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TUE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1859, BENSON'S WATCHES. " Perfection of mechanism."--Morning Post. Gold Watches 4 to 100 guineas. Silver Watches 33 nd lt , Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. rend 2 stamps for Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet on Watches, ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVEN T-GA RDEN. Under the management of Miss L. Pyne and Mr.W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, THE CROWN DIAMONDS. Messrs. G. Honey, H. Coril, St. Albyn, and W. Harrison ; Miss Tlitrl- Wall, and Miss Louisa Fyne._ Concluder, Alfred Mellon. Ballet, LA FIANCEE. Messrs. W. 11. Payne, H. Payne, F. Payne, Mdlle. Lequine, Pasquale, Pierron, Clara Morgan, and Mons. Vandris. Doors open at half-past 7—Commence at 8 o'clock. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Backstoue. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with A CURE FOR THE HEARTACHE. After which, by desire, THE CONTESTED ELECTION, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mr. Buckstone, &c. And A KISS IN THE DARK. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, the new drama, entitled HOME TRUTHS. Messrs. G. Melville, J. G. Shore, F. Matthews, Miss C. Lec'ercq and Mrs. Charles Young. Followed by A WONDERFUL WOMAN. Mr. A. Harris, Shore, Frank Matthews, and Miss C. Leclercq. After which, Mons, Espanosa (Premier Danseur Comique), will appear, with Marine. Nariquita, assisted by the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet, in Le Grand Pas du Dervish de Faust, as danced by him 150 consecutive nights at the Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, Paris. To conclude with NtiltSF.Y CHICKWEED. Messrs.H. Widdicomb, Meadows, H. Saker ; Miss L. Keeley and Mrs. Weston. "VIEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI. 1-1 Sole Proprietor and Manazer, 3fr. Beni. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE DEAD HEART. Messrs B. Webster. J. L. Toole, David Fisher, Paul Bedford. Stuart, Billinzton, C. J. Smith, Ebarne, Moreland; Miss Woolgar, and Miss K. Kelly. Followed by the successful niece of extravagance, called DINORAH TINDER DIFFICULTTEg. Messrs..l". L. Toole, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith, Eburne, and Miss K. Kelly. Doors open at half-past six—Commence at seven. Box- Office open from 10 to 5. No charge for securing seats, nor for bills of performance. All fees to servants of this establishment arc strictly prohibited. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. THEATRE -ROYAL LYCEUM.- Sole Lessee and Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, a new Vaudeville Comedietta, called THE KEY UNDER THE DOOR-MAT. Messrs. James Vinninn*, Jno Rouse, &c. ; 3lesdames A, H. Hatton and Julia St. George. To be followed by the new Drama Fantasfique, entitled PARIS AND PLEASURE ; or, Home and Happiness. Principal characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, J. Vining, J. John stone, F. Villiers; Misses Julia St. George, Hudspeth, Kate Saville, A. Burdett, and Madame Ueleste. Po conclude with ST. MARY'S EVE. Madame Celeste and Mr. Rouse. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and West minster, the Park being open to carriages and foot passen gers all hours of the night. THIS EVENING, THEY'RE BOTH TO BLAME. Followed by MAGIC TOYS, support :d by Miss Lydia Thompson, Clara St. Cassc, &c. After which, A DESPERATE GAME. To conclude with the New and Original Burlesque, by L. Buckingham, Esq., of VIRGIN lEJS ; or the Trials of a Fond Papa. Virginius, Mr. Charles Young. Reduced Prices—Gallery, 6,1; Pit, Is. The Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six ; perform ance commences at 7. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Sole Lessee—Mr. William Cooke, his Farewell Season. THIS EVENT NM, the grand melo-dramatic production, lay Tom Taylor, Esq., called GARIBALDI; illustrating the pn^cipal events in the Life of the Great Italian General. To be followed by New and Transcendant Equestrian Talent of Young 3lenoni, supereminent in his somersaults and inap proachab'e—The brilliant Lady Eider, Mias Emily Cooke— Toe Wonderfully-seho , led Does and Monkeys, and Intelli frent Elephant—Amazing .Erial Rondines by John Penry Cooke, the first horseman in the Universe—Equestrian Thind Man's Buff—Vaulting Ambition, by the treble-headed Won ders—Sig. Delavanti and his ,:dmirable Protmees, varied by those heralds of fun, the Clowns, Mimes, and Drolls. To commence at 7. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips CANTERBUR Y HALL CONCERTS.— EVERY EVENING.—The 3rusfe, of Verdi's Opera of MACBETH (now first made public in England at these Con certs). And a Grand Se eetion from neyerbeer's new opera of DINORAFI. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. (leorre Fro son (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), W. r. Crithlifield, and E. W. Mackney. Several interesting, Pieturos are added to the Fine Arts Gallery. The ainte otll-; have been re-decorated and beautified, and conatitute one of the most unique and brilliant sights of the metropolis. R.nSA BONHEUR'S celebrated PICTURE of the HORSE FAIR is now added to the already marruiticent Collection of Paintings in the Canterbury Hall Fine Arts Gallery. The gallery is opeu from 9 am. Lill 12 p.m. Admission, Six pence. THE WEATHER.---SUN OFFICE, DECEMBER 14. THEXIXOMETIIt, IN THE STIADR. 40—highest since noon yesterday. 30 —lowest this morning and during the night. 33—this clay at noon. BAROMETEII-29.97. WIND, North; fresh, with fine sharp frosty weather. HIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, 4h. 36m.—Afternoon, 4b. 59m. To-monnow.-Morning, sh. 24m.—Afternoon, sh. 49m. itc•tti • 4' '* l. y 1 - THE SUN. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14, 1859. What is " the situation ?" as our neighbours would say. Neither they nor we may be able to an swer'the question very precisely, yet it is in many respects apparent enough to all attentive observers. and is a question of deep interest to us all. Who can look on the nations of Europe now, and not feel that we may be, and most probably are, in the midst of a political crisis? Beyond the immediate centre of action we see Turkey heaving with finan cial and administrative reforms, which have called forth one vast conspiracy, and may yet engender others; while its neighbours are watching curi ously every writhing of the " sick man." Enough there is in him of material, of commercial, of financial resources to send the blcod vigorously again through his veins, if he could but sccure the single blessing of a few honest, determined, and able servants. Will such arise ? Will the occasion create the man in Turkey? Spain again, little and but indirectly con cerned in Italian matters, has her own little busi ness in hand—one which the numbers, bravery, and whirlwind-like tactics of Moorish cavalry may ren der a more tedious one than she expects—one on which Europe looks chiefly with the inquiry, Does Spain really wish to become an African power, or will she venture to pick a quarrel with England by rendering herself mistress of both sides of the Straits ? Little danger of that while Cuba is at our mercy, after we have paid her nearly half a million for abolishing that Slave-trade which she and, the Freedom-loving subjects of Presi dent BUCHANAN still uphold in furl