The Sun. — London, England, 1852-01-05 00:00:00

IOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CIIARLES REAN. On Monday, January Ath, will bo performed ShaksPere's Comedy the MERRY WIVES OF WIND-40R, and the New Grand ' tristmas Pantomime of HARLEQTJIN BILLY TAYLOR ; or The Plying Dutchman and the King of Raritongo. Tuesday, 6th, The Iron Chest, Betsy Baker, and the Pantomime. Wednesday, 7th, Hamlet, and the Pantomime. Thursday, Bth, The Merry Wire s of Windsor, and the Pantomime. omimeoyal . • Friday, 9th, The Theatre w ill be closed in con eq R performance at Windsor Castle. Ikaturday, 10th, Twelfth Night will be repeated as played at Wind- A , SOY Cool* by Sciyal Command, an1t..................._,............. MARIONET TE THEATRE, R OYAL ADBLAIDIC-STREET, WEST STRAND. The Nobility, Gentry, and Public are respectfully informed that this new and elegant Theatre will positively be opened on Mo)IDAT, January 12t1a, with a TROUPE of MARIONETTES selected from the pr,ncipal Theatres of Italy. The performances will e , nsist of Original DttltgaS, Blulesques, and Ballets. Doors open at Half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. Private Boxes and Stas street be obtained at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library. 33, Old Bond ; Mr. Sam's Royal Library, St. James's -street ; Mr. C. 011ivier, New Bond-street ; and at all the prinsipal libraries. _______.--..---............... THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LATE. This National Establishme nt, having undergone the most costly impairs and decorations throughout, a series of snperb embellish ments having been introduced, a new gas apparatus laid down, and It new centre chandelier THI suspe S nded, is OPEN for the SEASON. EVENIG, MACBZTFI, with the whole of Locke's music. Macbeth, Mr. An derson ; Maedufr, Mr. Belton ; Hecate, Miss F. Horton ; Lady Mac beth, Miss Glynn. Bo be followed by a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, sailed HARLEQUIN HOGARTH ; Or, The Two London 'Prentices. The wale prodeeed under the superintendence of Mr. W. West. INTRODUCTION. SCENN I. TUE 11AtirTS OF IDLENESS AND IGNORANCE. Bow Idleness and Ignoraace lay their heads together, and deter mine to check the further advance of Industry and Knowledge by the establishment of a manufactory of " fetters for the human intel lect," "slogs on the understanding," "stumbling-blocks M the way of useful knowledge," &c. ; also the School of Idleness, " holyday all the year round," " all play , no work." Ho w Industry and Kno ledge suddenly make their appearance in th e enemy's camp, and produce SCENE 11. EXTBXS/VE CHANGE THE FREMISES. - How the subject of the pantomime is resolved upone , immortal lio and being re solved upon, the " work goes bravely on" with th " Two London Trentices." SCENE 111. CTTI SIDE OF BI,XCKFRIARS-BRIDGE, 1751. How the " two 'prentices" made their way to the city of London, and at last arrived at their master's huuse, the Golden Tea Kettle, on Ludgate-hill. Departure or the Figsby family for the masquerade at Ranelagh-gardens, and first introduction of the " two 'preu noes" under the hospitable lid of the Golden Tea Kettle. Scene IV. DOUBLE -BEDDED - ROO M. licar the " two 'prentices" retire for the night, one to his virtuous bolster he other to his vicious courses. Visions of the future, snowing the difference bet-teen a pleasant dream and a nightmare. SCENE V. THIEVES' KITCHEN. Hort the " 'prentice" falls into bad company, becom high. wayman and a gentleman, and takes the " oaths and Ins seat' accordingly. FCEN2 THE STIOP. Ho* the " industriou3 'prentice" oversleeps himself, but makes up for lost time by the nearest a pp roach to " perpetual motion" ever and witnessed. How the " idle 'pr entice" makes his appearance, not only bolts with his master's till, but with his master's daughter into the bargain. SCENE VII. CELLARS AID VAULTS. now the " industrious 'prentice," at considerable personal incen venienee, saves his raster ' s cheese , th en hi s master's daughtsr, and finally his own bacon. The result of all this not only proves which is the " bett er man," but also introduces the audience to SCENE VIII. THE FAIRY BEELIIVE, With the Queen Bee and her Court. how the " industrious 'prentice" receivence s the battldustrye mon and ey Know , alias the hand of the fair dem:ma. Re-appeara ledge, and introduction of old friends in new characters. SCENB IX. BELLOWSMAKER., FIREWORKMAKERS, AND FILTERMAKERS. Rockets warranted to go sky high—Balloons ditto—the Water Question debated by the proper Authorities ; a regular Set of Pumps ; gran d Pyrotechnic, Hydraulic, aud Aerial diqlay. SCENE X. " ROCVS FOCUS." ASTROL N TAVE OGER, "RMOON," OPTICIAN, An) SUN. Clown turned Conjuror—Consultation with the Stars nightly— Set-to between the Sun and the .Moon ; the former gets his " day lights" darkened, and the natural result is a total eclipse of the sun, 1811. SCENE XI. MEM. BUDD'3 SEMINARY FOR YOUNG GENTLEMEN. DOCTOR FROSI'3 ACADEMY FOR YOUNG LADIES, Sze. Mr. Budd, washennan and nurse ; Mrs. Bloomer, tailor, &c. The world turned upside down—Flowers " all a blooming, all a blowinT "—A change comes over the state of affairs—Babies takut in and done for—A lesson for ladles. SCENE XII. STREET AT TUB WEST END BY MOONLIGHT. Coffee always hot —Admi:,ion to the stalls gratis—Clown In his eupe— . ' Set a thief to catch a thief "—Yeetarians at Chris mas— Return from the ball—New midnight polka, and a Boxing-night revel In the streets of Loader'. SczNE XIII. EXTERIOR OF TilE DULL AND MOUTH INN. 01,1 :Engli s h customs—The wa tch-box on the look out—The pepper box not to be sneezed at o—'`e a-ye Weinarme,s: c little ured stranger"— A Christmas box that comes cnly nc, in a strong Lox. - SczNz XIV. THE GREAT FIZ-WIIISTLE RAILWAY. Accidents and offences —Cheap travelling—Life Insurance Com pany -Paying dear for a whistle—" allacies of the faculty" —The thrashing machine of great service —Departure of the last train on the Fix-whistle Extension Railway .. 21. Id. 11.111' PlllO2, Is. &L SCENE XV. HABERDASHER'S SHOP AND COFFF.EHOITSE. A lesson to s'aopkeepers—" Cut your coat according to your eloth"—Ilow to turn out of bed—Reaping machine—The danger of playing with loaded flrearna3 (American ones especially) fully illus• trated b a revolution in England—flue we go round, round, round, till we arrive at SCENE XVI. AND LAST. TRIUMPH OF INDUSTRY, One of the most elaborate and extentive scenes ever introduced on the English stage, and which none but the resources of this theatre could possibly haveffiop prepared. B ce en daffy from 10_10 4. ----- - PRICES OF ADMISSION. The former scale of prices has been revised, and a rate of admission adopted suitable to tale convenience of all classes of society:— Dross Circe Upper Boxes Pit .. • • Amphitheatre Galles), Area Circle Upper Boxes Pit .. • • Amphitheatre • • • • .. s. Gallery • • • • • • .. Os. 6cl". Ai 35., Al 1 ls. 6d. Orchestra Stalls, SS. Private Hexes , Stage Manager, Mr. T. 31. MORTON. Director of Spectacle, Mr. W. WEST. The whole under the management of Mr. BIJNN, LESSEE% TREATRE ROYAL, UK/MARKET. Mr. B. Webster, sole Less ee and Manager, Old Drompton. THIS EVENING. Will be performed THE BEGGAR'S OPERA. Captain Macheath Mr. W. Harrison ; Mat - o' - the -Mint, Mr. Weiss ; Filch, Mr. Buck - stone ; Folly Peacham, Miss Loti'sa Pyne ; Lucy Leckit, Mrs. Fitz wlillam. After twhieh a new Fairy Burlegille, called THE PRINCESS RI- Dix"; r AND THE STORY OF I,I.YFLOWER. Characters by Messrs. Buckstone, H. Bedford, J. Bland, Caulfield, Clark, Plinameri, . iltwillia.m, Mrs Buckingham, and Miss Collins. to eonelude with * rs THE TWO BONNYCASTLES. rngham.""7eaatle. Mr. Buckston e ; M. Bonnycastle, Mrs. Buck- THEATRE ROYAL, - & - .