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SUN OFFICE Thpec o' Cluch.

The farmers of Buckinghamshire have recorded in
silver, the golden services of their " friend," the
Duke of BUCKINGHA.M.. They represent him as the
peculiar patron of ploughmen, shepherds, sowers,
reapers, mowers, and , inilkmaids. The arts and
sciences are left by his brace to take care of them-
selves, or rather, he sacrifices them to the previously
enumerated objects of his legislative solicitude. No
merchant, artisan, or man of science, mars the rural
harmony of proportion Observed in the design of the
CHANDOS testimonial. It would have appeared too
like a satire upon the public career of the Noble
Duke, to have intermingled with the agricultural
group of rubicund visages, the squalid, starved
looks of the pincb7baied artisan, and his mi-
serable family, for whom sixteen hours of daily toil
suffices not to provido breed. And yet the proper or-
naments ftr a testimonial to the Duke of BUCKING..
HAM are supplied by the. condition of the working,
charity-fed poor of Paisley, Kilmarnock, Manchester,
and London. Our Gracious SOVEREIGN, converting
all the churches of the land into begging boxes for the
relief of her starving sub ects might, supply materials
for a proper trophy in honour of such class legislators,
such robbers of the indUStrious classes, to bolster up
landowners, as the Duke of BUCKINGHAM.

The speech of the Noble Duke upon receiving the
" Chandos testimonial" savours rather of the second
bottle. It is too pious- for a first bumper, espe-
cially for a Peer. The devotion of Lords,
rarely appears in after-dinner speeches without con-
siderable wine-warming ; and the Duke was prodigal
of his benedictions and blessings. Ile boasted of his
consistency as a class legislator for twenty-four
years, and took credit to himself for caring for no in-
terests but those of agriculturists. We certainly
never heard a contrary opinion of the Noble Duke,
and as his son the Marquis of CHANDOS promises to
walk carefully in his footsteps, we presume posterity
will be called upon to extend this record of Dear-
bread-Buc KINGRA IVI consistency.

Dr. PIIILLIMORE has addressed a second letter to
Lord ASIIBURTON,. retatiVre to the celebrated Creole
case, which is now exciting such popular interest in
the United States. It is a, masterly production, every way
worthy the Learned Ad.vOcate's high legal reputation.
Before statingDr.Pitimmioan's opinion, it may not be
unnecessary briefly to recapitulate the facts of the case,
which we fear are not very generally understood in
this country. We canna do this better than in the
words of the pamphlet before us :—A brig belonging
to a subject of the United States, called the Creole,.
sailed on the 27th of October 1841, with a cargo of
merchandise, and one •hundred and thirty-five
slaves, from the Hampton Roads for New Orleans.
During the passage the slaves killed a slave-owner,
who resisted. their attempts to free themselves,
wounded the captain, and• compelled the rest of the
crew to take the vessel into the port of Nassau, in the
Island of New Providence, belonging to the British
Crown. On their arrival the American Consul charged
them with piracy, and demanded that a guard
should take charge of theM. This was done. An inves-
tigation into all the circumstances of the case was
made by two British Magistrates, the result of which
Was, that nineteen of the persons charged were im-
prisoned as being connected with the murder, and
.the rest -allowed to go about their business. The
Consul demanded that the whole of the accused per-
sons should be delivered up to him; but the autho-
rities refusell to do so without instructions from Eng-
land.

Such, in substance, is the Creole case, now threat-
ening to involve us in a war with the United States.
Dr. PHILLIMORE argues it very learnedly, and with
good temper. Ife proves that we cannot recognise a
state of slavery, and that from time imme-
morial it has been a recognised principle of
English and French jurisprudence, that slaves
setting foot on their respective soils be-
come free. He cites instances of slaves set
free by France belonging to other countries, who
were driven by stress of weather into French ports.
He contends that we have nothing to do with the
municipal law of the United States, and that
if the slaves now become freemen are accused
of piracy they can only be tried by the
Court in whose custody they now are. America
may become the prosecutor if she pleases,
but only British subjects can sit in judgment. The
High Court of Admiralty claims unquestioned juris-
diction in the case of all persons charged with pi-
racy in a British possession, no matter against hat
State or country the piracy was committed, or to
what nation the pirates belong.

There is very little news in the French Journals
received this morning. What little there is will be
found in our Foreign Summary.

BO URSE-PAUIS, TUESDAY, MAY 17.

