The Sun. — London, England, 1837-01-10 00:00:00

\amrd --- a RIGHTO-MONDAY. His Majesty is quite well, and the Queen is convales cent, but the weather continues so extremely unsettled that none of the Royal Family were seen in public either to-day or - yesterday. His Majesty gave audience to Baron Ompteda this ir,orning. Colonel Sir James Higginson arrived from London this morning and joined the Royal siute. General Sir B. Stephenson and General Sir W. Hous ton left the Palace this morning for London. We regret to state that the Duchess of Gloucester continues seriously indisposed. A messenger was despatched yesterday morning for Sir Henry Halford, who arrived last nigklt at the Palace. Her Royal Highness passed a bad night, and is no better to-day. The inquiries after the health of her Royal Highness have been ex ceedingly numerous. The calls at the Palace this day included the Marchio ness and Ladies Cornwallis, Lieut.-General Sir Samuel and Lady Dickins (on leaving), Marquis of Bristol, Mr. Mrs. George Dawson, Lieut.-Colonel Shenck (Dutch ser -vice, on leaving), Mr. E. Mackinnon (2d Life Guards), Major-General Sir Jasper Nicholls, Gen. Phipps, Dowager Lady Langham. The Earl of Westmoreland will remain hi Brighton till the close of this month. His Lordship does not in tend to proceed to Apthorpe House for some months. On Sunday his Lordship entertained a distinguished party to dinner. Sir Hamilton Seymour will remain in Brighton about a month longer, and then proceed to Brussels. ...,--„,_____ COURT CIRC ULAR. His Excellency the American Minister returned to town on Saturday from a visit to Viscount Palmerston, at Broad lands, Hants. Despatches from Mr. Villiers, our Minister at Madrid, were brou ght by a m essenger to the Foreign-office, on Sun day night. Despatches were also brought on Sunday night from Lord Horvard de Walden, our Minister at Lisbon. 'The Earl of Lichfield left town yesterday for his scat, Shugborough. His Lordship is a martyr to the gout ; but ',his anxiety to return to the country induced him to be car ried to his carriage, as, from long confinement, he is unable to walk. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town yes terday, from South-hill Park, Berks, the seat of the Earl of Limerick. The Right Hon. H. Labouchere has arrived in town. Viscount Melbourne entertained a small party at dinner on Sunday evening, at his residence in South-street. Despatches from the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfound land were received yesterday at the Colonial. office. -r. Mash, yesterday, attended the King, and re ceived the honour of Knighthood. This gracious mark of his Majesty's favour and approbation must prove very gra tifying to the feelings of so old and deserving a public ser rant, as well as to those of the numerous persons who have, during a long series of years, experienced Mr. Mash's kind :ness and courtesy in the discharge of his duty in the Lord Chamberlain's Department. The King gave audience to the Marquis Conyngham, who was present when the honour of Knighthood was conferred upon Mr. Mash. Sir F. Chantry, Mr. Bellenden Kerr, and the other Members of the School of Designs, met at the Board of Trade yesterday. Lord and Lady Poltimore have arrived at Poltimore, from Court Hall. General Buller has arrived on a visit at that beautiful seat of his Lordship. The Prussian Minister, on his arrival from Berlin, intends to engage a new town residence, having, before his departure, relinquished the house in Bryanston-square. Lord Charles Welleslsy has returned to his regiment at Portsmouth. The Marquis of Douro has left Strathfieldsaye on a shooting excursion in Hants. Lord Waterpark has left Holkham Hall, for Lei cestersbire, after a visit of some weeks' duration. Lady Charlotte Guest is shortly expected at Bath. The young Duke of Roxburgh and his Noble bride are passing the honeymoon in Paris. On their Grace's re turn they will proceed to Fleurs Castle, near Kelso. Lord Henniker and his bride, daughter of Sir Ed ward Kerrison, have left Oakley Park, Suffolk, where the ceremony was solemnised, on a tour. Sir Walter James, Bart., nephew to the Marquis of Londonderry, and son of'Lady Emily Hardinge, by her first marriage, will come of age in June next. Lady de Clifford is entertaining a party of friends at Kirkby Hall. Lord Wm. Russell and Captain Russell have arrived. The Duke of Rutland will receive a constant suc cession of vi.siters at Belvoir Castle, till the first Newmarket Spring Meeting, which occurs in April. Loraand Lady Mah on , a ft er a tour of visits, du ring which they were the guests of the Duke of Welling ton, at Strathfieldsay, have arrived at Oakley Park. The Marquis of Breadalbane has been sent on a visit to Sir Niel and Lady Menzies, at Menzies Castle, du ring his stay in Scotland. Viscount Morpeth will visit the Earl and Countess Carlisle, at Castle Howard, previous to his return to town. Counts Villenstein and Zadre have been amongst the distinguished and brilliant circle at Belvoir Castle, on a visit to the Duke of Rutland. The. Earl of Chesterfield's huntin g lodge, Gedling, near Melton Mowbray, has been ready for the reception of ilia Lordship's stud and hounds, but the inclemency of the weathe r has prevented him from quittin g Bretby Park in Leicestershir e . Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir Alexander Hope, G.C.8., is to act as Governor of Chelsea Hospital until a successor is appointed to the late venerable Field Mar shal Sir Samuel Hulse. Sir Alexander has been Lieute nant Governor of the institution for several years. A statue of the late Duke of Athol has been erected in the cathedral at Dunkeld to the memory of that revered Nobleman. It is the production of a pupil of " classical Chantry;' and is of white marble, rather larger than life. The likeness is good, and r epresents his Grace in his Par liamentary robes. The appointment of Mr. Sullivan, nephew to Lord Palmerston, to be Secretary of Legation to Lord Howard de Walden's embassy at Lisbon, having created a vacancy in the number of clerks in the Foreign Office, Leopold Coles, EN, has been appointed to the vacancy. The Duke of Wellington arrived at Apsley House t 'daY, from a visit to Earl Brownlow, at Belto n House, near Grantham, where the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, Marquis of Exeter, and other fashionables, who had b een visiting the Duke of Rutland, at Belvoir Castle, were invited to meet the Noble and Gallant Duke, who took leave of his host, at Belvoir, on Thursday. His Grate will remain in town for two or three days. Viscount Ebrington and the Hon. N. Fellowes have arriv e d at Castle Hill, the seat of the Earl and Countess Fortescue, where a select circle have a ssembled. Sir J. H. Wil liams has arrived. The Countess of Fortescue has, nth her usual consideration, supplied s everal poor families with clothing suitable to the season. fat ox amo ngst th _The. venerable Earl of Arran gave a . era of Bognor for their Christmas dinners. and ual Lady Clive have, according to their an n. cust o m, tile poor given a lar g e quantity of coals and clothing to Welshpool. The Earl and Countess of Rosebery have, during the_s past month, distributed a large quantity of coals , soup, eto upwards of .50 poor families at Q uee nsferry. S e .. v c° eral of the age d and industrious poor of the No b le Earl dor latesss estates are employed by the amiable Countess the ng_ the w h ole of the winter to spin and knit, which keeps m from distress at that unprofitable season. We he ar t h at the attempts of the Tories to force a • memb er of their party on the constituency of Renfrewshire will be signally defe a t e d, and that the return of Sir John certain.AmsT ha y Blll 3Am DEC. 20.