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TILE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1842.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

CHANCERY.--(THIS DAY.)

THE COIWOILATION OF LUDLOW V. -

This cause carne on to be spoken to on the opening
of the Court. The arguments have already been laid
before the public.

THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF ELY V. BLISS.
The arguments in tliis appeal were resumed ; the
defendants are very numerous, all being alike sub-
jected to a claim for tithes on the part of the Dean
and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Ely. They
also alLilike put in a plea in bar of this claim, founded
on the last Statute of Limitations, generally known
as Lord Tenterden's Act. The arguments on the
part of the defodants occupied the greater part of
the day.

VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.)
YELD V. SIMPSON.

This case, which has already occupied the Court
two days, came on again for hearing this morning.
Mr. Teed argued at considerable length on the part of
the defendant, especially urging that the defendant
should not be compelled to pay the large costs in-
curred in the suit by the plaintiffs laving gone into
documentary evidence of enormous extent, to prove
facts which were admitted by the defendant, and
which were not at all required to be proved in that
manner.

His HONOUR reserved his decision till he shout
have examined the evidence.

INSOLVENT COURT—(THIS DAY)
The Court was occupied during the day in hearing
applications for bail, all of which were granted except
the following

IN RE AARON ISAACS.
The insolvent tendered two individuals, named
William Davis and William Whitley, as sureties for
his appearance on the day appointed for his final hearing.
Mr. COOKE, on behalf of the detaining creditor,
opposed the sureties upon the ground of their being
what is commonly called " straw bail."
Some allegations were made against the respect..
ability of the parties by the detaining creditor and his
solicitor, but

Mr. CRESSWELL on behalf of the insolvent, con-
tended that the responsibility of the bail was alone to
be looked to, and not their moral character.
The Learned COMMISSIONER coincided in the view
of the law taken by the Learned Counsel, and ordered
the case to stand over until the property of the sureties
was valued.

IN EE JAMES HILLER.
The insolvent applied to be liberated upon bail.
Mr. Commissioner LAW after examining him at
great length, said it appeared that he had in con-
junction with his brother, whom he knew at the time to
be in a state of insolvency, succeeded in getting goods
upon credit to the amount of 3,000/.,forwhich,at the time,
there was not the most remote chance of their ever
being able to pay. The insolvent had been a clerk,
at a salary of 1501. only, and yet he professed to have
been able to lend his brother 5001., for which the latter
gave him a judgment. This was one of those cases
in which he should require very heavy securities—in-
deed, it was one where the insolvent's conduct was so
bad, that he deserved imprisonment, and he should,
therefore, refuse to allow him to go out on bail.
The insolvent was then taken back to prison.

CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

(Before Mr. Baron GuaNEjandMr.Baron ALDERSON.)
Alfred Ingall, labourer, aged 18, was placed at the
bar charged with committing a criminal assault upon
the person of Eleanor Amelia Cranston, a child under
ten years of age.
The child stated that she and the prisoner lived
in the same house, No. 36, Great North-street, and
that on the evening of the 7th of the present month,
the prisoner asked her to come up to his room to play
the accordion, and while there committed the assault.
Frederick Cranston, the child's father, and Mr.
Nice, surgeon, were also examined.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and the Court
sentenced him to transportation for life.
Thomas Mountain, Richard Rayson, and William
Davy, were placed at the bar, charged with the man-
slaughter of Samuel Nathan, who died on the 7th of
the present month.
Mr. Doane conducted the prosecution, Mr. Payne
was counsel for Mr. Mountain, and Mr. Huddlestone
appeared for Rayson and Davy.
Mr. DOANE stated the case as it afterwards appeared
in evidence.

The first witness called was Peter Hancock. He
said he was present on Wednesday, the 23d of No-
vember, at Mr. Foster's auction-rooms, in Pall-mall.
Saw r. Nathan, the deceased, there ; saw the pri-
soners there also in the hall. Heard Rayson desire
Mountain to send in for some person to
drink, and then to give it to him right and left.
The deceased came out, and then Mountain struck
him. The three prisoners were in the hall. Rayson
and Davy encouraged Mountain to beat the deceased.
They desired him to serve him out. Mountain struck

him in the eye. He tumbled and kicked him
when he was down in the sides. lie (witness) went
for a policeman. Mountain said that he would use
any person so who accused him of unnatural practices.
Cross-examined—Did not hear Nathan say that
Mountain was guilty of any unnatural practices, or
that he got his living by such practices. Mountain
appeared to be very angry.
Jacob Davis stated, that he remembered the 23d of
the month; he was in the sale-•room. Saw the three
prisoners there. Saw Nathan, the deceased, there.
The parties went out into the passage. Heard a fall.
Saw Nathan on the ground. Mountain was in a rage.
Saw him pull Nathan on his face, and kick him on the
side. Rayson said that Nathan was served right.
Did not see Davy do anything.
Charles Harrington proved that he saw Mountain
striking Nathan in the passage ; he got a dreadful
blow over the eye, and a great deal of blood was
flowing from his face.
Edward Wm. Radcliff stated that he saw Nathan
struck by Mountain. He (witness) took hold of
Mountain, and Davis pulled him back also. Davy
said that deceased 'had used an expregsion no man
could bear.

