The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-25 00:00:00

MEAT MARKETS

SOUTHALL, DEC. 24.—Although the supplies of fat stock
here to-day were small, the demand was in a sluggish
state, and, in some instances, prices had a downward ten•
dencv :—Beef, from 38 Od to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 5s ;
Veal, 4s to ss; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per 81bs.
ROMFORD, DEC. 24.—Prime Mutton and Pork sold freely,
at full prices; otherwise, the demand was in a sluggish
state :—Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 6d; Mutton, 3s 4d to ss;
Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per 81bs.
Suckling Calves, 18s to 308; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to
19s ; and ➢filch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 191 each.
HAILSHAM, DEC. 24.—0n1y a moderate business was trans-
acted here to-day, at our quotations :—Beef, from 3s to 4s 4d ;
Mutton, 3s 4d to 5s 2d; Veals, 4s to 4s 8d; and Pork, 4s to
4s 6d per 81bs.
ARUNDEL, DEC. 23.—Beef, from 2s to 4s 6d ; Mutton,
3s 6d to 5s ; Veal; 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per
81bs. A moderate supply, and a heavy demand.
CHICHESTER, DEC 24.—We had a sluggish inquiry here
to-day for most kinds of stock, on the following terms:—
Beef,-from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to ss; Veal, 4s to
4s 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s
to 30s; Quarter Old Store Pigs, 16s to 18s; and Milch
Cows, with their small calves, 161 to 191 each.

• CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended Dec. 20, 1845, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.

WHEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. RTE. I BEANS. PEAS.
PRICE ..575 lld 325 7d 23s 4d 34s 5d 39s 6d 42s 5d
DUTY .... I4s Od Ss Od 4s Od 6s ,6d is 6d Is ed

