The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-05 00:00:00

THE TUESDAY EVENIN-G, MARCH 5, 1844.

his hotel, opened all his trunks, rifled his papers, stole
his money, and then sealed up his empty boxes, al-
leging that they had removed nothing. He suc-
ceeded, however, in recovering his property, and after
having obtained a passport with some difficulty, was
glad to escape from the country. The Cortes, which
had assembled merely to prolong the powers granted
to the Ministry for suppressing the insurrection, had
been adjourned till the 23d April, and it is not at all
improbable that by that time COSTA CABRAL and his
party may follow the example of, NARVAEZ and
GONZALES BRAVO, and suspend them to an indefinite
period.

The discussion in the French Chamber of Depu-
ties, on the Paris fortifications, commenced on Sa-
turday. The Opposition expected great things from
this affair, but were again disappointed. The dis-
cussion caused no excitement, and led to no result.
The principal charges against the Government were,
that it had exceeded the letter of the Act passed in
1841, and that these fortifications were intended to
put down the Parisians in case of a revolt, rather
than protect the capital against a foreign enemy.
Marshal SOULT denied both the assertions. The Act,
he said, had been strictly complied with, and the
fortifications were constructed in such a manner that
they could not disturb Paris. General PAIXHANS
took the same view ; and so little interest did the
Chamber take in the subject, that even M. Ds LAMAR-
TINE, with all his eloquence, could not attract attention.
M. ARAGO and M. ALLARD who had drawn up a
report on the works, intended to speak, but, owing to
the lateness of the hour, the debate was adjourned for
a week. Louis PHILIPPE is a most fortunate man.
These bastiles are generally attributed entirely to
him; they have been justly attacked by a large por-
tion of the Liberal press ; they have called for the nu-
merous petitions from the provinces as well as the
capital; and while a perfecthurricane is excited in the
Chamber about some trifle, such as the visit of the
Legitimatist pilgrims to London, or a miserable island
in the Pacific, works that are intended to overawe the
capital and repress liberty, scarcely even excite the
common attention of the Members. The Commerce,
-which has vigorously opposed the bastiles, is
naturally much annoyed at this apathy, and vents its
rage on Marshal Souvr, who now defends plans
which he formerly declared were of no use for what
they were ostensibly formed. In his remarks the
Marshal said no one could accuse him of having
neglected his duties. On this the Commerce says,
" Alas ! it was, therefore, a duty ambitiously to pursue
at Cporto the Crown of Portugal? It was a duty to
plunder Andalusia, and by such robberies to render
the French name odious there ? It was a duty to
persecute, in 1814, the EMPEROR'S soldiers, and to
place- oneself again at their head in 1815 ? It was a
duty to call NAPOLEON a traitor and tyrant in the
month of March, and to proclaim him a hero on the
Ist of the following month of June ? When should
we stop if we exhausted the catalogue of Marshal
SOUL. r's duties !' "

The, affair of Otaheite has ceased to be the topic of
conversation, and the Parisians are now lookinK oui
fora )ae w "passion."

The, funds continue very firm. At TORTONI'S, on
Sund:ty, the Three per Cents. were quoted at 82f. 80c.
The :Madrid mail of the 26th had not reached Paris
at the, hour of post.

IVION:EY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The :sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 3,000
bales, at former prices. The market was quiet. 70 bags
Egyptian brought 7d., 200 Surat from 4d. to 4d., and the
rest merican, at 50. to 64d.—There was no hange in
Railw. ay Shares. Manchester and - Birmingham were in
more 3 request. Eastern Counties were 10i ; Edinburgh and
Glasgow, 59 ; South-Western, Eighths, 3i ; Manchester and
Birmi) igham,-40i to 41 ; Paris and Rouen, 32g.
The accounts received from Peru are exceedingly bad, and
we fee ir a long time will elapse before the foreign creditors
of the t republic will receive a farthing of their dividends.
Divisi Loris exist in all quarters, and the President himself
had 1) real, in an attack made by him, defeated by the rebel
chief. Three parties were trying to obtain the ascendancy,
and t 7 he consequence was, that trade and commerce was
almost: .entirely suspended ; the expectation being that the
capital ! of the republic would, before long, be invested by
the re' Deis.

