The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-31 00:00:00

Or, only 101. of currency per individual.

We will now proceed another step, and show the
inconvenience that has been suffered by the mercan-
tile community, by placing the official values of goods
exported, and the amount of discounts by the Bank
of England, in the respective years, side by side :
Official value of Exports of the Amount of Discounts by the
United Kingdom. Bank of England.
£ £
1801 ... 24,927,684 1800 to 1813 average 12,000,000
1812
1819
1825
1831
And while the exports for 1841 were upwards of
116,000,0001. the discounts of the Bank were under
1,000,000/.

We hope Mr. HUBBARD is satisfied that if gold is
only " valuable from its limited supply" he will now
believe that a substitute may be used, which will
better serve for the currency of the realm.

The accounts from Madrid are to the 23d inst.,
but they are without interest. On the 22d the Three
per Cents. were done at 25i for cash, and 261 at 60
days. The 23d being the feast of San an EFONSO
the Bourse remained closed.

The Paris papers-of Monday have been received at
a late hour, owing to the boisterous weather in the
Channel. The great topics of conversations in the
French capital were the results of the debate, and,
among others, the resignation of five Royalist Depu-
ties. LAROCHEJACQUELIN'S resignation had been
accpted by the Chamber on Sunday ; the party had
a meeting to consult on their future policy, when
they resolved to resign. At three o'clock the whole
of the party entered the Chamber, and presented to
the President the following protest :
" The last paragraph of the address voted in the sitting of
the 27th of January is, in our eyes, an attack upon the in-
dependence and the dignity of several members of this Cham-
ber. A doubtful vote has already produced, in this assem-
bly, a striking and loyal protest. We come in our turn not
to protest against the injurious language, which does not
apply to us, but against the violence which is done to us in
contempt of our rights, and of the guarantees for our liberty
which was promised to us by the declaration of the 7th of
August, 1830. Resolved to fulfil all our duties in regard to
those who have elected us, in regard to our political friends,
and in regard to ourselves, but struck by what is really a
moral exclusion, it is not upon us that will recoil the respon-
sibility of our resolution. We declare that we resign our
functions as deputies.
,(Signed)

" BERRY ER.
DM DE VALMY.
DE LARCY."

BUN In BOURDON is also said to have resigned.
After a brief discussion their resignations were ac-
cepted. The Chamber on Monday elected the Pre-
sidents of its bureaux for the ensuing month, and all
except one, M. Gounr, belong to the Ministerial
party. The Moniteur announces that full satisfaction
had been given at Jerusalem for the insult offered to
the French flag on the 29th of July.
The receipts of the traffic upon the Paris and Or-
leans Railway, for the week ending the 23d of Ja-
nuary, were—For passengers, 53,732 f. ; luggage,
7,083 f. 84c.; carriages and horses, 1,426 f. 30c.;
goods, 17,499 f. 90c. Total, 279,147 f. lie.

THE BOURSE-MONDAY, JAN. 29.

First

Highest Lowest Last

Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents. .. • • 124 65 124 65 .• 124 40 • • 124 50
Throe per Centa..... 8$ 25 .. 82 05 05

