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The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-28

OYAI, POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION
LW; The DAILY PUBLIC LECTURES delivered by Dr.
Ryan, Professor Bachhoffner, and the other Lecturers, are
varied and extended to all the most recent DISCOVERIES
in ART and SCIENCE, and arc familiarly illustrated by
means of the bust MODELS, APPARATUS, and DIA-
GRAMS, including the COLOSSAL ELECTRICAL MA-
CHINE. Dr. Lardner's Working and Sectional MODELS
of the STEAM •EN GINE, &c. Sze. The subject of the Daily
Lectiires (for each week) is suspended in the Hall, and the
hours at which they.are delivered are Twelve, Two, and Three
o'elock in the Day, and at Eight o'clock in the Evenings.
On Saturday. at. Two o'clock, the Lecture will be on the
STRUCTURE and FUNGI lONS of the EYE, by Dr. Ra-
leigh Baxter. The extensive Exhibition is open Mornings
and Evenings, except. Saturday Evenings.—Admission, Is.
Schools, half-price.

','TEAM to and from CALCUTTA, MADRAS,
L CEYLON, and ENGLAND, via EGYPT—for Pas-
sengers and Goods. The PENINSULAR and ORIENTAL
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steam-ship,
GREAT LIVERPOOL, will start from SOUTHAMPTON
on the Ist of February next, and Passengers will be booked by
her through to Ceylon, Madras, and Calcutta, to be conveyed
from Suez in the Company's Steam-ship HINDOSTAN,
which will start from Suez as soon as the Passengers shall
have arrived there. Light Goods, Packages, and Parcels,
may be forwarded by this conveyance with certainty and at
moderate rates. To secure passages, and forward goads and
parcels, apply at the Company's Offices, 51, St. Mary-Axe ;
and information may also be obtained at 44, Regent-street,
Piccadilly ; of Earle Langston, Manchester ; and W. and E.
C. Came, Falmouth.

MANCHESTER.—OLD SPREAD EAGLE HOTEL,
HANGING DITCH.
(BACK ENTRANCE FROM CANNON-STREET.)
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hiansfotatrens hA •
Clo4' *All COMMERCIAL 4
entered upon the above newly built, spacious, elegant, and con-
venient premises, lately occupied by Mrs. Ho!den, formerly of
the Thatched House Tavern, and trusts, from the liberal system
he intends to adhere to in catering for the taste and comfort of
th f public, to receive a fair share of support. The Wines,
Spirits, and Cigars, have been selected with the greatest care,
and will be found of first-rate quality. London Porter, Burton
Ales, &c. Capital Stabling aril Coach-house.
ROBIN HOOD HOTEL AND COMMERCIAL INN,
CASTLEGATE, YORK .
T HOLIDAY, in retiring from the above busi-
CP • ness, on account of other engagements, embraces this
opportunity of gratefully acknowledging to his Commercial,
Professional, and other I. riends, the obligation he feels for the
kind and very liberal patronage and support with which they
have honoured him during his occupancy of the Robin Hood—
a patronage which has placed that house, as a Commercial and
Assize Hotel, amongst the first in the city.
J. H. has great pleasure in recommending as his successor
Mr. DANIEL ADDISON ; and can confidently assure' his
Friends and the Public that nothing will be wanting on the
part of Mr. and Mrs. Addison to merit a continuance of their
favours.
London, England, 1842-11-28

NEW CHINA SUN,

WITH A

MAP OF CHINA.

ON WEDNESDAY NEXT, _THE 30th INST.
WILL BE PUBLISHED,

A NEW CHINA SUN,

CONTAINING
EVERYTHING INTERESTING
WITH RESPECT TO CHINA, AND
A DESCRIPTION OF THE
FIVE FREE TRADE PORTS OF
CANTON, AMOY, FOO-CH W-F 00,
NINGPO, AND SHANGHAE ;
TOGETHER WITH ALL THE GLORIOUS
AND IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE
LATE WAR IN THAT COUNTRY.

Orders received at the SUN-OFFICE, 112, Strana
and of all News-Agents.

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THE FUNDS-(C

'USING PRICES).
FUNDS.

BRITISH
Bank Stock 1721
3 per Cent. Red.
3 per Cent. Cons. 94i
si per Cent. Red 1004
New 31 per Cent... loli
New 5 per Cen'
Long Annuities to expire
Jan. 1860
Oct. 1859
Jan. 1360 l2i
FOREIG:

'lndia Stock .264 pm
Ditto Bonds ....... 52 pm
Ditto Old Annuities ...
Ditto New Annuities...
lEx. Bills, 1,000/....2d. 55 pm
Ditto 5001...... 56 pm
Ditto Small
Bank Stock for Acct. 174-
India Stock for Opg...
Consols for Opg.
i FUNDS.
Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Ditto, New Ditto
Prussian, 5 per cent.
Russian, 5 pei cent —
Ditto, Metallic ...... .
Spanish, 5 per cent l7/
Ditto, Deferred.... ..

