The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-24 00:00:00

THE WEATHER.—Sux OFFICE, JAN. 24.
rITERMOMETER, Lowest, 37 ; Highest, 44 ; Noon, 44.
BAROMETER, 29.70.—W1ND, S.W.
NOTE.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and
"Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the
Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All
the other observations are made at noon. Water freezes at
32 ; 55 on Thermometers is marked "Temperate," and on
Barometers "Fair" is generally placed opposite to 30, and
"Rain" at 29; but there is no certainty of dry weather
when the mercury falls below 30.

ERRATM—The Barometer marked 30.09 yesterday, not
30.9, as given in our Weather Table.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON.BRIDGE THIS DAY.
doming ... 32 minutes alter 2 $ Evening ... 50 minutes after 2.

and of game, in ominous combination, among the most
prolific sources of supply from whence the inmates of
the prisons in the northern and north-eastern dis-
tricts of England—are furnished. The law of debt
was certainly ameliorated to a certai❑ extent, if, as
we believe, to mitigate its severity was to ameliorate
it; by the remarkable acts of the two last sessions of
Parliament. But the vicious principle, we are fully
prepared to show, still remains in full vitality, which
assumes the fact of debt to raise the inference of
crime. For debt is still visited, irrespective of any
considerations of the circumstances under which limey
have been contracted, with a penalty at least as severe
as that awarded to very heinous offences and mis-
demeanours, with this aggravation of its intensity—
namely, that the unhappy debtor who has endured
the ruinous infliction of personal imprisonment (with
all its concomitants of severance from his family and
friends, disorganisation of his household, exile from
his home, loss of time, health, spirits, and good re-
pute in society, and does not clear himself even if he
be so fortunate as to collect the wherewith to pay the
debt he is incarcerated for. Twenty shillings in the
pound will not suffice ; twenty-five shillings more in
the pound are frequently the amount of law ex-
penses incurred under our humane and honest system
—ten shillings more, or fifty per cent., is quite a
common supplementary claim on this account. If he
cannot pay these expenses, he may rot in his prison,
notwithstanding that he could pay his debt. A re-
turn from all the prisons and "lock-ups" in the king-
dom of those who still remain in confinement for
costs, after finding the means and making the offer
to settle their principal debts, would be a most fear-
ful one. Now this, again, is an anomaly ; the fur-
ther imprisonment of men whom you have clapped
up for not paying twenty shillings justly due from
them, till they have paid ten shillings more for the
luxury of being clapped up. But it is not more re-
markable than that which, to the commission of a
larceny with violence in a dwelling-house, assigns a
far less period of imprisonment, on the average of
cases, than is usually endured by a declining but
well-principled tradesman who is precluded, by cir-
cumstances beyond his control, from promptly satisfy-
ing the demands of his creditor. This inconsistency,
which is a feature common both to the law of debt
and the law of game, is heightened, in the case of
the former, by its reaction on the social affections. We
may thus advert—it would be painful to dwell upon
—the exhibition which Mr. Commissioner FoN-
BLANQUE'S Court presented in the beginning of this
week. Lord HUNTINGTOWER being again brought
before that jurisdiction, his counsel indignantly di-
rected the attention of the judge to the fact that that
very foolish, but much harassed person, was in the
receipt of no other moneys but the allowance which
he derived from the spontaneous kindness of his mo-
ther, the Countess of DYSART, out of her separate
maintenance. The Earl, his father, who was present
at this appeal, is stated to have returned for answer—
" a smile ;" although as the Commissioner observed,
Lord HUNTINGTOWER was known to all the world in
the relations of his son and heir. Conduct like this
is so truly paternal—this solicitude of a parent to
withdraw his son from being made, as it was em-
phatically styled, " a public spectacle"—is so im-
pressive, that we should have concluded the Noble
Earl had been one of the young Lord's most fa-
mished and eager creditors, had we not the authority
of DEBRETT and BURKE to confirm the recognition
of Commissioner FONDLANQUE. But the Earl of
DYSART is by no means singular in his animosity for
debtors, or his notions of the treatment which is
proper for them. The intelligent officer whose
" Report" is now before us, Captain Wfulams,
shows us that debtors who probably are not amenable
to such charges of wanton extravagance, absurd and
childish credulity, and reckless desperation in in-
curring embarrassment, as have been imputed to
Lord HUNTINGTOWER, are subjected, in our north-
eastern districts, to the same sweeping construction
of meditated bad faith which we suppose to be alone
adequate to the justification of imprisonment as the
penalty of debt. Captain WILLIAMS says—
" The condition of many of the lock-ups in this dis-
trict, and the treatment of prisoners when detained in
them, has occupied much of my attention ; and I have
not failed to visit those which opportunity or convenience
brought within my reach. I regret to report that a
number of these places are wholly unfit for the reception
of human beings; and that the treatment of prisoners,
while in custody of constables, is in many cases very far
from satisfactory. In many instances they are unpro-
vided with bedding or artificial heat; and the allowance
of food to prisoners is arbitrary and irregular, although
in most places ample provision is made by the justices
through the agency of the keepers. The insecurity,
danger to health, and inadequacy of many of these lock-
ups, are more clearly shown by the fact, that prisoners,
before examination, are often retained in custody by the
constables at a public or private house. It must also be
observed, that by the intervals of several days elaping
between the holding of petty sessions, prisoners are
liable to bo detained in these places for a considerable
time, and that instances occur of their being kept i❑
them after conviction or committal, to suit the con-
venience of those charged with the duty of conveying
them to prison. The complaints to me by prisoners of
the sufferings and inconveniences thus imposed upon
them are most frequent, and corroborated by my personal
observations.

