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THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. The New Polka, " The Cricket on the Hearth," and the British Navy Quadrille. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING. PART I. _ . Overture, Mezzofante—Crivelll7 Quadrille, from Verdi's Opera of " 8010, Flute, by Mr. Richardson—Richardson. Symphony Pastoral, The Allegro and Storm—Beethoven. 5;olo, Violin, " La Prierle ae Moise," executed on the Fourth String by Signor Sivori—Rossini and Paganini. Jullien's New Quadrille, The British Navy—Jullien. PAter 11. Fantasia from Adolphe Adam's — Ballet, " The Marble Maiden"— . - Mete. The New Polka, " The Cricket on the Hearth"—Jullien. 8010, Violin, The celebrated Carnival de Venice, performed by Signor Sivori—Paganini. The Original Mazurka, or Cellarius Valse—Jullien. Solo, Carnet-a-Pistons, Serenade from " Don Pasquale"—Donizetti. The Original Napolitalne ; or, Tarentella des Salons—Jullien. GRAND BAL MASQUE. The unexpected prolongation of this Se - riss of Concerts, added to the universal admiration expressed by the brilliant assembly at the last Bal Masque, induces M. Jullien to announce another Bal Masque, which will take place on Monday, February 2, 1846. COUNT MONTHOLON'S MEMOIRS OF NAPOLEON. Just ready, in 2 vols. Bvo., :11rISTORY of the CAPTIVITY of NAPOLEON at ST. HELENA.- By the Count DE MONTHOLON. Translated into English, with the sanction of the Author, from the orginal UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT. *** Orders received by all Booksellers. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MURRAY'S HOME AND COLONIAL LIBRARY. On January Ist, in Two Parts, post Bvo., 2s. 6d. each, GYPSIES of SPAIN; their MANNERS, E STOMS, and CEREMONIES. By GEORGE BORROW, Esq Author of " The Bible in Spain." John Murray, Albemarle-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a Grand Opera, in three acts, called MARITANA. liilharies the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Ciesar De Bazars, Mr. W. Harrison ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. 11. Phillips; Maritana, Miss Romer ; Lazarillo, Miss Poole. Between the Second and Third Acts of the Opera Professor RISLET and his SONS will go through a Series of their Classical and Popular Exercises. To conclude with a new grand Christmas comic f antomine, called HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarfs. The New and extensive Scenery under the direction of Mr. Grieve ; the Overture and Music by Mr. It. Hughes; the Tricks, Transformations, and Decorations 135 Mr. Blarnire ; the Machinery by Mr. B. Slomau ; the Deesses by Mr. Bovey, Mrs. Balls, and numerous assistants. The whole produced under the superintendence of Mr. W. West. Scene 1. Levine:3a or GUILDHALL. Epoch—Lord Ilayor'S Day, 1945—between the Dinner and the Ball. Magog and Gog (the City Giants—once at a premium, now at it discount), Mr. S. Jones and Mr. H. Horncastle ; Ge eral Tom Thumb (a Dwarf, bet causing a great panic in the Giant market), Miss Dale. " Who'll kill the Giants? I, says Toni Thumb, As soon as I come, kill the Giants."—Yankee Nursery Tale. The Oenitts of Pantomine (Chairwoman of the " Christmas Fuany Club"), Miss A. Payne.—How Tom Thumb takes the Giants down a pe(or two—" From words they'd almost come to blows "—Umpire and Referee, the Genius of Pantomime, who gives her decision in a manner (it Is hoped) satisfactory to her numerous patrons in boxes, pit, and gallery. Scene 2. COAST OF TUE ISLAND OF LlLLlPUT.—Discovered A.D. 1699. "After a storm comas a calm." Gulliver (having a passion for travelling, high and dry on a rock), Mr. W. H. Payne ; Mrs. Gul- Ryer (having a passion for her husband, in the same predicament), Mr. Mance. Extraordinary high tide, and great rush for places. Timely arrival of the Flying Island. Mrs. Gulliver leaves the rock to the tune of " Here we go up, up, up"—Gulliver leaves the rock to the tune of " Here we go down, down, down." The tide having ceased to flow, naturally begins to ebb, and leaves Gulliver to asto nish the Lilliputians ! Peasants (the real "small natives"), Messrs. and Mesdames Tiny, Dumpy, Dot, Weebody, Speck, Short, Small, Trot, Littlejohn, &c. &c. ' • Inspector of the A division of Lilliputian Police, Mr. Stumpy ; Policemen, Messrs. Move-a-way, Clear-the way, Push-a-long, Walk-on, &e.; Engineer, Mr. Eager; Stoker, Mr. Hot-birth. How Gulliver, alias the man-mountain, is BOUND over to keep the peace ; and how, "by a long pull, a atvoeff pull, and a pull altogether," lie is carried away to the court of the Emperor Li - " A nd wasn't h3.t dainty British Museum. Ikea. 3. HALL or SCIENCE IN THE Par ecs OF THE KING or La ituva..—His Majesty the King or Laputa (very deep in Geome +ry—vide, Flappers at his elbows), Mr. T. Matthews ; Lord High Chancellor Parallelogram and Lora High Chamberlain .Equilateral fond of " Figures,' especially number " One"), Mr. Howell and Mr. Johnson. Lords in Waiting, with their attendant flappers, pages. &c. Mrs. Gulliver makes her " first and only appearance at Court ;" and how, having lost her the Flying Island is placed at her disposal to recover the same. Scene 4. MARINE RESIDENCE OF THE EMPEROR OF LILLIPUT.—His " High" Mightiness Oolbas to Momaren Mully Ully one, Emperor of Lilliput, Miss Turtle ; her " equally" High Mightiness the ELl press of Lilliput, Miss Midgley. The Lilliputian Court (the " high est" fatuities in the land), and Lilliputian Imperial Guard (at least 2 ft. 6 In. in their stockings), servants, policemen, cooks, scullions, &c. &c.—How Gulliver, having been let out of " durance vile," not only pockets the affront, but two policemen in the bargain. How he kisses the Emperor's hand, and the Empress's lips. Inspection of the Lilliputian Imperial Guard. How Gulliver swallows his dinner, and is only prevented from swallowing a Lilliputian, by way of dessert, by the news of the arrival of the Blefascadian fleet. Gulliver re gains his freedom, by towing in the enemy's fleet. The Palace on fire. Arrival of the Lilliputian Fire Brigade. How Gulliver saves the Empress, and is then obliged to save himself, which he does by taking a hop, step, and a jump into _ _ Scene 5. CORN-FIELD IN EROBDlGNAG.—Longostreteho (a sub stantial Brobdignag farmer, and member of the Brobdignag Agri cultural Society), Mr. Monster ; Long-in-the-stride (his wife), Mrs. Strapper; Brobdignag Baby (in and out of a go-cart), Miss H. Payne ; A very round Robin (the mother of a very fine family) Mrs. Redbreast ; Prize Pig (with silver medal from the Brobdignag Cattle Show), Mr. Snout. How Gulliver goes a bird's nesting, and gets the worst of it, and how, after paying all proper deference to the "great-tans," he pitches into the " little-un" in the go-cart. Scene 6. BROBDIGNAG BED-ROOM AND NURSERY.—Brobdignag " Gemini" (Anglice twins), Masters James and Elliott; Brobdignag Kitten, Mr. Pussey. For further particulars of this scene rpply personally to the principal performers, who can be seen In it every evening till further notice. Scene 7. COAST OF THE ISLAND OF LILLIPUT (as Scene 2), and re-appearance of the Flying Island ; from which Mrs. Gulliver takes a flying leap into Gulliver's arms —" We may be happy yet." Our old acquaintance, the Rock, introduces another old acquaintance, the Genius of Pantomime, Transformation of the Characters. Harlequin .. Mr. *Wand. Clown • .Mr. T. Matthews. Pantaloon Mr. Howell. Columbines ..Miss Hicks and Miss Lonsdale. Scene 8. END OP COVENTRY-STREET, PICCADILLY.—WIiting in Eight Lessons. The Experimental Squadron, with Hornpipe accom paniment. A Sudden Peep into Leicester-square. Wenham Lake Ice. Bllding made easy. A great Fall in Provisions—viz. fish, tl-ait and vegetables. Scene 9. CLown's LODOINGS.—Bed and Window change sides, and Clown "goes down the middle and up again ;" great virtue in a blan ket. "To be well shaken before taken." The principle of elongation "Carried out." Clown is tossed up, and Harlequin comes down " heads." Scene 10. EXTBAIOZ or Gaocsas, FISHMONGERS, AND WIII Max cnxicrs'Ors.—Two active lads, versus active clothes-horse. Cask of West India Produce and barrelled natives. Ladders ad infinitum, Putting up the shutters—the wrong shop. Try again. Ditto re peated. Great change. on the premises, and " business removiag." Scene 11. 111GROATE-HILL, with extensive view of the neighbour hood of London. Railways remember the 30th November. Grand Railway Steeple-chase to the Board of Trade. Arrival of engines from all the country round. " A clear course and no favour." Off they go. Clown and Pantaloon in difficulties, and ending in a "dis solution of partnership." . . Scene 12. FLEIT4TIEET MINING THE RH:PAULI, with Glass Shop, Tillman's, and Railway Printing•offce. Railway Prospectus and Provisional Committee; publishing made easy. Orders to any amount punctually attended to. The Great Guy for 1845. Great br.rtue of stags ; "they come—they come." No thoroughfare. The shortest cut to the Board of Trade, producing a great smash among the crockery. Scene 13: Emma or Tan Roam) oe TRADB, and Probable Ge neral Railway Terminus. . _ SCOW, 14. WATCHMAKERS' AND BOOKSELLIRS' SlOTS.