vigour. Germany, too, has a small struggle for freedom in hand, in the petty but much wronged State of Hesse, but that will make little difference we fear. The Germans, unlike their ancestors, have little love of freedom. They arc essentially a set of political children, fond of having all done for them, and they will not soon be free. They can theorise, write, and vapour, but there is more, we believe, of the substance of manhood in Rus sian serfs than in German p. wants. And Russia, by ,the way, even she is in an interesting condition, and some great improvements must result from emancipation of the serfs—she will then possess an energy unknown to her before. But it is France, Austria, and Italy that we all think of when we look to the Continent and anti cipate the approaching Congress. France self contained—united in its poAl-er at least, and ready to move it all as the one m m at her head shall direct. .Italy united in wish and hope, divided politically, yet desirous to couLiuc probably from the Alps to Sicily itself, but kept smarate by a BOURBON and . a POFE within her, and: by a mighty pressure without exerted not to am: klgamate„ but to crush .apart all the sections whiith past years had Created. Still Italy is strong if let t to herself. Long experience of Austria, cf Pan and ofßoußnoNs have rendered all parts of the country enthusiastic for union, and for union under a Constitutional Monarchy. Italy ,knows her mind. Setting aside him of Naples, who must soon mend or move off if the northern part of Italy obtained its objects, Italy wants to relieve the POPE and his Cardinals entirely of the cares of temporal govern ment, to leave him the chair of ST. PETER, and to form one strong kingdom under the dynasty of SAVOY. The Duchies and half the States of the Church have done the thing as far as they could ; the other half would follow but for French soldiers, and Venetia is emigrating as fast as she can, to com plete the army of 50,000 men which Central Italy under FANTI has already nearly organised. Even while forced to keep apart, these:States have strug gled into a kind of unity, under the Headship of BUONCQMPAGNI. flow, then, must the two great belligerents look down upon what both wish to hold more or less as their prey, though one prates of liberated Italy, while the other does not conceal that she prefers the stick, the dungeon, the bullet, and the gallows as her instruments of government ! France, since the ignominious failure of "my cousin's" courtship of the Tuscans, thinks her interest concerned in a divided and weak Italy, that she may reign by divisions throughout the Peninsula. A mean and ignoble policy. There is no reason for France to fear any modern Italian CtESAR. It is ungenerous in the extreme, therefore, to wish to deprive a whole people and race of the advantages of unity and good government, that France may regard herself as the virtual ruler of half-a-dozen Italian satraps. May we not hope that France, now she cannot have a NAPOLEON there, will have mag nanimity enough to stand still and see Italy save herself. But the situation of the late great oppressor of Italy is daily becoming the most critical and anxious of all. Austria seems to be falling to pieces. Her parts never had natural cohesion ; they were clamped together by the pressure of an enormous army, which even then required the pressure of a Russian army quite as large to keep Hungary beneath her hated rule ; and now that the army has lost its prestige, and is itself exasperated by defeat, almost every province is either in covert rebellion or showing its utter indifference to the fate of the HAPSBURGS and their petty patrimo nial estates in Germany. South of the Alps, the very Quadri:ateral itself is a heavy burthen to her; its inhabitants kept down by mere brute force, or emigrating to strengthen the really hostile batta lions of FANTI and Central Italy. Even the Tyrol and Bohemia are uneasy, and give her trouble ; but Hungary, with Croatia and TransYlvania, are ready at any moment to set up as Independent States— to follow the example of Central Italy, and to re lieve themselves at once of the incubus which has so long depressed their civil, religious, and commer cial energies and liberties. The House of HAPSBURG is one of the inexter minable weeds of Europe, or it would have been got rid of long ago. It has repeatedly ruined all hopes and prospects of national improvement, even when they have appeared most promising. It has, on the other hand, been apparently almost destroyed itself, but, like the weed alluded to, which our far mers find ever returning if not ever warred with, so Austria has come to life again, to blight once more the fair hopes of patriots and their countries. From the times of WALLENSTEIN and the scaffold at Prague to those of HAYNAU and the butcheries of Arad, she has again and agai regained the power to shed the noblest blood, for which the blood of all the Imperial House of Austria now living were but a poor expiation. But for this we should think the doom of the merciless, the dark, the Jesuit-ridden Hapsburgs come. There is no part of their dominions, except perhaps the little family of household German slaves around them, which loves them. And even they would probably like a little less despotism of the Counts who govern for the " paternal " boy that plays the Emperor. But the strength of the Empire is hos tle to the EMPEROR. Its largest, bravest, and, till 1848, freest population now desires nothing better than to see its oppressors swinging on the gallows at Arad, and atoning for the blood they shed there. The Hungarians, if, however, they be not vengeful, hare not yet lost their love of liberty. KOSSUTH could have made them an independent nation if the conqueror at Solferino had not been frightened at the prospects of freedom. The mock patent of Protestant liberties is scouted by the whole Protestant population ; Roman Ca tholics there—how different to Irish Catholics —unite in demanding Protestant liberties, And all parties join in their indignation against the seizure of a harmless but a patriot Greek bishop. Austria will come into Congress with Hungary, Venetia, Transylvania, and even the Tyrol, weighing her courage to the ground. Will not England then speak out ? She has a noble oppor tunity. Austria would limit the decisions to Italian questions—on those we know our mind; but surely the time will be come in January to burst the fetters of diplomatic conventionalism,— and to say a word for Hungary and Venetia, against both of whose liberties England—by her rulers —not by her people, has so deeply sinned. The expiring year will be held memorable, among other melancholy reasons, for the demise, towards its close, of so many of the bright ornaments of science and literature, beloved and honoured by the present generation, Has not Germany lost one of the most radiant of her intellectual glories in ALEX ANDER VON HUMBOLDT, the seerliie author of " Kosmos," one of this earth's most illustrious tra• vellers, a philosopher with a nature the most simple and childlike, a grasp of knowledge almost univer sal, and a genius in its character nothing less than encyclopmdiac ? Has not Scotland had reason to lament in a peculiar manner over the mournful circumstances of the death of one of the most gifted of her self-taught sons ?