The % Funds to-day have been firm, though quiet. Consols
for ini etiediate transfer realise 97i to 974, and for Account,
97a 4. Exchequer Bills are at 695. premium. The Commis-
sioners t for the Savings' Banks and the Debt have taken
Consol sat 971. The New Three and-a-Half per Cents. are
worth RO2 to 102 i. South Sea Stock is at 110.
In t ke Foreign Market there is a slight improvement in
Spank *s, but with very little doing. The Actives are 25 to
25*, a lid the Three per Cents., 35 to 354. Portuguese Con-
verted have been supported at 46. Mexican Bonds have
been e beady at 34*, and the Deferred at 13* to 13i. Colom
bian hock has been 15 to 15*, and Brazilian, 81. Dutcl
Two-a ad-a-Half per Cents. bring 55* to 55g.
The .Railway Shares have been rather better in several in.
stance I, as the subjoined quotations will show :
B 4RITISH FUNDS THIS D4IY AT ONE O'CLOCK,
(From the °Mal List.)
31 per Cent. Reduced Annuities • 98%
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 9731 5i
per Cent. Reduced Annuities lO3
•.New 3% per Cent. Annuities 102%11
.Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1660. .....
South Sea 5t0ck....... ..........
'Consols for Account 97% •
:Exchequer Bills, I%cl. I%d
1,000169 pot.
5001
Ditto Small
Ft )REIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto for the Account.
Columbian Bonds. 15%% 15
Mexican Bonds, 163'7,5 per Cent. .... 34%
. . Ditto Deltrred Stock 1 )i%
Ditto Debentures .. . 123
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents.
Ditto for the Account.— ............ ..... .......
' Portuguese Bonds 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted
Ditto for the Account
. Russian Bonds, 1822,5 per Cent. ll6
Ipanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Passive Bonds.
I)itto Three per Cent —
Ditto for the Account
I Dutch 236 per Cents 5 i 96
1 )'itch 5 per Cents lO2 101% IC2
:PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAIL PER SHARE
Birm' Ingham and Gloucester lOO
nit ha New
Brist dland Exeter 7O 69304 ... to
Ches ter and Holyhead 5 5%% ... to
Chic kester and Brighton 5 4%
Gras 'mend, Rochester, Chatham 234 2)6% to
Ore; it Western
Di tto 3t Shares
Lent lon and Brighton 5O 43
Lon( ion.and Guildford Junction 5
Lom ton and South Western 41%
Di tto Eighths ii
Lan, ester and Carlisle
Man cheater and Birmingham ... 40 ......... 41 to
Midi and Counties
Nor wich and Brandon
New castle and Darlington Junct. 18 ... 39 ......... to SS%
Nov them and Eastern 45 — ..... .... to
Di tto 34 Shares 1236
Mot tai Midland
Di tto Thirds 21,. 13s. 4d 29 to
Pori: I and Orleans
Pali: ;and Rouen 2O 32 to
Sout It Eastern and Dover ... . 50
Di tto Scrip 25 ......... 35
Yorl t and North Midland
D; tto Scarboro' Branch
MAN( ZIRSTEIt STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 4.—There is a
steady : end firm market; more business would have been
done, h ad stock been freely offered. Manchester and Bir
mingha; 21 are much inquired for at the quotations. The fol
lowing : ire the transactions :---Edinburgh and Glasgow, 58
ex-divie lend; South Western Eighths, 31. Bs. Gd. ; Manche&
ter and Biumingliam, 40* to 4..

