The Sun. — London, England, 1852-01-03 00:00:00

CrIUSTMAS A3IUSEIIENT FOR THE JITVENIGES ITUNGEE. FORD-HALL, S rit ANT D. UNRIVALLED COMBINATION OF ATTRACTIONS. MAGNETIS I 4.—SOIREES LASSAIGNS ev,.ry Eve 'except Saturday) at Eight o'clock. Admission ls., 25., . stalls anti Reserved Seats may be secured at Mr. Sams's I. Library, St. James's-street ; at Mr. Ebers's, Bookseller to her . s • ty, 27, Old Bond-street; and at the Manager's Office, Hanger- THEATRE of OPTICAL ILLUSIONS. ~OIREES MYSTERIEUSES," Juvenile Amusements, by M. and Ifadame Langlois, of Paris, and the celebrated Indian Juggler, 1) ) 110,1 , with Dissolving Views, Chromatrope, &c., at Seven 'elect. A-omission Is., Is. fd., and 2s. 6d. DIORAMA.—Every Day, front 'fwelv3 to Three. Prices of Ad mission Is. 63. Is., and 6 d• I:AZAARS :Open daily from Ten A.sf. to Ten P.M. Admission Free. SIAGI•TETOID CURRENTS and the MAUNETOSCOPE. Dr. Leger'i Philosophical and Experimental Lectures every Saturday a :ng,at Eight. Admission Is. and 2s. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. This National Establishment, having undergone the most costly repairs and decorations throughout, a series of superb embellish ments having been *►troduced, a new gas apparatus laid down, and a new centre chandelier suspended, is OPEN for the SEASON. THIS EVENING, THE YOUNG COUPLE. Henrietta de Vigny, Miss Kate Bate man ; Charles de BlonvWe, Mss Ellen Bateman. After which, THE SPOILED CHILD. Misses Bateman. To be followed ley a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, called HARLEQUIN HOGARTH ; Or, The Two London 'Prentices. The whDle produced under the superintendence of Mr. W. West. INTRODUCTIV. Scalia I. TILE ITAUN'TS OF IDLENESS AND IGNORANCE. How Idleness and Ignorance lay their heads together, and deter mine to check the further advance of Industry and Knowledge by the establishment of a manufactory 9f " fetters fbr the human Intel lect," " clogs on the understanding," " stumbling-blocks in the way of weld. knowledge.," &C. ; also the School of Idleness, " helydaY all the year round," .• all play, no wort." How Industry and Know ledge suddenly make their appearance in the enemy's camp, and produce Scams 11. AN EXTENSIVE CHARGE ON THE PREMISES. How the subject of the pantomime is resolved upon, and being re - solved upon, the " work goes bravely on" with the immortal Ha earth's " Two Londou 'Prentices." SCENE 111. CITY SIDE OF BLACKFRIARS'-BIIIDGE , 1751. - ---- - Now the " two 'prentices" made their way to the city of London, and at last arrived at their master's house, the Golden Tea Kettle, on Ludgate-hill. Departure or the Figsby family for the masquerade at ltinelagh-gardens, and first introduction of the " two 'pren lien" under the hospitable lid of the Golden Tea Kettle. SCENE IV. DOUBLE-BEDDED-ROOM. Flow the " two 'prentices" retire for the night, one to his virtuous bolster and the other to his vicious courses. Visions of the future, showing the difference bet - Teen a pleasaHt dream and a nightmare. SCENE V. THIEVES' KITCHEN, How the" 'prentice" falls into bad company, b ecomes a high wayman and a gentleman, and takes the " oaths and his seat" accordingly. SCENE VI. THE SHOP. How the " industrious 'prentice" oversleeps himself, but makes up for lost lime by the nearest approach to " perpetual motion" ever witnessed. How the " idle 'prentice" makes his appearance, and not only bolts with his master's till, but with his master's daughter into the bargain. SCENE VII. CELLARS AND VAULTS. How the " rndustr:ous 'prentice," at considerable personal incon venience, eaves his isiuter's cheese, then his master's daughter, and finally his own bacon. The result of all this not only proves which is the " better man," but also introduces the audience to Scarfs VIII. THE FAIRY BEEHIVE. With the Queen Bee and her Court. Row the " industrious 'prentiee" receives the battle money, alias the hand of the fair Jemima. Re-appearance of Industry and know ledge, and introduction of old friends in new characters. SCENE 11. BELLOWSMAKERF, FIREWORKMAKERS, AND FILTER3IAKERS. Rockets warranted to go sky high—Balloons ditto—the Water Question debated by the proper Authorities ; a regular Set of Pumps ; u rand Pyrotechnic, hydraulic, and Aerial display, Emma X. " lIOCUS TOMS." ASTROLOGER. 'MOON," OPTICIAN, AND SUN TAVERN. Clown turned Conjuror—Consultation with the Stars nightly— Set-to between the Sun and the Moon ; the former gets his " day lights" darkened, and the natural result is a total eclipse of the sun, 1851. Seim XL MRS. BUDD'S SEMINARY FOR YOUNG GENTLEMEN. DOCTOR FIIOST'3 ACADEMY FOR YOUNG LADIES, Btc. Mr. Budd, washerman and nurse ; Mrs. Bloomer, tailor, &c. The world turned upside down—Flowers " all a blooming, all a blowinx "—X change comes over the state of affairs—Babies taken hi and done for—A lesson for ladies. Scsigx STREET AT THE WEST END BY MOONLIGiiT. CoZee always hot—Admission to the stalls gratis—Clown In his cups—" Eat a thief to catch a thief "—Vegetarians at Ct►ristmas— Retirn from the hall—New midnight polka, aid a Boxing-night revel in the streets of Loudon. Scrms XIII. EXTERIOR OY THE BULL AND MOUTH INN. Old English customs—The watch-box on the look• out—The pepper box sot to be sneezed at—" Welcome, little stranger"— A chrlstmas box that comes only once a-year, secured in a strong box. scar: XIV. THE (TREAT FIZ-WIFIISTLE RAILWAY. Accidents and offences—Cheap travelling—Life Insurance Com pany -Paying dear for a whistle—" Fallacies of the faculty" —The thraihfug machine of great service—Departure of the last train on the Fix whistle Extension Rahway._ SCENE IT. HABERDASHER'S SHOP AND COFFEEHOUSE. A lesson to shopkeepers—" Cut your coat according to your cloth."—How to turn out of bed—Reaping machine—The danger of playing with loaded firearms (America' ones especially) fully illus trated by a revolution in England—Here we go round, round, round, till we arrive at SCENE XVI. AND LAST. TRIUM II OF INDUSTRY, Ono of the most elaborate and extensive scenes ever introduced on the English stage, and which none bat the resources of this theatre could possibly have prepared. Box-office open daily from 10 to 4. PRICES OF ADmissios. The former scale of prices has been revised, and a rate of admission ad.,pted s.nitable to the convenience of all classes of society:— Dr,.ss Circle Upper hoses Pit .. • • Ainpititheatre t3r.dlery .. 23. 6d. RALF PRICE, Dress Circle Upper Boxes Pit Amphitheatre Gallery .. .. • • • . Os. 6d. Private Boxes, £3 33.„.£2 25., and Al lls 6d. Orchestra Stalls, Bs. ~. . IL Cd. Stage Manager, M'. I. M. MORTON. Director of Spectacle, Mr. W. WEST. The who': under the management of Mr. BUNN, LESSEE. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. TIES EVENING, Will be performed a ntw Comedy, entitled TIIE MAN - OF LAW. Marquis de la Seig ' liere, Mr. Lambert ; Raoul, Mr. L. Murray ; M. Destournelles, Mr. B. Webster • Bernard, Mr. Howe; Baroness de Yanbert, Mrs. Stirlin g ; H e l ene de la Seigliere, Miss A. Vining. Aster which a new Fairy Burlesque, called THE ritiNcEss R DIANr AND THE STORY OF MAYFLOWER. Characters by Messrs. Buckstone, H. Bedrord, J. Bland, Caulfield, Clark, Fllmruert, Mrs. Fitwilliam, Mrs. Buckingham, and Miss Collins. To conclude with the Farce, called. THE TWO BONNYCASTLES. Mr • P. --canycastle, Mr. Backstone; Mrs. Bonnycastle, Mrs. Buck ingham. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPI II • TI , ier the direction of —Mr • B. Webster. The PoPillar Comedian, In disposition, will appear This Evening. Mr. Wright, having recovered fro m his Rnormons success cf the Yankee Comedian, Mr. Josh Mabee. THIS EVENII"4 Will be performed the °into Drama, (l Ploughboy, ROSE! and the YA.NKREc OY Jonathan P PLOUGIIB • miss Col 'entitled THE FOREST Mr. J. Silsbee • Bellamy, Mr. w a . Harriet Miller, lies ; Sally Forest, Miss R. Chap lin. 1 After which MY PRECIOUS -BET 'lO conclude with a new and original Christmas Tale, c alled Butt burg (our - ILB RED RIDING HOOD. Wolfram, Baron of ST - Mr. Bobtail, M r.livrizlhTt.: named the Wolf of Biberich), Mr. Paul 'sword • Scragg Bailer ; Trudchen (commonly call e d L i • , H oo d), MISS Little Red Riding Kathleen Fltswilliam. enheini, Mr. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEE ...._________ TRE, ozFoRp_sTREET. Under the Management et hi t .. e . K THIS RVENDIO , -... --. Will be revived, the Flay IRON cumer„ Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, , Harleyy. I tyder, Addiso n , meadows, C. Fisher; Misses Mary Keeley, Murray, and Franklnd. With a new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled RA.RLEQU'rS BILLY TAYLOR ; or, The Flying Dutchman and the King o f Ea ritongo. Harlequin, Mr. Cormaek ; Clown, Mr. Flexmore; Panta loon, Leclerc Mr. Paulo; Sprite, Mr. Le Barr ; and Columbine, Miss Carlotta Private Boxes, &c., to be had of all the Booksellers, and of Mr. bralsingham Oxfor treet ; . from ef wh Eleven till Five om also places o'clock may be taken at the Box-oto., d-s. ROYAL LYCEUM TUEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestria. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE GAME OF SPECULATION. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, R. Roxby, B. Baker ; Mrs. C. Morn, and 3liss M. Oliver._ _ _ To conclodo with A new and original Fairy Extravaganza, by J. IL Planche, Esq., entitled THE PRINCE OF HAPPY LAND ; or, The Fawn In the Forest. Characters by Madame Vestris, Miss St. George, Miss Lanza, Miss Martindale, Miss Grove, Miss Ellis, Miss Resina Wright, Messrs. V,. - Matthews, IL Baker, Suter, Horncastle, Butler, and Vernon. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. rarree. THIS EVENING, Will to 'performed Tim HEIR AT LAW. Co conclude with RED RUFUS ; or, Harlequin Fact, Fiction, and Fancy. Red Rufus, Mr. Shalders ; Ctown, Mr. Edwards; Harlequin, Mr, '.e'crrest ; Pantaloon, Mr. Tanner; Columbine, Miss Lees. aiNCIT'S PLAYHOUSE A.ND STRAND THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. The Warmest Theatre in London. THIS TSVEN 041. Will be performed THE TWELVE L &ROURS OF HERCULES. After which. BP.EAKFAST FOR TWO. To be followed by a new Chinese burlesque, called THE 3fAXDA grisr3 DAUGHTP.Ft , or, Willow Pattern Plate. Characters by 3iesars. J. Reeve, Rogers, Romer, Attwood, Hudspeth; Mesdames Marshall, Sanders, Bell, Eglinton, and Maskell. To conclude with a Farce, entitled THE FIFTH OF NOTEM- Eim, by m e ss". Tilbury, Rogers, Hudspeth, Misses Saunders and Haskell. eh, pr i ces of admission are arranged as follow :—preheats stalls, 45 . hoses (flnit circle), 35.; (second circle), 2s. ; Pit, Is. Doors to b e opened at Hall-past Six, and the performances to com mencr3 at Seven precisely. A secYond price will be taken to the Boxes only at Nine o'clock n il'. sinks, .record circle, Is. Private Boxes One Guinea and a Half each, Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling. r, AMPHITIIEATRE. ' "TLEY '' I R°l' ' t his Highnese Voider the Patronage of her Majesty and Royal Prince Albert. Proprietor and eatre in London. Batty. The nao. t suceutui allnldapnoarlfuerlar, Tb The Last Night of Azaei. Tills EVENING' Willbe produced new expresslypcle, b ent, entitled from the pen or E. Fltzball, this establis Esq. and written for m highly-trained AZI.EL, in which will be introduced the sam ,, e t her Majesty's O pera .... Horses am'. Camels that appewed in the 0 c , tile whole Theatre, 7vith an addition of Ostriches, Zebras, &—' k ." , Of the 7 ell known r esources of Astley's. It has been pronoa iced by put,lio opinion to be th e *lost gorgeous and effective production ever _ q itr,,s4ed withi n the w•Ils of a theatre, assisted with inagaildicent Scenery and brilliant costumes. 'Win Batty's Grand Scenes of the Arena, embracing the ularigthtestit lisquzstrian Compiny in Enrope, reprooented by Fore,lgn and ''''''''' M !le and Female Artists of superior talent. A new Grand Pantomime, written expressly for this AniPitl" theatre by Nelson Lee, Esq., founded on the ludicrous exploits of Pirfggs, so facetiously set forth by the Inimitalle " Punch," entitled lilt. and MRS. BlaGilS ; or, funch's Festi val-311rib, Wit, and Jollity. harlequin, Mr. llarvey ; Columbine, Mrs. will in ; Panta lool, Mr, ituckruali; Clown, Arthur Nelson, wbo will in the co::rsc of each Eveninj play a number cf favourite airs on the Rock liar- Ilaonlen. u.,,,keys to be had at the Box-office T omfr Eleven till Four daily. Stage Manager, Mr. hompson. some wickedly dispos e d per- O. tear Saturday evening or persons removed two gates from their hinges, s a d pl , ,c e i them across t h e ra i ls of the Eastern Counties (Cam aidge) lin e , near the Bu rn t Mill s. Happily, however, they were discove re d an d remo ve d, or the moat disastrous COZl3e quence4 might have ensued.—Essex Herald. TO CORRESPONDENTS No communication can be attended to unless authen ticated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. - ,4 1 . 4 ,4 ~, - :.I` l i.;!, !49,F1-:•% , ' .:. -- ~. • ;-- 4 Nik• 7 THE SUN, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tca'a DAY —Morning 50 rain. after 10 Evening 20 min after 11 T , Aroaaow—Morning 0 min After 0 I Evening 51 min after 11 THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, JANUARY 3. THiramowiTwa, IN TEM SHADE. 39 —highest since noon yesterday. 33—lowest this morning and daring the night 38—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29 SI. WE'ID W.S.W.—mild, fine sunshiny weather. DAILY WEATHRR TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following alaces at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. PLEmounz—Wind S.E., calm—:-partially cloudy. PooLE—Wind N., calm—foggy. ETASTINGS—Wind S., gentle breeze—overcast. ScumAm:pro:l—Wind N., gentle breeze—foggy. FOLKESTONE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. Tuseemaz—Wind S.W., calm— overcast. GREENWlCH—Calm—overcast. STILOOD —Wind W., calm—overcast. Swarm3:l—Wind S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LED:arroN—Wind W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. COLCHESTER—Wind S. W., gentle breeze—overcast. CAm:BriDGE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. FARMOUTU—Viind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. aor.rriEAD--Wind W., gentle breeze—rain. B EA rrocK—Wind W., strong breeze—overcast. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Thursday morning at nine o'clock : Gatawca—Wind S., calm —overcast. CARLow—Wind N.E., hard wind—cloudy. I.ltruiNciaß Wind S., calm—overcast. t'OOLB— Wind N., gentle breeze —overcast. Slitm.r.naitax—W ind N. W., calm —partially cloudy. HOLYHEAD—.W bad W., gentle breeze —overcast. LavEnpooL—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudy. C.AlccA,sTEß—Wind S.E., calm —overcast. WHITBY - Calm—foggy. Saar— Wind S.W., calm —overcast. Ellierrocx—Wind S. W., gentle breeze—overcast. PORTRAITS SOULT AND WELLINGTON, WITII MEMOIRS AND FAC-51311LE.5 OF THEIR HAND WRITINGS. THE MOST SPLENDID LIKENESS OF SOULT EVER TAKEN, BY WYON, FOR WHICH THE MARSHAL SAT SIX TIMES ; TOGETHER WITH A PORTRAIT OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, IS THIS DAY PUBLISHED, AT THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, PRICE ONE SHILLING. ROBBERY OF NEWSPAPERS. TEN POUNDS REWARD. In answer to the complaints of several Subscribers, whose papers are stolen in periods of political or other excitement, we can only renew the expression of our deep regret. In order, if possible, to bring some one of the robbers to account, we hereby offer a reward of Ten Pounds for such information as may lead to the detection of the culprit, and Ten Pounds more on conviction of the offender. Sun Office, Dec. 1851. e Li) It/Inn el LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1852 Improvements in oar system of representation are so essential at this particular juncture, that we avail ourselves of every reasonable occasion for their ad vocacy. Among these improvements, the one most imperatively required, under existing circumstances, is that of a somewhat more equal distribution of elec toral districts. According to the present system no thing could be more flagrantly unjust, or more sin gularly preposterous. While 1,023 electors, as at Halifax, return two Members to Parliament, 2,602 return but one at Salford ! Again, Macclesfield, with little more than nine hundred, sends the same num ber of representatives - (two) as the metropolitan borough of the Tower Hamlets, with very nearly twenty thousand ! With such notorious facts before us it is idle to blink the question any longer. There is an evil marked out to our Reformers so glaring in its character, and so intolerable in its operation, that it can no longer be gainsaycd as one demanding the speedy and resolute interposition of the Legislature. This interposition must take place before we have any very comprehensive extension of the suffrage. Otherwise the difficulties of our position will only become terribly enhanced. Better also for the country would it be if, prior to the further diffusion of the elective franchise, among the masses, we were to obtain the long desired and loag protracted boon of a system of national education. By graduating our reforms in this manner all chances of peril would be effectually obviated. Our progress would be along an inclined plane of im provements, instead of along the jolting surface of alterations, so scattered and confused as to injure, by unnecessarily and severely agitating our existing insti tutions. What we have for years advocated in this matter has been, indeed, first, a system of national education, and, secondly, an extension of the fran chise, gradually increasing as time goes on and the popular instructions become more diffused, until we arrive at the ultimatum of de- rnocracy—Universal Suffrage, blended with the organization of the Ballot. By educating the multitude first you prepare them for the use o powers that might otherwise, if entrusted blindly t c their di s posal, be productive of a very considerable grievance. Before you place the two-edged sword of the franchise in the hands of the industrious, but un instructed citizan, show him how to wield it with safety t ° ll inaself and satisfaction to the general community. -aLean while we may securely advocate a very im portant increase in the distribution of the suffrage ac companied , or rather preceded by, a material chang e i n This the arrangement of electoral dis tricts.htat-mentioned innovation is the most desirable, preliminaryand we may even say essential, to the carryi ng ou t o f the desired reforms in regard t o th e Popular branch of the Imperial Legis lature. It becomes imperative, we conceive, just now upon the more Liber a l j ournalist the United Kingdom to submit to the consideration of the community, at every available opp or t un i ty, arguments bearing upon the subject bef o r e us, in anticipation that must soon arise within the wall s eat move- Facts, and the most stubborn of of the discussion were the means employed so effectually y r the Anti- Parliament. ia:-figures— Corn-law agitators in the conduct of the .. g among t he first ment which ended, at last, in the total destructi on o f monopoly. It was our privilege t a o ll b f e 4 a oct m f to participate in that peaceful struggle for Fraee STimraidlaer, it is once more our privilege to act in manner in the furtherance of the cause of these vast reforms in the organization of the Legislature. Our attention, therefore, will