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday the sales were
20,000 bales, including 15,000 American on speculation, and
all sorts under " good" were id. per lb higher than on Friday.
In Shares a fair business was done. Eastern Counties were
10k ; Grand Junction, 232 ; Great North of England, 87 ;
Great Western, 1091; Birmingham, 243 •, Mancliest,,r and
Birmingham, 39i ; Manchester and Leeds, 110 ; Midland
Counties, 91 : Paris and Rouen, 31i.
Accounts have been received from the Cape of Good Hope
to the sth December, and from .Natal to the 19th November.
At the latter place matters remained in nearly the same po-
sition, the farmers being dissatisfied at the uncertain state of
the tenure of the land they occupied. It was expected, how-
ever, that the return of the Commissioner, Mr. Cloete, from
his excursion to Panda, would gradually tend to allay the
feeling.
It is satisfactory to find that the parties connected with the
tobacco trade are continuing their exertions to obtain a reduc-
tion of the duty payable upon this article of import. State-
ments, founded upon actual !facts, have long been placed
before the Chancellor of the Exchequer, present as well as
past, showing, beyond all question, that the present tax
affords such immense advantages to the encou-
ragement of smuggling, that a reduction to a low
impost, say one shilling per pound, would, in a
very short time, yield more than the present duty.
The Chambers of Commerce of Liverpool, of Glas-
gow, and of other principal places in this coun-
try, have backed the dealers in the article in London
in their attempts to obtain the concession sought for, and
from the tenor of the reply of the Chancellor to the deputa-
tions that have waited upon him on this subject, we believe
we may assert with confidence, that there will be an altera-
tion in the duty imposed upon tobacco made in the coming
session, though not to the extent desired by the trade.
As might have been expected, the information com-
municated yesterday from America of the decision of the
American Equity (a misnomer, surely) Court, by which a
trust deed, involving large sums of money due to the Bank of
England and others, was set aside on the impudent plea of
undue preference, has created a vast deal of indignation in
commercial and moneyed circles in the City.
The Funds have been much the same to-day, nor is any
material alteration expected until Parliament re-opens. The
Government broker has made no purchase to-day. Consols
fiir present transfer have realised 97i to 9Th, and for Time
about corresponding rates. Exchequer Bills are 695. to 665.,
and India Bonds, 81s. to 83s. premium. The New Three-
and Half per Cents. are 1014 to 102, a purchase having im-
proved them. Bank Stock is down to 1951 and 1944. India
Stock is firm at 277/ to 278.
The Foreign bonds have been flat. The settlement is
going off easily. Spanish Five per Cents. are 23 to A, and
the Three per Cents. 31i to L. Mexican are 34 to Por-
tuguese Converted realised 471 to a. Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. are 1011 to A.
The Railway Shares are firm. Brighton look very buoyant,
and South Easterns have fallen back a trifle.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(Front the Official List.)
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9141
3 per Cent—Consols. Annuities
i
§f per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 3f per Cent. Annuities lolf/ 102 11
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860
India Stock
India Bonds, 1,000 OOOOOOO •• OO •
Ditto under 1,000
Consols for Account
Canada Guaranted Deb. 4 per 1
Exchequer Bills, 141. I id.
1000/.
5001. ..
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Mexican blonds, 1837, 5 per Cent... 34
Ditto for the Aceoant.. 34Af
Ditto Deferred Stook.,. lOl
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto Converted
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent.
Ditto Three per Cant. ..... ..... el /1
Dutch 2/ per Cent
Dutch 5 per Cent.

' PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Birmingham and Derby
Birmingham and Gloucester 100
Eastern Counties
Ditto New ••• . 25
Do. Extension
Edinburgh and Glasgow ......... 50 ...... 60
Great Western
Ditto 1 Shares
Harwich Extension
Hull and Selby 5O ...... 60
Liverpool and Manchester .....100 ...... _
Ditto 1 Shares
London and Brighton •'"" 50 • 491 ... to
London and Blackwell
London and Birmingham Stock ......244
London and Greenwich
.... to
London and South Western ... 41% ...
..
....
..
...
to
......
Ditto Eighths...... I ... .. 24ii ... to
London and Croydon (Trunk) l3/,,,,,, 17
......
to
Manchester and Leeds ... 70 ~....110 ..... to 1091
Ditto 1 Shares ........
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 ...... 391 to
Midland Counties .....• 100 ...... 92t0
Newcastle and Darlington Junct is ...... 30/ ..... to 3931
North Midland ... .............. lOO ......
....4
to
Ditto Thirds ............... 21/. 13s. 4d. 311 to 32
Paris and Orleans 2O ...... 3311 i ... to
Paris and Rouen .. ...• • •• ••• 20 ..... 32144 ... to
south Eastern and Dover 5O ...... 3bi,
.. .
a, to
Ditto Scrip... ......... ...
York and North Midland... SO .. _ to
eNweelaystegaiesaterDeadr,iiln2gite;
Darlington
Junction,
Ditto Scarboro' Branch ...... .. 21...... 20 19/ to 201
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 30.—There is
Manchester and Leeds, 110 ; Sheffield
61 ; Birmingham and Gloucester,
no change to notice in our market to-day, the demand
still continues good, and prices are fully supported.
and
nEastern(,
Preston,
Manchester,s i ;
N
CLOSING PRICES.
Quarters, 161 ;
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock ............ 194/ India Stock .. 2771 pm
3 per Cent. Red....... 984 Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. C0n5...... 971 Ditto Old Annuities 81—
pm
31 per Cent. Red. ..•••• 102 i
_Ditto New Annuities —
New 3/ per Cent ...... 1011 Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 14d 66 pro
New 5 per Cent. ...... Ditto 5001 66 pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small C6 pm
Jan. 1860 ......... 12 13-16 Bank Stock for Acct —
Oct. 1859 ......... .-- India Stock for Acct —
Jan. 1860 ...... .. Consols for Acct 971
FOREIGN FUNDS.
A ictrtaxe, 5 per cent. ..• IP9rtuguese, 5 per cent.
; ,elgian, b per cent lO6 Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian 80nd5.......... 79 IPrussian, 5 per cent —
,3 .Jnos Ayres 6 per cent Russian, ft per cent..., —
enilian, 6 per cent —i Ditto, Metallic . •—•—
colouthian, 6 per cent... 111 ISpanish, 5 per cent 23
i)itto 1824 — {
'Ditto, 3 per cent 3ll
Cu'ia Bonds, 6 per cent 93 ,Ditto, Deferred.... ,
4)anish, 3 per :eat B6l ,French, 5 per cent. —L —e.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange ...... .... —I —e,.
tiexican, 5 per cent. ..• 34 I French, 3 per cent. —f —c.
itto, 6 per cent. 1837 ,Dutch, 21 per cent. 55
psnivian, 1825,6 perct. Ditto, 5 per cent.... 101}
SHARES.
Birmingham and Derby ( IVO paid)
Ditto Thirds (20 paid)
Bristol and Exeter (70 paid)
Eastern Counties (23 paid) lO4
Ditto New Shares (25 paid) ... ... 121
Ditto Extension (13s 4d paid)
Great North of England Railway (100 pd) 89
Great Western (75 paid) .................. ... 12
Ditto Fifths (12 paid)
London and Brighton (50 pa d) ?•
London and Blackwall (161 13s 4d paid)
London and Greenwich Railway (12/15s 4dpd) 51
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk)
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ...... ...• lO9
Ditto New Shares (30 paid)
Ditto New Quarter Shares ( 2 paid) 9l
Norwich and Brandon (2 paid) ••• .. ..... 44
Rouen and Havre ( 6 paid) —•
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) ......
Y ork and North Midland (50 paid) ..
Ditto New Shares (20 paid) 57

