The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-29 00:00:00

RAMSGATE BANK.

MESSRS. BURGESS and SON respect-
fully inform the Public, that all NOTES and
RILLS drawn by them, payable at blessni. REMING-
TON, STVPHENSON, and Co., will meet else honour,
"being presented at Messrs. /3ARNARD, DIAISDALE,
end CA.., ennhill.
Rninegute, Dec. 28, 1828.

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LONDON,
MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 99, 1828.

The failure of the :house of REMINGTON,
STEPHENSON, REMINGToN and TOULMIN,
Which took place on Saturday, is still the ab-
&z)rbing 'topic of conversation in the City ; but
We are happy to say that the circumstance
has created no . alarm whatever. Os the
contrary, the Funds have risen, and public
confidence stands as firm as ever. This
se not only honourable to those who stand for-
Ward in support of public credit, but must prove
in the end beneficial to themselves, as well as
Conducive to the general interests of society. Up
to the hour at which we write (THREE O'CLOCK),
the City is as calm as if nothinghad taken place.
The Cnly curiosity excited is as to the reported
apprehension of Mr. STEPHENSON, some
supposing that- he has gone off to America,
in, a vessel from Portsmouth, while others
think that he yet remains in London.
His conduct lase certainly been moat extraor-
dinary---we may say culpable, for such is the
general impression. Even allowing that some
misunderstanding had existed between himself
awl his partners, was it honest in him to
Make the public suffer for the gratification
of his spleen—perhaps of his revenge ? Not only
has Mr. STEPHUNSON'S conduct injured, to a
certain extent, those immediately in connection
with his Banking-house, but it might by im-
plication have been of serious disadvantage
to the public at large, for rumour in such
eases is frequently mare mischievous than the
reality. A panic, like a house on fire, involves
all without discrimination—and Mr. STEPHEN-
SON'S conduct might have produced very ruinous
effects, but for the praiseworthy confidence of
the commercial public.

We are gin(' to understand that die sympathy
of the public is deeply interested in favour of
Mews. REIIINGTON and TOULMIN, whose
character is above reproach. So confident were
the parties who inspected their affiiirs last week,
of their eutir© solvency, that they would have
trusted them to any amount.
The total amount of money and securities
actually taken away is said to amount to
160,000/. A confidential clerk has also ab-
sconded, and rumour says that a relative of Mr.

STEPHENSON is also a participator in the

transaction.

The circumstance of Mr. STSPHENSON leav-
ing a cheque on his private account afier he had
taken away perhaps more than all his property,
aggravates iIIOeACT of diminishing the pecu-
liar character of the transaction. His hav-
ing absconded with money may be ex-
plained, but what name does the abstraction
of securities deserve ?--Surely that citcum-
stance ulone throws a world of doubt upon the
honour of Mr. STEPHENSON'.

• We have great satisfliction in stating that aU
the Country Banks who kept accounts with
Mews. REMINGTON and Co. have been taken,
op by other houses. In fact, so prompt has

been, the alacrity of many honeß, that supplies
were sent off on Satorday to the country, before
the news could have reached thew.

Further particulars will be found in auntl►ur

part of our Paper.

The PRESIDENT'S Message will be found in
another part of our Paper. We have no room

for corny:Kent.

The following are extracts from Harnburgh
Papers of the 24th inst,

HAMBUTIGII, DEC. 23.

BORSEN-UALLR, FOUR O'CLOCK, funds
there has been much'business doing. The demand
for the liquidation has been by no means incon-
siderable, and orders from Berlin to sell brought a
good deal of paper into the market. In Anglo
Russian, Danish Metalliques, and Austrian Bank
Shares, large transactions' have been made. To-
wards the close of the day, business was somewhat
dull. The approaching close of the year has raised
the discount to three per cent. Gold is noted at
1031, and to be done at 103 i; bills on London de-
clined -I, at which quotation they left off demanded.
End of December.

Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cent
Anglo-Russian Loan 49'491
lia.nburgh-Russian Loan
Anglo-Prussian Loan of 1318 4/9
Austrian Bank Shares 1103
Auettian Metalliqueo 416,4
Exchange upon London, at V ,uonths... 13. t 5,4
..--- at sight I3. 8

RIGA, DEC. 4.

Six months enly have elapsed since the Emperor
sent forth one of his armies. As decisive moments
approached, be repaired to place hi►nself at its head.
In Europe, Moldavia, Great and Little Wallachia,
and a considerable portion of Bulgaria, have been
conquered ; eight fortresses have been taken inde-
pendently of the fortified positions on the Danube,
and two of the enemy's camps have been captured.
Our trophies consist of 957 pieces of artillery, 180
standards, and incalculable quantities of stores.
Seventeen large and 45 small vessels have been
partly sunk and partly taken. Nine Pachas and
22,500 men have laid down their arms to our troops,
and thousands of Bulgarians have been rescued from
servitude. In Asia—three pachulics or govern-
ments, six fortresses, three castles, and three camps
have been taken; and in these 195 standurds, 11
horses' tails, and 313 pieces of artillery ; eight
Pashas and 8,000 soldiers have been taken prisoners.
A hostile corps of 30,000 men has been defeated,
thousands of native families, which the Turks were
driving before them like so much cattle, have been
set free, and restored to their homes to dwell hence-
forth in peace, under the protection of the victors.
These advantages have cost us about eight pieces of
artillery lost before Shumla, and somewhere about
6,000 men killed. The line of our troops now ex-
tends from the strongly fortified Kalafat, from
whence the Turks were driven by a panic from
Widdin, therefore to Varna. We have our fore-
posts on the Ka►ntahik and on the Dewee, and Bit-
zardjik and Pravadi are covered. Front Shumla,
the observation of which during the winter could
not have been attended with any benefit, and from'
Silistria, where frost and inundation threw obstacles
in the way of the continuation of the siege, our
troops have retired to repose during the winter in
Moldavia and Wallachia; the enemy who attempted
to molest them on their retreat was repulsed with
loss.