—F or several months we e uau her e a ne w Posed that th Opera Company ; and as it is sup- Purp ntie of .eY intend going to London next Spring, for the y o ur met vious inforraPa°ti giving representation s there, the amateurs of will probably b e glad to obtain some pre- Ehler s , a olid :in about them. The Director is a Mr. W. as tenor, Theatres of, and a e.a geti man, who was formerly an ornament oernrelsapneetable dramatic player at the principal appreciated : hi s 0. 4.. His great exper i ence i s univer sa ll y deuce for him h ere, tY and science gained great eon& are found particularly tZncg , th e members of the Company whose performanc e it Nieser, as first tenor, Kohler, as second tenor • would be difficult to surpass ; Mr. gel, as baritones ; and Messrs. sr.!. Bercht, Mager, and Na singers ; Miss Micolino, who is ICPlner and Weber, as bass most beautiful alt voice ; and th tavouyed by nature with a Graf, H o l ner , and Mrs. S chmie e de li sses Betz, Herman, . whom, in their peculiar style, were " beid r!s soprano!, all ; of The choirs are numerous, and pare the great est:a n t:on o f their Director, Mr. Schmiedeke, are likely to the most scrupulous judges. Hitherto this Coympany has exe cuted the following Operas :—The White Lady of the Castle, by Boieldieu ; the Barber of Seville, by Rossini ; Joh n of Paris, by Boieldieu ; Zampa, by Herold ; Tan ered, the Freishutz, and Romeo and Juliet, of Bellini ; the Swiss F • wilily, by Weigl ; and Titus, by Mozart. All those Operas have been represented here to very crowded houses. This Company propose to get up the most celebrated Opera s , both ancient and modern, in succession ; and as . som e of the superior singers Germany o f will be heard in the m , t h e public has th e. pleasin g prospect of enjoying an agreeable spring in a musical point of iew. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTE.RSALL'S-YESTERDA Y. THE DERBY. The Derby betting yesterday afternoon was alike inconsiderable in amount and importance, and would scarcely call for observation but for further improvement in the Phantasima colt and Wintonian ; the backers of the first are increasing daily in number and eager ness. and there is little doubt that he will shortly occupy the posi tion vacated by Defender. Wintonian stands at 15 to 1, or taken at 16. Layers and backers are equally shy about Defender, who remains at 20 to 1; 4,500 to 100 was betted against Hybiscus (crother to Cactus), but 15 points less were taken shortly after. The latter may be taken as the current odds offered. No other change will be found. 6 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's lot—taken and afterwards offered 8 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Jereed—take 81 to 1 13 to 1 agst Captain Gardner's Phantasima colt—take 14 to 1 15 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wintonian—take 16 to 1 18 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Mango—take 20 to 1. 20 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Flare-up—offered 20 to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's Defender—take 25 to 1 28 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Clifton—take 30 to 1 30 to 1 agst Lord Lichfield's Cartoon—taken 30 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Sambo—taken 30 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Hybiscus—offered 33 to 1 agst Mr. L. Saville's brother to Elis—offered 40 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Glider—offered 40 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke s Caravan—offered 40 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's The Pocket Hercules—taken 5 to 4 on Scott's lot agst Jereed—taken Mr. Skipsey, the breeder of the Saddler, Slashing Harry, Phy sician, and other well known racers, died last week. CHESTER CUP, P. P. ( COUNTRY PRICES.) 7 to 1 agst Sir J. Boswell's General Chasse—taken 8 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Snyders 12 to 1 agst Mr. Robinson's Stockport 20 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Black Diamond 20 to 1 agst Mr. Peirse's Elizabeth. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, 1837. TUESDAY. The Hopeful Stakes of 40 sovs. each, h. ft., for two years old. Lord Exeter's f. by Sultan, out of Salute ; Lord Exeter's f. by Sultan, out of Cantley ; Lord Exeter's f. by Sultan, out of Ra mona ; Mr. Bowes's gr. c. by Comus, dam by Cervantes, out of Revolution's dam ; Mr. J. Day's Brother to Muley Moloch, Mr. J. Day's ch. c. by Langar, out of Fairy, by Woful ; Mr. Wreford's b. f. by Laurel, out of Monirnia ; Mr. Gardner's b. c. by Gaberlunzie, out of Luna ; Lord Suffield's f. Rint, Lord Lichfield's h. b. by Bedlamite, out of Miniature ; Mr. Walker's bf. Constance, Duke of Richmond's c. Frontignac, Duke of Richmond's f. Guava, Duke of Richmond's f. Wimple, Lord Chesterfield's Spartacus, Lord Ches terfield's Caroline Elvina, Lord Chesterfield's c. by Sir Benjamin, out of Miss Lydia ; Mr. Thornhill's ch. c. by St. Patrick, out of Mangleworzel ; Mr. Thornhill's b. c. by St. Patrick, out of Mercy; Mr. W. Edwards's f. Handy-dandy, Mr. King's br. c. Osprey, Mr. J. Weatherby's b. f. Padronessa, Mr. Rogers's b. f. sister to Professor, Sir S. Graham's c. by Grey Comus, dam by Muley, out of Harriet ; General Grosvenor's f. by Cain, out of Frolicsome ; Colonel'Peel's St. Vitus, Colonel Peel's Wave, Colo nel Peel's Enoch, Colonel Peel's Paganini. Match, 100, h. ft. R.ll.—Lord Suffield's Milbank, Bst. 61b., against Mr. Edwards's Randan, Bst. 31b. WEDNESDAY. The St. Leger Stakes of 25 sous. each. Lord Suffield's Anvil, Lord Suffield's Pupil, Lord Exeter's Dar danelles, Lord Exeter's Troilus, Lord Exeter's Hybiscus, brother to Cactus; Lord Exeter's Velure, Mr. Sadler's Defender, Mr. Sowerby's Ruby, Mr. J. Day's Chapeau d'Espagne, Lord Jersey's brother to Mahomet, Lord Jersey's Flare-up, . Nlr Wreford's Win- tonian, Mr. Gardner's b. c. by Peter Lely, out of Phantasima ; Colonel Anson's Jereed, Mr. Greville's Mango, Sir M. Wood's c. by Cetus, dam by Blacklock ; Duke of Rutland's b. c. by Catton, out of Slight ; Mr. S. Stanley's br. c. Rattzap, Mr. W. Edwards's f. by the Colonel, out of Frederica ; Sir S. Graham's f. Avon, Sir S. Graham's c. by Shakspeare, out of Mervinia ; Sir S. Graham's c. by Emilius, out of Bravura ; Colonel Peel's f. by Bedlamite, out of Garcia ; Lord Chesterfield's br. c. Critic, Lord Chesterfield's ch. c. by Priam, out of Arachne. SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1837. TUESDAY. The Clearwell Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft. for two yr olds. Lord Exeter's sister to Corban ; Lord Exeter's sister to Green mantle ; Lord Exeter's f. by Sultan, out of Ramona ; Lord Exe ter's brother to Cactus ; Mr. Sowerby's Caligula; Mr. Bowes's gr r , c. by Comus, dam by Cervantes, out of Revolution's dam ; Mr. King's ch. c. by Margrave, out of Lunatic ; Mr. John Day's bro ther to Muley Moloch ; Mr. John Day's ch. c. by Langar, out of Fairy, by Woful ; Mr. John Day's D'Egville ; Mr. Wreford's b. f. by Laurel, out of Monimia ; Lord Suffield's Bamboo ; Lord Lich field's Tableau; Lord Lichfield's Violet; Lord Lichfield's f. by Priam, out of Whimsey ; Mr. Walker's b. f. Constance ; Mr. Forth's b. f. by Gaberlunzie, out of Ecles, by Emilius ; Duke of Richmond's c. Hooghly ; Duke of Richmond's c. Frontignac; Duke of Richmond's c. by Sultan, out of Goldpin ; Duke of Rich mond's f. Zipporah ; Duke of Richmond's f. Guava ; Lord Ches terfield's Spartacus ; Sir M. Wood's c. by Partisan or Cetus, out Louisa ; Sir M. Wood's br. f. by Camel, out of Codicil ; Mr. Thornhill's ch. c. by St. Patrick, out of Mangelwurzel; Mr. Thornhill's b. c. by St. Patrick, out of Mercy ; Mr. W. Edwards' c. Hurricane ; Mr. King's br. c. Osprey ; Mr. Prince's br. f. Euterpe ; Mr. Newton's c. by Cetus, out of Jeanetton ; Sir S. Graham's br. f. by Shakspeare, out of Twatty ; Sir S. Graham's by Grey Comus, dam by Muley ; Col. Peel's Wave ; Col. Peel's lon ; Col. Peel's Paganini ; Col. Peel's Miss Colford ; Col. Peel's Enoch ; Col. Peel's St. Vitus ; Lord Chesterfield's c. by Zinga nae, out of Malibran ; Lord Chesterfield's Anchorite ; Lord Ches