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THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNES DAY MOR 4 ING,_ JANUARY 21, 1846 I-- _ - R CARTER, THE LION KING, present) Now read y , in 3 vols., price 31s. 6d. bound, LETTERS OF M )1111 compliments to the Nobility, Gentry, and the Pablie, wli ! have so liberally patronised him on ever y occasion, and begs to inform OF GREAT R OYAL AND ILLUSTRIOUS LADIES them that neither himself , nor an y of his lions, ti g ers, &c., will BRITAIN, ever appear at the Marylebone Theatre, or any other minor house in Illustrative of the History of England. London. Now first published from the original MSS., with Introductory P.3.—Mr. CARTER'S MAMMOTH HORSE will be exhibited at , Notices, ' the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, every day, from 11 A.M. till 9 P.M. , for BY MARY ANNE EVERETT WOOD. a short time previous to his departure to AnieriCa. I This work contains a series of letters, fraught with high historical and biographical interest, from most of the Queens of England ; and there,are few of the ancient nobility who will not find an ancestress here commemorated. Henry Colbum, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, will be repealed a Grand Opera, in three acts, called MA.RITANA f•harlFs the Second, Mr. Borranl ; Don Caesar Dc BaZATI, Mr. D. W. King ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. Stretton ; Matit aßa ' Wad Romer ; Gazarillo. Miss Poole. In which Mdlle. F. Feed and M Bretin will introduce a new grand Pas de I)eux. Between the Second and Third Acts of the Opera Professor RIiLEY and his SONS will go through a Series. of their Classical sal Popular Exercises. To conclude with a new grand Christmas comic I antomine, called HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarfs. The Now and extensive Scenery under the direction of Mr. Grieve ; the Overture and Music by Mr. it. Hughes ; the Tricks , S ra nsfor r ttious, and Decorations by Mr. Blatnize ; the Machinery by Mr. B. Sturman ; the Dresses by Mr. Bovey. Mrs. Balls, and numerous assistants. The whole produced under the superintendence of Mr. W. West. .Scene I. INTO/110Z OF GoILDFIALL. Epoch—Lord Mayor's Day, 184.5—between the Darner and the Ball. Magog and Gog (the City Giants—once at a premium, now at a discount), Mr. S. Jones and Mr. H. Horncastle ; Ge eral Tom Thumb (a Dwarf, bet causing a treat panic in the Gian ho t mar ki ll ke the t), Miss Date. W'll Giants? Now ready, T HE COMIC ANNUAL for 1846; " WHIMSICALITIES," BY THE LATE THOMAS HOOD. Comprised in One Volume of Six Hundred Pages, WITH FORTY-FIVE ILLUSTRATIONS By LEECH, &C. ---- - -- - _ Price only 12s. bound. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF "MAIDS OF HONOUR.'' Just ready, in 3 vols., post Bvo., SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY. A TALE OF THE COURT OF CHARLES 11. By the Author of " Maids of Honour;' (A Second Edition of which is now ready). Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE. The Prop MEETING OF A PARLIAM Editors of this PaperENT are desirous, on the MN so important to the principles of FREE TRADE, _ . I, says Tom Thumb, As soon as I come, I'll kill the Giants."—Yankee Nursery Tale. Genies of Pantomine (Chairwoman of the " Christmas Funny Club"), Miss A. Payne.—How Tom Thumb takes the Giants down a peg or two—" From words they'd almost come to blows" —Umpire and Referee, the Genius of Pantomime, who gives her decision in a manner (it is hoped) satisfactory to her numerous patrons in boxes, pit, and gallery. Scene 2. COAST OF THE ISLAND OF LILLIPUT.—DiSCOYOFed A.D. 1499. " a storm comes a calm." Gulliver (having a passion for travelling, high and dry on a rock), Mr. ST. H. Payne ; Mrs. Gul liver (having a passion for her husband, in the same predicament), Mr. Hance. Extraordinary high tide, and great rush for places. Timely arrival of the Flying Island. Mrs. Gulliver leaves the rock to the tune of " Here we go up, up, up"—Gulliver leaves the rock to the tune of " Here we go down, down, down." The tide having ceased to flow, naturally begins to ebb, and leaves Gulliver to asto nish the Lilliputians I Peasants (the real " small natives"), Messrs. and Mesdames Tiny, Dumpy, Dot, Weebody, Speck, Short, Small, Trot, Littlejohn, &c. &o. ; Inspector of the A division of Lilliputian Police, Mr. Stumpy ; Policemen, Messrs. Move-a-way, Clear-the way, Push-a-long, Walk-on, &e.; Engineer, Mr. Easer ; Stoker, Mr. Hot-birth. How Gulliver, alias the man-mountain, is Boma. ever and a to keep the peace and how, "by a long pull, a strong pull, pull altogether," he is carried away to the court of the Emperor M il put. And wasn't he a dainty dish To set before the King? _. . to call the attention of their Subscribers and of the Public to the claims of the WXICKLY CHRONICLE as the Advocate of an enlightened Policy, on all questions which relate to our industrial economy, and to the political progress and social happiness of the People. The Weekly Chronicle has, from the period at which it came into the hands of its present Proprietors and Conductors, faithfully and firmly supported these principles—seeking at once to carry them out witkout violence or personal rancour, and to establish itself in the respect, not only of its Readers, but even of its Political Antagonists, by a strict regard for Truth and Fair Play, on which grounds Mope, as its Editorsd successfullyfeelcontl supported. As well-intending party be ade quately and As a Newspaper, the Weekly Chronicle will be found to contain a larger quantity of carefully compiled and well digested reading matter, than any of Its contemporaries; and it has ever given, and will continue to give, the fullest digests of the proceedings in Par liament, consistent with its limits, which are of the largest size re cognised by law. The importance of this In the coming session must be evident; whilst in early intelligence of Political Movements the Weekly Chronicle will maintain its lead, possessing, as it does, peculiar and exclusive sources of information, which its entire independence from personal in fl uences and party trammels, enables it to give without mystification or reserve. One of the features of the Weekly Chronicle are the popular Letters of COTTON TWIST, principally devoted to questions of Free Trade commenced with, Industrial and Economy, and of which a T hird Series were co will be continued from week to week throughout the present year. Sold by all Newsmen in Town and Country, price 6d. ; or sent by Post (if pre-paid) at 68. ed. per Quarter, 139. the Half-year, and 2 , 68. per Annum. Office, 337, Strand, London. Old MSS. in the British Museum, Scene 3. HALL OF SCIENCE IN THE PALACE OF THE KIN. OF LA v rrA.—His Majesty the King of Laputa (very deep in Geome try—vide, Flappers at his elbows), Mr. T. Matthews ; Lord High Chancellor Parallelogram and Lord High Chamberlain /Equilateral (fond of " Figures," especially number " One"), Mr. Howell and Mr. Johnson. Lords in Waiting, with their attendant flapper% pages. &c. Mrs. Gulliver makes her " first and only appearance at Court ;" and how, having lost her G—, the Flying Island is placed at her disposal to recover the same. Scene 4. MARINE RESIDENCE OF THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPIIT.—Hia " High" Mightiness Golbas to Momaren Mully Tilly Gue, Emperor of Lilliput, Miss Turtle ; her " equally" High Mightiness the Em press of Lilliput, Miss Midgley. The Lilliputian Court (the " high est" families in the land), and Lilliputian Imperial Guard (at least 2 ft. 6 in. in their stockings), servants, policemen, cooks, scullions, &c. &c.—flow Gulliver, having been let out of " durance vile," not only pockets the affront, but two policemen in the bargain. How he kisses the Emperor's hand, and the Empress's lips. Inspection of the Lilliputian Imperial Guard. How Gulliver swallows his dinner, and is only prevented from swallowing a Lilliputian. by way of dessert, by the news of the arrival of the Blefascadian fleet. Gulliver re gains his freedom, by towing in the enemy's fleet. The Palace on tire. Arrival of the Lilliputian Fire Brigade. How Gulliver saves the Empress, and is then obliged to save himself, which he does by taking a hop, step, and a jump rota Scene 5. CORN-FIELD IN BROEDIONAG.—LOIIgOSIMOIO (a sub stantial Brobdignag farmer, and member of the Brobdignag Agri cultural Society), Mr. Monster ; Long-in-the-stride (his wife), Mrs. Strapper; Brobdignag Baby (in and out of a go-cart), Miss H. Payne ; A very round Robin (the mother of a very tine faintly) Mrs. Redbreast ; Prize Pig (with silver medal from the Brobdignag Cattle Show), Mr. Shout. How Gulliver goes a bird's nesting, and get. the worst of it, and how, after paying all proper deference to the "great-uns," he pitches into the " little-WI" in the go-cart. Scene 6. BROBDIGNAG RED-ROOM AND NORSERY.