The Sun. — London, England, 1846-12-11 00:00:00

In Svo., with Portrait, price 159. bound, THE MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE AND TIMES OF QIR CH.RISTOPHER HATTOIsT, ► K.G., By Sir N. HARRIS NICOLAS. Are Now Ready. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street , rublisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. 13, Great Marlborough •street. HE AUTHOR OF " WHITEFRIAWS" TNEW WORK, " CIESAR vioIs.BORGI Is now ready, at all th e Librari, in 3 Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SAL A E. I MESSRS. LAMON D and Co., RLWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support awl p strouage, and to annonnce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c. take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'eock, at the Hall of ecmmerce, Threadneedle -street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), aro respectfully re mested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be depositedsults will , the day previous to their being offered ; and adv ices of re forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds isime diately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street, London. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Opera. entitled THE BONDMAN. Marquis de Vernon, Mr. Weiss ; Floreville, Mr. Rafter ; Moliere, Mr. Horneastle ; La Vathere, Mr. Galli ; Ardenford, Mr. Harrison Mal-a-Propos, Mr. Harley ; 3ladame Corinne, Miss Isomer; Gri,ette, Miss Rebecca Isaacs; Frivole, Mrs. Hughes. After the Opera, will he presented a new grand Ballet, called THE WAGS OF WAPPING (performed at the A.C,VeMiC Roya!e' Paris, ander the title of " Betty.") In which will appear Mdlles. Sophie Fuoco, Louise, Benart, Madame Giubilef ; MM. Huguet, Adrien, Paul, Tell ; Messrs. Howell, Priorson, THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original Comedy, entitled LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP; or, Wooings and Weddings. Mr. Oldington M , Mr. W. Farren ; Mr. Rashleigh, Mr. Hudson ; Mr. De Vere, r. Holl ; Mr. Brandon, Yr. llowe ; Mr. Harolman, Mr. Rogers; Jack Spriggs, Mr. Webster ; Tcm Tilley, Mr. Buckstone ; Miss Brown, Mrs. Glover ; Claribel Oddington, Miss Fottescue ; Mary Oddington, Miss P. Horton ; Elinor Mortimer, Mrs. Yarnold ; Fanny Hardman, Miss Julia Bennett. After which the petite Comedy of PERFECTION. In which Messrs. Tilbury, 8011, Clark ; Miss Reynolds (tier first appearance), and Mrs. Humby will perform. To be followed by a New Operatic Drama, called THE YOUNG PRETENDER. Captain O'Neal, Mr. Hudson ; Captain Cocker, Mr. Buckstone ; Chevalier Charles Edward Stuart, Mr. Braid ; Mrs. Craggie, Mrs. Clifford ; Mary Armadale Miss P. Horton. During the evening the Band will perform the Overture, " Pre aux Cleres," " Clementinen" (Mazonrka); Camellion" (Galop) the " Esterhaly" (Walter); and a Nov Overture. To conclude with the Farce of MAKE YOUR WILLS. Messrs. Buckstone, Tilbury. Brindal, Miss Telbin, and Mrs. Stanley will sustain the principal characters. Box-office open from Twelve till Four ; under the direction of Mr. T. Archer, Box Book-keeper. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a grand Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA GISELLE, entitled THE PHANTOM DANCERS; or, the Wilis Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford. Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Callenford, Madame Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor, Miss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. Atter which the original Domestic Drama, called THE WRECK ASHORE ; or, The Bridegroom or the Sea. Marmaduke Magog, Mr. Wright ; Alice, Mrs. Yates. To conclude with a Bozzian Sketch, in one act, called MRS. GAMP'S TEA AND TURN-OUT. Principal characters by Messrs. Culleutord, Worrell, Ryan, Wright, Munyard ; Miss M. Taylor, and Miss Ellen Chaplin. _ PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original romantic. Opera, in three parts, entitled TILE NiGIIT DANCERS; founded on the Story of Oiselle." Tho principal characters persemitied by Miss eorgiana Smithson, Miss Rourke, Miss Sara Flower, Miss Somers, Misses Marshall; Messrs. Leffler, Allen, Bodda, Walton, T. Will, Honner, Peren, After which an entirely new Comic Drama, entitled THE TWO RAINBOWS. In the course of the Evening the Band will perform " The Perim Waltzes." To conclude with Goldsmith's Comedy of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Sir Charles Marlow, 3lr: Wynn ; Young Marrow, Mr. Vining; Hardcastle, Mr. Granby; Tony tumplgiu. e Mr. Compton; Hastings, Mr. Itoxby ; Diggory, Mr. Cowell ; Miss Hardcastle, Mrs. Stirling; Miss Neville, Mrs. Hughes ; Mrs. Hardeastle, Mrs. Fosbroke. FRENCH PLAYS. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. THIS EVENING Will be performed LA MARKAINE. M. de Jordy, M, Vas quillier ; Edouard, M. Berou ; Madame de Nei's, Mdlle, Vallee ; Cecile, Mdlie. Leyden After which, LE CODE DES FEMME. Paul Fauvel, Rhozevil ; Mignonet, M. Cartioly ; Runain, A. raZellier ; LOCCitell. M. Priston ; Emma, Madame Angelo ; Fem.ue de Chambre M ills. Leyd,r. To be followed by a new Comedy, entitled LES TROIS C UNPINS. RA' mond Poisson, M. Perlet ; Mar ane. Mdlle To conclude with the Vaudeville or L'AMBASSADELTR. Cha racters by MM. Perlet, Langeval, Berou ; Mdlle. Celine Fouquet and Mlle. Brohan. Boxes, Gs.; Pit, 3s. Gil. ; Stalls, 35.: Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. DAYIDGE'S ;.7 , IIttREY THE kTif.E. Lessee, Mra. Frances Davidge. TIUS EVENING Will be performed the nay of A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBT - i. Sir Giles Overreach. Mr. J. IL Scott; the other cha racters will be personified by the acknowledged talent of the Com' any. After which a grand Military Ballet of Action, entitled LE P.EV E DU SOLDAT. The characters supported by Mdlhe. Theodore and the Devlin Family. To conclude with the New Drama, called PASAION'S SLAVE ; er, The Outcast Son. Supported by the principal talent of the Company. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. P.Vronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and Royal Family. Notwithstanding the present concentration of novelties, and the ex pensive engagements entered int, with the most eminent 11rWsh and Foreign Artistes for the Christmas Holidays, Mr. BAT TY han purchased the whole of Mr. White's trained Lions, Tigers, Leo pards, &c. Likewise in preparation, a splendid Comic FAIRY PANTOMIME, with other Gymnastic and Equestrian novelties. TIES EVENING- Will he performed a grand new Magical Equestrian Romance, en titled THE DEMON II01:SE ; or, Tice Twelve Wishes and the Charmed Bit. New and entire change in the SCENE:: of the CIRCLE. To conclude with the grand Military Spectacle of THE I:ATTLE OF WATERLOO. Napoleon, Mr. Gomersal. ~..x...afice Opel from eleven till rive o'clock. —Doors open at Si! an c immenee r.t half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfoot. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE, 3he success of the reduction of prices of admission at this Theatre is wLhont preceeb nt, nightly ovens ,ws being the result. Boxes, Is.; Half-price, 6tl. ; Pit, lid.; Gallery, 3d. Contimisd success 01 the splendid Drama of " The Black Doctor." THIS EVENING Will be performed THE BLACK DOCTOR. In which Mii:s Vin cent, Mrs. G. Lee, Miss L. Pearce, Mrs. It. Barnett, and Messrs. Edwards, Bird, Searle, Forman, &c., will perform. After which, the Barletta of DICK AND HIS DOH Dick Doubleton, Mr. lonian ; Isabel, Mrs. It. Bennett ; Isabella, Miss L. Fearce. To conclude with JACK BANN ; or, Slatsen-string, Jack, and the Knaves of Knaves'-acre. WI4;ATHEIL—bris t/iFicE, DEcENBER 10. TIF.RMOMETER, Lowest, 38; Highest. 42 ; Noon, 44, BAROMETER, 29.82.—W1ND N.N.E., showery. Mau I;',,k I.lllh DAY. Morning .. 7 minutes after 7. Eveninz .. 36 ,r‘imitea after 7. 4 : ,,, , ati 1•p• i '- ' 4 .... . ' . 4 2 :7 ‘'., -,, . A • • • -. 1 , - .. 4 . 1-S t4 :cg ., , -. ," , '''" ''!":•'. 1, .- ~..0 : "Mpl , % ' - PR • .: E U .., .. 44 ......212 ;11!., , 0 ' '-, i i 0 y ~ __,„.... 0 .. ... ~ ,TT . - '' 1. " ''''' .__ ' 4 T.......,Le.,.. .ctrainA 1; LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11. 