The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1845.

'ch bank;
bolted and secured round the trunk of a tree on e,. was im_
a cut in the right bank allowed a nanoe to pass, but N. ru
passible to any of cur boats. ve
Ode liofir nefifiy*.elapsed* 'before we could' in' anyremo "
the obstact4 iluiing ithicli time. the itre=of the enemy was
well sustained, all the guns being laid, for the boom. I need
hardly mention it was brisklY returned from our side, both
from guns and small arms ; and some rockets, well'thrown
by a part which had been landed en the
,right bank,, ap-
peared to produce considerable effect.
As soou as the passage was open for the smaller boats,-
they passed through rapidly, and embarked the marines from •
thee-large boats across the boom ; ultimately, the whole force
passed through. The enemy immediately:quitted their de-
fences, and fled in every direction. The marines- and small-
arm men having cleared the town, the marines were formed
as a covering party, and parties of seamen were pushed up ,
both banks of the river, but met with no opposition; at the
same time preparations were made for spiking the guns and
destroying the stockade and town ; in a short time these were
completed, and the whole town in flames, as well as three
large proas, and several smaller ones.
Being anxious to save the tide,' and conceiving that the
object contemplated by your Excellency was accomplished,
I ordered the force to be re-embarked, and proceeded down
the river to the Vixen.
When your Excellency considers the strength of the
enemy's position, and the obvious state of preparation in
which we found him, you will be prepared to learn that this
service has not been performed without considerable loss. I
regret very much to state it at six killed and fifteen
wounded ; the loss on the part of the enemy was, unques-
tionably, very great, but the surrounding jungle afforded the
enemy the means of carrying away their dead, according to
their custom in such cases. Nevertheless, some of those left
on the field we recognised as persons of considerable influence.
Whilst I record my admiration of the gallantry and steadi-
ness of the whole force under a galling fire, sustained for a
long period, I must particularly mention Captain Lyster, who
directed his attention to the boom, and by whose personal ex-
ertions that obstacle was overcome.
M. Gilbard, mate of her Midesty's ship Wolverine, was, I
grieve to say, mortally wounded by an early shot, when gal-
lantly working at the boom with an axe.
I beg leave to point out to your Excellency the conduct of,
Mr. Williamson, Malay interpreter .to Mr. Brooke ; he was
with me-during the attack, and was exposed to the whole of
the fire —I have, &c., CHARLES TALBOT, Captain.
His Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir T. Cockrane,
C. 8., Commander-in-Chief.

Detail, of the Naval Force employed in, the Attack on and
the Destruction of Malloodoo, under the Command of
Captain Charles Talbot, H.M. Ship Vestal, on the 19th
day of August, 1845.
liar Majesty's ship . Agiacout's, (gig), Captain Lister ; Mr.
Cresswell, mid.; 1 petty officer and 5 seamen.
Gun Boat (launch, Lieut. Lowther; Mr. Whepple, assist-
ant. surgeon; Mr. Burnaby, mid.; Mr. Barton, mid.; 1
petty officer and 18 seamen.
Gun Boat- (barge), Lieut. Paynter ; Mr. May, mate; Mr.
Patrick, assistant surgeon; l_petty officer and 14 seamen.
(Pinnace, with rockets), Mr. Reeve, mate ; 3 petty officers

and 18 seamen.
(Cutter), Mr. Simcoe, mid. ; 11 seamen.
Gun Boat, manned from Agincourt, Hon. East India Com-
pany's steam vessel Nemesis, with Ist company small
armed men (Ist cutter), Lietit. Reid ; Mr. Hathorn, mid. ;

1 petty officer and'lo seamen.
Gun .Boat (2d cutter), Mr. Young, mate ; 1 petty officer and

le seamen. ;
Gun' Boat, with Agincourt's field piece men, Pluto's (cutter),
Lieut. Heard; 2 petty officers and 13 men.
Her Majesty's ship Vestal's (barge), Lieut. Morritt, senior-
lieutenant ; gun boat, Mr. Pym, second master ;. 1 petty
officer and 13 seamen.
(Pinnace), Lieut. Pasco ; Mr. Ward, assistant surgeon ; Mr.
Sanders, mid. ; 1 petty 'officer. and 13 men.
Her Majesty's ship Vestal's, gun boat (cutter), Mr. Durbin,
mdte; 11 seamen ; (gig), Mr. Ecles, clerk ; 5 seamen.
Her Majesty's ship Dndalu, gun boat (launch), Mr. Wilkin-
' 'setond' master; petty officer and 18 seamen ;
(barge), Lieutenant Randolph, sen.-lieut.; Mr. Huxham,
mid. ; 2 petty officers and 17 seamen ; (pinnace), Mr. Nol-.
loth, mate; Mr. 'Balcomb, mid.; 1 petty officer and 12
seamen ;" (cutter), Mr.:Protheroe, mid. ; 1- petty officer
.and
8 seamen.
Her Majesty's steam vessel Vixen's,' gun boat (pinnance),
Lieut. Wilcox, senr. lieut, Mr. 'Dent, mate ; 1 petty,
officer andls men ; (larctittet), Mr. W. Sainsbury, mid. ;,
9 seamen ; (2d cutter); Lieut. Bonham ; 11 seamen.
Her Majesty's iloop Cruizer's, gun boat (pihnance), Lieut.
'Rodney, senr. lieut. ; Mr. Cotter, mitt. ; '1 petty officer and
12 /*ten ; (gig), Corinnandar Fatishawe ; 1 petty officer,
and 4 seamen ; (cutter), Mr. Tuke, mid.; .1 petty officer