Mr. John Brady, surgeon, stated that he was called
to attend the deceased. He was suffering from in-
flammation caused by wounds. Witness examined
him after his death. He examined the head. There
was effusion of blood in the brain. The head was ex-
ternally injured. The right eye was injured. Blows
by the hand would produce inflammation of the cel-
lular membrane. He thought seriously of the matter
at first.

Cross-examined—He was first called in on Friday.
Is of ()pinion that the wounds caused the death of de •

ceased.

Jacob Mordan examined—Was a friend of the
deceased. Saw him after he received the wounds.
Was of opinion that Nathan was in a dying state.
He made a statement to him (witness) which he re-
duced to writing. He read it over to the deceased.
The statement was then read in Court by the witness.
It stated that Mountain, Rayson, and Davy struck
him in the passage leading to Mr. Foster's rooms
in Pall-mall, on Wednesday; the 23d of No-
vember. That mountain was the first person
who struck him in the eye. That Rayson then
struck him, and that Davy also struck him. That he
did not recollect that either Rayson or Davy tried to
take Mountain away. That he did not accuse Moun-
tain of unnatural practices ; and that he made the
statement believing he was in a dying state. The de-
ceased then signed the statement.
The case for the prosecution having closed,
Mr. PAYNE addressed the Jury for Mr. Mountain,
and said that his client had no idea that the death of
Mr. Nathan would be the result of the attack he
made, and that he made it under the provocation of
being called a name which no man could bear.

Mr. HUDDLESTONB addressed the Jury for Rayson
and Davy.
Thomas Hill examined—Was at Mr. Foster's
auction-rooms on the 23d. The defendants were
there. Mr. Nathan was there. He was near the
fire-place. Mr. Mountain went to Nathan, and asked
him whether he said that he (Mountain) was
guilty of unnatural practices. Nathan said,
" Yes, it is right enough ; you know you
are." The prisoners Mountain and Rayson then
went out for a policeman, and came back in some

time. Nathan then said, " Give us something to
drink, and we will sav no more on the subject.' The
parties went out, and-Mountain laid hold of deceased
by the collar, and struck him in the eye ; did not
hear Rayson or Davy use any words of encourage-
ment to Mountain.

Air. Samuel Hart corroborated the testimony of
the last witness.

Mr. Baron GURNEY summed uar the evidence.
The Jury found ,a verdict otlGuilty against the
three prisoners, with a recommendation to mercy.
The COURT then sentenced each of the prisoners
to six months' imprisonment in the House of Correction.

IVI:W COURT.
Henry Pratt Burrowes, a respectably-dressed man,
was indicted for bigamy. The prisonerpleaded Guilty.
Mr. HUDDLESTONE who appeared for the prosecu-
tion, read the advertisement of the last marriage, which
took place at Cork in January of the present year, de-
scribing the prisoner as H. P. Burrowes, Esq., Lieu-
tenant in her Majesty's service, to Maria, daughter of
the late - Hayes, Esq. He (Mr. Huddlestone)
understood that the prisoner had been a foremast man
in a revenue cutter.

The COMMON SERGEANT inquired of Mrs. Jackson,
the second wife, who was extremely well dressed, and
rather good-looking, how long she had known the pri-
soner before her marriage ?
Mrs. Jackson (holding down her head)—About a
week, Sir.—(Laughter.)
Mr. HUDDLESTONN—She was a widow, my Lord.

. The. COMMON SERGEANT—Do you consider that an
excuse ?—(Laughter.)
-Mrs. Jackson said she had been married before she
saw -the prisoner, and her husband had been dead
about twelve months. She was 29 years of age. She
thought this man would:provide for her, and she mar-
ried him, but she could never hold up her head again
in society.
Mr. Alderman FAREBRdTHER—You were in too
great a hurry to get married again.
The COMMON SERGEANT asked the prisoner if be
had anything to say in mitigation of punishment.
The prisoner said he only saw the lady on the
Tuesday, and married her on the Friday,-
Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER—Why did you for-
get your wife ?

P-risoner—l never saw her for three years.
Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER—You never looked
for her.

The constable said he understood that the prisoner
had a wife in Hamburgh, one in Liverpool, and an-
other somewhere in London.—(Laughter.)
The COMMON SERGEANT said they had nothing to
do with that, as it was not proved. Had it been
proved, the prisoner would certainly have been trans-
ported. The sentence then was that he be imprisoned
for one year.
The Court disposed of a great number of Mint
cases, which were of the usual character, and the
prisoners were sentenced to punishments varying
from three to twelve months' imprisonment each.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

CLERKEN WELL.—(THIS DA Y.)
A boy named Williams, about 11 years of age,
was charged with selling prints in the street.
The constable 41 E, produced five little Christmas
pieces, which he said he found on him, he saw the
prisoner addressing a lady coming out her house in
Euston-square. He took him into custody.
The prisoner an innocent intelligent-looking child,
said his mother lived in Westminster. She had given
him a few pence in the morning to purchase prints in
St. Paul's Church-yard, he paid sd. for seven of them:
Mr. GREENWOOD said the prints were very nicely
coloured and executed, and he did not think they
could be sold so cheap.
One of the officers of the Court said they were sold
at that rate.