SPORTING INTEL GENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
BETTING AT 111ANCHESTER.-TUESDAY.
CH ESTER cur.
15 to 1 agst Sir Robert (t) 125 to 1 agst What (t)
18 to 1 agst Cattonite 130 to 1 agst Pharaoh (t freely)
18 to 1 agst The Prior 140 to 1 agst Young Lochin-
-22 to 1 agst Tacita (t) i car (taken freely)
25 to 1 agst Merry Andrew (t)!

5k to 1 agst Scott's lot 25 to 1 agst T'AuldSquire(off)
10 to 1 agst Col. Peel's lot '25 to 1 agst Runningßein(off)
7 to 1 agst Ugly Buck (off) 30 to 1 agst lonian (taken)
15 to 2 agst Rattan (off to t) 50 to 1 agst Foig-a-Ballagh,
14 to 1 agst Leander (t freely) 50 to 1 agst Saddle Bow
18 to 1 agst Loadstone 50 to 1 agst Telemachus
25 to 1 agst Cockamaroo (off

LLOYD'S SHIPPING•-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JAN. 31.—Wind light N. Westerly breeze,
with snow.

moderate.—Acrd.
DEAL, JAN. 30.—Wind W•N•W''
Brunette, Cousens, Ceylon ; Union, Allen, Mauritius ;
Matilda Luckie, Munro, Demerara, ; Richmond, Boston ;
Emma Searle, Hogan, Prince Edwards Island ; Hardy,
Valparaiso ; Victoria, Havannah. Lady Falkland,
Bermuda, remains, with the Watervvitch, for Mauritius.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 30.—Wind, N.W. to W.N.W.—
Arrd. off, City of Poonah, Brid, Calcutta.
SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 30.—Arrd. Liverpool (s.),
Gibraltar.

OFF BROADSTAIRS. JAN..Tnhn
rraYlf-'l. ('‘l'^c-
rican ship).
OFF NEWHAVEN, JAN, 28. Sevea, Bahia, fur
Gottenburgh.