—HIObdignag " Gemini" (Anglice twins), Masters James and Elliott; Brobdignag Kitten, Mr. Puseey. For further particulars of this scene apply Personally to the principal performers, who can be seen in it every evening till further notice. Scene 7. COAST OF TILE ISLAND OF lALLITITT (as Scene 2), and re-‘ppearanize of the Flying Island ; from which Mrs. Gulliver takes a flying leap into Gulliver's arms —" We may be nappy yet." -Our old acquaintance, the Reck, introduces another old acquaintance, Genius of Pantomime, Transformation of the Characters. Harlequin ....Mr.•• Wieland. Clown ••.. • • Mr. T. Matthews. Pantaloon • • ....Mr. Howell. Columbines • • Miss Hicks and Miss Lonsdale. . . Scene g. END OF COVENTILY-STIELT, PICCADILLT.—Writing in Eight Lesson , . The Experimental Squadron, with Hornpipe accom paniment. A Sudden Peep into Leicester-square. Wenham Lake Ice. Sliding made easy. A great Fall in Provisions—viz. fish, fruit, and vegetables. Scene 9. CLOWN'S LODGINGS.—Bed and Window change sides, and Clown "goes down the middle and up again ;" great virtue in a blan ket. "To be well shaken before taken." The principle of elongation "Carried out." Clown is tossed up, and Harlequin comes down heads." Scene 10. EXTERIOR OF GROCERS, FISHMONGERS, ♦ND WINS MER SA NTS' SHOPS.—Two active lads, versus active clothes-horse. Cask of West India Produce and barrelled natives. Ladders ad infinitum, Putting up the shutters—the wrong shop. Try again. Ditto re peated. Great change on the premises, and " business removing." Scene 11. HIGHGATE-HILL, with extensive view of the neighbour hood of London. Railways remember the 30th November. Grand Railway Steeple-chase to the Board of Trade. Arrival of engines from all the country round. " A clear course and no favour." Off they go. Clown and Pantaloon in difficulties, and ending in a " dis solution of partnership." Scene 12. FLEET-STREET DCRING THE REPAIRS, with Glass Shop, Thunan's, and Railway Printing-office. Railway Prospectus and Provisional Committee; publishing made easy. Orders to any =mint punctually attended to. The Great Guy for 1645. Great btatue of stags ; "they come—they come." No thoroughfare. The shortest cut to the Board of Trade, producing a great smask among the crockery. Scene 13. EXTZRIOI Till Boaz]) OF TRADE, and Probable Ge neral Railway Terminus. Scene 14. WATOIIMAKICRS' AND BOOLFFLLENS' SHOTlL—Teaching the young idea how to shoot. Illustrated London Noose. A " pinch f curry powder." Watch on a new Movement. Queen's Visit to Germany, and all eyes directed to Scene 15. Tins CITY OT CoLonni, as It appeared on her Majesty's arrival. Owing to this great attraction, immediate application should be made to JOHN PARSON'S, Box Book-keeper. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. POSITIVELY THE LAST WEEK Bur ONE. TO-NIGHT, TWO PIECES BY BEETHOVEN.—A SOLO BY SIGNOR SIVORI. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21. PART I. Overture, " Fidelio"—Reethoven. The Chimes Quadrille—Jullien. Solo Flute, by Mr. Richardson—Richardson. The Andante, Allegro, and Storm, from " Pastoral Sym phony"—BeethOah, False, Beethoven's most Popular Valse, tions—Beethoven. The English Quadrille—Julllen "Le Desir," with Varia- PART 11. Fantasia from Adolphe Adam's Ballet, " The Marble Maiden"— Coote. " The Stop Polka"—Xcenig. Duo for Violin and Pianoforte, performed by Signor Sivori and Mr. Hatton—Sivori and Hatton. The Original Valise, " A Deux Tema"—Juillen. Galop, " La Sonnetti" (first time)—Kcenig. 'l'o-Morrow, Thursday, January 22d, Three Pieces by Beethoven will he performed. A S - Jo by Signor Sivori ; else, a Duet Concer tante for Piano and Violin, by Mr. T. L. Hatton and Sig nor Sivori. MR. RICHARDSON'S BENEFIT. On Friday next, Jan. 23, (being the last night but six of the Concerts), the Evening's Entertainment will be for the Benefit of Mr. Richardson. GII.IND Bit MASQUE. The Second and Last Bal Masque will take plaee on Monday, February 2, and terminate the Season. THEATRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be performed ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Miss Cush man (the last night hut one of her engagement) ; Juliet, Miss Susan Cushman (the last night but one of her engagement). To conclude with a Grand New Extravaganza, entitled THE BEE AND THE ORANGE TREE; or, The Four Wishes. Principal Characters by Mr. Hudson, Mr. James Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mr. Clark, Miss P. Horton, Miss Julia Bennett, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mrs. Stanley. IREATRE KOVAL &DELPIII. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE CRICKET on the HEARTH. John Peery hingle, Mr. 0. Sinith; Caleb Plummer, Mr. Lambert ; Tackleton - Mr. Cullenford ; Edward, Mr. Selby.; Dot, Mrs. Fitzetillitun; Bertha ' 34113 Woolgas ; ; May Fielding, Miss Taylor. To be followed. by a New Farce, entitled THE PHANTOM BREAKFAST., ,titipported by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Wright, Miss woolgar, Ste'. To conclude with an entirely New and Original Christmas Pan to!nitt,,,, called HARLEQUIN AND POONOOWINGKEEWANG FI,II4EMI)EEF,LOII,EEDEEBUSKEEBASG; or, The King of the Cannibal Islaras. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland ; Columbine, Miss Fient;ng ; Clown, Mr. C. .T. Smith; Pantaloon, Mr. Mitcheuson. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. FNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. The Cricket on the Heartk," and " The Enchanted Horse" every . . Evening until further notice ! .. THIS EVENING WILL BE PERFORMED THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: A FAIRY TALE OF HOME. The Principal Characters. by Mr: and 'Mrs. Keeley, Mr. Emery, Mr. y. Vining. Ntr.•Meadows;and Miss Grove. After whlchwill be:repeated a New Grand Romantic extravaganza, entitled THE ENCHANTED HORSE ; or, Prince Firouz Schah of Persia and the Frincess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Wigan, F. Matthews, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, &c.; Mes- dames Keeley, Villafs, Hodson, Dawson, Howard, Arden, &c. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 28.; Gallery, 641. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS F,VF.NINO Will be repeated THE CRICKET ON Tin , . The Principal Characters by Messrs. Ryder, Co r , ‘ ten, Ls?lph Murray, Courtney, Mrs. Stirling, Miss Marshall, Mrs. Fosbroke, Miss Brentnell, and Miss Somers. After Which, a New Farce, called TOO MAIST COOKS SPOIL TILE BROTH: Gregory Granite, Mr. Compton ; George, Mr. Oxberry ; Fanny, Miss E. Stanley. To eouchge with a New Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE KEY OF THE KINGDOM ; or , HAR.EQUIN AND THE FAIRY BLUE BELL. Harlequin, Mr. W. H Harvey ; Columbine, Miss Bullen ; Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; Pantaloon, Mr. T. Hill. - ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. ondENAII SUCCESS; OF THE NEW 1311-RLESQUE. t. THIS EVENING Will be Performed the favourite Vaudeville of CAPTAIN C HAR LOTTE., •In wil,ich Mr. Walt& Lacey and Miss Kate Howard will perform, • To befollowed bY a DIVERTISSEMENT. After which will be repeated THE CRICKET ON OUR OWN HEARTH. Irywhich Mr. James Browne, Mr. Romer,. Mr. Cockr and Miss Kate Howard.will appear. And concluding with the new Pantoinime, =approachable for glee an d grandeur, called PORTUNATtS ; or, THE MAGIC CAP. Fortunatils, Miss Hamilton; Prince "Stegrim, Mr. Cockrill ;' Fairy Queen, Miss Bromley Harlequin, Mr. Smythers ; Pantaloon, Mr charlee ; Clown, Mr. Jefferini ; Columbine. Miss Laidlaw. NEW STRAND THEATRE M. PIIILLIPPE'S WONDERS and ineLf• DE LUSIONS will be repeated every Evening, doors open CHINEgE ras t-Seven, to commence at a quarter before Eight. 3f. at a quarter 3f. Milli ppe's most Popular Deceptions and Pectillar E ~, Wlll be varied by the Amusing Performances ot the e t , ---- P e —ments an d astounding Feats of the American Brothers. iarint F amily (by desire). and in consequence of the immense M. Phillippe will overflows which have a ttended his Morning Performances, g i ve OrandJuyen ll e Entertainment every Thursda y Mornin g , commencing et Two o'clock. Oallery, 6d. Stalls, 39. ; Rosa, 2s. ; Pit, ls. ; ASTLEY'S VoYA E. AMPIIIIIIFATRF OF ARTS. Proprietor, Mr. w. RATTY. Crowded nightly to witness the wondrous performance of the doz Emile. Hundreds turned away Cacti evening. In compliance with the munerons requests at the box-office a re-engagement has been entered into for three weeks longer. Continuation of the drama of the DOG of the PYRENEES, after which period it must he positively withdrawn, in order to make way for the representation of the last new Pa risian spectacle of sensation ELEPHANT of the PAGODAS, which has cau sed so great i t r i t o u n u in the French metropolis, in which Mr. Batty will have CO n pli_Y of exhibiting his celebrated pair of trained elephants . The LAST MORNING REPRESENTATION will take place on THURSDAY next, ' commencing at Half-past One precisely. ROYAL VICTORIA IHEATRE. EINFI. Will be repeated THE CRICKETOF TX E HEARTH. A Fairy Tale ,f Home. John Peerybingle, Mr. E. F. Saville ; The Stranger, Mr. Fredericks ; Tackleton, Mr. Searle ; Caleb Plummer, Mr. Herbert ; Mary peerybingle, Miss Vincent ; Bertha, Mrs. Lee ; Tilly SlowboY, Miss Terry. After which, Professor HEMMINGS and his SONS will give more Inparalieled feats of Classical Gymnasia than ever yet has been ea- Whited, and surpassing even the celebrated Ri s l ey himself. To conclude with a new gorgeous Pantomime, called TIPPITT WITCHET; or, HARLEQUIN TIM BORBIN and the COMICAL WITCITES of LANCASHIRE. Harlequin, Mr. Chapino ; Comm.i bi ne , Miss Le Vie ; the Two Clowns, Messrs. E. Blanchard and 1; the Two Pantaloons, Mr. Franklin and the veteran Tom J)latiCharl, h, very King of Pantomime and Prince of Pantaloons_ MEETI. OF PARLIAMENT THIRD EDITION OF ~ THE SUN." As usual, the THIRD EDITION of " THE SUN" will contain the very LATEST NEWS of all PROCEEDINGS in PARLIAMENT up to the HOUR of POST. The RAILWAY COM MITTEES will be very FULLY REPORTED up to the CLOSE of EACH DAY'S PRO CEEDINGS. 