—Teaching Ile young idea how to shoot. Illustrated London Noose. A " pinch of carry powder." Watch on a new movement. Queen's Visit to lermany, and all eyes directed to Scene 15. TuE CITY Of COLOGNE, as it appeared on her Majesty's arrival. Owing to this zr.st sttractfon, immediate application seionld he made to JOHN PARSONS, Box Book-keeper THEATER ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING win be performed the Comedy of A CURE FOR THE HEART ACHE. Old Rapid, Mr. W. Farren ; Young Rapid, Mr. Hudson ; Frank Oatland, Mr. Buckstone ; Jessy Oatland, Miss Julia Bennett. To be followed by the admired Drama of GRANDFATHER WHITEHEAD. Grandfather Whitehead, Mr. W. Farren ; Dray ton, Mr. Tilbury; Langley, Mr. Stuart; Louisa Drayton, Mrs. E. Yarnold ; Susan, Mrs. Stanley. To conclude with a Grand New Extravazanza, entitled THE BEE AND THE ORANGE TREE ; or, The Four Wishes. Principal Characters by Mr. Hudson, Mr. James Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mr. Clark, Miss P. Burton, Miss Julia Bennett, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mrs. Stanley. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Pi Al be repeated an entirely New Drama, called THE LIONESS OF THE Nolan, or, The Prisoner of Shlusselboarg. Alexis Boreanouski, Mr. Webster; Tripteletnas Kront, Mr. Wright; Eliza beth, Madame Celeste. After which, THE CRICKET ON THE 'HEARTH. John Peery bingle, Mr. 0. smith; Caleb Plummer, Mr. Lambert; Tackleton, Mr. Cullenford; Edward, Mr. Selby; Dot, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Bertha, Kim Woolgar ; May Fielding, Misa Taylor. To conclude with an entirely New and Original Christmas Pau tamime, called HARLEQUIN AND POONOOWINGEEEWANG FLIBEEDEEFLOBEEDEEBUSREEBANG; or, The King of the Cannibal Islands. Harlequin, Mr. T. Ireland ; Columbine, Miss Fle ming ; Clewn, Mr. C. J. Smith; Pantaloon, Mr. Mitcheason. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. THIS EVENING WILL BR PERFORMED T HE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: A FAIRY' TALE OF HOME. The ?ritmil , al Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. Emery, Mr. Meadows, Mr. F. .I;;lii7,isnl.:. Era. Keeley, Mi ss M . K ee l e y, Mrs. Woollklge, Miss .°7_ ,, r(l. Miss Forster, and Miss Turner. After l'rnicnvrine repeu.d . entitled THE ENCHANTEDa New Grand Romantic extravaganza. Persia and the Princess of Benigiar.SF'' or, Prince Fireuz Schah of Keeley, Wigan, F. Matthews, Collier, principal Characters by Messrs. Mes dames Keeley, Villars, Hodson, Dawson, Howard , lunlecb • ; yard, Arden, tkc. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, o:,,vituvritEET. THIS EVENni, p The W 1 Murray will be repeated THE CRICKET ON E, TE s Principal Characters by Messrs. Ryder, Comp ton ' 4l 4tTll. Courtney, Mrs. Stirling, Miss Marshall, Mrs. _ i•e o Brentnell, and Miss Somers. &brok , Mies To be followed by a New Extravaganza, entitled JEAMR, TR RAILROAD FOOTMAN OF BERKELET-iiQUARE. JearnesEu4 Mr. Compton. To conclude with a New Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE KEY OF THE KINGDOM ; or, HARLEQUIN AND THE FAIRY BLUE BELL. Harlequin, Mr. W. H Harvey ; Columbine, 3gi,,s Butlen; Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; Pantaloon, Mr. T. Hill. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. THIS Will be presented a Domestic Drama EVENING of powerful interest, entitled THE LADY OF ST. TROPEZ. George Maurice, Mr. J. Browne; Count D'Aubrieve, Mr. Brookes ; Hortense (the Lady of St. Tropez), Miss L. Melville. To be followed by the MARRIED BACHELOR. And concluding with the new Pantomime, unapproachable for glee and grandeur, called FORTUNATITS ; or, THE MAGIC CAP. Fortunatus, Miss Hamilton ; Prince Megrim, Mr. Cockrill ; Fairy Queen, Miss Bromley ; Harlequin, Mr. Sinythers ; Pantaloon, Mr Charles ; Clown, Mr. Jefferini; Columbine, Miss Laidlaw. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHPIATRE OF ARTS. Will be performed the n no veI EVENING Drama of THE PYRENEES. In which M. Wellen's celebrated Dog Emile will appear, whose per torrnances at the Cirque Olympique, Paris, has drawn crowded Louses for the loud nine months. New Scenes of the Circle, combining tke talent of the Frenek aid English Artistes. After which will be repeated a New Grand Comic Equestrian Pan tomime, called HARLEQUIN DON QUIXOTTE DE LA MANCHA; or, Sancho Panza, and Dulcinea of Teboso, with new Scenery, Dresses, 1S ha ni cal Changes, &c. ROYAL VICTORIA IHEATRE. THIS EVENINM. z suj e Poll a ed by Messrs. RICHARD PLANTAGENET, in Three Act i s ii Osbaldiston, E. F. Saville, T. Fredericks, Pearle, and Misses Vincent, Richardson, Eliza Terre;, IKr e s , lierbrt ' After which, Pretbssor HEMMINGS and his SONS will (1. Lee. rr , ore unparalleled feats of Classical Gymnasia than ever yet has been ex hibited, and surpassing even the celebrated Risley himself. To conclude with a new gorgeous Pantomime, called TIPTITY- AvITCHET; or, HARLEQUIN TIM BOBBIN and the COMICAL CoIum rTCELES of LANCASHIRE . Harlequin, Mr. Chapino ; it%MIRO Le Vite ; the Two Clo wns, Messrs. IC. Blanchard and nem ; the Two Tantaloons, Mr. Franklin and the veteran Tom ianehM, th vorY King of Pantomime and Prince of Pantaloons. the --- ETON COLT-I:it', FRIDAY.-1 flip authorities of College Chapel, which was commenced e b r y e.s . t . o _ ration 9f: the college in 1842 iq, as early as possible, to 'with, under the superintendence of Mr. Deason, t b h e e p a r r e c c h e i e te d c e t. d It is proposed to enlarge t he choir to its original size, so as to make suitable provision for the increased number of Vie scholars, as well as to obtain better accommodation for the resident families and strangers. It is intended to erect Gothic stalls and a ncwiscreen, and also to amend and remove the present roof. The expense of these alterations and im provements has been caculated at between 1 0,000/. and 12,000/. ; upwards of half this sum having been already sub scribed by members of the college and old Etonians, hi order that the whole design may be completed at once, instead of reserving a portion for a future period. The projected altera tions are expected to be commenced early in th e e mu i ug eprias. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JAN. 3. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 27 ; Highest, 35 ; Noon, 36. BAROMETER, 30.53.—W1ND N.W., frosty. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. 21.,rning .. 42 minutes after 5 Evening .. 7 minutes after 6. O'Connellites, and agitate ! agitate l I agitate !1 ! and never hold their peace until the statute-book shall be relieved of one of the foulest blots that ever disgraced its pages." The Paris papers are chiefly occupied with the re marks on the KING'S Speech and the sessional busi ness of the Chamber of Deputies. Some of the Op position journals continue to blame that part of the Speech which relates to England ; and the Siecle in particular, which asserts that AL GUIZOT has placed the dynasty and nation under the protectorate of that country, to which the Government paper, the Journal des Debats, thus replies :—" As regards the English alliance, all sensible men consider it to be the safest guarantee of the peace of the world. This, our opinion, has been repeatedly expressed by N. TRIERS himself. But England stands as much in need of our alliance as we do of hers ; neither country deemed itself obliged to place itself under the protectorate of the other. England did not place herself under our protectorate by consenting to the abolition of the right of search, and Queen VICTORIA did not come to France the first to make the homage of her crown to the KING of the FRENCH, no more than Lours PHILIPPE, in returning the visit of the Queen of GRHAT BRITAIN, proclaimed himself her liege subject. England and France are united be cause they have but one and the same interest, one and the same object—the maintenance of the peace of the world—because everything tends to unite them, placed, as they both are, at the head of the free and civilised nations. The two Governments inspire each other with mutual confidence ; they have given each other pledges of mutual loyalty ; and if the Bri tish Cabinet consented to a very great sacrifice in its opinion—that of the right of search—it was, because it knew that the French Cabinet, the Cabinet of the 29th of October, concealed no arriere pewee, and prosecuted with similar ardour the abolition of th.e.odicesu.Nlrrottrgmes-L-"h 13 Wee ; it rests on a rai tual exchange of good offices. The Speech from the Throne expressed nothing else ; it might have ex pressed the same truth in still stronger terms, without wounding in the least the dignity of France.' The prospects of the session, as far as one can judge from present appearances, are of a very peaceable character, and the labours of the Chambers will pro bably be devoted chiefly to internal improvements, and the affairs connected with the material interests of the country. This, indeed, appears to be the view taken by M. SArzy, who, as senior Member of the Chamber, occupied the President's chair till the appointment of M. SAUZET. On addressing the Members before he resigned the office, he made some judicious remarks, which deserve to be quoted:— " The principal measure," said he, " for which the gratitude of France would be due to the present Chamber, was the establishment of the vast network of railways, which must afford such rapid and ad vantageous openings to the produce of the country, and, at the same time, increase the well-being of the working-classes. In speaking of these great lines of communication, he could not but