Austrian, 5 per cent
Belgian, 5 per cent
Brazilian Bonds...
Buenos Ayres6 per cent 22}
6 per cent
'olombian,:6 per cent —
Ditto, 1824
Cuba Bonds, 6 per cent 79
Danish, 3 per dent
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent —
Mexican, 5 per cent 3O
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per et. 17i
SITA

French, 5 per cent. —f. —e.
Exchange —f —c
IFrench, 3 per cent —c.
Dutch, 23/4 per cent. 5.2i
Ditto, 5 per cent. .. 101

RES.
Lid)

Eastern Counties (23 ,
Ditto New ( paid)
Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ... ... 481
Ditto New Shares ( 5 paid) 5l
Great Western, (65 paid)
Ditto New Shares (50 paid)
Ditto Fifths ( 4 paid) . . 81
Hull and Selby (50 paid) 35
London and Brighton (50 paid) ...... 35/
London and Blackwall ( paid) ....... ••• 5*
London and Birmingham (90)
Ditto Quarter Shares (25 paid) 491
London and Greenwich Railway (12115 s 4dpd) 44
London and South Western (4116 s 10d pd) 601
Midland Counties Railway (100 paid)
Ditto Quarter Shares (15 paid) l6l
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
Ditto Scrip ( 5 paid) 9a
North Midland Railway (100)
Paris and Rouen (20 paid)
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 221
Ditto Scrip (20 paid)
York and North Midland (50 paid)

EXCHEQUER COURT-THIS DAY

THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THUREY.
This was a revenue case ; but, immediately after
the Jury had been sworn in, the Attorney-General
announced that an arrangement had been come to be-
tween counsellon both sides, to the effect that a ver-
dict for the sum of 900/. should be entered for the
Crown. This verdict was accordingly returned.
London, England, 1842-11-28

HAMBURGH MAIL.

NUREMBURG, Nov. 16.—We are able to commu-
nicate to our readers, on authority which may be de-
pended upon, the agreeable news that the conclusion
of the convention with Austria, relative to the Post-
office, is not the only advantage, for which Bavaria
will be indebted to the Government in the year 1842.
The example of Austria in reducing the postage of
letters will be imitated by us, and his Majesty's de-
cisionarsi,sontbngaudettohsm: subject will be published in a few days,
at all events before the meeting of the Assembly of
utct hhe leEkt Wethheaa
hear
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postageatnh ye parti-
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place. The works which have been published on the
new regulations of the English Post-office, are dili-
gently consulted by the Directors of our Post-office,
and some of them translated into German. A reduc-
tion of the postage seems to be absolutely necessary
to animate our internal communications.
HANOVER, Nov. 17.—His Majesty's health has
latterly been extremely good, and he has been out
hunting almost every day. Some days ago (on the
14th), his Majesty having gone out to hunt, but
returning in half an hour, the public erroneously con-
jectured that he bad returned on account of in-
disposition.
HAMBURGH BORSEN HALLE, Nov. 22:
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents.
Bank 5hare5................ ..........

.. _
Anglo-Russian Loan 10834 1t6%
Russian 5 per Cent., Ist series, Certificate 103%
Inscription, lat series lO3
Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th
Series —
Ditto in Certificates 9B
New 4 per Cent. (1840)
Dutch Actual Debt, '44 per
Cent. .....
Ditto 5 per Cont.
Polish Bonds... ....... •••••••••••••••••••••••••••. -
New Tickets —
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent. Bl 8,71
Spanish, New 5 per Cents. —
EXCHANGES ON LONDOIv.

HA M BURGH, Nov. 22.-13 9%, Two months ii 7%.
SrocusoLn, Nov. 15. Seventy-five days, 12 IS.
RIGA, Nov. 12. Three Months. 37%.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Bzumv, Nov. 21.
Money
St. Schuld Sch., 4 per cent. 144% 103%
Prussian English Bond-, 1830, 4 per cent. I' 2% bpi%
Exchange on London 6 245(
Prussian State Gazette Nov. 22.

Mrs. Fitzwilliam has relinquished her engagement
at the Haymarket Theatre, in consequence of the un-
favourable position in which she found her pieces
placed in the., performances of the evening, by order
(it is said) of one, who professes to have escaped from
undue tyranny at another establishment.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 213.
(Sittings in Banco after Term.)
THE QUEEN V. KENRICK AND ANOTHER.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of Saturday.)
Lord DENMAN said the matter was one of very
great importance, and that, therefore, the Court would
take time to consider its judgment.
London, England, 1842-11-28

DANIEL ADDISON

respectfully acquaints the Friends and Supporters of Mr. Holi-
day, and the Public generally, that he has entered the above
Hotel, where, by unremitting attention to the comfort and
wishes of his guests, moderate charges, and the very best of
providings, he hopes to prove himself worthy of a continuance of
that patronage and encouragement which havebeen so liberally
bestowed upon his predecessor.

SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW, 1842.
BENJAMIN EDGINGTON, 2, DUKE-
STREET, LONDON-BRIDGE, SOUTHWARK,
having received instructions to cover in the area for the Cattle
Show, respectfully informs the Public that the CANVASS
will be of a superior description, and it is intended to SELL the
WHOLE as SECOND-HAND, immediately after the Exhi-
bition. It is suitable for Rick Cloths, Waggon Cloths, and all
purposes where resistance to wet is required.
Address in full, Benjamin Edgington, 2, Duke-street,
Southwark.

13. E. will have a Stand, as usual, in the Cattle-yard, where
orders will be received.

A warehouse, 208, Piccadilly.
London, England, 1842-11-28

THE DECEMBER NUMBER OF

C OLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY
MAGAZINE AND HUMORIST,

EDITED BY THOMAS HOOD, ESQ., Contains,
More News f.-or.thina. By the Ed toe.
Tou' in Sev•-ch of the Picturesque. By Lamm Blanchard; Esq.
The Hot Water Cu-e.
The Five Incumbents. By the Author of " Peter Priggins."
No. 5. The Sub-Vicrr of Ditcbingly.
The Persian Bend;t. By the Hon. C. S. Savile.
Persons whom everybody has seen. By' Leman Blanchard, Esq.
Persons who joke at their own expenie—Persons who don't
know what to do.
S;hool Friendships..
Reminiscences of a Medical Student. No. 11. The Story of

a Genius. (Concluded. )
Phineas Quiddy ; or, Sheer Industry. By John Poole, Esq.,
Author of " Paul Pry."
Short Rides in an Author's Omnibus.
The Diary and Correspondence of Madame D'Arblay.
The Barnabys in America. By Mrs. Trollope.
Sonnet, &e. By the Editor.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
London, England, 1842-11-28

NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " PAUL PRY."
Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,
PHINEAS QUIDDY;
OR, SHEER INDUSTRY.
By JOHN POOLE, Esq.,
Author of " Paul Pry," " Little Pedlington," " The Comic
Sketch-Book," &c.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
London, England, 1842-11-28

DA VIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.