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Morning .. 9 minutes alter 7 I Evening .. 36 minutes after 7. • ..,•••\ • • 147 -' k -e • • 41- •••*'• • "*" . ' l, , ini.ir)',iitix ...im4 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1846. Notwithstanding the secresy with which Sir ROBERT PEEL carefully guards his plan on the corn-laws, symptoms are occasionally manifested which may lead to the belief that it is of a compre hensive character, and that it will not materially differ from the proposition which, in the words of Mr. H male, was " so large and so complete, that his colleagues were terrified, and resigned." From every quarter where the influence of Tory Peers prevails the most decided hostility to the Minister is shown. He is denounced as a renegade—as a man in whom no confidence can be placed, and as a betrayer of the party who placed him in power. In two or three instances a limited con fidence is still reposed in him, but even that is conditional, and all that the interceding parties ven tured to propose to their unwilling hearers was not to condemn a man before trial, and to wait patiently till they knew what he really intended to do. The symptoms, however, altogether are of a very unfavourable character for the friends of free trade, taking for granted that the House of Lords can control the Minister. Parties are dropping off daily. Earl DELAWARE, the Lord Chamberlain, we are assured, has resigned, the Marquis of EXETER is going, and many others probably will follow in the train. Several of the seceders belong to the Court; they have access to her MAJESTY or her Royal Con sort, and may thereby have obtained some insight into the mysterious secret which now causes so much anxiety to millions of her MAJESTY'S subjects. In fact, it is impossible to account for these defections on any other grounds than the conviction that the Minis terial scheme is large and complete, though not imme diate in all its operations. A general belief now prevails—indeed there is hardly any doubt on the subject, that Sir ROBERT PEEL proposed to the Cabinet in December a total repeal of the corn-laws. Mr. Hume, usually well-informed on Ministerial movements, says, "The resolution of the Minister was so fixed on the measure that he risked the long cherished connexion with the Duke of WELLINGTON, and was certain of breaking up the party of which he himself was the head. Neither of these conside rations (weighty always with men seeking place and power) deterred Sir R. PEEL from persevering; and ' he resigned, because he saw that he could not carry his measure without all the influence of the Duke." The Duke has returned to the Cabinet, it is true, and with him a number of inefficient colleagues, but Lord STANLEY would not yield. lie joined, probably led the dissentients, in opposing the plan, and has de serted them altogether rather than be a party to a measure which will touch the landed interest. If Sir R. PEEL had made any material concession, pro posed anything much short of total repeal, it is not probable that the Minister for the Colonies would have stood out alone, especially after he had announced to Sir R. PEEL that he was not pre pared to form a Cabinet on the principle of non relaxation of the corn. laws. This result and the events that are daily manifesting themselves in cer taro quarters omens quarte of rsmay, therefore, be regarded as favour ablewhat is intended, and can scar,:ely leave any doubt that the plan to be proposed on Monday will embod y measures in unison with the trade. W calculatio n principles of f ree e com cannot a n b y y o a t n h y er meoodhe of reasoning or elusion. Since PEEL came into office ' dencies have been in that direction. Th e all his ten ' Bill for ad mitting foreign cattle, the Canada Corn Bill , the magnificent sweep of four hundred artic l es of foreign manu f a cture or p ro ductions from the s tatute-book, the abolition of the duties on cott on , the excise on glass, and many other acts of the Minister, all declare that he is a determined supporter of free trade. The greatest difficulty, however, and the most material step of all remained—the repeal of the corn-laws. Without that all the rest would be incomplete, and are we to imagine, therefore, that a Minister who had deliberately pro posed a large and complete measure, who has again and again declared that it is the policy of this country to buy in the cheapest and sell in the dearest market, who glories in having already made such important changes, and rejoices in seeing them succeed beyond even his expectation, and who resigned rather than be thwarted in his fixed policy, would resume office to announce that he had been defeated? Sir ROBERT PEEL knows the advantages, nay, the absolute ne cessity, of making great plans ample and complete ; and now that he has undertaken the task, and finds no other party able to form a Ministry, he will not ruin his character and defeat the hopes of his country men by half-and-half measures, merely to please those who claim exclusive advantages, and yet have not the courage or the power to form a Ministry for their ac complishment. That he will be opposed vigorously in the Upper House we confidently anticipate, but the Upper House is only one of the three estates. He has the people of England, and Scotland, and Ireland, at his back ; he can repose confidence in our gracious SOVEREIGN. The measure is necessary for the salva tion of the country ; and with such aids, and a firm and courageous spirit, he has nothing to fear. Frequently as we have recently had occasion to particularise the various meetings convened by the agriculturists, we must candidly avouch that no single assembly of this nature has afforded us so much entertainment as the one which took place on Saturday evening, in the Borough-hall, at Tam worth. Its predecessors may have numbered many more influential names ; they may have blown, as through distant trumpets, the tidings of party wrath into the ears of the Premier; they may have sounded to him like a tumult in some remote street; but the present demonstration, swollen out with the tongue-bubbles of a smaller rhetoric, bears a visage of a yet more threatening expression. As far as the Conservatives are concerned, Sir ROBERT PEEL has been heaping barrels of gunpowder round his threshold, and the present meeting is not unlike a lighted cracker tied to the door-knocker. It must undoubtedly, if nothing has hitherto accomplished such an achievement, force upon the First Lord of the Treasury a knowledge of his relative position with his nominal supporters. Cambridgeshire, or Willis's Rooms, may re-echo with anathemas upon the League, and vituperations upon its adherents, without in any especial manner startling Sir ROBERT PEEL from the seclusion in which he is concocting his redoubtable proposition for the consideration of Mr. GREENE and the Committee of "Ways and Means;" but here a party of infuriated protectionists come forward in the very Borough-hall of Tamworth, and actually lavish upon the head of its landlord every possible epithet of dissatisfaction and displeasure. In addition, of course, to the ordinary catalogue of agri cultural arguments—that interminable catalogue of indigence to farm-labourers, destruction to landed property, &c. &c.