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TMEATItE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. N. JULLIEN'S ANNUAL SERIES OF CONCERTS. TWO SOLOS TO-NIGAT BY SIGNOR SIVORI. Th 4 New ,Polka, " The Cricket on the Hearth," and the British Navy Quadrille. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING. PART I. Overture, " La Gazza Ladra"—ltoselni. The Minuet Quadrille—Jullies. Sole, Clarionet. I.y Mr. Lazarus. Symphony Pastoral, The Allegro and Storm—Beethoven. 6010, Violin, performed by Signor Sivorl, The Perpetual Movement— dallien's liew Quadrille, The British Navy—Jullien. PART H. porn, Grand Selection from Bellini's Opera, " Norma," with Solos nellinl. 9K,10, Violin, The celebrated Camlra' de Venlie, performed by Signor _• 31vori—Paganini. The New Polka, " The Cricket on ths Hearth"—Jullien. Solo, Bassoon, by N. Baumana—Bauraann. The Inch Echos—Jullien. The (fraud Galop from " GRAND RAL ;UWE. Tha unexpected prolongsition of this Series of Concerts, added to Cie universal admiration expressed by the brilliant assembly at the last Bel Masque, itukcee M. Jullien to announce another Bal Masque, which will take plair on Monday, February 2, 1846. THEATER ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Wilt be performed RO3IEOAI;TDii.:ITET. Romeo, Miss Cush rnan (her Third Appearance at this Theatre); Juliet, Miss Susan Cushman (her Third Appearance in England). To conclude with a Grand New Extravagance, entitled TIIE BEE AND THE ORANGE TREE; or, The Four Wishes. Principal Characters by Mr. Hudson, Mr. James Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mr. Clark, Miss P. Hutton,Misti Julia Bennett, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mrs. Stanley. ELEGANT LITERARY PRESENT. imperial Bve., hanisomely bound and printed, prise One Guinea, India proof§ IL Us. 6d. T& PICTURESQUE NTI UITIES OF SPAIN. is: Wit* us Illustrations, engraved in the best manner, ti„_. - aestiting and Moorish Palaces, Cathedrals, and other liteximseati y NATHANIEL A. WELLS, Esq. Illehard Bentley, New Burlington-street. cEablaher in Ordinary to her Majesty.) A WONDERFUL SIXPENNYWORTH.- POET MAGAZINE ALMANACK. THE RAILWAY REGISTER for JANUARY, 1846, contains—The State and Prospect of Railway Affairs— Ceutluental Railways—Great North of India Railway—The Madras Railway—Metropolitan Improvements, No. 3—Commission on the Gauges—List of Pleats lodged with the Board of Trade—Society of Arts—Broad and Narrow Gauge—Liability of Applicants for Railway Shares—Sale and Transfer of Scrip—Railway Meetings—Monetary Transactions of the Month—Share and Traffic Tables. Pelham Richardson, 23, Comhill. To be had of all Booksellers., THEATRE ROYAL, MCVEY-LANE. THIS EVENING __ _ Bill De repeated a Grand Opera, in three acts, called MARITANA. Cliar'es the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Cesar De Bazan, Mr. W. Harrison ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. H. Phillips ; Maritana, Miss ; Lazarillo, Miss Poole. Between the Second and Third Acts of the Opera Professor RISLEY and his SONS will go through a Series of their Classical an 1 Popalar Exercises. To conclude with a new grand Christmas wink Pantomine, called R ItLXQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarfs. The New and extens*e Scenery under the direction of Mr. Grieve ; the Overture and Musts by Mr. B. Hughes; the Tricks, Transformations, and Deeorations by Mr. Blamire ; the Machinery by Mr. B. Sloman ; the WPsaes by Mr. Bovey, Mrs. Balls, and numerous assistants. The frole predueed under the superintendence of Mr. W. West. acme 1. INTHIIOII or GUILDHALL. Epoch—Lord Mayor's Day, 1445—betweqn the Dinner and the Ball. Magog and Gog (the City G at a premium, now at a discount), Mr. S. Jones and . H. Homcastle ; Ge - ,eral Tom Thumb (a Dwarf, bat causing a gt at paiilo hi the Giant market), Miss Dale. " Who'll kill the Giants? I. says Tom Thumb, As soon as I come, I'll kill the Giants."—Yankee Nursery Tale. • Amiss of Pantoraine (Chairwoman of the " Christmas Funny "), Miss A.. Pay ne.—How Tom Thumb takes the Giants down a psgiZor two—" From words they'd almost come to blows"—Umpire tt.rt Referee, the Genius of Pantomime, who gives her decision in a ronuer (it is hoped) satisfactory to her numerous patrons in boxes, ri , and gallery. r,cene 2. COAST OF THE ISLAND OF LILLIPUT.—THSCOPSDNI •.D. b' 9. " After a storm comes a calm." Gulliver (having a passion travelling, high and dry on a rock), Mr. W. H. Payne ; Mrs. Gul (having a passion for her husband, in the same predicament), - Ranee. Extraordinary high tide, and great rush for places. .iely arrival of the Flying Island. Mrs. Gulliver leaves the rock 1c: +t,e tune of " Here we go up, up. up"—Gulliver leaves the rock to fits tune of " Here we go down, down, down." The tide having e.^ • 3,2 d to flow, naturally begins to ebb, and leaves Gulliver to asto tbe Lilliputitns ! Peasants (the real " small natives"), Messrs. an 3./esdames Tiny, Dumpy, Dot, Weebody, Speck, Short, Small, Littlejohn, &c. &c. ; Inspector of the A division of Lilliputian P. - V, Mr. Stumpy ; Policemen, Messrs. Move-a-way, Clear-the ^ Push-a-long, Walk-on, &e. ; Engineer, Mr. Easer ; Stoker, Mr. Hut-birth. How Gulliver, alias the man-mountain, is BODND over tc keep the peace ; and how, " by a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether," he is carried away to the court of the Emperor Lll - " And wasn't he a dainty dish To set before the King ?" Old MSS. in the British Museum. SCERO 3. HALL OF SCIENCE IN THE PALACE OF THE EINE Or LA PUTI.—I3 16 Majesty the King of Laputa (very deep in Geome •ry—ride, Flappers at his elbows), Mr. T. Matthews ; Lord High Chancellor Parallelogram and Lord High Chamberlain /Equilateral fond of " Figures," especially number " One"), Mr. Howell and Mr. Johnson. Lords in Waiting, with their attendant flappers, pages, &c. Mrs. Gulliver makes her " first and only appearance at Court ;" and how, having lost her G—, the Flying Island is placed at her disposal to recover the same. Scene 4. MARINE RESIDENCE 07 TER EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT.-1113 " High" Mightiness Golbas to Momaren Mully Ully Gue, Emperor of Lilliput, Mi Turtle ; her " equally" High Mightiness the Em press of Lilliput, Miss Midgley. The Lilliputian Court (the " high est" families in the land), and Lilliputian Imperial Guard (at least 2 ft. 6 in. in their stockings), servants, policemen, cooks, scullions, Ste. &o.—Hdw Gulliver, having been let out of " durance vile," not only pockets the affront, but two policerns in the bargain. How he kisses the Emperor's hand, and the EmAllEss's lips. Inspection of the Lilliputian Imperial Guard. How Gulliver swallows his dinner, and is only prevented from swallowing a Lilliputian, by way of dessert, by the news of the arrival of the Blefascadian fleet. Gulliver re gains his freesiom, by towing in the enemy' s fleet. The Palace on fire. Arrival of the Lilliputian Fire Brigade. How Gulliver saves the Empress, and is then obliged to save himself, which he does by taking a hop, step, and a Jump lute Scene 5. CORN-FIELD IN BRORDlGNlG.—Longostrataho (a sub stantial Brobdignag farmer, and member of the Brobdignag Agri mineral Society), Mr. Monster ; Long-in-the-stride (his wife), Mrs. Strapper; Brobdignag Baby (in and out of a ge-cart), Miss H. Payne ; A very round Robin (the mother of a very fine family). Mrs. liedbreast ; Prize Pig (with silver medal from the Brobdignag Cattle Show), Mr. Snout. How Gulliver goes a bird's nesting, and gets the worst of it, and how, after paying all proper deference to the " greatips," ho pitches into the " little-un" in the go-cart. Scene 6. -- BROBDIGNAG BED-ROOM AND NURSERY.—Brobdignag " Gemini" (Anglice twins), M asters James and Elliott; Brobdignag Kitten, Mr. Pussey. For further particulars of this scene apply personally to the principal performers, who can be seen in it every evening till further notice. Scene 7. COAST OF THE ISLAND OF LILLIPUT (as Scene 2), and re-appearance of the Flying Island ; from which Mrs. Gulliver takes a flying leap into Gulliver's arms —" We may be happy yet." Our old acquaintance, the Rock, introduces another old acquaintance, the Genius of Pantomime, Transformation of the Characters. naslequin .....• Mr. Wieland. Clown ••. . • • Mr. T. Matthews. I ..Miss Lo Hi nsd ek al S e. and Pantaloon ..... .. Mr. Howell. Columbines Scene 8. EMD OF COVENTRY -STREET, PICCADILLY.—Writing in Eglit Lessons. The Experimental Squadron, with Hornpipe accom paniment. A Sudden Peep into Leicester-square. Wenham Lake Ice. Sliding made easy. A great Fall in Provisions—viz. fish, fruit and vegetables. Seene 9. CLows's LODGINGS.—Bed and Window change sides, and Clown " goes down the middle and up again ;" great virtue in a blan ket. "To be well shaken before taken." The principle of elongation "Carried out." Clown is tossed up, and Harlequin comes down " heads." Scene 10. ERTUtOR or GROCERS, FISHMONGERS, AND WINE HER : HANTS' Buoys.