The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-27 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON) THURSDAY EVENING OCTOBER 27, 1842,

The engraver went away, and left the notes there at
the very moment that Bannister was repudiating the
agreement. There was no willing reception on the
part of Bannister., They were left there by Collins
in order that the officer might find them, and a forced
possession, such as this, was not a guilty possession
such as would support this charge. He put it to the Jury
that this was not a voluntary possession, and therefore
that they had not willfully, willingly, and knowingly,
had: these forged instruments in their possession
within the meaning of the Act. The indictment,
therefore, failed at the outset: It had been proved
that all that was done as to the engraving of the plate
and the taking off the impressions had been done by
the authority of the Bank of England itself; that he
thought furnished a lawful excuse to the prisoners
for the possession of these notes, inasmuch as no guilty
intention had been shown on the part of the prisoners.
In this case there was no contrivance, no conceal-
ment, nothing whatever to show that the prisoners
had any fraudulent intention. It was evident that
these notes were intended to be flash notes, and were
to have been used as such by Campbell in New Zea-
land. The very fact of the notes being for 5001.
negatived a guilty intention ; it was monstrous to
suppose that any man could be foolish enough to
imagine that he could circulate one thousand 5001.
notes without detection. A 5001. note could

WORSHIP-STREET —(THIS DAY.)
Mary Ann Palissier and Mary Rose were brought
up before Mr. Broughton charged with having been
riotous and disorderly in Bethnal-green workhouse.
Cases of the present nature have for some time past
repeatedly come before this Magistrate, who took oc-
casion to observe that Bethnal-grleh workhouse
formerly appeared to be the most quiet and now
seemed to be the most disorderly in his district. •
Tt appeared from the statement of the Master, that
this change had followed from the introduction of
more stringent regulations in the. internal •manage-
ment of the house. The inmates were for-
merly allowed to go out on Sunday mornings.
But as it was found that sonic of them were in the
habit of abstracting various articles on those occasions,
an order was passed by the guardians, prohibiting
all the paupers under sixty years of age from
leaving the house on any occasion without
special leave. It further appeared that although the
friends of the inmates might see them once a week,
they were forbidden bringing them tea and sugar ;
although this latter order was not strictly enforced.
The MAGISTRATE said that whatever might be the
nature of the regulations observed in the workhouse,
insubordination and violence should be suppressed.
The defendant Palissier was sentenced to one month's
imprisonment ; and the other defendant discharged
in consequence of her general good character.

not easily be changed. If it had been the
prisoner's intention to put these notes into
circulation, they would rather have had them en-
graved for 101. or for 51., than fv- 5001. If they had
had any guilty intention, would they have gone open) y
to Collins to give the order, or would they have sut-
fered without remonstrance or objection that the exe-
cution of the order should be transferred to Mr. Ash ;
or would they have left these notes and the plate openly
on their desk in their warehouse, a place open to all
the world—open to the officer, and where the officer
had found them ? He therefore put it to the Jury
that there was no proof of guilty intention, and that
in the absence of such, it was their duty to acquit the
prisoners.
Mr. BALLANTINE, for the prisoner Campbell, con-
tended that he had throughout acted under the autho-
rity of his master. He had never had possession of
these notes ; he had never purchased them. If there
was a guilty, possession at all, which he denied,
it was the possession of the master. If there was
a guilty purchase at all, which he denied,
it was the purchase of the master. Campbell had
throughout acted without any guilty intention. lle
had merely acted as the servant of Bannister through-
out these transactions, and he confidently trusted that
the Jury would acquit him of this charge.
Both prisoners received excellent characters, from 11
several witnesses.

Mr. Justice Mamma, in summing up, told the Jury
that the first question they would have to consider
was, whether the prisoners had the bank notes laid in
the indictment in their possession. If they were not
satisfied on that point, it would be their duty to acquit
the prisoners; if they were satisfied on that point,then
they would have further to consider whether they had
any lawful excuse " for such possession. With
regard to the first point it appeared to him that the
evidence of Collins was not conclusive, either one way
or the other, as to the acceptance of the possession by
the prisoners; and there was nothing in Roe's evi-
dence to show that the notes had been touched either
by Bannister or Campbell, after they had been left on
the desk by Collins. With regard to Campbell's
being the servant to Bannister, that would be no ex-
cuse for his obeying his master's unlawful commands.
With regard to the second question, it appeared
to him, that if a prisoner could produce on the minds
of the Jury the impression that he had some lawful
excuse that would be sufficient to entitle him to his
acquittal, without his proving any specific lawful ex-
cuse, and if they were intended to be given to haw-
kers to exhibit, not as bank notes, but as imitations of
bank notes, then he thought that such a person could
not be said to have them without lawful excuse.

