The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-09 00:00:00

DIVIDENDS.

C. Coupland, junior, R. Coupland, F. Coupland, and
w. Coupland, Leeds, spirit merchants, April 29, at ten,
at the Court of Commissioners-1 L. Brown, Bath,
draper. April 29, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners
—'l'. Maltby and H. Jiuckland, Gutter-lane, London, lace
manufacturers, April 29, at eleven, at the Court of Com-
missioners—T. B. W. Dudley, King-street, Westminster,
ormolu manufacturer, May 2, at one, at the Court of
Commissioners—F. Flaction, Berwick-street, Westminster,
jeweller, Zlay 2, at one, at the Court of Commissioners
--J. NorwoOd, Swineficet, Yorkshire, linen-draper, April
30, at twelve, at the Kingston Hotel, Kingston-upon-Hull
—N. W. I'vrortlev, Beaumont Chace, Rutland, dealer,
April 29, at eleven, at the King's Head Inn, Coventry-
3. Graham, Liverpool, innkeeper, May I, at twelve, at
the Angel Inn, Liverpool—T. Taylor, Ludworth, Derby-
shire, victualier,May 5, at eleven, at White's Hotel, Man.
chester—C. L. Whitell, Liverpool, grocer, May 1, at
one, at the Office of Zlr, Blackstock, Liverpool—
W. Smith and A. F. Smith, StceLton, Durham, bankers,
May 12, at eleven, at Etridge's Hotel, York--J. Massen-
ger, Wigton, Cumberland, mercer, May 2, at eleven, at
the Half Moon Inn, Wigton—J. Wells, Aldbourn, Wilt-
Aire, corn dealer, April 29, at eleven, at tkc Court of
Commissioners—W. W. Heyoei, Neath, Glamorganshire,
banker, May 1, at eleven, at time Town Hall, Neath—
R. Breeze, junior, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, ironmonger,
May 10, at ten, at the :Zing's Head Inn, Great Yar-
mouth—W. Roscoe, J. Clarke, and W. S, Roscoe, Liver-
pool, bankers, May 2, at one, at the Clarendon Ronme,
Liverpool—J. Fernihough, Frogall, Staffordshire, timber
merchant, Mq 1, at one, at the Red Lion Inn, Ipstones,
Staffordshire-4, 0. Johnston and J. O'Callaghan, Liver-
pool, merchants, May 2, at one; at the Clarendon Build-
ings, Liverpool. _ .

CERTIFICA.TES—APIUL 29.
J. Birley, 13awtry, Yorkshire, grocer—W. F. Baines,
Aldermanbury, merchant—F. Jordan, Angel-court, Throg-
murton-street, InercNant—J. Mead, Downton; Wiltshire,
grocer—R. Kirk, Manchester, cotton me:.chant—W. Hay-
wood, Nottingham, glass merchant—T. Heaton, Little
Bolton, Lancashire, stone mason.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

w, Mason and T. Collins, Colchester' brandy
nu mer-
chants--T. Powell and Co., Liverpool, rope-mafac
timers (as fir as regards T. Powell)—J. Sharman and
T. G. (toward, Market
' gro-
cers---I.Leicestershire, Green and Co., Halifax, iron-founders (as far
as regards 1. Green)—G. B. Neer, jun. and W. Bartlirop,
Tramline/ am, Suffolk, beer brewers—T. Lutes the and
11. Cowley, Letherland, Lancashire, chemists.—.l. Savage
and G. IV. Bakewell, Salford, Lancashire, size manufac-
turers—R. Hargreaves and J. Tyass, Manchester, packers
—J. Moore and W. Moors, Plymouth, ship-builders—
S. F. Gray and F. Broughton, Great Russell-street,
Bloomsbury, chemists—J. M. Simson and W. Webb,
crating, Essex, dealers in cattie—W. Higgins and W.
Eversfield, jun , Gravesend, ironmongers—J. Soulhy and
T. J. Tbornley, Ulverston, Lancashire, booksellers—
J. Thormlick and E. Browne, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk,
general inerchants—R. Alger And J. Stevens, Plymouth,
ship-brokers—M. Rosentholl and E. Harris, Manchester,
clothes dealers—R. Harrison and A. B. Moseyment,
Trowee Mitigate, Norwich, beer brewers—J. Cook and T.
Fowkes, Leicester, brace manufacturers—J. W. Howard
and IL E. Anthony, London-road, pork butchers—J. Le-
vett and Co , Kingston-upon-Hull, merchants—W. Owen
and M. Owen, Liverpool, bricklayers--E. Chapman and
T. Dunningham, Ipswich, coal merelsauts—E. Holt and

NIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
Morning... 49 minutes after 11.1 Evening.... 0 minutes after 0.