FORTUNATE Loss.—Many years ago a lady sent
her servant, a young man about twenty years of age, and a
native of that part of the country where his mistress resided,
to the neighbouring town, with a ring which required some
alteration, to be delivered into the hands of the jeweller. The
young man went the shortest way, across the fields ; and,
coming to a little wooden bridge that crossed a small stream,
he leaned against the rail and took the ring out of its case to
look at it. While doing so it slipped out of his hand and fell
into the water. In vain he searched for it, even till it grew
dark, He thought it fell into the hollow the stump of a
tree under water; but he could not find it. The time taken
in the search was so long that he feared to return and tell
his story, thinking it incredible, and that he should often be
suspected of having gone into evil compan3 and gamed it
away or sold it. In this fear he determined never to return;
left wages and clothes, and fairly ran away. This seemingly
great m►sfortune was the making of him. His intermediate
history I know not; but thi', that after many years absence,
either in the East or West Indies, he returned with a very
considerable fortune. He now wished to clear himself with
his old mistress; ascertained that she was living; pur-
- chased a diamond ring of considerable value, which he de-
termined to present in person, and clear his character by
telling his tale, which the credit of his present condition
might testify. He took the coach to the town of —,
and thence set out to walk the distance of a few miles.
He found, I should tell you, on alighting, a gentleman who
resided in the neighbourhood, and who was bound for the ad-
jacent village. They walked together; and, in conversation,
this former servant, now a gentleman, with graceful manners
and agreeable address, communicated the circumstance that
made him leave the country abruptly many years before.
As he was telling this they came to the very wooden bridge.
" There," said he, "it was just here that I dropped the ring;
and there is the very bit of old tree into a hole of which ►t
fell—just there." At the same time he put down the point of
his umbrella into the hole of a knot in the tree, and, drawing
it up, to the astonishment of both, found the very ring on
the ferrule of the umbrella. I need not tell the rest, but
make this reflection—Why was it that he did not as easily
find it immediately after it had fallen in ? It was an incident
like one of those in Parnell's Hermit, which, though a seeming
chance, was of purpose, and most important—Blackwood' s
Magazine.
THE ROYAL STAG-HOUNDS.—The meet, yesterday,
at the Crooked Billet, Iver Heath, was attended by a field of
nearly 200, including his Royal Highness Prince George of
Cambridge, who was accompanied by Mr. George Womb-
well, the Earl of Rosslyn, Lieutenant Kirwan, and several
of the officers of the 4th Light Dragoons from Hounslow,
Messrs Cox, Worley, &c. The celebrated stag, Tom Thumb,
upon being uncarted at Pole-hill, nearly six miles from the
place of meeting, took away towards the feeder of the reser-
voir, where it doubled back into Long-lane, making for Hil-
lingdon, through Mr. Clarke's parks at Swakeleys, and
thence in the direction of the reservoir at Ruislip, where it
doubled to the left, across Mr. Newdigate's farm, on nearly
to Badger Heath. Tom Thumb then made for Harefield,
and was caught in a farm yard between that village and the
copper mills, after a run of nearly an hour, over a line of
country rendered extremely heavy in consequence of the
late rains. Prince George of Cambridge and the Earl of
Rosslyn were amongst those who were up at the finish. The
meet to-morrow will be at Littleton, near Chertsey ; on
Monday next at Broomhill Hut; and on the following Fri-
day at Salt Hill.
NEW POLICE COURT IN WESTMINSTER.—The ma-
gistrates of Queen-square Police-Courtyesterday received an
order from the Home Secretary, directing them to remove
on Thursday, January Ist, to the new court which has been
erected in Vincent-square, in lieu of the present inconvenient
premises in Queen-square, and which, by an order in Council,
is to be calledthe " Westminster Police Court."
ENGINEERS TO NEW LINES.—It appears from a
list relating to the number of schemes for new lines, in which
the principal engineers are respectively engaged, that Mr.
Brunel is connected with 14, Mr. Robert Stephenson with
34, Sir John Macneill with 37, Mr. Locke with 34, Mr. Vig-
nolles with 22, Sir John Rennie with 20, Mr. Rastrick with
17, Mr. Miller with 10, Mr. Gravatt with 10, Mr. S. Hughes
with 9, Mr. W. Cubitt with 11, Mr. Gibbs with 12, Messrs.
Birch with 7, Mr. Blunt with 8, and Mr. Braithwaite with 9.
THE GREEK'S SENSE OF BEAUTY.—One of the
examples of preserving beauty, even in maturity, is given
in Niobe the mother. The difficulty was to make her as
beautiful as her daughters; to keep up, in fact, the family
likeness, and yet to make her evidently the mother; regard
the delicacy and success, the knowledge of nature, and
the refined taste, by which this is accomplished. When
the most beautiful women have had large families,
there is, after their meridian, a little tendency to double chin,
which is never seen in the braced elasticity of youthful
beauty. To have altered the form of her cheek, to have a
little sunk her eyes, to have wrinkled ever so slightly her
forehead, would have injured the beauty of her features; but
by keeping the form of the face unaltered, end giving a little
double chin, the end was attained : a look of maternity,
without ugliness, given, and beauty still triumphant, even in
age.—Haydon's Lectures on Painting and Design.
EXTRAORDINARY PRACTICE.-.—On Friday, the 19th
instant, by an adjournment on Monday last, an 'inquest was
held at the Bush Inn, Gornall Wood, before T. M. Phillips,
Esq., on the body of Hannah Collins, a married woman,
about fifty-four years of age. The deceased, it appeared,
worked as a nailer; and, on Tuesday week, complained to
Maria Marsh, who worked with her, that she was ill with
" a rising of the lights," and asked Marsh to give her some
shot to swallow, saying she had taken some before for the
same complaint, and they had done her good. Marsh had
none ; but next day Collins told Marsh she had taken some
procured from a neighbour named Abbiss, and was better.
She began to work again, but died on Tuesday last. Mr. J.
B. Browne, surgeon, stated that he had made a post mortem
examination of the body of the deceased, and found the right
lung in a state of ossification, which was the cause of death.
Verdict accordingly.—[The swallowing of shot is, it appears,
a common practice at Gornall and the neighbourhood, in
order to cure " a rising of
.the lights."]—Wolverhampton
Chronicle.

DREADFUL GALEL-LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.-
Yesterday and Monday this town and neighbourhood were
visited with heavy gales from the north-west, which have
done considerable damage, both on sea and land. The greater
part of a new church, built at West Derby, was blown down,
and many other buildings in the town and neighbourhood
were injured. The ship Howard, which had been driven
into the river Dee, had her mainmast carried away; and the
Dublin mail steamer, in the evening, was compelled to re-
turn, the sea rolling so heavily. At eleven o'clock, however,
she proceeded, but at four yesterday morning she was only
12 miles W. of the light-ship, which is 24 miles from Liver-
pool. She was then encountering a tremendous gale, and
was making but little way against it. To-day the weather
has moderated, but the wind is still strong, and the telegraph
cannot work owing to fog. The ship Howard had been towed
into the Channel.

