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Mr. YOUNG begged to tell the Hon. Member for Fins bury that his majority was seventeen, and not six. Mr. LUSHINGTON said he was satisfied with the expla nation of the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Westminster. The amendment was withdrawn. In answer to a question from Mr. HUME, Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he would to morrow lay upon the table copies of the correspondence relating to the affairs of Lower Canada. In answer to the Hon. Member for Fins bury, he would say that he did not mean to take that oppor tunity of entering into any statement relative to these docu ments. Mr. H UME made some allusion to papers connected with Upper Canada and other of the American colonies. We understood Lord J. RUSSELL to say they would not be ready to-morrow Lord J. RUSSELL then moved the postponement of the Committee of Supply until the 17th of January.—Agreed to. THE DUCHESS OF KENT'S ANNUITY BILL. On the motion that the Report of the Duchess of Kent's An nuity Bill be received, Colonel SIBTHORP said that, however painful it was to him to rise for the purpose of again moving the amendment upon which he had last night taken the sense of the House, yet he could not hesitate performing that which he considered his duty under any circumstances. He would take that op portunity of deprecating the indecent degree of laughter with which his observations upon this subject were last night re ceived by the Members of her Majesty's Government--( A laugh)—who must have supposed that he was acting with an undue regard to the feelings of the illustrious individual to whom his amendment related. He must say, however, that such a supposstion came with a very bad grace from them, and that he considered there was much greater disrespect exhi bited towards her Royal Highness in the laughter which came from the Ministerial benches than there was in any observation which fell from his lips. He begged to repeat that he had the greatest possible respect for that illustrious Lady, and acted solely from a sense of duty. With respect to the mo tion he last night made, he only wished to observe that many gentlemen who on the hustings professed themselves the ad vocates of Reform and retrenchment, went out and voted with the Government upon it, and shrunk from the performance of that duty which many of them had promised they would on that occasion discharge. As the Hon Member for Bridport had said that night, " Their conduct would have been very diffe rent if a general election were nearer at hand."—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. and Gallant Gentleman then stated that he had two other clauses he wished to have added to the Bill ; but as he had not given uotice of them he was afraid he could not move their adoption by the House without first having done so. Under these circumstances he should again take the sense of the House upon the amendment he last night sub mitted to it. The Gallant Member then moved " That it shall be lawful for her Majesty to give and grant, by letters patent, under the Great Seal of Great Britain, to her Royal Highness Maria Louisa Victoria Duchess of Kent, for the term of her natural life, for the adequate provision for her said Royal Highness, a certain annual payment or annuity of 22,0001. of lawful moneys of Great Britain, in lieu of the pro posed grant of 30.0001." Mr. HARVEY hoped the Hon. Gentleman would give notice of any further amendments he might have to propose to this Bill, and not allow his proposition to be received by the House with ridicule. He (Mr. Harvey) was one of those who thought there was no reason whatever for the haste and hurry which had been evinced in passing this Bill—( hear, hear) — and who considered that this 30,000/. ought not to be granted to the Duchess of Kent, under all circumstances.—( Hear, hear.) He trusted the Hon. and Gallant Gentleman would not, therefore, allow himself to be moved from his mild course. —( A laugh.) Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but no divisicn took place, as the amendment was withdrawn. The Report was then received, and (as we understood) the Bill read a third time and passed. NEWSPAPER STAMPS. Mr. BORTHWICK moved " That the Return of the number of Stamps issued to Newspapers in Great Britain and Ireland, ordered to the Ist of November, be extended to the lst of December this year."—Agreed to. PLURALITIES. Lord J. RUSSELL obtained leave to bring in a Bill " to abridge Pluralities and make better provision for the residence of the Clergy." In answer to a question from Sir R. INGLIS, Lord J. RUSSELL stated that he should postpone until the Ist of February the other notice he had upon the paper for leave to bring in a Bill t.) carry into effect the Fourth Repo: t of the Eccles'astical Commissioners. The Noble Lord fur ther observed that he should not take any further steps in any Bill which he had brotz,ht in until the Ist of February. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Twelve o'Clock to a Quarter to Twelve this day. PRICES OF STOCKS TI - US DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Ban ',Stock .05 3W, 4 India Stnets — 3pr Cent, •ted. _..... 91 ~ i 90Ji I 4 I i)itto Bonds 3 per Cqn t, Cons. . south Sea Stork — 3N par Sent. .. .. _ ....._. ... . • - liitio 1ieq....._ .......... 1,91,1, 934% . i New Ditto — New 3'4 oer Cer , ' 3 pc: Cent. Annaltre , „ ;751... -- New h per Cern_ ......:. — Etch. B1115,41;00. Burk i,ong A rottitle 4 - ,,,,,,, r- lOnto . 34' 45 47 pm. Jan. 5,. !WO 1414 11-16 P-1,3, il , ttO *1,1 1 l Oct. li). , HS 9 ---• — Ditto Commerciak... ...... poi. Jan. 5,19 tin —' Ditto Advertise...l.. — pm Jan. :.., H , i, April N, imA , .............. —' 1rx175 Stock for A Cf.'"WIL .•••• j mi. 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PA RBUR Y'S ORIENTAL HERALD, w;11 be published on Saturday, 30th inst., containing all the Intelligence brought by the above ; in addition to the First Chapter of A NEW GUIDE TO INDIA, by Miss EMMA ROBERTS, and other Interesting Papers This Magazine will be published every Fortnight, and will always Contain the VERY LATEST NEWS from all parts of INDIA, USTRALIA, &c. Parbury and Co., 8, Leadenhall-street ; and all Booksellers. NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " DARNLEY," " RICHELIEU," &c. Now ready, in Two Volumes Svo., embellished with Portraits of Louis XI V., Anne of Austria, Cardinal Mazarin, Duchess de la Valliere, the Prince de Conde, and Marshal Turenne, &c. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LOUIS THE FOURTEENTH. By G. P. R. JAMES, Esq. Author of " Richelieu," " Darnley," &c. . Richard Bentley, New Burlington. street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. The publication of Tug SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 30 minutes past Three o' Clock. LONDON : SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1837. There is no truth in the rumour that 5,000 troops are about to leave Ireland for Canada, as mentioned by our City Correspondent. Our readers willl learn with the deepest sorrow that civil war has commenced in earnest in Lower Canada. The Liberals have at last taken the field, and to the other causes of hatred between them and the mother country is unfortunately superadded the blood of—we fear by this time—some hundreds of our fellow-subjects. For several months past Lower Canada bad become familiar with the prospect of such a struggle. The blind obstinacy of the Government, in persevering in a line of policy de nounced as justifying rebellion by, the House of As embly, after repeated appeals, by new elections, to th e sense of the Canadians, accelerated an event which, had the colony been well governed, the present generation would not have lived to witness. But too proud to ac knowledge their first error—too self-confident to retrace their first fatal step, though repeatedly warned of the I dangers to which it tended—Ministers tightened instead of slackened the reins of oppression, to manifest, as it were, the superiority of might over right. We predicted the result more than two years ago ; and when Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S celebrated resolutions were before