Last Twelve Nights of Mr. T. P. Cooke's Engagement, and
Final Arrangement of his Performing.
THIS EVENING, NOV. 28,
Mr. T. P. Ceoke will appear in the New Nautical Dram", en-
titled THE UNION JACK-; or, the SAILOR and the
SETTLER'S DAUGHTER. Mary, Mrs. R. Honner.
After which, ROBERT MACAIRE. Robert Macaire,
Mr. T. P. Cooke, the last time he will perform that character.
To conclude with ESTELLE DUMAS, supported by the
entire Company.
Places and private Boxes to be had of Mr. J. Kerschner, at
the Box-office, from eleven to four.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY.
crning 2 minutes after 10 1 Evening
London, England, 1842-11-28

THAMES-POLICE.

John Jones, the cook of • the: General Steam Navi-
gation Company's ship Neptune, which only arrived
from Hamburgh on Saturday morning, was brought
before Mr. Ballantine, by a tide-waiter, narned.Childs,
on a charge of being in possession of 40lbs. of contra-
band tobacco, which was found in a potatoe.locker be-
longing to the prisoner. • •
The officer said he wished to have the prisoner de-
tained until Monday, according to the provisions of
the Act of Parliament, in order that the solicitors of
Customs might prepare the necessary informations for
the 1001. penalty.
Mr. BALLANTINE put the usual question--" Have
you arrested and detained the prisoner and seized the
goods?" The tide-waiter said he had not; he was
not the seizing-officer. The discovery had been
made, and the prisoner arrested and detained by a
surveyor of Customs, who sent him down to the office
with the charge.
Mr. BALLANTINE said the tide-surveyor could not
perform such a duty by deputy. He could not en-
tertain the charge ; the tide-surveyor was paid for
doing his duty, and ought to have preferred the
charge himself, and asked for the detention,
The tide-waiter asked the Magistrate to detain the
man till his superior officer could be fetched.
The MAGISTRATE said he could do no such thing ;
he could not entertain the case.

The defendant, who expected to be detained, and
fined 1001. to-day, immediately made his exit from
the Court, and declined the polite invitation made by
the tide-waiter to wait a little while.

An intelligent-looking sailor, decently clad, ap-
peared before Mr. BALLANTINE to ask his advice
under the following circumstances stated that
he had been out to the coast of Africa five months and
twenty-one days, as a sailor, on board of the schooner
Emery, which sailed from the London Docks. The
ship had now been home about a week or more, and
had been cleared out full three days. lle and the rest
of the crew had applied for their wages, but had not
as yet been able to obtain them, which was a great
hardship upon them.
Mr.BAn.ANTzNI—Who does the ship belong to ?
Seaman—Messrs. Forster and Co., of l3ishopsgate-
street.

Mr. BALLANTINE—Then I will grant you a sum-
mons to know why they refuse to pay you, as the ship
has been cleared out full three days; and I cannot
help remarking, that it is very mean conduct of
owners of vessels in keeping their seamen so long
without their wages, who, it stands to reason, on ar-
riving at their homes, require it more particularly. I
am actually tired of learing of these complaints.
London, England, 1842-11-28

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

PROMOTlONS.—Lieutenants—The Hon. Charles St.
Clair (1837), Flag Lieutenant to Sir David Milne;
and George Smith, to the rank of Commander.

Assistant-Surgeon—M. West, of the Winchester,
to act as Surgeon of the Lily.
Mate—G-. T. C. Smith (1835), late of the Orestes,
to the rank of Lieutenant.

Clerk—W. Bateman, Secretary's Clerk to Sir W.
Parker, to the rank of Purser.

APPOlNTMENTS.—Captains—Frederick Rich re-
appointed to the Queen ; Charles W. Hotham, to the
Gorgon steam-frigate.
Lieutenants—E. A. Inglefield, to the Semarang ;
R. W. Twiss, to the St. Vincent, vice Villiers ; G.
Leary, to the Skylark.
Master—J. F. Loney (acting), to the Samarang.
Purser—H. J. Hooper (acting) to the Samarang.
Chaplain—H. N. Snowe, to the Pique, vice Marshall.
Mates—H. Chesshyre, to the Pique ; A. Wood-
house, and R. H. Mends, to the Excellent; R. M.
K. Richardson, to the Resistance.
Second Master—H. D. Beach, to the Vernon ;
Thomas Griffith, to the Megmrs, vice Pullen.