The prisoner begged of his Worship not to punish
him, as he sold the prints for the support, of a widow
mother. He had done no harm, and hoped his Worship
wouhi not punish him.
Mr. GREENWOOD said he considered it,htit as an
excuse for begging, and he would punish the prisoner
for that offence. He would send him to the House
of Correction for fourteen days.
A poor lad, about 14, with scarcely as much gar-
ments on him as screened his nudity, was charged
with begging.
Police constable 41, said, he saw the boy begging
in Great James-street.

Mr. GREENWOOD—I suppose he put on these gar-
ments for the purpose of exciting compassion ?
Constable Dodd—Oh, I suppose so, your Worship.
Prisoner—Your Worship, let the constable come
with me to my room and see whether I have any
other garments or not. I have not indeed, Sir. i
wish I had.

Mr. GREENWOOD—You must go to the House 01
Correction for 21 days.

MARYLEBONE.—(THIS DAY).
James Callaghan, Joseph Cody, and Richard Price,
three well-known thieves, were charged with enter-
ing an uninhabited house near Hendon, and stealing
therefrom a quantity of lead. On evidence to that
effect being given by the police, they were committed
to the House of Correction for three months.

A respectably-dressed man, named John Pearce,
was charged with embezzling the sum of 4/. 145., the
property of a Female Provident Society. It appeared
that the prisoner had been engaged to act as secre-
tary to the Society, and had for a considerable time
back been suspected of peculating small sums from
the funds ; but as the books were almost wholly in
his own power, it was not till lately that the
case could be clearly brought home to him. The
books were then taken from him, and the above defi-
ciency being found he was given into custody. The
members of the Society had no wish to prosecute if
the prisoner or his friends (who are highly respect-
able) would make good the amount taken.
The prisoner said some of his friends were in Court
prepared to do so, and Mr. RAWLINSON saying this
would be the better way for all parties, the money
was paid, and the prisoner discharged.

BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.—We believe we may state
with confidence, that the Directors of the Birming-
ham Railway have for some time contemplated plac-
ing a carriage between the tender and the first passen-
ger carriage of every train. Several experiments
were made to ascertain the description of carriages
best suited for the proposed object. A carriage truck
was first tried, but experience proved that the only
carriages suitable were either second-class carriages
or parcels vans. A number of parcels vans were then
ordered to be built to supply advanced guards for
each of the trains, and until these carriages are com-
pleted an empty second class carriage will be used as
a substitute with every:train. We are happy to hear
that Tomlin, who was most' hurt, is going on well.
ROYAL GEOGRAFHICAL SOCIETY.—A numerous
meeting was held on Monday evening (W. R.
Hamilton, Esq., F.R.S., President, in the Chair\
when several valuable presents were announced. A.
letter was read from Mr. Warrington, British Consul
of Tripoli, giving some account of the present state
of geographical science in that country. They had ,
few instruments for observation, but some important
geographical information had lately been obtained
from French and German travellers, and there
was every probability of a commercial intercourse
being shortly opened with the interior. A letter
was next read from the British Consul at Panama,
containing some particulars highly interesting re-
garding a communication being opened across the
Isthmus of Panama, which was likely to be a very
important one. The Chairman read a letter from
Sir W. Parish, giving a description of a map of
Pekin, given 'to him by a relative who accompanied
the expedition of Lord Macartney into China. He
had forwarded the map for presentation to the Society,
but it had been shown to Lord Stanley, who had
taken it to her Majesty, at Windsor. There are some
young Chinese at Rome, who are educating as Mis-
sionaries, by whom the map was translated, although
some difficulty was met in the reduction of Chinese
to Italian miles. The whole circumference of the city
might, however, be stated as 26 miles, and the map
was very full, containing the names of all the streets,
public offices, gardens, canals, treasuries, &c., being
complete in every respect. It was stated by, a mem-
ber that a similar map was at St. Petersburgh,, in
which the circumference of the city, which had nine
gates, was stated as 23 miles.
RETURNED EMIGRANTS.—AIthough it iS usual
during the latter part of the year for numbers of
persons to return in the steerages of the ships from
New York, this year the number has been much
greater than usual. The majority of them are
people who emigrated early in the year, and who, dis-
appointed on their arrival in the United States at
not getting employment, have returned, many of
them in a state of utter destitution. The Liberty,
which arrived in the early part of the week, brought
From the scarcity of
120 in the steerage, and the Hottinguer, which ar-
e seaboard, it is likely
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the
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turn.—Liverpool Albion.
WATER MONOPOLIES.—We are truly gratified to
perceive, by an advertisement in another column,
that the Licensed Victuallers are taking
active mea-
sures to defeat the scheme of extortion against them-
selves and the public generally, attempted by the
Companies at present entrusted with the supply of
water to the southern divisions of the metropolis. A
meeting is to be held at the London-bridge.
Hl on
inhabitants of the
Friday next, under the auspices of Mr. Vousiy en . ;
and as its object is purely one of self-protection, it
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lipfeu,rewaantedr, cthoeatphosuiophplyb of that great '
boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark and their neigh-
bouring localities.—Advertiser.
SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY.—The works on the
South Eastern Railway are going on at a rapid 'rate
from the west of the Shakspeare Tunnel at Dover to
Ashford. Great progress is making on the sea-wall,
and the cliffs above the latter are being thrown down
by small blasts, thereby saving great labour. The
Abbot's-cliff Tunnel is no ways behind ;it is hardly
to be believed that so great a quantity of work could
have been done there within the last three or four
months. Maidstone Journal.