On Saturday evening a public meeting of the Reformers o
Liverpool was held in the Music Hall, Bold-street, to allow
Nr'ei
sl lsi atnhi
eS
ua rdinerann Cc
audience
roanw ft ohred ,
dutyE s q.,0
fMai.P., for
lßefo
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unite d- f
in
effort
mbyp
tNivyh which
redressed. the
T grievanceshe
meetingo f the w a
was people
nu-
merously attended, and resolutions in accordance with the
monieglitcommon be
most efthp
object of the meeting were adopted.
A return has been made of the state of education in the
House of Correction, Coldbath-fields, among the convicts
already confined there. From this document it is shown that
there are three male prisoners who can read and write well,
are acquainted with arithmetic, and possessed of a knowledge
of languages. There are no women who are thus gifted.
There are 99 men who can read and write, and who are ac-
quainted with arithmetic, and 25 women. There are 256
men, and 60 women, who can read and write a little ; 270
men, and 105 women, who can read a little only; and 209
men, and 70 women, whu are totally uninstructed.
On Tuesday a meeting of the Oxford Agricultural Society
was held in the large room of the Star Hotel, Oxford, for
the purpose of passing resolutions in favour of protection to
agricultural produce. The meeting had been convened by
the Chairman of the Oxford Agricultural Association, on the
requisition of a great many members. There were about
500 gentlemen present. The usual resolutions were adopted.
A Court of Aldermen was held on Tuesday, but the pro-
ceedings possessed little interest.
At a meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of the
Barton district, held on the 29th, an address to Earl Spencer
was agreed to, which thus concludes :—" At a time when the
Anti-Corn-law League are in full operation, you, my Lord,
have felt it your duty to declare yourself an adherent to their
doctrines—doctrines which we think are false in principle,
dangerous in practice, and carried out by very disreputable
means. Your open adherence to their principles, when' a
dignified reserve ought to have guided your conduct, compels
us to declare that we will not support the Royal Agricultural.
Society of England if you remain any longer President"

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. "*:, •
SIR,--The Standard of Monday has an exquisite "leader"
relative to Mr. Sheil's speech.
After (tacitly) almost admitting the innocence of each se-
parate act for which Mr. O'Connell and his " co-seditionists"
(vide Times) have been dragged into Court, and put to in-
tolerable expense, the editor ingeniously discovers that a
number of acts separately innocent may be conglomerated
into guilt " by the vinculum" (how learned!) " of a common
bad purpose." (Of course the "vinculum" is not to be dis-
covered in the usual vulgar way of inference from the facts,
but by some admirable metaphysical process in the mind of
an Attorney-General!)
Now let us imagine a case:—A. 8., on a bright sun-shiny
day, mounts his horse at the door of his residence in Dublin ;
rides ten miles to get an appetite for his dinner; meets on
the road Mr. O'Connell, with whom he has a bowing ac-
quaintance—exchanges a remark on the weather; returns to
the city; puts up his horse; strolls through a street or two;
sees a capital carving knife and fork in a window; recollects
that lie was puzzled to get through with his present one
yesterday, it being marvellously blunt and obviously worn
out ; buys the knife and fork •, at dinner admires and com-
ments on the sharpness of the new carver ; eats a hearty
dinner of roast beef, " settles" it with a tumbler of " poteen,"
and water, laughs at its potency, and exclaims " Erin go
bragh !" in the evening goes to the theatre—the piece
happens to be John of Procida ; returns to his domicile, and
in a few days is informed that the Government have pro-
ceeded against him for a conspiracy " against our Sovereign
' Lady Victoria, by the grace of God Queen of Great Bri-
tain," &c. The poor man protests that he is guiltless—asks
what guilt there is in riding, eating roast beef, &c.---and is
informed that all these acts may be innocent in themselves,
but " become criminal by the vinculum of a common bad
purpose." He inquires how this applies, and is informed
that the Attorney-General is convinced of his guilt, and
means to argue that the ride in the morning was taken, in
order to obtain physical vigour to sustain the fatigues of a
campaign against the Saxons, if necessary—the eating roast
beef for the same purpose ; that the meeting O'Connell, a
repealer and " co-seditionist," was "doubtless" concerted to
plan the details of an insurrection ; that the preference of
poteen to Port, and the exclamation " Erin go bragh" were
strong proofs of antipathy to English connexion, and that
his going to the theatre to witness the performance of a piece
grounded on the success of an insurrection (followed by a
massacre), proved to demonstration that he was prepared to
join in one against Maxon rule, and to massacre all the Pro-
testants!

Are not all these "proofs" as cogent as those produced
against " the Traversers ?"—I am, Sir, &c.,

MOMUS.

