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LITERATURE. THE WHITE STONE CANOE, or, THE BET TER LAND. By Percy B. St. John, Author of " The Trapper's Bride," "Eagle's Nest." 4.c. This is the third of the Indian Tales by Mr. St. John, who announces that the series will be com pleted in three more. In the " White Stone Canoe," Mr. St. John maintains the high character he has already acquired as a delineator of Indian character, and a describer of Indian scenery. The scene of the story is laid in the country of the Comanche In dians, on the confines of Mexico, and the following is the legend (related by Isaonie, a Comanche chief,) from which the title of the work is taken : " Many years Igo a young daughter of our tribe died on the day of her wedding. The heart of her young warrior was black as night, and he resolved to join her. The old people told of a path which led to the land of souls, and the warrior said that he would follow it. His journey was long and ()Teat. Over hill and valley, through frost and snow he went, until he came to eter nal spring, and then he found himself on the banks of a broad lake. He found a canoe of shining white stone tied to the shore, with shining paddles. lie was brave, and he entered. The warrior crossed the lake, and there he found her he had sought. She was white as milk, and fair as the swans on lake Za-za-pi." The tale is most dramatica'lly told—the incidents are startling, yet probable, and follow one another in such rapidity, that the attention never flags, while the characters are admirably drawn and accurately discri minated. Indeed, so dramatic is the tale, and so ar tistically is it " built," to use a stage phrase, that we feel convinced that Mr. Percy St. John would attain high fame as a dramatist if he chose to devote his attention to that department of literature. His de scriptions of scenery are deliciously fresh and exhi larating. The words conjure up, and paint, as it were, the scene before the eyes of the reader. Take the following as a specimen : " About twenty miles from the Comanche camp is situated a translucent spring of remarkable beauty. Taking its rise in the cleft of a rock, it falls clear and pellucid into a hollow, formed doubtless by the ceaseless falltif the water, where it made a pool, bottomed by the golden sand which could be counted grain by grain through the pure and liquid element. Round about, shading and cooling the fountain, were trees of varied form and hue. Here the live oak, stunted, gnarled, and ever green, the crowning laurel, the prcud and erect cedar, the Indian yew. '<' Tile fruitful Olive, and the Plaintain round The Carver Holme, the Maple scidom inward sound.' From the fountain, along each side of the rill which thence bubbled o'er and ran towards the plain below, lay soft green meadows, where the deer loved to dwell, crop ping the luxuriant grass, and sheltere:l from the noon tide heat by little clumps of masquit and other bushes, 'neath which these antelopes of the American wilderness crept, confiding and wearied. Deep imbedded in the soft turf, the hunter would find their empty forms earn ing him that game was near at hand, while the pelican, the stork and the croaking crane kept tuneful chorus near every spot where rank vegetation denoted the pre sence of marsh or streamlet. vV " ' Nov Morn her rosy steps in th' eastern clime Advancing—sowed the earth with orient and some hall doz,n turkey buzz irds sailing high aloft, and whirlinr, round in lour; continued circles, proclaimed that near the founta'n was some prey which they hoped to fail upon, but were restrained from attacking by the presence of human beings. The wild turkey and the squirrel were simultaneously in motion. The one flying from his roosting tree in search of morning food. the other commencing his gambols on the top of a half-dead sycamore, shore but scanty foliage hid him from sight ; the screeching night-owl, scared by the break of dawn, flew hooting to his solitude, teaching as has been quaintly , said, that no life is so safe as the obscure ; that retire ment, if it bath less c;:nifort, yet has less danger and vexation than that which brings us much in contact with the mtltituds ; sayings which tend only to demonstrate that, for the selfish purpose of saving ourselves trouble, we should avoid the service of our fellow men. Fools may be trappists if they please, but every honest and honourable man will commune with his kind, and serve them even to his own detriment." SIR FRIZZLE PUMPKIN—NIGHTS AT MESS, AND OTHER TALES. Some years have elapsed since we laughed at and with Sir Frizzle Pumpkin, when he made his first ap pearance before the literary world, as one of the Black wood regiment, commanded by Christopher North. Here we have him in the separate command of a de tachment of Blackwood's, and right glad are we to see our old friend again, and laugh with and at him once more. Of the many reprints of papers from Blackwood, which have appeared of late, this is by no means the least amusing. The book is well printed, of a con v enient size for the sitters by fires on winter evenings to hold in their hands to read, and to all such who are fond of whim, wit, and pleasantry, and who enjoy a hearty laugh, we recommend Sir Frizzle Pumpkin. THE LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC RE GISTER AND ALMA NACK FOR 1847. By J. W. G. Gutch, M.R.C.S.L., Foreign Service Queen's Messenger. In addition to the usual contents of an almanack, this very neatly printed little work gives us no less than 182 pages of scientific information, arranged under the heads of the various sciences. It is beauti fully got up, with gilt edges in roan tuck, and is of more permanent value than the generality of annual pocket-books. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty and Prince Albert took their usual morn ing walk yesterday in the pleasure grounds of Osborne House. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took walking and equestrian exercise yesterday on the sea beach. Earl Grey remains at Osborne House, on a visit to the Queen. _ _ _ - A deputation, including Mr. Samuel Gurney, Mr. Robert Forster, and Mr. Dunn, had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing -street. The Earl of Auckland and Lord John Hay visited the College of Civil Engineers, at Putney, yesterday, to inspect the progress of the experiments for testing the value of the different kinds of coal of Great Britain, as applicable to steam purposes, now being carried on at that institution, by order of the Lords of the Admi ralty, under the direction of Sir Henry De la Beche and Dr. Lyon Playfair. Sir George Grey returned to town yesterday. Mr. R. Spooner had an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet at the Home office. _ _ The Master-General of the Ordnance had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday. The Postmaster- General had also an interview with his Lordship. Despatches from the Governors of the West India colonies were received yesterday at the Colonial office. The Earl of Lucan had an interview yesterday with Lord John Russell. The Earl of Clarendon has arrived at Bowood Park, Wilts, on a visit to the Marquis of Lansdowne. The Judicial Committee of her Majesty's Most Ho nourable Privy Council sat yesterday, and resumed the appeal—" Her Majesty and Proctor v. the Solicitor of the Duchy of Lancaster." The Solicitor-General was heard, and the Court then rose. NOTICE. MPORTANT WORKS COMPLETED. Mr. Colburn begs to acquaint the Subscribers, and the Public in general, that the FOLLOWING WORKS ARE NOW COM PLETED ; and orders arc requested to be given, without delay, to the Booksellers for the completion of sets, to prevent disappointment. I. BURKE'S HISTORY OF THE LANDED GENTRY. Complete in 2 vols., or in four Parts. 11. THE DIARY AND LETTERS OF MADAME D'ARBLAY, Author of " Evelina," &c., complete in 7. vols. 111. THE NELSON LETTERS AND DISPATCHES. Complete in 7 vole. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW SERIES. Just ready, In One Vol., with Illustrations by Leech and George Cruickshank, price Ins. 6d. THE THIRD SERIES OF THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS, and OTHER Pt EMS. 'With a Memoir of the late Rev. R. 11. BIP.TIA3I. Edited by his SON. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. NEW NOVEL BY MRS. TROLLOPE. Just ready, in 3 vols., post Svo., F ATH E R EUS T ACE. ♦ TALE OF THE JESUITS. By Mrs. TROLLOPE. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. AN ANECDOTE OF THE QUEEN DOWAGER.--It chanced one evening that our major, Count Reichen bach, stood up to dance a quadrille with the Princess Adelaide of Meiningen. His toilet was not well suited to the ball-room ; his boots were heavy, the floor was alippery, and he several times tripped. At last he fairly fell, dragging his partner with him. His right arm was in a sling, and useless, from wounds received at Lutzen, and some short time elapsed before the Princess was raised from her recumbent position by the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and conducted into an adjoining apartment. With rueful countenance and twisting his red mustache from vexation, Count Reichenbach tried to lose himself in the crowd, and to escape the annoyance of being stared at and pointed out as the man whe had thrown down the beautiful young princess. It was easy to see that he would rather have stormed a dozen hostile batteries than have made so unlucky a debut in the royal ball-room. In a short quarter of an hour, however, when the fuss caused by the accident had nearly subsided, the princess r3-appeared, looking more charming than ever, and sought about until she discovered poor Count Reichen bach, wiso had got into a corner near the stove. With the most captivating grace, she invited him to return to the dance, saying loud enough for all around to hear, "that she :honoured a brave Prussian soldier whose breast was adorned with the iron cross, and whose badly wounded arm had not prevented his fighting the fight of liberation at Leipzic, and that with all her heart she would begin the dance again with him." The count's triumph was complete; the court prudes and parasites, who a moment before had looked down upon him from the height of their compassion, now rivalled each other in amiability. With a well-pleased smile the count stroked his great heard, led the princess to the quadrille, and danced it in first-rate style. When, in May, 1836, I was presented, 113 captain in the Dutch service, to the Princes Adelaide, then Queen of England, at St. James's Palace, her Majesty perfectly remembered the incident I have here narrated to my readers. To her inquiries after Count Reichenbach, I unfortunately had to reply that he was long since dead.— Wanderungen eines alien Soblaten; On Thursday, price 25., RAILWAYS in ENGLAND and in FRANCE , being Reflections suggested by Mr. Morrison's Pamphlet, and by the Report dray n up by him for the Railway Acts Committee. By DAVID SALOMONS, Esq. London : Pelham Richardson, 23, Cornhill ; and John 011ivier, 59, RAILWAY SHARKS BY PUBLIC SALE. ESSRS. LAMOiND raid Co., _RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to annomice that ttsoir Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c. take place every TIMADAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the [tall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing Instractions (with a reference), are rtspectftilly reinested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered ; anA advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds imme diately disposed of according to instrtctions. =as, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. chus" the miseries resulting to an entire people from the over-caution of their ruler PIGMALION. 