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F A II MRS. TROLLOPE'S NEW WORK. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., THER BUST ACE. A TALE OF THE JESUITS. By Mrs. TROLLOPE.. i- ; 4:4!ter, 13, (.rear Marlbornrgh-strset uSt PE PI LII PR!NCIPA L ILITAin" AND PO7ITICth EVENTS, OF 310DERN ITALY. WRITTEN BY iiINISELF. Richard Bentley, New Burlington street. (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty.) RAILWAY sHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LA/A(4ND and Co., RAI L, A Y SHARE AIJCTIONEERS. beg to thk thir Friends and ate Public for their continued support ain4 an patroaage, and to annaince that their Public Sales of Railway ,A hares, &c. t ilte place every 'rtaiDAT and Fainav, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which p!ace, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All i=crip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered ; ativices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, an.l the proceeds imme diately disposed of according to instructions. Otnc,s. Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. TtIEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Opera, entitled THE BONDMAN. Marquis de Vernon, Mr. Weiss ; Floreville, Mr. Rafter ; 3lerliere, Mr. Ilomcastle ; La Valliere, Mr. Galli ; Ardenford, Mr. Ilarrisen ; Mal-a-Propos, Mr. Harley; Madame Corinne, Miss Romer; Grisette, Miss Eebecca Isaacs; Frivole, Mrs. Hughes. 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 3ldlles Sophie Fuoco, Louisa, Benart, Madame Giubilei ; MM. Huguet, Adrien, Paul, Tel, ; Messrs. Howell, Prlorson, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sule Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed an originli Comedy, entitled LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP; or, Wootngs and Weddings. Mr. Oddington, Mr. W. Tarren ; Mr. Rashleigh, Mr. Hudson ; Mr. De Vere, Mr. Holl ; Mr. Brandon, r. Howe ; Mr. Hardman, Mr. Rogers ; Jack .priggs, Mr. Webster; Tom Tilley, Mr. Buckstone ; Miss Brown, Mrs. Glover; Claribel Oddington, Miss Fortescae ; Mary Oddington, Miss P. Horton ; Elinor Mortimer, Mrs. Yantold ; Fanny Hardman, Miss Julia Bennett. After which the petite Corcedy of PERFECTION. In which Messrs. Tilbury, Holl, Clark ; Miss Reynolds (her firs aiipearance), stnd Mrs. Humby will perform. During the evening the Band will perform the Overture, " Cheval de Bronze ;" " The Annen" (Polka); " Czarina" (M‘zourka) • Douro " (Walzer); and a New Overture. To conclude with the Farce of HIS LAST LEGS. by Messrs. Hudson, Holl, Tilbury, Mrs. Clifford, &c. Box-office open from Twelve till Four ; under the direction 01 Mr. T. Archer, Box Book-keeper Characters HEArni. ROYAL. ADELPGI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a grand Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA GiSELLE, entitled THE PITANTOII DANCERS ; or, the Wills Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright; Mr. P. Bedford. Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullenlord, Madame Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor, Miss Emma Harding, 3 , liss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. After which, the Drama of THE CABIN BOY. Monsieur Henri, Mr. Worrell; 'Monsieur Vincent, Mr. 0. Smith; Coquin Ballandier, Mr. Munyard ; Largarcette, Mi. Bedford ; Julien, Madame Celeste ; Clara, Mrs. Enisley. To conclude with a Terpsichorean Burletta, call. d POWDER AND BALL ; or, St. Tibbs's Eve. Principal characters by Messrs. Lain bert, Worrell, Wright, Munyard, Mrs. Matthew, Miss Woolgar, and Miss Brooks. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed an original romantic; Opera, in three parts, entitled THE NIGHT DANCERS ; founded on the Story of " Oiseile." The principal charactkrs personified by Miss (Se:4l'glane Smithson, Miss Rourke, Miss Sara Flower, Miss Somers, Misses Marshall ; Messrs. Let r, Alen, Bodda, Walton, T. Hill, Honner, Peren, &c. After which an entirely new Comic Drama, entitled THE TWO RAINBOWS. In the course of the Evening the Band will perform " The Perlen Waltzes." To conelnde with the Comaly of THE HEIR-AT-LAW. FRENCH PLAYS.— ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee. Mr. John Mitchell. TO-110ii ROW EVENING Will be pen'ormed LA MARR AINE. M. de Jordy, M. Mae gnillier ; Edouard, N. Berc,u ; Madame de Nods, nine. Vallee ; Mdlle. Leyder. After which will ha protinced the celebrated Comedy, entitled BERTRA.ND ET RATON ; ou, L'Art ce Cowpi.er. Lo Cerrito Bertrand de lianizau, M. Perlet. The other characters .y Brohan, Vallee, 7P,ladame Gra,sau ; MM. Langeval, Pascal, Cartiguy, Ehozevil, Pir,enicr, Dorgebret, and Masquilli, r. Boxes, Gs.; Pit, 3s. Cxl. ; St ;Ile, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at nalf-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated Ethiopian Serenaders, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon, whose entertainments last season at the St. James's Theatre were so eminently successful, and whose recent performances in the Provinces have been atteided with unexampled success, will have the honour of re•mming their entertainments at the above theatre THIS EVENING, Den. 15, and of continuing the same every Tuesday, Thursday, anti Saturday evenings, during the Christmas holidays. The public is respectfully cau' loned that the Songs end Melodies, as sung by the above party at the St. James's Theatre, sre published only at Mr. Mitchell's Library, 33, Old Bond-street. None others are authentic. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL AUttitEl: THEATKE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Dsvidge. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. J. R. SCOTT, AND BM LAST APPEARANCE. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Tragedy of BRUTUS. Lucius Junius Brutus. Mr. J. R. Scott; the other characters will be supported by the acknowledged talent of the Conn any. After which the Infant Sable Wonders and Negro Melodiets will sing their favourite Songs. A grand Pas de Deux ify Derr Denlin and Mdlle. Theodore. 'To conclude with the Play of PIZ.A.RRO. Rolla, Mr. J. R. Scott ; Pizarro, Mr. Fredericks ; Alonzo, Mr. Johcson; Elvira, Miss Richardson ; Cora, Mrs. Saville. ASTLEY'3, ROYAL AMPIUTHRATRE. Proprietor. Mr. W. Batty. ra'ronised by her Most Graciens Mikiesty tte Queen. Prince Albert, and royal Family. Splendid Equestrian and Dramatic _Novelties. Continued success of " The Demon Horse and the Twelve Wishes." The celebrated Dutch Bottle Equilibrist, &c. THIS EVENING Will he performed a grand new Magical Equestrian Romance,. en titled THE DE3lO,i lIOf.SE ; or, Th' TwAve Wishes and the Charmed Bit. In which Mrs. Batty and the Equestrian Ladies will appear on their trained steeds. New and entire change In the SCENES of the CIRCLE. To conclude with the pvular romantic Drama of ROB ROY MACGREGOR ; or, 'the Mountain Outntw. In active preparation, a variety of novelties for the Christmas holidays ; anne ig the rest, will be brought forward a Grand Comic Equestrian Pantomime, produced on a lavish scale of splendour, entitle' TILE FORTY THIEVES ; or, Bar equin and the Rob ber's Cave. :lox-office open from eleven till Cva o'clock.—Doors open st +mmence at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Brondfoot. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Dr. Mlllengen's communication has been received, end will appear shortly. DECEMBER 14. TEIERHOMETER, Lowest, 19; Highest, 31 ; Noon, 30, BARomETEB, 29.59. WIND E.N.E., fine frosty weather. 