The Foreman of the Jury wished to know from
Mr. Freeman whether the figures on a 5001.-note
were of the same, description as those on the notes
which were the subject of this indictment.
Mr. Freeman—The figures in a genuine note are
larger.
The Jury, without retiring from the box, acquitted
both the prisoners.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL proposed that the trial
of the prisoners on the remaining indictments should
be postponed, in order that the prosecutors might
have an opportunity of considering whether they
would press them.

After a few words from Mr. Bodkin, the applica-
tion was acceded to.

NEW COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)
At the sitting of the Court to-day, several prisoners,
upon whom judgment:had been respited, were brought
up to receive sentence. Among them were John Olzen,
Margaret Dudman, and Ann Clark, who were con-
victed on a former day of stealing at different times
copper coins, the property of Wm.'Monks, a baker,
the master of the male prisoner. From the evidence
given it appeared that the female prisoners were in
the habit-of going to the prosecutor's shop, when the
male prisoner handed them over the money.
The COMMON SERGEANT thought the, case one of
clear conspiracy, in which Olzen, as a servant, was
the most guilty party.. He should, therefore, sentence
the male prisoner to seven years' transportation, and
the two females to two months' imprisonment.
COMMUTATION 05' SENTENCE.— Carter, who yester-
day pleaded guilty to two indictments, and was sen-
tenced upon each to seven years' transportation, was
this morning again placed at the bar, the Learned
Judge stating that, upon reconsideration of his case,
he had determined to commute his sentence to ten
years transportation on one of the indictments only.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
A man named Thompson, who is well known to the
police, was placed at the bar, charged with having in
his possession a quantity of soap, of which he could
give no account.
A gentleman residing in Lincoln's Inn here stepped
forward, and said that two or three months ago he
found the prisoner in his chambers, and gave him into
custody on a charge of breaking into the house. As he
(witness) was obliged to leave town on the day the pri-
soner was brought up, he was discharged, not being
identified. Hearing that he was in custody this
morning, he came up to prefer the charge against
him.—The prisoner was remanded on both charges.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)
Henry Baylis and John Wriggleswade, young men
of respectable appearance, were placed at the bar, the
former charged on suspicion of stealing five silver
tea-spoons, the property of his master, Mr. William
Martin, the proprietor of the Running Horse
Tavern, in Duke-street, Grosvenor-square, and
the latter with receiving a part of the stolen
property. It appeared that Baylis had been
in the service of of the prosecutor for upwards of two
years, and had conducted himself with so much pro-
priety that the fullest reliance was placed in his in-
tegrity. The other prisoner was in the habit of using
the house as a customer. About eight o'clock last
night he went to' the shop of Mr. Keysen, of
Tottenham Court-road, watchmakers, and offered
for sale a silver tea spoon, which had evidently been
purposely broken into pieces. Mr. Keyser suspecting
that it had been stolen, closely interrogated the pri-
soner as to how he became possessed of it, and at
length he confessed that he had received it from
Baylis, who, he said, had directed him to sell it
for whatever he could get for it. On this, Mr.
Keyser directly called in the police and gave him into
custody, and on the spoon being shown to the prose-
cutor, he immediately identified it as being his pro-
perty, and one of a dozen in use in the business, and
on looking over his plate, missed four other fellow
spoons, upon which Baylis was also given into custody.
The prisoners were both committed.

QUEEN-SQUARE:.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Burrell, the Sitting Magistrate, was engaged
for a considerable time this day, in adjudging upon
several warrants got out by-the police, against the
drivers and conductors of the Chelsea omnibuses.

It appeared from the evidence adduced, that there
are two omnibus companies from Chelsea to different
parts of the City, and that considerable rivalship
exists between them, which is generally shown by
racing, in a reckless manner, along the streets, one
party very frequently waiting over time, till the other
would be ready to start.
Mr. BURRELL said the police hai received strict
orders to look after any irregularities of this nature,
and whenever such were brought before him, he
thought his duty to the public was best shown by sub-
jecting the parties to a fine, more or less, as the case
might be aggravated or not.
The different parties were then fined in sums rang-
ing from ss. upwards.

CLERKEN WELL.—(THIS DAY.)
Thomas Squeers, a boy, aged eleven, was charged
with firing squibs and a miniature cannon in the
street. The offence was proved, and
Mr. GREENWOOD said it was very painful to him
to be obliged to punish innocent little boys for letting
off squibs, when those who sold them the squibs
escaped with impunity. He knew nit what
directions the police had from the Commis-
sioners, but he would direct the Inspectors in
each of the, Divisions to institute proceedings against
each of thoSe shopkeepers who, sold those squibs and
crackers' to little boys. Let the Act of Parliament be
rigorouily enforced against them. A person could
not walk along the street without being alarmed,
perhaps blinded, by these squibs, which little boys
perhaps robbed their masters or parents to purchase.
—The boy was locked up.