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LONDON,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 19228.

The French Papers of Sunday, and the Gazette de
Fiance of Monday, have been receive 4, but are prin-
cipally occupied with a very warm debate upon the
subject of the meetings lately 'held in Paris for
Election purposes. The Ultras are alarmed at the
idea of an assemblage of peaceable and loyal people
discussing their undoubted rights. They see in
such an exercise of political feeling all the horrors
of the Revolution revived, or likely to be re-
vived with accumulated vengeance. These appre-
hensions are ridiculed on the other hand with a
temper and firmness perfectly unusual among our
sensitive neighbours, whose impulses on political oc-
casions are sometimes electrical. We have not room
for the debate to-day, but we shall give it to-morrow.
The Gazette de France says, that M. HENRY DE
LA ROCItEJAQUELIN has set out for St. Petersburgh,
with despatches from the French Government, which
are supposed to have reference to the march of the
Russian armies, in which the young Peer is to act as
a volunteer, against the Turks.

A Morning Paper states that the Allied Powers,
having failed in effecting the object of the Treaty
for securing the independence 'of Greece, the corn.
pact is at an end, and each of the Three Powers is
now at liberty to pursue its individual plans, with-
out reference to the sanction of the others. This
may be true; but we have yet no official authority
as to the fact. The connexion between France and
Russia is said to be becoming daily more close ; and
an evident understanding as to their future opera-
tions begins to develope itself. Indeed, we should
not be surprised if the French made a descent on
Egypt, while the Russians march on for Constan-
tinople. There has been a report prevalent for these
two days, that the French are going to increase their
Army eighty thousand men; and that the Govern-
ment are endeavouring to raise a loan of one hun-
dred millions of francs. The late visit of Mr.
Rothschild is said to be connected with this loan.

Since writing the above, an express has arrived
from Paris, bringing the price of the Funds on
Monday—Five per Cents at 102 f. 40e ; Three per
CetUK69f. 15c. .
'Private Letters by the Express, from persons of
eminence, make no mention of the French Govern-
ment going to increase their military establishments,
the levy being only to complete the regiments.
It is also stated on the same authority that the
greatest cordiality exists between France and England
as to carrying into complete effect the Treaty of the
eth of July.—%e shall sec.

Want of space obliges us to defer till to-morrow
some observations, which we have to offer on the
article copied from the Times of this morning in
another part of our Paper.

A Honduras Paper of the 16th of February has
arrived at the North and South American Coffee-
house, which states that no further intelligence has
been received from the interior of Central America,
relative to the position of the troops of the contend-
ing parties, or their movements since our last. Omoa,
we have reason to believe, is still in a state of per-
fect tranquillity, and is likely to remain so. The
motions for discussion at the ensuing Legislative
Meeting, have bean published as usual. The first is
the renewal of the law sometime in force, but which
will expire before the sitting of the Assembly, for
laying on a three per cent. tax on foreign mer-
chantmen ; the second, an enactment that all coasting
and dragging vessels arriving from foreign ports,
shall in future be duly entered at the office
for entry and clearance, and a fine not ex-
ceeding 1 Is. Bd., be paid for such clearance ; the
third, is that a person shall be appointed to register
the names of Charibs, and to whom hired, and a fine
of Is. Bd. to be paid on such registry ; and lastly, an
Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors. These
papers, in noticing a quantity of silver which had
been purchased by a mercantile house of a Spaniard,
and which had been sent to England as a remittance,
sly that it proved to be of a very inferior quality.

On the arrival of the Spaniard at Belize, the loss sus-
tained had been claimed, referred to arbitration, and
determined in favour of the purchasers.

Our Sporting Readers will perceive the great
exertions we have made to give an account of the
Fight between SAMPSON and BROWN. The length
of the details no doubt, obliges us to exclude some
other matter,—but what in their eyes is the cros-
sing of the Pruth, or the state of Europe, to the
all-important Championship of England, with
the tens of thousands staked on that event ?

INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, APRIL B.—Arrived from London the Mar-
garet, Armstrong, for Quebec.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL B.—Wind E. to S.E.--
Arrived the William Manning, Smith, from St.
Kitt's. Sailed his Majesty's ship Wasp, for Malta,
Lisbon, and Gibraltar; Eggington transport, for Rio
Janeiro ; and Daedalus, —, and Amethyst,
Thompson, for Quebec.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 7.—Wind W.S.W.—Off port
the William Scales, Messenger, from Bahia. Sailed
the Goldfinch packet, for Brazil.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 7.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived
the Kitty, Haswell, from St. Michael's.
DOVER, APRIL B.—Wind E., cloudy.—Off port
the Black River packet, Baker, from Jamaica.
HASTINGS, APRIL B.—Off port the Sir Charles
M'Carthy, from St. Kitt's.
SCILLY.—Off port the Indemnity, Woodfall, from
Demerara.