VIENNA, DEC. 16.
A courier from Parma has brought the news o
,he death of Geu. Count Neipperg.

ODESSA, DEC. 6.
An Imperial ukase has ordered the line of cpiartut

tine on the Dniester to be removed to the Pruth,
which was do►►s on Nov. 30. As the commu►►ica-
tioii between -Bessarabia and the province of t hersen
are re-established, this measure will have the most
beneficial effect o►► the inland trade. It has been
continually cold since last Wednesday, the ther►no-
meter being at eight degrees below freezing at sun-
rise. In fact, we might have expected more severe
cold, as the winter has long since set in in Molda-
via and Wallachia, which are so much further south
than Odessa.

SMYRNA, NOV. 15.

It is affirmed that the Sultan has disapproved the
Convention concluded by the Viceroy of Egypt, for
the evacuation of the Morea, and has required from
him 25,000 men (regular troops), 12 millions of
piastres, and a sufficient supply of provisions to
carry on the war in Europe with more vigour. The
Porte, it is also said, is negociatilig under hand, re-
specting the affairs of Greece, and it is further af-
firmed that there is reason to believe that the Sar-
dinian Ambassador, Marquis de Grapello, under the
pretext of accompanying his family, has been in-
trusted by the Sultan with a mission to the Ambas-
sadors of the three powers.

STOCKHOLM, DEC. 16.

A Royal Message was yesterday communicated
to the Diet, proposing a new grant for the comple-
tion of the Gotha Canal. His Majesty laments the
insufficiency of the funds already employed in this
enterprise, but that they may not have been ex-
pended in vain, and in the conviction that the canal
will not only be of great advantage to trade, but in
time of war be found of great importance in the de-
fence of tbe.kingdogn, his Majesty does not hesitate to
recommend a new grant of 809,591 rix-dollars.

The Dutch Papers of the 27th contain nothing
that has not been. anticipated by the Brussels
and other Journals.

The trial of the miscreant BURKE, the close
of which, together with an ably condensed nar-
rative of the West-port Murder, will be found in
our columns of to-day, has developed the most
atrocious system of crime that the wildest ima-
gination ever yet conceived. The most aban-
doned scoundrel on record shrinks into insigni-
ficance by the side of this, superhuman assassin,
who possesses every one attribute of the Dtemon
but his intellect. He has, it'ceems, been more or
less mixed up with a dozen murders, planned
with the cognizance, if not with the actual as-
sistance, of five or six others, both male and
female, and perpetrated with so little attempt at
secrecy, that the parties concerned evidently
fancied they were driving a trade, illicit perhaps,
like contraband wares, but perfectly reconcilable
with the ordinary notions of business. This
idea, revolting enough in itself, becomes still
more so from the circumstances connected with

it. Murder, it is dear, has for months past,
perhaps fur years, been reduced to a trade in
Edinburgh. It has been made a matter of cum-

mercial speculation, a subject of pounds, shillings,
and pence. Scarcely has life quitted the btaly
of some wretched victim, ere application has been
made to other parties, to whom the subject has
been in due form delivered up, and by whom the
reward has been paid. And all this disgusting
traffic, this wholesale merchandize of blood, haS
taken place, because the Legislature, hesitating
between a sense of prudence on one side, and an
apprehension of popular clamour on the other,
has hitherto reflised to adopt any plans whereby
subjects may be afforded for dissection. But the
evil has now reached its climax, and will work its
own cure. The West-port Murders call, with
the voice of thunder, on Parliament to devise
some expedient which may prevent their future
recurrence. Had the subject been more seriously
attended to when Lord LA NSDOWNE last brought
it before the House of Lords, nearly a dozen
murders might have been prevented, and the
public been spared the shock of perusing a nar-
rative, compared with which even the atrocities
of CATILIN E, though detailed by Sm.LusT, are
innocent and insipid.

Quebec Papers to the 20th of November
have been received at the North and South
American Coffee-house :—That of the 27th of
Nov. states, that the Resolution proposed by
Mr. VILLERS for abolishing imprisonment for
debt for merchandize sold aLd delivered to per-
sons not in trade, has been postponed for a
fortnight, to give time to those interested.

