The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-18 00:00:00

CGURT CIRCULAR.

The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace on Wed-
nesday, included their Royal Highnesses the Duohess of Cam-
bridg;, and Prince George and the Princess Augusta of
Cambridge, the Duke of Beaufort, the Earl of Liverpool, the
Eirl end Countess Delawarr, the Earl and Countess
Cowper, the Earl of Cardigan, Lord and Lady Cremorne, Lord
and La.ly Colville, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel,
and Captain Francis Seymour.
The Queen held a Court yesterday'afternoon at Buckingham
Palace.
The Right Rev. Dr.. Gilbert had an audience of her
Alajesty, ind did homage upon being appointed Bishop of
Chichester. The Right Honourable Sir James Graham, her
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home
Department, and the Rev. Mr. Vane, Deputy Clerk of the
Closet in Waiting, assisted at the ceremony.
Her Majesty was attended by Viscount Hawarden, Lord in
Waiting.
His ttoyal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Sir Edward
Bowater, rode out on horseback yesterday.
The Lords of the Committee of Privy Council cm Education
met at the Council Office at three o'clock yesterday afternoon.
104 e Lords present were the Lord President, Lord Granville
Somerset, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, and the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer.
Mr. Kay Shuttleworth, the Secretary, was in attendance.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the :Bishops of London,
Salisbury, and Ripon, accompanied by Lord Sandon, had an
-interview with the Committee of Council.
A deputation of the Aborigines Society had an interview
with Lord Stanley yesterday at the Colonial-office, for the pur-
pose cf presenting a memorial on behalf of the
British Colonies. The deputation consistei of Mr. Summers
ar ford, M. P., Mr. Joseph Holdsworth, 111. P., Mr.
Allen, Dr. Hodgkin, Pr. Duffenback, Mr. Edward
:11artin, Mr. A. B. NI tight, Mr. Samuel Gurney, Mr. Aldam,
and Mr. Richard King, Secretary.
A deputation, including Mr. Wodehouse, Sir John Trollope,
and Mr. Gurney, had an interview with Lord Stanley, yesterday,
at the Colonial Office,
Among the Addresses presented to the Queen at the Levee
on Wednesday last, was one in a white satin envelope, em-
broidered with a silver wreath of " Forget-me-not," which ex-
cited much admiration.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
BOROUGH OF CLITHEROE.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday. )
The room wa( then cleared. On strangers being admitted,
The CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee had come
to the resolution that the voter should be struck off the poll,
on the ground that he did not occupy the premises out of which
he registered when the election took place in July, 1847.
Thomas Suckliffe, also objected to by Mr. Hilliard, was
struck off on the same grounds.
Benjamin Coalthwist, who had voted for Mr. Wilson, was
struck off, it being objected by Mr. Hilliard, and proved in
evidence that he had ceased to occupy the premises in January,
1841, in respect of which he registered.
Richard Hayhurst was also struck off on similar grounds.
It appeared in this case that the voter admitted at the poll
that he had removed from his premises in May, 1841.
Edward Braithwait and IVill►am Braithwait, jun., were struck
off on the same ground.
James Frankland was also struck off on similar grounds.
There were altogether eight votes struck off,
The constituency of this borough amounts only to 346, of
that' number 175 polled for Mr. Wilson (the sitting Member),
end 170 for Mr. Cardwell, the petitioner.
The usual aqnouncement having been wade that the Speaker
was at prayers the Committee adjourned to Eleven &Clock to-
morrow morning (this day).

