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LITERATURE. THE WHITE STONE CANOE, or, THE BET TER LAND. By Percy B. St. John, Author of " The Trapper's Bride," " Eagle's Nest." 6.-c. This is the third of the Indian Tales by Mr. St. John, who announces that the series will be corn pleted in three more. In the " White Stone Canoe," Mr. St. John maintains the high character he has already acquired as a delineator of Indian character, and a describer of Indian scenery. The scene of the story is laid in the country of the Comanche In dians, on the confines of Mexico, and the following is the legend (related by Isaonie, a Comanche chief,) from which the title of the work is taken Many years Igo a young daughter of our tribe died on the day of her wedding. The heart of her young warrior was black as night, and he resolved to join her. The old people told of a path which led to the land of souls, and the warrior said that he would follow it. His journey was long and great. Over hill f o ll o w it. through frost and snow he went, until he came to eter nal spring, and then he found himself on the banks of a broad lake. He found a canoe of shining white stone tied to the shore, with shining paddles. He was brave, and he entered. The warrior crossed the lake, and there he found her he had sought. She was white as milk, and fair as the swans on lake Za-za-pi." The tale is most dramatically told—the incidents are startling, yet probable, and follow one another in such rapidity, that the attention never flags, while the characters are admirably drawn and accurately discri minated. Indeed, so dramatic is the tale, and so ar tistically is it " built," to use a stage phrase, that we feel convinced that Mr. Percy St. John would attain high fame as a dramatist if he chose to devote his attention to that department of literature. His de scriptions of scenery are deliciously fresh and exhi larating. The words conjure up, and paint, as it were, the scene before the eyes of the reader. Take the following as a specimen : " About twenty miles from the Comanche camp is situated a translucent spring of remarkable beauty. Taking its rise in the cleft of a rock, it falls clear and pellucid into a hollow, formed doubtless by the ceaseless fall of the water, where it made a pool, bottomed by the golden sand which could be counted grain by grain through the pure and liquid element. Round about, shading and cooling the fountain, were trees of varied form and hue. Here the live oak, stunted, gnarled, and ever green, the crowning laurel, the proud and erect cedar, the Indian yew. "' The fruitful Olive, and the Plaintain round The Carver Holum, the Maple seldom inward sound.' From the fountain, along each side of the rill which thence bubbled o'er and ran towards the plain below, lay soft green meadows, where the deer loved to dwell, crop ping the luxuriant grass, and sheltered from the noon tide heat by little clumps of musquit and other bushes, 'neath which these antelopes of the American wildernes, crept, confiding and wearied. Derp imbedded in the soft turf, the hunter would find their empty forms 'yarn ing him that game was near at hand, while the pelican, the stork and the croaking crane kept tuneful chorus near every spot where rank vegetation denoted the pre sence of marsh or streamlet. " ' Now Morn her rosy steps in th' eastern clime Advaneing—sowed the earth with orient pearl,' and some halt dozen turkey buzzArds sailing high aloft, and whirling round in long continued circles, proclaimed that near the fountain was some prey which they hoped to fall upon, but were restrained from attacking by the presence of human beings. The wild turkey and the squirrel were simultaneously in motion. The one flying from his roosting tree in search of morning food, the other commencing his gambols on the top of a half-dead sycamore, stht,re but scanty foliage hid him from sight ; the screeching night-owl, scared by the break of dawn, flew hooting to his solitude, teachiog as has been quaintly said, that no life is so safe as the ob-tcure ; that retire ment, if it bath less comfort, yet has less danger and vexation than that which brings us much in cntact with the multitude ; sayings which tend only to demonstrate that, for the selfish purpose of saving ourselves trouble, we should avoi,l the service of our fellow men. Fools may be trappists if they please, but every honest and honourable man will commune with his kind, and serve them even to his own detriment." SIR FRIZZLE PUMPKIN—NIGHTS AT MESS, AND OTHER TALES. Some years have elapsed since we laughed at and with Sir Frizzle Pumpkin, when he made his first ap pearance before theliterary world, as one of the Black wood regiment, commanded by Christopher North. Here we have him in the separate command of a de tachment of Blackwood's, and right glad are we to see our old friend again, and laugh with and at him once more. Of the many reprints of papers from Blackwood, which have appeared of late, this is by no means the least amusing. The book is well printed, of a convenient size for the sitters by fires on winter evenings to hold in their hands to read, and to all such who are fond of whim, wit, and pleasantry, and who enjoy a hearty laugh, we recommend Sir Frizzle Pumpkin. THE LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC RE GISTER AN!) AL3IANACK FOR 1847. By J. W. G. Gutch, M.R. C.S.L., Foreign Service Queen's Messenger. In addition to the usual content-3 of an almanack, this very neatly printed little work gives us no less than 182 pages of scientific information, arrangtfl urder the heads of the various sciences. It is beauti fully got up, with gilt edges in roan tuck, and is of more permanent value than the generality of an'ual pocket-books. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty and Prince Albert took thrir usull morn ing walk yesterday in the pleasure grounds of Osborre House. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wale;, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Mice, took walking and equestrian exercise yesterday on the sea beach. Earl Grey remains at Osborne House, on a visit to the Queen. A deputation, including Mr. Samuel Gurney, Mr. Robert Forster, and Mr. Dunn, had an int, rview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing -street. The Earl of Auckland and Lard John Hay visited the College of Civil Engineers, at Putney, yesterday, to inspect the progress of the experiments for testing the value of the different kind-, of coal of Great Britain, as applicable to steam purposes, now being carried on at that institution, by order of the Lords of the Adwi ralty, under the direction of Sir Henry De la Beebe and Dr. Lyon Playfair. Sir George Grey returned to town yesterday. Mr. R. Spooner had an interview with the Right Hon. thronet at the Home office. The Master-General of the Ordnance had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday. The Pcztuastur- General had also an interview with his Lordship. Despatches from the Governors of the West India colonies were received yesterday at the Colonial ofFee. The Earl of Lucan had an interview yesterday with Lord John Russell. The Earl of Clarendon has arrived at Bowood Park, Wilts, on a visit to the Marquis of Lansdowne. The Judicial Committee of her Maesty's Most Ho nourable Privy Council sat yesterday, and resumed the appeal—" Her Majesty and Proctor v. the Solicitor of the Duchy of Lancaster." The Solicitor -General was beard, and the Court then rose. AN ANECDOTE OF TUE .QUEEN DOIVAGER.-It chanced one evening, that our major, Count R-ichen ba.ch, stood up to dance a quadrille with the Princess Adelaide of Meiningen. His toilet was not well suited to the ball-room ; his boots were heavy, the floor was slippery, and he several times tripped. At last he fairly fell, dragging his partner with him. His right arm was in a sling, and useless, f: - am wounds received at Lutzen, and some short 'time elapsed before the Princess was raised fr;iin her recumbent position by the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and conducted into an adjoining apartment. With rueful countenance and twisting his red mustache from vexation, Count neichenbach tried to lose himself in the crowd, and to escape the annoyance of being stared at and pointed out as the man wha had thrown down the beautiful young princess. It was easy to see that he would rather have stor:ned a dozen hostile batteries than have made so In a sh ort quarter of a d e b u t i n t h e roya l b all-room. of an hour, however, when the fus s caused by the aecident had nearly subsided, the prin cess re -appeared, lool:,,Jing 'mops charming than ever , and sought abo u t un arlaa had until Vk Fase discovered poor C oun t Reichen bach,into a arner near the stove. With the most canti • ' .ing grace, she invited him to return to the dance, say " that she loud enough for all around to hear, breast wa- - oonoured a brave Prussian soldi e r w h ose svounde adorned with the iron cross, and whose b a dly. term had not prevented his fighting the fight of -c 'an at Leipz.e, and that with all her heart she wo 4k begin the dance again with him." The count's Jamph was compl e t e; the court prudes and parasites, IWho a moment before had looked down upon him from the height of the;r compassion, now rivalled each other in amiability. With a well-pleased smile the c-aunt stroked his r-reat beard led the princess to the quadrille, and danced it in first. rate style. When, in May, 1836. Iwass preisented, as captain irt the Dards service, to the „ T ' ri nces4 'Adelaide, then Queen of England, at S'. ame ' s Palace, her Majesty perfeetly remembered t'ce acirlent 1 have here narrated to my readers. To her inetuiries after Count iteichenbach, I unfortunately ha-I t° I 'ePIT that he was long since dead.