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PIRICES BRITISId S PillirStock 231 3 pis Cent. Red. 814 82 811 R 2 3 *Cent. Comfit 81 ex dig DM° Atet. 821 r nfes Ct. Red. 20, Xs. 4 pee Cent. 'OCKS ON SATURDAY. Lang Arm. NI India Rands 24 26 2$ pr Ex. Bills I.ltuni. 7 9 ma Ditto, 4001.7 9 via Ditto, Small 79 pm Lottery Tickets 191. Ws I kexdiv 'PRICKS OE kOREItiN A lattian•Doods Me Aut. 94 Boom A tree Hoods 78 77 Citiliaa Beads 614 Illsistabian Ronde 64 Mein Bonds (I 024) 641 I 6 Dim Met. 05e 21 54 Doi* Booth 53 Pease\ Restos 5 pet Ct. 97f. 50e. itte.hs lk. Nand Antes 3 pet Ct. 67f. la &ft lftskaap 36f. 10s. llc. Tt)(K• ON SATURDA Brea Bonds Ditto B00(101520144 Guatemala Hones Mezirati Bonds Ditto Bonds (1020 704 Ditto Acct. 70i 70 44 70 Neapolitan Bonds 0024) Peruvian Bonds Diu* ♦eet. 4b Russian Bonds 02 Spanish Bonds 124 Ditto Bonds (101 M) Ditto lest. :s ON. SATU RDA 1 . Ins. -...aw. Paid. Priilltillgit per Obese. A eglo-Mintiras £lOO U 10 121 Brazilian MINA, loloniblan lOO 6 910 91 ilnglisb PlPlMP erut uin Potosi La Pas & Peruvian Ass 6O I 2lf /as Thifintalnut 4OO 50 Of GO Milted Mexican ...... Ditto New 4O "10 91 10 Welch lion and Coal 26 20 7it6 if dis MIMI RANCII CO NIPAIMIES• AVioneeßritisb and Foreign lOO 10 2 Ditto Marine lOO i t &MI LtGIFIT •ND CORI COUPIII , IIII. Continental London Portable lOO 12 if If du IRON RAILWAYI. Liverpool and Hanebister lOO 6 10 )11114.:El. I. AllllO V 11. RCM Iron lOO 26 6 die British Rork and Patent Salt 10 1 If I Ugoitwieb Patent Salt tinnily ras bissican Provincial Bank of Ireland lOO 10 3is PRICES OF SHAH Mt eltr Zritiolt itire,so* DRITRY-LA NE THEATRE. Ties Beenlng, MOND VV, tan. 0. gilt be performed the Opera of ROB ROY MACGREGOR. Rob Roy. Mr. Wallstait Francis osbaldtatone, Mr. Sinelair ; Rdllls Vyol larylo. Mr. Liston. Maus Vernon, Wes Stephetta Haien Maeveitur, Mrs. Bunn. After which the Pantomime of MARI.EQUIS, JACK OF AI.I. ntknrc Mitrlrtian, Mr. T. !towel!: Pan taloon, Mr. I'. Blan n c hard; Clown. Mr. Brown ; Colmnblne, Mies Barett. 'ft-morrow, Ezahance no Robbery ; Woul-Ciatherlng; and the Pantomime. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. rm. livening, MONDAY. Jan. 0, it lII TIL be performed the Tragedy of MNCRE Macbeth, by a Gentleman !Al+ Ist appearance in Loudon); Maeda: Mr. Cooper. Lady Macbeth, Mos Lacy. After which the Pantomime of HARLEQUIN ANO THE MAOICP ROSE; Or, BE %I; I V AND THR AVAST. Haelegula, Mr. Liter; PantsJoon. M. Barnes Rome r ; Clown, Mr. J. IL Oeinsaldi; Columbine r , Miss . To-morrow, Carl; The feape-Goat ; and the Pantomime. The Barrisit Patiacommencedpublialling on Saturday MOM. ing at five o'clock. - - LONDON, NIONDAY, JANUAIT 9, 1916. The Erode dated Saturday and the other Park papers of Friday arrived last night. There was reason to believe that the Emperor CONSTANTINE. had not left Warsaw so late as the aoth ult. The independence of Brazil has been recognised by the Austrian Government. The Marquis Jose DA SII.V• was t ) have a solemn audience to deliver his credentials as the Brazilian Envoy Extraordinary. • If the accounts from Madrid in the Dale be correct, tiling Faant NAND has at last been persuaded in effect to abdicate his regal functions, and transfer his whole autho rity to a Council of State, consisting of thirteen of the Most violent partisans of the absolute system of Govern ment. With this body, the members of which are to be iritinovable, and personally not subject to the tyrannical caprices of their Sovereign, the Ministers are to transact business. The Council will therefore be a standing Regency, by which all power will be taken from the weak and vacillating Monarch of the Peninsula. We shall for the future hear no more of those frequent and sudden changes which have prevented the Spanish colonies, ranee the restoration, from obtaining any degree of firmness or consistency. The Council will pick out fit in struments for its purposes, and it will keep them as long in use as they prove sufficient. FERDINAND had no rule but his ever varying temper. He was told that he was entitled to be the rry nrio, and in erder to be quite sure that he was free to do as he pleased, be altered his plans every week, and dismissed his ministers every mouth. The Council of State will act upon very different principles. -ed 'tail ..1.: nd uemr .0111 good she weiesed t 4 They will proceed steadily to their olject, and aystemati- so ti I 1! - tally destroy every vestige of the hated existence of the it b; it constitution. but The Greeks look at their perils boldly , and are really to of ti die in defence of their country. The letter f r om Alisso- bina langhi, which we extract from the Constiitititainel, will be this read with interest. The garrison bail dovotetl a day to by a fasting and prayer to supplicate the divine merc y for the a sc Emperor ALE 'axon a. It is reported that OM ell Villo NE wort r 4 ha.: revolted. To I i 1 ' The French funds have advanced considerably. The peri five per cents. closed on Friday nearly slf. higher than pros they were on Wednesday ; the three per cents have risen lam atf. . 4:;:. thir tFeom the Efuilc dated Saturday, Jan. 7.11 1 pun t VlElileA, Dec. 27. It is said that his Royal II ighness the Archduke Fertlit.and of an d hate, Comnander-tn-Chief in Hungary and br other.in.law to the this Emperor, is to go to St. Petersturgh to carry the congratulations nisi of our Sovcrrign to the new Emperor on his accession to the fort throne. A numerous suite, worthy of such a Prime, will amoral. con • patsy hint in this extraordinary mission. The principal perrns eve compming it are Col. Count Clamen, the Landgrave Frederick of Inal E n ntcnburgh, Prince Charles of Leibcostein, Count Dufour, de. the Tye Prince will ad out as soon as our Court nits 'mired the offi. th e ail Notice from that of Russia. wit I Men saint 28. u l t , Tile Emperor Don Pedro is now recognised by his august ant father-in-law, our beloved Sovereign. In a few days from this time the Marquis Jose da Silva, who; has been here for this fear I pot with a mission from 1 . / frost Don Pedro, will have a Fader* au. t h ence re - cot dimity fro the Emperot of Brazil. .' Stamm, Die. 23. tau Private letters from Seres announce, as a report, that the famous crc Omer Vrione, Facia' of Salonichi, has intercepted a correspondence, star by which lie has learnt that the Sultan has given orders to a Ca. puligi liaseld to bring him the head of that P acha ; that Omer by Veione had in consequence put a garrison of 2.500 men into the l an Cloth of Salonichi. and raised the standard of revolt against the Pyle. This important news requires confirmation. PAMIR. 