„ DELP e Hl bster. Drier the di rection of Mr. B . Tile popular Comedian, M r . W r i ght, h a ving re' disposition, will appear This E ven i ng. r sh Silsbee. W co vered ftom his in- The =mess cf the Y an k ee Comedian, 31- * jo Tint EVENING A THE FOREST Will be performed. the comic Drama, entitle , - , Ploughboy, ROSE: and the YANKEE PLOUGHBOY. Jonathan - Mr. J. Silsbee• Bellamy, Mr. worrea ; Harriet miller, M I " Col' tins: Sally Forest, Miss E. Chaplin. After which MY PRECIOUS BETSY. Mr. Bobtail, 'Arr. Wright. and original Christmas Tale, To conclude with a new (V eit RED RIDING HOOD. Wolfram, B aron of Bur Emu% named the Wolf of Biberich), Mr. Paul Bedford; Scraggenbeim , Butler ; Trmichen (commonly called Little Red Riding 1100 a ), M I " called L IT- Kathlsen fitswilliam. ROYAL PRINCESS'S TILEATRE, OXFORD wrm, Under the Managementof Mr. C. THIS EVENING, Shakespere's Comedy of THE MERRY WIVES OF Principal characters by Messrs. Bartley, Keeley A. Nvi g ,i, yiea dow Addison, Harley, J. Vining, C. Kean ; Mesdames Seeley, and C. K ean. `"''e3'. With a new grand C hristmas Pantomime, entitled ILkRLEQuiv BILLY T.i.YLOR ; or, The Flying Dutchman and the King o r - ft ; ?Rang°. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Flexmore; p ant : loon , mr. panic.; Sprite, Mr. Le Barr ; and Columbine, Miss c a n ot — ta Leele rc4. Private Boxes, &.41., to be had of all the Booksellers, and of Mr. u m engham ; of whom also places may be taken at the Box-office, Cxford-strzet, tom Eleven till Five o'clock. - ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Crider the Management of Madams yostris. THIS EVENING, Will ba performed T/TE GIME OF SPECULATION. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. 3latthews, R. Roxby, B. Baker ; Mrs. C. How, and sltw M. To conclade with 1 new and original Fairy Ext ravaganza, by J. R. Planche, Esq., e ntitled THE PR INCE OF HAPPY LAND ; or, The Fawn in the Forest. Characters by Madame Vestris, Miss St. George, Miss Lanza, Miss Martindale, Miss Grove, Miss Ellis, Miss tle, Res ßutler ina Wrig and ht, Messrs. F. Matthews, B. Baker, Sitter, Llorncas, Vernon. • , ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Flrren• THIS EVENING. r Will be performed L'CCILLE; or, The Story of a Heart. Ist Cyr, Mr. H. Farren V ; , ernet. Mr. Diddear ; Izak, Mr. Shalders ; Von Metz, Mr. Cooke ; Lucille, Miss. L, Howard ; Julie, Miss relding. i _4.4, RED v , To ooneinue "'" —r- us ; or, Harlequin Fact, Fiction, and Fancy . Bed Rufus, Mr. Shalders ; Clown, Mr. Edwards; H arle q uin, Ms. Fcirett ; P a ntaloon, Mr. Tanner; Columbine, Miss L ees. ........--... ----..—.,......---- roiCli'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND TITEATBS, Le see. Mr. W.R. P COPELAND, Liverpool. Th. Warmest Theatre in Landon. THIS EVENING. Will be performed TAE TWELVE L &BOURS:OF PIERCULES. Aft Chine - e burlesque, called TB er which, XV SISTER FROM INDIA- E :WANDA- To be followed by a new . . AIN'S BAT:OUTERWiIIow _Pattern Plata. Char r tttwood, Hudspeth ; m a c e t s e d r a s na b , y , Menu. J. Reeve Bogen' , Borne-, Marshall, sanders'k 11 To conclude with ' Bell, titled THE FIFTH OF NOVEm a Farce, en Egliuton, and Mas e . Hudspeth, Misses Saunders and ems. Tilbury, Rogers, llllEa3 T: k• : llb :ri l c i ets of admission a raged as follow :—Orchestra Pils. stalls, "Doo;ll°,sllo(nrstha ~d ri wad . a. ),a a t s . . Half-pmt (secon d c s ir b Zle an ), 22. Che performanco to oommenee et I second price win bets Bozo only at Nine o'clock co • to the ,—ttrat circle, 25.; second circle, ls. Private so x " O ne Gu i ne a and a Half each. Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITILEA TRE. tjml.r tho Patronage of her Majesty and his -'royal Ilighnegg Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty 4.... .15ke most successf u l and nonnlar Theatre in Lolluv4,“ THIS EIMNING, Will be produced, for the 10th time at this Theatre, a Mrtg nilcent spectacle, entitled BLUE BEARD ; or, Female Curiosity, in which will be introduced a pair of highly-trained Elephants, male and le allowed to be the most docile pair ever brought into Europe. ry iititty'S Grand Scenes of the Arena, embracing the large3t Equestrian Company in Europe, represented by Foreign and Britis h )isle and Female Artists of superior talent. A new Grand Pantomime, written expressly for this Amphi theatre by Nelson Lee, Esq., founded on the ludicrous exploits of ri .4 4 g,5, so facetiously set . forth by the inimitable " Punch," en ti t l e d M-13. an d MRS. BRIGGS ; or, Punch's Festival—Mirth, Wit, and Jollity. Narlequin, Mr. Harvey ; Columbine, Mrs. Harvey • Panta loon,Buckman; Clown, Arthur Nelson, who will in the course e(' each WY 10 " , " a * esa i n j pia/ d number of favourite airs on the Ro c k Har- monloon. =emu to to ba.l at the Box-office from Eleven till Fot r daily, Stage tamer, Mr. T. Thompson. THE SUN, CHRISTMAS AMUSEMENT FOR THE XL - VENUES. HUNGERFORD-HALL, STRAND. UNRIVALLED COMBINATION OF ATTRACTION S.ve- ANIM AL MAGNETISM. —SOIREES LASSAI GNE every E ning (except Saturday) at Eight o'clock. Admission 13., 25., and 4s. Stalls and Reserved: Seats may be sosured at Mr. Sams's Royal Library, St. James's-street ;at Mr. Ebert's, Bookseller to her Majesty, 27, Old Bond-street; ant at the Manager's 01.11ce, Hanger- THEATRE of OPTICAL ILLUSION'S. • SOIREES MYSTERIEUSES," Javenile Amusement!, by M. and Madame Langlois, of raris, and the celebrated Indianat S Juggl even M. Djalm a, with Dissolving Views , ChromatroPe, No., 'clociE. .lanission Is., Is. Gd., and 2.5. 6d. DIORAMA. —Every Day, from Twelve to Three. Prices of Ad mission Is. 6.1., Is., and 6d. BAZAARS—Open daily from Ten A.nt. to Ten p.x. Admission Free Dr. MAGNETOU) CURRENTS and the MAGNETOSCOPE. Leger's Philosophical and Experimental Lec tareS every Caturday n ing, at Eight. A^linimion Is. and 2s. T RIBUNALS of COMIERCE.—The meeting of the General Committee and the SubsCribers is for the present POSTPONED, for important re asons, which Will in due t im e be made public. FRANiCIS LYN:E t Eton. Secretary. 12, Mark-lane, Jan. 5, 1852 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tgis DAT —3lerning 15 rain. meter 1 1 Evening 39 min after 12 0 min. after 1 I Evening 24 min after 1 ",uiuAnt THE WEATHER. --SUN OFFICE, TincaIIIOILEYER, IN THE SHADE. 45 —highest since noon yesterday. gB—lowest th i s mornin g and during the night. 39 —this day, at noon. Ber.ossarrs,r, went down to 29.59, now 2981. WM) W.N.W.—fine cold breeze and sunshiny weather. Heavy rain in the morning. MONDAY, JANUARY 5. TT4ltitmosfHTEß, 13 THIS .3ff.ADIL 4J—highest since noon yesterday. 26—lowest this morning and during the night. 36—tYs day, at noon. .turat, 30.27; a rise of three-quarters of an inch since yesterday. WMID S.W.—light breeze and fine sunshiny weather. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock on Saturday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. PLYMOUTH—Wind N.E., calm—foggy. ?ooLE—Wind S.W.—fine. Sonwolq—Wind NW., gen tle breeze —foggy. GREENWICH—W ind 5.. W., gentle breeze —partially cloudy. "TINDOX—Wind S.W., light airs—cloudless, frost. LEIGITTON -- Wi rai gentle breeze—partially cloudy. C oLcaz s T Eß—Wind S.W. , g entle breeze—partially cloudy. W..BRIDGE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze--cloudless. Artmotrrii—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. BilauNGFlAM—Wind S.W., calm—cloudless. dotyliEAD—Wind S. strong breeze—rain. Lrv-ERroor--Wind S.E., gentle breeze— cloudless; `:47 JITIIY—Wind S., gentle breeze—principally clear. DARLINGTON—Wind S., gentle breeze—sharp frost. SPAT—Wind S.E., calm—partially cloudy ; snow on the rnountaiap. BEArrocx— Wind S., strong breeze—heavy rain. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Friday morning at nine o'clock : Lratimcs.—Wind S.. calm—thick fog. CA.aLow—Wind S.W., hard wind—cloudy. MulLLNGAß—viind S., calm—foggy. LaaccAsTmu—Wind S.E., calm—overcast. WHITBY —Wind S., strong breeze—overcast. a!:l'.l.l:sGTON—Wind S. by W., gentle breeze—cloudy. 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'.