1846, Miserably ungenerous as the onslaught upon Mexico has been from its commencement, our sentiments of in dignation thereat are exceeded by our contEmptfortht incompetency of the aisailants. After a preposterous amount of bluster the American belligerents are only negatively victorious. A general, who is re ported to have thinned the laurel shrubberies in the Rio Grande in weaving chaplets for his own glory and brow, fights with AMPUDIA, gets seriously in jured, capitulates for the neighbouring fortifications, and recapitulates his preceding braggadocio, and then stands shivering behind the battlements of Monterey mortally fearful of any further ads ancement. Genera! TAYLOR has, apparently, as little inclination to ad vance upon Saltillo, as Captain WEAzLE had to emerge from the carrier's van. A Commodore is dispatched with an ostentatious squadron to Alvarado, and what with a vast amount of blundering and lub berly seamanship, gets beaten back in a manner dis graceful to himself professionally, and rather indica tive of the pusillanimity of his subordinate officers Commodore STOCKTON has endeavoured to ob• tain the chestnuts, but has only burnt his fingers in the attempt. It is impossible to recur to the vain-glorious exultation with which the news of the battle of Monterey was received throughout the United States without the gorge ris ing at such impertinent egotism. The victory proves after all to have been little better than a defeat. The town was only surrendered in consequence of an adroit capitulation. The Americans were severely injured, and their adversaries would unquestionably have been the conquerors providing General AMPUDIA had only evinced a little more determination. Is any proof re quired of these statements ?—the returns of killed and wounded in the engagement are alone amply sufficient. But beyond this testimony there is the extraordinary moderation of the demands made by Ger.eral TAYLOR upon the Mexicans, and, above all, there is the course pursued by this same redoubtable commander since hi s oc cupation of Monterey. F artzLoN describes somewhere in his " Telema chus" the miseries resulting to an entire people from the ov er - caut i on of their ruler ProxamoN. He en larges, with his eloquent wisdom, upon the perils consequent upon any systematic tardiness, whether in a political governor or a military or naval leader. H e paints the previous prosperityoouse of ode of T t y h r e e co and its approaching downfal, consequence of PIGMALION . The maxims from aofu w G thosecowardice t i h e (l o descriptions are as applicable now u a c . e d d time of ULYSSES. In the over-precaution of the discomfiture TAYLOR there is the forshadowing of his fellow-countrymen. It affords an opportunity to his adversaries which nothing but moral blindness can overlooks It enables the Mexicans to concen. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER ll, 1846. trate their forces, to accumulate their resources, to mature their plans. The way is spontaneously opened to them, the will alone is now requisite. According to the intelligence just received by the Royal Mail steamer Tay, every advantage is being already taken of this inactivity on the part of the Americans. The Mexican forces are eagerly rally- , ing round their generous compatriot, SANTA ANNA, who had, on the departure of the latest dispatches, assembled together a body of men amounting to 20,000. It is presumed that immediately upon the completion of his arrangements the Liberator of Mexico will advance upon the lair of the invaders, and compel them to retreat beyond the frontiers, or to conquer. By following a directly opposite course to that adopted by the army of the Unite I States, the Mexicans may most effectually realise their own independence. By earnestly co-operating with their valorous commander, by advancing their specie as well as by enlisting themselves, they will alone be enabled to redeem their own name, to decrease the avarice of their neighbours, to establish permanently the integrity of their dominions. A noble oppor tunity now presents itself to the Mexicans, by avail ing themselves of which they may arouse the na tional character from its protracted torpor. By the invasion of the Americans, the population of Mexico may be goaded on to a consciousness of its own gigantic capacities. As we had conjectured on its arrival, the last accusation against SANTA. ANNA, to the effect that he had paltered with the laws of international honesty, b 3 seizing 2,000,000 dollars belonging to the English, and appropriating them to his own uses, has been signally disproved. Instead of acting in this un generous and injudicious manner, it would appear that the traduced General was employing every con ceivable means for the protection of the conducta to whose care the amount had been com mitted. Instead of grasping the coin after the fashion of a brigand or a guerilla, he had merely re commended the bearers of the treasure to tarry at San Luis Potosi until some moment of greater safety for the transit presented itself. It is gratifying to discern the baseless nature of these imputations against a man upon whose individual honesty depends in a great measure the hope of salvation to an entire people. If SANTA ANNA were to prove false—which we cannot anticipate—the Mexicans would have leant upon a reed, and the reed would have broken. Sundry meetings have already taken place for pro moting the repeal of the malt-tax, and it is indicated that many more are likely to be held. That advan tageous results would flow from the abolition, partial or entire, of this duty, is not to be doubted. Yet is it a strange fact, as announced by the Duke of RICR mom) and others, that though this question must, for ultimate success, be unanimously espoused by the tenant-farmers, they are nevertheless at this moment _ . not exactly of one opinion upon the subject. It is anticipated, that by virtue of various cir culars, to be issued to their several county committees, the farmers will, by the 12th January next, be brought to a full understanding of how beneficially the repeal of the impost on malt will operate on their behalf. The last meeting, convened by the Anti-Malt- tax As sociation, assembled on IVednesday in New Bridge street, Blackfriars. Mr. B. 13. CABBELL, M.P., there obsvrved, that he thought Sir ROBERT PEEL had not brought the question of free trade fairly be fore Parliament, when he omitted to deal with the extinction of the malt-tax. In the first place, reg,ird b..- . ing had to the dead set made by the Protectionists against giving the sanction of the Legislature to prin ciples of free trade, especially where corn was con cerned, is it likely, judging from the virulence with which they conducted their opposition, that, even if Sir R. PEEL had embodied in his plan some reduction of the tax on malt, the agriculturists would have desiAed from thwarting the late Premier's mas terly policy ? All we can say is, they never held out such a hope to the Minister, and we must fur ther observe, that supposing the propriety of first establishing free trade in corn, or malt, had been nicely balanced—which could not have been reasonably entertained by the veriest tyro in political economy— by the course they pursued, and the shameful I animosity in which they indulged, the landed mono. polists fairly precluded themselves from the equity or expediency of any preference being manifested in their favour. Again, the random talk in which these territorial gentlemen revel, is painfully pal pable. Their argument amounts to this—that, if, in furtherance of free trade, one tax is to he removed from the statute-book, all others should be simultaneously swept off. Then, what is to become of the revenue, whereby the maintenance of our national credit is h.:mourably sustained ? Could Sir R. PEEL, with the remotest chance of success, have met the Senate, in the early part of this year, with a proposition for the joint repeal of the duties on foreign corn and malt, home grown or otherwise ? If c. , nsiderations of revenue had not stood in his way, why should he not, with equal reason, have at the same time submitted the entire abolition, or, at any rate, large reduction% in the duties affecting tea, salt, tobacco, Sic. ? It is obvious that no enlightened statesman, or sound financier, such as Sir R. PEEL, could have been guilty of such insanity. Are, then, these braggart Protectionists, presuming them to have some rcspect for the interests of the public creditor, prepared to wait till the recent relaxation of many, and abolition of other duties, shall have been justified by a rapidly accruing revenue—till the various voids in the public finances, necessarily created for a time, shall have been filled up, as, we doubt not, they will— or, are they ready to consent to an in;reased income-tax ? If so, let them at once proclaim it; for the whsle question lies in this nutshell, and it is idle to beat about the bush. Equally idle is it, for \lr. CIIEETHAM, or other self-sufficient orators at these agricultural association?, to dilate upon the rapid consumption of calicoes, glass, and other ar ticles, that