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London, England, 1842-10-21

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SPORTING TELLIGENC°'

TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
eu. the
THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.—A report ''"-titel:S
Knight of the Whistle had pulled up lame after a •
has once more blighted the hopes of his backeesterrs; 0%,
of 5 to 1, which would have been his price yllii to 1.
ternoon had he kept sound, lie figures below at oat
and is friendless. By this secession Florence was ';',ter-
the head of the list, Ralph following with a slight I'l bs-
yid, the layer's and the takers being pretty equanight
lanced. The betting touched upon some ail oiywd
other horses, but was carried on in small 211101111t5'„lca-
without any material impression on the odds. n is c
lated that 18 or 20 will run. wiriesatir;
mi T DERBY bets were 2,500 to 100 agst •• - gsv
1,000 to 35 agst the Progress colt., and 1,000 L 0,215001.
Canton ; offers of 20 to I,agst Cotherstone and
Closing prices :
THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAIKTO.
8 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Florence
9 to 1 agst Lord Albemare's Ralph 13031‘
10 t.i 1 agst Mr. Isaac Dayl's m by N.iniroe"--
12 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsay's Cabrera
14 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Topsail
14 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Lady Adela
15 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Garry Owen
•
15 to 1 agst Sir W. Stanley's Forester
20 to 1 agst Mr. F. Walker's Billinghata
14 to 1 taken at one time heiVhislie
20 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Knight of t-
-25 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsay's Whistle Binkie
25 to 1 agst Mr. Holmes's Vulcan de
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Pitionil&E !"BENCH

• YlNWitAttiDs: •
the ou tfil y/e's be. 664- bohtams some interest-
rata concerning the production of
Wine in France between 1791 and 1842. During
that interval the cultivation of the vine, whieh ocen-
pied at the former period 1.574,000 hettareSi tgetided
by degrees to up.wartfi of i);000,000, The export Of
wine in those fifty earsy however, rtmhined ttcarl
stationary, During the 60 yogi or the present
century it alTiount-ed to 1,053,000 hectolitres ; but
since 1830 it increased to 1;306,000, including
about 125,000 exported to Algeria. The whole pro.
duce of the telifitry is now calculated at 48,000,000
hectoiltrt§, "16k000,,000 *hie are stillieet to t&.A4'
TWo 4iainst the prosperity of
111 the interior of France—the elevation
cst the tolls or entrance duty, and the adulteration of
the wine in the cities. In Paris, for instance; the tell
is 20 1-3 cents. per litre on wine in dasks, which in
some cases amounts to more than the cost of the wipe.
Its falsification is necessarily encouraged by the enor-
mity of the duties ; and to give an idea of the extent
to which it it now carried, it will suttee to ifiliSMT6
that the receipts of the tolls on wine, in Paris and
eisewhere, are inferior to what they were thirty years
ago. " From 1809 to 1841," says the Journal ties
Debats, " the Parisian population increased troth
600,000 to 912,000, exclusive of tha garrison, and of
about 25,000 foreigners, or 52 per cent. Neverthe-
less, however, incredible the fact may appear, the con-
sumption of winei, instead of augmenting, has de-
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of Paris consumed 166 litres of wine ; in-1840 the
consumption was reduced to 95. This is not.the effect
of ehanea..:._;+ ; "

a permanent result. .r rom' 1806 to
1811 the Parisian consumption wasl62 litresperhead.
From 1830 to 1835 it fell to 103. We may safely As-
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59 litres per head is
Thewine," Debats then calls on the Le.
gislature to enact severe penalties against that frau-
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question," it says, " is well worthy the attention of
the Chambers. The culture of the vine, as we have
already stated, occupies upwards of 2,000,000 hectares
out of the 52,000,000 hectares under cultivation
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MARKET NEWS.

CORN EXCHANGE.-1140NDAY.