--....airAt, - • ~,..,‘„, ~,- . , -u-r__N- 431ffi, LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1852 M. BAUOCHE was right when, in addressing Louis NAPOLEON on New Year's Eve in the Palace of the Elysee, on the occasion of his announcing to the PRINCE his election by a majority of 7,439,216, he exclaimed, " Never, in any country, has the national will been so solemnly manifested !" In that magni- ficent vote in the affirmative, the French people have - - plainly declared their approbation of the coup cf itei of the 2d of December. Their suffrages were given under the sheltering secresy of the ballot—conse quently they were the genuine expression of the wishes of each individual, uninfluenced by bribery or intimidation, by gold or the bayonet. Every male adult in that immense country, moreover, was, unless incapacitated by crime or idiotcy, em powered to raise his voice in pronouncing the formal decision of the national judgment—con sequently the result is the expression of the will of the entire population, and not of a mere section of it, of the whole and not of a part. Elected originally by six millions, the PRESIDENT is confirmed in his august position by votes ranging from seven to eight millions. The significance of this sentence, besides, in something more than a declaration of confidence in the patriotism of his views in regard to the Future. It is the announcement of the popular approval of his policyin reference t o the Past. By bestowing upon T ' 4 " la NA.ronnoN this overwhel min g ma j orit y the people of three pa s t three have avow ed their satisfaction in the have years o f his administrati on, while they elected him for ten years longer as the hea3 nf. their the Rpoublican government. The import , therefore, of h r, decision recently announcedounced by the President of the "llsaltative Commission, and by the cannon of the H o t e l d „ Invait , an expression . of gratitude, an character—it comes to Loins NAPOLEON at once as 'des is twofold in its and encouragement. The distinguished statesman been quoted, was right, consequ whose words have already in allusion to these 7,439,216 en given under the system of the votes having been DisappointednGovernmentu sa int . o d b i a in tly when he added, suffrage, " Never didballot and universal similar assent ; never had it a basis more ex tensive, an origin more legitimate more worthy of the respect of nations." their hopes of the discomfiture of the P T t ra d u cers in this country have, we observe, endea voured eai vou red to depreciate the value of his present success -- by a miserable sa rcasm directed a g ainst the entir, French community. They remark, with sarcastic effrontery, that as the nation has accepted LOUIS NAPOLEON'S, so it has accepted every preceding Government. Not so, however, says history. Ap peal to its records and hear their answer. You will find that in no instance since the first and greatest Revolution has any form of administration received so marked or so unanimous an adhesion as that which has recently greeted the Administration of Louis NAPOLEON. You will find, indeed, that the vast majority obtained no direct recognition at all by a reference to the opinions of the departments. Among the earlier revolutionists of the last century, the Jacobins were the favourites of what was at first an obscure and fanatic club ; they were never the re presentatives of the community. In like manner, the Feuillants, and other petty distinctions, among the then diversified throng of politicians. The Gi rondins, though, when it was too late, the lamented favourites of the more susceptible and generous part of the population, were during their lifetime only the exponents of the ideas entertained by a small but I important division of the Assembly. The LONDON, Triumvirate—to the credit of humanity be it Western Ireland. We 'wo uld, however, invite said never applied to the nation for its I attention to an article which we have sanction of their system of atrocities— and the Reign extracted from an e.stet Ailed and talented of Terror was the misfortune of France while it was contemporary, the Bankers' Magazine, and which the, infamy of those three men, COUTHON, ST. JUST, will be found in another part of this day's impression. and ROBESPIERRE. So also, as the result of a poll- On all connected with the ;,na - estment of capital our tical intrigue, is the formal approval of the community contemporary is a high authority, and therefore its testi found wanting in the instance of the Directory. The mony in favour of the new c•empany is peculiarly valu- Consulate, born out of the daring movement of the able. There is only one point on which we do not at the quite 18th Brumaire, received, it is true, subseq uentl y , the a g ree with our contemporary. It suggests th sanction, or rather we should say, the applause;of the company should in the first instance restrict itself to very numerous votes accorded to its illustrious chief- the " obtaining land," leaving out for the tain by the electors among the French multitude. present " the manufacture of produce." Now But it should be remembered that the number of those it appears to us that the combination electors at the beginning of the present century of these manufactures will ,eminently promote the was altogether insignificant when contrasted with the success of the uniertaking. A ready and convenient number obtained now-a-days under the system of market will thereby be afforded to the occupiers, universal suffrage. The same arguments apply in and the company, as landlords, must participate in like manner to the number of votes polled throughout the prosperity of their tenants. If, therefore, no profit the electoral districts of France when NAPOLEON could be derived from these m anufactures, they would BONAPARTE was elected Emperor by the will of its prove exceedingly beneficial ; but, as Mr. SEYMOUR population. With reference to the Kings of the has shown they must be very remunerative in them- Restoration, it is needless to observe that in their in- selves, they appear to us to constitute the most im stance the wishes of the people were in no manner portant features in the undertaking. From those who consulted. Louis XVIII. was Monarch by may entertain ail doubts or difficulties on the sub the bayonets of the allied Sovereigns, and ject, we only ask a calm and attentive consideration CHARLES 1., his successor, by the divine of the arguments put forward by Mr. SEYMOUR, right believed in by the Legitimatists. As to which will well repay perusal, and after which, we the monarchy under Louis PnuarrE, the whole ore satisfied, they will no longer continue sceptical. of Europe has known for upwards of twenty years, that it was based, in the first instance, upon a trick on the Stock Exchange, and subsequently upon a well-organized scheme of legalized corruption. Let us have no repetition, therefore, of such folly as that which compares the election of Louis NAPOLEON to any one of the preceding French Governments. Until the calumniators of the PRESIDENT can contrive to dissipate the fact of his being elected by from seven to eight millions of citizens, of their free will, as expressed through the urn of the ballot, it will require a miracle to show that he is not the choice of the great European Republic. Accounts of the gorgeous ceremonial which inau gurated, at Notre Dame, on the Ist of January, the new era of the Democratic Government, coincide in assuring us of the enthusiastic joy diffused by the triumphant majority in favour of the PRINCE PRESI DENT. At all times disposed to welcome a pageant with delight, the Parisians seem to have regarded with more than ordinary pleasure the pumps of this great festivity, religious in the cathedral and courtly in the palace. They appear to have regarded it with the gratification of men who beheld in the success of the PRESIDENT not only the revival of many popularly beloved and glorious souvenirs, but the vindication of the national will, and the utter confu• sion of the anarchists. With a view, doubtless, to keep these souvenirs before the eyes of the multitude, Louis NAFOLEON, " wise" enough "in his genera tion," has, it will have been observed, restored the eagle as the imperial emblem to the standards of the army, and to the crosses of the Legion of Honour, announcing almost immediately after wards his removal from the Elysee to the Palace of the Tuileries. Such have been the events which have marked the entrance of the French people into that new year of 1852 which was awaited until very recently by the majority with such unutterable trepidation. Whatever may be the ulterior result of these proceedings, the friends of Liberty cannot but wish for our neighbours their continued preservation from the perilous seductions of Sicialism. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. Oa the first day of the present year we directed the public attention to the large amount of specie now lying idle and unproductive in the vaults of the Bank of England, and the immense quantity of notes unemployed in the banking department of that levia than establishment. We also alluded to the fact that, notwithstanding the extraordinary and unprecedented advantages offered to purchasers under the Encum bered Estates Court in Ireland—the safe and unques tionable title, and the concise and simple deed of transfer, and, also, notwithstanding the certainty that eligible investments must speedily be in demand, in order to provide remunerative employment for capital—real estate in Ireland was still a drug in the market, selling at . little more than one-half its actual value, or at an average of twelve, or at most thirteen years' purchase en well-circum stanced properties. There is, then, every inducement for persons having money at their disposal, and anxious to turn it to the best advantage, to investigate closely the circum stances and natural capabilities of the various pro perties about to be offered for public competition under the auspices of the " auctioneers" par excellence of modern days, the mighty three who have already disposed of property to the amount of several millions of pounds sterling within a single year, to whom the sale of ten or twelve ,estates, to the value of fifty or one hundred thousand pounds sterling in a morning, and the substitution of new men for the quondam proprietors in whose families the " dirty acres" had remained for centuries, is a mere nothing—a trifle unworthy of notice or comment. Many persons, however, although fully appreciating the numerous and varied, advantages thus tendered for their acceptance, are unable or unwilling to avail themselves thereof. Some feel that they are not pre pared to sever old associations and to seek a new home in their declining years—that Irish property will be chiefly beneficial to those who can, to all intents and purposes, become residents and give the "master's eye" and the "master's superintendence" to the eultivation and improvement of the soil! Others are] still labouring ~ in their respective vocations ; although they may have already accumulated " something handsome," more must be realized, to achieve the easy indepen dence, with which they can seek the otium cum digni. tate of retirement from the , cares and turmoils of business, to live upon TIIEIB. OWN ESTATES, which they can manage according to their own fancies, and for which they have no rents to pay. A variety of other causes may deter parties from:endeavouring to become the purchasers of properties now for sale in their individual capacities. This is, however, a wonderful age—what cannot be accomplished by individual exertion, will be achieved by joint-stock enterprise. Few among us would contemplate undertaking a journey to California or Australia, with all its incidental dangers, annoyances, and privations, and yet there are myriads who could not be tempted from their own firesides and snug chimney corners, where they can enjoy their Christ mas festivities with all the creature comforts about them at reasonable and moderate prices, who will still enter into mining speculations in the modern El Doradoes, and endeavour to obtain portions of the au riferous soil or the gold-sprinkled quartz through the exertions of more energetic adventurers, who contri bute a portion of their gains; in return for the benefits conferred upon them by the companies and the ad vantages of combination and co-operation, and all the materials for disposing thereof in the best market and under the most favourable auspices. In like manner, we may find many who, although they will not repair to Ireland to become resident proprietors, or embark sufficient capital to purchase estates for themselves, may yet desire to have an in terest in the soil of the sister kingdom, and to partici pate in the advantages to be derived from purchases made at the present low quotations. Such persona will have an opportunity of_indulg ing their fancies. It is strange that among all the var i e ty o f objects, to w hich j oint-stock enter prise has bee n applied, so little has hitherto of " land investments" in the been done in the way United Kingdom' Im provement We have had "Waste Land 'm- Societies," but nothing in the way of th e pu rchase of lands already under cultivation. The West of Ireland Land Investment Society have, however, entered as pioneers on the promising field of speculation, and joined with it other objects which must ensure the welfare and prosperity of the tenants on the purchased estates, and the labourers in their vicinities. As we have recently n o ti ce d, at considerable len g th, on two separate occasions, the able pamphlet of Mr. Win num DICEY SET *the prin c i pa l promoter of the company, it is scar ce l y necessar y again to allude MOUR s , at any length to th e po i nts a d ve rted to by the Learned Gentleman, en d the clear, distin ct, and unequivocal testimony whi c h h e h as br o ught forward in favour of the production an d manu facture of beet root and flax, and elso the cultivation of chicory in Francs. Value of gold imported ... Value of silver imported... 118,130,4 00 171,711,900 Total ... 289 842,300 Value of gold exported ... Value of silver exported ... 16 530,00 0 87,768,700 A. " How to Employ Capital in Western Ireland, Sze." By William Digby Seymour. Third Edition. London: Eifinhea Wll5O, and Ilidglysy. 1851. We have received the Paris journals of Saturday and yesterday. On Saturday the adjudication of the Lyons to Avignon Railway took place at the hotel of the Minister of Public Works, in the Rue St. Dominique St. Germain. Two tenders only were presented — from the company of Seguin, brothers, and from that of the Forge-Mesters. The former offered to reduce the subvention of 60,000,000 f., which the State was to grant, by a sum of 10,051,000 f., and the latter by 11,000,000 f. In consequence the Lyons to Avignon line was declared to be duly adjudicated to the com pany of the Forge-Masters, otherwise the former company, Talabot. The Afoniteur of yesterday pub lishes the decree of adjudication. Neither the Russian nor the Austrian Ambassa dor was present at Notre Dame on New Year's-day. The Russian Ambassador, M. DE KISSELIEPT, has officially explained that his absence was occasioned solely by an accident; he had sprained his foot and was unable to meve. The Austrian Ambassador has as yet offered no explanation. The Constitutisnnel says The Russian Minis ter at Paris has landed to M. DE TUIIGOT ' Minister of Foreign Affairs, an autograph lett er of the CZAR addressed to Prince Louis NAPOLEON, in which the Emperor of Russia congratulates the PRESIDENT of the Republic on having served the cause of civiliza tion by the great act of the 2d December." M. SEGTJR D'AGUESSRA.II, member of the Consulta tive Commission, has written. a letter to the Journal des Debuts, declaring that the account given by that journal of his proposition that " M. Louis NAPOLEON BONAPARTE should be requ.eeted to fix his residence at the Peleee of the Tuileries, as the onl y p lace worthy of him," te n d e d to _misreprese nt t he motives which had led to that proposition. His object was not, he says, " to give a vain satisfaction to a question of personal propriety, such an idea being as unworthy of the PRESIDENT of the Republic as of him (the writer), but to cause just attention to he paid to what the national dignity demanded." M. SEGUE, D'AGUESSEAU then gives the text of the remarks which he made when presenting his proposi tion, and in the course of •which he says, that the fact of upwards of seven millions of the people having declared in favour of Prince Louis NAPOLEON proved that the nation wished for a stable Government, and above all things, as an essentia l and p rimar y condi tion, for an executive power, s trong, grand, and re spected. The humiliating position intentionally im posed on the heed of the State during the last three years had been a permanent offence against the dig nity of the nation, and such a scandal ought to cease. The commission ought to declare openly that the PRE SIDENT of the Republic ought no longer to remain thrust apart in a corner of the capital, but that the ancient palace of the hereditary kings of France was the only residence worthy to receive the representa tive of the French people." Such