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--.--,--....e.P-w--- CaItISTMAS AMUSEMENT FOR THE JI7IrENILES. HUNGERFORD-HALL, STRAND. UNRTVALLED COMBINATION OF ATTRACTIONS. ANIMAL MAGNETISII.—SOIREMS LASSAIGNE every Eve ning (except Saturday) at Eight o'clock. Admission Is.. 25., and 45. Stalls and Reserved' Seats may be secured at Mr. Sams's Roya l Library, St. James's - street ;a t Mr. Ebers's, Bookseller to her Majesty, 27, O ld Bond-street; ant at the Manager's Off erd-tudl. THEATRE of OPTICAL ILLUSIONS. " SOIREES MYSTERIEUSES , " Juvenile Amusements, by M. and Madam* Langlois, of farts, and the celebrated Indi an Juggler, piairna, with Dissolving 'Views, Chromatrope, Jr.s., at ieeTen 'clock. Admission is., Is. 6d., and 2 s. 64. DIORAMA. —Every Day, from Twelve to Three. Prises of Ad mission Is. id., Is., and €4. BAZAARS —Open daily trom Ton A.m. to Ten P.M. Adm ission Erse. MAGN U ETOID CRRENTS and the MAGNETOt3COPE. Dr. Leger's Philosophical and Experimental L e ctures every Saturday ning,at Eight. Is. d 2s. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. This National Establishment, having undergone the most softly irs and deeorations throughout, a series of snperb embellish menats having been introduced, a new gas apparatus laid down, and a new centre dasucleller suspended, is OPEN for the SEASON. THIS EVENING, TIIB BELLE STRATAGEM. Dorricourt, Tilb Mr. And Flutte rson;, ]Sir George Toushwood, Mr. Cooper ; Hardy, Mr. ury ; er r. Vining ; Leticia Harding, Miss Fitzpatrick. TILE YOUNG COUPLE. Henrietta de Vigny, Miss Kate Bate man"; Charles de Blonville, Miss Ellen Bateman. To be followed by a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, called HAItLF.QUIN 110 GARTH ; Or, The Two London 'Prentices. The whole produced tinder the superintendence of Mr. W. West. INTRODUCTION. SCZNE I. TIRE RANTS OF IDLENESS AND IGNORANCE. How Idleness and Ignorance lay their heads together, and deter mine to ()heck the further advance of Industry and Knowledge by the establishment of a manufactory of " fetters for the human Intel lect," " clogs on the understanding," " stumbling-blocks in the way of useful knowledge," 8.7. c. ; also the School of Idleness, " holydaY all the year round." .‘ ell play, no work." How Industry and Know ledge saddeair haate their appearance in the eaemy's camp. and poems Smut 11. Alt ItXTZINSITE CHANGE OH THE PREMISES. How the subject of the pantomime is resolved upon, and being re - served upon, the " work goes bravely on" with the immortal Ho earth's " Two London 'Prentices." SCENE 111. 1731. CITY SIDB BLACKYRIA.RS-BRID GE. How the " two 'prentices" made their way to the city a 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 itanelagh-gardens, and first introduction of the " two 'pren- Uses" audsr the hospitable lid of the Golden Tea Kettle. Seven IV. DOUBLE-BEDDED -ROOM. How the " two 'preutices" re tire for the night isions of the fames,, one to his viitnotis bolster and the other to his vicious courses. V slut wing Me differenee bet 'sea a pleasant dream and a nightmare. Scans V. THIEVES' KITCHEN. Hew th e idl e 'prentice" falls into bad company, becomes a high. entlemau, and takas tie " °aDabs cad iii seat" wayman and a g aseerclinzlY• Sorsa Tr. THE SHOP. Slow the " industries, 'prentice" oTersleeps himself, but makes up for lost time by the nearest approach to " perpetual motion" oyez witnessed. How the " idle 'prentice" makes his appearance, and not only bolts with his master's till, but with his master's dau4hter tato the, PariAin. Scions VII. CELLARS AND VAULTS. How ete "industrious 'prentice," at considerable personal Moen veniciee, saves his 'taster's cheese, then his master's daughter, and finally his own bacon. The resul t of all this riot only proves which Is the " better man," bat also introduces the audience to Scants VIII. THE FAIRY BEEHIVE, With the Queen Bee and her Court. How the " industrious 'prentice" receives the battle money, anas the hand of the fair Jemima. Re-appearance of Industry and know ledge, and introduction of old friends in ne w characters. SCENE IX. BELLOWSMAIEF.RS, FIREWORKMAKERS, AND FILTERMAKERS. Rockets warranted to go sky high—Balloons ditto—the Water Question debated by the proper Authorities ; a regular Set of Pumps ; brand Pyrotechnic. Hydraulic, and Aerial display. Sorsa X. '` iLOCVS FOCUS." ASTROLOGER, "MOON," OPTICIAN, AND SUN TAVERN. Clown tt=nelt Conjaror—Consultation with the Stars nightly— Set-to between the San and the Moon ; the former gets his " day lights" darkened, and the natural result Is a total eclipse of the sun, 1831. Sclera XL YRS. BUDD'S SIIMINARY FOR YOUNG GENTLEMXN. DOCTOR FROST'S ACADEMY FOR YOUNG LADIES, &e. Mr. Bndd, washerman and nurse ; Mrs. Bloomer, tailor, &e. The world turned upside dowa—Flowers " all a blooming, all a blowing "—A change comes over the state of affairs , --Babies take* In and done for—A lesson for ladies. S CHIVE 11 1. STREET AT THIII WEST END BY MOONLIGHT. Coffee always hot—Admission to the stalls gratis--Clown in his sups—" Sot a thief to catch a thief "—Vegetarians at Christmas — Return froE tha ball—New midnight polka, and a Sozing-night revel in the streets of London. SczNis XIII. EXTERIOR OF THE BULL AND MOUTH riN. OM English customs—The watch-box on the leek-out—The pepper box not to be sneezed at—" Welcome, little stranger"— A Christmas box that comes only *nee a-year, secured in a strong box. SCIINS THE IIItEIT FIZ-WWLSTLE RAILWAY. Accidents and offences —Cheap travelling—Life Insurance Cm pany -Paying dear for a whistle—" Fallacies of the faculty" —The itirs,hiug machine of great service --Departure of the last *six en the Fix-whistle Extension Railway. Sown XV. HABERDASHER'S SHOP AND corrErnorsz. A lesson to shopkeepers—" Cut your coat according to your cloth"—How to turn out of bed —Reaping machine—The danger of playing with loaded firearms (America* ones especially) fully illus trated tar a revolution in England—Here we go round, round, round, till we arrive at Scsriz XVI. AND LAST. TRIUMPH OF INDUSTRY, One Of the most elaborate and extensive scenes ever introduced ea the English stage, and which none but the resources of this theatre could possibly aTe prepared. Bo b x-o h flice open daily from 10 to 4. PRICES OF ADMISSION. The former seals of prices has been revised, and a rats of admission adopted suitable to the convenience of all classes of society:— Dr , ss Circle Upper Boxes 6*. Pit .. • Amphitheatre Gallery .. 2s. 64. CIRCrLATION Of THE LONDON MORNING PAPERS—THE MORNING ADVERTISER. THE recent Stamp Returns of the circulation of the MORNING 'NEWSPAPERS In 1850, give the follevring results : MORNING A LDVERTISER •• 1,549,843 Daily News • • • • • • .. .• .. 1,152,00 0 Morning Herald • 1,139,000 Morning Chronicle •• . 912,547 • -- Morning Post .. • • • • .• 828,080 Omitting the " Times," it will be wen what a proud position the e MORNING ADVERTISER occupies compared with any of its morning contemporaries. In the beginning of 1851 the MORNING ADVERTISER was permanently enlarged to a doable sheet, since which time it has met with a measure of success, both as regards the extent of its circulation and the number of its advertisements, which has nip parallel in the annals of English journalism. Were the Stamp Returns to be given down to the present time, the relative circulation of the MORNING ADVERTISER, to our four morning contemporaries, assuming that their circulation had undergone no diminution, would be as follows MORNING ADVERTISER " • • • • 2,07 5 , 000 Daily News • . • • .• .• 1,152,004 • • • • 1,139,000 Morning Herald •• •• • • Morni ng Ch ron i c le • • • • • • • • 912,547 '• Morning Post.. • • • • • • • • 8'28,000 It only remains to be added that this vast addition to the circula tion of the MORNING ADVERTISER, obtained in less than twelve months, is the result of its progress in all parts of the country, and among all classes of society. and is to be regarded as the best tribute that could be paid to its thorough independence of all parties and Governments, and its earnest advocacy of the popular cause. Published every Morning, at 127, Fleet-street, London. . ---- HIGU WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Taal De.v —Morning 0 min. after 1 I Evening 24 min after I To-Moau,ow—Morning 46 min. alter 1 I Evening a min after 2 rAIQUART THE WEATHER.—Stne OFFICE, THERMOMETER, IN THE Snips. 41—highest since noon yesterday. 32—lowest this morning and daring the night. 41—this day, at noon. BAROXZTEB, 20 91. Wirin) S.W.—fine sunshiny weather. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. PLYMOUTH—Wind S., strong breeze—partially cloudy. HASTINGS— Wind S., gentle breese—rartially cloudy. SouTHAssyrox—Wind N., strong breeze—partially cloudy. Fotauf.sToNE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. Tin4TBEJEDGE—Wind E., calm—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. ST ILOOD —Wind S.W., strong breeze--overcast. Swfisnom—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CoLcamsTEß—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CasmainGa.