terfield's Caroline Elvisa. NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING, 1837. MONDAY. The Criterion Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft., for two-yrs-olds. Lord Suffield's Haricot, sister to Morotto ; Lord Suffield's Mil bank, Lord Exeter's bro. to Cactus, Lord Exeter's f. by Sultan, out of Ramona ; Lord Exeter's sister to Green Mantle, Lord Exe ter's f. by Sultan, out of Miss Cantley ; Mr. Sowerby's Toy, Mr. Bowes' gr. c. by Comus, d. by Cervantes ; Mr. King's ch. c. by Margrave, out of Lunatic ; Mr. John Day's brother to Muley Mo loch, Mr. John Day's D'Egville, Mr. John Day's ch. c. by Langar, out of Fairy, by Woful ; Lord Jersey's Abdallah, Lord Jersey's Glenara, Mr. Gardnor's b. c. by Gaberlunzie out of Luna; Duke of Grafton's b. c. by Taurus, out of the d. of Dervise ; Lord Lich field's Tableau, Lord Lichfield's Violet, Lord Lichfield's f. by Priam, out of Whimsey, Duke of Richmond's Hooghley, Duke of Rich mond's c. by Sultan, out of Goldpin ; Duke of Richmond's Guava ; Duke of Richmond's Zipporah ; Duke of Beaufort's Inland°, Mr. W. Edwards' Flea, Mr. King's br. c. Osprey, Gen. Grosvenor's ch. c. by Buzzard, out of Icaria ; Mr. Jos. Clark's b. c. by Polygar, d. by Skim ; Mr. Thornhill's ch. c. by St. Patrick, out of Mangel wurzel ; Mr. Thornhill's b. c. by St. Patrick, out of Mercy ; Mr. Prince's eh. f. Widgeon, Duke of Rutland's b. c. Tivoli, Mr. J. Weatherby's b. f. Padronessa, Sir S. Graham's c. by Grey Comus, d. by Muley ; Col. Peel's Wave, Col. Peel's lon, Col. Peel's brother to Fantastic, Col. Peel's Paganini, Mr. Hunter's gr. f. by Gustavus, out of Peggy, by Bourbon ; Lord Chesterfield's Caroline Elva, Lord Chesterfield's c. by Zingaree, out of Malibran, by Whisker ; Lord Chesterfield's Anchorite. THURSDAY Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. ; for 2 . yr5..01d, colts, Bst. 71b.; and fillies, Bst. 41b. Ali. AI. Lord Suffield's f. Haricot ; Mr. King's ch. c. by Margrave, out of Lunatic ; Mr. Bowes's gr. c. by Comus, dam by Cervantes ; Mr. John Day's brother to Muley Moloch ; Mr. NA'reford's b. f. by Lau rel, out of Monimia ; Lord Lichfield's Tableau; Lord Exeter's sis ter to Corban ; Duke of Richmond's c. by Tranby, out of Concilia tion ; Duke of Richmond's f. Zipporah ; Gen. Grosvenor's f. the Rubber ; Mr. W. Edwards's b. Randan ; Col. Peel's brother to Fantastic ; Col. Peel's Enoch ; Col. Peel's Paganini ; Mr. King's Osprey; Lord Chesterfield's b. f. Caroline Elvina ; Mr. Hunter's gr. f. by Gustavus, out of Peggy, by Bourbon. FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, IS3B. TUESDAY. The Grand Duke Michael Stakes of 50 sous. each • for 3 yrs. old colts, Bst. 71b. ; and fillies , Bst. 31b. A.F. Lord Exeter's brother to Cactus, Lord Exeter's c. by Sultan, out of Marinello.; Lord Exeter's sister to Corban, Lord Exeter's f. by Sultan, out of Velvet ; Mr. Sow erby's Caligula, Mr. King's ch. c. by Margrave, out of Lunatic ; Mr. Bowes's gr. c. by Comus, d. by Cervantes; Mr. Bowes's brother to Aleppo, Mr. John Day's brother to Muley Moloch, Mr. John Days D'Egville, Mr. John Day's ch. c. by Langar, out of Fairy, by Voful ; Mr. Denniston's ch. c. by Margrave, d. by Blacklock ; Lord Jersey's c. by Buzzard, out of Cobweb; Lord Jersey's Abdallah, Lord Suffield's Millbank, Duke of Grafton's br. f. Unique, Lord Lichfield's Tableau, Lord Lichfield's Violet, Mr. Watts's br. c. by Humphrey Clinker, out of Fauchon ; Duke of Richmond's Hooghley, Duke of Richmond's c. by Tranby, out of Conciliation ; Mr. Houldsworth's c. by Sultan, out of Torelli ; Mr. Houldsworth's c. brother to Circassian, Mr. Thornbull's ch. c. by St. Patrick, out of Manglewurzel ; Mr. W. Edwards' br. f. Barcarolle ; Colonel Peel's St. Vitus, Colonel Peel's Wave, Lord Chesterfield's ch. c. by Zinganee, out of Mall bran ; Lord Chesterfield's Caroline Elvina. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. The Hurworth Hounds on Friday at Hurworth-10. The Pembrokeshire Hounds on Thursday at Wythybush-10 The Galewood Hounds on Friday at Lord Frederick's Whin, near Woodend-10. The Hayden Hounds on Saturday at West Dipton-9. The Monmouthshire Hounds on Thursday at the King of Prus sia ; Saturday, at Colbrook Park—half-past 10. Mr. Barr's Honds on Thursday at Iron Green-10. Mr. Barnard's Harriers on Friday at the Hare and Hounds, Cheltenham road. Colonel H. Wyndham's Hounds on Friday at Lozwood ; Satur day, at Barkfold—hf-p.lO. The Cheltenham Harriers on Friday at Newland Inn, Cleeve road-11. The East sussex Hounds on Thursday at Longford ; Saturday, at Street Green—qr. toll Mr. Portman's Hounds on Thursday at Handley Common-10. Sir W. Carew's Hounds on Thursday at Whiteway Lodge-11. Mr. Phillipps's Hounds on Thursday at Chapmanswell-11. The Chesterfield Harriers on Friday at Bolsover Woodhouse-10, The Brookside Harriers on Mondays at Newmarket Hill ; Fri days, at Telscombe Tye—half-past 10. The Brighton Harriers on Mondays at Patcham ; Wednesdays, at the Race Course ; Fridays, at the Dyke. The B. V. H. Hounds on Thursday at Boys Hill Common ; Friday, at Buckland Knoll. The Sinnington Hounds on Friday at Newton -10. REFORM DINNER AT BIRMINGHAM.--The Po litical Union will give a public dinner on the 16th instant, and have invited Sir William Molesvvorth, Messrs. Roe buck and Leader, with the town Members. P. H. Muntz, Esq., will preside. Nineteen other dinners will be given simultaneously. Deputations from the head dinner will visit each of these houses. " THE NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND HU MOURIST FOR JANUARY. " —This popular and clever pe riodical has passed the threshold of the new year under auspices, and with omens, the most propitious. With such wit and various ability as this number displays, it cannot but succeed in reaching a very high place in public esti mation. Mr. Theodore Hook, whose services have been secured as editor, is, it is superfluous to say, in himself a host, and many of the most popular and successful writers of the day lend their valuable aid. We have in this num ber a continuation of the Gurney Papers. Marriage does very well to end a comedy, but real life only begins with it. Mr. Hook introduces us to Gilbert's domestic circle, in which the retired Indian Nabob plays on amusing part.— Carlton Chronicle. THE SIJN, LONDON, TUESDAY, JANITARY 10, 183/. THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANE. There was a very full house here last night, as there has been every night since the reduction of prices, to witness the production of Rossini's opera of Cinderella for the first time at this theatre. The cast is extremely strong, includ ing, with one exception, all the leading vocalists attached to the establishment. We do not exactly remember whe ther Miss Romer has appeared in the part of Cinder ella before ; if not, it is but right that she undertakes a character the music of which is well adapted to her powers. She was warmly applauded throughout, and gave the con. eluding scena with brilliancy and effect. Wilson makes but a cavalier sort of lover, but he sang well, as did Se guin and Giubelei, who, as Dandini and the Baron Pum polino, exhibited comic powers of no mean order. Mea dows made Pedro a very amusing fellow. BRIGHTON RAILROAD. MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONERS. (From the Brighton Herald of Saturday.) A letter was read from Mr. Charles Pearson, the Soli sitor—Mr. Mills, the Engineer—and a deputation of direc tors, with the statements and sections of Cundy's Line, re questing to be heard before the Commissioners. Mr. CORDY wished the plans to be laid on the table, and that the plans respecting them might be made in writing for their future consideration. Mr. HALLETT thought that the adoption of Mr. Cordy's suggestion would be treating the deputation very uneour teously—be felt a great anxiety that the town should•have the best line, and he was of opinion that the Commissioners should be open to receive suggestions from any persons disposed to make them.