LLO' ED'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.'
LONDi 31ArtcH s.—Wind this day at noon, moderate
breeze fr ant. N. to N.E., and cloudy.
DEAL, MA Rot 4.—Wind W.S.W. to S.S.E. and N.N.W.—
Arrd. Cl, rops tra, Eashy, China ; Ann Miln, Thompson, and
Reaper, The ,mpson, Calcutta ; Vernon, Webster, Madeira.
Sld. Lady H. owena, Calcutta ; Arab, ditto ; Anna Robertson
and Powders , Madras; Ida, Bombay; Thomas, Snook, Cape
of Good Hope ; Berkeley and Planet, Jamaica; John Craig,
St. 'John's, N ew Brunswick, and the rest of the [outward
bound, excep t Pleiades, for St. John's, New Brunswick.
PORTSMOUI CH, MARCH 4."—'Wind, E. to W.N.W.-Sid.
Rover, South Seas; Dorothea, Grenada; Milton, Mobile.
PLYMOUTH , MARCH 4.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Asia, Liver-
pool for Balti more, with sails split, &c. British Oak, Shields
for Naples, leaky, and with loss of rudder. Put back, Cla-
rendon, for Jamaica.
FALMOUTH , MARCH 4.—Wind W.N.W. and N.W., fresh
breezes and sq ually.—Arrd. Lord Brougham and Vaux, Shields
for Beyrout, s rith loss of boat, bulwarks, &c. Off, Jean Bap-
tiste, Honeyb urne, Buenos Ayres for Antwerp.
SwArisma, MARCH 3.—Arrd.. Cainmore, Barbaton, Cuba.
JERSEY,. IN LARCH I—A large Dutch East Indiaman, appa-
rently out d her reckoning, was seen off this on the 26th
ult., and danger of going on the Mingwer's Rock, assistance
being ser it her, she was brought to an anchor.
TEIGN si.ouTH, MARCH 2.—The Expedition, Edwards, bound
to Glouc etter, got on the Polesa Bank in going out last night,
but cam e off next tide and proceeded.
HARI. 'LEPOOL, MARCH 2.—The Carlisle, Rosehaugh, Feli-
city, Ho pe, and George, ashore near here, have been got off, and
into the harbour.
PWLI. aIELI, MARCH, 3.—lt is blowing a gale from N.N.W.
A larg• e log of yellow pine timber, stamped as duty paid,
marke a in two places, " W.8.H." in blue paint, and appa-
rentk / some time in the water, came ashore last week at
peitt. jai 'istoll.
I,Avu3 troot., MARCH 4.—Wind easterly, moderate.—Arrd.
C ascent, Andrew, Maracaibo (Jan. 7) ; England, Bartlett,
r York (16th ult.). Sld. Gentoo, Ceylon; Apparition,
R W ; Standard, Demerara ; Hebe, Hayti ; Alyth, Honduras ;
E; riblem, Stephen Whiting, and Yorkshire, New York ;
El izah.eth, St. John's, New Brunswick.
Ulm., MARCH 4.—Wind W. moderate.—Sld. Hebe and
Jai le, Greenland; James Andus, St. John's, N.B.
3ERWICK, MARCH 2.—The Ocean, Ogilvie, of and for Dun-
dee , from Shields, has come in here leaky, and with loss of
boK sprit, &c., having been in contact with a schooner, 28th
ult., off Eyemouth, and must discharge to repair.
R EDGAR, MARCH 4.—A boat marked Fanny, of Faversham,
Will lam Bridges, was washed ashore here 27th ult.
Sn na.Ds, FEB. 29.—S1d. Liverpool, Para ; Eclipse, Ha-
vanm Or.
VEk. a IS SPOKEN WlTH.—Brodrick, of Arbroath, 27th ult.,
lat. 38, lo n. 10, by the Ancona, arrd. at Palermo ; Agyra,
brig, Ja 4, lat. 35 S., ion. 23 E. ; Orator, barque, lat. 35 S.,
lon. 20 ; Joseph Hume, brig, 27th Jan., lat. 3 S., lon.
20 W. • Ta pley, ship, 30th Jan., lat. 4 N., lon. 21 W, by the
arrd. in the Downs.