111‘;11 WAVER AT LlMO,'li-flitLIA3l.; Tilts tiAl. Morning .. 24 minutes after 11. I Evening .. 53 minutes after 11 et,l "*- • 4." c/e ROI I F. no"' • , ) ottuita LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15_ 1846. claratory of the existence of the forty-shilling fran- Pall-mall, Lord MAIDSTONE dines there re chise in England—read the sixth article of the legis- peatedly, drinks freely at the public tables, lative union, which covenants that from the first day of and, beyond, has divers repasts and sundry dozens January, 1801, the subjects of Great Britain and Ire- ' of wine forwarded from Crockford's to a convenient land shall be entitled to the same privileges, and house in Bolton-street. For all these viands and showed that the treaty of union did not contain any wines, for his entrance lee (101.), and his yearly sub proviso authorising the alteration of this covenant. seription (101.), since 1840, Lord MAIDSTONE had raving made these . proofs, Mr. Eeets argot d at given no payment. On the decease of Mr. CROCHFORD, great length that the Imperial Parliament is bound to and the windingup ofhis affairs,his widowand executrix maintain unaltered (except in cases of extreme neces- proceeds against the defendant for the recovery of .ity) such covenants in the treaty of union—such 961., said to have been so incurred. The jury, after covenants being, in point of fact, the stipulated price 1 the investigation of evidence and the hearing of agreed to be paid by England to Ireland in exchange counsel, return a verdict for the full amount, but, at for her independent legislature ; and that every Act the suggestion of the Lord Chief Baron, that verdict of Parliament, passed since the legislative union, is to is modified to the reduced amount of 541. 14s. 6d. be read as if it contained a proviso that nothing con- Those are the simple particulars of this most tamed in it should be construed to alter or annul any discreditable affair—the incurtnent of the debt—the matter finally agreed upon and settled by the articles refusal of the liquidation—the demand—the verdict— of union. and the penalty. If this argument be correct—if all past Union Acts We should have allowed these transactions to have of Parliament should be read with this understood made their own impression upon the public mind, proviso, no doubt that portion of the Act of the 10th satisfied that that impression would be salutary, but GEORGE IV., c. 8, which abolished the Irish forty- that a letter has been just published by Lord shilling franchise in fee, is null and void, and the MAIDSTONE which requires the reprehension of right to this franchise exists in Ireland precisely as it every honest and conscientious journalist. We exists at present in England. do not remember to have ever perused a more sorry The entire question plainly hinges upon the al- exhibition of vanity, of spleen, of levity, and of quib leged unalterable nature (except in extreme cases) of bling than this extraordinary document affords. It those portions of the articles of union for the is filled with coarse vituperations upon the press, upon alteration of which no provision has been made the attorneys, upon the barristers, upon the jurors, by the treaty of ueion. This is a question upon the departed Mr. CROCKFORD, upon his widow, of strict law, which we propose to discuss and upon the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer hereafter; at present we shall merely attempt to show himself. It is beaded by a frivolous quotation from what would be the result of the establishment of Mr. the last Irish story of Mr. LEVER, and pithily closes Euas's propositi,m, reserving the consideration of the with—" the case is BanDELL v.Plcswicx over again!" law, and also of the fairness and honesty of the cases In his splenetic allusions to the counsel for the plaintiff, fur a future occasion. he at one moment calls him "a proficient in the Buz- If these articles of the union be legally unalterable fuz school," and at another asks whether it be probable —if the united Legislature be bound to maintain " that any one would prefer becoming the target for them, except in those extreme cases of national neces- Mr. HUMPHREY'S slander any more than he would sity when all covenants must give way, if required, select Duke HUMPHREY to dine with ?" Lord to preserve the State ; and iF a decision to this effect MAIDSTONE may delude himself into the idea of shall be given in this case by the legal tribunals of being a capital witling, but, at any rate, he is a mite the country, such a decision will declare her MAJESTY'S rable logician. After the consequences of the dinners Irish subjects entitled, as a right, to every civil privi- consumed by the Noble Lord in Crockford's and lege, benefit, and advantage of every kind, to which from Crockford's, we rather fancy that even the her MAJESTY'S British subjects are entitled ; and will starveling Duke HUMPHREY would be somewhat set aside, as null and void, every Parliamentary shy of inviting him to dinner. But the gist of enactment that attempts to take from Irishmen any this marvellous epistle is—what does the reader civil right or privilege which is not also taken ono imagine ?—why, that the plea of refusing to ply upon Attu from Englishmen. the ground that the club was a gambling house, was We shall sincerely rejoice at such a result; it a trick of the lawyers ; and that, after all, would remove the great cause of Irish agitation, it the sum claimed had been paid already ! would make Ireland truly a part of the British em- What, then, Lord MAIDSTONE suppresses the pire, sharing with us in all our political advantages truth until the sentence is passed, and in lieu If the results of such a decision stopped here we thereof traduces the plaintiff and her departed hus should rejoice at it, and consider the united empire band by proxy ! A trick of the lawyers, forsooth ! strengthened and consolidated by such results ; but Surely, that is a- graceless way of sneaking out of the `hey would not stop here. reach of a creditor. Lord MAIDSTONE has made If our judicial tribunals should decide that those matters worse by the publication of his ill-concocted and ill-tempered letter He has stepped out of the Of all commodities, ancient and modern, we believe the one most rare and difficult to be obtained is the whole truth upon any Irish subject. Isoleted Irish facts—that is portions of the whole truth—we have upon almost every Irish matter ; but a full examina tion of any Irish subject, conducted from beginning to end with exact and unshrinking truth, irrespective a all consequences, is just as rare now as in the days of GIRALDUS CAJLBZENSIS. Whenever, therefore, any investigation of an Irish question has taken place which has the slightest ap pearance of having been conducted in the above manner—so common in England, so rare in Ireland — we conceive it to be a paramount duty of the press, as the great advisers of the nation, to publish the matter, to discuss it, and to endeavour thereby to grasp some plank of truth, however slight, which may possibly assist in extricating that unhappy country from the ocean of misery which at present threatens to overwhelm it. To be thoroughly acquainted with the Act of Union bet% een Great Britain and Ireland—to be perfectly aware of all the obligations imposed by that great international compact, is the paramount duty of every British senator; for the whole case of Ireland must be discussed