—( Hear.) Mr. FOLKARD was for hearing Mr. Pearson, but he trusted the Commissioners would not commit themselves in favour of any particular line. Mr. PEARSON was then called in, and said, he placed upon the table of the Commissioners a plan and section of what, for distinction's sake, might be called Cundy's line, because it passed through the valley of the Adur and the Mole, as originally projected by that gentleman, and was " Without a Tunnel," but the plans and sections had been made by eminent surveyors and engineers who had surveyed and levelled every yard of ground from Brighton to London, and the Company he had the honour to represent had deputed him to deposit in a banker's hands 500/. to defray the expences of testing the accuracy of every level, if either of their competitors had the boldness to impugn them. He need not remind the Commissioners of the enor mous sums wasted during the last Session in the fruitless enquiries which were carried on before Committees of both Houses, and now when he found there had been lodged with the Clerks of the Peace, plans and sections of five parent lines, besides a numerous progeny of minor offsets, unless some other and better course were to be adopted, the result of the approaching enquiry would be the same as the last.— (Hear.) It had been said that Cundy's sections were visionary, and that the accomplishment of the Line With out a Tunnel was impracticable--these were facts which admitted of demonstration as clearly as any problem in mathematics, provided proper persons and a proper time were selected for the enquiry ; but of all possible tribunals for the consideration of such questions, a Committee of the House of Commons was one which enjoyed and deserved the least of public confidence.--(Hear.) This was univer sally admitted by their own Members—they could not sepa rate themselves from the control of party and personal influ ences—they had no professional reputation to peril by an erro neous judgment in engineering questions, a n d a t th e p er i o d of the y ear at which they conducted the enquiry, the coun try was clothed with standing crops, when, if they desired to bring a disputed level to the test of actual examination, they could not do so, but were obliged to receive bold and impudent assertions, which were met by perhaps as bold and impudent contradictions, without having the means of attestir , the accuracy of either—whereas, at the present period of the year, when the country was open, persons would be cautious how they hazarded statements, which they knew were capable of being at once disproved.— (Hear.) He (Mr. Pearson) proposed that these ques tions should be submitted at once to the consideration of three impartial engineers of the first eminence, whose rank and reputation would be the best guarantee for the ability and integrity with which they would conduct th e enqu i ry . ( Hear, hear.) Of what earthly use in the elucidation or truth of engineering questions would the array of lawyers be who were employed during the last Session ? On the Brighton line alone there were above twenty Counsel engaged, headed by six King's Sergeants and King's Counsel—there was a regiment of above twenty eminent solicitors of London and Brighton, flanked by a bri gade of Parliamentary agents, and a whole array of surveyors and engineers, whose chief business it appeared to be to contradict each other. To the best of his recollection they were engaged fifty-two days before the Commons, at an ex pense of 1,1001. a day in disputing facts, when as many hours judiciously employed, and as many shillings properly expended, would have settled the whole by actual proof, and have left nothing for ingenuity to have perverted. The Commissioners of the Town of Brighton had a large stake in its welfare, and they represented the great body of its inhabitants, who had a deep interest not only in the speedy establishment of a railroad, but likewise in the selection of the best.—(Hear.) He proposed that a Committee of the Commissioners should be appointed to negotiate arrange ments with the promoters of all the rival undertakings. He should suggest that the Committee should select three of the most eminent engineers in England, who are wholly unconnected with all the lines, and that all the plans and sections should be submitted to them with authority to ap point assistants to test the accuracy of any of the levels on either of the sections which might be impugned by the engineers of the rival lines. He proposed that each party should place 5001. in the hands of trustees to be drawn upon by the three engineers who would charge the expense of each par ticular survey to the party who produced the inaccurate section, or, if accurate, to the party who had improperly impugned it. The facts being thus ascertained with un erring truth, the engineers might then report upon the length of each line, the depths of the cuttings, the heights of the embankments, and the contents of each ; also upon the comparative merits of the inclinations of each line, as to its working gradients ; upon the possibility of dispens ing with tunnels, and the expense at which open cuttings on each line could be substituted. The engineers would likewise report upon any peculiar engineering difficulties and facilities they might find in either line, and the amount of money and time required to complete each line, and the probable annual expense of the S wear and tear of the works, as well as the annual cost of the locomotive power required to work each line.—(Hear.) Engineers ap pointed to perform this important duty would feel the dig nity of their elevated position, and would be above the sus picion of all improper bias; let their office not be merely honorary, but, out of the sum deposited by the companies, let them receive a liberal fee. A report of such men would be next to decisive of the question ; if the Commissioners gave their support to a line so recommended, that support would be of the very greatest consequence in determining which line should be adopted, because it would be manifestly the result of calm and deliberate consideration, guided by competent professional information, and would not be liable to the imputation of being directed by party spirit, poli tical influence, or private interest. It might be said that the agents of the several companies could not be brought to agree to such a proposition. He (Mr. P.) thought otherwise ; and at any rate, if they would not, the share holders would. The talented author of " Lacon " had re marked that "if the seconds in a duel had as little relish for the encounter as the principals, very little blood would be shed in that way."—(A laugh.) Perhaps the same thing might be predicted of rail road contests. At the com mencement of last year people were madifor speculation ; there was then an apparent plethora of wealth in the coun try, which seemed to turn people's brains ; but the gentle men of both professions had since that time cupped and bled the patients so abundantly that they are now perfectly sobered down, so as to be able to take a rational view of the question. Whatever others might think he (Mr. P.) was con fident that if the shareholders of all the companies were called together in London they would rather adopt his proposal, whereby, for a few hundreds, the truth of the plans and sections would be demonstrated, than spend thousands and tens of thousands of pounds in conducting the same inquiry before Parliamentary Committees. After such a report as he proposed, there could be no doubt but that some of the parties would retire from the struggle. If impartial engi neers proclaimed either plan impracticable, it would be mad ness to proceed with it. He (Mr. Pearson) spoke from the confident assurances of the engineers and surveyors em ployed (and he believed it to be true), that the plans and sections then on the table were in every respect perfectly accurate, and believing that to be so, he felt convinced that the line called Cundy's was incomparably the best line, be cause it possessed, in an equal or greater degree than all the other lines, all the essential elements of a good Rail road, and was unencumbered with those frightful nuisances tunnels. If, however, the Commissioners adopted his view, and the engineers to be appointed reported that the plans and sections were in any essential points inaccurate, or if they pronounced the line without a tunnel impracticable, he would at once recommend his shareholders to divide the remaining cash amongst them, and retire from the contest.