—several personalities, in allusion to the Premier, are introdueed, throwing over the trans actions of what might otherwise have proved a very hum-drum assemblage a delightful and unexpected gleam of novelty. The Chairman, a certain, straight forward, blunt-spoken Mr. PrE, is the mouthpiece of these anti-Peel and anti-free-trade sentiments. With an extremely agreeable style of banter, which ma terially sharpens the subsequent declaration, he an nounces himself as inspired with a Personal reverence for Sir ROBERT PEEL, but he adds that this personal reverence is accompanied by a Ministerial antipathy. Then follows the most sledge-hammer blow yet ad ministered to the Premier :—" He would tell them that they must tell their representatives (explicit Mr. PrE!) that they must fearlessly do their duty— they must tell them that they had entrusted to them their dearest interests, and that although they did not bind them to the adoption of any specific measures, they did not at the same time bind them to the constant support of the leader of a party." And this annoineement was received, be it particularly remembered, with " applause," and this applause sounded in the Borough-ball of Tamworth. As suredly it is an unmistakeable symptom of cooling on the part of the Conservatives ; it is a symbol, moreover, that if, like the satyr in Asop, they do not positively blow hot and cold to gether, they are undoubtedly growing very frigid towards their former favourites, and very warm in deed respecting the abolition of restrictions upon commerce. Correctly did the Chairman speak when he declared, that in the event of a repeal of the corn• laws, a mighty revolution was in store. And assuredly it must be from the trepidation inspired by this propinquity of a revolution that such death agonies and incoherent death-cries are blurted forth by the advocates of a falling principle. Saving for this spirit of benevolent palliation, we should be un able, with any patience, to listen to a gentleman like Mr. SPOONER—who seconded the resolution against free-trade—coming forward with the hoary language "unaccustomed as I am to public speaking," and then endeavouring to prove by a series of imaginary suppositions, that no agricultural system but the pre sent was tenable or healthy. In good sooth, the protectionists are driven to such desperation by the stern and determinate movements of the League, as to excuse any ebulitions of frivolity or inanity such as those we have already specified. It is, indeed, by merely looking upon them as a party now in the last stage of delirium that we can dismiss them with a smile of quiet commiseration. On one or two recent occasions we have had to re cord acts of munificence performed by merchants and bankers towards clerks in their service, but the follow ing extract from the fifth annual report of the Provi dent Clerks' Association, the reading of which, at the meeting on Monday, called forth immense applause, we think speaks volumes, and which we heartily wish was generally adopted in preference to temporary presents. The report itself was most pleasing, but it is to the extract we wish to call marked attention : " The managers would now prominently place before the members the liberal act of the Treasurer of the Benevolent Fund, JOHN ABEL SMITH, Esq., M.P., who, and his partners of the house of MAGNIAC, JAR DINE, and Co., have insured with the Association the life of each clerk in their house for sums varying in amount from 1,0001. to 2501., and have presented each gentleman with his policy as a testimony of their kindly feelings towarqs their employes, and their con tinued approbation of, and confidence in, the stability of the Association. This act of liberality does not merely apply to the first premium, but extends to the future annual payments by the eminent firm in question, thus realising to their clerks some pro vision in case of death to their families at the cost of the house. Besides, this kind consideration, which is hoped may be generally adopted, the amount of assurance increasing, according to priority of posi tion, length of service, &c., cannot fail wherever it may be followed, through feelings of gratitude as well as self-interest, to cement clerks more closely to employers and their interests." We need scarcely add that we most cheerfully record the fact, and heartily respond to the remarks of the managers of this excellent Association. Madrid journals of the 12th have been received. The discussion on the Address was resumed, and re ferred chiefly to the negotiations with the Court of Rome, but no new facts were stated, nor does it ap pear that much progress has been made in settling the points at issue. The Funds were more firm on the 12th; the Three per Cents. closed at; 34 at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 23,1 60 days ; and the Coupons at 24f for cash. The Paris papers of Sunday contain no intelligence of much interest. On Saturday the Bill to grant 93,100,000 f. for the service of the navy was discussed in a Committee of the Chamber of Deputies. Admiral MACKAU briefly stated the proposed changes, and referred Members for more minute information to the document laid before the Chamber, from which it appea:s that in seven years it is proposed to have a fleet of 270 sailing vessels and 100 war steamers afloat. The Committee were favourable to the plans of the Minister, and some remarks made by one or two Members, blaming him for not commencing the work sooner, met with no support from the majority. On Saturday evening a deputation of the Peers, with the Chancellor, Count PASQUIER, at their head, waited on the KING at the Tuileries, and ptesented the Address of the Chamber in reply to the Speech from the Throne to which his MAJESTY made the following answer : me : l a a t r n tathwhff h eeho a oric o p cdp py dnoepiv t mne o esryr s eel t Government, hfoo t ni h vyn aeygortuonperumrve:thiynsieie presages no w thed y eori ateepoasrtrptoahagnder progressive s a c ica f y r ont e erhd a d h seo. m xe o istn t t i ic v na e g s of congratulation to those which y ou have so long o ff ered of public pro sp erity. . We are indebt s 'ed fo s r e t c h lantgforteu increase as r e e bcs continua tion,uoltutw, to oyf a all the powers of the State. I again find with a lively satisfaction in your Address the expression of the sen timents 0 the Chamber of Peers for my family and for me. In returning to them our grateful acknowledgments, I feel pleasure in repeating the assurance that we will ever respond to them by our entire devotedness to France." A grand review took place on Saturday, in the Champ de Mars, in honour of the Ambassador from Morocco. His Excellency and suite were mounted on Arabian horses, furnished from the royal stables, and several Moorish ladies were on the balcony of the Military School to witness the manoeuvres. About 45,000 troops were reviewed under the Command of the Duke DE NEMOURS, who was accompanied by the Prince DR JOINVILLE, the Duke D'AUMALE, the Duke of WIRTEMBERG, and the Prince of SALERNO. Some of the journals publish two petitions from Havre, one to the Chamber of Deputies, and the other to the Minister of Public Works, praying that after the warning furnished by the fall of the Barentin via duct, the other viaducts, and tunnels, and bridges on the Rouen and Havre Railroad be subjected to a "solemn examination," the results of which shall be published. They have been anticipated, however, by the Minister; for it appears that he has just entrusted M. FRISSARD, divisional inspector of the Ponts-et Chauss6es, and attached to the service of the first in spection of the Havre line railways, with the im portant mission of ascertaining the circumstances that have caused the fall cf the Barentin viaduct. M. FaissLaD will, moreover, have to visit the works finished or proceeding on the Rouen and Havre Railway. It is now arranged that the expedition to Mada gascar will sail from Brest about the 15th of February. The French Funds were more firm on Sunday. The Three per Cents. had advanced 10c. and closed at 83f. Nothing was done in railway shares. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCEANGE, JAIL 19. Angla-Belgian — Madrid and Taloncia... Barbadoes Boulogne and Amiens.. 1114 Namur and Liege — Bordeaux. &Mediterran North Jamaica ... Bordeaux and Tonlouse Orleans and Tierzon Do. & Cott* (Espeleta) Orleans and Bordeaux 11 Do. (Mackenzie's) .. OverTasel Calla*, Lira, and Pa- Paris & Lyons (Laffitts) 2% cilia C.ast Central of Spain .. — Ditto (Caloit's).... ~. 2% Coylon . Dr Paria and Orleans-- 48% Demerara Dendre Valley ... Ditch Rhenish ...... 8 Dieppe & Paris Juict. Dijon and Mulhouse ... East Indian ........ Fampoux & Hazebrouk Grt Northern of Franco Constituted Great Indian Peninsular 3/ Great Paris aid Lyons. 2 1 ! Great Wester* Bengal Great Wester* Canada 3 1 ,4 Italian and Austrian Jamaica S. Mid. Janetioa 4 1 D.. North Midland Do. Extensioa Jersey Loavain and Jemappe — Lyons and Avignon — Laxemlooorg 2% Paris and Rouen . Paris and Strasburg (Ganneren's) Do. (Cempe de L'Est) Do. (Aymard's) — Paris and St. Quentin — Rouen and Hairs — Royal North of Spain — Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale Tournay,Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie's) De. ( Lefebvre's) Do. (O'Neill's) . — Trinidad Verona and Ancona.... West Flanders PRIVY COUNCIL.—The Queen will hold a Privy Council this afternoon at Buckingham Palace, at which her Majesty's Speech, on opening the session of Parliament, will be settled. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Court, will come to town to-day from 'Windsor Castle. It is expected that the Duke of Buccleuch will be appointed Lord President of the Council, and Lord Haddington Lord Privy Seal, at the Privy Council. We state, on good authority, that Lord Delawarr, Lord Chamberlain, has resigned, but his resignation is kept back for the convenience of the Government till after the formal announcement of the Ministerial plan. The same is rumoured of the Marquis of Exeter, Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert. We believe that three or four more resignations will take place, on Tuesday next, among subordinate members of the Government. It is understood that Lord Arthur Lennox, among others, retains his office only till after Sir Robert Peel's statement. The working men and trades' associations of the metropolis assemble this evening at the Crown and Anchor, in honour of Mr. Thomas Duncombe, who will be present. " Honour to the People's Champion" is the appropriate heading of the tickets whioh have been issued. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of Last Night.) The Cotton market was quiet yesterday at Liverpool, but there was no alteration in prices. Shares were dull. Some remarks in a letter of Messrs. Railton and Son, of Manchester, upon the Share market, afford a little light in the matter. They state— " After the experience in railway affairs afforded by the last session of Parliament, it was quite evident that the large capital employed in that department of our national industry ought to have been protected by some legislative appoint ment that would have watched over the interests of that por tion of the public, who, on sound principles, devoted attention to its enlargement, against every interference of a contrary tendency ; and that no new scheme should have been permit ted to solicit general support which had not been previously so sanctioned. _ . In February last, and at various times since, we pointed out the mischief that must inevitably ensue in the share business, by the great influx of persons becoming share spe culating brokers, having little or no money, and dealing with each other through half-monthly reckonings to a most astounding extent. The break-down, however, overtook them, and spread ruin, not only amongst many of themselves, but also among many persons of capital ; teach ing to all reflecting men, that it is a fallacy ever to depart from the closest cash settlements in their transactions through brokers. All dealings in shares should be like money given for a bank -note. This rule ap- plies particularly to Manchester, where there is no scarcity of surplus capital for any object to which it can be profitably and legitimately applied. If our view of the case be correct, it is evidently the bounden duty of every discreet person to support cash settlements to the utmost of his power, in order that the wild flights of corrupt and random enterprise may be kept in such a position as not to endanger solid and bond fide interests." At a meeting of the St. Katherine Dock Proprietors held just now, a dividend of the usual amount was declared out of the profits. An important commercial fact was noticed— that the deliveries of goods from the warehouse have, since the new tariff came into operation, increased greatly. The accounts by the West India steamer are expected to be delivered to-day. The meeting of Parliament is likely to throw everything into the shade this week, and Thursday will be quite a dies non in the City, either as respects public sales or general business. The difficulties into which a mercantile house has been thrown have attracted much attention here. The Stock market opens better to-day, and the rally is V I to IA per cent. Consols have been marked 93% to 94%, for present transfer, and 94% to 3 / 4 for time. The premium on Exchequer-bills has been steady at 17. Bank Stock has ruled at 203% to 204%. The New Three-and. a- Quarter per Cents. have been 96% to %, and the Three per Cents. 94 1 / 2 to 94%. The Foreign Investments have been rather gayer. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 28 to %, and the Three per Cents. 38% to 14. Portuguese Three per Cents. have been 59 1 . Brazilian Bonds have been worth 83. French Three per Cents. have been at 88 francs, with the exchange, at 25 70. Shares are rather firmer. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Hank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Anns 94 5 / 1 / 2% 947 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93A 94%1 9 % 94% New 3 1 4 per Cent. Annuities 96%X % 97 Long Annuitiestoexpire Jan.lB6o 10 7-16 % 10% Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10,1859 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 loth 10 1-16 India Bonds, 1,0001.. _ _ —. 28 South Sea Stock lO 6 l /4 3 per Cent. Annuities,l7sl Consols for Account— ...... 94 1 / 2 %14 i'xchequer Bills, 1,0001., I%d l7 Ditto 5001. Ditto Small 106 3 93q 94 pm. 17 pm. 17 pm. 18 ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 801 / 2 80% Do., New, 1843 . ....... ....„ 77 77 Buenos Ayres Bonds. 6 tier Cent 40 ex div 40 Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent..... 9 8 1,4 98% Ditto Deferred 5l 51 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 4 0 14 40 40 Portuguese 5 per Cents. — - Spanish Ditto, per Account Ditto, Account s 9 lh Ditto, 4 per Cent — . 1840. Ditto. Account ... ...... ..... 28% -,3 59% 58(4 59% 28 1 4 28 1 4 6 1 / 2 38% Ditto, Passive Ditto. 3 per Cent 38A 4 14 Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 3 per Cent. Exchange 2sf. 70c. 25f. 70c. Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 94 1 / 2 93 95 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING B AMWAY SHARES PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen .............. ... 5 Aberdeen,Banff, Ili Elgin 214 Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush IX Aylesbury and Thame.. 1% ...... — Belfast & County Down 2% • Bideford andTavist oc k ... 1% Birmin. and Gloucest er . 100 130 Ditto New 1 7 1,4 — .... ••• - Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birmingham & Leicester Direct 42s. Boston, Stamfd, & Birm 22s. — • Bridgewater &Minehead 425. ... .. ......... " Bristol and Exeter 7O Ditto, New Bristol aad Gloucester... 30 ..- — ...... Bristol and Liver. June . 216 4 — ............... Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto New 2 1,4 3%... ..... ..... 3 8 Ditto Extension ... .. 2% au ...... • ...... 3l it Cambrian & Grand June 42s wg dis % dis Cambridge and Lincoln 11 ,4 — ••-•• Do. New Cambridge and Oxford.. 1% — ••• Canterbury and Dover.. 1% Central Kent • 2% Chelmsford and Bury ... 1% — Cheater and Holyhead... 15 Chester and Manchester 425. Chelteaham and Oxford 2 Clydesd al e Junction 5 Cork Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney Cork and Waterford ... 1% — IA dis % dis Cornwall Cornwall & Cont'lDevon 2% 21i,... Coventry, Nuneaton,Bir. and Leicester ll,l Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter Derby and Crewe — Derby, Gainsbro', and Great Grimsby l% — Derby, Uti.)xeter, and Stafford 2%...... ...... ..-.... Direct Manchester ( Remington's) Ditto (Rastrick's) Direct. Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and Armagh IN-... Dublin and BelfastJunc 5 Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin. and Galway..... 4 Dudley, Madely, and Broseley 2% — Dundalk & Enniskillen 2 1 ,1 E Eastern Counties 14/. 16s. .... 2214 34 22% Ditto New 61. 16s. 7% p 7% p Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1.......61.135. 4d.... Ditto ditto. No. 2.- 41. 13s. 4d... 304 p EastDereh'in andNoech 1 Eastern Union 25 .. .. Ditto, Quarter Shares 3 3 / 4 — Ditto Extension Do. Ipswich and Bury 4 Do. Exten'n to Norw'h 21,4 . — Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2 1 / 2 . East Lincolnshire ...... 1 1 4 ...... East & West of England 1%...... Edinburgh awl Glasgoly 50 ...... Ditto Half Shares ... 5 3 % - 1 % P Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ...... Ditto, New ... 71,4 13% Edinburgh & Northern.. 14 — ... Edinburgh and Perth... 3 Ely and Huntingdon ... 5 Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2 1 ,! — Essex and Suffolk .. ... 1% — Exeter. Dorchester, and Weymouth Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorset 2 3 / 4 Glouc.,Abet ystwith, and Central of Wales 1%...... 034 O 3A Goole and Doncaster .. 425. Grand Junction ....100 Ditto Half Shares 5O Ditto Quarters 25 Grand Union l3‘ I 3A% Great Eastern &Western 2 1 ,4...... ••• •• GreatGrims., Lth.,Horn., Lin., and Md. Juliet.— 425. dis 5/s3/8' dis GreatGrimsby and Shef field Great South. and West. 13% - 1% (Ireland) Ditto Extension ...... 1214 Great Munster 2%...... Great North of Scotland 2%...... Great Northof England-100 — Ditto New 5 — Do. New .... - ........ 5 ...... 32 1 ," Great Western 85 Ditto 1 4 Shares 5O Ditto 1 4 Shares 2% — Ditto Fifths Guildford, Fare'm,Ports. 5 ... .. Harwich !lull and Selby 5O Ditto 4 Shares Do. Half Shares 7 Inveraess and Elgin 2 .. ... Ipswich, Norwich, and 32% 163 Yarmeeth ' 2 Irish North Midland l% — Isle ofAxholme 2% Killarney Junctions ll% - - Kendal and Windermere 1% Linca.ster and Carlisle... 