LAW INTELLIGENCE

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY).
The House sat to-day to hear Scotch appeals for the first
time during the present session. The Peers present were the
Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord Campbell.

DRUMMOND V. WOOD AND OTHERS.
This case came before their Lordships upon appeal from
the decision of the Court .of Session. The appellants,; as
partners in the Second Fife Bank, brought an action of relief
against themselves, and the respondents as having been part-
ners in the first Fife Bank, asserting that in the former' of
these capacities they had become creditors of themselves, and
the respondents in the latter capacity to the extent of
143,0001. On the action for relief being brought before the
Lord Ordinary it was dismissed, and that decision being
sustained in the Court of Session, the appellants appealed
to this House against that decision.
Mr. Stuart and Mr. Moir appeared as counsel for the
appellants, and Mr. Kelly, Mr. B. Andrews, and Mr. Anderson,
were for the respondents.

The arguments appear likely to occupy their Lordships
several days.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.
The Vice-Chancellor of England did not sit to-day.

CRIMINAL COURT-.-(THIS DAY
OLD COURT.
CUSTOM-HOUSE FRAUDS.
- - -

The Judges Patteson and Williams took their seats in the
Old Court at a quarter-past ten, when Henry Jones was put
upon his trial for frauds committed on her Majesty's Customs.
The Counsel for the Crown were the Attorney-General,
Mr. Jarvis, Queen's Counsel, Mr. Adolphus, and Mr. Pollock,
jun. ; and for the defendant Mr. Wilkins.

The prisoner, who was a landing waiter, in the employ-
ment of her Majesty, having pleaded Not Guilty to the
charges statedin the indictment,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL proceeded to state the case. The
prisoner was formerly a landing waiter in the service of the
Customs, and this prosecution was brought under the au-
thority of—

Mr. WHAuxs--My Lords, as Counsel for the prisoner, I
have looked thoroughly into this case, and I find it impossible
for the prisoner to bear up against the evidence which will be
brought against him. And the prisoner has just sent to me
to express his desire to withdraw the plea put in, and to
plead guilty at once. He wishes to make every reparation
in his power for the wrongs he has done.
The ArromEv-GENERAL—It must be distinctly under-
stood the Crown is no party to this.
Mr. Wimaxs--Certainly not.
- The ATTORNEY-GENERAL--NOr do I hold out the slightest
,expectation of mercy because he has saved the Court and
the jury the trouble of hearing the case. There are other
cases as well against—
Mr. Witaimrs—l really don't understand this. It is the
first time I ever heard of a prosecutor opposing a plea of
Guilty.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—I do not oppose the course the
prisoner desires to pursue.
Judge PArrEsox—You merely mean it to be understood
that you are no party to the arrangement by which the
prisoner pleaded Guilty.
Mr. WiLkiNs—Not for an instant. It is the voluntary
course of the prisoner, approved by me as his Counsel.
Judge PArrasox—Prisoners sometimes withdraw their
pleas of Not Guilty, in the hope of receiving more merciful
consideration from the Court. We will look into the de-
positions.

- Mr. WILKDIs—But, my Lords, there are no depositions.
The prisoner's guilt is proved by his own confession, and that
confession a written one. Therefore it would have been idle
in me to have attempted to defend the prisoner.
The prisoner then pleaded Guilty to this and another in-
dictment, and was removed in custody from the dock, judg-
ment upon him being deferred.
William Christie then surrendered to take his trial on a
charge of misdemeanour, in having obtained money under false
pretences. The same counsel as in the last case appeared for
the prosecution, and Mr. Clarkson appeared for the traverser,
who pleaded " Not Guilty" to the charge.
The ATTORNEY- GENERAL stated the facts of the case,
which were simply that the defendant was a Custom-house
agent, and had landed from, the William Jolliffe, Calais
steamer, certain cases of clocks and other goods, and entered
them at the Customs for less than the amount which he
charged to and received from the parties to whom they were
consigned, and put into his own pocket the money, the diffe-
rence of the duties.