Parliament, we again and again implored the House of Commons to hesi tate before it gave its sanction to doctrines which the Cana dians were prepared to resist with their lives. We greatly fear that the time is past to talk of conciliatory mea sures. Ministers will doubtless consider that it would be sacrificing the dignity of the Crown to concede any terms to the Canadians, previous to their unqualified submission to the power of England ; but we know enough of the Colo nists to be certain, that nothing short of their being reduced to the very last extremity will force them to stand indebted for their lives and liberties to the mercy of the Crown. Indeed, the speech of Lord JOHN RUSSELL last night, upon Mr. LEADER'S motion respecting returns from Ca nada, is conclusive of the fact that Government will do all in its power to assert the supremacy of Great Bri tain by arms—now that an appeal has been made to physical force. We do not blame Ministers for a course dictated by the necessities of their present position ; but we do blame them for having, by their obstinacy, their pride, and their contempt of the opinions of the Colonists, persevered in a system of oppressive policy which they were foretold would end, and which has ended, in blood shed and rebellion. There is no concealing the fact, that the Canadians, even in arms, are sustained by the sympa thies of a very large party in this country, while nothing hut a regard to the principle of neutrality to which it is pledged, with regard to the affairs of other nations, prevents the United States' Government from openly declaring in their favour. The season, too, is favourable to them. During the winter months it will be impossible to land troops at Montreal ; 53 that the Patriots, as they style themselves, have to the latter end of April to combat a regular force, reported not to exceed, at the very utmost, four thousand men. Once in possession of the Colony they may bid defiance to the power of England, which, without acknowledging their independence, must consent to the loss of the Upper Province as well as the Lower. The narration of such a state of things is to us a most painful duty. That the Ministers who passed the Reform Bill, and who were the first for centuries to seek the establishment of good Government in Ireland, should have occasioned, by their obstinacy, the spilling of blood in defence of civil liberty in Canada, is an event which fills us with shame and sorrow. No triumph can compensate for the misery to which hundreds of inno , cent families must be subjected, if the Government cannot . devise some plan to prevent the further effusion of blood. By the arrival of the packet-ship Cambridge at Liverpool, from New York, whence she sailed on the 3d inst., we have received important news from Canada to the 31st ult.—two days later than the accounts published yesterday. We copy from the New York Albion of the 3d instant, the following account of the capture of St. Charles by the QUEEN'S troops under Colonel WETHERALL : " We have received the Montreal paper of Tuesday, the 31st. The defeat of the rebels at St. Charles, on Saturday last, was most complete. The following extract is from Colonel Wetherall's official despatches : " On Saturday morning, at 9 o'clock, the brigade under Lieut.- Colonel Wetherall left St. Hilaire in the direction of St. Charles. The march was accomplished without opposition or hindrance, except from the breaking down of bridges, &c., until the troops arrived within a mile of St. Charles, when they were fired upon from the left or opposite bank of the Riehileu, and a man of the Royal Regiment was wounded. Several rifles were also fired from a barn immediately in their front, and the house was immediately burnt. On arriving at 250 yards from the rebel works, ColoneMetherall took a position, thinking that a display of his force would induce some dejection among the infatuated people. They, however, opened a heavy fire, which was returned. The gallant Colonel then advanced to another position, 109 yards from the works, but finding the defenders absent, he stormed and car ried them, burning the buildings within the stockade, except that of Mr. Dcborteher, which, however was much injured. " The affair occupied about one hour. The slaughter on the side of the rebels was very great. A gentleman who left Sr. Charles this morning says, that he saw upwards of 125 bo dies last night, and there remained many more ; besides which, a ' great many were killed in the buildings, and their bodies burnt. Their wounded are 300 and odd. " The following is a return of the killed and wounded of her Ma jesty's troops : " Killed, three ; severely wounded, ten ; slightly do. eight. " Men and officers behaved nobly. Major Ward carried the right of the position in good style, and Captain Glasgow, of the Ar tillery, did good execution, and proved himself a zealous officer. Captain David's troop of Montreal Cavalry, rendered essential service. " On Sunday Colonel Weatherall fell hack upon Rouville very leisurely, and will, probably, take up a position at Chombly, and wait further orders : havilig effected, in the most admirable and successful manner, the object he went upon. The dispersion of the rebels was total and complete." This statement is corroborated by most of the other journals ; but they add, that a body of 1,800 Patriots, having heard of the defeat of their brethren, marched from St Mathias, and attacked the QUEEN'S troops so brikly, that they completely drove them out of the town, and pur sued them with great slaughter. We extract the addi tional information to this effect from the corrcspundence of the New York Evening Yost of the =2.d inst. : " Burlington, Vermont, Wednesday, Nov. 29. " Friend Weed, Don't be deceived. I have information direct and positive, that the Patriots were successful in the engagement of Saturday night. The British troops were defeated, and are now flying before the Patriots. " We have received from the Albany Argus a slip dated last evening, containing a confirmation of the defeat of the Royalist forces at St. Charles. A slip from the Burlington Sentinel of the 29th ult. contains a copy of a letter from General Brown, in which he says—" That they were attacked by the troops on Saturday, and were momentarily repulsed, but the Patriots rallied and concentrated upon the point attacked, and compelled the Royal troops to retreat ; the Patriots followed their advantage, and the result was, that the troops were driven in great confusion to the woods, with the loss of many killed and wounded." " General Brown adds : " The plan for future operations of the Patriots was, for the troops under the command of Dr. Cote, to march immediately for Montreal, in ease the Patriots were victorious at St. Charles, and the probability is, that Montreal, if not already, will within forty eight hours fall into the hands of the Patriots. " A letter dated at Montreal the 27th ult. says : " The Canadians are rallying. There is very little faith to be put in the Government papers—lying is now their peculiar prero gative—since the Opposition papers are stopped. The Canadians are said to be rising in various parts. " The city is under arms—soldiers patrolling the streets, and business at a stand. No one talks of anything save ' the news from the seat of war.' " " The Argus says, it learns verbally, but through a source en titled to credit, that the insurgents at St. Charles were at first sur prised by the Royalist troops, and sustained a loss of some two hundred men ; but they subsequently rallied, and with the aid of reinforcements, compelled the Royalists to retreat, and further, that large numbers of the insurgents were in pursuit of the re treating party." The New York Herald confirms the rumour that Cap tain WEIR of the 23d Regiment was shot by the patriots for attempting to make his escape after being made a pri. soncr at St. Dennis. Most of the Journals received ab stain from expressing any opinion respecting the civil war in Canada, save that the contest is likely to be long and direful in its results. GOD grant that such may not be the case The excited feelings displayed in the House of Com mons last night cannot fail to raise the most serious appre