30 Larne, Belfast, and Bal lymena 2% Leeds and Carlisle Leeds and West Riding Junction Leicester & Birmingham 225. — Leicester and Bedford... 225. Lei(!ester and Tamworth 425. Liverp. and Manchester.loo ... .. Do. % Shares Do. Quarters 25 Liverpool & Leeds Direct 2% .. ... 214.. ..... 2 1 4 Lpool., Mnchstr, & New castle Junction London and Birminghmloo 223 Do. Thirds • 10 Do. IA Shares Ditto Fifths Ditto Extension London and Blackwell. 16/. 13s. 4d. 9 1 4 Do. New - Ditto Extension ...... 3 ..... .. ........ ... • London and Brighton... 50 Do. consolidated Bths... 40 ...... Ditto, Fifths London and Croydon, 131. 15& 9d. 221 4% Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. ... .... . ...... ... 9 Lon., Chel., 0x.,G10., and Hereford Landon and Greenwich 12115 s 4d... Do. Preference ...18117s 2d London Hounslow, and Western Lond. & S.Western 411 6s 10d 77 78 Do. New Consol. Bths 28 — Do. New Do. New - London & South Essex 2 % .. . . London and York 2 l /a 4% London and Windsor . 1 ... .. % London, Warwick, and ..." - "Kidderminster 2% London, Salisbury, and Yeovil 7 ... .. 2%..... 2% Londonderry& Coleraine S — N . Londonderry and Ennis- 68% 20% 2234 18 3 / 4 killer - 5 — Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham Manchester and Leeds .. 82 Ditto 1 / 2 Shares Do. Quarters 2 Do. Fifths 1 . .... 12 3 4 Do. Sixteenths .... 514 9 14 Manchester and Birnun. 40 Do. Quarters Do. New Quarters Do. Continuation and Welsh Junction Manchester,Buxton,and 4 1 / 2 /2 ••••• 5% 12% 94 78 9 11 A Matlock 42s. 2 14% p 2% p Manchester, Birm., and Mould Junction ..... Manchester and Rugby 3;4 156% Direct 425. Manchest. & Southampt. 2 - 31 4 1 ,4 Midland 100 .....155 156 1 / Do. Fifths 2 Do. New Midland, Birm., Derby...loo Midld. & East. Counties 2%...... Midland Great Western ( Irish) D. Extens. to Sligo... 2 3 / 4 ... Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 25 ...... 61% Do. New Brandling... 20 Newcastle and Berwick 10 `22 21% 23 22 1 4 22 Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Newport& Abergavenny 2% ...... New Ross and Carlow.- 22s - •••• •••• ..... Newry and Enniskillen 2% Newark, Sheffield, and Boston ... .. .. ......... 2 5 /..... 2% ... ........ .. Norfolk Extension 2 North British ... ..... ... 17% 2 4 3/ 25 Do. Half Shares Do. Exten. to Carlisle 14 3 Do. Ext. to Dalkeith 25 Ditto ditto North Devon North of Norfolk .. 2 3 /4 ..• ........ Northern and Eastern... 50 Do. Scrip Do. Quarter Shares... 12% — Do. New N. Kent & Direct Dover 2% — .... ..... North Staffordshire 425....... 4% 3% p . North Wales North and South Wales and Worcester Northern and Southern Connecting Norwich and Brandon... 18 Ditto New Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Nottingham and Boston 2% — .... .... ...... Nottlngiii., Erewah. Val ley, and Manchester... 2% 2% Nottingham and Mans- 25 74 3 % P 63 /4 2 3 % 3% 2% field — — — Oxford, Gosport, Ports. mouth,& Southamptn 425. — ••• , Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham.... Perth and Inverness ... 2% Pilbrow Atmospheric ... 1 Portsmouth Direct ...... 3 3 / 4 S IA Preston and Wyre Do. 1 / 2 Shares Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Richmond Rugby, Derby, and Man chester Rugby and Huntingdon 2 Rugby, Leamington,ascl - Warwick Rugby, Warw/ck. and Worcester......... 42s. Scottish Central Scottish Midland 5 — 1 5 3/4 1% 6 1 ,4 Do. Extension 2 l / 8...... ••• Sheffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Shrewsbury and Birm... 2 1 4 4% .... • Shropshire Mineral 425....... Shropskire Union - Shrewsbury & Hereford 2% ...... ••• Shrews., Wolverhamp., &S. Stafl'ordsli. June. 2 1 / 2 Sligo and Shannon l3' — Somersetshire Midland 2 5 , South Devon... —• South Midland 42s. South & Midlands June. 425...... Scuth StaffordshireJunc. 2% . . — South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d... 89 Do., No. 1 Do., Ns. 2. ............. . Do., No. 3 Do., Ne. 4 Southampton, Manches ter. & Oxford Junction 425....... St. Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction ... 425....... —. Staines and Richmond-. 1 Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2 3 / ...... "..." 4 ...... south Wales .. ... 2% ... .... .. Taw Vale Extension ••• —• Tean and Dove Valley IX, 1 14... ... .. .. Trent Valley Trent Valley and Holy- . head Junction - , — ... 4% - 3% Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke - Ulverstone and Furness 21/. z...... Vale of Neath ... .. ...... 2 Warwick & Cheltenham 1% Warwick and Worcester 425. — W aterford and Kilkenny 3 . . Waterford and Limerick 71/ 2 — ••• Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Düblin ........ ...... W aterford, Wexford, and Valenta Waveney Valley ... 2 - Welch Midland West Cornwall West Yorkshire ...... ... 2,4 — West London • Old Shares 20 West End and Southern Counties .. . Wexford and Carlow ... 2% Wisbeaeh and St. Ives... 2 Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Wilts, Somerset,& Wey mouth _ _ Worcester,Hereford,Ross, and G10uce5ter......... 425. ... Worcester, Tinbury, and Ludlow ...... .... Worcester and S. Wales 425. Worcester,Warwick, and Rugby Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 Ditto, New York and Carlisle York and Lancaster 2% York and North Midland 50 Ditto 1/ Shares 25 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Selby Do. Extension FOREIGN RAILWAY~ Anglo- Belgian .... ....... J. 4 . Barbadoes 1 .. BJulogne and Amiens lO .. Bordeaux & Mediterran 2 ~ Bordeaux,Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie's) 2 Do. (Espelete's) Calais, Dunkrk, and West .. 12 4. ..... 2:% Flanders Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast 1 .. Central of Spain ... Ceylon Demerara 2 14 Dendre Valley Dijon and Mulhouse Dutch Rhenish .. 5 East Indian ... ss. Eastern Belgian Junctn. 2% Fampoux & Hazebroak 4 Great North. of France Constituted .. 5 .. Great Indian Peninsular ss. .. Great Paris and Lyons 2 Great Western Bengal... 5e... Great Western Canada... 3 1 4 Italian and Austrian 3 Jamaica S. Mid. Junction 1 Jamaica North Midland 1 . Do. Extension ...... 1 . Jersey Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 Lyons and Avignon 2 . Luxembourg 4 . Madrid and Valentia 2 . Mauritius .. Namur and Liege North Jamaica 1 Orleans and Vierzon Orleans and rnrdeaux 6 Over Yssel 4l3s 4d . Paris &Lyons(Laftitte's) 2 Paris and Lyons (Gan neron's) 3 , Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) '2 Paris &Lyons (Sud Est) 2 . Paris and Orleans 2O Paris and Rouen, Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron'e) Do. (Compe de L'Est) 2 Do (Avmard's) Paris and St.Qunntin Rouen and Havre Loy al North of Spain Saml►re and Meuse Strasbourg and Bale St. Laurence & Atlantic Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt 4 Tours and Nantes (Mac kenzie's) ... Do. do. (Lefebvre's' 2 Ditto (O'Neill's) 2 Trinidad Verona and Ancona.... 3 West Flanders ...... 4 , • • • •••••••• .... :p'4 ••• • .••• 1 / 2 Vi ... 1N3%- % 15' . - 3/ - 4 33/4 o« o« 11,4 ••• . - ... .49 40% ..5 1 / 2 .... ••• rES Real del Monte Unregd. United Mexican 284 2s. 8i JOINT STOC London & Westminster. 20 COURSE OF EXCHA/ Amsterdam CF. 12 91 1 Ditto, at sight l2 5 / 1 Rotterdam 2U. 12 10 Antwerp 26 15 Hamburgh M.B. 13 15 Altona — d.... 4 1 / 2 :K We. N KS. ~.... 6 3 4 2 6 3 /4 i GE., —(YESTEADA I. ) Gibro.ltar• • •.• •••••••••• ...... Leghorn 3O 75 Gino a .. 26 10 Milan. .......... ......... i Venic A Paris, 3 days' sight 25 75 Ditto, 3 months 26 Marseilles Bourdeaux 26 10 Frankfort on Maine l22} Petersburgh, 3Us — Napl Paler II 10, per oz ll9l Liabc n Opor .......... . 52i Rio J a neiro Bahia ..... Buen cre Ayres New' reurk,2ldyssight Phila et, elphia FRIG El 3 OF BULLION, PER OZ, Forei T,r r Gold, bars... £3 17 9 Forty gal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New ir) ()abloom.-- 0 0 0 New )1) , ollars 0 4 9A Silver in Bars 0 4 11/ Berlin - Vienna, effee. fie 10 8 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36 Cadiz Bilbao — Barcelona -- SeTine LLOYD'S SHIV'PING. LONDON, JAN. 20.—Wind this day at noon, fresh breeze from S.SW. to W.S.W., and fine OA it weather. It blew a very heavy gale last night from the s uthward, with violent squalls and rain. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 19.—S1d. Charl o. tte, Port-au-Prince. FALMOUTH, JAN. 17.—Put back, Piro yen, Koffod, for Bahia. CARDIFF, JAN. 17.—S1d. Reliance, V alson, Callao; British Queen, Lord, New York. LLANELLY, JAN. 16.—S1d. Helen, bEiller, River Gambia. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 18.—Wind fresh.—Arrd. Helen Jane, Cuba ; Carthage, Knapp, Virg it da. Std. 18, Adriana, Connell, Africa ; Constantine, Sam] peon, New Orleans ; Monmouth, Ryan, New Orleans ; IG ija, Eldridge, Mobile. 19. Margaret Brown, Valparaiso ; C %orsair, Atkins, Porto Cabello ; Candidate, Jarvis. Beyrout:. SHIELDS, JAN. 17.—Arrd. Ann Gi Tilliamson, Mauritius. The Ville de Marans, Vailot, of a n , d from Marans, got on the rocks at Tynemouth, and is expe ted to become a wreck ; crew and stores saved. TORBAY, JAN. 19.