" The discreditable condition of the gaols for debtors,
attached to peculiar jurisdictions, and the condition of
their inmates, have long been the subject of animad
version in these Reports ; and although by the passing
of the 7 and 8 of Victoria, cap. 9G, the number of this
description of prisoners has been materially and perma-
nently diminished, yet they still continue liable to re-
ceive debtors in execution for sums above 201.
" The accommodation in many of these prisons is
limited to the bare walls. No respect being paid to re-
ligion by the performance of Divine service ; no medical
assistance in cases of sickness ; no provision of food,
bedding, light, nor fire. No authority exercised by
which the brutal and hardened are restrained from prac-
tising on the weak and better disposed. Idleness and
corrupting influences prevails in all, unchecked and un-
reproved. It is worthy of remark that imprisonment in
the gaols of the Courts of Request at Sheffield was found
to make so little impression, that it was deemed necessary
to heighten its severity, by ordering that prisoners
should not be allowed to employ themselves in any kind
or description of work. I may add, that I never went
into these prisons without finding a party engaged at
cards, or some other idle game."
But the testimony of Captain WlLLums—a very
intelligent observer—on the subject of convictions
under the Game-laws, reinforces the argument against
those founded on their anomalous relations to such
as regard all other species and rights of property
among us, by this striking exposition of their utter
futility, as regards the accomplishment of the great
object all penal laws propose to effect—namely, to
deter by example. In spite of Mr. GRANTLEY
BERKELEY'S ecstatic commendations of this bar-
barous feature in our code, convictions for poaching
seem only to multiply poaching offences, and render
callous to punishment or remonstrance offending
poachers :
" While upon the general subject of prison discipline,
I may remark that, however severe in physical restraints
or powerful in moral influence, it signally fails in pro-
ducing any salutary impressions upon offenders con-
victed of infractions of the laws enacted for the pre-
servation of game. These men, while undergoing im-
prisonment, appear possessed with the idea that these
laws are more harshly and inflexibly administered than
in other cases of a more serious character, and that the
punishments awarded are unequal, disproportionate, and
unjust. In support of their views, they instance the
double convictions and cumulative penalties and im-
prisonments under various statutes for one offence, and
the Act against night poaching, under which offenders
are adjudged to hard labour while detained for the want
of sureties, contrasting the law in this respect, with its
different application to those committed for sureties in
assaults and other cases, where the penalty of hard
labour does not attach. The testimony of the chaplains
of prisons will be found to furnish abundant testimony
that argument, admonition, entreaty, are all unavailing
to induce in these offenders any admission of criminality
or a promise of relinquishing this pernicious pursuit.
There can be no question that the tenacity of this feel-
ing among poachers is in some degree to be traced to
the support and encouragement it receives from the sym-
pathy so notoriously pievailing among the middle and
lower classes of society, and which is well described by
a chaplain in the following terms:—' I have frequently
endeavoured, but quite in vain, to persuade prisoners
convicted of poaching that they offend God in breaking
the laws of their country; they answer, the law is op-
pressive, and they have as much right to the game as
others. The mans neighbours, too, second him in this
feeling when discharged ; they receive him as usual,
saying, " You have been in prison, it is true, but not for
stealing or felony." A man loses no caste by having
committed an offence against the game-laws, but when
discharged, goes into the society of his fellow-men quite
as usual.'"
If these extracts from the " Ninth Report of In-
spectors of Prisons" do not establish against the laws
for the punishment of debt and the protection of game,
the anomalies we speak of, and make out an irre-
sistible demand upon the Legislature for the re-
vision and correction of such outrages on the commen
sense and humanity of the country, we shall be at a
loss to conceive what call of graver urgency can be
devised for such an intervention.

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.
Extraordinary Success of " Marianne; or, The Child of Charity,"
and the New Comic Pantomime.
THIS EVENING
Will be repeated MARIANNE; or, the Child of Charity. Sup.
Ported by Mr. o.baldiston, Honry Howard, J. T Johnson T. H.
Higgie, J. Herbert, E. Jones, W. Searle, Miss Vincent, Miss E.
Torrey, and Miss Treble.
After which, MONSEIGNEUR. Monseigneur, the French Jack
Sheppard, Miss Vincent.
To conclude with a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled
HARLEQUIN HOT CODLINS ; or, The Little Old Woman and
tbe Demon of the Metal Mine. Harlequin, M. Chapico; Clown,
Mr. Blanchard; Pantaloon, Mr. Coney; Columbine, Mdile
Le Vite

FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to submit a hst of the EN-
GAGEMENTS, and an outline of the ARRANGEMENTS which
he has entered into for the ENSUING SEASON of FRENCH
PLAYS, which will commence on MONDAY EVENING, JAN.
27, and which, he trusts, will be deemed worthy the distinguished
ratrersege hitherto conferred upon his Theatre.
The Season will commence by the Engagement of Monsieur
Lafont (of the Theatre des Varietes,, his First Appearance at this
Theatre, for whose performance the popular Plays of " Le Che-
valier de Saint Georges," " Le Chevalier du Guet," " Pierre le
Rouge," " Requefinette," " Pere et Fils, &c , &c., &c., will be
produced. Mademoiselle Nathalie (of the Theatre du Gymnase)
will also appear conjointly with Monsieur Lafont.
After whom, the eminent Actor, Monsieur Frederick Lemaitre
(who has accepted an engagement for a limited number of Nights
only), and Mademoiselle Clarisse, will appear, until the close of the
Season at Easter. During the Engagement of Monsieur Frede-
rick Lemaitre, the popular Plays of " Don Cmar de Baran," and
"Roy Bias." by Victor Hugo, as originally performed by him with
ao much success, will be produced ; as well as the last New Piece
of the Porte St. Martin, which now excites such extraordinary
interest in Paris, and in which M. Frederick has performed for
Ten consecutive Weeks, entitled " La Dame de Saint Tropez."
After Easter, the eminent Actress, Madame Albert (engaged
for a few nights only), will appear in the Two New Comedies of
the Theatre Francais, " Vne Femme a Quarante Ans," and " Le
Mari a to Carnpagne," in addition to " Mathilde, ou la Jalouise ;"
and Marie, ott lee Trois Epochs ;" with other favourite Pieces of
Yet' repertoire ; and will be succeeded by the popular Comic Actor,
Monsieur Ravel (of the Theatredu Palais Royale), who will make
his First Appearance in this Country.
The Engagement of Monsieur Ravel will be followed by those of
Mademoiselle Plessy, and Monsieur Regnier (of the Theatre
Francais, his First Appearance in this Country). It is intended, st
that period of the Season, to produce, under the superintendence
of Monsieur Cartigny, some of the finest Comedies of the French
&age. In addition to which, Mr. Mitchell has the honour to
announce, that an entirely New Comedy will be produced, written
'2,LPressly for the Company by the eminent French Author, Mon-
sieur Alexandre Dumas, who will be present in London to direct
the raise en scene of his New Composition.
The Favourite Actor, Monsieur Achard, is also engaged for a
trNights, and will appear in the last New Vaudeville of Le
ymnase, entitled " Babiole et Joblot," by Scribe, " Ywan le
Moujiek," and other New Pieces, with the occasional Representa-
tion of some of the most popular Plays of that admired Actor's
repertoire.

The Season will terminate by the Engagement of Monsieur
Aural (of the Theatre du Vaudeville),
adeville), who will have the honour
of making his First Appearance at this this Theatre, and during whose
Popular Engagement the followingPlays, as originally performed
low
Monsieur Arnal, will beL'Homme Blase,"
llTL'Hunsoriste," "Les Gants J iuunceed.,
" Passe Minuit," " Les
Cabinets Particulaire," " Renaudin de
Grand. eaen,., Le Poltron,,,
," La Mansard° du Crime," " Le Bat du
The Company for the Season will be carefullyMonde," &c., &c.
selected from the
Theatres of Paris, including M. Cartigny, Ai. Oudinot, M. De-
. (er the
Bonnet, Mdlle.
M. MaPorte St.
entapes (of the Gymnase),
il
Il(aztla), N. Lienard, M. Tourillon, M. Bizot, d
Eliza Forgeot, Mdme. Croset, Mdlle. Mery, Mdlle. Chaplin,
ogy (of the Varietes), Mdlle. Andrea (of the Porte St. Mdlle.
Martin),
)(dile. Estelle (of the Palais Royale), Mdlle. Bonval (of the Theatre
Francais), Mdlle. Valerie (of the Odeon), Mdlle. Lambert (of the
Yarietes), &c., &c.
Leader of the Orchestra, M. Burotte (for Twenty Years Second
Claer d'Orohestre at the Theatre du Vaudeville) ; Directrice,
Mdlle. Visa Forgeot ; Regisseur, M. Cloup,
The Subscription will be for Forty Representations, which will
take place on lifondays and Fridays ; the Performances on Wed-
nesday Evenings will not be included in the Subscriptions, but Sub-
scribers will be allowed to exchange either the Monday or Friday
Evening tbr the Wednesday, when they may desire to do so, for
11l he accommodation of their other engagements, an arrangement
%iticb, on former &aroma, has given 'Lich general satisfaction.
grpications for Season Boxes and Stalls to be addressed to Mr.
Mitch Ca ;loyal Library, 33, Old Bond.street ; Mr. Sams, 1, St.
Ismees...,tslett, and Messrs. Andrews and Ebers, Bond-street.
WieiL."l4",
CAmpe..LTOWN, JAN. 21.—A boat, wl>h "A. PI, Sun
derland' (Pltrt of a name) on the stern, has come ashore
near hero, Pith some wreckage g,nd planks.

The accounts from Madrid are to the 16th inst.
The Gazette of that day contains an important &ea-

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENINtit JANUARY 24, WS.

ment, namely, a royal decree appointing a Com-
mission, under the Finance Minister, to prepare a
Bill for indemnifying the proprietors of lay tithes
for losses sustained by acts of the Cortes. It con-
tains, also, a circular addressed by the Minister of the
Interior to the political chiefs of towns, directing them
to adopt measures for carrying into effect the new
measures relative to municipal corporations. In the
Chamber of Deputies the Clergy Endowment Bill was
still under discussion, and from all accounts would be
carried without any material amendment. At the
conclusion of the sitting a royal ordinance was read,
appointing General CONCHA military governor of
Catalonia, in place of the Baron DE MEER.
The Three per Cents. closed at 32f for cash, and
32f at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 23i for cash,
and 231 at 60 days ; and the Debt without Interest
at 7 for cash and at 60 days.

