The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-31 00:00:00

at a public dinner last. On one of the compartments
of the vase is the following inscription :—" Presented
to Colonel Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., by 378
Ladies of Great Marlow, and its vicinity, as an ex-
pression of- their esteem for his faithful services
through a period of nearly twelve years, during which
time he represented the borough in Parliament, and
also as a testimonial of their deep sympathy and af-
fectionate regard.—August 23, 1842."
SPORTING. _

In most of the districts of Ireland grouse-shooting
affords capital sport this season, particularly at Ennis.
One sportsman bagged on the expanse of moor-land
between Bangor and Belmullet, seven and twenty
brace in five hours.
The whole of the Earl of Chesterfield's stud at
Bretby-park is to be brought to the hammer next week

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

INSOLVENT COURT.-(THIS DAY)

IN RE RICIIARD HARVEY.

The insolvent in this case was• described as a gen-
tleman, and applied to be liberated upon bail until
the day appointed for his hearing. Debts to the
amount of 1,9001. appeared in his schedule, of which
a large portion was:for accommodation bills, for which
he stated that he had received no consideration. No
person appeared to oppose his application.
lii reply to questions put by the Learned Commis-
HONER, the insolvent stated that he had been in the
navy, from which he retired some years ago upon
half-pay. He'had becomeTseetirity for a person im-
prisoned upon a criminal -Charge, who subsequently
absconded, and his recognizances, with those of his
co-bail, were consequently estreated. To this cir-
cumstance, combined with ill-health and the expenses
incident to supporting and educating a large family,
he attributed his insolvency. He stated also that he
had appeared previous to his arrest to resign a portion
of his half-pay for the benefit of his creditors, but two
creditors refused to accede to this arrangement.
Bail having, been justified in the amount of 7001.,
the insolvent was liberated.

CRIMINAL .COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
. OLD. COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.)
CHARGE OF STEALING MONEY FROM THE LON-
DON Docx COMPANY.—Peter Smith Rhind, aged 17,
was indicted for obtaining fraudulently 10s. of the
London Dock Company, his masters.
Mr. Ballantine prosecuted, and Mr. Prendergast
defended the prisoner. _
The prisoner, it appeared, was a clerk in the
employ of the London Dock Company, and it was his
duty to keep the muster book and the extra call-book.
The muster book contains the names of labourers who
muster at the Dock in the morning, in-.order to be in
readiness if they should be wanted, and the extra call
book contains the names of those who have
been actually employed. It was the duty of the pri-
soner to call the men from the muster sheet as wanted,
to tick off the names from the muster-book of these
employed, to enter their names in the extra call-book,
and to place a cypher in the muster-boa, against the
names of those men who were not employed. Those
whose names appearedin the extra call-book received
two shillings and sixpenee at the 'end of the day for
their day's work. On the 15th of August, the prisoner
received a list of the names of persons em-
ployed from a person named Davis, in the employ of
the Dock. Company. At the back f the list the pri-
soner wrote the names of four other persons as having
been employed, took the list to Mr. Cheshire, the
officer, whose duty it was to pay the men, and re-
ceived from Mr. Cheshire the money to pay
the whole of the men, including the four whose
names he had added. The names also ap-
peared in the extra pay-book. When the
prisoner was taken into custody he said that it was a
mistake, and that he had the 10s. in his desk, which
he offered to give up. It appeared that the prisoner had
offered to return the money previously.-
' For the defence, it was contended that the whole
was a mistake, into which it was very natural
that a boy of seventeen should fall, more espe-
cially. when it was considered that he had to
make out his list from the statements of the men
themselves; it being evident, from his writing the
list at the back of Davis's list, and keeping the ac-
counts separate, that it was not his intention to repre-
sent that these men had been employed in Davis's list.
Several witnesses, all of them employed in the
London Docks, gave the prisoner an excellent cha-
racter.

Mr. mmissioner BUi LOCK. having summed up,
The Jury then retired, and after an hour and a
half's deliberation, acquitted the prisoner.
Elizabeth Cumming, ' convicted of stealing a
necklace, value 65., the property of Earriett Charles,
on whose case the. Court had taken time to consider
its judgment, was brought up and sentenced to be
imprisoned for ten days in Newgate.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL—(THIS DAY.)
Thomas Braman was placed at the bar, charged
under the following circumstances :
City Police-officer, 276 stated, that on Monday
evening he saw the prisoner in Holborn in company
with another person, attempting to pick a gentleman's
pocket. He went up to take them into custody, but
the prisoner at the bar knocked him down and
escaped. He was stopped, however, by another
policeman at the corner of Field-lane. The prisoner
had then a very ferocious dog with him, and he set
the animal at the policeman who stopped him.
The dog bit the policeman right through the
leg in two places, and he was conveyed to the
hospital, where the wounds were cauterised. The
prisoner, with the assistance of the dog, managed
again to escape, but was taken into custody this
morning.
The prisoner said in his defence—On Monday
evening I was about half intoxicated. I own that I
put my hand by a gintleman's pocket, and this here
man he come up and 'tempts to take me off, so in
course I then did strike him, because it was a false
charge.
Mr. Alderman Jonnox—Well, then, for that, you
are committed for two months.