Thomas Cope examined by Mr. JAuvls--I am a clerk in
the Long-room of the Custom-house. The person who gave
me the declaration now handed to me signed it " James
Christie."

H. Peet examined--I am a clerk in the Registrar's-office,
and make out the blue books. They have on the outside the
name of the ship, master, and other particulars. The book
now in my hand is made in the usual way. It is sent to the
landing waiter to examine goods, &c. In the year 1842
parties could land goods at any quay they pleased. The
officer generally kept to one quay for about a month. When
the landing waiter has made his entry in the blue book it is
returned again to the Registrar's-office. I know the hand-
writing of James Christie. The defendant was a Custom-
house agent, and James Christie is, I believe, his brother, and
may have acted in the capacity of his clerk.
Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKsoN—The surveyor and
landing waiter must agree in their valuation of the goods.
In some respects the valuation is arbitrary.
George Mitchell—l am a clerk in the Registrar's-office,
and the blue book now produced is in my handwriting.
Thomas Noble—l am a clerk in the office of the Receiver
of the Custom-house. I received the duty on these cases,
311. Bs. 2d. It is entered "311. Bs. 2d., W. Christie," but I
cannot tell who paid me the amount.
William Wilmot—l am the receiver of the grand receipt.
I received a Treasury note for the 311. Bs. 2d.
Mr. CLARKSON submitted to the Court, that not one tittle
of the evidence hitherto adduced affected his client. The
sight-entry was not brought home to the defendant—there
was indeed nothing to implicate him in any nefarious trans-
action, supposing such transaction had occurred.
The COURT over-ruled the objection, and the " sight-
entry" was then put in and read, which gave the marks of
the cases "A. Z." " H. S. 6," " G. and C. No. 4," per William
Jolliffe, Captain Middleton, from Calais.

Critchley—l am a watclfand clock-maker, and have
been in England going on for nineteen years. Germany is
my native country. I have known the defendant ever since
I have been in England, and I have employed him as Cus-
tom-house agent ever since the death of his father. In the
early part of April, 1842, I received advice of a consignment
of clocks and a bill of lading. I did not preserve that bill of
lading. In April, 1842, I employed defendant to clear three
cases of clocks. The papers put into my hands are Mr. Chris-
tie's papers in reference to these cases. I saw Mr. Christie
himself about the clocks and the cleaning of them. I paid
him the money myself for so doing. I have no recollection
whether I paid him in gold or notes, but as sure as I stand
here, I paid him the money. I always received the bills re-.
ceipted when I paid the bill. I did not open the cases myself,
but sent them forward to Anthony Zippel, to Mr. Brunal, and
to Mr. Gantril. Zippel lives in Oldham, Brunal in Edgbas-
ton-street, Birmingham, and Gantril in Wolverhampton.
Cross-examined— I never paid duties in advance to
Christie. When cases arrived for me, Christie informed me,
and I paid him duties as they were due. I left all arrange-
ments to him, because I had no reason to have any doubts
about him whatever. I cannot state the particular time of
the day it was when I paid him the money to clear those
clocks. I never had the cases in my possession. When I
paid the money to Mr. Christie for duties, I directed him,
when they were out of charge of the Customs, to forward
them to the carriers for conveyance to my consignees.
Anthony Zippel—l live at Oldham, and am a clock-
maker. In May, 1842, I received from Mr. Critchley
a case of clocks marked " A. Z.," and containing 305 clocks.
Ignatius Brunal—l am a clockmaker, living at Birming-
ham. In April, 1842, I received a case of clocks from Mr.
Critchley. This was on the 11th of April, and the case was
marked "11. S., 6," and it contained 106 clocks.