express his regret that the somewhat too ardent impulse that had marked their commencement, had given birth to an over-excited spirit of speculation, which had produced a crisis in the money-market. He had no doubt that the Minister of Finance would take the pro per steps to prevent such a state of things for the future. The Hon. Deputy then referred to the necessity of discussing, in the course of the session, the best means of keeping up such a reserve for the army as would, without entailing any expense on the nation, afford the means of raising a large moveable force at a moment's warning. He hoped, also, that the navy would be placed on such a footing as was suitable to the dignity of France. He trusted that, in consider- ing the wants of Africa, it would be borne in mind that conquest had run its course, and that the spirit of order and civilisation ought at length to prevail in Is turn. The wish of the Councils-General called loudly for two reforms—the diminution of the duty on salt, and a uniform postage of letters ;" of both of these measures he acknowledged himself to be a warm advocate. But what, above all, ought, he observed, to occupy the attention of the Chamber, was the financial condition of the kingdom, and he trusted that zealous efforts would be made to confine the expenditure within the limits of the receipts. The Hon. Deputy, after dwelling on the necessity of carrying on the dis cussions without having recourse to useless recrimi nations, concluded by thanking the Chamber for the indulgence which they had manifested towards him during the course of their preparatory proceedings, This address was well received. The Committee on the Address in the Peers met on Wednesday, and having expressed a desire to obtain explanations from the President of the Council and the Minister of the Interior, it was agreed that they should attend the Committee on Saturday. We subjoin some miscel laneous extracts from the papers : "On Wednesday, at one o'clock, on the occasion of the approaching new year, the King received the Arch bishop of Paris and his clergy. At eight in the evening his Majesty received the ladies of the corps diplo matique, and at half-past eight the Council of State. " According to the official reports of administration of criminal justice in France during the eight years, from 1836 to 1843 inclusively, 47 parricides have obtained the benefit of the law which authorises juries to return with their verdicts of guilty a declaration of the exist ence of extenuating circumstances. Of these, the greatest culprits, 19 have had their punishments reduced from death to hard labour for a limited number of years, at the expiration of which they are let loose again upon society, with the indelible stain of their father's blood upon their heads. During the same period of eight years there were convicted of wilful murder, including poisonings and infanticides, 1,307 persons, who by the same finding of extenuating circumstances escaped the capital punish ment which would have been their doom but for the law which puts it in the power of the jury, by the addition of the above-mentioned finding to their verdicts, to re duce this penalty. " During the first fortnight of December the average price of the hectolitre of wheat was,—at Toulouse, Gray, Lyons, and Marseilles, 24f. Bc. ; at Marans and Bor deaux, 21f. 81c.; at Laurent and Le Grand Lemps, 22f. 27c.; at Mulhausen and Strasburgh, 24f. 96c.; at Ber ' gues, Arras, Roye, Soissons, Paris and Rouen, 21f. 53c.; at Saumur and Nantes, 19f. 44c.; at Metz, Verdun, and Charleville, 21f. 13c.; and at St. Lo, Paimpol, Quimper, and Hennebon, 19f. 94c." " The price of bread for the first fortnight of the pre sent month remains fixed at 38 centimes the kilogramme (about 7d. for the 41b. loaf). " There issued from the French press, during the year 1845, 6,521 books of various kinds, 1,405 prints, 492 pieces of music, and 104 maps—in all 8,520 works. " M. Alfred Marey Monge, who perished in the wreck of the Papin steamer, was a grandson of the celebrated mathematician of that name. M. Marey Monge was ad mitted into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1840, as a junior in the Consular Department, and was soon after wards appointed provisional consul at Belgrade. Thence he was removed as Consul to Corunna. An Lccident si milar to that by which he lost his life gave him an oppor tunity in 1844 of distinguishing himself. The Vedette Government steamer, on the 15th October in that year, while at anchor off Corunna, was in danger of being lost, from a sudden and violent gale of wind coming on. The state of the sea was so tremendous that no one else had courage to face it ; but M. Mongo jumped into a boat, and, being followed by others encouraged by his example, the Vedette was reached, and brought safe into port. For this bold and humane act he was invested with the Order of the Legion of Honour. In June last he was appointed Consul at Mogadore, in the room of M. 11. Jorelle, and was going there when he met his fate, being only 31 years of age. He has left two brothers, the eldest a Major-General serving with dis tinction in Africa, and the youngest attached to the French mission in China." New Year's-day was observed at the Paris Bourse as a close holiday. At TORTONI'S the Three per Cents. were quoted at 83f. 15c. B p e o u . lo sc gn c e et a t n e d (E A:s pe i l e:s a . ) . BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, J. 2. Angle-Belgi an — Madrid and Valencia... Barbadees 3 3 4 Bordeaux &Mediterran North Jamaica ... ••••• Bordeaux aseroxleuse Orleans and Vierzon .. 17 3 % _l2 l / s Namur and Liege Do. (Mackenzie's Callao, Lima, and Pa ).. 2 0 0 v rl e e r a y ns as a e r Bordeaux 11% Paris& Lyons (La ffi tte) 2 1 ,4 citie Coast . ........... Ditto (Ganueron's). 3% Central of Sped' .. ..... Ditto (Odom's).— —2% Ceylon _Ditto (5. ,, t-- ( i (S d id Esi) — Dein erara Dendre Valle Dutch Rhenis Dieppe & Paris Janet — Dijon and Malhouse . East Indian Grt Northern of Franco . and Orleans Paris and Rouen . — Paris and Strasburg (Ganneron's) Do. (Cornpe de L'Est) Do. (Aynkard's) — Paris and St.QueiC Pane ,in. Constituted 1 4 3% Great Indian Peninsular 3 4 Do. Pepin le Halleur — Great Paris and Lyons 2% Great Western Bengal Great Western Canada Jamaica & Mid. Junctieft Ds. North Midland De. Extension Jersey Louvain aid Jemappe — Lyons and Avignon— 2 14 Luxembourg A • prik -1411041% - j k „ r. 4 0 4 .fie• . •:, 04. THE SUN LONDON, SATURDAY EVVNING, JANUARY 8, 1846 SECOND EDITION ` ~ _~ w ~ LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1846. For the last five years the meeting of the French Chambers has not excited so little interest, or so few apprehensions, as that which has just taken place, and it is gratifying to the friends of peace to find that the amicable relations between England and France formed the main feature in the KING'S Speech, in re ference to foreign affairs. For some time, indeed ever since the Syrian expedition was announced, the session opened with alarming symptoms. Neither the Chambers nor the French public were satisfied with the policy of TEISES and GUIZOT. The one was blamed for the vast excitement he had caused—for the determination evinced to take part with MEHEMET ALI, and oppose the allies, and for the very " mean and shuffling" manner in which he receded from his high-sounding pretensions. The policy of M. GUIZOT for a time was little more welcome to the nation in general, and was loudly blamed by all the organs of the Republican and Legitimatist parties. M. TRIERS r tlia shamefully Oung whatd,bwinhled. France, ' honour, oz..icsce the disgraceful policy of his predeces sor. The bad temper caused by these national feelings had an unfavourable effect on every succeeding trans action between the two countries, as evinced by the angry discussions about the islands in the Pacific, the Pritchard affair, the right of search, and several others, which it is needless to enumerate. Fortu nately for both nations, these hostile symptoms have almost totally disappeared, and France in perhaps all respects is more intimately allied with England than with any other European State. None of the Great powers, in fact, have yet become fully recon ciled to the present dynasty ; their Sovereigns keep at a distance from France, not one of them deigning to acknowledge cordially the new state of things, and the most powerful amongst them, from some unexplained grudge, or some stronger feeling, has for years refused to appoint an ambassador to the Court of Versailles. The conduct of England, whether under the ad ministration of the Tories or Whigs, has been totally different. The WELLINGTON Ministry at once con curred in the voice of the French nation, and ac knowledged Louis PHILIPPE ; and both the GREY and MELBOURNE Cabinet did everything in their power (with the exception, perhaps, of the attack on the Pacha of EGYPT) to keep on good terms with France. Since that event, Lord ABERDEEN and M. GUIZOT, all must admit, have managed affairs with praiseworthy skill. They have softened down asperities, diminished national prejudices, and, for the good of every state in Europe, have maintained peace between the two most powerful and civilised States, and thereby guaranteed the peace of Christendom. It is no small compliment to these statesmen that this has been done without any com promise