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. He paints the previous prosperity of Tyre and its approaching downfal, in consequence of the cowardice of PiomamosT. The maxims deduced from those descriptions are as applicable now-a-days as in the time of ULYSSES. In the over-precaution of General TAYLOR there is the forshadowing of the discomfiture of his fellow-countrymen. It affords an opportunity to his adversaries which nothing but moral blindness can overlook. It enables the Mexicans to concen 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, by 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 conducia 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. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed P,alfe's celebrated Opera, entitled TIIE MAID OF AR iOIS. Marquis de Chateau Vieux, Mr. Borrani ; Jules de Meutagnon, Mr. D, W. King ; Sans Regret, Mr. Burdint ; Synnelet, Mr. Weiss ; Ninka, Miss Isaacs ; Isoline, Madame Anna Bishop. After the Opera, will be presented a new grand Ballet, called TILE WAGS OF WAPPING (performed at the Academie Royale' Paris, under the title of " Betty.") In which will appear Mdlles. Sophie Fuoco, Louise, Benart, Madame Glubilei ; MM. Huguet, Adrien, Paul, Tell ; Messrs. Howell, Priorson, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, ELLYMARKET. Cn•ler the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed an origin 11 Comedy, entitled LOOK BEFORE lOC LEA P ; or, Wooings and Weddings. Mr. Oddim,ton, Mr. W. Farri.n ; Mr. Rashleigh, Mr. Hudson ; Mr. De Were, Mr. Holl ; Mr. Brandon, fir. Howe; Mr.Hardman, Mr. Rogers; Jack Spriggs, Mr. Webster ; Tens Tilley, Mr. Buckstone ; Miss Brown, Mrs. ; Oddington, Miss Fortescue ; Mary Oddington, Miss P. Horton ; Elinor Mortimer, Mrs. Yarnold ; Fanny Harlman, Miss Julia Bennett. After which a new Farce, called SPRING GARDENS. Lord Courtingien, Mr. Holl ; Sir Arthur Low!, Ntr. Howe; S Ymeup, Mr. Buckstone ; Lady Clarissa, Mrs. Buckingham 1 Mrs. Scoreup, Miss Julia Bennett. During the evening the Band will perform the Overture, " Pre aux Clercs," " Clementinen" (Ntazonrka); Camellion" (Galop) ; the " Ls•erhazy" (Wa'zer); a New Overture; and a Fantasia by Mr. F. Reed, " Ln‘,,;onuambula." To conclude with Buckstone's Farce, entitled THE IRISH LION. Principal characters by Messrs. [lnds n, Brindal, Tilbury • Miss P. Horton, Mrs. Stanley, Mrs. Buckin ham, Miss Woulds, &c. Box-office open from Twelve till Four ; under the direction of Mr. T. Archer, Box Book-keeper. TIIEATNE 'ROYAL, ADELPIIT. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed rt grand Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA G:SELLE, entitled THE PHANTOM DANCERS ; or, the Wills Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford. Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. C.illenford,Madame Celeste, Alias Marian Taylor, Miss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. After which the or;g'ital 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. GA3II"S TEA AND TURN-OUT. Principal characters by Messrs. Cullenford, Worrell, Ryan, Wright, Munyard ; Miss 31. Taylor, and Miss Ellen Chaplin. PRINCESS'S• THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. ➢I. Mactlox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original romantic Opera, in thrse parts, entitled THE 1 , .. - Ht;HT DANCERS ; founded on the Story of " The principal characters persenified by Miss Mo-,rgiana Smithson, Mss IS;mirke, Miss Sara Flower, Miss Somers, Misses Marshall; Messrs. Leffl - T, Allen, Bodda, Walton, T. Hill, Ilonner, Peren, Fcc. After which an entirely new Comic Drama, entitled TILE TWO RAINBOWS. _ _ In the course of the Evening the Band will perform " The Perlen Waltzes." To conclude with Goldsmith's Comedy of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Sir Charles Marlow, Mr. Wynn ; Young Marlow, Mr. Vining; Hardcastle, Mr. Granby; Tony Lumpkin, Mr. Compton ; Hastings, Mr. Roxby ; Diggory, Mr. Cowell ; ➢liss Hardcastle, Mrs. Stirling; Miss Neville, Mrs. Hughes ; Mrs. Hardcastle, Mrs. Fosbroke FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Less , _e. Mr. John Ali tchell. TO-MORROW EVENING Will be performed LA MARR AINE. M. de Jonly, M, Mae quilPer ; Edouard, M. Berou ; Madame de Ner:s, Mdlle, Vallee ; Cecile, Mdlle. Leyder. After which, LE CODE DES FEMMES. Paul Fativel, M. Rhozevil ; Mignonet, M. Cartigny ; Romain, M. Pagenier ; Lonchon, M. Priston ; Emma, Madame Angele ; Femme de Chambre. Leydsr. To be followed by a new Comedy, entitled LES TROIS CRISPINS. Raymond Poisson, M. Perlet Mar.ane, Mdlle Brohan.. To conclude with the Vaudeville of L'AMBASSADEUR. Cha racters by MM. Perlet, Langeval, Berou ; Mdlle. Celine Fouquet and Mdlla. Brohan. Boxes, Gs.; Pit, 3s. Gd. ; Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. DAV IDGE'S ROY AT, SURREY T HE ATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. Will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of RICHARD TIIE THIRD. Duke of Gloucester, Mr. J. It. Scott ; Earl of Richmond, Mr. E. F'. Swine; King Henry, Mr. ileslop; Duke of Buckingham, Mr. Fredericks ; Tressel, Mr. Johnson ; Queen, Miss Richardson ; Lady Anne, Mrs. Saville. After which a grand Military Ballet of Action, entitled LE REVE DU SOLDAT. The characters supported by Wile. Theodore and the Detain Family. To conclude with th• New Drama, called PASSION'S SLAVE ; or, The Outcast Son. Supported by the principal talent of the Company. ASTLET'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and Royal Family. Notwithstanding the present concentration of novelties, and the ex pensive engagements entered into with the most eminent British and Foreign Artistes for the Christmas Holidays, Mr. BATTY has 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. THIS EVENING Will be performed a grand new Magical Equestrian Romance, en titled THE DEMON HORSE ; or, The Twelve Wishes and the Charmed Bit. New and entire change in the SCENES of the CIRCLE. To conclude with the grand Military Spectacle of THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Napoleon, Mr. Gomersal. 13oz-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six an commence et half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. B road foo t. 