Master's Assistant—Henry Browne, to the Sa-
marang.
Assistant Surgeons--G. S. G. Brown, J. W. Mof-
fatt, Dr. James Walsh, Augustus Slight, and Dr. E.
Johnson (additional), to the Illustrious ; Thomas
Crawford, Charles Smith, and John J. Acheson, to the
Dublin.
Midshipmen—C. E. Rowley, to the Agincourt;
George Stratton, from the Indus, to the Frolic.
Volunteers Ist Class—H. Montagu, to the Van-
guard ;_ J. Marryatt, to the Samarang ; G. B. Keene,
to the St. Vincent : John Clark Soady, to the Wasp.
Clerk—Charles Richards, to the Samarang.
First Engineer—George Watson., to the Geyser.
COAST GUARD.—Lieut. W. Southey; H. A. Finu-
cane, to Cromarty ; Lieut. Marcus Knox.
Removals—Lieut. Harry
Hill, from 48 Tower, to
39 Tower.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 25.—The Greek Professor has
given notice of his next course of lectures ; to com-
mence on Thursday, February the 9th, at one eclock,
at the Pitt Press, and to be continued on the Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Saturdays, during term—subject,
" The Olympian and Pythian Odes on Pindar."
Tancred Scholarships—Mr. Daniel Mitford Cust, of
Christ's College, and Mr. Nonus Budd, of Trinity,
have been elected to Tancred Scholarships ; the former
Divinity, and the latter Law.
Philosophical Society—The • annual dinner took
place on Monday last, the Very Rev. the Dean of
Ely in the chair.
Mr. T. B. Stevenson, 8.A., of Christ's College, has
been appointed Assistant Classical Master of King
Edward's School, Birmingham.
London, England, 1842-04-01

WIGAN.

The Committee decided that the original list should
be produced, in the absence of evidence, to account for its
own production.
Several other legal questions arose with the argu-
ments, on which the Committee were engaged all day.
One of the decisions to which they came, namely, that
they would entertain no objection which might have
been, but was not, taken before the Revising Barris-
ter, had the effect of retaining the voter on the poll. Mr.
Standish and Mr. Crosse were therefore quid on the poll
The Committee adjourned to Eleven o'clock to• morrow
—(this day).
London, England, 1842-04-01

'THEA.TRXCAL.

The Princess's Theatre, Oxford-street, has been pur-
chased by a gentleman of the name of. Montague, for
14,500/. It cost in building 47,000!.
COURT—FILMIZONAIILE.
The Duke and Duchess of Buckingham are passing
the holidays near StOwe.
The Duke and Duchess of Somerset will shortly arrive
at Stover, Devonshire.

The Earl and Countess of Westmoreland have gone to
Strathfieldsaye.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton leave Melton Mow-
bray next week for town.
Earl and Countess Grey are expected to leave Howick
Hall the week after next for town.

Lord and Lady Seymour are expected from Italy this
week.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter leave Bur-
leigh House on Tuesday next for town.
The Marquis of Waterford has quite recovered the
effects of his fall at Dublin.

The Dowager Countess of Essex left Paris on Wed-
nesday for Belgrave-square.
MISCELLANEOUS.

The name of the present month is derived from the
Latin word Aprdis, of aperio, to open : because the earth
now begins to open her bosom for the production of buds
and plants. The custom of fool-day is ancient and ge-
neral in France, the persons imposed upon are called
" Poissons d'Avril," or April Fish. In Lisbon the fool is
made by pouring water on every person who passes, or
throwing powder in his face.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)
CORN EXCHANGE.
There have been moderate supplies of English Grain,
and a good quantity of Irish Oats this week. Wheat
firm at Monday's prices, with an upward tendency for
good quality. Barley, Beans, and Pease unvaried. Oats
were somewhat checked by the fresh supply of Irish, but
Monday's terms were supported. Flour mel an improved
demand.
London, England, 1842-04-01

WEYMOUTH.

The Committee met at the usual hour, and were occu-
pied all the morning in hearing the arguments which
were commenced yesterday, and seem almost intermina-
ble,, objected to by the
he had removedAfalne between the periods
petitoionntehres, vb oe
et es os
ef
of the registration and the election. Every decision
henceforth will be of increasing interest as the petitioners
and the sitting Members are now equally balanced on
the poll, while the number of disputable votes is much
reduced.
London, England, 1842-04-01

No. 15,467.

LONDON, FRIDAY

.SrM
!Dia
G
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PRICE sd,

l; nit, if they knew their own in-
ing.ciasses, he - proposed to exempt them from
,•tercistsf;-,the work .ing-classes would see that theynodAid 1 n escape
,so free as at first appeared ;
for,! uppose4 that f. '
the tax
fty millions were drawn from the
Pockets of the con
=unity-by this tax, was not this
just :•qking away so'
much money, which would 'other-
wise frave been
• employed •in trade, and, without
urers and tradesmen must employ
fewer werNmen,
which, th €?, manufact
an d give lower wages ?—(Hear.)
He concludE.'d by
sect. nding) the motion.
'1 he re,in,:i*.lns we re carried unanimously.
Mr. W. Gm'sl/4 -INCR. (IG, M.P., was one Of Those who
hadvoted for delay 'ring ring- the consideration of the income
tax ; and he had dog so so for the' purpose of allowing
the people time to„lk
'd such meetings as the present
to express their opinioin S.
The career of Sir Robert
also ;
-‘n altogether a most unfor-
tunate
one, being neither .ls,
and that his present
satisfactory to his opponents, •
scheme was one of the greateSl,- blunders he had ever:
committed.—(Cheers.) \
The meeting then adjourned. ',. ~,..
MEETING' OF THE MERL 'LIAM'S'

COMPANY.

vrould
7, are •
th%tild lemd to
'tl and its
cut or
pi
or put into dress any skins, during art,
the y gloves,
ensuing '
month of April ; and were determined to act up to..
the spirit and letter of this declaration.

THE INCOME TAX.-THE CORN-
LAW.

