The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-26 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

A meeting of the Committee for erecting the Wellington
City statue, took place at the Mansion-house, on Thursday
afternoon ; present, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen Lucas,
Sir Claudius Hunter, Sir Peter Laurie, Sir James Duke, J.
Johnson, Dr. Croly, Mr. Rainbow (honorary secretary) and
several other members. A letter from Mr. frevillian, of the
Treasury, was read, in which their Lordships sanctioned the
appropriation of the surplus metal of guns placed at the dis-
posal of Sir Francis Chantrey, to execute this statue, one
moiety in the Nelson column, in Trafalgar-square, and the
other to the great Wellington statue now casting by Mr.
Wyatt fer the west end of the metropolis. A motion was
made, and carried unanimously, that a letter should be
written to the executors of Sir F. Chantrey, requesting them
to have the statue ready for inauguration on the 18th of June
next, the anniversary of Waterloo.
An Anti-League meeting is to take place at Aberdeen on
the let of March, in compliance with a requisition addressed
to the Earl of Erroll, the Lord Lieutenant of the county, and
signed by landowners and farmers of Aberdeenshire, includ-
ing the names of the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of March,
Lord James Hay, Lord Forbes, Robert Grant, Esq., of Tilly-
four, Convenor of Aberdeenshire, and Sir Charles Bannerman,
Bart.

All our fairs and markets, says a Dublin correspondent,
exhibit a decided tendency to advance. In consequence of
the increased demand from England, there was a considerable
rise in the price of cattle at Smithfield market on Thursday.
In this northern county incendiarism has appeared. On Sa-
turday night three large stacks of corn were consumed in the
haggard of the Rev. Mr. Atwell, Rector of Clonoe.
The sale of the first portion of Bank-buildings, which was
commenced on Monday by Mr. Pullen, the auctioneer, and
concluded the following day, has realised about 1,300/., the
property disposed of included the spacious banking house
and residence of Messrs. Ladbroke and Co., and three other
houses.

The total number ofcattle, sheep, and pigs imported last
year, under the new tariff, amount only to 2,099, while during
the preceding year it was 5,316.
The mortal remains of the late Viscount Glentworth were
removed for temporary interment to the cemetery in the
Harrow-road on Thursday last, it having been found that the
necessary arrangements in the Pery Chapel, in the Cathedral
at Limerick, could not be completed within the required time.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert has given directions to
Mr. Francis, the sculptor, for a statue to the memory of his
father, the late reigning Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha.
The Commissioners of Woods and Forests have purchased
for the sum of 5801. the old buildings on the south side of
Holyrood House, and have appointed Mr. Donald Horne their
agent in Scotland, vice Mr. Roderick Mackenzie, deceased.
On Friday the examinations for degrees took place at the
College of Surgeons, when, of fifteen candidates, ten passed
and five were rejected.

AMERICAN NEWS.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.
We have further advices to-day from New York by a
packet from that port. By her we have received dates from
New York to the 3d February, being two days later than
those brought to us by the Britannia steamer. The frost con-
tinued to be intense, so much so, that several persons who
had been unfortunately benighted had perished before morn-
ing. New York was literally isolated—no mails had reached
from the south for six days, nor from Boston and eastward
for two at least. Persons could skate over to Long Island.
Steam navigation was consequently put a stop to, and the
mails which were dispatched overland could not be reckoned
to accomplish the journey in less than treble the usual time.
At Boston the very greatest exertion had been made to enable
the steamer Britannia to leave the harbour; 400 men were
employed to cut the canal through the ice ; they began at
Fort Independence, and the first contractors gave up the
work in despair, and several of the men retired severely frost-
bitten. It was, however, again undertaken with morevigour
and success.
The latest accounts from New Orleans announce the death
of the lion. Alexander Porter, senator of the State of
Louisiana, a man of talent and eminence. lie was a native
of Ireland.

In the Senate, on the 30th, the debate on Mr. M‘Dufae's
Revenue Bill was not progressed with. Mr. Evans expressed
a willingness to go on with the debate, but there was a very
general desire expressed among senators to go into Execu-
tive Session, and the matter was postponed till the following
day; not, however, before Mr. blgiutEe had given notice
that he would change the character of the Bill, so as to ac-
commodate it to the views of those gentlemen who denied
the right of jurisdiction in it present form. He would so
modify it as to make it a Bill to repeal the existing tariff
law. This modification,- it is understood, will open the whole
subject of the tariff and the finances of the country to dis-
cussion.