THURSO, APRIL is reported that the Cale-
donia, of London, timber laden, from America,
foundered some time ago near Strathy Head, about
twenty miles to the westward. Part of the stern of
the vessel and some of the cargo have floated ashore.

The Union, Lamb, from Nassau to St. Andrew's,
was driven on shore near Edgartown the 18th of
February.
The Ann Maria, Crowell, from New York to St.
John's, N. 8., was lost, with the crew, on Deer
Island the 20th of February.
The Roger and Barbara, Smith, from Dublin to
Bristol, was driven on shore, on Sunday, near Aber-
shaw, and bilged.
The Minerva, Laurie, from Dublin to Sunderland,
put into Stromness the Ist inst., with keel broken
and leaky, and must discharge.
The Woodland Castle, from 13arbadves, is sup-
posed to be arrived at Cork.

THE FUNDS-(TIIIS DAYS.

CITY, Twiszris 9' aocr.

There is a considerable degree of disinclination in
the speculators for the present to enter into new
operations in the English Funds, and this feeling
seems to attend the business to-day, which has been
hitherto trifling, and confined to making up prepara-
tory to to-morrow's settlement; the account has
every appearance of being Bearish, and the continua-
tion has nearly gone off altogether. Consols, after
being 83- for the greater part of the morning,
have within the last few minutes, been quoted at
83- 4, .nd 84, buyers, for the next time. The
market has been chiefly sustained by purchases in
money stock; the Commissioners gave 84 for Con-
sols. There is no alteration in the premium on
India Bonds or Exchequer Bills, the former remain
at 96 8, and the latter 61 2; money continues
plentiful in the city.
The Foreign Funds are in a complete stagnant
state, and few or no transactions have taken place
this morning; Brazilian are quoted at 5811 I; Buenos
Ayres 32i Chilian, 26; and Colombian, 23g- i;
in the northern securities there is nothing new to
report, Russian are 87 1, and Danish, 39,1 60.
There is nothing doing in Shares, and the public
generally hale no inclination to venture their pro-
perty in those speculations, which have been ruinous
to thousands ; Brazilian maintain their price of 53
pm., and may be said to be the only one, with the
exception of General Mining Association, which are
111- premium.
Three per Cent. Consols, 63i- 4; sad for May 84,
buyers ; India Bonds, 96 8 pin.; Exchequer Bills, 61 2 pai.
FORRlCW.—Brazilian, 1-; Iduenos Ayres, 821 3i;
Cliilian, 26; Colombian, 23i i; Danish, .59i- 60;
French, 5 per Cent., 102 3-; Ditto, 3 per Cent., 69 i;
Greek, 163 173 ; Mexican, Five per Cent., 24 5 ; Ditto,
Six per Cent., S2i ; Peruvian, 23 4; Portuguese, 601
61; Russian, 87 -3- ; Spanish, 11

MINES. —Anglo Mexican, 67} 05 dii. ; Brazilian, 52
pm. ; Bolivar, 2 ; Colombian, 7 6 dis. ; Real
Del Monte, 60 40 dio. ; United Mexican, 23 2 dia. ;
General Mining Aseociation, 11 I 2 pm.

TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols, after being for a moment sellers at 834, have
again reached 83i 84, and 84 for May. The following
are the prices of the undermentioned Stocks, which open
this day :

3 per cent. Reduced, 834 ex. div. ; 3A- per cent. ditto,
90,?,- ditto ; New 4 per cents. 1001 ditto ; 4 per cents.
1926, 100- ditto; Long Annuitiem, 19; Bank Stock for
Account, 20J ; India ditto, 247.
THREE 0' CL OCK

The Market has just given way, and Consols
have been done at 831 ; at present they may he
quoted at 831 4.

Letters from Venice, which reached town yes-
terday, state that a vessel from Corfu, in three days, had
bought intelligence of the castle of Seio having surren-
dered.

Private letters from Trieste, received yester-
day morning by respectable houses, state that a brig of war
which had been despatched by Sir F. ADAM to Navarin,
had been fired upon by the batteries and Egyptian ships,
and escaped very much disabled.