WEYMOUTH AND MELCOMBE REGIS.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edi ion of yesterday.)
The Committee decided that Sly was an incompetent witness.
The objection to Pride was, that in Jnly 1840, he left the
house, out of which he voted for an opposite one in the samelane.
The answer was hat Pride had occupied the latter without
getting the former. The vote was struck out.
The next vote objected to was that of Samuel Moore, who
voted out of a house in Maiden-street, having, it is said, sold
his qualification. Moore was a painter, but at the time of the
election it had been turned into the Portland Arms.
James Talbot, a sailor, swore that on the 18th of January,
IS4I, he bought the interest of the house for his nephew, who
has almost ever since then kept the Portland Arms ; but
Moore had been allowed to keep the shop for a month or two,
until he c old get another. Talbot was positive that Moore
did not occupy she shop at the time of the election.
'[he rote of Samuel Moore was declared to be a bad one.
David Watkins, Hair-dresser, of St. Mary-street, was next
objected to, and his vote was struck out on the same ground.
The vote of Thomas Charles was next objected to on the
acme ground, and struck out.
Wi Liam Thomas, of the Three Tuns; St. Edmund-street,
was obj erred to on the same ground, and struck out.
Here tilt. petitioners were placed in a majority of two; and
t was agreed that each side should take two cases alternately.
Mr. notices now, on the side of the sitting Members, pro-
posed to seru inize the vote of Jan es Bowring.
James Cox said Bowring lived in Great George-street, in
July, 1840, and went out in Sept. 29 of the same year, when
witness went in, having taken the . house from the owner.
Bowring then went to live out of Weymouth.
Cross-examined by Mr. KINGLEY.—I am a blacksmith. I
have lived in Weymouth nearly all, my life, except a visit to
Dorchester.—Was not that to Dorchester gaol? Witness—
Tna•'s coming it rather stiff, aint it?—( Laughter. )—Were
Non ever tried for felony? I don't call it felony. --(Laughter. )
I was tri d, but I was acquitted. It was for stealing corn from
Scott —Were you not tried for a misdemeanor at Dor-
chester? 1 was, but I can't recollect what it was for. I
believe it was for receiving corn.—(Laughter.)—Were. you
found guilty ?- They said I vial guilty ?—(Leughter.).—Was it
the. jury said -o-al 1 suppose so. 1 didn't hear the jury say I was
guilty, however, I went back to gaol and staid there six months.
liovrainAjs a coach-maker. 1 took his shop and house and he
Ital no other premi es in the same street, but he had in Little
Gearge-street. But Lena swear positively - that he bad re,
other premises in the same Great George-street. Mr. }Sing-
ley han;led scunelvaper connected with the corn business to the
win S 3, but he could not be prevailed on to read it. He said,
however, that his bus:ness goes on well at Weimouth, and he
keeps on a man. Witness withdrew.
Win. Thomas swore that Bowring had no other premises in
Gi eat George- street than those he surrendered to Cox in Sep-
ti mbar., 1;740. Wi,ne.a was agent to the owner a the house.
DE a Willis let the howe to Cox, who had since raid her rent.
T.ie Overseer gave eri fence or the removzl.
Notwithstanding, the admiSSions of the witness Cox, the
Committee thought there remained ample evidence to prove
Boarring's change of residenee,and,then struck it out.
The vote of Eliaz Bow, of anygar-lane, was next ocb•-
j eted to.
Thomas Wallace, the owner of the house, proved that Bow
had been his tenant, but in October, 1810, he left Conygar-
lane to go to Petticoat-lane.
Mr. TALBOT—Is Petticoat-lane near Maiden-street?—
(Laughter ) I know nothing abOut it ; though I put down
a!most every thing in my book, which is a proper log.
Mr. COCKBURN, for the petitioner, agreed to abandon the
vote at once.
The CHAIRMAN was glad of it, and hoped the Learned
Gentl.-reen on both sides would follow his plan, as there ap-
peared to be a strong family likeness between many of the votes.
Walter Crock objected to for ►oss of qualification—bad vote.
James Richardson Handy—bad vote.
'1 he Committee now adjourned. The result of the two days
is the striking off ten votes from the side of the sitting Member,
and two from that of the petitioners. The petitioners retained
a majority of Two.