41 AN .6. f e e l l A4atter from Madrid of the 29.11 December has the following p ar tienlars. After an eulogiurn on the Duk e del Infantado, the I'm waiter mars a— a c The Eine has just signed the Decree to re.estribli,h the great Council of State, which wili be constantly oc:upied with high ad. WC i. wiinastratire and legisivire functions. Ills Majesty will pre. be aide • the Infants will he membe rs, and the thirteen Councillors obesity named will merit the approbation of papas of good lac • faith by their ecclesiastical dignities. their talents, and the sir. A s 4 1 *CAM they have constantly rendered to the alto and the thmne. I The Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo, the Bishop of Lenn, Fie her Ft f 4 Cyrille. the Doke . del lorantatin. the Puke de San Caries, Don cut Loans de Salazar, Don /Immix Calouisrde, a. Mi n ister of J ar i ce 4 ban Luis Ballsateros, as-Mildster of Finance ; the 'Marquis de or t Zambrano. its Minister of War • Captain Central Caganas, the TI Marquis Villallerde. the Marq•A de la Reunion, the Count du Venadiso, Dee Jose Garcia de la T orre, Pen Frt:neis !balm de cat }diva, Dna John • Baptise Erro, Den Joseph Aunores, Don cot sloacbian Pemba. sod Don Pio Elizalde. The f 1111nitsara ' will esestsatip transact business . with the t " 1 *sae, to tbas tilt tb i tiosoluilseit will be asateroly weigbed ~.. I 411111111111.11111.111 before they are promulgated. The Councillora, to place them out of the reach of intrigues, and to secure the independence of their opinions. are declared inamovible : they cannot lose their places or be exiled from the capital, except for crimes duly proved, and by Virtue of an express order of the Sovereign. I shall give you, sepa rately, information respecting the attributes of the Council, and other highly interesting details. Letters from Warsaw of the 27th I/member do not announce t he departure of the Emperor Constantine. No public act had yet informed Poland that Constantine accepted tht: succession of his bther. It is probable that he was still at NiThrosw on the 39th, as ro no news of his having left it has reached Paris to-day (6th January.) The Count de St. Priest is to go as Envoy Extraordinary to B'. Petersburgh, to compliment the new Emperor. [From the C'ortstifatlitnowl of Friday.] ZAN/ E. DEC. 9. The noire (vessels) for transporting Christian women and chit. dren into Egypt are much sought alter, and taken at a high price by the Austrian Captains, as It is they alone that engage in ahis white slave trade. The squadron of Admiral Al iaulis has just been reinforced by the naval division of Sachturis. Yesterday the Chris tians burnt a Turkish frigate off Patras, and took six large trans ports Irons the barbarians. The apprach of Ibrahim is spoken of ; but it is likely that the squadron upon whose co-operation he reckons may have been de. 'tilled before it was able to attack Missolonghi. Illiaulis is mix ing off the heights of tcrophes, in sight of that town, which is in free communication with the mountains of Liebe. The Chris tians who have ilefent:ed Mitisolonghi for nine months have bid adieu to the world, and are prepared to die for the cross, to which they have attached their supreme hope. Should they fall, their names will go down to posterity, and their memories will be dear to all the nations who have sympathised with them in the terrible struggle which has been going forward during the last live years over the ruins of Greece. The Greeks rely upon him who pro tombsir regeneration to the world, to crown their religious with laurels and cypress. We have received the following letter from one of them : FROM THE PORT vasitanrs, DEC. 5, NOOK • The Turkish squadron is In view cif the promontory of Aral,. Bid our last farewell :to our friends and to those who defended the cause of our rights in the west ; above all do not forget our historian. In a few days the fifth siege, and evenly second assault on Alissolonghi, will take place. In one or two weeks we shall have lived or have triumphed. May the Almighty God grant us his holy protection. P.S.—Recommend our children to the Greek Committee at Paris. The defenders of lilisaolonghi salute their eloquent defen der, 31. de Chateaubriand. His address is is every)body's mouth. Dec. 9, Eve:4lNC. Carron is heard ; the Greeks have attacked the Capital Pc:ha ; our ',rims announce that they have taken sonic more vessels from the Turks. It is said that Ibrahim Pac;ia has arrived at Pair's. The death of the Emperor Alexander has been announced to the garrison of Missolonglii ; a day of fasting and prayer has been or. dered to implore the divine mercy in favour of the Autocrat Alex ander l'aulowitz. P.S.—We will rot sully our eorrespordence with the infamous accounts published by the Speriatenr against the Greeks, whom it accuses of piracy ; he ought rather to have reproached them for their too long submission to what they have endured. FRENCH re N Ds.—PARi s, JAN. 6.—Five per Cents. 99f. 90c.; Three per Cents. Mr. 25c. ' • Bank Stock 2,07 5 f. ; Rente tie Naples 78f. 35c. ; Royal Spanish Loan 49f. ; Ilaytian Loan 790 f. Ex change on London—One month 23f. 15c. ; three months 241. 