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LITERATURE. PARTNERS FOR LIFE. A Christmas Story. By Camilla Toulnim This is another Christmas story—another of those little volumes remarkable for their elegant appear ance and graceful illustrations, but, above all, for the good moral which it is their high privilege to incul cate, and the kind and Christian sympathies with which they are suffused. In these essential qualities, Miss Toulmin's book is certainly not deficient. It bears a good recommendation on its face; the binding is splendid, and theillustra tions, by John Absolon, are many of them very graceful. The most beautiful of these designs— rendered more beautiful by the idea which sym bolises—represents the Angel of Life chasing the Shadow of Death from an infant s couch , while a woman kneels in weeping gratitude by the rescued child. The tale itself is purely domestic, but it is not the less interesting on that account. Unlike its competitors, this Christmas story contains nothing supernatural ; its heroes are only assisted by " the generous intentions and deep sympathies, which, moving in the hearts of their friends, are busy for them, like the good genii of a fairy tale." The story is interesting, and is told in an interesting manner, and it certainly tends to stimulate kindly sentiments, yet we have some doubts as to its beneficial tendency. Although Miss Toulmin's object is, apparently, to prove that " fathers and children, and brothers and sisters, so to speak, are partners for life—this is nature's deed, signed and sealed from the beginning ;" and although the Christmas meeting at the conclusion represents the happiness of an united family, we hardly think the general bearing of the whole tale happily calculated to illustrate her idea. The story turns upon the different fortunes of two brothers, sons of a very " great man," whose mental grandeur " was de rived from two sources—pride of birth and pride of wealth. Like two streams meeting and crossing, they hedged him round on every side, perpetually threatening to swamp those better sympathies which still did occasionally stretch beyond this chilly bar rier." The eldest son, in opposition to his father's wishes, married a governess, and was, in con sequence, utterly disowned. This misfortune being, however, somewhat compensated by the happiness which he found in his new home, while his brother, sacrificing his affections in obedience to his father's commands, sought forgetfulness at the gaming-table. This is how matters stand at the commencement of the book. We will not spoil the interest by further details ; suffice it that all ends as all Christmas tales are bound to do. in social harmony and the triumph of kind and ge nerous sympathies. The characters are well drawn, and their various peculiarities nicely discriminated. First and foremost, of course, is Mr. Hamilton Howard Hamilton, the " great man, literally and figuratively," and head partner of the great firm of Hamilton and Co., and then there is the " Co.", Mr. Jeremiah Merrythorpe, a most interesting individual, whose heart " seemed to pervade his whole being." This Mr. Merrythorpe, whose character is the very opposite to that of his partner, is of humble origin. " There was a family tradition about a grandfather, but beyond him even the oracle of rumour was silent," a circumstance which gives some concern to his aristocratic partner, who feeling great interest in him, tries to believe that he is, nevertheless, descended from a good family, because he has none of the bad quali ties which seem to; hint characteristics of the plebeian ; " though really I must own," he observes, " the world is so changed ; education, popular lec tures, and cheap literature have worked such marvels, that a gentleman needs to carry his pedigree about with him now-a- days, if he wishes to be dis tinguished from the herd." Such observations are hardly required to assure i'diss Toulmin's readers how much she sympathises with the levelling spirit of the age. It is hardly necessary to particularise the various portions of such a little volume—one simile struck us as somewhat pleasing, where, alluding to the memory of some long-past sorrow, she speaks of the gentle and kindly effects of time, which "shows the past by a softened light—even as, touched by the silvery moonbeams, ruin s are b eau tif u l." Th e scene in which the gambler confesses his errors to his father, is very forcibly written ; and the various emotions of the st ern prou d f at h er, strugg li ng, not quite successfully, with the promptings of his better nature, are all very naturally described. The picture j of the humble home of the exiled son is full of inte rest ; and the character of his wife, minutely drawn, so perfect and yet so natural, is worthy of general imitation. We are always glad to meet with such homely sketches, and such pleasing and imitable in dividuals ; not only do they render a work more interesting during perusal, but they are calculated to leave a good impression upon its readers—it is far easier to teach by example than by precept. These, and many other good qualities, are possessed by Miss Toulmin's little book : our only objection to it is, that, to our thinking, it seems to show how much happier are those who act in opposition to parental commands. We are not for a moment disposed to contradict the universal theory of all romancists, ancient and modern, in prose and verse, which has, we believe, been agreed to nemine contradicente— namely, that in forming the indissoluble partner ship, love is everything, and p aren t a l au th or it y nothing., Yet however correct the theory, it may be somewhat modified in practice. It is possible in most cases, by time and care and a thousand nameless inci dents, to effect a compromise:and avoid both unfortu nate extremes, neither sacrificing the hearts best affections nor destroying the tender relations of parent and child. Consequently we are not, in this respect, quite pleased with this otherwise pleasing volume. It is true, there may be such men as Mr. Hamilton, and some children may he justified in their disobe dience, but such cases are rather exceptions to the general rule, it is, therefore, as illustrating such an exception that we must be satisfied with their Christ nas tale, and we are satisfied with it the more readily, because it merits such an appellation by showing how kind and generous feelings ultimately subdue selfish- Less and pride, and because it closes with the truly Christmas celebration of a Christmas-day—the for giveness of wrongs and the union of the long stranged. PICTURES OF COUNTRY LIFE, AND SUM MER RAMBLES IN GREEN AND SHADY PLACES. By Thomas Miller. All admirers of the stage must have often felt, that the great attraction of any performance lies not so much in the merits of the play, as of the actors. How ever much we may admire or applaud the fine language or the noble sentiments in any case, yet, sery different is their effect coming from different sleakers. The dullest drama, the most common-place dialogue, is invested with interest when the actor not o:ay speaks, but feels what he says ; when, instead of acting his part, he really becomes for the time the individual he is supposed to personify. And so it is it!l the world over; a good earnest purpose and real feeling are worth more than any fine speaking, or plausible rhetoric, or hypocritical ,eloquence (if there can be such a thing). In few things is this more ap parent than in literature, half the value of a book consists in the style of its author. It matters not what it may be, prose or verse, gay or grave, politics, love, learning; it signifies little, so it be written con amore. If the author feels what he write, we must perforce feel what we read. No author was perhaps ever more enthusiastic on any subject, more imbued with its spirit, or impressed with admiration for its beauties, than is Thomas Miller when he writes about the country. His "pictures of country life" are not only faithful delineations of rural scenes; the very glow of the sunshine seems to pervade them. Full of reverence for Nature, under all her varying forms; full of appreciation for the beautiful:; full of en thusiasm and admiration for a thousand rustic trifles, he wanders through the groves and glades of merrie England, luring us on, delighted companions of his way. One very strange feature in this book is the close union of contending principles ; with all his ve neration for the poetry of old customs, is mingled a strong predilection for new reforms. Filled with anger at the thoughts of the Enclosure Bill—filled with sorrow lest any rude hand should molest his beloved country scenes, he yet can rejoice, and heartily, over the great improvements of modern times. For instance—" Look at that board—why this very woodland is to be let on building leases ! Heaven only knows where unborn generations will have to go, in the course of time, to get out of London into the country ! And yet, strange interposition of Providence ! what we lose by distance we make up for by the increased speed of travelling." These op posite feelings are, however, most apparent in the chapter, entitled the " Twenty-ninth of May," which commences with animated reminiscences of the author's boyish days, and the exceeding delight ex perienced hy youthful gatherers of hawthorn and oak -apples, in honour of the royal festival. After di lating on all the pleasures and beauties of the "dear old custom," he turns from the poetry of romance to the reality of politics Memory! 