_..... _. ..___
THE TURKISH AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO WEST-
MINSTER BRIDEWELL.—ShortIy before one o'clock
yesterday his Excellency the Turkish Ambassador,
accompanied by Monsieur De Place and his Excel-
lency's dragoman, inspected very minutely the differ-
ent departments of this establishment. His Excellency
expressed great admiration of the cleanliness and good
of the establishment, and W pleased to
vcom-
pliment Lieut. Tracy in very high terms, remarking
that the excellence of the arrangements exceeded any-
thing of the kind he had ever before witnessed. His
Excellency is a young man, about 25 years of age,
possessing a very pleasing manner and-countenance.
He has been Ambassador at the Court of Great Bri-
tain about six months. _ _

THE MODEL PRISON.—The Commissioners for the
government of Pentonville Prison held a meeting on
Monday. There were present the Duke of Rich-
mond, the Earl of Devon, the Earl of Chichester,
Lord John Russell, Sir Benjamin Brodie, Dr. Fer-
gusson, Major Jebb, Mr. Crawford, and Mr. Russell.
It is understood that the rules and dietary are finally
settled, and that the prison will be occupied in the
course of the present week.

THE REVOLT AT BARCELONA.
The following particulars of this affair furnished by
the correspondent of a Contemporary at Perpignan
will be read with interest :
On the morning of the 14th matters came to an
issue. The crowds in the Plaza San Jayme were so
numerous and so tumultuous that it became absolutely
necessary to dislodge them. The advance was sounded
orders were given ; and the troops proceeded au pas
de charge against the mob. The National Guards
were prepared for battle, shots were fired, and the
combat soon became general.
The military, though greatly out-numbered, fought
with much steadiness and bravery, and there is little
or no doubt that the victory would have remained with
them were it not for some acts of pillage which in
the mean time took place. Three houses belonging
to the principal goldsmiths in the Calle Plateria were
broken into and plundered ; it went about that Zur-
bano had given orders to his soldiers to do so. Whe-
ther that General be justly or unjustly accused, the
tidings of this act of violence went like lightning
through the streets, and the feelings of the populace
were lashed into the highest pitch of fury. Every
man turned out, and prepared himself to defend his
house and family against military lawlessness.
In less than three-quarters of an hour the entire
city was put into such a state of defence that each
street became a fortress; every window, every bal-
cony, became a bulwark ; and, as the military passed
beneath, tables, beds, chests, benches, tiles, stones, hot
water, boiling oil, melted lead, were showered down
upon them. Every article of furniture, the most
precious as well as the most worthless which could
cause death or inflict injury, was flung down on the
defenceless head of the unhappy soldier.
The very children crawled along the house-tops for
the purpose of stripping the tiles and chimneys to
keep up the supply of missiles. When every article
was exhausted in the work of death, the women flung
the puckero, the earthern pot in which the afternoon
meal is cooked, with its contents of lard, cabbage,
garhansos, and soup, scalding hot, into the faces and
eyes of the officers.
Whilst this fierce warfare was going on, orders
were given that the assembly should beat through the
streets, to call the entire force of the National Guards
to arms. They at once responded to the call. They
rushed to their barracks ; from this position they
opened a deadly fire on the troops, who, notwithstand-
ing the resistance they met with, were gaining ground,
and gradually approaching the Plaza San Jayme.
They would, beyond any doubt, have taken possession
of this important position in a short time, had not an
operative, named Manfalls, rushed to the cathedral,
mounted to the loftiest turret, and then commenced
ringing the somaten a rebato—the tocsin, the alarm 1
bell which rouses all to arms.
It is necessary to have spent some time amongst
the mountains of Catalonia, and to be conversant with
the habits and usages of the wild people who inhabit
them, in order to appreciate the effect produced when
this dreadful summons is heard. There is a sort of
superstitious awe mingled with the feeling which its
sound calls into existence; and the Catalan who would
remain by his hill side unmoved by its echoes, would
be accursed in himself and his posteriti. The fiery
cross in days of yore, speeding on its fierce and
flaming course, never called the Highlands of Scot-
land into wilder life and tumult than the somaten a
rebate the mountains and fastnesses of Catalonia. It
is believed to be the voice of God himself which
awakens the Catalan, and summons him to the defence
of his fueros, and his customs, and the ashes of his
fathers.
The combat deepened in ferocity and in bloodshed
the moment the roar of that " horrid bell" opened
from the Cathedral. The battle was fought with the
utmost desperation, until the soldiers, seeing their
best and bravest officers lying dead or dying in the
streets, began to retire along the Rambla, towards
the citadel, and in the direction of the sea wall.
While in the act of retreating by this point, they un-
fortunately, through 'haste or imprudence, formed a
dense mass, and thereby presented a mark to the
enemy, of which they. were not slow to take advantage.
The first battalion of National Guards, whose barracks
are close to the wall, lifted their pieces as one man,
and threw a volley into the thick of the fugitives.
More than 800 bullets carried death and destruction
amongst them.
This was the last attempt at serious resistance on
the part of the military.
Van Helen, perceiving the state of affairs, now
thought proper to retire into the citadel with the
troops. Ile was, however, soon attacked in this strong-
hold by the people and the nationals, and with such
vast effect, that he had to make his retreat at half-past
two o'clock in the morning by a particular outlet, no
doubt intended for so sad a purpose, and called the
Puerto del Socorro.
The insurgents remained complete masters of the
town before the day dawned, and of the troops that as
yet remained in it. In the interest of truth it must
be told that they did not abuse their victory by any
ill-treatment of their prisoners. The soldiers and
ocers who had been unable to effect their retreat
were those who occupied the barracks, called, from its
vicinity to the University, the Quartel de los Estu-
dios, and the fort of Atarrazanas. Seeing thethselves
thus isolated, and completely cut off from their com-
panions, they were forced to capitulate. The officer
commanding them, and who signed the capitulation,
was Brigadier de Castro, whose arrival here, having
been threatened to be shot by Van Ilalen for that act,
I have already noticed. •
On the troops who thus remained, the most friendly
attentions were lavished. Their necessities, which
were great, for they had scarcely eaten, drunk, or
slept for the two days previous, were supplied in abun-
dance. Money was also issued to them. The officers
were regaled at the cafes and hotels in the most
sumptuous manner by the fiercest of the young Re-
publicans.