M. SEGUR D'AGUESSEAU declares were the motives which alone actuated him in making his proposition. A decree appears in the Moniteur of yesterday, ordering that henceforth all moneys coined at the Mint shall bear the effigy of Louis NAPOLEON. Accounts have been received of the celebrations of the religious ceremonies on the Ist inst., at Lille, Rouen, Arras, Amiens, and other great towns. At Rouen, Arras, Ncvers, and Meaux, the Archbishops officiated in person. The attendance was everywhere numerous, and everything passed off with the greatest order. The PRESIDENT of the Republic will dine to-mor row at the Hotel de - Ville. Covers will be laid for two hundred. Th ere will be an extraordinary representation at the Grand Op era on Tuesday next, to which the PRESIDENT of the Republic has invited the delegates from the departments. , mAurAs, the Prefect of Police, has made one official return of the killed and wounded amon g the civilians in Paris on the 4th December. The total ridOBBf those killed the rep o rt s t a t es th a t ten have since died; 115 persons were num b er killed was 215 ; o f these 137 fell at the bar persons not concerned in the insurrection. rowi only a uy d d n e s were It has been arranged that M. DROUTE DE L'Huvs shall return to England as Ambassador. M. DUPIN had an interview with the PRESIDENT of the Republic on Saturday. The creation of two new battalions of Chasseura of Vincennes is announc izati ed. General F ORET i s c h a rged with their o r s The colossal statue of Liberty, which was placed in iteur announces that the electric telegraph ; lace d in communication with the town of the front of they hamber of Deputies in the year 1848, has been taken wn by order of the authorities. i l f v r e o r m imported has pi T e p la b p e e e el l n i° The Meniteur contains the following article, signed " Communique" : A journal pretends that the recent importation of gold into France has caused a corresponding export of silver."lt is sufficient to oppose to that allegation the returns y t otfhogcoladstaonmdss, ,he 20th Dec. last:— a o s f etheretaifimeodunbthe s t aJan.,nd exported, 185 1 to 0 Total 104,209,600 " It appears from those retorts that in place of di minishing, the silver coin has increased during the above period by 83,943,2001." The following letter has been addressed to the editor of the Patric by M. 11A.8ER, the senior parish priest of Paris, Commander of the Pontifical Order of St. Gregory the Great, and Chevalier of the Legion of Honour : " Monsieur le liklacteur,—Th e f o ll ow ing is as far as regards inn the exact ac count o f what passe d a t the re ception on Wednesday la s t at t h e Elyr.6a:—Monsignor " Paris, Jan. 3 , the Archbishop had the ki n d ness to pres ent me to the President. The Princ e a dd resse d some co urteous words 1852 to me, and Suegave some honourable marks of interest. I hastened to approach him, and with the accent of the most sincere joy I said to him,--' Prince, whilst I con template you I are Warmly pene t ra ted with the sublime and profound repl y of the w ise and learned Ga maliel, rceuvre de Die u reuissira quand m e me ." M. Ben, the ex-questor of the National Assembl y , has addressed th e following l et t er to M. NE111314E11; editor of the O p i nion Publique ; " Ch a teau de Ham, Jan. 1. " My dear Friend,—You have publis hed in yourjour nal an article, the prisoners o f Ham. Th e d e tails and appreciations borrowed from the journa l t h e Pays , on which this arti c l e conta i ns, as concerns me, are com pletely inexact. for those who I even flatter myself that for you and know me, the denial which I give to them is quite superfluous. Will you, nevertheless, be kind enough, my d ear friend, to i ns ert this letter in the next number of Your journal.—Receive, Sze." Much busi ness was transac t e d on Saturday at the Bourse, and th e S ecur i t i e s continued to arise. The Five per C ents. at 104 f. 60c. • the') Three per Cents. closed at 71f, 40c.; Orleans ' Railroad Shares , 1,100 f.; Rouen, 690 f.; Havre, 265f.•0 e ned at 10 4 f. 25 c. , a nd closed Great Northern , 600 f .; Avi g non, 265 f.; sto Vierzon, - ---i.; Basle, 205 f.; Bordeaux, 445 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 492 f Bou logne, 295 f, BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN R AILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCH ANGE, JAN. 3. and Boulogne • 50c.; Tours an d Nantes, 330 f.; Amiens, 11% - Central of France (Orleans Y E , Great Indian Peninsula, 43/4—Luxem- bourg, 354 - , a. — Narnur — and Liege, 6;; —Northern of France, and Vierzon), 20 Paris and Str as b ourg, 173,,i —Rouen and Havre, 10%— 1914—Orleans and Bordeaux, B`a—Paris and Rouen, 26w — Sambre and ?dense, 4 1 / 8 —To u r s and Nante, 91,4. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 29th and 30th ult. have arrived. It was said that Lord HOWDEN would resign his post as British Ambassador in consequence of the withdrawal of Lord PALMERSTON from the Cabinet. MADRID BoLsA, DEc. 30.—The Three per Cents. were done at leixirid, thtt 30:h ult., at 38i paper ; the Five per Cent s ., 11; Coupons, q; Debt with out Interest, 6 7-16. MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1852 THE SHARE GERMAN Y. Accounts from Vienna of the 30th ult. state that the trial of Count POTOCKI is to take place in a few days. The treaty between Austria and the Holy See, on the subject of the reimbursement of the expenses of the occupation of several legations by the Austrian troops, has been definitively concluded. By it Aus tria is to receive an annual indemnity of 500,000f1. The Protestant bishopric which was founded ten years since at Jerusalem, under the protection of Eng land and of Prussia, having become vacant, will now be filled by a prelate chosen by the King of PRUSSIA M. VALEGTINER, a Schleswig ecclesiastic, who had been obliged to quit his country in consequence of political events, has been selected for the post. He has just left Berlin for Trieste, whence he will em bark for his destination. The Cologne Gazette states that numerous domi ciliary visits have been lately made at the residences of workmen at Munich and at Nuremberg. The Cologne Gazette contains a telegraphic dis patch from Vienna, dated the Ist inst. It states that several Imperial decrees have been published. The Constitution of the 4th of March, 1849, is abolished, and the privileges then announced are abrogated. The foundations of the future organiza tion of the State are defined. The Constitution is to be altered in a conservative sense, and with due con sideration for all preponderating interests. A civil and penal code will be gradually introduced into the Crown lands. The district functionaries and Govern.- ments will appoint committees of conservation, selected from members of the landed proprietary and the commercial classes. HOLLAND. LIE HAGUE, JAN. 2.—The following are some of the most important privileges accorded by the Ne therlands to the states of the Zollverein, by virtue of the treaty just concluded between the Netherlands and Peusria, in the name of the Zollverein : The differential duties which still exist to the pre judice of the products of the Zollverein for importa• tion into the Netherlands colonies shall be suppressed. The duties on many of the products of the Zollve rein—for instance, on mineral waters, on Nuremberg toys, silk stuffs, &c.