'tis but little use thou and I journey- Li-, back to those green, dreamy, secluded haunt s; th e • light of truth, reflected from the pages o f hi s t or y, f a ll s upon these dear old customs, and, in s pit e o f a ll our love for them, showsl(l that th e y are tru l y r idi culous! Sorry ar e we, grave oaks! that ever we rent a l ea f y honour fro m yourrent home s aged old sto commemorate so s illy a ceremony! A grim old D ru id s ! we were innocent i nva d ers of o f th y our s e anctity,-we knew not what we did! , 6 What then were we guilty of? Let through this night of years. Alas! the image of the er ry Monarch overshad ows it not e i us look ba c k , traitors that we are! his memory is not even there. We but went out to do observance to May;' to bring her home with much green' and a sound of merriment: it was, after all, to the month of flowers we paid homage. The represents,- tire of majesty we did not kneel down and worship, even when he sat enthroned in the royal oak; for it had been the custom of our forefathers to pelt and hoot him;' =mannerly dogs that trey were, they valued not his royalty a rush. And yet there is a poetry about his perils, a something to linger and sigh over, even in the cold, uncharitable pages of history; and while we censure the man, we seem to have a wish to love him. Poor his torians should we make after all; our love of leaning towards human frailty would often cause us to show jus tice a cold shoulder. " What a doing and undoing does this short sketch present ! Ten years ago it would have been a pic ture overhung with green and garlands, teeming with flowers and steeped in sunshine- Poetry without re flection, sentiment without thought, life such as we see on the stage, where the actors move, and cross, and smile, and bow t o eac h o th er , b u t h ave no o th e r share in the stirring events of the drama; they come and go, and so ends a pretty scene. Neither Charles nor Cromwell would have appeared in our part had we written it then. Whence comes this change ? Is the day at hand when the name of the Royal Martyr will be blotted out of our Litany, and that, too, by the consent of good and pious men ? When Cromwell, instead of being considered a kingly scourge, will be hailed as the great benefactor of his country, and looked upon as one of the mightiest minds that ruled the age in which he lived ? That day,we believe, is not far off, neither is that change very re mote. The light which two centuries have elouded is about to break forth, and reveal all the progressions and improvements which science has made during this long night of ,silent labour ; and the old mind, which during this long period has seemed to sleep, is up and look ing out upon the new field which time has prepared for ac tion. The fossil bones of freedom have become hard as iron during their long slumber,Tand now clothed with a new body and a new life, they bid defiance to the old batter ing rams of bigotry, become stronger through the very blows which are rained down upon them, and shrink not, as of yore, at the touch of ancient superstition. What England has been we know; what it will be ' hath not yet entered into the heart of man to conceive.' " This constant antagonism of principles—the linger ing love of old prejudices, and the earnest advocacy of the very reforms calculated to overthrow them, somewhat reminds us (to compare small things with great) of Mr. Macaulay's description of Milton's " inconsistency " where the imagination of the poet is captivated by illusions against which the statesman is proof. "It is the very struggle of the noble Othello. His heart relents, but his hand is firm. He does nought in hate, but all in honour. He kisses the beautiful deceiver before he destroys her." Perhaps the most interesting chapter is the " Summer Ramble," where our author, taking us by the omnibus to Camberwell, leads us a delightful ramble through the beautiful country in the close vicinity of London. From the wonderful naturalness of the descriptions, from the careful painting of the minutest objects, the whole is invested with an air of reality—rather let us say the whole is real. We do not read the author's book, we hear him speaking at our side ; we do not ponder over his descriptions, we see before us the scenes of which he speaks. "English Villagers" contains some very natural portraits of country people. After giving us some mournful details of the domestic economy of the rustic poor, the author very justly observes, " one half of the world do not knOW how the other starve." The following is a beautiful comment on the example afforded by the life of the poor, speaking of a very aged man grown old in poverty, the author asks : "For what purpose was he born? what gap has he filled up in the world, during his long life? Reader! that old man is set before us as an example of patience, endurance and long-suffering,—one of those set up to show, that " 'They also serve who wait.' " All his life-long has he had to battle with poverty. What veteran ever endured such continued hardships, without murmuring ? His very rags ere venerable me dals, won in a long warfare with privation and want. They tell of the hard campaigns he has weathered, while his placid countenance bespeaks that all is calm within. Is he forgotten by the rich ? No. There are moments when his silver hairs, and his calm, resigned features, rise up before them, and they feel as if they ought to touch their hats, and pay respect to him, in stead of receiving such an act of undeserved honour when he passes." " County statutes," contains a little tale—very me lancholy, and rendered doubly so, because it is almost true, founded on some of the cruel regulations which cast such disgrace upon the authorities of poor houses, but which are now, we believe, somewhat modified. Mr. Miller is as enthusiastic an admirer of Shakespeare and of poets, as of the country, and his volume is adorned with many quotations. The illustrations by Samuel Williams are beautifully designed and beautifully executed, infinitely superior to those generally found in such works. The tale of "Morton Marsh Manor-house," is not natural, it may be as the author tells us, founded on fact, but it would have been as well omitted. We have, how ever, said enough of this pleasant volume, we will conclude, by quoting the author's remarks on the changes of modern days. In the preface, he observes : "Surely that man has lived in an age worth recording who, from travelling thre e m il es an hour in the old pon derous stage-wagon, or snail-paced market-boat, has been whirled fifty miles in the same space of time by a railway engine; who has ser.t a letter three hundred miles for a penny, and seen her Majesty " black-balled,' by her own paid postmaster, after she had been kind enough to countenance the transmission; and when there are grave men who believe with Wilkes, that hanging a man is the very worst use you can make of him; and others who think that it would be no sin to erect a statue to Oliver Cromwell—that the stern Protector did not govern England so badly after all, and that had not King Charles been a knave, he would never have been a martyr. Thtse are bold thoughts to utter, yet we hear them every day, and no one now seems to make them a matter of wonderment." " The sun himself has turned portrait- painier, and our likenesses are now drawn by the light of Heaven ; while Titmarsh, having a week's holiday, sets out to have a peep at the Pyramids, and just makes as much preparation for leaving Curnhill for Grand Cairo, as our forefathers did when they journeyed from Cheapside to Clapham. If these are not changes enough, let us glance at the days when Dryden was paid sixpence a line for his poetry, to cur own, when five hundred pounds are offered for the best play, the finest picture, and the choicest statue, and neither a first-rate author, artist, nor sculpture, thinks it worth his while to become a competitor for any of the prizes." MURRAY'S HOME AND COLONIAL Ll- BRARY.