The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-28 00:00:00

THE_MPURSB-MONDAY, FEB. 26.

Versailles, R. 8...
L_B...

RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT.
Yerailles,L.B...... ...... . 161 25 .. 161 25 .. 161 25 .. 161 25
Rouen •
Rouen to,Hayre.
Orleans
Strasburg to Bale.-- •• •• 242 50 .. 243 75 .. 242 50 •• 242 50
Montpellier to Cette •••• • • • • 460 .. 460 .. 460 .. 460

SCOTCH LAW REFORM. —(From a Correspondent.)—
Mr. Wallace's motion on Scotch Law Courts Reform
fell to the ground for want of a seconder, and it is no
wonder, for there did not appear to be more than four
or five Members on the same side of the House with the
Member for Greenock. Dinner hour is a very dan-
gerous one for any but very popular or party questions,
and as so few in the House of Commons take any inte-
rest in Law Reform, and especially in Scotch Law
Reform, it would be no surprise that Mr. Wallace had
to address himself nearly to empty walls. The Hon.
Member's statement referred almost entirely to returns
and other documents which he used at the table, and as
these evidently contained a mass of figures and statistics,
it was impossible without being possessed of them to
give a full report. This may be• best judged of by
stating that, the speech of the Hon. Member occupied
more than an hour, and was listened to without any
symptom whatever of impatience—an unusual occur-
rence during the discussion of so dry a subject.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, FEB. 28.—Wind, fresh, North Westerly breeze,
and fine clear weather.
DEAL, FEB. 27, A.M.—Wind N. to N.E., blowing strong
with very severe squalls, and a heavy sea in the Downs.
Noon.—The wind receded to N. more moderate.—r.m. Wind,
N.N.W., clear weather, a moderate breeze and a smooth sea.
7 P.M. N. by W., light airs and hazy.—The Pleiades, for St.
John's, New Brunswick, lost an anchor and chain off the North
Foreland, and proceeded down the Channel. Arrd. Walmsley,
Lejire, Sierra Leone. Ski. Amphitrite, Ascension • Richmond,
Algoa Bay ; Woolsington, :Antigua ; Florence, Madeira ; and
the rest of the outward bound, except the Barbara Gordon,
for Tobago.
RAMSGATE, FEB. 27.—Arrd. New Eagle, Stockton for
Almeira, leaky, having been on the Newarp Sands.
DOVER, FEB. 27.—Arrd. Rembrandt, Antwerp, for St.
Thomas.
OFF DOVER, FEB. 23.—Wasp, Reddiff, Surinam, for:Am-
sterdam ; Louise, Havannah for Bremen. Peter onelius
Hooff, de Boor, Batavia, for Rotterdam.
PORTSMOUTH, ..FEB. 27.—Wind N.E. to N.N.W.—SId.
Colombo, Mauritius and Bombay ; Sir J. R. Reid, St. Kitt's ;
Prince George, transport, Bermuda.
COWES, FEB. 26.—Arrd. Enmore, London, and sailed 27th
for Sydney, New South Wales.
YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, FEB. 27.—S1d. all the out-
ward bound.
SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 27.—Arrd. Liverpool (steamer), Gib-
raltar, left 18th inst.
TORBAY, FEB. 27.—Sld. London, Jamaica.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 27.—Wind N.E. by E.—Arrd. Isabella
and Agnes, Cumming, St. Übe's, for Leith, with consider-
able damage, having been in contact 21st inst., lat. 47, lon. 9,
with the Prima Donna, from London to St. Michael's (see
Dartmouth, yesterday's shipping). Sld. Sons of Commerce,
Singapore; Eliza, St. Vincent's ; Clarendon, Jamaica.
FEB. 27.—Wind N.E., strong breezes.—Arrd.
St. Jacques, Stane, for Port Republicain.
MILFORD, FEB. 26.—The smack Glengarry, Whelan, from
Waterford to Swansea, was dismasted off this port yester-
day, drove on the rocks off Freshwater Bay, and has become
a total wreck, crew saved. Arrd. Emanus, Liverpool, for
Cork, with damage.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 27.—Wind W.N.W., moderate.—And.
Dumfries, Thompson, China, left St. Helena 17th ult. ; Bai-
ley, Miller, Singapore ; Adam Lodge, Joy, and Gunga,
M`Kinney, Calcutta; Iceni, Steel, Pernambuco, 24th ult.
Sld. William Henry, Texas ; William Rushton, Demerara ;
Jansen, Trinidad ; Amo, Havannah • Oneco, New Orleans.
KINGSTOWN, FEB. 25.—Arrd. Duchess of Kent, Calcutta.
OFF SCARBOROUGH, FEB. 27.—Vistula, of Shields, with
fore and mainmasts cut away.
FOLEY BAY, FEB. 27.—Arrd. a vessel, name unknown, with
loss of foremast.
HULL, FEB. 27.—Sld. Andromache and Rimswell, St.
John's, New Brunswick.
SWANSEA, FEB. 24.—S1d. Gipsy, and Mary Dugdale, Cuba.
WAINFLEET, FEB. 27.—The Iris, of Hull, from Ipswich
to Fradrington-bridge, is wrecked at Mumby ; crew drowned.
The Thomas and William, on shore on Wainfieet Sands, has
become a wreck.
LOWSTOFFE, FEB. 27.—The Lord Howick, Fennel, is
on shore at Kesningland Beach, with considerable damage.
The Syren, Gladstone, and the Alstone, Richardson, were in
contact last night, during a heavy gale at N.E., and both
had bows stove, &c. The former has since been brought into
the harbour. Several vessels have lost anchors.
SUNDERLAND, FEB. 26.—The Amity, Mays, of Shields, is
ashore near here, with rudders unshipped.
Wurrny, FEB. 27.—The Ann, of Perth, was totally
wrecked, 24th inst., nine miles south of this; crew drowned.
YARMOUTH, FEB. 27.—The York Union, from London
for Goole, got on the outer bank; off Winterton, last night,
and has since beached below that place, with foremast cut
away. The Mary Ann, off and from Goole for London, is on
shore on Corton Beach.
WELLS, FEB. 27.—The Two Friends, Gibbs, of Clay, is on
shore to the westward of this port ; crew saved. The Sisters,
of and for Goole, is on shore to the westward of Burnham -
crew saved. They are expected off should the weather mo
derate.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE, &c.
LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING.—The following horses
are now at Aintree for the Great National Steeple Chase,
which, weather permitting, will come off to-morrow :—Peter
Simple, Robinson, Wiverton, Heslington, Caesar, Fitz-
monarch, Magic, Lather, Louis Philippe, Robin Adair,
Saucepan, Little Peter, Nimrod, Marengo, Discount, Tee-
totum, Charity, &c.