be sedulously directed, as it has long been directed, to the interests of that great movement which must, sooner or later, lead to the re-distribution of the electoral districts and the extension of the franchise. The necessity for these changes are discoverable, of course, in the insufficiency of the Reform Bill as a measure of legislative improvement. In the mere outlines of that memorable enactment may be dis covered the germs of existing difficulties. Nothing, scarcely, could be more loose or more painfully con fused than the order, or rather the absence of order, in the alterations introduced by its framers. In testi mony of this, we may here refer to some of the cir cumstances recently enumerated in the last of the poli tical articles of the Westminster. Among these the most glaring in character were the total disfranchisement of fifty-six boroughs, and the reduction of thirty more bo. roughs to only a single representative. The smallest of the former, with a population of 3,961, was Down ton, and of the latter, with but 1,423 inhabitants, was Petersfield. As ridiculous and unaccountable were the proportions marked out between the , smallest new borough created and the largest old borough retained, each sending a single Member to a seat in the House of Commons. Absurd as it may appear, it is nevertheless incontrovertibly true, that the smallest of the former, Whitby, had 10,399 as its population, while the largest of the latter, Westbury, had only 7,324 as its population. Thetford, again, with its miserable 146 electors, retained its right of having two representatives, while the Tower Hamlets, with up wards of 19,000 electors, was allowed to send only the same number to Parliament. This," says the writer in the Westminster very decisively, " was building a ruin." The absence of all reason in these arrangements has entailed upon us the necessity of a reform on the Reform Bill, and it is from his recognition of the im possibility of continuing the present system that Lord JOHN RUSSELL, himself the last of all the Re formers to act with any degree of precipitation, has intimated his resolution to take the initiative in a comprehensive measure of improvement. Whoever may be the statesman who will undertake boldly and promptly to deal with the dangers now lying lo.,fore u 9, to him, in preference to all others, will the people look confidently as the man best qualified to preside over the internal administration of the affairs of the United Kingdom. We recently directed the public attention to a very painful case, in which an unfortunate youth of exemplary character, was summarily convicted on the evidance of one of the detective police, and sen tenced to a month's imprisonment. His innocence was subsequently established beyond the possibility of doubt. He was discharged from prison, but not until he had been a fortnight incarcerated. On bis return home, he found the business in which he was engaged completely ruined, and his wretched mother deprived of her senses through grief and anxiety as to his fate, of which his family had been kept in perfect ignorance, no opportunity of communication being afforded. All this misery was occasioned by the un due zeal of a police-constable, who was anxious to ob tain a reputation for activity and smartness in the execution of his duty. He had no difficulty whatso ever in swearing positively and distinctly on the first inquiry—he was " quite up to the mark" on that occa sion. There was nothing of doubt or hesitation ; he was of course credited, for there are few indeed of " the unpaid" who do not yield implicit credence to the assertions of one of the force. On the subsequent investigation, however, he was less positive. The va rious circumstances that proved the serious error into which he had fallen were then brought to light. If he persisted in his assertions the consequences to himself might have been unpleasant ; he therefore reluctantly admitted that "he might have been mis taken"—in other words, that he recklessly and im properly assailed the character of an innocent youth, and materially damaged his prospects in life, through substituting bis suspicions and erroneous impressions for the actual facts. We do not suppose that this man intended to perjure himself, or to sacrifice the accused merely for the sake of his own preferment ; there is, however, unfortunately a feeling prevalent among many of the police that every person accused is actually guilty, and that acquittals are in the great majority of cases owing to defects in evidence, or the stupidity of witnesses, rather than to the absence of guilt. Those who fail or break down, therefore, incur a certain degree of odium that is especially deprecated by the more ener getic members of the body. We find from our police reports that a somewhat similar case was brought under the magisterial notice at Bow-street yesterday, when two constables were committed for trial, to answer a charge of wilful and corrupt perjury at the ensuing Middlesex &es sions. The transaction out of which the present charge originated has already attracted no ordinary degree of attention, not only on the original charge before the police magistrate, but afterwards at the sessions, when the trial was expected to have taken place. The curiosity in the latter instance was, however, destined to remain unsatisfied, as the grand jury, without hearing the numerous and highly respectable witnesses who were in attendance to speak to cha racter, had unhesitatingly ignored the bill. Two young men, named Thomas WILKIE Anaras and ERNEST FRANCETELLI, had been brought before the presiding magistrate s at Bow-street, charged with picking pockets on the preceding evening at Jur, LIEN'S Concert . at Drury-lane Theatre. Two police men, who came forward as accusers, swore that the then prisoners were " watching the pockets of several ladies," and occasionally touching their dresses, with a view of feeling if there was anything in their pockets. They also distinctly swore that they saw ADAMS hand in a woman's pocket, and " something shiny, like a watch, passed by him into th e hands of FRANCATELLI." It was also asserted that, when leaving the theatre, one said to the other " Push me, Tom." The chief facts, how. ever, relied u yi p t pyoponus of fs y se spitarohnoneds prosecutors one oniaeriessr of fon h f dte the wee fi wigt prisoners,nug e r ls e os d ve es ,s in wlsa, were n h rr dee e thatftdouble h n e i nce g am l pt o hpa v ect es were much too large for him, so that they could not have bee n fairly acquired. The latter fact was, however, capable of immediate proof, and on trial it was found that the large," fittedwhich were said to be so much " too g ex actly. It was also shown that they had been in his possession before the concert, having in fact been purchased for the occasion. The magistrate very properly censured the policeman who so reck lessly:put forward a statement calculated to very seriously prejudice the accused without due investi gation. The latter, however, excused himself by say ing, that he had himself tried the gloves on, and found them to be " too large" for him, he therefore " CONCLUDED that they were too large' for the pri soner." In consequence, however, of the decided man ner in which the two policemen gave their testimony, as to seeing the hand of the prisoner in a woman's pocket, the magistrate (Mr. HALL) committed them for trial, taking bail for their appearance. He at the same time very properly gave them the benefit of " the mistake" into which the constable had fallen, by ordering that a note of the repri mand should be appended to the depositions, which was equivalent, in fact, to an acquittal; for no jury could safely convict on the evidence of a person so over-anxious for a conviction as to substitute his own " conclusion" for the fact. As it was, the bill was, as we hare stated, ignored, and the tables were turned, for the former accusers were sent to trial, while the quondam prisoners figured in the witness-box. It is fortunate that this additional investigation will take place, inasmuch as it will give additional publicity to the transaction, and operate as a salutary warning to other constables to ex hibit greater caution in giving their testimony. It is not our object to prejudice them in their defence, and therefore we shall not say a single word, while the case is sub judice, against them, merely saying, that it does not follow that they are guilty be cause the others were unquestionably innocent. It will be for a jury of their countrymen to say whether they wilfully and deliberately stated that which they knew to be unfounded, or fell into an un fortunate error, for which they could not be held criminally responsible. In either case, however, the inquiry must be beneficial to the community, while it cannot be injurious to the young men formerly accused, whose characters are fully and completely exonerated from the unwarranted imputations that had been cast on them. CABINET COUNCIL. —The Ministers have received summonses to attend a Cabinet Council on Thursday next, at the Foreign Office, at which it is surmised that the day f erth„e w as il s l e b m e b s l e in tt g ie ol P ar liament for the " dispatch of busi ness,PoST-01PFICE NOTlCE.