At a dinner of the Lowth Independent Club,
held on Monday last at Dundalk, Mr. SHEIL,
who was in the Chair, announced his intention
of standing as a candidate for the county of
Lowth, whenever Catholics should be eligible to
sit in Parliament. We may, perhaps give the
proceedings of this Meeting to-morrow. Mr.
SHErL was the principal speaker.

A King's Messenger was sent off from the
Foreign-office, on Friday night, with dispatches for the
Continent.

The recent gales have been the cause of some
heavy ground seas on the coast of Sussex. Considerable
damage has been sustained between Chichester and Shore-
ham harbours. Many articles have been driven ashore
with evident Marks of having been lung under water. Some
cases of brandy, of peculiar fine flavour, escaped the vigi-
lance of the blocknde service,•and met a welcome reception
elsewhere.---Hants Chronicle.

Abigail Simpson, a miserable old woman, a
pauper, who resided at Loanhead, was missed some time
ago, and is supposed to be among the victims, sacrificed by
the miscreant Burke to the dissecting knife of the anato-
mist. She watt last seen in Edinburgh. going into some
low house, but we do not knew in what quarter.—Cale-
donian Mtreury.

Saturday last was a busy day at Keith and
Fochabers. His Grace the Duke of Gordon having ar-
ranged to discharge the debts and incumbranees on his
estate, from the sum of 400,0001. of which statements
have lately appeared in the Papers, Saturday was appointed
for paying the different sums at the above places.
Rumours of Henry Saunders, the Bank swindler (who is
almost as notorious a character as Jonathan Wild) being
with his gang in the north, rendered our countrymen
doubly cautions; and almost every man who had money to
receive, came atreeded by a strong body guard. One man
who lifted 2201. took with him from Fochabers to Elgin a
party of six men duly armed with dirks, sticks, and
pistols ! It was amusing enough to see the parties move
off in order, the " rich man " in the centre, encompassed
by his valourOus attendants, like a deserter under a military
escort.—/nveruess Courier.

HENRY SAUNDERS.—A few days since a
stranger, having the appearance of a gentleman, called at
the Bank at Elgin, to converse, asbe said, with the agent,
Mr. Brander, about hiring a country house which Mr.
Brander has at present to let in the neighbourhood of Elgin.
After some conversation vn the subject, and having in-
spected the house, the stranger took his leave, stating that
he would call next morning with his lady to see hew she
liked it. NOw the gentleman had a strong squint with
both eyes, and was marked with the small-pox, both cha-
racteristics of Saunders, and Mr. Brander thought it would
be as well to make inquiry at the inn, when it was found
that there was no lady in the ease, and that the gentle►r=an
bad set off in a post-chaise for Fochabera.

The Hampshire Telegraph (Portsmouth
paper) of Saturday, says—" A dreadful scene of !hit dis-
graced this town on the evening of Christmas-day, and
last evening, occasioned by the inebriety of a number of
privates of some of the regiments in this garrison; the.
consequence of which has been death in one ease; a fright.
ful wound, from unprovoked aggression, in another ; and
severe injuries to other individuals—all perpetrated by the
bayonet. It is impossible to picture the sensation of fear
which prevailed among our peaceable townsman on the
evenings alluded to. Without an apprehension of danger
from this formidable weapon, no one, at times, could pass
down either Broad-street or St. Mary-street. A large
proportion of the soldiers of the 60th and 83d are recruits
from Ireland—young men whose passions, when inflamed
by liquor, are so intemperate, that, on the slightest grounds
for quarrel, they have recourse to their bayonet to inflict
mischief. On Christmas-night, in an affray ia Broed-
street, between some soldiers and some sailors James
Woolard, a private of the 83d, was killed by a bayonet
stab, and several seamen wounded. On the body of the
former an inquest was held, before Mr. Franklin Howard,
coroner, yesterday, eontirAted to-day, and is adjourned
until Tuesday, under• a hope that facts may, in the mean-
time, be elicited which may lead to a discovery of the
perpetrator of the deed. Last night a private of the Royal
Marine Artillery, peaceable disposed, was suddenly en-
countered, in Prospect-row, by about a dozen of the 60th
Regiment, who surrounded him, and without the slightest
provocation, stabbed him in so dreadful a manner, as to
cause his bowels to protrude several inches. The poor
man was taken to the infirmary this morning, with hopes
of his recovery. The Lieutenant-Governor (Sir Colin
Campbell), no: the commanding officers of oerps, are ac-
tively engaged, this evening, in preserving peace within
the garrison, strong patrols parading in every direction."