A supreme popular directive junta was imme-
diately formed after this victory. It was composed
almost entirely of young men of Republican prin-
ciples, and they proceeded to discuss pimp for the
establishment of order and tranquillity in the town,
which had been entirely left without any governing
authority, the Political Chief having retired with the
General and the troops, to take measures of defence
against the force under Van Halen, which was block-
ading the city from San Felix.
Various flags of truce were sent, and several in-
terviews were held with the General by Commis-
sioners from the insurgents, in order to restore tran-
quillity; and Van Halen, pledged himself, in case he
was not attacked, not to inflict any unnecessary injury
on the place, at least, until further notice.
In addition to the attack in the Plaza San Jayme,
there were other combats more or less important in
the Plaza Santa. Anna, particularly one in which a
colonel of infantry was killed ; in the new walk oppo-
site the citadel, where, it appears, acts of the most
audacious valour, and worthy of a better cause, were
performed. At a short distance from the gate of the
citadel, in the garden called Jardin del General, a
battery of artillery was captured by a party of the
populace. It was turned on the retreating troops by
them, and caused much destruction.
Something more than 1,000, between killed and
wounded, formed the loss of the military. Amongst the
civilians and National Guard, about half the number.
From the period of the evacuation of the citadel by
Van Helen, to the 27th, nothing worthy of particular
observation occurred.

The letters from this place addressed to you will
have completed the sketch from the 27th to the pre-
sent date.

PERPIGNAN, DEC. 7.—The news of the surrender
of Barcelona, and the entry of the troops, is con-
firmed by arrivals late last night from Port Vendres.
The respectable portion of the National Guards, all
who had a house and some property and a family to
defend, were compelled (it is said without any stipu-
lation) to throw open the gates of the city to the
soldiers, in order to protect themselves against the
rabble they themselves had armed against the Go-
vernment. You may form an idea of the ferocity,
acts of plunder, and licentiousness, which must have
been perpetrated by an armed mob, when the mis-
guided, but, it would appear, now repentant, insur-
gents, were forced to fly for protection into the arms
of the enemy that was bombarding their city, rather
than be plundered and massacred by their own men.
During the evening of the 3d and the morning of
the 4th the mob, casting aside all regard for anything
like discipline or order, and answering with menaces
the remonstrances of their leaders, attacked the
Town-house, where, it seems, the treasure of the mu-
nicipality was deposited. They broke open the chests,
which, in a short time, were emptied of their con-
tents. They then proceeded to other houses, where,
it was supposed, a similar booty could be obtained,
and repeated the same acts. During the whole of
that night nothing could surpass the confusion and
violence which reigned everywhere.
It is stated that the amount in money thus plun-
dered by the rabble is upwards of 200,000 dollars,
independently of articles of plate, jewels, Stc., which
could easily be carried off.
It is possible that the amount thus stated may be
exaggerated, but it is a fact that the National Guards
of Barcelona threw open their gates to the Regent,
for the purpose of saving their properties from plun-
der and themselves from massacre.
It is not said whether Espartero himself has as yet
entered the city or not.
The destruction of houses and property in Barce-
lona, caused by the shells, was at first very much ex-
aggerated here. It was stated that all Barcelona was
one ruin. The fact i 3 that very little mischief was
done to the houses. Several shells fell that did not
burst at all, and many, very many, burst in the air,
and the fragments reached the ground without doing
any harm. The greatest injury appears to have been
done to the Consistorial-house but that occurred
from a peculiar cause. A magazine containing am-
munition is quite close to that edifice,--a shell fell and
ignited the powder. The explosion was terrific, and
its effects were such as to inflict much injury on the