THE 'METROPOLITAN NEW PUB-
LICANS' PROTECTION SOCIETY.
The eighth annual general meeting of the Mem-
bers of the Metropolitan New Publicans' Protection
Society, and other parties connected with the beer
trade, was held yesterday-at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-
street, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the
proceedings of the Committee during the past year,
the Account of the Receipts and Expenditure, to re-
ceive the proposition of the Committee as to the sum
I to be appropriated among those widows of deceased
beer-sellers, members of the Satiety, who had applied
for the same since the last annual general meeting, to
elect officers for the year ensuing, andon other general
business.
Mr. LINDSAY, the Treasurer, was unanimously
called to the chair. He was happy to state that the
affairs of the Society were going on most prosperously,
and feeling convinced that the Report would be most
gratifying to the meeting, he would not detain them
from the satisfaction of hearing it by any observations
of his, but would at once call upon the Secretary to
read it.
Mr. Bishop, the Secretary, then proceeded to read
the Report of the Committee, which, after referring
to the exertions of the Society in former years, and
the difficulties and vexations to which the beer •sellers
of England had been subjected, most of which had
been remedied by the exertions and perseverance of
the Society, proceeded as follows : -
"In the past year the important question as to
whether the successor of a beer-seller can obtain a
licence to carry on the business in premises rated in
the name of the previous occupier, had again been
raised, notwithstanding that in several instances last
year the Excise Commissioners decided that in all
such cases the required license should be granted. In
the later instances, some few Supervisors of Excise,
not having been furnished w ith a general order on the
subject, have taken their own view of the construction
of the law, and have refused the license. In these
cases it is the practice of your Committee to direct
your Secretary to memorialise the Commissioners of
Excise on the subject ; and your Committee have the
pleasure to say, that in no instance in which a memo-
rial has been so presented have the Commissioners ob-
jected to grant the license.
"Other questions of importance to the trade"have
also come under the notice of and been disposed of by
the Committee, and they are here noticed for the
reason that they involve points which are most im-
portant to beer retailers. The first is, that the pro-
perty of lodgers or inmates may be detained by the
beer retailer, as a hostage for money due from the
lodger to the beer-retailer. The knowledge of this
may be useful in cases where otherwise the beer-

seller might suffer by lodgers getting into his debt,
and then leaving without settling their accounts.
"Again : attempts have been made by the police in
several situations to prevent beer-sellers who sold
coffee, tea, or other articles, from opening their shops
at all on Sunday morning ; their plea for so doing
being that no person having an Excise beer license is
entitled to have his house open before one o'clock, on
any Sunday, Good Friday, or Christmas Day.
' As regards the sale of beer, or having any beer
drawn or drunk on the premises during any part of
Sunday morning, this position is perfectly correct,
the law on this point is plain and distinct ; nor is it
the wish of your Committee to interfere with its
being carried into effect; but the present question in-
volves another, which cannot properly be included
in, and determined by the law, which was only in-
tended to apply to beer-houses, and regulated the sale
of beer; many a beer-seller, from a laudable intention
of providing for his family, has had recourse to some
other means of subsistence, such as keeping a cook's
shop, a coffee-house, selling fruit or vegetables, or
other luxuries or necessaries of life. Now, in the
present state of society, to be deprived of doing as all
others, vending the same articles, or carrying on the
same trade, is a manifest injustice, and it is the very
injustice that your Committee have the pleasure to say
they have succeeded in putting a stop to--where a beer-
seller was thus carrying on a second or auxiliary
calling, and in pursuance of that calling opened his
door for the admission of his customers on a Sunday
morning, the police stepped in and laid an informa-
tion, contending that the law which affected his beer-
trade, equally applied to any other pursuit in which
the beer-seller was engaged. Having on a former
'occasion taken the opinion of counsel upon this very
point, and being in possession of the opinion of an
eminent lawyer, now a distinguished Member of the
House of Lords, that no offence was committed unless
beer was sold or drunk, inasmuch as the offence con-
templated by the Act was, not having the house open,
but having it open for the sale of beer, your Com-
mittee directed the Solicitor to contest this point;
and, after several hearings, in every one of which he
was ultimately successful, the question was decided in
favour of the views entertained by your Committee,
and the point is now established that a beer- seller,
having any other articles for sale, may if he secure his
beer-engine, so as to afford evidence that he cannot sell
beer without unfastening his engine, open his house and
sell either cooked food, coffee, vegetables, fruit, or any
other article in .vhich he may deal at any time, as
others by law or custom may carry on the same trade,
or sell the same kind of articles. This decision is
peculiarly important and applicable to all persons hav-
ing a beer license; and, in addition thereto, keeping
oyster, or alamode beef, or refreshment rooms in the
neighbourhood of theatres, coffee-houses near public
markets, cook-shops in populous situations, or lodging-
houses near the water side or in public places, as by
this decision they may keep open their premises to
a later or earlier hour (having at the proper time shut
up or secured their beer-engine) than they could
otherwise do.