THE COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL ANTI-
CORN-LAW LEAGUE TO THE ELECTORS
OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. • •

The Prime Minister has called upon your represen-
tatives to levy an additklnal revenue of three millions
and a half, and has declared that because of the inabi-
lity of the people to consume more tea, sugar, coffee,
and other taxed commodities, he is compelled to sup- -
ply the deficiency of the Exchequer by the imposition
of a tax upon income.
Without an effort to ascertrin the cause of this ex-
haustion of the resources of the people, or to provide •
any mitigation of their sufferings, you, the merchants,
traders, profQssional men, shopkeepers, annuitants, and. '
others, are to be called upon to disclose to official in-
quisitors the circumstances of your particular callings,.
that your diminished incomes may be shared with the
tax-gatherer, not for the relief of your poorer fellow
countrymen from any portion of their heavy burdens,
but for the support of a system of monopolies which
undermines our commerce and thus drains the sources. ;
of our financial prosperity.
It is to insure the continuance of the corgi mono-
poly that you are called upon to submit to a tax -upon
your incomes. You are told, indeed, that the tax is
necessary to enable the Minister to effecthis commer-
cial reforms. Be not deluded by such a plea. The
trading community have not called for they removal of •-•
duties which augment the public revenue ; they have
demanded the abolition of thoselpres which serve only
to swell the rents of the landoAers. We utterly re-
London, England, 1842-04-01

SMITIIFIELD.

The supply of Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs small • of
Calves moderately good ; Beef, dull, at Monday's
prices ; Mutton, dull, and rather lower. Veal and Pork
met a good demand at the present quotations. Beasts,
381; Sheep, 4,110; Calves, 144; Pigs, 350. Beef, 3s. 6d.
to 4s. 4d. ; Mutton, 3s. to 4s. Bd. ; Veal, 4s. 4d. to
4s. 10d.; Pork, 4s. te ss. 2d.
COLONIAL MARKET.

The operations were limited, but prices were sustained
for all articles. The imports keep light, but several
ships are near at hand.
TEA MARKET.
The market was dull, and prices were sustained with
difficulty. Common Congou ls. 101 d. cash, and Com-
pany's Is. 104 d. per lb.
TALLOW MARKET.
Prices were sustained with difficulty, the demand being
limited P.Y. Candle, 465. 3d. on the spot.
OIL MARKET.
The market was dull, and prices rather lower. Cod
011181. ss. per tun.
FRUIT MARKET.
Few buyers of Currants, but Raisins were in good
request, Valencias 365.
London, England, 1842-04-01

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

The foundation-stone of the New Military Church at
Windsor will be laid on Monday next, the 4th inst., at
eleven o'clock, by Prince Albert. It is to be named the
church of the Holy Trinity, and will contain 1,400
people. The galleries will accommodate between 400
and 500 soldiers.
LAW AND POLICE.

At Kingston yesterday an action was brought against
Sir John Milley Doyle by Mrs. Pelham, who kept a
boarding-house in Manchester square in 1838, to recover
221 Is. for seven weeks board and lodging ; and the
Jury returned a verdict for the full amount.

At the same Assizes a female of the name of Wraight
obtained a verdict of 751. damages against the proprietors
of the Surrey Theatre, for severe injuries received by a
fall in the pit, caused by the negligence of the defend-
ants or their servants.

Henry Ward was convicted at Liverpool on Wednes-
day of cutting and maiming his wife in a shocking
manner while in a state of intoxication, and sentenced
to be transported for life.

FINE ANTS.
The custom of inlaying ancient gothic tiles for the
floors of Churches is about being revived, and many are
now being manufactured for this-purpose at the factory
of Mr. Minton, of Stoke-upon-Trent. The finest ex-
amples known at present are at Great Malvern Church ;
the Chapter-house, Westminster ; Winchester and York
Cathedrals ; and the Prior Chapel, Ely.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC._

The number of students frequenting the 18 German
Universities, during last winter, was 11,054.
lodine, which a few years since was obtained exclu-
sively from the Continent, is now manufactured in large
quantities at Glasgow.
London, England, 1842-04-01

THE KIRK. AGAIN.

We have a piece of intelligence to communicate,
which ought to open the eyes of the public to the true
character of the agitators, who are, and have been, so
busy in disturbing the public peace. The Non-intru-
sion faction have recently, through their Committee,
dispatched a circular amongst all their supposed ad-
herents, calling on them to avow their views on Non-
intrusion and anti-patronage—and intimating that, in
the next General Assembly, a measure will be pro-
posed. (and, of course, carried by " our majorities")
for the disfranchisement, ecclesiastically, of about pne-
half of the parish ministers of Scotland, whose pa-
rishes, in the event of their recusancy to the dogmas
of independence and anti-patronage, are to be decla-
red vacant—and.are to be supplied as so vacant with
ministers to be appointed by the General Assembly !
Wooden fabrics are to be summarily reared in every
one of these parishes, for the accommodation of this
anti-Erastian and purified Church of Scotland—and
funds are to be raised, and a joint-stock company
formed in the fashion of the Wesleyan Methodists,
for paying salaries. to those new-fledged parsons, at
the rate of from 150/. to 2001. per annum—
and all this to be done ..by a set of men,
who pretend, all the while that they are, and
will continue to be, the Established Church of
Scodolul. We forbear all comment on this desperate
proposition. The public may rely, with perfect con-
fidence, on the truth of the statement we have now
made; and within a few days hence the fact will be
vouched by publication of the circular to which we
refer. It is, however, of such a nature, that we feel
ourselves'bound to make the fact known both to the
Government and to the country, without delay ; and
it remains to be seen whether her Majesty's Ministers
will longer tolerate a conspiracy among the Established
clergy, having, for its avowed object, the subversion
of the Established Church, by means of a spiritual
tyranny within its pale.—Edinburgh Observer.

M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister, and
Baron de Brunow, the Russian Minister, tran-
sacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office.
London, England, 1842-04-01

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London, England, 1842-04-01

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LAW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, Fleet
street, next. St. Dunstan's Church, March 14, 1842.