hensions in all who are anxious for the improvement of the institutions of the country, and ought to point out to a liberal Government the responsibility they incur by adopt ing a line of policy which may divert the attention of the people from one of their first duties. Should the unfortu nate cause of excitement continue, the public will imitate the example of their representatives—we shall have meet ings after meetings throughout the country—not for the Ballot—not for National Education—not for the abolition of Church -rates, or the redress of domestic grievances ; but for discussing the question of peace or war, and praising or blaming the Government for its conduct toward our American Colonies. This topic, unless the question is speedily settled, will absorb public attention to the exclu sion of all other interests. It is needless to say how the parties will be ranged, for of that there can be little doubt, and any doubt that may exist, at least as regards one class, the representation of the High Church party, the Member for the University of Oxford took especial care to remove last night. He maintained, that " the only rights which the Canadians were entitled to urge, were the rights of a pacific Constitution awarded to them by a conquering Power." And this is the way in which the leader of the High-Church party would confer a Con stitution ! He insults the whole nation—be talks of the Canadians being reduced to that state of subjection in which he believed the great mass of the population desired to find themselves—and would prepare them for a pacific Constitution, by driving them to the utmost extremities of war. Why, the veriest slaves that ever crawled or still crawl below Turkish or Russian despotism would be incited to a state of mutiny by such insulting language. Such is not the course which the people of this country or their re presentatives will now follow. The principles which Sir ROBERT INGLIS advocates arc now all but obsolete—they may still linger in the University of Oxford—" op- • I . 7, e • k :. '"" At . ”:-.411111!...„ • • • y THE SUN, LON DON, SAT URD AY, DECEMBER 23, 1837, posed as it has ever been to everything free, and noble, and generous in religion and politics,"—but they are banished from every other community. No doubt the Heads of the Colleges would apply these principles not only to Canada, but to a place nearer home. They would then be allowed, they vainly imagine, to sleep on in their present torpid state ; but they would find it only a vain imagination, and would soon be roused from their slumbers by a voice still louder than that of Reform. It is with a view to carry on progressive improvement, and extend liberal institutions throughout the British dominions, that we have ever recommended to the Government a milder course of policy towards Canada. Should a pro tracted war be the result, Reform would cease, but there is still a greater evil. How could the people of Ireland be supposed to act cordially in the cause, while the men that cry most for war refuse them justice at home ? The silence of all the Liberal Irish Members last evening is worth more than ten long speeches. They reserve themselves for events. The people of that country have never had redress except from necessity ; and should necessity again arise, the tithes of Ireland would not be worth a month's purchase. We are glad to find that Ministers have altered their determination, and agreed to re-commence the Session on the 16th of next month, instead of en the Ist of Fe bruary, as they originally proposed. The disturbances in Canada have of course induced them to adopt this resolu tion ; but under any circumstances it would have been advisable—for a recess of upwards of a month, when public business of the most difficult and important cha racter is pressing so heavily on the attention of Par- liament ; when the most perplexing and momentous of the Irish questions are still unsettled ; and the spirit of active Reform is rife throughout the country — a recess, we say, of so long a duration would, in our pre sent position, have been a relaxation which Ministers would have been nowise justified in taking. Besides it would have had the effect of protracting the session to autumn, when business is invariably slurred over, and transacted with unseemly haste, in order to gratify the impatience of Hon. Members, and enable them to get down betimes to their moors and shooting-boxes. By the proposed abridgement of the recess, much of these inconve niences will be obviated, and Bills will be sent up in proper season to the House of Lords, who will thus be deprived of the excuse which they turned to such plausible account last Session—namely, that the consideration of them must be postponed to the next meet- ing of Parliament, because they have not sufficient time to discuss them. We gice Ministers great credit for their determination to re-assemble the House on the 16th of next month ; nevertheless, we cannot compliment them much on their sagacity and foresight, for on the very day when Lord JOHN RUSSELL announces his intention to prorogue Parliament for a month, on that very day comes the startling intelligence that the Canadas are all but in a state of open revolt ! Ought he not to have anti cipated this thunder-clap ? The political atmosphere in Canada, which has been daily growing darker, has been threatening a storm for months past! Madrid papers of the 13th inst. have been received Their contents are unimportant. After a debate of nine teen days' duration, the Deputies agreed in the Address to the Throne, as:originally drawn up. So much for the wise employment of time ! CORDOVA was intriguing for a seat in the Cabinet, and his success was deemed certain. The Paris Journals of Thursday have all been received but their contents are of no political interest. In the Chambers only preliminary formalities have yet been gone through. The latest accounts from Africa are favourable. FUNDS—PARIS, Nov. 21. Five per Cents., 1,7 f. 65c. .fsc. 6i%c. Four per ( ents., I,lf. I,c. l'hre per Cents., 7511 90c. 79f. Lank Actions, 2,51,0 f. 2,6.00 f. 2,597 f. 50e. Route (le Naples, 97f. 611 e. Sc.' 9ec. Roman FiVC per Ceuta., 100%%%. Spanish Actives, 20N. Spanish Passives, 4h. Brussels Society, 1,71Uf. Belgian Bank, 1,512 E 51• e. Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents. 19%!.G. Dutch Two and a half per Cents., MN %. Hay tutu Loan. 375 f. EXCHANOR ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f. 417±4c.; money, 25). Three months, paper, 25f. 30c. ; money, 251. LAST PRICES. Five per Cents. 107 f. 95c. Throe per Cents., 7A. Bank Actions, 2,597 f. 50c. Humans, 100%. Belgian Bank, 1,512 f. 50e. Brussels Society, 1,7101. Miguelites, 1334. Portuguese Three per Cents., 1104. Spanish Actives, 2 A. Spanish Passives, CS. Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 517. Haytlan Loan, 375 f. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. We have received a Montreal Paper of Nov. 27, which contains the same accounts from Canada as published yesterday. We have received a number of American Papers—all of the same dates as yesterday, The letters are not, as yet, delivered. The unfavourable accounts received late yesterday from Canada, absorbed great attention, and created alarm and anxiety. It had tho effect, late in the afternoon, to depress the British funds, which were in the early part of the morning at 931 for the Opening, but towards the close of the market they receded to 93_} ; Money Stock was also slightly affected. Great anxiety prevails in the city for further information from Quebec and Montreal. Consols opened this morning at 93, and fell to 92! , . Exche 'pier Bills, 20., 45 47; Ditto, 2d., 43 44; Bank Stock, :03,1 ; India Bonds, 28. In the Foreign Market the business during yesterday was only of a limited extent. Spanish Active closed at 19, with Coupons, and opened at 191 ; Portuguese closed at 38 to 38k, and opened at 30; Three per Cents., ibk ; Brazilian, 80; Colombian 244; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 53k. At present (one o'clock) there appears to be rather a panic in the British Market, Consols having receded this morning a per Cent., owing to the confusion in Canadian affairs. Consols