has attended the relaxation of the duties which formerly attached to them. Tout ca va sans dire. We always predicted such would be the case. There is scarcely any taxable commodity, but what, if it were freed from fiscal regulations, would entail considerable benefits upon community. Mall, like tea, tobacco, coffee, and salt, et hoc genus ornne, will all be respectively con ' sidered, with respect to the meliorative principles of inshackled commerce, so soon as the state of the Treasury will encourage the revision of their several fiscal impediments. In the meantime it behoves the representatives of each interest to make out the best case they can with the Government for the time being. A very important meeting was held during the past week of the " Society for Promoting the Improve ment of the Law." The chair was filled by Lord Baoua►iAM, who has already distinguished himself For the great ameliorations he has introduced into our statute-book, and whose past services, as well as his great industry and zeal, his talent, ability, and extra ordinary acquirements, eminently qualify him for the prominent place assigned to him amongst legal reformers. Associated with his Lordship were many distinguished members of the profession, who brought their experience and learning to assist in the difficult task—the cleansing of the Augean stable from the impurities and imperfections that had accumulated and sprung up during a succession of ages. The question which had been referred to the com mittee was one of peculiar interest at the present moment. The admirable letters of Mr. STEWART to members of agricultural societies and others ad vocating the necessity of a " free trade in land itself," awakened the public attention to the great evils occa sioned by the present state of the law, and the diffi culties and expenses attendant on a transfer or mort gage of real property, not only to the owners of such estates, who are thereby prevented from enjoying the full benefits that they would otherwise obtain from their possessions, but also to capitalists, who are, from the same causes, debarred from a secure and desirable mode of investment. Oae of the chief difficulties in the way of effecting such transfers cheaply and ex peditiously is occasioned by the doubtful character of the titles, and thenecessity of a close and searching in vestigation for a period of sixty years into every deal ing connected with the lands about to be disposed of, or charged, which each purchaser or lender requires to be made on every new dealing, by a conveyancer nominated by himself, and in whom he has confidence, although a similar inquiry bad, perhaps, a short time previously been conducted under the auspices of another gentleman of competent skill and learning. Anything, therefore, that could obviate•the necessity of those repeated investigations would be most beneficial to all parties interested, or in any manner concerned in that description of property. It hal been suggested that by a system of insurance this great object might partially be attained, and the com mittee were therefore requested to consider" whether, in connexion with a general register, the principle of insurance of titles might not be introduced." Their report on this important reference was read to the meeting. It is an elaborate and able document, and entitles the committee to the marked thanks of the Society and of the public generally. It was stated by Mr. STEWART, in proposing its reception, that its consideration and preparation had occupied about three years, and that it was not desired that the Society should at once adopt it, but only that they should receive it, and give it their serious and candid consideration. The report sets out by stating that " the opinion of a competent conveyancer as to the safety of a title is a satisfactory test of its validity; that lands are purchased and money advanced on the faith of these opinions, and that it is very rarely indcerl that the title to the lands is afterwards invaNated." It then► takes up the question as to the necessity of a second investigation extending over the same ground, and whether up to the time at which such investigation took place the title might not be insured, the only risk being, when the title was pronounced a good one, the fallibility of that opinion. The subject is then divided into three classes of titles, to which is is con ceived the principle of insurance might be extended, viz.:-Ist, Those titles which now pass current as good titles both at law and equity; 2d, Titles which, although considered good holding titles, are technically unmarketable ; and, 3d, Titles subject to some specific defect, greater or less in extent, according to the particular circumstances of the case. In the first class of those titles a very great facility, and a diminution of the expense of future transfers, would be attained by the fact that it would be suffi cient to take up the examination from the period at which it was so exa►nined and ascertained by counsel to be a good title ; and the opinion of Sir EDWARD SVGDEN is quoted, who says, " that the present expense in regard to titles is, in 49 cases out of 50, superfluous; but, as every one may be in danger, all are guarded against it." The risk in such a case would be very trifling indeed. If we consider the small proportion of cases in which titles pronounced to be satisfactory have subsequently been disturbed, it will readily be conceived that a very moderate pre mium would be amply sufficient to remunerate the parties insuring. Every day, too, as the report states, " would diminish the risk, until it vanished altogether, so soon as a good title under the present Statute of Limitations was gained by the purchaser or mort gagee, and all persons claiming under him." The committee suppose that either the State or a public company would be willing to undertake this risk, and suggest that, in the latter case, "it would be more for the interest of the public to distribute the business among such of the principal insurance offices already established as would be willing to under ,ake it." They consider the steps that might be taken in the event of a company undertaking the risk. The person wishing to dispose of, or encumber his property, would have to make out his title to the satisfaction of the insurer. The abstract of title should be sent to a conveyancer, selected by the office, in place of one selected by the purchaser. If that conyeyancer ap proved of the title, a certificate would be given by the office that might be dealt with at any time after wards, without any further inquiry as to the title Previous to that date. In fact, it would form a new st.trting point from which any subsequent deduction of title might originate. The purchaser would be spared the expense and delay of investigating the portion of the title that had been insured. The expense of the investigation would, in the first instance, fall on the vendor; but as the purchaser, and those deriving under him, would be freed from all expense as to title, and would have a better and more marketable title, easily avail able for future sale or mortgage, it might fairly be presumed that a larger price could be obtained, which would more than indemnify the vendor for the in creased cost. It would also be peculiarly advan tageous in cases where trustees were either the ven dors or purchasers. The committee consider that the second and third classes might also be insured at a higher rate of premium commensurate to the greater risk that would be incurred. To these classes the principle of insurance would be highly beneficial. After com batting and disposing of several objections that might possibly be taken to the system, the committee state their opinion, " That the plan for the insurance of titles to real property is well deserving of serious consideration, as the suggestion of a principle, and that it seems capable of being employed either in connexion with a registry or without it. But if a registry were established, it would greatly facilitate it." They think that a well-arranged system of insurance might make the benefit of the register immediate, in place of its being deferred for twenty years, or that, if retrospec tive titles be an evil necessarily consequent on the existing state of English society, it might be alle viated by shortening the period of inquiry. They think that in order to carry out the plan properly legislative assistance would be necessary, but that it would not be withheld under proper restrictions, and they conclude by a summary of the great benefits that would be thereby attained as follows : " The plan proposed would set