—(Hear.) If, however, the engineers reported, as he believed they would do, that it was not only a prac ticable, but the best line, he was quite prepared to suggest a plan by which the shareholders, the directors, the soli citors, and engineers of the other lines might participate in the advantages to be derived from the union of parties to carry the best line.—(Hear, hear.) The duty of Parlia ment would then be light—the engineering facts having been proved by disinterested testimony, Parliament would merely have to protect, by suitable clauses, the interests of the public and the rights of private individuals. If the companies adopted this proposal, he was satisfied that it could be easily worked out to a triumphant end ; let it be rejected, and he feared that, while the advocates of the best lines were check-mating each other by their opposing interests, the 'promoters of a rival line, by concentrating all their Parliamentary influence, might succeed in throw ing out the best Bills, or perhaps even in carrying their own, which, like its parent, the South-Eastern, in the lan guage of Hudibras— " Seems as if it were intended For nothing else but to be mended ;" and which has introduced a novelty in legislation—that of passing a Bill one year for giving effect to a project which in the following Session the parties who promoted it them selves come forward to prove it to be impracticable. Mr. CORDY moved that the plans and sections be laid in the Clerk's office for inspection, and that Mr. Pearson '..••~~ should be informed w hen a meeting would take place to consider his proposal. Mr. PEARSON than :ed tht' Commissioners for the polite r eception and attentiv e hear:ng they had given him, and it was understood that the subject would be resumed next Wednesday, when. .Pearson said he would attend. Mr. CLARK hanileo e opy of Stephenson's.line for the use of th, le Commissiovers• IT FOREIGN ELLIGENCE. 4.5 7 CE. PARIS, JAN. 7.—A private letter from the frontiers of Spain represents to us the doliverance of Bilboa as a great and important victory, pre ciocs for its effects on the na tional spirits. The besiege srs a.-1.• now thrown back on all parts, and 15,000 Christinos whq have entered the town, secure it against any risk of a futures' attack. The Carlists who have fallen back on Di irango, ace not without fears, for Narvaez is marching tow 2 rds that pont, and it is well known that he is an active and enterprising gencrat,so that he may drive back the Curti:lt insurrection to the mewl tains in which it originated, A very important circumw stance of this victory is that Es partero took the two com panies prisoners that were fore led of deserters from the Algerine Legion, and were, perht ins, the best troops of the Pretender. The battalions of Gu ipuscoa, whi c h were a l so very celebrated, disbanded themse. Ives in the retreat aft er the raising of the siege. When the post from Bayonne so: out for Pari s , th e , sere for three d a y s . Spanish mail had not been received tA. An extraordinary courier set out at 5 el 'clock from the Fo reign office, for Count de Latour Maubon.rg, am;, , assador at Madrid. The Duke of Bassano is exttemely ill. --La Pair, Jan. 8. ADELPHI. Last evening, after the drama the Duchess dc la Vauba here, a burletta was produced, entitled The Humours of an Election, which was very favourably received by a crowded audience. The peculiarity in the entertainment was the introduction of the " Great 0" as an advocate for one of the election candidates. We consider the gentle man who made his first appearance on this, and, as we have heard, on any stage, a Mr. O'Donnell (a gem from the Emerald Isle), to have achieved all that could be accom plished by successful mimickry. The roll, the swagger, the tugging at wig and neckcloth, the arms a-kimbo, and the easy confidence, were represented to identity, and the house acknowledged the fidelity of the imitation with una nimous applause. It was the best thing of the kind we have seen done since the inimitable Mathews. At the conclusion of the performance there were loud calls for the " Gentleman from Ireland," and he was led on by Reeve again to receive the cheers of the audience. QUERN'S. A new piece, entitled Caspar Hauser, was produced last night at this theatre. We understand it is written ex pressly for the purpose of exhibiting the peculiar powers of Mr. Hill, whose delineations of Yankee characters are very amusing and racy. Next to Liston, we look on Mr. Hill as one of the most natural comedians of the day. The piece told well ; most of the pictures and positions were very effective ; the scenery was good ; and, as the loud applause which followed the falling of the cartain testified, the play was decidedly successful. Dr. Lott Whittle, the character enacted by Mr. Hill, was admirably adapted for the exhibi tion'of those national peculiarities in which that gentleman is so successful. He is well described by one of the dra matis personae as an " anything-arian"—a sort of Yankee Caleb Quotem, with the same variety of calling, but more quickness of resource, and a harder intellect. He describes himself well, when, in answer to the question of " where he took out his Doctor's degrees?" he says, " I did not do it by degrees ; I jumped into it at once." At the fall of the curtain Mr. Hill was unanimously called for, and loudly cheered. CHESHIRE JUNCTION AND SOUTH UNION RAILWAYS. (From the Sta f fordshire Advertiser.) PUBLIC MEETINGS IN STAFFORDSHIRE.—The subject of railway communication through the Potteries has for some time past excited a degree of interest commensurate with the immense importance of the subject to that populous manufacturing district, and the Pottery Railway Committee have devoted the most unremitting attention to a careful investigation of the relative merits of the lines projected by the two rival Companies, as far as they, respectively, af fected the interest of the Potteries. It will be in the re collection of our readers that a public meeting was held at Hanley, on the 20th of December last, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Pottery Railway Committee on this subject, at which, as well as at the preliminary meeting of the Committee on the previous day, a deputation from the South Union Company declined to attend, under the impression that their case had been ready pre judged by a resolution of the Pottery Committee. Anxi ous to convince the South Union Company that such was not the case, and that the Pottery Committee had no object in view but to make choice of the line which, taken on the whole, would afford the best accommodation to the Pottery district, the meeting was adjourned to Tues day last, and both the Companies invited to attend a preli minary meeting of the Pottery Committee on Monday, to explain their plans, &c. They did attend accordingly, and the Committee were now prepared with their report. The meeting was held in the British School, Shelton, and was numerously and most respectably attended, there being up wards of 500 persons present, consisting of landholders, mineowners, manufacturers, and traders of the district, ex clusively. The South Union Company were represented by Wil liam Garnett, Esq., their Chairman ; Henry Tootal, Esq. one of the Committee ; Rupert Ingleby, Esq., together with Mr. Stephenson and his assistant engineer, Mr. Bid der. The deputation of the Cheshire Junction Company consisted of John Brooks, Esq., their Deputy Chairman ; G. R. Chappell, Esq. ; J. P. Westheadr Esq. ; James Durham, Esq. ; and J. G. Frost, Esq., Members of the Committee, assisted by Mr. Rastrick, their engineer, and Messrs. Wheeler and Marriott, the Company's solicitors. On the motion of J. MEIGH, Esq., R. E. ITEATHCOTE, Esq., formerly M.P. for the Potte ries, was called to the Chair, amid the loud acclamations of the meeting. The Report of the Committee having been read, a series of resolutions, strongly commendatory of the Cheshire Junction line, was adopted, and the meeting pledged itself to support the scheme. A similar meeting was held on Wednesday at Newcastle-under-Lyne. [The resolutions of both meetings will be found elsewhere advertised.] Active steps are taking towards forming a railway from Manchester to London. Mr. Green was to make another ascent in the great balloon yesterday at Paris, from the barracks in the Rue du Faubourg Poissonniere. FUNERAL OF FIELD-MARSHAL HULSE.