have again receded to 92i for the opening. The Foreign Market also heavy—Spanish 19?,- ; Portw guese, HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. We have Montreal papers to the 29th, bringing further details, from carious quarters in Canada, of the collision between the Patriots and Royalists, as well as the killed and wounded on both sides ; but the information received is of the same nature as that of yesterday. Consols, which had receded in the early part of the morning from 93, the opening price, to 92, afterwards improved to 923 4 ; at present they are 92} for opening. Exchequer Bills, 2id., 45 47 ; ditto, 2d., 4l 43 ; Bank Stock, 2041 lower ; India Bonds, 28 26. In the Foreign Market most of the Securities are still heavy Spanish Aetive, I9i • Portuguese, 29i ; Three per Cents., 19/I Dutch Two-and-a-lfalf per Cents., 52i 53 ; Colombian, 23i Mexican, 26. Shares are also very heavy. TWO O'CLOCK. A report has just been circulated that 5,000 troops are going to the Canadas by way Halifax' THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 92k. A grand dinner was given yesterday evening at the Albion Hotel, Aldersgate-street, by Mr. Murray, the publisher. About one hundred of his fellow- labourers were invited, and all agreed that the entertainment was most sumptuous. The party did not separate till a late hour. JUSTIFIABLE FELICIDE.—At the Bromsgrove Petty Sessions last week, William Whitesnoith appeared to a summons to answer the complaint of Thomas Marsh for having maliciously wounded and killed a favourite Tom cat, the property of the complainant. The complainant's daughter, who proved the death of the cat, deposed to having witnessed the transaction. The defendant being called upon to account for the serious injury he had committed, justified the act by relating the crimes and misdemeanors of which poor puss had been guilty, in plundering him from time to time, and pro ceeded to read from a memorandum the following account of trespasses he had suffered previous to putting the death warrant into execution :—Nov. 9th, she (Tom) stole and ; 19th, she took all the brains ou t o one penny-worth of milk ; 24th, threw a r o e i w l e pig's d o h ff tr t h e h e e e a dfli fresh 2 o l f h s e t, rr a ing shewashing ate s .pan, and wet, ate, or dirti e d 20 lbs. of salt beef, rendering what was left unfit for cooking ; 28th, she ate two hog's puddings which were for dinner, and on Wednesday last made free with a lot of butter. The reading of this document produced roars of laughter in the Court. The bench decided that the provocation was certainly very great and dismissed the case.-- Worcester Guardian. Count Sellon, of Geneva, the indefatigable anta gonist of capital punishment, has just published the following remarkable case :—" About six years ago a man of Aubonne, in the Pays de Vaud, was fired at, and so severely wounded that a year elapsed before he recovered. Suspicion fell on a young man of the name of Berseth, who, on his trial, though he did not avow himself the criminal, said nothing calculated to clear him from the accusation. The tribunal, convinced of his guilt, condemned Berseth to eighteen months' hard labout'. He endured his punishment at Lausanne, where, during the whole time of his confinement, he distinguished himself by the most exemplary conduct. The father of Berseth lately died, and on his deathbed confessed himself guilty of the at tempted murder. The son had allowed suspicion to rest on himself, that he might save his father from public infamy. Measures have already been taken to restore this meritorious young man to the rights of citizenship, which he had for feited in consequence of his supposed crime." PIGEON SHOOTING.—The match at Chalk Farm yesterday, after some very indifferent shooting, was won by M r . M'lntosh. He tied with Mr. Lamb , each killing eight birds, and in shooting the tie off beat him by one. The pri ze was a silver cup, and the match was handicapped, long distance. ADJOURNMENT OF THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. Her Majesty went down in state this day to the House of Lords, for the purpose of giving the Royal Assent in person to the Civil List Bill, and some other Bills. The Queen left Buckingham Palace at a quarter before one o'clock, in the state carriage, drawn by eight cream-coloured horses. The other carriages which composed the Royal proces sion contained the usual state attendants. Her Majesty proceeded along the centre Mall, and through the Horse Guards ; the entire line of the route being kept by troops of the Life Guards and a strong police force. As the intention of her Majesty to go down to the House of Lords this day was known but to a small portion of the public, the crowds which lined the route from the Palace to Abingdon-street was neither so nu merous, nor collected so early, as on all previous occasions of her Majesty's public appearance in State. But there was no abate ment of the enthusiasm with• which she was greeted, nor of the cordial satisfaction she testifies at the manifestations of loyalty which meet her wherever she appears. One interruption, indeed, took place in St. James's Park, just as the Royal cortege was entering upon the parade. Her Majesty's carriage having passed the Duke of York's co lumn, a middle-aged man, meanly dress-A, attempted to throw a letter into the carriage, but he was forced away by the indignant spectators, and taken into custody by the police. Her Majesty reached the House of Lords, and proceeded through the Royal Chamber, which was lined with ladies and gen tlemen, who had been favoured with tickets, to the robing-room. The guns in the Park and at the rear of the House firing a Royal Salute. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The doors of the House of Lords were opened at eleven o'clock, and even at that early hour several Peeresses had taken their seats in the body of the House. The side galleries and the back benches in the reporters' gallery continued to fill rapidly, and before twelve o'clock every seat was occupied. At twelve o'clock the Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his scat on the Woolsack, and prayers were said by the Bishop of London. The LORD CHANCELLOR then took his seat, and On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, The Prisoners' Conveyance (Ireland) 13111, and the Slave-owners' Compensation Bill, were read a third time and passed. At half-past twelve there were at least 200 peeresses and other ladies in the body of the House, all in full dress; but up to that hour not more than twenty peers had taken their seats. Among them we observed the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Norfolk, Lord Melbourne, the Duke of Wellington, Prince George of Cam bridge, Viscount Duncannon, Lord Glenelg, Lord Brougham, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Barham, Lord Colville, Earl Redes dale, Lord Bandon, Lord Ravenswerth, the Duke of Somerset., the Earl Ripon ; and on the cross benches were Mr. Baron Gurney, Justices Park, Coleridge, Coltman, &c. The space appropriated to the Foreign Ministers and Ambas sadors behind the Episcopal Bench, having been found on former occasions too small, was on the present occasion considerably en larged, and exhibited the usual display of brilliant uniforms, variety of costume, and decorations. Among those present we observed General Sebastiani, the French and Russian Ambassadors, the Austrian Charge d'Affaires, the Greek Ambassador, the American Minister, M. Van D'Weyer, the Turkish and Persian Ambassa dors, &c. &c. PLURALITIES AND BENEFICES BILL. Lord JOHN RUSSELL brought in the Pluralities and Benefices Bill, which was read a first time and ordered to be read a second time on Friday the 2(1 of February. CALL OF THE HOUSE. Lord GEORGE BENTINCK then moved that the House be called over on the 16th of January. Lord JOHN RUSSELL did not think it was necessaoy that a call of the House should take place on that day, and therefore he was not prepared to agree to the motion of the Noble Lord. In deed he did not think the House could agree to it, because the Noble Lord had not given notice of the motion, nor had he stated any reasons for it. Lord GEORGE BENTINCK did not think it was neces sary to state reasons when it was well known that the Canadian Provinces were in open rebellion, and that the rebels were 2,000 strong, with eight pieees of cannon. He thought they were acting with great apathy and negligence in adjourning for so long a period. Sir SAMUEL WHALLEY rose to order. He had, on one occasion, made a similar motion, and was told by the present Speaker's predecessor, that he could not make such a motion with out giving at least full twenty-four hours notice to the House. The SPEAKER said that it was the usual course for an Hon. Member to give notice of such a motion. But if any emergeney arose to render the motion necessary without. notice, it was for the House to decide whether it should be entertained or not. After a few words from Sir GEORGE SINCLAIR, the mo tion was put and negatived. THE BALLOT. _ _ _ Mr WARD presented a petition from Sheffield in favour o: the Ballot. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. The Usher of the Black Rod then summoned the House to at tend her lLjesty in the House of Lords. The Speaker, attended by the Seijeant bearing the mace, and followed by Lord John Russell, Lord Palmerston, and all the other Members present proceeded to the House of Lords. Upon the SPEAKER again entering the House, he informed the Members present that he had been to the House of Peers, where her Majesty had been graciously pleased to give her Royal Assent to the Civil List Bill, and several other Bills. Mr. E. J. STANLEY moved that the House do now adjourn. Mr. WAKLEY—No, no ; there are several notices on the Paper yet. Sir S. WHALLEY postponed his motion which stood for to-day till the 23.1 of February. Mr. WAKLEY, in the absence of Mr. Grote, moved for a re turn of the different county voters in England and Wales, distin guishing the freeholders from the other voters. Mr. It. STEUART said that exactly the same Return had been moved for, and ordered some time since. Mr. WAKLEY said that, such being the case, ho' would with draw the motion. VENTILATION OF THE HOUSE. Mr. WAKLEY then rose for the purpose of making the motion of which he had given notice relative to the Ventilation of the House. To those lion. Members, who were not in the habit of attending the House, the present subject was of little importance ; but to those who were constantly in the habit of attending, it was a subject well worthy of consideration if they bad any regard to their health. It is true that there were more frequent changes of air than under the old system, but the air being driven through a carpet full of mud and dust became extremely impure, and was the cause of many disorders in consequence of being inhaled by the lungs. Dr. Arnott, a most scientific man, had gone over the House yesterday, and expressed his surprise that Members should have endured it so long. By the present plan the whole moisture of the atmo sphere was taken away. He had suffered severely in consequence of the impure state of the atmosphere of the House last year, - and nothing would induce him to retain his seat in that House unless the ventilation of it was altered. The Hon. Member then read a statement by Dr. Arnott, from which it appeared that the atmo sphere of the House was most injurious. In his ( Mr. Wakley's) opinion a remedy might be made at no great expense by ventil lating the House from the sides instead of the floor. Mr. HAWES, as Chairman of the Committee which had been ap pointed last session on the subject, said that means had been adopted by which the air entered the House through wet canvas, and the atmosphere had thereby been rendered agreeable. But the effi ciency of the contrivance had been much diminished by the nig gardly manner in which funds had been disbursed by the Treasury for the purpose. Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE said he had been over the House with Dr. Arnott, and the method he recommended might be adopted without much expense. It was not true, the Right Hon. Gentle man observed, that Dr. Reid had not been remunerated for his ser vices. On the contrary, he had received that which the House would agree was not more than just—an adequate recompense.— ( Hear, hear.) Sir E. CODRINGTON could assure the House that he never went home after a lengthened sitting in that House without a severe headache. Mr. A. WHITE attended every night in that House in the dis charge of his duty, and ever since he entered it he had had a cough, with which he had never before been troubled. Mr. F. BARING was not against inquiry ; on the contrary, he thought immediate attention ought to be paid to the subject, but not without the knowledge of Dr. Reid. He was sure the Trea sury would willingly pay any fair charge for such alterations as 'were necessary. Mr, WAKLEY said a few words in reply. - Mr. HAWES said, that as the improvements of the House were under consideration, he begged to make a suggestion relative to the divisions. If there were two doors—one by which Members could go out, and another by which they could come in—it would be the. interest of every Member to leave the House as soon as pos sible, so that he might be the first in. Sir JOHN CAM HOBHOUSE said the Noble Lord at the head of the Woods and Forests had such an improvement in con templation. Mr. G. F. YOUNG said it would be convenient, as the Hon. Member for Finsbury had suggested the other night that there should be a few cross benches on which those Members might sit who differed from Whigs and Tories.—(Hear, and a laugh.) The House then adjourned till the 16th January. The tragedy of Othello was lately performed to the life, or rather to the death, in a small town of Italy. In the last scene, in which, according to the Italian version, the Moor consummates his vengeance by the dagger, instead of the pil lows, the actor approached the bed with the fatal instrument, made the stab, and a piercing shriek issued; the blood flowed, and Desdemona expired in such frightful convulsions that the andience applauded to the skies. When the curtain dropped, the deed was found to have been too truly done, for the repre sentative of the Venetian senator's daughter was found lifeless ; the dagger having entered her heart. The actor was, in ttct, a jealous lover, who had taken this opportunity to satisfy the violence of his evil passion. He had time to make his escape before the discovery. - - - Last week a cause was tried before the Under- Sheriff at Oxford, which having lasted four hours, the Jury, not being able to agree upon their verdict, retired, and re mained locked up until half-past eleven o'clock at night, when one of the Jury escaped, and the remaining eleven proceeded to the Under-Sheriff, who, being unable to find the runaway, discharged them without any verdict. Soon after daylight in the morning, however, the missing Juryman attended the Under- Sheriff and apologised for his extraordinary conduct, by declaring that a brother Juryman, with wheat he had differed throughout the day, at length produced a small dagger or knife, and brandished it before him, and that he escaped, believing himself to be in danger. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DA-Y•) DEAL, DEC. 22 . —Wind W. moderate. A T r h ri e ve n d on tlie Romulus, from Berbice ; Camilus , fr om Demerara. ward bound as per last sailed this morning for the River e . Cam down from the River and remain , th e Forth, Wh'ennell, for St. Übes ; Eden, Franklin, for Barbadoes ; Britanni,t, ain•—The m Gib son , for Hobart Town. The Canton and John Woodall r.- Queen Victoria has been foul of the C oncord and receivCd j d ai a n this mage. The Challenger for Syra put back la st ni g ht and sailed at morning. P onzs mount, DEC. 22.—Wind S.W. to W. hazy.—pa,` back the Justina, Youn, -, for Calcutta ; and sailed H er Ma j esty's steamer Messenger from Woolwich. The Lord John Russell, for Quebec- Arrived off Port, the Samarang, Mealon, from Batav ia ; Ontario, from New York. SHIELns, Dec. 12. —lt blew a heavy gale yesterday from E. S.E. to E.N.E , and continued greater part of the night. WIIITBy, Dec. 21.—The life-boat has just gone out to a Tessel to the northward of this port, riding with ensign in distress. S CARBOR OUGH, Dec. 21.