Notice is hereby f,iven, that the BOOKS for 'TRANS-
FERRING SHARES in this SOCIETY, WERE
CLOSED on THURSDAY, the 24th instant, and will be RE-
OPENED on THURSDAY, the 7th day of April twit. The
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7th day April next, or any subsequent day, (Tuesday ex-
cepted), between the hours of Ten and 3 hree o'clock.
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London, England, 1842-04-01

FRENCH. PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.

7 Ir. MITCHELL begs respectfully to acquaint the Nobility, Sub_
je, hers to the French Plays, and the Public, that the above 'I he.itre
wi he RE-OPENED on MOND A Y NEXT, when Madlle. PLESSY,
an Madlle. AVENEL (both of the Theatre Francais), will have
gb, honour of making their First Appearance.
se following Pieces are in Rehearsal, and will be produced dur.
in; Madlie.Plessy's Engagement :—" Mademoiselle de Belle Isle"—
" c Verre d'Esu," by Eugene Scribe—. Valerie; ou, l'Aveugle"—
" 1 a. Jeu de l'Amour et du Hazard"—La Jenne Femme Colcre—
Misanthrope"—" Don Juan d'A utriche"--. La. Tartuffe," &c.
ladlle. DE.I A ZET is engaged, and will hew, the honour of mak.
IN her First Appearance in this country early in May.
; lonsieur BOUFFE is also engaged, and will appear during the
Sea. On.

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Gilt rn 2s. Doors will be opened at Seven o'clock, and the Per-
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'cations so,. Boxes and Stalls for the remainder of the Season,
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os, 12, Regent-street; Mr. Sams's, St. James's-street; and at
the I.z-ofliee of the Theatre, which is open daily, from Eleven
till Five o'clock.

'HE INDIA SUN.

IN A FEW DAYS WE PROPOSE PUBLISHING

A MA P,

SHOWING OUR

I NDIAN POSSESSIONS,

AND THE
SURROUNDING COUNTRIES OF

AFFGHANISTAN,

(TILE DEPLORABLE SEAT OF WAR),

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&c. &c. &c.
TOGETHER WITH THE LATEST

£WS FROM INDIA AND

CHINA.

*,4 Orders for the " India Sun" received at the
Sun-office, 112, Strand, London, and by all
News-agents. Price SIXPENCE.

;; un Office, 112, Strand, March 31, 1842.

THE WEATHER.—NOOI4, MARCH 31.
114 t'AL GALLERY Or SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET.
Ti rrnometer... 51 Highest 55 1 Lowest 41
Bs ,meter 29.70.—Wind S.W.—Freezing Point 22 Deg.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Vol ning 31 minutes after 5 f Evening ..... 53 minutes after 5.

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London, England, 1842-04-01

THE TURK AGAIN.

We have a piece of intelligence to communicate,
which ought to open the eyes of the public to the true
character of the agitators, who are, and have been, so
busy in disturbing the public peace. The Non-intru-
sion faction have recently, through their Committee,
dispatched a circular an iongst all their supposed ad-
herents, calling on theni to avow their views on Non-
intrusion and anti-patronage—and intimating that, in
the next General Assembly, a measure will be pro-
posed (and, of course', carried by " our majorities")
for the disfranchisement, ecclesiastically, of about one-
half of the parish ministers of Scotland, whose pa-
rishes, in the event of their recusancy to the dogmas
of independence and anti-patronage, are to be decla-
red vacant—and are to be supplied as so vacant with
ministers to be appointed by the General Assembly !
Wooden fabrics are to be summarily reared in every
one of these parishes, for the accommodation of this
anti-Erastian and purified Church of Scotland.—and
funds are to be raised, and a joiut-stock company
formed in the fashion of the Wesleyan Methodists,
for paying salaries to those new-fledged parsons, at
the rate of from 1501. to 2001. per annum—
and all this to be done by a set of men,
who pretend, all the while that they are, and
will continue to be, the Established Church of
Scotland. We forbear all comment on this desperate
proposition. The public may rely, with perfect con-
fidence, on the truth of the statement we have now
made ; and within a few days hence the fact will be
vouched by publication of the circular to which we
refer. It is, however, of such a nature, that we feel
ourselves bound to make the fact known both to the
Government and to the country, without delay ;. and
it remains to be seen whether her Majesty's Ministers
will longer tolerate a conspiracy among the Established
clergy, having, for its avowed object, the subversion
of the Established Church, by means of a spiritual
tyranny within its pale.—Edinburgh Observer.

MESMERO-PHRENOLOGY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR—Appen ded to your report in The Sun of Monday
last, is a brief allusion to some mesmero-phrenological
demonstrations at Manchester, by Mr. Croohes and Mr.
Wilson, said to be reported in the Manchester Advertiser,
of Thursday, the 24th inst. I believe there is no such
report in that paper, and as the name Crookes is in
your Evening Edition printed Brookes, I presume you
intended to refer to the mesmero-phrenological demon-
strations by myself and Mr. Wilson, at some public lec-
tures delivered by me on mesmerism, at Birmingham
during the past week, and which are reported in the
Birmingham and Midland Counties Herald, of Thursday,
the 24th inst.
If this be the case, perhaps will oblige by the in-
sertion of the above in explanation.
Your obedient servant,
H. BROOKES.
Birmingham., March 30, 1842.
London, England, 1842-04-01

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NILVILL AND DMITAILY.