—A dismaste d vessel, apparently a Dutch schooner of about 100 tons, w is passed yesterday off Berry Head, derelict, by a French fi !I] i n g-boat, put in here. CLAY, JAN. 17.—The Queen, from Taldon to Leeds, which was on shore near Blakeny, on the 2 d instant, has been got off, and sailed for Goole. YARMOUTH, JAN. 19.—The Francisi Wilkinson, of Ipswich, in entering the harbour to-day, got till on the North, but has been assisted off by the boatmen. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 19.—1 t has blown a gale since 4P.M. yes terday, from S. by E. to S.W., and is now, 3 rait., blowing very heavily from S.W. ARRIVAL OF THE DEE, WEST' INDIA STEAMER. A telegraphic communication was re ceived at Lloyd's this morning, at half-past nine o'clock, o? the arrival of the Dee, West India steamer, at Soutliamptaa, at an early hour this morning. UNIVERSAL CODE OF SIGNAL S ON THE COAST FOR THE GUIDANCE OF VES.SI i:LS IN DISTRESS. A resident at Boacastle has addrem ed a letter to Lloyd's upon the subject of the want of an uniform code of signals on the coast of England for the ,guidance of vessels in distress, and refers to the loss of tb e William and Ann, of North Shields, at Mellook, in Bude F ;ay, on the 20th ult., as one instance out of many that had: come under his notice, where the want of a recognised syst e 1 n had misled the vessel to destruction and severe loss of I ife. Mr. Langford, the writer referred to, inquires " whet!' er some uniform signal could not be devised whereby vest iel ,s in distress and dis abled on a lee Shore might under st; and whether the place where such signal is exhibited i s a place where lives could be saved, or a place •to be avoided." In the instance of the William and Ann , she was running for Crackington Haven, but upon a Se a being lighted on the beach, she hauled her wind ; another fire, made a few miles to the eastward, with the same reseal t; the crew, consider ing the fires a signal to keep off, ae d she, in consequence, went on shore soon after; ma gtf ;r and six of the crew drowned, two only saved. The ni ite stated, that in the North of England, a fire is undersi;o od as a beacon to keep off, but a flag, or colour of some sot t, as a place to run for. The loss of the vessel, therefore, is ascribable to the mis interpetration of the signals used a i the occasion, and the directly opposite meaning of the sense signals upon two parts of the English coast. It is remarka We, however, that a fire should have been lighted in the day time, when the vessel was in a direct course for a safe harl )o ur. The want of an efficient and un ill , rm code of signals in cases of a similar kind has long bee n felt, and the danger attending the present variety of plat is calls for reform. The Committee of Lloyd's, so far back as 1821, had the subject under their notice, so far as Tel :pects vessels, and they recommended , by public notice, the t all vessels should be supplied with rockets and blue lights • ; and, in case of distress, to fire a rocket in the first instan C and then burn bl ue lights until relieved. - The Contrn,si,tte oufedtheaSnhoiptoicwo,nerresc'oSmo.- 3 a a r ti o n d e manner, I r t e h e a d t o N z vessels u e s r h i g o u h l t d s bt toe ciety, in concurrence dozenw strongestith rockets o p m r e o n v d id in e g dw i i n th th a e be used in the manner before notice& The establishment of an universal rode of distress sign for the coast appears to rest with th e Coast Guard Service. PORTUGUESE QUARANTINM REGULATIONS. Portuguese. Consulate-General, 5, Jeffery's-sip:ire, Jan. 19th, 1846. Sir,—l beg to acquaint you, for the information and guidance of merchants, captains, & c., in general, that I have this day r ece i ve d a commun i cat l o n from her Most Faith ful Majesty's Government, dated JAil .bon, 9th ins' ant, ad vising me that a malignant and contagious disorder had made its appearance at " Buona :a" and " St. Nicolas," two of the Cape de Verd Islands, and that the most effica cious measures and precautions were. - being taken to prevent the spreading of the contagion, of a typhoid nature, and supposed to be the yellow fever; an4d that the whole of the Forts of Portugal, together with the " Acores," or Western arid Madeira Islands, were closed a gainst all vessels arriving from, or haviug in any way communication with the Cape de Verd Islands, with the exception of the port ofLisbon, as the only place with an appropriate Ir i zar etto, and where such vessels were to be sent and admitted to perform quarantine. —I have the honour to be, Sir, your -most obedient servant, (Signed) F. J. VAN ZELLER, Consul'-General of Portugal. To Wm. Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's. DUTIES ON IRON AND STY. EL IN MOROCCO. Extract of a letter received at LI , )yd's, from Gibraltar : " I beg to inform you that the royal monopoly in respect to the importation of iron and steel In the dominions of the Emperor of Morocco, has lately been rescinded, but an enormous duty is now levied, say 5 dollars per cwt. on iron, and 7 dollars per cwt. on steel, being equivalent to 200 per cent. (ad valorem) on the former, and 100 per cent. on the latter article. Previous to the late monopoly the duty on both was only 10 per cent., so that the present rates are almost equal to a prohibition ; still the present measure is considered better to mercantile intnrest* at large than the ex clusive monopoly of the Sultan." IKOITLDU COURT C I RCUI4 , I WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert walked out this morning. Their Royal highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prime" Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken their accustomed exercise in the forenoon. ---" Prince Albert took the diversion of shooting to dap The Marquis of Granby, and Colonel Bouverie were in; . attendance on his Royal Highness. The Marquis of Granby afterwards took his departure for town. His Royal Highness Prince George left the Castle this morning. The Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Rutland, the Duke of Richmond, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir n• Peel, the Duke of Beaufort, the Duke of Cleveland, the Marquis of Abercorn, the Marquis of Exeter, the BisheP` of Winchester, the Bishop of Oxford, Sir James Graham' the Marquis of Hertford, the Marquis and Marchiene el , of Camden, the Earl of Powis, Earl Talbot, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl Delawarr, and the Earl of Jersey' took their departure from the Castle to-day. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort again walked to the pleasure grounds in the afiernoon. The Royal Family were taken airings this afternoorr• His Royal Highness Prince George arrived at his,r e ; sidence in St. James's Palace, ye s t er d a y, f r om Win as°- Castle. The Queen will hold a Privy Council at half-Pss / three o'clock this afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. Sir Robert Peel arrived at his re s id ence , in Whiteb s r: gardens, yesterday mor n ing, fro m Wi n d so r Castle. P I " George Clerk had an interview with the Right Honour" able Baronet. t o Mr. 114,ham, Secretary and Comptroller-Gen al the Commissioners for the' Reduction of the Nations Debt, had an interview with the Chancellor of the ?; chequer yesterday, at his official residence in Dovinuib street. The Duke of Buccleuch, the Earl of Lincoln, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Granville Somer s and the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert. had a meeting Y es. terday, at the office of the Board of Trade. fronl Sir James Graham returned to town yesterday , Windsor Castle. Mr. Meek had an interview with Sir George Clergy yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colon office from the Governor of Hong-Kong, and also fr°' the Governor of Ceylon. THE CORN-LAWS. 411110. MEETING AT THE CROWN AND ANCIS I/ i t A very numerous meeting of the inh a bit an t s of "si c minster was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavernti°d the purpose of petitioning Parliament for the total 5 . , ° , immediate repeal of the corn-laws. On the platforn i " 0. observed Howard Elphinstone, Esq. M.P., the 11 , ° . Mr. Bouverie, Sir De Lacy Evans, Milner Gibson, &c. &c. Mr. Elphinstone was voted unanimously to chair, and was greeted with loud cheers. its The CHAIRMAN said—Gentlemen, this great Pu b o f meeting has been called together for the purP e '' i e s s a enabling the inhabitants of this great metrer" - fi d borough to express their opinion of the impolicY n ' o f injustice of those laws which now prevent the peop w le. th England from obtaining a sufficiency of food. n i o regard to your reprerusentatives, it is my duty to resiiihtte you letters that have been received fr o m them. ` l y; first is from Mr. Leader. [Here the Chairman re s° o letter from that gentleman, dated the 20th instsgl. t . Calais, acknowledging an invitation from the "n - , rninster Reform Club, to attend the meeting, but st a "; % . that it was oat of his power do so, at the same 61 0 ; 5 0 pressing his hostility to the corn-laws. The Chst r cl a!so read letters from the Hon. Captain Rouse - - .