MONEY MARKET CITY NEWS'.
rm'sM TTIE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
CHRONICLE.—We do not know what result Sir Robert
Peel expects to obtain' immediately from his improved sliding
scale, for he was totally silent on that subject in his financial
sta emssnt ; but no doubt exits' that Mr. Baring wou!cl have
received a great additional revenue by the imposition of an 83.
duty. The increase last year would have been fully 800,0001.
in excess over the sum actually received. Ile expected
900,0001, f em a reduction in the sugar duties, and the very
fact used by Sir 11. Peel against a change, namely, an increase
in consul-nolo-. under this existing proh,bitory duties, convinces
us that the calculation would have been verified. From these
two items, then, the author of the Whig budget would have
drawn 1,700,0801. of increased revenue for the year ending the
sth of April, 1842, by au absolute diminution in the existing
burdens of the people. He expected also an addition 01
600,000/. by his intended alteration of the timber duties, so
as to -thrift Baltic timber to compete with Canadian in this
country, and although we always dissented from that particular
part of his scheme, it is very likely that he would have got
the money from it, so that here we have 2,300,0001. of increased
- revenue without a single farthing of new taxes.
SUN.—The prices of the English Stocks leave off much
about the same as last night. The amount of business has
been but small, yet there appears an evident disposition to make
investments in our securities in preference to foreign. The
last prices for Consols were, money, 897, and 894, 897, for the
account. Exchequer Bills, 29 to 31 premium.
'f he late sudden rise in the quotations for foreign bonds, has
not only been checked, but the market to-day has exhibited a
tendency to decline. As it was stated on Tuesday, an artificial '
scarcity of stock ha 4 been crea'ed to make prices better
at the settling, now that the object was attained, a decl.ne
is suffered to take place ; as no other reason could be assigned
for the advance, so none but this will account for the fall. The
prices of Belgan were, 103 to 104 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents., 52%, 521 ; the Five per Cent. 103 to 103%. The
quotations for 13razalian were, 69 to 71 ; Portuguese Five per
Cents. 34% to 34%, the Three per Cents., 20% to ?04; Co-
lombian, 26% to 26%; Mexican, 41% to 41%; Spanish, 24%
tu 25. •
The prices of Railway Shares continued to be-well supported,
and although the difficulty attending transfers tend much to
repress speculation, so that purchases appear to be few in num-
ber, those, however, which are made are generally for real
' inVestment. Birmingham left off at 85 to 87 ' Great Western,
• 26 to 27; the Half Shares, 13.- to 14 prem. ; Birmingham and
Gloucester, 56 to 58; South Western, 59 to 60; Gosport, 59
to-6011 Brighton, 36% to 36% per share; South Eastern and
Dover, 22 to 21 Eastern Counties, 22 to 21% discount.
Among other classes who are finding fault with the proposed
new fiscal regulations, the foremost appear to be the graziers
and meat salesmen. These parties are fully impressed with the
idea that their trade is about to be ruined ; and it is anticipated
that when the alteration comes fully into operation, the highest
price of the best meat in the London markets will not exceed
4d: per pound. It would seem that there is really some founda-
tion for the general opinion, from the fact of several of the
large commission dealers, making arrangements for opening a
continental commission with the graziers abroad; and there is
every reason to believe that a party has been already dispatched
to visit
the principal forts in Belgium and Holland with this
object.

CO - A V ERA GE:S •
OEN ERAL AVERAOP. PRICES OF BRITISH CORN,
Forlzhe Weekended March..ll, 18.14, made up from the Returns tt
the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and
Wales,per Imperial Quarter.
Wheat '94.11d.1 Oats .. . . ..... 19%. 014 Beans 31. 10d
Barley 27i. 94* it" '•••••••• Rh lid, Ild.
A.Flotwors OF THE LAST six WEEKS.
wrrk priding, WHEAT. BA4LEY.I OATi. I EVE. BEANS. !NUS!.

Feb, 1 ......... 60 6 2-3 5 ;20 1 ,71 1
33 z
34
11
36
is ......... 60 11
0 28 5 19 8i 37 0 32 1) 33 0
25... ...... 60 10 98 r, 19 ~31 10 t 1 3, 11
March 4 ......... 60 928 3 19 li3l 3 ;:il 33 1
32 6
11......... 50 11 27 9 19 0 33 11 31 10 33 11
IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAOES OF THE alx wants,
Wheat......... Mi. 41. Oats ...".... li. 8(1.1 Bea,.
re. gd.
Har1ej.......... 235. 3(1.11 Rye ••....... 34,. 1011 Pease '33. ed
DUTIIS Alf FOREIGN CORR.
Wheat.« 269. Sd. I ()a"
Barley 199. 19c1. i nye ......... 18s. 3d.1 Pease 19,. 34.

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DEATH OF LADY MAY.—.011 the 15th inst. died,
at BoulocTne-sur-Mer, in the prime of life, Frances, the lady of
Sir Steen May, Bart. Lady May was by birth, and by her
marria, connected with many of the first families in Ire and.
She will be long and deeply lamented by a numerous circle of
friends, who loved her for a rare assemblage of virtues, adorned
by talents and accomplishments of the highest order, graced by
the most winning manners. The malady, which has so fatally
terminated,, was orsome montbs'_4tration.
, issEay.vrivE ADDREss.—The time for the pre-
ion of the address of the clergy has been altered. The
addre be ,
SS will
meet in the
"nted at half-past one, awl the clergy will
Jerusalem Chamber 0-morrow, et half-past twelve
o'clock.