Major Anderson, late of the 10th regiment of Foot,
and Capt. Thos. Cradock, late of the 27th, were installed
at Windsor as Military Knights on Wednesday.
Mr. Waghorn ,has been promoted bY the Lords of
the Admiralty to the rank of Lieutenant in the IZGyal
Navy, an Act of Lord Haddington's adminstration, evi•
dently intended as an official acknowledgment of his ex-
ertions in establishing the overland route to India.
A new and splendid first-rate vessel, to be called the
dtoyal Albert, has been ordered to be built by the Ad-
miralty at Woolwich, and to carry 120 guns.
London, England, 1842-04-01

SUM ,MY OF rinz

D
nbtt Optnitnt.

" Who runs nu; rend."

roanxcliz.

It is in Paris reported that the.elections for the French
Chamber of Deputies will commence on the 28th of
August. We hear of no step taken by the Opposition to
defeat the Government candidates.

The Marseilles journals of the 25th publish the fol-
lowing telegraphic de3patch, dated Paris, 24th, from the
Minister of the Interior to the Prefect of the Bouches-
du-Rhone, and which was probably sent to all the ports
interested in the sugar question :—" The Sugar Bill will
be presented at the opening of the next session. If the
question were to be brought up this year, it would be
compromised, and probably lust, the public mind not
being sufficiently prepared for it. Some questions were
put to the Government yesterday in the Chamber. After
the explanations of the Government, and some speeches,
the Chamber passed to the order of the day."
The French Minister of War has. appointed a sub-
committee to ascertain the extent and value of the na-
tional property in Algeria, with a view to fix the due
assessment of the taxes, With M. Laphigne Barris, a Peer
and Advocate-General of the Court of Cassation for its
President. The other members of the Committee are
M. Romiguieres, a Peer, Messrs. Dumont, of the Lot-et•
Garonne, Felix Real and Laurence, Deputies, and M.
Macarel, Counsellor of State.
The Mon deur Parisien states that the report of a
Russian loan having been contracted for by a Paris
house is premature ; it • adds that no negotiations have
yet been set on foot, and that it is.possible the loan will
be taken by the house of Hope and Co., of Amsterdam.
The merchants and ship-owners of Nantes met on the
24th inst., and elected two delegates to proceed to .Paris
to advocate their interests. •
The-Commerce states that on the occasion of the mar-
riage of the Prince, his son, the, King of Sardinia will
grant a general amnesty to all political exiles.
The Sentinelli de la Marine, of Toulon, informs us that
a great number of troops have been embarked for Africa.
At the request of the Governor-General Government has
ordered all the depots of the regiments to join.
On the important question of a commercial treaty
with Spain, we find the following in a Madrid paper of
the 22d of March :—" The great bulk of the Spanish
nation will hail with delight the admission of British
manufactured cotton goods on payment of moderate
duties, under the impression that some reductions in the
importrates of duties on the wines, oils, dry fruits, leads,
and other produce of Spain, will be made in England.
Cotton goods are publicly sold now throughout Spain, at
high prices, though they are contraband, and liable to
seizure ; whereas, when their importation shall become
legal, they will be sold much cheaper, which, no doubt,
will greatly increase the consumption.
London, England, 1842-04-01

BUILDING LAND.

.TO BE LET, some PLOTS of GROUND for
1 BUILDING DETACHED COTTAGES in PAIRS.
The situation is good, and houses much in request; about two
miles and a half from the Bank.
Apply, free, to Mr. Harsant, Rotherfield-street, Lower-road,
Islington.
London, England, 1842-04-01

shal Soult gave explanations relating to his department,
which is divided into three grand sections--the home
service, Algeria, and extraordinary works. The two
first, which comprehend the expenses of the army, give
a total of 295,909.733 f., 'for 344,000 men and 84,288
horses. To effect the lately proposed reductions, a
company for every battalion will be taken away from
each regiment of the line'and of light infantry. In ad-
dition, 100,000 men will pass into the reserve in 1843,
and a reduction of 13,395 horses will be gradually effected.
Marshal Soult showed .that these measures will produce
a saving of 32,656.892 f., but the total diminution only
reaches 29,893,2421., in consequence of several augmen-
tations, which will require a sum of 2,763,650 f. These
augmentations are intended to give a supplement to the
pay of the troops in garrison in Paris and the banlieue.
The Minister also demanded teveral large sums for in-
creasing the number of officers in the new staff arrange-
ments for the general inspection of gendarmerie ; for
expenses of the reserve ; for allowing a higher price for
horses ; for increase of charges in the transport of bag-
gage, and for some changes in the home service. A dis-
cussion arose on each of these points, and several of
the4e items were rwserved, notwithstanding the argu-
ments of the Marshal. The budget for the marine,
divided into two sections, amounts to 98,763,0261.,' in-
cluding 4,440,0001. for extraordinary works already
authorised, and 2,400,000 f. for the construction of trans-
atlantic packet-boats. Putting aside these two charges,
both temporary, the budget for the marine amounts to
91,923,026 f. The Committee was unanimously of opinion
hat nor eduction was required in this part of the budget.
London, England, 1842-04-01

IMPERIAL PATENT WOOD PAVING.—
The great superiority and economy of this mode of paving
are now practically before the public by the specimen now laid
down twelve months opposite the mansion of the Wght Hon.
Lord Ashburton in Piccadilly. This part of Piccadilly is on
the descent, and is universally admitted to afford a severer tot
than any other system of wood paving has yet been submitted
to. No pegs or iron ties are necessary, and no difficulty occurs
in removing or replacing one or more blocks for repairs, nor is
it necessary to use spike nails to re-fasten the blocks as lately
done in Regent-street. The form and position of the blacks
prevent the grooves wearing in ruts as seen in Holborn, and
yet afford a secure footing for horses.
Contracts to any extent attended to on application to Mr.
S. M. Cooper, Secretary to the Imperial Wood Paving Com-
pany, 9, Old Cavendish-street, Oxford•strect.