—Letters for Turkey, Mol davia, Wallachia, and Servia, will in future be forwarded through Belgium and Prussia, unless otherwise specially ad dressed. The rates of postage chargeable on such letters will be found given in detail in instructions No. 17, 1849, the only alteration of the existing practice being, that the special ad- dress, hitherto required for letters intended to be sent by way of Prussia, will be no longer necessary. By the Bank of England, arrived at Calcutta, ad vices from Sydney have been received two days later than those previously published—viz., to the 20th of September, Cn the 17th the Anna Mary sailed for London with .55,:',00/. in gold, and on the 19th the Rajah of Sarawak had arrived from London. The Countess de la Ribosiere has just died at Paris. She was one of the daughters of Count Roy, for merly Minister and Peer, and one of the wealthiest land owners in France. The Aloniteur da Soir says that she has left the greater part of her extensive properties, after the death of her husband, to the city of Paris, on condition that it shall found an hospital bearing her name.—Paris Journal. The discount houses yesterday gave notice that • their rate for money at call will henceforth be 2 per cent. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Puri A journals of yesterday. We extract from Galignani's Messenger the follow ing description of the Te Deurn at Notre Dome : " The ceremony, as ordered by the President of the Republic, of returning thanks to Heaven for the success of his late eb ction, was celebrated yesterday at the cathedral of Notre Dame with most imposing megnifi• cence. The weather was not by any means propitioim for the occasion, as from a sharp frost, which had taken place, the cold was exceedingly severe, and a thick fog during. the whole day, but particularly in the morning, enveloped Paris. Notwithstanding this drawback, a considerable number of persona had already collected in the neighbourhood of the cathedral as early as nine o'clock, although none were permitted to approach the building itself, unless provided with a ticket of ad mi;sion. "Immediately in front of the sacred edifice workmen were to be seen completing the preparations for the ex ternal ornamentation. Some were laying down the painted basements of the gigantic flag-staffs, from which were floating vast streamers of tricoloured silk; others were covering the ground with sand, to prevent accidents from the slippery state of the pavement ; and others, again, were removing from covered waggons stools, benches, and other articles required for the accommodation within —all was bustle, but without confu Tho appearance of the open space in front of the Cathedral, or Parvis, as it is technically deAgnated, was exceedingly striking. Along the street iu front, tri coloured flags were streaming from lofty masts; farther , more elevated flag-st a ff s whilst close to the en trance bore e n s o t n ill the lu o n p g e e n r sp s a tr c e e am it e se rs lf ; the tricoloured flags were intermingled with others of green silk sprinkted over with silver stars, g re e n being the colour of Prince Louis Napoleon, as it had been formerly of the Emperor, his uncle. from the fret wor k o f t h e o ld cat h e d ra l immediately over th e gran d entrance , was el t. Springingrt ha huge velari um o f cr i mson ve l vet, itsandstretched forth orna mented with gold embroidery, under which the Presi dent of the Republic was to alight from his carriage on his arrival. _ _ " At each side of this immense awning floated green flags bearing the letters L. N. within a laurel wreath. Beyond them at each side trophies were erected with a shield in the centre, also bearing the same initials, the whole surmounted by a faisceau of tricoloured flags artistically arranged; still farther on, at each corner of the front of the buiding, were to be seen lofty hangings of crimson velvet to match the canopy in the centre. In the recess of the grand portal were suspended pieces of ancient tapestry, admirably executed, representing sub jects chosen from the Sacred Scriptures; as these works of art bore in their wrought bordering the cross and arms of the see of Paris—namely, the Virgin over coming the Hydra of Doubt and Anarchy—it is to be presumed that they all b e l ong to t h e ca thedral it se lf. The fssede above the gran d por t a l wa s also hung with draperies of crimson velvet and gold, the whole being profusely sprinkled over with golden stars: over the large rose-window of the centre was to be seen in gi gantic characters the number 7,500,000,' to signify the amount of support which France has just given to Louis Napoleon; and on each side, a little below, were placed painted panels representing, on the right, Charlemagne and St. Louis, and on the left, Louis XIV. and Napo leon. A great number of smaller flags, representing the colours of the departments, also floated from various parts of the Place below. " Half-past nine had been appointed as the hour for opening the doors to the public, and it was ar ranged that the Ministers, the diplomatic corps, the marshals, and the officers of the staff, should enter by the grand portal in the centre, whilst the two lesser entrances at the aides should bo appropriated to the public. The central entrance, in conformity with this hour, but the person s w h o arr i v ed with tickets f or th e was duly thrown open at the appointed arrangement, lateral doors had to wait upwards of half an hour, in the midst of a bitter frost and a fog so dense that it would not have disgraced the good city of London on one of her worst days of November exhalation. At last, however, the side doors turned slowly on their hinges, to admit the impatient crowd, and the sight which then presented itself served to dissipate the slight discontent which the unexpected penance at the door outside had generated in the minds of those kept waiting. The first thing which struck every spectator on entering was the extraordinary blaze of light that met the eye from every point. No thing, in fact, could be more brilliantly beautiful than the mariner in which the old cathedral was lighted up, every line of the admirable tracery of its architec ture being distinctly visible, as well as the minutest de tails of the temporary adornment adopted for the occa sion. After the spectator had time to recover from the first movement of surprise at the unexpected scene before him, he could perceive, in descending from hie general survey to an examination of the particulars, that the whole of the pillars of the centre aisle were encircled with crimson velvet, terminated by a binding of gold em broidery immediately below the capitals; between every two pillars was suspended a beautiful chandelier of cut glass from the centre of each arch; down the centre aisle, three raegea of chandeliers of infinitely larger size, though not of more beautiful form or more exquisite proportion, hung from the fretted roof by ropes of great thickness, but which appeared above scarcely thicker than whipcord, so great was the distance from the spectator to the points which they descended from; there were twenty-seven in all of these chande liers, the nine forming the central line being of some what larger size than the eighteen lateral ones, and not being allowed to descend altogether so low as the others, prevented the monopoly which would other wise have weakened the effect. The pert of the sacred Edifice which the eye of the spectator could freely wander over, terminated at the iron railing which separates the choir from the rest of the centre aisle. At that point a lofty screen was erected, effectually cutting off one part of the church from the rest, so that of the four parts of the Greek cross, which constitute the church, the eastern one bore no ostensible part in the ceremony. It was however most usefully occupied, as in it were placed the orchestra and singers who were to perform the pieces of music appointed for the day. But though the screen is question thus rendered the choir completely isolsted from the crowd, it only did so below; fur above, over the screen, the blaze of light from innumerable wax tapers almost caused the eye to ache when it first sent its gaze in their direction. After a time, however, this extreme brilliancy faded away; for, as the day ad vanced, the fog entered the cathedral, and to a certain extent clouded the immense glare of light which at first appeared so remarkable. In addition to all these lights, smaller chandeliers were to be seen above at the back of the tribunes, which were erected for the public, high up b e tween the pillars; and at the same h e i g h t g il t b ron ze sconces were affixed to each sid e o f t h e pillars, all ad di ng to the general illumination. In the aisle b e low also lofty candelabra of gilt bronze were pl ace d , con t a ining each about two dozen branches. The w h o l e num ber of wax lights employed in the various parts of the edifice was upwards of 13,000. .4 Th e manner in which the sacred bnilding was ar ranged for the ceremony was alike striking and conve nient. The centre aisle was alone used on the occasion, the side aisles being merely employed -- as passages to the tribunes. These tribunes were erected in the centre aisle up to the pillars, described already as covered with crim son velvet: the tribunes on the right were reserved for the public in general, and those on the left for the mayors, delegates of the departments, the consuls, and a portion of the public functionaries. Th e t ransepts we re con verted into immense amphitheat res o f seats (if such a term can be applied), the right b e i ng appropr i a t e d to the bar, the diplomatic body, the I nst i tute, t h e m unicipal bodies of the banlieue, the co nse il s o f pru d'hommes, and the left, to the Ministers, th e P re f ect o f th e Seine, the Prefect of Police, sad their functionaries, the aca demic body, the juges de pair, &o. The lower part of the central aisle was exclusively occupied by the officers of the staff and those from the different regiments of Paris and its vicinity, to whom invitations had been sent to attend. This portion