and decided upon immediately after the assembling of Parliament. Yet how few of our legislators are instructed upon this important subject; how few are aware even of the fact that such things as articles of union between Great Britain and Ireland actually exist, and are the terms and conditions upon which the treaty of union was agreed to, and ratified by the two kingdoms. A long and elaborate argument on the nature and proper construction of the treaty of union has been lately made at the registration court of Clones, in the county of Monaghan; the argument is reported in several Irish papers, and, amongst others, in the Leinster Express of the sth of this month. It is d•- serving of attentive consideration; for if the argument does not contain that grand desideratum in Irish matters,. the whole truth, a careful consideration of the matters - discussed in it will be extremely likely to lead a calm and dispassionate reasoner to the disco very of the whole truth upon this most important subject. articles of union, for the alteration of which no pro vision has been made in the treaty of union, are not to be altered, except in the last resort of national dan ger, then the crowns, kingdoms, and parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland are legally indivisibly; for the first three articles of the Act of Union declare that the crowns, kingdoms, and parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland shall be for ever united, and no provision for the repeal or alteration of any portion of the three first articles of union, at any time, is made in any part of the treaty of union ; the same decision, therefore, that would decree the Irish people, by virtue of the sixth article of union, entitled to every civil right, privilege, benefit, and advantage, which is enjoyed by the people of England, would also decree the union to be indissoluble ; and would thus, by one memorable judgment, declare the British Parliament incompetent to repeal the Union, or to enact or re tain any law which would make such repeal desirable to any one except the wildest and most insane en thusiasts ; for, beyond doubt or question, the agitation that has for ages desolated Ireland derives its exist ence from injustice inflicted upon that country—it is the spawn of our own wrong. Put an end to that wrong, and the agitation caused by it must neces • sarily cease. Irish agitation holds the same relation ship to Irish wrongs that the fabled Hamadryad held to its native oak—the blow that felled the one dismisse d its attendant spirit to the winds. pei ~)pea frying-pan, and walked incontinently into the fire. Hitherto we have abstained from commenting upon the very disgraceful circumstances of the action brought against Lord MAIDSTONE, in the Court of Exchequer, on the 2d ultimo, by Mrs. SARAH FRANCES CROCKFORD. We considered that the re port of that singular trial, published in our columns, that the straightforward exposition of the Learned Counsel for the plaintiff, that the ready and decisive verdict delivered by the jury, rendered any observations as to the merits of the transaction altogether superfluous. The statement of the facts was the crimination of the defendant. It required no elucidation to prove that the debt of 961., in the non payment of which amount the action had originated, was voluntarily incurred by Lord .MAIDSTONE ; that any evasion of such liabilities subjected him to the penalties of a defaulter, and that the pleas entered by the legal adviiers of the Noble Lord were gross aggravations of his original culpability. Every one must have recognised, without any par ticular explanation from the press—without the com ments of Mr. HUMPHREY—without even the emphatic negation uttered by the Lord Chief Baron himself, that the refusal of Lord MAIDSTONE to liquidate the sum claimed because " the house in question was a common gaming -house," was a discourteous, a flagitious, a shameless, and, we will say so, 1 shuffling prevarication. Every one must ave recognised this without any adventitious assistance, because no quibble, however adroit, could deceive the public judgment in a matter so remark. ably notorious. When the celebrated Crockford's Club-house, in Pall-mall, was first projected, in 1824, it immediately acquired the character which it maintained till the recent decease of its founder. That character, we will admit, was unquestionably not the most enviable or unimpeachable, but it was a character which would still have rendered the im putation cast by Lord MAIDSTONE upon the dead principal essentially libellous and actionable. It must not be forgotten that the members of Crockford's (numbering between four and Eve hundred individuals) were men moving in the highest ranks of the nobility, men who, in many instances, have become remarkable for their wisdom, and who, in many cases, had ac quired for themselves a name of unimpeachable in tegrity. They were statesmen, not sharpers : they were members of our national Legislature, not swindlers and blacklegs. They were such men as the Dukes of WELLINGTON, BUCCLEUCH, RUTLAND, and ARGYLE, Such men as Lords SCARBOROUGH and STUART DE ROTIISAY, not the villanous and abandoned persons Lord MAIDSTONE +,/‘ uld render them by his aspersions upon the establishment. It is indisputable that the illegal and odious passion for gambling there found opportunities for its exercise ; that the lust of play was ministered to by the deleterious atmosphere of that society ; that the roulette ball and the dice-box were not forbidden to the frequenters. It is even notorious that the magnificent appurtenances of Crockford's, the lavish splendour of its decorations, the exquisite piquancy of its repasts, :lid the con tinual circulation of its wine-cups, were in a great measure subordinate to the delights of hazard and of similar games of chance. Still it could not, in the common acceptation of the word, be called "shell ;" it did not come within the limits of what is punishable by the law; it could m t literally be said to harbour "certain idle and evil-disposed persons," who con gregated therein for the enjoyment of illegal amuse ments; it was not, as the Lord Chief Baron of the Ex chequer himself maintained on the 3d ultimo, a com mon gaming-house under the meaning of the Act." In this establishment Lord MAIDSTONE is enrolled a The ease to which we allude is short, simple, and striking. Mr. ELLis, of the Irish bar, as counsel for $ person of the name of JACKSON, applied to have his client placed upon the roll of Parliamentary electors for the county of Monaghan as a forty-shilling freeholder in fee, notwithstandin g the Act of the 10th GEORGE IV., c. 8, which abolished the forty-shilling franchise in fee. In support of his case 111 r. Eras proved that his client was possessed of land in fee within the county of the value of forty shillings yearly—gave in evidence the Acts of Parliament de- The present deplorable condition of the peasantry in Ireland arises, first, from the failure of the potato crop, the total loss of their usual and ordinary de scription of food, and, secondly, from the want of employment and an adequate rate of remuneration for their labour, so as to enable them to purchase a sufficiency of food to replace that which has been lost to them. The principle is now universally admitted, " that the property of Ireland must be responsible for the poverty of Ireland ; that every estate must sup port its own poor ; and that every man shall be