107.105
Leaving out the third decimal as unimporta, we
find that the value of 1001. Canada stock is about
107/. 2s.
The premium on gold at Paris is 14 per mile,
which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10d.
per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of
25 50i, and the exchange at Paris on London sat
short being 25 65, it follows that gold is 0.58 per
cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburgh, the price of gold is
434 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. 10fd. per ounce for standard gold, gives an
exchange of 13 Bf, and the exchange at Hamburgh
on London at short being 13 10, it follows that gold
is 0.80 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh.
According to further letters received this morning
from Madrid, being of the 4th instant, the competi-
tion for the quicksilver contract had much increased
in earnestness on the part of all who were engaged in
it ; and as the circumstances are important to all the
creditors of Spain, through the bearing they have on
the credit and resources of the Government, it is well
worth while under this head to keep them in view.
Connected with this contract, a new offer had been
made by the Bank of San Fernando for the loan re-
quired of 40,000,000 reals (400,0001.), proposing if
that offer was favourably received, to take the quick-
silver of the Almaden mines at the price of 75 dollars
the quintal—terms which before had never been
thought of by any competitor. The house of Roths-
child, who have hitherto enjoyed something like the
monopoly of this contract, as well as the current finan-
cial business of the Spanish Government, and un-
doubtedly, on many occasions, had rendered the most
timely and essential service, were becoming uneasy
at the interference with them, not only by the Bank
of San Fernando, but by the agents of various
foreign capitalists, French and English, and had in-
structed Mr. Wiesweller, who transacts their business
in Madrid, to address a protest to the Minister of
Finance against the efforts of rival houses to break
up the good undertaking so long subsisting between
them and the Spanish Government, and to request or
rather demand to be informed of their highest offers,
engaging in that case to give I dollar higher than
the highest bidder. This very simple document had,
it is said, been actually presented to the Minister,
with an intimation that it would be repeated every
four days until the contract was decided. We state
this nearly in the terms used in letters from Madrid,
which are ssritten by parties generally aware of
what was going on, yet the fact is hardly cre-
dible. If the proceeding, however, is correctly
described, it was not likely in the new position
the Spanish Ministß had assumed to answer the pur-
pose, but rather (infirm them in their views of the
prudence of car*
,fig their previous determination
into effect, and to open the financial business of the
country to the capitalists of Europe generally. As a
proof of the extent to which the great quicksilver
contract has engaged attention out of Spain, it may
be mentioned that a couple of Scotch bankers were
in the field, and had expressed their intention to make
proposals, though they were too late in coming for-
ward, too distant, and too ignorant of Spanish politics,
to have any prospect of success in so large an under-
taking. The agent for the London houses already
adverted to had increased his first offer, and proposed
to advance 1,000,0001. sterling in the first year in
money, and to keep one-fourth of the produce every
year in Seville or Cadiz, to be sold to the Spanish
merchants for America.
Other proofs are afforded by these letters from
Madrid of increasing confidence in the present Go-
vernment. Propositions had been submitted on be-
half of some English houses for carrying into exe-
cution the grand scheme of the improvement of the
navigation of the Guadalquiver between Seville and
Cordova, at present at a stand through the selfish op-
position of the people of Seville, who did not wish to
see the produce of the interior brought into competi-
tion with them in the markets of Cadiz and London.
Great hopes are now entertained of the carrying
the commercial treaty with England speedily into
effect, and the late events in Barcelona, not then
brought into operation, would tend to strengthen
that feeling. In fact it becomes more evident every
day, even to the Spaniards themselves, that this is the
pivot upon which the restoration of the credit and the
character of the country must turn.
It may be interesting to the merchants to know
that the Lords of the Treasury, in reply to a letter
from the East India and China Association, request-
ing that on the return of the steamer which brought
Major Malcolm from Nankin, she might carry back
a bag of the merchants' letters, state that the Auck-
land steam ship immediately returned to China after
landing the Major at Suez.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange have this
day issued a printed statement of the late proceedings
which have taken place in regard to the issue of
Mexican Bonds. The facts recapitulated and the
documents contained in this statement have been
already before the public under this head, so that it
is unnecessary to print it at length. The whole con-
cludes with the following remarks :
"The refusal of Messrs. De Lizardi and Co. to pub-
lish the numbers of the Mexican bonds actually in
circulation precludes any further proceedings on the
part of this Committee, beyond that of submitting to
their constituents a statement of the facts as they have
occurred, and the result, which may be thus briefly
stated :
" The amount of new stock re-

quired for the conversion of
the old debt would apppear,
according to the docu-
ments sent to Messrs. De
Lizardi and Co. by the
Spanish-American l3ond-
holders' Committee on the
24th of November, to be £9,247,937
" The amount actually created
Messrs. De Lizardi and Co.