And 1 'seamen. • •
Her Majesty's sloop Wolverine's (pinnace), 'Lieut. Hillier,
senr:dieut. ; Mr. Johnson, mid.; 1 petty officer and 12
seamen ; (gig), Commander Clifford ; 1 petty offlogr .and
seamen ; (cutter), Mr., Gil)bard, mate ; 1 petty qfficer
*ll'd A: 14.411. . • .
Abstract oS the foregoing Detail.
Agwcourt—officers, la, ; petty officers, 10; seamen, 99.
9e .
eat —officers,iB ; petty officers, 2; Seamen, 42. _Total
'52. - . .
Dmdalus—Offiders, 6 ; petty officers, 5 ; seamen -65.
Total 66. - • • -
Vikn-,-.-oftcers, 4 ; petty Officers, 1 ; seamen, ,P 5.-7
Total 40.
crnizer---afficers,.. 4 ;, , petty officers, 3 ; seamen, 24.—
Total 31.
• Wolverine-officers, 4.; petty officers, 3 ; seamen, '24:—
total 41. •
Grand Total—officers, 44 ; petty officers, 24 ; seamen,
279.—T0ta1, 344. • ,
Royal Marines Employed.
Captain Hawkins, IL M. S. Agincourt. - .
Lieutenant Hambly, H. M. S. Dmdalus. . .
Lieutenant Dyer, IL M. S, Vestal.
Lieutenant Kennedy, H. M. g. Agincourt.
Lieutenant Mansell,-11. M. S. Agincourt.
. 8 sergeants, 8. corporals, 3 fifers, 178 privates.
• , f
Abstract.
Captain, 1; Lieutenants, 4 ; Sergeants, 8 ; Corporals, 8;
Fifers, 3; Privates, 178—Total 202.
_ .

Total number of, seamen, 344; marines, 202.
Grand total, 546.
, CHARLES TALBOT, Captain, H. M. S. Vestal.
Return of Killed and Wounded in the Boats of the Squadron
employed in the Attack on Matloodoo, August 19, 1845.
H. M. S. Agincourt.
Killed-2 seamen; 2 royal marines.
Wounded—Lieut. Thos. Heard (supernumerary belonging
to the Semarang), slightly; .2 seamen, severely; 1 marine,
slightly. ,
• H. M. S. Vestal.
Killeil-L1 'royal marine.
Wotinacl=Mr. Pym, second master, badly ; 1 royal marine,
slifhtly;
p-
H. M. S. Daedalus.
Killed—none. •

IVTiladed-2 seamen, dangerously.
M. Steam Vessel Vixen.
killed—none.

Wounded--1 Setaitan; severely; 1 seaman, slightly; 1 stoker,
slightly.
II M. )3rig Gruizer. l';
Killed=hone.

Wounded-2 seamen, slightly.
• 11. M. Brig. Wolverine:

,
ounded—Mr. Leohard Gilbard; ill ate, dangerously; 1 royal
inarimi; severely: '
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Womitled—Totatl4:.

1). A. WPIPPLE,, Assistant Surgeon H. M. S.
Agineourt;tand Senior Medical officer of the
Force employe&
• ' 'WHITEHALL, Nti.V. 26, 1145;
JThe Queen has been pleised to preient the Venerable Wil-
liam.Rovre Lyall, M.A., to the'place and dignity of_Deitn qt
her Majesty's metropolltieal chnich of Canterbury, void by
the translation' or the Hon. and Right Rev. Father in God
Rithard Bishop' of Oxford, late Dean of the said metiopoliti-
Cal church, to the see of Bath and 'Wells."
- • WHITEHALL,' Nov. 27.
_ _

The,,,Qtteen has been' pleased' to cOnstitute and appoint
the Rev. William Backland, D.D.', to be Dean of the col-
legiate church of St. Peter, 'Westminster, void by the pro-
motion of-Dr. Samuel Wilberforce; late Dean thereof, to the
Bishopriek of Oxfiird. '
The Queen °has also been pleased to- present the Rev.
Thomas Walpole, I‘PA., to the 'rectory of Alverstokei in-the
county of Hants and diocese of Winthester; the same being.
void by'the promotion of Dr: •Sanaud 'Wilberforce. to the
Bishoprick of Oxford. '1 1.
• ' • WAR7O'FFICE, -Nov. 28. •
4th Dragoon Guards,—Elisign T: B. Williams, from .59th,
• Foot, to be tbrnet, vice` T. S. larke, appointed to 59th
Foot, Nov. 28. • ''" ' • ' .
sth- Dragoon Guards—Cbrnet J. Henley to be Lieutenant,'
bypurchase, *lee Sir WAt'Don, Bart., who retires; Ensign
ll.Peard, froth 69th Foot, to be Cornet, by purchase,' vice
Henley, Isidvi 28.
6th Dragooil'Guards—Cornet S. J. Morton to be Lieutenant
Lby,purehase;' vice Lord A. Churchill, who retires;. T. Hey-,
wood, Gent?, to be Cornet, by purchase, trice MOrtou, N0v.28.
• 'l7th Light -Dragoons—Cornet W. I. Anderton to be Lieu-
tenant,:, by purchase, vice Lindow, whO retire; W IL K.
Erskine;' Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase,' viee Anderton,
Nov. 28, '

Ist in. Grenadier Regiment of'Foot Guard —Captain R.
Younghusband, from half-pay 53d Foot; to be Lieutenant
and Captain, mice the Hon. W:11, Leicester, deceased ; En-
sign and Lieutenant J. G. H. Viscount Stopford;to
tenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Younghusband, who
retires ; Second Lieutenant F. A. Thesiger, from the Rifle
Brigade, to be Ensign- and Lieutenant, ,by purchese, vice
Viscount Stopford; .Nor. 28..
Scots Fusilier. Guards—Lieut.-Col. G. Tuite, from half-pay
unattached, to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, vice F.; H.
Turner, who% mcchanges ; Lieut. and Capt. F. H. G. Seymour,
to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase,, vice
Tuite, who retires; Eusiguand Lieut: Sir A. K. Macdonald,
Bart„ to ,be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Sey-
mour; Second Lieut. Lord A. F. C. W. Vane, from the Rale.
Brigade, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sir
A. K. Macdonald, Nov. 28.