First' Highest Lowe Last
Prte. Pr/re Pricu l'ricr .
Frer.en 5 per Cent, ll9 60 .. !11/ 85 ... 1:9 75 ... 119 '75
04 te' Cents lO7 50 .. 1,7 50 . 107 50 ... 107 !It
4 per Cents. ... lin in) ... 101 shl ~. 101 9A ... WI W)
per cunt. Bl 85 . 81 9:5 ... cl .45 ... 1-11 Pj
Loan
3plik 31 franc:
Lattitte Bank 1,0001. 814. true 1040 ...IN° .104.1 ...1C4(7
5,0001. Shares 566'1 ...5060 ~. 5060 ...5060
ielgian Bank
1811
Belgian 5 per Cents.
:psnlsh
Old Deferred.,
.11•0450.
......100:40 :21.11517 ...11,i
5 per cent,., 1840 •11,54 ... 105% ... ItrA ... 10,5 i
peferred. .....
0511%85
......
1•.;:17t
...... :2.1,7)4,585
85... V.
'2.1•?1/4,
4ermlits. ...
R0,1an.,.....„„ ..... ~, ,1,04 .. .41,13 „. t 414% ~, ,iIA,
•-•..
iiA/1..W i• .. sr.t.et ,1,',..
YetSailieS, It. 1. - ... a2l) ... S2O ... 821
LB l7O . ...110 ...18j ...165

Roocin 552.
Tirleaps
Saasburg to Bale 235

_5O ...

Lsi 5n
Sill 30
233

50 ...

MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES.— Estimates of the
charges for defraying the Civil Establishments in the.
Colonies for 1842, have been laid before the House of
Commons, and show a decrease, as conipared with
1840, of 70,6881. The. total amount in 1840, Was
258,934/. ; in 1841, 243,522/, ; and for 1842, 1884248'
The following are the principal estimates for the cur
rent year :—Bermudas, 8,188/. ; Sierra Leone!
Gambia, and the Gold Coast, 10,680/. ;
Wester'?
Australia, 7,0991.; Clergy (in North America and
New .Zealand), 12,340/. ; Indian Department, Ca-
nada, 18,895/. ; Governors, and others, West In'
dies, 18,6671..; Justices in West Indies, 3lauritilS
and the Cape, 52,8201. Negro education, 24,001'
St. Helena, 11,50 W. The Expedition to the Nigeria
1840, cost 61,2631., and in 1841, 39,974/. There is
no estimate for this year, and consequently the greater
production of the saving arises from that eircudrs
stance. The estimate for Port Essington,.,,,J3
1,0341., and for the Falkland Islands, 21'
,
The miscellaneous charges for Scotland, including 's
expenses, grants to Universities and other char
formerly defrayed from the hereditary revenues, an
not provided for on her Majesty's civil list, nor on the
consolidated fund are estimated at 75,854/., of whieh
j
sum 624600/. are for sheriffs' accounts, and crimilw
prosecutions, and 7,0801. for the Universities. •