on either side tending in the slightest degree to tarnish national honour or independence ; and other nations, with the exception we fear of one, rejoice as much in the result as the two prin cipals. We confidently hope that the people of France will see the advantages thus gained for their country, and be only more impelled to cultivate the arts of peace so warmly cherished by the SOVE REIGN, and already so productive of the greatest bless ings, whether as regards the increase of imports and exports, the vast undertakings for the establishment of railways, and the modification of taxes. Already the Government has announced proposed changes with regard to the importation of iron and cotton ; the enor mous salt-tax will probably be greatly reduced, and a radical change made in the system of postage. One great load, however, must long be borne—the enor mous expense of maintaining an army.in Africa; but this great expense may turn out the greatest blessing, and compel the Chambers to revise the whole scheme, and put an end to a system, not only ruinous to France, but fatal to the honour of the French army, and disgrace ful to the people who submit to it. Some measures will be adopted this session for put ting an end to the horrible razzias, and mas sacres, and unheard-of cruelties practised by BUGEAUD, if we may judge from the remarks made in a brief speech of M. SAPEY, given in another part of The Sun, and the reception it received from the Chambers. This is only what Europe has a right to expect from a nation which boasts, perhaps justly, of the great services it has rendered to civilisation. The Anti-Corn-law meeting recently held at Ilfra combe, a report of which we have given in another column, is a most remarkable one. It was an inde pendent meeting, fully and ably attended by the towns men of the place, without any external aid whatever. It was the spontaneous expression of the feelings of the inhabitants of the town of Ilfracombe against the corn-law—their emphatic protest against the " unjust, unrighteous, iniquitous tax upon food." This pro test is the more important, coming, as it does, from a town which is the seaport of a district ex clusively agricultural. There are no manufacturers residing in the neighbourhood of Ilfracombe to stimulate the townsmen to meet and declare in favour of free trade. There were no practised de baters present, the prestige of whose names might per chance have frighted the protectionists from their pro priety—the speakers were all townsmen with whom their fellow-townsmen were in habits of intercourse, and yet in a town, the capital of a district purely agricultural, the protectionists of the district dared not to meet the inhabitants of the town, and Ilfracombe pronounced unanimously and energetically against the corn-laws. We have said that the meeting had no external aid, and, truth to say, it needed none. The opening speech of Mr. DICKENSON, the worthy portreeve of the town, is one of the most logical arguments against the corn-laws that it has ever been our good fortune to r ead, and it is as eloquent as it ii logical. The wage% protection fallacy " was admirably exposed by him ' Mr. BLI GH' too, went into some statistics with regard t o the labourers of Devonshire, which are most imp ortant, coming as they do from a gen tleman who is d a il y an eye-witness of the scenes which he describes, and who, living things n are h e e taking of the district in which t place, cannot be suspected of exaggeration , in asmuch as he would thereby l ay himself open to instant contradiction and exposure. " The last plea," said Mr. BLIGII, " that I shall notice is, that they would continue this tax for the benefit of the labourers. There are about 20,000 of these poor fel lows in the county of Devon existing upon Bs. per week. Let us for a moment consider this bene fited class. Upon an average they have four children, making a family of six; deduct ls. a week for rent, is. for fire and candles, 2s. for clothes, shoes, and bedding, they had a balance of left to furnish food for 21 meals for six human beings, that is, less than 21d. per meal." Now is it not the vilest hypocrisy to talk of the corn-laws keeping up the rate of wages after this ? The example which Ilfracombe has thus set in holding a town's meeting without external aid is a noble one, and will, we trust, be generally followed by the inhabitants of other places. A few more of those spontaneous independent meetings will effectually put the screw upon Sir ROBERT PEEL; and although we know, from experience, that he is made of squeezable materials? yet, if the pressure be not kept up, he is, like Indian rubber, apt to rebound; therefore, to quote the elo quent words of Mr. JONES, the proposer of the second "We would importune them, as th ey v re a s lu o e luti t o h n e , ir country's welfare and happiness, to surround the Throne with petition upon petition— with remonstrance upon remonstrance—yea, upon this matter we would We them become perfect Rosen and Havre...,,, ._Royal forth of Sp a i n . Sambre and Meuse .... ._ Strasburg aid Bale .... ..... Tournay,J urbise, Lan den, and Hassell Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie's) De. ( Lefebvre's) — Do. (O'Neill's) Trinidad Verona and Ancona.... 1( 4 West Flanders Madrid journals of the 25th ult. have been re ceived, hut, owing to the severity of the weather, then Ogle 2601 had not reached Paris at the depar- MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton 'at - Liverpool yesterday were 5,000 bales, all to the trade. The market is steady at the late ad vance. There are net any arrivals in the City this morning of the least public interest. The Bank of England returns have not exhibited much alteration, but still there were some features. The statement will stand thus : Notes Issued—Decrease £47,880 Public Deposits—lncrease 290,365 Other Deposits—Decrease Seven day and other Bills—lncrease Other Securities—Decrease . ......... 77,234 Bullion—Decrease It may be remarked in addition, that the bullion was 13,325,8861., and the note issues were 26,771,510/. There has been very little business transacted in the Pub lic Securities to-day. Consols for the Account have only b een quoted at 94% ; the Reduced Three per Cents at 94,13 s ; the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have receded to 964 ; Exchequer-bills are steady at 28s. premium. A good zlnount of business has been transacted in the Foreign Funds to daz, but prices remain very nearly the same as yesterday. ilrazilians have been quoted at 82 and 82%; Mexican at 31% % ; Peruvian at 41%; Portu guese at 58 and 59 ; Spanish at 60 1 4, aid Dutch Four per Cents. at 94. The Railway Share Market is rather lower' to-day. Still some steady buyers are coming in for investment': BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 203 204 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 4 34'34 New 3 1 4 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities Expire sth Jan. 1860 lO 7-16 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. I %d. 14‘d. 1,000/. 500/. Ditto Small — .. 28 pm. PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 82% 82 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent 31% Ditto for the Account . 31 % 1/ Ditto Deferreu Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent 41% Portuguese 4 per Cents 5B Ditto for the Account Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840 — Ditto for the Account 29 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 1 ,1 2 per Cents Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 94 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONIL K AIEW A y ~_ O'CLOCK. Aberdeen •• • ••• 5% ”-- 'CO .2" Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin... 2 1 , - to Armagh, Coleraine, Portrush 1% to Aylesbury and Thome l9 's — Belfast & County Down 2 - Bideford and Tivistock .. ... 1;..... Birmingham and Gloucester 100 Ditto New Shares Birmingham and Oxford Junction Birmingham and Leicester Direct 42s — to Boston, Stamford, and Birm. 22s .. ... .....• Bridgewater and Minehead... 425...... - Bristol and Exeter Ditto New ... 2 ...... 7% to Bristol and Gloucester Bristol and Li'rerpool Junct. 2Y 2 — - Buckinghamshire 42i . -...... 1 p to Caledonian Ditto Extension ambrian Grand Junction ... 425. Cambridge and Lincoln ...... 1 1 A...... 5q.... . to oN Dittew _._ .1 _ _ _ 1% ...... Cambridge and Oxford l% to Canterbury and Dover 1%... .. ...... to Central Kent 2 IA — to Chelmsford and Bury ... ..... lX; — ...... to Chester and Holyhead Chester and Manchester Cheltenham and Oxford Clydesdale Junction-- ...... 5 Cork, Blackrock, and Passages 225.. ... to Cork and Killarney 2 l /2 --. .... to Cork and Waterford 1%...... Cornwall ..- Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir., and Leicester l l4 — Dartmouth, Torbay, & Exeter 425. Derby, Gainsboro', and Great Grimsby l% ...... • ...... to Derby, Uttoxeter and Staff'd 2%...... Direct Manch. (Remington's) 2 3 / 4 2th to 2 ___ - _ _ _ ,y Ditto (Rs.sirick's) - 5 q 4 1 A. to r irect Northern ... ......... .. 21 / 2 14, to Direct Norwich Dublin and Armagh l% to Dublin aad Belfast Junction 5 Dublin, Belfast, an d Coleraine 2% — to Dublin and Galway 4 . — to Dudley, Madely, & Broseley 2% — ..... to Dundalk andEnniskillen ...... 21 — to Eastern Counties - to Do. New 6l. 16s 8 p .to Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No. 1. 