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ILIX3TRATED TALE IN " THE MIRROR," Price Is. On January 1, 1847, Chapters t., 11., 111., and IV., of T" E MISER'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 Rine, Archer, and Walmsley. Now ready, Vol. 1., new series, price ss. Gd. 11. Hurst, 27, King William street, Strand. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, snd to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, Sce. Like place every TUESDAY and b'ainsv, at One o'clock, at the Ua.ll of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectlully requested to he addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered ; and advises of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, ant the proceeds lame iiately disposed of according to instructions. Offices. Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. TNEATRE J OVAL, DRUItY-LANE. Last Night but Two of Mademoiselle SOPHIE FL'OCO, THIS EVENING Will he performed the grans! Opera of THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Count Arnheim, Mr. Borrami ; Florestein, Mr. Harley ; Thaddeus. Mr. Rafter ; Devilshoof, Mr. Stretton ; Queen of the Gipsies, Mrs. Hughes ; Arline, Miss Raintorth. After the Opera, will be presented a new grand Ballet, called THE WAGS OF WAPPING (performed at the Academic Royale, Parts, under the title of " Betty.") In which will appear Mdlles. Sophie Fuoco, Louise, Benart, 3ladpine Giubilei ; MM. Huguet, Adrien, Paul, Tell ; Messrs. Howell, Priorson, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new and original Drama, called THE ROUND OF WRONG. Sir Arthur Fo'jambe, Mr. Stuart ; Lichen, Mr. Rogers ; Reuben Gwynne, Mr. Webster ; Ducks, Mr. Buc'::- stone ; Harwood, Mr. Howe • Lady Charlotte Willoughby, Mrs. Clifford ; Mary Ryland, Miss Fortescue ; Jenny, Miss Moulds. After which, an entirely new Comic Drama, entitled STORY TELLING ; or, Novel Effects. Dr. Hardenberg, Mr. W. Farrell ; Frederick Vandervelt, Mr. Caulfield ; Raps, Mr. Buckstone ; Grab, Mr. Rogers; Theresa, Miss Telbin ; Rose, Mrs. Hamby. Daring the evening the Band will perform the Overture, " Cheval de Bronze ;" " The Armen" (Polka) ; " Czarina" (Mazourka); " Douro " (Walzer); and a New Overture. To be followed by the petite Comedy of PERFECTION. In which Messrs. Tilbury, Moll, Clark ; Miss Reynolds, and Mrs. Hamby will perform. To conclude with the Farce of HIS LAST LEGS. Characters by Messrs. Hudson, Moll, Tilbury, Mrs. Clifford, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING 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 Albet t Smith, Esq., called TILE BATTLE OF 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 appearance here), Miss Grove, Miss Foster, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, the laughable Farce of 3IRS. WIIITE. Characters by Mr. Turner, Mr. Oxberry (his first appearance in this company), Mr. H. Butler ; Miss Arden, Miss Villars, and IVlrs. Wigan. To conclude with the successful Comedy of TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADA3IE CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be perform e d a grand Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA GISELLE, entitled THE PHANTOM DANCERS ; or, the Wills Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford. Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullentbrd, Madame Celeste, Al iss Marian Taylor, Miss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. After which, the Comic Drama of THE MAID WITH TIIE MILKING PAIL. Characters by Messrs. Wright, Selby, Boyce, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with a Terpsichorean Barletta, calLd 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 TII.•.'ATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. 31. Maddox, sole Lgssee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Comic Drama, entitled TILE TWO RAINBOWS. Characters by Messrs. Compton, Granby, S. Cowell, Henry ; Mrs. H. Hughes, and Miss E. [loaner. After winch, a new and original Musical Romance, entitled THE SEVEN MAIDS OF MUNI ; or, The Ghosi,'s Tower. eel. Bertrand, Mr. C. Fisher ; Capt. orArmincourt, Mr. Allen ; Capt. Bellejainh, Mr. LeftLr ; Lieut. Adolphe, Mr. Wynn; i ornct Grosdos, Mr. Cvamton ; Baron Bristlaach, 31 r. Walton ; Bumps, Mr. Horner; Seven Maids of Munich, Misses Sara Flower, Rourke, E. Honner, Mucks, Millar, L. Marshall, Laporte ; Uric', Miss Marshall ; Madame Groutz, Mrs. Fosbroke. To conclude with Goldsmith's Comedy of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Sir Charles Marlow, Mr. Wynn ; Young Marlow, Mr. Vining; Hardeastle, Mr. Granby ; Tony Lumpkin, Mr. Compton ; Hastings, Mr. Roxby; Diggory, Mr. Cowell ; Miss Il ar d cas tl e, M rs. Stirling; Miss Neville, Mrs.ilughes ; Mrs. Hardeastle, Mrs. Fosbroke. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Less 2e, Mr. John Mitchell. TH EVENING be performed Scribe's favourite Vaudwille, entitled LEs GnrsErrEs. In which MM. Tourillon, David, Lucien, S ; Madame Mdlles. Vallee, Rhin, Pascal, Peuquet, Leysler, and Cordely will appear. After which will be produced the celebrated Comedy, entitled BERTRAND ET EATON ; ou, L'Art do Com , pirer. Le C‘aive Bertrand de Rantzau, M. I'erlet. The other characters l,y Mdlies. Brohan, Vallee , Madame Grassau ; MM. Langeval, Pascal, I'ePx, Cartigny, Rhozevil, Pa,enier , Dorgebret, and Masquillier. Boxes, Gs.; Pit, 33.6 d.; Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Dermot', will have the honour or repeating their inimitable Entertainment at the above theatre TO-MORROW EVENING, December 21, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evening, during the Christmas holidays. Due notice be given of their first Morning Performance. The progr will incittle "ld Joe," " Lucy Neal," " The Colaured Fanc amme y " skiff O is on the shore," and the cele brated Ru lroad Overture. 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. B , )ixes, 45.; I'it, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, IL—Private Boxes, Stalls, anti Places may be engaged at Mlehell's Library, 33, Old Mond-street, and at the Box-oftice of the Theatre.—Open from 11 till 5. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITHEATItE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. paironised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Pzince Albert, and Royal ?may. Last Three Nights previous to the Christmas Holidays. THIS EVENING Will he performed ;t grand new 3lagieal Equestria❑ Romance, e. titled THE DEMON HORSE ; or, Th.; twelve Wishes and tl Charmed Bit. In which Mrs. Batty and the Equestrian Ladies wi 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. On SATURDAY next (B.xing-Night) a double rotation of Dines. trian and Gymnastic Novelties, and first night of the Grand Comic Fairy Pantomime, written by Nelson Lee, Esq., entitled TILE FORTY THIEVES ; or, Har'equin Ali Baba and the Robbers' Cave, In addition to the present successful Spectacle. Box-office open tram eleven till fiVQ o'clock.—Doors open at six ant commence at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. 13 roadfoo t. THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, DECEMBER 19. TdERMOMETER, Lowest, 29; Highest. 