Last week we had rather an extensive arrival of
English Wheat from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, but
that fresh up to-day, especially as relates to the supply
from the former country, was scanty, and, owing to
the humidity of the atmosphere, somewhat out of con-
dition. This morning the stands were, on the
whole, fairly filled. As the attendance of both
London and country buyers was rather numerous,
the finest quality of Red and White was taken off
rather freely, on terms quite equal to those noted on
this day se nnight ; but the middling and inferior
sorts, though not- lower in value, commanded little
attention. In fine Foreign Wheat rather more busi-
ness was doing ; but we can notice no alteration
in the rates. Bonded Grain was a mere drug.
We have a very large quantity of Barley in the mar-
ket. Malting parcels maintained their value, but
other sorts had a downward tendency. Malt was in
fair supply, and sluggish inquiry at late rates. Oats
sold slowly at last week's currency. Beans, Peas,
and Flour commanded little alteration.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
ENGLISH WHEAT....ESSCX and Kent Red 44s to 52s
Ditto White s3s to 59s
IRISH WHEAT Red 47s to 50s
Ditto, White 49s to 54s
RYE 01d... 34s to 46s
New 36s to 38s
BARLEY Grinding .. 27s to 29s
Malting 3os to 32s
Chevalier
MALT Suffolk and Norfolk s6s to 62s
Brown sos to 54s
Kingston and Ware s6s to 62s
Chevalier 63s to
'it TS Yorksh & Lincolnsh feed 23s to 24s
Potatoe 2ss to 26s
Youghall and Cork black 17s to 18s
Cork white .. 19s to 20s
Scotch Feed 2ls to 23s
BEANS Tick 3os to 36s
PEAS Grey 3ss to 38s
Maple 33s to 34s
White 3os to 35s
Boilers 32s to 38s
FLOUR Town Made
Suffolk 34s to 38s
Stockton and Norfolk 3ss to 38s
FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND.
WHEAT .Dantzic 3ss to 42s
Hamburgh 36s to 40s
20s to
.New lss to 17s
Feed l4s to 16s
..
23s to 27s
American 23s to 25s

BARLEY
OATS

BEANS..
PEAS....

FLOUR..
London, England, 1842-12-13

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1842,

ing ability ; it is penned throughout in a cheerful
spirit of encomium, ardent, and energetic, but
within the limits of propriety; it evinces the
most unhesitating and generous sympathy with
all that is heroic and intellectual in the Greek
character; and it contains, within the compass of
a single volume, information enough to set up a
dozen classical Professors for life. In a word, it
is one of the few works of the day that are des-
tined to reach posterity.
London, England, 1842-12-13

NEW COURT.

Nearly a dozen cases were disposed of in this Court
in the course of the morning, but they were chiefly
cases of petty larceny, of no general interest.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS 1)A Y.)
A clerk from Mr. Flower's office appeared before
Mr. Jardine this morning to apply for a warrant
against the secretary of a benefit society. The so-
ciety was not enrolled, but it was a general trade be-
nefit society, and the person against whom he applied
for a warrant, acted in the capacity of secretary, and
had received several amounts of money from corre-
sponding societies in the country ; these sums he had
appropriated to his own use, and he therefore wished
the Magistrate to grant a warrant for his apprehension.
Mr. JARDINE inquired what the charge was under
the Act, so as to bring it within his jurisdiction ?
The applicant said the charge would be one of em-
bezzlement. The society was established within the
Bow-street district, and was called the Saddlers' and
Harness Markers' Benefit Society.
Mr. JARDINE said if a felony had been committed
a warrant was not required, as any person interested
might give the man in charge.
The applicant said the object of the society was to
have the opinion of the Magistrate upon the matter,
the society not being an enrolled one.
Mr. JARDINE could give no advice on the matter.
The applicant then left the office with the inten-
tion of giving the person in charge.

CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DA Y.)
Charles Phillips was charged with being riotous at
a public-house in Nottingham-street.
Mr. Skone, the landlord of the house, said the pri-
soner came into his house on the previous evening,
and was so noisy and annoying that witness could not
serve his customers. He told him to go away, but as
he refused he gave him in custody.
Mr. GREENwoon—What did you give him into
custody for? Skone—For annoying my house.
Mr. GaEENwooD—Did he strike you ?—lle did not.
Mr. GREENWOOD—Policeman, what did you take
him into custody for ? Police-constable 39 G as-
cended the witness-box ; at first he seemed much con-
fused, but after a minute's hesitation said " There
were seven or eight persons round the door, your
Worship."
Mr. GREENWOOD—But this man was in the public-
house, and not in the street; at least the police-sheet
says so.—The constable was silent.
Mr. GREENWOOD-YOU had no right whatever,
publican, to give this man into custody, nor you con-
stable to take him into charge. The man was in a
house, and not obstructing the public footway or dis-
turbing the public peace. I discharge you prisoner.
London, England, 1842-12-13

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1842

money found upon him, he said that he had picked it
up on the Cheshunt road. He was then detained and
the women were liberated, but the female prisoner
was afterwards re-apprehended.
Sergeant Beaumont stated that he had been down
to the prosecutor's residence, and found that the male
prisoner's shoe exactly fitted.the footmark under the
dressing•room window. He also found a large stone
imbedded in the mould where the mark of the man's
knee was visible, and the prisoner's trowsers were
torn at the corresponding part.
The-prosecutor said that the cash box had been
broken open and rifled : but, on examining a secret
compartment, he found two 51. notes and two cheques
for 25/. and 301., which had been overlooked by the
thieves.