61.13 s 4d p to Ditto, ditto, No. 2. _4l. 13s. 4d.... p to East Dereham and Norwich 1 Ely and Huntingdon 5 Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2 1 / 2 ...... ... .. to Essex and Suffolk l% — to Exeter, Dorchester, and Wey mouth... 42s. ...... to Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% ...... to Eastern Union Ditto 1 4 Shares 2ti t ..... Ditto Extension Ditto Ipswich and Bury . ... 1 Ditto Extension to Norwich 2 - . to Ditto C.mbridge and Ely 24 — to East Lincolnshire 1 , 1,, 314 to East and West of England... 1A... .. Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O ..... ••••• to Ditto % Shares 5 ...... - , T - Ditto New 1 4 Shares 12% — ...... to Edinburgh and Northern...... 1 1 4 — to Edinburgh and Perth l% 6 to Gloucester, Aberystwith, and Central of Wales l% l l4 to Goole and Doncaster 42s. Grand Junction 100 Ditto I ,‘ Shares Ditto Quarter Shares...... 25 GrndUnion(Notting.&Lynn) 13,1 VA to Great Eastern and Western.. 2 1 % GreatGrimsby andShefileld... 5 Great South andW.(lrish)... 15 Ditto Extension Great Munster 2l/2 — to Great North of Scotland ...... 2 1 / 2 — to great North of England 100 — to Ditto New Ditto New Great Western BO Ditto, Half Shares — 5 O Ditto, Quarter Shares ...... 2 1 / l B l% .. to 191 Ditto Fifths Guildford, Fareham, Portms. 2 1 A — Harwich Hull and Selby .. ... 50 Ditto Quarters ... ... ...... 12 1 / 2 — ...... to Ditto Half Shares... Inverness and Elgin 1 Ipswich, Norwich, Yarmouth. 2 ...... rish North Midland sle of Axholme Killarney Junctions l7 4 - to - Kendal and Windermere l. A 0000 Lancaster and Carlisle Lame, Belfast, & Ballymena 2 1 / 2 -- .... Leeds and Carlisle Leeds and West Riding June. 1% — to Leicester and Birmingham... 225. Leicester and Bedford 22s. Leicester and Tamworth 425....... % p to 34 p Liverpool and Manchester ...100 Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares - 25 Liverpool and Leeds Direct.. 2% 2% to Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction 2% 4,g1,i... to London and Birmingham......loo 222 ... .. to Do. Thirds Do. Quarters . Do. Fifths ... Do. Extension London & Blackwall...l6l. 13s. 4d 9 I,E to Do. New • l% 4'4 to Do. Extension ......... ...... 3 London and Brighton ... 50 Do. Consolidated Eighths 40 Do. Fifths London and Croydon...l3/. 15s. 91 22% to Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 8 ...... London, Cheltenham, Oxford, Gloucester, and Hereford... 1% London and Greenwich.... 121. 15s. 4d — ...... to Ditto Preference lBll7s 2d... London,Hounslow,&Westena 2 • ••• • • •••• • to London and South Western.. 41% 76 Do. New consolidated Bths.. 20 Ditto New • 7%•.... 183 to 19% Do. New London and South Essex 2 3/, — ...... to London and Y0rk......... ...... 2% 4% %... to London and Windsor ... 1 Lon.,Warwck, Kidderminster 2% — to London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 2% 2 3/ to Londonderry and Coleraine... 5 Londonderry and Enniskillen 5 — ...... to Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham Manchester and Leeds 76 .. ... Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarters : Ditto Fifths Ditto Sixteenths ... ... 5 1 4...... Manchester and Birmingham 40 77% to 76 Ditto Quarters Ditto New Quarters 2 Do. Continuation & Welsh Junction l% 1%%... to Manch. fluxt xi, & Matlock 42s 2 % 34 pto Manchester Birmingham, and Mould Junction Manchester & Rugby Direct 425....... ... .. to Manehester and Southampton 2 Midland 100 .....152 Ditto Fifths Ditto, New l2 ...... 30 Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ... .. Midland and Eastern Counties 2% — to Midld. Great Western (Irish) 2 Do. Extension (No. 1) . ... 2 3 4 — to Newcastle & Darlington 4 une. 25 — to Ditto New Brandling Newcastle and Berwick - to Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...... Newport and Abergavenny." . 2% — to New Ross and Carlow 225. Newry and Enniskillen ...... 2 1 Newark, Sheffield, and Boston 2% 3% ...... to Norfolk Extension North British Half Shares, 3l,i 7 34 1 4... to Do. Extension to Carlisle... 1 1 4 3 34 1 / 1 ••• to -- Do. Extens. to Dalkeith ... 25 - Ditto ditto •• ••• 5 North Devon North of Norfolk 45 2 Y 4 ............ • --- ; .... :". t tt o : --- Nort h e r n and Eastern Ditto Scrip (is's. • at 5 dis.) 35 ..... Ditto Quarter Shares Ditto New ~. 1 ...... 20 North Kent & Direct Dover 2% 3 14%.•• to ture of the English mail on the Ist inst. The accounts of the s tate of the capital and provinces are satisfactory. The Minister of Finance is proceeding with great firmness in reforming the gross abuses in his depart ment, and, of course, has excited enemies among the jobbers and plunderers. A paper called the Universal, indeed, appears to have been established for the pur pose of attacking the new system ; but we trust with out effect. He has already done wonders. He has taken up his official residence at the Custom-house, where he is actively endeavouring to complete his financial schemes. It is affirmed that he intends doing away with the provincial intendants and other agents of his department, and estcblishing " receivers-general" of the taxes, as is the case in France. It is also said that he contemplates opening to each Ministerial de partment a separate credit, in order that each Secre tary of State may positively know what resources he may dispose of. The Bourse, of course, was closed on Christmas-day. TUB MINISTRY.—The following are the new Ministers of the Cabinet :—The Earl of Dalhousie, President of the Board of Trade; the Earl of Ellen borough, First Lord of the Admiralty ; the Earl of St. Germans, Postmaster- General, and the Right Hon. W Gladstone, Secretary for the Colonies. The Earl of Haddington has been appointed Lord Privy Seal, in the room of the Duke of Buccleuch, who succeeds Lord Wharncliffe as Lord President of the Council. It is not probable that the election for the West Riding of Yorkshire will take place until after the meeting of Parliament. No writ of summons has yet been issued calling Lord Wharncliffe to the House of Peers, and until that be done, no vacancy can be declared. SUSSEX HOSPITAL, BRIGHTON.—We are glad to learn that a very talented young gentleman, Mr. Edward Parson, was unanimously elected surgeon to the Sussex Hospital, at Brighton, in a manner as highly gratifying to his feelings, as it was honourable Ax-,tht...oattans of that very useful establishment. Mr. hospital during the absence of the tor l LL,'"'''" the THE QUEEN'S COURT. The Lord Mayor and Corporation of the city of London proceeded from towu to Windsor Castle this morning, to present an address against the Corn la w s. The Lord Mayor and a deputation from the Cor poration of the city of Dublin also went down to Windsor this forenoon, to present an address to the Queen, praying for the opening of the ports. Both addresses will be received on the Throne, and the Sovereign, on this interesting ceremonial, will be attended by Sir Robert Peel, Sir James Graham, and others of the Ministers, who have left town to attend the Court. Her Majesty will hold an Investiture of the Bath this afternoon at Windsor Castle, at which some of the principal knights and officers of the order will assist. Extensive preparations have been made at the Castle for the reception and accommodation of the very numerous visitors who will fill its spacious saloons. CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.) Elizabeth Doman was placed at the bar, charged with being an accomplice with a person named Smith, now in custody, in robbing Mr. Linton, of 85, Hatton-garden, of plate, wearing apparel, balls a dozen of claret, and other wines, with many other valuable articles. When the prisoner Smith, who described himself as a person of independent fortune residing in Victoria-road, Peckham, was brought before the magistrate, it was said that the prisoner Doman had taken poison, and such was the fact. When, however, she heard of Smith being in custody, she went voluntarily to the police court, and thence to the police•station, where she was at once se cured and charged with the felony. Inspector Penny stated that she had plunged into a water-but with the intent of drowning herself, and that she had been formerly a nurse in the Fever Institution, and latterly passed as Smith's wife, who was a visitor at Mr. Linton's house, but against the wish of that gen tleman. The prisoner acknowledged she was a party to taking the wine, but denied any knowledge of the plate and wearing apparel. She was remanded. MARLBRO'-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) John Wilson and Thomas Simmons, able-bodied young men, about 25 years of age, were charged with causing a disturbance at St. George's Workhouse, in Mount street, Grosvenor-square. John Lacy, the officer of the parish, stated that about eight o'clock last evening the prisoners applied at the workhouse to be sheltered for the night. They were told that they could not be received, as tho pl ace was quite full, hut they were offered Food and directed to proceed on their way to the parish to which they be longed. They refused to receive the food, and continued to ring violently at the hall-door bell, and caused a number of persons to assemble in a riotous and tumultuous manner. Eventually they were given in charge to the police, and when searched at the station, Wilson was found to have 2s. Bd. in his possesion, and Simmons Is. 4id. and a large quantity of broken victuals, cold roa s t b ee f , potatoes, &c. Mr. HARDWICK said that these excesses of persons applying for relief could not be permitted. He hoped that this case would be a caution to the prisoners and others. If they would promise to go on their way to their parishes, he should discharge them. They gladly consented to do so, and were liberated. HAMBURGH AND FLANDERS MAILS. VIENNA, DEC. 23.