-- HUGIt MILLER, the eminent geologist, who, if he did not absolutely and to the full find " books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything," had an eye at least to the dis covery of the source of those three Shaksperian marvels witness his especial masterpiece in the authorship of the "Old Red Sandstone." More recently have we not all of us had to mourn the breathing of their last breath successively, by LEIGH HUNT, the most charming of all our Poet-Essayists, and by THOMAS DE QUIN CEY, the wonder-revealing Opium-Eater ! And now America, having, by the expiring of WILLIAM t RESCOTT, been bereaved, so very recently, of the most brilliant of all her historians—has but just had snatched from her lovinr admiration the pure and amiable life of the foremost, and the best beloved of the few original men of letters who ha-•e already, by the force of their rare powers built up for her a literature. WAsit- INGTON IRVING, in his seventy-sixth year, at length, after lift'.: fitful fever, sleeps well near his almost life long home of Sunnyside. Peace to his gentle dust ! Honour to his stainless memory ! He has left a fair fame that appertains not simply to the United States alone, but that is held dear to the hearts of all the Anglo-Saxon race scattered over the wide, wide world, over sa many varied climes and countries "speaking the language &TAMPERE spake !" The reputation of WASHINGTON IRVING is the common property of AmeriCans and of Englishmen. It is the peculiar glory and treasure, of course, in one respect, of the Wnited States, as the birthplace of this delightful writer—and it is a glory that we do not begrudge a race that we may almost designate our transat lantic fellow-countrymen. WASHINGTON IRVING might be aptly designated the OLIVER GOLDSMITH of the United States. As such, his name and fame will be held henceforth in grateful remembrance. THE PROBABLE TOPICS IN THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald speculates on the probable topics in the President's Message, as follows : " The Message and the accompanying reports are nearly all finished, and ready to be sent in on the first day of the session. Shduld there be a factious contest in the house re garding the Speaker, the President will not consider him self bound to keep the entire country waiting while the fight of the faction is going on ; and it is not improbable that, after a reasonable delay, he will send in his Message, leaving it to each house to take its own course upon it. "The advantage of so doing is, that there are many pub lic and private interests upon which action is delayed at this season of the year until the Message shall have laid open the views of the Administration and the policy it pro poses to recommend for the coming year. In finance and commerce the interests of the country are injured by delay in the exhibition of the position and wants of the Treasury usually made by the Message ; and the same may be said of many other branches. By sending the Message to Congress as soon as the Senate is organised, it is laid before the coun try, and the fight of Cengressional factions loses much of its interest for the public. "Mr. Cobb's report is the only one that is not closed up, he having waited for some of the important tables. "Although the trade of the country will exhibit a vast recovery from the depression of the last two years, there is room to doubt whether it would not be prudent to return to the tariff of 1846 until the whole question can be arranged on a more stable basis. Under the present unwise system every fluctuation in prices affects the revenue. In specula tive years, when the Government should not have the temp tation which a large revenue gives it to entertain all kinds of schemes, the high prices of merchandise flood the trea sury with income from duties and stimulate the general intoxication. On the other hand, in years of commercial depression the low prices of goods deplete the revenue and increase the general uneasiness. The recommendations in regard to revenue and finance will be added to the Messago at the last moment. " Recent events in Virginia will bring forth some pointed remarks in the Message on the danger which all sections of the country incur, from the growing tendency to arrange parties on geographical grounds, and also from the increased disposition in the public mind to hold lightly the obligations of loyalty to the Constitution. " Another point of domestic policy which it will touch upon is the protection to slavery in the territories. While the President holds to the Constitutional doctrine on this point, he deprecates legislation in anticipation of its being required, and thinks we should wait until the emergency comes up. If Congress will follow his advice the whole sub ject will sink quietly down; for, in five years more, we shall have no territories on which to agitate the question. " The condition of the Post-office Department, in the absence of appropriations by the last Congress, is a subject of earnest comment, with a recommendation of speedy action, in order to relieve the department and the country from the evils that accrue in the present state of affairs. " In our foreign policy, the Message will give the first place to the San Juan question, which is at this moment in an irritating- position. During the last Administration an understanding was established between us and England that neither Government should exclusively occun? San Juan until the pending question of its dominion was settled. " General Harney, either from some ambiguity in his in structions, or from not understanding them clearly, took possession of the island. This step called out from Lord John Russell a despatch to Lord Lyons, which was commu nicated by direction to General Cass, stating that England held undisputed right to the island, and would insist upon its recognition by this country. " This ill-advised despatch has complicated the question materially. We cannot withdraw under its implied threat, and the President will set forth our rights to the island in the clearest and most distinct manner, and advise Congress that they be maintained. In the meantime, it is hoped that the prudence of Gen. Scott will prevent any collision at the island. '• Mexican affairs are to be lightly touched upon, in view of pending negotiations, but the President will recommend that the present absurd restrictions of our neutrality laws be so - far modified as to permit our citizens who may desire to do so to enlist in the defence of the legitimate govern ment of that republic, without incurring the penalty of a fine and a term in the State prison. " In view of the increasing value of our transisthmus trade and travel, the Message will call the attention of Congress again to the insecurity of those routes, and renew the recommendations of last year's special Message on this subject." Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale arrived at Grillion's Clarendon Hotel last evening from Trentham. His Highness the Maharajah Duleep Singh has left Claridge's Hotel for Mulgrave Castle, Whitby. His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Countess de Persigny and family have arrived at Albert-gate House from St. Leonards-on-Sea. His Excellency the Swedish and Norwegian Minister and the Countess Platen have left town on a visit to Sir William and the Hon. Lady Middleton, at Shrub lands, near Ipswich. The Duchess of Athole has arrived at the St. George's Hotel, from Windsor Castle. The Marquis and Marchioness of Hcadfort have left Claridge's Hotel, for Headfort House, Ireland. The Earl and Countess of Durham left town yesterday for Lambton Castle, Durham. Viscountess Palmerston arrived at Cambridge House yesterday evening from Brighton. Lord }ferries has left Claridge's Hotel for Ever inghain Park, Yorkshire. Lord and Lady Algernon St. Maur have arrived at the St. George's Hotel. Lady Macdouald has arrived at the St. George's Hotel. Sir George Cornewall and Lady Theresa Lewis entertained at dinner last evening, at their residence, Kent House, Knightsbridge, the Lord Chancellor and the Baroness Stratheden and the Hon. Miss Campbell, Lady William Russell, the Attorney-General, the Right Hon. Sidney and Mrs. Herbert, the Hon. Evelyn Ashley, Sir John Acton, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Chichester Fortescue, Mr. Lister, &.c. After dinner her ladyship had a small evening party. Mr. and Lady Emma Anderton have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Buxton Hall. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—At the end of the pre sent week this house will close for tho Christmas prepara tions until Saturday, the 24th inst., when the pantomime will be produced in anticipation of Christmas, and Miss Wyndham will make her first appearance. To-night (Wednesday) the manager, Mr. Chatterton, will take his benefit, and the character of Dangleton in " They are both to Blame" will be sustained by Mr. Craven. DEATH OF COL. THE Hox. JOHN WALPoLE.•— The above gallant officer died at Sydenham on the 10th inst., at the advanced age of 73 years. The deceased served with the Guards in the Peninsula, and was severely wounded at the siege of Burgos. He was M.P. for King's Lynn from 1827 till 1831; was:private secretary to Viscount Palmerston when Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, from Nov. 22, 1830, till August, 1833, when he was ap pointed consul• general in Chile. He was promoted to the rank of charge d'affaires, May 24, 1841, which post he held till March 1, 1819, when he retired with a sup erannuation allowance. WRECK OF A LARGE SIIIP ON THE BLACKWATER BANK.—CARonu, Dec. 11.—I have to report that the ship Somnauth, Cumming, master, from Fleetwood, bound to Savannah, North America, struck the Blackwater Bank last night. The captain's wife and seventeen of the crew arrived in their boats near this place ; but he himself and three of his crew are on board the Blackwater Lighthouse. The lifeboat of the Royal Lifeboat Institution was put to sea as soon as we heard of the wreck; but she has not re turned in' time to report any further particulars before the lost closes. IMPROVE4ENT OF COVENT-GARDEN MARKET.— During the last two or three years the market gardeners and other parties who transact business in this market have made loud complaints about the unsheltered state of the place during the inclement weather ; also the deficiency of lighting by gas to enable them to carry on their business in the long and dark winter mornings.] To remedy this, meetings have, at different times, been held by them, and petitions sent to his Grace the Duke of Ledford, upon whose estate the mar ket stands, complaining of the grievance ; but hitherto without the slightest notice being. taken. It now appears that something for the benefit of all will be done; on Mon day his grace's steward issusd orders for sevceral large orna mental iron columns to be erected in va.yieus parts of elle market, for the purpose of extra lightkag. These celamrs are to be surmounted by large liandwome lamps, flAied patent burners and reflectors. Is is also belimil to be in contemplation to cover a large, space at the vowt end of the market, to be completed by the time the. Plower Arcade is finished. THE SKY AN INDICATOR 0? TIIE WEATTIER.— ruddy Not sunrise 1y do C'''woetthglier,klalatuda'''esbwai rwoesyansiuenr7sebtur:ii:ree i; t a r i e r The col ours o f the sky at particWar times afford wonderfully other tints which speak with equal clear ness and accuracy. A bright yellow sky in the eveniir indicates wind ; a pale yellow, wet • a ,natural grey colour constitutethe • ourable sign in the evening, an unfavourable one in The clouds again arc full of meaning in themselves.riorna their forms are soft, undefined, and feathery, the weather will will be fine ; if the edges are hard, sharp, definite, it will be foul. Generally spcaking, any deep unusual hues betoken wind or rain; while the more quiet and delicate tints be speak fair weather. These are simple maxims ; and yet not so simple but that the Board of Trade has thought fit to publish them for the use of seafaring men. LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : MARSEILLES, DEC. 13. Letters from Constantinople to the Ist inst. announce positively that, on the preceding Thurs day, M. Thouvenel had remitted a note to the Porte containing an official demand for a firman favourable to the Suez canal project of M. de Lesseps. The Ambassadors of Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Sardinia simultaneously supported that demand according to their instruct ions. A Council of Ministers was then held. Fuad Pacha confessed that he had formally en gaged himself to refuse the authorisation to the canal project. The Grand Vizier declared he would not recognise such engagements. After a stormy discussion the Ministers agreed to request the Powers which had made the alove demand to come to an understanding with England on the matter. Sir Henry Bulwer had been received by the Sultan, and had numerous conferences with the Ministers. The Circassians continued to emigrate in great numbers. MADRID, DEC. 13. The third corps d'armee has disembarked at Ceuta. General Prim has been attacked on the road to Tetuan. The Moors were repulsed with great loss, the Spanish had 40 killed and wounded. PARIS, DEC. 14. The Prussian Ambassador, Com it Pourtales, has left for Berlin in consequence of a t elegram received from his government. He is expected to return in time to be present at the Diplomf.tic reception on New Year's Day. The report of the marriage of G aneral Garibaldi is without foundation. of Brussels, " protests against the reports which impute to M. Ricasoli ulterior designs of promot ing the formation of a kingdom of Central Italy." A Turin letter says :—The deputies assembled at Florence for the fusion of the customs of Central Italy with those of the Sardo•Lombard kingdom have terminated their labours, and what they pro pose will be carried out as soon as approved of. Amongst other things, from the Ist Jan. next, the central customs administration at Turin will notify every month to the different provinces the amount of revenue they will have to raise. The population of Benevento is so wearied of the despotic Papal regime that they are signing petitions praying that they may be annexed to Naples. The Sardinian Government has just suppressed its embassy at Munich. For the future, the Sar dinian ambassador at Vienna will also be accredited to the Court of Bavaria, LOMBARDY. (From the Correspondent of the Times.) MILAN, DEC. 10. The stagnation in general politics has thrown back every one on home affairs, which excited only small interest while the uncertainty and suspense lasted about the Congress and the affairs of Central Italy. The lull which had succeeded to the excite ment, and which will probably not be disturbed until the Congress meets, has come just in time to allow people to bestow the necessary