of Deputies on Tuesday, which did not conclude until a
quarter to seven o'clock—one of M. de Peyramont, of
unmeasured length ; the second, of M. Thiers ; and the
third, of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Neither M.
Thiers nor M. Guizot had intended to speak on that occa-
sion, but having been attacked by M. de Peyramont with
the same vehemence as if he had been a culprit before the
Court of Assize, M. Thiers was compelled to ask leave to
speak. The impression produced by his speech, except the
part relative to the alliances, which appeared contused,
feeble, and embarrassed, was such, that although it was
near six o'clock, the Minister for Foreign Affairs would
not suffer the sitting to conclude without replying to the
attacks against his policy. It is impossible to place great
talent at the service of a less worthy cause. M. Guizot
has seldom spoken better, and, nevertheless, it must be
admitted that he did not succeed in destoying the effect
produced by M. Thiers' speech. The Chamber re-
mained cold, and separated under the sad and profound
impression that, with more firmness, it would have been
easy to have obtained the expulson of Abd-el-Kader
from Morocco—ho who has been neither expelled nor
confined to the interior of the country—as well as the
formal disapprobation of the culpable conduct of the
missionary Pritchard, and the revision of the treaties of
1831 and 1833. It was only to have wished, in order to
have obtained those advantages."

The Paris papers are almost entirely occupied with
the speeches of M. TRIERS and M. GUIZOT on the
address, and though there was much talk on both
sides, especially on the part of M. TRIERS, no new
fact, idea, or principle was produced which could
make an impression on the public mind. The ex-
Minister spoke in his usual vivid and striking manner ;
he had prepared his case well, arranged facts, and
drawn up accusations, but the sum and substance of
the speech have been blazoned forth already in all
the Opposition papers, and so repeatedly that even
the most eloquent orator could produce little effect
when he had no topics but the right of search, the
Morocco war, and the "eternal PRITCHARD," as lie
is denominated by the National. TKIERS was con-
fined, or rather chose to confine himself, to
these, and carefully kept all the horrors
inflicted on Spain entirely out of view, chiefly
because he could not charge GulzoT in this part of
his foreign policy with having yielded to England.
The liberty of Spain was cast to the winds when party
interest came in the way. The only portion of TRIERS'
speech that had the semblance of novelty related to
the position of France in respect to alliances with
other States, and he frankly admitted that under pre-
sent circumstances France was not only isolated, but
that she could not be otherwise, that she could form
no alliance with Russia, Austria, or Prussia, and that
compared with either of these England was preferable.
These are his words :—" Much at present is said of
continental alliances—you know my opinion on the
subject. Permit me to tell you that there is something
chimerical in alliances. on the continent. Frankly, is
there any one possible for us at the present moment ?
It is for this reason that I am a partisan of peace—
but not of peace at all price. Time will undoubtedly
change the condition and the feeling of certain powers;
but at present there is not a single one of these alli-
ances which is possible. The longer war shall be kept
distant from us, the greater chance there is to find al-
liances on the continent of Europe. In all alliances
some sacrifices must be made. Thus, the first condi-
tion of an alliance with Russia would be the sacrifice
of our interest in the East. An alliance with Austria
would sanction for ever her rule over Italy; and that
with Prussia, the most probable of all hereafter, would
be to confine us for ever in the limits fixed by the
treaties of 1815 ; so that it is my conviction that
the solution of the great European questions—that of
the East, for instance, and the interest of our revolu-
tion—require an alliance with England ; and I may
add that the analogy of the two Governments will
prevent England from again forming a coalition
against us, as she did forty years back. The interest
of our African possessions also requires the Eng-
lish alliance ; for a war with England, without pro-
ducing the loss of that colony—far from it—would
considerable impede our intercourse with it. From
all this, I come to the conclusion that we ought not to
fling ourselves without conditions into the English
alliance ; but that still it merits being maturely and
seriously meditated on and weighed. How, then,
since lam in favour of this alliance, have I differed
from the present Cabinet ? In the manner of con-
ducting it—which is a must grave and important con-
sideration. The situation has become singularly
modified of late years, and in the following manner
—When you find in a country a party disposed to act
efficiently with you, as was the case with the Whig
party, then you may form an alliance with that coun-
try ; but when, in place of the Whigs, a Tory party
is found in England, that is, a party holding itself
on a certain reserve, and not wishing to act freely
with France, then I say that you ought not to
pledge yourself to that party, as you are now doing."
Now nothing can show more the miserable shifts to
which TRIERS is driven to make out a case than the
latter part of the quotation alluding to the Whigs.
He would make an alliance with the Whigs, because
they are disposed to act efficiently with France, yet
the very orator himself was driven from office, be-
cause, if we are to believe his words, the Whigs
deceived him. The Whigs would not act efficiently
with France; and had he not been thrown aside by
his SOVEREIGN be and his friends, the Whigs,
would hare contrived in a month to bring
on a bloody war. The reply of M. GuizoT was
a matter-of-fact speech, rebutting with precision and
effect the charge brought against him by his oppo-
nent, and towards the close, where alone he made
any attempt at eloquence, he produced far greater
effect on the Chamber than the attacking party. It
related to a delicate subject too—respect for England;
but he brought it forward boldly and carried the
Chamber with him. He thus describes the KING'S
visit to England :
" France has often been at peace with England, but
behind their outward show of friendship there always
subsisted a jealous and hostile spirit of rivalry. The
prosperity, progress, and activity of one of the Govern-
ments was a source of annoyance to the other. But
this is no longer the case; for both, acting in the pleni-
tude of their liberty, in place of being opposed as
formerly, are able to aid each other. Such was the pre-
sent opinion of the two Governments. There are then,
I say, two Governments in Europe who consider it their
duty to act towards each other in a particular way, and
act so ; they continually testify a mutual confidence in
each other's intentions and acts, and the care of their
gravest interests end neither in a rupture nor a coolness.
—(Hear, hear.) The result then of all that I have just
alluded to has been this : The King of the French went
to England.—(Murmurs on the Left.) This result is
not a conjectured one, but palpable and undoubted. It
has been said that we have hurried on matters to admit
of this visit. We precipitated nothing ; all was
resolved maturely and independently ; and when
nothing more existed to embarrass the two
Governments, the King went to London. The
propriety of this journey has certainly not been
contested by any person, and its political utility
cannot be impugned either. Although the personal inter •
course between Sovereigns is not at present so impor-
tant as at other periods and under other forms of go-
vernment, yet certainly they have a certain influence on
the good accord of states and on the easy arrangement
of affairs. You know the result of this ♦isit, you have
beheld the manifestations of die sentiments of the Queen
of England, of her husbrnd, of those of the whole coun-
try, towards the King and dynasty of July, towards
France herself, towards oar policy of peace and libe-
ral Conservatism. Every one beheld this—Europe
witnessed it—and do you suppose that the spec-
tacle is without fruit ? that France was weakened
or humiliated by these incidents ? Ask where you
please in Europe, and I will, beforehand, agree to
accept the answer.— (Loud approbation.) But what
Europe witnessed and comprehended, France her-
self also understood. I saw the King's return to France
—I saw how he was everywhere welcomed—l saw a just
pride displayed at the consideration with which he was
greeted in England, and a just satisfaction at the re-
moval of all difficulties between the two States.—(A
fresh burst of approbation.) I shall only add one word
more on the question which has been alluded to so re-
peatedly in the course of our discussion—l mean the
Right of Search. I do not wish to give my words an
extension beyond what facts will bear out. Ido not say
that this question is already settled, for the conviction of
England was that it was the only means of putting
down the slave trade, and you all know with
what honourable perseverance that question was
prosecuted in England. It was then necessary
to prove to England that other means might
be devised to effect the desired object. This was an
immense step, and that step had been made by the nomi-
nation of the mixed Commission. Believe me, this Com-
mission is not appointed to elude the question—the names
of the persons appointed to compose it, taken as they are
from the most considerable of the two countries—will be
a proof of the contrary. Gentlemen, such is the position
of affairs at present, and there is a vast distance from
this lofty region to mere party. struggles. In which of
the two will the Chamber place itself ? Will it side with
mere party squabbles, or will it take into account great
public interests ? Such is the question which the dis-
cussion will resolve. I have placed it before you in all
its truth. The Chamber must decide.—(Approbation.)"
With the exception of the Journal des Debats and
the Globe, not one paper does justice to the Minister's
Speech. They want a change, they call for variety,
and care not who comes in, if GuizoT only goes out.
Even the Conservative Presse, though it cannot deny
great merit to the reply of the Foreign Minister, con-
demns his policy. That journal thus sums up the
debate :