" The other point in dispute, but now also satisfac-
torily settled, has reference to lodgers in beer-houses
and relatives of the beer-seller. Strictly speaking,
the beer-houses should be closed at the hours
during which beer is prohibited by law to be
sold, and no beer can then be sold or drunk
therein without offending against the beer laws ;
such is unquestionably the letter of the law, but
as in all cases the construction of a law admits of
a liberal as well as a literal interpretation, your Com-
mittee considered it was not too much to assume that
the law never intended to deprive lodgers from having
what beer might be necessary for them, either for
meals or refreshment, they being in fact at home ; nor
did your Committee suppose, for a similar reasoning,
that if a relative or personal friend of the beer-seller
happened to be with him at any time, the beer-seller
dare not present him or them with a glass of beer, or
enjoy any needful refreshment. Following up these
opinions, your Committee was anxious that the Soli-
citor should have this point settled; this has been
done ; and the able manner in which Mr. Ashley has,
in every case, maintained the views taken by the
Committee, and succeeded in establishing those views
as a rule or precedent, is equally creditable to that
gentleman's talent and judgment as the result is impor-
tant to the entire body of beer-sellers. The rule may now
be defined as leaving the beer-seller and his lodger
and relatives at liberty to act reasonably in their own
peculiar situations, but does not extend to such a lati-
tude as to permit the usual business-rooms of the beer-
seller to be occupied even by lodgers or relatives, for
the purpose of enjoying themselves with beer at such
hours as by the law the beer-house ought to be closed."
The Report then went on to state that, in the course
of the past year, the Surrey Theatre had been en-
gaged by the Committee for the purpose of benefiting
the Pension Fund of the Society, but the attempt did
not prove successful ; it also stated that the usual
steam-boat excursion had realized a very handsome
balance after the payment of all expenses, and that the
anniversary dinner had been equally successful. The
Report then stated that, though it could not be done
at present, the Committee hoped the time was
not far distant when the Society would be
enabled to give permanent assistance to their aged
supporters ; in the interim, however, it could hold out
a helping hand to the widows and orphans of those
who had supported it, and in concluding their Report
the Committee expressed a hope that all persons con-
nected with, or carrying on the trade of brewers, or
beer-sellers, would feel it to be their duty to join in
the support of a Society which had achieved so much
for the trade.

The SECRETARY then read the statement of the re-
ceipts and expenditure of the Society for the last
year, from which it appeared that the amount of cash
invested, added to the value of the previous year,
was 5331. 14s. 3d.; and that of that amount 3741.
12s. 3d. was set apart for the Pension Fund, leaving
a balance of 1591. 2s. 2d. applicable for the general
purposes of the Society.
On the motion of Mr. HUSSEY, seconded by Mr.
lasx, the Report and Account of the Receipts and
Expenditure were unanimously agreed to amid much
cheering.
Mr. PROSSER moved "That the sum of 3741. hav-
ing been stated by the Auditors' Report to be the
amount in hand on account of the Pension Fund, the
sum of 401. be appropriated, agreeably to the resolu-
tion of the last annual meeting, among the widows of
deceased beer-sellers eligible to partake of the same."

—(Cheers.) He was hippy to say that the prevent
was the second occasion on which the Society had had
to perform that gratifying duty, and he trusted he
should live to see many such performances, but on a
more extended stage.—(Cheers.)
Mr. STALWOOD had great pleasure in seconding the
proposition. The widows it proposed to relieve were
all well known by him, and he could assure the meet-
ing that they were all members well deserving of the
benefits of the Society.
The resolution having been carried without a dis-
sentient voice,
The CHAIRMAN, efore presenting the • sums to the
four widow ladies declared to be entitled, begged to

assure the meeting that it was the highest
tion to him tO be called upon to perform so pleasant a
duty, as that of giving to those who needed it; but
that gratification, though 'ilpt.exceeded; was at least
equalled, by seeing the:;.%aiety;:iii. dr-condition amply
to afford it.--(Cheers.)." lie had advanced his -capital

