The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-09 00:00:00

SLAVE TRADE,

Sir R. PEEL said, he hoped that in proposing to bring
in a Bill, without having given any notice, he would nut
be met by any objection, under the peculiar circum-
stances of the case. A. Bill had been sent down, the
House was aware, from die house of Lords, to enable
her l'plaj,sty by an Oilier in tiouncil to suspend, pending
Mtrolititions with Portugal on the subject, so much of an
Act formerly passed, as empowered our ships to seize
Portuguese vessels Carrying on the slave trade.
Those negotiations had been brought to a conclusion,
and the papers rehutive to them had tittlV Witted ;
and the ohjtet of the fill which he proposed was, in-
tittia of empowering the Queen in Council to suspend
the part of the Act referred to, to repeal it altogether.
Ile moved that leave be now given to bring in the Bill.
The Bill was then brought in, and read a first and
second time, and ordered to be committed this day.
The Limitation of Actions (Ireland) Bill passed
through Committee.

Ili; Report was ord?red to be brought up to-morrow
(this day)____

Mr. ESTCOURT proposed the following Standing
Order, to be inserted after No. 18 :—" That in eases of
intended application to Parliament for Bills relating to
Crown, Church, or Corporation property, or property
held in trust ibr public or charitable purposes, notice in
writing of such intention to be given to the owners or re-
puted owners of such property, and to the lessees or re-
puted les'sees of such property, holding leases granted
for a life or lives, or for any term exceeding :wenty-one
years."—Agreed to. Also, a return of the value at which
the property has been assessed to the Church-rate in each
parish, district parish, and extra-parochial place, within
the two last years.
Lord EBRINGTON would postpone his motion
for a Committee of the whole House, to ccnsider the ex-
pediency of enabling the Commissioners of her Majesty's
Customs to remit or repay the duties upon corn or flour
Gana fide procured for or used in the lawful relief and
maintenance of the poor, to this day.
Mr. J. O'BRIEN moved for—Copy of all applica-
tions made to the Treasury or Board of Works, in the
years 1840, 1841, and 1842, for an advance of money
by loan, to cemplete the Barbour of Limerick agree-
ably to the original plan and specification, with the
respective replies of the Board of Works and Treasury
to such applications.—A greed to.
- The other Orders of .the Day were disposed of, and
the House adjourned at Hail-past One o'Cluelc until
Twelve o'Clock this day, having sat thirteen hours and
a half without any intermission.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
411.41V810N ROUSE.
A tall, thin, middle-aged man, who called himself
Fiederick Sizackesibra, was brought before Sir Peter
Laurie, upon several charges of fraud committed upon
respectable tradesmen in the City. The Justice-room
was crowded with persons interested in the examination.
Mr. Goddard, of Wood-street, solicitor, appeared for
the prosecution.

Mr. Goddard said that betwec n the 13th of May and
the 16th of June, a Mr. Beaumont, of Maidstone, con-
trived to get from tradesmen of the city of London goods
to the amount of upwards of 800/. It appeared, hoW-
ever, that Mr. Beaumont could never be seen, but was
ably represented by the prisoner, who generally assumed
that name, and, according to circumstances, appeared as
the agent or buyer (of that individual. As is usual on
occasions of fraud of the kind, a referee was employed,
who gave a most exalted character of Mr. Beaumont,
who was stated to be about to set up hi business
at Maidstone, with every prospect of success, and
to have married a lady of fortune, through
whom he was likely to be able to deal most exten
sively. The referee was a Mr. Batcherland, of George-
street; Mansion-house•street,• the Secretary to an As-
sociation called " The Curk Stuffing Company"—
(Laughter)—and that gentleman exhausted the vocabu-
lary of eulogium in describing the qualities of Mr.
Beaumont. It was, at last, however, aseertained,.that
Mr. Beaumont had beenl'eeently bankrupt 'at Brighton,
and that the prisoner hid come forth
.from . the. .genial
climate• of, WhitecroSS-street, after having inhaled the
wholesome breezes there for three years.
Some of the cases were examined at great length, and
at the end Sir P. LAURIE remanded the prisoner for a
week, refusing bail, and expressing a hope that he might
be prosecuted for a conspiracy.
CROYDON POLICE.

