The Sun. — London, England, 1852-01-03 00:00:00

CHRISTMAS AMUSEMENT FOR THE JUVENILES. HUNGERFORD-HALL, STRAND. UNRIVALLED COMBINATION OF ATTRACTIONS. ANIMAL MAGNETISM.--bOIREES LASSAIGNE every Eve ning (except Saturday) at Eight o'clock. Admission Is., 25., and ds. Stalls and Reserved ' Seats may be secured at Mr. Sams's Royal Library, St. James's-street ; at Mr. Ebers's, Bookseller to her Majesty, 27, Old Bond-street; and at the Manager's Office, Hanger ord-hall. THEATRE of OPTICAL ILLUSIONS. " SOIREES MYSTERIEUSES," juvenile Amusements, by M. and Madame Lang lois, of Paris, and the celebrated Indian Juggler, Djalma, with Dissolving Views, Chromatrope, &c., at Seven 'cloct. Aamission is., Is. 6d., and 2s. 6d. DIORAMA.—Every Day, from Twelve to Three. Prices of Ad mission Is. 6.1., Is., and 6d. BAZAARS - Open daily from Ten a.m. to Ten P.M. Admission Free. MAGNETOID CURRENTS and the MAUNETOSCOPE. Dr. Leger's philosophical and Experimental Lectures every Saturday n lug,at Eight. Admission Is. and 2s. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE, This National Establishment, having undergone the most costly repairs and decorations throughout, a series of snperb embellish ments having been introduced, a new gas apparatus laid down, and a new centre chandelier suspended, is OPEN for the SEASON. THIS EVENING, THE YOUNG COUPLE. Henrietta de Vigny, Miss Kato Bate man ; Charles de Blonville, M'ss Ellen Bateman. After which, THE SPOILED CHILD. Misses Bateman. To be followed by a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, called HARLEQUIN HOGARTH ; Or, The Two London 'Prentice!. Ike whole prodaeed ander the superintendence of Mr. W. West. INTRODUCTION. Sczuu I. THJI HAUNTS OF IDLENESS AND IGNORANCE. How Idleness and Ignorance lay their heads together, and deter tains to cheek the further advance of Industry and Knowledge by the establishment of a manufactory of " fetters for the human intel lect:. ...dogs on the understanding," "stumbling-blocks in the way of useftil knowledge," &c. ; also the School of Idleness, " holyday all the year round," I. all play, no work." How Industry and Know ledge suddenly make their appearance in the enemy's camp, and produce Scims IL AN EXTENSWE CHANGE ON THE PREMISES• How the subject of the pantomime is resolved upon, and being re - solved upon, the " work goes bravely on" with the immortal 110- garth's " Two London 'Prentices." SczNa 111. CITY SIDE OF BLiCKFRIABS-BILIDGE, 1751. How the " two 'prentices" made their way to the cif,' of London, and at last arrived at their master's house, the Golden Tea Kettle, on Ludgate-hill. Departure of the Figsby family for the masquerade at Itanclagh-gardens, and first introduction of the " two 'pren tees" under the hospitable lid of the Golden Tea Kettle. S.,czNis IV. DOUBLE-BEDDED-IM3f. How the " two 'prentices " retire for the night, one to his virtuous bolster and the other to his vicious courses. Visions of the future, showing the difference bet-reeo a pleasant dream and a nightmare. SCENE V. THIEVES' KITCHEN. Bow the .. idle 'Prentice" falls into bad company, becomes a high wayman and a gentleman, and takes the " oaths and his Seat" act:or:11141Y- SCENE VI. THE SHOP. Haw the " industrious 'prentice" oversleeps himself, but makes up for lost *me by the nearest approach to " perpetual motion" ever witnessed. How the " idle 'prentice" makes his appearance, and not only bolts with his master's till, bat with his master's daughter into the bargain. SCENE VII. CELLARS AND VAULTS. How the "Industrious 'prentice," at considerable personal Incon venience, saves his master's cheese, then his master's daughter, and finally his own bacon. The result of all this not only proves which is the " better man," but also introduces the audience to SCENE VIII. TILE FAIRY BEEHIVE, With the Queen Bee and her Court. How the " industrious 'prentice" receives the battle money, alias the hand of the fair Jemima. Re-appearance of Industry and Know ledge, and introduction of old friends in new characters. ScEim IX. BELLOWSMAKER 9 , FIREWORKMA.KERS, AND FILTERMAKER.S. Rockets warranted to go sky high—Balloons ditto—the Water Question debated by the proper Authorities ; a regular Set of Pumps ; ,rand Pyrotechnic, Hydraulic, and Aerial display. EcEris X. "110CUS POCES," ASTROLOGER, "MOON," OPTICIAN, AND ___ SUN TATERN 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, 1851 Sczwz XI, MRS. BUDD'S SEMINARY FOR YOUNG GENTLEMEN. DOCTOR FROST'S ACADEMY FOR YOUNG LADIES, &c. Mr. Budd, washerman and nurse ; Mrs. Bloomer, tailor, &c. The world turned upside down—Flowers " all a blooming, all a blowinz "—I change comes over the state of affairs-Babies taken in and done for—A lesson for ladles. SCENE XII. StIZEET AT THE WEST END BY MOONLIGHT. Coffee always hot —Admi.slon to the stalls gratis—Clown In hia eups—" Set a thief to catch a thief "—Vegetarians at Chris' lII9S Retara from the ball—New midnight polka, and a Boxing-night revel in the streets e London. Smut XIII. EXTERIOR or ram - BULL AND MOUTU - - - - • 014 English—oostoots-- -- - The watch-box on the lock-out—'o pepper box sot to be sneezed at.—" Welcome, little stranger"— A Christmas box that comes only *nee a-year, secured in a strong box. Scmws XIY. TUE GREAT FIZ-WAISTLE RAILWAY. Accidents and offenee3—Cheap travelling—Life Insarance 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. Scxxx XV. HABERDASHER'S SHOP AND COFFEEHOUSE. A lesson to shopkeepers—" Cut your coat according to your cloth"—}low to turn out of bed—Reaping machine—The danger of playing with loaded firearms (American ones especially) hilly illus trated by a revolution in England—Here we go round, round, round. till we arrive at SCENE IV!. AND LAST. TRIUMPH OF INDUSTRY, One of the most elaborate and extensive scenes ever introduced on the Englis)t stage, and which none but the resources of this theatre eould possibly have prepared. Rex-office open daPy from 10 to 4. - PRICES OF ADMISSION. The former scale of prices has been revised, and a rate of admission adopted suitable to the convenience of all classes of society : Dr.ss Circle Upper Boxes Pit .. • • Amphitheatre Gallery li. 6d. 'TO COB,UE6YONDENTS No communication can bo attended to unless authen ticated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. .••• - • C-4 VA411%. • 41 ,- „ 1 / 4; - 'ULF MICE, Dress Circle Upper Boxes Pit .. Amphitheatre Gallery •• • • •• • • • . Os. Gd. Private Boxes, £3 35.; X 2 25., and Al tie. 6d. Orchestra Stalls, Ss. Stage Manager, 310. I. M. MORTON. Director of Spectacle, Mr. W. WEST. The whole under the management of Mr. MINN, LESSEE. •• Is. 6(1. TIMATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Comedy, entitled THE MAN OF LAW. Marquis de la Seigliere, Mr. Lambert ; Raoul, Mr. L. Murray ; M• Destournelles, Mr. B. Webster; Bernard, Mr. Howe; Baroness de Yanbert, Sirs. Stirling ; Helene de la Seigliere, Miss A. Vining. After which a new Fairy Burlesque, called THE PRINCESS DIANr AND THE STORY OF MAYFLOWER. Characters by Messrs. Buekstone, H. Bedford, J. Bland, Caulfield, Clark, Plimmeri, Mrs. Fitwilliam, Mrs. Buckingham, and Miss Collins. To conclude with the Farce, called TILE TWO DONNYCASTLES. Bonnycastle, 31r. Buckstone ; Mrs. Bonnycastle, Mrs. Buck in&ham. THEATRE P.O I. " kD B. El Ny 'r ester. l b l ' u.ar rue dlreut ~,.. un 01 "" r e ceve-ed from his in- The popular C omed i an, Mr. Wright, "'"3-6 disposition, will appear This Evening. Enormous success cf the Yankee Comedian. Mr. Josh Silsbee. Will be performed TILIs EVELNlNO, entitled THE FOREST the comic Drama, ROSE! and the YS.NKEE PLOCrGILBOT. Jonathan P ia lougitho Mr. J. Silsbee • Bellamy, Mr. Worrel ; H a rriet Miller, iss Col lins Sally Forest, Mis s E . Chaplin. After which MY PREC IOCS BETSY. Mr. Bobtai l , Mr. Wright. 1 o conclude with a new and original Christmas Tale, called LIT TLE RED RIDING HOO D. Wolfram, B aron of Burlibtirg (bur named the Wolf of Biberich), y Mr. Paul B e df or d ; Scraggenheini, r• Butler ; Trudehen (eommenl called Little Red Riding Kathleen Fitz william. Hood) , Miss ROYAL PRINCESS'S TRFATRp s ozFoRz_sTREBT. Under the Managenuntot Mr. o, K ea „ THIS EVENING, Will be revived, the Play of THE IRON CHEST. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, Harley, Ryder, Addison, Meadows, C. Fisher; Misses Mary Keeley, Murray, and Frankland. With a new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN BILLY TAYLOR; or, The Flying Dutchman a n d the Dingof Ra ntongo. Harlequin. Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Flearnore ; Panta loon, Mr. Paulo; Sprite, Mr. Le Barr ; and Columbine, 114, c aon* Leclercq. ?rite Boxes, &e., to be had of all the Booksellers, and of asslnghsan ; of whom also places may be taken at the ft, ) , (4 7: 8, ,:xfor,l-Orest, trom Eleven till Five o'clock. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under' the Management of 3dadame Yates. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE C4IIE OF SPECITTATIO , T. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, R. Romby, B. Baker ; Mrs. C Horn, and Miss M. 011ver Po concia,le with A new arid original Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. Planche, Esq., entitled THE PRINCE 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 Romina Wright, Messrs. V. Matthews, B. Baker, Suter, Liorneastie, Butler, and Vernon. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and MunnBrr Mr. W. letuTat. THIS EVE tiINO. Thu be performed THE HEIR AT LAW. To conclude with RED ItUFL Ts ; or, Harlequin Fact, Fiction, and Fan. y. Red Rufus, Mr. Shaiders ; Com', Mr. Edwards; Harlequin ; Mr. Ferrest ; Pantaloon, Mr. Tanner; Columbine, 3liss Lees. PUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. Lessen. Mr. W. it. COPT:LAND, Liverpool. The Warmest Theatre in London. 19 " w IiVENIN.i. will be performed THE TWELVE LABOURS OF HERCULES. After w hich, BREAKFAST FOR TWO. To be followed by a new Chinese burlesque, called THE 'MANDA RIN'S D.AUGHTER , or, Willow Pattern Plate. Characters by uessrs.J. lieeve, Rogers, Romer, Attwood, Hudspeth ; Afesdames Marshall, Sanders, Bell, Eglinton, and Maskell. -To conclude with Fce, entitled TUE FIFTH OF NOVEM BER, by messtra. Til b ur y, Rogers, Hudspeth, Misses Saunders and Maskell. rbe prices of adnai s alon are arranged u follow :—Orchestra stalls, 4s scs (first circle), 35.; (second circle), Is. ; Pit, 13. Mors to be openei t Six, and the performances to commence at Seven prectstl.T. A -tend price will be taken to the Boxes only at Nine o'clock circle, 25.; second circle. Is. Private bosci One Guinea and a Half each. Stage ;tanner, Mr. E. Stirling. AsTL rs ROY.I A Ml' R b HITHEATRE. 3 f a jczty and his nye.] 1g nese 'Under ',Jet katro eof her Prlticc Ali cll. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The most SUCCC3StUrand p0,1141:a Theatre in London. The Last Night of :Azad. Tills EiVENIIiG, Will be produced new grand Spectacle, from the pen of E. Fitzball, Esq., and written expressly for this establish ment, entitled AZAEL, in which will be introduced the fame highly - trained Horses and Camels that appeared in the Opera at her Majesty's Theatre, with an addition of Ostriches, Zebras, tic., &C., the whole if the well known resources of Astl ey ' s. It has b een pronounced by public opinion to 1)6 the most gorgeous and effective production ever w mejsed within the Walls of a theatre, assisted with magnificent scenery and brilliant costinnes. Batty's Grand Scenes of the Arena, embracing the largest veresdrinn Company in Europe, represented by Foreign and British Mlle and Female Artists of supen,r talent. A new Grand Pantomime, written expressly for this Amphi theatre by Nelson Lee, Esq., founded en the ludicrous exploits of Briggs, so facetiously set forth by the inimitaLi c •. i,mieb,„ entitled Isin. and MRS. BRIGGS; or , lunch's Festival—Mirth Wit, and Jollity. Harlequin, Mr. Harvey ; Columbine, Mrs. Harvey ; Panta loon, Mr. Buckman; Clown, Arthur Nelson, who will in I le course a number of favourite airs on the Rock Her of each eVenind play moaloon• the Ilex-office Tickets tO to had ex-office from Eleven till Four deity. stage M tage at 'anager. Mi. T. Therapson. h.;.1~ and ---4 n 7 __-_-_________±-, -•-.;•..,..- i.7:4r. Q. evening some wiekedly-disposed per -7:e7. 1 ,030 a Saturday --- - :1 1!: .. - f' . son or persons removed two gates from their hing es, ' - i• 21ac0.1 thetn across the rails of the Eastern Counties (Cam- Nt '' " d ge) line, near the Burnt Mills. Happily, however, the y -'...,; . l!: • were discovered and removed, or the most disastrous eons ~,:.. • ;tt ~5 1_ ~o ices might have ensued.—Essex Herald. 1; _„,...A . -:!- _•...._. ~~ THE SUN, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tau DAY —Morning 50 min. alter 10 I Evening 20 min after 11 Ta-Moisow —Morning 0 min. after 0 1 Evening 51 nun after 11 THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, JANUAI.IC 3. THERMOMETER, THE SHADE. 39--highest since noon yesterday. 33—lowest this morning and during the night 38—this day, at noon. Bn.zorerrxx, 29 81. WIND W.S.W.—mild, fine sunshiny weather. DAILY WEATHER. TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nino o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. Prmsounr—Wind S.E., calm—partially cloudy. PooLE—Wind N., calm—foggy. ~.,ElAsrome—Wind S. gentle breeze—overcast. muTHAßF.rox—wi n d N., gentle breeze—foggy. Fomagroxa—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. TUNBRIDG —Wind S.W., calm— overcast. GREENWlCH—Calm—overcast. Sraoon—Wind W., calm—overcast. SwntnoN—Wind S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LEparrroN—Wind W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CoLcunsran—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. Cameanacar.—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. TABBIOUTH--Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. HotrHE.AD--Wind W., gentle breeze—rain. BEArrocK—Wind W., strong breeze—overcast. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Thursday morning at nine o'clock : Louraucz—Wind S., calm—overcast. CanLow—Wind N.E., hard wind—cloudy. Knii.nscun—Wind S., calm—overcast. L'ooLE—Wind N., gentle breeze—overcast. BrnstisanAm —Wind N. W., calm—partially cloudy. flournEAD—Wind W., gentle breeze —overcast. L .. rv e nr AsTEß oor z —`Mind i ti d d o b v r e ee rc z as e— t. cloudy. f.A WHITBY - Calm—foggy. S HAP— i V ind calm —overcast. Baxt - rocx—Wind S. W., gentle breeze—overcast. PORTRAITS OF SOULT AND WELLINGTON , WITH MEMOIRS AND FAC-SIMILES OF THEIR HAND- WRITINGS. THE MOST SPLENDID LIKENESS OF SOULT EVER TAKEN, RY IV YON, FOR WHICH THE MARSHAL SAT SIX TIMES ; TOGETBER WITH A PORTRAIT OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, IS THIS DAY PUBLISHED, AT THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, PRICE ONE SHILLING. ROBBERY OF NEWSPAPERS. TEN POUNDS REWARD• In answer to the complaints of several Subscribers, whose papers are stolen in periods of political or other excitement, we can only renew the expression of our deep regret. In order, if possible, to bring some one of the robbers to account, we hereby offer a reward of Ten Pounds for such information as may lead to the detection of the culprit, and Ten Pounds more on conviction of the offender. Sun Office, Dec. 1851. Q. 9 - idle% .7-,,itub LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1852 Improvements in our system of representation are so essential at this particular juncture, that we avail ourselves of every reasonable occasion for their ad vocacy. Among these improvements, the one most imperatively required, under existing circumstances, is that of a somewhat more equal distribution of elec toral districts. According to the present system no thing could be more flagrantly unjust, or more sin gularly preposterous. While 1,023 electors, as at Halifax, return two Members to Parliament, 2,602 return but one at Salford ! Again, Macclesfield, with little more than nine hundred, sends the same num ber of representatives (two) as the metropolitan borough of the Tower Hamlets, with very nearly twenty thousand ! With such notorious facts before us it is idle to blink the question any longer. There is an evil marked out to our Reformers so glaring in its character, and so intolerable in its operation, that it can no longer be gainsayed as one demanding the speedy and resolute interposition of the Legislature. This interposition must take place before we have any very comprehensive extension of the suffrage. Otherwise the difficulties of our position will only become terribly enhanced. Better also for the country would it be if, prior to the further diffusion of the elective franchise, among the m a s s e s , we were to obtain the long desired and long protracted boon of a system of national education. By graduating our reforms in this manner all chances of peril would be effectually obviated. Our progress would be along an inclined plane of im provements, instead of along the jolting surface of alterations, so scattered and confused as to injure, by unnecessarily and severely agitating our existing insti tutions. What we have for years advocated in this matter has been, indeed, first, a system of national education, and, secondly, an extension of the fran chise, gradually increasing as time goes on and the popular instructions become more diffused, until we arrive at the ultimatum of de mocracy—Universal Suffrage, blended with the organization of the Ballot. By educating the multitude first you prepare them for the use o might otherwise, if entrusted blindly t, their powers disposal, is h pal be productive of a very considerable t o a s t , grievance. Before you place the two-edged sword of the franchise in the hands of the industrious, but un instructed c ities)), show him how to w 'old it with safety to hi mself and satisfaction to the general community. Meanwhil e we may securely advocate a very im portant i n crease in the distribution of the suifrage rather precedod by, a material accompanied, or change in tricts. the arrangement of electoral dis - This last-mentioned innovation is the most desirable, and we may even say essential, preliminary to the carrying in regard to the out of the desired reforms popular rbranch of the Imperial Legis lature. It becomes imperative, we concee've the more Liberal jnurnalists of just now upon • the United Kingdom to submit to the consideration of every available opportunit y , the community, at ar g u ments bearing upon the subject before us, i n anticipation of the that must soon arise withi n th e Walls of p ar li amen t. Facts, and the most stubb o r n n f ets fa discussion the Corn-law agitators in the conduct of the great move ment which ended, at last, in the total destruction of monopoly. It was our privilege to be among the first to participate in that peaceful struggle for Free Trade, it is once more our privilege tit, act in a similar wanner in the furtherance of the cause of these vast reforms in the organization of the Legislature. Our attention, therefore, will be seiszlously directed, as it has long been directed, to