40 ; Noon, 43, BAROMETER, 29.88. WIND W.S.W., rainy. DECEMBER 20. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 42; Highest, 45; Noon, 46. BAROMETER, 29.84.—W1ND W.S.W., fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 33 minuteg after 3. I Evening .. 56 minutes after 3. roc ". . s.O "1•,1144 ') , 4, _ de '4, v. , . • , t.. 4 4r1111111. -- ce ,' butt, , • 'A'r • m 0 14 - •• OXltiltft LONDON, MONDAY, DZCEMBER 21, 1846. The meeting of Parliament will, by the deci sion of the Privy Council held on Saturday afternoon, take place on the 19th of January, as we previously stated. Enormous duties will then devolve upon our Legislators; a vast and almost unprecedented responsibility will repose upon the two 113 uses. In the foregoing session the facilities afforded to commerce and railway traffic were wonderfully increas3d ; in the approaching ses sion those facilities will not so inuoli 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. Lc,rd JOIIN 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 ; fur 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, inde e d, ant i cipate 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 HER E s would be eclipsed. S om e thing, nevertheless, must be done in each of the particular s we have enumerated • seine distinct step must be t a k en for the realisation ' of those national wishes. O n 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 fiom 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 Admin!stration, 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 he 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 of juvenile offenders, the prevalence of vice, the frequency of crime, the populous condition of ourpenal 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 prevision 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 artizqns 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 bas 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 th an k s o f t h e commun i ty are due to the authoritie s o f th e H orse G uar d s f or removing, even at the eleventh h our , th e reproac h t h at h as so long be en a tt ac h e d t o t h e B r i t i sh name. Yes, the stain of in g r a tit u d e h as b een w i ped 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 thu 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 w ith 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 esteetn 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 hii parish church, or in the ,imple festivities of his native village, with as deep a reeling 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 itronger 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 engine s 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 arc 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- amplary of his comrades. This is not as it should A conflict has already taken place between the Court of Aldermen and the Court of Common Council. The Common Council declare and insist upon their right, as independent representatives of the citizens, to originate and adopt such measures as shall be to the honour of the City, and the advantage of their constituents. The Aldermen, on the other hand, protest 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 recommended to the Common Council, before they can be discussed. If such be the law, then an irresponsible body, elected for life, governs the City, controls the re venue ; the responsible representatives of the citizens have no power—their boasted independence sinks into a mere court of registry. Shall such things con tinue ?—can such things be admitted as reasonabi,?, and consistent with the onward progress of the times and the spirit of the age ? We have taken much interest in the matter, and have inquired into the cause of the extraordinary scene which took place in the Common Council on Thursday. The " General Purposes" Committee was requested to superintend the drawing up of a bill to define clearly the qualification of freemen to become mem bers of the Common Council. The Finance Com mittee was requested to prepare a bill restraining the Court of Aldermen from having any power over the City purse, and giving the controlling power to the Common Council, IA hich consists of Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commoners, in Common Council as sembled. For the first bill the Aldermen care not a farthing, but the second bill excites their dread. As a deter mined 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 this day, and constituencies should strengthen the independent 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 sible through periodical elections. Intelligence has been received from Lisbon to the 10th December. This intelligence (brought by the Queen steam-packet) by no means corroborates the accounts of the successes of the QUEEN'S troops which were brought by the Tagus. Instead of Colonel LAPA having entered Coimbra and cut off the com munications between SA DA Must:mita, Boltrim, and DAs ANTAS, it appears that the Colonel has not ad vanced further than 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 Bommt and defeated. Some marines from the blockading squadron of Oporto have landed at Valenta de Minho, and taken possession of it in the name 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 :Major ILnallo, and enable him, if possible, to take St. Übes, thus, of course, woakening the garrison of the capital, in the outskirts of which the popular guerillas have appeared in considerable force, and have dearoyed the steam-boat wharf on the other side of the Tagus, opposite to Lisbon. Madrid papers of the 9th have arrived. In the new Cortes the Progressistas will muster strongly; and, as a proof of their increasing popu larity, we may state that Senor MENDIZABAL, who was a member of ESPARTERO'S last Cabinet, has not only been returned for Madrid, but he has also been elected at Santander, at Corunna, and at Seville. Mr. COI SD - EN is at Barcelona. MADRID :Boise, DEc. 9.—The Three per Cents. were done at 34 1-16 for cash ; the Five per Cents. at 21; the Coupons, at 19k; and the Passives, at 64. We have received the Paris papers of Thursday. The Journal des Debats announces that in Cata lonia the i\Zcderadoes had gained 17 elections, and the Progressistas 11. Senor MENDIZABAL leaves Paris for Madrid on Saturday, he having been elected to the Corti% as one of the Deputies for Madrid. The Journal des Dads publishes, from the German papers, what purports to be the official reply of Aus tria to the sTeeches made on the subject of Poland in the British Houses of Parliament and the French Chamber of Deputies during the course of last session. This reply is merely a repetition of the allegations put forth in the recently published manifesto. It taleges no new fact, and brings forward no new argument. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Thurs day at 80f. .95e. ; the Five per Cents., 118 f. 70c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,2621: 50c. ; Rouen, 907 f. 50c. ; Havre, 66Cf.; Great Northern, 648 f. 75e. ; Avignon, 8901. ; Vierzou, 605 C; Bordeaux, 562 f. 50c. ; Troves and Montereau, 3551. ; Bask,l22of. ; Diec - 7.e,3571. 