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
_

TIMES.—To return to the subject of the loan to
the United States Bank by Messrs. Denison and Co.,
with deposit of State Stocks as collateral security, it
may be useful to reprint the trust deed executed on
that occasion, on behalf of the bondholders. It is as
follows :

"Whereas the President, Directors, and Company
of the Bank of the United States, by a power of at-
torney, duly executed under the seal of the said Bank,
and dated Philadelphia, August 23, 1839 (a duplicate
of which is deposited with the undermentioned trus-
tees), have appointed Samuel Jaudon, late of Phila-
delphia, but now resident in London, their lawful at-
torney, with full power to deposit and hypothecate all
State Stocks and other securities in his possession to
them belonging, and to raise a loan or loans thereon
for the use of the said Bank ; now, therefore, in virtue
of the said power, I, the said Samuel Jaudon, do
hereby deposit and hypothecate in the hands of Messrs.
Denison and Co., of London, the following State
Stocks, viz. :-
617 certificates of Pensylvania 5 per cent Dollars.
stock
300 bonds Michigan 6 per cent. stock
444 bonds of Mississippi 5 per cent. stock 888,000

Amounting altogether t 0... 4,450,000
" The above-mentioned stocks to be held by them in
trust for securing. the due re-payment of a loan of
800,0001., to be raised upon notes of the said bank, to be
dated at London, the 14th day of October, 1839, and par-
ticularised as follows, viz.:—

Notes. £ £
1 to 100-100 notes of 500 each = 50,000
101 to 200-100 notes of 1,000 each = 100,000

201 to 325-125 notes of 2,000 each = 250,000

: . 400,0001.,

•
due Aprills,lB4l.
326 to 425-100 notes of 500 ench = 50,000

426 to 525-100 notes of 1,000 each = 100,000
526 to 650-125 notes of 2,000 each = 250,000

400,000/.,
due April 15, 1842.
" And we, the said Denison and Co., trustees as
aforesaid, do hereby acknowledge the receipt of tile
said State stocks, and do engage to hold them as se-
curity for the due payment of the said notes ; and it is
hereby agreed between the said trustees, acting for
the holders of the said notes, and the said Samuel
Jaudon, attorney, as aforesaid, that in the case of any
default in the due payment of the said notes, or any of
them, the said trustees shall be at liberty to sell or
otherwise dispose of the said State stocks, or any part
thereof, as to them may seem expedient, and apply
the proceeds to the payment of the said notes, or such
of them as shall remain unpaid, the Bank of the
United States alone remaining liable for any defi-
ciency that may occur. And further, that at any
time previous to the maturity of the said notes, the
said trustees, if so requested by the said bank, shall
sell the said State stocks, or any part thereof, and ap-
ply the proceeds to the purchase of the said notes, it'
at or under par, or, if above par, to the liquidation of
such notes as they may draw by lot from the whole
number first maturing to an amount of not less at
any one time than 20,000/. ; and the interest upon the
notes so drawn shall cease one month after notice is
given in the London Gazette of the numbers of notes
which have been so drawn to be paid off. In w itness
whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals,
this 12th day of October, 1839.
" S. JAUDON, Attorney.
" DENISON and CO.',

By this document it will be seen that the deposit
is intended to cover 800,0001., or two loans of
400,0001. each, of which the United States Bank
can pay no portion, and the bonds deposited as se-
curity having ceased to pay interest, neither prin-
cipal nor interest on the bank bonds or debentures
are forthcoming to the subscribers. The disposition
of the security is therefore the remaining question
between them and the contractors. A correspon-
dent has suggested, that Messrs. Denison and Co.
should convene a meeting of the holders of the
debentures, and take the opinion of the majority as
to the future mode of proceeding, which appears
reasonable enough, and not unworthy of considera-
tion even with a view to their own protection. They
do not intend, of course, either to adopt the debt, or
take upon themselves the responsibility of the mode
of realising the security, and would probably he
glad to wash their hands of th-. whole affair. It
would be useless now to discuss the prudence of the
original contract, in favour of which there is very
little to be said, but they are certainly bound by every
consideration to use their best exertions on behalf of
the bondholders who supported them in it, and to
treat all their applications to them with.the utmost
respect and courtesy.
The improvement of the communications between
t
China and Bombay is . one that should occupy h.
attention of the East India and China Association,
and of the merchants trading with that part of the
world. The last mail from China was 120 days, and
that now expected to arrive cannot be much less,' yet
it has been done, as was stated the other day' through
the employment of a steam-vessel, in
-3 day s, and an
i
sailing-vessel it was
instance occurred in the beginning
sainiisn ofthe present
year in which by employing a l
accomplished in 87 days, and such vessels are gene-
rally to be had, if steamers are not. It is to be hoped,
seeing the general anxiety on the subject, that the
Government . or the East India Company will avail
thetnselves of the-mail of the
4th. oPNoyotriber to send