4th Foot—Ensign A. .V. .Harris to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Glazbrook, who retires; J. It. Lovett, Gent.,
. to be Ensign by purchase, vice Harris,Nov. 28.
6th' Foot—Lieut. R.. Peel to be Captain, by purchase, vies.
Home, who retires; Ensign T. H. Somerville too be Lieute-
nant; by purchase,' vice G. A. H. Chichester, who retires,
Nov. 28; _Ensign G. Armytage to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Peel; Nov. 29; Ensign R. Thompson, from the
46th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Somerville, Nov. 28 ; Hon. H.
L. B. Rowley to be Ensign,, by purchase, vice , Armytagey
Nov. 29.
Gth EtisignAX-I%P.Parnet.to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Dickensoii, who retires ; W. S. Leder, Gent.,
to be Ensign, by purchase, vice M•Barnet, Nov. 28,
31st Foot—Ensign and Quartermaster. J. A. Hickson, from"
the 73d foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice C. T.
Cormick, dismissed the service by the sentence of a General
Court Martial, Nov. .• •
46th Foot—J. Crymes, Gent, to be Ensign, .by purchase,
vice Thompson, appointed to the. 6th Foot, Nov. 28.
56th Foot—H. J.
,Tolcher, Gent., to. be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Spedding, who retires, Nov. 28..
59th FOot—Cornet J.. S. P. Clarke, from the 4th Dragoon
GUards, to' e Ensign, vice Williams, appointed' to the 4th
Dragoon Guards, Nov. 28.
69th Foot—W. S. Milner, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase,.
vice Pettid, appointed to the sth.toragoon Guards, Nov.. 28.
73d Foot—Quartermaster Serjeant J. Carson to be Quar-
termaster, vice Hickson, proutoted in the 31st Foot, Nov., 28.
78th Foot—Serjeant Major T. Walsh, from the sth Foot,
to be Ensign, without putchase,vice T. Collingwood, cashiered
by the. sentence of a General Court Martial, Nov. 28. '
Rifle Brigade—J. E. Boileau, gent. to be Second Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Lord A. Vane, appointed to the Scots
Fusilier Guards, dated Nov. 28.

The lion. L. Curzon to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Thesiger, appointed to the lat or Grenadier Regiment of
Foot Guards, dated Nov. 29.
sTAFF.--,MajorG. C. Mundy, on half-pay tiaattached,etw o
be Deputy- Adjutant-General to the troops serving in w
South Wales, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel .in the
army, Nov. 28.
BREVET.—Otpt. R. Younghusband, of the 1.0 or Grenadier
Regiment of Foot Guards, to be Major in the army, Julr22.
Commission signed by theLorcl Lieutenant of Sussex. •

Royal Sussex Regiment of Militia—Major J. Paine to be
Lieutenant-copuel,vice J. H. Willard,Aeceased,ov.,l9.
'Commissipn„,by the-Lord .Lieutenant Lancashire.
Second gegirneut.of_Duke.ofLancaster's Own
14... Knight, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Nov. 25.

DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY.
glades Scriven, farmer, Speen, Berkshire.
BANKRUPTS.

Lue)-,k„.Q,pers, Charterhouse• square, to surrender Dec. 12, at
Long and Ann Bayley Smith, private boarding-
house-
eleven ant: Jan. 8, at one, at the Court Of Bankruptcy. John-
eon, official assignee, Basinghall-streel ; Hindmarsh and Son,
Jewin-crescent, Cripplegate.
Thomas M‘Laien Forrester, woollen factor. Gresham-street,
City, Dec. 12, at balf•past two, and Jan. 16, at one at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch •
lane ; Soles and Turner, Aldermanbury.
Andrew Palmer, druggist, Feltwell, Norfolk,, Dec. 9, at
twelve, and Jan. 6, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Turquand, ofiltial assignee,' Old Jewry-chambers; Isaacson
and Martyr, Norinlk-street, Strand.
Henry Robinson; sbare-broker, Copthall-chambers, Cop-
thall-court, Dec. 9, at half-past eleven, and Jan. 13, at
eleven. at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham; Coleman-
stre-r ; Spiller, Camomile-street.
George Bond, licenced victuoller, Epsom, Dec. 3, at half-
past one, and Jan. 7, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.-
Bell,
Coleman-street-buildings, official assignee ; Pile,
Castle-street, Holborn.
Thomas Ellis, bootmaker, Wisbech St. Peters, Cambridge-
shire, Dec. 9, at half-past one, and Jan. 8, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing-
, hall-street • Fladgate and Co., Essex-street, Strand
Thomas 'Snaith and George Snaith, ironmongers, Bishop
Auckland, Durham, Dec. 11, at half-past twelve, and Jan.
14, at two, at the Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court.
Wakley, official assigdee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Hoyle,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Crosby and Compton, Church-court,
-01 d Jewry, London.
Mark Cooke, builder, - Denton, Lancashire' Dec. 10, and
Jan. 7, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser,
official assignee, Manchester; Clarke, Medealf, and -Gray,
Lindoln's Inn- fields, London ; 3rooki, Ashton-under-Lyne.
George Atkins, brewer, Liverpool, Dec. 12, at twelve, and
Jan. 13, at eleven, at the. Liverpool District Court. Caze-
nove, official assignee, LiVerpool ; Bridger and Blake, 68,
I London-wall ;or Midge, Liverpool. .
PRICE OF SUGAR. -

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The average price of-Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the pro-
duce of the British Possessions in America, computed from
the Returns made in the week ending the 25th day of No-
vember, 1845, is 345. 434 d. per cwt. _

COURSE OF EXCH./
Amsterdam CF. 12
.11
Ditto, at sight l2 7i
'Rotterdam 2U. 12 11
Antwerp 26 15
tHamburgh M.B. 13 15
Altana

Paris,3 days' sight 25 75
Ditto, 3 months 26 5
Marseilles ........ ' 26 10
Bourdeaux 26 10
Frankfort on Maine 123

i)-(4l3i;urgh, 3 Us..