secured in the means of living by the exercise of his honest industry." There is no evading the question ; to that length the Legislature must go. There may be some difference as to the manner of carrying out the pro position, as to the details and manner of bring. ing it into operation, but none as to its absolute necessity. No man can be suffered to perish in a Christian country for lack of food, of the common necessaries of life. With pain and deep regret we are compelled to acknow ledge that several deaths, fairly imputable to want, have recently taken place. Every one of these la mentable cases appeals trumpet-tongued to our ilm pathies, and loudly demands that steps should be adopted by which the possibility of similar occurrences should be prevented. The landowners have hitherto shrunk from the enactment of any law on the subject. They are terrified at the probable cost of providing for so large a number. They fear that the entire produce of their estates would be thereby consumed, and that they themselves would be reduced to a state little better than that of the paupers for whom they would be compelled to provide. We are satisfied that in a very short time the absurdity and ground lessness of these fears would be fully demonstrated, and that they themselves would, in fact, be the greatest gainers by the change—that it would add to the value of their property, and give an increased security to its possession. We shall admit that the population of Ireland is daily increasing, while the quantity of land from which they must be supported is stationary—the breadth of the soil, the number of acres, cannot be extended : means must, therefore, be devised to im prove the productiveness of that soil, to secure profitable employment for the people. They must be sustained, either in idleness, a burden on the charity of the country, unproductively consuming the resources of the kingdom; or they must be use fully occupied, by which they will increase the national wealth. When this necessity is fully recognised, when it is ascertained that the responsibility can no longer be evaded, means will readily be discovered of turn ing that vast quantity of labour to beneficial pur poses, and it will be found that there is plenty of room—an ample field for its profitable employment. We are not singular in this opinion, those most com petent to form a sound judgment have repeatedly made similar statements. The Committee cn Public Works, in the second report which they published in 1835, combat the idea that the social disease of Ire land is occasioned by an excess of population. They say— "It may be doubted -whether the country does contain a sufficient quantity of labour to develop its resources, and while the empire is loaded with taxa tion to defray the charges ,of its wars, it appears most politic to use its internal resources for the pur pose of improving the condition of the population, by which the revenue of the Exchequer must be in creased, rather than encourage emigration, by which the revenue would suffer a diminution, or than leave the labouring classes in their present state, by which poverty, crime, and the changes of Government must be inevitably ectended." Ausox, too, in his work on population, proves by statistical tables, compiled from official returns, that even if one-half the land in the United Kingdoms were reserved for the purpose of luxury, and that the residue were freed from the restrictions by which it is fettered, and its capabilities fully de veloped, that sufficient food could be obtained from the soil to support six times the amcunt of the pre sent population. If these statements be true, there is little to fear from a surplus population for ages to come. The present position of Ireland exhibits a super abundance of unemployed labourers, more than six millions of acres of larul wholly uncultivated, and more than nine-tenths of the fourteen million acres already in tillage, so badly cared for, that it is the opinion of the best judges, that by the employment of more labour in thorough draining, and bringing it into high cultivation, its produce might be qua drupled. In addition thereto there is an abundance of unemployed capital in the United Kingdoms, the posses sors of which are anxiously seeking favourable channels for its investment. If these elements can be brought in harmonious co-operation, every object -will be attained, an abundant supply of food will be procured, not merely sufficient to provide the common reces saries of life for the people, but to add some of the comforts. The capital that now lies idle and unpro ductive will be fully occupied, and return a fair dividend to its owner, and the able-bodied pauper will no longer be in a destitute and starving conditi ;he will be turned into the industrious and con ented labourer, with a sufficiency of plain, Wholesome food, and fair remuneration for his toil ; in place of ' being clothed in rags, he will become a good custo e r to our manufacturers. The barren wastes, n vv the secure haunt and impenetrable refuge of the o utlaw or robber, will be turned into fertile gardens, the abodes of peace and tranquillity. member in 1840; he is enrolled of course with a will prepense ; he voluntarily becomes an habitual frequenter of the club-rooms ; he gambles with an extraordinary recklessness, and is in con sequence a loser to an enormous amount. So much for his Lordship's recreative connexion with Crockford's. It is with his business con nexion with that palace of idleness and debauchery that the Court of Exchequer had to deal, and it is to that same business connexion we are in duced to make this particular allusion. Besides availing himself of the apartments of the club in I The state of society in these kingdoms has been I happily compared to a pyramid, standing on a brood TIER SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY yORNING, DECEMBER, 15, 1846 and enlarged foundation, and gradually tapering to a point. Our SOVEREIGN is at the summit, the hard working and laborious classes form the base. On their condition must depend the state of the entire structure; if the base is in an unsound and decayed condition, there can be no security for the more ele vated portions of the building. If it sink and fall into ruin, the loftier parts cannot be maintained, and their fall will be the greater in proportion to the height at which they are placed ; but, on the other hand, it is impossible to raise the condition of the labouring classes, without the beneficial influence being extended and its advan tages diffused amongst all other ranks. The great object then is to improve the social condition of the labourer. Every restrictive law that stands in the way, or obstructs the attainment, of that great de sideratum must be modified or abrogated; the laws that were suitable some centuries ago, when the po pulation was not one-half of what it is at present, will require attentive consideration and revision. The monopoly of land must be got rid of ; land owners, as well as other important interests in the State, must submit to new arrangements. The glorious principles of free trade must be extended to the soil as well as to merchandise. Commercial freedom with all the world is an invaluable blessing ; but we must also look for domestic freedom, for the full and free employment of British and Irish industry in their native land. Enlarged and compre hensive measures will be necessary to secure these great blessings, and we have