— WanderUngelt ebla4 alt :n Soldaten. The • vessel Mary Ann, which has arrived in one or the doe! :. establishments, from Cape Town, Cape of Good : has brought several packages containing speci teens A a curious and rare nature, illustrative of nattn:..l history-. ,&c., cansig,ned to his Majesty the King of Prussia. These .spee'ame.ns were forwarded from Muz imbiqte by Pr Peters, a Prussian naturalist favoured by his X f a r •l i e e ' tY. who is engaged exploring the east caast of for scientific purposes at the express request and with ce t he approv a l o f t h e Ki ng, to the Prussian Consul a a ape e rown, by whom th e y h ave b een f orwar d e d to t h. Berlin. authorit y here, en route to their destination at It is r nderstood that they will shortly be fol lowed a l a y s r et s atM number of packages, containing specim Similar character, which have been coin ect,,ed r the same n in r the coast mentioned. , Et -8r WORCESTERSHIRE WEDN EE WAY, Two o'CLocx.-mr. Hod LECTION. WORCESTER getts Foley has acceded to the requisition presented to w h o i r m to become a candidat e for the eastern division of the root) of Mr. J. Barneby, deceased. qarte.i.lire, znoderat4 is a 3 Whig, and would, it is believed, had heeYbeen Parli A meat, supported the free -trade measures of Sir keel, NOTICE. IMPORTANT W ORKS COMPLETED. Mr. Colburn begs to acquaint the Subscribers, and the Public in general, that the FOLLOWING WORKS ARE NOW COM PLETED ; and orders are requested to be given, without delay, to the Booksellers for the completion of sets, to prevent disappointment. HISTORY OF THE LANDED GENTRY. Complete in 2 vols., or in four Parts. H. Tim DIARY AND LETTERS OF MADAME D'ARBLAY, Author of " Evelina,"&c., complete in 7. vols. HI. THE NELSON LETTERS AND DISPATCHES. Complete in 7 vols. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW NOVEL BY MRS. TROLLOPE. ATH Just ER ready, in 3 vo E ls., Upost tiSTACE, vo., A TALE OF THE JESUITS. By Mrs. TROLLOPE. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW SERIES. Just ready, in One Vol., with Illustrationsby Leech and George Cruickshank, price 10s. 6d. THE THIRD SERIES OF THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS, and OTHER POEMS. With a Memoir of the late Rev. It. H. BARHAM. Edited by his SON. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. On Thursday, price 25., R AILWAYS in ENGLAND and in FRANCE, LIU being Reflections suggested by Mr. Morrison's Pamphlet, and by the Report drawn up by him for the Railway Acts Committee. By DAVID SALOMON'S, Esq. London : Pelham Richardson, 23, Cornhill ; and John 011iyicr, 59, Pall-mall. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. 31EESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to annoince that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c. take place every Tvzsrair and Feiner, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. Ali Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered; and advices of results will be torwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds imme diately disposed of according to instructions. Offices. Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed Balfe's celebrated Opera, entitled THE MAID OF ARTOIS. Marquis de Chateau Vieux, Mr. Borrani ; Jules de Mentagnon, Mr. D, W. Ring; Sans Regret, Mr. Burdini ; Synnelet, Mr. Weiss; Ninka, Miss Isaacs; Isoline, Madame Anna Bishop. After the Opera, will be presented a new grand Ballet, called THE WAGS OF WAPPING (performed at the Academie Royale' Paris, under the title of " Betty.") In which will appear McUles. Sophie Fuoco, Louise, Benart, Madame Giubilei ; MM. Huguet, Adrien, Paul, Tell ; Messrs. Howell, Priorson, See. THEATRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original Comedy, entitled LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP; or, Wooings and Weddings. Mr. Oddington, Mr. W. Farren ; Mr. Rashleigh, Mr. Hudson ; Mr. De Vere, Mr. Holl ; Mr. Brandon, Mr. Howe; Mr. Har4man, Mr. Rogers ; Jack Spriggs, Mr. Webster ; Tom Tilley, Mr. Buckstone ; Miss Brown, Mrs. Glover ; Claribel Oddington, Miss Fortescue ; Mary Oddington, Miss P. Horton ; Elinor Mortimer, Mrs. Yarnold ; Fanny Hartman, Miss Julia Bennett. After which Wnew Farce, called SPRING GARDENS. Lord Courtington, Mr. Doll Sir Arthur Love], \[r. Howe; Szoraup, Mr. Buckstonc ; Lady Clarissa, Mrs. Buckingham ; Mrs. Scoreup, Miss Julia 13ennett. _ _ During the evening the Band will perform the Overture, " Pre aux Clercs," " Clementinen" (Mazourkti); " Camellion " (lialop) ; the " Esterhazy" (Walzer) ; a New Overture; and a Fantasia by Mr. F. Reed, " La Sonnambula." To conclude with Buckstone's Farce, entitled THE IRISH LION. Principal characters by Messrs. Huds.m, Brindal, Ti!bury ; Miss P. Horton, Mrs. Stanley, Mrs. Buckin,ham, Miss Woulds, &c. Box-office open from Twelve till Four ; under the direction of Mr. T. Archer, Box Book-keeper. THEATIIE ROYAL, ADELPIII. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a grand Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA OISELLE, entitled THE PHANTOM DANCERS; or, the Wilis Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford. Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Gillenford, Madame Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor, Miss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. . Alter which the original Domestic Drama, called THE WRECK ASHORE ; or, The Bridegroom of the Sea. Marmaduke Magog, Mr. Wright ; Alice, Mrs. Yates. To conclude with a Bezzian Sketch, in one act, called MRS. G AMP'S TEA AND TT RN-OUT. Principal characters by Wessrs. Cullentord, Worrell, Ryan, Wright, Munyard g Miss M. Taylor, and Miss Ellen Chaplin. PRINCESS'S TIT EA.TRE. OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lossee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original romantic Opera, in three parts, entitled TIIE NIGHT DANCERS ; founded on the Story of " Oiselie." The principal characters personified by Miss Oeorgiana Smithson, Miss Rourke, Miss Sara Flower, Miss Somers, Misses Marshall; Messrs. Zetß•:r, Allen, Bodda, Walton, T. Hill, Honner, l'eren, &c. After which an entirely new Comic Drama, entitled TILE TWO RAINBOWS. In the course of the Evening the Band will perform " The Perlen Waltzes." To conclude with Goldsmith's Comedy of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Sir Charles Marlow, Mr.. Wynn ; Young Marlow, Mr. Vining; llardcastle, Mr. Granby ; Tony Lumpkin, Mr. Compton ; Hastings, Mr. Roxby ; Diggory, Mr. Cowell ; Miss llardcastle, Mrs. Stirling ; Miss Neville, Mrs. Hughes ; Mrs. Hardcastle, Mrs. Fosbroke. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. TO-MORROW EVENING Will be performed LA MARR 'UNE. M. de Jordy, M, ; Edouard, M. Berou ; Madame de Neris, Mdlle, Vallee ; Cecile, Mdlle. Leyden After which, LE CODE DES FEMMES. Paul Fauvel, M. Rhozevil ; Migmonet, M. Cartigny ; Romain, M. Pagenier ; Louchon, M. Priston ; Emma, Madame Angele ; Femme de Chambro. Leyder. To be followed by a new Comedy, entitled LES TROIS CRISPINS. Ra% mond Poisson, M. Perlet ; Mar ane, Mdlle itrohan.. To conclude with the Vaudeville of L'AMBASSADEUR. Cha racters by MM. Perlet, Langeval, Berou ; 31,111 e. Celine Fouquet awl Mdlle. Brohan. Boxes, Gs.; Pit, 3s. Gd. ; Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. t/AVIDGEr g ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. T.essce, Mrs. Frances Davidge. Will be periorrscA Shak,pere's Trazedy. of RICHARD THE THIRD. Duke of Gloucester. Mr. J. R. Scott; Earl of Richmond, Mr. E. F. S , vil!c ; King Henry, Mr. Beslop ; Duke of Buckingham, Mr. Fredericks ; Tressel, Mr. Johnson ; Queen, Miss Richardson ; Lady Anne, Mrs. Saville. After which a grand lElitary Ballet of Action, entitled LE REVE DL' SOLDAT. The characters supported by _Mlle. Theodore and the Dentin Family. To conclude with the New Drama, coiled PASAION'S SLAVE ; or, The Oate;:st Son. Sui , ported by the principal talent of the Company. AST LE r Itt) Y.kL AM PH ITHEATR E. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patr,nlsed by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince , n d Royal Family. Notwithstanding the present concentration of novelties, and the ex pensive engagements entered int') with the most emineat Britah and Foreign Artistes for the Christmas Holidays, Mr. BATTY has purchased the whole of Mr. Wh!te's trained Lions, Tigers, Leo pards, &e. Likewise In preparation, a splendid Comic FAIRY YA.NTO3IIME, with other Gymnastic and Equestrian novelties. THIS EVENING Will he performed a grand new Magical Equestrian Romance, en titled THE DEMON HORSE ; Cr, Th: Twelve Wishes and the Charmed Bit. New and entire change in the SCENES of the CIRCLE. To conclude with the grand Military Spectacle of THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Napoleon, Mr. Gomersal. (tox-odice open scorn eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six an c , mmence et half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfoot. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE, The success of the reduction of prices of admission at this Theatre is without precedent, nightly overfliws being the result. Boxes, Is.; Half-price, 6d. ; Pit, 6d.; Gallery, 3d. Continued success of the splendid Drama of " The Black Doctor." THIS EVENING Will be performed THE BLACK. Doc Ton. In which Miss Vin cent, Mrs. G. Lee, Miss L. Pearce, Mrs. R. Barnett, and Messrs. Edwards, Bird, Searle, Forman, &c., will perform. After which, the Burietta of DICK AND lIIS DOIJ:ILE. Dick Denbleton, Mr. Foruan ; Isabel, Mrs. It. Bennett ; Isabella, Mies L. Pearce. To conclude with JACK R.kNN ; or, Sixteen-string Jack, and the Knaves of Knaves'-acre. f 11E WEATHER.—Sum OFFICE, DECEMBER 10. T.ERMOMETER, Lowest, 38; Highest. 42 ; Noon, 44. BAROMETER, 29.82.—W1ND N.N.E., showery. WATER AT LONION.IIRLDGF. THIS DAY. sforning .. 23 minutes after 6. I Evening .. 44 niinutes after 6. , au .44 4 d . f r ,4111p4 4 C- 10 I • 0,• ROI 74? SECOND EDITION. "*. I intim Ant LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1846. Miserably ungenerous as the onslaught upon Mexico has been from its commencement, our sentiments of in dignation thereat are exceeded by our contempt for the incompetency of the assailants. After a preposterous amount of bluster the American belligerents are only negatively victorious. A general, who is re ported to have thinned the laurel shrubberies in the Rio Grande in weaving chaplets for his own glory and brow, fights with AMPUDIA, gets seriously in jured, capitulates for the neighbouring fortifications, and recapitulates his preceding braggadocio, and then stands shivering behind the battlements of Monterey mortally fearful of any further advancement. General TAYLOR has, apparently, as little inclination to ad vance upon Saltillo, as Captain WE AZLE had to emerge from the carrier's van. A Commodore is dispatched with an ostentatious squadron to Alvarado, and what with a vast amount of blundering and lub herly seamanship, gets beaten back in a manner dis graceful to himself professionally, and rather indica tive of the pusillanimity of his subordinate officers. Commodore STOCKTON has endeavoured to ob tain the chestnuts, but has only burnt his fingers in the attempt. It is impossible to recur to the vain-glorious exultation with which the news of the battle of Monterey was received throughout the United States without the gorge ris ing at such impertinent egotism. The victory proves after all to have been little better than a defeat. The town was only surrendered in consequence of an adroit capitulation. The Americans were severely injured, and their adversaries would unquestionably have been the conquerors providing General AMPUDIA had only evinced a little more determination. Is any proof re quired of these statements ?—the returns of killed and wounded in the engagement are alone amply sufficient. But beyond this? testimony there is the extraordinary moderation of the demands made by General TAYLOR upon the Mexicans, and, above all, there is the course pursued by this same redoubtable commander since his occupation of Monterey. Farazora describes somewhere i 4 his " Telema chus" the miseries resulting to an entire people from the over-caution of their ruler PIGUALION. He en larges, with his eloquent wisdom, upon the perils consequent upon any systematic tardiness, whether in a political governor or a military or naval leader. He paints the previous prosperity of Tyre and its approaching downfal, in consequence of the cowardice of PIGMALION. The maxims deduced from those descriptions are as applicable now-a-days as in the time of ULYSSES. In the over-precaution of General TAYLOR there is the forshadowing of the discomfiture of his fellow-countrymen. It affords an opportunity to his adversaries which nothing but moral blindness can overlook. It enables the Mexicans to concen trate their forces, to accumulate their resources, to mature their plans. The way is spontaneously opened to them, the will alone is now requisite. According to the intelligence just received by the Royal Mail steamer Tay, every advantage is being already taken of this inactivity on the part of the Americans. The Mexican forces are eagerly rally ing round their generous compatriot, SANTA ANNA, who had, on the departure of the latest dispatches, assembled together a body of men amounting to 20,000. It is presumed that immediately upon the completion of his arrangements the Liberator of Mexico will advance upon the lair of the invaders, and compel them to retreat beyond the frontiers, or to conquer. By following a directly opposite course to that adopted by the army of the Unite . ' States, the Mexicans may most effectually realise their own independence. By earnestly co-operating with their valorous commander, by advancing their specie as well as by enlisting themselves, they will alone be enabled to redeem their own name, to decrease the avarice of their neighbours, to establish permanently the integrity of their dominions. A noble oppor tunity now presents itself to the Mexicans, by avail ing themselves of which they may arouse the na tional character from its protracted torpor. By the invasion of the Americans, the population of Mexico may be goaded on to a consciousness of its own gigantic capacities. As we had conjectured on its arrival, the last accusation against SANTA ANNA, to the effect that he had paltered with the laws of international honesty, by seizing 2,000,000 dollars belonging to the English, and appropriating them to his own uses, has been signally disproved. Instead of acting in this un generous and injudicious manner, it would appear that the traduced General was employing every con ceivable means for the protection of the conducta to whose care the amount had been com mitted. Instead of grasping the coin after the fashion of a brigand or a guerilla, he had merely re commended the bearers of the treasure to tarry at San Luis Potosi until some moment of greater safety for the transit presented itself. It is gratifying to discern the baseless nature of these imputations against a man upon whose individual honesty depends in a great measure the hope of salvation to an entire people. If SANTA ANNA. were to prove false—which we cannot anticipate—the Mexicans would have leant upon a reed, and the reed would have broken. Sundry meetings have already taken place for pro moting the repeal of the malt-tax, and it is indicated that many more are likely to be held. That advan tageous results would flow from the abolition, partial or entire, of this duty, is not to be doubted. Yet is it a strange fact, as announced by the Duke of RICH MOND and others, that though this question must, for ultimate success, be unanimously espoused by the tenant-farmers, they are nevertheless at this moment not exactly of one opinion upon the subject. It is anticipated, that by virtue of various cir- culars, to be issued to their several county committees, the farmers will, by the 12th January next, be brought to a full understanding of how beneficially the repeal of the impost on malt will operate on their behalf. The last meeting, convened by the Anti-Malt•tax Association, assembled yesterday in New Bridge street, Blackfriars. Mr. B. B. CADDELL, M.P., there observed, that he thought Sir ROBERT PE EL had not brought the question of free trade fairly be fore Parliament, when he omitted to deal with the extinction of the malt-tax. In the first place, regard being had to the dead set made by the Protectionists against giving the sanction of the Legislature to prin ciples of free trade, especially where corn was con- cerned, is it likely, judging from the virulence with