—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. YARmotrrn—Wind W., gentle breeze--cloudless. fioLTaxan—Wind S.S.W., strong gale—rain. LexcasTap.—Wind S.E., strong breeze—snow. SfraP—Wind S.W., strong breeze—snow. BitarrocK—Wind S., storm —heavy rain. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Saturday morning at nine o'clock LuamticK—Wind W., gentle breeze—overcast. CA.RLOW—Wind S.W., hard wind—rain. lAutiminaß—Wind S.W., hard wind—heavy rain. IlasTrsna—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. FoucissTomo—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. TtrNnnmoz—Wind W., calm— partially cloudy. STROOD Wind W., calm—cloudless. LANCAST zit—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LAIN MI CIE. Dress Circle 'Upper Boxes Fit .. • • Amphitheatre •• • • •• •• •• A.• Gallery .. •• •• .. Os. 6d. Private Boxes, £3 34., Z 2 25., and Al liedl. 6(1. Orchestra Stalls, Se. Stage Manager, M. I. ORTON. Director of Spectacle, Mr. W. WEST. The whole under the management of Mr. BUNN, LESSEE. .. Ic. 6d. TREATRF. ROYAL, IJAYM..kRIKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. TB IS EVENIN(4, Will be performed a new Comedy, entled THE MAN OF LAW. Marquis de la Seigliere, Mr. Lambert ;Raoul, Mr. L. Murray ; M• Destournelles, Mr. B. Webster; Bernard, Mr. Hove; Baroness de Vanbert, Sirs. Stirling ; Helene de la Seigliere, Miss A. Vining. After which a new Fairy Burlesque, called THE pßiNcEss R DIAN . V AND THE STORY OF MAYFLOWER. Characters by Messrs. Brickstone, H. Bedford. J. Bland , Caulfield, Clark, Flimmeri, Mrs. Fitwilliam, Mrs. Buckingham, and Miss Collins. To conclude with the Farce, ca lled TILE TWO BONNYCASTLES. Mr. Booaycastle, Mr. Buckston e ; Mrs. Bonnycastle, Mrs. Buck ingham. THEATRE ROYAL U , .07 -a o u reet'o 0, Webster.„mA.T.DßELPlll The Pooalar Comedian, Mr. Wright, having reco vered from his hi disposition, will appear 'this Evening . lia,ormuus success cf the Yankee CoMedian, Mr. Josh Silsbee. . 7141' Elill'in.f°' nritled THE FOREST Will be performed the comic Drama. e-- ---- ROSE I and the YANXEE PLOUGI4 I3OY. Miss Col- Mr. J. Silsbee • BellEuny, Mr. Worred ; Harriet Miller, Jonathan Ploughboy, um; Sally Forest, Miss E. Ch TSY. Mr. Bobt ail, Mr. Wrig lin After which MY PRECIOUSBE ht. ' To conclude with a new and original Christmas Ta l e , called LI TLE RED RIDING 1I001). w , ' "'ram. Baron of Burliburg (bur named the Wolf of Biberich), Mr, Paul Bedford ; Butler ; Trudchen ( s c ornmenlY called Little Red Riding Hood), 31 b , s Kathleen ritewilliam. Scraggenheim, NI r. I,iiOY.A.L PRINCESS'S THEATRE, oxFo R D_sTBEST. Under the Mani.gementa t Mr. C. Keaa , HIS EVENING. Will be revived, the Play of THE IRON CHEST. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, Harley, Ryder, Addison, Meadows, C. Fisher, and Cathcart ; Misses Mary K eeley, Murray. and Frank. land. After which, the Farce of BETSY BAKER, in which Mr. and Mrs. Seeley will appear. With a new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled ILkRLEQUIN BILLY TAYLOR ; or, The Flying Dutchman and the King of R a _ yltongo. Harlequin. Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Flexrnore, pants_ loon, Mr. Panic ; sprite, Mr. Le Basr ; and Columbine, Mies Carlotta Leclercq. 1' S ri vace Boxes, &c., to be had of all the Booksellers, and M r, pt 2,B_ingh= ; CA whom also places may be taken at the Box-oth,„ 7 ,1-strest, from Eleven till Five o'clock. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. 'Under the 31ttnagernent ot Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, -- .7‘11 he performed THE GAME OF SPECULA'fON. Principal char attars by M e ssrs. C. Mathew Fs, . Matthews, l R. Roxby, B. Baker ; Mrs. C. Horn, and Miss 3f. Oliver. To conclude with A new and original Fairy Eatravaganaa, by T. R. Planche, Esq., entitled THE PRINCE OF HAPPY LAND ; or, The Fawn in the Forest. Characters by Madame Vestris, 3fiss St. George, Miss Lanza, Mlas Martindale, Miss Grove, Miss Ellis, Miss Resina Wright, Messrs. F. Matthews, B. Baker, Suter, Honacastie, Batier, and Vernon. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. N. Frarea. Tins EVEN LNG, Will be performed LUCILLE; or, The Story of a Heart. St. Cyr, Mr. Farren ; Vernet, Mr. Diddear ; Izak, Mr. Shalders V o n Metz, Mr. Cooke ; Lucille, Miss. L. Ho ward ; Julie, Miss With the FAST COACH. To conslude with RED RUFUS; or, Harlequin Fact, Fiction and panty. Red Ruf us, Mr. Shalder s ; Clowu, Mr. Edwards; Lees. Harlequin, Mr. F o rrest ; Pantaloon, Mr. Tanner; Columbine, Miss E LYNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. W. It. COPELAND, Liverpool. The 'Warmest Theatre in London. THIS EVENING. WC be peptormed THE TWELVE LABOURS OF HERCULBS. MY SISTER FROM INDIA. After whleh. called THE MANDA.- To be followed by a new Chinese burlesque, lIIN's DAUGHTER , or, Willow Pattern Plate. Characters by Ifessrs. J. Reeve, Rog ers, Romer, Attweod, Hudspeth ; mesdames Marshall, Sanders, a F, r ee, entitled TIIE FIFTH OF NOVEM linton, and Maskell. To conclude with Bell, Eg BIM, by Messrs. Tilbury, Rogers, Hudspeth, Misses Saunders and Ystikell. The pri c „ of adminfon are a rranged as follow : — Orchestra stalls, 48; hOZOS (first circle) 3 • (second circl e), 3s. ; Pit, Is. Doors to be , 8 . , °Penal at Half -past Six, and the performances to commence at ven p recisely. I "mud price will be taken to the Boxes only at Nine o'clock —drat circle, 2 5.; second circle, IS, each. Private Boxes One atage manager, Mr. E. Stirling. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITILE ATRE. 17ader the Patronage of her Majesty and his R°7l" ilighnes3 Alhrrt. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The most successful and nonuiar Theatre in LOndOn. THIS fi Will be produced, for the 10th time at this Theatre, a Magni cent Spectacle, entitled ELITE BEARD ; or, Femal, Curiosity, in which will be introduced a pair of highly-train e d El ep h an t s , male and fit gale, allowed to be the most docile pair ever brought into Europe. W i th Batty's Grand Scenes of the Arena, 4:ult.:racing the larg cSt B q uestrian Company in Europe, represented by Foreign and British Male 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 'rig " so facetiously set forth by the inimitable ... R. a nd MRS. BRIGGS ; or Finch's Festival—Mirth, Wit, and "punch," entitled at Har l equ in, Mr. Harvey; Colambine, Mrs. Harvey • palata a /4fr. Racluiaan ; Clown, Arthir Nelson, who will in the ~f each ev „„ 1 ,,,, play s number of favourite airs on tiaa sock coarse anie4 " l ' vr. gatty ogs to inform his patrons that he has entered i nto ;Mons. FRANTZ BENSOO ' the great R e a :, L alirig ane r , g r o t aa lti l o,l4o will make his first appear ance on Monday it o l o ut , tal 4t the Bea-office ham Eleven till Yew daily. Id4a4rogr, Ur. T. Tliciamn. THE SUN, LONDON, PORTRAITS SOULT AND WELLINGTON, WITH 9IEMOLRB AND FAC-SIMILLS OF THEIR HAND- WRITINGS. THE MOST SPLENDID LIKENESS OF SOULT EVER TAKEN, _Y W YON, FOR WHICH THE MARSHAL SAT SIX TIMES ; TOGETHER 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. 1831. TO CORRESPONDENTS No communication can be attended to unless authen. dented by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. 4-441 4 - 7 r, 11 7 (N . ,jyavi - t i 0 ,* 7r - _H." - — Z.* • ' ';.l • me ..- 01 eltktelanri 6"Atith LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1812 THE QUARTER'S REVENUE. The Revenue Returns for the year and quarter ending the sth January instant, will be found in another part of this day's impression. We are thus enabled once more to apply an arithmetical test to the statements respecting the national prosperity which have been put forward from time to time during the past year. Opinions may and will, of course, vary. There are some persons whose object it is to show that the nation is on the verge of ruin, that the agricultural interest is in a state of bankruptcy, and that all others, the trading, manufacturing, and labouring, as well as 1 the nonproductive classes, must participate in the distress which in the first instance has fallen upon the farmers. The mere fact of a deficiency, no matter how occa sioned, will be eagerly seized on by those parties as affording " confirmation strong as proof of holy writ" of the truth and accuracy of their gloomy vaticina tions. A more candid examination of the subject, and a consideration of the different disturbing elements that should be taken into the calculation, will, however, lead to a very different conclusion, and satisfy the unprejudiced inquirer that the account is by no means so unfavourable as it appears to be at first sight, but that, on the contrary, it is rather satisfactory than otherwise. We must, however, confess that it scarcely fulfils our anticipations of the r e sult of the congress of all nations to the British metropolis. The d ecre ase on the quarter immediatel y arrests the a t tention. Th