of the spectators at last became so numerous and predomi nant that it was impossible net to conceive the idea that some great military spectacle was about to be presented. " In front of the screen, before the choir, was erected the altar, covered with white brocade embroidered with gold. At some distance from it, but in advance of all other seats, was placed the President's chair, having in front of its prie dieu, covered with a cushion of crimson velvet, both of a very simple character. Behind him were seats for the Marshals of France and for the officers of the (President's household. The clergy were assigned scats on the right, just below the benches ap propriated to the members of the Court of Cassation and the other law courts. The whole of the centre aisle:was thickly carpeted, and the space in front of the altar was covered over with one which had issued from the Gobelins manufactory, and was alike remarkable for its immense size and its wonderful workmanship. " About half -past ten, the various tribunes were nearly all filled; and at eleven every place was occupied. The cold was at this period so severe that, notwithstanding the immense amount of heat which the vast number of lights must have emitted, most persons were heard to complain that their feet were benumbed. The number of ladies present was not by any means great—decidedly much less than the fairer portion of the creation are generally seen at public spectacles in France. " One of th e peculiarities o f th e d ecorat i on was the prevalence of th e c i p h er L. N. in ev er y par t o f the cathedral. Tt -- was to be seen on every pillar; on the front of the tribunes above; and on a series of circular compartments or shields to be seen at each side down the centre aisle; it was also to be perceived in immense characters on th© highest part of the immense canopy of crimson velvet, which surmounted the altar, and ad vanced over part of the space between the transepts. Everywhere the initials of Louis Napoleon met the eye. "In speaking of the altar, we omitted to say that over it, but under the canopy just mentioned, a lofty shrine was er ecte d i n t h e By za ntine style, overshadow ing, and, as it wer e , protecting what the altar supported, namely, a piece of the true cross contained in a silver pia, of exqu i s i te wor k mans hip: The various orna ments of the altar were all of silver gilt, and must have been of great value, both intrinsically and as works of art ; the candl est i c k s (four t een in number, and all from four to five f ee t hi g h ) were no t only of silver, but most admirably executed. immediately a ft er , "About a quart er p as t e leven o'clock, the Ministers arrived, and at once took t h e i r pl a ces on the left ; and a considerable number of general officers wore seen advancing to their places. Amongst the first was General de la Raneiere, an old cavalry officer of the Emperor, in whose service he lost his left arm ; then, Generals Lebreton, Cornemeuse, Carrelet, Levasseur, Dulac, Foret, and a crowd of others ; also Admirals Roussin and Mackay en t`ered about this time. Much interest was excited by Cie appearance of Marshals Excelmans and Jfk. Owe Bonaparte, the ex• King of Westphalia, who entered together, the uncle of the President following his less aged fellow soldier. They both took their seats close behind the President's chair of,State. Near them were afterwards to be seen Marshals Reille, Vaillant and Harispe. A little later began to arrive tl.e sixbassatiors of the foreign powers. They came, as was befitting so im• posing a ceremony, in grand official coitume. One of the latest of these high functionaries who arrived was the Marquis of Norman by, and his appearance caused a certain sensation, in coast plaice of one of the gentlemen in his suite wearing a scarlet uniform. At a❑ earlier part of the day, anoihcr officer had entered, dressed in a similar manner. The corps dilpomatique was exceed ingly numerous, and amongst them was Mr. Rives, the Minister of the Republiii of the United States of Ame rica. The Pope's Nuncio was also present in full sacer dotal dress. " It was very nearly twelve o'clock when the Arch bishop of Paris and the clergy moved down the aisle to receive the President of the Republic. Only one bishop was present daring the day with the Archbishop, namely, the Bishop of St. Flour; the rest of the sacer dotal cortege being composed of canons and cures of the diocese of Paris, all attire:l in splendid canonicals. Just as the body arrived at the grand entrance, the drums beat to arms, the bourdon or great bell of Notre Dame pealed forth, and Louis Napoleon descended from his carriage. _ "The President had left the Ely: 63 at half-past eleven, in a handsome carriage drawn by two horses. Two servants sat on the box and two footmen stood be hind in the Napoleon livery ot green and gold. This carriage was preceded by a company of guides, two squadrons of Lancers, and a squadron of mounted Re publican Guard, and followed by a party of the 7th Lancers. The President's orderly officers and a nume rous suite accompanied the carriage. The Prince was greeted as he passed along with great applause, not only by the crowd who lined the way, but by the troops who were drawn up on each side ot the way, all along the quays to Notre Dame. - "The President, on alighting from his carriage, was received by the Archbishop, who tendered to him the holy relic already alluded to—the morsel of the true cross—to kiss, next presented to him the holy water, and then led back the procession to the altar. The Prince followed immediately behind the clergy, having on his right hand General de St. Arnaud, the Minister of War, and on his left General Magnan, Commander-in-Chief of the army of Paris. The President, the moment he began to pass up the aisle, was received with loud shouts of'' Vive Napoleon!' and the same shouts greeted him all the way as he advanced. Louis Napoleon ac knowledged the reception by slightly bowing to each side. He looked in excellent health, and on this occa sion had departed from the attire in which he has hitherto appeared at public ceremonies, having put off the uniform of the National Guard, and assumed that of a general in the army, but still wearing his crachat of the Legion of Honour and the red ribbon, as Grand Cordon of that Order. The spectators rose when he appeared with his splendid staff, and stood uncovered, military and all, during his passage from the grand entrance to the ()hair of state. -It may be as well, as a faithful historian, to state that some cries of Viva l'Empereul?' accompanied the otherwise universal one of Vive Napoleon!' The Prince at once proceeded to his seat, the organ, the orchestra, and the singers thundering forth at the moment the Grand March of Lesueur, composed for the Emperor's coronation. Next came the Vivat and the 7'e Beam, and the Urbs beata of the same composer. Afterwards were executed the Sanctus, composed by M. Adam, the Dominus liberavit nos, of the mass of the Holy Ghost of Leseur, and the Domine salvum fac nostrum Napoleonem, and all in the most admirable style. The Archbishop then gave the • benediction, and the ceremony terminated, having lasted exactly one hour. The clergy, then as before, led the way, and the Prince departed as he had entered, supported on each side as before by General Mangan and General de St. Arnaud. As he departed, the orchestra played a march, the b.urdon again boomed forth, the cannon of the Invalides thundered from their iron throats, and lastly the vast multitude in the cathedral raised the shout Viva Napoleon l' so loud and so sustained, that no one who heard it will easily efface the sound from his memory. " The Prince then entered his carriage, and taking the; Rue d'Arcole, the quai Napoleon, the Pont St. Michel, and the quaia on the right bank of the Seine, proceeded to the Tuileries. The troops still lined the whole way on both sides, and the reception given to him outside was again just as warm as that which had greeted him on his coming. On the Place du Caroussel, in particular, the reception given by the crowd was of the most enthusiastic kind, the acclamations being of the loudest description." The official receptions took place at the Tuileries at half-past two. The PRESIDENT received the visitors in the Salle des Marechaux. The Corps Diploma tique were the first presented, after which in succes sion came the members of the Courts of Appeal, of Accounts, and the Tribunal of Premike Instance, the members of the Institute, the different constituted bodies, the officers of the army and national guards, and the deputations of the delegates of the depart ments. No speeches were delivered, and the ceremony concluded at half-past five. After the reception a grand banquet took place at the Tuileries, at which covers were laid for 400 per sons. There were present as guests the Ministers, the Diplomatic Corps, the members of the Consultative Commission, the Prefects of the Seine and of Police, the new Municipal Council of Paris, General Lames- TINE, and the colonels of the National Guard ; and last, not least, General MAGNAN, and the leading officers of the army of Paris. The M.niteur of yesterday publishes the following official announcement : " The Palace of the Tuileries will be for the future the ()theist residence of the President of the Itvublic." The Minister of the Interior received yesterday the following telegraphic dispatches : FROM THE PREFECT OF THE NIEVRE. ,r The ''Fe Deem has been sung by the Bishop of Nevers in presence of all the authorities, and in the midst of a vast crowd of the inhabitants of the town and the environs. Never before were so many people seen iu the