which they conducted their opposition, that, even if Sir It. PEEL had embodied in his plan some reduction of the tax on malt, the agriculturiAs would have desi.ted from thwarting the late Premier's mas terly policy ? All we can say is, they never held out such a hope to the Minister, and we must fur• ther observe, that supposing the propriety of first establishing free trade in corn, or malt, had been nicely balanced—which could not have been reasonably entertained by the veriest tyro in political economy— by the course they pursued, and the shameful animosity in which they indulged, the landed mono• polists fairly precluded themselves from the equity or expediency of any preference being manifested in their favour. Again, the random talk in which these territorial gentlemen revel, is painfully pal pable. Their argument amounts to this—that, if, in furtherance of free trade, one tax is to be removed from the statute-book, all others should be simultaneously swept off. Then, what is to become of the revenue, whereby the maintenance of our national credit is honourably sustained ? Could Sir IL PEEL, with the remotest chance of success, have met the Senate, in the early part of this year, with a proposition for the joint repeal of the duties on foreign corn and malt, home grown or otherwise ? It' olnsiderations of revenue had not stood in his way, why should he not, with equal reason, have at the same time submitted the entire abolition, or, at any rate, large reductions in the duties affecting tea, salt, tobacco, &c.? It is obvious that no enlightened statesman, or sound financier, such as Sir R. PEEL, could have been guilty of such insanity. Are, then, these braggart Protectionists, presuming them to have some respect for the interests of the public creditor, prepared to wait till the recent relaxation of many, and abolition of other duties, shall have been justified by a rapidly accruing revenue—till the various voids in the public finances, necessarily created for a time, shall have been filled up, as, we doubt not, they will— or, are they ready to consent to an irrmeased income-tax ? If so, let them at once proclaim it ; for the whole question lies in this nutshell, and it is idle to beat about the bush. Equally idle is it, for Mr. CHEETTIAM, or other self-sufficient orators at these agricultural associations, to dilate upon the rapid consumption of calicoes, glass, and other ar 7 tides, that has attended the relaxation of the duties which formerly attached to them. Tout ca va sans dire. We always predicted such would be the case. There is scarcely any taxable commodity, but what, if it were freed from fiscal regulations, would entail considerable benefits upon the community. Malt, lilee tea, tobacco, coffee, and salt, et hoc genus omne, will all be respectively con sidered, with respect to the meliorative principles of unshackled commerce, so soon as the state of the Treasury will encourage the revision of their several fiscal impediments. In the meantime it behoves the representatives of each interest to make out the best case they can with the Government for the time being. A very important meeting was held during the past week of the " Society for Promoting the Improve ment of the Law." The chair was filled by Lord BROUGHAM, who has already distinguished himself for the great ameliorations he has introduced into our statute-book, and whose past services, as well as his great industry and zeal, his talent, ability, and extra ordinary acquirements, eminently qualify him for the prominent place assigned to him amongst legal reformers. Associated with his Lordship were many distinguished members of the profession, who brought their experience and learning to assist in the difficult task—the cleansing of the Augean stable from the impurities and imperfections that had accumulated and sprung up during a succession of ages. The ¶uestion which had been referred to the com mittee was one of peculiar interest at the present moment. The admirable letters of Mr. STEWART to members of agricultural societies and others ad vocating the necessity of a " free trade in land itself," awakened the public attention to the great evils occa sioned by the present state of the law, and the diffi culties and expenses attendant on a transfer or mort gage of real property, not only to the owners of such estates, who are thereby prevented from enjoying the full benefits that they would otherwise obtain from their possessions, but also to capitalists, who are, from the same causes, debarred from a secure and desirable mode of investment. One of the chief difficulties in the way of effecting such transfers cheaply and ex peditiously is occasioned by the doubtful character of the titles, and the necessity of a close and searching in vestigation for a period of sixty years into every deal ing connected with the lands about to be disposed of, or charged, which each purchaser or lender requires to be made on every new dealing, by a conveyancer nominated by himself, and in whom he has confidence, although a similar inquiry had, perhaps, a short time previously been conducted under the auspices of another gentleman of competent skill and learning. Anything, therefore, that could obviate the necessity of those repeated investigations would be most beneficial to all parties interested, or in any manner concerned in that description of property. It had been suggested that by a system of insurance this great object might partially be attained, and the com mittee were therefore requested to consider " whether, in connexion with a general register, the principle of insurance of titles might not be introduced." Their report on this important reference was read to the meeting. It is an elaborate and able document, and entitles the committee to the marked thanks of the Society and of the public generally. It was stated by Mr. STEWART, in proposing its reception, that its consideration and preparation had occupied about three years, and that it was not desired that the Society should at once adopt it, but only that they should receive it, and give it their serious and candid consideration. The report sets out by stating that " the opinion of a competent conveyancer as to the safety of a title is a satisfactory test of its validity; that lands are purchased and money advanced on the faith of these opinions, and that it is very rarely indeed that the title to the lands is afterwards invalidated." It then takes up the question as to the necessity of a second investigation extending over the same ground, and whether up to the time at which such investigation took place the title might not be insured, the only risk being, when the title was pronounced a good one, the fallibility of that opinion. The subject is then divided into three classes of titles, to which is is con ceived the principle of insurance might be extended, viz.: -Ist, Those titles which now pass current as good titles both at law and equity; 2d, Titles which, although considered good holding titles, are technically unmarketable; and, 3d, Titles subject to some specific defect, greater or less in extent, according to the particular circumstances of the case. In the first class of those titles a very great facility, and a diminution of the expense of future transfers, would be attained by the fact that it would be suffi cient to take up the examination from the period at which it was so examined and ascertained by counsel to be a good title ; and the opinlft of Sir EDWARD SUGDEN is quoted, who says, ti that the present expense in regard to titles is, in 49 cases out of 50, superfluous; but, as every one may be in danger, all are guarded against it." The risk in such a case would be very trifling indeed. If we consider the small proportion of cases in which titles pronounced to be satisfactory have subsequently been disturbed, it will readily be conceived that a very moderate pre mium would be amply sufficient to remunerate the parties insuring. Every day, too, as the report states, " would diminish the risk, until it vanished altogether, so soon as a good title under the present Statute of Limitations was gained by the purchaser or mort gagee, and all persons claiming under him." The committee suppose that either the State or a public company would be willing to undertake this risk, and suggest that, in the latter case, "it would be more for the interest of the public to distribute the business among such of the principal insurance offices already established as would be willing to under take it." They consider the steps that might be taken in the event of a company undertaking the risk. The person wishing to dispose of, or encumber his property, would have to make out his title to the satisfaction of the insurer. The abstract of title should be sent to a conveyancer, selected by