attention on the elections. And certainly it is curious to watch how the interest, agitation, and movement in this respect is daily growing, how by degrees the party shades become more and more distinct, and how more and more the mass of the people, rather in different in the beginning, is drawn into the sphere of political excitement. If this increases at the rate it has done within the last week, when the municipal and provincial elections take place, I think many of those who were talking about too little interest in the Lombards will find the party movement too much for their taste. Considering the limited amount of self-govern ment which the municipal and provincial or ganisation allows in reality, the actual executive being vested in Government officers, one would be inclined to characterise this growing interest in the elections as much ado about nothing, did we not recollect the municipal traditions of the Italian towns,which, however vaguely remembered and mis understood, are by no means forgotten. It is true the word "municipal" has been rather in bad odour since the Unitarian movements began, and every one is descanting on the dangers of a politique de clocker ; but the disposition for self-government is in the blood as it were, and makes itself felt in the narrow circle to which it is confined by the new law. It is free from all tinge of factiousness or petulance, for which the Lombards have got such ample credit, and the revival of which excited some apprehen sions in Turin. Although all the intelligent part of the population saw that the new law gave very little more than was possessed in this respect by the Lombards under the Austrians, and although most would have wished that the union had been sought more in the political than in the administra tive sphere, yet no one cavilled with the scanty measure of international freedom accorded by the Ministry, but took without a remark almost what was given, and tries now to make the most of it. With a good sense and a moderation which are really extraordinary, the people seem to have in stinctively understood that freedom lies not so much in the form as in the spirit which animates the latter; and that if the seemingly liberal communal system under the Austrian rule became a satire be cause the spirit was wanting, the same forms may expand under different circumstances. The electoral committees are still springing up like mushrooms overnight; every kind of associa tion, political, literary, artistic, social, industrial, however small, are all following the example given by the larger ones, and almost every day we hear of the existence of a new one never suspected. In fact, whereever persons have a centre of meeting for one or another purpose, they are busy converting it into an electoral committee. With the exception of that started by the Associazione Unitaria and the Associazione Elettorale, the rest are not given to propagandism ; every one of them being satis fied with coming to an understanding between the members already united for some other pur pose. The National Guard is in this respect a powerful vehicle for spreading the electioneering movement, which, as an article of conversation, quite superseded Congress and Central Italy. Every one is full of it. In order to instruct the lower classes, and to instruct them in this subject, political lec tures are given, short pamphlets are published, and the electoral laws placarded all over the town. The journals contribute, likewise, their share. A new journal, tbefflettore, devoted to this special purpose, has been got up, and others are preparing to take advantage of the moment when political life is beginning for Lombardy. All this stir, activity, and animation is like the gradual warming of a crucible, on the fire. The heat has not come yet to the point to produce a distinct result in this process of political chemis try. It looks only like the chaos preceding the attraction of homogeneous and repulsion of hete regeneous substances. The confusion of colour was such that it seemed but one. It was all the white of the Cross of Savoy. Probably if one had asked for a programing from any of the nume rous committees representing the numerous asso ciations, it would all have been strict union with Piedmont, and through that union all over Italy, and liberal policy in the interim. In fact, nothing could be more unanimous than this double pro gramme. But only few had knowledge enough of free institutions to be able to go beyond this vague generality. Nay, there were some who believed that this would and could continue as a new spec tacle of union to the world, without perceiving that this would have been a proof not of union in ideas, but poorness of political life. Their wish, whatever its motive, is not to be realised, for there are the indications of party colouring beginning to show themselves. I spoke the other day of the priestly element in connection with reactionary landlords; there is another shade coming in just now, which, although different from the former, still rather tends in that same direction. One of the many marvellous features in this Italian movement was the absence of vindic tiveness in the victors. There, was scarcely a trace of it here in Lombardy. Not only those who had been socially connected with the Court at Milan were left unmolested, but even those who had been in direct relation with the Govern ment seemed altogether forgotten. It seemed to be a trial of tacit agreement that in this moment, when union was so necessary, such souvenirs should not be raked up. Nay, some of the electoral asso ciations went so far in their forgiving humour as to put here and there a man on their list—respect able, well-educated, talented, but who had, per haps, one or more little black spots on him. All went on without remark, when yesterday evening the Pungdo (Stinger), a little evenin g paper, much lead among the mass of the people, and rather free spoken, gave a new turn to the affair. It had not said a word about the elections yet, and came out last night with an appeal throwing down the gauntlet to all those who have the least black spot. It calls on the electors to go back to the last 10 years, and apply to their candidates the test of courage and incorruptibility during that difficult period. The Melva() promiaes to guide them by two infallible codes—the Official Gazette of Milan and the Bilancia, the organ abroad of the Austrian Government in Italy. It begins by reprinting the address to the En.peror of Austria, congratulating him on his escape from die attempt made on his life in February, 1853, and gives the list of about 80 names which had subscribed that address, holding them forth as having given a proof of servility and moral cowardice which makes them unworthy of being ;representatives. Most of the names re produced belong to the first families in Milan. The whole thing is cleverly put as an appeal, and will have considerable effect on the masses. It con cludes by saying that the address w'as dated the 2d of March, 1853, and on the 28th of February a sen tence condemned 23 Italian political offenders to death, and on the 3d of March three of these were executed at Mantua. There was, as you may ima gine, such a run after the paper that more and more editions of it had to be printed. The Pungolo pro mises to continue these documents. They will im mensely augment its circulation, and at the same time the view taken therein will lead to the forma tion of two very distinct parties—those who forget, and those who do not. At any rate it is a good speculation, as well as a clever electioneering job. You see the Milanese are getting on. I heard it, however, insinuated that some of the names of per sonal friends had been left out, but I can scarcely believe it, because it would be the deathblow of the Pungolo. _ _ People here are not yet accustomed to the bitter pills which public life carries with it for those who like to taste its sweets. So they think the proceed ing unpatriotic, and calculated to produce dissen sion ; but all this will by and by be looked upon in its proper light, and then they will understand that public life cannot exist without a strong mix ture of private and party interest. There was a rumour that Garibaldi was going to be married; it is contradicted with authority by the Pevseveranza. THE BOMBAY IVfAIL. The following telegram has been r eceived at Mr. Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company : MALTA, DEC. 10. The Vectis, with the outward B ombay ,mail, arrived at 7 p.m. on the 7th and left at 8 a.m: on the Bth inst. The China (from Southampton oil the 27th of November) arrived on the Bth at 3 a.ul ~ and left at 11 a.m. The Candia arrived at Sue zat noon on the 4th. The Ceylon with the homeward Calcutta and China mails, ex Candia, arrived at ME ita at 6 p.m. on the 9th, and was to leave at 9 a.m,. on the 10th. The steamer from Bombay reacht d Aden on the sth. MARSEILLES:, DEC. 13. The Panther, with the mails from 'Calcutta and China, ex Candia, arrived here e.t B.m. this morning. The mails left for London at 10. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY" MORNING. The Ripon steamer, with the Born 1: ay and Aus tralian mails, passed Hurst Castle at 91..25 a.m. FRANCE. PARIS,. TUESDAY. To-morro w Prince Metternich will. present his lettres de creance to the Emperor as A. ustrian Am bassador at the Court of the Tuileries. M. Desam brois, the new Piedmontese Minister here, is ex pected to go through the same form. early next week. It has been said that the Roman Gm n 3rnment had only agreed to meet the Powers at *Congress on written conditions. This is not true ; :although the Government of Rome has let it be kno 'cvn what are its views concerning the temporal p t )veers of his Holiness and the necessity of restorie i, g the States of the Church now declared to be in /I ) volt. The France Centrale, published Et: t Blois, bas received a second Warning for havili protested against the first. Madame Lemoine ha's lodged an a Fpeal against her sentence before the Court of Cass: t Lion. The .2tioniteur contains the follov P ing :—" The Minister of the Interior has made himself ac quainted through one of the principal :functionaries of his department with a project for 'the construc tion of dwellings for the working cla ses of Lille, an account of which has been forward It 3d to him by the Bureau de Bienfaisance of that city. Well knowing the constant solicitude of hi s Majesty for the working classes, his Excellency, , after having examined the reports submitted to hi, xt on the sub- ject, has allotted to the city of L ille a‘ sum of 100,000 fr. for the construction of tho: ie dwellings." The 6ecle publishes the following observations on the assertion that M. de Tavel is it diplomatic agent of France in Italy :—" That ge wtleman does not belong to the French diplomatic body, but he is an ex-avoyer of Berne, and was i ntimately ac- quainted with the Emperor, when he was a refugee in Switzerland. According to some l )ersons M. de Tavel bad a long conference with the Emperor and received his instructions on several Joints, one of which was to caution the Italians against encourag ing too positive or sanguine hopes as tc ) the decisions which they anticipate from the C 'ongress, and against the dangers of an obstinate resistance to those decisions if they should not be e xactly in con- fortuity with the wishes of Italy. Ve persist in hoping that these precautions will be unnecessary, and that the majority of the Europe a 32 plenipoten tiaries will listen to the wishes of the Italian popu lations." The loss occasioned by the fire on the Place de la Concorde in the old Garde-Meuble i is estimated at 80,000 fr. TrIE BOURSE, Dec. 13.—Saks fi 1r realisation have continued today and checked the upward tendency. Threes have been done at 70f. 75c. and 70f. 65c. ; Mobilier varied from 86 sf. to 855 f. ; Lombard, 582 f. 50c. to 580 f. ; Austria in, 578 f. 75c. to 576 f. 25c. ; Lyons, 947 f. 50c. to 942 f. 50c. ; Orleans, 1,440 f. to 1,435. ; Southern, 5 45f. to 540 f. ; Western, 585 f. to 580 f. The follow ing were the last quotations:- 41 per Cents. Du. end month .. 97 40 Credit Foneim 725 Belgian 4f Piedmonteso :5) .. 8 5 75 Roman Bl Austrian _ . 3 per Cents 7O 50 Do. eni month 7O 60 Bank Shams. 2890 Credit Mobilier .. 855 Do. Account Spanish Thre es .. Home Debt.. ~... 43 50 RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern 9BO .. 980 New ditto 865 .. 860 Lyons sad Mediterranean 942 50 .. 940 Geneva 560 .. 560 South , •rn Weg'eru 585 .. 587 50 Es ,tern Sardiniaa 0 — Austrian Lombard ..... 5Bl 25 .. 578 75 . ._ _ Exchange on London, at si g ht, paper, 2 5 f. ; money, 25f. 9c.; three month s , p a p er 24f. 95c. ; m oy, 24f. 931 c. ITALY. A Paris letter in the Independance ! says :—" In Italy some discouragement is beginni nn to prevail. General Fauti encounters strong opposition, and is accused of being the cause of the diss elution of the military league, which is taking plc ,ce. A letter written by Colonel Frappli, one of the bravest com panions of Garibaldi, which has been c oinmunicated to me, explains clearly the intrigues of all kinds which caused the general and his frier to resign, and it declares that Garibaldi never ' thought of breakingse e o n n t f a e ivone t o l l i f e im a: ,ailn i a s du tice, in order to fl Inee the dc cisions of the Congress. M. Frappoli ;so discou r r , a ra g te ed lif t e l — rat as he dc, hesitates man to accept the pot ;t of repre to ri. sentative Our corresponden ey N N sitihe companions. t i o I i r la e u t intow aupt of his tat Florence," say; ; the Nord AUSTRIA. The Austrian Gazette of Vienna says :—" It has been stated during the last few days that Russia and Prussia have jointly addressed a note to the Cabinet of the Tuileries, containing explanations on the interview of Breslau. We believe we can assert that no such not 3 has been sent. But ac cording to information we have received from a good source Count Kisseleff and Count Pourtales have been authorised to give explanations respect ing that interview to Count Walewski, and have in fact done so." A Vienna letter says :—The financial commission instituted by the Emperor continues to meet twice a-week, but it is not yet known whether it has been able to point out to the Minister of Finance any means, even temporary, to enable him to meet the difficulties and embarrassments with which he is besieged. RUSSIA. A communication from St. Petersburg gives some further account of the steps taken by members of the Russian nobility to influence the Emperor Alexander on the subject of emancipating the serfs : " Lately eighteen delegates of the nobility com plained in petition of the secrecy with which the committee, presided over by General Rostowzoff, surrounded its deliberations. The Emperor gave no answer, and was