—Two active lads, versus active clothes-horse. Cask West India Produce and barrelled natives. Ladders ad infinitum, Titling up the shutters—the wrong shop, Try again. Ditto re nt:lied. Great change on the premises, and " business removing." +Ale 11. HIGHGATE-HILL, with extensive view of the neighbour "e •xl of London. Railways remember the 30th November. Grand l'.;„utway Steeple-chase to the Board of Tradew Arrival of engines 1,1 all the country round. " A clear course and no favour." Off go. Clown and Pantaloon in difficulties, and ending in a " dls -- noon of partnership." cene 13. FLEET-STREET DURING THE REPAIRS, with Glass Shop, 7nman's, and Railway Printing-office. Railway Prospectus and P , ovisional Committee; publishing made easy. Orders to any amount punctually attended to. The Great Guy for 1845. Great IN ttu.e of stags ; they come—they come." No thoroughfare. The &' , n•test cut to the Board of Trade, producing a great smash among crockery. 'cene 13. EXTERIOR OF TIM BOARD OF TRADE, and Probable Ge l.. r‘ti Railway Terminus. eengS 14. WaTantAxxxis' AND BoOKSELLEES' Snors.—Teaching g idea how to shoot. Illustrated London Noose. A " pinch „mrry powder." Watch on a new movement. Queen's Visit to many, and all eyes directed to ',ens 15. TuE Cur OE COLOGNE, as it appeared on her Majesty's ai tval. ,vin; to this great attraction, Immediate application should be to JOHN PARSONS, Box Book-keeper. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING rill be repeated an entirely New Drama, called THE LIONESS OP THE NORTH, or, The Prisoner of Shlasselboarg Alexis Itoraanouski, Mr. Webster; Tripteleraus Kroet, Mr. Wright; Eliza beth, Madame Celeste. After which, THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH. John Peery hingie, Mr. 0. Smith; Caleb Plummer, Mr. Lambert; Tackleton, Mr. Cullenford; Zdward, Mr. Selby; Dot, Mrs. Fitzwilliam; Bertha, Woolgar; May Fielding, Miss Taylor. To eenelade with an entirely New and Original Christmas Pan t'unhn., called HARLEQUIN AND POONOOWINGKEEWANO ILIttEEDEEPLOREEDEEBUSKEERANG; or, The King of the Cannibal Islands. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland ; Columbine, Miss Fleminz ; Clown, Mr. C. 3. smith; Pantaloon, Mr. 3fitchemsou. TIIBATREROYA.L ' LYCEUM. THIS EVENING WILL BE pERFOR3IED THE CRICKET ON THE H EARTH: A OF ROME, FAIRY TALE The r rita et pal CharActers by Mr. Keel Mr• Mr. F. Vining, Mrs. Kaley, Miss H. e • Emery, Mr. Meadows, Y. Mrs. WOO vir eatravaganza, Grove, Oss Howard, Miss Forster, and Miss Turnr. 111 d -e ' 31i" After whleli will be repeated a New Grand Romantic Schah of entitled THE ENCHANTED HORSE ; or, Prin ce ss of Bengal. Principal Characterssuzb Porsla and the Prine.s l Keeley, Wigan, F. ma:thews, Collier , Turner , Kinloch, Dawson, Howard, Arden, &e: " d ames Keeley, Villars, Hodg 6l . l, OXFORD-iTMr. THIS EVENI NG Will he repeated THE CRICKET OX THE HEARTH. Th e Principal Characters by Messrs. Ryder, Compton, Leigh Murray, ~IrtneY, Mrs. Stirling, Mist; Marshall, Mrs. Fosbroke, Miss Rrentnell, and Miss Somers. To be tblloweel by a New Extravaganza, entitled JEAMES, THE RAILROAD FOOTMAN OF BERKELEY-SQUARE. Jeames Plush, Compton. To eonolude with a New Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE RAY OF THE KINGDOM ; or. HARLEQUIN AND THE FAIRY LUE BELL. Harlequin, Mr. W. H Harvey; Columbine, Miss ; Clown, Mr. Flexmorc ; Pantaloon, Mr. T. Hill. ROYAL. OLYMPIC THEATRE. THIS EVENING _ - will be pvasentod a Domestic Drama of powerful interest, entitled THE LADY OF ST. TROPEZ. George Maurice, Mr. J. Browne; ("mint D'Aubrieve, Mr. Brookes ; Hortense (the Lady of St. Tropes), Miss L. Melville. To be followed by the MARRIED BACHELOR. ♦nd enneluding with the now Pantomime, unapproachable for glee • grandeur, called FORTUNATUS ; or, THE MAGIC CAP. ✓ -xtunatus, Miss Hamilton ; Prince Megrim, Mr. Gockrill ; Fairy I , Leen, Miss Bromley ; Harlequin, Mr. Smythers ; Pantaloon, Mr Charles ; Clown, Mr. Jeffertni; Columbine, Miss Laidlaw. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITITEATRE OF AMTS. THIS EVENING will be performed the novel Drama of THE PYRENEES. In which it. 'Welien's celebrated Deg Emile will appear, whose per th:oaances at the Cirque Olympique, Paris, has drawn crowded 1...-"n3es for the last nine months. N e e. Scenes of the Circle, combining the talent of tho French and English Artistes. r which will be repeated a New Grand Comic Equestrian Pan- Art - bed HAR LEQUIN DON QITIXOTTE LA MANCHA; to-nime, C or, sancho r as za, and Dulc_l c n . ea of nohow, with new Scenery, in'euras, :Vecti an i ca l Changes, DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING Wlll he performed TIIII MENDICANTtes SON or, T on, he Rog Jew of Senthwark. Supported by 3lessrs, Hin, Johnsers, It aYlard, Lewis, ileslop ; Mesdames IL Vining, Martin, nd Daly, ketrUFZ.b. new Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled Th e uowe;iiii AND TILE OLD WITCII OF TEDDINGTON ; Columbine, NIT Ya o " "ood Queen Bess. IT ariequin, Mr. Cormack ; e ' ' AlivAnderson; sp r it Yss ; CloWn, 31r. Paul Herrlag i Pantaloon, Stilt. ROYAL, VIUTORIA THEAT/CE. RIMUJID PLANTAG TAD; EVENINd. ET in Three Acts, supported by messrs. YN Osbaldiston, E. F. Saville T. , F e d rericks, lli gie, Dale, Herbert, After which, Professor gearle, and MiSaes Vincent:Richardson, Eliza T orrey, Mrs. G. Lee . HEMMINGS and his SONS will give more unparalleled feats of Classical Gymnasia than ever yet has been an surpas gven sin e the celebrated Risle y himself. hibited, OX - To consl d uds with a now gorgeous Pantomime, called TIPPITY 4VITCHET; or, HARLEQUIN TIM BOBBIN and the COMICAL ccr . rc uxii of LASCASRIRE. Harlequin. Mr. chaptno s, Messrs. E. Blanchard ; Coluni binit• Xi" Le Vita; the Two Clowns, anchard and 31`— , • - Nla Id ; tag an Two Pantaloons, Mr. Frankli n and • he veteran Tom _._._._......_._.____xtng of Pantomime and Prtnoe of Yantaloons. Elanch. - d. 'b e v e r y ______.................. A fine , i i .-h of white currants was gathered on in the garden of William Fo r d, E sq., Yeo, Chrtstmas-dAy; . ,'Vestern Lama ary, near yesampton.... .... THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JAN. 2. THERMOIDIFER, Lowest, 29 ; Highest, 40 ; Noon, 34. BAROMETER, 33,33.—W1ND W., frosty. HIGH WATER AT I.OXDON-HRIDGE THIS DAY. 31,ming 112 minutes after 4 Evening IS minutes after 5. by which alone the utility of the subscription con tracts may be preserved, are impracticable. And the fact is, that these inquiries are imprac ticable. As Lord SHAFTESBURY says, the session, or even the year, would not be long enough for a com plete inquiry into even one subscription contract for a large sum total. If you are to go into inquiries as to the pecuniary means of individuals, common jus tice requires that such inquiries should be made in a scrupulous, painstaking manner, which involves time And then how is pecuniary competency to be fixed ? Will any two men agree as to the standard of pecuniary competency in such cases ? Is a man to be required to be able to pay down any day, in a slump sum, the whole amount for which he has signed the deed ? Most persons will say that this would be most unjust, as he would only be called upon by the company to pay the sum in several instalments, extending over several years, and perhaps never at all be called on to pay the whole sum. What portion then of the sum is he to be required to possess, in order to establish his competency ? Again, is he not to be allowed the benefit of his credit, as well as of his property, in this inquiry ? Is he to be debarred from reckoning on savings of income, gains in busi ness, gains by railway speculations, for the payment of his instalments ? Then, again, you cannot isolate one subscription contract. To what extent has a subscriber in one railway company made himself liable in other companies ? All this shows the im practicability of the suggested inquiries into sub scription contracts. If they are to be made at all, coon find tthey make m u st t h completely commit ; te a e n s d w in oul t d he so a o t em b o m m a p d l e e t ely, themselves " in wandering mazes lost." But even if these inquiries were not impracticable, there are other great and insuperable objections to them. They would strike a fatal blow at railway enterprise. Who would embark in railway specula tion if it is necessary to involve a ripping up of all his private affairs before a Parliamentary Committee. No man, whose credit was of consequence to him (and what man's is not ?), could subscribe a railway contract without running a risk of having that credit endangered by the malice, or (at beat) interested zeal of parties interested in competing schemes. But the publicity itself would be an extinguisher on railway speculation ; and without railway speculation, depend upon it, there will be no railways ; and why is railway speculation to be proscribed ? What is all commerce but speculation ? The publicity to which the names of railway sub scribers are, as it is, exposed by Parliament has, we have no doubt, only an injurious effect on the cha racter of railway speculation. The House of Com mons requires its railway Committees to include al ways in their reports a list of the names of sub scribers to the amount of 2,0001. and upwards, and last year it is well known that a