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 RICH MOND and others, that though this question must, fur 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 Association, assembled yesterday in New Bridge street, Blackfriars. Mr. B. B. CABBELL, M.P., there observed, that he thought Sir ROBERT PEEL had nut 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, regard being 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 desisted 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 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 be 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 honourably 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 considerations of revenue had not stood in his way, why should hd not, with equal reason, have at the same time submitted the entire abolition, or, at any rate, large reductions in the duties affecting tea, salt, tobacco, &c.? 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 respect 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 increased income-tax ? If so, let them at once proclaim it ; for the whole question lies in this nutshell, and it is idle to beat about the bush. Equally idle is it, for Mr. CHEETRAM, or other self-sufficient orators at these agricultural associations, 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 the community. Malt, like tea, tobacco, coffee, and salt, et hoe genus omne, will all be respectively con sidered, with respect to the meliorative principles of unshackled 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. THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, DECEMBER 10. TJERMOMETER, Lowest, 38; Highest. 42 ; Noon, 44, BAROMETER, 29.82.—W1ND N.N.E., showery. Ink}ll WATER AT LONDON-BRLIRJE THIS DAY. Morning .. 23 minutes after 6. I Evening .. 44 minutes after 6. The vessel Mary Ann, which has arrived in one of the dock establishments, from Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, has brought several packages containing speci mens of a curious and rare nature, illustrative of sttural history, &c., consigned to his 'Majesty the King of Prussia. These specimens were forwarded from Mozsmbique by Dr. Peters, a Prussian naturalist favoured by his Majesty, who is engaged exploring the east coast of Africa for scientific purposes at the express request and with the approval of the King, to the Prussian Consul at Cape Town, by w h om t h ey have been forwarded to the same r..authorty here, en route to the i r dest i nat i on at T h,e. It is un d erstood that they will shortly be fol ea by a further number of packages, containing specimens of a similar character, which h ave b een col ected by th e same individual no the coast mentioned. , EAST W ORCESTERSHIREE LE CT ION. W ORCESTER WEDNESDAY, Two o'CLocpxre presented .Mr ,i Hodgett s F o l ey h as se acceded to the r equ i s i t i on to him to become a candidate for the ea s t ern di vision ofWorcestershire in the room oc Mr. J. Barneby, deceased. moderate Whig, and would, i t i s believed, h"ardc'hieeYbiesean in Parliament, supported the free trade measures of Sir R. Peel. 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 BuouonAm, 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 SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING-, _DECEMBER 10, 1846 the same causes, debarred from a secure and desirable mode of investment. One 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 theneeessity 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 had, 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 had 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 ➢lr. 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 indeed that the title to the lands is afterwards invalidated." 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 bath 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. Council. MoN is supported by PIDAL and ARMERO, 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 : Itcomtneneed in the archives of the Minister of War, and, spreading with fearful rapidity, soon de stroyed the buildings occupied by those offices, and communicated to the portion of the edifice now used 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 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 keeper of the archives 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." 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 examined and ascertained by counsel to he a good title ; and the opinion of Sir EDWARD SUGDEN 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 take it." It was believed that Senor LUJA and Senor MEN DIZABAL would be re-elected for Madrid. They are both Progresistas. 31.tnnin BoIAA, DFC. 2.--The Thrce pm Cents. were done at 341 1; 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 Gazctte," 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 of London and Paris." The Presse says— 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 conveyancer 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 starting 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 stat e their n i opinion,tr real " That the pl an f or t h e i nsurance of property is well d eserv i ng o f ser i ous d in as the suggestion o f a pr i nc i p l e, and cs consideration, ato titles o 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 :- 1 " 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 matter of universal interest, in which it is admitted that extensive reformation is required. " 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 I'm treaties. One fact, however, appears from this statement, which we ought carefully to remember, and which is, that the Spanish marringes 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 has:" 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 justiry 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 con-ideration for their past and fa tore 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 cem me,ncement 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 be 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 Courtier Fraucais 