90c. —Court dlialccutipt. The German Papers which arrived yesterday leave no doubt as to the accession of CONSTANTINE to the throne of the Czars. The advices from St. Petersburgh are dated the 21st ult. ; at that time the arrival of the new EM!EztoR was daily expected, as, in reply to the affectionate inquiries of the Empress Mother, be had signified his intention of leaving Warsaw immediately. It was reported at Berlin, that as soon as the Emperor CONSTANTINE had assumed the reins of Government at St. Petersburgh, he would issue a manifesto declaratory of his adherence in every respect to the foreign and domestic policy of his late brother. Especially, it is said, his Imperial Majesty will proclaim his " firm resolution to main ' Min the conservatory principles which form the basis of the Holy Alliance." If it should, indeed, turn out that Cor:s-rsNTINe. has been remaining at Warsaw in oruer to prepare this important declaration, we shall have one of the mysteries cleared up, which have given rise to so many sinister conjectures. In this case the peace of. Europe will certainly not be disturbed, and the Greeks must again look to their own resources and energies for the achievement of their independence. The Times takes occasion to descant in a somewhat triumphant tone on the deficiency in the Quarter's Revenue " Here," it is said, "is a basis afforded for estimating the tremendous violence of those causes, whatever they were which produced the revulsion of the last three months." Why, it was but a few days ago that it delivered itself in thin wise—" Our ferar is that the storm has neither been long enough nor violent enough ;" and now we are told of its tremendous violence, and are referred to the falling cif on the last Quarter's Revenue as a demonstration of the fact ! Leaving this Journalist to reconcile his own in consistencies, we will only remark, that looking at what he calls, though not very intelligibly, " the revulsion of the last three months," the surprise of every one, who reflects at all upon it, must be, not that it has so far affected the revenue for that period, but that it has not afi'ected it to a far greater extent. Let us but for a moment call to mind the disorganized state of the manufacturing community, produced by the com bination of workmen in every branch of trade—and this crisis—dreadfully mischievous as it was—succeeded by a panic in every quarter of the kingdom that brought on a scene of dismay, and embarrassment in the mercantile world, which in its whole history hail never been equalled. To find the Revenue not so productive during this trying period as when it goes on with the current of its prosperity undisturbed, affords no very rational ground of lamentation, since the fact could not in the nature of things have been otherwise. They are, moreover, but puny politicians who estimate the strength and spirit, and resources of the country, by the deficit or surplus of this or that quarter's revenue. Our strength is undimi nished—our spirit unbroken—and our resources abundantly fertile. We have Ministers that enjoy as high a degree of confidence, and deserve it as well, to the full, as any that ever filled their stations, and we believe there is no rational man that will not be content to put these advantages in the scale against that deficit in the last quarter's income, which the writers in the Times point at with so much ex ultation ashaving not only " confirmed, but exceeded their anticipations." It is extremely gratifying to remark the gradual return of confidence in the commercial world. We say gradual, be cause its complete revival must be a work of time. Public credit has not only been shaken from within, but it is con stantly assailed from trithet, by every mode of attack and by every art of misrepresentation. The most dangerous language is held as to everything connected with public credit and banking establishments. All the evils so recently felt and so justly deplored—and which were aggravated to the utmost by the constant excitement of alarm kept up by a considerable portion of the public press—all these evils were described zis evils arising from paper credit, which has been everywhere represented as pregnant with populsr ca lamity, which is declared to be inseparable from the system. As paper credit is a subject but little understood by the people at large, they are easily taught to consider all paper currency as connected, more or less, with whatever distress or privation the country may chance, at any time, to suffer. There is no subject on which misconception can be more easily spread abroad, nor is there any one upon which mis conception can be made to operate more extensively or more fatally. If there is.a scarcity of ,peck, the real cause of which de Don THE BRITISH PRESS. is out of sight—as to the multitude it always must be—it is set down to the excessive issue of Bank paper, and the evil of country Banks. if the necessaries of life chance to be dear, the cause is readily to be found—not in the failure of the crops, bad seed time, or a hail harvest—but in the credit obtained by the farmers, which enables them to withhold their corn from the market. There is, in fact, no shape which agricultural or commercial (listless can assume, but all is made to resolve itself into an over-issue of Bank paper and the circulation of country notes. If these notions shall gain a general reception—and, owing to the pains taken to instil them into the popular mind, they are fast gaining ground—their influence cannot fail to he injurious in the extreme, and to affect moil vitally all the interests of commerce and of the country. That Country Banks may be multiplied to too great an extent we do not mean to deny—that there may occasionally be an over issue of country notes in any given district may also be true. But