BL A CKFRIARS-DRIDGE PIER AND THE WATER-
MEN STEAMERS.—A strong body of the Thames and City
Police are still stationed on this pier, in consequence of the
Watermen steamers persisting to stop there. In the course
of yesterday, Waterman No. 1 stopped, as usual, when seve-
ral of the passengers made a rush to land on the pier, but
were prevented by the police. While thus engaged in stop-
ping the passengers from landing, two persons of respectable
appearance, got on board at the head of the boat, and then had
the satisfaction of travelling to Greenwich for one penny
each; several others were about to go on beard, but were
stopped. During the past week thousands of bills have
been distributed, stating that the public might travel from
the new free pier at Blackfriars-bridge to Greenwich or
Woolwich for one penny.
KINROSS .—THE WOOLLEN TRADE.—Within the
last eight days, from the want of demand, two, if not more,

pretty extensive manufacturers have ceased to employ a
number of their hands, and others, we regret to•add, will
soon be obliged to follow their example.—Edinburgh Ad-

vertiser.

Complaints are uttered of a great advance recently
made in the rates charged by insurance companies. Upon
stucks of general warehouses this increase is said to amount

to from 100 to 300 per cent. It is fairly argued, that if the
rates hitherto charged have produced a remunerating profit,
it is hardly just to impose an additional tax on carefulness.

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF COM-

MOI: COUNCIL.

CRIPPLEGATE WITHIN.
The election of Common Councilmen.for the ward of
Cripplegate Within was closed at two o'clock yesterday,
when the result of the poll was announced as under:—
Hoole
Brown
Smith ll3 Barnard 9B
Lart
Mr. Wilson, the 0 mervative candidate, polling only 79,
was of course ousted, his place being supplied by Mr
Bennoch, who is in favour of a total abolition of the
corn-laws.

Mr. Alderman CHALLIS rose, and announced that the
election had fallen upon the eight free-traders—(Cheers)
—that Mr. Wilson, an old representative, and much re-
spected, had given place to another gentleman, equally
respected, but whose opinions seemed to be more in
unison with those of the Ward of Cripplegate Within.
The necessary formula having been gone through,
Messrs. Smith, Brown, Hook, Cash, Brass, and Barnard,
tendered their thanks.