—1 t blew a hea v y g ale yesterday even ing, and continued till four o'clock this morning. RAMSGATE, Dec. 22.—Arrived, the B etse y , Cornfortb, from Sunderland, with considerable damage and loss of anchor and cimio. bound to Guernsey ; Ceres, Rindall, from London , with windlass damaged and loss of an anchor and cable. DOVER, DEC. 22.—Arrived off port , t he Mala y , Welch, from Ceylon ; Duke of Clarence, Para, and Sarah, Hudson, from Far and Bryan Abbs, Gorman, from Limerick. MARGATE, DEC. 22.—Arrived off, the Combatant, Jackson, from Havannah, and Charles Way, from Seville. - The Diligence, Adain, from Hayle to Swansea, was drive. - shore near Dannadoch on the 20th instant. The Townsend, Ablett, from Limerick to Kilrush, was driven on shore on Aberaven Sands on the 20th inst. The Lord Selkirk of Liverpool, and Campo Bello of Liverpool' were wrecked in Richibucto Bar. The Uncertain, Lidole, from Sunderland to Londo n ; the prep ton, of ditto, from London, and the Baltic, of Cowes, are on shore near Mundesley. The Friendship, from London to Hartlepool, the John, Boscherb, from London to Middleburgh, Beynaldson, from Middleburgh to London, were on shore near Whitby on the 21st inst , and the lat ter wreekee. The Good Agreement, of Shields, and Williams, of Sunder land, were on the rocks near Hartlepool on the 21st inst. The Fame, Moorson, from Middleburgh to London, is on shore near Scarborough on the 21st inst. A vessel is riding near Haburn Wyke dismaster. SLAVE COMPENSATION. Lord BROUGHAM observed, that although the returns for which he had moved gave the amount of compensation which had been paid to the slave owners on that side of the water, - amounting to 61,0001., yet it did not give the names of the persons to whom the money had been paid. He thought there could he no objec tion to that. He would, therefore, move that the names of the parties to whom the money had been paid be inserted.—Agreed to. At one o'clock the firing of guns announced the near approach of the Royal cortege, and shortly afterwards the heralds and other Royal attendants entered the House, and took their places on either side of the Throne. Viscount Duncannon, the Marquis of Lans downe, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Melbourne, the Duke of Nor folk, as Earl Marshal, and the Duke of Somerset, bearing the crown on a cushion, and the other great Officers of State then appeared, and were followed immediately afterwards by her Majesty, who was attired in a white satin robe richly trimmed with gold lace—her train being borne by six of the Royal pages. She wore on her head a brilliant diamond tiara, and a necklace, stomacher, and ear-rings of the same costly gems. Having taken her seat on the throne, the crimson velvet State Mantle was placed upon her Majesty's shoulders ty e Duchess of Sutherland and the Countess of Mulgravc, who were in wait ing immediately behind the throne. Her Majesty then, in a low voice, commanded their Lordships to be seated, and Sir Augus'us Clifford, the Usher of the Blackrod, was directed to sum mon the house of Commons to the Bar. Her Majesty, who looked extremely well, conversed for some time with Lord Melbourne, who stood on the left hand of the Throne. The SPEAKER, attended by a large body of Members, shortly afterwards appeared at the Bar, and the Right Hon. Gentleman addressed her Majesty as follows : " Most gracious Sovereign, we, your Majesty's faithful Com mons, approach your Majesty with dutiful respect. In making provision for the support of the dignity and honour of the Crown, we have acted in a liberal and confiding spirit, trust ing that that which has been freely granted will be so admi nistered as to conciliate the favour, and command the respect of your Majesty's people. We now beg leave to tender to your Ma jesty a Bill, entitled " An Act to support her Majesty's Household, and the honour and dignity of the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland," to which we humbly pray that your Ma jesty will be graciously pleased to give your Royal assent. The Royal assent was then given in the usual form. The following Bills then received the Royal assent : —The Slave owners' Compensation 811 l ' • the Municipal Officers' Declaration Bill ; the Fines of Session (Scotland) Bill ; the New Houses of Parliament Bill ; the Prisoners' Conveyance (Ireland) Bill ; the lonides', Schwartz's, and three other Naturalization Bills. When the Clerk was about to pronounce the Royal assent to the second Bill (the Slave Owners' Compensation Bill) insteiil of say ing " La Refine le vent," he said in his usual loud and distinct manner " Le Roi le vent. " The mistake caused much laughter, and her Majesty with some difficulty restrained herself from joining in the mirth. The Clerk appeared quite confounded, but suddenly recovered himself and pronounced the legitimate words, which occasioned a renewal of the laughter. Her Majesty then curtseyed to the House and retired, nodding and smiling familiarly to several of the Peeresses whom she rEcog nized. The Lonn CHANCELLOR shortly afterwards took his seat on the Woolsack, awl the House resumed. DUCHESS OF KENT'S ANNUITY Mr. 13ErtNAL and others from the Commons appeared at the Bar, and brought up the Duchess of Kent's• Annuity Bill, to which their Lordships' concurrence was prayed. On the motion of Viscount MELBOURNE, the Bill was then read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on the 18th of January. The Marquis L ANSDOWNE presented two petitions from parishes in the county of Meath (Ireland) praying for the total abolition of tithes. • Lord MELBOURNE then moved that the House at its rising do adjourn to Tuesday, the 16th of January. Lord BROUGHAM had no objection to offer to the motion, for he thought it much more judicious than to adjourn to the Ist of Febru•►ry.—( Hear.) He would take it for granted that the papers which had ben laid on the table of the House by the Noble Lord, would take some considerable time to read, to enable their Lordships to make up their minds ; and he was inclined therefore to think that the period was not too long. He presumed that some of the documents had been so recently received, that it was not in the power of her Majesty's Government to lay them before Parliament during the last five weeks. The motion was then agreed to, and the House adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House met at Twelve o'Clock. Mr. WAKLEY brought in the Finsbury Small Debts' Bill which was read a first and second time, and ordered to be coin. mitted. Messengers from the Lords brought down the Slave-owners' Compensation Act, and Prisoners' Conveyance Bill, to which their Lordships had agreed as amended. In answer to a question from Mr. MACKINNON, Lord MORPETH said that he had no intention of extending to Ireland the Cruelty to Animals' Bill passed last year. But if any Hon. Member were to bring in a similar Bill for Ireland, he (Lord M.) would give it his best consideration. DUCHESS OF KENT'S ANNUITY BILL. _ _ On the Order of the Day for the third reading of this Bill, Sir G. SINCLAIR said it was painful to him to address the House upon this subject, but a sense of duty compelled him to make a few observations He could not conceive why an addition of 8,0001. a year was to be made Ito her Royal Highness's income, and he had always thought that the two additional grants which had formerly been made to her Royal Highness on account of her Majesty when Princess Victoria, were to cease when her Majesty ascended the throne. He united cordially in all that had been said of the deep sense of gratitude which ought to be entertained to wards her Royal Highness for the manner in which she had edu cated our beloved Sovereign ; but there was too often a tendency in that House to exaggerate panegyric, to say nothing of ful some adulation. It required greater moral courage to oppose the wishes of a Court than to resist the demands of the people. He well remembered that in the year 1814, when an additional grant of 10,0001. to the Duke of York was proposed by a Tory Government, all the leading Whigs op posed it, and principally on the ground that the augmentation of his Royal Highness's income should come out of the Civil List. This was his (Sir G. Sinclair's) opinion with