the objection amounts to this, that Country Banks—like all other establishments—are liable to abuses. To estimate them truly, we ought first to determine, whether their utility is such as to occasion a public benefit greater than the bad effects that incidentally arise out of them. In the mixed concerns and institutions of the mercantile world we must balance the good with the evil, and if the former preponderates, we do well to be content; to guard against the latter is left to the exercise of prudence; and wherever their interest is concerned, there is generally enough of this virtue among mankind to keep a pretty sharp and successful look out against deception. Swirl' somewhere says, very shrewdly, that " in cheating, it makes no great difference, the first time, whether you have a man of sense or a fool to deal with, but it makes a pro digious difference the second." In our dealings with man kind it roust unavoidably happen that confidence will be often misplaced, and credit given to many persons who ought neser to have been trusted. But those who, on first entering the world, erred on the side of unsuspecting re liance, ate soon taught by experience to confide with more caution, and the greater part soon become quite sharp sighted enough for their own security. If they suffer, it is in general from that spirit of speculation which leads them to risk much on the prospect of great gain, or from that necesiity of competition which leaves no hope of suc cess but ley putting much to the hazard. Much has been said as to the evils arising from the mul tiplication of country banks. For ourselves we completely concur in opinion with ADAM SMITH, that the danger arising !rem country banks is lessened by the multiplica tion of them, and the reasons which he assigns for this opinion wEI be found satisfactory. "If bankers," says he, " are restrained from issuing and circulating bank notes, or notes payable to the bearer, for less than a certain stun ; and if they are subjected to the obligation of an immediate and uncontional payment of such bank notes as soon as presented, their trade may, with salty to the public, be rendered in all other respects perfectly free. The late multiplication of banking companies in both parts of the united kingdom, an event by which many people have been much alarmed, instead of diminishing, increases the security of the public. It obliges all of them to be more circumspect in their conduct, and by not extending their currency beyond its due proportion to their cash, to guard themselves against those malicious runs, which the rivalship of so many competitors is always ready to bring upon them. It restrains the circulation of each particular company within a narrower circle, and reduces their circulating notes to a smaller number. By dividing the whole circula tion into a greater number of parts, the failure of any one company, an accident which, in the course of things, must sometimes happen, becomes of less conse quence to the public. This free competition, too, obliges all bankers to be more liberal in their dealings with their customers, lest their rivals should carry them away. In general, if any branch of trade, or any division of labour, be advantageous to the public, the freer and more general the competition, it will also be the more so." We are aware of the many objections that may be urged against any Parliamentary measure for the regulation of country banks. We feel the full force of that maxim of the French Political Economist, pas imp gouverner, and are satisfied that the advice not to govern too much is as applicable to banking establishments as to any other of the concerns of commerce. We should therefore be disposed to borrow as little assistance as may be, from the Legisla ture, for the regulation of country banks. At the same time it must, we think, be acknowledged as reasonable that any Company that obtains a license from the State to coin paper money,—for this in effect is done by every Bank who are authorised to issue their own notes, and, by so doing, to displace the current coin, and effectively to influence the price of commodities,—cannot complain, if, before they are authorised to do this, some security should be taken on be half of the public that its interests should be as far as pos sible protected. Under this impression, and knowing the prevailing opinion that some interposition on the part of Government is called for, if we offered any suggestion it would be, that the license which the country bankers are already obliged to obtain, and to renew annually, should be granted, subject to some such conditions as the follow ing:— That a statement, on oath, should be delivered by the partners -of the nature and extent of their capital, and of the amount in money and available securities in which it consists—that they should give bond, or other sufficient security, to keep, at all times, a sum in cash and Bank of England notes equal to one-third of their capital,—and that they should not at any time have in circulation a quantity of their notes exceeding the amount of their avail able capital. To these suggestions we would add, that the number of partners ought not to be limited, as at present. The solidity of the Scotch Banks arises out of this security, which strongly demonstrates the impolicy of their restric tion in England. • Such regulations as the above, or any other which might be devised as more effectually protective, could not in justice be complained against, on the ground of undue in terference with the employment of capital. The arguments which might be urged as to all ordinary cases would not be applicable here; If the Government license any Banking Company to issue its notes, and thereby to aug ment the circulating medium of the country, it has a right previously to guard the public against any failure of its engagements. It has a