free and bring into the market a great mass of property, which might be imme diately dealt with either for sale or mortgage, and a fund to provide against loss would thus speedily be raised. Neither should it be forgotten that the plan particularly facilitates the transfer of small freeholds, which, under the present system, are nearly unmarketable if a rigid investigation of title takes place." These are advantages that must be obvious to the meanest capacity, and if they can be realised (and the high character of the gentlemen by whom the plan has been recommended give the fairest hopes that it ' is practicable), a valuable change will be effected in a b matter of universal interest, in which it is admitted that extensive reformation is required. he As. A letter from Bale, of December 5, says— " The Ambassadors of Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Bavaria, have transferred their residence from Berne to Zurich. In announcing this resolution some tune back, they declared it was caused by the state of anarchy into which the canton of Berne was thrown. The Zurich journals announce that M. de Bois-le-Comte, the French Ambassador, is also to fix his residence in that town. The success which the Conservative party of Bide has just obtained in the election, leads to the expectation that the revolution of October will only end in moderate constitutional reform. The purchases of arms and ammunition lately made by the Govern ment of Lucerne, in consequence of the extraordinary credit voted by the Grand Council, are estimated at 190,000 F. The elections of the Grand Council at Berne are nearly terminated, and show a certain change in public opinion, although the majority is still radical. Out of 36 nominations, 23 belong to that party. There was lately a radical congress at Mouthey (Lower Valais). A manifesto was there drawn up and addressed as a circular to the several cantons, protesting against the Catholic alliance of which Valais forms a part." We find the following in a letter from Berlin of the id inst.:— " The deputations from Silesia, charged by the manu facturers of that province to point out to the King the serious injury which they will suffer from the incor poration of Cracow with the Austrian States have been most graciously received by his Majesty. • It is cert a in that our Government will take steps to obtain the main tenance of Art. 8 of the convention of Nov.s, 1815, which stipulates for the preservation of the status quo in all matters connected with the Castom-house. If those steps produce the desired result no line of custom-houses will close the Cracorian territory to the products of On neighbouring statel, and the complaints of the Silesia. , manufacturers will thus he redress: ." Madrid papers of the 2d have arrive 1. It is said that serious divisions have taken place in the Cabinet in consequence of the intrigues of Senor MON to secure for himself the Presidency of the. Council. MoN is supported by PIDAL and ARMFRO. ISTURITZ by CANEJA. and SANZ. Don ENRIQUE, it is said, is to be married to a Neapolitan Princess. and to be appointed to a high command in the navy, as a reward fcr his treachery. Baron RENDUFFE, the Portuguese Ambassador, had his last audience of the QUEEN on the Ist. The following extract from a Madrid letter gives some further account of the fire at the War-office : " It commenced in the archives of the Minister of War, and, spreading with fearful rapidity, soon de- , stroyed the buildings occupied by thosa offices, and communicated to the portion of the edifice now USCG for the sittings of the Council of State. The archives and valuable furniture have been totally destroyed. The silver inkstands and the cash-box of the Minister of PORTUGAL. PORTSMOUTII, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.—By the arrival of her Majesty's steam• frigate Cyclops, Captain Lapidge, which came up to Spithead this evening about eight o'clock, in eight days from Lisbon, having communicated with Oporto, we have news frosa the above quarter to the Ist inst., being eight days later. At the above date the Queen's troops still invested Smitarem, Das Antas's force being about 3,000 strong. Lisbon was perfectly tranquil, as was Oporto, at which place the Cyclops touched on the 2d. Both cities were being put in a state of defence as well as the means and appliances at command would admit of. No operations of any kind had taken place since the last advice:. The latest news from the north is, that a Miguelite general, Macdonnell, had collected a force of 3,000 well armed men at Braga, having declared for Don Miguel, which declaration was received by the people with every demonstration of rejoicing. _ On the morning of the - 2d the outward-bound packet, having communicated with Oporto, was proceeding on to Lisbon when the Cyclops exchanged numbers with her. _ Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker's . squadron in the Tagus when the Cyclops left consisted of the flag-ship Hibernia, 100, Captim Richards; the Trafalgar, 120. Captain Nott; the Canopus, 84, Captain Moresby; the Rodney, 92, Captain Collier; the Albion, 90, Captain Lickyer; and the Superb, 80, under the temporary com mand of Captain Stephens, Captain Corry having comc home on leave in the Cyclops. The Vanguard, 80, Capt. Willes, was on the south coast of Spain. The America, 50, Captain the Hon. John Gordon, was at Corunna. The Gladiator steam-frigate, Captain Robb, was at Oporto. The Scourge steam-sloop, Commander Caffin, wat, entering the Tagus as the Cyclops was leaving. The Cyclops had strong adverse winds all the passage home, never having hoisted a sail. She brought a mat from Lisbon and Oporto, and dispatches for the Foreign office and the Admiralty. The following officers promoted in the late brevet came home in the Cyclops:—Csmmander White, of the Canopus, promoted to the rank of captain; Lieutenants Cumming and Hadaway, of the Albion; and Harvey, of the Hibernia, promoted to the rank of commanders. Mates—Ridge, of the Albion; Darrell, of the Rodney; Phipps, 'of the Rattler; Balfour, of the Hibernia, pro rooted to the rank of lieutenants. Also, Assistant surgeon Domville, promoted to the rank of surgeon, from the Hibernia; and other officers. BRUSSELS AND DUTCH PAPERS. TUE HAGUE, DEC. B.—Yesterday the 7th of Decem- ' ber being the anniversary of his Alajesty's birthday, it was celebrated as usual by the inhabitants of this city, but the joy which the return of the day generally in spires was damped by a report of his Majesty's indispo sition. Overflowing congregations filled all the churches, and never perhaps were more fervent prayers offered up than on this occasion for the preservation of the life of a sovereign so justly dear to his subjects. We are happy, however, to state that his Majesty's indisposition is by no means of an alarming character, and did not prevent him from dining yesterday with his family as usual. The raw and the unfavourable weather which prevailed all day yesterday, rendered it necessary to countermand the grand review of the troops of the garrison, but on the evening in spite of the rain great crowds repaired to the environs of the palace, which was splendidly illumi nated with gas. The public. offices and hotels of the Fo reign Ambassadors, and a great number of private:houses, were handsomely illuminated. On the occasion of his 4 birthday, his Majesty has made numerous appointments and promotions. THIE HAGUE, DEC. 4.—Baron de Bussiere, the new French Ambassador to the Court of the Netherlands, who at rived here yesterday, had a private audience to day of his Majesty, to deliver his credentials. His Excellency Baron Fagel, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Netherlands to the Court of the King of the French, arrived here yesterday, from Paris. TFIE HAGUE, DEC. 6.—We learn that the celebrated English chemist, James T. W. Johnston, will have the honour, on Friday and Saturday evenings, at half-past seven o'clock, to deliver lectures on the Delengetu. The lecturer intends to choose for his subject agricul tural chemistry. It is hoped that :.11 persons who take an interest if, the promotion of agriculture will not fail to take advantage of these lectures. With respect to the occurrences at Cracnw, it is in teresting to recollect the remarkable language of the Northern Courts at the conferences in London, where the Belgian question was treated of, and which are re corded on the 19th protest, dated the 19th February. According to the principles of public law, treaties do not bear their force, whatever may be the changes which take place in the internal organization.—Dutch Papers, Dec. 8. BRUSSELS, DEC. 7.