Of all the instances with which we are ac-
quainted of lawless outrages, as connected with the game-
laws, the following exceeds in daring atrocity :—About
half-past eleven o'clock on Wednesday night week, the
gamekeeper of Edwin Corbett, Esq , of Darnhill, in this
county, was out on the grounds, and not far from the
mansion, when he observed four men near the wood armed,
who ran away on perceiving that they were discovered. In
a few minutes, however, the keeper heard a loud hence),
and immediately afterwards a body of men, from 20 to 30
in number, and most of them armed, approached him.— •
The keeper then retreated to the house to give the alarm,
and mustered nine of the male domestics, with whom he
again sallied forth ; but so far from the poachers being in-
timidated, they advanced into the farm-yard, where they
appeared determined to stand a regular fight. With these
unequal odds, the keeper and his men thought it prudent
not to approach them nearer; but while they were in
this position three shots were fired, a part of the contents
of which entered the clothes of the keeper and coachman,
hut fortunately did them no personal injury. In solve of
the other discharges, however, a valuable dog was severely
wounded, and is not expected to reeiwer. The apparent
ringleader of the gang then called out to his ootnrades—
" Charge again, and fire away." Under these perilous
circumstances, the assailed retreated to the ball, when the
villains with the greatest effrontery, and as if in triumph,
marched round to the front of the house, perambulated
around it, and continued firing until they had killed
almost all the pheasants within reach. It was observed
that most of the men were habited iu flannel jackets,
Chester Advertiser.

FAILURE OF MESSRS. REMINGTON,

STEPHENSON, AND CO.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.-(THIS DAY.)

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

The failure of M,ssra. 12-n, 'S n, and Co., bus
created considerable senaatica in the City ; for, although
rumours strongly prejudicial to that house bad been in cir-
culation very -recently, yet it was pretty generally consi-
dered that such arrangements had been made as guaranteed
the solvency of the concern, and precluded the possibility
of a stoppage. This event, it is understood, has been im-
mediately occasioned by the very extraordinary conduct of
one of the partners, who, it is said, has disappeared with
a very considerable suss. The discovery was not made
till the middle of the day on Saturday, when one of the
clerks went to the Bank of England, for the purpose of
drawing 58,0001. in Bank notes, and found that he had
been anticipated by his employer.

It is asserted by some parties, that serious differences
have existed among.the partners for a great length of time,
and that Mr. S. has merely taken a measure that should
compel a crisis in the affairs. This is in some measure
corroborated by the circumstance of his .having left a
cheque upon his private account for what he took with
him. Others, however, say, that this was merely a ruse,
to give the matter an air of a.regular transfer, and to pre-
vent a Magistrate from granting a warrant, in the event of
one being applied for by the other partners.
The creditors hear that they will be paid in full. But
when did a Bank fail, and such an assertion did not follow ?
A Stockbroker, net a hundred miles from the Bank in

question, had a narrow escape with a considerable balance.
When unfavourable reports became very strong, a week or
two since, he drew out the whole amount. He was sub-
sequently waited upon by one of the firm, who assured
him, in the strongest terms, of its stability—adding, that
they had 100,060/. more in the house on that day than
could by possibility be called for: which representations
there is every reason to believe were correct. The Broker,
however, after hesitating a few days about taking back his
account, luckily made up his mind to fix it at the Bank of
England.
This failure, it is said, will occasion a stir in the Bo-
rough of Leominster ; and a certain well-known Lottery
Contractor has bees observed to exhibit that pectiliar com-
placency of countenance with which most persons observe
the punishment of An angenereus antagonist.

HALF-PAST ONE.

We understand that one of Stephenson's clerks went off
on Saturday night, supposed to have assisted in making
out false accounts, on which the house Was previously as-
sisted by the bankers up to the present time. No tidings
have been heard of Stephenson, but it appears that an Ame-
rican vessel which has been lying a week at Portsmouth,
has suddenly sailed. It is rumoured that the above person
may be en beard Ler.

TWO O'CLOCK.

It is confidently reported that a principal clerk of the
banking-house of Remington, Stephenson, Remington, and
Toulmin, of the name of Lloyd, has also absconded, on the
evening of Friday, and is supposed to be in connection with
the absence of Mr. Stephenson. The deficiency increases
in amount. Among others who are sufferers is the Life
Insurance Company to the amount of 39,000/. Exche-
quer Bills. A certain ex-Sheriff of notoriety, who is at
present in America, to the tune of 16,0001. Altogether
the deficiency is now stated at 160,0001.
The failure of the banking-house has not had the least
effect on the market, although the deficiency is mush
larger than the public expected. In the Foreign Market
little doing. Sir John Lubbock has taken up the account
of the Leominster Bank of T. T. F. Woodhouse, who
made their notes payable at Remington and Co.'s.

The general topic of conversation in the City 'this
morning relates to the late failure of the Bank of Stephen-
son, &c. In the first place the defalcation is reported to
have turned out greater than was mentioned on Saturday.
There appears to be a deficiency of eighty thou-
sand Exchequer hills, thirty-nine thousand of which
belong to a certain Insurance Compaq, sixteen thousand
to an Ex-Sheriff, supposed at present to be in Alum-eke,
and the rest to souls Bankrupt Estate, besides the defi-
ciency of dee 58,0001. in Bank notes. In fact, every hour
further deficiencies are discovered, and it is evident that a
great part of the above sums must have bees made away
with some time since by the person who has absconded.—
We understand that sixteen messengers, or police officers,
are gone in search of him, but up to the present time no
clue has been discovered, and also that the Lord Mayor
! has granted warrants. The amount missing at the Bank-
irw•-house is supposed to be 180,000 pounds.

THREE 0' CL 0 CS.

We notice a report of the return of Mr. Stephenson, to
state that up to the above hour there is no truth in the

rumour.