right to say, " Before we will sanc tion this augmentation of the paper currency, we will first be informed as to your means of satisfying the obligations you contract, anti that your property is equal to the dis charge of all the demands to the payment of which it is to be pledged." No party can object to such a scrutiny as un reasonable, because, whoever requires a license to insti tute a Banking Company is bound to accept it with what ever conditions the Government shall think it expedient on public grounds to annex to it. IVe shall recur at intervals to this important subject of the currency : our limits preclude us from further amid. ing our remarks upon it in our columns of to-day.. CITY, SATURDAY EYVNING Instead of a large quantity o!' Money Swek being thrown on the market this flay, the first of the private transfers of Consols and 4 per Cents., as was anticipated by the specu lators for the fall, the contrary has proved to be the case ; only very few parcels, and those of small amount, being brought for sale, and the scarcity of Money Stock was so great, that these were eagerly purchased et the same quo tation as Consols for the Account-day, on the 10th inst. Consols in the early part of the day evinced cons'ilarable elasticity ; they were done at 8.2. i 1 in the inorn;lig,.and many bargains were of concluded at an advance upon that quotation; but towards the close of the market the price receded to For the February Account Con sols fluctuated between 831 and 83. Reduced Stock was at first 812 ; but the subsequent transactions in it were done on higher terms until the afternoon, when this Stock, in common with Consols, became a shade worse. The pay ment of the Devidends on Monday (this day) will throw a considerable quantity of money into the market, and this circumstance has caused Exchequer Bills and India Bonds to advance. At this moment nine millions of money must have a considerable effect in destroying on the Stock Ex- I changes all the immediate results of the late financial con vulsion. The business in the Foreign Market was partial this morning, being principally confined to Colombian Bonds, which were 661 ; Mexican 6 per (laws.; which were 701 ; and Russian Bends, which were 5 . 2. The activity that has been apparent in the Share Mar ket for the last ten days continued this morning. Mining Shares in particular were higher, and in more demand. Indeed, as confidence becomes established again, the Com panies that are really placed on a solid foundation, and arc fairly proved by inquiry, which has been pretty exten sive into all of them, to have legitimate objects in view for the advancement of national and individual prosperity, will become more ostensibly sought after than they evir were before, and their Shares will cons:quoitly btcomc more valuable. . . THE Gilit'FlCS. [From the Doilt a rriefir.l ZANTE, DiC. 14. The last commercial letters from Trieste intorm 114 that !Acadia has become anew the theatre of the war, after having enjoycil during the greater part of this campaign comparative tranquillity. Ac cording to the new plan of the campaign, the Turkish troops left in Thessaly, and which for some time were concentrattsl at Zeitooni, have made dispositions to march upon Salora, in order to effect their junction with the Albanian corps, which his been stationed there for some time, without having made any movement, and waiting for ulterior events. General Goura has marched rapidly from Attica to !Acadia, where he has been reinforced by the militia of set•e•rel districts. lie marched into the mountains, and surprised the Turkish yonguarda, which had,advanced without distrust into !Acadia, not expectirg to be attacked.' Thin vanguard has been almost entirely destroyed. ' Goura marched afterwards against the main body of the Turkish army, which he also put to flight. The Turkish column, which had advanced from Padradhik, having received information of these skirmishes, and finding itself about to be attacked, retreated, and fell back upon the place which it had lately quitted, and under the cannon of which it believed itself in safety. After having termi nated this glorious expedition, Goura marched at the head of the Romeliota and Lis adians upon Salons, in order to mire upon that place, leaving in the north of Livadia a small Corps of Observation to watch the Turks in Thessaly. I brahim Paella has summoned Miasolonghi to surrender, under pain of being delivered up, both inhabitants and garrison, to all the horrors of military execution. G ERM A N PAPERS. ST. Pr:TEnsnunon, DEC. 21. Her Majesty the Empress-Mother, in order to make his Ma jesty the Emperor easy respecting her fralth, his resolved to send the Grand Duke :Michael to his Majesty with an account of it. Iler Majesty received news on the lfith, in the evening, which informed her that his Majesty was in good health, and gave reasons to expect his Majesty shortly in the capital. On the 17th her Majesty received a very affecting letter from the Empress Elizabeth, front Taganrog. It app. , irs, front other accounts from Ora place, that his Majesty's health is tolerable, but that the does not recover hiss strength. The M inisterial Comm i ttee having received a communication from Prince Wolkanski to Prince Karttkin, respecting the measures necessaty to be adopted on the death of his Majesty the Emperor, a committee has been appointed to order evert• thing respecting the funeral, the general mourning, &c. Prince Kurakin is at the head of the committee ; 60.000 rubles are assigned for the necessary expenses. Prince Wolkonski having represented that the coffin, pall, crown, &c. must be made in the capital, the committee will take care to have all those things got ready as soon as possible, and send them by exrress to Taganrog. 