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

,
CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAy.
The Market exhibited a very scanty supply of English
Wheat, yet the demand for that article was inactive, at
about previous rates. In Foreign Wheat a fair amount of
business was passing, and Monday's prices were supported.
Malting Barley sold firmly; other kinds slowly, at unvaried
figures. The Malt trade was in a sluggish state, yet the
quotations were supported. Although the supply of Oats
was extensive, that Grain was quite as dear. Beans, Peas,
and Flour as last quoted.

ARRIVALS.

Wheat.
English ..... ..... 1,770 qn.
1ri5h........ ......
F0reign..........

1,360

Barley. I Oats. Flour
1,730 qrs.! 2,060 qrs. 2,410 sacks.
1 5,100

• 170
Malt, 4,230 qrs.
WEEITECHAPEL.
We had about an average supply of each kind of meat,
while the trade was heavy, on the following terms :—Beef,
from 2s 4d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8d; "Veal, 4s to 5s ;
and Pork, 2s 8d to 4s per 81bs. by the carcase.

The Peel-and-Penny-a. Liner conspiracy against
the liberties of the British people, as exhibited to the
world in the conducting of the Irish State Trials,
has sealed the doom of the present Ministry. Sir
Robert Peel himself predicted that Ireland would
prove his great difficulty. It would have established
his reputation as a prophet had he foretold that in
the Administration of that country his reputed statesman-
ship would find a grave. Every lover of truth must con•-
fess that a very great, and a very culpable indifference to
the grievances of Ireland does exist in the popular mind
of England. Nor can it be disputed that a feeling approach-
ing to a personal jealousy of the great influence of Mr.
O'Connell lurks at the hearts of some of the leaders
of the Liberal English Members of the two Houses of Par-
liament ; and that not a few of the Whigs would secretly
rejoice at his discomfiture had the Government only granted
him a fair trial. But no Englishman worthy of the name
can witness, without indignation, the attempt to find
O'Connell guilty by packing a jury, and by the hitherto
untleard-of clidt)a.voor to eqablidi tlu crime of cam ulative I
sedition.—Hull Advertiser.

Lord Ashley arrived at his residence in Upper Brook-
street, yesterday afternoon,

From the evidence of several witnesses, it appeared that
the prisoner, who is a most dissipated character, returned
home to his lodgings, in the above house, between twelve and
one o'clock. He was let in by his sister, whom he threat-
ened to throw out of the window, unless she left the house.
He also told his mother that if she did not go out, he would
kick her down stairs. The mother and sister then left the
house, and between two and three o'clock Mr. Ridee was
aroused by the police, who informed him that the house
was on fire, flakes of burning rags coming out of the win-
dow of the upper room. Mr. Ridee immediately ran
down stairs and admitted the police. On going
up stairs they discovered the bed and bedding on which the
mother and sister slept on on fire ; the door of the room also
partly burnt through. When the fire was first discovered
the prisoner was at the window, but on their entering the
room he was found on his bed, pretending to be asleep, and
the rug, which belonged to his mother's bed, smouldering;
the fire had obtained such a hold as to require a quantity of
water to extinguish it. About three months ago the prisoner
stabbed his mother, but she then took no notice of it : but for
the discovery at the time, the house must have been de-
stroyed.

The prisoner, in his defence, said he was so intoxicated
that he knew nothing about the fire—he knew nothing of it ;
when the police came up he was fast asleep.
Mr. Alderman Johnson said it was his duty to commit the
prisoner for trial for the capital charge.

BOW-STREBT.-(THIS DAY.)
A young man, named Thomas Howell, was brought up
charged with being found on the premises of Mr. Paulton,
soda-water manufacturer, Gate-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields,
supposed to be there for the purpose of committing a felony.
The prosecutor stated that he was alarmed by hearing a
bell that was attached to his bed-room door ring. He
immediately went to the spot, and found the prisoner, who
appeared very confused when he was confronted. A police-
man was called in, and the prisoner was given into custody.
When searched, a number of skeleton keys were found upon
him.

-TheprisOner, in his defence, said he went to the house to
look for a young man, a friend of his.
Mr. TIVY,FORIX
_sentenced him to be imprisoned for three
months in the House of Correction.