MONEY and COMM ERCIAL NEWS,
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
it
The demand for Money has subsided as suddenly ast.
sprang up, and it can now be readily procured at Wer
rate of two-and-a-half to three-and-a-half per cent. Fe„
annum. The funds are all firm, with a slight imPe°;,
ment, although the amount of business has been liinite":
Consols being 92i 1 for Money, and 921 for the Aee°llllt,
Three per Cents. Reduced. 9 lt:to 911 ; Reducedl.ll,-:
and-a-Half per Cents., 99e to 99i ;. New Three-a""A.T;
.Half per Cents., 1001; Bank Stock, 167 to 168 ;
Stock, 249 to 250 ; the Bonds, 19 to off ; and Ege'l-'
quer Bills, 37 to 39 premium.
The Foreign Market has been quite inactive, all
transactions have been confined to Brazilian, at 671, an
the Dutch Two and a Half per Cents. 63.
A sly bargain has been done in Chilian at 84, the
quotations nominally being 83 85.
The small quantity of,this last description of St`„
offering in the Market, has hitherto afforded a ICIDP"ni
tion too strong to be resisted of making a barge"'
some four or five per cent. ; but the subject belef,so'
riously taken up by some parties interested, prices I'3
been brought into something like a just approximati°°'
The quotation of Mexican has receded to 361. 5
Scarcely anything has been done in Shares, and Pr'crteit
are a shade below those of yesterday. York and I`:('ds,
Midldnd, 94; London andßirmingharn,l79l 180, ;
31+ ; South Western, 634 ; South Eastern_ Scrip,
Eastern Counties, 41. 16s. Bd., Debentures, 101. 115• '„
Great Western New, 641 ; Blackwall, 111; and Gve4"."'
wich, SK. bt.
The bonds of the insolvent States are extremelY
Colombian being quoted 271; Peruvian, 20 • Portugt.
Five per Cents. 371 ; the Three . per Cents.
Spanish Five per Cent. and the New Three per Ce
Stock, 23i.
It would appear that the liberal offer said to have
made by the.Periivian Government to the bondholde 0,
of assigning the right of. collecting the dung °f s,eoi
fowls for the future payment of the dividends, ha'
the
been duly appreciated by the public, inasmuch as '%.
quotation has not materially advanced. The Stock J. •
change people say that they are averse to accept Or:
ment in- this article.
pheP,
Private letters, received this morning from "Aiall•-•,-
ter, hold some slight prospect of improvement.
usual at this particular season, but little has been °°'.o
owing to the holidays. However, the deniand had beeo,
more extensive than could have been expected, and bet
prices had been obtained. . It is satisfactory to obser.sbe-
that the shortness of stock is 'mentioned, and if ithef.
correct, that the quantity now' on hand is so small .
any new orders will have to be manufactured, the 'een
step towards a return of prosperity will have
gained. The large quantities of cotton goods rent(
ing unsold at most of the speculative ports, forbid
hope of fresh demands for them, but in the rrieanoll'o
inconsequence of further shipments being stopped, t°
will be gradually worked off: het.
Beyond some old dates from South Australia,
are no'foreign arrivals.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
A ILWAYS. Paid. -Per Share.
Eastern Counties
Ditto New.
Ditto Debentures ...81. 6s. Bd. 10/. 13. °- •
Great Western - . •
Ditto New
London and Blackwall
London and Birmingham 9O 1791...„, to 1"
Ditto New
London and Greenwich
London and South Western 3122 *** 3
81 * * 6531 to
**** **
***** to
South Eastern and D0ver...,..... 50 ..... to --
Ditto Scrip 5
,„ too -9-4
York and Narth Midland...
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 18, h" 3f
late;
aspect to-day, and more business was done thatinosp,.o,
SOO American of, middling quality were teeincoc:,
lation, and the entire sales amount to s,ouv
.000'
LIVERPOOL SIIA.RE MARKET, Mof
IS.---17e.:1 and
actions took place in any description of.stoek fol•
the market closed heavily. A small number of theJeo-,
lowing Shares changed hands :-Eastern Counties,
2i premium ; Grand Junction, 186 ; New Quarters, 254
North Midland Halves, 321 ; South Eastern, New, '4.
LLOYD'S SH I PPI.N G-(11 HIS DA')
LONDON, MAY 19.-Wind this day at noon S. to SP
DEAL, MAY 18.-Wind N.N.E. to E.N.E. moderat%;
Arrd. from the River, and sld., Neptune, Mtui o
Ellen, Jamaica.
1‘
St°C'
OFF DOVER, MAY 18.-William, Brayus, for
holm. v;,•"; , I'l°
OFF BEACHY HEA.D, MAY lb.-Calypso,
Bedford, for Bremen ; Xavier, Jorgenson, Lagunayier
SOUTHAMPTON, MAY U.-Sid., Tay (s.) West: u
Little -Nile (s.) Alexandria. B tithe!
OFF PORTLAND, MAY 17.-Rotterdam, Feat,
for Rotterdam. te4
OFF SALCOMBE, MAY 17.-Hortensia, Baltig34t
Maria Sophia, Benicarlo. A vessel, with her torpl
heads out of water, was passed. 7th inst., Lundy
E.S.E. 45 miles, by the Brilliant, arrived here. cint,'
PLYMOUTH, MAY 18.-Wind var.-Sld. Trial, ht./.
FALMOUTH, MAY 17.-Wind variable and at' trif
Arrd. Acbar steamer, London, for Singapore'
steamer, Southampton, for West Indies ; Justicia,h,
port, for Plymouth, with loss of bulwarks; staulics.ol4,
&c., having been in contact, 15th inst., off the port'
Stone, with the Paradise, from Ancona to this_; 01"
which lost jib-boom, &c. Arrd. otf, Clinton,- 7-"`
leans, fur Havre. Orp,
CLYDE, MAY 16.-Sid. Duke of Gordon, Dece
LIVERPOOL, MAY 18.-Wind E.S.E., lig,ht•
Broad Oak, M`Kay, Bahia, sailed 14th March'.4cii"
Oberon, Magellan, and Highlander, Lima •
..40;
Barbadoes ; Sisters, Nassau ; Papineati, St.' 'l,O-".-hed'
Cornelia, New Orleans ; Leonore, Boston ; •
St. John's, ,MAY 16
for Die
DUDLIN, MAY 16.-Sld. New City of Cork, -
does ; Hugh, Trinidad. r
M
KINGSTOWN, AY 17.-The schooner Dove,
ford, grounded on the east pier, but has been got -DPI
brought to anchor in the harbour ; cargo slightlY:apOrt,
CORK, MAY 16.-Arrd. Llantarmin Abbey, 1.-'„-01-`5
Cuba, sailed Bth ult. Sid. Xarifa, Barbadoes ;
Kingstown ; Ruth, St. John's, New Brunswick. Soy
OFF NEWHAVEN, MAY 18.-Duke of Sussex'
Australia, sailed Dec. 24.