in the beer-trade when everything was dark and out instructions for a steady and improved anode of
dreary around—at a time when they were torn out of unimunication between India and China. •
their houses and business, by those pests of cciety, HERALD.---During the progress of thea-ililligo 7\4:
the common informers—men who had everything to • sale, which closed yesterday, the perchasea op ac-
gain and nothing to lose, and who cared not what count of the home trade were far more extensive then
they did or said so long as they could obtain their had been anticipated, and from the late period of the - '4!-*;
own ends.—(Cheers.) These locusts, however, were year at which the sale terminated would appear to in-
not all they had to get rid of. The Legislature was dicate an improvement in the business of the inanu-11,"'..
against them for years, but at last they found I facturing districts. - The total quantity thus disposecle
members of that bedy who manfully supported their of amounts to upwards of 2,000 chests, including a
cause, and among them he was proud to say was the portion of the lots bought in during-its progress,
. -at,:_f_Lje
great hero of the day, the Duke of Wellington an advance on the average of 6d. per lb. upon the it."
(Cheers.) Hope, then, shined upon them;• they ob- prices paid in July. The exporters, and especially
tamed a little, then more, until at last they stood in the French, have also bought extensively, and it is
their present proud position.—(Cheers.) For that considered that had the importers been more mede-
position they were in a great measure indebted to rate in their demands consequent upon the late ad-
their present able Secretary, Mr:Bishop—(Cheers)— vices from India, the whole of the large quantity about
a man for whose exertions in their cause they never to be offered would have been taken off. Besides this
could do enough.—(Cheers.) He must confess that indication of a revival in the home trade, it may be
at first he distrusted him, but that distrust was soon noticed that the accounts of the wool market are
changed into the most unbounded confidence by the equally satisfactory, and recent intelligence from
zeal, ability, perseverance, and integrity, displayed by Yorkshire states the stocks there to be very materially
Mr. Bishop.—(Cheers.) While he expressed his reduced, and the demand for yarn to:be, extremelysatisfaction at the prosperity of the Society, he could steady, the holders being firm in their.prices, though
not but state the great disappointment he felt at the the quantity shipped this year has not been so large
apathy and lukewarmness of the brewers ; the truth as it was in 1841. Meanwhile the honCe den and has
was, those who ought to do the most did considerably increased, particularly for lower qua-
the least.—(Loud cheers.) Instead of the chair lities of goods.
being filled by so humble an individual as himself, it POST. —A gloom was spread over the City by
ought to have been occupied by such men as the the announcement of another extensive failure in the
Thornes, the Matins, and the Tubs.—(Cheers.) He corn-trade. Messrs. Hunter and Coventry, factors of
could assure the meeting, although he had given up high respectability, have been obliged, in consequence
the business, the Society had not a greater admirer or of the heavy drafts passed upon them against con-
truer friend than himself--(Cheers)—and its welfare, signments, and the depression of the market caused by
and that of the trade was, and would be, his constant the abundance of our native crops this season, to sus-
study and delight.—(Cheers.) He hoped that the pend their payments. The liabilities of Messrs.
bounty which the Society extended to the widows to- Hunter and Coventry are understood to reach, if not
day would act as a stimulus to other members of the to exceed, 120,0001.; but as their means are ample, it
trade to join the Society, because it must be remem- is hoped that the inconvenience of which their sus-
bered that death was uncertain and the smiles of for- pension must be the immediate cause will prove but
tune fickle.—(Cheers.) The worthy Chairman then temporary. The fact seems to be, that their avail-
in a most feeling manner, presented Mrs. Matthews, able property is, for the moment, all locked -up in gra-
of Marsham-street, Westminster ; Mrs. Hill, of the naries, owing to the impracticable state, of the trade.
Jolly Gardeners, Putney; Mrs. Davis, of Little Messrs. Hunter and Coventry were members of the
George-street, Chelsea ; • and Mrs. Maynard, of Union- Society of Friends, and Mr. Coventry is •se still, but
street, Pimlico, with 101. each, for which they expressed the senior partner of the firm, Mr. hunter, has been
their grateful thanks. Having performed this pleasing some years 'deceased. This failure has, it appears,