Mr. LART rose, and while returning his obligations
to those electors who had supported him, at the same
time begged to disabuse the minds of the electors upon
certain facts that Mr. Bennoch had taken as foregranted
in his first address, that nothing but abuse existed in the
Common Council. While he agreed entirely with Mr.
Bennoch in the necessity of curtailing the expenditure of
the City of London, still he could not refrain from
placing the following facts before them. He then went
on to show that the City School had been established--
that another was in contemplation of equal extent—and
that Mr. Bennech would find, upon experience, that the
Corporation funds were not expended so extravagantly
as he seemed to imagine. He considered it his duty to
call Mr. Bennoch's attention to these facts, while at the
same time he cordially assented to the principles pro'
rnulgated by Mr. Bennoch.
Mr. BENNoon, on rising, felt it his duty to thank, in
the first instance, his friend Mr. Hutchinson (the father
of the ward), for having adopted so hopeful a son; in the
second place, he thankt d Mr. Liggins for seconding his
nomination; while, in the third place, he thanked the
electors generally for their cordial support in placing
him in a position upon the poll not only honourable in,
itself, but doubly honourable, from the fact that it pitmen
the contest not between one free-trader and another'
but between two old representatives who claimed their
suffrages upon different principles—" Free trade" ans
" Monopoly." Mr. Last had endeavoured to disabuse than'
minds, and show that, instead of much abuse existing is
the Corporation, much credit was due to it for what tt
had done. He (Mr. Bennoch) dissented from such a
doctrine. The City, as had been clearly stated by Air'
Lart, had done much, but it had not done all. He was
fully aware of the excellence of the City school, but
what was it, with its 500 pupils, superintended by its lin;
surpassed masters, even with its other promised schoal.
of equal extent, when compared with the necessities or
London, with its 2,000,000 iehabitants ? He therefore
clung to his first impression, and he believed that, WO
properly, there were funds already in the City of Londt/
amply sufficient to ensure a sound education to ere!?
one within its walls and liberties. Now, for the ward'
He had been told, that if he hoped for success in his Clse;
tion, he must attend the public-houses in the ward, all;
give brandy and water and cigars to all electors. ~.,11*
could with all sincerity disabuse the public mind Oa °;',..d.
abusing seemed the fashion), by proving that he had
come forward upon entirely public grounds, an,
y,
although he stood (for a new candidate) most hono%
ably on the poll, he had not visited a tavern during IPoi
election. Having settled, as he hoped, the questian,_,•
education, he now came to the question of "Free trip',
Since Monday they had had the message of the Fees;
dent of America; most warlike—most independent. 1
believed in his conscience, that had free trade existed
ea
, this country, instead of the corn crops being consume
, upon the ground for lack of customers, and the resPlls
hooks of Ohio beaten into spears and implememo
of war, we should have had them Aiming in dekiewis
peace. Talking of free trade, he (Mr. Benneer) tee
much struck, on passing the Exchange to-clay, ove,r
portico of that magnificent building was seen in u°o
relief the combined; representation of commerce _cvs
agriculture, with the motto, " The earth is the Lninie
with the fulness thereof." This was the broad prinU,c
of agriculture and commerce acting in harmony. 'a its
did it mean; but that the earth was the Lord's, an oot
fulness, given equally to the children of men rife
how contrasted this with what seemed to be the Ptoo
ciple of monopoly ? He felt that if a temple, gnrgeo•
in design, and exquisite in elaboration, had heenihes
posed for the genius of agriculture, at which tbe
°1
of a " Buckingham," " Richmond," or ")\ den
should preside, then he might expect a flyor,
calf, fat enough for the Baker-street 0* this
act up for the object of worship, with, loess
motto. " The Earth is the landlords', and the fulness to
thereof;" which he, with submission, would 011110:
this: " The corn .laws are the landlords', and the 101
ness thereof."—(Deafening
.cheers.) He (Mr. otrof
meant to make a thorough tree-trade and anti-e°l.ltio3s
speech, but the worthy Alderman had steps
and his intentions, and declared that instead of rvi,he
the question of the anti-corn-law resolution 11_,°;000'
would give the electors an opportunity for loing
ing it in full on a future day. Mr. Bennoell lsadi
thus declared his principles, sat down amidst the P
of the assembly. • /
ng t
The resolution to be discussed at a future ruee,-, 01°5-
" That being deeply impressed with the ideo,ll"-!teff-
of our present difficulties abroad, and all our thre-nota*
distress at home, is attributable to the pernicious "lost
tion of the present corn-law, which in principle iS ,t to
unsound, in operation most injurious; alike ull.ln'sod
the manufacturer, deceptive to the agriculturist,,,y to
oppressive to the poor ; this meeting pledges its!bpy
use every legitimate means to have it immediately 5
gated."
The second week in January was suggested as the bes
subject, and after thanks to to
time for discussing this
Alderman the meeting
Phillinn PO. CUrling
BILLINGSGATE.—Bower, 122; *---- -•_, _ „of
separated.
119; Roberts 114; Knill, 112; Johnston, 110; Old,
t.le''
*Williams, 87; Barnes, 85. This ward returns eißar.._,„,
BREAD-STREET.—Maughan, 78; Hay/try, 76;
ureiiiE
72; Duncan, 69; Dignum, 67; Poland, 66; La
e.n_ri:
64; Laurie, 62; *Murrie, 39. This ward returns
Tugpup,
BROAD-STREET.—Corney, 107; Gadsden,
9hite, 87;
11,
97; Warton, 94; Marriott, 91; Foster, 91; Ls.
*Baker, 10; *Kesterton 36. This ward returns eigu_. ,
DOWGATE.—*Kibble, 54 ; Prior, 51 ; Brown
*Harker, 51 ; White, 46 ; Cousins, 40 ; Mortime; ;
Gandell, 33.
FARRINGDON WgA ITHOUT.—Bedford, ;
Ed-
-349 ; Taylor, 321 ; Obbard, 318 ; Andertos, 31;re'oer-
kins, 316 ; Buckmaster, 310 ; *Lynch, 309 ; 297;
east, 307 ; But n, 310 ; Harding, 300 ; IsherwaZagson,
Barnard, 293 ; Charles. 290 ; Stokes, 283 ;
258 ; Ramshaw, 248. This ward returns sixteen. pa,
FORTSOKEN.—Wright, 161 ; Christie, 151 ;A, 128;
'
ker, 146 ; Keelby, 143 • Judson, 138 ; Wa r. vale,
Thompson, 125 ; Durnfo rd, 106 ; 70 ;
69. This ward returns eight,
G vf 5611;
QUEENIIITHE.—TyIer, 60 ; Curtis, 60 ; - °
Acocks, 57 ; *Rathbone 54 ;Sykes, 42 ; *Simmons'
This ward returns six. Wit
The nim members have an asterisk attached toy
names.