On the following day more confidence in the stabi-

lity of the Ministry was evident on the Bourse, and
the Funds improved. The Three per Cents. closed at
85f. 20c., and the New Loan at 86f. 35c.

THE BOURSE--WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents ••• • .. 121 90 .• 122 .. 121 90 .. 122
Three per Cents.•• .. 85 10 •• 85 10 .• 85 .. 85 10
New Loan ..•••••• 86 40 •• 86 45 .. 86 40 .. 86 45
Bank of France ••..••• 1262 50 ••3265 .•3262 50 .. 3265
Collin Bank, P,9001. Shares • • 1095 —1095 ..1095 ..1095
Belgian Bank ........ 63.5 .. 635 .. 635 .. 635
Belgian Fives, 1840 .. • • .... 104% .. 10434 .. 104 .. 1041,4
1842 .• •••• .• 1064 .. 1064 •• 1064 •• 1064
Spanish Threes • ..... 40 .. 40% • . 40 • • 40%
Active •••••• .• •• •• 381 •• 39 .. 3819 .. 39
Pa55ive............ 6% • • 7 63 7
New Deferred...... 16% .. 16% • . 16% • • 16%
Portuguese Five per Cents.. 59% • . 59% • . 59% .. 59%
Neapolitan.. • • .. 98 80 .. 98 80 .. 98 80 .. 98 80
Roman . . 1054 .. 1054 .. 105 4 .. 1054

RAILWAY SHARES.
Versailles, R.B.••.••• 498 75 498 75 .. 497 50 .. 497 50
1,,g,.•
Rouen.. •• ..•• ..........1060 . 1060 ..1057 50 ..1057 50
Rouen to Havre.. • . 825 •• 830 .. 825 .. 830
Orleans .. .. ..........1132 50 ..1132 50 ..1125 ..1132 50
Strasburg to Bale 305 •• 308 75 .. 303 75 . 30/ 50
Avignon to Alarseilles.• •• .. 927 50 • 930 .. 926 25 .. 930
RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT, FEB 3.
Versailles, R.B. •........... 497 50 .. 500 .. 497 50 .. 500
L. 8.•• •• •• 380 .. 385 .• 380 .. 385
Ronen•..•• ...............1062 50 ..1062 90 ..1058 75 ..1058 75
Rouen to Havre 823 75 .. 832 50 .. 823 75 .. 832 50
Orleans

itTasburg to Bale .. 305 .. 310 .. 305 307 50
Avignon to Margot 930 .. 931 25 .. 928 75 .. 931 25

THIS DAY'S NEWS.