The prisoner was then carried from the bar, having
refused to walk.

BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.)

A little boy, named Thomas Smith, only thirteen
years of age, was charged with stealing a silk-shawl
and two blouies, the property of his mother, and
another lad, named Thomas Blackwell, was charged
with being an accomplice.
Mrs. Smith, who appeared very deeply affected,
stated that she went out yesterday, leaving her' son
and a little girl at home ; when she got back she said
" Where is Tommy ?" and the little girl told' her that
he had gone out, and had taken her silk shawl out of
the drawer, and the two blouses, which he had taken
away with him,.
Police constable L 102 produced two pawnbroker's
tickets, which he had found upon Smith at the sta-
tion-house." They were respectively for the blouses
and the shawl.. Blackwell had been given into his
charge by the other prisoner's brother as an accomplice.
John Smith, the younger prisoner's brother, said
he gave Blackwell into custody because he had been
told by a lad named Paton 'that he had pawned the
things.
Charles Paton was then called. He said that he
was talking to the prisoner Blackwell in Little Wild-
street, when the other prisoner, Smith, came to him
(Blackwell), and spoke to him. Blackwell and Smith
then went together to Smith's house. Smith went
up stairs, and shortly afterwards came down with a
bundle. They then went away together.
Mr. TWYFORD said the case must go before the
Judge. It was a very bad case indeed. He should,
however, remand the prisoners till Saturday, for .the
attendance of the pawnbroker.

MARLBOROUGH.STREET.
(THIS DAY.)
Henry Head, a young man, of respectable appear-
ance, and whose relations are highly respectable, was
placed at the bar charged with robbing, to a consi-
derable extent, his employers, Messrs. Edgington and
Co., Piccadilly, in whose employ he was as a confi-
dential servant; and also with embezzling divers Sums
of money received by him for and on their account.
The greatest reliance was placed in the prisoner's in-
tegrity, but unequivocal proof of his dishonesty hav•
ing been discovered, he was given in charge, this
morning, to police constable No. 163 of the C divi-
sion, who, on searching his boxes, found a great num-
ber of fine cambric pocket handkerchiefs which he had
purloined from his employers.
The prisoner, who was affected even to tears at his
situation, deClined saying any thing in his defence.
He was:remanded in order to give time for the cases
of embezzlement to be brought against him.

PROROGATION OF THE
FRENCH CHAMBERS.

PARIS, AUGUST 30.

The Chambers were prorogued to-day till the
9th of next January. The Ordinances for the
Prorogation were read in the Chamber of Peers
by Marshal Soult, and in the Chamber of Depu-
ties by the Minister of the Interior.
In the Chamber of Deputies M. Pascalis,
President of the Commission of Electoral In-
quiry, announced, in the name of the Commis-
sion, that, in consequence of he prorogation, he
was unable to present his Report, but that he
should resume his labours in the approaching
session.

M. L'Herbette thought the labours of the
Commission ought not to be suspended in conse-
quence of the prorogation. After a few words
n explanation from the Minister of the Interior,
..he Chamber passed to the order of the day.
The King, having returned from his chateau
of Eu, received the deputation of the Chamber
)f Peers, who presented the Regency Bill. Hiz
Majesty left town in the evening..

OVERLAND MAIL.

The India Mail arrived at Marseilles 'yester-
day. No news had transpired at Paris up to the
:lour of our courier leaving last evening.

MONEY MARKET and CIT Y NEWS.
CITY, TUESDAY EVENING.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

TIMES.—It is understood that the mixed British
and Portuguese Commission on the Portuguese mili-
tary claims will shortly be prepared to issue titulos
upon more than half the number of claims which have
been presented, and the whole of which amount to
2,060. There is also a report that the two Govern-
ments have entered into a convention, under which
the instalments upon those titulos will begin to be
paid immediately after their • delivery, the money
being given to the British Government to be distri-
buted under its orders. It is supposed that at each
instalment
.an equal division will be made among all
the holders of these titulos, without distinction of
rank or amount. In all probability the titulos will
be divided into as many checks as there will be in-
stalments to receive, each of them bearing the halt-
yearly interest, and will be made payable to bearer,
so as to avoid all those injurious disputes respecting
the distinction between original holders and trans-
ferees which have been known in the case of other
securities of a similar description. The amount
which will be finally. awarded by the Commissionerswill, it is supposed, be about 160,0001. or 170,0001.,
which is considerably more than double the amount
which our Minister at Lisbon is reported to have pro-
posed some years back.
The premium on gold at Paris is 8 per mille, which,
at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 101-d. per ounce
for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 35i,
and the exchange at Paris on London at short being
25 571, it.follows that gold is 0.88 per cent. dearer
in London than in Paris.