ere is a falling off on the ordinary branch es and to a small the mos t important items. T he Post-office, of the revenue of no less than 936,1011., and these i n ex t e nt the Miscellaneous, are the re deeming features, which on the first aspect of arrears lead us to thi nk th a t ma tt e r s are not quite so bad as they seem to b e . —l‘ the y ear , too, there is a falling off in the ordinary revenue of 57 on the longer term , but we have th e very import ant items of Customs and Excise a 8,3351. ppearing on the right si de of the national ledger. In the Customs,then, 146189/, there is an increase of 146,1891, on the year, but a deficiency quarter. This latter can, h owe of he satisfactorily accounted for by the fact that entire 37,1931. on the si r z eduetion in the sugar duties came into operation which amounted to far more than months since, th ln e: , and it argues well for the year notwithstanding that modification of duty, littethat, still an improvement on the twelvemonth's accounts; In the Excise, which may generally be regarded as the index to the condition of the working class es there is an increase o f 89,209/. on the y e ar , but the falling-off on the quarter is no less than 162,640/. This is certainly worse than we had looked forward to. It is true that the corresponding quarter was an unusually good one,',the receipts having been consider ably augmented by the arrears of hop duty which were then collected, and also by the large produce of the malt-tax, which was far beyond the average in consequence of the favourable barley harvest of 1850. We had hoped, however, that the Great Exhibition, and the large consumption of exciseable beverages by our foreign visitors, would have led to a larger increase on the year than that which we are now enabled to announce. In the Stamps there is a decrease both on the year and quarter—on the former of 162,0921., and on the latter of 32,236/. The former is far more than ac counted for by the alteration in the Stamp duties, which came into operation last year, and which was estimated by Sir CHARLES WOOD at more than double the actual amount of reduction. The quarter's deficiency is fully explained by the making up of stocks b y thi;diliferent.stamp vendors, who had per 'Ositted the quantity on hank to become unusually low, in consideration of the alteration in the law, which took place from and after the 10th October, 1850. In the Assessed Taxes the deficiency on the year is 796,2161., and on the quarter 737,1311. The removal of the infamous tax on light and air, however, at once accounts for the falling off in both instances. The window-tax produced nearly 1,800,0001. per annum, and was col lected half-yearly. It is true that a house-duty was imposed in its place. Sir CHARLES WOOD could not make any concession with a good grace. That unfair and unwarrantable impost, which charges an increased duty on one description of property, viz., on houses, from which every other kind is exempt, has not, however, as yet, come into course of collection, and therefore the whole of the half-year's window-tax is practically abstracted from this quarter without any substitute whatsoever. The next item is certainly one of considerable im portance, inasmuch as it indicates the condition of the middle, as the Excise does of the working classes. The :Property-tax shows a deficiency of 78,1141• on the year, and of 50,7741. on the quarter! ! This last is truly formidable ; it would represent a falling off in the incomes of professional men, merchants, manufacturers, &c., of nearly 7,000,0001. sterling per ' annum ; and it is the more formidable, inas much as the corresponding quarter of last year itself showed a considerable falling off when compared with that of 1849. We know that a very general disgust prevails throughout the entire country at the unfair and un equal operation of this tax, which assesses at the same rate the dividends of the fundholders and the preca rious earnings of the hard-working merchant, trader, or professional man, who has not only to keep up an appearance in society, but to keep up assurances for his family, and to lay by something for old age or ill health. This tax will expire in three months more►; let the chosen representatives of the English people resolve that they will never renew it, unless there be a more equitable apportionment of the charge. In the Post-office, thanks to the care and judgment that has been exercised in that well-managed depart ment, and especially to the indefatigable exertions of ROWLAND HILL, we find at last an improvement on the year and quarter—of 244,0001. on the former, and 94,0001. on the latter. This is indeed cheering, and reflects the highest credit on all concerned in producing that satisfactory result. In the Crown Lands there is a deficiency of 10,000/. on the year, and 20,0001. on the quarter. The Woods and Forests want a thorough reform. If the same care were taken that a private individual bestows on his own affairs, a very different result, indeed, would be perceptible. Look to this, Lord SEYMOUR, or a strict account may be demanded of the trust confided to your hands. In the Miscellaneous there is a small falling off on the year of 6,3111., but an improvement on the quarter of 10,183/. In the Extraordi nary items we find the deficiency in the imprest and other moneys, which for the year is 48,0371. and for the quarter 14,7011., far more than counterbalanced by the greater punctuality in the re payment of advances, which show an improvement of 94,3251. on the year, and of 237,2551. on the quarter I On the whole, while the returns above referred to show no great cause for congratulation, neither do they afford any reasonable grounds for despondency either as to the condition or prospects of the COIIIII Intelligence from the United States comes to as ust now under an appearance decidedly melo- ~---- dramatic. Through the accounts yesterday received from the opposite shores of the Atlantic, we are enabled to witness the continued ovation of KOSSUTH, as it were, by the light of the conflagration at Wash- ington. Every generous heart will be disposed to rejoice at the former occurrence, and to lament the calamity which has abandoned to the flames the beautiful capitol of the North American Republic. Under any circumstances, the breaking out of a ter, rible fire like that said to have been raging on the eve of Christmas at Washington must be a matter of profound sorrow to the spectator, whether the city thus destroyed be the metropolis of a friendly power, or of one at the very moment in arms against our own Governmen Of all the casualties to which mankind are subject these are assuredly the ones which secure the most immediate and the most unanimous sympathy. Even when regarded in the remote ages of antiquity, they excite the regrets of the more reflective scholars at the destruction of the library of Alexandria, or the burning of Borne by NERo, or that of the Temple of Diana by EROSTRATUS. During later times we have witnessed the emotions with which the people of Western Europe received information of the reduction of Moscow to ashes; and when, but a few years since, came news of a similar misfortune befalling the inha bitants of Ilamburgh, we all remember how generous was the munificence displayed towards the sufferers by the mercantile classes of England, and more es pecially of London. It was as if the recollection of the sufferings experienced by our ancestors about the middle of the seventeenth century;on the occasion of the fire which desolated our own metropolis from Pud- ding-lane to Pie•corner, had rendered its citizens ever afterwards peculiarly susceptible of sorrow on hearing of any similar occurrence. We doubt not, there fore, that the melancholy intelligence from the capital of the United States will be received through out the United Kingdom with genuine feelings of commiseration. The accounts relating to KOSSUTH are somewha more satisfactory than the foregoing. His reception everywhere appears to have surpassed expectation. As in England, he is welcomed in America by the foremost of all the champions of the Liberal party on the European continent. His eloquent voice is still, we rejoice to learn, raised upon every available oppor tunity with a view to diffuse ideas eminently calcu lated to forward the cause of an elevated and organized democracy. Listening to him, th e people of the United States will be enabled to judge the more correctly as to what are the real wishes and precise sentiments cherished by the European population. Happily the lull of the pre sent interval is thus employed by the leader of the Hungarians in proclaiming to nations already emancipated, nations as great,and powerful as Eng land and America, the hopes cherished by his coun trymen and,by the other oppressed nationalities. So that the next signal for the liberation of con tinental Europe from the thraldom imposed upon it by the despots of Germany, those most