—This morning, at ten o'clock, the mortal remains of Field-Mar shal Sir Samuel Hulse were conveyed from Chelsea Hos pital, of which institution he was Governor, for interment in the family vault situated in the neighbourhood of Erith. During the whole of the past week, and up to a late hour last night, numerous inquiries were made at the asylum, as to whether the corpse of the gallant veteran would be in terred with " military honours," but the replies given were that the funeral would be conducted in the most private manner. The duty on brandy has, during the past year, de 7 creased 60,0001. This is, no doubt, attributable to the very heavy rate of duty. The preparations for the public dinner to be given by the Leeds polling district to their Representatives, Lord Morpeth and Sir G. Strickland, Bart., and to the Liberal Members of the borough of the West Riding, are advanc ing rapidly, and a considerable number of the distin guished guests to whom invitations have been sent, have already signified their intention to attend at the approach ing banquet. Obadiah Williams, Esq., has signified his in tention to the Committee to appropriate the first floor of his new manufactory, which is one of the largest rooms in the town, to this festival. The day is now fixed definitely for Wednesday, Jan. 18.—Leeds Mercury. We are sorry to announce the death of Sir Charles Cockerell, an honest and enlightened supporter of the cause of Reform, and of his Majesty's Ministers. We can not wish better to the constituency of Evesham, than that they should choose a representative equally worthy of their confidence and of the public esteem, as the Hon. Baronet, whose death we have much regret in announcing. A meeting has been held at Banbury, at which Mr. Tancred, the Member for the borough, met his consti tuents, and, much to their satisfaction, explained his intended course of proceeding in the coming Session of Parliament. The Hon. Member supports the Ballot, Peerage Reform, Abolition of Church-rates, and " Justice to Ireland." — Aylesbury News. We have had sincere pleasure in noticing the resto ration to health and strength of Lord Holland. His Lordship is now sufficiently recovered to walk without the aid of crutches ; and as we are confident that even the most violent of his political opponents must entertain for Lord Holland no other sentiments than those of personal esteem, we have the less hesitation in thus publicly expressing our gratification at the circumstance. REFORM MEETING IN BELFAST.—We venture to say, that, except, perhaps, on the occasion of the Lord Lieutenant's visit to this town, no similar meeting has been held in Belfast, comprising so much of the intelligence, re spectability, and mercantile influence of our town. It is a most gratifying thing to find Mr. Crawford's public con duct thus highly appreciated. It is of the utmost impor tance, as a motive to other public men, to have it thus de monstrated, that unswerving integrity and high principle are the best and surest sources of a people's gratitude and ap plause.—Northern Whig. It cannot be too often repeated that the recent triumph in Longford was -effected through the instrumen tality of the old constituency, which had retuthed the late Lord Forbes and Mr. Lefroy as members for that county. The constituency, during the last six months, has received a considerable accession of Reform electors, who were not available at the last election. To the majority for White, of 93, have to be added the majorities for the Liberals at the summer registry, 11 ; and the October registry, 28. By a letter of our correspondent, for which we have not room to-day, it appears that the registries just terminated have yielded the Liberals a clear majority of 44 ; total 83. Including the majority of 93, the Reformers now have a sweeping majority of 176 in the county of Longford. PORTUGAL. - - • LISBON, JAN. 3.—The character of the Deputies elede,d to serve in the approaching Cortes, and the measures whicr: they may adopt, are the topics of deepest and most general interest at the present moment in the political circles of Lisbon. To a Chamber of prudent and intelligent repre sentatives the informed and well-disposed part of society naturally look for a removal of those evils which afflict the country ; but, unfortunately, the very circumstances which render the assistance of a competent legislative assembly necessary are those which are too often best calculated to deprive a country of the advantages of a body of this description. In this country the peculiar relation of parties to each other, and the anomalous condition of society in general, enhance the difficulties of predicating the actual state of feeling of the people and their representatives, and of predicting what turn affairs may shortly take. In such a state of national disorganization, in which all the elements of society are still in motion, the most experienced and best informed on the character and condition of the country are left without a compass to guide them to any satisfactory conclusions as to future events. One would readily sup pose, that after the occurrences which recently took place here, all those who possessed the right of voting would also possess the will, and hasten with alacrity to the churches, to take a part in the appointment of such men as would be likely to carry their respective principles into effect in the ' Legislative Assembly of the Cortes. The very reverse, however, of this hypothesis is that which has just been witnessed throughout the electoral districts of Portugal. Lisbon and its vicinity, for example, comprehending a population of about three hundred thousand souls, sent to the elections of the Deputies of the district not more than about ten thousand voters. In Oporto and the surrounding district, which contain about 150,000 in habitants, the number who voted did not exceed 5,000. In considering these political phenomena, it is to be recol lected that they have occurred, not in a country where suf frage or the right of voting is limited, by many property qualifications, but in a country where their Constitution ad mits of a suffrage almost amounting to what is called " uni versal" in England ; together with voting by ballot. If such men had only the intelligence to understand, and the moral courage to work, the representative principle, which in theory they so much admire, the political condition of their country would soon assume an aspect far different from that which it now exhibits. Until they do something more for the preservation of order and the advancement of good government than advocating moderation in the pages of the Correio, their complaints against the usurpation of power by the mobs and National Guards of Lisbon, can only ex cite the pity or the contempt of the supporters of rational liberty throughout Europe. It is owing chiefly to their