50,.. ; I'aris and Strasburg, 4871.50 e. ; Tours and Nai.... - :e,495f. ; Paris and Lyons, 5121. 50c. ; Lyons and Avignon, 485 f. • Bordeaux and Cette, 4501. ; Belgian Two -and-a-Hall p er dents., 53%; Spanish Three per Cents., 38 1 /,. LYONS, DEC. 15.—Avig non an d M arse ill es, 880 f. ; Vier zon, 59. 50c. ; Northern, 643 f. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 5101. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK: EXCHANGE, DECEMBER 18. Boulogne and Amiens, 13%—Dutch Rhenish, 47, —East Indian, V2--Luxembourg, 3 A—Northern of France Consti tuted, 103 /—Orlearis and Vierzon, 14—Orleans and Bor deaux, B j --Paris and Lyons Constituted. 5 1 4 ex int.— Rouen and Havre, 26 1 / 4 —Sambre and Meuse, 4 1 ,2,. _ ...—„,... Th, re remains of the late Right lion. Thos. Gren ville will be deposited in the family mausoleum at Burn ham, near Dropwore. TILE NELSON LETTERS AND::DISPATCHES.—WQ observe with pleasure that a cheap re-issue of this na tional work, is announced by Mr. Colburn, in fourteen monthly parts, price only fi►•e shillings each ; the first of which will appear with the Magazines on the Ist of January. A very great circulation will doubtless be attained, for, as the Standard observes, " the family that shall want this book must be ungrateful to the memory of Nelson." In the words of the Quarterly Review," the nation expected, and was entitled to expect, that while cities vied with each other in consecrating statues in marble and brass to the memory of Nelson, a literal.) monument would be erected which should record his deeds for the immortal honour of his own country, and the admiration of the rest of the world." " That Literary Monument." says The Sun, "is here com pleted. It is a splendid memorial of the glory and dig nity of the naval service of Great Britain. The Letters will hereafter be the Manual of the sailor, as the sister service has found a guide in the Dispatches of the Dukr of Wellingtoa. They will range side by side. Eng• lishmen will associate their heroin deeds, and point then sons to the ,c kindred works as the best memorials of their lives." be; the introduction of the principle of rewards would ha'e the most beneficial efft ct 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 well 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 kir.d 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 cast may be assured, that the public will gladly sanction any expense in reason to promote the com forts, improve tho condition, and increase the effi ciency of our military brethren. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Remarking 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. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From ?he Sun of Saturday Evaning.) The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were only 4,000 to 5,000 bales, and prices again with a dov%nward tendency. The sales of the week are 110,330 bales, while the average weekly consumption of Grcat 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. 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 5,175!., or t 3 3,437,3781. posits of 5-72,9831., or to 9,l A Bs n ,4 in 7 e i r l ease in the public do A decrease in the seven•day and other blls cf 8,4881., or to 886,995/. An increase in other securities of 26,748/., or to 13,879,9501. An increase in the banking department of note of 221,5151., or to 8,623,815/. A decrease in other deposits of 312,397', or to 7,991,126/. An increase in the stock of bullion of 150,E40/., or 15,153,5131. ; There has not been any late arrivals received from the British colonies to-day. Consols for the Account opened very firmly this miming, and touched 954, but they have since receded to 93i-. The premium upon Exchquer-bills have been firm nt 103. 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 261 ; the Three per Cents. at 31 ; 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. ONE PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOC CLOSING K. PRICES. Bank Stock ...... ........... .207 207 3 per Cent. Reduced Ann 5....... 94/ 93% 93 1 , 4 4 N ew 314 per Cent. Annuities ..,,,, 95% % 95% Long Annuities to expire Jan.lB6o 9 3 9' 4 Consols for Opening ................. 93% 3 A 1 ,4 93% Exchequer Bills, 10004 I%d. ... 10 12 p 12 p Ditto, 5001 ... lO 12 p 12 p Ditto. Small oNE CLSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUN D S . O'CLOCK ?RI O C ES Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 24 24 Ditto, Account . 23% 23 3 / 4 Ditto, Small 24% 24% Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, Converted, 3 per Cent... 38 1 4 384 Ditto, 4 per Cent — Ditto, Account 3 7 1 /2 Spanish 5 per C en t. 18 40. Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 per Gint. ..... ....... Ditto. Account ..... ... ..... . Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 4O Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch, 2% par Cent . Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 92 3 / 4 92 3 % PRICES OP BUSINESS DONE CLOSING ItkILIVILY SHARES PAID . AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES, Aberdeen ............. ...• 25 Amter., Notts., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2%..... Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrusli ................. . 1% - Belfast & County Down 4 3 / 4 Birmingham and Dudley 495. ... Birmin. and Glsucester..loo Ditto New .............. . 17% — ••• •••• ..... Birmingham and Ox ford Junction ......... 2 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.... 2%. — Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 225. — Bristol and Exeter 75 Ditto, New .......... .5 ...... 7 ... . Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... Bristol and Liver. June.. 2 1 / 2 ...... Buckinghamshire ...... 84s. t:alcdonicn ............... 30 . • Ditto Halt Shares...... Die 2 IA ... ...... Ditto, Clvdesdale June 25 Chester an 4 Holyhead... 27 1 / 2 Czurnet and 81yth e ...... 2 Chester and Manchester 425. — Cheltexham and Oxford 2 — • Clarence .. ............. ..100 Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent............ 10 Cork and Killarney ... 9% Curk and Waterford ... 1% — Cornwall Ditto, Half Shares ... 2%...... Direct Lincoln, East Het ford, and Shetfd. Jane. 2 5 / 8 --. Direct Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and BelfastJunc. 12% 3 l /2 Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway..... 4 Dundalk & Enniskillen 10 Eastern Counties 141. 16s 2 2 34 Ditto New l2/. 16s — ..... ••••• Ditto Peripetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1. 6/. ins. 4d % 3 /4 p..... Ditto ditto. No. 2... 61. in.. 4d — Do., York Extension.. 2 ..... 3% EastDerelem andNoech 1 — Eastern Union Ditto, Quarter Shares % - Do. Exten.(Harwich) 1% Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2 1 / 2 ...... East Lancashire Ditto. New Do., do. (late Preston and Orniskirk)... Do., do., New Scrip... 1 1 4 •.......... East Lincolnshire ... -- 1 1 4 2% East & West of England :1%„..... _ , Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ..... Ditto Half Shares ~. 