A Cabinet Council was held at two o'clock this
afternoon, at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. It
was attended by Sir Robert Peel and most of the
Cabinet Ministers. Previous to the Council, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer and several official gen-
tlemen had interviews with Sir R. Peel, at his private
residence in Whitehall-gardens.
THE EARL OF MORNINGTON.—We are happy in
being enabled to state that the health of this vener-
able nobleman has somewhat improved, the reply
given this morning in Grosvenor-square was, " His
Lordship has passed a tolerable night, and is rather
better this morning." Several of the nobility and
gentry made early calls at the Noble Earl's.

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THE EARL or C A RusLE.—We regret to state that
the Earl of Carlisle is seriously indisposed. On in-
quiring at Carlisle House this morning, we were in-
formed that his Lordship was something better this
morning.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
The Court took the special paper this day. Nothing
of importance or interest came before their Lordships.

BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)

THE POOR-LAW COMMISSIONERS V. THE GUARDIANS

OT TIIE KINGSBRIDGE UNION.

Mr. ToMLINsoN moved fur a rule to show cause
why a mandamus should not issue, directed to the
guardians of the Kingsbridge union, commanding
them to appoint a chaplain to the workhouse there.
The affidavit on which he made the application
showed that the union was duly constituted by the
Poor-law Commissioners on the 28th of May, 1836.
On the 24th of March, 1841, the Poor-law Commis-
sioners issued an order directing that a chaplain should
be appointed, and a gentleman was accordingly chosen
and ministered for some time. He afterwards, how-
ever, sent in his resignation, and since that period none
other had been appointed. On the sth of February,
1842, the Commissioners issued a further order
of regulation on the subject, but on that a
doubt arose, whether by its admitting or delegating a
sort of discretionary power to the guardians as to the
fitting time for filling up the appointment, they (the
Commissioners) did not in fact altogether rescind their
order of the 24th of March. To satisfy that doubt,
the Commissioners subsequently issued a peremptory
order, that a chaplain should be elected within two
months from that date. On receiving that order, the
guardians communicated with the Commissioners, in-
closing a string', of resolutions which evinced clearly
that their object was procrastination, and that they
hoped to be able to secure the gratuitous services of
the neighbouring clergyman. They craved a further
delay, which the Poor-law Commissioners did net
deem it expedient to grant, and therefore it was that
he was instructed to move for that rule. _

Mr. Justice WILLIAAIS—You may take a rule to
show cause.

The other motions were of an unimportant cha.
racter.

EXCHEQUER —(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
The Court proceeded to-day with the new tria
paper.

ACRAMAN V. COOPER.

In this case a rule had been obtained in Hilary
term, calling upon the defendant to show cause why
the verdict in his favour should not be set aside, and a
new trial had. _ _

Mr KELLY, as Counsel for the defendant, was
about to reply, when
The LORD CHIEF BARON said, that in this case the
Court were satisfied that justice could not be done
without a new trial. The great and important ques-
tion was whether the documents were transferable.
The effect of the transfer seemed to have been over-
looked until the question suddenly arose in conse-
quence of Counsel for the plaintiff calling witnesses
to prove one thing when they unexpectedly proved
the very reverse. There must he a new trial in order
that the whole of the matters night be properly con-
sidered, and that both parties might have an opportu-
nity of lcoking at the record. Principles of great
commercial and general importance were involved in
the decision.

(Sittings at Guildhall before Mr. Baron ROLFE and a
Common Jury.)
The Court disposed of four undefended actions.
HARVEY V. PRITCHARD.

This was an action to recover the sum of
1851. 19s. Bd., for which the defendant had made
himself liable by guarantee.
Mr. Jervis and Mr. Montague Chambers appeared
for the plaintiff; Mr. Knowles and Mr. Miller were
counsel for the defendant.

The plaintiff in the action was Mr. Harvey, the
draper of Ludgate-hill, and the defendant, Mrs.
Pritchard, a milliner in St. Paul's Church-yard. Mrs.
Barnes, the daughter of the defendant, carrying on
business as a bonnet-maker, had been supplied from
time to time with goods, by the plaintiff. Early in
the last year, however, the plaintiff became dissatis-
fied with the mode of payment. On the 22d
of March, Mrs. Pritchard agreed to become re-
sponsible to the plaintiff for the payment of goods
purchased by her daughter, and lodged securities with
him for that purpose. Before this time a balance
was owing to the amount of 871. 7s. 2d. On the
15th of May following Mrs. Barnes, being anxious
to pay off the balance, called upon the
plaintiff for that purpose, and tendered to him
186 sovereigns for goods had since the date of
the guarantee, but the plaintiff refused to take the
money unless 401. were paid in respect of the previous
balance. This Mrs. Barnes refused to pay, and her
agent, Mr. Barratt, a proctor of Doctors Commons,
made a formal demand of the securities, which the
plaintiff refused to part with.
The defendant had two pleas, first, that she did not
make the guarantee ; secondly, that a tender of the
money had been made, and that it was refused.
Mr. KNOWLES contended, for the defendant, that
the guarantee given by Mrs. Pritchard did not extend
to the previous balance.
The COURT being of opinion that the guarantee did
not support the declaration, the verdict was entered
for the defendant on the first issue, with leave re-
served for counsel to move that it be entered for the
plaintiff. On the second issue the verdict was also
for the defendant.

INSOLVENT COURT—(THIS DAY
(Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.)
THE " RUNNING REIN" AFFAIR—IN RE IGNATIUS

FRANCIS COYLE.