The Washington Correspondent of the Courier and En-
quirer remarks, that " The last speech of Mr. M'Duife, the
closing part of which I did not hear, presents new matter
fur grave and serious consideration. The language used by
him should be placed before every man, so that the whole
people can judge of the tone of feeling which obtains with
that class of politicians of which Mr. iNPLutlie is the repre-
sentative, and also that the aims and objects of these men
may be rightly understood. Yuu will see by refi3rence to
the speech as reported, that Mr. M'lluffie gravely proposes
a dissolution of the union, and a creation of 'three confede-
racies; one in the south-west, embracing the producing
States; one in the north-west, embracing the grain-growing
States; and one in the north-east, embracing the manufac-
turing States.' In this classification he does not regard
agricultural or manufacturing labour as productive industry
—a distinction which even his philosophy must teach him to
be absurd."

CANADA.—Mr. Buchanan, of Niagara, lately her Britannic
Majesty's Consul at New York, has addressed a letter to his
countrymen at work on the Welland Canal, proposing to meet
tive married and five single men, as delegates from the Cork
men, at ten o'clock on the 18th inst., at Port Robinson, and
an equal number as delegates from the Connaught men at
Thorold, at two o'clock, with a view to endeavour to recon-
cile the divisions between two factions.—Montreal Herald.

Fitoat TuxAs.—Late news is received by Galveston papers
of the 10th inst. The differences between President Houston
and Congress were not adjusted. He had again declined to
communicate the Executive correspondence with England,
but offers to lay it before the Speaker and Foreign Commit-
tee of the House, and intimates that other papers communi-
cated under the seal or secresy had been exposed. He has
also refused to comply with the request to recal Charles H
Raymond, bearer of dispatches to the United States. It is
reported that the negotiations between the Mexican and
Texan Commissioners had been broken off.
General Mercer, of Virginia, was there making arrange-
ments to visit Germany under colonisation contracts.

NEW YORK COMMERCIAL NEWS, FEB. 2.
Cotton has received a favourable impulse from the southern
news. There is a better feeling, and the sales reach 2,000
bales.

There continues to be a good domestic demand for Flour.
Richmond city is wanted for shipment, at 5 dolls. 75c., but
holders refuse that price.
Sales of Flair„Seed at 9 dolls. 75 tee. ; Clover at 101 e. for
poor up to 12' and 12k for very clean and free; Timothy
14 to 15 dolls.

Nothing to report in grain. Provisions quiet. No business
in exchange. Stocks as yesterday, perhaps a shade bettor
I.S.—EYENINo.--The .(11e$ of cotton for the day reach
2,500 bale 4.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE-MONDAY.

Of Wheat fresh up to-day the finest parcels commanded a
steady sale, at prices fully equal to those of this day
se'nnight. In the middling and inferior kinds only a moderate
amount of business was transacted. Malting Barley at full
quotations—grinding and distilling sort on easier terms.
In Malt a trifling abatement in value was submitted. to.
Oats at late rates. Beans, Peas, and Flour, at barely sta-
tionary prices.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
WHEAT—Essex Sr Kent, i MALT—Chevalier......... 031 to
red 44s to 63s OATS—Yorkshire and
Ditto, white
Norfolk and Lin Potatoe
coin, red
Ditto white 454 to 58s black
Irish, red 47s to 50s Cork, white ... ...... 19s to 20a
Ditto, white
Rva—Old
New 36s to 38s I PEAS Grey
BARLEY—Grinding 2ss to 29s Maple
Malting
Chevalier ..... .......... Ws to 35s Boilers s2s to 38s
MALT--Sutiblk and NOT- FLOUR—Town made
folk 568 to 62i Sudo k 348 to 38.
Brown 50. to 548 Stockton & Nortoik 34a to 30
Kingston and Ware stis to 628
FOREIGN GRAIN AI,
WHEAT—DantZIe 5l. to Ms