the interests of that great movement which must, sooner or later, lead to the re-alitribution of the electoral districts and the exteneon of the franchise. The necessity fur these changes are discoverable, of course, in the insufficiency of the Reform Bill as a measure of legislative improvement. In the mere outlines of that memorable ena eetment may be dis covered the germs of existing dVficulties. Nothing, scarcely, could be more loose or more painfully con fused than the order, or rather t his absence of order, in the alterations introduced by 11115 framers. In testi mony of this, we may here refer to some of the cir cumstances recently enumerated it t the last of the poli tical articles of the Westminster. Ar (long these the most glaring in character were the total: disfranchisement of fifty-six boroughs, and the reducti of r of thirty more bo roughs to only a single represent give. The smallest of the former, with a population o.F. -3,961, was Down ton, and , of the latter, with but, 1,423 inhabitants, 19 53 Petersfield. As ridiculous and unaccountable Were • the Proportions uLirked- -out between the smallest new borough created and the largest old borough retained, each sending a single Member to a seat in the House of Commons. Absurd as it may appear, it is nevertheless incontrovertibly true, that the smallest of the former, Whitby, had 10,399 as its population, while the largest of the latter, Westbury, had only 7,324 as its population. Thetford, again, with its miserable 146 electors, retained its right of having two representatives, while the Tower Hamlets, with up wards of 19,000 electors, was allowed to send only the same number to Parliament. " This," says the writer in the Westminster very decisively, " was building a ruin." The absence of all reason in these arrangements has entailed upon us the necessity of a reform on the Reform Bill, and it is from his recognition of the im possibility of continuing the present system that Lord Joint RussELL, himself the last of all the Re formers to act with any degree of precipitation, has intimated his resolution to take the initiative in a comprehensive measure of improvement. Whoever may be the statesman who will undertake boldly and promptly to deal with the dangers now lying before us, to him, in preference to all others, will the people look confidently as the man best qualified to preside over the internal administration of the affairs of the United Kingdom. We recently directed the public attention to a very painful case, in which an unfortunate youth of exemplary character, was summarily convicted on the evidence of one of the detective police, and sen tenced to a month's imprisonment. His innocence was subsequently established beyond the possibility of doubt. He was discharged from prison, but not until he had been a fortnight incarcerated. On his return home, he found the business in which he was engaged completely ruined, and his wretched mother deprived of her senses through grief and anxiety as to his fate, of which his family had been kept in perfect ignorance, no opportunity of communication being afforded. All this misery was occasioned by the un due zeal of a police-constable, who was anxious to ob tain a reputation for activity and smartness in the execution of his duty. He had no difficulty whatso ever in swearing positively and distinctly on the first inquiry—he was " quite up to the mark" on that occa sion. There was nothing of doubt or hesitation ; he was of course credited, for there are few indeed of "the unpaid" who do not yield implicit credence to the assertions of one of the force. Oa the subsequent investigation, however, he was less positive. The va rious circumstances that proved the serious error into which he had fallen were then brought to light. If he persisted in his assertions the consequences to himself might have been unpleasant ; he therefore reluctantly admitted that "he might have been mis taken"—in other, words, that he recklessly and im • properly assailed the character of an innocent youth, and materially damaged his prospects in life, through substituting his suspicions and erroneous impressions for the actual facts. We do not suppose that this man intended to perjure himself, or to sacrifice the accused merely fur the sake of his own preferment ; there is, however, unfortunately a feeling prevalent among many of the police that every person accused is actually guilty, and that acquittals are in the great majority of cases owing to defects in evidence, or the stupidity of witnesses, rather than to the absence of guilt. These who fail or break down, therefore, incur a certain degree of odium that is especially deprecated by the more ener getic members of the body. We find from our police reports that a somewhat similar case was brought under the magisterial notice at Bow•street yesterday, when two constables were committed for trial, to answer a charge of wilful and corrupt perjury at the ensuing Middlesex Ses sions. The transaction out of which the present charge originated has already attracted no ordinary degree of attention, not only on the original charge before the police magistrate, but afterwards at the sessions, when the trial was expected to have taken place. The curiosity in the latter instance was, however, destined to remain unsatisfied, as the grand jury, without hearing the numerous and highly respectable witnesses who were in attendance to speak to cha racter, had unhesitatingly ignored the bill. Two young men, named Thomas WILKIE ADAMS and ERNEST FRANCETELLI, had been brought before the presiding magistrate] at Bow-street, charged with picking pockets on the preceding evening at Jun- LIEN'S Concert at Drury-lane Theatre. Two police men, who came forward as accusers, swore that the then prisoners were " watching the pockets of several ladies," and occasionally touching their dresses, with a view of feeling if there was anything in their pockets. They also distinctly swore that they saw ADAMS' hand in a woman's pocket, and " something shiny, like a watch, passed by him into the hands of FRANC ATELLI:' It was also asserted that, when leaving the theatre, one said to the other " Push me, Tom." The chief facts, how ever, relied upon by the parties who figured in the double capacity of prosecutors and witnesses, were that an empty purse and a pair of new gloves were found in the possession of one of the prisoners, and that the gloves were much too i l am a c r rug g u e eidr f ie o ad r t e. him, so that theyfact s c .a o s u , ld ho n l o se t y h e a r :e p r i r s h o e of l , at e t t e id r capable l b-ec f of a on trial it was found that the gloves, which were said to be so much " too large," fitted ex actly. It was_ also shown that they had been in his possession before the concert, having in fact been purchased for the occasion. The magistrate very properly censured the policeman who so reck lessly:put forward a statement calculated to very seriously prejudice the accused without due investi gation. The latter, however, excused himself by say ing, that he had himself tried the gloves on, and found them to be " too large" for him, he therefore " CONCLUDED that they were too large' for the pri soner." In consequence, however, of the decided man ner in which the two policemen gave their testimony, as to seeing the hand of the prisoner in a woman's pocket, the magistrate (Mr. HALL) committed them for trial, taking bail for their appearance. He at the same time very properly gave them the benefit of " the niistahe" into which the constable had fallen, by ordering that a note of the repri mand should be appended to the depositions, which was equivalent, in fact, to an acquittal ; for no jury could safely convict on the evidence of a person so over-anxious for a conviction as to substitute his own " conclusion" for the fact. As it was, the bill was, as we hare stated, ignored, and the tables were turned, for the former accusers were sent to trial, while the quondam prisoners figured in the witness-box. It is fortunate that this additional investigation will take place, inasmuch as it will give additional publicity to the transaction, and operate as a salutary warning to other constables to ex hibit greater caution in giving their testimony. It is not our object to prejudice them in their defence, and therefore we shall not say a single word, while the case is sub judice, against them, merely saying, that it does not follow that they are guilty be cause the others were unquestionably innocent. It will be for a jury of their countrymen to say whether they wilfully and deliberately stated that which they knew to be unfounded, or fell into an une fortunnte error, for which they could not be held criminally res ponsible. . In either case, however, the beneficiale iuos t( ) theto the community, m enformerly whileit icannot ninquirymbeulfjur accused, whose characters are fully and completely exonerated from the unwarranted imputations that had been cast on them. CABINET COUNCIL.—The Ministers have received summonses to attend a Cabinet Council on Thursday next, at the Foreign Office, at which it is surmised that the day for the assembling of Parliament for the "dispatch of busi ness," will be settled. Posr-OFFICE NoTrcE.