—The Chamber of Representatives continued, and closed to .day the discussion of the budget of the Ways and Means. At the opening of the sitting the Minister of Finance presented two projects of law, the first for exempting the sugar and heet-root exported from the excise-duty, the second for prolonging indefinitely the law which exempts from the same duties salt intended for agricultural purposes. M. Bouckere delivered his report on the budget of th( department of the Interior, which will be distributed on Friday evening, and the budget discussed on . Saturday . . Since the measure adopted' by the Brussels police hinder beggars from entering the capital, the number of these unfortunate people arrested in other places of the district, as well as in the streets of the city, has consi derably decreased. As for the legality of this measure, which some persons have doubted, it is evid , att that the police may, and ought to, take measures to prevent indi viduals from coming into our city who do FO with the fixed design of following the trade of mendicity, as to which it seems rather to have acted within the limits of its duties than to have exceeded them. The snow which fell yeste-day, all the morning, has greatly impeded the inhabitants who desired to visit the opening of the exhibition, which contains nearly a thousand articles. Among the paintings there is a splendid Velasquez, representing the "Adoration of the Shepherds."—Brussels Papers, Dec. 8. DUTCH FUNDS.—AmsTERDAN, DEC. 8. Money. Bills Actual Debt, 234 per Cent •• •••• •• . 59 1 4 594 k Ditto, 3 per Cent ••••••.••• .• •• • • • • 71% 71% Ditto, 4 per ..................92!4• 92 92% Amort Syndic, 3 1 A per Cent ••••• • • • • • 88 88% C o mmercial Company, 4% per Cent 175 176 East India Loan, 4 per Cent ••••• • • • • • • Exchange on London, at sight ........12 05 Two months. • • • • • • • • •• • • 18 On Hamburgh, at sight •• • . 35 Two months. ••••••• • •• •• •• 35 05 On Paris • •••••• • • • • • • Twomouths. ••••••.• • • • • •• —Dutch Papers. Dec. 9. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, DEC. 5. Bills. Money. St.Schuld Sch., 3 1 / 2 per Cent . ...... 93 92% Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent ••.• • • Foreign Exchanges • - • • • ...... ........ Exchange on London, £1 Sterling, 3 Months. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussms, Dm 2. Actual Debt, 214 per Cent ••••.•• • • • •• . • Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent •• • • .... Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent •• Ditto Three per Cent. ••••••••• • • • • • • • • Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ••• • • • Ditto, ditto,lB4o ••••• • • • • • 99% Ditto,ditto,lBl2. ••• • • Ditto, 1844. •••••••• • . • • • .. •... •.• 97% Ditto, 1836.. • • • • ......... ...... . Ditto, 1838 .• .. • • • •• • • Ditto of the City, 1832 .. • • •.. • • •••••• • • • • • • 10a 10n}6 Ditto, 1843 •••••• • • • • • • 98% Bank of Belgium . • .• • • ••• •. • 925 —Brussels Papers, Dec. 1. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, DEC. 1. 5 per Cent. Metalliques. • • 4 per Cent. d1tto•• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 99% 3 per Cent. ditto• •••••••••••• • •• •• •• •• •• 72 Loan, 1834 .• •••• • • • • ........... ..... 156 Ditto, 1839 •• • • ••• • • • •••• •• •• • •• •• • • 120% Bank Shares ••• • • • ••• • • Esterhazy's Loan • • • • •• RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand .• .• .• - • 175 1 4 Vienna—Milan .• .•••• • • • • Leghorn ••••• • • • • • ........... . Sienna ..... ......... 74 • • Pesth Bridge.. • • ...• • • • • " • • Apennines •.•••••• • • • • • • •" —Allgemeine Zeitung, Dec. 4. aetdll33ryie Martin, the Mr. George Robins' length completed. 5 Villa, ii‘sirennefurn is the great Brighton lllptlhioaliteerer, in a style that places it far beyond any rival candidate. leis just let, for a period of six months, to a gentlema n of Consideration, who will d • h have the benefit of its first occup S ation. near trou , w ith i ts eastel- The Lypiatt estate, lated mansion, a ncient chapel , beautiful domain of 230 acres, and valuable manorial rights, which was offered to public sale by Mr. Robins in the summer, has just been disposed of to J. E. Dorington, Esq., of the House of Commons. Few estates possess more natural beauties or greater historical interest. It was at Lypiatt Park, the seat of Sir J. Throckmorton, it is recorded the gunpowder plot was projected; indeed, the chamber Ns here the meetings were held is still preserved, and during the wars of the Parliament the mansion sustained a siege, and was nearly destroyed. The property is considered one of the most attractive in Gloucestershire, and its p•Aition and natural charsns render it a peculiarly important and delightful estate for a residence. LATER FROM RIO DE JANEIRO.—The Kate, arrived in the English Channel, has brought advices from Rio to the 13th of October. There is no political intelli gence by this arrival. Freights to England 505., and the rate of exchange 28. A French ship had been lost on the coast. DUTCH POTATOES.—The latest returns of arrivals from the continent show the importation of nearly :300 tons weight of potatoes in one day. OF these, 100 tons were form France, 112 tons from Normandy, and a cargo comprising 80 tons from Flushing, the production of Holland. Mr. Ex-Sheriff Laurie has issued an address to the electors of the borough of Pontefract, offering himself as a candidate at the next general election, in the room of Lord Poltington, who has announced his intention to withdraw from Parliament. _ _ The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne are eutertaining a select circle of 'friends at Bowood Park, Wilt 4. The E9rl and Countess of Shelburne, when the last letters were received, wert still at Rome, and, ac cording to their intentionF, do not contemplate to return to this country before March. War were either melted by the flames or have become the prey of the first persons who entered the place. The loss of the archives of the War department is a truly national calamity. The beeper of the archi v e s left his office as usual between four and five o'clock, after seeing all the stoves put out with which the place was warmed. Fortunately all the papers connected with periods antecedent to the present century have been saved, but various documents relating to the per. sonnel of the army and military and judicial affairs, have been destroyed. No cause can be assigned for this calamity." It was believed that Senor LIJJA and Senor ME/c -oin nAL would be re-elected for Madrid.. They are both Progresistas. MADRID BOMA, DEC. 2.—The Three ptr Cents. were done at 34 ; the Four per Cents. at 21; the Five per Cents. at 21; and the Coupons not capitalised at 20. We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday. The Presse contains a long article, in reply to the statement of the Augsburgh Gazette," that the Govern ment of France and England could not have been surprised at the measures adopted by the Northern Powers on the subject of Cracow, as it had been un fait accompli for several months past, and must have been perfectly well known to the Foreign Ministers e London and Paris." The Presse says— " The: Augsburgh Gazette is in error. The occupation alone of Cracow was known. France and England made just objections on that head, and they might have ex pected that their representations would not have been answered by a sudden violation of treaties. If it be true, as asserted by the German journal, that it was those representations which induced the three Powers to adopt a resolution which they found would not receive the assent of their allies, it is a strange manner of comprehending and carrying on in ternational relations, and one which is on a par with the respect which they showed for treaties. One fact, however, appears from this statement, which we ought carefully to remember, and which is, that the Spanish marriages and the rupture of the cordial understand ing had no reference to the resolution of the three Courts, since that resolve preceded those events. To this clever argument, which consists in justifying the suppression of Cracow on the ground that France and England must have expected it, the Augsburgh Gazette adds another of a similar nature and of equal value. It enumerates all the changes made in the constitution of Cracow since 1830, which were so many violations of the treaty of Vienna. It remarks on the refusal made to receive a British Consul at Vienna, and on the notice given by France and England of the in contestable right given to them to interfere by the treaties of Vienna, and their unwillingness to avail them selves of that right. Thus a series of petty usurpations are referred to to justify a definitive and complete spolia tion, and the little respect paid to the remonstrance of the two constitutional Powers is alleged as a justification of the absence of all consideration for their past and fu ture reclamations. Such is this new justification ! We know not what importance is to be attributed to this ar ticle of the Augsburgh Gazette, written in a scoffing style, ill-suited to persons who are endeavouring to jus tify an act which may produce very serious conse quences. But it is of a piece with every communication, more or less official, made to the present time in the name of the three Northern Powers. It crowns them wonderfully well, and we regret that its length does not permit us to join it to the other documents which we have collected on this affair, and which is only the emu ! mencement of an end from which we have much to gain." 