Mr. BROUGHTON complimented the police upon the
admirable manner in which they had managed the
case, and said that he should commit the male prisoner
on the charge ; and although he considered that the
evidence was not sufficiently strong to bring home a
guilty knowledge to the female prisoner, he should
remand her for the present.
London, England, 1842-12-13

THE MARYLEBONE THEATRE.—This theatre, which
has been entirely re-built on the site of the old theatre
in Church-street, Portman-market, is completed. The
structure is every way worthy of the populous and
highly respectable locality in which it is situate, and
its dimensions are equal in every respect to the Surrey
theatre.
London, England, 1842-12-13

LADY BULWER'S NEW WORK.
Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. post Bvo,
BIANCA CAPPELLO,
AN HISTORICAL ROMANCE,
By LADY BUL WER, Author of " CHEVELEY,"
" A woman's fate hes in a cloud
'Twixt heaven and earth."—Unpublished Play.
Edward Bull, Publisher and Librarian, 19, Holles-street.
London, England, 1842-12-13

Mr. HALL directed the prisoner to be put back, and
the publisher of The S►un was sent for.
Mr. Finch, the publisher of The Sqn, then came
forward, and said that, a few weeks ago, a boy pre-
sented a note, purporting to be from one of the re-
porters, and requesting part of his salary to be sent by
the bearer, and the money was paid to him. This note
turned out to be a forgery. He could not take upon
himself to swear that the prisoner at the bar was
the boy.
Mr. HALL (comparing the two notes)—There is no
resemblance in the hand-writing of the two orders;
but there appears to me to be a system carried on by
some person well acquainted with the internal ar-
rangements of the offices.
Mr. Collinson said that under the present circum-
stances he could not press the charge against the boy,
as their object was to get at the person who sent him.
Mr. HALL then addressed the prisoner, and said,
this is a trick that must not be played more than
once, for if ever you are brought here again you will
most assuredly be committed to the Central Criminal
Court. You are discharged.
It appeared that the Morning Herald had been de-
frauded in the same manner.
London, England, 1842-12-13

SOUTH SEA ISLANDS.—The New Hebrides, in-
cluding the islands discovered by Captain Bligh in
1789, are situated between lat. 13 deg. 15 min. and
20 deg. 5 min. S., and long. 166 deg. 40 sec. and
170 deg. E. The largest of the whole is Tierra dsl
Espiritu Santo, which was first made known by
Quiros in the year 1606. It extends more than
seventy miles from north-west to south-east, with an
average breadth of twenty-five. Farther south is
Mallicollo, which is more than sixty miles long, and
about twenty-eight broad, having a good harbour,
called Port Sandwich, near its southern extremity.
Erromango is fully eighty miles in circumference,
and Tanna, which lies at no great distance, is com-
puted to be at least twenty in length. In the latter,
a volcano exists in a state of great activity ; and, in-
deed, most of the cluster appear to have had their
origin in the action of subterraneous fire. Hence the
peculiar form of the islands which rise into lofty hills,
and even mountains of great elevation. The valleys
and level tracts along the coast are extremely fertile,
displaying an immense profusion of vegetable riches.
It is said, that more than forty different kinds of
treos and plants are cultivated. The banana, sugar-
cane, yam, arum, batata, and curcuma, are grown with
great care in fields regularly divided. The cocoa-
nut, bread fruit, the cabbage-tree, figs, almonds, and
oranges, are common. Bamboos, pepper, and mastic,
are abundant, and the nutmeg-tree also frequently.
occurs. The usual domestic animals are reared, es-
pecially the pig, hogs, and a variety of fowls. The
inhabitants belong to the race of Australian negroes,
who also occupy part of the Fijee Islands; but,
judging by their agriculture, it must he admitted that
they have made farther advances in civilisation than
any other of the kindred tribes.—Edinburgh Cabinet
Library, No. XXXIII. Polynesia.
The men found guilty of being concerned in the
disturbances at Clermont were exposed on the pillory
in that town on the sth instant. Some cavalry and
infantry were drawn up round the pillory. The mo-
ment they mounted the steps in sight of the crowd,
they all thundered out the Ilfarsellaise, and continued
singing it to the end of their punishment, which lasted
an hour. They were then conducted to the prison of
Fontevrault.
London, England, 1842-12-13

NEW COURT.