--Letters for Turkey, Mol davia, Wallachia, and Servia, will in future be forwarded through Belgium and Prussia, unless otherwise specially ad dressed. The rates of postage chargeable on such letters will be found given in detail in instructions No. 17, 1849, the only alteration of the existing practice being, that the special ad dress, hitherto required for letters intended to be sent by way of Prussia, will be no longer necessary. By the Bank of England, arrived at Calcutta, ad vices from Sydney have been received two days later than those previously published—viz. to the 20th of September, Cn the 17th the A nna M ary sailed for London with 55,W01. in gold, and on the 19th the It.ijah of Sarawak had arrived from Loudon. The Countess de la Ribosiere has just died at Paris. She was one of the daughters of Count Roy, for merly Minister and Peer. and one of the wealthiest land owners in Fra!ice. The Moniteur du Soir says that she has left the greater part of her extensive properties, after the death of her husband, to the city of Paris, on condition that it shall found an hospital bearing her name.—Paris Journal. The discount houses yesterday gave notice that their rate for mousy at call will henceforth be 2 per cent. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. We extract from Galignani's Messenger the follow ing description of the. Te Deem at Notre Darne : " The ceremony, as ordered by the President of the Republic, of returning thanks to Heaven for the success of his late election, was celebrated yesterday at the cathedral of Notre Dame with most imposing magnia• cenco. The weather was not by any means propitious for the occasion, as from a sharp frost, which had taken place, the cold was exceedingly severe, and a think fog during the whole day, but particularly in the morning, enveloped Pais. Notwithstanding this drawback, a consid€rable 'amber of persons had already collected in the neighbourhood of the cathedral as early as nine o'clock, although none were permitted to approach the building itself, unless provided with a ticket cf ad mission. " Immediately in front of the sacred edifice workmen were to be seen completing the preparations for the ex ternal ornarnewaticn. Some were laying down the painted basements of the gigantic flag-staffs, from which were floating vast streamers of tricoloured silk ; o th ers were covering the ground with sand, to prevent accidents from the slippery state of the pavement ; and others, again, were removing from covered waggons sto o l s , b enc h es , and other articles required for the accommodation within —all was bustle, but without confusion. " The appearance of the open sp ace i n f ron t o f t h e Cathedral, or Purvis , as it is technically designated, was exceedingly staling. Along the street in front, tri coloured flags were streaming from lofty mast s; f ar th er , more elevated flag-st a ff s whilst close to the do bore wn still o n the en trancelonger the tricoloured flags wer e i n t erm i ng l e d w i t h others of green silk sprinkl e d over w i th s il ver stars, green being the col our o f P r i nce L ou i s Napoleon, as it had been formerly o f th e E mperor , hi s open uncle. Springing from the fretwork of the old cathedral itself, and immediately over the grand entrance, was stretched forth a huge velarium of crimson velvet, orna mented with gol3 embroidery, under which the Presi dent of the Republic was to alight from his carriage on his arrival. _ _ " At each side of this immense awning fleeted green flags bearing the letters L, N. within a laurel wreath. Beyond them at each aide trophies were erected with a shield in the centre, also bearing the same initials, the whole surmounted by a faisceau of tricoloured fl igs artistically arranged; still farther on, at each corner of the front of the balding, were to be seen lofty hangings of crimson velvet to match the canopy in the centre. In the recess of the grand portal were suspended pieces of ancient tapestry, admirably executed, representing sub jects chosen from the Sacred Scriptures; as these works of art bore in their wrought bordering the cross and arms of the see of Paris—namely, the Virgin over coming the Hydra of Doubt and Anarchy—it is to be presumed that they all belong to the cathedral itself. The Geed() above the grand portal was also hung with draperies of crimson velvet and gold, the whole being profusely sprinkled over with golden stars: over the large rose-window of the centre was to ba seen in gi gantic characters the number '7,500,000,' to signify the amount of support which France has just given to Louie Napoleon; and on each side, a little below, were placed painted panels representing, on the right, Charlemagne and St. Louis, and on the left, Louis XIV. and Napo leon. A great number of smaller flags, representing the colours of the departments, also floated from various parts of the Place below. " Half-past nine hid been appointed as the hour for opening the doors t: the public, and it was ar ranged that the Ministers, the diplomatic corps, the marshals, and the officers of the staff, should enter by the grand portal in the centre, whilst the two lesser entrances at the sides should ba appropriated to the public. The central entrance, in conformity with this arrangement, was ditty thrown open at the appointed hour, but the persons who arrived with tickets for the lateral doors had to wait upwards of half an hour, in the midst of a bitter frost and a fog so dense that it would not have disgraced the good city of London on one of her worst days of November exhalation. At last, however, the side doors turned slowly on their hinges, to admit the 9 and the sight which then presented itself served to dissipate the slight discontent which th e impatient unexpeet roedc penance at the door outside had generated in the minds of those kept waiting. The first thing which struck every spectator on entering was the extraordinary blaze of light that met the eye from every point. .No thing, in fact, could be more brilliantly beautiful than the manner in which the old cathedral was lighted Pp, every line of the admirable tracery of its architec ture being distinctly visible, as well as the minutest de tails of the temporary adornment adopted for the occa sion. After the spectator had time to recover from the first movement of surprise at the unexpected scene before him, he could perceive, in descending from his general survey to an examination of the particulars, that the whole of the pillars of the centre aisle were encircled with crimson velvet, terminated by a binding of gold em broidery immediately below the capitals; between every two pillars was suspended a beautiful chandelier of cut glass from the centre of each arch; down the centre aisle, three ranges of chandeliers of infinitely larger size, though not of more beautiful form or more exquisite proportion, hung from the fretted roof by ropes of great thickness, but which appeared above scarcely thioker than whipcord, so great was the distance from the spectator to the points which they descended from; there were twenty-seven in all of these chande liers, the nine farming the central line being of some what larger sizs than the eighteen lateral ones, and not being allowed to descend altogether so low as the others, prevented the monopoly which would otherwise have weakened the effect. The part of the sacred edifice which the eye of the spectator could freely wander over, terminated at tho iron railing which :separates the choir from the rest of the centre aisle. At that point a lofty screen was erected, effectually cutting off one part of the c h urc h f rom the rest, so that of the four parts of the Greek cross, which constitute the church, the eastern one bore no ostensible part in the ceremony. It was however most usefully occupied, as in it were placed the orchestra and singers who were to perform the pieces of music appointed for the day. But though the screen in question thus rendered the choir completely isolated from the crowd, it only did so below; for above, over the screen, the blaze of light from innumerable wax tapers almost caused the eye to ache when it first sent its Ist ze in their direction. After a time, however, this extreme brilliancy faded away; for, as the day ad vanced, the fog entered the cathedral, and to a certain extent clouded the immense glare of light which at first appeared so remarkable. In addition to all these lights, smaller chandeliere were to be seen above at the back of the tribunes, which were erected for the public, high up between the pillars; and at the same height gilt breezy seances were atlixed to each side of the pillars all adding to the general illumination. In the aisle 'below also lofty candelabra of gilt bronzy were placed, containing each about two dozen branches. The whole number of wax lights employed in the various parts of the edifice was upwards of 13,000. " The manner in which the sacred building was ar ranged for the ceremony was alike striking and conve nient. The centre aisle was alone us e d on t h e occas i on , ebseeitnrgibrauneerVyemployed a s p assages t o the were erected i n t h e centre a i s l e t t h ri e bi s th id e e s. aisles Th up to tho pillars, described already as covered with crim son velvet: the tribunes on the right were reserved for the public in general, and those on the left for the mayors, delegates of the departments, the consuls, and a portion of the public functionaries. The transepts were con verted into immense amphitheatres of seats (if such a term can be applied), the right being appropriated to the bar, the diplomatic body, the Institute, the municipal bodies of the. baulieue, the conceits of prud'honimen and the left, to the Ministers, th e P re f ect of the S e i ne , the Prefect of Police, and their f unct i onar i es, t h