„a Robert Grosvenor, Mr. Hawes, M.P., Sir W. Clay'og Colonel P. Thompson, to a similar effect, and exPre,%.is their intention of voting for the object of the ment' l3 : 1 their places in Parliament.] Gentlemen, I must Id think that Ns hen we look at the present great mecting,,,as Ns hen we know that other equally large meeting ' l O been held in almost every borough in the kindgo o3. „o must congratulate ourselves on the great progres s ` - r i has been made on this important question ,• and l o s thinking man, unfettered by prejudices, and vvil n . , A pp paid attention to the events daily onen";,, n ei must conclude that the corn-laws are de s- to t) speedy nnnihilation.—(Cheers.) We have cocanoe the conclusion that every man has a right to Porenest ,n food in those m ar k e t s w hi c h h e ma y conce i v e the r t se expedient. I believe the people also understano...(o principle of free trade, and justly consider that to should be imposed for her Majesty's revenue, and if It fill the pockets of protectionists.—(Hear, hea r.) ra if must be equally clear that the reve nue must stIP - t - ser the principle of excluding articles pr o d uce d in on ° "00 country be universally adopted. For instance , in t o case of wheat. When there are 18,000,000 qua it produced at home, and but 2,000,000 impor ts ne puts 5,000,0001. in the pockets of the landlords, av e liii ing the duty at ss. per quarter.—(Hear, hear.),. f ie from a knowledge of the injustice of these laws, °tot complain of their existence.—(Hear, hear.) I tbin; 00 1 the peel.... of England have a full right to ask, gl o ss accept ess than, the total repeal of these corm ) is' which have pressed so heavily on the happiness so rb , 0 dustry of the community.—(Lo u d c heers.) 'fro' is no doubt that there i s a g reat po" -- t be crisis at hand, but I have too great confidence in . ben good sense of the people of this country to be aPPr e sive of the result ; and Si r R o b er t P ee l may rely on 0, support of the liberal Members in the House, if any Indere. sure he may propose on this subject be a good meaS.o, But I trust that there will be no mutilation of the Phrifilf• ciple we advocate, and that we shall obtain, not a but the whole, of what we require. —(Hear, and th e f o r With this opinion, I feel satisfied that we may look Ibe ward with the utmost confidence that these laws shortly swept from the statute-book.—(Great cheertero, I now appeal to the good sense of the meeting, to g fU ll every gentleman who may think fit to address you and patient hearing; and I rely on you to support 10 the place which you have done me the honour to O' meeersG IBS .) Mr. ( M. ON said it was with much satisfactio n , he came to their meeting that night.—(Hear.) il e ;ad no stranger to them, but a resident in Westminster, 0, an elector of their borough—(bear)—therefore be A t e great pleasure in having the honour to propose a rlv eut , tion for their adoption, which he would read to:a , bf [The resolution was to the effect that it was pro/ je st' undoubted evidence, that several millions of the aC re al. tural population in Ireland, as well as in parts of 9 0 0, Britain, were fed chiefly on potatoes; that it was 0br1,,,,„1, when a thousand persons were added d a ily to their Pp, lation, that an increase of employment was de: 13 , 413 , 0 1r, and that the corn-laws had failed to a ccom plish t o ;. t oi, ject.]—(Hear, hear.) With resp e ct t o th e first p s ,of. the resolution, they did not require th e au thority o f t on Marsham for the fact, nor did it admit of argulli eli .4 discussion to demonstrate, th a t popul a ti on was int-ire:o. every day, for it was established by census _ an d the population did incre ase a t th e rate o f a tboil 2 ; 1 0 a day. Some time back there was an eminent wan' t b had devoted himself to the se matters, w h o stated that population did not increase. —(A l aug h . ) But nol!t04 matter was set at rest. With re s p ec t t o t h e second rot of the resolution, it was ascertained that a great r f . r jor of the people, in Engl a nd as we ll as I re l and, were lii t e on potatoes. Ile did not mean t o asser t th a t the c°sok. laws were solely instrumental in producir.g these e li al; and reducing the country to the melancholy c onditi ° ol which they found it.—(Hear.) They did not saL t io : other causes might not have had a considerable ell` - t bst. inducing these deplorable results ; but they did sn,Yere' the corn-laws greatly aggravated those evils, ano, e o) of themselves calculated to create them.—(Hear, u. o ge'. They said also that the corn-laws were a gross infr i t bsi ment on their civil rights. It must be obvious,. old first of all right was, that a man s ° , be entitled to the rewards arid profits of „or own industry.—(Cheers.) They denied that any tion of their fellow-countrymen had a ri g ht to r be the conditions under which their industry shoulate, carried on.—(Hear, hear.) They denied their rig a te, measure out the trade of th e i r fellow-countrymen, "400! interfere with the eff or t s o f th e l oom more than tl'°asig the plough.—(H ear , an d c h eers .) H e truste d the 'iv was come when Englishmen would throw oS e n. yoke of duk es an d o th er no bl emen. As he had tore tioned noblemen, he thought it right to say there i• t n o o e b r l a e c m y e w n h and w eother their landedfirm firmest t op f r r i i e e t n o d r s s guished advocates. And among had been distinguished for the improvement they n o made in agriculture.—(Hear, and cheers.) For ins,,t s h - e se there were Lord Spencer and Lord Leicester. Jirilio them and w ain er o e na n g in o s a t t: a e i l gt : s b ll 3 o # two noblemen were the most strenuous advocates al jar ! cause of free trade.—(Hear, hear.) And it "B s b esr, portant th a t man y agr i cu lt ur i sts h a d separate d t s td selves from their own class, and put themselves foil 0 as the advocates of their cause.—(Hear, hear.) ad showed that these men considered that their cause te s o , i; to the promotion of good agriculture. Who / / w ere among the aristocracy and landed proprietors that opposed to their principles ? Why the most ix ertg i e 5 1l 3 landowners in the country—(hear)—men who dr % i, 0 1 the least reduction in their rents, because there vi l ; 0 0 1 , a small difference between their rental and the a l !. tol°' of their mortgages.—(Hear, hear.) They were ne" e ss: now, certainly, anything in Parliament about d ot mortgages. Sir Edward Knatchbull had venture A a bet ? that dangerous ground, and a friend of his had 0, 1 % e ft that gentleman's arguments were perilous, but n t baa planations ruinous; and they might recollect that be e p) entered on some of these explanations.—(Heard the They now heard nothing abou the peculiar taxes O.' the , land. And after hearing all that was advanced 1, 10 00 Houses and else where, he could never perceive !of' ) burdens. It was a surprise that at some of 'oar protection dinners there was no menti o n o f the P ec a l iag : exemptions of the agriculturi s t. Th ere w as 0 00' said, in 17, Old Bond-stre e t, a bo u t th ese e xerag bol f Therewas nothing said about the window-tax, allu vi al/. the windows of a far m -h ouse were f ree o f t h a t ta.%Vber ° those of a shop were obliged to bear it.—(Hear.) .a the was no allusion to the fact that hut few farmers pa' with income-tax. It proved that a man in the coun! r l ie tb ° 3001. a-year was put in a v e ry d i ff eren t p os ition an tea ) shopkeeper. The agriculturist was exempted 0 ,16° 0 00° i legacy and probate duty, but of this there was no ee rty tion made in 17, Old B on d- street . Whil e the Pller.df' '1" of the working clas ses i s su bj ecte d to t hi s very ue • ' tax, could they explain why the land of the /l ia po so Richmond and the Duke of Buckingham show f loe! free ? Would they but explain this ? More s c e dic'e and aggravated injuries the country had not r% ti ist,t than those inflicted by the hands of the proteet l ,, e en" No doubt freedom from taxation was meant to " - yid only the landed interest. It found Lt s 001 into the pockets of the landlords in th e , w it_ of rent. The farmer might Le d e lude e' the faith that his rent was by so much redueto tor might seem so ; but at some future day be w ord er deceived by the demand made upon him by hise to the ship's ag,nt. The corrilaw was no advantag o,or, farmer. He (Mr. Gilison) could testify this , do: • cu ltura r s f c , nfidently, having lately lacen in an agri w oe trict where he had abundant intercourse with fool and he could state that they were ,taking their be ior under the impression that the corn-laws .were to 3 1 4 21/4 12% 7% 15/ 15% 34 4 2% 3 / 4 3% 4% 3 3 / 4 11 1 4 ..... 5% - 5%