The Court sat yesterday at twelve o'clock, and pro-
ceeded with the traverse cases, which were of an
ordinary character and possessed little general interest.

POLICE'INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
BOW-STREET.

A youth, who gave his name as Frederick Ginelack,
was put forward, charged with attempting, by means
of a forged order, to obtain money from the proprie-
tors of the Morning Chronicle.
Mr. Collinson, who attended from the Morning
Chronicle office, stated that the prisoner came into
the office on Saturday and presented an order signed
" Joseph Haines" for 51., the amount being calculated
by a certain number of lines which had appeared in
the paper. Witness knew immediately that this must
be a forgery, as Mr. Haines was in the receipt
of a salary, and was not paid by the
line, Witness, therefore, questioned the boy.
an as his answers were not at all satisfactory, he
said he should give him into custody. The boy then
said that a person outside had given him the note, and
said he would give him (prisoner) something if he
would take it in and receive some money. Search
was made outside, but no person answering the de-
scription given by the boy was found. He was, there-
fore, given into custody.
The boy, in his defence, said, that he was passing
along the Strand, when a man came up to him and
said he would give him something if he would take a
note into the Morning Chronicle office, and he would
give him a trifle of money, if he delivered what was
given to him safe to him.
Mr. HALL asked the prisoner where he lived, and
where he was going to at the time ?—The prisoner
said he lived in the city, at a bookseller's, and was
going to take an order for some books.
The master of the boy here stepped forward, and
said he could give the prisoner an excellent character.
He did not believe that he knew he was doing wrong
at the time he took the note.

'Mr. HALL said it was very strange that an innocent
boy should give two accounts of the matter.
It Aas here intimated to the Magistrate that other
offices had been defrauded in the same manner, one of
which was The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-13

chant, and charged with unlawfully obtaining money
under false pretences. The prisoner traversed them last
sessions to the first day of the present one, and Mr.
Bodkin, who was engaged for the prisoner, applied
for a postponement of the trial, in consequence of the
absence of defendant's witnesses.
Mr. CL-taxsoN, objected to such a course, and said
that Lord Stanley, who received a summons in the
case, and had made arrangements for leaving town, in
the belief that the case would come on to-day, would
be put to much inconvenience if the trial was post-
poned.
Lord Stanley, who sat on the bench, stated that he
received a summons to attend the Court in the pre-
sent case, and being under the belief that the trial
would be proceeded with to-day, he had made ar-
rangements for going to Lancashire to-morrow.
The RECORDER said that he could not allow the
trial to be postponed, unless an affidavit were made
stating that necessary witnesses on the part of the de •
fendant were absent.
An affidavit, on the part of the defendant, was then
sworn and read ; but the Court being of opinion that
it was insufficient,

Mr. PRENDERGAST, on the part of the defendant
(Mr. Bodkin having thrown up his brief and left the
Court), said that he had only that moment received
his brief, and was not ready to proceed with the case.
The RECORDER said that there was no sufficient
reason assigned for the postponement of the trial. It
did not appear that the witnesses might not be here
in five minutes. He thought Mr. Bodkin owed it to
his client, and to the Court, as the person who was
instructed in this case, to come into Court. The
attorney for the prisoner must know where Mr.
Bodkin was. .

PRENDERGAST hoped the Court would post-
pone the trial for a short time, at least till he had
read over his brief. _ _ .
London, England, 1842-12-13

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GENERAL RAILWAY INFORMA-
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N.B. in the following Tables M signifies before Noon, and
E after it.

LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM.
STATIONS, with their Distances from London.