111 r. Wylie, physician to the Grand Duke Michael, has arrived here from Warsaw. One thousand two hundred and sixty-three ships have arrived here this year, and one thousand two hundred and eighty-nine sailed ; being 174 arrivals, and 1119 departures more than last year. The value of - Russian goods exported is 20 millions of rubles more than last year. STOCkIIOLIII, DEC. 2.3. A great many ships have been stranded and wrecked on our coasts this month. llnmnunGn. JAN. 2. The number of ships arrived here last year was 1.863. of which there were—From England (including those in ballast) 737, the West Indies 79. East Indies 4, North America 39. South Ame rica 123, the Mediterranean CO, Spain 7, Portugal 22, France 92, Sweden and Norway 29, Denmark and the coast 46, Holland, East Friesland, and the coast 377. Sailed 1,858 ships. • Excnikcrs ON LONDON. „.. HANTIURriII, Jaw. 1-35 2 ... ; two montha 34 11. ST. PETERSBURGII, DEC. 20.-10 3.32. J,ripatc, DEC. ?M.—Three months 6 15. IlLat.rw, Ih:cf. 31.--Three months g Ouraburet Paper:, Jan. 3. BF:RI.IN, DEC. 22. A general subject of conversation here is, a manifesto or procla- Ration, which it is said his Majesty the Emperor Constantine I. will issue immediately on his arrival at St. Petersbur,gli, hut which has been drawn up at Warsaw, and confidentially communicated to our Court, on account of the family alliance between the two Courts. Ilia Imperial Majesty, it is said, declares In his Proclamation, that lie is firmly resolved to maintain in every respect the conser vatory principles which form the foundation of the present poli tical sydeni, and especially the bssisof that Holy Alliance, of which his predecessor and brother was the principal founder. It is flintier asserted that the new Emperor has declared that the direction of the external affairs of Russia, as well as that of the internal aßkirs of the empire, was, according to his conviction, founded on °bier vation, committed to the most able hands, that he did not see the least reason to make any change in the persons intruded with it. In short, the apprehensions caused by the first alarm, especially on 'Change, have given place to a general opinion that great as the loss is, which Europe has sustained by the death of Alexander, this unhappy event will not cause any change in the relations of Russia to tile other States, its allies, but that the statu quo will be fully maintained.— Vusembere Correspondent, Orr. '214. VIENNA, DEE. 24.—Metaliques,.62i ; Bank Shares, 1141 7.10. _Ausbiau Observer, Dec. 26. It is not trite that their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Clarence gave a splendid entertainment, on Thursday, at Bushy Park to Mrs. Coutta and suite.—John The attack of the gout with which the Lord Chancellor has been for some time afflicted is the most severe he has had for eight years. His Lordship cannot move without assistance ; his knees are the parts principally afti:cted. We are happy to hear that Mrs. Webster, whose claim on the Duke of Northumberland has latterly excited so much public attention, waited on the Lord Mayor on Sa turday, and stated that an annuity of 301. per annum had been settled on her by the Noble Duke, and that it would be sufficient to enable her to support herself.--Sanday Paper. RP% • At. BON MOT.—There is abroad a Royal hon-mot, which, strange to say, has not found its way into the newspapers. The King, on hearing some one declare that Moore had murdered Sheridan. observed, " I wcts't say that Mr. Moore has merrdered Sheridan, but he has err tainly I:tempted ids Lon lon Maqtaine. REPORTED DEATH or Mn. ULM 14TO N.—SO far from there being any foundation for this report, letters M ere on Friday morning received from the Hon. Member himself, at Lambton Hall, announcing that hc, accompanied by Lady Louisa Lambton, world be at his house in Cieve land.row to-morrow. A letter was also received from his steward on Saturday morning, directing the town house keeper to forward letters to Catley, near Doncaster, to which place Mr. Lambton had proceeded from Durham on Thursday morning. The children and family are ex pected in Clevelaml-tow to-day. About a month ago Mr. Lambton was indisposed, but he has since quite recovered. The Protestant Religion is making great progress in Italy. Churches , are now erected in Rome, Leghorn, Venice, Bergamo, and other parts. KLVG'S THE,IIIIE. Mask is the poetry of sonnd. Singing bears the same relation to oral specelt that piictry dots to written langitae e . In this retire our ordinary talk is FTOSC the URIC 60U1111.1 modulated, according to tie kuuwu Tilh.£ of harmony, and having received a rhythmical form, 25SUIlic the 1)111, tic cha racter, music, and, most of all, vocal music is a sort of . _ . physical poetry. Like its loftier and, perhaps, elder sister, it owes its origin to the rudest, soil continues to be culti- staled by the most raided nations of mankind. The sage and the sas . a; , :i acknowledge its infidence alike. Pursuing the parralbf between the kindred arts, eviry age and country has, or haul, its peculiar character in tiro); and the Italian school of music may perhaps be best liku.ned to tlia Eastern style in poetry. I.4e:h is florid, striking, highly ornamented,—more remarkable for splendour than simpli- city, and producing street by means of the high finish of particular passages rather than through the agency of ge neral continuity, and a sustained but severe chasteness of design. The inflitence of either lias been prodigious. W e trace the effects of the oriental style in every dtpartmert of our literature, and in music we have now scarcely anything that is not in a grater or less degree identified with, or modi tied by, the Italian. We are speaking of what is generally cdriptchended within the term " modern music"--perhap we might extend the observation farther. Howes( r, we omit all mention of, strictly speaking, " national melodies." Italian music has lately made another stride towards