96 premium.
An opinion was entertained on Saturday, that the divi-
dends upon the Three per Cent. Spanish Bonds would be
advertised to-day; and as there was no confirmation of the
statement to this effect, the market has been flat to-day—
the Actives at 23*, and the Threes at 35. Still our informa-
tion is that the interest upon the latter, due the Ist proximo,
will be forthcoming. A further advance has taken place in
the Dutch Securities, the Two-and-a-Half per Cents. having
just been quoted at 62k, and the Five per Cents. to 1001.
In the other Continental and South American Bonds, the
transactions have been but few to-day.
Not much business has been reported in the Railway Share
Market this morning. The quotations are very nearly the
same as on Saturday. London and Birmingham have been
done at 119 premium ; North Midland at 6 discount ; and
York and North Midland at 72 premium. London and West-
minster Bank Shares are at 6* premium, and London Joint
Stock Bank at 4-4- premium.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK,
(From the Ofticial List.)
Bank Stock 198%
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3% per Cent. Reduced Annuities 102%1%
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 1-16%
India Bonds,l,ooo 96
Ditto under 1,000 •
Consols for Account 98%%
Exchequer Bills, 19fd. 130
1
1 k 0........, ....... .......... . pm.
Ditto 5ma11..„.,.,„,„.,.,. .... ...".. 75 put.
Ditto Advertised
In-
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Columbian Bonds. 13%%
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent.
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents, 26%
Ditto for the Account
Portuguese Bonds,
41 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted 4l
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840.... .......
Ditto Deferred 13%
Ditto Three per Cent. ...... ...................
Ditto for the Account 35% 35
Dutch 2% per Cents 62%506
Dutch 5 per Cents.... ............. ....... .. '. ....
Ditto for the Account lOO
New Loan. 4 per Cents. (1844)
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PRE SHARE.
Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings... 5 .....N.. 4%
Chester and Holyhead 5 3% to
Chichester and Brighton
Dublin and Cashel ..... 2% 5% to
Eastern Counties
Ditto Perpetual 5 per eent l3s. 4d... 1
Great Western
Ditto Fifths l2 ......... W ci.ci .., to
London and Birmingham lOO 219 to
Ditto New Thirds
London and Blackwall
London and Brighton
London and South Western ...... 41% 85% to
Ditto Eighths to
London and Croydon hi...... Il‘mi to
Manchester and Leeds 7O ..... .... 106% to
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 ......... 57 . to
Midland Counties • 100 934. to
Northern and Eastern 45 - ..... «" to
Dit o % Shares
North Midland
Ditto 4 Shares
Norwich and braiidon
South Eastern and Dover 32% — to -.Ditto New
Yarmouth and Norwich lB 22104 ... to
York and North Midland .... 50 122 to
..
...
Ditto % Shares 25
Ditto Scarboro Branch 2% 20% 4 ... to
Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux... 1
Paris and Orleans .......... ........... 20
Paris and Rouen 2O 38304 ... to

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MARKET NEWS.-(T HIS DAY.)

' CORN-EXCHANGE—MONDAY.
The English Wheat trade ended inactive. However, the
very first qualities found buyers at prices quite equal to those
obtained last week ; but, in all other descriptions, next to
nothing was doing, and the rates were considered a trifle
lower. Foreign Wheat, duty on which has been paid, in the
last week, upon about 4,500 quarters, met a very dull sale, at
prices barely equal to ehose:noted in our last report. Super-
fine qualities of English Barley sold steadily at very full
prices. Fine white parcels of Malt were at a trifle more
money. All other qualities the turn lower, while the de-
mand was by far less animated. The quotations for ,Oats
were supported without difficulty. Peas and Beans at barely
late rates. The Flour trade was extremely dull.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
WHEAT—Essex & Kent, (MALT—Chevalier,,.,,„., 63s to —.
red 4ss to 575: OATs—Yorkshire and
Ditto, white
Norfolk and Lin- 1 Potatoe
coin, red 4os to 43s Youghall and Cork,
Ditto white 42s to 4751 black
Irish, red 47s to 50i; Cork, white ...... ... 19s to 20s
Ditto white
RYE—Old 254 to 33s BEANS—Tick ...... ......... 30s to 341
New 36s to 38s Pigeons
BARLEY—Grinding 24s to 27s PEAS— Grey 3os to 34$
Malting
Chevalier 32a to 35s White ........... ....... 34s to :39s
MALT—Su ffblk and Nor- Boilers 32s to 38s
folk 564 to 62s FLouß—Town nude ... 48s to 531
Brown 50s to 54s Suflo k......, ... .... 346 to 38s
Kingston and Ware 566 to 625, Stockton &Norfolk 34s to 36.
FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND.
WHEAT—Dantzic
Hamburgh 36s to 40s PeAs 234 to 27s
BARLEY 3os to 33s FLouß—American
OATS—New
Feed ........... .......... I4s to 16s
SMITHFIELD.
The Beef trade was, on the whole, active, at prices fully
equal to those obtained on Friday, being 2d per Sibs higher
than even those on Monday last, and at which amount of im-
provement the best Scots readily producing 4d per 81bs, a
good clearance was effected. Sheep, in fair average condi-
tion ; prime old Downs sold steadily at from 3s 10d, to, in
some few instances, 4s per 81bs, while the value of all other
kinds had an upward tendency. Lambs, at from 4s 4d to
5s 4d per 81bs, being quite 2d per 81bs dearer than on Mon-
day. The Veal trade was steady, at fully previous rates.
Prime small Porkers, at full rates.