duty, the Chairman said he trusted the time was not far been in no degree brought on by speculation, as was
distant when the Society would have almshouses for the case with some other houses in the same line of
the reception of decayed members and widows. He had business which have given way.
heard before he took the chair that several gentlemen The event has called forth very general expressions
had regretted it had not been in their power to hand of regret on the part of the commercial body.
in their subscriptions, because the collector had not SUN.—The high rates obtained for English Stock
called upon them; he hoped he should never hear now check thedispositiontospeculateforfuturedelivery,
again of a beer-seller being backward on such an ac- notwithstanding the great abundance of unemployed
count; he trusted that in future every one of them capital. The consequence is that time bargains in
would be their own collectors.—(Cheers.) • Consols are now effected upon precisely the same
Mr. Brsnor, the Secretary, observed that two terms as those for immediate transfer, the closing
other widows had applied to be recipients of the quotations this afternoon being a3l to 934. Exche-
bounty of the Society, but their cases must necessarily quer Bills were firm at .57 to 59 prem. ' and India
be left for consideration till next year. Bonds were at 48 to 50 premium. Bank Stock was
Mr. KINNERSLEY felt highly delighted at the pros- worth 1664 to 16.54, and India Stock 254, the latter
perous condition of the Society enabling them to con- being an advance of 1 per cent. The New Three-
fer benefits on those who stood in need of them, not- and-a-Half per Cents. were 1014 to 102 and the
withstanding the drawbacks it had had to contend Three per Cents 924 to 934. ,
with; in almost every session they had been dragged Generally there is not much doing in the Foreign
before Parliament, and yet they had funds at the pre- Market, if we except Spanish Bonds, which appear
sent moment to the extent of nearly 500/. He trusted at present to have taken the place, as a jobbing in-
that all who were connected with the trade would vestment, occupied very recently by Portuguese Stock.
join them, for, if they had no other object in view than The latest quotations to-day, however, were not quite
benefiting the widows of their members, the task was equal to those paid in the morning, being for the
praiseworthy, and called upon all to support them. Active 171 to 174, and for the Three per Cents. 211
There was not one among them who could tell how to 214. Portuguese New Bonds were -dull at 371,
soon their widows might stand in need of the bounty and the Three per Cents. at 221. The Converted rea-
of the Society.—(Cheers,) Added to this it must be lised 32 to 324. Mexican Stock looked better, as the
remembered that the trade had been surrounded with quotation was 324 to 321; and Colombian was at 204
difficulties, and it was impossible to say how soon to 21 ; Chilian brought 834, and Brazilian 644.
they might be beset with them again.—(Cheers.) He Dutch Five per Cents. were 1004 to 1004.
was sure if gentlemen would only bestir themselves The Railway Shares supported the improvement
they would shortly place the Society in a position as of the morning, though with no increase,of activity.
high and as beneficial as any other in the metropolis. The bargains this afternoon comprised Birmingham Mr. Bishop was re-elected Secretary amid general and Derby at 584 dis.; Eastern Counties Debentures
acclamation, on the motion of Mr. STALWOOD, se- at 14 to 14 prem.; Edinburgh and Glasgow at 3 dis.
conded by Mr. CoeviN. the New at 4 dis.; the Brighton Loan Notes at 4
Mr. &snot., in returning thanks, trusted that his prem. ; the' Greenwich at n dis.; the Northern and
conduct during the next year would insure a similar t astern at 84 die. ; and the York and North Midland
result at the he'd general meeting. at 40 prem.
Nine gentlemen were then elected to complete the The stoppage of Messrs. Hunter and Coventry in
Committee, in the room of those who went out by ro- the corn-trade was spoken of on 'Change this after-
tation.
noon, and their liabilities are said to be very large.
Mr. Harris, of the Cambridge-road, was unani- This is a Quaker house, and it is inferred that unless
mously elected Auditor for the year ensuing. the produce held by the firm can be realised at fair
Messrs. Charles Bishop, Boyce, and Colville were rates, an eminent discount firm intimately connected
appointed collectors; and a vote of thanks having with the Friends will upon this, as upon former occa-
been carried to the late Committee and the Chairman sions recently, sustain their share of, the- loss. The
the meeting separated. derangement in the corn trade generally is sufficient
to account for the untoward event.