tp. coming general. The Opera (there is but one in tl:e world, and therefore we use the term absolutely) is joit, intro. duced in America, and another continent has atknowled,;ed the sway of the mighty enchantress. We have been led to make these reflections by the re. opining of the King's Theatre, which took place on Satur day. The performance of the evening was Meyerbeees Opera of II Crorialo in Egitto, which afforded an occa sion for the introduction of two new vocalists, whom we consider material acquisitions to the already strong corps this Theatre can boast. Indeed, aided by the acknowledged and established powers of Sier,ors Vel litti, Porto, and Curioni, the debit/antes afforded treat well calculated to delight the ears of all lovers of Italian singing; and we apprehend they are pot a few to whom " the sweet airs' of the Opera form an atmosphere of pleasure. Of the ladies in question Madame 13011:211 is the first in order. She is, as we have he a rd. a pupil of \Anti, and certainly her style 31 singing is se;ift, as to prove that great and effectual pains have tee:, taken in the ccurse of her musical education. Iler proficiency in the art is of a nature that reflects the highest credit on her own efforts and those of her instructor. With great power and precision of execution, Madame Ilonini unites no small share of that feeling which, when evinced Ia perfection, may be considered the soul of song. Her voice is good, and of a very pleasing character. In personal appearance she does not display those attractions so gene rally agreeable, and which do not often fall to the lot f a prime& donna. The style of singing alopted by Madame somewhat reminded us, and irdced most resembled, that of her predecessor Camporese. Her pert of several of the concerted pieces was ably sustained—we may particularly allude to the finale of the first act, and the quartetto, " 0 CLlo chortaw, ' in she second, both which were Pncored. %VW) a larger share of personal ad vantages, Michelle Cornega does not equal the lady last mentioned, either in voice or musical acquirements. We even doubt whether she possesses sufficient volume and power of voice for a theatre so large as the Opera-house. However, in making this remark on the quality of the organ possessed by Madame Cornega, it should be observed, that occasionally we imagined we detected an appeararre of indisposition which might account for the deficiency. It may be better, therefore, to defer a more definitive opinion for another opportunity. But with respect to her perform ance of Saturday night,' we are bound to say it was by nolmeans equal to that of our favourite Garcia, who pre ceded her in the part of Feiieia. The celebrated aria, " Giovinetto Cavalier," was not very successfully gives' or favourably received. In other respems Madame Corners, as well as Madame Bonini, experienced a great sitar e of approhatien. With respect to the male performers, it is only necessary to say that Signor Velluti was in excellent voice, sung the music of Armando in his best style, and was most favourably received by the audience. Porto was extremely efficient in the Sultan, &till we never have heard Curirmi to equal advantage before in Adriano. This singer is daily improving, and bids fair soon to become an established favourite. The passage in the first act, where he reproaches AI ?nand° for his desertion of country and religion, was beautifully given, and, assisted by Veltutes singing in the iniated Knight, produced a delight ful and powerful effimt. After the opera was concluded, and " Goel save the King" sung by the company, a new ballet entitLd Justine; en, la (ruche Otyvee, was performed. The composer is M. IY.Egville, and the new music, which is pretty and striking enough, is by Bochsa. The ballet would be considerably amended by curtailment. At present it is so long, that the curtain did not fall till considerably past midnight. Ow ing to this circumstance, and some heaviness in the action of the piece, there were occasionally signs of disapproba tion end impatience manifested by the spectators. Among the new dancers.we particularly noticed Mademoiselle Brocard, who has the advantages of a fine face and-figure, and dances with great grace and elasticity. Mademcist lles Fleurot and Pauline are also great acquisitions to the corps de ballet. We were happy to observe among our old favourites Mon sieur Coulon, who danced inimitably ; and Monsieur and Madame Le Blond (formerly Mademoiselle Amer), who also displayed great ability, particularly the lady. The house was fully and fashionably attended. AVe noticed Mr. and Mrs. Hughes Ball in their box, appa rently taking considerable interest in the ballet. Miss Foote has bean piaying at Huddersfield with nr.i,h sucs.tss. The following is given in a foreign journal as an ac count of the number of officers who have entered into the service of the Greeks. French, '2 Generals, 3 Colonels, 7 Captains, and 2I Lieutenants and Sms-Lieutenants ; Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Piedmontese, 2l;enc rale, 5 Colonels, 33 Captains, Lieutenants and Ensigns ; English and American 35, but respective ranks not stated ; the number of subalt, MS of different nations exceeds 100. The total comprises all who have entered into the service during the last three yeirs ; dsaucting those who hare re turned to Europe, and these who have entered into the Egyptian army, at least four-fifths have been lest to the Greeks. The canvass for the University of Cambridge is preced ing with unabated activity. The Attorney-General bas a Committee sitting in London, and another at Cambridse. where he has a second time persmally canvassed all the resident voters. Lord Pahnerston is now at Cambritlse. and Mr. Bankes returner these from Norwich a few dsys since. Mr. Gonlhurn has returned to Ireland, but he hss a Committee still assembled in London. Lancelot Shadwell, Esq. of Lincoln's Inn. has just can vassed the free and independent electors of the borough of Ripon, in the place of Mr. Gipps, who, it is u nderstood, will retire on the dissolution of Parliament ; which events according to reports in that quarter where the intentions of the Cabinet arc supposed to he sometimes known Wore they come to the knowledge of the public, will take OW in April next.