Parliamentary paper was published separately, giving the names of all persons who had subscribed any railway contract for an amount exceeding 2,000/. Many a strong mind is not above a prurient fondness for gossip ; and this Parliamentary paper, giving insight into the railway speculations of individuals of all classes and occupa tions, has been more popular than a new novel. What is the natural consequence ? That persons who do not like to have their affairs canvassed—who have no objection to a profitable investment, but will not have it on that condition—who are sensitive as to their credit ;—the very men, in short, whose participa tion in railway enterprise is most desirable, decline signing railway contracts, and the field is left more than ever to the stags. Let not our remarks be misunderstood. We oppose publicity in this case, not from a desire to encou rage improper speculation, hut because we believe that it has no effect whatever on the shameless, and deters speculators of character, that it certainly does not diminish, and if anything tends to increase the evil which all right-minded persons must desire to abate. But this evil, like all moral evils, legislation can only deal with effectually, by dealing with it indirectly. We shall take a future opportunity of suggesting one or two regulations, very simple and very easy, which would strike a deadlier blow at " stagging " than all lists of names or inquiries into names, carried on to the end of the world, would ever accomplish. At the meeting held at Hereford, on Wednesday last, the League achieved another great triumph. Hereford is situated in an agricultural neighbourhood, and the protectionists mustered and showed fight. The monopolists left no stone unturned to endeavour to divert the meeting from its purpose. Mr. Tom- HINS in vain endeavoured to revive the fallacy that the corn-laws were for the benefit of the la bourers. He was met by indignant cries of " six shillings a week ;" and, although he posi- tively affirmed that the agricultural labourers were now better off than they had ever been, he did not venture to assert that the average rate of v‘ ages was more than 6s. a week. Coupling, therefore, his affirmative with his omission, we come to the conclusion that the wages of the agricultural labourer in the dis trict with which Mr. Tian is connectedhave never, since the enactment of the corn-law, exceeded 6s. a week, and yet this gentleman and his brother pro tectionists still attempt to " bamboozle" the la bourer by telling him that the corn-law has been enacted for his especial benefit. Mr. Tommyrs concluded an ultra-protectionist speech by proposing an ultra free-trade amend ment. The " dodge," however, did not succeed —the "dodger" had not been sufficiently "artful." Acting on the sensible advice of Mr. COBDEN, to do one thing at the time, the meeting carried the original resolution in favour of a total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws. Having done that, they agreed to a resolution in favour of free trade generally. That, however, was a mere work of supererogation ; for when once the monster monopoly sinks, it will drag down every other monopoly with it in its vortex. Let the corn-laws be repealed, and, within twelve months, there will not be protective duty of any sort or description left. The leading articles of the Paris papers, which owing to the severe weather in France and the bad ness of the roads, we have received at a very late hour, are chiefly filled with comments on the proceed ings of the Chamber of Deputies, but we find nothing in them of interest to the English reader. The success of the Ministry in all the sessional appointments has been complete. The re sult has had a favourable effect on the stock and share-market, and every kind of security had advanced. On Wednesday the Three per Cents. for cash closed at 83f. ; for Account, 83f. 30c. ; Five per Cents., 120 f. 50c. ; for Account, 1201. 15c. ; Bank of France Shares, 3,3001. t Spanish Three per Cents. 40 1 ,4 f. ; Spanish Five per Cents. 37 1 ,4 f. ; Neapolitan and New Loan, no quota tions. The share market has followed the upward movement of the stocks, and all the leading lines have im proved. Paris and Orleans left off at 1,257 f. 50c.; Paris and Rouen, 1,032 f. 50c. ; Ruuen and Havre, no quotations; Avignon, 985 f.: Vierzon, 680 f. ' • Strasburg and Basle, 2601; Boulonge and Amiens, 550 f. ; Northern, 763 f. 75c. ; Bor deaux, 660 f. ; Fampoux, 500 f. The promise market has also improved; Lyons Definitives. 145 f.; Strasburg ditto, 60f.; and Tours and Nantes ditto, 90f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Jay. 1. Anglo-Belgian — Madrid and Valencia... —Mauritius Barba does Callao, Lima, Boulogne and Arniens 114.i Nanntr and Liege 4 Bordeaux &Mediterran North Jamaica ... Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Vierzon Ceylon . .... .. .. .. .. 13 °. & Cette (Espeleta) 2 Orleans and Bordeaux 1l D O . ( Mackenzie's ).. 2 Over Yssel - Paris& Lyons (Laffitte) 2 ' l ,i citic Coast and Pa- Dutch Rhenish .. '' ... -- - Ditto (Ganneron's). 3A Central of Spain Ditto (Caloa's) - 2% Demerara '''''' • • ''''" ''''''' 2 1 4 Paris and 0r1ean5...... Dendre Valle '' Ditto (Sud Est) Dieppe ir a nt Parisl alho i . 1. n. . c-t : 8 1 1/5 Paris a l D rr . GI o( ss a . c an (o naß Am nde y dr p ß r i a d . u r 6 ed el Strasbur gi ,s L 1 8 ) -- ns e ..„ and Havre — 1 \ 1 1 t ; a : 0, ri e s i a r e n d North St. of Quentin. spa i n . .. . ._--- S t r as 1 ) s r a n I I East Indian Grt Northern of France Constituted Meuse .... 6 Great Indian Peninsular Do. Pepin le Ilallenr,. Great Paris and Lyons. 2,4 Bale .... Great Western Bengal Tournay,j a Z Great Western Canada 3 1 A den, and Il i a " ' Lan- Jam ales S. Mid. Junction j Tears and tt . _ Nantes Do. North Midland — 1 (Mackenzie's). ' Do. Extension Jersey , Louvain and Jemappe 2 3 A Lyons and Avignon— 2% Luxembourg Le. (O'Neur s ).". Trinidad....., Verona and Ancona.... West Flanders Sir Robert Peel, Lord Lincoln, Sir James Graham, and Mr. Gladstone returned to town to-day from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. It is expected that a Privy Council will be held to- morrow at Windsor, when the Duke of Buccleuch will be appointed Lord President of the Council, in the room of the late Lord Wharncliffe, and the other newly appointed Ministers will kiss hands on their respective appointments, ' 1 ~-. ~. „.-,..... ), 4 , 1 'k ..74. •,„ 4ur. 4 , -00 i, \ '`t;' -:/- s • " ..,t.ii. ' - Aiii,'' , • t • ;;; 1 ' 4 - 6,;—;:z_ 1.--Aisi , 1- , • •-, " ~.... , J , lj,( , -..... 01i •oeimiz., ~ ..5.,.0 , ... ~.., . THE SITIC - LOWDON, FRIDAY' ETENING, JANUA'RY 2, 1846 Ohnth 1111 An • LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1846. The American PRESIDENT, among other strange political doctrines put forth in his Message, protests against any interference of European powers with the affairs of the North American Continent. He will admit nothing like "balance of power" in the New World ; he, in the name of the American Republic, in fact claims the entire sovereignty, and will " suffer no brother near the throne." The tyrant NAPOLEON entertained somewhat similar opinions ; he debarred, or would have debarred England from the Continent, because, said ho, England had no business there. The shopkeepers must be confined to their island, or may roam on their element, the ocean, but they shall have no voice at Berlin, or Vienna, or St. Petersburgh. France is the mistress of the Continent, because she is the most enlightened, most powerful, and most brave nation, and to her it belongs to arrange political matters, and boundary lines, and tariffs with the re spective States. NAPOLEON had as much right as PoLx, nay, a great deal more, if we look at all the circumstances of the two cases, to erase from the statute-book of nations the words " balance of power," and to shut out England from every continental council. With the exception of Hanover, which did not in fact belong to England, and was merely an appanage of the GUELPH family. She had not an inch of territory on the Continent, and consequently, but for the balance of power, could not claim any feasible right to interference, but that balance of power includes a vast deal, and its maintenance in the New Word is as necessary for the prosperity, safety, nay, very existence of England, as in Europe. England is the country against which POLK chiefly or solely directs his anathemas ; but she is not to be deterred from looking to her own interests because a temporary Emperor or a temporary President threatens vengeance, and insists on the establishment of certain conventional laws, which conquerors only, or lawless repUblics, confident of their vast brute force, can seriously propose to the world. The mode in which the head of this encroaching republic reasons, though he has not sufficient impudence to use the same words, is this :—The United States have, by their industry, perseverance, and bravery, become all powerful on the northern continent, (the same argument was used by NAPOLEON.) Providence, by blessing her labours, has justified her policy. She