Berlin

effee. IA 9
Trieste, ditto
Madrid •
Cadiz

Bilbao o •••
Barcelona .........

Seville

iNGE-:. (THIS DAY.)-
Gibraltar._ .....
Leghorn .... ... 30 75
Genoa
Verdes
Naples .... .
Palermo, par oz. ll9l
Lisbon .. 52i
Oporto., . s2*
Rio Janeiro - 23i
8ahia_.......,..... —
Buenos A •
NewYork,2ldSrssight
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold,bars...t3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons.— 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 9i
Silver in Bars .... 0 4 11

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of Nov. 28.)

Matturtus.—This .afternoon Mauritius met with little.
attention, and 4,508 bags at auction were only in part sold,
at rather lower .rates. ; ,
LOT Itipta..-This afternoon the market- :was letter sup-
plied with Bengal Sugar,, and.; three parcels, athounting to
2,700 bags Were offered at auction.
:FPREl.9N.—Vthough there are few, shipping orders for any
.91eSeriptions of Foreign, and our refiners 'working under bond
Pamg supplied for the present, still holders show firmness,
ai4have refrained from bringing any to public sale.
Mot.Assus.—Holders of West India submitting to rather
loyier rates, caused buyers to operate more freely, and 500
puncheons hays been disposed,
Cocoa.—British-Plantation is little wanted, and the quan-
tity brogT t fOriard, having exceeded the wants of the trade
a. decline m price,of:ls per cwt _las occurred this week. •
SUGAR.—To-day there was not muckinclination shown to
purchase. West India Sugar, but.. Merchants evinced, firmness,
and. the small business transacted was upnn.formerAerms. •
RE:vt.sima.—There has beep an extensive demand for' re-
fined goods for hOtne consumptiOn, and advanced rates have
. been pia indee4 the market has been nearly cleared, es-.,
pecially of the low and Middling descriptions. •
CoFFEE.TO-day there was littledesire., evinced to pur-
,
Chase Mocha Coffee; and' at thepublib sales of 9 `cases 387
."
bales; vices declined is to 4a per cwt ; a small pari.dnly, was
dis_posed of. , • , - • • •.•
- 'rim—There ,bas been .no. public . sale held i i nee our last
report, but ,there is, a large quantity on offer by private, treaty
of black and green; the trade, howeyer, both in town and.
'Country are' not inclined to take mere thah their present
wants 'require—notwithstanding 'the • moderate rates that
SPlCEs.—T.'4kafternoon Black Pepper was purchased with
caution, and,soo Z,74,0 of Malabar at public sale were taken
in at for 814 a fo'r heavy Sound, but the sea damaged sold at
2%i1 `to 3d. 30 sacks 85 bags Nutmegs in the shell went at
Is 3d to is sd. 624 bags East India' Ginger were withdrawn,
-but 30 casks of Jamaica•sold at 6/. 16s; for good ; 558 to 67s
for middling to good middling, and 49s for low.
RlCE.—There has been little desire evinced ti purchase
Bengal 'privately : three' parcels amounting to 1,451 bags
and 700`pockets"were Offered at public sale, and a part only
sold at' a' decline ohfortner rates of 6d to leper cwt. Madras
is little wanted and- prices are not so firm. •Of Java there is
still little to be had. Cleaned Rice is held with firmness and
is wantev; Patna at 23s to 275, and Carolina 36s to 40s
per cwt.
SPIRITS.—There 'has been a' brisk demand for Leeward
Island Rum this week, and'an advandan the value of Id per
gallon 'has taken place; indeed' nearly the whole on show
has been cleared of the market. For Calcutta the demand
has been active, and higher rates paid; Demerara
has been in good demand, and- prices keep .in the
'advance. 'The' Govertunent 'Conti-la for 100,000
gitlloneof Rum, half Eft and half West India was taken
this afternoon by, Messrs. Lemon, Hart; and Co., within a
fraction' of 2s lid 'per gallon proof strength. Brandy: has
bOn in good demand, prices have advanced- a 'little.
Geneva has been in • good request. British. Corn
Spirits are much' in demand at ,10s 9d per' gallon
nett cash. Malt Spirit- according to quality is selling at
12s 9d to 'l3s 6d. . For Gin the demand hrs been active, and
mites are very firm. , _ , • '
'Fratkr.-4n Currants, by private contracts,. tbe Importers
having shown a disposition to Meet ,theiheci of the buyerS,
a large -business appears to' have been done. Of Turkey
Pulled,Figs,, in the low and inferfarlillalities solne extensive
sales have been made at reduced rates,. but fine rathersbarce,
and obtain full prices ; of Muscatels, but Pia finer 'qualities
sell freely at very full prices. ;
" Sean.-LThre afternoon at' public' 'sale '391 bags tif,Sago
"Floth were taken in at•2OS fild," but' sea-damaged sold at 13s
6d tO-;,1 4s 6d. ,

- •
.PALTrE,T,RE.-7-Thjs afternoon, at public sale; 1,500. bags
Calciitia went with spirit at a further advatwe,,of 64- per cwt.
.''''6ll..s.This'affernoon if 'Public sale 'iloltint of Foreign
' sperm Oil were offered, and nearly all' boVglit fin. 10 tuns
Newfoundlaed Cod Went at 271. 19 tins 20'c'eaks. Lard Oil
were taken in at 41/,to 441. 55 casks Palm. Oil were sold at
317 to 311 Ips for fine, and, 271 to 30115 s for ;middling ,to
good. "210 hhdi 115 pipes Ceylon Cocoa N7ut sold at 31110 s
to 334.. '
public sale 489 casks of New
WaleS Talrdw were offered arid 'all sold; fine,at 413 6d
.to42g•3d,' middling: to goott.4os 3d td 41s 3d, low 38s 3d to
,39a 9d.