cathedral, never did the Bishop of Nevers display so much religious pomp. The General and the Prefect have passed the review of the National Guard and of the troops of the garrison. The legion of the National Guard was complete. Filing off took place amidst cries, a thousand times repeated, of 'Viva Napo- leon.' The inhabitants are preparing to illuminate this evening. The Literary and Agricultural Club, composed of the principal proprietors of the country, has invited this evening all the authorities and all the officers of the National Guard and the garrison. Enthusiasm for the Prince is being everywhere manifested in the town of Nevers. " FROM THE PREFECT OF THE SOMME. " The ceremony of the Te Deum is being accom plished in the greatest order. A greater crowd was never witnessed. Hope and joy shine on every face. "FROM THE PREFECT OF THE INDRE. " The ceremony has taken place before a numerous crowd. I hope that, as here, there has been fine weather at Paris." The following decree, dated January 1, has been issued by the PRESIDENT of the Republic : " On report of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice,—Considering that amongst the offences provided fur by . the laws in vigour on the press, those which are committed by word of mouth, such as verbal offences or seditious cries, ha ve b ecome cons id era b ly multiplied— considering that to refer the trial of such offences to the Court of Assizes, renders repression less rapid and less Efficacious—considering that it is a principle that the laws of proceeding and jurisdiction are immediately ap plicable to affairs not yet tried,—Docrees: Art. 1, The trial of all offences provided for by the laws on the press, and committed by means of words, is referred to the Tribunals of Correctional Police. Art. 2, These tribunals shall try such of these offences as have been committed previously to the present decree, and which have not yet been tried. Art. 3, The prosecutions shall take place according to the forms and rules prescribed by the Code of Criminal Proceeding for correctional juris diction." General RAPATEL, whose health has long been in an alarming state, has just had a graver attack than any of the preceding, and his son•in•law has been summoned from Rennes to attend him. General DE LAMORICIEEE has been attacked with rheumatism at llam a which compels him to keep his bed. A . I. E. PEAN, who h a d b een recent l y remove d f rom Sainte Pilagie to the prison of Orleans, has demanded and obtained permission from the military authorities to be again placed in Sainte Nlngie. We read in the Ordre :—" M. PYAT, who three months since quitted Switzerland to reside in Brussels, has just received orders to go to Ostend and quit Belgium. M. V. Scuom.cuEa has just arrived in the Belgian capital. M. limas', who, after the events of the 2d December, had been taken to the Bridge of Kehl, is also there, as well as M. MOREL, an editor of the National. MM. DURAS and CA YLUS have left for London." We learn by a letter from Brussels that the state ment of M. VICTOR Huoo having been arrested by the police of that city, for having entered the Belgian territory with a false passport, was correct, but that the details given by the Paris journals were exagge rated. M. VICTOR HuGo was immediately liberated by the examining magistrate on explaining the cir cumstances which had compelled him to fly from France with a borrowed passport. He is still in Brussels, but is about, it is said, to proceed to Eng land. The same letter states that M. EMANUEL ARAGO is in Belgium, where he has joined his uncle, M. ETIENNE ARAGO, who was condemned to trans portation by the High Court of Justice of Versailles. The Univers publishes a ferocious attack upon the National Guards throughout France, and demands their immediate dissolution. The anti-national spirit of this organ of the Jesuits sufficiently accounts for this demand. The apologist for the massacre of St. Bartholomew, the would-be restorer of the Inquisi tion, and the organizer of the crusade for the extir pation of Protestants, knows right well that so long as France possesses her National Guards she cannot become the bond-slave of Rome. The successor of TREBTIALLON, therefore, calls aloud for their disso lution. The Inspector-General of the Customs of Baden has written to a Strasburg paper to say that it is not true, as has been stated, that great difficulties arose respecting the admission of M. TlllElte luggage at the custom-house at Kehl. lie, however, admits that some discussion took place respecting a piece of new flannel o❑ which M. TRIERS refused to pay duty, on the ground that it served as a belt ; but, eventually, one of U. lkagns' friends paid the duty' The Savings Bank of Paris has just balanced its accounts up to the end of the year 1851. The op-rations of the year present the following results :—The Savings Bunk has received from 205,751 depositors, of whom 26,516 are new, the sum of 25,305,4341.; the amount transferred from provincial savings banks was 381,3351. 89J. The amount capitalisi-d on account of depositors gives an interest of 1 482,2681. The reimbursements amount to 19,048,957 t. 11c., and 390,5981. Bc. transfer payments from the provincial banks. 339,594 f of Rente were purchased at the demand of depositors for 6,349,522 t. 40c. It owed on the 31st December to 176,014 depositors, as well in capital as in capitalised interest, the total sum of 39,798,468 f. 55c. Public Securities of every description rose enormously at the Bourse. The Five per Cents. opened at 103'. and closed at 104 f. for the end of the na, nth, being 1 per cent above the closing price for cash. The Three per Cents, closed at 70f. 40c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,0801.; Rouen, 680 f. Havre, 260 r.; Great Northern, 600 f.; Avignon, 287 f. LOc.; Viarzon, 5401.; Bask, 200 f.; Bordeaux, 4451.; Paris and Strasburg, 495 f.; Tours and Nantes, 322 f. 50c.; Amb ns to Boulogne, 293 f. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE _ LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 2. Boulogne and Amiens, IPA— Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 20%—Dutch Rhenish, 3k t —East Indian, 23 —Luxembourg, 3V 2 —Namur and Liege, 6 3 A—Northern of France, 13%—Orleans and Bordeaux, B—Paris and Stras bourg, 17—Rouen and Havre, 10 3 4 —Sambre and Meuse, 4% —Tours and Nante., 9 LON DON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1852. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 27th;ili. have arrived. The Gaeta publishes extracts from the Budget for 1852. It also contains a decree, ordering the construction by the State of a railway from Madrid to Aranjuez. _ On the 26th ult. General AIIPICK, the French Am bassador, gave a grand banquet, at which all the per sons who had taken any part in the drawing up the treaty on literary property between France and Spain were present. The QUEEN and her infant are doing well. MADRID BOLSA, DEC 27.—Five per Cents., 17k; Three per Cents., 38i. Exchange on London, 50 75. GERMANY. The Frankfort Diet has appointed a commission to draw up a treaty between all the Powers of the German confederation for the mutual extradition of political refugees. Captain KUERBACKER, who, since 1848, has been a refugee in Switzerland and France, and who, on the 2d Dec., was arrested by order of the French Go vernment, and delivered up to Austria, has arrived as a prisoner at Vienna, tried by court-martial, and is, by this time, condemned and executed. The offences charged against him are entirely of a political nature. The Prussian Gazette states that a treaty between Austria and Rome has been concluded, by which the former is to receive annually an indemnity of 500,000 florins (about 1,100,000 f.), for causing some of the legations to be occupied by her troops. Accounts from Croatia in the Vienna journals state that public opinion was not tranquil. At Sinek there had been a demonstration, which gave rise to a judi cial investigation. At Esseg Magyar tendencies had been remarked, and had manifested themselves in the composition of the Communal Council. A letter from Vienna of the 27th ult. states that Louis NAPOLEON, in a letter addressed to the Emperor of AUSTRIA, requests him to consent to have the mortal remains of the Duke DE REICHSTADT, now lying at Vienna near those of his mother, MARIA LouisA, in the vaults of the Capucins, transported to Paris. The Austrian Lloyd of Vienna announces the arrival in that city, on the 27th ult., of M. MICHAUD and M. DE CROY, diplomatic agents, on a private mission from Prince Louis NAPOLEON. RUSSIA AND POLAND. A Berlin journal states that the Polish employis of a superior grade on the Russian frontier have been replaced by Russians. ITALY. The Risorgimento of the 30th ult. thus remarks on the recent Ministerial change in England : ... " Lord Granville will continue the mission of his predecessor, at the same time that he will avoid all acts calculated to wound the suspectibility of other Governments. Lord Granville and all the Ministry will persist in that liberal and pro gressive course which reconciled to England the sympathy of all civilized nations, and constitutes the principal basis of that moral authority and political in fluence she exercises on the continent. The acceptation of Lord Palmerston's resignation can have no other im portance, no other political signification, than this:—The English Government has proved that it considered it ne cessary above all to live in good harmony with the other Governments of Europe. It consequently consented to a personal sacrifice, in order to remove, with the person of that Minister, all pretext of incessant vexation." EGYPT. Accounts have been received from Alexandria