10 Ditto, Quarter Shares 1.2 1 / 2 ...... ... Edinburgh & Northern.. 1`2% — 26% 51 /; 37% 40 5 !':2 p 29 2% 22% , 7 ,4 p 3 / 4 P 17% x n. ..iourgh U. ... -Edinburgh and Perth... 3 ...... ..... Ely and Huntingdon ... 12%.....„ 13% ..... . Enniskillen and Slim() ... 2 1 /- 2 ...... Exeter,Yeovil,& Dorset' 6 1 4 ...... Gaslgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Glasgow,Kilmar.,&Ayr 5.0 ...... Ditto, New • .. 15 . ..... ...... Do., IA Shares (5 per ' cent. guar.) ... ..... . 12 1 4 ...... Goole, Doncaster, &c. .. 2 .. .... 2% Grand Union (Notting and Lynn Great Eastern &Western 2%..., Great South. and West. (Ireland) _ 27% ...... 28 1 4.... . Great Munster . 2% — Great North of Scotland 2 1 4 — Great Northof England.. WO - ...... Ditto New 5 Ditto, New . Ditto, New - Great Western . 85 Ditto 4 Shares . 50 — Ditto ; 4 Shares . 10 Ditto Fifths .. 20 Ditto, New Hu•idcrstield & blanches. 13 Ditto, Ex.tension . 3 Hull and Selby -50 Do. Half Shares 25 Ditto 1 4 Shares . 12 1 Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 11% Do., do., and Norwich. 2% — . - _ Lancaster and Carlisle.... 50 Do. New 5 Leeds and Bradford :,O ... •12124...... _ 165. 1 A Do., —_ LLeeds , ec o c . s t Branch r ra a n nd l le Dewsbury,eh (13u Do. Extensio n (G r een ) 2 %.• ... Leeds and Thirsk . 17%...... Ditto, New - ...... •• Do • Pref er ., 6 p er C. 3% ...... •••• Do., Mnclistr &New* castle Junction ...... 2 1 / 4...... L9ndon and Blackwall. 161. 135.4 d Do. New -• 3 ... — ...... .... ~ Ditto Extension ....... 7%...... .. London, Brighton, and, South Coast .....«...... 50 .. .. Ditto, Fifths Do. Consol. Eighths lO Do. G , :r.rant. 5 per ct.. 9 London and Greenwich 11'2/ 15s 4d 9% Do. Preference ...181:'17s7s 2d — London, Hounslow, an r.l Western ...............•. 2 London and N. Wester rt.:oo 195 • Do. Quarters ....... ..- 2 Do., do., New ........ - 2 (11 1 j e re a i d. ........ Ditto Fifths ..... .... 2 Do. , LA Shares (G. J.)l 5 Do 40/.Sliares(L. M.)4 8 — Do. 40/. (M. & B.) ..- 90 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A_ 5 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) 11:, 5 _ Do. 10/. (M. & B.) 0.. 1 — London, Oxford, and!. Cheltenham ... ....... ... .... .... .... .. Lond.:& S.Weste rn 411 6 5 iOd .. .„ 63% ..• 62 % Do. New Consol. Bthn 40 — D D o o. . New ............... ... 2 18 2/ :: .: Ditto Tenths ....., _. 5 • Ditto Tenths ... .• •••• 4 Ditto Scrip ........ 4. Ditto ditto .... . ....... London and York ...... -. . 214 .. •••• Do. Extension ....... .. . 2% .. . • ...- .... London, Salisbury, • a* 1 Yeovil .......•. ....... . 2 % ...... ....... ........ Londonderry& Colera i n a 15 Londonderry and En2aia - killen • ...• • 15 Lynn and Ely ..... ......... 15 Lynn and Dereham. ... 15 Manchester and Lee ( les: 82 D r oo. . t . Quarters...... sFixisen..th...2.. ..... . .. . .... .. .... 6. 1 1.4 . z 6A Ditto 1,4 Share s ••. ••••... 3 ..... 48% • ••• Do. Extension.... . ..... 425...,•.• 11/8 p Do. Liverp. and I luny 24 ...... ....... • Do. do. Fi ft hs .... ...... 1 -- Manohester,Buxton, and Matlock _ . ~... 425. . .4.100 Do. Fifths ............ ~.. 2 Do. New ............ .... 24 Midlandlariclies t. & Southan tpt. 2 .................... ..... Ditto, New ........ .... 2 Do. Birm., and Der byloo 104% Midland Great West e rn Irish .... 15 Newcastle and Berg ick 20 Do. North Shields .. 25 Newcastleand Carlisl 4 ,...1 00 Newmrket &Chester! ild 5 Nesvport& Abergave p ly 2%...... __ 74 1 / 2 20% - 13% 17 1 % 293 A ... 75 L,4. 47% 9% .• --• .• 194 IA 14 3 4 5% - 24 16% 16% 48 5 6 log 1 1 / 4 p - P 31% 104% .... 5% Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevcr Norfolk lOO - Ditto Half Shares .. 9 Do. Extension Northern Counties Union 2% l l4 North British . ....... ... 25 ...... 37 1 4 ... eel Do. Half Shares ll ...... 16 1 / 4 ... .... ...... 1)o. Quarters Do. Extension Ditto Thirds Northern and Eastern... 50 Do. Scrip (issd. 5 dis.) 45 Do. Quarter Shares... 12% — Do. New North Staffordshire 5 ...... 8 3 4% North Wales Northern and Southern Connecting North Western... 2 l /2 — Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton - Oxford, W itney, and Cheltenham.... - Portsmouth Direct Preston and Wyre 25 Do. % Shares Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 3/. 12s. — dis. .. ..... ... Richmond Royston and Hitchen ... 1% — Scottish Central Scottish Midland l 2 l/ — . s,:hetfield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Do. Lincolnshire June. 1 1 4 — Do. & Great Grimsby. 10 Do. do. Extension 425. Shrewsbury and Birm... 3 .... . 5 % ... ..... Ditto ditto, Class B. 1 1 4 — Shropshire Union South Devon 4O ... .. South Staffordshire June 2% — south Eastern & Dover. 33 1 % 8 — Do., No. 1 2G Do., NG . , 2. Do., No. 3 Do~ No. 4 St.Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction ... 425. — . Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2% — South Wales Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. Coal. ... 2 Taw Vale Extension ... 2 Vale of Neath 2 Wakefield, Pontefract. & Goole Waterford and Kilkenny 11 . •••• Waterford and Limerick 27 1 4 Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin Wexford, W aterford, and Valentia Waveney Valley ... 2 Welsh Midland West Riding Union 42s. West Cornwall ;Vexford and Carlow ... 3% ...... Wilts, Somerset,& Wey mouth York and Newcastle. . .. 25 Ditto New ... 5 ••••• • 1)0. Preference Fork and North Midland 50 Ditto 1/ Shares-- ... 25 Do. Selby Do. Extension Ditto, Preference ...... 2 Do. East and W est Rid ing Extension 1 1 4 . 37 % 16 1 , 1 41,1 8 % 31% 5 1 4 2% l ia dis 46% •_ 38 3 /i 12% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian 4 — Barbadoes 1 Belgian Eastern Junctn. 21/ a Boulogne and Amiens... 16 Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 tiordeaux,Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 .. Do. (Espelete's) Calais, Dunkrk, and West Flanders Calcutta and Diamond Harbour .... . Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast Central of Spain ... . Ceylon Demerara 2 l /2 ...... .... ..... Dendre Valley ... Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish East Indian ... ..... .... 58. Fampoux & Hazebrouk 4 Great Indian Peninsular ss. Great Western Bengal... ss. Great Western Canada... 3 1 4 ...... Italian and Austrian.... 4 ... . .. , Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 Jersey ...... .. . 1 ouvain it la Sambre ... 6 ... . ...... ... Luxembourg.... ..... .. 4 Lyons and Avignon 2 Madras 1 — Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, % — ..... ..• Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... Mauritius Namur and Liege Nu of Frauce Constituted 5 ...... 10% .... ..... North Jamaica... Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 ...... 81h....... Over Yssel 4l3s 4d Paris ScLyonsConstituted 5 53 6 1 / 2 14 x 1nt....5 1 / 4 x In Paris and Orleans 2O Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Constituted —. Rouen and Havre Sambra and Meuse ...... 10 •••. 4 l Ai 4l ii Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 St. Laurence & Atlantic — — Tours and Nantes Con stituted ... Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt. 8 Trinidad West Flanders ...... .... 6 MINES. 21 i', 284 Real del Monte Unregd. POSTAL TREATY WITH PRUSSIA The Gazette of Friday contains a Treasury warrant for lowering the rates of postage betwixt Great Britain and Prussia, in terms of the convention lately concluded with that country. In this document the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury announce, that on every letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight, addressed to any place in Prussia (et vice versa), and conveyed either by way of Hamburgh, the Netherlands, or Bel gium, and by packet-boat or private ship, there shall in future be levied an uniform rate of British postage of 6d. Letters to and from the British colonies to be simi larly charged, with the addition of the postage payable between the colony from which such letters may be sent and the British port to or from which the packet or ship shall sail. In the above cases the Postmaster-General may, at discretion, either allow the whole of the postage to be charged to the receiver, or cause it to be required when the letters are put into the Post office; but in no case is the sender to have the option of paying the Bri tish or colonial rates, and leaving the foreign postage to be paid in Prussia. Letters exceeding half an ounce in weight are to be charged according to the scale o; weight and number of rates laid down in the Act for the regulation of postages. British and colonial news papers, and such publications as are allowed to pass by post as newspapers in the United Kingdom, are to be charged when sent to Prussia, or to other foreign coun tries through Prussia, one halfpenny each. The same rule is to apply to Prussian newspapers. Printed prices current, commercial lists, and courses of exchange, allowed to circulate by the post, unstamped, in either Great Britain or Prussia, are to be charged ld. each. Newspapers, &c., mast also be sent via Hamburgh, the Netherlands, or Belgium. Pamphlets and periodical publications (not newspapers) sent to and from the two countries are to be ch arge d as f o ll ows: —N o t exceeding two ounces, Id. each; above two and not exceedin three ounces 6d. each; above three and not exceeding four ounces, Bd. each; and for every additional ounce above four, an additional rate of 2d. No pamphlet or publication above 16 ounces to be forwarded ; and all newspapers, pamphlets, &c., sect through a foreign country, must pay the foreign postage payable thereon, in addition to the British postage. Letters or news papers passing between Great Britain or Prussia, via France, are to be charged at the old rates of postage. The above regulations come into operation on the Ist of January next. Ross and Sons being fully determinedtale merry a nottob n. be " punched " down, even by that in i i i mi heg to inform the h drew, or " merry angry," Mr. public that they intend killing r..nte_neg it on that and thenormous bear on Monday, the 21st inst., and exhibiting three following days, at their establishment, fatesta n b e lis t hm d e ir n e t e , t w f h rn e m n any e one preferring it can have the animal, thus ensuring its g and strengthening the hair there For preservi ng henuirmir. ctl is nothing a n nc eqeueaelutnottheef genuine bear's grease — Vide !! es Address,sf hair obtained the quantity used, and the lengthanlnddtianhics.k obtained by the North American Ross and Sons, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street, L on d on. T HE L OC OMOTIVE ES T ABLISHMENT AT ASIIFORD. There can be no doubt that t he a pproaching completi on of the Paris line to the coast will materially increase the traffic of the S ou th-Eastern Railway. It is not alone for this increasei of traffic that the company are, b y the exec lionof an m me nse locomotive establi s h ment at Ashford, preparing. The North Kent line t o G ravesend will re quire a very large carrying stock. Th e i mmensity of the river passenger - traffic to and f ro b etween London and this town is too notorious to need particular remark. Experience teaches us that a great portion of this will int vitably pass over the South-Eastern Railway. The directors are looking forward to the construction of the stock necessary to work such a traffic. The ground on which the v-orks at Ashford are being erected was origi nally a hollow, the surface rising in the directioa of the railway (east and west), and to the south. This hollow has been filled up level with the rail. The works con sist of a large engine shed, a repairing shop, smiths' and boiler shops and tender shed. The engine shed, which is for the accommodation of 16 locomotives, with their tenders, is 208 feet 9, by 63 feet, parallel with the railway. Four lines of rail extend longitudinally through the whole l ength of the building. The repairing shop has room f or 15 eng i nes and tenders. The length 'of the building is 395 feet by 45. Attached to the front of this building is to be a stationary engine of 25-horse power, for driving the works. A tranverse crane will move on iron rails, longitudinally along this shop. It will be capabl e of lifting 20 tons at its centre. To the south, and parallel with the repairing shop, is the smithy. This will contain 20 fires. It is 176 feet long by 45 wide, and 28 high. These and other buildings comprise about one-half of the works that the South-Eastern Company intend to carry out simultaneously with the construction ‘' of their new lines.--Kent Herald. ViA 3 3 / 'Bll COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—The Queen held a Court end Privy Council at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the Castle. At the Court, Count Sehimmelpenninek hal an audi ence of the Queen, to present his credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from his Majesty the King of the Netherlands. Mr. iVltmiu.?ra had an audience of the Queen, and pre sented his credentials as Eavoy Extracrdinary and Mi nister Plenipotentiary of the republic of New Granada to this Court. Their Excellencies were respectively introduced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The Hight Bev. Dr. Short (Bishop of Sodor and Man), had an audience of her Majesty in the royal closet, and did homage on being trqnslated to the see of St. Asaph. The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, her Majesty's prin cipal Secretary of State for the Home Department, and the Bishop of Norwich, Clerk of the Closet, assisted at the ceremony. The Privy Council was attended by his Royal High ness Prince Albert, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President; the Earl of Minto, Lord Privy Seal ; Lord John Ruzsell, First Lord of the Treasury;_ Sir George Grey, Secretary of State for th e Home Department; Viscount Palmerston, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Earl Grey, Secretary of State for the Colonies; the Earl of Auckland, First Lord of the Admiralty; Lord Campbell, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; and the Duke of Norfolk, Master of the Horse. At the Council, Parliament was ordered to be further prorogued from Tuesday, the 12th of January, unto Tuesday, the 19th of January, and the proclamation was ordered that Parliament shall on the said 19th of January be held and sit for the despatch of business. Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. The queen gave audiences to the Marquis of Lans downe and Lord John Russell. Their Excellencies the Netherlands and New Granada Ministers, Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lans downe, Earls Knto, Grey, and Auckland, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Campbell, Sir George Grey, the Bishops of Norwich and St. Asaph, and Mr. C. Greville arrived at half-past two o'clock at the Castle, from the Slough station, having travelled from town by a special train on the Great Western Railway. A dejeliner was served at the Castle to the distinguished circle. After the Privy Council, the same illustrious party (with the exception of Viscount Palmerston) left the Castle, at ten minutes before five o'clock, for Slough, on their return (by a special train) to town. Viscount Palmerston remained on a visit to her Ma jesty, and had the honour of joining the royal circle at dinner. The unfavourable state of the weather yesterday morning prevented her Majesty and Prince Albert, or the Royal Family, leaving the Castle. The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended during dinaer. Her Majesty's private band was afterwards in attendance. This morning the Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed early walk. The Royal Family also took walking exercise in the grounds around the Castle. Her Alaesty and Prince Albert, the Ladies and Gen tlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service this morning in the Private Chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated. The lion. Colonel Anson and Sir John BurgoyLe had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his offielcial residence in Downing-street. Mr. Rumbold had also as interview with the Right Hon. G entlem an. The Right Hon. Fox Maule had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward Strutt on Saturday, at the office of the Commissioners of Railways, in Great George-street. Mr. F. H. F. Berkeley, M.P., had also an interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman on Saturday. At the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday, the Prayers were read by the Rev. T. Helmore, the Lessens by the Rev. Dr. H. alkins, and the Communion Service by the Rev. Dr. Sleath. The Sermon was preached by the Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel. The Musical Service was Sir George Smart's. The anthem " We will rejoice" (Croft). Sir G. Smart presided at the organ. Among the nobility present were the Duchess of Sutherland, the Countesses Gainsborough, L'stowel, Wilton, and Char lernont ; Lords Devon, Granville, Vivian, Elibank, and Canterbury. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. CHESTER, CUP.-1,000 to 25 agst Crint. Con. (taken, and afterwards offered); nothing else backed, but Punch inquired after at 1,033 to 15. A very large entry expected. DERBY.-I,OOJ to 25 agst Red Hart (taken several tiine3 during the week—latest offer 35 to 1); offers of 8 to 1 on the field. BELFORD COURSING MEETING. The Challenge Couples were won by Mr. Wood's Waverle ➢lr. Fawcue Cedric ran up. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Her Majesty's staglids meet the first hunting day, at Ascot lleath—at 11. York and Ainsty hds., Tues., Dringhouses ; Thurs., Seri yen; Sat., Skipwith Bridge-10 1 A. Sir Tattoo Sykes's lids., Wed., Scampston Bridge; Thurs. Whinmoor Earl of Harewood's Ws., the first hunting-day, at the Ken, Lord f,onsdale's hds., Tues., Broughton Farm ; Fri., Hares. foot-12. Sinnington lids., Tues., Kirbymoorside— 10. Beduin lids., Wed., Camp Hill ; Sat., Constable Burton —lOl4. V.W.11., Tues., Bibury ; Thurs., Swindon; Sat., Crudwell —lO. Warwickshire lids., Tues., Milford Bridge; Wed., rpton House; Thurs., Grandborough ; Sat., Whimpstone Bridge. Mr. Hildyard's hrrs., Tues., Sunny Cross ; Fri., Trenholme Bar-101< 2 . Suffolk lids., Thurs., Rushbrooke Lord Parker's lids., Tues., Holken Stone Pits Lord Redesdale's hds., Wed., Loughborough Gate; Sat., Barrington Park-104. Devon hds., Thurs., Ingsdon Mill-11. Mr. Drake's lids., Tues., Souldern Gate; Thurs., Chilton Village ; Sat., Warden Kennel. Mr. Hellier's lids., Tues., Horsington Mill; Thurs., Beni worth Guide Post; Sat., Calceby Beck. Mr. S. Lowndes's hds., Sat., Stoke Hammond-11. Oakley lids., Tues., Lidlington ; Thurs., Cranfield ; Sat., Skelton Gorse-11. Eastbourne hrrs., Thurs., Snap Hill; Sat., Willingdon Old Mil- 1 4 to 11. Glyndbourne hrrs., Wed., Piltdown (a deer). Thanet hrrs., Wed., Vincent. • RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TEAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year : Week ending NAME OF RAILWAY. Last week, k w E'El• ilt 4 c`3.a 1r broath and Forfar . Dac. 11 10 15 13 ester and Birkenhead. • • • • • • •• • • D üblin and Drogheda • • • •• •• • • Dublin and Kingstown • . • • • • • • •• •• Dundee and Arbroath .• • •••• • •• •• Durham and Sunderland ...... • •• • Edinburgh and Glasgow . •• • •• •• • • • Eastern Counties and North Eastern• East Laneasihre •• • • ••••••• • • • • • • Eastern •• •• • • • • • • •• ..... " Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • • Glasgow and Greenock• • •• • • •• • • • • Gravesend and Rochester •••••• • • • • • • 12 Great Southern and Western ..... 13 Great Western,Bt c••••••••• • • • • • • • • • -- Hartlepool •• •• • • ..... • • ..... ••'• • • • 12 London and North Western, Btc.. •. - • 13 London and Blackwall.• •••••• • • • • • • 12 London and Brighton .••••••• • • • • • • • London and Croydon ... 13 London and South Western ..• • ..... Manchester, Bolton, and Bury 12 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc.. 13 Maryport and Carlisle ••• • • • 12 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... 12 Newcastle and Carlisle •• • ........... Newcastle and North 5hie1d5........ 12 Newcastle and Berwick North British ............... ..... •. . • 2,927 8,485 404 2,003 834 Paris, Corbel], and Orleans. Paris and Rouen ..... „ „,, Preston and Wyre ..... : Sheffield and Manchester...,:: •: •• • • South Eastern and Branches . South Devon— . _ ... Taff Vale •• • ..... ....... ... . ~............ Ulster .• • • .• .• •• .• .• ...... York and Ne wcastle •• ..... York and North Midland . •• F 951 16,930 34,575 65S 6,054 5,193 7,408 493 16,625 1,795 485 1,193 5,616 552 1,647 6,501 572 .2,333 6,772 1,803 730 16,055 1,274 33,4.57 681 4,950 5,007 520 1,237 88 6,834 664 5,024 5,121 347 13,898 1,633 410 1,087 5,721 4,559 956 5,434 4,215 4,464 .0 ATHER EUSTACE, A TALE OF THE JESUITS.