cannot allow any other state to frustrate her plans or attempt to obstruct her destiny, which points out for her domain the entire territory, ex tending in breadth from Long Island to California, and in length from Baffin's Bay to the Isthmus of Darien. It is true the English possess celonies in the north, but England has no right to be there ; Eng land must be confined to Europe, or may hold her despotic sway over millions of submissive Hindoos in India. She shall not interfere with us—she shall not be permitted to talk of the balance of power in countries which we have made peculiarly our own, and where our power is omnipotent. And as for the descen dants of the Spaniards, what right have they to any portion of the northern hemisphere ? Their province is the south. They invited us into Texas, because they could not people the country or govern it themselves ; they are ready to sell to us for a small consideration, or give in exchange for the abatement of doubtful claims the whole of California, and without these appendages Mexico is nothing ; it cannot defend itself against these meddling Europeans ; so, unless the lazy, super. stitious, and helpless descendants of the Spanish settlers can amalgamate with us, and adopt our laws and government, the sooner they pack up their mining tools and be off the better. These are the objects of the democratic party, of which POLK is at this mo ment the chief, and unless England interfere and assert her rights in time, they will to a certainty be accomplished. But England cannot submit to such a ruinous policy, or listen to such disgraceful con ditions, or stand by idle while the balance of power in the north is utterly destroyed, and all her valuable possessions in the Caribbean Sea, in the Pacific, and in Canada, are placed in the utmost danger. The Oregon affair has latterly, in our opinion, been put forward as a feasible ground for war. The de mands within a few years have risen enormously ; at one time a portion would have satisfied the claimants, now they will be content with nothing less than the whole ; and these claims, say the war like party, " cannot be abandoned without a sacrifice of both national honour and interest." They knew that England would not grant the entire territory, and could not grant it without abandoning her na tional honour and interest, and they have thus obtained the first step in the grand movement— a plausible pretence for taking by violence what they could not obtain by negotiation, or by impartial ar bitration. The people of this country, if they do not now, will soon see the American policy in its true light. It is too manifest to be any longer con cealed, and all we hope is, (for the power of Eng land is undoubted) that our Government will be wise and firm in time, and b e prepared to resist with true English spirit aggressions, compared with which those made by NAPOLEON were nothing—aggres sions which threaten the destruction of our commerce and our mercantile navy, and our very existence as a colonial power. A well-informed and sensible writer on railway legislation in Tail's Magazine, some of whose remarks were extracted in yesterday's Sun, with approbation, makes one recommendation, however, in which we cannot entirely concur. And we are the more anxious to express our dissent, as we believe the recom mendation to be likely to find favour. It is a recom mendation to Parliament to employ itself in investi gating subscription contracts. " Each company of a group," says the writer, " might be called in succes sion to prove its list of shareholders and their means. It would b e o p en t o eac h o f their rivals, or any of their competitors, to bring counter-proof. As soon as the affirmative or negative was established to the satisfactiontobe pnfuthteout of Committee, cour,, the inquiry should be closed • any company failing t to prove its competency ought Now we will P i a" immediate . junta-position to this recommendati on the opinion of Lord SHAFTES BURY, the great arbiter of ra il way legislation House of Lords, on the subscription in the contracts of rail way companies. The opinion is racily given, and is conclusive to our mind as to the folly o f the . e sub scription contracts. "My opinion of the contract is this, that it is p er f ectl y u e leis ; it is a contract binding parties , their heirs, executors , administrators, to millions of money; and it is impo,„;lie that in the whole session, or the whole year, you can hare time enough to inquire as to the means of the subscribers to meet the contract. I will mention one case; a Bill passed through the house of Commons, and came into the House of Lords, to form a canal to unite the two channels across Devonshire; it was at the end of the session, and there was anin complete subscription contract. I said, 'this Bill cannot go on ;' and a certain person said, ' I can set all that right;' and he got subscriptions to the amount of 200,0001. in the course of a few days, I found that he had got his foot= men and his chimney -sweeps to sign a contract to the amount of 200,0001. The subscription list is, in my opinion, perfectly use less. The House of Commons have partially corrected the evil, by saying that the powers of the Act should not take effect till a certain proportion is paid up, The real truth isf that we do not attach any great value to the suiScripb.)4 ‘ O 4 , tract. The other day I had a subscription contract before me for a milion, which was of no va l ue whatever."—(kvi dence Wore Select Committee of the House of Commons on Railway Bills, p, 13), This is letting out the secrets of the prison -house rison house with a vengeance ; and, on this showing, co was there n e ver such a farce as the subscription act fß i ut if the subscription contract is required, recommenryl the inquiry which the writer in Tait ., see ms to follow as a necessary consequence. ds But not wily, according to Lord SHAFTESBURY, the most competent of witnesses, have such inquiries not been instituted, but the practice of Parliament has been to connive at turning the subscription contract into " a delusion and a fraud." Now the existence of so i extraordinary a practice raises a presumption that it is necessary, or (in other word.' that the inquiries, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, (21 — ARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 4,000 to 5,000 bags. without any change in prices, and with a steady market. The Share Market was closed. There are no arrivals in the City this morning. Business here is at present in a very inactive state, and is likely to remain so for some days until the real ba:ancts of the commercial year just past can be nearly ascertained, and arrangements made for the future prosecution of mercantile transactions. From the very few notices of dissolutions of partnerships, which at this season of by-gone years have been very frequent, it may fairly be inferred that the balances, generally speaking, have been in favour of a continuance of operations. In the Funds this morning. there have not been many bargains of importance. The market is rather heavy, a few sales having been made, at from 94% to 94 5 ; the present value is 94 1 / 2 . A decline has taken place in the Reduced Three per Cents., from 95* (the highest value of Yesterday) to 94% %. The premium on Excheq uer -bill s is also rather lower. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. has dropped from 97' to 96%. India Bonds remain at 335. premium. The principal feature in the transactions in the Foreign Market to day is an improvement in the Brazilian Five per Cents., from 81 1 4 to 83, but at the present time the quota tion is again one per cent. lower. We have not heard of any late accounts from Rio Janeiro to have caused this rise. There is every reason to believe, however, that the financial condition of the Brazils is most satisfactory. Buenos Ayres Bonds have been sold at 41 1 4 ; Mexican at 31 3 4 ; Peruvian at a fall from 41 1 to 41 ; Russian at 112 1 A ; Spanish for the Account at 39, ex-dividend; and the Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents. at 60 1 4. In the Railway Shares there hes not been any considerable amount of business done to-day. The heaviness in the British Funds has tended to damp the market to some extent. The corrected list of prices annexed will exhibit the variations of the day. ONE PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced New 34 per Cents Long Annuities to expire Jan.lB6o 10 India Bonds, 1,0001 Ditto under 1,000/. . ....... 33 37 Consols for Account .... 94% %!z, 941,E Exchequer Bills, 1,0001.,.. I%d. ... 27 26 28 pm. 28 Ditto 5001. Ditto Small CLOSING PRICES. 97 1 ; • 10 9-16 ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 ner Cent 41% 41% Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent .. ...... Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 Ditto, Account 3 1 34 Ditto, Deferred 17 1,4 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 4l Russian Bonds GE lx:utee::AYbeeqisit' s'B6'.i.tp.ll..o'.ar..g.n.edtilo42%A ... Ditto. 3 per Cent - 1 41 21% 1 4% Ditto, Account 39 39 ex div Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4 1 / 2 per Cent .... 