obsequious satellites of the AUTOCRAT, may not come upon the world unexpectedly or prematurely, or without suffi cient preparation 1 It is a fortunate circumstance, meanwhile, that we can call to our remembrance at this moment that an alliance has been recently commenced between the nations presided over respectively by the Councils of St. James's and Washington—thanks to the senti ments expressed by the Hon. Mr. WALKER, to the policy disclosed by Sir HENRY BULWER, and to the course long adopted in the administration of Foreign Affairs by the late Chief Secretary of that department, Lord PALMERSTON. Whatever may be the c onduct of his successor, Earl GRANVILLE, we a t ny interestot to t feel assured, remain long a matter of he community, seeing that the days of the Whig Min istr y —or, as we have already more than once designated it, " the GREY Iniquity"—are numbered. The curio sit y of the p eople of this icann co untry, therefore, i s directed rather to the question of the s uccessors than to that of t he future p olic y of the pr esent G overnmen t. And as to the likelihood of Lord PALmeEsToze's re -i n statement in office — and that n o t as Fore i gn Secretary, but as leader of the Administration —we conceive that there cannot remain much doubt with the generality of the more observant Liberals . of the United Kingdom. Satisfied that such wil l be the course of events before many months have elapsed, we bear in recollection somewhat agreeably the portents of a friendly under standing between the and the people of England citizens of the United States. Fortunately, too, we can, without extravagance, look forward to the extension of that alliance to the Republi can_ Government of France, as presided over by the elected, first of 6,000,000, and then again of 7,600,000, Louis NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. It is by this time tolerably well familiar to the majo rity that the immediate cause of Lord PALM/WT(44'B TUESDAY EVENING, dismissal from the Government was the fact of his having declared himself decidedly in favour of the memorable coup d'ttat of the 2d of December, that daring actiwhich has subsequently received, through universal suffrage and the ballot, the decisive approval of the whole French population ! With Viscount PALMERSTON again in office, and next time, as we have intimated, not as Foreign Secretary, but as Prime Minister, England would be enabled to enter into a staunch and cordial compact with the Republican Government of France, and with the Re publican Government of America—a compact by which those three nations, the most liberal and the most powerful in Christendom, might set at naught, at once and for ever, the atrocious machinations of the AUTOCRAT and his German satellites. In reference to the possibility of witnessing the carrying out of this scheme of alliance with France, it may be incidentally observed, that one by one the various accusations of a most atrocious character, directed against the PRESIDENT by his as la tri umphantly disproved. He was charged very recently, it as sailants may ts be in remembered, this cowithuntry, are clearly and ime of having re sncont, ceived an autograph letter (concerning his proceed ings on the 2d ultimo) from the Emperor of RUSSIA. This, it may be observed, has now received an official contradiction. LOUIS NAPOLEON, again, was vilified for having, according to these most veracious publi cists,proclaiming himself the E Republic by suddenly mperor. Mail after mail br r o e k a e c n hea fait u h with afro from Paris, and not a i whisper mores heard in regard to that preposterous assertion. But beyond all this, the PRESIDEXT has been abused as a monster of cruelty for what has been called, again and again, the atrocious massacre of the people by t h e soldiers on t h e boule vards. Well—the p ar ti culars of t h e kill e d the 4th of December is p u bli s h e d i n d ue course , an d andw what iwaotuhuadd nature e mo o n f g the civilians in Paris on the revelations ? Why it turns out that the massacre of thousands presents to us a total of 215 killed and of 115 wounded ; while out of the 215, 137 fell at the barricades, 78 ex piring afterwards. Oat of the entire number killed, moreover, it is asserted that only ten persons were not concerned in the insurrection. So much for the reported massacre of the innocent population ! Every additional particular, indeed, received in reference to the coup d'etat of the 2d of December only assures us more and more that so great a change—a change, moreover, re establishing the ballot and universal suffrage—was never before effected with so little effusion of blood. Let it be borne in mind, in addition to this, that the movement in question effectually crushed the anar chists, and that by the votes of the nation on the 21st ultimo it has been consecrated as an act of patriotism by the almost unanimous approbation of the French multitude. Everything considered, therefore, we are by no means extravagant in the anticipation of an alliance between the liberal Cabinets of England, France, and the United States, an alliance we are gratified to regard as inevitable on the reinstatement s of Lord PALlucaszox as chief of the new Government. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. On Monday there was a grand dinner given by the Prefect of the Seine at the Hotel de Ville to the Ministers, the Marshals, and Generals of France, and judges of the courts of law, and the mayors of the departments. The PRESIDENT of the Republic had been invited, but was prevented from attending by indisposition. At one extremity of the dining-hall, above the seats of honour, was placed the bust of Louis NA POLEON, surrounded with flags ornamented with the imperial eagles. Among the company present were the Ministers, Marshal Exeelmans, Generals blagnan, Laweitine, Lavasseur, Carrelet, Caurobert, Roguet, Cornemuse, and Courand ; Colonel Fleury, the Pre sident's aide-de-camp; Colonel Vieyra, the principal staff officer of the National Guard of Paris, and a number of naval, municipal, and other officials. The Prefect of the Seine, in proposing the health of the PRESIDENT of the Republic, said— "To the health of the President of the Republic. To the consolidation of this new power, which seven millions of suffrages have, for the second time, rendered the ar biter of our destinies. To the accomplishment of the most ardent wishes of Louis Napoleon, the glory and prosperity of F r ance. —(Applause.) May God grant this noble prize to his courageous and patriotic devoted ness—' Vivo Napoleon.'—(Cries of ' Bravo,' and Vire Napoleon.')" M. DE MORNY, the Minister of the Interior, replied to the toast as follows : e Gentlemen, --I cannot listen to these enthusiastic ac clamations addressed to Louis Napoleon without deep emotion, for no one knows better than I do how much ho deserves them.—(Applause.) No one has been in a better position than myself to appreciate his long patience, his self-denial, and, finally, his courage and devotion to the salvation of the country. (Loud and long-continued applause, and cries of Vive Napoleon.' A voice—' He is the saviour of France.') ininPglaishh;d(Yel halves.—(Sensation ; great ap plause.)Yes, Monsieur le Prefet, your wishes will be granted I This power, whose firm establishment you desire, will consolidate itself, for the yes!)—and Providence finger of Providence is evident in all the events that Now, gentlemen, I . think I speak the havesenti ments ' s beenno t of the Prince in thanking you for the zeal with which you have come to Paris to bring him the testi mony of your sympathies, and of the gratitude of the people, and in his name I drink to the delegates from all d a o cc t o h the departments of France.