Thaddeus live at Wolverhampton. On April
the 22d, 1842, I received a case of clocks marked "G. and
C., No. 4," and containing 253 clocks.
The various official books from the Custom-house, proving
vessel, date, arrival, manifest, duties chargable, duties paid,
and other minute particulars, were here put in ; as was also
the evidence of various parties from the Custom-house, to
prove the usual course of proceeding in that establishment.
This evidence was purely of a technical character, necessary
to maintain the chain of testimony, but of the most dry and
uninteresting character possible. With this evidence the
case for the prosecution closed.
Mr. CLARKSON then addressed the jury for the defendant,
contending that the case of fraud was not brought home
legally to his client ; and that such was the negli-
gent way in which the landing surveyor checked
the landing waiter, and the landing waiter the Custom-house
agent, that no regular system could be looked for in any pro-
ceedings of that establishment. That there had been a fraud
he admitted; but he denied that there was any proof that
his client had defrauded either Critchley or the Crown. The
Learned Counsel having gone over the merits of the case,
then proceeded at considerable length to the law bearing upon
it, and submitted to the Bench that the obtaining of money
under false pretences—the gravamen of the charge—was not
legally substantiated.
The ATTORNY-GENERAL replied on the law, and
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS summed up, directing the jury that
the two first counts of the indictment were not supported by
the evidence, and that they must therefore confine their at-

tention to the other portions of the indictment, and the ev
deuce, as they might think it affected them.

The jury, after i'few minutes' consultation, found a verdict
of Guilty against the defendant. -

PO LICE INTELLIGENCE

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)
Thomas Cates, a young man of respectable appearance,
living at New-road, Parson's Mead, Croydon, Surrey, was
brought up in custody of Inspector Pearce, of the detective
force, charged with having uttered a forged cheque for the
sum of 7601. 9s. 10d., at the banking-house of Sir W. P. Call,
Bart., Martin and Co., of No. 25, Old Bond-street. The
brief facts of the case are as follows :—About half-past three
o'clock yesterday afternoon the • prisoner presented
the cheque in question, which purported to be drawn
by the firm of Messrs. Elliot and Co., of Pimlico,
brewers, who banked at Sir William P. Call, Martin
and Co., in favour of a Mr. John Thompson, on bearer.
Suspicion was excited as to the genuineness of the signature,
but the money was, nevertheless, paid, in 7001. in notes, and
the rest in gold. After he was gone the suspicions returned,
and he was followed to the Ship Hotel, Charing-cross, where
he was given into custody, and all the money found on his
person. He said that he was employed by a gentleman to
cash the cheque, of the nature of which he knew nothing.
Some circumstances seemed to render his account of the
matter probable, and he was remanded for a fortnight.

THE LATE FIRE AT MANCHESTER.--Although
some dip may perhaps elapse before the amount for which
the several firms are insured can be ascertained with accu-
racy, we have succeeded in obtaining, from an authentic
source, what we believe will be found to be a correet state-
ment of the loss to each of the insurance-offices by this un-
expected calamity. The statement is as follows :—Alliance,
17,000/. ; Imperial, 13,800/. ; Atlas, 9,000/. ; West of England,
9,000/. ; Phcenix, 8,0001. ; Manchester, 8,000/. • Scottish
Union, 8,000/. ; Sun, 6,000 ; Norwich Union, 6,060/. ; Cale-
donian, 6,000/. ; Royal Exchange, 5,000/. ; County, 5,000/. ;
North British, 5,300/. ; London, 4,000/. ; Globe, 3,000/. ; and
Leeds and Yorkshire, 2,oooL—making a total of 116,100/.
The Liverpoolioffice is said to have had a policy on the pre-
mises in question, up to Christmas last, for 8,100/., but the
Directors having then determined not to insure what are
termed " wood-lined" warehtmses, the renewal of that policy,
with a larger amount upon other similar risks, was declined.
—Liverpool Albion.
ARABIC SUPERSTITION.—MahOMet is,said to have
possessed a tame pigeon, which he taught secretly to eat out
of his ear, in order that his followers might believe him,
through means of this bird, to receive some divine communi-
cations. Sandys observes, in his "Travels," that there are
still a multitude of doves about Mecca, preserved and fed
with great care and superstition, being thought to be of the
breed of that dove which spake in the ear of blahemet.