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 Air-la-Chapelle, of the 6th inst., apprises us of the measures adopted by Russia. It appears 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- 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 time back, they declared it was caused by the state of anarchy into which the canton of Borne 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 Bale has just obtained in the election, leads to the expectation that th e revo l ut i on o f O cto b er w ill only end in moderate constitutional reform. The purchases of arms and ammunition lately made by the Govern ment of Luce rne , i n 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, an d s h ow a certa i n changein 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 (L ower Valais). as a circular to th e several cantons, protesting against the Catholic alliance of which Valais forms a part." We find the following in a letter from Berlin of the ad 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 certain that our Government will take steps to obtain the main tenance of Art. 8 of the convention of Nor.s, 1815, which stipulates for the preservation of the .talus quo in all matters connected with the Castom•house. If those steps produce the desired result no line of custom-houses will close the Cracovian territory to the products of the neighbouring states, and the complaints of the Silesian manufacturers will thus be redressed." Madrid papers of the 2d have arrived. It is said that serious divisions have taken place in the Cabinet in consequence of the intrigues of Senor Mos to secure for himself the Presidency of the vantage from it. At the Russian new year the kingdom of Poland, after having lost its constitution by an ukme 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 Debats has a long article on the worn-out sub jact of the violation of the treaty of Utrecht by the Aliontpensier marriage, in which it merely repeats what it has:said any time since last September. On Monday 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 famille with the Emperor and Empress. The Countess de Marnes (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 3loniteur 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 Bourse on Tues day at 80f. 60c. ; the Five per Cents., 1181. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,245 f. ; Rouen, 872 f. 50c. ' • Havre, 640 f. ; Great Northern, 637 f. 50c. ; Avignon, 872 f. 50c. •, Vierzon, 581 f. 25c. ; Bordeaux, 557 f. 50c. ; Troyes and Montereau, ; 335 f. Basle, 2•20 f. ; Dieppe, 3521. 50c. ; Paris and Stras burg, 478 f. 75c. • Tours and Nantes, 488 f. 75c.; Paris and Lyons, 503 f. 7gc.; Lyons and Avignon, 490 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 475 f. ; Belgian Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 55%; Spanish Actives, 33%; Ditto Domestic Debt, 32%. The following are the quotations for other lines ;- MARSEILLES, DEC. 1.-Marselles and Avignon, 863 f. Northern, 631 f. 24c. ; Paris and Lyons, 497 f. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEcxatunn 9. Boulogne and Amiens, 134—Direct Bombay and Madras, %—East Indian, %—Luxembourg, :M —Northern of France Constituted, 9 A —Orleans and Bordeaux, B—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 47i— Sambre and Meuse, 4%. The Cyclops had strong adverse winds all the passage home, never having hoisted a sail. Sho brought a mail from Lisbon and Oporto, and dispatches for the Foreign office and the Admiralty. Tho following officers promoted in the late brevet came home in the Cyclops:—Commander White, of the Canopus, promoted to the rank of captain; Lieutenants Cumming and Hatlaway, of the Albion; and Harvey, of the Hibernia, promoted to the rank of commanders. Mates--Ridge, of the Albion; Darrell, of tke Rodney; Phipps, of the Rattler; Balfour, of the Hibernia, pro moted to the rank of lieutenants. Also, Assistant surgeon Dornville, promoted to the rank of surgeon, from the Hibernia; and other officers. • , .irsoN aw 41116,,` ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. The success of the ieiaction of prices of admission at this Theatre is without precedent, nightly overflows being the result. Boxes, Is. ; Half-price, 6d. ; Pit, 6d.; Gallery, 3d. Continued success of the splendid Drama of " The Black Doctor." THIS EVENING Will be performed THE BLACK DOCTOR. In which Miss Vin cent, Mrs. G. Lee, Miss L. Pearce, Mrs. R. Barnett, and Messrs. Edwards, Bird, Searle, Forman, &c., will perform. After which, the Burletta of DICK AND HIS DOUBLE. Dick Donbleton, Mr. Fornan ; Isabel, Mrs. R. Bennett ; Isabella, Miss L. Pearce. To conclude with JACK RANS ; or, Sixteen•string Jack, and the Knaves of Knavcs'-acre. to k bft i) \ 4 do• LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1846, Miserably ungenerous as the onslaught upon Mexico has been from its commencement, our sentiments of in dignation thereat are exceeded by our contempt for the incompetency of the assailants. 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 advancement. General TAYLOR has, apparently, as little inclination to ad vance upon Saltillo, as Captain WEAZLI3 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 lab 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 Asiruno. 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 General TAYLOR upon the Mexicans, and, above all, there is the course pursued by this same redoubtable commander since his occupation of Monterey. FzisELoN describes somewhere in his " Telema- PORTUGAL. --- - - PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. —By the arrival of her Majesty's steam -frigate Cyclops, Captain Lapidge , which came up to Spithcad this evening about eight o'clock, in eight days from Lisbon, having communicated with Oporto, we have news from the above quarter to the Ist inst., being eight days later. At the above date the Queen's troops still i nvested Santarem, Das An tas's force being about 3,000 st rong . 