LONDON, Harrow 113, WATFORD 173, King's Langley 21,
Boamoor 241, Berkhampstead 28, TRING 313, Aylesbury 433,
LEIGHTON 41, Blotchley and Fenny Stratford 463, Wotvica-
TON 523, . Roade 60, BLISWORTH b 4, Weedon 693, Crick
and Welton 753, RUGBY (Midland Counties Junction) 83,
Brandon 89, COVENTRY 94, Hampton (Derby Junction) 103,
BIRMINGHAM 1123.
London, England, 1842-12-13

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London, England, 1842-12-13

EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT AT

MURDER AND SUICIDE.

An attempt to commit murder, under rather singu-
lar circumstances, occurred at the Auction Mart
Tavern, this morning, that is, about half an hour after
midnight. A young man, about twenty-one years
of age, who had been in ie capacity of potboy for
some considerable time, and who had been most re-
spectably recommended, had, it appears, conceived a
passion for Elizabeth Magnus, who had been about
four years employed at the tavern as barmaid. She
being nearly forty years old, gave the youth no en-
couragement, but still he persevered in his unwelcome
attentions. Last evening Mr Baker, the proprietor
of the tavern, with somee friends,
b. had gone to the
Haymarket Theatre, to th
at
tehnoefit of Mr. Archer, and
only Mrs. Baker was left ;
Elizabeth Magnus seem
atnhoes house
went
hcilso se t
shut up at the usual hour
in
below to lock the cellar door, and the potboy
snhaeme remarkedu'e cou
somethingl d not ascertain)
strange y(ihvhose
expressionher—
she of
countenance, and asked him why he stared
her? He immediately discharged a pistol ats her,at
She called out "Murder," and the alarm brought
Mrs. Baker down, and the police constable was soon
on the spot. The woman was bleeding, and her clothes
were on fire. When Mrs. Baker first seized the pot-
boy by the arm, she discovered that his throat was
cut. The policeman took the knife out of his hand,
and found a razor in his pocket, and'a number of per-
cussion caps. The pistol was one of the cheap Bir-
mingham manufacture. The youth was sent to St.
Thomas's Hospital, where it was found the incision in
his throat was not very deep, nor considered dangerous.
The unfortunate female was taken to her bed-room,
and when she was undressed, the bullet fell from her
clothes. It would appear, from the fact of her clothes
having caught fire, that the young man had been very
close behind her. The bullet passed entirely through
her body on her right side, perfbrating her stays, and
had been caught in her woollen underclothes. She
was able to detail all the circumstances, and was
placed under the best medical advice that could be
procured, so that the most sanguine hopes are enter-
tained of the safety of her life, although, perhaps, it
may be attended with a tedious recovery.

Major Malcolm, of the 3d (the King's Own)
Light Dragoons, who brought the important dis-
patches from our plenipotentiaries in China, after
transacting business at the Foreign Office, left the
London Hotel, Albemarle-street, on a visit- to his
mother, Lady Malcolm, at Warfield Park, Berks ; and
yesterday the Gallant Officer returned to town, ac-
companied by her Ladyship, and again had an inter-
view with Lord Aberdeen. It is understood that the
Major, who is son of the late Sir J. Malcolm, formerly
Governor of Bombay, will not remain in town more
than a fortnight, when he will return to China with
dispatches from the Foreign-office,
London, England, 1842-12-13

NEW ZEALAND.

The advices from Kororareka of the 26th of May
give particulars of a public meeting, held at the Ex-
change Hotel, Auckland, about the beginning of that
month, James Coates, Esq., high sheriff; in the chair,
for the purpose of adopting a petition to both Houses
of Parliament, praying for representative institutions,
which they assert that " this rapidly rising colony
is justly entitled to."
The petitions to the Queen and to the Imperial
Parliament were read and unanimously adopted, set-
ting forth—
" That many of the British colonies are in the en-
joyment of Legislative Assemblies, without possessing
the population, wealth, revenue, or commercial im-
portance of New Zealand, which, although it has vir-
tually been a British colony for three years only, has
still been inhabited and partly occupied by a large
body of British subjects for upwards of thirty years.
" That the expenditure of the government of this
colony has, during the last two years, amounted to
upwards of 130,0001., and is likely to increase consi-
derably.
" That the petitioners cannot, however, exercise the
slightest control over the appropriation of the revenue
of the colony, which is entirely under the control of
his Excellency the Governor, three executive mem-
bers of Council, and two non-official members, chosen
by the Governor and irresponsible to the people.
" The petitioners, therefore, humbly pray that Par-
liament will be pleased to adopt such measures as may
seem proper for extending to the colony of New Zea-
land that form of representative legislation to which it
is constitutionally entitled, and which it is now fully
qualified to exercise,"
London, England, 1842-12-13

CLERKENWELL.