—No.:XXXIX. Gatherings from Spain. —Part I. By Richard Ford. Ever welcome to us is a work treating of " sunny Spain,"—the land of the grape and the olive—the land of guitars and duennas—the land of castanets and sombreros. Whoever has read "Gil Blas"—that peerless romance—whoever has dipped into " Calde ron," or roared over the pages of " Cervantes de Saa velra," will always rejoice in anything appertaining to the Peninsula. Those who have in imagination tracked the armies of Napoleon'sionarshals through the cork forests, or followed the course taken by the Duke in his different campaigns, will devour with a peculiar aridity any book descriptive of those memor able scenes. What mind that has scanned the triumphs of the great Isabella over Boabdil, in the plains of Grenada, what heart that has leapt with emotion at the stirring ballads of the Cid, what fancy that has restored to itself the pilgrimage of the immortal Co lumbus Through the groves of Andalusia, will not recur with a strange pleasure to a kingdom illus trated by such glorious memories ? It is from the combination of these reflections, and beyond all from the melancholy abasement into which the proud and noble race of Spaniards is at present plunged, that works relating to the Iberian peninsula are so nume rous, and (wheres er they possess ability) so popular. Washington Irving has written on Spain—and how beautifully he has written ! Borrow has written upon it, X. Y. Z. has written upon it, Lever is always felicitous in his delineations of Spanish society and Spanish scenery. We could enumerate a thousand whose pens have been devoted to the portrayal of that country. But why refer to other quarters ? Here is the author of these " Gatherings," who has already added himself to the number, by his delight ful " Band-Book of Spain." The present sketches are peculiarly vivid and peculiarly picturesque. Their r most prominent c h arac t er i s tic is their naturalness. There is not the slightest ostentation or pretension about them ; and the only thing forced and quaint in the 164 pages is the "dedication." We expect much, and our expectations on closing the volume are realised. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FRIDAY. —Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Prin cess Alice, and the Princess Helena, arrived at the Castle at two o'clock this afternoon, from Osborne House, Isle of Wight. The royal suite consisted of the Marchioness of Douro (Lady in Waiting), the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, Baron Stockmar, the Groom in Waiting, the Hon. Colonel Phipps (Equerry in Waiting), and Colonel Bouverie (Equerry in Waiting to the Prince). The escort was composed of the Ist Life Guards. The Queen and Prince Albert were received, on alighting from their carriage, by the Hon. Miss Kerr and the Hon. Miss Paget (the Maids of Honour in Waiting), the Earl of Listowel (Lord in Waiting), and Major General Bowles (Master of the Household. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Lady in Waiting of her Royal Highness, and the Ba roness de Speth. The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards will attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards ; attend in the Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and his Serene Highness Prince Frederic of Hesse, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glou cester, on Thursday, at Gloucester House. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were, Lord John Russel, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir John Hobhouse ' Lord Campbell, Viscount Morp e th, th e Earl of Clarendon, and the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay. The Lord Chancellor subsequently joined his col leagues. The Council sat two hours and a half. The Earl of Mountcashel had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday at his official residence in Down ing -street. MRS. TROLLOPE'S NEW WORK. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., F A TII - ER EUST ACE. A TALE OF THE JESUITS. By Mrs. TUOLLOPE. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now in 3 vols , post Bvo., THE ROMANCE OF WAR; Or, THE HIGHLANDERS IN SPAIN. By JAMES GRANT, Esq., late 62d Regiment. " Captain Grant is no novice in the use of the pen more than he is in the use of the sword. Since the days of The Subaltern,' in Blackwood's Magazine, that first and best effort of Mr. Gleig, there has appeared no such admirable book on the same subject as ' The Romance of War,' by the present writer."—Observer. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, and may be had of all Boeksellers, in small 4t0., with numerous Illustrations from Original Paintings, 21s. A NECDOTES OF DOGS. By EDWARD JESSE, Esq , Author of " Gleanings in Natural History," &c. " A luxurious arm-chair book, in which we may read to our heart's content of the most active, affectionate, and generous of creatures."—Daily News. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. To be had of all Booksellers. ILLUSTRATED TALE IN " TIIE MIRROR," Price Is. On January 1, 1847, Chapters 1., 11., 111., and IV., of T" S T R'S WILL; Or, LOVE AND AVARICE. An English Tale. By PERCY B. ST. JOHN. The Mirror will continue to be Edited by Mr. St. John, assisted by several eminent writers, and will be Illustrated in the first style of art by Hine, Archer, and Walmsley. Now ready, Vol. 1., new series, price ss. 6d. H. Hurst, 27, King William street, Strand. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY ,1 4 n r EN.INO, DECEMBER. 19, 1846. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND "iaILWAT SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends and tne Public for their continued support and patroange, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c. take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY. at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day orevious to their being offered; and adviccs of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds imme diately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Opera, entitled TIIE BONDMAN. Marquis de Vernon, Mr. Weiss ; Floreville, Mr. Rafter ; Morliere, Mr. Horneastle ; La Valliare, Mr. Galli ; Ardenford, Mr. Harrison ; Mal-a-Propos, Mr. Harley; Madame Corinne, Miss Homer; Grisette, Miss Rebecca Isaacs ; Frivole, Mrs. Hughes. After the Opera, will be presented a new grand Ballet, called THE WAGS OF WAPPING (performed at the Academie Royale' Paris, under the title of " Betty.") In which will appear Mdlles. Sophie Fuoco, Louise, Benart, Madame Giubilei ; MM. Huguet, Adrien, Paul, Tell ; Messrs. Howell, Priorson, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, }UYMARKET. Under the ➢lanagement of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new and original Drama, called THE ROUND OF WRONG. Sir Arthur Foljambe, Mr. Stuart ; Lichen, Mr. Rogers ; Reuben Gwynne, Mr. Webster ; Ducks, Mr. Buck stone ; Harwood, Mr. Howe ; Lady Charlotte Willoughby, Mrs. Clifford ; Mary Ryland, Miss Fortescue ; Jenny, Miss Woulds. Atter which, an entirely new Comic Drama, entitled STORY TELLING ; or, Novel Effects. Dr. Hardenberg, Mr. W. Farren ; Frederick Vandervelt, Mr. Caulfield ; Raps, Mr. Buckstone ; Grab, Mr. Rogers; Theresa, Miss Telbin ; Rose, Mrs. Humby. During the evening the Band will perform the Overture, " Cheval de Bronze ;" " The Annen " (Polka) ; " Czarina " (Mazourka) ; " Douro " (Walzer); and a New Overture. To be followed by the Farce of MY WIFE'S MOTHER. Prin• cipal characters by Messrs..W. Farren, Roll, Brindal ; Mrs. Glover, and Miss Julia Bennett. To conclude with the Farce, called SPRING GARDENS. Lord Courtington, Mr. Boll; Sir Arthur Lovel, Mr. Howe; Szereup, Mr. Buckstone ; Lady Clarissa, Mrs. Buckingham ; Mrs. Scoreup, hiss Julia Bennett. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the .Management of Mrs. Keeley. On MONDAY, December 21, Will be performed a Drama, founded on the New Christmas Annual of Charles Dickens, Esq., and adapted to the stage (by the exclusive permission of the author, from the proof sheets) by Albeit Smith, Esq.. called THE BATTLE 01' LIFE. Principal cha racters by Messrs. Leigh Murray (his first appearance here), Turner, F. Matthews, F. Vining, Meadows, Keeley ; Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Daly, Miss May (her first aprcarauce here), Miss Grove, Miss Foster, and Mrs. Keeley. Alter which, the laughable Farce of MRS. WHITE. Characters by Mr. Turner, Mr. Oxberry (his first appearance in this company), Mr. 11. Butler ; Miss Arden, Miss Villars, and Mrs. Wigan. To conclude with the successful Comedy of TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. THEATER ROYAL, ADELPIII. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a grend Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA GISELLE, entitled THE PHANTOM DANCERS ; or, the Wilis Bride. Principal characters by ➢lr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford. Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullenford, Madame Celeste, bliss Marian Taylor, Miss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. After which, the Drama of THE CABIN BOY. Monsieur Henri, Mr. Worrell; Monsieur Vincent, Mr. 0. Smith; Coquin Ballandier, Mr. Munyard ; Largarcette, ➢h. Bedford ; Julien, Madame Celeste; Clara, Mrs. Emsley. To conclude with a Terpsichorean Barletta, called POWDER AND BALL ; or, St. Tibbs's Eve. Principal characters by Messrs. Lam bert, Worrell, Wright, Munyard, Mrs. Matthew, Miss Woolgar, and Miss Brooks. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new and original Musical Romance, entitled THE SEVEN MAIDS OF 3IUNI JII ; or, The Ghost's Tower. Col. Bertrand, Mr. C. Fisher ; Capt. d'Armincourt, Mr. Allen ; Capt. Bellejamb2, Mr. Leffler ; Lieut. Adolphe, Mr. Wynn; Cornet Grosdos, Mr. Compton ; Baron BristleUach, Mr. Walton ; Bumps, Mr. Bonner; Seven Maids of Munich, Misses Sara Flower, Rourke, E. Honner, Hincks, Millar, L. Marshall, Laporte; 17riel, Miss Marshall ; Madame Groutz, Mrs. Fosbroke. After which an entirely new Comic Drama, entitled THE TWO RAINBOWS. To conclude with Colman's Comedy of THE HEIR AT LAW. Principal characters by Messrs. Granby, J. Vining, Compton, Ryder, S. Cowell, Fisher, Wynn, T. Hill ; Mrs. Fosbroke, Mrs. Hughes, an&. Mrs. Stirling. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. THIS EVEN LNG Will be performed Scribe's favourite Vaudeville, entitled LES ORISETTES. In wldelt MM. Tourillon, David, Lucien, Sola ; Madame Deltic, Mdlles. Vallee, Rhin, Pascal, Fouquet, Leyder, and Cordely will appear. After which will be produced the celebrated Comedy, entitled BERTRAND ET RATON ; on, L'Art de Conspirer. Le Conte Bertrand ;le liantzan, M. I'erlet. The other characters t,y Mdlles. Brohan, Vallee, Madame Grassau ; MM. Langeval, Pascal, Felix, Cartigny, Rhozevil, Pa!;enicr, Dorgebret, and Masquillier. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Re-appearance of the celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Gennon, who, will have the honour of repeating their inimitable Entertainment at the above theatre THIS EVENING, December 19. and of continuing the same every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evening, during the Christmas holidays. The programme will include " Old Joe," " Lucy Neal," " The Coloured Fancy Ball." " My skiff is on the shore," and the cele brated Ra'lroad Overture. Various novelties are in rehearsal. The public is respectfully cautioned that the Songs and Melodies, as sung by the above party, are published only at Mr. Mitchell's. Doors open at eight, commence at half-past. Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, 2s.—Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Michell's Library, 33, Old Bond-street, and at the Box-office of the Theatre.—Open from 11 till 5. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mt% W. Batty. Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and Royal Family. Splendid Equestrian and Dramatic Novelties. Continued success of " The Demon Horse and the Twelve Wishes." The celebrated Dutch Bottle Equilibrist, &c. THIS EVENING Will be performed a grand new Magical Equestrian Romance, en titled THE DEMON HORSE ; or, The Twelve Wishes and the Charmed Bit. In which Mrs. Batty and the Equestrian Ladies will appear on their trained steeds. New and entire change in the SCENES of the CIRCLE. To conclude with the popular romantic Drama of ROB ROY MACGREGOR ; or, The Mountain Outlaw. In active preparation, a variety of novelties for the Christmas holidays ; among the rest, will be brought forward a Grand Comic Equestrian Pantomime, produced on a lavish scale of splendour, entitled THE FORTY THIEVES ; or, Harlequin and the Rob bet's Cave. Box-office open front eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six an I commence at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfoot. TILE WEATHER.—Suri OFFICE, DECEMBER 19. r.:ERMOMETEB, Lowest, 29; Highest. 40 ; Noon, 43, BAROMETER, 29.88.—W1ND W.S.W., rainy. 11111 WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THia DAY. Morning .. 6 minutes after 2. Evening .. 28 minutes alter 2 4.3 e. • e mpli lew.p' 4 -7 '4l:rf 'pz;; ‘O O . " -•- • + SECOND EDITION. Alt Ring *')lm LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1846. PRIVY COUNCIL. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Lord GREY, Lord PALMERS TON, and several other, Cabinet Ministers, left the Paddington station of the Great Western Railway at half-past one o'clock this afternoon, to attend the Privy Council held by her MAJESTY at Windsor Castle. The time of the meeting of Parliament will, it is expected, be fixed at the Council. The meeting of Parliament will, by the deci• sion of the Privy Council to be held this after noon, be determined on. Enormous duties will then devolve upon our Legislators ; a vast and almost unprecedented responsibility will repose upon the two Houses. In the foregoing session the facilities afforded to commerce and railway traffic were wonderfully increased; in the approaching ses sion those facilities will not so muoh require to be enhanced as to be assured and perfected. The Par liamentary campaign of 1846 was consummated by the victory of new knowledge over ancient ignorance ; it was rendered for ever memorable by the subversion of monopoly, by the conquest of hereditary prejudice, by the destruction and dispersion of political party. The Parliamentary campaign of 1847 must be sig nalised by circumstances of equal importance to humanity, if not of equal interest to the yeomen and landowners of the United Kingdoms. Lord JOHN RUSSELL will not possess, in the approaching session, any opportunity for the display of his magnanimity and disinterestedness comparable with that evinced in the previous session by his illustrious pre decessor; but he will possess inestimable opportuni ties for developing the resources of the great empire committed to his direction ; for preventing the re petition of numerous and grievous wrongs ; for benefiting the physical, moral, mental, and social condition of the community ; for transforming an island of destitution and ignorance into a land of prosperity and knowledge ; for maintaining the in- violability of treaties ; for ensuring the preservation of European tranquillity ; for administering to the necessities of our populous cities; for fostering the intellect of the British people, as well as advancing the interests of British agriculture and British manu factures. That is a plain catalogue of the acts ex pected from our Legislators in 1847. If any one of those advantages be overlooked in the forthcoming discussions, the Parliament will have neglected a matter intimately associated with the happiness and prosperity of the multitude. We do not, of course, ourselves anticipate that so much will be accomplished in a single session— we cannot, indeed, anticipate the realisation of so many magnificent boons within so short an interval. Could these changes and modifications be effected with such a facile rapidity, the labours of HERCULES would be eclipsed. Something, nevertheless, must be done in each of the particulars we have enumerated ; some distinct step must be taken for the realisation of those national wishes. On the approach of 1848 the education of the people must not be in its present neglected and lethargic state— the peace of Europe must not tremble upon such calamitous uncertainties—the population of Ireland must not be in continual and imminent peril of starvation and bankruptcy—the cities of Great Britain must not continue to be polluted with the odious sources of criminality and disease. None of these wants must be left altogether unsatisfied, or the Legislature will be responsible for the consequences which will be inevitable from that procrastination. We are not requiring miracles from the Govern ment—we are only requiring possibilities and neces sities. We do not expect the present Administration, within the limits of the next twelve months, to render Ireland a land teeming with riches like a cornucopia— to reduce the nations of the world to an eternal quiescence with the Gorgon-shield of diplo macy— to transform our towns into paradises of health and splendour. We should be insane were we to do so. But we do unquestionably expect active measures towards the attainment of those golden advantages from the Government. We