respect to the pre sent case. He would however content himself with merely pro testing against the passing of the Bill. Sir ROBERT INGLIS thought that the question ought not to be decided either by the smiles of the Court or the frowns of the people. The Duchess of Kent being now the mother of the Queen, was placed in a condition in which certain greater expenses must be incurred in her establishment. He believed that the amount now proposed was not the utmost which was originally proposed for her Royal Highness, and that the country was indebted to the dis interestedness of her Royal Highness for the refusal of a much larger sum in a different shape. There was a prevalent rumour abroad which he believed to be true, that her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent had refused the payment of her debts, if she had any, in addition to the sum proposed by the present Bill. He hoped the House would give the Bill its cordial support. Sir EDWARD CODRINGTON was sure the people of the country would readily pay for any services that had been rendered them, and would most cheerfully accedg to the increase proposed in the income of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. Colonel SIBTHORP—Though he had heard the Right Hon. Baronet express his regret that the opposition to the Bill should come from that (the Tory) side of the House, he must tell that Right Hon. Baronet, that he might pursue what line of public con duct he thought proper, but at the same time he must leave him (Colonel Sibthorp) the same liberty to pursue what line of con duct in public affairs which he thought it his duty to do. Though he sat on that side of the House he would not be bound to the politics of that side or any other. He could with perfect con sistency oppose any measure which he did not like, come from what side of the House it might. The two Honourable Ba ronets who had preceded him had said it was with pain they spoke upon the measure—it was with pain that he con sidered such an important subject had fallen to his hands, as to oppose the nefarious doings of that Government which came in on the principles of economy and retrenchment. He had no doubt but there were debts, and it would have been much more honest and manly, had the Government at once come forward and laid the state of the case before the House. Though he had been unsuc cessful in his endeavours to reduce the allowance to 22,0001., yet he would persevere in his duty, and bring forward other two motions. The SPEAKER—Those motions can only be made after the Bill has been read a third time. Colonel SIBTHORP would content himself, then, with pro testing against the Bill, and would move his clauses after the Bill had been read a third time.—(Hear, hear.) This grant was unnecessary and uncalled for on every account. He ( Colonel Sibthorp) could not forget what he owed to the pub lic, and he would not buy favour from any one by neglecting - what he considered to he a public duty. He had only expressed his honest and undisguised opinions, and he saw no reason to re tract one single syllable of what he had uttered. But with such a House as the present, it appeared to him totally impossible to op pose the Bill. He should no doubt have to give an account of his conduct to the constituency he represented.—(Hear from Captain Pechell.) He feared not what the Gallant Captain might have to say, and he had no doubt that he should 'go with as clear a conscience to his constituency as the Hen. and Gallant Captain would.—( Hear, hear, from Captain Pechell.) He had no doubt the same result would then follow as had followed the late election—namely, his return to Parliament by a large majority of electors.—Cries of " Divide, divide.") He did not intend dividing the House. An HON. MEMBER, (whose name we could not learn), rose from the Conservative Benches, and said he would never be a party to throwing over by a side-wind that which a full House had agreed to. On the question that the Bill do pass, Colonel SIBTHORP moved a clause, to the effect, that if her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent should marry without the consent of both Houses of Parliament, or should reside out of the kingdom for more than six months together, a portion of the'an nuity, not exceeding one half, should cease. Lord JOrIN RUSSELL said—Sir, I must oppose the bringing up of this clause. The annuity of 100,0001. a year to the Queen Dowager was granted by the unanimous Vote of Parliament with out any restriction or condition—( Hear hear)—and I think the House will agree with me that it would be very unbecoming to im pose any condition or restriction upon this grant to her Royal Highness the Duchess of . Kent.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") I must say there was a great temptation in her Royal Highness having been born and bred a foreigner, and left a widow in this country, to remove herself to a cheaper country, to which she was more accustomed.—( Hear, hear.) But the Duchess of Kent felt her duty to this nation obliged her to live here, and bring up her daughter in this country.—( Hear, hear.) In 1825, an additional grant was proposed to her Royal Highness. Did any one then propose these restrictions ? If ever proper, they were proper at that time ; her Royal Highness had then the care of her daughter, whose education in this country was of the deepest impor tance to the nation • no such conditions, however, were proposed; confidence was placed in her Royal Highneis, nor was that confi dence misplaced.—( Hear, hear.) And I may mention that her Royal Highness desired the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishops of London and Lincoln to examine into the education of the Princess.—(Hear, hear.) In 1831 a new grant was proposed to her Royal Highness, but no conditions and restrictions were sug gested ; and confidence was again reposed in her Royal Highness. —( Hear, hear.) At the present moment, when they bad to ex press their gratitude to her Royal Highness for the care she had taken of the education of the present Queen, it would be most unbecoming and indecorous if any motion should be suggested, having for its object to make conditions and restrictions implying a want of confidence in the merits of her Royal Highness. Mr. BRISCOE gave Ministers his support in this measure, from the honest and deliberate conviction of his mind that they were entitle to the support of the country. The Hon. Member sat down amid loud cries of " Divide." _ . Colonel SIBTHORP said he had discharged his duty in bringing the subject forward ; he should therefore not press the subject to a division. The Bill was then passed and ordered to be taken up to the House of Lords by Mr. Bernal. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Lord J. RUSSELL moved that the House at its rising should adjourn to Tuesday the 16th of January. Lord G. BENTINCK moved as an amendment that the adjourn ment should only be to Thursday next. Strangers were ordered to withdraw. The House divide& when there appeared— For the Motion For the Amendment Majority CANADA. Lord J. RWSELL gave notice that on the 16th January he would move That so much of her Majesty's Speech as related to Canada be taken into consideration, and that any measures which might be founded upon such paragraph, have precedence over all motions or notices, until the Ist of February. _ QUEEN'S BENCH-(THIS DAY)• DUNCOMBE V. DANIELS. At half-past nine this morning Lord Denman took his seat on the bench, when the examination of the witnesses for the defence wa s proceeded with. Five witnesses, including one of the Reporters of the Thn es i wee produced on the part of Air. Daniels, but nothing materia. was elicited from them, with the exception of the statement ot Mr. Duncombe's account in Child's Bank, by one of their Clerk's' upon which much stress was laid by counsel for the defendant. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied at great length, and taunted Mr. Daniels with having sbrunk;trom endeavouring to substantiatethe charges on the libels and pleas ; to support which he contended not one tittle of evidence had been produced. Mr. Daniel kne ll well when he was bringing this action, that he had no chance of a verdict. His only object was, to use a homely phrase, to throw a great deal of dirt, that some of it might stick. Lord DENMAN was summing up the evidence when our Reporter left. An elderly gentleman, named Hailes, residing in Coventry-street, Haymarket, yesterday evening, between sd and seven o'clock, was passing along the Strand, when nearly opposite Somerset House he was met by a gang of persons 0 , 1 respectable appearance, but without belonging to the We', mob, who hustled him. Mr. Hailes was much annoyed , and did not have the slightest suspicion that the fellows intended to rob him. After they passed ou he accidently felt in hii, pocket, and ascertained that he had been robbed of his purse, containing seven sovereigns and a half and some silver. Mt; Hailes mentioned the robbery to the police, who en d ga vouren, to discover the thieves, but without success. It was fortun ate that they had left the coat pocket untouched, as a pocket-boo k i was placed there, in which was a considerable sum in Bank o f England notes, and papers connected with an extensive mer cantile speculation of the greatest importance. A curious circumstance took place yesterday about half-past one o'clock. As some brewers were drawing up I' barrel of beer out of a cellar at a wine-merchant's, next door to Gregory's Hotel, in Rupert-street, Haymarket, the horse by some means or other was pulled back, along with the bar' rel, into the cellar, and, singular to say, was not much the worse for it; but the men were obliged to get some pulleys, and remove some part of the pavement, before they could ge t the horse up again. The people of Bath held a public meeting in favo' of the Ballot at the Guildhall, on Monday ; resolutions 1 6 its support, as well as for the extension of the Suffrage and curtailing of Parliaments, were carried. The following , among.,t others, took share in the proceedings : --Mr. S. Barrow, Chairman ; Admiral Gordon, Major Kirwan, Mr. Jolly, Mr. H. A. Barry, Mr. Bartlett, General Napier, Col. Napier, Mr. Goldstone, Mr. Hunt, Mr. H. W. Hobhouse. Col. Sweeny, Mr. Crisp, Mr. J. Keene, Mr. West, and Mr. Ilanwell. An amendment in 'favour of Universal Suffrage was carried. Lord Lyndhurst has arrived at Versailles from London. The announcement made by the English journals of Lady Lyndhurst, accompanied by the Hon. Miss C o pley, being in London, is incorrect. Her Ladyship, as well as Lord Lyndhurst will remain at Versailles 'until the first days of February, when they will leave for England. Yesterday afternoon information was received at the different police-offices and station-houses of the mysterious disappearance of a gentleman, named Ferrard, under circum stances which led his relatives and friends greatly to fear for his safety. It appears that Mr. Ferrard had been staying for a few days at the residence of his sister, a lady, name .l Lei cester, residing in Bullingham-place, Church-lane, Kensing ton. On Thursday forenoon he left his sister's house to make several calls in town, and to get a check for 50/. cashed. Not returning home all night, inquiries were, early yesterday morning, made respecting him, when it was ascertained that he had been to the banker's, and obtained . cash for the check , after which he dined with a friend, whose residence is in Bed ford-place, Russell-square. Mr. Ferrard left about eight o'clock in the evening to return home, but as he expresse d his intention of going through Hyde Park, as his ne west voY home, it is greatly feared that he must have been robbed by some villains, and afterwards thrown into the Serpentine. Active officers were immediately employed in endeavouring to discover the fate of the unfortunate gentleman. The Gazette des Tribunaux gives a curious dcscrir tion of Vidocq's police agency-office :—" In a sumptuous apartment," says this journal, " vast and commodious offices are fitted up with the semi-official titles of first, second, third, and fourth division. As a preliminary to a conference with the great man, his visitors are first received in an anti-chambe r by an office clerk, and then ushered into another anti-chambe r, where a diminutive sized groom in livery, with crest buttons, plush breeches, and gaiters, a l' Anglaise, demands their names , and finally announces them, and conducts them into the pre sence of Monsieur le Directeur ! In the sanctum sanctoriall which is furnished and arranged with the utmost taste an luxury are several objects of the greatest value." On Saturday evening an inquest was held before. Thomas Stirling, Esq., on the body of Lieutenant-Colon el James Michael, who destroyed himself under the following circumstances :—The inquest was held at the house of the deceased, No. 55, Beau ont-street, Weymouth-street, Port, s land-place. It appeared from the e v id e nce o f the servants of the deceased, and that of Dr. Macintyre, his medical attend ant, that the deceased had for the last few days laboured under considerable depression of spirits, a nd complained of a virl el ; t pain in his head. O n F r id a y n i g ht h e go t worse , and 1- ''; Macintyre attended him, but he refused to be bled or to tak the medicine prescribed for him. At four o'clock on S a tal morning he got out of bed, unk now n to hi s w ife,- and 'Ot t down stairs into the scullery. When Mrs. Michael miss i ; him she alar me d th e servants , w h o , on proceeding to .t scullery, found th e d oor l oc k e d. They called in the fo lle as by whom the door was forced open, and the deceased found lying on his face in a corner, and weltering in Two razors, covered with blood, were also found on s obie t so near where he laid. He was quite dead. All the wit e l.b. agreed that his mind had been very unsettled of late. sea Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict that the decease, " Destroyed himself while in a state of temporary ies e 'l l The deceased had served in India for many years, ee' ea r. considered a most meritorious officer. He was in his 500.. 0 0 , blo •••••• 6 s PATENT LEVER WATCH £6 o, With silver deuble-bottom cases 6 16 6 With silver hunting cases This celebrated construction (the most accurate en " .- 0 110 , watch can be made) is now offered, with the latest improve° reel i. e. the detached escapement, jewelled in four helot, Cl p t;O r hand to mark the seconds, hard enamel dial, and maintai ning to continue going while winding up, at the aboye price, bi T. COX SAVORY, Working Silver and Goldsmith, 47, Cernhill Loy d°. g. N.B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in 77_7,7-- - _-_,- --- - =--- ---------- BIRTHS. Boodl e ' This morning, in Upper Ranelagh-street, the wife of J ohn jun., Esq., of a:daughter. ' of `v alue the 16th inst., the lady of James Peppercorn, Esq"' cot-place, of a son. f philiP On the 16th in s t., at Rougham Hall, Suffolk, the lady ° Bennett, jun., Esq., of a son. ss' of scl ., On the Bth i ns t., a t Brighton, the lady of E. B . Thom Madrathe 14th s Civil Service, of a - son. On inst., in Russell-square, Mrs. Ch arles W. Tabor, , °- a daughter. of Ch s On the 13th i ns t., th e l a dy o f John G. Reynel l, Esq. cery-lane, of a dau g hter. ________-------------r:: On the 13th int at Esq., of the Bengal MHARRIED. J ames T• Goc iorii iiilitaryasmeprs,tiecaed, toC hcuarreohl,in e, am on e i s y da . ughte r o the Rev. J. H. Evans, of John-street Chapel, London. bert On the 14th inst., at St. 3lartin's-in-the-Fields, Mr. it° i Thrupp, o f George-street, P@rtinan-square, to Emma, the see wl daughter of Mr. M‘Clary, of Pimlico• Curie'', On the 14th inst., at ' St. Mark's, Kennington, John t ElizaE 3 €l. , late of the on. East India Company's Service, Eliza Gertrude, youngest daughter of the late Wra. DeeY , FA' Dublin _.-------------- lED. At Blackheath, on the 20t h inst., Daniel Aug ustus, son o f gr. and Lady Barbara Newdig ate, aged 3. On the 3d inst„ at Mis s Barlow s, Royal-place, Greenwich, -31r5* Catherine Rose, aged 63. R On the 20th inst., at Rarnsgate, oberth Ashworth, Esq. Flollings, Esq.,aged 65 . On the 11th inst ,in Green - s t r eet, Grosvenor-square, George London : ancl Published by MURDO YOUNG, of 14 ,; I [2, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in tbe oo n ' of Aliddlesex.—Saturday, December 23, 1837' -^~•,,~,