—(Applause, and cries of Vive Napoleon.')" The statement which appeared in the Cltustitutiees ael that the Emperor of RUSSIA had addressed an au tograph letter of congratulation to LOUIS NAPOLEON, on the accomplishment of the coup d'etat of the 2d December, has received an official contradiction. Neither note nor autograph letter has been received from the ESIPEROE. General BauaeluaY D'HILLIERS is about to proceed on a special mission to St. Petersburgh, and General D'Hairreoteb to Madrid and Lisbon. The office of President of the Senate has been offered to M. TuoPLONG and refused ; it is supposed that M. BARocUE will be appointed. The following communicated note appears in the Patrie:— " One of the journals has stated that the recent im port of gold into France has led to corresponding ex orts in silver. To show t hat this statement is errone ous, it is only necessary to give from the Customs' re turns the amount of imports and exports of gold and silver from Ist January, 1851, to the 20th Decembe r of the same year. The imports of gold amounted to 118,130,400 f., and the exports to 16,530,900 f.; the im ports of silver were 171 ,711,900 E, an d t he exports 87,768,700 f. This shows that instead of diminishing, the silver currency has increased 83,943,200 E" It would appear from the following passages from a leading article in the Pattie, that the duties of the Senate and the Legislative Assembly will be little more than to act as courts of registration for the de crees of the Ministry. In speaking of the Charter of IEI4, the Patrie says— " The doctrine of examination was incarnate in that Constitution in the face of the principle of authority, like the gnawing worm, which sooner or later could not but sap its strength. The Tribune and the Presse which Louis XVIII. placed in it, and to which he gave con siderable rights and extensive liberties, were nothing less than two formidable citidals fortified against loyalty. The charter of 1830 w as an exaggeration of the vices of that of 1814." In another place it Says— " The disease being known the r emedy is easy, it is to root out the principle of examination and replace it by the principle of authority." The Pays, in c ommenting on the effect likely;to be produced in foreign Governments by the recent events in France, say s _ In all this there is nothing menacing for foreign Governments. W. feel convinced that, so far from feel ing alarmed at this reconstitution of authority upon a soil shaken by so many revolutions within the last sixty years, they will be rather re-assured. But it is well to show to Europe, that if the new power reckons upon the friendship an doyalty o f European Cabinets, it relies above all upon i tse lf, while its confidence in treaties being respected, and in the sincerity of new and old alliances, is °a l_ y the c onfidence derived from a sense of strength." The Court-martial at Lyons condemned, on :the 30th ult., several civilians to death for political offences. An order of the day of Gen. LE PATS DE Bouu- JOLLY, commanding the state of Beige in the depart ments of the Gers, Lot, and Lot-et-Garonne, states that several insurgents still show themselves in many places, particularly in the forests and lwides of the Lot-et-Garonne. He reminds all commanding officers throughout those departments of the order already given, that every individual taken with arms in his hands it to be shot. In reply to the r epresen t a tions of M. DE PERSIG NY, the KING of the BELGIANS has expressed his willing ness to expel from Belgium such of the French re fugees as have been condemned by a legal tribunal, but none ethers. The prisoners of Ham have been offered their liberty, on condition that they shall exile themselves from France for one year, and shall not reside during that period in Belgium. The following announcement appears in all the papers To-day, at two o'clock, Dupin was received at the Palace of the Elys6a, in a private audience, by the President of the lieplabu o r and ei the same time the JANUARY 6, 1852. following appears ;—" A deputation of the Court of Cas- courts sitting as tribunals of first instance, proceedings sation, headed by M. Portalis, the first president, and the take place by indictment, the accused is provided with Procureur-General (M. Dupin), went to-day (Saturday), a advocate, and the final proceedings are oral. according to custom, to pay their respects to the Minister j The proceedings are not public, but the accused has of Justice." To this the Constitutionnel adds the extract the right of giving admission to a definite number of his of M. Dupin's letter to M. Portulis, in which he said friends as spectators during the oral proceedings in the Mon adhesion n'est pas plus douteuse que la vOtre.'" court of first instance. The Paris Bourse was dull yesterday, with the excep- " The public prosecutor presents indictments. tion of Railway Shares. The Five per Cents. opened at " Juries are dispensed with. 104 f. 80c., and closed at 105 f. 10c. for the end of the "In the courts of first and second instance, the pro month. The Three per Cents. closed at 70f. 90c. ceediugs are conducted only in writing." BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT `I.IIE In the sitting of the 31st ult. the Frankfort Diet LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 5. decided on the suppression and sale of the federal Boulogne and Amiens, 11% Central of France (Orleans fleet. On this occasion Austria proposed to form and Vierzon), 21N—Luxembourg, 3 4 , Q —Northern of France, 19%—Orleans and Bordeaux, Bk/ 9 —Paris and Rouen, 27 the German navy in three divisions, to be corn- Paris and Strasbourg, 17A—Rouen and Havre, 10%— manded respectively by Austrians, Prussians, and Sambre and Meuse, 44 4 —Tours and Nante', 93. Germans of other states. Prussia opposed this ar rangement, when the above final resolution was adopted. Prussia has declared her readiness to undertake the support of the fleet for one month. SPAIN. Madried journals to the 31st ult. have arrived. The QUEEN is quite recovered, and will soon re sume her official duties. I'I'AL I . The following address of congratulation has been sent to her MAJESTY by General ESPARTERO : " Senora,—Heaven has heard the vows of the good Spaniards, and, in conceding to your Majesty its effica cious aid to get out of a pass always difficult and pain ful, has given us a Princess—an announcement that the succession of the Monarchy will be perpetuated in the direct line of your Majesty, and adorned with institu tions, which, making greater the prerogatives of the throne, render them compatible with the rights of the people. " May your Majesty and your august Consort deign to accept, with your wonted benevolence, the most sin cere and cordial felicitation for so fortunate an event. Count GALLINA, Sardi❑ian Minister at Paris, has demanded his recal. Ir is said that his successor will he General GIACINTO DB COLLEGNO, a veteran of Italian liberalism. MARKET N blVS.—crtils DAY.) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD,— Meadow Hay, 21 15s to 3/ 17 6d; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 4/ 6s; and Straw, 11 to 1/ 6s per load. Supply moderate, and trade tolerably firm. CUMBERLAND —Meadow flay, 2/ 15s to 3118 s; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 41 ss; and Straw, 1/ Is to 11 7s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 15s to 31 17s 6d; Clover ditto, 3/ 6s to 41 7s; and Straw, I/ Os to 11 6s per load. Trade dull at our quotations. cemoNi.es.as. SUGAR.—The public sales are going off very flatly, a large quantity being offered. Refined brown lumps are 445, and steady. CuFFEE.—Holders are firm and expect a better de mand. Native Ceylon has been taken in at 41s 6d. TEA.—The inquiry improves. Sound Congou is at 9d per lb. HEMP.—Is 30s 10d per cwt for clean. The stock on the Ist inst. was 11,459 tons against 6,326 tons at the same time last year. The deliveries last year was 1,018 tons, against 926 tons in 1850. Feex.—The stock on the Ist inst. was 1,347 tons against 1,296 tons at the same time last year. The de liveries last year were 150 tons against 344 tons in 1850. Cocos.—This article is very fiat. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is rather brisker. COTTON.—Holders are firm. Limo() —The demand for this article during the past month has been chit fly confined to small orders for im mediate use; a parcel of about 200 chests of Bengal is reported to have changed hands at easier rates; Madras and Kurpah maintain about October prices. At the next periodical sale, which will take place early in February, prices are expected to rule lower than in October last. From Calcutta we learn that the estimate of the new crop has been reduced to 120,000 naaunds, in consequence of the weight proving less than was calculated upon, caused by the quality and lightness of the pastes; two small parcels of the new crop had arrived, but no busi ness had been done; all parties were waiting to hear the result of our October sale. COCHINEAL has been in moderate request; for grain of good colour and size, full prices are paid; the ordinary sorts do not sell so readily, and previous rates are barely maintained. At public sale, Honduras Silver sold from 2s 9d to 3s Id, ditto Black 3s 2d to 4s 3d; Mexican Silver 2s 7d to 2s Bd, ditto Black 3s 4d to 3s 6d; Teneriffe Silver 3s Id to 3s 2d, ditto Black 3s 2d to 3s 6d per lb. The stock on hand shows a large increase compared with the same period last year; the imports, though large, fall short of 1850, but the de liveries have much increased. TOBACCo.