- In a former work Mrs. Trollope dissected the social in fluences of Dissent with a bold and successful hand. In these volumes s h e undertakes a similar operation upon Jesuitism. The whole end and purpose is to show the in famy of tie Jesuits, to draw the veil from their misdeeds, and to display the secret workings of their machinations in the heart of England. The work will awaken eager curiosity i n certain circles. It will strike people with dismay, it will confirm the creed of some, acd disturb the opinions of others. It will help to make Jesuitism more unpopular than ever; and in that way, perhaps, justify the excesses to which we have taken objection. There is no denial to be given to the broad impeachment, and it is this which will sink into the general mind, and leave a deep and permanent impression behind. —Atlas. VITALITY OF FISH —Some fish die almost imme diately when taken out of the water, such are the macke rel, the shad, and the herring, and from this circum stance the vulgar saying, " as dead as a herring," has been derived. The eel, the plaice, the skate, the carp, and various other species, will, on the contrary, live for many hours after being brought to land. The perch has been known to survive a journey of sixty miles, packed in straw; and the carp can even be fattened when placed on wet moss in a cellar, crammed with bread and milk. and occasionally dipped in water; but it will live for a fortnight out of the water altogether. The turbot will also live and take food if placed in a damp and cold situation ; while the spotted, the smooth, and some other blennies, live several days after removal from their natu ral element. The eel, the shark, and the dog-fish suffer the most dreadful mutilations without being speedily killed.—Mumniond's Anatomy. SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION TO THE ARCTIC REGIONS.—A statement has been going the round of the papers expressing unnecessary alarm and apprehen sion for the s a f e ty o f t h e expedition to the Arctic re gions, and that inquiries have been daily made at the Admiralty on the subject. The entire paragraph is a tiesue of ignorance, stupidity, and falsehood. The last accounts from Sir John Franklin were dated July 12, 1845, at Disco. The last heard of the expedition was by a whaler, which left them on July 26, 1845, off the entrance of Lancaster Sound. As the expedition has gone where DO whalers ever go, it was not possible to hear by the ships just returned. No inquiries whatever have been made at the Admiralty by any of the relatives or connexions of those employed in the expedition ; there is, therefore, no cause of apprehension. THE THEATRES. lIA I'M A B.KE7. A new and most successful domestic drams, from the pen of Mr. Bc:, le Bernard, was produc ed here on Seta', day, with comple success. It is entitled The Bound of 11rong. The hero of the piece is Reuben Gwynn (gr. Webster), a p•ur,g Yorkshire farmer, mother is domiciled a certain interesting young gir l ' Mary Ryland (Miss Forteseue). As might naturally be Reuben+. expected, Reuben and Mary love each other. however, is compelled by c:rcumstarces to go to Anl is absence rica, and leave her for awhile ; and during h baroneta Sir Arthur Foljambe (Mr. Stuart), a haughty informs Mary that she is his daughter. ge !!; in early lite married a person in humble it e c i with whose. who died, leaving him this child, whom he hii deserted, but now that she has grown up to woolen; hood, and is possessed of great personal attrato lions he claims her, and takes her with him, WI ou repair his shattered fortunes by bestowing her ban bo some rich suitor, commanding her to give up sith eti g• of Reuben. With much hesitation she obeys, Reuben utterly prostrated in mind and body st this sh i c P e : wreck of Lis hopes. He, however, rouses to veeg i e, un t o f and to obtain the means of vengeance; and bY dint to leafing toil, mental and bodily, secures to himself w ealth t a ro. independence. At this period of the drama we are, lll o ) duced to a young surg>on, named Harwood, OR+ l'o am who has sought the hand of the Baronet's nieecnoter been by Sir Arthur contumEliously rejected. II , u _ h im mines to quit England, and requests Reuben toms% io . an advance on the security of a legacy, whic h ' be d the formed, has been left him by a deceased uncle, 11_11_,..et, necessary documents to entitle him to wh ich, be eZ.,cto Re;:teyer to receive in a packet, which he requests " open when it shall arrive, and to forward w ~..n d may come for him to Bristol. Reuben finds in it a h r i K s ' he of Sir Arthur Foljarnbe's, for 19,0001. And with this nay. goes to the proud Baronet, and demands instt y , r , Do ment, threatening him with ruin. He will ° that i ll mercy ; and so blinded is he by his revenge,__,, an order to secure it, he determines to keep the Dur . ,, to d. to send to Harwood the small legacy which bee s e expected He is in the act o fconcocting the letter when / t o to plead for mercy for her father. R e uben is ...40 the He restores the bond to Harwood, who 11 , 0 „r e ser ious niece, and Reuben himself marries Mary. - .7 the ei• part of the business is agreebly enlivened the part of quisite humour of Buckstone, as Dad °, tbe s ble lif e " a book on etiquette—the vulgar ape of fashio3n `1; Fortescue a perfect " snob." Stuart, Webster, and 4 , -e i acte d we/ 1 were admirable in their respective parte, up to each other, and the piece was ann tition amidst enthusiastic applau se ' --- ---,--- -_ nuanucued for acted tale ,t1:03e; Ro T d l w re ci S l, erm Maids P or !IliVunCiEchSisStShe title °f an eehicyn3lll: romance, period at sical - the worth and music for whic h ar . t i m e on which whie : %,:4..aasp,poelerofonr,masedthheerbeeotfhe first. .i.. Saturday. The scene is laid in Bavaria • habitinff a of' the confedera• Lion of the Rhine, ruled over that portion of t! 0 , , o . these cl ' the certain Baron Bristle There is (gr. Walt° )e'r9; serenade otn th ee e rs lad rescue 1 from Ghost Castle, with his seven daltoet4s. aughters are in love with seven French tiw:od These a ie r s e ; in the a b 3baotatagaetsthaencilteksPo;D: Gros,l (. drowning by the seven ladies. (J a y e ; 0 table, "s (Me. Comp:on), one ofthem, is bi d un il * seven daughters. B plotband, while there, overhears the Baron d o andttle al arrest r the assassination of the Emperor. Th e ° I , bis ;Iron, who consents to their union va',.,.iog that his araughters, the tenor (Mr. .A.llen), of cours, LP' et) , i s r o anced of the prima donna (Miss Sara Fl°,itioo to g ive up his co-conspirators, on contioeu COn- • life is spared. The officers seize the. „i..,. so _pirators, who are mufflod up in long black clo : . ' Ol . O since—. a orY eh cloaks as all st:ige conspirators liave ' o f time beyond' which thR oi when man runneth not to the contrary," an d „ ; p 0 1 the..li... cloaks are thrown off, they ree; ) ,P' s h - 0 a t, , wearers the seven " gaids of Munich, w t, of course ,.l._!r become for life " the companions in arms _4 Allen'l arresters. The music i s light and preetxty,_,!Tte and Miss Sara Mower, who were in . clni e , and its voice, did full j•astice to it. It is aa agreeable .tr_ . jib announcement for repetition was reeeiVed fl ilause. LI T ERA T ORE. L Ll . MURRAY'SA HOME iIiVD COLOIVIA s,iai. BR AR y . --N o. xxxlX. Gatherings —Part E 1. By Ilichard Fo,d. • of " 511°131 from r elive-the Spai " Ever welcome to us is a work treating n, —the Isn.l of the grape and the _ __,4 land of castsuv, land of guitars and duennas--the ~, B i as " --tha t and sombreros. Whoever ho read ' ()".' b ,,, dipped Into peerless romance—wh ' el' er . C vante s (13 " ron," or roared ° 0. sof" er over the pad, appertaining vedra," wil thing I always rejoice in above . Ima ginati on to the Peninsula.. Those o in ' h ough marshals t _r ‘.O tracked the armies of Napoleon's _Caldea.