imbecility that the " Miguelites," the next party which attempts to turn the circumstances attending these elec tions to account, presume to raise their voice in this part of the Peninsula, and have the hardihood still to propose their detested principles for the adoption of their countrymen. Yet such is the fact. In the organs of this remnant of an execrable faction (for even they, notwithstanding their com plaints against the tyranny of the democrats of Lisbon, pos sess a press unfettered by law and unmolested by the po pulace), it is gravely asserted, that the indifference of the people to the election of deputies is an irrefragable proof of the national disapprobation of the present order of things. Their tender sensibilities, they add, about plunging the nation once more into the horrors of a civil war, alone pre vented them from seizing on the representative power and applying it to their own peculiar ends. A more satis factory explanation of the fact of so numerous a constituency as exists in the country having pro duced so few voters on so important an occasion may, perhaps, be found in the character and condition of the people. The great mass, in fact, of the popu lation, attach little importance to political matters, and leave them to be settled by a comparatively small propor tion of the inhabitants of Lisbon and the other large towns. In a country in which, throughout a great portion of its extent, the common convenience of roads is yet wanting, and amongst the inhabitants of which political information must be necessarily so little diffused, it would, if no other causes existed to produce the effect, be unreasonable to ex pect the concentration of the public mind upon the attain ment of any object, however important. Years indeed must roll away before the science of self-government—the most valuable of all knowledge to a State—dispelling the ignorance which now prevails throughout the country, shall exhibit its inhabitants in the attitude of freemen asserting, their rights through a well-regulated system of national re presentation. The subject of the late rumoured visit of Don Miguel to Portugal is, for the time being, in abeyance. Few now entertain any apprehensions of this powerless bugbear. The refusal of the Court of Rome to supply him with money is said to be connected with the late desperate attempts of his partisans here. Debility soon succeeds the fury which hun ger inspires ; low diet may not cure, but it may prevent the madness of despotism from being mischievous. There are no satisfactory accounts here of his present residence ; all, however, agree as to his having left Rome, and being on a mendicant excursion to some of his patrons on the other side of the Alps. The depredations of his sole active adherents in Portugal, the robbers and guerilla parties, give the only importance to our provincial intelligence which it possesses this week. Their outrages have been chiefly confined to Guarda and Almada, in the vicinity of Lisbon. The late regulations issued respecting the duties and importation of port wine will not, it is generally supposed, be persevered in by the Government. BALL AT THE BRITISH LEGATION. MADRID, DEC. 28.—Mr. Villiers's first ball this season took place last evening ; the rooms were tolerably well lighted up. In regard to furniture there was no improve ment upon what was seen at the last ball, which took place two years ago, with the exception of a second-hand carpet, which I believe was sometime since brought from Cadiz or Gibraltar ; in every other respect the same tapestries and carpets, the same chairs, &c., which " Campo Alanje's" ancestors had put in some two centuries back, still stocd there. But what might be wanting in novelty, attrac tion, or brilliancy of decorations, was amply compensated by the hospitality, urbanity, and affability of the host to his numerous guests. There was a tolerable, if not a very numerous muster of the high nobility of the country ; I do not mean such provincial nobility as the Marquis de Herrera, or the Marquis Villa Garcia, whose incomes run from thirty to one hundred and thirty-five pounds per annum, and whose private characters had better not be touched upon ; but grandees of Spain, such as the Medina Celis, the Villa Hermosas, the Hijases, the Castro Torrenos, &c., &c. The beauties of the evening were la Concha Mejorada ,las d' Aranda Sobrinas del Conde U manes, las de Camarasa, la de Magallon, Sobrina, del Marques de San Adrian, la Condesa de Corres, Mademoiselle Heredia, (laughter of the Countess Escalona, all connected with the families of grandees, the Marquesa de Villa Garcia (if she could look modest !) the Senoritas de Beruese, las Senoritas de Aguilar, daughters of the Spanish Minister in London, and various others. The ladies who made the most splendid show of brilliants were the sister of Count Cervellon, the Countess Sebastiani, Mademoiselle Villaviciosa, &c.; but I Missed the classic beauty of Mademoiselle de Rayneval, the daughter of the late French Ambassador at this Court. Various of the Ministers were present. M. Calatia.tva looked the Spanish gentleman ; M. Landero, the obliging Spanish barber ; M. Lopez, a wild man from the woods, who starts at suddenly finding himself out of his element ; M. Mendizabal, with the Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword, positively looked like a highwayman, who had way laid the Duke of Terceira or Marshal Saldanha, and taken from them that order which they had so deservedly earned. Luckily there was but one Portuguese gentleman present ; but even he must have lamented the evil hour in which the Queen of Portugal had been persuaded, or perhap s ac tu a lly bullied, when at Cintra , into disgracing such a highly-prized Military Order by conferring it on the ever-weep ing, and, as he is now called, youthful, Mendiza bal. It is, however, quite true that it was done upon his assuring her Most Faithful Majesty that although he had lost his fortune in her service (he never had any to lose) he would not claim from Portugal the sum of 120,000/. for certain .* commissions to which hi was entitled; thus barefacedly en. sheavouring to conceal from the young, unsuspecting Queen, that even after credit was given for the said sum he would still be indebted to Portugal upwards of two hundred thou. sand pounds sterling, not one farthing of which his he up to this time offered to pay. The French, Danish, Belgian, Portuguese, Swedish, Mexican, Brazilian, and Greek, Minis,- ters were present, as well as Mr. O'Connell's Reveren Charge d'Affaires, in full canonicals. The well-knowna Abbe Osoriu, M. Martinez de la Rosa, and Monsieur and Madame Moutufar, the once celebrated belle of Madrid, came in ono carriage ; old General Castanos likewise honoured our Mhuister with his presence. The Abbe Escano, M. Bertram de Lis, and many other equally well known persons were very foshionably dressed ; but, t o cut the matter short, the whole Went off with eclat, and the Calle de Alcale did not return to its habitual state of nightly deathlike solitude until about four this inorning.— Correspondent of the 3forning Post. HOLLAND. ANTWERP, JAN. 5.--iVe have m; arrivals, and there is a great accumulation of ice before the city. This morning the Board of Pilotage refuses to furnish pilots to go down the Scheldt. However, the Belgian sloop La Jeune Caro line, Captain Wabin, with a cargo of flax, bound for Hull, has sailed, the Captain ;laving taken the entire responsibi lity on himself. Two Ame.rican vessels, the Moren and Falconer, with cargoes of Rye for New York, remain in the basin. BRUSSELS, JAN. 7.—The party of the rolitical Catho lics, perceiving that the end of its reign is drawing near, hastens to gorge the Clergy with donatiot. As to the Churches. The Moniteur has begun again, within these fe% V days, to fill its columns with dilations which the Clergy at e au thorised to accept.