It appeared that about three years ago the prisoner re-
turned from transportation, and about twelve months ago he
was committed from this office for picking the pocket of Mr.
A'Becket, the barrister ; he was, however, acquitted, owing
to some technical informality.
A boy named James Farnsly was charged with stealing a
quantity of the February numbers of " Martin Chuzzlewit,"
and other books, the;property of Mr. Clarke, bookseller, Char-
ing-cross.
The prisoner went into the shop to try to sell some penny
almanacks, and while there he took the books, consisting of
numbers of " Martin Chuzzlewit," books of all sorts, &c. He
was observed to take the books, and was immediately given
into custody.
The prisoner admitted having taken the books.—He was
committed for trial.

MARYLEBONE.-(THIS DAY.)
Thomas Rosskilly was charged with stealing from the shop
of Mr. Edward Grove, No. 114 and 115, Edgeware-road.
The prisoner, who was engaged as cutter in the com-
plainant's tailoring establishment, was suspected of stealing
cloth to the amount of 10/. or 121. a-week. One of the
pieces was therefore measured, and found to contain twenty-
two yards and a-half. It was then given to the prisoner to
cut a coat off. He did so, and entered into his book two
yards as taken. On the piece being measured, it was ascer-
tained that four yards had been cut off, being two yards un-
accounted for. He was given into custody, and on being
searched at the station-house, the cloth was found concealed
upon his person, and about one yard and a-half of velvet in
his hat.

The constable corroborated the finding of the cloth, but at
the complainant's request the case was remanded, as he
thought other charges could be brought against him.'

UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.)
Thomas Barnes, a native of Novia Scotia, was brought up
charged with destroying his clothes in the workhouse.
Stevens, the gate-porter, stated that the defendant was
admitted the preceding night, and that he tore up all his
clothes, and they were compelled to furnish him with those
he now had on, namely, a coarse linen frock and a pair of
duck trowsers.

The defendant said that he belonged to Novia Scotia, was
a sailor, and had recently come from Alicant, in Spain, and
being discharged in the river he could not get another ship,
owing to the number of hands already wanting ships, and was
in great distress. He added that his clothes were in such a
state that he could not bear them any longer. The magis-
trate discharged him.

Thomas Froud, a mechanic, was charged with assaulting
his wife, in such a dreadful manner that her life is considered
in danger, a certificate to which effect was produced. It ap-
peared that on the preceding night the prisoner, who is a
bricklayer, at Camberwell, went home, and finding his supper
not ready, he began to quarrel with his wife, and at length
seized the poker, with which he struck her over the head,
and cut her severely. The blows were given with such force
as to break the poker, and the unfortunate woman was found
lying senseless on the ground, covered with blood. She was
obliged to be taken to the hospital, and she being pregnant
it is believed that premature labour will arise.
Mr. Cottingham said that he should remand the prisoner,
and that in the event of his wife dying, he should consider it
his duty to commit him for trial for murder.

CLERKENWELL-(THIS DAY.)
Richard William and Elizabeth Frime were charged with
an assault of a very violent character on Daniel Rhiordan,
constable of Regent-square, and a police-constable.
It appeared from the evidence that, at four o'clock on the
previous evening, the prisoners drove up in a cart to the
Regent-square-gate, and Rhiordan refused, as was his duty,
to allow them to pass. They went away quietly, but William
came back in a quarter of an hour after, and asked the com-
plainant if he would accept of a glass of beer. Not knowing
him, the complainant replied in the affirmative, and they
went to the Prince Regent public-house, where the other
two prisoners were. They not only refused to give
the constable any drink, but applied the vilest
language to him. He remonstrated with them, upon
which the three prisoners fell upon him, and were it not for
the assistance of the landlord he would have been seriously
injured. The woman bit the constable's left thumb quite
through, and it was greatly swollen and inflamed. The officer
struck the pruner William with his staff, but not until he
had received some very severe blows himself. The prisoners
were finally secured by some policemen from Hunter-street
station-house.

Mr. Wolfe, who appeared for the prisoner, attempted to
exculpate him, but—
Mr. ComnE said it was a very bad case, he would fine
them 3/. or three months' imprisonment.

Pugilistic contests between Horridge and Jemmy
from town, Tom the Greek and Simmonds, near Binning.-
ham ; .Icl-11,2e mid I%.i.'Kt.:llllaf riCar be ted
in lleit's Life in London, of Monday, Feb. 4. The memorial,
relating to Qui Tom actions regarding horse-racing, coursing,
and other manly sports, was given at length in Bell's Life of,
Sunday last, Jan. 28.