tion of the dealings of Jarvis with other parties in the trade, I
and it..svas now said for himiithat if the did truspJarvip, it 4"
was no more than other parties had done who were'inl the'
same- line of- business. • • The names of •several --firms. were'"
mentioned, and the amounts named; but they were small
sums compared to the credit allowed by the bankrupt. I
Reay said that he had made investigation of the position of
Jarvis at his tanker's, but no name. was given. If he did 1
inquire, he would have found that the person to whom
he gave, so large a credit never dealt further' than to'
the extent of 1001. or 150/. Reay trusted him' as,others
did. That was the excuse; but he (the Commissioner)
would beg to remind Mr. Reay, that if he turned to the first
item of all in Jarvis's books, he would there find his own
name entered for large credit, and especially during the first
part of Jarvis's trade, was his name entered for a very con-
siderable amount. Was it, therefore, surprising that when
the world saw (for, no doubt, Jarvis advised the other houses
of the fact) that Reay was giving support to this new firth,
that others followed the example to a limited extent? Cer-
tainly not; and if Reav chose to give false credit in this
manner, and thereby induce others to do likewise, he must
take the responsibility. It was through the credit given by
Reay to Jarvis, that that person (who described himself as a
porter, and Reay as a clerk) in the course of eleven months
obtained 36,000/. worth of wines, all of which had gone to the
winds. If the bankrupt's conduct was to be blamed in the
case of Blumenthal, it deserved much greater censure in the
case ofJarvis, for the last credits were all given in the year
1844, when, as a faithful steward of the property of his credi-
tors, he ought to have stayed his hand from further transac-
tions of the kind. It was, however, evident that, so long
as he could obtain the discount of paper, so long was he, de-
termined to pursue this inconsiderate course of dealing. The
allegation that the bankrupt had engaged in accommodation
bills was most strenuously denied. Ile (the Commissioner)
had closely investigated the case on that point, and was per-
fectly satisfied that a system of accommodation transactions
had been Indulged in, between thP banktupt and several of,
his insolvent customers. It was said, the course the parties
had adopted in this respect was a custom of trade. If it were,
it ought to be most strongly reprobated. There was no,
doubt, from' the books, and the discovery made since the
bankruptcy, that bill dealings had been engaged in by the
bankrupt for the purpose of keeping these parties " going,"
and supporting a fictitious appearance of credit. If it were
not so, how was it that several thousand pounds' worth of
bills were found in the bankrupts' drawers after the
bankruptcy ? They were there ready, of course, to be,
pushed into the market to keep credit alive, 'and deltie4e*
the public into the belief that they were dealing •vilth
men of substance. It was only when the bankera and
bill-brokers refused to discount further that the 'ruin to
the parties engaged was made apparent by the fiat.
Could any one say this was proper conduct ? No one, not
. even the bankrupt himself, whom'he (the Commissioner) be-
lieved, if he calmly reflected for a moment, must admit the
impropriety •of his career. It was necessary to state' so,
that the creditors Might not be deceived, that the assets
under the joint estate would not realise more thin 2s. 6d.
in the pound, and this one-eighth of the gross amount of his
debts and liabilities was all that this merchant, who once oc-
cupied a proud position in his trade, could offer to his ere,
ditors in satisfaction of their claims. It now became his (the.
Commissioner's) duty to say what 'amount of punishment
was to be awarded fpr this want of proper conduct-on the part
of the bankrupt. If the Court wholly refused the certiticate,,
it would be inflicting on the bankrupt a punishment amount-
ing to a commercial outlawry. That he was not desirous of
doing,. considein some of th featurei the case resented.
He thought ther were were mitigating cireumstances to be taken
into consideration ; one of which was the very good conduct
'of the bankrupt since his bankruptcy—an ingredient allowed
by the terms of the .Act to have weight in the judgment of
the Court. He hoped he did not permit the sympathy which.
he felt for the bankrupt's position to interfere with the course
of justice ;'biit he did consider that that circumstance ought
to weigh in favour of the bankrupt. He could not but hope
that inquiries like these wohld, be of essential service to trade ;
because, by flats power the Court now Possessed in granting
or reftising certificates,o persons must undergo the ordeal in
public instead of private, as heretofore. Traders would now'
find that the moment would conic when whatever might ha4e
been done in the closet or the counting hOuie would be ex-,
Pesed On 'the hoUse-top. The present case ought, therefore,to
be 'an example to thein of truly and fairly looking their
affairs in the face, and if on true balance of books they fonrid
.
ftuhlelmase nd.lyeecisulavi distribution.rontogiv Lookingeuptliepr atope all thertythey possessed
of 'this
-for
bankruptcy, his Honour said, in conclusion, that it appeared
to him the justice of the case would be met by, the snspensien
'of the certificate. for two yeara.—Certificate suspended accord-
ingly. ' _

LLOYD'S-SHIPPING—(T,HIS DAY.)-
Lo,;m9N,..Ncw. 28.—Wind at noon S. light breeze atidfine:
. Nov. 27.—Wind W.5.V.,,-Arrd. Bangalore,.
China;, Arequipa,- Lima ; Adelph, Peterson, Bahia. Aiid.
from the. River for, Governor llPLean' •Mayo, River Gambia ;
Beacon, Hill, St., Helena ; Acconie, Dahlbey, Rio Janeiro.. Put
back, Ruby, Allen;for Jamaica. •
LIVERPOOL, Nov. W.S,W.--And. from,
Emilia,"Ratclift,Ambrez ; Reliance, Bedford, Para ; Epamo-
nidas, Cheek, New Orleans ;, Independence,: Allen. New
:York, with part of,cargo thrown overboard ;, Swap, Quebec.
.Off port, Snowdon,, supposed from Africa. The Atercedita
Cortina, from London,•waa abandoned by the ere*, except,
one man, on ,the North Bank, but came off on the flood, and
was run on shore in Bootle Bay, and has since been towed
into the pKince?s Dock, without much damage. • ,
RAaf,sos,Tp, Nov.- 27.—The, St.
,Lawrence,, Woitlkinkton,
bound to Havre, put in here tp-day leaky, and:subSegnently
got in contact with the Saiah,Alargaretha, from Skeleffeaj,t6
Honfleur, anctrpcei'ved damage.

his boots. He had previously left me on the Tuesdz, and
he came back on Saturday 'Morning, at. `which find e left,
and I have not seen him since. When he went ' ay on
Tuesday; he said he was going to Hampton afatibh"fe-tyy
and get a job, and he should be back at night. He"left be
hind him a Scotch cap, which he usually wore, and several
other articles. .