—Geed., Mercury. The revenue of excise in Scotland has been inereasinr. because the quantity of legally distilled spirits has g reatly . Increased, and is every where increasing, to the exclusion smuggled spirits. A SINGULAR RESTORATION OF PROPF.RTY.—A robbe ry took place a very short time ago in two Louses , ad j oining each other, in Liverpool : from one was taken a casket of jewels and other ornaments, which the owner, on wanting to use them, found were taken from the drowns, and the other contents strewed about the floor. Search was made without effect. The other was robbed of four soverognr. taken frsm a bureau, from a parcel of eighty-four sove reigns, while the proprietor was asleep in bed in the Milt room. Every search was made without ancavering thf perpetrator of the robbery. A few evenings after a wr,l dressed young man knocked at the door, with the casket, as it was, the contents safe, and a note, stating was his first attempt, and begged that the affair might not be made public: a similar note, with the Pm. sovereigns were also left at the next door. Who the party is, or hots the robbery was committed, remains as yet undiacereted• .:shop of Salishi 1g au Ordinati quary. His I for Holy Order ended a course c itit,s. Rev. Wm. Thr has been present the Vicarage vacant by the Ace. George 1 Christi C!)Iloge, j r, 111 the 111oc mmas Stockwell, "resident anti Sc Rev. Richard , 10 tile Rectory of Comi George Haytvr, Clerk. The Rev. E. J. W. ' Dinky, Rerks, void b faker, Clerk, on the starry, of the Close, !N e R. IVOlimn of Exeter Cu!lel 'salty, to the ion of the iLa. ordination, liol tape! Of Christ following gent lathed priests :- ins, M.A. Exeter J. Troltone, li .A. Worce,ter Cr Monday last ti of Lich tlad an( al church of %t same University : Yr: —Thomas t ,A. 4' entbro:se (. iT—Chlieeti 110 F fullott ing were ordained o isbWry w 'lace. B.A. flare „,, E s Ts _john jiicna Sipes halten, B.A. Sr. J OFFICERS• P leers receiving Pen!. the savie March, the 2.1t1t JUr in arch year, an ,s n , herelired pay leers may, therefort riy or half-yearly, de.aeliment belor,zi irked on Friday er e to Chathum. detachment bell.ngi y) Regiment is orde fur detachniect of !;19 n le is ordered ro mar with for St. Helena detachment. consist ..y's Service, is or to embark inimedis At sentience of the ( which Major-(iener ident,) on Liemena teient, wan prt Ensignit Row ee - di %racier of an odic to be dismissed having exercised the sign It. under arrest a shooting part)) wa On Sunday last, ani 'ling Chapman, I relieved by to left the 51aurn Att last, and arrive at Tatnatave, a po • at the Cape. site • there Comma Leven. Cspta , and Alhatru , s about to proceed e Tweed, V, Cti Tl. hesateoy with pt iic.t:ors C u; t Royal l aoc e nn s a: k 3i i n • o .t t : a fine breeze.— Ile to Hope transpor n to Albany, fr, that Foot ; the , the death of 31 irtennaster of this aptain in that cm-; .ie Victuallirg Ot; Angina next. We are grirtitied to l en dirceriona tor lee of Sir Hob: of Naval Arch t, of 213 guns a in which the y ed out, and their by experimental rledge we posse' re; and it is onl !meat in it can 13! 1 any other pr ipa than we 11., war to be bu Seppingq .ne plan of the Orc build one at Porter minion in ever, qi mi. Charles i;err rumander. bless me, Volege anc .utenant. Limit tartly boarded ltenant 'nepshi !t: T :l2hil.w h iloiesAri e Feit,:es ß ilchnh,: : , j all, to . delifft `''• ' The li b sus C tony, el Thom iiit Ate Pi ' . . The 1t ~‘ ,Valpy, of • The B Itor of Unirt ceesio • At an the chi y, the • re oink . • 8. Robh l eg , • • On M ' hop of . "the ha • DitAco x, liege. • PRIEST • The • ge w • Saheb •' DEACO Jordan PI _rams. Officers reeei • . that the sane h Marc.E th her, i n ,n re d & Officers may teriy or h ' A deashmc barked on to to Chath A detrtchme try) Regim fur India A dentehrre ice is orde thwith for A detachme tupany's Se d, to embar The semen( f which M, resident,) Begintent ainst Ensigi character need to be I of haying ex , Reign It. un n a ahoo:ing On Sunday 'Fleming to • tig been rtel riadne left • 'ugust last, • gat Tamar tting at the • easing ther lao the Lea idal; and ron, about T Ct • nt oy , liY t,T,r N iin eh s ' h hh e ra C rur eb ta ew ee : p i t i tTtl iH.r ti nt o r ent to A ' f the first : . &loss. By the dr I, t uartennast Captain ii The Viva • s August n •We are at yen direcri '• 'neioles of out of gates, of • ards, in w rked out, • • t, by exp owledge nee an' • ,cement i th, by 4T Niter ships of w a ( Robert oil the plan ti build one Olharnpion i ieut. Cli &Column , _ _ Erskine, Volage and of Lieutenant. Limit ao gallantly boarded Java ; Lieutenant 'W !'•• le.—Hampshire ' • ruksuas—John to ; floury Cam m. eit..sory, Hues War; Luke Snip' nees Al`lntosh. ucker, Proctis Joh ylla; lieoree T. Si .wilawk; Wm. C. • ' oho Sagami, Volagc SPOR A, race, an which in , ay night, at ten o'clt . lebrated day palest r. W. 's opponent, e match was from t ose upon Kegworth, as 6 to d on Wer • istance to Kingslant t five o'clock on 1 roil foar o'clock in t rat Right hours, and 9 miles. Mr. Wes Hoeklitre two milt • im Mr. Wmtertor 2 mile stone. Mr. ' mpiros, Mr. Bards; rton was by halt inanland in 28 hou • Several of the la • • re have given n t their ensuing r f their rents exec ugland notes ; ii y provincial not toted, a notice I our late count} ation, so prejud uclt at variance ice, by the ':by Hall, to 11 rent-day for 11 to revive, anti • givers by the fa • TII, _ f I 'l'll N ,1 '1 I