e aca demic body; the juges do p a i x, Ste. The l ower part of the central able wa s exc l us i vely occu pi e d by the officers of the staff an d those f rom th e different regiments of Paris a n d i ts vicinity, to w h om ievitations had been tent to attend. This portion of the spectators at last became so numerous and predomi nant that it was impossible not to conceive the idea that some great military spectacle was about to bo presented. " In front of the screen, before the choir, was erected the altar, covered with white brocade embroidered with gold. At some distance from it, but in advance of all other seats, wee placed the President's chair, having in front of its prie diet; covered with a cushion of crimson velvet, both of a very simple character. Behind him were seats for the Marshals of France and for the officers of the ,President's household. The clergy "w.re assigned seats on the right, just below the benches ap propriated td the naenabsrs of the Court of Cessation and the other law courts. Th e whole o f t h e centre a i s l e,was thickly carpeted, end the space in front of the altar was covered over with one which had issued from the Gotelins manufactory, and was alike remarkable for its immense sizi and its wonderful workmanship. " About half-past ten, the various tribunes were nearly all filled; and at eleven every pl ace was occupied. The cold was at this period so severe that, notwithstanding the immense amount of heat which the vast number of lights must have emitted, most persons were heard to complain that their feet were benumbed. The number of ladies present was not by any means great—decidedly much less than the fairer portion of the creation are generally seen at public spectacles in France. " One of the pectin • irities of the deceratron was the prevalence of the cipher L. N. in every part of the cathedral. It was to be seen on every pillar; on the front of the tribunes abow ; and on a series of circular compartments or shields to be seen at each side down the centre aisle ; it wa s a l so to be perceived in immense characters on th e hi ghest part o f t h e i mmense cano py o f crimson velvet, w hi ch surmounte d th e a lt a r, and ad vanced over part of the apace between the transepts. Everywhere the initials of Luis Napoleon met the eye. "In speaking of the altar, we omitted to say that over it, but under the - canopy just mentioned, a lofty shrine was erected in the Byzantine style, overshadow ing, and, as it were, protecting what the altar supported, na mel y , a piece of the true cross contained in a silver gilt pis, of exquisite workmanship. Tho various orna ments of the altar were all of silver gilt, and must have been of ercat Nellie, both intrinsically and as works of art ; the candlesticks (tourteen in number, and all from four to five feet high) were not only of silver, but most admirably executed. "About a quarter past eleven o'clock, the Ministers arrived, and at once took their places on the loft ; and immediately after, a considerable number of general officers were seen advancing to their places. Amongst the first was General do ls. Ranciere, an old cavalry officer of the Emperor, in Whose service he lost his left arm ; then, Carrelet, Levass eur , D u l ac , Effet, and a crowd also of others ; Generals Lobreton, Cornemcuse, Admirals Roussin and Mackau en tered about this tune. Much interest was excited by the appearance of Marshals Exoelmans and ,1`.6 Ome Bonaparte, the ex. Kiog of Westphalia, who entered together, the uncle of the President following his less aged fellow soldi , er. They both took their seats close behind the President's chair of State. Near them were :.ifter - ,avards to be s, , ,en Reii4', Valliant and " A little later began to arrive the ambassadors of the foreign powers. They came, as was befitting so im• posing a ceremony, in grand official costume. One of the latest of these high functionaries who arrived was the Marquis of Normanby, and his apivarance caused a certain sensation, in comq pierce of one of the gentlemen in his suite wearing a scarlet uniform. At an earlier part of the day, another officer had entered, dressed in a similar manner. The corps dilpoinatiquc was exceed ingly numerous, and amongst them was Mr. Rives, the Minis:er of the Republic of the United States of Ame rica. The Pope's Nuncio was also present in full sacer dotal dress. " It was very nearly twelve o'clock when the Arch bishop of Paris and the clergy moved down the aisle to receive the President of the Republic. Only one bishop was present during the day with the Archbishop, namely, the Bishop of Sr. Flour; the rest of the sacer dotal cortege being composed of canons and cures of the diocese of raris, all attired in splendid canonicals. Just as the body arrived at the grand entrance, the drums beat to arms, the Bourdon or great bell of Notre Dame pealed forth, and Louis Napoleon descended from his carriage. "The President had left the Elyse, at half-past eleven, in a handsome carriage drawn by two horses. Two servants sat on the box and two footmen stood be hind in the Napoleon livery of green and gold. This carriage was preceded by a company of guides, two squadrons of Lancers, and a squadron of mounted Re publican Geard, and followed by a party of the 7th Lancers. The President's orderly officers and a nume rous suite accompanied the carriage. The Prince was greeted as he passed along with great applause, nett only by the crowd who lined the way, but by the troops who were drawn up on each side of the way, all along the quays to Notre Dame. " - The President, on alighting from his carriage, was received by the Archbishop, who tendered to him the holy relic already alluded to—the morsel of the true cross—to kiss, next presented to him the holy water, and then lEd back the procession to the altar. The Prince followed immediately behind the clergy, having on his right hand General do St. Arnaud, the Minister of War, and on his left General Magnan, Commander-in-Chief of the army of Paris. The President, the moment ho began to pass up the aisle, was received with loud shouts of Vive Napoleon l' and the same shouts greeted him all the way as he advanced. Louis Napoleon ac knowledged the reception by slightly hoeing to each side. He looked in excellent health, and on this occa sion had departed from the attire in which he has hitherto appeared at public ceremonies, having put off the uniform of the National Guard, and assumed that of a general in the army, but still wearing his crachat of the Legion of Honour and the red ribbon, as Grand Cordon of that Order. The spectators rose when he appeared with his splendid staff, and stood uncovered, military and all, during his passage from the grand entrance to the chair of state. It may be as well, as a faithful historian, to state that some cries of Vive l'Empereur?' accompanied the otherwise universal one of Vive Napol4on!' The Prince at once proceeded to his seat, the organ, the orchestra, and the singers thundering forth at the moment the Grand March of Lesueur, composed for the Emperor's coronation. Next came the Vivat and the Te Deum, and the Urbs beats of the same composer. Afterwards were executed the Sanctus, composed by M. Adam, the Dominus liberavit nos, of the mass of the Holy Ghost of Loseur, and the Domine salvum fac nostrum Napoleonens, and all in the most admirable style. The Archbishop then gave the benediction, and the ceremony terminated, having lasted exactly one hour. The clergy, then as before, led the way, and the 1.), ince departed as he had entered, supported on each side as before by General Mangan and General de St. Arnaud. As he departed, the orchestra played a march, the bourdon again boomed forth, the cannon of the Invalides thundered from their iron throats, and lastly the vast multitude in the cathedral raised the shout Vivo Napoleon !' so loud and so sustained, that no one who heard it will easily efface the sound from hie memory. " The Prince then entered his carriage, and taking the Rue d'Arcole, the Taal Napoleon, the Pont St. Michel, and the quais on the right bank of the Seine, proceeded to the Tuileries. Tho troops still lined the whole way on both sides, and the reception given to him outside was again just as warm as that which had greeted him on his coming. On the Place du Caroussel, in particular, the reception given by the crowd was of the most enthusiastic kind, the acclamations being of the loudest description." The official receptions took place at the Tuileries at half-past two. The PRESIDENT received the visitors in the Salle des Max echaux. The Corps Diploma tique were the first presented, after which in succes sion came the members of the Courts of Appeal, of Accounts, and the Tribunal of Premiere Instance, the members of the Institute, the different constituted bodies, the officers of the army a nd na ti ona l guar d s, and the deputations of the delegates of the depart ments. No speeches were delivered, and the ceremony concluded at half-past five. After the reception a grand banquet took place at the Tuileries, at which covers were laid for 400 per sons. There were present as guests the Ministers, the Diplomatic Corps, the members of the Consultative Commission, the Prefects - of the Seine and of Police, the new Municipal Council of Paris, General LCEWES TINE, and the colonels of the National Guard ; and last, not least, General MAGNAN, and the leading officers of the army of Paris. The ill oniteur of yesterday publishes the following official announcement : " The Palace