97 Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto Account PRICES 07 BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES PAID ' AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Aberdeen,Bariff, & Elgin 2% — Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% Aylesbury and Thame.. 1% — Belfast & County Down 2% — Bideford andTavistock... I% — ...... •• • •••• Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 l3l ... Ditto New 17% . .... ••••••• Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birmingham & Leicester Direct 42s. — ... Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 225. — Bridgewater &Minehead 425. ... .. Bristol and Exeter Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 Bristol and Liver. June . 2 1 A Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Extension Cambrian & Grand June 42s Cambridge and Lincoln 1%.,., 3% 3 Do. New Cambridge and Oxford l% — Canterbury and Dover.. IA Central Kent Chelmsford and Bury... IN Chester and Holyhead... 15 Chester and Manchester 425. — Cheltezham and Oxford 2 ...... • Clydesdale Junction 5 Cork :Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney ... 2% Cork and Waterford ... 1% Cornwall Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir and Leicester l l4 ...... Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter I /erby and Crewe Derby, Gainsbro', and . Great Grimsby ...... ... 1% — Derby, Uttoxeter, and Stafford Direct Manchester ( Remington's) Ditto (Rastrick's) s'A__ 4% Direct Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and Armagh l% .... . Dublin and BelfastJunc Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway...., 4 Dudley, Blaitely, and Broseley Dundalk & Enniskillen 2% Elstern Counties 141. 165....... 22 1 , 4 % Ditto New 61. 16s. Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1. 61.135. 4d.... 3 / 4 p Ditto ditto. No. 2... 41. 13s. 4d... p EastDereh'm andNor'ch 1 Eastern Union D D i i t t t t o o, E Q x u t a e r n t s e i r on Shares N a / 4 _-- ......... ..... Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2%....„ D D o o . • E Ipswichte n' n t a o n N d o ß r l u v r ' h y 2 4 % •• - - — 2 l / 2 East Lincolnshire East & West of England 1%..„„ Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ..... Ditto half Shares ... 5 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% Ditto, New Edinburgh & Northern.. 1 1 4 — ... ......... ... Edinburgh and Perth... 1 1 / 2 _ E!)- and Huntingdon ... 5 ....„ Enniskillen and Sligo ... 21/ 2 — Essex and Suffolk .. ... 1% — Exeter. Dorchester, and Weymouth Central of Wales 1%...... ••• Goole and Doncaster Grand Junction ...100 Ditto Half Shares 5O Ditto Quarters 25 Grand Union... l% 2 % 1,4 Great Eastern &Western 2%.. . ... ••• •• GreatGrimsby and Shef field Great South. and West. (Ireland) - •• ••• ...... ••• Ditto Extension Great Munster ... 2 1 /. — Great North of Scotland 2% Great North of England..loo 217 213 Ditto New 5 Do. New .... «........ 2 ...... ••• Great Western BO l6l 162 ... ...... Ditto % Shares SO Ditto U Shares 2% 18% 17% ...... Ditto Fifths Guildford, Fare'm,Ports. 5 •-•- Harwich Hull and Selby 5O Ditto V I Shares Do. Half Shares 2 Inverness and Elgin 1 .••., 1 ,--- Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth 2 ..t• - r. , ,4.- ...... ...... .. Irish North Midland l% — Isle ofAxhohne 2% 2% Killarney Junctions l l4 — • Kendal and Windermere 1 1 4, ---• Luicaster and Carlisle... 30 Larne, Belfast, and Bal lymena Leeds and Carlisle Leeds and West Riding Junction Leicester & Birmingham 225. q p Leicester and Bedford... 225....... 11/ 1 / s p ..... Leicester and Tam p w i. o r. rt ec h t 222 4 14%5 2.8..........: 42m% 1 144 p Livery. and Manchester.loo ... .. Do. 1 ,4 Shares L p E l D po oiooo Liverpoolti . . Do. Thirds NTl‘Fehji wiQuartersnaiufrtend Fifths tl. London and Birmingiunloo 222 220 ....• ....... . . Do. IA Shares ......... 2 ..„.. 2 .. 24% 23 2 ..... • ••• Ditto Extension London and Blackwall. 16/. 135.4 d. Ditto Extension. ... 3 • ••-•• . •• Llndert an 1 Bright0n... 50 Do. consolidated Bths... 40 • •••.• Ditto, Fifths .. 10 .._, London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 22 1 4 Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. Lon., Chel., 0x.,G10., and Hereford London and Greenwich 12/ 15s 4d... Do. Preference ...18/17s 2 d...... Londcn :Hounslow. and Western .... 2 ... —•—•••• • ... Lond. & S.Western 411 6s 10d...... 77 Do. Nrw Consol. Bths 20 ...... Do. New Do. New London & Smith Essex 2 3 4 „.„. London and York . 2% ...... 4% 3 / 4 % London and Windsor ... 1 ...... ... • London, Warwick, and Mnchstr, : 8 .. & New castle ....... 2..3/4... 2.... p. .... 130 r 143 A - 41/2 61 / 2 ~ 22% . 7 % P 1 / 4 P P 2 1 / 2 _ 31A 2p - 2% 162 94 17% 2 % P 1p 3 / 4 P 2% 41 4 220 26 1 ,4 3 1 / 2 681/2 22 1 1 . 4 Kidderminster ...... ...... London, Salisbury, and Yeovil 2 1 / 2 Londonderry& Coleraino 5 Londonderry and Ennis killen 5 Lynn and Ely ~•••• 5 I ~and Dereliam ljauchester and Leeds... 76 ...• 133 1 36 Ditto 14 Shares Do. Qua r t ers 2 ..... ............... o. Fifth s 1 . ........... Do. Sixteenths 5 14 . ..... ...... Mancheste r and Birruin 4O .... Do .. Quarters 4 12 .... .......... Do, New Quarters 2 ... 10 9••• ......... Do. Continuatio n arid ... Welsh Junction Blanchester,Buxton,and Matlock 425. - -; 3 P 24 p Manchester, Birm., and Mould Junction ..... -- Manchester and Rugby Direct Maschest. & Southampt. 2 ...... 3%:', 1 ,4 Mirflind. ......100 .....155 153 1)o. Fifths 2 Lo. 7..: u ‘licilsnd•Birin„Derby...loo 124 ,:., Midld. & East. Counties 2% — Midland Great Western (Irish) Do. Extens. to Sligo... 23; 1 — ..... Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 2:5 ..... 60 Do. New Brandling... 20 Nswevatle and Berwick 10 Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Newport& Abergavenny 2% New Ross and Car10w... 22s Newry and Enniskillen 2% Newark, Sheffield, and Boston ... .. Norfolk Extension 2 North British ... ..... ... 17 1 / 2 25%. Do. Half Shares ..... 3% % IA A /P..- ...... Do. Exten. to Carlisle 1 1 / 4 3I IX3Vs% • Do. Ext. to Dalkeith 25 Ditto ditto North Devon 2 ..... 1% ...... ........ North of Norfolk 2% — ... ... ........ Northern and Eastern... 45 ...... Do. Scrip Do. Quarter Shares... 12 1 ,4 — Do. New N. Kent & Direct Dover 2% — ... .. . ...... North Staffordshire 428. ...... 4 4 1 4 p North Wales North and South Wales and Worcester Northern and Southern Connecting Norwich and Brandon... 16 Ditto New 3 — Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Nottingham and Boston 1% 2% Nottingm., Erewsh.Val - and Manchester... 1% . Nottingham and Mans field Oxford, Gosport, Ports mouth,& Southamptn 425. — Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham.... Perth and Inverness ... 2% Pilbrow Atmospheric ... 1 .-s, — Portsmouth Direct ...... 3% Preston and Wyre . • .4 Do. % Shares Reading, Guildford, and Reigate - ........ ••• •• Richmond Rugby, Derby, and Man chester .. ... Rugby and Huntingdon 2 Rugby, Leamington,astd Warwick Rugby, Warwick, and Worcester.... .,, 425. Scottish Central Scottish Midland 5 Do. Extension ... Ph.-- Sheffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... lit Shrewsbury and Birm... 2 1 / 2 5% Shropshire Mineral 425....... Shropshire Union Shrewsbury & Hereford 2% — 4 p Shrews., Wolverhamp., &S. Staffordsh. June 2% Sligo and Shannon sir Somersetshire Midland 2% South Devon... 23 ..... 29 South Midland 42s. South & Midlands Jane. 42 5 . .. ... -/1 l, - South StaffordshireJunc. 2% 4l/ 3 % South Eastern & Dov er 3312 s 4 d ... 39% 39 39% Do., No. 1 Do., Ns. 2. Do., No. 3 Do., Ne. 4 Southampton, Manches ter. & Oxford Junction 425.......425....... St. Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction ... Staines and I:iclimond... 1 Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2% — South Wales 2% 4 4 1 4 Taw Vale Extension ... ••• •• •• ...... Teen and Dovo Valley 1% l% Trent Valley 5 ..... . 20 Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Ulverstone and Furness 2% — Vale of Neath Warwick & Cheltenham 1% Warwick and Worcester 425. — Waterford and Kilkenny 3 — Waterford and Limerick 7 1 ,4 — ••• Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Düblin Nv aterford, Wexford, and Valentia Waveney Valley ... 2 - Welch Midland West Cornwall West Yorkshire WestLondon,Old Shares 20 West End and Southern Counties .. ll4 ... . Wexford and Carlow ... 2%...... Wisbeach and St. Ives... 2 Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth Worcester,Hereford,Ross, and Gloucester 42s. ...... Worcester, Tinbury, and Ludlow 2: i4 Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Crewe Union ••••• 1% — Worcester and S. Wales 425. Worcester,Warwick,and Rugby Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 Ditto, New 4 4 P 334 P York and Carlisle 2 34 York and Lancaster York and. North Midland 50 Ditto IA Shares .. 25 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 • • Do. Selby 2O •• Do. Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo- Belgian 4 Barbadoes 1 Boulogne and A miens... 