the more displeased at it that there arrived here a pamphlet, printed in Paris, and addressed to the President of the Com mission, Aide-de-camp General Rostowzoff, and which makes a sharp attack upon that body. This production was published anonymously, but it is pretty well known that M. Davidow-Orloff wrote it. The Emperor charged one of the author's relatives, Prince Bariatinski, to caution M. Orloff and dissaude him from continuing such a line of conduct, or he might bring down upon himself irreparable misfortune. Lastly, the chamberlain Michael Desobrazoff, son of the senator of the same name, and nephew of Prince Orloff, lately presented to the Emperor a memorial, in which he endeavoured to warn the Emperor against the evil counsellors about his person, who were leading him and the empire to the brink of a preci pice.' The judges and administrative functionaries,' said he, ' are corrupt and have lost all sense of honour ; the monarchy is on the verge of bank ruptcy and political dissolution,' &c. The Council of the Empire, to which this memorial was sub mitted, declared its author guilty of high treason. Prince Orloff, as a relative of the accused, abstaned from voting, Prince Wasili Dolgorouki and Count Schouwaloff did not appear at the sitting, and M. Desobrazoff was declared to have forfeited his rank as a noble, to be stript of all his functions, and exiled to Wiatka. The nobility of St. Petersburg intend, at the elections, to choose M. Davide w Or loff for their marshal, as a reward for the political courage which he has displayed." SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 9th contain a telegra phic despatch from Marshal O'Donnell, explaining that a former despatch of his which was supposed to cast blame on the navy had been misunderstood ; and that on:the contrary, he is satisfied with what the navy has done. These journals contain no news of any kind. The ost-deutsche Post of Vienna says :—" On the proposition of the Skuptschina, the Servian Senators who had fled to Constantinople have been prohibited from returning to their country. The Porte, on the other hand, demands that they shall return, and not be subjected to any molestation. It is also stated that the Porte intends to protest against a series of acts of the Servian Government which are regarded as attacks on the Suzerain rights of Turkey ; and that, as a preliminary mea sure, the Turkish garrison at Belgrade has been reinforced." A Berlin letter says :—ln our parliamentary circles there is a rumour that a certain number of deputies intend to propose an important modifica tion of the electoral law instead of waiting for the total revision promised, but according to all appear ances not likely to be realised yet awhile. The change alluded to is the exclusion of the army in active service from the right of voting. The law on civil marriage will certainly be presented this session to the Chamber of Nobles, the Council of Ministers having so decided. AMERICA. rßy ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Ha.mburg American Company's steamer Saxonia, Captain Ehlers, has arrived from New York, and proceeded to Hamburg. Her advices, which are of the Ist inst., are anticipated by the Canada. She brings 179,372 dols. for England, 309,780 dols. for France, and 231,348 dols. for Bremen. At noon on the Bth, in lat. 48.24 N., long. 34.8 W., the Saxonia spoke the Bremen steamer, hence, for New York. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Tagus, Capt. W. B. Hall, arrived at South ampton yesterday, with mails in charge of Mr. Edington, Master R.N.; Admiralty agent. She left Lisbon the 7th inst., and Vigo on the Bth, but had no communication with Oporto. Off Cape Villano the key of the starboard midship crank gave way, in consequence of which the starboard wheel was disconnected, and the ship came home with the port wheel alone working. During the first part of the outward voyage the Tagus experienced a heavy westerly gale, with violent squalls of wind and rain ; subsequently, strong north-easterly breezes and squally, witn rain. Homewards she had strong breezes from the southward and eastward, with heavy sea, as far as Cape Finisterre ; across the Bay of Biscay light easterly winds and fine weather. No ships were spoken on the voyage. The Tagus brought 8 passengers, 20 packages of specie, value £12,510 sterling, 893 half-chests of oranges, 7 boxes of wine, 75 boxes of drugs, 30 boxes of preserved fruit, 1 bag of acorns, 251 boxes of eggs, and sundries. The usual Portuguese squadron, and the Dutch frigate Esertsen, were lying in the Tagus when the packet left. On the 6th inst., at 8 a.m., the Portuguese gun boat Donna Maria Anna arrived at Lisbon from Plymouth. Our Lisbon correspondence of the 7rh shows con tinued activity in preparation for the electoral con test, but great want of defined principles of govern ment among all political parties in Portugal. Lisbon exchanges at three months are quoted this ircket on London, 531-, to ; Paris, 535 ; Ham burg, 47 , 4- ; Amsterdam, 42—a1l except London be ing nominal. Three per Cent. Stock registered 471 to 48; Coupons, 461 to 47 ; Deferred, 33 to 331; Bank of Portugal shares, 10 to 103 per cent: prem.; Bank of Oporto, 20 to 27 per cent. prem. 771 E AMERICAN AND CHINESE TREATY. The Washington correspondent of the New P 1.16 _Herald gives the following outline of the American and Chinese treaty : " The European press, especially the British, hay: ing, with a malicious pride and jealousy, attempted to depreciate and ridicule the position of Mr• Ward , our Minister to China, and the results of his labours, it is gratifying to be able to inform you that the treaty negotiated by Mr. Reed, now in the State Department, is quite satisfactory to our Govern ment ; and, indeed, instead of having to rest upon the most fav oure d na ti on c lause, and conse quently upon the ratification of the English an d French treaties for any advantages of enlarged intercourse, as has been asserted by a malignant foreign press, we have obtained all we could desire in the body of the treaty, fully set forth in a rather lengthy document. Besides, in the rescriPt of the Emperor of China, which accompanies the treaty, of which he ordered the Great Seal of the Empire to be attached, and the exchange of the treaties, is expressed the most friendly language towards our country and Government. It is dignified and well expressed, entirely divested of that extravagant hyperbole which we consider characteristic of the Chinese. No American or English statesman could have set forth the reasons for ordering an exchange of treaties with more good priety, or in a clearer manner. The stamp of goo . faith and directness of purpose is on its face. In this rescript the conduct of the English at the Pei" and throughout is set forth by way of compariso!, placing the conduct of the Americans in juxta-pesl: tion, to show his good faith, and why the English and French failed to have their treaties exc han g ed ' and the reason for ordering the exchange Of the American treaty." APPROACHING EXECUTION OF 014. JOE BRowN. According to our latest advices from Arael there is a good deal of excitement exhibiting itself as the time draws nigh for the execution of Bro wn ' and extraordinary precautions are being ta ke „ against the possibility of any attempt a t resew being successful. A "orrespondent writes thus ou the subject from Harper's Ferry : "The