—is greatly lessened on their im portation into the Netherlands colonies ; the vessels of the Zollverein are to be placed, in the colonies, on an equal footing with the national flag, both as to ton nage and import and export duties. Finally, the transit duty through Holland is to be reduced consi derably. In consequence of the delay which has intervened in the carry ing out of the treaty of trade, commerce, and navigation between the Netherlands and Bel. glum, and which was to have come into force on the Ist of January, it has been decided by the respective powers that the status quo shall continue till the treaty has obtained the sanction of the First Chamber of the Netherlands—the Senate of Belgium. SWITZERLAND. The Suisse of Berne says:—" The explanations which have taken place on the subject of French re fugees especially concern, it appears, some of those refugees who were the authors of an insurrectional proclamation, dated Lausanne. It appears also that the fact has been proved, for the Federal Council has ordered the expulsion of the refugees from 6witzer land." T UItKE Y. Accounts have been received from Constantinople to the 17th ult. A project has been brought forward for the construction of a railroad from Constantinople to Adrianople, but it is doubtful whether the Govern ment will grant the projectors the necessary con cession. AMERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY EVENING By the arrival of the Royal Mail steam-ship Nia gars, Stone commander, at ten o'clock this evening from Boston, we have received advices from New York to the 231 ultimo, and Boston to the 24th. She has 277,250 dollars in specie on freight. Tao United States steam- ship Hermann, which sailed from Southampton on the 4th ult., arrived at New York on the 231 ult. The Royal Mail steam-ship Europa, Lot com mander, with the mails of the 6 th ult. from Liver pool, arrived at New York on the 23d ult., after putting into Halifax for a supply of coals. The United States mail steam-ship Baltic, Com stock commander, with the mails of the 10:h ult., from Liverpool, arrived at New York at four P.m. on the 23d. ult. _ _ The Niagara passed the Royal Mail steam-ship Canada at 6 P.M. on the 26th ult,, four hours' sail from Halifax, and at 3.30 A,M. on the 29th ult., in lat. 49 and long. 42, passed the steam-ship Franklin. The United States steam-ship Georgia, from Chagres, arrived at New York on the 25th ult., with 2,946,000 dollars is golddust on freight in the bands of pas.engers. Kossuth left New York for Philadelphia on the 22d ult. ; 25,000 dollars had been subscribed for him in New York, besides a large amount deposited in banks to his credit. Advices from the city of Mexico to the 19th of November state that a squadron of five English ves sels of war had appeared off Vera Cruz, but the object of their visit was not known. Late advices from Chagrea state that a terrific storm swept over the Isthmus of Panama on the sth ult., which destroyed upwards of half the town of Cruces. Money plentiful and markets easy at New York. On the 23d ult. the stock market had an upward tendency for most securities. Exchange firm. Bills on London 10i to 101-; Paris 5.15. The cotton market was dull ; prices receded a half cent per lb. after the receipt of the Europa's news. All descriptions of breadstuffs were in better re quest, at enhanced prices. Freights to London—Flour, ls. 9d. pQr barrel ; cheese, 305.; and dead weight, 255. per ton ; to Liverpool, cotton was 3-16ths of a penny per lb.; flour, ls. per barrel ; dead weight, 15s. per ton. NEW ORLEANS, DEC. 19. Sales of cotton to day, 4,000 bales at 71c. to 71c. for middling; sales of the week, 42,000 bales. The receipts are 130,000 bales ahead of last year. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Arrived at New York—Brilliant, from Newcastle; St. Patrick, from Liverpool; and Emanuel, from Ant werp. Arrived at New Orleans—Lord Elgin, from Cork; Upland, from Bremen; Zinonian, from Havre; Helen, from London; Ac:ro3n, from Liverpool. Arrived at Philadelphia—Tonawanda, from Liverpool. Arrived at St. John'e, N.B.—Perseverance, from Liverpool; Palindar, and Teal, from London; Diadem, from Newcastle. The ship British Queen, from Dublin for New York, was totally wrecked on the island Muskeyet, near Nan tucket; four passengers died of cold; the remainder saved. CONFLAGRATIOI WASHINGTON• (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, 11.30 A.M. We have received the following important tele graphic communication from Washington, via Halifax : "WASHINGTON, DEC. 24, 9 A.m. " The Capitol is in flames. The fire was disco vered about daylight this morning. Already the valuable library of Congress is destroyed. Weather cold and frosty, water scarce, and impossible to use engines."—Times. ----- LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST RAILWAY. Traffic—Week ending J an. 3, 1852 ... £8,094 7 7 Traffic—Week ending Jan. 4, 18518, 175 17 1 Total of the half-year, to this date, 1852 ... 8,094 7 7 Total of the half-year, to this date,,lBsl ... 8,375 17 1 Total number of Passengers—Week ending Jan. 3, 1852 ... 48,760 ... X 6,351 2 0 ... 1,743 5 7 Passengers ... Goods ••• Total... £8,094 7 7 Total miles open, 1852, 1731 A; ditto, 1851, 171'4. London Terminus, Jan. 5, 1852. The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress have taken up their residence in the Mansion-house, and on Plough Monday, will, according . toancient custom, entertain the household at dinner. MR. RoEnucK, M.P.—We'regret to learn that our Member, Mr. Roebuck, ,is labouring under rather severe in disposition.— Sheffield lndependent. DEATH OF GENERAL SIR FREDERICK P. ROBIN SON, G.C.B.—This distinguished General Officer died at Brighton (where he had long resided), on the Ist inst., at the advanced age of 88 years. his first commission in the army was as ensign in the 17th Foot, and was dated 80 far back as the 11th of September, 1778. DOVER, FRIDAY, JAN. 2.—The screw steam-vessel Megeera, appointed to convey the Rifle corps from Dover to the Cape, arrived hero yesterday. The troops were all safely on board at about twenty minutes before eight o'clock this morning. They were transported from the shore to the troopship by the Government mail- packets, and appeared in good spirits. It was intended that the vessel should sail im mediately, but a strong south-west by west wind having un happily set in, the Megra weighed anchor and proceeded at half-past three this afternoon to the Downs. where she will await more favourable weather. Saturday, Four A.ll. — The weather has moderated, and it is expected the Megsera will weigh anchor this morning, and proceed upon her voy age. A portion of the 67th Regiment, intended to replace the Rifles, ordered to the Cape, arrived at Dover from th e Itile of Right on Fziday, at ilalf•pmt ono o'clock. ARKE T S. BRITXESH Paid. ico rninal Prim, Railways, Aberdeen , •• . Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Jur.cien Belfast and County Down Binning., Wolverhamp., and Steer Valley • Birkenh., Lan., & Cheeh June., late 331.65. Bd.. Jo. Chest. Birkenhd„ 501. &2W. Consolidated Do., do., 20/. • . .. • • Bristol and Exeter— • - Caledonian • • • • • • Chester and Holyhead • . :)üblin end Beliast Janet. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen D,uidee, Perth, and Aber- _ leen junction .• • . Do., Now • . .• •• East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) • • •• Do. (161. E. & IL) • • Eastern Counties .• • • ?',:.stern Union, class A, late E. U. shares • • Do. do. do. • • Do. do., B & C shares East Lancashire • • • • Do. New quarters • • East & West India Docks and Birm. June. .. East & W est York. June. Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Glasgow and South-West. do. G. D. &C.sttscki Great Northern .. Do. halves, A, deferred Do. belies, /4, 6 per et. Great southern and Western, Ireland .. Great Western .. • • . _ Lancaster and Carlisle .• Do. thirds • • • • • • Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and 1 orkshire Do. quarter al fires Do. fifths .. • • • Do. West Riding Union Leeds Northern .• Liverpool, Cre3by, and Southport • London and Blackwall Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip, London, Brighton, and South Coast .. •• London and N.-Western Do. do. quarters •• Do. fifths .. .. • . Do. 101.2 h., }.1.& B (e: London and S.-Western Do. now -01. .. nc 401. .. • • IS4nchester, Brrtoa, anO tiatiock • • .. !Aanche2t2r, Sheffield, Sr Lincolnshire • • .. Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union • • ' , lidland • . • • • • • • Do. bOl.sharee • • • • D. Binning & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) New cantle and Carlisle De. quarter shares .. Newmarket .. 'mport, Ahergavonny, and Hereford .. • Newry and Enniskillen ewry, Warrenpoint, & Rot trevor • • • • • • orfolk Do. New `;:0/. shares • • Northern Counties tinier. Sorth Tdritish • • • • • North Devon • • • • • • North Staffordshire • • North-Western • • • North & Sth.-West.Juno. o, , :ford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. • • Scottish Central .. .• Scottish Midland .. • • Do. new • • • • Strews. & Birm., Class A Do. Class 8.. .