'The Epoque announces in very grandiloquent style that M. GUIZOT will " fully respond to the exigen cies of his situation ;" that " he will be faithful to that policy of grandeur and conciliation, as well as of firmness and of dignity, which has hitherto prevailed, notwithstanding the clamours of ambitious men, and the deceptions of anarchy," and that his protest will he found "to respond to our expectations." We should be more inclined to believe that M. GUIZOT was in earnest in his protest if he had not made this flourish about it. "In the name of Prophet—Figs !" The Courrier Francais says— " The Czar has already broached the question of com pensation for the violation of the treaty of Vienna. A letter from Warsaw, in the Gazette of Aix-la- Chapelle, of the 6th inst., apprises us of the measures adopted by Russia. It appear. that, on the 10th of January next, the line of custom-house existing between Poland and the Russian empire will be suppressed. Trade will be free, and the Polish manufacturers will derive vast ad vantage from it. At the Russian new year the kingdom of Poland, after having lost its constitution by an ukase of the Emperor Nicholas in 1831, and after having been since governed by the organic statute, will lapse formally into a Russian province. All the necessary preparations are already made." The Daats has a long article on the worn-out sub jezt of the violation of the treaty of Utrecht by the Montpensier marriage, in which it merely repeats what it has said any time since last September. On Mlonday there was a Council of Ministers at the Tuileries, which was presided over by the KING. A letter from Frohsdorff, in the Quotidienne, says— " The Archdukes of Austria on the 27th ult. paid visits to the Duke and Duchess de Bordeaux on the oc casion of their marriage. Soon afterwards the Duke and Duchess went to Vienna and dined en f male with the Emperor and Empress. The Countess de Mantes (Duchess de Berry), so tried by misfortune, is at this moment enjoying all the felicity which Providence has just granted to the exile. She seems to find in her new daughter her whom she lately lost, when married to the Prince de Lucca." COSTA CABRAL, the ex-Minister of Portugal, is said to have arrived at Bayonne. The Moniteur contains a royal ordonnance, de claring, that though, according to the treaty of Com merce and Navigation concluded in 1826, between France and England, which ordains that the products of Asia, Africa, and America, imported in French vessels into England, and in English vessels into France, were to be admitted only in bond for re exportation ; yet, under present circumstances, as it would not be advisable to throw any obstacle in the way of obtaining additional supplies of corn, the said treaty is suspended until further orders in what re lates to American corn and flour imported from British ports. The state of monetary affairs in Paris, still con tinues to excite alarm. The Three per Cents . closed on the Paris Bo urse on Tues . dßaailroaatdB4f.a6roecs, ;1 the Five per Cents., 118 f.; the Orleans ,245 f ; Rouen, 872 f. 50c.; Havre, 640 f ; Great Northern , 6371. 50c. ; Avignon, 872 f. 50c.; Vie rzon , ssit", 25e.; Bordeaux, 557 f. 50c.; Troyes and Montereau, 3351. ; Basle, 220 f.; Dieppe, 352 f. 50c.; Paris and Stras burg, 478 f. 75c. ; Tours and Nantes , 488 f. 75c.; Paris and Lyons, 503 f. 75c. •, Lyons and Avignon, 490 f. ; B or d eaux and Cette, 475 f. ; B el g ian Two-and-a-Half p e r Cents. , 55 %; 3 r 3 7 4 the Ditto Domestic Debt, 32%. quotations for other line s : Sp T an h i e sh fu Actives, llowing a MAnstaLLEs, DEC. l.—Marselles and Avignon, 863 f. 75 •c. , Northern, 631 f. 24c.; Paris and Lyons, 4971. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DECEMBER 9. Boulogne and Amiens, 13!4—Direct Bombay and Mad r as, %—East Indian, % —g, ,a—Northern of France Constituted, 9 7/ s — Orleans and Bordeaux, B—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 434—Sambre and Meuse, 4%. THE Bonnotim MARBLES IN THE BRITISH MU SEUM—Our national collection now contains what is conjectured to have tormed a portion of one of " the seven wonders of the world,"—sculptures from the fa mous sepulchre of Mausolus, King of Carla, at Petro nium, the modern Bodroum, and the ancient and cele brated city of Helicarnassus, in Asia Minor. The tomb of Mausolus is stated to have been in existence so late as the twelfth century ; indeed, it would appear that it was only finally destroyed in the early part of the six teenth, for it is expressly stated by historians of the period that the knights of Rhodes destroyed the edi'ice, which they had opened up in the course of excavating for materials to repair a fort at the entrance of the her boor. Portions of the sculptures were then removed and built into the walls of the fort, and there they re mained till, through the exertions of our minister at Constantinople, permission was obtained from the Sultan to transfer them to this country. They were recently brought to England, and are now deposited in the Brit • ish Museum. They are in bas reliefs, and represent that favourite subject of ancient myth, combats between amazons and warriors. THE QUEENHITHE PENNY CLOTHING SOCIETY.— - _ ......_,_ society,Wednesday, i‘lic hl, Church hheu a rw c e o he ti , a r kg nia lu i e t et t ie e sn e e hi o int f hTe l h, a ta d on a i e de s iss. a tsr t ti t rb e eu n e d tt : d tehp f ep r c o o ls m oi tt eh t i h sn i tg s . t i i d cl . c , et !. 2&, a T e h d e 3 re l ar a e w th e r e e h e , classes—those in w g ho th s e ubs la cr rg ib e e s d t amount received by the society, which, together with the 1 bonus, is annually returned at this season in the shape of warm clothing, blankets, &c., the object of the society being to induce the humbler classes to provide for the contingencies of winter. The friends of Mr. George Clarke, the last and only remaining one of the Brighton Coach Proprietors, invited him to a dinner on Tuesday at the Pavilion Hotel. In the absence of M r . G eorge Wi gne y through indispo sition, the chair w as t a k en b y M r . J. 11. Mills; and the !lon. Mr. Stewart did M r. Cl ar k e the honour of taking i " the vice-chair. A sumptuous di nne r was put on the -able by Mr. Seaw ar d ; an d hi s w ines were excellent. )n the removal of th e c l ot h " Th e Queen, and other loyal toasts were given. Th e Chairman then pro duced a very handsome sil ver c i gar - case , and, after a few b rief Out appropriate r emar k s, present ed the case to M r. Clarke as a testi mony o f respect f or his uniform polite ness and attention t o hi s passen gers, as a Brighton Coach Proprietor. Th e case b ear s the following in'crip tion:—" Presented by hi s f r i en ds at a dinner g iven to Slr. George Clarke as a mark of esteem, he being the only proprietor and coachman now left on the Brighton and London real, D ec . g t h , 1846." Mr Clarice, on re ceiving the case from th e hands of Mr. Mi lls, acknow ledged the compliment in a neat, well deliv ered address. The company pas se d a ver y pleasant evening , Mr. Clarke filling his eigar•case over and over a g ain with . some of the best Havannahs, which he liberally distri buted among his friends. We remember the time when no fewer that twenty-seven coaches left this town for London daily, the same number coming into Brighton (roll London; but, since the opening of the railway, that number has dwindled down to one,—and this London coach is the only stage-coach to be seen in Brighton at the present time, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. Do. New Ditto Tenths ..... .. 5 (From The Sun of last Night.) Ditto Tenths ... ..... 