do expect, that before the arrival of 1848, the deplor able ignorance, and the still more deplorable immorality resulting from that ignorance, will be in a fair way of being considerably abated by a national system of education—we do expect that before the arrival of 1848 the recurrence of forty seven deaths within one , week in a single province of Ireland will be impossible —we do expect that our relations with foreign countries will be placed upon a foundation of sufficient security to prevent such compacts as the treaties of Vienna and Utrecht being laughed to scorn, and their most solemn stipu lations violated—we do expect that before the arrival of 1848, the mortality will give promise of an extra ordinary diminution in consequence of certain judi cious sanatory arrangements. In the approaching session there will be no plau sible excuse for dilatoriness in the settlement of these four questions. The Lords and the Commons will not be enabled to demand any delay from the un expected character of the revelations. There will be no longer that room for personality and vituperation, which existed in 1846. Those, who may indulge themselves in the utter ance of supplemental recriminations, will only criminate themselves the more. One indisputable excuse must, however, remain to the Ministers—the multitude of reforms, each necessitating instant at tention. They are surrounded by applicants for assistance in all directions, and consequently some sort of hesitation is unavoidable. The landowners of Ireland, the peasantry of Ireland, the manufacturers of Ireland, the fishermen of Ireland, the municipalities of Ireland, are all vociferous in demanding their extrication from their difficulties. The number ofjuvenile offenders, the prevalence of vice, the frequency of crime, the populous condition of our penal colonies, the enormous sums required annually for the administration of jus tice in our criminal courts, and for the maintenance of our gaol establishments—all plead with a voice that commands a hearing for that provision for the social mind, which is, if possible, of more vital im portance than the nutrition of the social body. The periodical recurrence of contagion in our towns and cities, the pestilential atmosphere breathed by our artizans and civilians, the noxious water imbibed by so many thousands, the waste and the pestilence resulting from our present system of sewerage, the pernicious and irreligious results of the interment of the dead within our places of habitation—all these things impress upon the minds of our statesmen the necessity there is for some novel and immediate sanatory regulations. The uncertainty of our understanding with the Cabinets of Continental Europe, the trickstering which has deprived the Ibe rians of their independence, the. shameful intimida• tion employed towards Switzerland, and the ruinous duplicity exercised towards Cracow and the Polish dependencies, prove beyond all denial the impossibility of preserving international tranquillity without some decisive arrangement and some em ployment of diplomatic astuteness. Besides a mul titude of subordinate matters, there are four subjects requiring the most earnest attention of Parliament, and the most assiduous support of her MAJESTY'S Ministers : 1. The preservation of peace. 2. The improvement of Ireland. 3. The establishment of a system of national education. 4. The passing of certain sanatory enactments. The marked thanks of the community are due to .he authorities of the horse Guards for removing, even at the eleventh hour, the reproach that has so long been attached to the British name. Yes, the stain of ingratitude has been wiped away, and tardy justice has, at length, been accorded to the veterans of the Peninsula, whose gallant actions during a series of heavy campaigns have immortalised the honour of the English army, and preserved their native land from the invasion of a hostile armament. The heroes, whose indomitable courage sustained them on the sanguinary fields of Talavera and Vittoria, at Badajoz, Busaco, Albuera, and Salamanca, in every conflict from Vimeira to Toulouse—who accompanied, and by their unshaken valour achieved, the victories and triumphs gained by their illustrious General in the greater number of his " hundred fights" —who have hitherto been undecorated, save with the scars of honourable wounds, the records of many a well-fought field —are, at length, to receive the medal so richly deserved, and hitherto so unaccountably withheld. The hoary headed survivor of these fierce encounters will be enabled to point with an honest pride to the testimony of his bravery, to the mark of distinction, which he may now bear upon his gallant breast, which he will esteem as his highest and most valued treasure, and which will be handed down as an heir-loom in his family, that his children's children may exult in the glory, and regard with veneration the military honours of their ancestor. Their country's renown will, in deed, be brought home to them, and become dear to their hearts, when they see those near and dear to them clothed in its brightness. Let it not be said that the humble soldier is regardless of this badge of merit, or that honours can only be appreciated by the wealthy and the high born. The private soldier will display his medal at his parish church, or in the simple festivities of his native village, with as deep a feeling of gratified ambition, as pure a delight as the highest Peer will his star and garter. It confers on him increased consideration, character, and importance amongst his associates ; it elevates him in his own estimation and that of those by whom he is sur rounded. It has been said, and we believe truly, that the sale or loss of a 'Waterloo medal by any of those on whom it was conferred is wholly unknown. We doubt not that the same may be said of every other medal bestowed for similar services. Can there be a stronger proof of its due appreciation by the recipients ? Who can tell the privations that may have been endured, the pecuniary difficulties encountered, the temptations resisted by the soldier, without the oc currence of a single thought of procuring relief by the sale of his treasured testimonial ? Such feelings should not be despised or neglected, they are moral engines of extraordinary power, of which the greatest use might be made in the government and regulation of our forces. If judiciously used, we doubt not that a system of giving medals to deserving men, who have preserved an unimpeachable character for a series of years, and have efficiently discharged the duties of their station, might be made in the highest degree subservient to the maintenance of military discipline. 'We are convinced that it would, in the majority of instances, be more efficacious than the brutalizing and degrading " cat." Teach your soldiers to respect themselves, and you may be certain that they will desire to obtain and preserve the respect of others, and more particularly of their officers and comrades. Satisfy them that every deserving, meritorious man, who has resisted the temptations of vice, who has steadily attended to his duties, and has never been punished for any breach of the regulations affecting him either as a soldier or a citizen, will be sure to receive his reward sooner or later, and you insure an attempt to deserve it. All men will seek reward, and all are disappointed when_it is placed beyond their reach. The fear of punishment may be insufficient to deter a high-spirited young man from some reckless or foolish act, but if he has for years laboured for the rewards that await good conduct, he will hesitate be fore he endangers that for which he has so long toiled. Hitherto the chief, if not the only, motive to good conduct has been of a negative character, viz., the punishment for bad. If he has sufficient skill to avoid that punishment, which he may do by a little caution and cunning, he is as well off as the most ex aniplary of his comrades. This is not as it should be; the introduction of the principle of rewards would hare the most beneficial effect on the charac ter and conduct of the soldier. What acts of bravery and devotion were occasioned in the French army by the opportunity afforded to the humblest of her soldiers of being ennobled for some distinguished action, for some extraordinary service, in the ranks of the " Legion of Honour," and wearing its cross on his breast, in company with the highest and noblest in the land. That association did not degrade those distinguiseed personages, but it elevated the soldier to whom it was granted ; he felt himself a different man after receiving this evi dence of his deserts, and his comrades, who knew that they might attain a similar honour for equal merit, were stimulated to the highest degree of honourable emulation. NAPOLEON was a shrewd judge of human nature, and he knew that a bit of ribbon and some cheap ornament, that would confer distinction on its wearer, would be more estimated than a pecuniary recompense of many hundred times its value ; and he was not mistaken. He was idolized by his soldiers, who knew that they had a leader who appreciated their conduct, and conferred an immediate reward whenever it was earned. He was aware that men fight welt when prompt rewards await upon daring deeds. Why have we not been taught by the impressive lesson thus afforded ? We hope to be shortly able to record that something of the kind is introduced by our military authorities. Already many ameliorations have been sanctioned, and we have reason to know that others of an important character are under con sideration at the Horse Guards. Of this the persons on whom the responsibility of making the changes is cost may be assured, that the public will gladly sanction any expense in reason to promote the corn fort, i., improve the condition, and increase the effi ciency of our military brethren. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) emarking upon the late election of Lord Mayor, we observed, " Should ever a reform of the Corpora tion of London take place, it will be urged on by the folly of the Court of Aldermen." We had no idea then, that the denouement was so close at hand. A conflict has already taken place between the Cottrt of Aldermen and the Court of Common Council. The Common Council declare and insist upoti their right, as independent representatives of the citi:! ens, to originate and adopt such measures as shall be t.o the honour of the City, and the advantage of their constituents. The Aldermen, on the other hand, prof est against such a doctrine, and declare that all matters brought before the Common Council must originate in the Court of Aldermen, and be by them rec,:.mmended to the Common Council, before they can be itiscussed. Er such be the law, then an irresponsible body, elected for life, governs the City, controls the re venue ; the responsible representatives of the citiaens have no power—their boasted independence sinks into a ,:nere court of registry. Shall such things con timste ?—can such things be admitted as reasonable, and consistent with the onward progress of the times and the spirit of the age ? Ve have taken much interest in the matter, and have inquired into the cause of the extraordinary see tie which took place in the Common Council on Th ursday. " General Purposes" Committee was requested to .superintend the drawing up of a bill to define cle tirly the qualification of freemen to become mem bers of the Common Council. The Finance Corn init; tee was requested to prepare a bill restraining the Cox trt of Aldermen from having any power over the City purse, and giving the controlling power to the Col amon Council, which consists of Lord Mayor, Alaermen, and Commoners, in Common Council as sen:bled. For the first bill the Aldermen care not a farthing, but the second bill excites their dread. As a deter mi t led opposition to the second, after sanctioning the first, would savour of selfishness, they have with judgment chosen the first as their battle-field. If they successfully oppose that, on the ground that they in all such measures must take the initiative, then it will form a precedent for their opposing the latter. 'Will such conduct be tolerated in these times ? The election for Common Council takes place on Monday, and constituencies should strengthen the ind ependent part of the Common Council by return ing only such representatives as will vote for a reform of the Corporation, by making the Aldermen respon siblie through periodical elections. Intelligence has teen received from Lisbon to the 10th December. This intelligence (brought by the Queen steam-packet) by no means corroborates the ace ounts of the successes of the QUEEN'S troops which were brought by the Tagus. Instead of Colonel LA PA having enter; d Coimbra and cut off the com mumications between SA DA BANDEIRA, BONIFIM, and DA's ANTAS, it appy2ars that the Colonel has not ad vanced further tha rt Leira, and at the time the packet sailed a rumour was current in Lisbon, and was generally credited!, that Colonel LAPA had been at tacked by Bolls IM: and defeated. Some marines from the blockading squadron of Oporto have landed at Valenta de IVlix Lilo, and taken possession of it in the nmu e of the QUEEN'S Govern ment. .On the other hand, the forces of the popular party' have taken St. Übes, the Govern ment authorities of which town have taken refuge in Lisbon. Troops had been dispatched from Lisbon to strengthen AN°, c Itanuvo, and enable him, if possible, to take St. Ub 6.5, thus, of course, weakening the garrison of the c cpital, in the outskirts of which the popular guerillas have appeared in considerable force, and have destro3 rud the steam-boat wharf on the other side of the Tagu ‘s, opposite to Lisbon. Madrid paper .s of the 9th have arrived. In the new C lortes the Progressistas will muster strongly ; and, : Is a proof of their increasing popu larity, we may a tate that Senor MENDIZABAL, who was a member o r ESPARTERO'S last Cabinet, has not only been retur) 14 •d for Madrid, but he has also been elected at Santa v‘der, at Corunna, and at Seville. Mr. COBDEN i at Barcelona. MADRID BOLS k, DEC. 9.—The Three per Cents, were done at 34 1-16 for cash ; the Five per Cents, at 21; the Coupc as, at 191; and the Passives, at 61. 'e have rece.iced the Paris papers of Thursday. The Journal des _Davis announces that in Cata lonia the Mode) radoes had gained 17 elections, and the Progressist as 11. Senor AIENDIZABAL leaves Paris for Madri a on Saturday, he having been elected to the Cortes as one of the Deputies for Madrid. The Journal Debats publishes, from the German papers, what pu.‘ Torts to be the official reply of Aus tria to the speec ties made on the subject of Poland in the British Hol ices of Parliament and the French Chamber of De, 7uties during the course of last session. This reply is mt 'rely a repetition of the allegations put forth in the rece fitly published manifesto. It alleges no new fact, and 1 brings forward no new argument. The Three per C. tits. closed on the Paris Bourse on Thurs day at 80f. 95c. -, the Five per Cents., 118 f. 70c. ; the Orleans Railroad SI tares, 1,262 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 907 f. 50c. ; Havre, 660 f. •, Gr eat Northern, 6481. 75c. ; Avignon, 890 f. ; Vierzon, 605 f. ; B or d eaux, 5621. 50c. ; Troves and Montereau, 355 f. ; Basle, 220 C ; Dieppe, 357 f. 50e. ; Paris and Strasburg, 487 f. 50c. ; Tour s and Nantes, 495 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 512 f. 50c. ; Lyons ane /Avignon, 485 f. • Bordeaux and Cette, 450 f. ; Belgian Two-ai id-a-Halt per dents., 55 3 %; Spanish Three per Cents., 381% r ' LYONS Dzc. 15.-Avignon and Marseilles, 8801. ; Vier zon, 592 f. 50c. ; • Korthern, 643 f. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 5101. BUSINESS D ONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDO - S TOCK EXCHANGE, DECEMBER 18. Boulogne a p.l (miens, 13%-Dutch Rhenish, 4r-East Indian, l A—Luxembourg, %—Northern of France Consti tuted, 10: 3 / 4 —Orleans and Vierzon, 14—Orleans and Bor deaux, B%—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 5% ex int.— Rouen and Havre, 26 1 / 4 —Sambre and Meuse, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were only 4,000 to 5,000 bales, and prices again with a downward tendency. The sales of the week are 110,330 bales, while the average weekly consumption of Great Britain is under 30,000 bales. The stock is 418,000 bales, against 910,000 bales at this time last year. The advance this week is about id. per lb. in America, and id. to id. in other sorts. Shares again rather tended upwards yesterday. ft At the sale of Railway Shares, yesterday, at Messrs. Lamond and Co.'s, a good business was done. The fol lowing are a few of the principal sales : Waterford, Wexford, and Valentia ...... £0 3 9 London and Manchester (Remington's).. 