This insolvent, who was a man well known upon
all the race-courses throughout the kingdom and in
all sporting circles, applied to be liberated upon sure-
ties until the day appointed for his hearing.
On the bail being called on, no creditor appearing
to oppose, the Learned Chief Commissioner ex-
amined the insolvent at considerable length respecting
a debt inserted in the schedule as due to Mr. Cooke,
the banker, of 15, Bedford-street, Coven ;.garden, who
had obtained possession of all his furniture, but per-
mitted him the use of it upon payment of 2/. per
week.-1-le (the' insolvent) said he was of no trade or
profession, but that he occasionally acted as agent for
discounting bills of exchange, that is to say, if any

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"Three speeches occapied the sitting of the Chamber

party came to him and wanted an advance of money
he obtained it for them. He was at present 33 years
of age, and began to speculate in horse-racing in
1832. His profits from those speculations varied
from 1001. to 3501. per annum. He had petitioned
the Bankruptcy Court last year, and his petition was
dismissed in consequence of his not appearing. He
had hoped at that time to be able to settle his debts
from a sum of money which he expected to receive
from the result of the trial respecting the late Epsom
Derby. He expected upwards of 7,0001. from that
source.

Mr. WOODRUFFE, wbo supported the insolvent,
said the insolvent alluded to the horse Running
Rein, on which he had won very largely, but the
horse, unfortunately for the insolvent, was disqualified
through being a year too old.—(Laughter.)
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER then proceeded to ex-
amine Owen Swift, one of the proposed sureties, who
stated that he was landlord of: the Horse-shoe public-
house, in Tichborne-street, Piccadilly, and had been
so for six years. He held the lease under Messrs.
Taylor and Walker, the brewers, as a tenant-at• will
The stock in trade in his house amounted to 6001.
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER—But we want secu-
rity in this case to the amount of 6801.
Owen Swift—Well, if you do, you can have it.
The Learned CHIEF COMMISSIONER—How and
where ? Owen Swift—From my bankers.
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER—But that won't do.
The Court must have property which it can seize
under distress. What property is there in your
house worth 650/. Owen Swift—Plate.

The CHIEF COMMISSIONER—Do you mean to say
seriously that you have plate in your house worth
that amount? Owen Swift—l did not come here to
joke.—(Laughter.) My furniture and fixtures are
worth from 1,2001. to 1,4001. I have been security in
this Court once, before for Mr. Thomas Morgan, a
friend of mine.
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER—What was he ? Owen
Swift—A gentleman before he came to this Court.
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER—And what did he be-
come when he ceased to be a gentleman ? Owen
Swift—Why, a poor man, I suppose.—(Loud laughter,
in which the Court joined.)
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER—You may stand down
Mr. Swift. Your bail is accepted.
Mr. Biggs, the other bail, stated that he was a
tailor, carrying on business at 24, Sackville-street,
Piccadilly, in partnership with a Mr. Ellis. His
stock in trade was worth about 1,0001., and was per-
fectly unencumbered.
The COURT accepted the bail, and the recognisances
being entered into, the insolvent was liberated until
the day of hearing.
The schedule filed by the insolvent exhibits an
aggregate amonnt of debts of 9,7121. 14s. 2d., of
which 1,1691. 7s. 6d. were deducted as those for
which no consideration had been received, and an-
other amount of 4,4261. twice entered, leaving the
net amount of debts owing by him of 4,1171. 6s. Bd.
The only property available for the creditors was a
dishonoured bill of exchange of 1201., accepted by
Lord William Paget. He ascribed his insolvency to
his expenditure exceeding his income, and his losses
upon racing speculations.
The case appeared to excite considerable attention
in a very crowded court, where we noticed several
well-known "turf characters."

CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.)
James Hickey was charged with violently assaulting
a poor widow, named Bream, residing in Blue
Anchor-alley, St. Luke's.
On the previous night the woman was standing at
her own door, talking to another person, when the
prisoner came up, and, without the least provocation,
struck her a violent blow on the face. The fellow
was not drunk, and the woman had never spoken to
him.—ln default of fine he was sent to prison for three
weeks.

LAMBETH.—(THIS DAY.)
John Connell was charged with being drunk and
disorderly, and assaulting three policemen, in the ex-
ercise of their duty.
Police-constable, L 109, stated that he was sent
for last night, to the Tower public-house, in
'Westminster-road to quell a disturbance, when he
found the prisoner brandishing a weapon in his hand.
He aimed a dreadful blow at the head of the con-
stable, which he fortunately avoided. He closed with
the prisoner, and they both fell together, and when
they were on the ground the prisoner kicked the con-
stable severely, and struck at him several times.
Two other constables were called in, on whom the
prisoner made a most violent attack.
Mr. Shaw, the publican, stated that the prisoner
broke up his wife's apple-stall to fight with the police.
Mr. NORTON said he never heard of a more out-
rageous case, and sending him to prison for one
month was quite an inadequate punishment.
The wife of the prisoner informed the magistrate
that he used her in the most cruel manner, and
turned her out of doors, and said that, " work or play,"
he was determined that she should keep him. He
had already been five times in prison.
Mr. NORTON said he was more a brute than a man,
and should go to prison for one month, and find bail
for three months, and give 24 hours' notice of bail.
Mr. ()RTON ordered the poor woman 20s. for the
damage done to her stall.