a Government that will not be restricted by antiquated prejudices, but will be prepared to legislate for the country in a spirit of en larged and statesmanlike enlightment. To their hands we fearlessly entrust the necessary arrangements. We shall not be wanting in pointing out what may appear to be desirable or necessary. coal imported by sea was subject to a duty of lf. for 2001 b. weight, but at that period coal possessed scarcely any value for manufacturers. We had neither steam engines, nor steam-boats ' nor gas. Coal was only used in iron works ; imported by land it paid less than 20 centimes the 200 pounds, and by the frontiers of the Mearthe. the Moselle, and the Ardennes, it entered free. Subsequently came the turn of the Convention. At first the tariff fixed by the Constituent Assembly remained entire. Subsequently France, being in a diffi cult position, had an extraordinary want of certain ma terials, and a law of the 12 Pluviose, year 3, struck the duty temporarily off several articles of first necessity. Some were reduced one-half, and others four-fifths, and others even nine-tenths. The duty on fixing a mark on iron and steel was definitively abolished. But a new element was shortly afterwards introduced into our ta riffs, and completely changed their character. We shall complete this historical sketch in our next article." The same journal gives the following account of the food riots which are every day taking place in the French provinces:— " Bands of mendicants continue to spread terror in the whole of the Bocage. These individuals, dressed in gray blouses, their faces smeared with soot, six or seven or more together, obtain grain and money, uttering the most horrible threats against those who venture to make any observation to them. They generally apply at lonely farm-houses. They have robbed persons in the night on the highway—amongst others, a miller, whom they threatened with death, after having stripped him of his money, if he denouneed them to the authorities. Similar scenes have taken place in the district of Parthenay. In the neighbourhood of Melle a waggoner, driving his waggon from Poictiers to Saintes, was attacked, knocked down, and stripped of everything, and his life is in danger from the ill-usage he received. The authorities have taken strong measures against such outrages, and it is hoped that quiet will be soon restored. About 20 arrests have taken place." While the people are starving the national funds are wasted in intrigues at foreign Courts. In allusion to the 2,247,000 f. recently allowed to M. GUIZOT by royal ordonnance as secret service money, the Journal de Rouen says— " It must be admitted that these funds, placed at the disposal of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, have not tended much to get the republic of Cracow respected, to maintain the cordial understanding with England, to obtain for our Government the good graces of the Em peror of Russia, the friendship of Austria, and give France a weight in the affairs of Portugal. One must, however, find out what was done with the money. Now. under whatever appellation these credits may have been issued, travelling expenses, couriers, unforeseen ex penses, secret services, extraordinary missions, the major part of the amount; if we are rightly informed, and we have good reason for believing it was intrusted to the discretion of M. Bresson, our Ambassador at Madrid. No idea can be formed of M. Bresson's display and lavish expenditure. In his hands, a courtier of yes terday, ignorant of true dignity, of the rules of gootl taste, money flowed out in streams in futile and ridi culous expense. It was said at Madrid that the money laid out by him amounted to 300,000 francs in the fortnight alone that the Princes were at Madrid. We shall add that we have these particulars from a persoi, who was at Madrid at the time, who was present at all the rejoicings, who saw M. Bresson nearly every day, who was himself astounded at the extent of the means at his disposal, and still more of the use be made of it. We might say something about an Ambassador and an important member of a Foreign Cabinet, re specting the large sums of money which paid for their mysterious negotiations. But we are not, according to the accounts circulated at Madrid, sufficiently in formed on the point, and the September laws are but little in favour of the discovery of truth, and too severe against writers." The Constitutionnel has the following on the sub ject of the proposed line of steamers between Havre and New York "A new obstacle appears likely to retard the deci sion which the Council of State has to come to on the propositions of the company offering to undertake the correspondence between Havre and New York. This obstacle comes from rival ports, such as Bordeaux, where the accession of importance that must fall to the share ot Havre from this regular communication is viewed with uneasiness. It appears that the Ministry must expect a strong resistance from the representatives of Bordeaux. But before Havre can enjoy all the advantages which certainly the correspondence with New York would confer on it, it ought to be able to receive in its docks the four 450-horse powers steamers destined for the ser vice. Everyone is aware that works of this nature do not get on very rapidly, and Bordeaux will have time enough to establish its correspondence before the dock for the trans-Atlantic packets is finished at Havre. Besides, Bordeaux is warranted in complaining, as well as Marseilles, of the delay in executing the law of 1840 relative to the trans-Atlantic service." The French papers of all parties sneer at the move. tnent now going on among the religious bodies in England on behalf of the unfortunate inhabitants of Otaheite. The Journal des Debats says— " The religious societies, which have not yet kst the desire to mix themselves up with the affairs of Otaheite, have lately held a great number of meetings, at which they have adopted addresses to Lord Palmerston, pray ing him to intervene as regards the French Government, in order to protect, as much as possible, the innocent Otaheiteans and the virtuous Queen Pomare. One would say that there is in this a conspiracy of all the saints of Great Britain." The National has the following::— " The Methodists of England have not lost all hope of ree mquering Otaheite from Popery and France. T, effect this they have just discovered a carious means, and which does honour to their diplomatic innocence. After having appealed to all the saints in the calendar, they at present apply to Louis Philippe, and, in a memorial pub. lished in a Leeds journal, appeal to his religious senti ments in favour of the Otaheiteans, persecuted as martyrs. flow is it possible not to yield to the powerful reasoning of folks who gravely declare that the establishment of French colonies by force, both in past times and at present, is in formal opposition to the precepts and principles of Christianity as taught by the New festa tnent?' No persons in the world, except the English Protestants, could imagine such pretty things. We do not know precisely the part of the Bible where colonies are spoken of, but evidently our memory fails us. The idea is amusing; only we regret that the English mis sionaries have not preached it up with better success amongst their own countrymen. What famou- subjects for sermons they would have in the incessant conquests in India, the war against China, and the violent occu pation of so many different countries! If France has some peccadillos to reproach herself with, how numerous and extensive are the national sins which England has committed! Let them first obtain from her a confession of her faults, repentance, and restitution of what they call their neighbours' goods, and then France, through respect for the principles of right revealed in the divine word, relative to colonies, will enter on her examination of conscience." The writer seems to forget that where England colonises she does not attempt to extirpate the inha bitants, neither does she by force impose upon them her own State religion. The price of wheat rose in the Paris Corn Market on Wednesday last from lf. 50c. to 2f. the hectolitre, and oats lf. Rye and barley were likewise in good demand. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Friday at 81f. 20c. ; the Five per Cents., 118 f. 55c.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,265 f.; Rouen, 895 f.; Havre, 652 f. 50c.; Great Northern, 648 f. 75c.; Avignon, 890 f.; Vierzon, 592 f. 50c.; Bordeaux, 563 f. 75c.; Boulogne, 450 f.; Troyes and Montereau, 385 f. ' • Basle, 220 f. ; Paris and Stras burg, 481 f. 25c. ' • Tours and Nantes, 492 f. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 510 f.; Lyons and Avignon, 485 f.; Bordeaux and Cette, 475 f. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 38%; Ditto Do mestic Debt, 32%; Ditto Passives, 6. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DECEMBER 12. A letter from Schleswig, of the 4th, in the New Hamburgh Gazette, says—" Thirty-four Deputies of the States have withdrawn from the Chamber, and declared that they will no more take part in the dis cussions, as they consider that the right of petition has been suppressed, the Royal Commissioner having returned to the President the petitions which had been presented on the subject of the independence of the `tates." Russia and Prussia have each appointed a consul at ' Cracow, but none of the German Powers have fol lowed these examples, notwithstanding the wish ex pressed by Austria. Their declining to do so is regarded by a German journal as a tacit protest against the incorporation. On the occasion of the death of the Grand Duchess MARIA the Emperor of RUSSIA has issued the follow ing manifesto : " By the grace of God, we, Nicholas 1., Emperor and Autocrat of all the liussias, to all our faithful subjects make known :—lt has pleased Divine Providence to try our Imperial House with a new affliction. The eldest -daughter of our well-beloved brother the Grand Duke Michael Paulowitch, our dear niece the Grand Duchess slaria Micaelouna, died on the 7th (19th) of this present month of November, at Vienna, after a short but serious illness, with which she was attacked on her return into Russia. Partaking in the deep grief of her august parents, we pray the Sovereign Dispenser of all good to pour into their hearts the consolation of faith in his holy and unsearchable providence, and to receive the soul of the deceased Grand Duchess to eternal repose in the heavenly abodes of the just. We call upon our faithful subjects to join their prayers to ours. Given at Tzarskoe Zelo, this 13th day of November, in the year of grace, 1846, and the 21st of our reigH. "NICHOLAS." Intelligence has been received from Lisbon of the sth. In consequence of the rainy season having set in it was supposed SALDANISA would be forced to suspend his operations before Santarem ; SCRWAL BACK had joined SALDANIIA with 2,500, and DAs ANTAS, it was said, had been reinforced by the arrival at Santarem of BOMFIM at the head of 2,000 men. Colonel LAPA, at the head of the column, en tered Coimbra on the 4th, thus cutting off the communications between Sa DE BANDEIRA at Oporto and DAs ANTAS at Santarem. CASAL was at Ama ranthe. According to some accounts, he intended to in vest Oporto, which is perfectly prepared to repel hi. attack; according to others, he was to join SAL- P?NHA : but as an extensive Miguelite guerilla , commanded by General MACDONNELL, has proclaimed Don MIGUSI. at Braga, it is probable that CABAL will have to disperse them before he will be at liberty to act either against SA DA BANDEIBA or DAS ANTas• The Junto of Oporto were expecting reinforcements of money and men from the Island of St. Michael's. Madrid papers of the sth have been received. The conflict between MoN and ISTURITZ still conti nues, and it is said that Don ENRIQUE has demanded the dismissal of the latter, who was the principal cause of the expulsion of the Prince from Spain. MoN seems to be intriguing with PacuEco ; and the Clamor Publico states confidently that the entire oj the Isturita Cabinet have resigned, and that a Mon and Pacheco Ministry is in the course of formation. MADRID BOLSA, DEC. s.—The Three ptr Cents. at 21; the Fire per cent d s. a2ti3;4clo;ntphoensF, o l u 9 r i. per Cents., We have received the Paris papers of Friday. The Courrier Francais says that, in consequence of the representations of Lord PALMERSTON, M. GUIZOT and his colleagues have decided that M. BARBET DE Jour, the French Consul at the Mauritius, shall be removed to another post. From the tenor of an article in the Journal des Debats, on the subject of the tariff, we should ima gine that the French Ministry are beginning to see the necessity of gradually adopting, or rather revert ing to, the principles of free-trade. After reminding the protectionists that COLBERT never imposed any prohibition on the import of articles of foreign manu facture, and that the highest import duty imposed by him was only 10 per cent, the Debats thus pro mo& : " Let us quote a few examples chosen amon gs t arti cles which have given rise to the greatest difference of opinion. An import duty of 6f, a head was imposed by Colbert on oxen. Another example,—iron was taxed in 1664 and in 1667 at 1 livre 15 sous for 1,000 pounds weight of cast metal, and 3 livres per 1,000 pounds weight of bar iron. Between the years 1667 and 1791 the tariff was frequently altered, but always in the same ,pirit, and if prohibitory enactments ca w tt e l r e e sometimes t n he duties imposed o n introduced, it was accidentally, and on article w s w o aos f r t p r s th eilaficineg changes importance. which h a v e We taken 6 shall 69 i t n ph d lea i indicate e i t y on a few d in cattle and iron. In momentarily at 6 livres the bead on oxen, and in 1688 at 12 livres; in 1698 it was reduced to 3 livres, and in 1713 to 1 livre 3 sous. We see the same variations with respect to iron. In 1687 all descriptions of hard ware and iron were made sulject to a duty of 4 francs 59 centimes per 100 kilogrammes ; but in the year 1701 cast metal paid 53 centimes, bar iron 1 franc 53 cen times, heavy hardware 3 francs 6 centimes, fine hard ware 6 francs 12 centimes. The tariff of 1664 continued on the same footing, more or less amended, until 1791. It was, as a commercial system, extremely defective. Not that the duties were too high, for they did not average higher than one-fourth of the existing duties. and the prohibition which now excludes so many article , did not exist. But Colbert. all-powerful as he was. with the assistance of Louis XIV., had failed in the principal object at which he aimed by his ordinance of 1664, viz., commercial unity in France. The spirit of expiring feudality was stronger than he. His tariff was carried into effect i n on ly a certain number of provinces, denominated the 'Five Great Farina.' A second cate gory of