the office, in place of one selected by the purchaser. If that conveyancer ap proved of the title, a certificate would be given by the office that might be dealt with at any time after wards, without any further inquiry as to the title previous to that date. In fact, it would form a new starting point from which any subsequent deduction of title might originate. The purchaser would be spared the expense and delay of investigating the portion of the title that had been insured. The expense of the investigation would, in the first instance, fall on the vendor; but as the purchaser, and those deriving under him, would be freed from all expense as to title, and would have a better and more marketable title, easily avail able for future sale or mortgage, it might fairly be presumed that a larger price could be obtained, which would more than indemnify the vendor for the in ereased cost. It would also be peculiarly advan tageous in cases where trustees were either the ven dors or purchasers. The committee consider that the second and third classes might also be insured at a higher rate of premium commensurate to the greater risk that would be incurred. To these classes the principle of insurance would be highly beneficial. After com batting and disposing of several objections that might possiblfbe taken to the system, the committee state their opinion, " That the plan for the insurance of titles to real property is well deserving of serious consideration, as the suggestion of a principle, and that it seems capable of being employed either in connexion with a registry or without it. But if a registry were established, it would greatly facilitate it." They think that a well -arranged system of insurance might make the benefit of the register immediate, in place of its being deferred for twenty years, or that, if retrospec tive titles be an evil necessarily consequent on the existing state of English society, it might be alle viated by shortening the period of inquiry. They thick that in order to carry out the plan properly legislative assistance would be necessary, b u t th at i t wouldnot be withheld under proper r es t r i c ti ons, and they by a summary of th e great b enefits thereby attained a s f o ll ows : tha t would c on c l u b d ee " T prop o sed would set f ree an d b ring into the of property, whi c h m i ght he imme diately e de p g a lr l a t ena w Pt i r t i Pas e s° ither for sale or mortgage, and a fund to provide against loss forgo th th a u t thus he r) p e e l a d n i yp abreticrualiasreldy. market h a facilitates the transfer of small freehold s , w hi ch, under Neither should it be for the present system, are nearly unmarketable if a rigid investigation of title takes place." These are advantages that must be obvious to the meanest capacity, and if they can be realised (and the high character of the gentlemen by whom the plan has been recommended give the fairest hopes that it is practicable), a valuable change will be effected in a matter of universal interest, in which it is admitted that extensive reformation is required. A letter from Bale, of December 5, says— " The Ambassadors of Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Bavaria, have transferred their residence from Berne to Zurich. In announcing this resolution some time back, they declared it was caused by the state of anarchy into which the canton of Borne was thrown. The Zurich journals announce that M. de Bois-le-Comte, the French Ambassador, is also to fix his residence in that town. The success which the Conservative party of Bale has just obtained in the election, leads to the expectation that the revolution of October will only end in moderate constitutional reform. The purchases of arms and ammunition lately made by the Govern ment of Lucerne, in consequence of the extraordinary credit voted by the Grand Council, are estimated at 190,000 f. The elections of the Grand Council at Berne are nearly terminated, and show a certain change in public opinion, although the majority is still radical. Out of 36 nominations, 23 belong to that party. There was lately a radical congress at Mouthey (Lower Valais). A manifesto was there drawn up and addressed as a circular to the several cantons, protesting against the Catholic alliance of which Valais forms a part." We find the following in a letter from Berlin of the 3d inst.:— 4, The deputations from Silesia, charged by the manu facturers of that province to point out to the King the serious injury which they will suffer from the incor poration of Cracow with the Austrian States have been most graciously received by his Majesty. It is certain that our Government will take steps to obtain the main tenance of Art. 8 of the convention of Nov.s, 1815, which stipulates for the preservation of the status quo in all matters connected with the Castom-house. If those steps produce the desired result no line of custom-houses will close the Cracovian territory to the products of the neighbouring states, and th e com pl a ints of the Silesian manufacturers will th us b e redresse d . " 46 • Madrid papers of th e 2 d h ave arr i ve d. _ _ _ It is said that serious divisions have taken place in the Cabinet in consequence of the intrigues of Senor Mor to secure for himself the Presidency of the Council. MON is supported by PIDAL and ARMERO, ISTURTTZ by CANEJA and SANz. Don ENRIQUE, it is said, is to be married to a Neapolitan Princess, and to be appointed to a high command in the navy, as a reward for his treachery. Baron RENDUFFE, the Portuguese Ambassador, had his last audience of the QUEEN on the Ist. The following extract from a Madrid letter gives some further account of the fire at the War-office : " It commenced in the archives of the Minister of War, and, spreading with fearful rapidity, soon de stroyed the buildings occupied by those offices, and communicated to the portion of the edifice now used for the sittings of the Council of State. The archives and valuable furniture have been totally destroyed. The silver inkstands and the cash-box of the Minister of War were either melted by the flames or have become the prey of the first persons who entered the place. The loss of the archives of the War department is a truly national calamity. The keeper of the archives left his office as usual between four and five o'clock, after seeing all the stoves put out with which the place was warmed. Fortunately all the papers conne,ted with periods antecedent to the present century heve been saved, but various documents relating to the per sonnel of the army and military and judicial affairs, have been destroyed. No cause can be assigned for this calamity." It was believed that Senor LUJA and Senor MEN' DIZADAL would be re-elected for Madrid. They are both Progresistas. MADRID BOMA, DEC. 2.—The Three p,r Cents. were done at 3.4 ; the Four per Cents. at 21; the Five per Cents, at 21; and the Coupons not capitalised at 20. We hare received the Paris papers of Tuesday. The Presse contains a long article, in reply to the statement of the Augsburgh Gazette," that the Govern ment of France and England could not have been surprised at the measures adopted by the Northern Powers on the subject of Cracow, as it had been un fait accompli for several months past, and must have been perfectly well known to the Foreign Ministers of London and Paris." The Presse says— " The Augsburgh Gazette is in error. The occupation alone of Cracuw was known. France and England made just objections on that head, and they might have ex pected that their representations would not have been answered by a sudden violation of treaties. If it be true, as asserted by the German journal, that it was those representations which induced the three Powers to adopt a resolution which they fouled would not receive the assent of their allies, it is a strange manner of comprehending and carrying on in ternational relations, and one which is on a par with the respect which they showed fot treaties. One fact, however, appears from this statement, which we ought carefully to remember, and which is, that the Spanish marriages and the rupture of the cordial understand ing had no reference to the resolution of the three Courts, since that resolve preceded those events. To this clever argument, which consists in justifying the suppression of Cracow on the ground that France and Eng:and must have expected it, the Augsburgh Gazette adds another of a similar nature and of equal value. It enumerates all the changes made in the constitution of Cracow since 1830, which were so many violations of the treaty of Vienna. It remarks on the refusal made to receive a British Consul at Vienna, and on the notice given by France and England of the in contestable right given to them to interfere by the treaties of Vienna, and their unwillingness to avail