Edward Archer was charged with violently as-
saulting police-constable 45 N, and rescuing a prisoner
from his custody.
It appeared, from the evidence, that last night, be-
tween nine and ten o'clock, there was a great riot in
the Lower-road, Islington. The constable, attracted
by the cries of " murder," hastened to the place
whence they proceeded, and saw three or four men,
half naked, covered with blood and mire. He took
one of them into custody, but had no sooner done so
than the prisoner rushed on him, knocked him down,
kicked him on the breast, and liberated the prisoier.
Two or three other constables hastened to the spot at
the moment the combatants were gathering round the
prostrate policeman, and took Archer into custody.
They had great difficulty, from his exceeding violence,
in taking bin) to the station-house.

Mr. GREENWOOD said the prisoner was a great
ruffian, and had been, hitherto, fined frequently for
assaults on the police. He would now commit him
for 14 days to the House of Correction, without fine.
Two wretched looking creatures, named Lynch
and Denman, were charged with begging.
Mr. GREENWOOD (to the acting sergeant of the E
division)—Begging is frightfully on the increase.
Have you orders from the Commissioners of Police to
arrest all those found begging ? Sergeant Dodd—
We have.

Mr. GREENWOOD—Then why don't you arrest
those selling lucifer-matches in the streets ? That is
begging under another phase. Sergeant Dodd—Why,
your worship, the policeman is not justified in taking
them into custody if they are doing nothing, and they
won't offer the lucifers when a policeman is passing.
The offence of begging a bit of bread from a passer
by was proved, and they were committed for 14 days.
London, England, 1842-12-13

GREAT WESTERN.
OPEN TO TAUNTON.
STATIONS, with their Distances from Paddingt )n

PADDINGTON, Ealing si, Hanweli 7*, Southall 9, West
Drayton 13, SLOUGH 18, MAIDENHEAD 22i, TwyforC 304,
READING 36i;, Pangbourne 41*, Goring 44i, Wallingford
Road 47k, STEVENTON 56*, Farringdon Road 634, Shriven•
barn 714, Swirinox 77 (Junction with the Cheltenham Rail -
Kay)' WOOTON BASSET 824, CHIPPENHAM 634, Corsham
98*, Box 1913, BATH 1064, Twerton 108*, Saltford 1111,
Keynsham 114, BRISTOL 118*, Nailsea 126*, Clevedon Road
130*, Hanwell 1334, WESTON SUPER MERE 1364, High-
bridge 1454, BRIDGEWATER 151*, TAUNTON 1624.
DOWN TRAIN.; Arrival at
their

DOWN TRAINS • Departure Arrival at Arrival at
from Swindon their
Daily, except Sundays. Paddington. Junction. Destination.
Goods Train to Taunton .... 430 51 10 0 M 855 E
To Taunton .. 6 0 835 12 35
Ditto
Short Train to Maidenhead 9 0
MAIL, to Taunton
Short Train to Maidenhead 11 0
To Taunton l2 Noon 2 58 635 E
Short Train to Slough 1 30
To Taunton 2 OE 450 855
Short Train to Reading
To Bristol
Short Train to Maidenhead 530
To Swindon .. 730 10 30
MAIL, to Taunton
Goods Train to Taunton
SUNDAY DOWN TRAINS
Short Train to Slough ' B3O M .. 9lB M
To Reading
Short Train to Slough ...... 930
MAIL, to Taunton . ...... .. 10 15 1 0 E 430 E
To Taunton
Short Train to Maidenhead 5 0
To Swindon 7 0 10 0
MAIL, to Taunton
Time Leave Arrival
UP TRAINSof Swindon at
Daily. except Sundays. Starting. Junction. Paddington.
Short Train from Reading 730 M ... ...... .. 855 M
Ditto from Slough 9 0
From Swindon
From Bristol
Short Tr. from Maidenhead 11 15
MAIL, from Bristol ..... ... 840 10 28 110
Short Tr. from Maidenhead 345 E
Goods Train from Taunton.. 730 M 540 E 12 0
From Taunton
Ditto ll 15 2 40 5 30
From Taunton
Short 'Fr. from Maidenhead 8 0 - ... ...... ... 9 0
From Taunton 3 15 6 45 9 30
MAIL, from Taunton
Goods Train from Taunton 630 E 240 740
SUNDAY UP TRAINS.
Short Train from Slough
From Swindon
MAIL, from Taunton ....... 645 10 30 111 110 E
Short 'Frain from Slough... 5 0 E ......
From Taunton
Short Tr. from Maidenhead 730
Ditto front Reading.... 9 0
MAIL, from Taunton ....... 11 15 2 3531 525 51
The Short Trains stop at all the intervening Stations.