provinces was classed under the title of Ile outed Foreign ers ,' an d eac h ma intained its ancient customs. In fi ne, a th i r d categor y, th a t o f th e pro vinces treate dTheclasses as for e i gn c ountries, comprised Alsace ; the three bishoprics, Dunkirk, Bayonne, and Marseilles, preserved a perf ec t f ree d om i n th e ir foreign relation,. d from certain consequence 94 ofthtehisesdtaivbilsisiohnmeonfttohfe a pr m ov u i l n ti c t e u s de of into . custom-houses in th e i nter i or . M erc h an di se c o n3 ine to Madn provinces to pay 15 different d u ties. had Some of those L duties were divided between the rown and c erta in noble ho uses . The system of taxation , combined with the bad state of the roads, rendered it al most impossible to transport merchandise from one quarter of Fr ance t o another. I t m ay easily be eim c-ived GI that the COVitolopt ASS( V was emNi 60 revi▪ se the tariff. It abolished all interna l custom houses and prepared an uniform tariff, wh ich became the law of the St a t e on the 15t h o f March, 1791. The spirit of that tariff was cons i sten t with the glorious ge neration of which th e se l ect sa t in that illustrious as sembly. They agree d to favour n ational industry , but they understood that phrase differently from our aboli tionists ; they con sequent l y su ff e red articles of the. fi rst necessi▪ ty to enter f ree o f d u ty. They were conv inced that commerce is the bond of nations, and they felt as sured that an enli g ht ene d ' na tion feels no necessity for exorbitant protecting duties in order to become prosper ous. They, consequently, imposed but moderate duties. The heaviest duties w ere imposed on articles of luxury, and for the purpose of producing a revenu e. O f prohibi tions there were but t wo —one on linen thread and spun hemp, which had scarc e ly any importance; the second, more serious, regarded g l ass , but bottles and mirrors were excepted. To take a few examples, cattle of every descrip. tion, as well as provisions of all kinds, entered free of duty under the tariff o f 1791. Cast-iron was likewise free. Bar-iron paid 20 sous the quintal ; cast-steel, 6f. 16c. Cotton wool was, likewise, exempt from duty, as well al do-woods in gross. By a singular anomaly,' Boulogne and Amiens, 13 1 4 —Central of Spain, %—Deme rara, VA—Jamaica South Midland Junction, VA—Northern of France Constituted, 10 1 4—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 5 V s — Sambre and Meuse, 414. FIRE AT THE YORK HOTEL, BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS.—Yesterday morning, about half-pat e s t ix• l: a fire was discovered in the coffee room of the YorkHesteve, Blackfriars. It commenced under a newly-erected and is supposed to have been occasioned b y som burn The fire ing coal having penetrated through the floorng.,r, and they ft men from Farringdon-street were senti were busily employed for some time before the establish wa! found necessary list went was considered safe. It pull up a great portion of the flooring before the cause a . d no doubt the fire h a d of alarm could be ascertained, n been smouldering from the previous night. Hundreds of acres in the neighbourhood of Bridg water and Lanpport are under water. The moo r l an d s these foggy moroinc s pres ent a picturesque view, tho ug h the sight is a very c hilly one.-- , Somerset Gazett e . DEATH OF GENERAL S IR MARTIN HUNTER, „ ..., o.m.G,—Tins. the oldest officer in the G.C.H., AND Lir British army, e xpired on the 9th instant, at Anton's-hill, in the 90th y e ;,r of his age, and after a milit ary serv i ce of 75 years. He was the second son and heir of Cuth bert Hunter, Esq., of Medomsley, Durham, by the d au ghter of the Rev. John Nixon, vicar of Haltnwhistle. In 1797 lie married the daughter and heiress of James Dickson, Esq., of Anton's-1111, Berwickshire. lie en tered the army August 30, 1771, and his other commis sions were thus dated : — Lieutenant, June 18, 1775 ; Contain, November 21, 1777 ; Major, October 30, 1790 ; Lieutenant-Colonel, July 19. 1794 ; January 1, 1800 ; Major-General, October 30, 1805 Lieutenant-General, January 1, 1812; and General, May 27, 1825. He also held the appointment of Governor of Stirling Castle. Sir Martin served in the first American war, including the battle of Bunker's-hill. Brooklyn, and Brandywine, where the British troops, commanded by General Home, were successful. He also took part in the storming of Fort Washington and in the night attack on General Max-ne's brigade. On tln., latter occasion he was wounded. He subsequ ntly pro ceeded to the East Indies, and commande 1 the 52d at the siege of Cannamore, being the leader of the party of light infantry that stormed the breach. He subsequently took part in other Indian engagements, including those of Seringapatain and Bangalore, and the night attack on Tippoo Saih's entrenched camp, under the walls of the former town, where he was severely wounded in the body and arm; and in 1797 he commanded a brigade at the capture of Trinidad and the siege of Port Rico. At the blockade of Malta. in 1800, he commanded the 48th re giment He filled the office of Commander in Chief at Halifax several years since, and was also Governor of New Brunswick. He was the last of the British officers I that survived the battle of Bunker's-hill. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of last Night.) The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were 15,000 to 20,000 bales, chiefly on speculation, at previous rates. Shares were better. In the commercial letters received by the Great West ern steam-ship there is not much of interest, if the ar ticle of cotton be excepted. As usual, up to the eleventh hour, the representations relative to the probable produce of the crop of the season are very conflicting. In one statement it is said " no estimate made places the crop beyond 2,000,000 bales, while others fix it not more than 1,800,000 bales. A letter shown to us from a competent and not a speculative authority, gives the probable yield at 2 100,000 to 2,200,000 bales. It is perfectly notorious that the growers and the speculators are always desirous of having the "wolf-cry" of deficient crops raised, in order that prices may be unduly enhanced, the old stocks on hand cleared off, and a fair market made for the new crops. With the asserted fact of a short supply, what was the state of the New Orleans market at the latest date. A letter states, dated from that city: —" Our market (for cotton) is inactive, and sales for foreign export made only to a limited extent. The crop will probably settle down at about 1,900,000 bales. ' Very strange this, if the crop is really believed as likely to be as short as stated. But why are not shipments made more freely to Great Britain, if such be the case ? Why, it is asserted that " freights are too dear;" that " short time " is to be adopted on this side the Atlantic by the manufacturers owing to the advanced prices of Cotton. And after speakindwith almost a prophetic symbol, that the crop must be short inevitably, we are advised, in the same breath (to use a technicalism) thus, under date of New York:—" In the present state of commercial affairs the market may be considered completely parakeet], in which condition it must remain till doubts about the extent of the crop are cleared up." This is nothing more or less than a transcript of advice, sent out by the Great Western. The speculators at Liverpool will probably ere long, learn