10 Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 .. Do. (Espelete's) Calais Dunkrk, and West Flanders Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast 1 .. •• • -•• • • • 000000000 Central of Spain ... Ceylon .• .. .. ss. De m erarx• J - . ''' 2IA ... Dendre Valley Dijon and Mulhouse ~ 2 ..., .. Dutch Rhenish.„, .... ... 5 East Indian ... ~.! .... ss. Eastern Belgian. - ,.4tinctn. 2% ••• Fampoux & Hatebroak 2 Great North. of.l'rance Constituted ~" 5 Great Indian Peninsular ss. ...... %N ..• Great Paris and Lyons 2 Great Western Bengal... ss. — Great Western Canada... 314 •••••• Jainaica , S.Mid.Junction 1 Jamaitictforth Midland 1 Do. t *tension ...... ... 1 Jersey Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ... . .... .... Lyons and Avignon `:Luxembourg... 4 ••• Madrid and. Valentia.... 2 ... .. Mauritius .. ..—.... ..... 1 Namur and Liege North Jamaica Orleans and Vierzou Orleans and Bordeaux 6 „..... 11 3 / 4 Over Yssel 413 s 413 . Paris &Lyons(Lailltte's) 2 Paris and Lyons (Gan neron's) Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 ...... 296 Paris &Lyons (Sud Est) 2 Paris and Orleans 2O Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) Do. (Compe de L'Est) 2 Do (Avmard's) Paris and St. Quentin Rouen and Havre {'oral North of Spain ... 2 .. ...... .• • • Sambre and Meuse ...... 6 Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 St. Laurence & Atlantic _ ... Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt....... 4 Tours and Nantes (Mac kenzie's) Do. do. (Lefebvre's't 2 Ditto (O'Neill's) 2 Trinidad Verona and Ancona..~ 3 West Flanders ...... .... 4 British Iron VINES. 10 24% Real del Mont e Unread. JOINT STOCK BANKS. British North American 50 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 2.—Wind N.W.. moderate breeze and fine. DEAL, JAN. I.—The Kelso, for Madras, and the Clarendon, for Bombay, were in contact in the Downs last night, and both received damage., Arrd. Elizabeth, Morris, Calcutta; East Inglian, Steveni, Madras; St. Heliers, Hamon, Africa; Shannon, Rio Janeiro; Samuel Biker, Pernambuco; Jane, Thomas, Savanilla ; Alklon, Quebec; Garland, Andrews, Newfoundland; Eton, New Caledonia. Put back, Mary Rendall, for Sierra Leone. Off port, Dec. 31, Virginia, Jan sen, for Newport. DUNGENESS, Dm. 31.—The brig Elizabeth, from Sunder land to Rouen, was wrecked in the West Bay a few nights back ; crew supposed to have perished. RYE, JAN. I.—The Superior, Goodchild, of Sunderland, from Honfieur, drove on shore'to the eastward of the liar. bour this morning during a gale at S.S.W. ; crew saved. BIDEFORD, DEC. 3l.—The Thomas Elizabeth, from Water ford to Newport, was struck by a sea off Milford, which filled the cabin, shifted ballast, choked the pumps, and left three feet water in the hold, lost bulwarks, stancheons, &c., and two of crew. PORT TALBOT, JAN. I.—The Fanny, of Southampton, bound to Porthcawl, is op, shore under Newton, and expected to become a wreck. HOLYHEAD, DEC. 31..—The Alhambria, Locket, from Dub lin to Savannah (misreported yesterday as the Larma) has been run on a sandy beach without further damage, and ex pectel off when weather permits ; crew safe. LIVERPOOL, JAN. I.—The Gustave, Edward, from Havre to Bourbon, was totally wrecked, Oct. 3, at Mauritius; three passengers and one ofthe crew chowned ; put of cargo saved. 31 ,2 152 24% 7 1 % 3'% 3114 16 1 4 15% 6% ..... 51A _ VI P 2% 29 3 3 / 4 2 1 A 4 1 % 1% 20 33 % 1% 1 5 A , . 234 MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. English •• . • • • Irish .. ••• • • • Foreign Beasts. 1,004 4,230 Per Sibs. to si Ink the offal. BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.) IN RE HODGKINSON. The Learned COMMISSIONER said, that if an adjourn ment took place, the assignees must pay the costs. The Solicitor said the bankrupt came up of his own accord, and as his conduct had been anything but satis factory, it was hard to make the creditors bear the expense. The Learned COMMISSIONEA said, that although the bankrupt came up of his own accord, the opposite party were bound to be prepared. A bankrupt ought not to be put to expense in such a case. The opposition was withdrawn. SECONDARIES.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary JemEs.) BISGOOD V. DEMPSEY. This was an action brought on a bill of exchange, of which the defendant was the acceptor. The defendant did not deny his acceptance, but pleaded that the bill had not been endorsed by the drawer. The Rev. Benjamin Pratt, of St. Giles's Chapel, St. Pancras, was called, and proved that he knew Mr. Murphy, the drawer of the bill, and received it from him duly endorsed. He knew Murphy's hand-writing, and had seen him sign other bills. Verdict for the plaintiff. This was the only defended case. Great inconvenience arose in consequence of the parties in other causes . not being present, an d t h e case s were struck out of the list and the jury discharged. The SECONDARY observed, that in writs of inquiry, the notice was, that they were to be executed between eleven and ore ; the jury, however, would not be de tained, but if necessary, a jury of gentlemen in the neighbourhood should be called together. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) A decent looking young man, named George Senan, was charged with stealing a shawl, the property of a poor Irish woman named Machale, residing in John street, Clerkenwell. The woman deposed, that a few days ago the prisoner came into her house on pretence of taking a lodging. Having given her a deposit of a sovereign, he offered to give a reference, and when she went for the pen and ink the prisoner walked off with the shawl. On his departure the poor woman discovered that the sovereign was bad. Mr. Mosely, a merchant, residing in Hatton garden, gave evidence as to the good character of the prisoner, and said he felt confident that the prosecutrix was mis taken. The case was remanded, but bail to the amount of 20/. was received for the prisoner's appearance at this Court on a future day. CusTom-HOUSE.—It will be gratifying to the friends of Mr. J. Rolls to learn that that gentleman bas, by an order from the Lords of the Treasury, been restored to his former situation of landing waiter in her Majesty's Customs, and that all arrears of salary, amounting to nearly 1,000/., are to be paid to him, and that he is to be promoted on the first vacancy. FIRES NEAR SEVENOAKS.---O R Sunday and Mon day nights last, two fires were discovered in this neighbour hood. The first, at Mr. Wilmot's paper-mills, by which about 3001. worth of paper was consumed. The fire, it is alleged, proceeded fr om a flue. It was extinguished, with some difficulty, w i t h out further. damage. The second con 3fliaogrrpahtiionne, wbays w a h t ic Q h u t a w k o e r k 's iln H s all in the occupation of Mr. 30 quarters o f oats, 100 bushels a barn, of b lA , 1 ) lodge, bushels o about p o f carrots, a pha e t on, and many farm i ng i m plements, were con tosetsa, sumed, non e of which were insured. It does not a ppear how the latter fi re or i ginated. The Rev. Frank Hewson, incumbent of Southall, Middlesex, has been presented by the Rev. Frederick B rown to the livi ng of Christ Church, 1111184ta, Somerset. WAGGON ACCIDENT. — On Thursday morning, ..be tween five and six o'clo ck, a serious accident occurre d to John Harter, wagg oner to Mr. Purkiss, of Bermondsey, who was coming witn a load of malt from Kingston, when, in crossing Clapham.crimon, it is conjectured that, falling as l e ep as he was riding on the shafts, he must have tumbled under the wheels, which passed over his l egs an d a b domen. Some butchers, coming to market in a cart, pi c k e d t h e poor fellow up, lie not having been missed by his son, who was driving,, and they conveyed him to the hospital. Both of his legs were fractured, and very slight hopes are given of his recovery. - The Westmoreland, from hence to Bahia, is on shore near Raven lass; expected off next springs, after being lightened. LYTHAM, JAN. I.—The Emilie, Radcliffe, from Liverpool to Africa, on shore near here, has discharged greater part of cargo; vessel and materials to be sold on the beaCh. The Royalist, of Mary Fort, has sustained additional damage during the gales. WiIREN ' POINT, DEC. 30.—The Betty, Daring, of and from Riga to this port, drove on shore last night, inside the bar in Cranfield Bay, but floated off' at high tide, and will ebb dry on smooth ground at low water; expected off into safe anchorage next tide. It is blowing a heavy gale at W.N.W. PETERHEAD, DEC. 29. —The Margaret, Simpson, of and for Port Gordon, from Newcastle, has been brought in here with considerable damage, having been on shore to the north ward. YARMOUTH, DEC. 31.—The Primrose, Smalwell, from Stockport to London, drove foul of a brig in the Roads last night, knocked in her stern, and received other damage. LowEsroFFE, JAN. I.—The Merchantman, Watson, was wrecked on Lowestoffe Ness Point last night during a vio lent gale front S.S.W. ; crew and part of materials saved. OFF PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 31.—Freak, Long, Madeira. COWES, JAN. L—Arrd. Catalina, Riambar, Matanzas. LIVERPOOL, JAN. I.—Wind fresh.