—Courrier Beige. BELGIAN I. UNDS—BaussELe, JAN. 7, Actual Debt, 234 per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. 1003! Loan of Thirty Millions 93 Loan of City, 1832. 4 per Cent. lOll6 Society of Commerce, 454 per Cent 131y6 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 129 —Brussels Papers, Jan. 8. DUTCH FUNDS—Ansimainiit, Jam . Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 214 per Cent 53% 54 Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. A murt Syndic, 44 per cent 944 9514 Ditto, ditto, 34 per cent. 753,4 79 Commercial Company, 4 1, 2 per cent IB I I,E 183 1 4 Ditto (1832 and 1833) 5 per cent. Exchange on London, One month l2 2 , 4, Two months GERMANY. FRANKFORT, JAN. s.—Travellers who have come to Berlin from Poland speak of the great activity with which; the Russian Government prosecuted the erection of the • fortresses, and endeavours to carry into effect the system or for ever breaking the restless spirit of the Poles by a chain of strongholds, Besides Warsaw and Modlin, Czenstochan., Lublin, Grodno, and three other places will be fortified, and besides this an entirely new fortress will be erected on another spot at the conflux of the Bsura and the Vistula. The fortifications of Posen also have been considerably advanced this year ; the principal fort of Vinari is nearly completed, and all the works are to be finished within two years. MUNICH, DEC. 23.—President Rudhart has been here for some days, and, as we hear, has put every thing in order for his temporary engagement in the service of Greece. He will accompany his Majesty King Otho to Athens ; and there take some public office, probably that of the Mi nister of the Interior. The office of High Chancellor will probably be abolished, and as M. Rudhart is not only a distinguished statesman, but a man of learning, well versed in the language and literature of ancient Greece, and is now studying the modern Greek, he will be able to admit the Greek language alone in the affairs of the Government ; and be thereby enabled the more easily to accomplish the object of his mission, which is to prepare for the young Monarch a purely Greek Government, founded on national forms and measures. It is certain that Count Armansperg solicited his recal six months ago. We expect the young King and Queen here, or in this neighbourhood in a few days. We hope that the cholera, which is nearly extinguished (here were only two deaths yesterday, and to-day) will not deprive us of a visit which is so much desired by our citizens. Should this be the case it is said they will meet their Royal Parents at Tegernsce. FRANKFORT, JAN. 4.—Exchange on London Bills, 1471 t ; Two Months, 149 .—Frankfort Ober Post Antpts Zei tang Jan. 6. "HA NILU RO BORSEN HALLE, JAN. 3. - Dula. Money, Austrian Metalliques, 5 per cent. Ditto ditto 4 per cent. Ditto ditto 3 per cent. Ditto Bank Shares 1365 1303 Anglo-Russian Loan 10214 11/.23¢ Paper Inscription, 6 per cent Russian 5 per cents. Metal. Russian Inscription, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th Series Ditto, Certificates Portuguese Regency Bonds, 5 per cent.— Ditto, 3 per cent. 20% Dutch 29 per Cents. 5256 52 Ditto 5 per Cents Polish Bonds, 3 per cents. New Tickets 156% 156% A n glo-Danish Loan, 3 per cents - 72 Norwegian Loan of 1834, 4 per cents. Spanish, in piastres, 3 per Cents Cortes Lean, 5 per Cent I B IA Greek 4 per cents. 1533, guaranteed by France 93 9*. EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, JAN. 2.-13 7 % ; two months, 13 5 1 ,4. ST. PETERSBURGIf i Dar. Z 2 —Three months , 10X. CHRISTIANIA, DEC. 21.—Three months, 3 118 . STOCKHOLM, DeC. 27.—Two months. I I 42. BERLIN, DEC. 31.—Three months, 6. 21!(., —liamburg Pavers, Jan. 2. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, DEC. 29. Five per Cents. Metalliques Four per Cents. Three per Cents. 1393 Bank Shares —Allgenzeine Zeitung, Jan. 5. SOUTH AMERICA. - Extract of a letter, dated Laguayra, Nov. 21.—" The British Minister at Caraccas, in consequence of inst:uctions recently received frem Lord Palmerston, has addressed another representation to the Minister for Foreign Affoirs of this Government, again urging on the said Government a settlement of the claims of the bondholders. " The following is an extract from the reply of the Mi nister to Sir R. K. Porter : " I informed his Excellency the Vice-President of the Republic, charged with the executive, of your communica tion of the '2oth instant, in which you refer to a dispatch of Lord Palmerston, founded upon the complaints of the bondholders, and expressing the alarm and distrust prevail ing amongst them in consequence of the Congress of Ve nezuela having finished their sessions without having made any arrangement for the payment of the foreign debt; and further, that the treaty concluded between New Grenada and Venezuela had not been ratified by New Grenada ; and further urging the Government not to allow the sit tings of 1837 to be concluded without adopting for the pay ment of the debt some fixed plan that will be satisfactory to the foreign creditors. " I trust that you will assure the Government of his Britannic Majesty, that this Government will seriously take the matter in hand in the ensuing Congress, and urge an assignment of a part of the revenues of the Republic to the creditors abroad, although the definitive distribution of the debt should be delayed.'" BELFAST REGISTRY.—Our Registry Sessions commenced on Tuesday morning, and terminated on Wed nesday. This registry was naturally looked to with very great interest ; and we have now the satisfaction of congra tulating the Liberal party on the following important re sult :—Liberals registered, 129 ; re-registries, 30-99. 'rories registered, 97 ; re-registries, 21-76.—Majority of Liberals, 23 !—Northern Whig. There were a great number of Stockholders yester day at the Bank, to receive their dividends, which will be the case during the week, and therefore it is necessary that those who receive money should be cautious, and secure it well ; for at the commencement of the payment of the dividends a number of thieves lurk about the Bank to pick pockets, and plunder those who arc careless and unwary. A military execution took place at La Rochelle, in France, cn the 30th of December, the only event of the kind at that place for six years ; the sufferer was a soldier condemned to labour at Bellecroix for some breach of mi litary discipline, and disliking the restraint of the place, he thought to better his conditio n b y getting himself transferrel to the gallies. He, therefore, kicked one of his officers, in the hope of being sentenced by a court martial to wear the bullet at the Bagnio ; but instead of this punishment he was sentenced to death, and, by way of showing- an example, be was shot. The person who describes the execution, observes that the smoke of the volley which ended the life of this poor wretch had scarcely cleared away before the laughter and light talk of the soldiery present at the affair afforded another and a striking proof of the futility of shedding human blood in the vain hope of extinguishing crime.—French paper. A young gentleman, the brother of a clergyman at Stonehouse, had duly prepared himself for holy orders ; and, having a title to the curacy of Dawlish, recently went before his Lordship of Exeter for ordination. The Bishop interrogated him on the baptismal service ; and on the young man admitting that he could not believe that bap tism and regeneration were identical, he was denied an en trance to holy orders, and sent hack to pursue some other calling.—Plymouth Pape•. There are few persons who have escaped the influ enza which is at present so prevalent. There is scarcely a house in the metropolis where persons are not indisposed with a cough, catarrh, or slight fever. The complaint should not be neglected, and night air should be avoided. There are a great number of postmen on the sick list, Who were attacked during the late variable and inclement weather.