4 The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were very Ditto Scrip extensive, being over 30,000 bales, about half of which Ditto ditto ...... . .... 4 was on speculation, and at ji. to id. advance, compared L - ,ndon •ind York ...... ... 2 1 4 with the close of last week. Holders met the demand Do. Extension freely. 1,100 Maranham sold at qd. to lid, 200 Egyp- London and Windsor . 1A... • tian at 7d. to Bid., 2,500 Surat at 4d. to 5d., and the London, Salisbury, and rest American at sid. to 'lid. per lb. Shares were flat Yeovil - ••• •-• 2 1 4 — ............... again. Londonderry&Coleraine 15 It will be remarked from the above that the " furor" Londonderry and Ennis — does not subside at Liverpool, and that combined opera- killen ... ........ ... 15 5 16% dens, unless some sudden rottenness is discovered among Lynn and Ely Lynn and Derebam '..5 ..... isihq ............ the Bull party, will probably keep the rare staple fcr a ••••••••••• • " • Nlanchester and Leeds time at least, at the present advanced rates, if it does Ditto 1 / , Shares not even make them go higher. As to the trade, if the Do. Quarters 2 ...... .......... ..••• consumption of manufactures does not sensibly increase, Do. Fifths ... 5 ...... 10 1 4 ..... . ........ th will .- )t be f- , nd a great si— rt to the speculators, Do. Sixteenths 6 14 — .... Jey will no Je found a great suppol pt especially after the first " blush" is over, and they have stocked themselves a little. There are no late ship arrivals to-day with news of general interest, and in the City matters are rather quiet, the wool sales having satisfactorily concluded, and !olonial produce being offered rather sparingly. In grain, taking the markets of the United Kingdom a good deal of business continues to be transacted. The Lisbon mail, with letters to the 30th, furnishes pore of the " doings" of the Court, and tha accounts % p....... . tre of a nature. rather to excite increased sympathy for the insurgents, than hopes for the success of the Govern ment. The expuLion of the Duke of Palmella, excites no small disgust here, and as to the Bank of Portugal ob, it is regarded as a mere desperate effort, at any mice, to force a large paper circulation. As to the fj per cent. deduction► fr - oni the bondholders' dividen , ls, lepite the remonstrances of the London Committee, it appears to have actually commenced. The West India Mail brought letters to the Commitee of Spanish American Bondholders, from their active agents in the city of Mexico, Messrs. Manning and Mack ntosh, who, we teel gratified in stating, have received from he Ministry of Santa Anna, assurances that the conver sion conducted by Mr. Murphy and Messrs. Schneider .vill stand good, and that the first dividend on the new bands is to be paid in London next January, besides an io pates allowance being made for the suspension in May. With regard to the " fifth of the duties," their restitution is aot yet obtained, the treasury of Mexico being so ex - iausteil, that Messrs. Manning and Co. have been unable Jo. Do. Extension Ditto Thirds - f i .............................. Northern and Eastern 5O ....... . ...... Do. Scnp (issd. 5 dis.) 45 Di -ter Shares... 12% ............... to obtain any definite promise. The English funds have been flat again to-day, and sailers preponderate, there being fewer inclined to shut Arith stock than was the case a week or two back. Consols have been 951., and are 95 for Money, being 954 for Account. New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents, have been 964 to 9t3. Bank Stock is worth 2061. Ex. thr bills have been 9s. to 12s. premium. _ . _ _ Jo. Query Do. New - — ...... ...••• • North Staffordshire 5 ...... 8% 1 / 4 th ......... North Wales Northern and Southern - Connecting North Western 2 l /2 — ............... Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton _.... Aequer• The chief basiness in the Foreign Market is in Mex. ..can Stock, which has risen to 23a, and 23i for the Five per Cents. Spanish Actives have been about 26+; 'old the Three per Cents. 374, which are lower rates. Portuguese Four per Cents have been at a decline from 384 to 38. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have realised 601 to 604. The Share Market is heavy again, but as remarked on prevous occasions recently, sales are not generally pressed to any extent, and the partial reaction in prices is more the result of a suspensic,n of purchases. Eastern Counties are 221 ; Caledonian, 23+ 4 ; North Stafford. 84 4 ; and Northern of France, 94 to 10. ONt I'ItICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. dank Stock 206% 3 per Cent. Reduced Anns 94 1 4% 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 5 14% 95 gew 3V 4 per Cent. Annuities 9 6 14 96 India Bonds, 1,0001 Ditto under 1,0001... ....... 21 17 p South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities 4 9 4 3 /4 Consols for Account 9 5 1 /1 i:xchequer Bills, 10001. 1 1 %d.... 12 9 p Ditto, 5001 Ditto. Small ... 12 9 p ONE O'CLOCK Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham.... Portsmouth Direct 33q — .. ............ Preston and Wyre Do. % Shares Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 3/. 12s. — dis. ........... Richmond Royston and Hitchen ..• 1 % I N .......... .. Scottish Central Scottish Midland l 2 l / 2...... 13% ..... ........ Sheffield & Manchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Do. Lincolnshire June. 1 1 % — ••••• ••. Do. & Great Grimsby. 10 Do. do. Extension 425. .... .........• •••• Shrewsbury and Birm... 3 .... . 4 3 / 4 %.....- ... ' . Shropshire Union Shrews., Wolverhamp , &S. Staffordsh. Junc. 2 1 / 2 33/4... ....... ... South Devon 4O ...... ............ ' South StaffordshireJunc 2',i — ......•.. south Eastern & Dover. 33 , X 3 — ............... Do., No. 1 20 Do., Nc, 2. Do., No. 3 Do., No. 4 St.Alban's, Hatfield,and Hertford Junction ... 425. — Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2% — ............... South Wales ..... ... 5 Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. Coal. ... 2 Taw Vale Extension ... 2 Vale of Neath Wakefield, Pontefract, & .. Goole ........ 22 1 .. Warwick and Worcester 425. , — ............... Waterford and Kilkenny 11 . Waterford and Limerick 22 1 ,4 — ........... ".. Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin Wexford, bv aterford, and .... V a l en t i a Waveney Valley ... 2 --. ..... .. ... W e lsh Midland West Riding Union --- .................... ........... West Cornwall 2 .. ... -- '.. Wexford and Carlow - .... ........ ••• Wilts, Somerset,& Wey- ......... mou th - -•• .. .„ ......• York and Carlisle 2 3 /4 ...... -- ••••• .... .„ York and Newcastle. . .... 5 ...... IVA it - Ditto New . .... /4 Do. Preference 2 ...... fiiii-•-• - ...... York and North Midland 50 - Ditto 1 4 5hare5........ 25 Do. Selby ... Do. I,l7tension Ditto, Preference I)o.East and NN e st Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. CLOSIN G PRICES. 94 3 4 95% 9 p p 9 p CLOSING PRICES 31 4 . 3 19th 3% 2 23% 36 38V 2 38 ........ ••••• RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Equador Bonds Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent. — Ditto, Deferred ... Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 — Ditto, Account . 23%%% Peruvian &aids, 6 per Cents — Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent .. 38% Ditto, Account 3B Russian Bonds ....... 111 3 / Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto. Account Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 per Cent. ..... ...•.. 37% Ditto, Account 37% Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent — Ditto, Deferred — Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto, Account 60 % 1 /2 60% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 92 3 % PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES PAID ' AT ON O'CLOCK. PRICES. ...___ .. Aberdeen Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2% 2%% Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% Belfast & County Down 4% — Birmingharn and Dudley 49i. ... .. -.-. •••• • • .• Birmin. and Gleucester..loo Ditto New 17% ... ... Birmingham and Ox ford J unction Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.... 2% . — Boston, Stamfd, Sc Birm. 22s Bristol and Exeter ..... 75 Ditto, New . Bristol and Glouceoter... 30 ~.... Bristol and Liver. June.. 2 1 , ...... Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Hall Shares...... 2 1 / 4 Cambrian & Grand June 42s Chester and Holyhead... 27V, — Caurnet and 81ythe...... 2 - ••• ..... .••., Chester and Manchester 425. Cheltenham and Oxford 2 Clarence lOO Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Clydesdale Junction..... 20 Cork, Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney ... 