By advices from Hamburgh, the price of gold is
433 per mark, which at the English Nint price of
31. 17s. 10id..per ounce for standard gold, gives an
exchange of 13 9, and the exchange at Hamburgh on
London at short being 13 104, it follows that gold is
0.57 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh.
The course of exchange at New York on London
is 107 per cent., and the par of exchange between
England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it
follows that the exchange is 2.57 per cent. against
England ; but the quoted exchange at New York
being for bills at 60 days' sight, the interest must
be deducted from the above difference.

POST.—That most ill-used class, the holders of
the "Treasury bonds," of Spain, feeling justly in-
dignant, not only at the duplicity of the proceedings
of the Government in regard to their claims, but at
the attempted shuffle on the part of the agent to re-
convert their documents into coupons, and so transfer
them into Three per Cent. Stock, are again bringing
their case before the authorities. It has been pleaded
by the public Press again and again, and although
each successive exposure of the policy of that country
towards its creditors appears to be so bad that it cannot
be exceeded, yet the new plea or shuffle of the recon-
version would appear to be such as could have entered
but into the imagination of a Spaniard or his proto-
type. How far the hopes of any arrangement being
effected are to be indulged in may be gathered from
the extract from the Madrid correspondence of a
Morning Contemporary, whO; by every means, has
for a long period been endeavouring to delude its
readers into a belief that a value was really attached
to any document which might be issued by Spain :
" As far as I can observe, he (M. Calatrava) has shown
no readiness to treat with the usury of contractors, to
trifle with the corruption of public officers, and has a
sufficiently clear view of the road which Spain must
travel upon if ever she expect to improve her condi-
tion. But what can he do towards the realisation of
his views or desires ? Coming into office with all the-
-1
uational revenues pledged for two or three years—with
all the odium of his predecessor on his back, with the
attempts he has made to reform abuses, provoking all
those interQsted in • their continuance to still greater
resistance, his administration, it must be obvious, can
Only be one of palliatives and qpedients." When it is
remembered, that the Ministry of Rull was to eclipse
each and. every one -who had lined-the Finance depart-
ment, the above proves, but a sorry prospect for the
holder of any kind of Spanish bond ; and it would be
well were the purchasers of new stock to consider
their position.'
SUN:—Little alteration occurred in the Money Market
since the afternoon beyond a egreater degree of sta-
bility, owing to a cessation of sale's. Consols left off at
92i 93 for Money, and 93 buyers for the Account. Bank
Stock 1673 1683 ; India Stock, 251 ; Exchequer Bills,
Old, 51 53 ; New, 49 51 premium.
. .

The prices of Foreign Securities were—Belgian, 1011
1021 ; Dutch Two-and-a•;Half . per Cents., 521 521 ; the
Five per Cents., 102 1024 ; Danish; 834 844 ; and Bra-
zilian, 644 654. The quotation of Mexican was again
better, being 351 3511.
The only fluctuations in Railway Shares were in Bir-
mingham, Brighton, and Great Western ; the two former
of which advanced, and the latter declined in price.
Why either event should have occurred. in the first and
last, is difficult to conceive on legitimate grounds ; the
discount at which the latter is at present may justify a
change. It is to be hoped that no such bargains have
been entered into, as may bring these securities into a
similar contempt to which certain other documents have
been brought by like dealings. London and Birming-
ham were 187 189 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 42
44 ; Great Western, 834 841; the Half Shares, 65;1 661;
South Western, 62 63 • North Midland, 57 59 ; the
New Shares, 28 29 ; South Eastern and Dover, 21;1
22+ ; Eastern Counties, 84 8a ; Northern and Eastern,
37i 384. ex div. ; Blackwall, 7* 8 ; and Brighton, 334
33i per share.
The rates of exchanges continued very firm, and the
quotation upun Antwerp Was 12 4; ; Amsterdam,
12 61, 12 6/ • Rotterdam, 12 6, 12 64 ; Jlamburgh,
13 12, 13 12-f ; Paris, 25f. 774 ii.; 25f. 824 ; Frankfort,
151, 1504 ;_ Vienna, 9 5.6, 9 57 ; Madrid, 36,1, 364 ; and
Lisbon, 521.
The quotations of the bonds were, Peruvian, 15 16 ;
Colombian, 204, 204 ; Portuguese Five per Cents, 331,
34 ; the Three per Cents., 20, 201 ;. Spanish Five per
Cents, 21, 21-4- ' - and the Three per Cents., 204 204.
COURSE OF EXCHANCE--(YESTERDAI.
Amsterdam CF. 12 9 j9ibraltar... ..... 46

Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam ...2 U. 12 9if
Antwerp
Hamburgh M.B. 13 15
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 65
Ditto, 3 months 25 90
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 95
Frankfort on Maine... 1511
Petersburgh, 3Us ... 36k
Berlin.

Legliern ... .... 30 25
Genoa -- 25 95
lklilan
Venice ... 47
Naples . ....... .. ... 491
Palermo, per oz 120
Lisbon .
Oporto 52
Rio Janeiro 26
Bahia
Buenos Ayres
New York, 21 days sight 464

Philadelphia 46

PRICES OF BULLION, PER oz.
Foreign Gold, bars £3 l 7 9

'al Geld Coin ...3 17 5