Mrs. Maria Raven, the wife of a farmer in the parish, de-
posed that on the 17th instant, in the afternoon of the day,
she saw two men in the lane. One, who was dressed in a
light-coloured jacket and waistcoat, was standing at the top
of the lane; the other, dressed in a velveteen jacket, appeared
to be coming in the direction from Tranter's house.- lam
sure that the man Read was not one of those:

Thomas Trippas, the parish;!constable; said that in con-
sequence of information he received oh Wednesdry last, he
went to Tranter's house, and found the doors fastened and
the Window-shutters closed. He obtained an entrance to the
house through one of the upper windows: There was a box
and two drawers open in the room. A,great number of papers
had been strewn about the floor, and the drawers and box
had been ransacked. ' On proceeding to another room I
,folind
the articles in it in a similar state of. disorder; •but there. was
no appearance of anything having been disturbed iii the
attics. The witness here detailed the circumstances attending
the finding of the body of the murdered man.
In the course of the inquiry, the bill-hook and the axe
which were found near the body, and with which in all pro-
bability the murderers executed their bloody deed, and a
straw lint were produced, which, some of the witnesses alleged
they lrid seen the old man wear. It was much stained with
blood, and there was a:deep indentation in the crown,of it
which corresponded exactly with the end of a hedge-stake
. cut in a peculiar manner.
Two or three other witnesses were examined, whose evi-
dence was chiefly in .corroboration of the foregoing, and at
six o'clock the inquisition was adjourned. • •
, The jury again assemOled at ten o'clock this morning; a
number of witnesses were e.Aarained, amongst others.
George Hopkins, a labOurer, who. said that on the Wednes-
day after Voe .committal of the murder he met the man Read
about fives, miles from Birmingham. Witness conversed with
him as t_c• where he had been, when he said that he had been
in Birr:fingham in search of employment from the previous
Monday; but that he had not succeeded, and was returning
horre., Read has not been seen thrice.:

, Joseph Buick, a shoemaker, residing at Balsall-cominon,
said that he. examined a number of footmarks near Tranter's
house, and the impression on his mind was, that they were
produced from a hoOt which he made for Read in May last.
The inquiry had not terminated when our report was
'dispatched ; but the 'general opinion is that Read is the mur-
dere: ; and a reward of 1001. will be offered for his apprehen-
sion. The old man who'has been murdered was exceedingly
penurious ; he is supposed to have had a considerable sum of
money in' the liouse,i'but 'Sixpence only was found in his
pockets. One circumstance tends materially to confirm the
sapicioni entertained against Read. It appears' that a
short time since he was found concealed in the old man's
houie; he was giVeti in charge to the police? • but Tranter
afterwards declined to prosecute.'
YeSterday's Government' Gazette contains the fol-
lowing additional information respecting the man named
William Read, 'alias James' reed, who 'standa charged with
the wilful murder; on the' Pith' instant, the parish of
Berkswell, in-the ,eountY of Warwick, eif Thomas Tranter:—
" The suspected murderer, who hits absconded, and is sup-
posed,to be, working on one of the railways, is described as
about nineteen or twenty years of age, five, feet four inches
high, stout inade, and when 'talking has a smiling counte-
nance ; had on a Pair of narrow' cord trousers, which had a
hole in the left thigh, and Is' supposed to have with him an
old pair :of plaid trousers and an old' dark jacket, which he
' may' be wearing. He is-believed to be. in the neighbourhood
of Biriningham."

LORD JOHN RUSSELL AND THE

CORN-LAWS.

• • - --(From the-Timm).—
It is ascribing not so much to Lord John Russell's character,
and position as ,to Ministerial blindness and difficulties, to
pronounce the letter " to the electors of the city of London"
the final 'deathblow of•the corn-laws: Opportunity, which
Makes a child'a match for a giant, has conferred on Lord
John Russell a principal share in a noble achievement. It
has been left to hini to dictate the terms of a great,capitula-
tion. A few weeks, nay, a few days ago, Sir Robert Peel
might have done this with comparative freedom and com-
parative honour. Though not, the highest act of initiative
wisdom, it might still have been the generous humility of a
great statesman, ready to sacrifice his own, consistency for
his country's advantage: Lotd John Russel' has made the.
measure his own, and it cannot now betaken away. What-
ever place in the arena of public controversy the proposition
of a perfectly free trade in corn has lately or long ago held,
Lord J. Russell is the foremost in the great political group to
link-with it his name and his fortunes. The Premier cannot.
now adopt it without adding to all his • other difficulties and
disagreeables the ignomony of being taught and, led by a
rival. The public sense ,of justice will not quarrel at
such a result. It is fit that Sir Robert Peel should