(From the Times.)

SATURDAY EVRWINCL—SOOII after the commencemen
of business this morning, the money-market was thrown
into a state of dismay by a report that one of the partners
in a banking-huttee in Lombard-street had absconded, and
carried off with him a very considerable sum of money.
On further inquiry this fact was established past doubt,
wad it was followed at two o'clock this day by a suspension
of payments by the house of which he is a partner—that
of Messrs. Remington. :Stephenson, and Co. The partner
who has disappeared is Mr. Rowland Stephenson, who is
member of Parliament for Leominster, and treasurer of
St. Bartholomew's Hospital. We think it right to give
names thus explicitly, both for the information of the pub-
lic, and to prevent the suspicion that might otherwise fall
on other persons, if they are withheld. Besides the sum
taken off in money, which amounts to 58,0001., it is said
that a large amount in Exchequer-bills (more than
30,0001.) has btxn abstracted from the banking-house;
bra. at present it is matter of inference only that these have
been removed by Mr. Stephenson, for whom search has,
been made in every direction, but up to this time without
any success. The account in circulation is, that Mr.
Stephenson, at a late meeting of the partners, laid claim
to the money, as belonging to him of right individually,
but that his claim was disallowed, and that being the
case, he resorted to this method for obtaining what be
considered to be his due. Mr. Stephenson, it is said, was
at the banking-house yesterday evening for souse time alone,
and this morning a cheque was found in his handwriting
for 56,000/. on the house, which is therefore presumed to
be the sum removed; for, owing to the suite of confusion
which followed the discovery, no titriet investigation into
the situation of the house could take place. Cheques and
bills continued, as we have stated above, to be paid for
tome time; and it was not, as we understand, until the
discovery had beery made of the removal of the Exchequer-
bills also, that the other partners determined on a suspen-
sion of payments. The explanation given by them to
their customers was, that they possessed what they consi-
dered an adequate supply of money in the house, but that
owing to the event which had occurred, they were so little
able to understand their real situation, that they considered
it more prudent to atop. It need not now be concealed
that this is the banking-house at which all the rumours
of last week pointed. It has since transpired that a
meeting of souse of the principal bankers took place
there on Monday last, for the purpose of inquiring into
its affairs, when statements were made, and securities
submitted, which appeared so satisfactory, that all the
assistance was given which the house called for. We
have reason to know that the bankers so consulted
were not only satisfied themselves of the solidity of
the house, but spread it abroad that they were so, and
induced many of the customers of the house who had
withdrawn their amounts to bring them back. It is still
maintained, we believe, by these gentlemen, that but fur
the disappearance of Mr. Stephenson, and his withdrawing
the money front the house, no suspension of payment,
would have been necessary. Mr. Stephensou's con-
duct, so far as it has transpired, is certainly quite inexpli-
cable, and his friends who know him best think that his
mind has been affected by, the difficulties in which the
house has been placed, and that he scarcely knew what he
was about. Others imagine that he withdrew the money
in the first instance for the purpose of redeeming Exche-
quer-bills deposited in the Bank, but finding they could not
be obtained, on account of the holiday, he became alarmed
at
the prospect of being dialled with having removed the Ex-
chequer-bills from the houee,and under that feeling absconded
with the money. It is thought pretty generally that be
will not be found to have quitted the country, or to have
- entertained any intention of doing so. Ile was Eeen this
lionising, it is said, en the L'eeex•road, and might there-

fore have been proceeding to Marshal6t, a teat which he
has in that county. Until some further 'information has
been obtained on this very mysterious transaction, there
will be found in the city every disposition to put the most
favourable construction it will allow ma Mr. Stephenson's
conduct ; for every man feels that the notion of an indi-
vidual, who hairis such a rank in society, carrying off pro-
perty, is inure destructive to credit and confidence than
half a dozen failure., and a vital blow to the character of
the city itself.
The house of Remingto:a, Stephenson, and Co. is not
considered to be of the first class, nor cf very extensive
business, acd two or three of its best accounts with country
banks have been withdrawn within the last twelve mouths.
The Canterbury, Ashford, and Winchester banks, have
removed their accounts to other houses ; and of the town
accounts, it is probable that mote than half were with-
drawn in consequence of the very general currency of the
late rumours. The injury, therefore, aecruiag to indi-
viduals from the stoppage will be of less extent than is
usual on such occasions. The effect on the hinds has nut
been very material. Console have declined about per
cent. from the highest price of yesterday, but that is in part
ascribed to a fall in the exchanges, and to a rise in the
price of gold, with some large exportations of the precious
metals.