of the Tuileries will be for the future the otiLial residence of the President of the Republic." The Minister of the Interior received yesterday the following telegraphic dispatches : " FROM THE PREFECT OF THE NIEVRE. " The 7'e Deum has been sung by the Bishop of Nevers in presence of all the authorities, and in the midst of a vast crowd of the inhabitants of the town and the environs. Never before were so many people seen in the cathedral, never did the Bishop of Nevers display so much religious pomp. The General and the Pretect have passed the review of the National Guard and of the troops of the garrison. The legion of the National Guard was complete. Filing off took place amidst cries, a thousand times repeated, of •Vive Napo leon.' The inhabitants are preparing to illuminate this evening. The Literary and Agricultural Club, composed of the principal proprietors of the country, has invitc d this evening all the authorities and all the cffi 3ers of the National Guard and the garrison. Enthusiasm for the Prince is being everywhere manifested in the town of Nevers. " FROM THE PREFECT OF THE SOMME. " The ceremony of the Te Deem is being accom plished in the greatest order. A greater crowd was never witnessed. Hope and joy shine on every face. "FROM THE PREFECT OF THE INDRE. " The ceremony has taken placa before a numerous crowd. I hope that, us here, there has been fine weather at Paris." The following decree, dated January 1, has been issued by the PRECIDENT of the Republic : " On report of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice,—Considering that amongst the offences provided for by the laws in vigour on the press, those which are committed by word of mouth, such as verbal offences or seditious cries, have become considerably multiplied— considering that to refer the trial of such offences to the Court of Av.izes, renders repression less rapid and less dile2CiOUS—considering that it is a principle that the laws of proceeding and jurisdiction are immediately ap plicable to affairs not yet tried,—Decrees: Art. 1, The trial of all offences provided for by the laws on the preas, and committed by means of words, is referred to the; Tribunals of Correctional Police. Art. 2, These tribunals shall try such of these offences as have been committed previously to the present decree, and which have not yet been tried. Arr. 3, The prosecutions shall taks place according to the forms and rules prescribed by the Code of Criminal Prcceedi ug f o r correctional juris diction." General RAPATEL, whose health has long been in an alarming state, ha 3 just had a graver attack than any of the preceding, and hii son•in•law has been summoned from Rennes to attend him. General DE LAMORICIEUE has been attacked with rheumatism at Ham, which compels him to keep his bed. M. E. PEAN, who had been recently removed from Sainte Pelagie to the prison of Orleans, has demanded and obtained permission from the military authorities to be again placed in Sainte Pelagic. We read in the Ordre :—"M. Priv'', who three months since quitted Switzerland to reside in Brussels, has just received orders to go to Ostend and quit Belgium. M. V. SCROELCUER has just arrived in the Belgian cspital. M. 111312 EL, who, after the events of the 2d December, had been taken to the Bridge of Kehl, is also there , as well as M. MOREL, an editor of the National. AIM. DURAS and CArLus have left for London." We learn by a letter from Brussels that the state ment of M. VICTOR HUGO having been arrested by the police of that city, for having entered the Belgian territory with a false passport, was correct, but that the details given by the Paris journals were exagge rated. M. VICTOR HUGO was immediately liberated by the examining magistrate on explaining the cir cumAances which had compelled him to fly from France with a borrowed passport. He is still in Brussels, but is about, it is said, to proceed to Eng land. The same letter states that M. EMANUEL ARAGO is in Belgium, where he has joined his uncle, M. ETIENNE ARAGO, who was condemned to trans portation by the High Court of Justice of Versailles. The Univers publishes a ferocious attack upon the National Guards throughout France, and demands their immediate dissolution. The anti-national spirit of this organ of the Jesuits sufficiently accounts for this demand. The apologist for the massacre of St. Bartholomew, the would-be restorer of the Inquisi tion, and the organizer of the crusade for the extir pation of Protestants, knows right well that so long as. France possesses her National Guards she cannot become the bond-slave of Rome. The successor of TRESTIALLON, therefore, calls aloud for their disso lution. The Inspector- General of the Customs of Baden has written to a Strasburg paper to say that it is not true, as has been stated, that great difficulties arose respecting the admission of M. THIERs' luggage at the custom-house at Kehl. He, however, admits that some discussion took place respecting a piece of new flannel on which M. T RIERS refused to pay duty, en the ground that it served as a belt ; but, eventually, one of M. TRIERS' friends paid the duty. The Savings Bank of Paris has just halanad i's accounts up to the end of the y ear 1851. The oix. rations of the year present the following results :—The Savings Bank has received from 205,751 depositors, of whom 26,516 are new, the sum of 25,305,434".; the amount trsr,sfirri.d from provincial savings banks was 381,3351. The amount capitalised on account of depositors gives an interest of 1 482,268 e. The reimbursements amount to 19,048,957 f. 11c., and 390,5981. Bc. transfer payments from the provincial banks. 339,5941 of itente were purchased at the demand of depositors for 6,349,5221. 40c. It owed on the 31st December to 176,014 depositors, as well in capital as in capitalised interest, the total sum of 39,798,4681. 55c. Public Securities of every description rose enormously at the Bourse. The Five per Ccnts. opened at 103% and closed at 1041. for the end of the mentb, being 1 per cent above the closing price for cash. The Three per Cents. closed at 70f. 40c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,0801.; Rouen, 680 f. Havre, 260 r.; Great Northern, 6001.; Avignon, 2871. 50c.•, Vierzan, 510 f.; Basle, 200 f.; Bordeaux, 445 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 495 f.; Tours and Nantes, 322 f. 50e.; Amit ns to Boulogne, 293 f. 75e. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 2. Boulogne and Amiens, 11 LA - Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 20%—Dutch Rhenish, 3!4—East Indian, 23 —Luxembourg, 3 1 ,4—Namur and Liege, 6 3 4—Northern of France, 18%—Orleans and Bordeaux, B—Paris and Stras bourg, 17—Rouen and Havre, 10 ::,—Sanibre and Meuse, 4 1 , 4 —Tours and Nantes, 9t/Q. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUAR Y 3, 1852, SPAIN. - - . Madrid journals of the 27th ult. have arrived. The Ggeta .publishes extracts from the Budget for 1852. It also contains a decree, ordering the construction by the State of a railway from Madrid to Aranjuez. On the 26th ult. General AIIPICK, the French Am bassador, gave a grand banquet, at which all the per sons who had taken any part in the drawing up the treaty on literary property between France and Spain were present. The QUEEN and her infant are doing well. MADRID BOLSA, DEC. 27.—Five per Cents., 17k; Three per Cents., 384. Exchange on London, 50 75. GERMAN Y. The Frankfort Diet has appointed a commission to draw up a treaty between all the Powers of the German confederation for the mutual extradition of political refugees. Captain KUERBACKER, who, since 1848, has been a refugee in Switz-rland and France, and who, on the 2d Dec., was arrested by order of the French Go vernment, and delivered up to Austria, has arrived as a prisoner at Vienna, tried by court. martial, and is, by this time, condemned and executed. The offences charged against him are entirely of a political nature. The Prussian Gazette states that a treaty between Austria and Rome has been concluded, by which the former is to receive annually an indemnity of 500,000 florins (about 1,100,000 f), for causing some of the legations to be occupied by her troops. Accounts from Croatia in the Vienna journals state that public opinion was not tranquil. At Sinek there had been a demonstration, which gave rise to a judi cial investigation. At Esseg Mdgyar tendencies had been remarked, and had manifested themselves in the composition of the Communal Council. A letter from Vienna of the 27th ult. states that Louis NAPOLEON, in a letter addressed to the Emperor of AUSTRIA, requests him to consent to have the mortal remains of the Duke DE REICHSTADT, nnw lying at Vi:•nna near those of his mother, MARIA Louisa, in the vaults of the Capucins, transported to Paris. The Austrian Lloyd of Vienna announces the arrival in that city, on the 27th ult., of M. MicuAun and M. DE CROY, diplomatic agents, on a private mission from Prince Louis NAPOLEON. RUSSIA AND POLAND. A Berlin journal states that the Polish employes of a superior grade on the Russian frontier have been replaoed by Russians. ITALY. The Bisorgimento of the 30th ult. thus remarks on the recent Ministerial change in England : " Lord Granville will continue the mission of his predecessor, at the same time that he will avoid all acts calculated to wound the suspectibility of other Governments. Lord Granville and all the Ministry will persist in that liberal and pro gressive course which reconciled to England the sympathy cf all civilized nations, and