—Great preparations are making for the arrival of the Emperor of Russia, who is very shortly ex pected. In some circles great pleasuresedthe Pope'sisfel tat hand the ; and Em tPheor°urg'sh h it a i N s -in fv ' e a ll s k i n s ol - n sNaidi is that Russian diplomacy is accus tomed to use a flattering, insinuating tone, vet great im portance is attached to this remarkable meeting, because it was a meeting between great principles. With respect to the projected marriage we hear nothing, and we might be tempted to believe that the whole matter had fallen to the ground : it has hitherto been enveloped in so much m y s t er y th a t it i s difficult to say anything definitive on the subject. VIENNA, DEC. 20.—Mmerous arrests have taken place in Galicia. There are even reports that the plot has extended to the military.—.lianzburgh Papers, Dec. 31. Bitussrms, DEC. 30.—The average price of Wheat, in the week ending the 27th of December, was 23f. 86c., and that of Rye 18f 28c. This price differs little from those of the pre ceding week. Wheat and Rye are five centimes dearer. The Senate, in its sitting on the 29th, adopted the projects of law authorising the Government to modify the regime of the importations and transit, either direct or in transit through the entrepots, and the budgets of the public debt, and of the dotations. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, DEc. 27. Bills. Money. St. Schuld Sch., 2% per Cent • • 9 7 Prusa. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Foreign Exchanges Exchange on London, .£1 Sterling, 2 Months. 6 243 j Ilamburgh, 300 Marks, 2 Months. 1491 i Paris, 300 fr., 2 Months .....• •• . 8034 -Universal Pruss'an Gazette, Dec. 28. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussELs, DEC. 31. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent _ Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ........ Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent •• • . Ditto Three per Cent _ _ _ Ditto Thirty-coven Millions, ditto •. — Ditto, ditto, 1840. Ditto, ditto,lB42 Ditto, 1644... •. • ...... ..... ...... .• . 99 % Ditto, 1834. •... Ditto, 1838 74 3 Ditto of the City, 1832 .. . Ditto, 1843 • . . • . • .• • • • • • • • ...... • •• • • 1004 Bank ofßelgium.... .. ... •• •• ••• • • • •• • . 780 •Brussels Favors. Dsc. 31. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT OPPOSITE SOMERSET HOUSE. —This afternoon, about ten minutes after one o'clock, the following frightful accident occurred to a gentleman, at pre sent unkown, which it is feared will terminate fatally. It appears that at the time above named the unfortunate gen tleman, who seems about forty years of age, was in the act of crossing the roadway from Somerset House, towards the Morning Chronicle newspaper office, and before he could reach the kerb he was knocked down by a heavily laden cart belonging to Messrs. Mott and Co., the pianoforte manufacturers, of the Strand. The driver did all he could to prevent the accident, but before the horse could be stopped the off wheel passed over his body, about the loins. He was lifted from the ground by several persons who witnessed the accident, and placed in a cab in an insensibie state, with va rious contusions about the hands and face. He was taken to the King's College Hospital, where he was put under the care of the house surgeon. He was in a very precarious state at half-past-one this afternoon. ROBBERY AT A COAST-GUARD STATION.—Friday information was circulated among the Metropolitan and City police that some thief or thieves had, by some means, entered the station of the Coast-guard at Corton, Lowestoft, near Yarmouth, and stolen therefrom nine pistols, which are de. scribed as having the Government (commonly called the Tower) mark upon the barrels, and flint locks, brass mounted, stop locks, swivel ram rods, barrels 4t inches long, rings upon the ends, by which they are fastened to the person using them at sea, and maker's name engraved upon the locks, " Barnet." The audacity of the robbery has doubtlessly thrown the parties connected with the above station into considerable excitement, as it might probably have been effected by some bold smugglers, or through their instrumentality, in order to further their designs. Sir W. Fletcher, whose eccentricities have for some ti m e past formed the princip a l topic of conversation with the good people of Toulouse, has been placed in a Alaison de Sante, there being no doubt that his reason is affected. Liebig, the well-known chemist, has just been created Baron by the Grand Duke of liesse-Darmstadt. P N Sunday last, a boat, about 14 feetlEonßgß,AwasP°ltlli. picked up a O t n this place, by Mr. Moses Bawden, having a spar hole lashed to the thwarts. There was no name painted on her, but it is supposed that she belonged to some vessel that has been lost in the channel.— West Briton. UNITED TWINS.—The twin children born four or five months ago, united to e ac h ot her from end to end, died on Monday night, one at eight o'clock, and the other at ten ; so that the last survivor remained attached to the dead body t•f its sister for two hours.—Ga/ignani. On Monday two •casks of wine, found floating at sea by a French vessel, were taken to Shoreham, and de posited in the Custom -house stores. The master of the French ship stated that thsrz were an immense nnlrl . wr of casks in the sea, but that the violence of the gale prevented him from securing any more. There is no doubt but that a vessel, laden with wing., has foundered off this west.—Brigh ton Arerak4 North Staffordshire 42s. North Wales 3% . . 3% to 4 North and South Wales and Worcester North. & South. Connecting 2% l% to Norwich and Brandon l6 ...... ..... to Ditto New 3 . ... 7 Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Nottingham and Boston l% 2M4... to Notting.,Erewsh.Val.,&Mane. 1% — Nottingham and Mansfield... ..... .. Oxford, Gosport, Portsmouth, and Southampton ... ... 425. Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton Oxfd., Witney, & Cheltnham 1%...... Perth and Inverness Pilbrow Atmospheric Portsmouth I)irect Preston and Wyre 25 Ditto, Half Shares Reading, Guildford, & Reigate 425. — Richmond Rugby, Derby, & Manchester 2% — ...... to Rugby and Huntingdon Rugby, Leamington, suau Warwick Rugby, Warwick, and Wor cester •• ••• to Scottish Central Scottish Midland ......... 5 .. 6% to Ditto, Extension - to Sheffield and Manchester ...100 Ditto % Shares 8 Shrewsburyand Birmingham 2%...... 4 3 / 4 to ;,hropshire Mineral Sluzipshire Union Shrewabury and Hereford Shrewsbury, Tolverhampton, and S. Staffordsh. Junction 2%..... to Sligo and Shannon Somersetshire Midland South Devon South Midland 425....... 3% 3 4 p to South and Midlands Junction 425. ..... South Staffordshire Junction 21/ ...... South Eastern and Dover ... 33%...... Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, No. 2 7 Ditto, New, No. 3 Ditto New, No. 4. 2% B% to Southampton, Macchester, ._ ... and Oxford Junction St. Alban a, Hatfield, and , Hertford Junction -- Staines and Richmond 1 Staffordshire and Shropshire 2 3 4 — to South Wales _ • . Tean and Dove Valley 71 78 - Trent Va11ey..... ............ .. 5 Trent Val. & Holyhead June. 2 5 Tring,Reading,& Basingstoke 5 1 % — to lilverstone and Furness ...... 2% — to Vale of Neath Warwick and Cheltenham ... 1% — to Warwick and Worcester 425....... Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick Waterford,Wexford,Wieklw, and Dublin Waterford, Wexford, and Valentin. Waveney Valley Welch Midland West Cornwall 2 to 2 / 4 ..... to— West London, Old Shakes ... 20 West End & South. Counties 1 1 4 — Wexford and Carlew Wisbeach and St. Ives ...... ... 2 Wilts, Somerset, & Sthaniptn 13( 3 .. % to Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 2 1 / 2 ...... 3% to Worcester, Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester ... ... 425. VVorcest er,Tin bury, & Lud low 23 /4 ...... to Wrster, Shrews. & Crew. Un. IA ..... to Worcester and South Wales.. 425. — Wercester,Warwick,& Rugby 425. — Yarmouth and Norwich - 2 O 2O Ditto, New... , .. 17 York and Carlisle 2 3 /4 to York and Lancaster.-- ...... 204 3 rork and North Blidlandl .. 50 Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Scarboro' Bromic. Ditto, Selby Ditto. Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-Belgian - Barbadoes ••••" 1 Boulogne and Amien5.......... 10 ...... 12 to Bordeaux and Mediteraisean 2 ...... t o - Bordeaux, Toulouse, & Cette (Mackenzie's) Bordeaux, Toulouse, & Cette (Espelete's) Calais, Dunk, & W. Flanders — — Callao, Lima, & Pacific Coast 1 ...... Central of Spain ...... 2 Ceylon .... ss. Demerara. Dendre Valley Dijon and Mulhouse - Dutch Rhenish East Indian Eastern Belgian Junction- - Farnpoux and Hazebrouk..... 2 Great Northern of France Constituted Great Indian Peninsular s s• •••• • • ..... to Great Paris and Ly0n5......... 