them selves of that right. Thus a series of petty usurpations are referred to to justify a definitive and complete spolia tion, and the little respect paid to the remonstrance of the two constitutional Powers is alleged as a justification of the absence of all consideration for their past and fu ture reclamations. Such is this new justification I We know not what importance is to be attributed to this ar ticle of the Augsburgh Gazette, written in a scoffing style, ill-suited to persons who are endeavouring to jus tify an act which may produce very serious conse quences. But it is of a piece with every communication, more or less official, made to the present time in the name of the three Northern Powers. It crowns them wonderfully well, and we regret that its length does not permit us to join it to the other documents which we have collected on this affair, and which is only the com mencement of an end from which we have much to gain." The Epoque announces in very grandiloquent style that M. GUIZOT will " fully respond to the exigen cies of his situation ;" that " he will be faithful to that policy of grandeur and conciliation, as well as of firmness and of dignity, which has hitherto prevailed, notwithstanding the clamours of ambitious men, and the deceptions of anarchy," and that his protest will be found "to respond to our expectations." We should be more inclined to believe that M. GUIZOT was in earnest in his protest if he had not made this flourish about it. "In the name of Prophet—Figs 1" The Courrier Fraugais says— " The Czar has already broached the question of com pensation for the violation of the treaty of Vienna. A letter from Warsaw, in the Gazette of Aix-la-Chapelle, of the 6th inst., apprises us of the measures adopted by Russia. It appears that, on the 10th of January next, the line of custom-house existing between Poland and the Russian empire will be suppressed. Trade will be free, and the Polish manufacturers will derive vast ad vantage from it. At the Russian new year the kingdom . . . of Poland, after having lost its constitution by an ukase of the Emperor Nicholas in 1831, and after having been since governed by the organic statute, will lapse formally into a Russian province. All the necessary preparations are already made." The DaKits has a long article on the worn-out sub. jest of the violation of the treaty of Utrecht by the IlLontpensier marriage, in which it merely repeats what it has'said any time since last September. On Monday there was a Council of Ministers at the Tuileries, which was presided over by the KING. A letter from Frohsdorff, in the qtotidiennl, says— " The Archdukes of Austria on the 27th ult. paid visits to the Duke and Duchess de Bordeaux on the oc casion of their marriage. Soon afterwards the Duke and Duchess went to Vienna.and dined en female with the Emperor and Empress. The Countess de Marnes (Duchess de Berry), so tried by misfortune, is at this moment enjoying all the felicity which Providence has just granted to the exile. She seems to find in her new daughter her whom she lately lost, when married to the Prince de Lucca." COSTA CABRAL, the ex-Minister of Portugal, is said to have arrived at Bayonne. The Moniteztr contains a royal ordonnance, de claring, that though, according to the treaty of Com merce and Navigation concluded in 1826, between France and England, which ordains that the products of Asia, Africa, and America, imported in French vessels into England, and in English vessels into France, were to be admitted only in bond for re exportation ; yet, under present circumstances, as it would not be advisable to throw any obstacle in the way of obtaining additional supplies of corn, the said treaty is suspended until further orders in what re lates to American corn and flour imported from British ports. The state of monetary affairs in Paris, still con tinues to excite alarm. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Tues day at 80f. 60c.; the Five per Cents., 118 f. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,245 f. ; Rouen, 872 f. 50c.; Havre, 640 f. ; Great Northern, 637 f. 50c. ; Avignon, 872 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 581 f. 25c. ; Bordeaux, 557 f. 50c. ; Troyes and Monteresu, 3351: ; Basle, 2201. ; Dieppe, 3521. 50c. ; Paris and Stras burg, 478 f. 75c. ; Tours and Nantes, 488 f. 75c.; Paris and Lyons, 503 f. 75c.; Lyons and Avignon, 4901. • Bordeaux and Cette, 4751. ; Belgian Two-and-a-Half per dents., 55%; Spanish Actives, 33%; Ditto Domestic Debt, 32%. The following are the quotations for other lines :- MARSEILLES ' DEC. 1.-Marselles and Avignon, 8631. 75c.; Northern, 631 f. 24c. ; Paris and Lyons, 497 f. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEcyMBER 9. Boulogne and Amiens, 13 1 A—Direct Bombay and Madras, N—Bast Indian, s '—Luxembourg, 3 / I —Northern of France Constituted, 9—Orleans and Bordeaux, B—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 4% Sambre and Meuse, 4%. PORTUGAL• PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. —By the arrival of her Majesty's steam-frigate Cyclops, Captain Lapidge, which came up to Spithead this evening about eight o'clock, in eight days from Lisbon, having communicated with Oporto, we have news from the above quarter to the Ist inst., being eight days later. At the above date the Queen's troops still invested Santarem, Das Antas's force being about 3,000 strong. Lisbon was perfectly tranquil, as was Oporto, at which place the Cyclops touched on the 2d. Both cities were being put in a state of defence as well as the means and appliances at command would admit of. No operations of any kind had taken place since the last advice:. The latest news from the north is, that a Miguelite general, Macdonnell, had collected a force of 3,000 well armed men at Braga, having declared for Don Miguel, which declaration was received by the people with every demonstration of rejoicing. On the morning of the 2d the outward-bound packet, hating communicated with Oporto, was proceeding on to Lisbon when the Cyclops exchanged numbers with her. Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker's .squadron in the Tagus when the Cyclops left consisted of the flag-ship Hibernia, 100, Captain Richards; the Trafalgar, 120, Captain Not►; the Canopus, 84, Captain Moresby; the Rodney, 92, Captain Collier; the Albion, 90, Captain Lockyer; and the Superb, 80, under the temporary com mand of Captain Stephens, Captain Corry having come home on leave in the Cyclops. The Vanguard, 80, Capt. Willes, was on the south coast of Spain. The America, 50, Captain tho Hon. John Gordon, was at Corunna. Th© Gladiator steam-frigate, Captain Robb, was at Oporto. The Scourge steam-sloop, Commander Caffin, was entering the Tagus as the Cyclops was leaving• The Cyclops had strong adverse winds all the passage home, never having hoisted a sail. She brought a mail from Lisbon and Oporto, and dispatches for the Foreign office and the Admiralty. The following officers promoted in the late brevet came home in the Cyclops:—Commander White, of the Canopus, promoted to the rank of captain; Lieutenants Cumming and Hadaway, of the Albion; and Harvey, of the Hibernia, promoted to the rank of commanders. Mates—Ridge, of the Albion; Darrell, of tke Rodney; Phipps, ;of the Rattler; Balfour, of the Hibernia, pro moted to the rank of lieutenants. Also, Assistant surgeon Domville, promoted to the rank of surgeon, from the Hibernia; and other officers. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were very extensive, being over 30,000 bales, about half of which was on speculation, and at id. to Id. advance, compared with the close of last week. Holders met the demand freely. 