Mr. Samuel Mahepithe, jun., son Of the proprietor of
an extensive calico-printing manufactory, at Mitcham,
attended before Messrs. Reid, Currie, and Lucas, at the
Town-hall, Croydon, on Saturday, to answer a charge
of being drunk, incapable of taking care of himself and
his horse, and also with having committed two assaults
upon the policeman who took him into custody.
'The case created some interest, on account of a repre-
sentation that the charge had been got up by the police,
in consequence of Mr. Makepiece's father having made
some complaints of the conduct of the Metropolitan Po-
lice in the parish of Mitcham, and having recently taken
sonic steps, at a meeting held in the parish, to petition
for the removal of the police from that district.
The Magistrates, after hearing the evidence at great
length, said they thought the charge was clearly made
out, and, in their opinion, there was not the slightest
ground for the insinuations that had been thrown out
against the police. They adjudged the defendant to pay
a fine of 51. for each assault, and, in default, one mouth's
imprisonment.
The amount of the fines, 10/., was then paid, and notice
was given of the intention of the parties to appeal against
the conviction.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.
CITY, MONDAY EVENING.
SUN.—Cape papers to 21st May have been received.
The prospects of the colonists appeared to be continuing
to improve, although the want of labour was the great
impediment. So.much was felt that every exertion was
being made to promote immigration ; and it would ap-
pear that the prospects held out are not without fonnda-
don. The Gaffres having extended their incursions,
energetic measures had been adopted to put an end to
there, and the Lieutenant Governor, ut the head of a

a body of troops, had been despatched to overawe them.
The private letters by the North America from New
York are so few:as. to add nothing to the extracts from
the papers, which will be found elsewhere.
The principal operation in the Funds to-day was a purchase
of about 80,0001. Consols on account of the Scotch Banks.
This increased the firmness of the Market, and although the
closing prices of to-day were the same as on Saturday, the ten-
dency was decidedly upward. Consols left off at 9li 91 for
Money and for the Account ; Bank Stock, 169/ 174; India
Stock, 249 250; Exchequer Bills, Old, 51 53; New, 49 51
premium.

Foreign Securities were good, although but little was done.
Belgian Bonds were 1015 1025; Dutch Two•and-a-Half per
Cents., 51 a 511; the Five per Cents., 1015 102; Danish,
81i 825; and Brazilian, 63 63.

rf hecorrespondence between the Mexican Minister and the
President of the United States, on the subject of the citizens
of the last-named country going over to the Texians, had no
effect on the quotations for the Bonds, which remained at
35 351 A.
The Share Market was steady :—London and Birmingham,
180182; Birmingham and Gloucester, 48 49; Great Western,
dl;} poi ; the lialf-Shares, 634 d l ; South Western, 616 62k;
North Midland, 59 0; the New Shares, 29 30; South
Eastern and Dover, 2234 23 ; Eastern Counties, ;
Northern and Eastern, 40 41 ; Blackwall, 9 9i ; and Brigh-
ton 34 34i.e
quotations for the Bonds were—Colombian, 204 21i ;
15 16 ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 33 331/4 ;
'h
per Cents , 19 20 ; Spanish Five per Cents. :-20
the 'Three
20i ; the Three per Cents, 19i 19a.

The passengers who left St. Katharine's Wharf,
Tower, for Antwerp, On Sunday last, by the steamer
Antwerpen, Captain Jackson, were more than 100 in
number—Sir Gordon Drummond, Lady,Floyd,.Mr. and
MN. Walmesley and family, and other fashionables
et oi Ulna. The seine Company's steam ship
Princess Victoria, Captain Minter, arrived at, the Wharf
yesterday morning, atter a favourable passage.