• • • shrews. & Hereford., Ohl Do., do., New •• Shrewsbury and Cheater (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves .• • • Do. Oswestry .. • Do. New.. .. • • shropshire Union • • • • Do., A, B, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent • • south Devon • • .. • • South- Eastern .. • • South Wales.. • • • • South Yorksh. and River Dun Sheff., Roth., and Goole, South Division Stirling and D.:nfvrmlhie Stockton and Hartlepool Taff Vale , • • • • • Taw Vale EXtelaSioll • • Thames Haven Dock and Railway • • • • • • Vale of Neath • • • Waterford and Xilkenny Waterford and Limerick,, Waterford, Wex., Wick. and Dublin • • • • West Cornwall • • • • Whitehaven and Furness York, Newc., & Berwick Ditto and Newcastle Extension • • -• Ditto G.N.E. purchase York and North Midland =NES X.E.LIE ;n AT FIXED INTALS. Leasing Business Ca ll ° lol ' Companieo. Paid* Nominal PriCee * done to-day. Bcdf. & Bletch ley • Lon. is N.W. all .. Bitrnirig.: & Ox ford Juncion, guaranteed • • Gt. Western all 28 —3O Do., without a guarantee .. De .. •• all 28 —29 Wolver., & Dudley, gua ranteed Do .. .. all —lO p Do., without • a guarantee •• Do • • •• all 7 —9 p Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17% 184 Clydesdale June Caledonian all 41% —433 a E. Lin., Guar. 6 ear Cent. •• G. Northern all 32% —B3 32% Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 134 234 p Hartlepl Dock r Yrk, New., 1 and Railway L ant Ber. Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. all 104 106 106 Do. 34 Shares Do .. • • all 52 —53 Do. Shares Do 24% 2534 Leeds and Brad. Midland .. all 101% 10234 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern.. all 11% —123 E 123 Do., Pref. .. Do .. .. all 24 —25 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. • • Norfolk • . all 14 —l5 Do., 6 per cent Do all , Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6p. ct Stockt.& Dar all .. N. & East, 6 per Cent. •• E. Counties . all. Do., 5 per cent. Do. .. all 55 —57 Do. New .. Do • • • • 43 5 —7 p Preston and SL.&N. W. all 44 —46 Wyre • • •• I &La.& Y. Do. 34 SharesA Do .. 11 834 934 p Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern .. all 2154 21% 21g Roy. & Hitchin G. Northern all 8 —. 83( )o. Shep. Ea.. Do .. • • all 8 814 Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lana. & York 1811 6 .. —• • South Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 934 24 I%dis. % Wear Val. 6 per i Cent. gun. Stock.& Dar. all —• • Do. do. .. Do .. • • 25 28 —29 Do. do. .. Do • • 25 .• - Wilts &Somers, Gt. Western 100 924 934 .3tErErt.: P.ailwayl• I Pal 4 Aberdeen Aberdeen, No. 2, 7 pr. ct. Caledonian I u/. • • • • Chester and Holyhead • • I Dnnd. Per. Br, Aber. Jane. East Anglian (al. lOs.) 6 per cent. • • • • • • Eastern Counties Exton., b per cent. No. 1 • • Do. No. II . • • • Do. Now 6 p. coat. Stock Eastern Union, Scrip guars'. 6 per cent. . • Do. 101. Dsben. Shares . East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. E. & W. York. Jwac. 5 ths Edin. Per. & Dun. 51 p.ct. Glasgow & S.-W. Coust4l, Gt Northern, 5 per Tent. Do., 5 p. c. Redeem. Scripl Great Seuth. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. • • Gt estern ( Harks and Hants Ex., 5 per Cent.) Lancashire and York- shire, F. 201. .. • • - • Do. 6 per ct. Stock • • Leeds Northern, 6 per cent., No. 1 .• .• Do. quarters, 1848 • • London, Brighton, and S. Coast, guar. b per et. De. pref., b p et. 5k,1851 Do. new guar., G per ct. Lon. & N. West. (Coy. & Nuneet.) 5 per cent. .. London &S.-W., new Manch., Sheffield, and Line., guar. shrs., No. 1 Do. new, 101. •• • • Do., 61. • • • • • • • • Midland Con. 6 p. 0. stock Do. Consel. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent. • • Do. Bristol & Glonces. Do., Leic. & Swarming., 8 per cent. guar. ~ Do., Preference • • .. Norfolk Extension •• Do. guar. 531 per cent. North British • • • Oki. Wor. &W 01.151.6 p.c Shrews. & Bir., new guar. Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 3 per cent. South Devon .. „ South-Eastern, p. ct. York, Newc., and Berw., Gt. N . o t E. Par, York and North Midland, U. and S. Parch. kionlogne and Amiens •• Central of France (Or . leani and Vierzen) Dutch Rhenish -• •• East Indian .• .• •• Do. do. do. • • Groat Indian Peninsula .• INC Ditto ditto •• •• Louvain ala Sambre •• LuxembouriZ • .• •• Ditto (RailwaY) •• Ditto (Canal) Maria Antonia •• • • Ditto, Now .. Namur and Liege .. Northern of France .. Or l ea ns and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen •• Paris and Strasbourg Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse .• St.Nadrew's &Quebc.(A) 'Tours a ...1.1 Nantes IBusligas dole to-day. }4 - % P. %- % P• 3% -33 i 3% -3% % - % 27/ Cs Li l l 81<,a1 -7 6 34 it -i9 2% - 2 tt. 41 - 43 214 % pm p m LON 11% % 21 % 26;4 27 34 t 4 dlB. 10% — I L 4 yb osjgdLS. iournay, Jurbise, L AD . den, and Raman E Feat Flanders ci BI •-•- •• 3% 1136 IS bU —5% 6 -10 lb% 20.% Busbies' done to-day. 12 11X 5 % % L 6 1,6 15X 16% 20% 21% ....• • • d. dis. SS 16 1 4 2134 —2O d. 6 - 7 3% - 37 21k -2% - - 5 3 1 4 —3 % lb% —l6 48 -10 96 -29 5% - 6 14. -18 X 5% -6% 13X -14 34% - 36;4 863 - 87% 77 - 79 8 -8% p 60% 61 1 4 731, —7% d. 6 —534 d. 15 Xl6 7 -7% 9G -97 Ll 7 —11734 3A —3% P -2% —3 p. 1% MIL 86M, —86% 7 6 dla, 6% —5% (11s 9%- 2% 33% - 34% EN, 2li db. 57)4 —5 119 —3l • ... •it i ". 8% 5% 5% die, die, - 23 18% dia. 7% 7x 7% —6% dl. 8% dia.! %db. par lb lb% 14 9 % lb —83 f 6% 6 36 4% 436 436 —3% dia. 13 —l5 6% —1% 10 —II % % dia• 5% —3% el. 14 -16 21% - 21% - 3t - 23( a. .• - •• 11 -13 149 - 150 83% 16 —l5 die. d. •• '.• •• .. •••• • • • • ..... • i Mao 18% 18% 7 —6% il. 8% —3% d. 2214 13 18% U 36 13% 22% %._2ll all all SO 25 100 6 6 4 2 0 100 all 16 2-3 126 934 SIIiLIZES, Nominal Prices. all 214 10 all all 2 1 die. l 6 —16% 1 d. 2% -73( % XP % P 10% - IL 9%(-10X ~ • 1% —• 1 dis• igi .... laX / 4 1% I%P, .. - . p. •• die 34 -- 136 . -•• p .. - .. .. - •• 141 - 141 7 34 - 2 3 i P• 11 - 12 12% - 12% %- % P 134 - 136 •• ... •• 15 - 16 11 -13 rolv exarz. all 11 y, all 2C -- 8 4% 18 3 SO • • 1 - 2 % dis.' 1E 4 % 5 %d is par 0.74 104 ioi - 10 4 gx - 4 144- li a% 11% 21 1 4, 4%11e. 3i p. MS. Paid. Nominal Priem& fluidness de " to-day. _ Agua 'Fria ............ — 1% 2 A.nglo Californian .. • • % P Are Maria h Asturiun • • 15 Australian „, 4 1% Barossa Range ........ 113 0 Bye —3% Brazilian Imp. (is. 5/. p.) 2436 —•• Do. Cocaes and Cuiaba all •• Do. St. John del Rey.. 15 19% 21 Cobra Copier • .... 40 33 34% Copiapo ..... „ 14 6% 736 General.. •.. • • ...... •• all 13% 14 Mexican& S. American 9 37 N,aveau Monde ...... •• 1 —1% 1 % % Real Del Monte, Unreg. Do. Black Debentures. o. Do. Red Debentures .. —•— • • Santiago de Cuba ...... 10% —4% Tin Croft .. •• • • • • .... • • 7G%-8 United Mexican •• •• 28 28% 3 2 West Mariposa •• 1 1 ZOINT STOCK BELIMS. Anatralasia •• ••• • • • all 38 39 % British North America.. 50 46% 49 Colonial .... ....... 25 10% 11 Commercial of London.. 20 25 26% London Joint Stock .... 18 18% 17% London and Westminster 20 28% 29% 29% National Provincial Eng. 85 .• Do. Now National of Ireland • ..•• 22% 18% 17% X.d Oriental Bank Corporat. all 27 28% Provincial of Ireland.... 25 43% 45 Do. New ..•• • • •• .... all 15% 16% Union of Australia .. •• all 35 36% Do. Now ............ 236 8 Union of London ...... 10 14% 15% Union of Madrid •-. VIISCEIMILNEOUS. Canada Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 27% —2B 27% & Oriental Steam. all 71 —72 x.d x.d Ditto ditto 10 17% 18% Royal Mail Steam 80% icial Lists, and (We cannot bo &amen will not be influenced by 'Me for tk intoreste, to errors of the 0 1 correspondents.: MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS., CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 American wer a taken for export and on speculation. The market closed heavily, with prices of all kinds in favour of buyers. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 100 Per- Dam and Maranham at sid. to 6d., 60 Bahia at ti d., 100 Egyptian at sid. to 6 1 / I d., and 700 Surat at 2id. to Std. per lb.