2 35 M
rvening Stations.

SOUTH WESTERN.
STATIONS, with their Distances from Nine Elms.
NINE Elms, Wandsworth 3, Wimbledon 6, KINGSTON 10,
Esher and Hampton Court 13, Walton 1511, Weybridge 171,
WOKING 23, Farnborough 31k, Winchfield 38, BastNo-
STOKE 46, Andover Road 56, WINCHESTER 64, Bishopstoke
(Gosport Junction) 72, SOUTHAMPTON 77, Bottley 77, Fare-
ham 82, Gosroar 87.
London, England, 1842-12-13

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COURT CIRCULAR.

IVINDSOR, MONDAY.— MS Royal Highness Prince
Albert rode out on horseback this morning, attended
by Sir Edward Bowater.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
the Princess Royal were taken an airing to-day, ac-
companied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton.
In the afternoon her Majesty and her Illustrious
Consort rode out in a pony phaeton, the Prince driv-
ing, attended by the Hon. Colonel Grey and Sir E.
Bowater.

Sir Robert Peel and the Venerable Archdeacon
Wilberforce took their departure from the Castle this
morning.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at-
tended by Lady Fanny Howard, took a carriage
airing this morning.
The Royal dinner party at the Castle is expected
to include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
the Earl of Liverpool, Viscount and Viscountess
Canning, Lady Fanny Howard, the Lord in Waiting,
the two Maids of Honour, the Groom and the
Equerry in Waiting on the Queen, and the Equerry
in Waiting on his Royal Highness.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge spent
the day yesterday shooting in Coombe Wood. His
Royal Highness afterwards went to town.
Sir Robert Peel arrived in town yesterday morning
from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The
Earl of lladdington and Sir James Graham paid
visits to the Right Hon. Baronet in the afternoon, at
his official residence in Downing-street.
Messrs. William Watson, James Philips, and
Charles Whitehead, as a Deputation from the
Mexican and South American Association of Liver-
pool, accompanied by Messrs. J. D. Powles and
Robert M'Calmont, had an interview with the Earl
of Aberdeen yesterday at the Foreign-office, with
respect to the claims of British merchants against
the Mexican Government.
The Postmaster-General and Colonel Maberly had
an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street.
Sir Robert Peel left town yesterday evening for
his seat, Drayton Manor, Staffordshire.
Mr. Dean, Chairman to the Customs, had an inter-
view, yesterday, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The French Ambassador and the Russian Minister,
transacted business, yesterday, at the Foreign-office.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an
interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes-
terday.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday. The Lords present were, Lord Campbell,
Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Erskine, and the
Judges of the Admiralty Court.
Mr. Jackson, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Charles Buller, and
Mr. Loftus Wigram, Queen's Counsel, were heard on
an appeal from Bombay, " Jewagee and others v.
Trembukjee," part heard at a former fitdog. Mr.
Burge, Queen's Counsel, was heard in reply.
Lord Campbell, on the part of their Lordships, then
gave judgment, remitting the same to the Sudder
Court, with instructions for the division of the property.
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" Who runs may read.'

FOREXON.

A letter from Barcelona, of 'the 4th instant, states
that much damage has been done to the city by the
bombardment. A contribution of 2,000,000 piastres
was to be levied on the city. The Regent had not
yet entered Barcelona. Full particulars will be, found
under the proper head.
The Madrid journals, of the 4th, are entirely with-
out interest.

The French Court left the Tuileries on Friday, for
Fontainebleau, where it will remain for some days.
The streets where his Majesty and family passed were
crowded with police agents and municipal guards.
The Royal family occupied three carriages ; that of
the King being escorted by a strong detachment of
Lancers and National Guards.