—Arrd. Com merce, Bilton, Bombay; Favourite, Rezey, Mauritius; Henry, Smith, Old Calabar, sld. 12th Oct.l; Mo n t rea l, Prince, New Orleans; Eliza Thornton, Little, ctitto ; B. C. Bailey, Fitz, ditto; Oceanus, Higgins, ditto; St. Cloud, Hatch, ditto; Samuel Hicks, Barker, New York; Pallack, St. John's, New Brunswick. Put back, Peruvian, Calcutta; John Scott, Jamaica; Sarah, St. John's New Brunswick. Off port, Flora, Callao; British Merchant —. CLTDE.—Arrd. Eber Prible, New Orleans. 31, Fleetwood, Richardson, Mauritius; Acadian, Ritchie, Charleston. Sailed for, Alexander, Primrose, Trinidad. 'WATERFORD, DEC. 29.—Arrd. Celt, Fawcett, Bonny, leaky, and loss of sails. Come, DF.c. 30.—Richebucto, St. John's, New Brunswick. SHIELDS, JAN. I.—Arrd. Duchess of Lancaster, Renfree, Calcatta. Sld. 30, Fanny, Smith, Prince Edward's Island. RAMSGATE, JAN. 1.-1 he Oceanns,Laiero, from St. Pettis burgh to Naples, which put in here 29th ult., is very leaky, and has commenced discharging. The Sedinstro, for Venice which put in here yesterday, has sunk in the harbour. DOVER, JAN. I.—Some chests of indigo, supposed to be part of the cargo of the Twee Cornellissen, wrecked at Pevensey, have been brought in here, and some landed at Lydd. WAINFI.F.ET, DEC. 31.—The Mary, Courtney, from Yar mouth to Burnt Island, got on shore at Skegness this evening —is leaky, and cargo damaged. llArtwicri, JAN. I.—lt has blown a heavy gale since last night, from W. S.W. to and continues. The shipping ride safely. A loaded brig, name unknown, got on shore on the West Rack this morning, but was assisted off at high water, and is now making for the harbour, accompanied by several smacks. A loaded brig is reported to have been on shore on the Gunfleet Sand, and has since become a wreck. Owing to the late boisterous weather, the arrivals of Eng lish Wheat for our markets this week have been unusually small; and the show of samples of that article to-day was very limited, and so little doing in it, that prices were almost nominal. In the absence of English Wheat, a few retail sales were effected in Foreign Wheat on Monday's terms. The few parcels of fine Barley on sale produced late prices, but the middling sorts hung on hand. We had inquiries for superfine Malt, which sold readily at full prices. Oats were held firmly, at a trifling advance; but the dealers purchased only for their immediate wants. Beans, Peas, and Flour, without alteration. AItRITA.LS. Wheat. Earley. 1 Oats Fleur. 650 qrs. 1,510 qrs . 140 qrs. 766 sus 1,241 - 5,100 - 3,600 Malt, 2,450 ars. SIVIITZPIXI7.33. The supply of Beasts being somewhat extensive, and the attendance of buyers rather limited, the Beef trade was in a very sluggish state, at an advance in the quotatiors of 2d per 81ba. There were on offer 70 Beasts and 200 Sheep from Holland. For Sheep we had a steady inquiry, and Monday's prices were well supported. The number of Calves was small; vet the Veal trade was inactive, at unaltered currencies. Prime small Pigs sold firmly, other qualities slowly, at pre vious rates. Mitch Cows moved off slowly, at from 161. to 194 each, including their small Calf. s. d. e. d. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts .. •• 2 8 3 2 Second quality ditto 4 2 4 6 Second quality ditto. 3 4 3 6 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 8 410 Prime large Oxen.. 3 8 310 Southdown Wethers 5 0 8 2 Prime Scots .. . • 4 0 4 4 Ditto out of the wool Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Large Hogs • 310 4 6 Prime small ditto .. 4 8 5 0 Small Porkers • ... 4 it 8 2 Suckling Calves ..18 0 29 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 20 0 Inferior Sheep .. . 3 6 4 0 Lambs ...... • ... 0 0 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. 3,120 142 290 2321V47GATE AND MEADENNALL. We had a very steady general demand here, at full prices. At per atone, by the Carcase. I. d. to s. d. a . d. to s. d. Beef, inferior.. - middling - prime large .. 3 2 3 4 prima 4 4 4 6 - prime small .. 3 6 3 Perk, large.... ••• • 3 8 4 6 eal ....... 3 111 410 - small .. 4 8 3 4 Lamb. Os Od to Os ed. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. With the exception of the best Kent Hops in pockets sel ling steadily, at very full prices, the Hop trade is inactive, at late rates. The supply of most descriptions on offer is by no means large. COLONIAL. StYGAR.—The market, owing to the holidays, has pre sented no feature, the public sales being suspended, but since stocks are getting low, the inquiry privately is already ma nifesting itself, and a good business at remunerating prices is likely now to be transacted. COFFEE.—The market for this article has been firm, though no general business has been done. Jamaica ord and triage is 28s to 455, good to fine ord 47s to 645, m id 76 3 to 86s, and fine 100 s to 125 s per cwt. Bethke and Demerara ord and triage have been 30s to 40s; fine mid, 68s to 80s. Ceylon ord to good ord is 48s to 48s 6d; and Plantation, 52s to 82s; Mocha, 51s to 70s; Java, 35s to 595; Havannah, 32s to 50s; and Brazil, 30s to 35s per cwt. CorroN.—This article has been steady. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is firm at 42s 3d per cwt. on the spot. Rum.—There is no particular change. TEA.—The demand has improved, but former prices are current. The total amount of duties paid at London, Liver pool, Bristol, and Hull, in 1845, was about 31,000,000113 s.; say 1,000,0001b5. more than in 1844. This bankrupt, who had carried on business as a slater in Western-street, Pentonville, came up for his certificate, and was opposed on behalf of the assignees, on the ground that he had fraudulently made away with the whole of his property to one creditor. His debts were nearly 2,0001. The Solicitor to the assignees asked for an adjourn ment, until an action against the party to whom the property was made over had been tried. For the bankrupt it was urged that it would be much more beneficial to the creditors if the certificate was granted, as then the bankrupt would be a competent witness. 94 31 a 17 1 A 41 1121/2 5% 71 3 / 4 13% 12% . . . . . 1 IA 7 3 4 11A 14 /4 2% - 2IA 33 / 4 17 3 % 11% 3% 1 3 % 5% 24% 4 ANTI-CORN-LAW MEETING, TRIUMPH OF THE LEAGUE. HEREFORD, THURSDAY, JAN. 1, 1846.—A publ meeting was held at twelve o ' c l oc k y ester d ay , i n t he el Town-hali, in the city of Hereford, convened by ills Worship the Mayor (NV. James, Esq.), in compliance with a re qu i s iti on w hi c h h a d been presented to hi! , numerously and respectably signed by citizens and resi dents in the vicinity. The chair was taken by hi! Worship, and Mr. Falvey attended as a deputation from the League. There was a large attendance of respectable inhabitants and agriculturist's of every shade of politics. Ilis WORSHIP briefly stated the objects for which the meeting had been convened—viz., respectfully to pray her Majesty to call to her councils only those men who would pledge themselves to an unconditional and total repeal of the corn-laws. Letters were read from the city Members, Sir R .bert Price and Mr. Pulsford, expressing their regret at their inability to attend. Mr. Pulsford declared himself an advocate for the total abolition of all restrictive duties. A letter was also read from Robert Biddulph, Esq., who formerly represented this city. Sir S. R. 111Eyaseis, C.H., of Gooderich Court, rose amid loud cheering to propose the fir- t resolution. He said it may not be uninteresting if I give you a brief ac• count of the origin and history of the corn-laws. I am old enough to remember when Napoleon determined to injure the commerce and prosperity of this country, when he had the whole of Europe, except this little island, under his command—he determined to put all the ports of the Continent in such a position that no food could be exported. He proceeded to establish custom-houses at the various parts of the Continent, the business of which was not to allow any produce to come to England from any of those countries under his command. This was followed by the enact ment of what were known as the Milan and Berlin decrees! and this country was reduced to its own soil to supply the provisions of life. The army and navy took o very large portion, and it was found that the supply was insufficient to meet the demand. It was at this time that the quartern 'loaf sold in London at 2s. 6d., The public submitted with patience, because they knew well it was a case of necessity. The Government could not afford them any help. They expected that w hen peace came they should have its concomitant, plenty.