6 to
7 to
9 to
9 to
[0 to

LATEST BETTING.
1 agst Marengo 12 to 1 agst Robin Adair
1 agst Discount 14 to 1 agst Charity
1 agst Wiverton 20 to 1 agst Louis Philippe
1 agst Nimrod 20 to 1 agst Heslington
1 agst Robinson 20 to 1 agst Fitzmonarch
It is thought that fourteen or fifteen will run.
THE COURSING MEETING.

Owing to the severity of the frost, the coursing, which
should have commenced this morning, was postponed to
Thursday and Saturday.

POST-OFFICE NOTICE.

The following notices have appeared at the General Post
office, at St. Martin's-le-Grand :

" The next mails for Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands,
Egypt, and India, via Southampton, will be dispatched from
hence on the morning of the Ist March.
" The Lady Mary Wood will take out the Peninsular
mails on the 29th instant.

"The Oriental for tb;india, &c., mails, of the Ist of March.
" The next mail for India, &c., via Marseilles, will be dis-
patched from hence on the 4th of March.
" Her Majesty's brig Crane, for the Madeira, Brazil, and
Buenos Ayrian mails of the sth of March.
" Medway for the West Indian mails, of the 2d of March.
" Caledonia for the American mails, of the 4th of March.
" George Town for the mails of the 29th instant."