The St. Petersburgh Gazette of the 22d ult.
contains some particulars relative to the trade of Taganrog,
in the Black Sea, which are by no means uninteresting.
In 1826, the value of import goods amounted to
4,392,804 roubles, and that of exports to 4,746,404
roubles. In the following year, the former were estimat-
ed at 6,063,853 roubles, and the latter at '7,067,700 ; so
that the imports of 1827 exceeded those of the preceding
year by 271,049 roubles, and exports by 2,321,296. It
appears from this that the importance of trade at Ta-
ganhas increased proportionably with that of Odessa,
and that the free passage of the Bosphorus becomes every
year a matter of greater interest to the Russian Govern-
ment. Neither the papers nor the letters received this
morning from St. Petersburgh contain any political intel-
ligence. The exchange has fallen to 10 5-32, being a de-
cline on the rate of the last mail of per cent.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.—The Com-
mittee have issued circulars to the different Government De-
partments in Ireland for various returns, in order that jai-
, mediately after the resumption of their duties after the re-
cess, they may proceed to the examination of the expences
connected with the different departments in Ireland. The
returns called fur are tLe names of all officers holding more
than one situation--of all officers who at any time retired
on pension, and were afterwards put into situations again
—likewise the names of all half-pay officers who hold civil
situations. It is supposed that no individual will be al-
lowed to hold two situations, and that he must either re-
sign his pension, or hold only the one for which he does
duty ; all persons holding two situations, and doing duty
only for one, are to he abolished.--( From a Correspondent.)
—Morning Paper.
CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION.---MR. Hum E.—
Mr. HUME has declined the proffered invitation to be en-
rolled a member of this body.—Dublin Paper.

DESTRUCTION OF THE NEW BRUNSWICK

THEATRE.

ADJOURNED INQUEST.--(THIS DAY.)
The investigation into the circumstances connected with
the fall of the New Brunswick Theatre, was resumed this
morning at the Sessions House, Wellclose-square.
The fornitr part of the day was spent in the re-axarni-
nation of Mr. Barlow, Mr. Wilkinson, and the examina-
tion of Mr. John Boyne, clerk to the Surveyor-General
of the Board of Ordnance, who deposed, that an iron roof
had been erected at the Horse-barracks in Glasgow by the
patentee of wrought iron roofs, and that it tumbled in before
it was entirely covered. The roof of the Glasgow bai racks
was got from a Mr. Smith who, in 1820, was agent to
Mr. Wellington, the manufacturer, of the Brunswick
Theatre. It appeared, however, that the latter was con-
structed on a stronger and more secure principle.
At this period the Court adjourned for a quarter of an
hour, and upon the return of the Coroner he was accom-
panied by Messrs. Nash and Smirke, and the proceedings
were resumed.

Messrs. Nash and Smirke were then sworn, and exa-
mined by the Coroner. They stated that, by direction of
the Secretary of State for the Home Department, they
had inspected the ruins of the Theatre, and after con-
sulting together had made a report of their opinion, which
was then put in and read. It was as follows :
" After a careful inspection of the ruins of the late
Brunswick Theatre, and of the drawings of its construc-
tion submitted to us, and also of the various depositions
made concerning it, we are of opinion that the principle on
which the roof was constructed was unsafe, injudicious, and
improper for a theatre ; that the walls were not in a con-
dition to support the weight that such a building must ne-
cessarily be charged with; and that the flooring of the
boxes and gallery, and the manner in which it was sup
ported, was very weak, and improperly executed. It is
impossible for us to point out which of these causes was the
immediate occasion of the destruction of the theatre; but from
the account given by the witnesses of the use made of the
roof, and the changes observable in its form before the de-
struction of the Theatre, we are of opinion that the roof
gave way first, and by its fall destroyed the weaker parts of
the building."
The report having been read, the following questions
were put by the ConoNER to Mr. Nash, who answered for
..himself'and Mr. Snairke.
CoaoNEß—Do you consider that the roof and front
walls fell simultaneously?

Mr. Nash—We cannot tell. That is a question of fact.
CORONER-Would .the cantilevers, or would they not,
assist in throwing down the wall?
Mr. Nash—No doubt they would.
Mr. M'Cann,—You say in your Report that- the wall
was not in a condition to bear the weight. Do you mean
that it was not thick enough, or that it was improperly
built?

Mr. Nash—Our opinion is founded on a variety of
circumstances ; we do not say that the bricks or the mor-
tar were bad, but the mortar was injudiciously used ; it
did not adhere as it ought, and fer the perfect security of
a public building, we do not think that the walls were
thick enough. The roof, it appears, showed symptoms
of decay before the building was destroyed, and we are
therefore of opinion that the roof fell first.
Mr. M'Cann—We have been told that enormous weights
were suspended to the roof, is it your opinion that the
walls were sufficient to bear the roof, if no such weight
had been suspended ?
Mr. Nash—Our opinion is, that the walls were so
constructed, that they were unfit to bear any roof with
that perfect security which is desirable in a public
building.
The Inquest was proceeding when our Reporter left, and
it was understood that the Coroner would continue reading
over the evidence until a late hour at night.