arrangements for Brown's execution are now nearly completed, and every precaution has been taken to g 2s ` - .. against a surprise or disturbance of any kind. " I have just learned that the most stringent regulatic°lB e" have been adopted in regard to the prese nce of civil ians the execution. All applications for passes for civilians to attend within the military lines are refused by the Govert°' on the ground that it would conflict with the military gramme. He said that no civilian could, under anY um curastances, be admitted within the military lines, the outNeret one of which would be nearly a mile from the scaff old. a word of what John Brown may utter, if he should sill anything, will, therefore, be audible to the men fooling even the line next the gallows. f all " Governor Wise stated the cause of this excl usion 0 f persons other than the military to be, that in th e event an attempted rescue, an order to fire upon the prisoner wl be given, and that those within the lines, especially thos sufficiently near the gallows to hear what Brown inaY saY ' would share sf. " This nev will bly hi give you an ate idea of what the a uthorit ies °f Virginia think of this affair. The imposing solennlitY the occasion will indicate to the North the feeling here ri O this matter." Another at Charlestown pens the following " On Saturday and Sunday the town was crowded iv strangers and soldiers. tio n • of " Extensive preparations are making for the recep additional military forces, which are hourly e 2 Cp eCt°Cl. " " The churches have all been taken possessi on of for bar racks. r Sentinels nightly fire at imaginary foes, and a 1111— e of citizens have narrowly escaped their bullets. t,. xis " On Sunday night the military confident l y expec attack, and the sentries w ere d o ubled. No disturbers er peared, however. " It is stated on good authority that Governor Wis e hi t ° sent spies into Ohio a n d Pennsylvania, om and it is fr WO o ving reports that large bodie s of m e are arming au d eo towards Virginia, that th e m ilitary forces are being largely augmed. " About , 7oo nte additional trop s have ar rived here spa Saturday, including two companies from Virlieeliug; 13° we now have about 1,500 soldiers under arras." IN I I • ANCE THE SALE 01' BREAD 1.217 FR The Constitutionnel has an article of • _______+— suc h i n terest to the public—the moderate price of bread ill r at : of scarcity—that we consider an extract or tvi . oo worth giving. Our French contemporary el‘Plalin in the following terms the system now acted on Paris : Coir " The fundamental principle of this system.hj sists in selling bread below the market Priebeow times of scarcity, and above it when corn is, a t he dant and cheap, so that the sacrifices made II!. o b• former case may be compensated by the p . re fil ' o ed tamed in the latter. The idea is ingenious• Too was all the more likely to be viewed With f...,„f' d et by the administration of the city of Paris, "". it the department of the Seine, from the fact tha.;oo has always been found necessary in dear ti i ie. to have recourse to expensive means of rt. 0 , 0. ing the necessitous portion of the population. dire ever, before taking any decided step in thet . . ;oo d. lion, the facts of the case were closely exe' c ' e jor The statistics collected by the Prefect of the . ~„, 825 showed that during a period of 30 years, from to 1853, the dearness above 80c. for th e 41b. sap' had been, as near as possible, balanced by the ch i: , a rni ness below 60c. Hence it followed that if the o f bakers had been authorised during that interv:_of, 30 years never to sell bread below 60c. the 4 l b " ' lv a they would have been able, by properly unlPlSice the sums thus reserved, to sell their bread at a . rf s et never exceeding the maximum of 80e. Tuetion. was encouraging, and the system of compenea was accordingly adopted and applied." A great objection brought against the sYe tenli° shown to be ill-founded : the "It was pretended that after authorising_ o f sale of bread at a reduced price during y ell s to scarcity, the administration would not be a t he impose a higher price in years of abundan7 if 1 ; sow compensation would, therefore, be found ii,.. u o d e . could never be realised, and the finances of t u de bt. partment would be burdened with a heal t heir The pessimists, it must be admitted, had it i,I. ones' own way at first, for the food crisis was of 0 owl ampled duration. We must go back for rilo r r, bar a century to find such a continuance of s ho . u ei 0 vests. The disbursements, therefore, attain Z oo figure far higher than was anticipated, the leas to 1 1 ? o t a o f advanced during the scarcity amounting than 53,000,000 f. But at last, after the per ti . , the the lean kine, came that of the fat ones, a _e . i ni i, system began to operate in favour of the c riv•_'d o , nistration. The period of repaY and the compensation of the advance ma ns o f • during the bad years was pursued by illeablic the slight addition to the price of bread, the pang soh whole time being hardly aware that anY operation was in progress. n des cribe(' went con% 10_0 "The total amount recovered by the pl ot n ot less above had reached on the 31st October mo re wore th an than 331- millions of francs, so that 20 millions remain to be made up, h end of the a half of which will be furnished by ti-- e , e o t iose 'dental to tii current year. The expenses incidental , e ,ystern i ll de la Boulangerie, by means of which tu rY S eri°lle worked out, have been alleged as a theve present drawback, and it appears that up to st on t' e time the whole cost for salaries and intere_chea on money taken up by that instit • • ution has re' nor t eery n sum of 11-1 millions. The whole ainou.___,e to be quently which remains at the present u.",', ;00 —.4 made up is in round numbers about 31 . In_i s L .e " rs , pro :111: million and large sum, no doubt, but which there u is rease atible spect of reduci n g com p letel y within a contriniew time, should Prov idence onl y vouchsafe a 0 or A— ante of harvests like those o f the last thre years." .---...... STATE OF TRADE.' LEEDS, Dec. markets to-dayr bane . 13 ..---4,-- --- .—The cloth tone, and a satisfactory been firm in a mount f i f to o usiness has been done. New goods are not rae: the halls in any large quantities, the groves' part of the business being done by orders aud diree_g. deliveries from the manufacturers to the roerclutlT The demand for cloth for the rifle cor ps is in' creasing, but that demand is made off them -r7h; little or none of the required kinds being halls. Wools continue very firm in price. lien ROCHDALE, Dee. 12 .—The flannel and Nv o— here continues very active, but there has been _,. a slight falling off in the export demand. I_l4_, home trade, however, is good, can sell most of their productions without cA-133ti34 to market. Yorkshire goods sell more freely' ti1,,,,,ai prices. Wools are steady in price, but ale iv' dealers are not selling much. and man ufaeturievr: rivale had, NEW ZEALAND. —The following* ar.- o leh Os taken place at Auckland, New Zealand, prior to 1, Ocean , ' &plumber :—The British Queen, the Spray of the Sir George Pollock, the Mataoka—all frota il,°o/Idori and the Tornado, from Liverpcol. 2 Bus nacti C ents. 4eBic 21. per % I, a , Th e ;kilo: 4 teo, 1 , I)ii to Rho the of s di n lifte Can the Prot ad o ilea c ever( Co s( PrON Way Ixoni tEd 1 v th e , their ezd a into