(From the Morning Herald)

.c has been stated in some of the Sunday Papers that
.re Lord Mayor has granted a warrant to apprehend Mr.
Stephenson. Now this is not true. An application was
made to his Lof dship in private; but there was not any
person that could make oath to farts sufficiently to justify
hir Lordship in granting a warrant. It appeared that Mr.
Rowland Stephenson had absconded with property belong-
ing- to the firm. A question arose whether he had taken
property that did not belong to the firm, but had been
merely deposited with them by their customers; and it ap-
peared that property of that description had beer. taken :
but the only individual that could prove the fact was Mr.
Remington, and he was so distracted that he was not in a
fit stzltso to have an oath administered to him. Officers
were dispatched to all the ports after Mi. Stephenson:
but, in whatever they do, they will be acting entirely on
their own responsibility. It is stated that securities to an
immense amount are missing front the strong room of the
banking-house. It is not true that Mr. Stephenson was
seen at St. li:trtholontew's Hospital on Saturday mornin:,
for be had not been there for several days. Although a
warrant cannot be granted, yet every facility will be af•
forded for apprehending him.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY:

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, DEC. 27 and 28.—Winal S.S.E. to E.—Thr
whole of the outward-bound have sailed. The Lady
Hannah, Ellice, for Calcutta, leaving sprung a leak, hay re-
turned to the River. Arrived the Hope, Porrett, from
Terceira.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 27 and 28.—Wind
Ar-
rived the North America, Bartlon, from Alexandria. Sailed
the Sir Andrew Hammond, for the South Seas; and
Amity, Willcox, for Lagusyra.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 27.—Wind S. to S.W.—Arrived
from London, the Countess- of Dunmore, Robertson, for
Berbice. Arrived the Fly, Carlisle, from Carthagena; and
'Tantivy, Hodges, from the Mediterranean.
FAL:mourn, Dcc. 26 and 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived
the Resolution, Mudge, from Lisbon. Sailed' the Christo-
pher, Harvey, for Genoa; and Duke of Kent packet, for
Lisbon. _ .

- MARGATE, DEC. 2S.—Arrived the Nathan, Beach,
from Bengal, sailed from Madras the 22d of August, Cape
the 25th of Oct., and St. Helena the Bth ult.
COWES, Dxc. 28.—Arrived the North America, Bur-
den, from Virginia.
LIEItrOC Dcc. 27.—Arrivol the Silas Richards,
from New York; and Retson, Dellin, from Richebucto.

The Kamaslda, White, from Gottenhurgh to London,
ran on shore near Stroustadt, but was got off.

The -, Taylor, from Leer to London, has put into
Delfaye, with loss of tuichors.
The Unity, Fox, from Quebec to Ilull, was lost the
19th, on the Ridge, off Hasbro ; crew saved.
The Thomas, Anderson, from London to Sligo, put
into Stornoway about the 19th inst., to discharge and
repair, having been on shore.
The Delta, Wallis, from St. Petersburgh to London,
was en shore, on Saturday, near Saltfleet.

THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TwEr.rs o' CLocr.

Notwithstanding the great failure in Lombard-
street, which might naturally be supposed to have au
important effect on the monied market, the English
Funds have recovered the decline which took place
on Saturday. Consols Opened at 87i /, and 801710
purchases of money stock raised them to 87 i; they
have been buyers at a fiddle ; Reduced has been
done at 86k. The premium on India Bonds and
Exchequer Bills has declined to 65 7.
The Foreign Funds are nearly without business,
Russian Bonds, 95 i; Danish, 62i 3 ; Brazilian,
63/ a ; Portuguese, 534 ; and Mexican, 32
In Shares the premium on Imperial Brazilian
Mines is 35 7; United Mexican, 24 3 die.
Up to the above hour no tidings have been heard
of Mr. R. Stephenson, and considerable alarm is
entertained by his friends; it is with much regret
we also learn that the amount abstracted from the
funds of the firm is now increased, by report, to a
much more considerable sum than was first men-
tioned on Saturday.
Three per Cent. Consols, shut ; Ditto, for Account,
871 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 86i, India Bonds, 65
67 put. ; Exchequer Bills, 65 67 pm..

T 11' 0 0' CL 0 CK.

Consols have been 6374 buyers, but are at presen
sellers. Portuguese Bonds

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for Account, 87k, buyers.
FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES
Consols 'Danish 63

Do. for Ac. 87,1
Brazilian Bonds 631
Buenos Ayres 47i
Chilian Do. 21
Columbian, 1824 231

Greek, 1825 16i
Mexican, 1825 391
Peruvian
Russian, 951
Spanish

The Duchess of Kent, the Princess Victoria,
and the Household of the Royal Duchess, attended divine
service yesterday in the private chard in Kensington_
palace. The service was perforated by the Rev. Mr.
Davy, Chaplain to the Royal Duchess.

A Cabinet Council Was held at three o'clock
yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign-otliee, Downitar.street,
which wee attended by the Duke of Wellington, the Earl
of Aberdeen, Viscount Melville, Ltd Ellenborough, Mr.
Secretary Peel, Sir George Murray, and Mr, Vesey Fitz-
gerald. The Ministers remained in deliheration upwards
of two hours and a half.

The American Minister had an interview with
Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald, at the Office of the Board of Trade,
on Saturday. Ilis Excellency transacted business at tho
Treasury, and also had a conference w►th the Earl of
Aberdeen, at the Office of tl►e Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs.