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, Captain RV - arils; the Trafalgar, 120, Captain Nutt; the Canopus, 81, Captain Moresby; the Rodney, 92, Captain Collier; the Albion, 90, Captain Lockyer; and the Superb, 80, under the temporary com mand of Captain Stephens, Captain Corry having come 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, C p>ail R nb,. was a Oporto. The Scourge steam-sloopNommandfr Caffin, was entering the Tagus as the Cyclops was leaving.. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were very extensive, being over 30,000 bales, about half of which was on speculation, and at jd, to Ad. advance, compared with the close of last week. Holders met the demand freely. 1,100 Maranham sold at 64d. to 71d, 200 Egyp tian at 7d. to Bid., 2,500 Surat at 4d. to 5d., and the rest American at Sid. to "id. per lb. Shares were flat again. It will be remarked from the above that the " furor" does not subside at Liverpool, and that combined opera tiens, unless some sudden rottenness is discovered among the Bull party, will probably keep the rare staple fer a time at least, at the present advanced rates, if it does not even make them go higher. As to the trade, if tho consumption of nainufactures does not sensibly increase, they will not be found a great support to the speculators, 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 colonial produce being offered rather sparingly. In grain, taking the markets of the United Kingdom ge,:e rally, a good deal of business continues to be transacted. The Lisbon mail, with letters to the 30th, furnishes more of the " doings" of the Court, and tha accounts aro of a nature rather to excite increased sympathy for the insurgents, than hopes for the success of the Govern ment. The expulsion of the Duke of Palmella, excites no small disgust here, and as to the Bank of Portugal job, it is regarded as a mere desperate effort, at any price, to force a large paper circulation. As to the 20 per cent. deduction from the bondholders' dividends, despite 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. intosh, who, we teel gratified in stating, have received from the Ministry of Santa Anna, assurances that the conver sion conducted by Mr. Murphy and Messrs. Schneider will stand good, and that the first dividend on the new bonds is to be paid in London next January, besides an allowance being made for the suspension in May. With regard to the " fifth of the duties," their restitution is not yet obtained, the treasury - of Mexico being so ex hausted, that Messrs. Attuning and Co. have been unable to obtain any definite promise. The English funds have been flat again to-clay, and sellers preponderate, there being fewer inclined to shut. with stock than was the case a week or two back. Consols have been 95, and ore 95 for Money, being 951 for Account. New Three-and .a.-Quarter per Cents. have been 961 to 96. Bank Stock is worth 2061. Ex chequer• bills have been 9s. to 12s. premium. The chief business in the Foreign Market is in Mex• jean Stock, which has risen to 23k, and 23i for the Five per Cents. Spanish Actives have been about 261; and the Three per Cents. 371, which are lower rates. Portuguese Four per Cents have been at a decline from 381 to 38. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have realised 60A- to 604. The Share Market is heavy again, but as remarked on prevous occasions recently, sales arc not generally pressed to any extent, and the partial reaction in prices is more the result of a suspension of purchases. Eastern Counties are 224 ; Caledonian, 231 ; North Stafford, 8+ 1 ; and Northern of France, 9i to 10. ORE CLOSING vitECES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. FRICEs. Bank Stock 20 6 1,4 206 1 / 2 3 per Cent. Reduced Arms...— 941 , 41 94 1 A 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 95%% 95 95 New 314 per Cent. Annuities 9 6 1 /4 96 96 ludia Bonds, 1,0001.. Ditto under 1,0001. .. ...... South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities Consols for Account 9 5 ,4 95% Exchequer Bills, 10001. 1 1 ,3 d.... 12 9 p 9 p Ditto, 5001 . . l2 9 p 9 p Ditto, Small oalrE CLOSING O'CLOCK PRICES 31 /i 19% 3% iTICES OF FOREIGN /ENDS. Equador Bonds Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent. — Ditto, Deferred — Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 Ditto, Account . 2370 ( 3% 23% Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — 36 Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent .. 3834 38 1 / 2 Ditto, Account 3B 38 Russian Bonds ......... 111% 111 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto, Account 37% 37 1 h Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent —3 9 1 h Ditto, Deferred — 11 1 / 2 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto, Account 6 0 3 / 4% 60 1 % Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 92/ 4 mum or BUSINESS DONE CLOSING BAMWAY SliA RES PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen A mber., Not., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2%..•... 21 4% 2A Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% Belfast & County Down 4% . Birmingham and Dudley 422. ... .. .... . ..... ... 5 3 / 4 p Birmin. and Gleucester..100 Ditto New 17% — ... ... — Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.... 2% Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 225. Bristol and Exeter Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ..... Bristol and Liver. June.. 2 1 A ...... Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Half Shares...... 21 / 2 — ••• Cambrian & Grand Jane 42s Choaster and Holyhead... 27 % — Churnet 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. lO Clydesdale J unction..... 20 Cork, Blackrock, and - Passages - Cork and Killarney Cork and Waterford ornwail - ... Ditto, Halt Shares ... 2%a•••••• Direct Lincoln, East Bet ford, and 6 bend. J unc. 2% ...... ............... Direct Northern ......... 2 Y 2: ..... ""......•••• .5 ... P p ar 13s. 4 c 1 .• • Direct Norwich ........... 1 Dublin and BelfastJunc. 12 1 / 2 — Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine .............. . 