21 / 4 Cork and Waterford ... 11 / 4 — Cornwall Ditto, Half Shares ... 2%...... ...... Direct Lincoln, East Ret ford, and Shetld. J unc. 2% — Direct Northern Direct Norwich 1 Dublin andßalfastJunc. 12 1 / 4 — • Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway..... 4 Dundalk & Enniskillen 10 EastemCounties 141. 16s 2 2 3/ ............ Ditto New l2l. 16s 7A p•••••••" .............. IS. •• ..... ..." Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1. 6/. 13s. 4d... ............ Ditto ditto. No. 2 6/ 13s. 4d... % P••• •••*. Do., York Extension 2 3 ........... EastDereh'kri andNoech 1 ...... ............ Eastern Union 35 ... Ditto, Quarter Shares ...... Do. Exten.(Harwich) I'/8•••••• Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2 Li.' 2 East Lancashire Ditto, New Do., do. (late Preston and Orinskirk).... Do., do., New Scrip..• ..... Ea s t Lincolnshire ..•••• 1 / 4 ...... 2 East & W 50 est of England ...... Ed in b u rgh and Glasgow 75% ......... Ditto Half Shares ... 10 ........... EdDinitbtuor,gQhukrsteorrSthhearrne.s. 1 1 2 2I c ! ..... Edinburgh and Perth... 3 •••... ...... Ely and Huntingdon ... 12%...... 13% •• E n niskillen and Sligo ••• Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorset 5 ja Glasgow, Kilmar., & Ayr 50 ..... Ditto New Do., 14 Shares (5 per ...... ••••• cent. guar.) Goole, Doncast er, &c 2 Grand Union (Notting- 2 1 4; ..... and Lynn Great lre E li s nud t n e )s r t i . i e.r & . ..... ....... e . 22 2 7 1 1 : 2 1 2 : . ........... Great South. and West •." ••• Great u G;s a a t t N N o o r r t t h h o o f f En Scotland ia i 2 12 .. .. ...... 237 Ditto New g 1.1( I ()° 5 Gr D DD ea i ii i tto, 7 , New••• ..... ••• 15 •••••• 101 20 ..... r Share 5..,,,,,. • 855011 A 132 . MINES. Ditto q Shares lO Ditto Fifths Ditto, New ... 2 Huddersfield & Manches. 13 ...... 17 1 / 17 Ditto, Extension 3 Hull and Selby Ditto 1 4 Shares - Do. Half Shares Ipswich & Bury St. Edtn. 11% — Do., do., and Norwich 2% 2 l/ z l% Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Do. New Leeds and Bradford Leicester and Bedford... 225....... Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 22% — Do., Branch (Blue) ... 2% — • Do.Extension(Green) 2%•• ... Leeds and Thirsk 17%...... 15%• •... ..... ---- , . _ Ditto, New a — Lpool., Mnchstr &New castle Junction London and Blackwall. 161. 13s. 4d. Do. New Ditto Extension London, Brighton, and South Coast Ditto, Fifths Do. Consol. Eighths.. 10 Do. Guarant. 5 per ct. 9 London and Greenwich 1211534 d 9'/ Do. Preference ...18/17s 2d — London, Hounslow, add Western London.;and N. Westernloo . l9l 193 Do. Quarters D0., do., New Ditto Fifths 13 - 0. -1 1 Shares (G. J.) 5 Do 40/. Shares(L.M.) 8 Do. 40/. (M. & B.) ... 40 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 5 Do. 10/.(111. & B.) B. 5 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) C. 1 London, Oxford, and Cheltenham Lona. & S.Western 41i 6a 10t1 6214 Do. New Cousol. Bths 40 Do. Neff 22%, Do. Extension 42s. Do. Liverp. and Bury 24 - ....... • ..... Do. do. Fifths Manbester,Buxton,and p Matlock 42 3. ...... p ............... , A z Manchest & Southampt. 2 ...... 1% ........... ... i 4 71 Midland lOO 126 127 ..... ....... 1 ' ..... Do. Fifths D. New Ditto, New 10 3 Do. Birm., and Derbyloo lO2 103...... ..... Midlnd & East. Counties 2%...... ............ ••• Midland Great Western ....• Irish Newe tstle and Barwick 20 D. North Shields ... 25 Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Newmrket &Chesterfrd 5 ..... Newport & Abergavenny 2% .............. ..... N , wry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, ..... and Rostrevor Norfolk _ ...... ......... —.lOO l3O ........ ...... ..,.. Ditto Half Shares .. 9 Do. Extension Northern Counties - Union 2 1 / s — ............... North British ... ..... ... 25 Do. Half Shamus Do. Fifths Do. Quarters _ . Anglo-Belgian.. Barb:aloes 1 ...... --- 13elgian Eastern Junctn. 2 1 / 2 Antioz - ne and Amiens... 16 . — 13,rdeaux & Mediterran. 2 t-ordeaux, l'oulousv., and (let[., ( :11 aekenzie's )... 2 .. - Do. (Espelete's) ..... 2 ..... ', 7 1 4 Calais, Dunkrk, and West ............... Flanders Calcutta and Diamond harbour • ...... ..... ... Callao, Lima, and Pacific 1 .... Coast ... .. ... .. .. Central of Spain ... Ceylon D O i e r r ei Demerara d c r t e ‘' B al o ie ti N;• b : a . 3 . l . - 7. a .... n : a : 25 4 14 s . .. 1 . .111 ---- - ........................ .....::::::.::::.":".....: Madras Dutch Rhenish 6 . ................. .... .... East Indian ... ..... .... ss. ...... •• Farnpoux & Hazebrouk 4 .... Great Indian Peninsular ss. Great Western Bengal... ss. Great, Western Canada... W I .... Italian and Austrian.... 4 ..• - •• ...... ••••• Jamaica. S. Mid. J unction 1 .... Jersey ...... .. . ... Louvain it la Sambre ... 6 ... • ••"'' . •••••". Luxembourg....., Lyons and Avignon Madras ...... Madras, Nellore, and Arcot % — ..... Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... .• ......... •••" Mauritius .. •.. Namur and Liege ...... . Nn of France Constituted 5 North Jamaica .. 1 Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 •• Orleans and I3ordeaux... 6 Over Yssel 4/ 3s 4d Paris & Lyons Constituted 5 ...... Paris and Orleans 2O Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ....... Constituted - .............. Rouen and Havre ..... Sambre and Meuse ...... 10 —. 4% ........... .... Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 a. Laurence & Atlantic :ours and Nantes Con- ,•••••'"" stituted ... ... .. 5 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan- ~,..••• .... den, and Hasselt. 8 •..••• Trinidad West Flanders ...... .... 6 Real del Monte Unregd 1. snll3,—The E boe A Fpa ld ilg O t i e Se eSe , fl y fe l above cause was not 1501., as reported 11 gbon ij i o_l under the head of Barclay V. Emerson, - 11' 1 110.- as above, on Frederick Hewitt Berkelei, 1 0 Ea,monson, but 3001., one hundred and Of' d o ot l o o l/ paid in cash before any tuition to the dei c a % l ei . , b l ll „ . and a promissory note for 1501. at the sante: gone tv furthpr sum in cash of 101. to purchase for t"" e g, ol i fte boards, brushes, &c., which, with the Pie ttir o isin ti o pe S be the defendant's property, but which th i e ,,r e , 0 a tains, and for which an action is now Pen",,'" . further action for the return of the outla y , .'"heitiow"/ A. further inducement for this arrangementrewiorti, two fictitious gold medals alluded to in yo,ur o f 0 1 ,05 the statement that the pretended new sti' e a ,,ht scape painting had never been ttg e vitirbt:, to any person to teach again, when, by tu., ( I I 2CV Mr. Preston, it appeared he had been o'4 on similar advertisement in the Newcastle CotenelT faith of the medals being gold, and having be en villoll as stated, to pay in cash 3001., and re.,42de/sOOl family to Norwich, when he found, like d' e „„r son, there were no pupils to succeed too m - 10P eo lith styl..., to be taught, &c. By making this correction as early will oblige, Sir, yours, &c., 3 .. E 11 0 4./ a di Prospect-place, Hampstead, Dec. 9 • d o de rel P s P.S. I erceive you have omitted that for pleaded n ot feu u c ti .b a t fraud and coffin' 6/1 to The Conde de Montemolin left LoedoF °00042:00 morning, at ten o'clock, and proceeded by fir Cambridge, whither he has been invited by 0 0 i Master of Trinity College. t he Cle/tog_gt Accounts from Milan announce t“, 010.- Charles Count von Geisruch, Cardinal fil; t b, in Milan, who expired at the close of last I ° 4 1. 0 city, aged seventy-three years. 02 411 d WTI 00 ASS SERIOUS ILLNESS OP PRINCE _ t oes, v-A The Cologne Gazette, of December 7, ~',o o beldA authority of a correspondent " from the l' roi all a p r i the above distinguished statesman is dang, ,„ 9 ist 4 4 that he has been confined dining several Wkri e § ;c o o? It appears that he is su ff ering under al e Pi which allows him no rest. The Gazette add; 0 0 Munch-Bellinghausen, the President of Diet, is with the Prince night and ddi• EAST WORCESTERSHIRE ELECTION,. J o cos 1 ,00 ,01 0 WEDNESDAY, Two o'CLocx.-- -- M r • "ra t° e rr acceded to the requisition presented to 11l ..mi te candidate for the eastern division of W i ° P f x r fr o rip the room of Mr. J. Barneby, deceased. jou or lea moderate Whig, and would, it is belie ;sot in Parliament, supported the free-trggl• 112 IL reel. 6 22% 206 1 / 2 941/8 17 p 26 y 8 37!: z 37 1 / 2 39 1 / 2 11 1/2 .... 12S 23 1 / 1 2 22 7, 4 7 A P 3 . 13 P 31/2 ... 237 6 % 17 75 1 / 2 ... 22% ... 14% 741 4 12% . •S .... I••• 62 'HI .•, 16% 16N 1 7% % P -- 51A ..-.,, 35, ... 314 1% -1-34 IA % A is i 1~ ' ..%, 1 3 4 P 38, / 12A 1 ~ / s 1!A , ,• 4 ./d_ 4, , i .... 634 ill _ ~. ' Sp