state to be 10,800,000

" Presenting an excess of
.... £1,552,063
or of each denomination - -
of about £776,000
" The actual amount of Active
stock in circulation is stated
to be
" So that the agents would
appear to have still in their
•
possession in Active about 145,500

" The actual amount of De-
ferred stock in circulation
is stated to be be . . 4,615,600
" Of which, it would appear,
the agents have still in their
possession about

784;400

5,400,000

5,400,000
some part of which will still be required to complete
the conversion of the old bonds.
" With these facts before them the Stock-Exchange
and bondholders will judge for themselves how far
the avowed issue of new bonds beyond the amount of
old ones converted (which over-issue is stated to
have taken place under the authority of the Mexican
Government) is reconcileable with the decree of the
Congress, and the President's Order in Council,
already referred to. The 19th article of the lattes
stipulates that—' The issue of new bonds shall be
limited to the precise sum required to satisfy the
amount of the old bonds, with arrears, &c., which
shall be presented for conversion, so that there shall
never be issued one new bond except to replace an
old one. which latter is to be directly cancelled, and
deposited in a place of safety, as provided for by the
preceding article.'
"Also, how far such over-issue can be reconciled
with the certificate on each bond, bearing the signs-
ture of Messrs. de Lizardi and Co., that—' This bond
is issued by us, in consideration of having received,
for the purpose of conversion, bonds of the Alexia:in
Government proceeding from the loans effected in
London, or for interest due thereon, represented by
deferred bonds and receipts, or dividend warrants
(otherwise coupons), to the amount of L ; one-
half of which sum is represented by the present bond,
and one-half by a deferred bond, or land warrant, of
this date.—London, the 30th day of Sept., 1637."'
The late advices from Sydney bring the report of
the local Directors of the British Colonial Bank and
Loan Company, which expresses their satisfaction at
the conduct of, its affairs, and their surprise that
securities such as the Scrip shares should have met,
with 3o little encouragement from the English capi
talists. They are willing to believe that it was more
the depression of monetary afthirs, thad any other
cause, which so unfavourably influenced their re-
ception. The Company is represented as making
considerable progress in business, at a remunerating
profit.

SUN.—The market for the English Stocks left off
firmly this afternoon, in the absence of any increased
business. The jobbers regret much the smallness of
the first instalment of the Canada Loan, as it pre-
cludes them from any participation, it being ra-
moured that the Alliance Insurance-office, or some
other rich corporation, will take the whole amount.
Consols for the opening brought 93+ to 94. Money
continues abundant, not being worth more than 2 per
cent. in the Stock Exchange, while in the discount
market it has been onl
y}' 2f to 21 per cent Exchequer
Bills support the premium of 51s. to 335.; and India
Bonds were firm at 475. Bank Stock was at 1724 to
1731 ; and the Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents
were 100 - to 101.
We are glad to perceive that the Committee of the
Stock Exchange has published its report respecting
the conversion of Mexican Bonds, the material points
of which, however, have already appeared, and we
regret to observe that the Committee being unable to
' procure the numbers cif the bonds actually in circu-
lation from Messrs. Lizardi and Co., are prevented
from taking any further proceedings in the matter.
The bonds were a shade better to-day, being 31+ to
311. From Spain there is nothing more against the
Bonds, the capitulation being unconditional. The
Actives touched 18 to 181, and the Three per Cents.
231 to 231. Colombian were steady at 21/ ; Chilian
Active at 92, and Deferred at 23 ; Peruvian at 171, and
Brazilian at 69. Dutch Two-and-a-Half par Cents.
were steady at 521 to 521.
Shares were dull, the only additional barrains since
the morning being (these :—"Eastern Counties at 14 ;
Brighton, 141; and Bristol and Exeter, 241' discount.
South Western at 201; and Paris and BOuen Oi to
6 premium.
In the rates for Bills of Exchange upon one or two
Continental cities, there was a slight iznprovement,
and all were firm, being as follows :—Paris, 20f. 871 e.
to 921; llamburgh, 13 111 to 12 ; Frankfort, 1514.t0 151 i ; Amsterdam, 12 51 a; Trieste, 958 to 69 ;
and Antwerp, 12 51

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam C F. 12 .9 Gibraltar.. ... ..... ...... 46
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam ..... ....2 U l2 gitGencia ........ ... 26 10
Antwerp
llamburgh DI. B. 13 14 Venice .. 47
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 75 Palermo, per 0c..—...:..120
Ditto, 3 months 26 0 Lisbon
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 26 5 'Rio Janeiro 25
Frankfort on Maine ...152 'Bahia
Petersburgh, 3 Us. ... 37 - /Buenos Ayres
Berlin