—The dull and monotonous state of the market, which has existed for some time past, was in some measure relieved during last month by sales of all sorts to nearly 1,200 hhds. The sale of 500 to 600 hhds of strips by one importer is the only feature deserving any particular observation. This sale and circumstances connected with it cannot be fairly consi dered as indicating a correct and positive state of the market, as similar rates to those paid have been subse quently declared by other importers; this sale, which was unquestionably pressed on the market, together with upwards of 150 hhds held by speculation, sam ples of which have made the circuit of the kingdom, and we are glad to find have at last been; located, may probably conduce in preventing a further depression in prices; but whether this should be the case or otherwise seems to be a matter of perfect indifference; increasing and extending business by some manufacturers appears to be the chief object in view, remunerating prices a secondary consideration. For exportation, business was extremely limited, and inquiries were confined to com mon and ordinary sorts; sales did not exceed 140 hhds. Imports, 270 hhds ; deliveries, 971 hhds, against 804 hhds in the corresponding month of 1851; stock, 22,309 hhcla, against 26,721 iu 1851. In Virginia the demand has remained limited, and with the exception of about e 0 hhds and tierces taken for Ireland and Scotland, the sales of the month have been confined to small purchases by the trade as in need. The cargo of the Junius has been sampled, and turned ' out generally in good condition. Demand for exporta tion has been almost exclusively for very ord descrip tions, and to a limited extent. To Kentucky leaf the business of the last month was almost entirely confined; 6 there has been an improved demand for colony home ' trade leaf, and several small sales have been effected. Sales for exportations are estimated at 120 hhds. Maryland of leafy and coloury kinds has been in good request., " Senora, at the royal feet of your Majesty, " EL DUQUE DE LA VICTORIA. " Logrono, Dec. 24, 1851." The Gazette announces that her MAJESTY has re ceived with esteom the felicitation of the Duke DE LA VICTORIA. PORTUGAL. Accounts have been received from Lisbon to the 24th ult. The country continued tranquil, and the Cortes had appointed their Electoral Committees to verify the returns of Members. _ _ _ _ The claims of the British Government on behalf of Mrs. CROFT will, it is said, be acknowledged. GERMANY. COMPLETE REVOCATION OF THE AUS- TRIAN CON STITU TION. The Wiener Zeitung of January Ist contains the following decrees of the Emperor of AUSTRIA. It will be seen that whereas the provisions of the con stitution were cancelled by the imperial edict of August 20, 1851, the last principles of political right conceded by the constitution are now disavowed. There now exists no political right in the empire. The first of these decrees annuls the constitution in the following words : " We, Franz Joseph 1., by the grace of God, Emperor of Austria, &c., &c. "In pursuance of our ordinance of 20th August, 1851, the constitution promulgated by the patent of March 4, 1849, has been submitted to a thorough examination by our Ministry and our Imperial Council. " Since, according to the results of this investigation, the said constitution neither agrees in its fundamental principles with the situation of the Austrian imperial state, nor is capable of execution in the totality of its provisions, we find ourselves, after anxious consideration of all the facts, compelled by our duty as regent hereby to declare the said constitution of March 4, 1849, null and void. " The equality of all subjects before the law, as well as the abolition of peasant service and bondage, and the duties formerly connected therewith (for which compen sation has been adjudged to feudal proprietors), is ex pressly confirmed. " In order to be able to attain to those institutions, which are calculated to satisfy the requirements of our different peoples, and to fulfil the condition of the wel fare of all classes of the same, and in order also to for tify our government, and iecure the unity and power of our state, we shall abide in the path of experience, proving the exact necessities of the empire, and from time to time shall issue suitable organic la as. " Upon the ground of these considerations, we have, after bearing the counsel of our Ministry and Reichs rath, resolved upon a series of principles as the basis of those organic laws, and have commanded that these be made public without delay, and that also their applica tion in practice may be realized as early as possible. " The successive special laws will contain the more particular provisions and institutions; until these issue, the laws now existing will be binding. " Given this 31st day of December, 1851, &c., (Signed) " FRANZ JOSEPH. "F. SCHWARZENBERG. " RANSONNET." The second, it will be seen, sets aside the funda mental rights : " We, Franz Joseph, &c. " In the patent of March 4, 1849, a number of spe cific political rights were announced and attributed to the inhabitants of the archduchy of Austria, above and be low the Ems, of Salzburg, Styria, Elyria, Carinthia, Carniolia, Tyrol, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, Galicia, Bukovina, Dalmatia, &a. These, with the scheme of a constitution, published at the same date, have been sub jected to a careful consideration. " In consequence of reasons become known to us upon hearing the opinions of our Ministers and our Reichs rath, we have seen fit to annul the said patent of March 4, 1849, and with it the fundamental rights then attri buted to the inhabitants of the crown lands aforesaid. " In so far as special alterations have not already been made in the separate heads of that enumeration of rights we reserve to ourselves the liberty to regulate the same by means of particular laws. "We declare, however, expressly by the present patent, that we will uphold and protect every lawfully recognised ecclesiastical and religious society, in the en joyment of the right of public worship, as well as in the administration of its interior affairs; and further, in the unmolested possession of its institutions for carrying out worship, instruction, and benevolence, always supposing them to be conformable to the laws of the empire. " Given, &c., it Vienna, Dec. 31, 1851. The subjoined document is an appendix of princi ples upon which a subsequent series of organic laws is to be framed : it will be observed that trial by jury is utterly abolished. "FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE FUTURE OitGANIC INSTITUTIONS OF THE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE. " The territories united, whether under ancient, his torical, or modern titles, with the Austrian Imperial States, form the inseparable elements of the Austrian Imperial hereditary monarchy. " The phrase crown-lands shall be employed in official documents only as a general expression: when a particular territory is designated, the proper name of the same shall invariably be expressed. " The existing circumscriptions of the crown-lands shall be observed, except so far as administrative reasons may render necessary a deviation from this rule. " In each crown-land imperial district administrations (landesfaratliche Bezirksamter) shall be established, as may be thought fit,:and within the same the action of the various branches of administration shall be as far as possible united. " Above the district boards, boards of circles (lireis beherden) will be established for administrative pur poses. The territorial extent of these will be fixed with regard both to former divisions and present needs. " In the smaller crown-lands, as generally whore no necessity exists for establishing the boards of circles, they will be dispensed with. " The boards of circles are subordinated to the gover nor of the crown-land (see next article), and have functions partly supervisory and partly administrative. " Above the boards of circles are placed in every crown-land the viceroyalty (statthalterei), and the Lan deschef (chief of the province). The functions belong ing to the viceroyalty, the position and powers of the Landeschief, and his relation to the supreme authority, will be defined by particular regulations. " The existing orrts-gemeinde (communes) will be continued as such, excepting in cases were their union is rendered especially necessary or desirable. " In the organization of orrts-gemeinde, the distinction between rural and city communes is to be kept in view, particularly the character of the latter, as royal or princely towns or cities. " The election of a president and acting committee of the commune will take place according to regulations hereafter to be issued. The official title of the president will be that which has heretofore been used in each crown-land. The functions of the president and com mittee will be limited to the affairs of the commune. They will, however, be bound to render all required co operation in more public affairs, when called upon so to do by the superior courts. "(Here follow a number of minute regulations for the government of parishes and other small communities.) " The publication of the official proceedings of com munes is forbidden. The communes are subjected im mediately to the district boards. According to these principles a particular organisation is to be worked out for every crown-land. "In the application of these principles, it must always be a rule to concede the greatest amount of influence to