M. Rothschild is said to have declared that he would
not embark one franc in railroad enterprises, till the
action against the Versailles Railroad Company was
over ; for if damages were given in proportion to such
disasters, the most colossal fortune might be awarded
away by a jury.
The Crown Prince of Hanover. accompanied by
Aide-de-camp Major Von Stolzenberg, and his phy-
sician, Dr. Spangenberg, set out on the sth for Alten-
burgh, on a visit to the Princess Mary. The King's
health is now as good as can be wished, and has not
at all suffered by his journey to Celle. His Majesty
is recommended to go to rest early, and as he seems
to take more pleasure than formerly in visiting the
theatre, the performances now begin an hour earlier
than they used to do.
It is reported that the Prussian Government se-
riously contemplates to free all publications, without
regard to their extent, &c., from the censorship, with
the exception, however, of the journals, and that ne-
gotiations for this purpose have already been com-
menced with the German Diet.
London, England, 1842-12-13

TIIE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. DEDIIAM SCHOOL.

In this cause, which had been already discussed at
considerable length before the Court, Lord LANGDALE
decreed a reference to the Master, to inquire and re-
port if the trustees of the estate had died, who was
the survivor, or who was the heir or devisee of the
survivor, or in whom the legal estate vested.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, at the Guildhall, in the City
of London, before Lord DBNMAN and a London
Common Jury.)
RICHES V. TWEETTMAN.

The plaintiff in this case is a builder, and the de-
fendant a gentleman residing in Avenue-road, Re-
gent's-park. The action was brought to recover
401. Bs. 6d., alleged to be due from defendant, for
preparing estimates for the building of a house.
Mr. Jervis and Mr. Humfrey conducted the case
for the plaintiff, and Mr. Crowder and Mr. Thomas
for the defendant.

It was admitted that Riches had prepared the
estimate ; but, on the part of the defendant, it was
contended that Riches was given distinctly to under-
stand that the estimate was to be prepared gratuit-
ously, as the building was to be competed for, so as
to give defendant the opportunity of accepting which
contract he might think proper. This was denied by
plaintiff, who contended that he had been expressly
employed by Mr. Twentyman to prepare the estimate,
without any reference to any competition for the
contract. The work had been done in 1840, but no
demand had been made, nor had the present action
been brought, until May 1842.
The Jury found a verdict for the defendant.
London, England, 1842-12-13

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER is, t 842

lIER MAJESTY'S SLOOP COLUMBINE.

Commander W. H. A. Morshead ; Lieutenant P. A.
Hellman ; Mr. J. Veitch, M.D. Assistant-Surgeon ; Mr.
Robert Shedden, Midshipman.

HER MAJESTY'S BRIG BENTINCK.

Commander Richard Collinson, Lieutenant William
T. Bate, supernumerary additional ; Mr. J. J. Crawford,
Assistant-surgeon.
HER MAJESTY'S BRIG ALGERINE.

Lieutenant Commanding William 11. Maitland, Mr.
Augustus Ruler, Midshipman.

HONOURABLE COMPANY'S STEAM VESSEL SESOSTRIS.

Commander IL A. Ormsby ; Lieutenant J. Rennie ;
.Mr. A. J. Smith, Mate : Mr. Henry Broughton, Mid-
shipman ; Mr. Patrick Cruickshank, Assistant-Surgeon.

FLAG LIEUTENANT.
Lieutenant Charles E. Tennant, Senior Lieutenant on
the station.
AN ACCOUNT OF ORDNANCE TAKEN AT CHAPOO,
MAY 18, 1842.
11 brass guns, varying from 6 to 24-pounders.
31 iron guns, varying from 6 to 24-pounders.
13 gingalls destroyed.
50 guns of different calibres, and a vast number of

* Cornwallis, 72 guns, Captain P. Richards ; Blonde,
44 guns, Captain S. Bourehier, C.B. ; Modeste, 18 guns,
Commander RB. Watson ; Columbine, 16 guns, Com-
mander W. H. A. Morshead ; Bentinck, 10 guns, Com-
mander Richard Collinson ; Starling, 4 guns, Commander
Henry Kellett ; Algerine, 10 guns, Lieutenant W. H.
Maitland ; Jupiter, troop ship, G. B. Hoffneister,3laster.
Steam Vessels—Sesostris, 4 guns, Commander H. A.
Ormsby, Indian Navy ; Queen, 4 guns, Mr. W. Warden,
Acting Master, R.N. ; Phlegethon, 2 guns, Lieut. J. J.
.M'Cleverty, R.N. ; R.N. ; Nemesis, 2 guns, Liedenant
W. H. Hall, R.N.