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PROVINCIAL STATES of PRUSSIA.
The Prussian States Gazette, of the 19th inst.,
publishes the following account of the opening of the
Session of the Committees of the Provincial States :
All the members of the Committees of the Provin-
cial States having arrived at Berlin on the 17th, the
solemn opening of the Session took place on the 18th
in the Hall of the Palace allocated by the King fur
that purpoSe. As soon as the members of the As-
sembly had taken their places, a deputation composed
of several members waited on the Ministers of State
to apprise them that the members had assembled at
the Palace. Count Arnim, Minister of the Interior,
then proceeded to the l'alace, and opened the Session
with the following speech :
" Princes and Gentlemen—His. Majesty has ap-
pointed me to open the Session of the Committees of
the States, conformably to the Cabinet order of the
19th of August last. Two years have'elapsed since
you assembled round the throne at the King's invita-
tion, to renew solemnly, in the venerated capital ofan-
cient Prussia, and in this same place, the bonds of the
King's love, and of the unalterable fidelity of his
subjects. You have responded to this appeal joyfully,
and there is no one amongst us who has not preserved
the most lively recollection of those days when the
legitimate Sovereign addressed his faithful people,
and united them by the indissoluble bonds of love and
of respect. He has at present again summoned the
representatives of the provinces, and they have again
cheerfully assembled round the steps of the Throne.
The unanimity with which Prussia, at the moment of
taking the oath of allegiance, repeated to its King
the sacramental affirmative, which had a long echo,
and which was heard in the most remote provinces
of the kingdom—that unanimity which, with the
Divine assistance, has so materially, contributed t 9 the
maintenance of peace—that same unity forms the
element of your present meeting. The• provinces of
Prussia are united in their love for the King whenever
it may be necessary to protect the national independ-
ence. The King confidently expects that the same una-
nimity will attend the deliberations of this assembly at a
time when his sagacious will, through pure Royal grace,
has carried into effect this important complement of the
institution of the States by assembling the several
councils. On those points where the opinions of the
provincial States are divided, the Session of the Com-
mittees will unite and conciliate them ' Whenever it
shall be necessary to determine whit are the wants of
the country the Committee will point them oat.
Whenever it may be necessary for the King's Govern-
ment to consult the States on questions of administra-
tion by means of an organ, the Committee shall be
the medium. No doubt different opinions will be
displayed in this assembly, and they will no doubt be
debated with force and conviction, and the general
good requires that it should be so. But whenever
such a difference of opinion arises, this fraternal con-
test should be conducted with a view to the general
welfare of Prussia, which is common to all, and with
a recollection that we are assembled here as members
of the same body politic, as faithful subjects
of the same King. On this the first day
...lef
e
your assembling, the King's will has, fromwith
height of the throne, offered. you, .
b
full
liberty, a gift of the most noble conrfikcaleilie as the most
confidence.. For that
reason, this day will be ever remarkable
glorious of the reign of Frederick William IV. It
will likewise be remarked in the annals of Prussia as
one of the most haplt will be a day of joyous
..
recollection for the king who has given. it to us, and
it will afford a flattering pledge to those who, by the
confidence of the King and that of their provinces,
have been for the first time invited to assemble round
h;m. We have a sure guarantee of this in the tried
zeal with which you '.ill devote your Self to the ac-
complishment of your commission as faithful and
conscientious subjects, in the sacrifice of your private
interests whenever the public good' shall require it,
resolutions.
NZ. aesa
Feldan d biys
opened
eunanimity
—ornf
you—may
ir es
t rby o
your hl
and the Divine benediction produce happy fruits:' the Prince of Solms, as Marshal of the Commit-
tees, replied in suitable terms, the Chamber resounded
with cries of " Long live the King.".
2Trhedeufaroossteimonmthabolyf,
bt bee
Ina
id adjournedbefo before
e theiruntil
c
otnhseid2eration are
taxation, and the construcitil
capital to each of the provinces. rae,irroadsfir.st questions to

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HOLESALE AND RETAIL PROVISION TRADE.—
Ile effect of the new tariff, hitherto but partially felt
in the metropolis, is beginning to become more and
more manifest, as importation increases. It is gene-
rally considered amongst wholesale-dealers in provi-
sions that the imArtation of ]ive stock from the con-
tinent (oxen being the only kind to be had in any
quantity) is not so good a speculation as bringing over
cured provisions. The animals are invariably small,
and for the most part so low in condition, that they
require a month's fattening before they are in a tit
state for the English market. There have been seve-
ral large arrivals of American hams, bacon, and pork,
during the past week. The hams and bacon are well
cured, and of tolerably good flavour ; the former is re-
tailed at 5d., and the latter at 4d. or 4fd. per lb.
Prime bacon and pork of home produce will always
find purchasers; but there is no doubt that a fall of
one-third in the price of -salt provisions will be the
ultimate result of the tariff, when in full operation.—
Adrei-tiscr.
The appointment of chief constable of 111a4eilter
has ben conferred upon. Curt.
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