1,100 Maranham sold at qd. to 'lid, 200 Egyp tian at 7d. to Bd., 2,500 Surat at 4d. to 5d., and the rest American at 51d. to lid. per lb. Shares were flat again. It will be remarked from the above that the " furor" does not subside at Liverpool, and that combined opera tiens, unless some sudden rottenness is discovered among the Buil party, will probably keep the rare staple fcr a time at least, at the present advanced rates, if it does not even make them go higher. As to the trade, if the consumption of manufactures does not sensibly increase, they will not be found a great support to the speculators, especially after the first " blush" is over, and they have stocked themselves a little. There are no late ship arrivals to-day with news of general interest, and in the City matters are rather quiet, the wool sales having satisfactorily concluded, and colonial produce being offered rather sparingly. In grain, taking the markets of the United Kingdom gene rally, a good deal of business continues to be transacted. The Lisbon mail, with letters to the 30th, furnishes more of the " doings" of the Court, and the accounts are of a nature rather to excite increased sympathy for the insurgents, than hopes for the success of the Govern ment. The expulsion of the Duke of Palmella, excites no small disgust here, and as to the Bank of Portugal job, it is regarded as a mere desperate effort, at any price, to force a large paper circulation. As to the 20 per cent. deduction from the bondholders' dividends, despite the remonstrances of the London Committee, it appears to have actually 'commenced. The West India Mail brought letters to the Commitee of Spanish American Bondholders, from their active agents in the city of Mexico, Messrs. Manning and Mack intosh, who, we feel gratified in stating, have received from the Ministry of Santa Anna, assurances that the conver sion conducted by Mr. Murphy and Messrs. Schneider will stand good, and that the first dividend on the new bonds is to be paid in London next January, besides an allowance being made for the suspension in May. With regard to the " fifth of the duties," their restitution is not yet obtained, the treasury of Mexico being so ex hausted, that Messrs. Manning and Co. have been unable to obtain any definite promise. The English funds have been flat again to-day, and sellers preponderate, there being fewer inclined to shut with stock than was the case a week or two back. Consols have been 951, and are 95 for Money, being 951 for Account. New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 961 to 96. Bank Stock is worth 2061. Ex chequer-bills have been 9s. to 12s. premium. The chief business in the Foreign Market is in Mex ican Stock, which has risen to 23a, and 231 for the Five per Cents. Spanish Actives have been about 261; and the Three per Cents. 37k, which are lower rates. Portuguese Four per Cents have been at a decline from 38i to 38. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have realised 60i- to 60:1. The Share Market is heavy again, but as remarked on prevous occasions recently, sales are not generally pressed to any extent, and the partial reaction in prices is more the result of a suspension of purchases. Eastern Counties are 224 ; Caledonian, 23+ ; North Stafford, 81 ; and Northern of France, 93 to 10. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 906% 3 per Cent. Reduced ...... 94 1 41,4 3 per Cent. Consols Anns 9s j s% 95 New 3 1 4 per Cent. Annuities India Bonds 1,0001 Ditto under 1.0001 South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities Consols for Account 95 14 .Exchequer Bills. 1,0001. 5001. ... Ditto Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent. Ditto for the Account Portuguese 4 per Cents 3 B l /2 t)itto for the Account Russian Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cent lll% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840 — Ditto Passive Bonds Ditto 3 per Cent 3 7 14. Ditto for the Account 37% Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. Dutch 2 1 ,4 per Cents Ditto for the Account 6 0 3 / 4% BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. rag SHARE. Aberdeen Amber., Notting., Boston, &c. 214 to Armagh,Coleraine, &I'ortrush Belfast and County Down .. 4:r l Birmingham and Dudley ..... 425..... Birmingham and Gloncester..loo I IDo. New (iss. at 7 1 ,4 dis.) . 171 . : 2 -7 Dirmingnard& Oxford Junc... 2 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshira Junction 2 3% — ..... to Boston, Stainf, , & Birming... 225. Bristol and Exeter Do~ New Bristol and Gloucester... 3O Bristol and Liverpool June... 2% Buckinghamshire B4B. Caledonian .... _ Ditto, Half Shares Cambrian and Grand Junct.. 425. Chester and Holyhead 27% ..... Churnet and Blythe Chester and Manchester 42s. Cheltenham and Oxford Clarence. . 100 Do., Ist Class, 6 per Cent... 10 Do„ 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 - ...... to Clydesdale Junction Cork, Blackrock, & Passages 225. Cork and Killarney 2% ...... Cork and Waterford l% — Cornwall Ditto, Half Shares ... 2% — ...... to . Direct Lincoln, East Retford, and Shefliekl. Junction.-- 2 5 , E t i — Direct Northern Direct Norwich 1 Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 12 1 , — ...... to • Dublin, Belfast, & Coleraine 214 - tiblin and Galway - Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 10 - Eastern Counties 141. 16s 2 2 3%...... to - Do. New .. - Do. Perpet., 5 per cir..No l, 6/. 135.4 d... ••• ••to - Do., d 0....... ......... No 2,6/. 135 . 4 d... % p••. to - Do.. York Extension ...... 2 ••.... 3% ...... N - East Dereham and Norwich Ito - Eastern Union Ditto, Quarter Shares .- - 3 8 5 W — ...... to - Do. Extension to Harwich 14 — ...... to - Do. Cambridge and Ely ••• 2 % — . ..... to - East Lancashire ............... 14 Ditto, New .....•• •• .... . 5 ..... ....... t .... t oo East — Do. (late Preston & Orm sk.) 5 ... Doticluoc.o,lNnsebwir .. S e cr . i . p . ............... .... 1 1 4 1 4 . 2IA 4... to East and West of England..• IX, _ to Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto, Half Shares 12 3 1 ; 4 ...... .. . . o ....... to to Edin Ditto, bu r gQuarter S o h rt a h re e s rn .. Edinburgh and Perth to Ely and Huntingdon ... to Enniskillen and Sligo ...... ... 21 / 8 {2 ...... "-• ••• •• to Exeter Yeovil, & Dorchester 5 z Ai ...... ••• •• to Gi a sg., Dumfries, & Carlisle.. ...... -- - Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 D Do it . t M o, S N h e a w res (..5..r.);.c. ............. . 1 1 2 5 % ........ ...- -- to -- to Goole,Doncaster, Sheffid., &c. 2 .. 21 GreatGGrtr . e a n s do EasternUithun n. i North oi t t oo ( 1 West a N n. s. (Nutt. c ..... —to ..•••• to J . 21 , /,2 , — Great Great North of England Scotland .(1 8c .ia e .r s n. e L t .cil e Y a. r n. u n . c n ./ 2 .2 2 1 A 31 ..... . 4...... 1 /2 — ...... to 100 .. -237 Ditto, New to 5 to Ditto, New l5 ... .. .. ... to Ditto, New 1%...... 19% ..... to 20 Great West ern Ditto, Half Sh ares Ditto, Quarter Shares lO Ditto, Fifths Do. New ...... 6 3 4.. ... to Huddersfield and Manchester 13 ...... 17 1, Ditto, Extension Hull and Selby 5O Ditto, Quarter Shares „ 12 1 4 — to Ditto, Half Shares .... 25 ...... to Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds 11 1 Do. do. and No rw i c h Lancaster and Carlisle SO Do. New Leeds and Bradford Leizester and Bedford 22s. Leeds, Dewsbury, & blanches. 22 1 Ditto, Branch (Blue) ...... 2 1 , — . to Ditto, Extension (Green).. 2t/ — Leeds and Thirsk ...... 17 1 / Ditto, New , ... 5 . .... ...... to Do., do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. . .... = Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction 2% — ...... to London 4 Blackwall...l GI. 13s. 4d — to Do. New . Do. Extension Lond., Bright., & South Coast 50 ...... to Do. Consolidated Fifths.. 40 Do. Consolidated Eighths... 10 ...... to Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 ...... London and Greenwich... 121.155. 4d... 9 1 ,4 to Ditto Preference lBl 17s 2d... .. to London,Hounslow, &Western 2 . .... London and North Western..loo ......194 Do. Quarter Shares -.. 2 Do. do. New ...... .... ...... 2 Do. do. Fifths Do. Quarters Do. 40/. Shares.....L. & M. 8 Do. 40/. Shares... M. and B. 40 Do. 101.... M. and B. (A.) 5 . Do. 10/. .. M. and B. (B.) 5 Do. 10/. ... M. and B. (C.) 1 London, Oxford, and Cheltni. , ..... - London and S. Western—. 411.6 s 10d 62%•••••• to -- Do.NewconsolidatedBths 40 .••••. ...... to -- Ditto Yew... 221,4...... ...... to -- Do. New . .. . 18 ...... ...... to " Ditto Tenths 5 ...... 5 1 ,4 ...... to -- Ditto Tenths 4 ...... 4%. ..... to 5454% to -- ,t/ -. Ditto Scrip 5 Ditto ditto 4 2% '' ''' '''''' ''' *** — 4i '''''''' ******* to Wt o ------ Condon and York... Ditto Extension - London and Windsor ••• 1 70•••••• . ..... to --- London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 2 %.••••• --- -- .... to Londonderry and Coleraine... 15 ...... -- ....... .. to Londonderry and Enniskillen 15 ...... --- .. .„, .... Lynn and Ely it to -- 15 ...... 16%;4••• Lynn and Dereham - 82 ..... -- .... ...- Manchester and Leeds --- ...... to Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarters Ditto Fifths Ditto Exteenttis ........... Do. Extension Do. Liverpool and Bury 24 ...... -- • .to -- Do., do , Fifths - •"". to -- Nlanch, Buxton, & Matlock 425....... --- y.• .. to ..... Manchester and Southampton 2 ...... %.. . _ too 147 Midland 100 ...... 126 ••• • '. to -- Ditto Fifths .'.'. to .... Ditto, New 24 ..... 31 1 /4.. . to 6 4 2 6 5 2 ..................... :17 ; . ...... ....... to Do. .........5 Ditto, New Midland. Birm., and Derby 100 ••• ..102 ..... to Midlar.d and Eastern Counties 2%••••• -- ~'•, to ..-. Midld. Great Western (Irish) 15 ...... -- ...... to 2 0 ...... 34 ..... CO.-- ..... -- Newcastle and Berwick Do North Shields... 25 •••••• -- • .., ,, to Newcastle and Carlisle lOO •••••• 5 .. to .... Newmarket and Chesterford 5 Newport and Abergavenny. . 