—Railway Shares were dull at lower prices. There is an advance of ls. to 2s. per quarter in Wheat this morning. The letters from France, Germany, and Italy are fa vourable. Last year 1,877 vessels arrived at Amster dam from foreign parts, and ; the tonnage arrived at Antwerp was 337,781 tons. The Now York letters have just been delivered. They are to the 23d ult. The Stock market was a little agitated by the French news of the coup d'ilat. Re ferring to Kossuth, the opinion is expressed that the Government will be very cautious not to commit itself to a warlike policy. In some remarks on the state of railway investments, Messrs. J. S. Tripp and Co. notice the general improve ment in prices on the Ist instant as compared with the corresponding date of 1851, and draw favourable conclu sions for the future, stating as follows : " The market prices at the conclusion of the past year compared with the previous 3ear show a general im provement. The London and North-Western is the only exception to this remark among the principal lines. The reason of the London aad North. Western having receded in value cannot bo assigned to any unsatisfac tory result as regards its traffic, for we observe the average receipts per mile per week for the last half year have been 101/,, compared with 891. for the °or.. responding half-year 1850. But it may be more) justly attributed partially to the distrust occasionell by the competition of the Great Northern I t and to the coming tug of war with th e Great Western, when the latter reaches Birmingham; and also partially to the fact that many persons have been induced to exchange their North-Western in terest for other less developed and more improving property. Nevertheless, we believe that the very low price of London and North-Western Stock will be inviting to capitalists, and probably before next month we shall have to note a very considerable improvement in its value. The Great Western shows the largest pro portionate increase in its average receipts per mile per week, and there can be no doubt that in the value of these shares there is room for very considerable improvement. The East Lancashire, and its ally the Lancashire and Yorkshire lines, that have been more than any others unir.flueneed by the Exhibition traffic, present a steadily increasing development of business; and maintain full market values. The Midland, con- trary to the fears of many persons, has, notwithstand ing its competition with the Great Northern, suffered a decrease in its traffic of 1,0001. only on the half year. But, as on the past half-year 30,0001. odd interest was saved by the 50/. shares participating in the general dividend, instead of receiving a preferential interest of 5 per cant., the dividend earned on the past half-year will give an increase of, at least, at the rate of per cent. per annum. Much has been said and gain-. sayed respecting the disposal of this line and its interest to the London and North-Western Company. We speak advisedly when we say the matter has been under the . consideration of the directors of both companies. In Midsummer next the London and North-Western will have to contend with the Great Western Company, on the west, whose evident determination is to push on to Birkenhead, and on the east, the Great Northern will be competing for the traffic from London to York. It is, therefore, certain that it will be absolutely necessary for the London and North-Western management to have the uncontrolled command on to Leeds, as any disunion between that point and Birmingham would give to the Great Wes tern on the one side, and the Great Northern on the other, a power subversive, if not ruinous, to the London and North-Western interest. Hence we conclude that the Midland Company must be had by the London and North-Western, though even at a cost be yond its abstract value. On the prospects of the Great Northern there is a diversity of opinion. The Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln is steadily improving in traffic; the Great Grimsby Docks, we are informed, will be opened in May next, and then connecting, as this rail' way will, our principal eastorn and western ports, * traffic will no doubt arise which must necessarily int' prove this property." The English Stock Market has been looking firm this morning, but this without much doing. Console are . 97 to *, New Thre e -a n d-a-Qua r t e r per Cents -984 I, and the Three per Cents. Reduced 974 to 97#* The more favourable representation of the quarterly re venue, and the satisfactory advises from the continent have given strength to the quotations, in the abseneeof mercan" tile failures; and there is generally an improved feeling p • The unsettled state of the Mini s t r y i s now th e c hief drawback. Bank Stock is worth 215,i. Exchequer" bills realise 565. to 595. premium, and India Bonds 683. to 71s. Foreign Securities are looking up, and with more doing. Spanish Five per Cents. have been quoted 228. and since 231. The Three per Cents. are 41k. Portu guese Four per Cents. are 33}, and Brazilian New 921 f. Chiliau Stock is worth 102. Mexican Bonds have been 28i to I, and Peruvian 94. Butsian Five per Cento• have been 1131, and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents' 59i without the dividend. A IDArg3in has bsea efketed in French Three per Cents. at 70 25, with the exchange at 25 25. Railway Shares are in more demand. ONE PRICES OF BRlTisfl. FUNDS o'ol.9cis., Bank Stock .. . ........ 3 .c. (lent. Reduced A nns. few 31.4 per Cent. Aren5........ I rata Bonds, 1,000/... Consols for Account ~chequer 13[1i, 1,000/. 5001. .. 56 59 p Small, 59 59 p CLOSDIG PRICKS• 2 97)4 98g3 71 p 9714 59 P r e R L cl : 9 osg: ONE PRICES or FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. razilian Bonds, 5 per Ditto, New, 1813 Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent Danish 80nd5,1825, 3 per Cent. . _ Ditto, 5 per cent. RI Equador Bonds Mexican, 5 per Ct., ex Jan. Coups 2B , i 1 % 23 qi Ditto, Account ...... 28 Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent— Ditto, Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. 33 4 Ditto, 4 r er Cent. 115 Russian Banda ...... 113% d• Ditto, 41,E per Cent Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. h Sp- - Atin 5 per Cent. 1840 , 1 7/ ' 23 , 1 , 4 ( 14 Ditto, Account 22%% 23 Ditto, Passive SA B I /2 5 1 4 Ditto, 3 per Cent I d Ditto, New Deferred 1 Dividends on the above payable in London. French 3 per Cent Exchange ••• ---- 80 12 Guild 5 9 1 A 3 /4 59%4 / e -53 ~, cl• Belgian, lA , 2 1 h p p e err per Cent.c Cent. ent . Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ... 91 9l Ditto, Account LLOYD'S bHIPPIN G.—( THIS D an LONDON, JAN. s.—Wind at noon S., fresh breeze, fine clear frosty weather.—Th e British Queen, fora Dublin to New York, has been wrecked on the Diu s n i keyet Island, near Nantucket ; four passengers die d " cold, the remainder saved. ST. DAVID'S, JAN. 2,—The Feronia, Davies, 1.1. 1 3 Llanethy to Dublin, sprang a leak yesterday a fterno o in St. Butle' s B a y, an d s ank last night about t hre a t' • miles off the land, in twelve fathoms water; crew 130,! 0 , HOLYHEAD, JAN. 4.—(Per electric telegraph),the of Wexford steamer is a total wreck at Trefadog, lyhead Bay; crew and passengers saved. • d PLYMOUTH, JAN. 3.—Wind S.W. to W.r Ar r Clydesdale, Woodgate, Leghorn. N FALMOUTH, JAN. 3.—Wind W. to S.W.; 4th, N. • di fresh btezes .— Arrd. Dundee, Patrick, Akyab; 1-4 u cep Peel, Johns, St. John's, New Brunswick ;:Ann Parr St. Michael's. Oft' port, 4th, Renovation, Quebec. CLYDE, JAN. 2.—Arrd. Venus, Randolph, AleZill arl ' - Sld. Kerr, Trinidad. St' KINGSTOWN, JAN. 3.—A rrcl. Anne Kenny, Ffm.7,,,e, John ' s, New Brunswick; Pegasus, Thralls. - WATERFORD, JAN. 3.—Wind N.W. to Arrd. Victoria, and Adelphi Cunupaiotti, Galati. Q UEEN STOWN, JAN. Young, 2. D W e i m ud er N ar . a W ;Aa William W" Gr stirb , °sll°, o ; 153 —And. Voliant, White, St. Domingo; Britannia, Dwyer, St. J°ul3 New Brunswick; Lady Mansell, Barton, Zante. OFF MARGATE, JAN. 3.—Rose, Lange, E1RT51111131.,, DEAL, JAN. 3.—Wind W.; 4th, W.S.W.; W.N.W.—Arrd. Arab, Buenos Ayres; Anterior, w..", titnzas; Eliz ibah, Brown, Quebec; Sophia, Lady Sarah Bayly, Honduras; Dorcas, Hill, Nawfoullu.. Alexand ri l; land; J 91214 `' Deploy, 41eztiuria; 010 v, Polostir" 35% 36% 87 87 60% 61M 61 97 96% 117% 2:5%i IN li ON 58 % 7% % % 1534 3i 21 % % % % 30 3 % % 34 3% 18 % Yz % 4 2`l 27 17 % 10% 11 10% 4 o%s 59 P 59 P 13 4 47% 109 100 42 100 47% 3% 25 9% 17% 19 3% all all all 1 6% 18% G 5% 13% 9 % % 11% 16 %