• the cork forests, or followed the course taken hftro Duke in his different campaigns, will devour iveli',..r, peculiar avidity any book descriptive of those t? 5 2.,10 able scenes. What mind that has scanned the tralrsrof of the great Isabella over Boabdil, in the Pl a . 1 „1, et re stirring ballads of the Cid, ernotl.lo t G be enada, what heart that has leapt with irne s ern t restored t t h o r o itself u g il the tbe p it grovesrims what fancy that CO' cedar with a strange g o e f of A n t d h a e in irn si l ll 9, ..,., 01 0 o c tal n et , traced by pleasure to . kingdow the such glorious mem • a fron t combination of these reflect'. ones ? It is ii / f oal reflections, and beyond 11 A add the melancholy abasement into t which the pre_ll;:thst noble race of Spaniards is works relating to the Iberiana present plunge;toe. peninsula are 0 p olar' rous, and (where's er they W • ashington Irving . possess ability) se 1 3 13 ° 1 hoe beautifully has written on Spiin---3 non ten l i r . he has written ! Borrow . has writ l ois it, X Y. Z. has written upon it, Lever i s , I f ill felicitous _ in his delineations of Spanish secle'sse' Spanish scenery. We could enum e ra tea thol l lo f .ral, , whose pens have been devoted to the Pe ri— e rg ' flarte..4 that countr ,y. But why refer to other ,nho * Here ' _ is the author of these "Gatherings, delight' already added himself to the number, by bi s keth ° ful" Hand-Book of Spain." The present 5 Tbei r are peculiarly vivid and peculiarly picturecltlerinesg' most prominent characteristic is their natlitessie° There is not the slightest ostentation or pPiiiint ia about tb them ; and the only thing forced and% ottel l t ande 164 pages is the "dedication." We exPee°,,eolised, our expectations on i closing volume ar s ---- ....,,,,„,. MA RyLE B ONE VSS" -woo ..., cool's!, ~ At COLLISION BETWEEN THE P001{.1,-.•' satarue.r, iND me THE DIRECTORS AND GvAsol-4145;---report ""eci the meeting o f th Mar .• . iresteY' /Directors and ) ienone Board o cov e ceived from the e re . Secretary to th.e,..tiens tecentlY Guardians fo rwarding cO/003unt" to from the P • s iove rs ' oor-law Commissioners. r ,„,.., 03 4 i se• Mr. Iv o f the kiv-.,,, o f ale ue inte f WILSON denied the right tro r ere in h t-e a ff • moved lebone, or a.. i mo t of 0 , poti,an par . airs o 1 e.appoint.• s o d con ishes, and the __railing that joint committeed th of the 'sill an d gu: lams' opposition to the district a y ~ 5 , ,,, the uhol e This 0 of the documents be referred to te_7oo. t. Lac i ‘rrn resolution was ultimately Carried n o en' e e ff,C t l , l O , the ind• ts . rEr.r. then moved a resolution yfete test, I , eraninate application of the W 0 f7_,3 ,01)17;r; propos i n theied by the Poor law Corno3b•sioners..: :, the P r ° beg of self!' general order, was inconsistent I .‘l'. es ofd u - ba' localgcroment given to the authorttle to a n die , underto the firm, and deservi n g sed a l i ke lie' poor, and oppo _ e d po • totes of„iighteu hunumitandsound and y a roo This THE was also carried unanimously. .„ 0 on.„, . AGAINSTLATE CHARGES OF CRUELTY ' ... 0. ...,.00 . ,,, e 0 D _ NI THE DIRECTORS AND GOARDTbeep talc withA ELL wished to know if any steps bad oc efe l to o and to the refutation of the most u c l i t piree i ho unfounded charges made against the Boar .. 001 . io 0 : 10 and Guardians as to the treatment of tV e iottee , e di• h Mar was e ndeavouring ne Wrkhouse by Mr. Charles i u r 0 00 datefor to make himself peP tr u h a o atsteloi Westminster.--(Laughter) .' Vill e . oe made by Mr. Cochrane • • a t the . t tiso and his chque greato Concert R . oorn,on Tuesday last were the • ao of untruths Sir _ All ever coneocted.—(llear.) be bad , felt J lES HAMILTON' observed that tle' as Collesgm 00 member of the Rota ' • •h• Committee with 1 9 nee .- Toes' it their duty publicly to contradict thestate,,re o n 00 e at the day . a nfeeting at the Princess's Concert 1 1 ° 1 0 , th i. goo was thatl 4t. In reference to the two CO toPl u i ll ,, c atoo%os o of a man who never went out but t he bee. . o ften intoxicated,and the other was not let otp - . 0 anteboo- 5 hewas subject to epilepticfl fits.—(Hear.) d e l Mr. Gil • ANGER and one or two other vestrjheso.sfob denounced the conduct of Mr. Cochrane 011 the f o rtb 5 " Poor 11 , fan's Guardian S.. " titt-13- octety, in P faitt ee unfounded statements 0 1 . - li , Mr. WILSON moved ' f ae° o ror the appointment 0 mof th e date' to draw up an e • pitome of the arrangeruen-„bese - house, with • a view to show the absurdity ot . nili" i , ments. r id The motion having been seconded , was ear mousl y, and the vestry separated. rived at riv A e ll rp o _ c s of apples, 4,243 • ar' 57 .-- 107 ------- AMER barrel easks s 1, 1 - ,,, h o eese, 50 boxes of biscuits, 107 firliiir as 4 0 h quarters of wheat, 132 barrels, 9 ti er- of t il lui hogs hogsheads of beef and pork, 1,687 quarters _oducti6l3 andcorn,thand various other articles of .Araerican fPrl-mE—s4tvi J sr i an-orei-tho—ofht i ;p ,s - a 4 a b, k 2r e so t ut 1,o t: ic i :::, tg l e 9 er7 4 l: b 2o arrel g s Pr ea fl ed 10 s eG B re h at og W sh e e s a t d er s n o h f apsobrrko,ulgohot P2,,lci9:sgba°9:: ojtobral, cask and cheese, 1,049 kegs and 90 firkins niof wolf 1 introduced, American occasionon a‘v t ..ee r irrsyi e c 960 h p a ack h ages of apples, 78 casks and 2 barre4io 0, sions of beans, d99socasbiaurreclfs houfttgeern,earaal Etrbnevr arwticeledo the whole the production of the "United St 3 t ee !., fori lle !, g n an l e l n e n c eeo t rsfeav that the Great Western has , °II an gf Pr ° . esteemed te colour, brought so large and varied a suPP II ,i 0 SIT, as in the present instance, and the extol or able. They ca Of ply of apples by both vessels is also partiula:lf r i e ie d the l o t m roe pr nu i s er e : tp. t p w o n d ande sc r t i h p e t i o o n t h s e c a ci ,e7orti e , i al a taroi; celleds mallleard-lyilisrldfi,cagnedrsh, aiv3eintgb befog e 1 r , . f or their excellent quality and flavour, we iV h l a v T e t L i d . — sil t ; eEsisell:,n oTfafAroprnß.--lj 4 143 We e k l4 Ir, •o• t 0.. - CO 50 to 70 tOP _4O delivered ariP .- 0 their cargoes of codfish here, and for,og t G3raßi"ing'sgate by the railvvay, instead a gf d 6 1,e about ve3ena ' their usual A r u r a r c e l a place of delivery ; ......t ir :sio la ~,„8. ,000 lobsters, in hampers, from NorwAY. Ol e Chronicle. Woo d tr United It should the W 0 tbe be generally known to for 'hat the that Ri co) Board of Customs have consented 1 future, con s ow r °ll° • a d e ,black cedar wood (imported .r e. ba sna . 6 orwood of Sebastino, O n and Pas de Peroba, or yellow wood, and, ~.0 0, p ~g nn ..„. seboi ~ Kingdom duty free. teo Porn o f SP South America) shall be admitted to all Pu THE SUN, LON DON, MON LAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 18f6.