0 9 0 Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Leicester and Bedford South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 2 5 6 Eastern Counties, York Extension 3 10 0 Newport and Abergavenny East Indian Derby, Stafford, and Worcestershire,New 0 12 6 Northern and Southern Connecting Vale of Neath 1 9 0 Northern Counties Union Taw Vale Extension and Dock 1 6 0 North British, Halves North British, New Thirds Liverp. Manch. and Newcastle-upon-Tyn e 2 6 0 Great Western of Bengal 0 5 0 Belfast and County Down Cork and Waterford The Bank of England returns for the week ending the 12th inst. gave the following results, upon a com parison with the items of the preceding statement : An increase in the notes issued of 141,6301., or to 28,410,7351. An increase in the rest of 5,1751., or to 3,437,3781. An increase in the public deposits of 572,9831., or to 9,185,471 L A decrease in the seven-day and other bills of 8,4881., or to 886,995/. An increase in other securities of 26,7481., or to 13,879,9501. An increase in the banking department of notes, of 221,5151., or to 8,623,8151. A decrease in other deposits of 312,397/., or to 7,991,1261. An increase in the stock of bullion of 150,6404, or to 15,153,5131. I here has not been any late arrivals received from the British colonies to-day. Consols for the Account opened very firmly this morning, and touched 95:1, but they have since receded to 93k. The premium upon Exchequer-bills have been firm at 105. to 12s. for the 1,0001. bills. Bank Stock has advanced from 206 to 207. The advices from Portugal are considered very unsa tisfactory. The Four per Cents. Converted are heavy at 37k. Spanish Consols are at 26f ; the Three per Cents. at 37i ; Venezuela at 40 ; and the Dutch Four per Cent. Certificates at 924. In the Railway Share and Scrip Market there has been a fair amount of business transacted this morning. Prices have advanced a shade in several instances. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock ' - 207 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... ...... 9 4 1% 93% New 3 1 % per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Jan. sth, Expire 1860 9Y B Consols for Opening 9 5M 4 1,4 Exchequer Bills. 1 1 4 d. 1,0001. 5001. Ditto Small l3 pm. 1 RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOM. Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent. 24 Ditto for the Account Ditto Small Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto Converted, 3 per Cent 3B V L Ditto 4 Der Cent. Ditto for the Account . 37% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840... 26% Ditto Passive Bonds 5 l/i Ditto 3 per Cent — Ditto for the Account Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 4O Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cents Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. • PAID. rrs. SHARE. Aberdeen Amber., Notting., Boston, &c. 2% — to _. . .._ Armagh, Coleraine, &Portrush lY i ; — to Belfast and County Down. .. 4% .. .. Birmingham and Dudley ..... 425. ... . 5 1 / . 2 pto Birmingham and Gloucester..loo ...... Do. .New (iss. at 7 1 /., dis.).. 17 1 / 2 — Birmingham & Oxford June... 2 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction 2 3 /4 ..... to Boston, Stamf , r & Birming... 225. - ...... to -- Bristol and Exeter D0., New Bristol and Gloucester 3O Bristol and Liverpool June._ 21A to Buckinghamshire..- B4s. % die. to Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Clydesdale Junction 25 Chester and Holyhead... 27% — to Churnet and Blythe ' 2 Chester and Manchester 425. Cheltenham and Oxford Clarence. lOO Do., Ist Class, 6 per Cent... 10 Do„ 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 Cork and Killarney Cork and Waterford l% — Cornwall Ditto, Half Shares Direct Lincoln, East Retford, and Shafield Junction— 2% to Direct Northern Direct Norwich 1 Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 12% B% to Dublin, Belfast, & Coleraine 2% — to Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 10 ...... Eastern Counties l4/. 16s 2 2 3 / 4% ... to Do. New l2/. 16s — Do. Perpet., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d... % 3 / 4 pto Do., d 0....... ......... N 0.2,6/. 13s. 4d... Do., York Extension East Dereham and Norwich 1 Eastern Union Ditto, Quarter Shares Do. Extension to Harwich 1%...... Do. Cambridge and Ely ... 2% — to East Lancashire Ditto, New 5 — to Do. (late Preston &Ormsk.) 5 ...... to Do., do.,:New Scrip l4 — to East Lincolnshire l l /4 2l/8 to East and West of England... 1% — ...... to Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O — to Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% — to Edinburgh and Northern ... 12% — Edinburgh and Perth Ely and Huntingdon Enniskillen and Sligo ... 21/ 2 .. to Exeter Yeovil, & Dorchester W I ..:::: to *lasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle.. 5 - Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 Ditto, New Do. 14 Shares (5 per ct. gua.) 12% ..... -- 1 Goole, Doncaster, blieffid., &c. 2 Great Eastern and Western... 2% — •••••• to Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 27% 2B j to Great Munster - Great North o Scotland 2%...... • ..... to Great North of England 100 ...... Ditto, New 5 - to Ditto, New Ditto, New ..... t o 85 Great Western — to Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Qulrter Shares Ditto, Fifths - Do. New Huddersfield and Manchester 13 ...... _ ...... to Ditte, Extension Hull and Selby 5O ...... ... .. to Ditto, Quarter Shares to Ditto, Half Shares - ...... to Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds 11% — to Do. do. and Norwich Lancaster and Car1i51e....... 50 Do. New 5 ...... Leeds and Bradford ............ 30 Leizester and Bedford l6s. Leeds, Dewsbu ry, & Manches. 22 1 / — to Ditto, Branch (Blue) .... 2% — to Ditto, Extension (Green).. 2% — to Leeds and Thirsk l 7 l /2 — Ditto, New ..... ~ ... ...... . 5 • • •••• --- Do., do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 31, • • ••• - Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction 2 l/ London & Blackwall...l6/. 13s. 4d — to Do. New 3 • — Do. Extension ...... Load., Bright., & South Coast 50 ...... to _ Do. Consolid a t e d Fif t h s.. 40 Do. Consolidated Eighths... 10 ...... Do. Guaranteed sper Cent. 9 ...... London and;Greenwich... 12/. 15s. 4d... 9% to --, Ditto Preference lB/ 17s 2d... ...... to London, Hounslow, &Western 2 . .... London and North Western..loo ......195 Do. Quarter Shares . 2 Do. do. New ...... .... ...... 2 Do. do. Fifths Do. Quarters Do. 40/. Shares L. &M. 8 ...... Do. 40/. Shares...M. and B. 40 ...... Do. 10/.... M. and B. (A.) 5 . Do. 10/. .. M. and B. 0.5 5 Do. 101.... M. and B. (C.) 1 London, Oxford, and Cheltm. . ..... London and S. Western.... 411. 6s 10d 63% to 6214 Do.NcwconsolidatedBths.. 40 Ditto Ne w ......... .... ....... 22 q..., .. - Do. New Ditto Tenths 5 ... Ditto Tenths Ditto Scrip Ditto ditto .... London and York.... 2}4 to Ditto Extension London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 2 1 / 2 — to Londonderry and Coleraine... 15 Londonderry and Enniskillen 15 Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham Manchester and Leeds B2 .. ... Ditto Half Shares - 38 ...... 48%...... to Ditto Quarters Ditto Fifths Ditto Sixteenths ..—. 6i... ...... to Do. Extension Do. Liverpool and Bury Do., do., Fifths Manch, Buxton, & Matlock 425. — p , ... to Manchester and Southampton . 2 M id l and lOO ... .. Ditto Fifths Ditto, New Ditto, New 2 , sr- - Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ... —10414 ...... to Midld. Great Western (Irish) 15 - Newcastle and Berwick -• Do North Shields Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...... _ 5% ........... td . to ......-- Newmarket and Chesterford 5 Newport and Abergavenny. . 2IA — ...... to —.. Newry and Enniskillen ...... 7 - Ntwry, Warreupoint, and Rostrevor - NTorfolk Do. Half Shares - Ditto Extension Northern:Counties Union North British Ditto Half Shares. ll Do. Quarters O4 Ditto, Extension ./ 6 1 3. 1 1. 1 . 1. '1 . ... 1 1. 1 .. .. 1 ...... tt t tttt oo o o oo_ i Ditto Thirds . 1 ..... . 3% ...... to Northern and Eastern 5O Ditto Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.)... 45 12% — a- ............ tt° : Ditto Quarter shares Ditto New - North Staffordshire 5 ...... 8 3 / 4 %... W-- North Wales 31 / 4 -••• -- ...... to -- ,North. & South. Connecting 2%. .... . ...... too -- -- North Western 2% — ...... tO Oxford, Worcester, and Wol- to verham p ton .... Oxfd., Witney, & Cheltnham 1 g ..... ...... to Portsmouth Direct 3% — ...... t-- Preston and Wyre Ditto, Half Shares to Reading, Guildfd., & Reigate Si. 12s -- di5..... --- ...: tO ••• Richmond l5 - ...... tO Royston and Hitchen 1"".• 5/ ...• ...... 61 •-• Scottish Central Scottish Midland ..... Sheffield and Manchester ...100 Ditto 1 4 Shares 8 Do. and Lincolnshire Junct. 14 Do. and Great Grimsby ... 10' :--- ......... ... .... to Ditto -:-......'-' Do. do. do. Extension... 425. - to --- Shrewsbury and Birmingham 3 Ditto, ditto, Class B. 1 1 4 — ..... to a:. to Shropshire Union . 42s %%‘...-•" South Devon ....... ...... ... 40 - ...... to to ...- South Staffordshire Junction 2 1 A — ...... - ...- South Eastern and Dover ... 33% • ..,• Ditto, New, No. 1 - ...... , to Ditto, New, No. 2 . to "•- Ditto, New, No. 3 ... 15 to •••• Ditto New, No. 4. ...... ...... 