Viscount Melville and Mr. Secretary Peel
visited the Duke of Wellington
yesterday.
The Lord Chamberlain transacted business
on Saturday at the Treasury.
A deputation of the Goldsmiths Company
waited on Mr. Peel, at the Home-office, and had an inter-
view with the Right Hon. Secretary.
FUNERAL OF SIR GILBERT EAST, BART.
—.The procession that accompanied the remains of this
Nobleman to the vault, as ie..ipects ostentation and grandeur,
has never pet haps, !wen exceeded. Tile procession left
uan.plare, Maidenhead, the seat of the deceased, on Friday
last, and arrived at the White Hart lan, Brentwo.ii, the
same evening, where it rested, mid moved sufficiently early
the following morning to reach the Black Boy Inn, Chelins-
fin d, by seven : after which, the solemn train moved on
towards Witham. About halt a mile from its place of
destination this grand spectacle was much increased, and
doted with about 24. carriages, of the neighbouring
gentry. Sir Gilbert has left a widow, but no children.
—Windsor Express.

About four o'clock on the afternoon of
Tuesday week, a smart shock of 'an earthquake was felt at
Cowie, being the third time within the last four months.
A loud thundering none, accompanied and followed the
shock, which was heard eastward at the distance of twelve
miles.— Caledonian Mercury.

ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WIC IC.
.. ';..i. Z
r .:4
From Whence. .7-; r P ?
r.
,
--- i_ —
Qv'. Qtr. Qtr. .Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Sek
Aldborouglt...... 100 1264 - - 36 71 li
Alemouth , - - - 1903 , - -..
-
Boston - - - 2840 - 1 - i • :
Clay
:-•:. Valrcwhice)tier
1 - Leigh 697 201 63 257 396 -
4.4 Maldon .566 163 - 109 304 470 13
Gainsborough - - -...—
Grangemouth.- - - - - - • ,-.. • -
Hull - - 1040 - - 1
Ipswich lO OW/ 1829 25 214 S 19 14
Kent 471 444 116 170 81; 4.05
..1,,,
Lynn - 340 - - - - -
Newhaven - - - 1 ,_ _ -._
Poole - 40 30 ' -
Southampton - - - - _ _ 1
Stockton - - - 240 - - :Z.
Wells
Wisbeach
Woodbridge 2B 1953 129 - 250 159 1
Yarmouth 1303 1146 - - -
Aberdeen - - 3104 I
- 1 .....
Banff lO - - 4403 - -
Berwick - - 1900 - -
Dunbar 9l - - 450 .- -
liiverne, l5O - - 106 - -
Leith
Montrose - - - 72
-- -
2595 7238 5363 17670 2010 1269 l S
1 mien
Dublin
Galway
Limerick - .... - 7,729 - -
Newry - - 410 - -
Sligo - - - 1271 - -
Waterford
Youghall ~ --b3l - -
Fonniox.
Amsterdam llBO - - - - -
Antwerp 9466 340 1 - - 130 -
Archangel
Bourdeaux - -
Bremen lBlO ' 130 - Sh 100 25
' Copenhagen
' Dantzic - - - - 1430
Flushing C.O - -' - -.
Hamhurgh - 495 - .320
' Harlingen - 341) - --
11avre ... ...... I 3.11; - - - -
Leghorn
' New York
Nyburg 506 - - - 440 •
Ostend - - - - -i-
-, Pe tershurgh lO2l - - .2180 - -
l'illau 620 - - - - --
Quebec - - - - - -
1 Slanders _ __ - 205(1 -
Riga
Ron n ebec k 6lO - - -
' Rotterdam - - - -
Spain 4700 - - -
t Stockholm
I— •
Total
Au° emu ATE QUANTITY OF OTHER IkINDS OF ru :sit
t Rye, o—Taros, o—Linseed, 430-Rapeseed, 0-Brank, I
Mustard, 164-.Swels, 250.

QUANTITY O
0--Liuseed,
Mustard, 11

SMITHFIELD MARKET.

10a

:tt)
116
.I.OS L.

100-
146 K.
.1234

Xl4

11757

E.
mrr -

At this day's market, which exhibited throughout but
a moderate supply, each kind of meat met with a tolerably
ready sale, I3eef and Mutton at an advance of from 2d. to
6d. per atone ; Veal and Pork, at fully Friday's prices.

PRICES YR% STONE OF SLIM TO SINK THE OFFALS.

s. d. to 5. d.
Inferior Beasts 2 8 210
Second quality ditto 3 9 3 8
Prime largo Oxen 4 B 410
Prime Scots, ac 4lO 5 2
1 n fenor-Sllecp 2lO 3 4
Second quality ditto 3 4 4 0 ,
Coarse-swooned ditto 4 I 4 101
Soutlidown Wetliers 4- 8 5 31
SUPPLY, AS PER CL
Beasts. I Sheep, 1
2,218 11,920 1
About 1100 of the beasts came
about 300 from the western and m

Norfolk, Sunni, Essex, and C.
Kent and Sussex ; and most of tl
&c., in the neighbourhood of L

s. d. to s. d.
Large Lambs 0 0 0 0
Prime small ditto 0 0 0 0
.Large coarse Calves 4 4 410
Prime small ditto b 0 5 4
Large Hogs 4 9 5 8
Small Porkers 5 4 5 U
Suckling Calves I 2s tn Sad. each,
Quarter old Pi gs Ilk to 20s. each.
E AK'S STATE NT.
Calves. 1 Pigs.
I 00
e up the different North Itoasd ;
iidland districts ; about 80 from

:ambridgethire ;. about '2O from
:he remainder from the marshes,
,ondon.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS.
At per stone, by the Cat::
s. d. to s. d. a. d.tos d.
Beef 2 4 4 0 Veal ......... 4 0 6 0
)4inton 2 6 4 0 Pork ..