2 1 /i — ............... . . ............ 1 1 6 6 1 . . 22 - % .............................. 2 --- 2 . 7, 8 oDuunbldtkans,clGEanlwniasyk.iii.e: 1,4 7A p ........... . 7)4 p Eas p t i e tt ni o C0 Ne u vi nt . i . e . 5 .. .......... 1 1 t . Cent,Ditto Perpetual, ls o. h. Ditto ditto, No. 2... 61. 13s. 4d % ... Do., York Extension.. 2 EastDerelfin andNoech 1 Eastern Union 35 •• ••• . Ditto, Quarter Shares 83',.,•., Do. Exten.(Harwich) 1%. Do., Camb. and Ely.. 2%. . : ... -- .... ..: _. .... •—• East aa a DDDss s tt t ooi Lancashire ats,..:ddd,,oyouN. .e,resNr a(twiLincolnshireesao kwit.(late iEr. s. Prestonkn. . e . .) . r . . i . . .. p . .. . .. . . .. . 1 515 4 4 ........... . 17 - . . .. . 4 , Edinburgh 2 Glasgow 50 ...... 75 1 / 2 75 Ditto Half Shares ... 10 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% Edinburgh & Northern.. 12 , / 2 — ••• Edinburgh and Perth... 3 and gland lA' ...... _2%1 Ely and Huntingdon ... 12 1 /i...... 13 1 A Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2 1 / 2 — Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorset 51 Glasgow, Kilmar.p&Ayr 50 ...... Ditto, New Do., il i Shares (5 per cent. guar.) Goole, Doncaster, &c. .. 2 Grand Union (Notting and Lynn Great Eastern &Weatem 2%...... ......••••• - Great South. and West (Ireland) Great Munster 2%..... Great North of Scotland 2%......= A P 3% 18% 14% 24 Great North of England..loo . - 237 Ditto New Ditto, New . — Ditto, New Great Western B5 132 Ditto lA Shares ... 50 Ditto 1 / 4 Shares lO Ditto Fifths 2O Ditto, New ..... ... 2 Huddersfield & blanches. 13 ...... 17% 17 ...... Ditto, Extension ...... 3 Hull and Selby Ditto 11 4 Shares Do. Half Shares 25 — Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 11 1 h — Do., do., and Norwich 2 1 A 2 2 l /a V I Lincaster and Carlisle... 50 Do. New Leeds and Bradford Leicester and Bedford... 22s 22s Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 221 h — .. ........ .... Do., Branch (Blue) ... 2 Do. Extedgion(Green) 2..... Leeds and Thirsk 171...... 15 1 A. . Ditto, New Lpool., Mnchstr & New castle Junction ill' 2% 754 ..... 154 L')ndon ant 61: 4 Do N Ditto Extension 7 • ........ London, Brighton, and South Coast - • Ditto, Fifths - Do. Consol. Eighths lO ...... • . ..... .... Do. 5 per et. 9 ...... -"" LondionandUreenwieh 12115 s 4d... 91 / 4 .............. " .... Do. Pr,Jerenee ...181173 2d....•• '—.......... London, Hounslow, and ...- • Western London:and N. Westeraloo ...... 194 • 193 ............ Do. Quarters .., Do., no., New 2 ...... 14:A .............. 17A Ditto Fifths 5 ...... ......... Do. '4 Shares (G. J.) - Do 40/.Shares(L.M.) 8 •••"'- 74 .. 41/2...•••••••••••• .......... 741 i Do. 401. (M. & B.) 4O ...... 1 Do. 10/. (M. & 13.) A 5 ...... - ............... 12%r Do. 101. (M. & B.) B 5 ...... 12% ............... Do. 10/. (M. & B.) C 1 ...... ............ ••• ondor, Oxfore, and ••••• -- ..... ..... •.. ........ .• f. „,,, Cheltenham ... °Au. & .t.i.WeAern 411 6s 101..... . 62% ............... . 1 v ....! Do. New Consol. Bths 40 ...... - ........... •••• ...., 22 1 / 2 .. .. -- ............... ..... , Do. Ne 'N 18 ... - - ............. 6 I Do. Now Ditto Tenths ~... .. 5 ...... 5% ........... •••• 4 , Ditto Tenths ... ..... 4 ...... 4% •,• ......... "' 5 : Ditto Scrip Ditto ditto ...... . L;ndon and York ...... • - .......... '•"' 1% Do, Extension London and Wind.sor . 1,-- 1 ••• • --- "" ........ . .... London, Salisbury, and . Yeovil 2 Londonderry&Coleraine 15 •••••• ''-' ••"*" ...... Londonderry and Ennis killen Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham - 1. 55 5 .................. -- g 5 4 ....... ............................ Ilanciiest;. , r and Leeds , 82 ...... -- ............ ..... ...... •••• Ditto % Snares Do. Quarters Do. Fifths Do. Sixteenths 6IA ...... -• ............. Do. Extension 4 2 2 5 i. ........... ... ... --10,7i1l ....... .. ........ ....................... Do. Liverp. and Bury 24 ...... - ....... • ..... Do. do. Fifths ...... Manhester,l3uxton,and Matlock 161anchest. &Southampt. 2 ...... 1% .......... ... Midland ....... Do. Fifths 2 ...... -• ••• .......... Do. New .. Ditto, New .. ..... Do. Birm, and DerbylCO ...... 102 103.•••• .. Midind& East. Counties 4221....... ---• P ..................... : Midland Great Western .. ••.. Irish - • ............ Newcistle and Berwick 20 ...... 3-I .......... .... Do. North Shields - .............. Newcastle and Carlisle 100 ...... -- ................. Newmrk et &Chesterfrd 5 ....... . • ..... Nev.Tort&Abergaveany 2%...... - ............... Nowry and Enniskillen 7 ...... ........ . Newrv, Warrenpoint, ....••"•• and Rostrevcr Norfolk lOO ...... 130 • •••• ". ..... Ditto Half Shares 9 . ..... --- ......... • ....... ••• Do. Extension - •• .... ..... Northern Counties Union 2%...••• -- ........ •••• North British ... ..... . Do. Half Share s ....... Do. Fifths - ...... Do. Quarters ..... . ............ S ... .. Do. Extension i . Ditto Thirds — ...... -- ........ .. ...... Northern and Eastern 5O ...... - •• ..... ' .... Do. Scrip (issd. 5 dis.) 45 ... - ................ Do. Quarter Shares l 2 l /2 ......... -• ....... , • ... Do. New - ... 7 4 , ......... North Staffordshire .. ....... North Wales .. 3IA ...... - • Northern and Southern - Connecting North Western Oxford, Worcester, and °2%% ..... ... .. .. . . ----- ................ . ........ Wolverhampton Oxford, Witney, and 17% ...... --- .......... ............ .... Cheltenham.... ..•• Portsmouth Direct 3" ...... -- • ........... Preston and Wyre - ......... ...... D 0.% Shares - ... Reading, Guildford, and ........ Reizate 3/. 125. ...... -- die. ........ ......... tichmond Royston and llitchen .. .. .... Scottish Central Scottish Midland 12%...... 1 3 / 3 • ' . ....... , heflield & Manchester 10 ) ...... -- • ' .. : ........ Do. Quarter Shares 8 ...... -- " ... •••"' Do. Lincolnshire June 1 1,4 ...... - ........... ' ..... Do. & Great Grim,by lO ...... - ''• .•"•' ...• Do. do. Extension 425. .. • -- 1 i ., :j..'" .... Shrewsbury and Birm 3 .