GENTLEMEN'S DRESS, in the most approved
style, at J. ALBERT'S, Tailor, &c., No. 52, King
William.street, City. He respectfully requests the notice of
families and gentlemen to his establishment, which presents
every novelty of unusual taste and variety for the present sea-
son. Those gentlemen who are particular in dress, and de-
sirous of garments of the best description, as regards quality
anti modern style of cut and make, upon cash terms, will find a
decided advantage by giving their orders as above. Uniforms,
liveries, &c. A list of prices upon application.--52, King Wil-
liam-street, City.

THE LONDON GENERAL MOURNING
WAREHOUSE, established for the sale of every article
requisite for Court, FaMily, or Complimentary Mourning,
Nos. 247, and 249, Regent-street, near the Circus, Oxford-
street, W. C. JAY and CO., proprietors..--The managers of
the above establishment beg leave to call the attention of
ladies to its peculiar utility, and to the advantages presented
by their undertaking. It has ever been a source of inconve-
nience and regret, on occasions when mourning attire is re-
quired, that its purchasers have at such a time been com-
pelled to the harassing necessity of proceeding from shop to
shop in search of each distinct article of dress. This evil is
now most completely remedied at the London General Mourn-
ing Warehouse, where every description of mourning, milli..
nery, dresses, cloaks, mantles, shawls, &c., of the best qua-
lity, can be purchased at thi. -reasothible lyffeeg; and every
article necessary for a complete outfit of mourning, may be
procured at a moment's notice. The millinery rooms contain
an assortment of mourning sonnets, caps, end head-dresses,
with a well-selected variety of skirts for first and following
mourning. The dressmaking is superintended by an expe-
rienced artiste.
London, England, 1842-04-01

" HOMEWARD BOUND."

'" is Other Popular Works will continue to be published in
regular succession.
This Collection now comprises the following, among many
other celebrated Works of Fiction, each complete in one pocket
volume, embe,lished with Engravings, price 65.:--
J. FENIMORE COOPER.—The Pilot, The Spy, The
Water-Witch, The Red Rover, The Last of the Mohicans,
The Pioneers, The Prairie, Lionel Lincoln, The Borderers,
The Bravo, The Headsman, Heidenmauer, Precaution.

G. P. 11. JAMES.—Darnley, De L'Orme, Philip Augustus,
Henry Masterton. ' _

TITEODORE H 0 OK. —The Parson's Daughter, Max-
well, Jack Brag., Gilbert Gurney.
Miss AUSTEN.—Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Mansfield
Park, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion (in 1 vol. ), Pride
and Prejudice.
MORIER.—IIajji Baba, Haiji Baba in England, Zohrab.
Sir E. L. BULWER.—Eugene Aram, Paul Clifford, The
Last Days of Pompeii.
Captain MARRYA T.—Peter Simple, Jacob Faithful,
Japhet in Search of a Father, King's Own, Mr. Mid:hipman
Easy, Newton Forster, The Pacha of many Tales.
Aliss JANE PORTER.—Thaddeus of Warsaw, The Scot-
tish Chiefs The Pastor's Fireside.
MAXWELL.—Stories of Waterloo, My Life the Bivouac.
Mrs. TROLLOPE.—Vicar of Wrexhill, Widow Barnaby.
Mrs. GORE.—Mothers and Daughters, the Soldier of
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Destiny."
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London, England, 1842-04-01

MONEY-TRADE-COMMERCE.

A meeting against the income tax was held at New
Brentford yesterday evening, and the resolutions passed
against it were ordered to be embodied in a memorial to
the Queen and a petition to the Lords.
The eminent firms of Acramans, Morgan. and Co.,
and of D. E. and A. Acraman, of Bristol, have deter-
mined to call their creditors together. An excessive
outlay of capital beyond the means of the parties, more
particularly in machinery and ship building, is said to
have been the immediate cause of the stoppage. At their
own request, an examination into the state of their affairs
has been going on for some days past, which is said to
report very favourably of the final issue.
London, England, 1842-04-01

"No what ! Sir Bulkeley;?" rejoined Mr. Cripps •
staring as if he could not possibly imagine he had heard
aright.
"Ale, rascal—ale I" replied the knight, emphatically,
and rather angrily.
" No, Sir Bulkeley," replied Mr. Cripps, bowing ;
" there is no ale, but there is toasted cheese, if that will
serve your turn."
Angry as he was, the knight could not help laughing
at the valet's impertinence ; and a glass of usquebaugh,
in which he pledged the old beau, entirely appeased him.
The conversation during the meal was lively enough, and
was chiefly maintained by the beau and Trussell, their
discourse running an all sorts of fashionable topics,
scandel, women, play, and public amusements ; in which
as he knew so little about the matters discussed, Ran-
dulph took no great interest.
In his " Notice to Correspondents," Mr. Ains-
worth'—alluding to a remark that appeared in The
Sun last month—says :—" The peculiar mode of pay-
ment of the mortgage-money, introduced in the last
number of the Miser's Daughter, is founded on fact,
It occurred to a member of one of the most impor-
tant Denbighshire families, and at the precise period
in question. This circumstance is mentioned, be-
cause the possibility of such an occurrence has been
doubted by a critic in an evening paper." We cer-
tainly doubted—not the possibility, but the proba-
bility of the incident; and having done so, we deem
it but fair and just to publish Mr. Ainsworth's un-
answerable reply. We may mention, at the same
time, that the circumstance affords another striking
proof of the correctness of Lord Byron's remark, that
" Truth is strange—stranger than fiction."