constitutes the principal basis of that moral authority and political in fluence she exercises on the continent. The acceptation of Lord Puhuerston's resignation can have no other im portance, no other political signification, than this:—The English Government has proved that it considered it ne cessary above all to live in good harmony with the other Governments of Europe. It consequently consented to a personal sacrifice, in order to remove, with the person of that Minister, all pretext of incessant vexation." EGYPT. Accou❑ts have been received from Alexandria of the 20th. It is finally decided that the railway is to pass through the populous and well-cultivated delta, cross ing the Nile by a floating bridge at Kefr-Zayat, a route which will be much more advantageous to the country than that first thought of, through the desert on the western side of the river. The survey is pro gressing, and in the course of three weeks it is ex pected that the works at this end will be commenced. Mr. ANDERSON (a director of the Peninsular and Oriental Company), Mr. BRIGGS, and Mr. LARKING, the deputation appointed to present to AnnAs Pecna a copy of the resolutions adopted at the meeting in London, are in Cairo waiting the return of his High ness, who is staying at his palace near the middle station in the dessert. He, however, has promised to be in Cairo about the end of the moon, when he will be 'prepared to receive them. TheSuLTAN still refuses to grant to ABBAS DACHA the power of life and death in Egypt. The price of grain has risen considerably at Alex andria. lONIAN ISLANDS A supplement of the Corfu Gazette of the 22(1 has a notification from the LORD HIGH COMMIS SIONER, containing a decree of her Britannic MA JESTY, by which-the lonian Parliament is dissolved. INTENDED MARRIAGE OF LOUIS NAPOLEON. 1' he Breslaw GazOte has the following from Vienna, 27th ult. :—" M. de Persigny is expected here from Berlin, and he is to proceed to St. Petersburgh, to explain the intentions of the President of the French Republic with respect to his home and foreign policy, and to endeavour to secure the support of the northern powers. At the same time he will demand the hand of the wealthy Princess Wm for Prince Napoleon. The Princess is nearly the same age as the Presi dent, and no doubt is entertained here that she will consent. In that case, her illustrious brother will give up his grade of colonel in the Austrian army, and will be appointed to elevated functions in France." LITERATURE 01 THE RA11.. --- Yesterday the South- Eastern Railway Company commenced, for the first time, the entirely new system of transmitting newspapers and l eriodi cals by rail on a plan similar to that enjoined by the Post office for their transmission through their own medium. The plan, it is thought, will no doubt be generally adopted by other railways, as it will place readers in the country in rapid receipt of their papers and periodicals, and so super sede their tardy transini,sion by the ordinary post delivery of the next day. The tariff, involving as it does the econo mical transmission of the moat useful media for information and amusement, cannot probably be too widely known. The charges for conveyance of newspapers and unbound periodi cals is, for a single newspaper, from any station to any sta tion, Id., half-a-dozen 4d., and so on in troportion, including the booking, but not the delivery. SOUTII-EASTERN RAILWAY.--Yesterday this com• pany's extension line between Tonbridge Wells and Hastings was opened to the town of Battle, and the remainder of it to Hastings and St. Leonard's, now nearly complete, will, it is expected, be opened during the month. COAL TRAFFIC OF TUE DOCKS JUNCTION RAILWAY. —The East and West India rocks Junction Railway Com pany have formed a spacious Collier Dock at Blatkwall, where vessels are discharged of cargoes of coal in a sur prisingly brief period. By the Blackwell branch the trains are taken on to what may be called the main line; and at Hackney, Highbury, and other stations, large timber via duct sidings have recently been formed for the accommoda tion of trucks, and to establish coal depots of no small extent. Already the traffic in this department is very considerable. GENERAL POST-OFFICE, DEC., 1851.—Hencefor ward the British Contract Mail Packets to North America will sail from Liverpool on every Saturday morning through out the year, after the arrival at Liverpool of the mail from London of the previous evening. The packets will proceed alternately to the Ports of New York and Boston, calling, on the voyage to the latt er port, at Halifax, Nova Scotia. A WOMAN SUFFOCATED IN MUD.—Yesterday afternoon as an old woman, well known among the coal wharfs between Blackfriars-bridge and Scotland-yard, was going along one of the barges, she lost her balance and fell into the mud. It appears that " the old lady," as she is called, goes by the name of Betsey Comfort, from the trade she carries on among the coalhem ers ' in selling a kind of cordial for coughs, co ld s , an d o th er diseases incident to a waterside life, and about three o'clock in the afternoon she was answering the hail of some of the men unloading a barge, and whilst hurrying along the narrow gunwale, as it is called, she missed her footing and tumbled overboard into the thin mud, Finking head and shoulders out of sight in stantly. Assistance was immediately procured, and she was got out with some difficulty, apparently dead. The police man on duty, 124 P, conveyed her to Charing-cross Hospital, where Mr. Dalton, the house surgeon, has been unremitting in his attention to her, but up to nine o'clock in the evening with very little result, as therehas been an attack of apoplexy, a recurrence of which, it is feared, will carry her off. WINCIIESTER.—WiIIiam Plampin has reed vtd through the Home-office a mitigation of his sentence, from that of ten years' transportation, to two years' imprisonment. The prisoner, it will be remembered, was convicted at the last assizas of stealing a box of 'gold dust from the South- We:tern Railway, near this city. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 2.—The new steam-ship Amazon, belonging to the Ro3 al Mal Company, commanded by Captain Symons, with the West India and Mexican mails, left this afternooon. She took out a very large and valuable general cargo, 500 bet ties of quickbilver, specie to the amount of 20,2821., and about 50 passengers. ;t• s ) L'uND;;N, JAN. 3. Wind c. LuOil, II h alts a t W S.W., and fine weather. DEAL, JAN. 2.—Wind W.S.W.—Arid. from the Direr, Clio, D. merara ; Z-phyr, Dominica; Hendrick Ncw Tuck. Put back, Achilles, Sydney, New South Wain s. Livliar.o , ,L„lTAN. 2.—Wind W. to W.N.W.—Arrd. Arid, Trade Town; Eureka, Charleston; Queen of Englard, Canton. hld. Earl Grey, Valparaiso; Beraza, Pernambuco; Sr. Gorge, New Orleans. The Helene, Hardy, St. Jago de Cuba to Swansea, rut into Nassau in distress, and would discharge to repair. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 2.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Amazon, West Indies. 1 1 ORTS➢T6UTH, JAN. 2.—Wind E, to W.S.W.—SId. Her Majest3's I,teanaer Birkenhead, Queenstown and Cape of Good Hope. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) COVENT G.1121.16:EMT. Owing to the comparative mildness of the weather, full average supplies of Vegetables we-e on offer in to-day's market, yet a good business was doing in them. All kinds of Fruit, especially choice qualities, were in steady request. In the general quotations, we have no change to notice. FRUIT.—Pine Al pies, English, 3s 6d to 6s Od per lb ; Hot house Grapes, 236 d to 5s ( d ; Lkl,on ditto, 8d to is Od per Ib; Apples, 2s Od to 4s 6d ; Pears, bs Od to 12s Od ; Walnuts, 14s Od to 24s Od per bushel; Filberts, 70s to 90s per 1001bs ; Oranges, 6s to 14s per 100; Lemons, Is Cd to 2s per 100. VEGETABLES.—Spinach, Is Od to Is Gd per sieve; Horse radish, is 6d to 6s per bundle; Parsley, 2s Od to 3s cd per dozen bunches; Savoys, 8d to Is ; Red Cabbages, 2s to 4s; Red Beet, 6d to is per dozen ; Mushrooms, is to 2s 6d per pottle ; Turnips, Is 6d to 2s Gd, and Carrots, 4s to 6s Od per dozen bunches; Potatoes, 55s to 85a per ton; Spanish Onions, 12s to 18s per box ; Celery, 6d to is 6d per bundle; Greens, Ss Od to 4s Ed per dozen bunches; Leeks, id to 2d per bunch; Bru3sels Sprouts, Is Cd to 2s 3d per half sieve; Brocoli, 8d to Is 3d per bundle; Parsnips, 6d to is per dozen; Endive, 9d to is Od per score; Jerusalem Artichokes, 9d to is Od per half sieve. NEW GATE AND LEADENXIALL. Turkeys, cs Od to its Od ; Geese, 4s t;d to 8s Od; Ducks, is Gd to 3s Od; Tame Rabbits, is Od to is 9d; Wild ditto, 8d to Is Od; Pigeons, 7d to 9d; Pigs, 4s Od to 7s Od each; Surrey Fowls, 5s Od to 9s Od ; ditto Chickens, 3s Od to 5s Od ; Barn-door Fowls, 3s Od to 1 s Od per couple; English Eggs, 9s Od to 9s 6d ; French ditto, 6s Od to 8s 6d ; Irish ditto, ( s Od 'per 120; Fresh Butter, Is Od to is 2d per lb ; Phea sants, 2s Ed to 3s 6d; Partridges, is Od to is 6d; Hares and Leverets, 2s Od to 3s Od; Woodcocks, 2s Od to 3s Od; Grouse, Is 6d to 2s 0d; Snipes, 6d to is Od; Teal, 6d to 9d; Wild Ducks, Is 6d to 2s Od; Widgeons, 9d to is Od; and Plovers, 6d to Pd each. ENVP 0 TLT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s Od; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s Od per 81bs. WHITZCZAPEL. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 2e 8d to 43 Od; Veal, 38 Od to 4s Od ; and Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 10d per Sibs. BILLINGSGATE. Eels, 13s to 15s per 201bs ; Soles, Zs to 7s per dozen ; Lob sters, 10d to 2s Od each; Oysters, 12s Od to 30s Od per t ushel ; Red herrings, 7s Od to Ils 6d per 100; Fresh ditto, 9d to is 6d per dozen; Cod Fish, 2s Od to 7s Od each ; Salmon Trout, Od to (Id per lb; Turbots, 7s Od to 12s Od; and Plaice and Sprats is 6d to 2s per bushel. BIZEILD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from 6d to 6%d ; of Household ditto, 4 1 4 d to 5 1 4 d per 41b leaf. EIDE IYLEIRMET. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 14d to 2d; ditto, 641 b to 721 b 2d to lid ; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 24d to 2Ld ; ditto, 801 b to SBlb, 2d to 3d ; ditto, 881 b to 961 b, 3d to 3id ; ditto, 961 b to 1011 b, 34d to 3,id ; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b, 3id to 4d. ' Calf Skins, fight, is Od to 2 s Od; ditto, full, 4- 6d to Os Od; Horn Hides, 5s Od to Cs Od; Polled Sheep, 5s 7d to 7s Od; Kents, 5s to 5s 7d; Halt-breeds, 4s (id to 5s 2d; Downs 3s 4d to 4s 3d; Lamb Skins Os Od to Os Od. RAY MILIZZET'S. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 15s Od to 3115 s Cd ; Clover ditto, 31 .5s to 41 5s Od ; and Straw, 1./ Os to 11 6s per load. A good supply, and a dull trade. Cumßizr:Ltili).-11,1eAdow Hai, 21 15s to 3/ 178 0d; Clover ditto, 81 5s to 41 ; and Straw, 11 is to 117 s per load. Both Hay and Straw sold slowly, at late rates. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 15s to 31 15s; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 4/ Gs Od ; and Straw, 11 Os to it 6s per load. Trade dull, at about stationary prices. COURSE OF EXC dmster au, .......... 11 1 9 y Ditto, three months .. 11 19 Bottcrdam .... 11 19% Antwerp . • ............ 25 4a Brussels.. • • ..... 25 40 Elamburgh .... M. 8.18 10% Paris, 8 days'sight ... • 25 25 Ditto, 8 months .... 25 45 Marseilles •..• •• •• •• •• 95 48 80nrdeanx......... • Frankfort on,Maine .• •• 120% Vienna, elec. fio •• •• •• 12 12 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 13 Petersbargh,2ll.Rble.. Madrid ••.. • • 49% Cadiz • • ...... 49% -- Seville•. •• •• • • •• • • • • • 311 AN GE.-FRIDAY. Leghorn ........•••••• 20 87g Genoa •••• •••••• •••••• 25 60 &filen ..,••••••• •••• e• .... Naples 40% Palermo, peroa •• 120 Messina •• •• •• •• •• •• •e 1203( Llabon•• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 62% 0p0rt0.... • • .......... 52% -Rio Janeiro ~„„,. Buenos Ayres New York, 60 days'sight Philadelphia ......... mom; Or BULLION, PT 02. Foreign Geld in bars .. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 4 lig Silver in bars ...... •• 0 5 0% ----- TO THE EDITOR ; , OF THE SUN. SIR,—A severe domestic misfortune has withdrawn my attention from several articles in different news papers in which my name has been lately mentioned, and especially from a leader in your paper of Thursday week, which I only saw by accident on Saturday even ing. Will you now allow me to reply to your observa tions? And first with; regard to the statement of Elizabeth Woodfield in the case of Harriet Newman, at the Central Criminal Court on the 15th instant. An early remark in my address to the jury, that such asser tions as those alluded to from such a person carried their own refutation with them, and that they were nn• deserving of further notice, seems to have escaped notice, and when a person like the late Police-Sergeant Redman declared his opinion of her veracity, I thought no more was required on my behalf. As, however, more appears to be required, I will now add it. I never spoke to Mrs. Woodfield but twice, or at the most thrice, about eight years since, on each occasion at the Middlesex Sessions, when I received a brief from her in the re gular way. I forget the particulars of the last inter view, but I know the result was, as I was subsequently informed, that she had declared in no moderate terms that I should never receive a brief from her again. I never saw her afterwards, and had quite forgotten her, till her appearance in May last on the trial of William Day, when, a remarkable fact, she never ventured any such statement as that made by her on the 15th Dec. I need hardly add that her declaration, particularly of having given me briefs within two years, is wholly un true. With respect to the second case, that of Henry Martin Flanagan, I am sorry that I cannot completely xplain my knowledge of him without naming a number of respectable individuals, profeedenal and otherwise, sad serve of superior rank, and this I do nut feel jus• lified in doing, th oug h at t h e i i sk of not clearing my self of all the obloquy that may consequently attach to me. I hope my evidence en Saturdey will be sufficieut, at least till after the trial. In the mean time I may ob serve, that he has handed briefs to other barristers very recently, and that, on his last examination, he stated, in accounting for the money found on him, that be had received EiX pounds from a gentleman for services ren dered to him, facts demonstrative of his independence of me. Besides, I have often not seen him for a week to gether, and when he did cell on me he remained but short time. The reason why he was treated by me, as by many, in a different manner to others of his own clues, is the circumstance of his being one of a once wealthy family, well known in public lite between thirty and fenny years since. But, leaving particulars, will you allow me a general remark on the faulty system by which barrister!, on the Middlesex Sessions accept brief s f rom any person what soever, and contrary to an all ege d et i quette of the pro' fession? They have been bl ame d f or so doing, but such censure, under present ci rcumstances, is not quite rev seeable. If a counsel refuse to recognize any one of e certain class the mischief to him is not confined to the loss of a fee. 'the oft', tided Party can and does descend into an arena where the barrister cannot stoop to follow' him, and can there, with impunity, villiry the character and abilities of the other, and thus seriously injure him, where (in a pecuniary sense) his reputation is merit valuable. I speak from experience, having long SP suggested reforms and regulations ; but the only issue of my suggestions and attempts have been a positive loss to myself. I mention this to show that reform of a bad practice ought not to be exp etc :4 from the bar alone. It must emanate from a higher source, which is independent of the influences that weaken and nullify the efforts of individuals, and yet by whit:6, in the language of Igo, a " reputation is oft got without merit, and lost without deserving." —I am, Sir, Sze., S. C. IiORRY. Guildhall, Westminster, Dec. 1851. Yesterd erday afternoon the dividend declared at the meeting of the London Dock proprietors was V. 10s. per cent. clear of income-tax, for the half-year ending the 30th No vember. It was announced that the business of the coro' Pally was in a prosperous condition, and that a contract for additional warehouses, to cost 43,0001., had been taken, to provide for the accommodation for the goods of customers. the closing of the litigation with the Customs' authoritie formed a prominent subject of remark, and it was the unani mous opinion that the directors had adopted a prudent course its arranging the settlement which had been effected• To mark the feeling entertained a special resolution wag moved by Mr. Matthew Clark, conveying the thanks of the proprietors to the Court and the secretary, Mr. J. D. Bowles. for the manner in which they had conducted this difficult question throughout. SUICIDE FROM WATERLOO. I3RIDGE.-A bout half' past twelve o'clock on Thursday last, a man committed sui" cide by leaping from the eastern parapet of Waterloo-bridge into the river. la the fall his body struck against one of the abutments of the arch, and being observed from the Thaell police floating stati on , a b oat in med i ately pulled off all' picked him up. Ile was conveyed to King's Collage Hospital , where Mr. Bridgewater, the house surgeon, examined bna, and found he was quite dead, having broken four ribs by the fall. As he has not been identified, his description 19 R 5 follows :—About 45 years old, 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, uO whiskers, light sandy hair, dressed in an old bl ue pil o t clod! coat, with several large patches, old cloth trousers, all° blucher boots. Information has been sent to the coroner. By the Arctic, which has brought 75,000/. from New York, there has been no news of commercial impor tance. Dates from California, a fortnight later, yid Nicars° gua, and several days in anti c ip a ti on o f t h e regular mail!: had been received. The rains had at length commenced, an d increased returns of gold were expected forthwith from th e large quantities of earth th a t h a d b een h eaped up pation during the dry se ason . N ot hi ng further had trans pired regarding the mo vemen t to t h e S andw i ch Is!an d e , ex cept that an additional c ompany o f C a lif orn i ans, who were preparing to leave, h a d pinstpotted their departure. Frofi l Oregon a party had set off to Queen Charl o tt e ' s I s land In a search for the gold which h as l a t e ly b een reported as in m istenee there. i n antici pation APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Names of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice of Me' dicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday' Jan. I, 1852:—Joseph Stead, Manchester; Humble, Ludlow, Shropshire. 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