••••• 47Z....• ... "•• Shropshire Union - Shrews., Wolverhamp , ...... ••• & S. Staffordsb. June 2 1 33 / 4 '. • .. .. A z ..... .... ...... South Devon... 4O . ..... South StaffordshireJunc. 2 1 / 2 ...... --- ................*••••• -,outli Eastern & Dover. 33% ...... --- ...... • ..... ....... ........ Do., No. 1 26 ............... Do., Nc ,2. - .....• 12 ..... ... • .••• • Do., No, 3 15 ............... ..- Do., No. 4 St.Alban's, Hatfield,and ....... ..... Hertford Junction ... 425...•••• •-•• ............... Staflordsh. & Shropshire 2 3 / 4 ...... --- outil Wales..... -.... Swans. & Loughor &Ca- • 1•• •• •' .•••• • •• meron's Stm. Coal. .. ... Taw Vale Extension ...... Yale of Neath 2 ...... I l ii ••• ..... 00000 ••• •••••• Wakefield, Pontefract, & ..••••• Goole ............. Warwick and Worcester 4 2 5. ............. Waterford and Kilkenny 11 . •*- • ..... Waterford and Limerick 22%...... ...... Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, .. and Dublin Wexford,lW aterford, and Valentia - ............ '.. Waveney Valley 2 Welsh Midland West Riding Union West Cornwall 2 ..... ... ............ icrexford and Carlow - .• •••"" ''... Wilts, Somerset, & Wey- - ..... mouth York and Carlisle 2 3 /4 - 00'" „„. Vork and Newcastle. ... 25 ..... Ditto New ••• 5 ...... 12414••" . ...... Do. Preference Fork and North Midland 50 ...... ••-• .............. .• Ditto % Shares 25 ...... --- ..... ..•••' Do. Selby Do. Extension Ditto, Preference Do. East and West Rid- 24°20 ......... . ........ 34%71............:::::.;::: .. 17 .0 0 ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAY'S. .... ,„. Anglo-Belgian ... 4 ...... -- ........... 0 ..... Barbadoes 1 ...... • ........... ..„ Belgian Eastern Junctn 2 1,4 ...... - . . ..•...". 8.. ouioAne and Amiens l6 -.••••--. ......... Bordeaux & Mediterran 2 ...... dordeaux,Toulouse, and ........... Cette (Mackenzie's) 2 .. .. "" . ... ......... Do. (Espelete's) Calais, Dunkrk,andWest Flanders - ..... Calcutta and Diam0nd........ Harbour ....... ....... • 75.. ....• .•-• .. ..... Callao, Lima, and Pacific „ . ..... • Coast 1 .. .., ...... .. .......... •• . Central of Spain ... 2 .. --.' . ......... • ••• .... ......... Ceylon .. .... ss. ...... -- ... . ... -- ...... Demerara 2% •••••• , ....... Direct Bonibay and ..• .• " . Madras . . • .0 .• Dutch Rh e nish 6 ..... 1 5/ ...... , ... East Indian... ..... .... ss. ..... Ail ....... Fampoux & Hazebrouk 4 ...... -- ................ Great Indian Peninsular ss. ...... '-- ......0" .... Great Western Bengal ss. ...... -- •.. .. . ....... Great Western Canada 3 14 ...••• - • .......... ..• Italian and Austrian 4 .. •• , /•. •••" Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 ...... 1 A ....... 0 ..... Jersey ... 1 ...... .„... ..... . . ... ::: Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 ... • -- a. , y 4.. ••".„ Luxembourg. ..... ..... .. 4 ...... A . ..... •••• : Lyons and Avignon 2 ...... -- " ....... " 1 Madras ...... - .... .0" Madras, Nellore, and „ .o' l .. .. Arcot lh ...... --• .......... .. Madrid and Valentia 2 .•• •• -- ... ..•".„. Mauritius - . i ........ Namur and Liege .. • . Nu of Frauce Constituted 5 ........ 1 .... 0 9 ..... ~.. .... North Jamaica. 1 ... ... ..... ..... .... Orleans and Vierzon ... ••• Orleans and Bordeaux 6 ...... 8 . ...... ••". Over Yssel 4/35 4d ...... --- , .... ...,....; Paris paris tkanLdy- Orleans s stituted 2 5 0 ............ .....4. 7 4 ........ .......;..". ..... Paris and Rouen - . .... Paris and Strasbourg Constituted . Rouen and Havre • Sambre and Meuse ..... . ....• , Strasbourg and Bale - ........ ••"' St. Laurence & Atlantic ..... - • •,,.•• fours and Nantes Con - ~. •„... stituted ........- 5 ...... ........ Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt 2m1.. ...... 8 .... ......- .......... '.. Trinidad West Flanders ...... ~.. 6 ...... --• . MINES. Real del Monte Unregd ...... ..... ' 34•••:''' LLOYD'S -------SHIPPIN G.--- - 'll ' l A lt.) ( 1: ii! S A f d i osi o Bt_ . LONDON, ... ,,,HjoibriAsna:lTtoisE e:DI s, DEC. s_c l .l o clev - 9i3:u.ei_in l rk V ,ds. w , i hN : Eai d enn.wNdk S s: E V: yEs.o . a , r.tsyko l i e. g ;: h . ; ...... :a b i,t.n r e j o:iii ; 11. : ii i- . co os ifti r ki l l: CT ay, M‘Donald, Calcutta. Sld. Celebes, mi n lob, `..7 Arr d ' ..,4 ti; Gr o an r v r ille Davidon, St. John's, New Brunswick, for '"', 1 1 , / i . Qtles el)c B PORTLAND,a y , 1 PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 9.—Wind N.N.E.---4ett, w il il k Hams, New York. Off port, lifariner, Pe' ..Ic9l rro si . t o ti i i ro Or Allen, Bni orlon . aylp Savage. Montreal. Sld. Lucy, ChirrY , i i°tj ditto.DEC. 8.--John Gray', A croer.w,foDuancd.laBn.—d.Wind E.N.E., fresh."' •gio; Calabar, l I I° Ar rti. ° ... 0 t LlvEnpooL, Disc. 9.—Wind N.N.E__.! /igb.t' o,lo l ‘ 00 0 1 aret Skelly. Topping, Calcutta;; Ditie,e,l,lj:. 5 1t1 ' ri ', sld. Sept. 22(1, and Fernando Po ~,•,, pgrotitflo..ie , Kruse, Batavia ; Blonde, Fades, singapor ; 9b, • ”, es tro Rio Janeiro; Adelaide, Davison, klarano . e blifill , 111.‘Kay, New Orleans ; Nelson Village, 11341131 ' fi e' Governor Davis, Upton, Boston. piglet Y--- .. 4 , ROTHESAY, Dile. 7.—Arrd. Lady ilar'reP acts' for Clyde. li AilleSliti le Low castle P. 7.--Arrd. AUrest, , le s . t._ PLYMOUTH, Dr.e. 9.—Wind NN.E•"—Arc;..t DOM , for Newcastle; Diddor ' , London, for liartlepdoo'tronrcer tallick, Quebec ; Fortitude, Garbutt, ditto. il.rbosili.,, pit rier, leaky, and with part of cargo thrown ovti.,,Arrnot, FALmouTi, DEc. 9. —Wind E.N.8., ,stro4olo, vr,,iebot mon, leaky, and with pumps choked. Off, Poriisoll•l;7l#' KiNGsTow yi, Dice.Arrtl. Constant i0n...„ ......,il,l WATFEFORD, DEC. 8.--Wind N. to L N ' el-Kader, Debate, Pernambuco.—------ _ . . - ~, fi;t -, 1 ,:o• if . ' :' ri:ii ~:. .- . L‘ .., the 1.. 0 0 f' OWN it VEn A n 'Els :ii C °. r : i. ''',,;i lll r ''''' '• ,' --..,,,,-.. p,- , '=•lt.;, ,n...:,,; ',l- r`TotzlAii. . -7 , 1.,, .1,7,! 1 tiC i:..4 IL per Imperial Quarter. oz. j os PR I CE .. 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