-,
-I
Vienna, effec. fl. 3M. 10 IPhiladelphia - 4ll
Trieste, ditto lO 2 PRICES OF auza.toN, PER 114.
Madrid
Cadiz 36i Portugal Gold C0in...3 17 5
Bilbao 36 New Doubloons ...... 00 Q
Barcelona
Seville ... 36 Silver in Bars... ..... 0 4 llk

SCARCITY OF SILVER.
A scarcity of silver coin forms matter of genera}
and well-grounded complaint amongst the people of
this neighbourhood at the present time, more especi-
ally amongst the mill-owners and the workpeople. it,
would appear that such is the dearth of silver, that 'it
has been found necessary to pay two or three Poriple
together in a gross sum in gold, leaving them Vo ob-
tain change where and how they could. This, in a
moral as well as pecuniary sense, has subjf jeted the
workpeople to the gravest disadvantager,
in
Almost
re,
by
rthe ale-Houses
onlyle-cLaunscees oafndobbtaeienrirsghocphs,anwgehe,a4l offered
the
first place, they were obliged to submit to a re-
duction from the standara value of • the gold,
whether light or not; and, secondly, the,,
j 'were ex-
pected to spend a part of their earnings in ale, or beer,
by way of compensation to the landlord for the civility
of' providing them with change. Thus ev, en those
who have no disposition to drink are obliged to do so,
whilst others who are prone to intemperance have an
excellent pretext thrown in their way. It Ist utterly
useless to attempt to ameliorate the
general cdition
of the working man so long as he is beset on
k
like this. It is one of a hundred which gl"tri oneia.i es
oa
up the sum of his grievances. Andi ).,et the
manufacturers themsemselves ate not to blame in
the matter. It would appear that their bauker3 have
declared themselves unable to provide tbie requisite
quantity of silver. But this excuse =is initalrnissibie.
Several large and influential manufacturers, aereible
of the disadvantages at which their workpeople were
placed by payments in gold, applied et once to the
Bank of England, and, having seen a letter from the
Deputy-Governor to one of them, we have ometWsig
like authority for saving that silver, to any amount,
may be had at the Bank at a small per centage to
cover the cost of carriage. The gentleman to whom
we have referred has already procured, in this way,
two packages of silver coin, to the value respectively
of 1,0001. and 1,500/. It is clear, therefore, , that the
banks can have no difficulty in procuring remittances
—indeed, the letter of the Deputy-Governor expressly
says so; and we do venture to hope that advantage
will be taken of our information. attendisq to
little matters of this kind, we shall effectually consult
the interests of our humbler diipendents, and so long
as this can be done, with so little cost and trouble to
ourselves, assuredly we ought not to be negligent or
indifferent.—Manchester Courier.

GOLD MEDAL.—We have much pleasure in men.
tioning that his Majesty the King of Prussia presented
a beautiful gold medal to Douglas Morison, Esq.. a
British
st
t o
artist,
Germany. o f
ci greatn onepromsiidse of the medal theree, during his recent
vi
are representations of figures in alto-relievo, of Sculp-
ture, £Slusic, Poetry, A„ iie,hitecture, and a Rood like-
ness of his Majesty riedr. Wilhelm IV., Koenig
v. Preussen: On the obverse the Temple of Fame,
aid Apollo riding in his chariot drawn by four horses,
and attended by the four Seasons. His Majesty W29'
SO much pleased with Mr. Morison's views of Haddon
Ball, Derbyshire, that he not only bestowed a medal
of the highest order awarded to artistical merit.
in Prussia, but was graciously pleased to invite
Mr. Morison to a regal birth-day banquet,
and expressed his unqualified admiration of
Mr. Morison's forthcoming work, consisting of
Views of the Ducal Palaces, Castles, and Htiat-
ing-seats in Saxe Coburg-Gotha. Many of
•liese views are singularly beautiful, paFticalarl, the
7,"

alaco of Ehrenburg, the birth place of the Prince
Albert, and the Citadel of Coburg, the fortress in
which Luther was concealed during the merciless and
protracted persecution to which he was exposed.
Although it is gratifying to see a British artist stimu-
lated to renewed exertion by the patronage of such
illustrious persons as the King of Prussia, the King
of the Belgians, the Duke and Hereditary Prince of
Saxe Coburg-Gotha, and by other foreign Princes, it
is more satisfactory to know that Mr. Morison's work
will appear under the patronage of her Majesty the
Queen and the Prince Albert. While Mr. Morison
was taking the above mentioned views, he was
honoured with the most distinguished kindness by his
Serene Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg-Gotha,
from whom he also received a very handsome medal.
The venerable Earl of Lonsdale, accompanied by
his daughter, Lady Frederick Bentinck, have arrived
at York House, Twickenham, from town, and intend
to remain there during the winter.