CORN AVERAGE..s. s coOIPU
rho'
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH ,10,
For the Week ended May 13, 1842, made up from the,,'•;ist, 1
the liispector in the different Cities and Towns in s''' 9P,
Wales, per Imperial Quarter. sl''
Wheat bls. Pd. Oats
~,i
Barley 26s. I I 3d. Rye
AVERAGES OF THE LAST $ll WEEKS. .
.E,i.X
Week ending WHEAT. BARLEYI OATS. RYE. IBR
_......A14'" I
—......-- ...—..—..--.-...... --......-...-.......- : ~.'
7 1
April 8 SS 2 'l6 2 19 11 133 10 ;29 11 ' .1i •
15
- 4.22 ....:
,A4i
29 6l 0 27 6 19 1 31 7,! 31 8; ,5
May 6 6l 8 27 4 19 14 33 Si a 0 Ys
13 59 9 26 3 .9 6i 31 3 31
~,., rt.
IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE 11.` "ivier,
Wheat 6O. Od i Oats ......... 19s. 3:14 Beans....'" :jii*, /
Parlej....
DUTIES OW FOREIGN CORN. -' - 104' tiff
Wheat
B'rley
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J-, THE MARKETS.—(THIS A 9
il
r-
COLONIAL MARKET. tir''''erf
The demand was limited, but holders Were or
obtained full rats for most articles. The
were fair. fel

TEA
The market dull, without alterat Tion in P ces; rl * ' 1
parcels offering privately—stock increasing.
kb'elf
TALLOW ARKET. .vte°
1145
II
The holders ask high priceM
s, but the trade d
-e -'
purchases in expectation of more advantsge°
whcn the new Tallow arrives. . '0
IVHITECHAPEL. P
dOe •erf
The market was moderately supplied, the Clo' to.
'middling, and prices without alteration.
li. 10i'
fl. ss. Bd. ; Meadow Hay, 21. 4s. 4d. Straw,
'
11. 14s. Selj

DR. REID'S LECTURES ON CHEMISTRY. ,
delivered another lecture at Exeter-hall, last
which opened • with a disquisition upon the Pr °13.:.
stoves in general, more especially 1)r. Arnotto; 04'0,1
subject of 'spontaneous combustism led to 6)1.,1,0115
taming memoranda upon the readiness of flaid!,the
or spongy matters, over laid with oil or simil3l.ti
stances, to ignite spontaneously, when acted 01'1)4511y
oxygen of the air. Combustible substances '",1•0 o'
by the lecturer,• to lurk to an incredible extcrl,a' 13011:
ranges of the. older houses of London ;_ fr°-",,ns
them in the city, he had himself removed ten 1-of o"°`
flammable matter in the shape of small sigivingtt to leo
and he gave it as his opinion that there .our of I to
I law of inspection instituted, whereby' scienadillgrteei'
should be appointed in the cases of all new ":00-013
remove such matter antecedent to their beilesPls°
Some excellent experiments on the nature
and sulphur concluded the evening's lecture. VI ,ii.
An inquest was held yesterdayat tbe-11°sel /4'lflv"
Jermyn-street, on the bod of 'Col.-Aeklorn, ag.e.,"00 tilf
died on Saturday, in consequence of a conernl4s 011
brain, caused by a fall from some loose Pl°l by, !I' Vat
about Pier. lie was knocked down 0;01 ?
about forty feet long, which a workman ols. tit. 0°
the time, and heinfr -dell' from % wound recto,. lc; ott,
bv‘..s,ande.s tob:lXO'
of the aS. h ;Tv ar,:d the dcceit,ied ttS ci
and the Jury accordingly returned a verai6
cidental Death."

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