the greatest interests. In the election of communal president and committee, as in communal affairs, gene rally, influence is to be secured to the landed proprietor in proportion to his property within the commune, and to his rating to the taxes; to the manufacturing and com mercial interests in proportion to the collective property; and particularly in civic communes, to the proprietors of houses, and afterwards a decisive superiority must be assured to the corporations existing for spiritual and ma terial purposes. " In the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom, the existing communal divisions will be kept up and improved. " The judicial office will be exercised throughout the realm by the members of the courts, according to the existing laws, in the name of his Imperial Royal and Apostolic Majesty. "‘ The judges and officers of justice are to be treated, in respect of their personal conduct, according to the prescriptions valid for the other officers of the state, with reservation of their independence in the la w f u l exercise of their office. " The separation of the administration of justice from merely ministerial dnties shall prevail in the collegiate tribunals, and in the courts of second and third instance, also in the courts of first instance in Lombardy, and wherever else it shall be found necessary. Elsewhere, judicial and administrative functions will be united in courts of first instance. criminal cane which come hews) the ollogiste - - CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY OLD COURT'. Robert Grant and James Christy were charged with stealing a horse, value 21., the property of Thomas Chambers. The horse was turned out into a field in Bow-lane, but in the course of an hour afterwards it was missing, and, a search being made, it was traced to the possession of the prisoners, who were in the act of selling it for 30s. when they were arrested. The prisoners, in their defence, said they found the horse, but the Learned Recorder told the jury that even supposing the defence were true, they were not justified in offering it for sale. The jury found the prisoners Guilty, and the Court sentenced them to be imprisoned in the House of Cor rection for three years. The Court was occupied the rest of the morning trying several minor cases of petty larceny, none of which were of sufficient public interest to justify a report. NEW COURT. The Court was occupied during tho morning in try ing Mint cases, none of which presented any feature beyond what ordinarily distinguishes prosecutions for uttering counterfeit coin. TLIE LATE MR. TURNER, R A.—We mentioned last week, that Mr. Turner died in an obscure lodging in Chelsea, but we purposely omitted to state that he was living at Chelsea under an assumed name. The story is as fol lows :—He loved retirement, and entertained a peculiar dis like to having his lodgings known —sharing, with all his immense wealth, the feeling of the poorest bankrupt. He saw lodgings to his liking, asked the price, found them cheap, and that was quite as much to his liking. But the land lady wanted a reference. " I will buy your house outright, my good woman," was the reply somewhat angrily. Then, en agreement was wanted—met by an exhibition of bank notes and sovereigns, and an offer to pay in advance—an offer which proved of course perfectly satisfactory. The ar tist's difficulties were not, however, yet over. The landlady wanted her lodger's name, "in case any gentleman should call." This was a worse dilemma. "N a me, name," he muttered to himself in his usual gruff manner, " What is your name 2" "My name is Mrs. Brook." 0," was the reply, " then I am Mr. Brook ;" and as a " Mr. Brook" Turner died at Chelsea.—Atlienauin. -"- THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, AND ELECTRIC TELE- I GRAHL—Arrangements are now being made, with the con- sent of the South-Eastern Railway, and at the request of the Astronomer-Royal, for placing the Royal Observatory at Greenwich in connexion with the wires of the Electric Te legraph Company, which will give facilities for instantaneous astronomical observation at one and the same time in all parts of the kingdom, and, by means of the submarine telegraph, with nearly all parts of the Continent. Two other advantages will also be obtained—viz, those of ascer teatiineigngththee ndaitY'tiornelcetirainethbeylotnhgeituundieforomf p s l t a a c n es L a rd nd ef o G f Iteegeun -1 - wich. BALL OF THE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF TILE 2D LIFE-GUARDS.--Those stalwart sons of Mars, the non-commissioned officers of the 2d Life-Guards, gave their usual annual ball yesterday evening, at the Commercial Hall, King's-road, Chelsea. The room, which is tastefully decorated, and admirably adapted to entertainments of this description, was comfortably thronged with 'the military heroes and their fair friends, and both parties seemed deter mined, by their hearty enjoyment of the scene, to make the most of the short time that is to elapse, before the contemplated migration from Knightsbridge. The whole arrangements were carried out under the auspices of Mr. music, bot h tastefulwhihch Grattan Cooke, with an order and regularly that Id ' h w a a y s e als d e on er e ra h ng on ed ou b r y t t u ha A t lamenactlke'ms,ana,nwdastahleswould t N h v e ith sta m tu u r c e h ‘ in selection and brilliant in execution. The S v c . hott r isc en e d enjoyment, Po lka, and andtlu sr il althoughl Quadrille," '' w erelooking dancedat gen tlemen, they could hardly be said to " trip it on the light fantastic toe," they did their spiriting very gently, and no doubt much to their ownand their o ; g l u e partners' satisfaction. The dancing finished at a late hour with the old English country dance of " Sir Roger de Coverley." OMNIBUS IMPROVEMENTS,—Yesterday the greater portion of those omnibus proprietors and conveyance com panies, w hose vehicles ply within short distances of the me tropolis, and who were opposed to any reduc tion in the fares, not only succumbed to public opinion on the subject, but also placed some new and elegant omnibuses, splendidly fitted and well horsed, on the various lines of road. The new vehicles have better sitting room, and are much wider between the seats; in a few there are covered life lines ex tending along the inside of the roof, for the purpose of either in seeking a passengers steadying themselves, . seat or going to alight, and the ventilation is on a better prin ciple. With respect to fares, a person may travel through nearly the whole of the metropolis, on the north bank of the Thames, at a halfpenny a mile, and in some instances for less. By taking the proper conveyances from the Edg ware-road to Whitechapel- road, or vice versa, the distance can be accomplished for fourpence, that is—to Tottenham court- road one penny, and thence to Whitechapel-road, three pence. THE F O RTIFICATIONS AT SHEERNESS.—Orders have been given by the Colonel-Commandant, according to in structions from the Horse Guards, to affix the sights and locks on all the sea battery guns ; also to all the guns forming the inner fortifications of the arsenal, citadel, &c.; and also to stock with shell, shot, and ammunition all the serving magazines to the batteries. The Royal Artillery commence on Monday next a battery of about 80 guns of be directed seaward, and concentrated on one hull.--. Shipping . large calibre on swivel carriages, which could, if necessary, 1 &Ague. THE MEDI TERRANEAN. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Euxine, Captain R. W. Evans, has just arrived here, with dates from Constantinople, Dec. 19 , Smyrna, Dec. 22 , Malta, Dec. 26 ; Gibral tar, Dec. 31. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Montrose, Captain Bowen, with the outward mails of the 17th ult , broke her main shaft on the 24th ult., off Cape St. Vincent, by which one paddle wheel was entirely disabled. She succeeded, how• ever, in making Cadiz, from whence the mails and passengers for Gibraltar were forwarded by the Spanish war steamer Peninsula. The Euxine brings home only the Gibraltar mails for England and the Admiralty agent of the Montrose, which vessel will have to remain at Cadiz, till a new shaft can be sent out to her. The Euxine brings on freight 25 packages specie (gold), value 121,0001. sterling ; 1 package antique coins, value 1,0001.; 76 boxes oranges, 160 boxes dates, 1,788 drums of figs, 104 cases sponges, 56 cases opium, 11 boxes scammonny, 80 bags valonia, 2 boxes otto of roses, 124 bales silk, 143 bales goats' wool, 320 bags nuts, 14 bales sheep's wool, 16 tubs leeches, 61 cases gums, 6 bales skins, 82 bales carpets, and 67 packages general merchandize. The Euxine has experienced strong head winds with bad weather throughout the whole voyage. The barque Mystery was towed into Constantinople, on the 19th December from the Black Sea, dismasted. The master and crew of the barque Industry had ar rived at Constantinople, having abandoned the ship off the Crimea on the 4th December, dismasted, and in a sinking state. On the 30th December the Euxine exchanged signals with the brig Cynthia off Cape de Gatt. The master and crew of the schooner Margery, of Dundee, were taken off the wreck of that vessel by the galliot Jacobine Barbara, and taken into Gibral tar, the Margery having been dismasted in a squall on the 21st December, in lat. 44 N., and long. 10 8 W. Her Majesty's ship Growler was at Constantinople. At Malta—Her Majesty's ships Queen, Trafalgar, Albion, Superb, Vengeance, Bellerophon, Hercules, and Indefatigable. Steamers—Terrible, Spiteful, Spit fire, Caradoc, Medusa, Ardent, Oberon, Merlin, and Medina. Our accounts from Gibraltar, of the 31st ult., quote the rate of Exchange as follows :—At 90 days' date on London, 50 1 1- to 501 ; Paris, sf. 27c. ; Mar seilles, sf. 28c. ; Genoa, sf. 31c. At 8 days' sight on Madrid, 4 discount; Cadiz, premium; Malaga, dis.; Seville, 4 dis. ; Alicante, dis. ; Valencia, dis. ; Barcelona, par ; Spanish pillared dollars, lf per cent. premium. The screw steam-ship Frankfort, 3 days 1 hour from Marseilles, arrived at Gibraltar on the 26th ult., and sailed for Liverpool on the 26th. The French war steamer Requin from Oran and Nemours ar rived at Gibraltar on the 25th. The French war steamer Narval sailed from Gibraltar on the 27th ult. The Peninsular and Oriental steam-ship Ripon, Captain Moresby, with the outward East India and China mails, five days and a half from Southampton, arrived at Gibraltar on the 26:h ult., and proceeded to Malta and Alexandria. The British steamer Orontes, 12 days from Alexandria, i nnd six from Malta, arrived at Gibraltar on the 27th, and cleared for Liverpool. The steamer Queen of Scotland, thirteen days from London, and four from Corunna, arrived on the 29th, and sailed for Constantinople. The screw-steamer Livorno, six days from Liverpool, arrived on the 28th, and cleared for Genoa, Leghorn, &c. The steamer Phceby, five days from Malta, bound to Liverpool, arrived on the 22th. 'li e Turkish war steamer Lion, fourteen day s from London, and seven from Plymouth, bound to Constantinople, arrived at Gibraltar on the 29th ult. Her Majesty's steam-frigate Dragon and her Majesty's steam-sloop Janus were in Gibraltar Bay when the Euxine left. ASTLEY'S THEATRE. The gorgeous spectacle of Blue Beard, the earliest and the best grand spectacle ever produced, and almost the only drama of its class which has achieved an enduring fame, was revived last evening at Astley's, with more than its pristine splendour; and, as nearly half a century has elapsed since its performance, it has all the attractions of a novelty added to those of a piece traditionally famous, and which therefore any modern playgoer is anxious to see in order to compare the reality with the tradition. The whole of the im mense resources of Mr. Batty's establishment have been laid under contribution in the production of Blue Beard, and the result has been that the spectacle is one of the most magnificent ever produced, even at Astley's, whilst the introduction of real elephants, ze bras, and other animals, denizens of the East, in which the scene is laid, give to it an air of vraisemblance and a local colouring which must have been wanting when the piece was originally produced without these ac cesories. The opening scene is one of the most splendid ever seen. The appearance of the proces sion of Blue Beard and his train from the mountains in the distance, their gradual approach, asd their finally defiling across the stage, is admirably managed. In this scene the two splendid elephants which Mr. Batty has recently purchased appear, drawing Blue Beard in his Turkish car ; they are very fine animals, and the manner in which they perform their part reflects infinite credit on Mr. Batty's teach ing. This scene is beautifully painted, and the dresses and decorations are superb. This scene, however, magnificent as it is, is surpassed in gorgeous splendour by the brilliantly illuminated garden in which the bridal festival is held. This is one of the most gorgeous scenes ever placed on the stage ; in it there is a characteristic dance introduced, in which Mr. W. H. Harvey, Madlle. Louisa Masotta, and Miss T. Avery appear, assisted by a numerous corps de ballet. The groupings in this dance are pe culiarly picturesque and graceful. The gorge ousness of this scene excited the enthusiasm of the audience to the highest pitch, and the remainder of the play to the conclusion was one continued series of triumphs. At the conclusion, the applause was rapturous, and there can be no doubt that this magnificently got-up spectacle will not only have a long and triumphant career, but will become one of the stock pieces of the establishment. It was a happy thought of Mr. Batty to revive this gorgeous drama. Everybody had heard of Blue Beard, none of the present generation had seen it, all were anxious to see it, and there can be no doubt but that all will embrace the present opportu nity of gratifying their curiosity. The scenes in the circle followed, introducing to us a new candidate for public favour, in the person of Madlle. Marriette, whose menl.ge exercises on her highly-trained steed were exceedingly graceful. The pantomime, which is full of good hits, and the fun of which never flags, concluded the evening's amusements, The house was crowded in every part long before the commence ment of the performance. According to his usual custom, Mr. Batty intends giving a juvenile night, when the performances will commence with the pan tomime, and will be concluded at an early hour. Thursday next is announced in the bills as the juve nile night. We also learn that Mr. Batty has en gaged M. Frantz Benzoo, the cleverest performer on the corde elastique in Europe, whose performances have recently excited a perfect furore in Vienna. This renowned artist is announced for Monday. With such attractions it is not surprising that crowds flock Astley's every night. -- Sir John Ross's vessel the Felix was sold at Ayr, on Tuesday last, when, after a spirited competition, she was purchased for a shipping company in Banff, for 7501. She is intended for the seal trade. The Perth Courier asserts that the Perthshire poachers are catching hares by laying sponges saturated 41 chloroform beside their food. Lord Paltnerstonc — nephew, the Rev. IL W. Suli van, has been presented by the Lord Chancellor to the valu able rectory of Yoxall, in the diocese of Lichfield. M. BENNETT AND TUE CLERGY OF FRO/AlL—The t objecting cf living, to a t n h a e r eqn presenta tiones trequesting clergy and l a ity of the parish of Frome have add resse d a let of terto th th e e i N t l e a y. rcmhiorn. B es e s p o net tof Bath, t t o h, a reconsideration of this step. of SOUTHAMPTON,her rLadiP NONDAY.—We are glad to be able to announce that our chief magistrate, It. Andrews, Esq., who has been dangerously ill, is so far recovered as to be able to resume his magisterial duties. T HE BEIIRING'S STRAIT EXPEDITION.—We un derstand that RI r.Beatson, the spirit e d pro j ec t or an d com mander of theprivate expedition about to proceed to Behring's Strait, has purchased his vessel, which has been taken into dock for the necessary strengthening. This ex pedition receives much additional importance from the pro bability that obstacles, which it is feared may prove insuper able, appear to stand in the way of the execution by Lieu tenant Pim of his scheme for searching the coasts of Siberia. The first object of Captain Beatson will be to visit the island of New Siberia, north-west of Behring's Strait, which would have been the ultimate resort of Lieutenant Pim, had he succeeded in reaching the coasts of the mainland to the south of it. The splendid seat of the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, Wynyard Park, near Stockton-on-Tees, will be the scene of great festivities during the present mcntb. Tier Ladyship's natal day, on Saturday the 17th inst., will be celebrated by a grand fete dansunte to the nobility and gentry of the county of Durham ; and there will be a lso battues on the Lordship'a preserves, hunting, coursing, and other diversions. THE Awmr.—We understand that Lieutenant - General Sir Neil Douglas, K.C.8., will be removed to the Colonelcy of the 78th Ilighlanders, vacant by the death of General Paul Anderson; and that Lieut.-General Aitchiso n will succeed to the Colonelcy of the 72d Highlanders. THE NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH A T G R EEN . wicit.—(From a Comspondent.)—The Government hav e contributed the sum of 2uol. towards defraying the expenses of the erection of the new Roman Catholic Church at Green wich which has recently been opened. THE LAY OF A LOST BACHELOI4.—A poor Awe rican bachelor, having rashly sacrificed himself on the altar of Hymen, exclaims— ,' Oh ! when I think of what I ar, And what I used to was, I find I've flung myself away Without aufa,cient cos.'