the 20th. It is finally decided that the railway is to pass through the populous and well-cultivated delta, cross ing the Nile by a floating bridge at Kafr- Zayat, a route which will be much more advantageous to the country than that first thought of, through the desert on the western side of the river. The survey is pro gressing, and in the course of three weeks it is ex pected that the works at this end will be commenced. Mr. ANDERSON (a director of the Peninsular and Oriental Company), Mr. BRIGGS, and Mr. LARKING, the deputation appointed to present to ABBAS PACHA a copy of the resolutions adopted at the meeting in London, are in Cairo waiting the return of his High ness, who is staying at his palace near the middle station in the dessert. He, however, has promised to be in Cairo about the end of the moon, when he will beT]prepared to receive them. The suLTAN still refuses to grant to ABBAS PACHA the power of life and death in Egypt. The price of grain has risen considerably at Alex andria. lONIAN ISLA NDS A supplement of the C.rfa Gazette of the 22d ult has a notification from the LORD HIGH COMMIS siopizu, containing a decree of her Britannic Ms• JEST; by which the lonian Parliament is dissolved. INTENDED MARRIAGE OF LOUIS NAPOLEON. The Breslaw Gazette has the following from Vienna, 27th ult. :—" M. de Persigny is expected here from Berlin, and he is to proceed to St. Petersburgh, to explain the intentions of the President of the French Republic with respect to his home and foreign policy, and to endeavour to secure the support of the northern powers. At the same time he will demand the hand of the wealthy Princess Wasa for Prince Napoleon. The Princess is nearly the same age as the Presi dent, and no doubt is entertained here that she will consent. In that case, her illustrious brother will give up his grade of colonel in the Austrian army, and will be appointed to elevated f unct i ons in France. LITERATURE OF THE RAlL. — Yesterday the South- Eastern Railway Company commenced, for the first time, the entirely new system of transmitting newspapers and periodi cals by rail on a plan similar to that enjoined by the Post office for their transmission through their own medium. The plan, it is thought, will no doubt be generally adopted by other railways, as it will place readers in the country in rapid receipt of their papers and periodicals, and so super sede their tardy transmission by the ordinary post delivery of the next day. 'the tariff, involving as it does the econo mical transmission of the most useful media for information and amusement, cannot probably be too widely known. The charges for conveyance of newspapers and unbound periodi cals is, for a single newspaper, from any station to any sta tion, Id., half-a-dozen 4d., and so on in proportion, including the booking, but not the delivery. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.--Yesterday this com• pany's extension line between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings was opened to the town of Battle, and the remainder of it to Hastings and St. Leonard's, now nearly complete, will, it i s expected, be opened daring the month. COAL TRAFFIC OF THE DOCKS JUNCTION RAILWAY. —The East and West India Docks Junction Railway Com pany have formed a spacious Collier Dock at Blackwell, where vessels are discharged of cargoes of coal in a sur prisingly brief period. By the Blackwell branch the trains are taken on to what may be called the main line; and at hackney, Iliglibury, and other stations, large timber via dna sidings have recently been formed for the accommoda tion of trucks, and to establish coal depUts of no small extent. Already the traffic in this department is very considerable. GENERAL POST-OFFICE, DEC., 1851.--Hencefor ward the British Contract Mail Packets to North America will sail from Liverpool on every Saturday morning through out the year, after the arrival at Liverpool of the mail from London of the previous evening. The packets will proceed alternately to the Ports of New York and Boston, calling, on the voyage to th e l atter port, at Halifax, Nova Scotia. A WOMAN SUFFOCATED IN MUD.—Yesterday afternoon as an old woman, well known among the coal wharfs between Blackfriars-bridge and Scotland-yard, was going along one of the barges, she lost her balance and f e ll into the mud. I t appears that ' " the old lady," as she is called, goes by the name of Betsey Comfort, from the trade she carries on among the coalheavers, in selling a kind of cordial for coughs, colds, and other diseases incident to a waterside life, and about three o'clock in the afternoon she was answering the hail of some of the men unloading a barge, and whilst hurrying along the narrow gunwale, as it is called, she nil,sed her looting and tumbled overboard into the thin mud, sinking head and shoulders out of sight in stantly. Assistance was immediately procured, and she was got out with some difficulty, arparently dead. The police man on duty, 124 I', conveyed her to Charing- cross H osp i ta l , 'iNliere Mr. Dalton, the house surgeon, has been unremitting in his attention to her, but up to nine o'clock in the evening with very little result, as therehas been an attack of apoplexy, a recurrence of which, it is feared, will carry her off. WINCHESTER.—WiIIiam Plampin has received through the Home-office a mitigation of his sentence, from that of ten years' transportation, to two years' imprisonment. The prisoner, it Hill be remembered, was convicted at the last assizes of stealing a box of gold dust from the South , Western Railway, near this city. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 2.—The new steam-ship Amazon, belonging to the R9yal Mal Company, commanded by Captain Symons, with the West India and Mexican mails, left this afternooon. She took out a very large and valuable general cargo, 500 bottles of quicksilver, specie to the fiamnt of 20,2521 1 and Abotit 50 paoengers. LLA, • *4l T Is DA s'.) LONDON, JAN. 3 —Wind nt noon, light airs at W S. 4V , and fine ueather. DEAL, JAN. 2.—Wind W.S W.—Arrd. from the River, Clio, Drmerara; Z-phyr, Dominica; Hendrick Hudson. New York. Put back, Achilles, Sydney, New South Wales. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 2.—Wind W. to W.N.W.—Arrd. Ariel, Trade Town; Eureka, Charleston; Queen of England, Canton. Sld. Earl Grey, Valparaiso; Beraza, Pernarebnco; Sr. G-orge, New Orleans. The Helene, Hardy, St. Jsgo de Cuba to Swansea, put into Nassau in distress, and would discharge to repair. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 2.—Wind Amazon, Weir Indies. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 2.—Wind E. to W.S.W.—SIO. Her Majesq's steamer Birkenhead, Queenstown and Cape of Goud Hope. MARKET L's EWS.—(T HIS DAY.) COVENT GAEDEN. Owing to the comparative mildness of the weather, full average supplies of Vegetables were on offer in to-day's market, yet a good business was doing in them. All kinds of Fruit, especially choice qualities, were in steady request. In the general quotations, we have no change to notice. Arples, English, 3s fid to 6s Od per lb; Hot house Grapes, 2s 6d to 5s t d ; Lisbon ditto, 8d to is Od ler lb; Apples, 2s Od to 4s 61; Pears, 5s Od to 12, Od ; Walnuts, 14s Od to 21s Od per bushel; Filberts, 70s to 90s per 1001b5; Oranges, 6s to I4s per 100 ; Lemons, is tAI to 2s per 100. VEGETABLES.—Spinach, Is Od to is 6d per sieve; Horse radish, is 6d to 6s per bundle ; Parsley, 2s Od to 3s id per dozen bunches; Savoys, Pd to is; Red Cabbages, 2s to 4s; Red Beet, 6d to is per dozen; Mushrooms, is to 2s 6d per pottle ; Turnips, is 6d to 2s 6d, and Carrots, 4s to 6s Od per dozen bunches ; Potatoes, 55s to 858 per ton ; Spanish Onions, 12s to 18s per box ; Celery, 6d to is 6d per bundle ; Greens, Ss Od to 4s per dozen bunches; Leeks. Id to 2d per bunch; Brussels Sprouts, Is 6d to 2s 3d per half sieve; Brocoli, 8d to is 3d per bundle ; Parsnips, 6d to is per dozen ; Endive, 9d to Is Od per score; Jerusalem Artichokes, 9d to Is Od per half sieve. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, :is Od to 12s Od • Geese, 4s 6d to Ss Od; Ducks, Is 6d to 3s Od; Tame Rabbits, Is Od to is 9d; Wild ditto, 8d to is Od ; Pigeons, 7d to 9d ; Pigs, 4s Od to 7s Od each ; Surrey Fowls, 5s Od to 9s Od ; ditto Chickens, 3s Od to 5s Od Barn-door Fowls, 3s Od to ts Od per couple ; English Eggs, 9s Od to 9s 6d; French ditto, 6s Od to 88 6d; Irish ditto, Cs Od per 120; Fresh Butter, is Od to is 2d per lb; Phea sants, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Partridges, Is Od to Is 6d; Hares and Leverets, 2s Od to 3s Od; Woodcocks, 2s Od to 3s Od; Grouse, is 6d to 2s Od; Snipes, 6d to is Od; Teal, 6d to 9d; Wild Ducks, Is 6d to 2s Od; Widgeons, 9d to is Od; and Plovers, 6d to 9d each. NEWPOILT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 38 6d; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d; Veal, 35 4d to 4s Od; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s Od per 81bs. _ NIVIIITECEAPEL. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 22 8d to 43 Od; Veal, 3s Od to 4s Od ; and Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 10d per Sibs. BILLINGSGATE. Eels, 13s to 15s per 20Ibs ; Soles, Ss to 78 per dozen; Lob sters, 10d to 2s Od each ; Oysters, 12s Od to 30s Od per bushel ; Red Barrings, 7s Od to Ils 6d per 100 ; Fresh ditto, 9d to Is 6d per dozen; Cod Fish, 2s Od to 78 Od each ; Salmon Trout, Od to Od per lb; Turbots, 7s Od to 12s Od; and Plaice and Sprats is 6d to 2s per bushel. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6d to 610; of Household ditto, 4 1 4 d to 6 1 ,0 per 41b loaf. HIDE DIARICET. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, lid to 2d; ditto, 641 b to 721 b 2d to 2id ; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 2id to 24d; ditto, 801 b to 881 b, 2id to 3d ; ditto, 881 b to 961 b, 3d to 3id; ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, 34d to 31d; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b, 3id to 4d. Calf Skins, light, Is Od to 2s Od; ditto, full, 4- 6d to es Od; Horn Hides, 5s Od to Os Od ; Polled Sheep, 5s 7d to 75 Od; Kents, 5s to 5s 7d; Half-breeds, 4s 6d to 5s 2d; Downa, 3s 4d to 4s 3d; Lamb Skins Os Od to Os Od. EAT MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. —Meadow Hay, 2/ 15s Od to 3/15s Od ; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 4/ 5s Od; awl Straw, 1./ Os to 1/ 6s per load. A good supply, and a dull trade. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow Hay, 21 15s to 31 17s Od; Clover ditto, 3l 5s to 41 4s; and Straw, 11 is to II 70 per load. Both Hay and Straw sold slowly, at late rates. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 15s to 3/ 15s; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 41 6s Od; and Straw, 11 Os to II 6s per load. Trade dull, at about stationary prices. COURSE OF EX(. Amster au, ......•••. 11 l'l% Ditto, three months . 11 19 dotterdam .... • 11 191 i Antwerp 25 4j drussels ••••.. .. . • 25 40 flamburgh 13 lOM Altona. Paris, 3 days'sight ~ 25 25 Ditto, 3 months. 25 45 Marseilles ............ 25 45 Bourdeaux ..... • Prankiort on Blaine.... 120 1 34 Vienna, effec. flo •••• •• 12 12 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 13 Petersburgh,Sil. Rble. Madrid .... •• - 49% Cadiz ..... • • 49% BarColoMa • • • •• •• • • • HANGE.—FnmAr. IGV)raltar.. •• Leghorn ........ •• •• 80 87g 'lenoa •••••••• • • • • •• •• 25 60 Milan .. e• •••••• • • •• •• •••• Venice.— .. •• • • .... Naples 403 i Palermo, 120 Messina •••••••••• •• •• 1201 c Lisbon.. •••••••• •• •• •• 52% 3 p0rt0................ 52% Rio Janeiro • Buenos Ayres New York, 60 days'sight Philadelphia PRICES OW • MILLION, PICS OIL Foreign Geld in bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 .Spanish Doubloons 0 0 0 Now Dollars .•„.. 0 4 1l;{ Silver in bars 0 5 0% Bevine.. •• •• •• •• •• •• . TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Silt,—A severe domestic misfortun e has withdrawn my attention from several articles in different news papers in which my name has been lately mentioned, and especially from a leader in your paper of Thursday week, which I only saw by accident on Saturday even ing. Will you now allow me to reply to your observe* thane? And first with; regard to the statement of Elizabeth Woodfield in the case of Harriet Newman, at the Central e;riminal Court on the 15th instant. An early remark in my address to the jury, that such asser• tions as those alluded to from such a person carried their own refutation with them, and that they were un• deserving of further notice, seems to have escaped notice, and when a person like the late Police-Sergeant Redman declared his opinion of her veracity, I thought no more was required on my behalf. As, however, more appears to be required, .1 will now add it. I never spoke to Mrs. Woodfield but twice, or at the most thrice, about eight years since, on each occasion at the Middlesex Sessions, when I received a brief from her in the re* gular way. I forget the particulars of the last inter' view, but I know the result was, as I was subsequentlY informed, that alio had declared in no moderate tering that I should never receive a brief from her again. I never saw her afterwards, and had quite fo rgo tt en her, till her appe arauoe in May last on the trial of William Day, when, a remarkable fact, she never ventured all such statement as t h at made by her on the 15th Dec. need hardly a dd that her declaration, particularly 0 ` having given me briefs within two years, is wholly ue . : true. With respect to the second case, that of Henr i Martin Fla nagan, I am sorry that I cannot completeli explain my knowledge of him without naming a number of respectable individuals, professional and otherwise, and souse of super i or rank, and this I .do not feel jur titled in doing, though at the risk of, not clearing 113 1 . self of all the obloquy that may consequently attach t ° me. I hope my evidence on Saturday will be suffieiento at least till after the trial. In the mean time I may ot serve, that he has handed briefs to other barristers Teri recently, and that, on his last examination, he stated, bad accounting for th e money found on him, that be b v received six pounds from a gentleman for services ren t dered to him, f acts d emonstrative of his independence me. Besides, I have often not seen him for a week t°' gether, and when he did call on me he remained but short time. The reason why he was - treated by me, 6 : by many, in a different manner to oth ers o f hi s class, is the circumstance of his being one of a ne ° : wealthy family, well known in publi c li te b etween th i r t i sad forty years si nce . Bat, aorta leaving particulars, will you allow me a gee- ~,, remark on the faulty system by w hi ch barristers on hi Middlesex Sessions accept b r i e f s f rom any person what, soever, and contrary to an alleged etiquette of the pr - h fession? They have b een bl amed for so doing, bat sue, censure, under present circumstances, is not quite r e. , Burnable. If a cou nse l re f use to recognise any one of „, certain class the m i sc hi ef to him is not confined to the loss of a fee. Th e o ff ended party can and does desce°,, into an arena w h ere the barrister cannot stoop to folio t him, and can th ere, with impunity, villify the charat and abilities o f t h e other, and thus seriously injure hi`-; where (in a pecuniary sense) his reputation is 10 ; 0 valuable. I speak from experience, having long t i t, suggested reforms an d regulations ; but the 0n1y16,5a of my suggesti ons an d attempts have been a positiYe „„d to myself. I mention this to show that reform of a u'ic practice ought not to be exp, cted from the bar alone. 0 must emanate fr om a hi gher source, which is indepeuded of the influences that weaken and nullify the efforts 0 , individuals, an d yet b y which, in the language of lego a " reputati on i s o f t got without merit, and lost wit.„.h° deserving." —I am, Sir, & c., S. C. HORRI.• Guildhall, Westminster, Dec. 1851. Yesterday a ft ernoon t h e div i dend declared at t he meeling of the London Dock proprietors was 2/. 10s, p e r eel clear of income-tax, for the half-year ending the 30th . I "'„,, °' vember. It was announced th a t t h e b usiness of the COp/ pany was in a prosperous conditi on , an d that a contrac t fr o additional warehouses, to cost 43,000 L, had b een taken , 0 , provide for the accommodation for th e goods of custofee.o The closing of the litigation with the Customs' and:wri t '? formed a prominent subject of rem ar k, an d i t was the ones t mous opinion that the directors had adopted a prude j, course ie arranging the settlement w hi c h h ad been ef f e cte o To mark the feeling entertained a special resolution oft moved by Mr. Matthew Cl ar k, convey i ng the thanks 0' proprietors to the Court and the secretary, Mr. J. for the manner in which they had conducted this diflicu l question throughout. h If ° SUICIDE FROM WATERLOO. BRIDGE.--A bout -- -ts „i• past twelve o'clock on Thursday last, a man committed e d ? vide by leaping from the eastern parapet of Waterloo-V i e w into the river. In the fall his body struck against one °l o s abutments of the arch, and being observed from the Them police floating station, a boat immediately pulled 0 1 1 . itA l, picked him up. Ile was conveyed to King's College HosP, io , where Mr. Bridgewater, the house surgeon, examined u ti o ?lid found he was quite dead, having broken four ribs bY. 00 fall. As he has not been identified, his description 15 o cr follows :—About 45 years old, 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high' whiskers, light sandy hair, dressed in an o ld bl ue pilot CI coat, with several large pat c hes, o ld c l ot h t rou ser, I. : blucher boots. Information has been sen t t o t h e cora° _ 0 By the Arctic, which has bro u ght 75,0001. fru a , New York, there has been no news of commercial in: c P IA , tance. Dates from C a lif orn i a , a f or t n i g h t l ater, v iii gua, and several days in anticipation of the regular 1, 0 00 ,1 had been received. The ra i ns h a d a t l engt h com menced' increased returns of gold were expected forthwith fr ertt ot ici° large quantities of ear th t h at h a d b een h eaped up in,etoos' pation during the dry season . N o thi ng f urt h er had pired regarding th e movement to t h e Sandwich Island,' were cept that an additi ona l company o f Californians, wil°,Froili preparing to leave, had p, s tp one d th e i r d epar ture. o d Oregon a party h a d se t o ff to Q ueen Charlotte's 1 5 15 es' search for the gold whi c h h as l a t e l y b een repor t e d as "" istence there. so ° APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Na mes o f ge ntlernell ,f w e' passed their examination in th e sc i ence an d practice dicine, and received certifi ca t es t o pract i se , on "I" r t,13 0 Jan. 1, 18:12:—Joseph Stead, Manchester; George e 4 Ilumble, Ludlow, Shropshire. EIC hSTER Ent:3DAy.--Sc2c-cely any b ugl Dec o has been done this week, very little work having be e n given out from the warehouses • indeed the week ti almost a total holiday. Prices Of Ivo:rated remain the as before. No; Nor Not Nor Ner Nor Oaf, D( fihro Do, goPuta Nut gout gout DE Shen So Stith stoat Taff Taw Than v ,,,, Ra al e Wat t Wat t Wate anc Weld Whit York, Dit Dit York ........ Bcdf. ley &MI Mr Do, guar kir rn. & DI rant( Do., gum., Luck' Circle, X • Lir De. Vi'llts i