2% — .... St. Alban's, Hatfield, and '''' Hertford Junction .. • to ..... Staffordshire and Shropshire 2 3 4 — ...... to •••• South Wales Swans. and Loughor and Ca- to •"" meron's Stm. Coal 2 -• ...... to ..... 'Yaw Vale Extension Vale of Neath Wakefield, Pontefract, and .to Goole 22%...... -- .... to Warwick and Worcester 425....... -*"" to ••• Waterford and Kilkenny ll ...... .... to •-•• Waterford and Limerick ... Waterford, Wexford,Wicklw, to '''' and Dublin Wexford, Waterford, and to Valentia - Waveney Valley ... 2 Welsh Midland 2% to "- _ West Riding Union 42s. - . to West Cornwall 2 -- .. ... to "" Wexford and Carlow Wisbeach and St. Ives ... 2 - ...... _ . tO "-- Wilts,Somerset, &Weymouth 15 ....•• "' .. to -**" York and Carlisle to __ York and Newcastle 25 ... .. .. . to Ditto, New 5 •• ••• --- .... to -''' . •••• Ditto, Preference 2 .. ... 7%•••" . to --• York and North Midland - '• to ...- Ditto, Half Shares •••• .. Ditto, Selby Ditto. Extension Ditto, Preference - Ditto East and West Riding to Extension 5 ..... , -- .... FOREIGN RAILWAYS .to ".. Anglo-Belgian 4 •••••• -- ." .. to Barbadoes - ..... to Belgian Eastern Junction 2% ..... • .... to --" Boulogne and Amiens l6 - -to Bordeaux and Mediterranean 2 • -" ..... Bordeaux, Toulouse, & Cette .. to ' (Mackenzie's) 2 ..... -- ... Bordeaux. Toulouse, & Cette to ( Espelete's ) - •••• . to -.. Calais, Dunk, & W. Flanders 2 ...... -- ...... to Calcutta & Diamond Harbour 7s. ..... --- ...... to --- Callao, Lima, & Pacific Coast 1 ....- --- .to -- Central of Spain - ....... to --- Ceylon Demerara. Dendre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras 25 5 44 ; .... .... ............... -17 4% ...................... t tl o! "--..! Dutch Rhenish 6 .....• ... to ... -- ... to --• East Indian Fampoux and Hazebrouk 4 ...... ...... to Great Indian Peninsular 55.."• Great Western Bengal 5:: . ......... : --- .... t tO o --; ...... . .... Great Western Canada ...... to Italian and Austrian - to ---- Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 ...... — ...... to Jersey 1 ...... *— ... to ••"" Louvain ala Sambre 6 ...... .. .. to . to 4 --- ...... --' Luxembourg Lyons and Avignon 2 ...... . to •"'" Madras - .. to "' to .... •••"" Madras, Nellore, and Arcot... lA. —. Madrid and Valentin . to Mauritius 1 -..... ..... Namur and Liege . 8 ...... ...... tO Nn. of France Constituted ... 5 ...... 10 3 / 4 .,.. .. tO --- North Jamaica 1 Orleans and Vierzon Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6 Over Yssel 413 s 4d.... Paris and Lyons Constituted 5 ...5% 1 / 2 1 ,4 x int to Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen .. .... . Paris & Strasbg. Constituted 5 •"" Rouen and Havre 2O Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale .....• t St. Laurence and Atlantic.... Tours & Nantes Constituted 5 Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, .. to "- and Hasselt to Trinidad.. ........ ......... to '"- West Flanders JOINT STOCK BANKS. to - Australasia British North American Colonial Commercial of London London Joint Stock .... - .... to .--' London and Westmi ns t er 2O ...... --- ** ". to - National Provincial of Engld 35 ...... -- ..... to National of Ireland 22%...... -- '•• to --- , Provincial of Ireland - .... to " Union of Australia -- ... Union of London ... 10 - to "-- MINES. Real del Monte, U nreg i stere d COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(OS ° ...-* 30 55 Amsterdam .... .. C.F. 12 4% Gibr a lt a r.• •'' • • • •• • • 2 6 Ditto, at sight ...... 12 1% Leghorn .• ••"•• • " '• ''''• Rotterdam .... •.2 U. 12 5 Genoa ••'•'•• • • • •• • • '',,i,/ "twerp • • ..... ... .... 25 95 Milan ....... • • .•• • • 40 Hamburgh ......M.B. 13 12 Venice ....... •" • .•' igo,l Mtona.... ~ , , - •••• • • • • ••• • ' 53,, Paris, 3 day s ' s i g ht .. • • 25 65 Palermo, per oh" • • Ditto, 3 months .. .. .. 25 90 Lisbon • • ....... .• •' f 6 Marseilles .......• .. • . 25 95 Oporto .• • • .... ••• • • ' '... Bourdeaux.... ..... .. 25 95 Rio Janeiro • • ...... •• ," Frankfort on Maine.... 121 % Bahia ••• • " ... :. •; ''' Petersburgh, 3Us .... .• Buenos Ayres • '' , 0 4 . 1 1 - .."..._ Berlin .. . ...... .•• • • New York, 2 1 d a y ' ..... 0 0 3 . Vienna, effec. flo .. •. • • 10 5 Philadelphia • • •i rt : a orr, 1 1 1 Trieste, ditto.. .. .. .. 10 5 PRICES OP R . / 0 1 A O, Madrid ..... ..... .... 35% Foreign Gold 10 bsr: 1. 0" 4 tOP Cadiz .. •.. : ........ 36 LA Portugal Gold Coin p 0 0 0 , 8i1ba0................ New Dollars • ',,' ~ 0 5 00 Barcelona ............ Spanish D0ub100n . ...., 0 Seville .............• • . Silver in bars • • • • .A , 1 LLOYD'S SHIPPING—Ci-- 111S V /Iglig 5 LONDON, DEC. 19.—Wind this day at noon, ' bre p e rat ze, L 7 D d E d c u . l l l B h .— azy wr w in e d at N h . e E r,.w to it s h .E ra „ in. ly b re°. —Arrd. Fortuna, Wilson, Abo, and sld. P ft 3 r l ..,, PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 18.—Wind N.W 'Civadesiste•r?„,r7,.. steamer Polyphemus, westward, with supplies roA ward bound. „,b 1, COWES, DEC. 18.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. li"1"-el Savannah; reported leaky. VP ° SOUTHAMPTON DEc. 18.—Arrd. Queen steamer, Gibraltar. DAR'FMOUTII, DEC. 18.—Nearly calin.--A' — ' . i .d cl ett* Cooper, Chester for London, leaky i; it s rra i. LIVERPOOL,I 2 DEC. 18.—Wind S. to S.W. , g bi‘ o , I Fidelia, Hackstaff, New York; Venus, Salter, dittverna; Joshua Bates, Stoddart, China; Seraphina, T ai :lor t orl et buco; Swan, Taylor, New Orleans; Ben eing' o l.sl l,o , Mobile; Fatima (supposed), ditto; Caledonisbadely.:4 (supposed), New Orleans; Mononghela (ditto) , r d 0 4. d, FALMOUTH, DEC. 18.—Wind N.E , fresh..--emi".derb": Bride, Bird, Honduras ; Hawthorn, Mir . amichi, for SO, r eoght .—Sid. 001" BRISTOL, Dv:. 18.—Wind ,E.N.E., light.—All4. 'WI/4cl Jop, Quebec; Monarch Merser, Honduras; terl iii brls' New Orleans. Sld. Margaret Pollock, Pye, Neal Agnes Gilmour, Anderson, ditto. „.,,b C.,,,,,rif SWANSEA, DEC. 17.—Arrd. Lively, Moore, 14." - ..... e p.'" -- MILFORD, DEC. 17.—Wind N.N.W., moderate. to M'Fee, St. John's, New Brunswick, for Ardrossan,' itonte i WATERFORD, DEC. 17.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd' 01/' Sangster,_ St. John's, New Brunswick. 10 1 A Pilit OFF DUNMORE AST, DEC. 16.—Warrior , J 0 a 0 1 St. John's, New Brunswick, for Belfast. ~.., i drol3v A for PENZANCE, DEC. 17.—Wind N. to N:N•v" -- islat" squally.—Dammaris, Thompson, Prince Edward's 11t h, Clonelly ; cargo shifted. Ol t° . OP RAMSGATE, DEC. 18.—The Walter, of and for iot otg_A from London, got on the Main, near Shingle Eal,isciioS and remains. About 50 tons of cargo have been " Bri o' and landed here DEChe is expected off next tide. .. ,0 0 0. 0 FALMOUTH, . 18.—A ship, apparently BriT e nal 3ll ' on Earysfort Reef, was passed 17th Oct. by th e ~;ett Bird, arrd. here. ri k, l' i '' t ST. IvEs, DEC. 16.—The Marquis of LOTO, ... 11r be etI g ° went aground on the Western Spit I Ith inst., bs s off and put into Hayle, without much damage. DialDlo..at° LYNN, DEC. 18.—The Chapman, Norman , frne! tr e,ss, '.. Leith, which was fallen in Kith off Saltfleet in fife f poir loss e ieb been brought into Lynn Roads, leaky, and with , yth _, sprit, &c. The Gipsey, of Sunderland (coal lad w en d t, g . bt; has been drifting amongst the ice for the last fe b oot been assisted in the channel, about half a nin e , T , Lo .sh l ici li harbour, in a leaky state. ,_A I, A. f YARMOUTH, DEC. 18.—An oar, marked .- • ~, ww- N. 5.," a rudder tiller, and some bottom boards' I"' ltt li ashore yesterda near this place.th e or Maxonn, Die. 16.—The vessel seen on /pre ° fro PS inst. near the Bishops, proved:to be the 1 1 °P, gonia, and she afterwards sunk on the B ass Ban ---..............- _ 47 1 MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DA" COVENT-GASD AN. Der Pines, Gs to Lis ; Hot-house Grapes, 4s to 6s per I b t s 119 serf Apples, 3s 6d to 8s; Culinary Apples, 23 to 49 .P.lii "bertot to 16s per half-sieve - oranges, 14s to IBs per 100 Cab o iteof 85s to 90s ; and Ceb ' Nuts, 95sto 100 s per 1001bs i A 0; 9d to Is ; Red ditto, 2s to 38; Brccoli, 8s to 14s Pe r 7.10 1 P sieve ; Carrots, 4s to Cs ; and Turnips/ Artichokes, 3s to 6s ; and Jerusalem ditto, Is to 2s_P e 6 d pet dozen bunches ; Sea-kail, 3s to 3s 6d per punne t ; Al Is to is 6d per pottle. HUNGESIFOR.D • sa l to - d ill. Full average supplies of most articles were 013 e_ te o. Generally speaking, the demand was heavy, at late r. NEWGATE AND he re I.E.A.DESOAIi thif There was a most excellent display of Meat ~r , tbe morning; yet, owing to the change in the w ea th e r 2s 6d totrstro,oo trade was very inactive :—Beef, from 2s Sd tBs 4: 4 105 o w ' ton, 34 8d to 46 8d; Veal, 3 $ 6d to 43 Sd ; AO h ' I i