have no portion in that which is not really in any
sense his own ; and the whole world might have repelled the
illusion *hien should make him appear to lie the author. The.
Premier only fulfils his own instinct and 'follows his, destiny ;
and we should be puzzled, if not disaPpeanted, were he to
act otherwise: Mistaking his own vocation, he . thinks to
dictate principles rather than to adopt them from the people.
Thus he holds on to systems till they are virtually abrogated
by the decisions of the national mind. lie waits till that
abrogatio&only requires to be recorded,—till it is reckoned,
realised, and all but historical, till, in the city phrase, it is
actually " discounted" by the political world, and-then at' the
last moment he comes in and consents to be vanquished with
as good a grace as be can ; making up for the ignominy of a
real defeat by gaining. a victory over his friends. When
concession is inevitable, it is wise to concede before necessity
destroys both' freedom of thought and dignity of.movement.
It is wiser, also, to read and learn a political lesson before it
has to be enforced by the, rough-discipline of, events. , Lord
John Russell does not boast himself greater than nature,.
kinder than Providence, or wiser than the people. He cons his
task with all docility, and confesses that 'heis the wiser for it.
Hence he becomes the fit historian of the Premier's wilfulness
" But .1 confess :that on- the general subject my views have
in the course.of 20 years. undergone a great alteration.,. I
used.to-be of opinion that corn was an exception to the ge-
neral rules of political economy, but observation and experi-
ence have convinced Me that.we, ought to abstain: 'from 'all
interference with the supply °flood. Neither &Government
nor a Legislature can ever regulate the corn market with the
beneficial effects which the. entirefreedom of -sale and pur-
chase are sure of themselves to produce„ I have for several

. .
years endeiToured to obtain a compromise on this snbject.
In Mg I, voted for a Committee of the whole House; with.

the view of supporting the; substitution of a moderate fixed
chity for , the sliding-scale.. In 1841 , I .announced the
intention of the then Government of, ! proposing a
fixed duty of ss. a quarter. In the sat session I
proposed the imposition of some lower duty, These 'prepo-
sitions were successively rejected. The pres t' FirSt Lord
of the Treasury met them in 1839, 1840, and 1841, by elo-

quent panegyncs of the existing system--the plenty it had
caused, the rural happiness it had diffused. He met the pro-
. . .

positions for diminWied protection in the same nay iri which
he had met the offer of securities- for Protestant interests in
1817 and 1825—in the same wav in which he met the prd-
posal to allow Manchester, Leeils, and Birmingham to send
Members to Parliament in 1830. The result of resistance to

qualified concessions must be the same in the present instance
as in those I have' mentioned. It is no longer worth While
to contend for a fixed duty. In 1841 the free-trada party'
would have agreed to a duty of Bs. a quarter on wheat, arid
after a lapse of years this duty might have been further re-
duced, and ultimately abolished. But the imposition of anr
duty at present, without a provision for its extinction within
a short period, would' but prolong a contest already suffi=
ciently fruitful of animosity, and discontent." Everybody
has experienced the sensation of having been at .some time
or other before exactly in one's present position'and cireV.m.;
stances—of having before seen, or 'heard, or said the very
'same things as at this present moment. One asks, "'Have'l
dreamt this ?" "Is this the recollection of a former
'state'? Or is it' all A reverie- ?" Sir Robert Peel
sets one rubbing one's -eyes' under this' visionary' 'im-
pression: Surely- all, this show' of desperate clinging to
the corn-laws, protracted till the patience and the' mb-
deration of the people are 'utterly worn out,—surely, this
intense determination of the applicants, and rapid aggrava-
tion of their claims, has , all passed before.. ,By what a6ci-'
dent does it revisit our senses? It has ,all passed before.
With a trifling 'change of circumstance it is the perpetually
recurrent action of the Conservative leader. It is the old

plot, the old charactees, the old dresses, the old scenery done
up with just the alteration of an incident, a name, or a.patch.
A few dabs of paint have changed the ruined C&Stig intii a
barn,• and. the church into a hay-stack. Instead of spears
there are.. pitchforks, the carbonari for this ei-enitig ere
poachers, and the
•,Venetiao, senators are tricked'out for a