SOUTHWARK.—(THIS DAY.)
John Neal was charged with stealing a quantity of
hair rope, the property of Mr. Wilcoxson, of Monu-
menLyard, and a woman named Nicholson was
charged as the receiver.
The prisoner Neal was stopped a few mornings ago
leaving the shop of his fellow-prisoner, after deliver-
ing a bag, which was subsequently found to contain
a quantity of hair rope. Neal, on being taken into cus-
tody, said the bag and its contents was intrusted to
him to carry to the other prisoner's shop. This as-
sertion, however, being doubted, the prisoners were
remanded, and since then it was ascertained he was
occasionally employed by Mr. Wilcoxson, an extensive
hair-manufacturer, from whose premises he had taken
it and carried it over to the other prisoner's shop, in
order to sell it.—The prisoners were remanded.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JAN. 24.—Wind at noon S.W., fresh breeze,
and fine. It blew strong last night.
DEAL, JAN. 23.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W., fresh
breeze, and thick weather.—Arrd. Maloma, Ichaboe;
Camilla, Canney, Jamaica.
OFF MARGATE, JAN. 22.—Express, Whitehaven, lost
bulwarks, &c., during a heavy gale off Scilly, 19th inst.
OFF DOVER, JAN 22.—Stadt, Amsterdam, Batavia, for
Amsterdam; Governor, Lowther Trinidad.

COWES, JAN 23.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd.l Nautilus,
Stockdale, Ichaboe; Expedition, Nordenholtz, Rio for
Bremen, with loss of sails, &c.; Alert, Heinson, Rio, with
loss of sails, and other damage.
OFF TILE WIGHT, JAN. 21.—Zodiacus, Hahn, St.
Thomas and Porto Rico, for Altona.
RAMSGATE, JAN. 23.—The Eugene, of and for Havre,
from Ostend, got ashore this afternoon in Pegwell Bay,
but is expected off to-night's tide.
OFF ST. ALBAN'S READ.—Commerce, Swansea for
London, with loss of boats, bulwarks, &c.
SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 23.—Wind E.S.E.—SId. Pacha
steamer, Lisbon.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 23.—Wind S.W., strong.—Arrd.
Rubicon, Dales, Round Island.

FALMOUTH, JAN. 23.—Wind S.W., strong breezes
and squally.—Arrd. Express packet, Brazils.
PENZANCE, JAN. 22.—Wind S., light.—Arrd. Martha
Jane, Torris, lehaboe, sailed Nov. 26, and reports that
on the 22d the rollers set in, and did considerable
damage to the shipping ; about 350 vessels were lying
there, but as the guano was not estimated as sufficient to
load one-half, many were leaving in ballast.
YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, JAN. 23.—A ship dis-
masted was seen at six A.M., on the 20th instant, off the
Eddystone, twenty-three miles from land, by the Rose,
of Boulogne.
OFF DUNGENESS, JAN. 22.—Doggersbank, Batavia.
SitonEnAm, JAN. 22.—Arrd. Duke of Wellington, with
loss of bowsprit, Ste., having been in contact with a smack.
BIDEFORD, JAN. 22.—The Favourite, Williams, from
Laundersfoot, which struck on the bar on the 17th inst.,
was got off on the 20th, after throwing part of her cargo
overboard.

GRIMSBY ROADS, JAN. 21.—Arrd. Cicero, Bell,
Ichaboe, for Leith. The John Mowlam, Hartlepool, for
Weymouth, has put in here, along with the Caroline of
Yarmouth, both with damage, having been in contact.
NEWPORT, JAN. 21.—1 t blew a heavy gale from
W.S.W. to N.W. to N. on the night of the 19th inst.,
and throughout yesterday. About four P.M. yesterday
afternoon a vessel of about 56 tons was seen drifting into
the Bay dismasted, and suddenly disappeared.
SWANSEA, JAN. 21.—Sld. Sarah Nicholson, Cuba.
MUMBLES JAN. 22.—Arrd. Tom Cringle, Mitchell,
Ichaboe ; Ellen Simpson, Leask, Ichaboe.
MELFORD, JAN. 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Gem, Hen-
dry, Ichaboe, with loss of sails, bulwarks, &c., and other
damage.

PORT TALBOT, JAN. 23.—The Speedy, llolman,
ashore near the Breakwater, was got off this morning,
brought into the River, and placed on the Hard, with
considerable damage.
MELFORD, JAN. 22.—The Henrietta, from Llanelly to
London, wqs got off the beach at Sandy Hewen last tide,
and is Much damaged.
CORK, JAN. 21.—Wind S., light.—Arrd. Beetles,
Brown, New City of Cork, Robertson, and London,
Snelling, Ichaboe. Off; Elizabeth, Orr, Ichaboe, left St.lle-
lena sth ult. _ _

DROGHEDA, JAN. 25.—Constitution, Wilson, St. John's,
New Brunswick.
SUNDERLAND, JAN. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Gover-
nor Harcourt, Fox, Honduras.
BRIDLINGTON, JAN. 23.—The Perseverance, of Shields,
ashore to the northward, was got off last night, and
brought in here, where she remains, and will come into
the harbour. The sloop Liverpool is ashore on the Bar.
YARMOUTH, JAN. 23.—The Lady Panmure, from Port
Dundas to Rouen, came into the Roads to-day leaky,
and will come into the harbour to discharge. The John,
of Jersey, ashore on the beach, has been got off, and
in here.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 23.—Wind S.S.W., fresh.—Arrd.
Fifeshire, James Reid, Smith, Ninian Lindsay, Hut-
chins, and Perseverance, Riley, Ichaboe ; Tamerlane,
Theobold, Savannah ; Palestine, Mobile ; Caroline,

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