2 Great Western Bengal 5B. - Great Western Canada 34 •—• • - Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 - Jamaica North Midland 1 Ditto Extension Jersey 1 Louvain and Jemeppe ...... ... 4 Lyons and Avignon Luxembourg Madrid and Valentia Mauritius 1 - Namr.r and Liege - North Jamaica 1 Orleans and Vierzon Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6 Over Yssel 4133 4d.... ~ Paris and Lyons(Laffitte) ... 2 - to Parisand Lyons(Ganneron's) 3 ... - Paris and Lyons (Calon's)... 2 . ..• 2% to Paris and Lyons ( Sud Eat)... 2 Paris and Orleans... Paris and Rouen Paris & Strasburg( Gann ern's) 2 ... .. to Do. (Compe de L'Est) Ditto (Aymards) 24 Pa, Id St - - _ _ aris am_ it. Quentin 2 Rouen and Havre Royal North of Spain 2 Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 St. Laurence and Atlantic.... Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Hasselt Tours & Nantes (Mackenzie) 4 Ditto Ditto Lefebvre's)... 2 .. ... Do. (O'Neill's) ... ........ ... 2 Trinidad.. . ..... .. ......... ..... 2 1 / 2 Verona and Ancona 3 West Flanders MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered - COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(YESTERDAY Amsterdam CF. 12 9 Gibraltar..... ......... Ditto, at sight l2 5 Leghorn ...... ..... .... 30 80 Rotterdam 2U.12 9i Genoa Antwerp 26 16 Milan ...... ............ Hamburgh M.B. 13 14 Venice ... . .... Altona — Naples ......... ...... . 40 . Paris, 3 days' sight 25 75 P a l ermo , per oz 1194 Ditto, 3 months 26 Lisbon 52/ Marseilles Bourdeaux 26 10 Rio Janeiro . Frankfort on Maine.. 122/ Bahia ........„___ Petersburgh, 3 Us.— Buenos Ayre5........ Berlin — NewYork,2ldyssight 'Vienna, effee. fib. lO 9 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36 Cadiz Bilbao Barcelona Seville Philadelphia . PRICES OF BULLION, PER oz. Foreign Gold, bars-.£3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New "doubloons-- 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 91 Silver in Bars . 0 4 11/ LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 3.—Wind S.S.W„ light breeze, with frost. DEAL, JAN. 2.—Wind W.N.W. to N., moderat e.— A rrd. the Rookery, Greig, China; Stratford, Mauritiu s; E mma, Pack wood, Bahia ; Cwsar, Evans, Berbice. Arrd, from ihe River for British Isles, Hobson, Demerara; Alicia, Bahia • Welling ton, Chadwick, New Y or k. Sld . the Malacca, Bahia; and Calcutta; George Buckham, Bombay; Col um b us , ditt o; Tonka, Rio J ane i ro; Belle Creole, Demerara; Borderer, ditto; Rapid, Jamaica; Donna Carmelita, ditto ; Si r Ch ar l es Napier, New Orleans ; Glenlyon, ditto; Planter, New York; Proteus, ditto. PLYmounr, JAN. I.—Arrd. the Circassian, Callao. LIVERPOOL, JA.N. 2.—Wind E.—Arrd. the Royal Sovereign, Freyer, Bombay ; Flora, Reeves, Callao ; Victoria, White, Trinidad; Victoria, Loady, Laguna; Rebecca, ditto. RADISGATE, JAN. 2.—The John Mowlam, Fowler, from Hartlepool to Weymouth, struck upon the Long Sand last night, and went to pieces ; crew saved. PWLLHELI ' DEC. 31.—1 t has been blowing a very heavy gale from W.S.W. to W.N.W. BLAKENET, JAN. I.—The Queen, of Goole, from Maldon, is on shore at the entrance of the harbour, waterlogged. SHIELDS, JAN. 2.—The Mary, of this port, which was on the Herd Sand, has been got off, as expected. TORBAY, JAN. 2.—Wind S.E.—Sld.Diana, Williams, South Sea •, Royal Saxon, Charlesworth, Sydney ; Port Fleetwood, Vidler, Cape of Good Hope; Recorder, Sharp, Cape of Good Hope ; Rover, Taylor, Valparaiso ; Veroce,aSdilvreannesdeAr,iiade Val paraiso ; Margaret, Betrends, Trinidad ; Cath er i ne, Green, St. Kitts • London, Freeman, Jamaica; F Lutzen, Kitts; ; Baltimore, Johnstone, York. FALMOUTH.—SId. her Majesty's ship E n d • Dalton, West Indies ; her Majesty's steamer Lizard, Brazil. NEWrORT.—Arrd. from, Pons Hock, Miramichi. LIVERPOOL.—SId. Monarch, Percival, Shanghae ; Grace, Balblie, Port Philip ; F. A. Gairighes, Slaughter, Jamaica ; Mathew Pearce, White, La Guayra ; Charlemagne, Fales, New Orleans ; Vinilia, F ur i c k , New Orleans ; Swan, Taylor, HNeuwllerO,rlie,ahnilsad; Philadelphia ; Marthader,RathCha mplain, Huller, Havannah ; Thompson, St. J o h n ' s, New BSrnunowsWictstoVnis;coSnpdarteadne, Bruges, Trulla, Terceira. CLYDE, DEC. 31.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Rose, Honduras. Put back, Cora Kersh, for Demerara. DUBLIN, DEC. 29.—Wind S.W. to S.—Arrd. Demerara, Miller, Demerara. WATERFORD.—Arrd. Eliza, Blaney, Oporto. ABERDEEN.—Arrd. Queen Victoria, Dempster, Quebec. Hut, JAN. 2. —Wi n d W.N.W.,moderate.—Sld. Victoria, New Orleans. WELLS, JAN. 2.—The Queen, Eastwood, from Malden to Leeds, got on shore near Blakeney Harbour yesterday, and remains waterlogged; part of cargo discharged in good con dition. HARWICH, JAN. 2 .-The John and Mary Burgess, of Stockholm, from Hartlepool to London, which was on the West Rocks, as reported yesterday (name unknown) has been assisted off and brought in here, with loss of boats, and after throwing overboard part of cargo. ----- A great number of empty boxes, in which soap had been packed, with American directions on them, as well as candles in a loose state, have been picked up this week along our beach to the westward between this town and Shoreham. ,flerald. MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAYS) COVENT-GARDEN. Although the supplies of Fruit and Vegetables on off er were seasonably extensive, the general demand ru l e d steaclP at full prices. Potatoes from 3s 6d to 88 6d per cwt; Tuf; nips, 10d to 2s ; Carrots, 4s to 6s ; Greens, Is 6d to 2 59 , d and Leeks, 8d to is 2d per dozen bunches; Onions, 1 5 u d to 2s 8d; Apples, is Cd to 3s 6d; Pears, 4s to 6s;, „ Spinach, is 6d to is 9d per half-sieve ; Pine-apples, 7 1115 8s ; and Filb er t s , 8d t o i s p er lb ; R e d C a bbages, 4s to 6s , and Savoys, 10d t o I s 3d p er d ozen ; C e l er y, is to 2s 13 ,. coli, is 3d to 2s 6d ; and Horse-radish, 2s to 5 5 VI, bundle ; Oranges, 7s to 12s ; and Lemons, 8s to 12s per NEVE/GATE AND LEADENHALI. elPf V Beef from 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; an d Pork, 3s 10d to 5s 4d per 8b s• moderate supply and a steady demand at full prices. T il l: keys, 3s 6d to 15s ; Geese, 4s to 6s 6d ; Ducks, is 0 to 2s 3d ; Tame Rabbits, is 4d to is 8d ; Wild ditto, 6d i n u , 10d; Pigeons, 6d to 10d ; an d R oas ti ng Pi gs , 7s 6d to 1 6 7 1 each ; Fowls, 3s 6d t o 8s 6d p er cou pl e; Ph eas ants, to 4s 6d ; Partridges, 2s to 2s 8d ; Hares, 2s to 3s Leverets, 2s 3d to 3s ; Woodcocks, 2s to 2s 8d; Groor 1s 6d to is 9d ; S n ipe s , 8d t o I s; T ea l, i s 3d to 1$ 6 c i Wild Ducks, 2s to 2s 8d ; Wid geons , is 6d to 25 ; . fi Plovers, 8d each. HUNGERPORD. Geri had a fair average supply of most articles b o ut l i'' , eraly speaking, the demand ruled steady, at but lit'', variation in prices. N EWP ORT. 01417 Beef, from 2s 8d to S s 8d ; M u t ton , S s 6d t o 4 s 84; 4s to 4s 10d; and Pork, 4s to 5s 4d per Sibs. BILLINGSGATZ. Owing to the late b o i s t erous wea th er , we h a d very I • i te - 101 _ supplies of Fish on o ff er , an d w hi c h so ld a t very arepo .uf prices. WHITECHAPEL. ires ll Beef, from 3s to 3s 8d ; M u tt on , 3 s 6d t o 4 s 6d; • 3s 8d to 4s 10d; and Pork, 4s to 5s 2d per Sibs. _ BREAD. t 0 The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are . 0 9d to 91d; of Household ditto, 74 to 8/d per 41bs loa£ HIDE IVIAILILET. ti Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2d to 3d per lb ; do. 6 41 b 1N 721 b, 2 3 4 d to 8 1 4 d ; do. 721 b to 801 b, 3d t03. 1 4d ; do.SOlb to bp to 3id to 30 ; do. 881 b to 961 b, 3 1 / 2 d to 4d ; do. 961 b to 1041b, 4c1 A0 ; Market Calf Skins, each, 33 3d to 6s 6d ; Horn 'b u, 135 ; Polled Sheep, 4 s t o 5 s 6d ; Half-bred s , 3 s 4d to 45 2d ' Downs, 2s 8d to Ss 4d; Lambs, 3s to 4s 6d. ICAT MARENTS. SMITRFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 31 5s to 4l Se; Cle t l i ditto, 41 8s to 5/ 12s 6d ; Oat St raw , 11 8 s to 1/ 10 5; Wh . .:if Straw, 11 105 to 11 12s per load. Trade d u ll, at bare stationary prices. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 Ss to 41 105; Clofeto ditto, 4/ 8s to i/ 12s; Oat Straw, 11 lOs to 1/ 125; Wi l li , Straw, 11 12s to 1/ 14s per load. A fair average SUPP'' and a steady demand. ri ter, _55..A.w Fray- ai 5a to Si 75: W l--- ditto, 4/10s to 51155 ; O a t St raw , 118 s to 1/ lOs ; Straw, 1/ lls to 1/ I3s pe r lo a d. S upp l y good, andtradedliP' SENTENCE OF TRANSPORTATION.-A striking 1:1 ,' stance of the differen c e o f f ee li ng w i t h w hi c h pr i sone rs % ceive sentence of t rans p or t at i on occurred at the Lea d Borough Borough Sessions, on Wedn es d a y l as t. Th e D epu ty-Rev:lA,, sentenced three females to se ven years' transportation. v, of the three was deeply aff ec t e d, w hil e t h e other two, on lieP, ing their doom, manifested rapturous deli g ht, one of e ; thanking the Learned Gentleman for affording her an OP:, tunity of getting a bl ac k h us b an d , and the other, viitAde smiling countenance, ex c l a i m i ng , " I s h a ll get a long "1 for nothing, and I h o p e your h onour w il l s i t there t i ll I Ow back again." On Wednesday, M. Bree, the author of a series republican pamphlets, entitled " Abnartach-Calechisn! ie , " Manu a l sin P eup l e ," was sentenced, at the Court of Assloof of Paris, to eighteen months' imprisonment, and a fine of 3,, The printer of the said Amanach was also sentenced to tb:,, months' impris onmen t, an d a fi ne of 800 francs. They charged with ha v i ng exc i te d h atre d of the Government, 04i raged the Catholic re li g i on , an d comm i tted various oo i , offences punishable by the " September laws." M. Br e al l stated to have been arr es t e d s i xty - seven t i mes for polity delinquencies. gat W eRECK OF A SCHOONER.