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS,
Nif.WCASTLEMPON,TYNE MARKET...Dee. 97.

The farmers supply of Wheat to-day Wls moderate, for
which the demand was heavy, at a fatter decline of 2s.
per quarter. There was a fair supply of country Oats,
which sold readily, the Potato* at an advance of Is., the
other qualities at the prises of last Saturday. In Barley
we can note no change, the tine parcels free sale, but fly.,
middling and inferior are almost unsaleable. Beans and
Pease as our last. Very fine Rye in demand.
New. Old.
Wheat, Northumberland
- Norfolk and Suf!bilk 606.
Berwick and Scotch Ws. 765.......
- Dantzig SOs. 526. -s.
Rye, Norfolk and Sudo
...... -.
roreign —s —6.
Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Stidblk...4os. 4c2s
- Grinding arid ........... 336. 3Ss.
Malt, Norfolk and SuWolk ..... ...........
Beam, Small 40s. tom.
Tick
Pease, White 16s.
-- Gray
Oats, N rthumbertand, Potatoe ...... 275. 5186,
---- ..... Vis•
Foreign Feed
••,.6
Flour, Fine (per sack)

per bushel cheaper ; Boiling Peary
CORN lIIARKET.—Dee. sr.
support last week's prices.
Wheat to-day is 6J. per 7116. lower ; Grinding Barley
ts
,vut
ell
h;
saleavO have
are
erfßuylellailnutslield'aro:telyin soles of Malt—new is l
s.
per load cheaper. Plour is 2s. to 36. per sack lower than
last week, and Oatmeal about Is. per load. The mild
season, with the fickle state of the market, prevents con-
sumers providing against frost, which sometimes causes an
extensive trade, at this time of the year.
cilAomary Bushel. Quer. of 8 hap Bush,
Wheat (7011).) s. d. to s. d. s. d. to a.
English, 6 12 082 9 S 6 4'
Fine New..-----11 0 11 6 72 2 82 9
Second Runs —lO 0 II 0 73 0 79 at
Scotch & Welch II 0 II 9 79 St 7
Irish, Fine Old 1U 6 11 0 '75 '7 79 2
New —lO 2 10 9 73 9 77 4
Interior 9 0 10 0i 61 U 72 0
Foreign' Free ll -6 It 211 U v S 7 7
Barley (60lb )
English, Fine
Irish

cn
.114

.-t• I%
,r 4

•

63 6 9
54 6 0
30 3 3

43 4 46 9
36 )1 41 7
34 8 36 4

Inferior for grinding
Oats (45ib.)
Sce eh P ta oe '2
4
English,lr ,or...F°lliiii:eoetavileinnlgdaen-..-...:11-- 4444
231 4444
Foreign, 4 0 4
Pease (1.1111).
Blue, (tinders) 0 7 3
White (ditto) 6 6 6 0
.deans (Imp. Qr.) a. d. to a. d. (Per S
English, 48 0 50 0 /*lour,
Interior— 46 0 48 0
42 0 43

SI 1 33 7'
31 1 St 4
30 5 31 8
31 8 33 7
2 10 SI I,

i•••••
•

0 b 0 0 Seconds 51 U
Malt (per loud of 6 hop. Bush.) I— Irish, Fine. 00 tl
Nottaigli,un, tine.. 50 0 St U --SuperSue U
Yorkshire ,4s 0 SO 0 ----Heated or stale 52 0
Irish and Inferior—, 36 0 4e 0 Per load of i4illb.
Per Sack of 2901 b. Imp. Oatincal, t uglisa., 17 0 u
Plour,Notts. Fine 60 U 61 0 ---,Scotch to Irish :It3 U 40 0
Sup. 63 0 64 U reeding o 7 u 31 u

52 0 64 0
48 0 NS
ck S. d. to a. d.
icrfolk and
JOblk, Flue 0
Flue 58 U

61 0
to U
S."! 0
61 0
(b 0
5%11

Foreign

Last week a gentleman in the neighbourhooCardiganshire shot a beautiful uhite wot d-
d
octo'cNkoeTilari? is now in the posocision of Mr. Shaw, of
Shroisbury, for the purpose of being stuffed.— Cumbrian.

Edinburgh is in a dreadful state, at least the
New Town, with Typhus fever : it is very fatal, anti
rapidly increasing, so much so that the new Acaili.my and
sert•ral private schouli were obliged to be shut up for some
-days past. It is a fact, that scarcely one family in Great
Kiug,street has es,rapetl, and in :natty instaueee it has ter.
initiated fatelly. People are leaving town in t umbers,
but we oust the hclidays will see it get less preva'ent. It
is coutintil to the higher thisseB. Greenock Adeati.