2% - ..... to •-• Newry and Enniskillen ...... 7 - " Newry, Warrenpoint, and • .to R os t revor Norfolk lOO ......130 •••••• to ". Do. Half Shares - ..... ••••. . CO Ditto Extension .. 0 .... Northern Counties Union . CO "' North British Ditto Half Shares. a ...... .... .... Ditto Fifths 5 ...... -- _ . Do. Quarters l4 ...... 3%A . . 1f..... Ditto, Extension %•• ••• Iii••••• ......COw I Ditto Thirds ... .......... Northern and Eastern 5O ...... -- ..... to .... ..... 1, Ditto Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.) 45 ..... ••••• ...... to Ditto Quarter Shares .. _ to .... ---.,i t z to .... North Staffordshire 5 ...... 8711 A 73 to ••••• North Wales 3% .... - ...... to North. & South. Connecting 2%. •••• ''' .. .....CO North We5tern.......... - . .".. tO Oxford, Worcester, and Wol- .... _ v er h am pt on .. to '"'. to "- Oxfd., Witney, & Cheltnham 1%.••••• --- "' e .. Portsmouth Direct ...... ..... .... ..... ..... .... Preston and Wyre - . to ... t 0 Ditto, Half Shares - ..,; .. .. CO •*" Reading, Guildfd., & Reigate 3/. 125.... -- " 5. . to - .".. ...... to _ Richmond ... .. ......... 15 ...... „, .. •••• Royston and Hitchen 1%.....- / .to Scottish Central ... 0 .... Scottish Midland .... ........ .... . to Sheffield and Manchester lOO ...... --• ... 0 - ..... .., Ditto 4 Shares 8 ...... ...... 10 , Do. and Lincolnshire Junct 14..•••• -- .... to .... Do. and Great Grimsby Do. do. do. Extension 425....... --; w 1 f3 . .., t 0.. ." Shrewsbury and Birmingham 3 •••••• Po, 0 Shropshire Union ..... Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, 33/4.....• to ....• and S. Staftordsh. Junction VA..... . t° South Devon ....... ..... a.. 35 ...... •-•• .... to - --• ...... to ... South Staffordshire Junction 2% ...... South Eastern and Dover ... 33% ..... • .": Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, No. 2 Ditto, New, No. 3 Ditto New, No. 4. 20115 ... . 22% ................... __ __ . ..... --' •••••........... ot to o ..... '''.• . St. Alban's, Hatfield, and to ..... .., " to •••• Hertford Junction ..... Staffordshire and Shropshire 2% ...... -- ..... to South Wales Swans. and Loughor and Ca- 5 ...... ---. . to ". ...... to 1 meron's Stm. Coal ...... ... Taw Vale Extension Vale of Neath to . - Wakefield, Pontefract, and -- ...... t o -_ Goole Warwick aria Worcester 42s. •••••• --- • .... ;,.,`" ..... Waterford and Kilkenny ll .••••• --- ....... Waterford and Limerick ... - to .... Waterford, Wexford, Wicklw, and Dublin - to - —• Wexford, Waterford, and ....0 to Valentia ..... 0 - .... Waveney Valley ...... t , Welsh 'Midland 2% ........... to .... --• . to West Riding Union 42s. ...... ••' ...... ~.. 2 ...... •• to West Cornwall . Wexford and Carlow ... 2% ...... ......--. ...... .. to ...- Wisbeach and St. Ives 2 ...... ...... « to ....., Wilts,Somerset,&Weymeuth 15,••''' ..- ..... to --- York and Carlisle ...... York end Newcastle 25 .... 12 1 / 2 u . .. to ..... Ditto, New..... 5 •• •" 6v_ ..... t° Til . ...' to Ditto, Preference... -- ...... .. , York and North Midland Ditto, Half Shares - .. - ..... Ditto, Selby Ditto. Extension 34 ; :••••• . : tl°: : 11 3 / 4 / 11 '' Ditto, Preference Ditto East and West Riding •... t o 0" Extension 5 ..... 174 ... FOREIGN RAILWAYS. to - a _., Anglo-Belgian Barbadoes .. ... ........ 1 ...... -- ...... to -." Belgian Eastern Junction.... 24 ...... -- ... to Boulogne and Amiens to .... Bordeaux and Mediterranean 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, & Cette / tO l a& a n c d,, lt Q enzie's) Bordeaux. Toulouse, & Cette .... ( Espelete's) Calais, Dunk, & W. Flanders 2 Calcutta & Diamond Harbour 7s. .. — li .... to ..• Callao, Lima, & Pacific Coast I Central of Spain to Ceylon .. Demerara 2% — ...... to -' Dendre Valley - ...... to ....., Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... - ..... to ••• Dutch Rhenish 6 East Indian Indian ... .• 53. ...... NI ..... CO ••• Fampoux and Hazebrouk 4 ...... .... to •"" ss. ........ ...... ...... CO .... Great Indian Peninsular ss. ...... -- ... to ". Great Western Bengal ..... ••• Great Western Canada Italian and Austrian Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 ...... 1,4 .... to ~,, L . Jersey y ot o tN n - a s i a n nN a d Sambreeliahre 6 .... --„, •.. to ...: 4 .....-. N ..... to Luxembourg 2 ...... •-- ' to Madras,Madras Avignonld Are o t .......... ... .. .. to •••••••• Madrid Nam u r_ and d d V I, i a e l g e e n . t . i . a toto to OF Paris 01)) a l aarN n lrrre . ( e i u i 1 srass o l krnfi Mauritius i ' u s ranee Orleans Jama ica a a n i a (id Bordeaux VieV ie rz o n ... : . . :-..." ....................... t4 tt t ° I. --.. . . North and Lyons yons Constituted 4l 35 5 t Orleans ra s bg.4d.....• ..... 4rfri ...:: 0 5 20 ...... •• ••' C 0.... Paris and Rouen . Constituted 5 .... ... • i t: Rouen and Havre S Tourst . Laurence sc N a n a t n e d s A Constitutedt Atlantic.... ti c . .. Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale l4 .......... •••• ...... ...... •••• to Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, • -- '''''• tO and Hasselt Trinidad.. . ....... - West Flanders - .. • 6 ...... ...- -- ..... to ***.• JOINT STOCK BANG t° Australasia -- .. to British North American Colonial - '' . .....• to Commercial of London .... to London Joint Stock .... - . •. a •••• London and Westminster. - '. ••• ."' .... .... tO National Provincial of Engld. 35 ...... -.- • •••• 20150 .................... .. . . .. . . . . .. 1-4 ...... ......... i t s o : .. . .. . .- • • • National of Ireland ... to Provincial of Ireland - ... .. .... .. t .:.-- --. Union of Australia Union of London Real del Monte, UnregisterAediN-21E055. .............. : ...... I 3% ... to °‘ . tiD • i o nE Ik eA " e. 9 Disc. . — 1 0 9. — i n W d ind S l E.N.E:V r rill S e, d LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—( — o'j p -lall ° "to li Barbadoes; James Cruikshanks, M'Donald, ugenie C m a e l 3 c . u er t , ta N . ewSldioCrekle;bes, BYL 1 1, CO" Gray, tO HASTINGS, DEC. 9.—Wind E.N.E. ---2ur ri . ifl e : Davidson, St. John's, New Brunswick, for IN"' ebe e 'hec ' PORTSMOUTH,E ld. ( V we' DEC. 9.—Wind N.N. .-- • k .tt, Hams, New York. Off port, Mariner, Bec'" _ ~.001 ' Granville Bay, ditto. -iA CRinch gsht.Nbr.eev".e• stirruys, ;.101.01: , Th0i ,...,,,, 0 ,,,, r , OFF PORTLAND, DEC. B.—John Gray, 111 ~d„ vw, i ,. 0 0 4- - BRISTOL, DEC. S.—Wind E.N.E., fresh.- - Iv".„.0 . v' .., Savage, Montreal. Sid. Lucy,Cherry A u "' ' P h c3gßK:air, L rolKuae r stba v ei ß : as: R ,nlNßi r seea o leildrtll o v:a. L ~ Skelly, Topping, Sept.aDrTl Adelaide, E o a dp c n2e . psia 9 nd; Allen, Newfoundland. ' , yrt, 0 14 Governor Davis, Upton, Boston. I f lett ROTHESAY, DEC. 7.—Arrd. Lady Harrell '' be' Qu e for Clyde. A et, kiL, LOWESTOFFE, DEC. 7.—Arrd. Aurelia, - til le,v.. , ' r" for Newcastle; Diddert, London, for Ilartlepool,rroiseboo. PLYMOUTH DEC. 9.—Wind N.N.E.--A rr t,t bs l4 tallick, Quebec ; Fortitude, Garbutt, ditto. ' '',„,04. , yolr tier, leaky, and with part of cargo thrown oer.- 0 . 4 1 c l i t 0 . FALMOUTH, DEC. 9.—Wind E.N.E., strongch, 0,id.,0t0 m °,,nt leaky , and with pumps choked. Off , 11;100,4 "AO' .D.INGSTOWN, DEC. B.—Arrd. Constitution,. r...... 510. WATERFORD, DEC. 8.--Willd N. to 14. 24 • 10 r d , . el-Fader, Debate, Pernambuco. LIMERICK, DEC. S.—Wind N.B. Mel $11 ,1 10 " —Arra. - st, ° riet, Slaxon, Quebec. Sld. Viola, Goodridget oft la O n Energy, Quebec. v.d Aro' , WTESTPORT, DEC. 7.—Arrd. Thomas --- if ~ ,bere l. St. John's, New Brunswick. oir letd ill 'ro °' BELFAST, DEC. B.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. 1 otlii , 13 t be w hich gr bt , P . g Quebec. The Clunie, hence to Aberdeo, ,_,, t fu g _„ c l a SHIELDS, DEC. 9.—Wind N.WArrd. P° l ' t ° I3 oar Herd sand on the 6th fast, was assisted off oil,. ei e. discharging part of her cargo, and laid on f•De ' OP Pi nili South Shields. A ... 1 SUP HULL, DEC. 9.—Wind northerly.---,..--• AO' 0 • Ellis, Quebec. Blonde,i.,gd—N and,elCsioFanni l acl Davison,vdu FernandoetlCi stlai.aN:g's:4Ei Sayers,i an_g,lp.bil 1 811 a0v .: p 0 1 3 5 e s a I lift ' t e t o: At:ue;)l i r, v , e bil r o:bd , t is. rlii i l ett.o.. reir le i , j;,01 3ty: 'i; cone, discharging at the dockyard, fell ove r gar witli PP PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 9.—The a g ar fell G au a le f o r° °it'll fifteen pieces of timber on board. ' stern-boat, .010 SUNDERLAND, DEC. B.—A ships - b e en r l ter's name inside, " John Blackball," lass near here. `--- VER AGBBRITS'ir COO f CORN A 0 0 GENERAL AVERAGE PRCES of t r e Betesofv.o Far the Week ended Dec. 10, 1846,1 made UP trout Dig Di na so d Inspectors In the different Cit ies and T0V1715 111 Per Imperial Quarter. sxE• *Sll :4i I :Si PRICE I WHEAT. 13 Od 2:lsid 423 mil: od Od DUTY... I 411 Od 1350 d I Od $ L DO EVENING, DECEMBER lO, 1846 I_~o `~ t