-V ery ear l y on -- .4 day morning last, or some tim e d ur i ng t h e n i ght of Vridx preceding, the wind then blowing a gale from the a schooner drove on shore at Norcot Mouth, about two 1,11 , 4 north of Bude, called the A nn e, o f St. I ves, Thomas, ino* laden with copper ore for S wansea , f rom Devoran. '1?0, were five hands on boa r d besides the captain, one of Wn°,a, was, however, on the p rece di ng d a y , thrown rom they "';0 arm on the deck and killed on the spot ; and another SI, is now lying in a dangerous state at the Falcon Hotel, 1 3 ; , 1 0 through having been dan gerous l y crus h ed b etween the e 4, and masts of the vessel. All t h e rest o f t h e crew were sa_ , and the cargo is being dis c h arge d un d er t h e d i rect i on o f "'& John Hockin, merchant, of Bude.- 'Vest Briton. ,/ ADULTERATION OF TOBA CCO WITH C HICO R Y Thomas and John Garton, of Li nco l n , tobacco-manufacture charged upon two i n f orma ti ons, or d ere d b y the -11°P' missioners of Excise, with having adulterated their tob.P; i ; with chicory and o th er sacc h ar i ne matters, contrary to IA ip and also with having .the before-named illegal ar t i cles, their possession. P ro fe ssor G raham, of the London 1.101,0 p sity, and Mr. G. Phillips, analytical chemists, attendete behalf of the Crown ; Mr:Andrews for the defendants. fessor Graham and Mr. G. Phillips proved having exarei ll ti o samples of the tobacco, which they found adulterated to extent of three per cent. with saccharine matter. They ff,i tested that tobac co i n it s na t ura l state d i d not conta i n 0 ",; 1 saccharine matter whatever, and that where two o r te7, per cent. was obt a i ne d b y f ermentat i on from 1,0581 factured tobacco, it was q u it e c l ear th at saccharine lest; had been used for that purpose. These witnesses O tij oi examined at great length by Mr. Andrews, for s o li periments of showing th a t th e c h emical fermentation :: t i periments were not to b e d epended upon as sure io when only small p or ti ons of saccharine matter couldAji obtained. These opinions, he contended, were sufficir oc o borne out by the report of the Committee on the to l t ben trade, made to the House of Commons in 1842. IlS er aeli read portions of the evidence given by the above gel 3P l os• before that C omm i ttee, to show that their results of allt"'coe lion - were by no means uniform, and particularly in 01 °4 1 of tobacco, which was perfectly pure, which they had to be adulterated with loaf bread cut up with the tobsn . , and that it also contained a littl e sugar. The same repo also contained conflicting opinions from the most etaill o t chemists as to the accuracy of the Excise tests. The Op expressed themselves satisfied with the evidence, and ~O t P the defendants in the penalty of 501. The same defene e * D i. were again indicted for mixing five or six per cent. ef,„„o eory with 7501b5. of tobacco. The solicitor for the defencw.,,,. Mew' pleaded guilty, at the same time alleging that they 1 / 4 - Oil dents) were innocent, and that what was called chicory .ID merely smalls, received from retailers, and mixed up 'l i e the larger cut tobacco. In this case a fine of 1001. waSr flitted; and in each case th e t o b acco was adjudged to be f o e t feited to the Crown. These cases were b rought before es magistrates on a former occasion, but the proc ee di n gs W quashed in conse quence o f an informality. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.- Yesterday afternoon, - two o'clock, a most determined attempt at suicide was 131 14 by Mr. H. Th urs t e ll, a gent l eman residing in Albany-9 1 49 Regent's -park, who, from extensive losses caused by rro speculation, has been for some time past in a very despon,*/, state of mind. O n re t urn i ng h ome yesterday his lanw:na observed that h e appeare d more than usually depressed, ""0 he had scarcely entered his room when she heard the rero of fire. arms. She immediately ran to his room whew , e found Mr. Thurstell lying on the ground bleeding fro b a p wound in his throat. Medical assistance was obtained, WDO it was ascertained that he had fired a loaded pistol into, 4 o mouth, but the ball t a ki ng a d ownward direction had cure out through his throat, and some hopes are given of big covery. A PRIZE PEASANT SHOW.-The custom of s ing cattle to an unnatural degree, is, we are told, 'f sirable, for the p ur p ose o f i mprov i ng t h e characterri, stock, and we should be very glad to see the exP ° d ment tried of improving the characters of peasant 14 ) agricultural labourers by f ee di ng th em. W e shoo ot very much like to have an annu a l s h ow o f prize poo r 5 0 up in the numerous di,trict s w h ere t h e " friends oft die working man" are so very busy in cramming Gii„&" with all kinds of h er b aceous luxuries. If a good clu-ocl tits of fat stock is a sign of their owner being a g farmer, surely a good quantity of plump, poe,c ) e looking labourers would b e a t es ti mon i a l to `eia goodness of their employer. We fear, however, ti l Li d is no chance for any experiment being made W would involve the necessity of generous dieting. Ther e o a much greater probability of a competition between Norfolk and Buckland principle s , b y a s h ow of P 1 peasants, fed respectively on peas, starch, and wolf wurzel, or the celeb ra t e d promoter of warmth bil'of introduced to th e not i ce of the poor in the sher„de curry powder. We can fancy what a capital catalelll. could be made up from the materials of such an el fe il bition. No. 1. A s h ort- l egged Norfolk labourer ; on boiling water and curry powder ; walked fl 11 wor miles to the ex hibi t i on ; b re d i n the Norwich „r house; Ist Prize.-No. 9. A H am p s hi re labourer. S ole ported entirely on starch. B roug ht . i n a ca b h al f a w-1, to the exhibition, by Dr. Buckland. 2d Prize.-N°o An old bankrupt thimble-rig pr o p r i e t or, who sineero abolition of gambling at races h as b een l iv i ng en ti on his remaining stock of peas, w ith a s li ce of mar 5 , wurzel twice a week, and a littl e starc h on Sued'(*' 3d Prize.-We think that in order to make the rif complete, the union workhouses should be allowed send in a limited number of paupers for competition' Punch. f oit COUNTY-RATES.-Th ere h as been issued (purst.l, to an order of the H ouse of Commons of the Bth of ..041. last) a return (m ove d f or on that day by Viscount N4r, sham) of the expenditure of the grants made by to liament in eac h year from 1835, in aid of the woo , 1 6 , rates, distin gu i s hi ng t h e proportion for expenses of P:1;0 secutions and for conveyance of convicts ; showing amount paid for each county, and the total amount each year. The following are some of the more in , Q resting res u lt s o f th a t : re t urn ,. w hi c h occup i es ten :20 pages of figur es . For the latter h a lf o f 1 835, out of , Parliamentary grants in aid of the c oun t y -rates, the eio penses of criminal prosecutions in the severa l coun ties England and Wales amounted to 2 6,8921., and the ef' 6 l, veyance of convicts cost 5,6241., maki ng a total o f 3 2,6 h 0 1, In 1836, these sums were increased t o 7 5,268 1 . ; to 81,923/.; in 1838, to 85,1561.; in 1839, t o 89,51604, 1840, to 99,868 L In 1841, the amou n t was 98,13.. showing a decrease of upwards of 1,7301.; but in the folio i ng year it increased to more than 113,417/.; in 1 843 ,'5f. 113,647/; while, in the y ear 1844, the total was 101,I" e%, The increas l penses of criminal prosecutions, that rose from e throughout these y ears was in the ha 11-ot 53,0001. in 1835 to 1 04,3241. in 1843, while the cote the conveyance of convicts remained very nearly o i same during th e ent i re series of years. The grand to to for the several years above mentioned amounts , 890,596/. 6s. sd. F rom a subsequent return of the, 0 0 0 penditure i n th e var i ous boroughs and liberties of it grants made by Parliament in aid of the county:rate: o J appears that the expenses of criminal prosecutions g o conveyance of convicts in the latter half of 1835, /1 43 1, 2,667/. In th e year 1836 they were 7,676 L ;in 18 0, 9,506/.; in 1838, 9 ,698 / . ; in 1839, 12,321/ ; in Pio 15,795/. ;:in 1841, 17,2411.; in 1842, 21,1414; in l 'be 20,0531.; and in 1844, 17,525/., making a total for o f roughs and liberties of 133,634/. 19s. 2d. during t ied years enumerated. Thus, the grand total for eot lll o o and boroughs and lib er ti es is 1,024,231/. ss. 7d. 4 6t; highest amount was in 1842, when it reached 13 4 , 5 " 0 5t and the lowest in 1835, when it was at the rftly , annum of about 74,1001. Th e re t urn i s s i gne d Cardwell," and dated from Whit e h a ll, Tress° chambers, 6th July, 1845. , APIZIV r, POTATOES FROM AMERIC,.."',,er American ship th a t h as arr i ve d i n t h e S t. Katharine ' s with a large cargo of potatoes commenced unloadiA 0 terday. The potatoes appear to be of excellent Pm" quality/ ~ __ Tit e z v Sti x 4 1 4 ,.„ Pxs be S tv ° Doll% W ; 0 4 pi of th e W an°lB wor v et . 4 ktri a ural l u l 5'e 1 3,2, i ,,.7 ,: 4 1 ) , ( ; ) ,., ICI fl r e L e T, 66 01 i ail VA% 6401