-- (Cheers.) Well, peace did come, and what was the measure then passed ? Why Mr. Robinson, better known at that time as " Prosperity Robinson," after wards Lord Goderich, and now the Earl of Ripon, came to the House and said to the landed proprietors—for the qualification of land alone gives permission to sit in either House of Parliament he said then to the proprietors of land, what will be the result, if plenty now takes place, if there be not some provision made to secure those ad vantages which the people know we possess? But, be fore I go further, let me tell you the effect of the Milan and Berlin decrees in this country. In the first place, the farmers found the benefit—they gof cent. per cent. fur their money. But the landed proprietors, seeing the state of affairs, thought they bad a right to g e t as much for their land as they possibly could, and therefore determined that when they had opportunities of granting fresh leases they would have larger sums—and renewed or other leases were subsequently granted only at an enormous rate. The farmers had believed their state of prosperity would continue for ever, and therefere soon found the ill effects of the change. But the landed pro prietors, not being warned by such an examp l e , qu i c kly mortgaged their land, and entered into various arrange' ments, as if the rentals they were then receiving would always continue. Need I say, then, that they were justly alarmed when peace came • and at the earnest threats of Prosperity Robin son they determined to put upon the people a most grievous tax—in plain English, they determined to put their hands into the people 'S pockets.—(Hear, and cheers.) The landed proprietors , assisted by the clergy, who ought to have been employed in !coking over that Book, the doctrines of which it is their duty to practise as well as to preach, deter mined that twenty millions should be s p o nged upon. When I say the clergy, I do not mean to condemn all, for there were some who saw the iniquity of the measure—amongst others, a worthy rector in this county. The measure was thus adopted by the Legislature, but it has not been found to answer though it has continued with various alterations ever since. And now, g , ntlemen, we are told, when the rues' sure does not succeed, when there is a probability that the law will be speedily abolished, that the landed pro' prietors ought to have—what ? Why, an indemnity I —(Laughter and cheers.) I should like to know for what reason they claim an indemnity.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") If, gentlemen, any of you were to take a rick-pocket with his hands in your pocket, what would be your astonishment should you hear him say, " I will not pick your pocket if you will give me so much money. —(Hear, hear, and laughter.) But, there is, gentlemen, you must be aware, a little difference—the pickpocket robs you contrary to law, the other man takes from you according to law.—(llear, hear.) It has been said that this case assimilates itself to that of the West India planter. Now, I cannot, myself see the slightest resemblance. Those men had a property, not derived from the people of this country i and if, therefore, the people of this country call upon them to give up that property, they have a just right to ask for a remuneration.- - (Hear, hear.) The people, I riainta'n, have for thirtf, years been trampl e d on b y t h e l anded proprietors, and have during that time suffered to the fullest extent. 1 $ is the bounden duty of Government immediately to give them that which has been so long withheld from them...." (Hear, hear.) And now let me ~ay one word on account of the League. I have often heard it remarked that leagues of any kind are dangerous institutions., In the first i ns t ance, t h e L eg i slature formed itse lf into a league, and then, upon the principle of self-de' fence, the people had a just right to establish a League' —(Hear, hear.) The Learned Knight, in conclusion , proposed the first resolution, praying for an immediate and unconditional repeal of the corn-laws. Mr. JOHN BENDOW seconded the resolution in a short but appropriate speech. Mr. JOHN Tomei/es, of the Weir, in this county , farmer, rose to move an amendment to the resolution , and addressed the meeting amidst considerable inter" ruption. He preferred a fixed duty to the sliding-scale. He hated the sliding-scale, and was an advocate for free trade, but for free trade in everything—(Hear, hear)-" in every commodity and necessary of life. Why did they invade his particular rights ?—(Uproar.) The agriculturists filled their shops, and purchased their goods. Who, then, were the tradesmen of Hereford depending on?—who have you to look to if agriculture does not prosper? He quite agreed with the principles of the League, so far as free trade went. But he wanted free trade in everything, and not in corn alone: The League had done much to convince the public that the principles of free trade were the principles of sound and common sense.—(Hear, hear.) What was the object of their assembling to ask her Majesty to call to her council those men only whQ will remove the re strictive imports on the freedom of commerce? But did they not forget that the men have been already called/ and what was the consequence ? Why, Lord John, whose great ability he readily admitted, had sent forth his manifesto from Edinburgh a little bit too soon. He, did accept office, and, after some days' deliberation, he found his position a very difficult one ; he knew that the measures he must propound would never be carried through the House of Commons.--(" Yes, yes.") Lord John knew perfectly well that the sense of the country was against him.—(" No, no," and confusion.) When free trade in corn arrived they also e x pe c ted free trade in sugar and other necessaries. If there were to be free trade in corn, unaccompanied by the abolition of other import duties, three-fourths ef the land would be thrown out of cultivation.—(" No, no," and tremen dous uproar.) The farmer would not then be able to carry on.-(" Down with the rent, then.") What was to become of the large population of agricultural la bourers ?—(" They are starving now upon six shillings a week.") —He believed that the farm-labourers were never better off than at the present time.—(Hisses.) The speaker continued, amidst indescribable uproar, to assert his right to an impartial hearing; in which he was joined by Mr. Falvey and other gentlemen, who for , some time in vain endeavoured to assauge the tumult. Amidst great confusion he proceeded to attack the pro' ceedings of the Lt ague and of Mr. Cobden, and to argue that the corn-laws had conduced to the prosperity of the country in general and of the manufacturers in particular. He concluded by proposing an amendment to the effect, that a total and unconditional repeal of the corn-laws, without an impartial and complete revision of the finals' cial affairs of the coutstry, would prove injurious to the landlord, the tenant, and the tradesman. (The amend went was received by three cheers from a small portion of the meeting, which was answered by a call fur three groans.) The amendment was seconded by Mr. G. TERRY. Mr RICHARD DAVIS, corn-merchant, rose and said, I am not going to enter upon the question as to whether the city of Hereford is dependent on agriculture. 1 look at the question as involving the interests of evert individual in the kingdom ; and if the abolition of this law inflicts injury upon the agriculturists, it will like wise injure the manufacturing and commercial classes, for the prosperity of the one is inseparably linked with the other I admit the principle of free trade in its most comprehensive bearing, but I contend that it cannot be effectually brought into operation, because we are in sn artificial state of society. The speaker then proceeded to contend, that with our national debt and our monetary system, the maintenance of the principle of protection was absolutely necessary to ensure our national safety. Mr. FALVEY, a deputation from the League, rose amid enthusiastic cheering, and in a long and eloquent speech , for which we regret that we cannot find room, addressed the meeting in support of the original resolution. The original resolution ,proposed by Sir S. R. Meyrick , was carried by a very large majority. A second reso lution, praying for free trade in every branch of cote' coerce, was moved by Mr. Richard Nash, seconded by Mr. R. George, and carried. Three cheers were g iven for Mr. Falvey, Sir Samuel Meyrick, Mr. Tonskins (at the request o f M r. F alvey), and a vote of thanks carried to the Mayor; after which the meeting separated, the advocates of free trade in high glee. THE FIVE-FRANC PIECES IN JERSEY.—O H F 100 11 Legislature have again laid themselves open to stricture 131 the resolution they adopted on Saturday last. Some fele years since they passed a law making English money the only legal coin here. Now, in the very face of it, they brae come to a resolution to receive French coin, by authorising their receivers to take five-franc pieces at a certain standard The price adopted by them has been 4s. 3d. old Jersey cur' reney. In paying amount s o f B r i t i sh sterling, a difficult,' will arise, for there exists a fractional difference betwee n 4s. 3d. Jersey and 3s. 11d. British, which, in heavy pal" mente, will be i conosideration. The trade smen o f th e to of are paying andeiving them at 4s. British, or one-fifth an English sovereign, as heretofore.—Jers6ylAdvertiser. GREENWICH POOR-130X.—The magistrates at the Police-court have received 10/. from the Goldsmiths' COII parry, and 5/. from one of the county magistrates of Om' district, being an annual donation to this fund. t.,....-,.,._