LICENSING DAYS FOR THE CITY
AND LIBERTY OF WESTMINSTER.
The following are the days appointed for 'holding the an-
nual licensing meetings for the present year :
St. Paul's, Covent-garden, Tuesday, March I, at Evans's,
the Grand Hotel, Covent-garden.
St. Clement Danes and St. Mary-le-Strand, at the same
time and place.
St. George's, Hanover-square, Saturday, March 2, at the
Board-room, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square,
St. Anne's, Soho, Saturday, March 2, at the Vestry-room,
Dean-street.
St. Margaret's and St. John's, Monday, March 4, at the
Sessions House.
St. James's, Monday, March 4, at the Vestry-room.
St. Martin's, Friday, March 8, at the Vestry-room.
The following are applicants for spirit licenses":—
At St. George's—Richard Aylitle, of Lupus-street, Bel-
grave-road ; James -Bagley, 32, Grosvenor-row, Pimlico ;
Thomas Bingham, Warwick-street, Vauxhall-bridge-road;
William Bradly, 14, Warwick-street, Vauxhall-bridge-road;
Philip Parfrey, Thames Bank ; John Turner, 19, Ranelagh-
street, Pimlico ; Jonathan Turner, 6, Mill-street, Hanover-
square ; and T. Henry Whitmarsh, 12, George-street,
Hanover-square, British and Foreign Institution.
At St. Margaret's and St. John's—Henry Marson, More-
ton-street, Vauxhall-bridge-road ; Nangle, Knights-
bridge-green.
At St. Martin's—Philip Haskell, for the Old Lemon Tree,
Bedfordbury ; Emilia Leon, 74, Strand.
The fresh applications will be considered on the respective
adjourned days.

PRIZE FIGHT FOR 1001. A SlDE.—Yesterday a
prize fight took place about 30 miles down the Dover Railway
line for 1001. a side, between two of the heavy weights, Tess
Parker and the Tipton Slasher (Wm. Perry). The same
men fought about nine weeks since, but the battle was inter-
rupted by the police. The combat yesterday lasted two hours
and thirty-two minutes, during which 132 rounds were
fought. Parker is considered a man of great fistic science,
but he yesterday proved that he has not a single atom of
"pluck" in his composition. He fought fairly for a few
rounds, and then had recourse to the unmanly, mode of
striking his adversary, and then falling the moment he was
struck at to avoid a blow. Whilst he lay on the ground he
several times kicked the Slasher, and at last his own umpire
declared that he had lost the fight through foul play. Par-
ker's conduct created such universal disgust, that it is not
expected he will ever find a backer again. In consequence
of the determination of the superior members of the prize
ring the arena was admirably kept, and no disturbance or
disreputable act took place amongst the spectators.
CONDUCT OF THE MINISTRY.—We understand
that a meeting of many influential gentlemen in the Tower
Hamlets was held last week, at the Court-house, Osborne-
street, to take into consideration the propriety of calling a
public meeting of the electors on the subject of the late con-
duct of the Government towards Ireland, and also the decla-
ration of Sir R. Peel, that he does. not contemplate any
alteration in the corn-laws; when it was unanimously re-
solved to call a public meaing as early as possible to discuss
the above important topics.

First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents. .... 125 50 .. 126 55 .. 125 40 • • 125 55
Four per Cents. •• • • 106 25 .. 106 25 .. 106 25 .. 106 25
Three per Cents..... 82 30 .. 82 30 .. 82 25 .. 82 25
Bank of France••••• •••• .• • 3260 ..3260 ..3260 • • 3260
Lallitte Bank, I,ooof. Shares! 105 . • 1105 ..1105 • • 1105
5,000 f. Sharesso77 50 • •5077 50 • •5077 50 ..5077 50
Belgian Bank ..... •••.• • • • • 660 • • 660 .. 660 .. 660
Belgian Fives...
1840 ...•.... 109/ 1091 .. 1091 .. 1091
1842 •—• •• •• 1101 .. 1101 1101 .. 110/
Spanish Active
Passive .• • . ..... • • 51 • • 51 • • 51 • • 51
Portuguese Five per Cents • • 46 • • 46 • . 46 • • 46
Neapolitan . ••• • • 103 75 .. 104 .. 103 75 • • 104
Roman lO6/ • -106 k • • 10E1 • • 1061
RAILWAY SHARES.
.......342 50 • • 342 50 .. 342 50 .. 342 50
. . 165 • • 165 .. 160 .. 160
Rouen •••• • • • .. 826 25 • • 826 2.5 • 826 25 .. 826 25
Rouen to Havre....
Orleans ..... •.... 835 • • 837 50 • • 835 • • 837 50
Strasburg to 8a1e...... • • .. 243 75 .. 243 75 • • 242 50 .. 242 50
Montpellier to Cette... ..... 460 .. 460 .. 457 50 • • 4b7 50