.rural precession; . Theosuak,company 9f the boxes may be
flolighte4 with that poyelly, of the entertairmient ;• but the
More knowing i'reqnentel'-or the pit is, disgusted at the im-
pudence of the fraud. , The peculiar line whichi the'Premier'
has worked into systein,-and which' is the historical reality
represented by-the nameof Coneervatiant; has been illustrated
-by variousamages more orleis'fitting and dignified. "It has,
been 'likened to ballast, to the dragchain, and the safety-
valve. .We am inclined, to think people have missed the
most,! appropriate; .The -Right Hop. Baronet
and his party are the stopcock of the nation. It is the •
,spirit of thisi age, at ..leaat,„ , move by Steam ;--s-that-
is; by a series of explosiens. Irpitblfc opinion had continual
• legislative vent, it would waste itself in idle noise, and never
accuinnlate the'poWer for effective Measures. Conservatism
offers itself to obstruct the passage. Sir Rtobert Peel chokes
'it with himself. • 'After a brief interval, fresh steam has been
generated,-and the social piston has ascended to its former
,place. ; With•the most mechanical precision Sir Robert with-
draws, and the,. steam , does its brief and powerful work.
Without so useful an appendage we should have continual
waste,—without its ,periodical retirement we should have a
destructive catastrophe. The nation is a very hard creditor.
bis Charge its lawful demands as they become due, and the
:cost is tolerable. Let the account run, or pay your 'debt
,with a mere note of hand, and yen Soon filiffyourself ever-
'verwhelmed with arrears,' and c'eaqiotind interest hunting
you' down. No usurer could te-tfore extortionate. After a
'long period of perhaps imaginary insult and vexatiouslthilay,
the people demands its pound of flesh with an almost insanity
of purpose. Has Sir Robert forgotten how quickly the hum-
ble ; netlti9a !or two Members. for :Birmingham being once
superciliouely,denied, grew up to the awful dimensions of
" the Bill, the Wlple Bill?" Has, be forgotten that and
twenty other cries of furious onslaught, and, final victory?
Refuse' i 'fixed duty, -and you have no other choice
given you but a "total repeal; 'You cannot now offer
the alternative which you have yourself taught the
reople to despise. -The only question is; ivhat further de-
mands will now be added? Had you capitulated, it would
have been on. terms.,, You -choose to be gtornied, and must
now submit to the conditions of ,an enemy flushed with
triumph and ,angered, with delays. But, how can '6, 'man'
make terms who is himself hampered by conditions? There
is the nib. ,It is perhaps the fundamental tlefeet of Sir R.
Peel's position that he never was a through master of it.
linfeelsrthe hardihip of his -Case, atid the sense of injustice
mikes him the more unscrupulous. Wflatservant ever was
faithful to's, hard master?' The landowner, represented by
his House, constitutes Sir Robert his attorney in the national
-suit. The Baronet is•nothing loth, and offers to procure good
terms. " Stand by me, and rwill stand by you." , Mean-
while .he knows, they, are in heart only standing by them-,
.selves,..and.he accordingly only, stands by. himself. ,It is:in-,
credible that lie should, reallynnegine, with his experience,
that he can effectuate their conditions, and maintain the as-
cendancy a cla'ss: Yet he flatters and eludes their, imbecile
:expectations by still negotiating 'on that holtow basis. Go
on, Sir Robert,' Master of a"Policy your. Own. Lead your.
friends 'into the treatherofts'defile of a proud' and intractable
obstinacy; and then, whatever be the glory orthataahieve-,
-ment, deliver, them unto- the foe.-- You need not fear. You
have the gift of infinite plausibility, and;your friends, often
as you have deluded them, will neverthelesstrust you again.
„- ~.„ (From,the Chronicle.)
The comments, if such they may be called, pf the Govern-
ment and monopoly journals,npon Lord John Russell's letter
are the best, proof that it adeCliVe b10w... The whple, au
perstruetare of profection;patehed and' Propped up „at it is by
a hundred'inake'-'shift expedients, totters from the glee's, and
will, before'very long, tome to-the ground. The dismay, the
annoyance; -the exasperation 'of Ministerialists and Protec-,
Aienists exceed,al+ bounds, and, we ,may say all utterance.
They foath at. the mouth, and cannot for very rage make
known articulately the grounds, of their discontent. Their,
:overcharged ,soulsseem toffindsno relief but in a free.use of
the most abusive epithets.. As specimens of their flowers of
speech, take, the ;following from,, the Morning Herald :
"Matchless presumption,", "unexampled indifference to
shame," " stale ,and vapid sniera,"-"low and spiteful spirit,"
and divers Passagea "as Wise and well-toned as the following:
Lord' John's changes have' 'always Veen made at
the tail of the worst and wickedest rabble, 'because decent
persons renounced him; and, always• made with some
aspect to &violent convulsion. Such is mean and bad
spirit of the man, and suelasis- the spirit of his lettere' TIO
Post, in like manner, is so ,vehemently angry that it quite
ftirgets the Proprieties:. " Great ignorance,"." great spiteful-
'fleas," "impudent assertions," " unmitigated nonsense,"
" cool effrontery;' " a man so utterly shameless as Lard John
Rassell," are some of the phrases which Our; polite Contem-
porary thinks 'applicable and becoming in discussing the
Noble Lord's letter.. To reason wait people in such a state
of frenzy would be waste of time. Let theM by all means go
op and 4f unpack their hearts with words," if they find it a
relief. The public will 100k,.0n quietly :and •forin its own
conclusion, remembering the old Aware to be draWn whOft
d,iaputantsare&een to lose their temper. The really provok-:
ing festive of ,Lord John Rusaejl's address' is, that it eJiii-
bineS weight, of argumentwith weight, of entho'rity:
It exhibits, With extraordinary , brevity, clearness,
and force, the • main considerations by which the
policy of England should at the ' present moment
be governed. Almost any one 'of its pregnant sen-
tences contains matter enough for an essay. How fruitful
topic, for instance, is the contrast, brought home to us by
few striking words, between the.present state of prices and
that Which would arise under a healthy system ? Variations
in prices, when not artificially produced, are the result of' 'a
highly beneficiallaw in social economy. The, price of food?
When settled by natural Causes, is the best regulator of con-
sumption. Cheapness in such a case indicates plenty, and
favours a free use of the bounties 'of' ProVidence, without
leading to, any evil results. Dearness proves scarcity, and
,obliges us to he sparing in the consumption of a supply WhiCh
is insufficient for our ordinary, wants. Whenever Govern-
ments have attempted to alleviate the .evils Of scarcity by
'forcibly preventing prices from ascending beyond a certain
point, all men are now aware that instead of diminishing they
have aggravated the mischief. But if any other causes pre-
'vent prices from accurately indicating the extent of the sup 7
ply on which we may count; evils of the same kind must
inevitably Mb:Av. 'At the present moment, partly from
natural and partly from artificial causes, the prices of food
do not truly lnfbrm us of the state of our supplies. In the first
folitbe, tlie'priee of potatoes, though much higher than usual,
is kept down by the fact that they are known to be perish,
'able.' 'Who will fill his attires with stock of this kind, when
he has no Me:Sociable assurance that two or three months may
not convert It into a heap of rottenness ? :The consumption
Of potatoes, therefore, beyond a doubt, is not checked, as it
would be if the 'preservation for nine months even of the
deficient supply slaw available could be relied on. The price
acorn is deranged by .other causes, and is a source of Much
and very pernicious error. Averages,always to a cer-
tain extent deceptiire, are tam more so than they have
probably ever been, from the large proportion of this
ye. 4140 iheit crop which is of an inferior. quality:, There
is scarcely any newspaper reader whose eye has net As.
qaently rested, within the last few weelok an pare-
graphs like the following,' which *Awn Newcastle-upon-
Tyne :—"'The bulk of straw, 4Oa largest ever known, ' On,
all our best.sp,Ws the oropa were much lodged and beaten
driwn; this caused the ear to fill badly, and the grain to be
thin and shrivelled. The anxiety of our,
,farmers to secure
their crops led thereto hurry much into their stack-yards In
the worst condition. The greater portion, canaespently,,
conies to hand unsopnd, and so soft as to be quite unfit to
.grind without the use pf the,from our poor lands,,;
yOniT ttAg Aleut was thin and not laid, the' sample is soine-
what better. On thrashing, the yield of the whole proves