INCOME-TAX ON' VOLUNTA

CONTRIBUTIONS.

(From the Echnburyk Adveltiser.) nrter
In our parer of the 12th instant we inserted a 0- ad
p.ondence between the Rev. Charles Fox Vardy and
Charles Pressly, Esq., the Secretary of the StainP6
'I axe , London, with reference to the liability to inc°•ol
vi the part of clergymen whose incomes are der.,„l rs.
s. lel' from the voluntary contributions of their beatieir
Pressly, it will be remembered, stated that if ;km,
income was derived, solely from voluntary contribite-the
clergymen were not required to make a return el It
same for assessment under the Property Tax hich
will be seen from the following correspondence, that
has taken place subsequently to that announcement'
this decision has been reversed by the Commissioness:
" 13, Young street, Edinburgh, 9th Dec., 18100
" Sir,—l have been requested by several of nv r1„or
(clergymen), who have received schedules for the r,,tae
pose of returning to Government the amount of ine-t,,
received by them, for assessment under the pro Per.
tax, to apply to you for information as to their ()ld
' don to make a return, seeing that their incomes dettr.
solely upon the voluntary contributions of the congtZp-
tions. nay I request your early reply for their b-
ince. I have honour to be, &c.,
" ROBERT DOME'
" Charles Pressly, Esq., Secretary,
" Stamps and Taxes, London."
Stamps and Taxes, London, Dec. 15, 1845.0
" Sir,—ln reply to your letter of the 9th instiLia
relative to voluntary contributions to clergymen,- i)-eg
dissenting ministers being liable to Income-tax, -1- fitie
to inform you that the commissioners of this reve-ocl
have again had the subject under their consideration, !.0
are now of opinion that all profits or emoluments 01/0,
accrue to any person from the exercise of any °wave
profession, employment, or vocation, whether the s-are
arises from voluntary contributions or otherwise, i-or'
chargeable with such tax, and consequently that c 0
gyti.en and others who derive their income from sectb 0
source, are required by law to make a return of
e 0
same for assessment. A letter to this effect has 1°:00
written to the Rev. Mr. Vardy, by whom the qiles-
was first raised.— I am, Sir, your obedient servant.,
" CHARLES PRESSLI.
R. l)ouie, Eq., 13, Young-street, Edinburgh.'

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CLEAN-STEEETS.—EMPLOYMENT OF THE ficisf
AND RELIEF OF METROPOLITAN DESTITUTION.—'I'III3 prCe
ninety poor men, engaged by the Association for the of
motion of Clean Streets, &c., were treated to a dinnelo
roast beef and plum pudding and a pot of ale each, ati.,be
Albion coffee and ale house, in Grocers' Hall-court. ""Ag,
men were afterwards addressed by the President of the `-re•
sociation, complimenting them (in their conduct and elol
tions. These men are employed at 2s. rid. a day eseb'„,of
the above Association have the benevolent object in vie"ot
giving, or causing to be employed, during the winter, a g ,re
number of poor and able-bodied men, and their exertions its,
deserving of public support. It i stated upon good authoriiiir
that if the large towns in England were thus to employ
poor, it would release them from a large amount of Poo
expenses, besides improving the healthiness of the towns, ea,
give employment to more than 40,000 able-bodied poor r°_,J
WICK, DEC. 17.—The herring market in IreKs
is rather dull at present, but not over full ; there is no donevig
of the herrings in the market being all sold. Fish-011.o',
here are engaging boats at 10s. per barrel and 201. of boo hi
and some as high as lls. and 101. ; this is about ticnis fof
lings higher than was given last year. The densanu, the
'
boats is likely to be very great next season • indeeudol
greater number of them are already engaged. A greati no'
of interest is manifested here in the examination of the
the
torious Captain Johnstone of the Tory. He is a native rt,
parish of Dunnet, and sailed some time since from this
Gair, who is so dreadfully cut on the head with a cutiat
Of
Captain Johnstone, and Sinclair, the carpenter, are atiC`”
Wick.—Rolls-shire 4dvertior•