to their cost that they have been gulled by representations of the yield of the cotton trade—that it will be ample for all legitimate wants for the season 1846-7, and that the mania for time bargains has been carried to too great a length. From Canada we learn a break has occurred in the Welland Canal, at a most unfortunate season of the year. Sixty vessels, all laden with grain and provisions, are detained in consequence of this deplorable accident; and it is now almost certain that they will be compelled to remain there all winter, as the cold season is moving on apace, the navigation of all the canals is liable to be sus pended at any moment. Advices from Montreal to the 25th November, and from Quebec to the 24th, report the gradual withdrawal of the shipping. Snow storms and several very cold nights have admonished the people to prepare for an early closing of navigation. The New York canals were navigable throughout their whole ex tent up to the 25th of November. Stocks have been flat this morning. Consols for the Account have receded to 93k, and a money bargain has been done at 94t, with the dividend. Exchequer- bills command 1 ls. to I4s. premium. The Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. are flat at 965. There has been a shade of an improvement in Mexican Stock to-day, a few purchases having been made at 23i Now the rate is rather lower. Russian Metalliques are IA 1104, the Dutch Four per Cents. at 921 4, Grenada Bonds at 20, and Portuguese Four per Cents. at 37i. The Railway Share Market has been very tranquil his morning. The official uuotations are annexed. ofrr, CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICEs. 3 per Cent. Reduced Anns 94% 1 4 94% 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 4 3 /4 94% Neer 3 1 4 per Cent. Annuities 96% 96 96 L.ong Annuities to expire Jan.lB6o 95, 15-16 9 15-16 Consols for Opening 93 . 3 / 4% ex div 93% Exchequer Bills, 10001. 1 1 / Q cl. ... 11 14 p 14 p Ditto, 500/ — P 14 p Ditto. Small MkE C L °SIN O'CLOCK Pli IC F. RILES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent...... — Ditto Deferred Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent. 19% 20 20 Ditto, Deferred 3% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 2 3 14%% 2.3 1 4 Ditto, Account . — 233 / 4 Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent Ditto; Account Russian BOnds .. ....... 110 1 / 2 1104 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 2 1 /2 per Cent — Dutch, 2% plir Cent . Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 92% 1/ Ditto Bonds - PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING PAID ' RAILWAY SHARES AT ONIi. O'CLOCK. PRICES. lberdeen Amber.. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2%.. Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% - Belfast & County Down 4N Birmingham and Dudley 495. . ..... 5 5 / 8 p Birmin. and Gleucester..100 Ditto New 17% Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Birkenbead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.— 2 3 %. Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 225 ,nietol and Exeter ..... 75 Ditto, New iristol andPloucester... 30 . .. Bristol and Liver. J unc.. 21 / 4 ..„ „, Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Half Shares...-. 2 1 12 — ......... ..... Cambrian & Grand June 425 4 ,:hester and Holyhead... 27 1 / Claurnet and 81ythe...... 2 ••• ..... Chester and Manchester 425. Cheltexham and Oxford 2 Clarence .. 100 Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Clydesdale Junction 2O Cork and Killarney ... 2 1 / 2 - Cork and Waterford ... 1% — - Cornwall Ditto, Half Shares ... 2% ...... Direct Lincoln, East Ret ford, and Sheffd. June. 2% Direct Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and BelfastJunc. 12% — . Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway..... 4 Dundalk & Enniskillen 10 Eastern Counties 14/. 165....... 22 3 % Ts 22% Ditto New l2l. 165 7I A p 7 14 P Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1....... 6/. 13s. 4d... Ditto ditto. No. 2... 61. 13s. 4d... % p... Do., York Extension.. 2 ...... 3% 3% EastDerelem andNoech 1 Eastern Union 35 .. ... Ditto, Quarter Shares 8 3 / 4 ............... Do. Exten.(Harwich) 1% — ......... ••••- _ _... 2%.. 1 / 2 dis. 231%i Do., Camb. and Ely 2 1 / 2 ...... ............ East Lancashire - •• •••• Ditto. New Do., do. (late Preston and Ormskirk)... .. 5 ..... Do., do., New Scrip... 1 1 , 4 ..... East Lincolnshire ... • 114•••••• 2 East & West of England 1%..•••• Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 •••••• •••••••••••• •• Ditto Half Shares ... 10 ...... 2 0 4 20 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% •••••• --. ..... • • •••• Edinburgh & Northern.. 12,E ...... .••••••••••. Edinburgh and Perth... 3 ...... 1% Ely and Huntingdon ... 12 1 ,i...... 13% ..... .. Enniskillen and Sligo ... 24 — ............... E x eter,Yeovil, & Dorset 5% ............... Glasgow, Kilmar., & Ayr 50 , Ditto New ......... .. 15 Do., 1% Shares (5 per cent. guar.) .. ....... 12%,.., _ ...... ......... Goole, Doncaster, ice... 2 Grand Union (Notting- -- .............. and Lynn . .............. 1% .. Great Eastern &Western 27 2 14 1 h .. ... .. .. ................. ...... .. .. Great South. and West. (Ireland) Great Munster Great n....g..1..a....n.. d ... ........ i1005 2 2 15 v ! ............ Ditto New .... ••-- ; r r e a ai , :rest tN- Ditto,-tW° Fifths isl e s : e i t sd e h r u i t a t ; e • • s ....... .. .. 8 5 5 0 - 131 a up D ppd ii i idttt t ett t t 00 0 ros, ••. I>N4eBwhar. :l . l — c . ll .. e . ... 21 13 g Half Shares Extension h a r e s 25 23 3O Ditto, Hu p l o l . ard Selby Ips D w i i t e t h o 50 8, 1 % B S u h ry are s s t. Edm. 1 1 2 1 1 / 2% 1— Do., do., and Norwich 2th — Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ~•• 18 ~•• 30 Do. New Leeds and Bradford 3O Leicester and Bedfard... 165....... ............... Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 22►% ........ Do., Branch (Blue) ... Do. Extension( Green ) 2% 2 ..... Leeds and Thirsk l 7 l / 2- • • Ditto, New Lpool., 181nchstr &New: castle Junction London and Blackwall. 16/. 13s. 4d. Do. New Ditto Extension ~ — . London, Brighton, and South Coast Ditto, Fifths Do. Consol. Eighths lO Do. 6..7.arant. 5 per ct. 9 Loridon and Greenwich 12/ 15s4d Do. Preference ...18117s 2d — London, Hounslow, and Western London and N. Westernloo 194 193% 195 Do. Quarters .. Do., ao., New Ditto Fifths ..... .... 2 I'o. LA Shares (G. J.) 5 Do 40/.Shetres(L.M.) 8 Do. 40/. (M. & B.) ... 40 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 5 Do. 10'. (M. & B.) B. 5 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) C. 1 London, Oxford, and Cheltenham Lond.& S.Western 41/ 6: 10d 63 62 . Do. New Consol. Bth:, 40 Do. New Do. New Ditto Tenths Ditto Tenths ... ..... 4 Ditto Scrip Ditto ditto ...... . .... 4 Landon and York . 2 1 4 Do. Extension Lcndon and Wnadanr . , 1,4.... um. I.ondon, Salisbury, and YeovilLondond2 erry&Co . le " ra — i; 15 4 ****** ‘"" •••""' Londonderry and Ennis killen 15 '''''' Lynn and Ely 15 16% '' '' '' ''''' 7....16/111 ..vnn and Dereham l5 —. ............... _.... Manchester and Leeds... 82 Ditto % Shares Do. Quarters 2 ............ ..... Do. Fifths 5 ...... 10 1 ............... Do. Sixteenths 6 14 .... .. ....... 7 : ......• .. , i ..................................... 11.., Do. Extension 42s. Do. Liverp. and Bury 24 Do. do. Fifths ..... .... 1 Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock 425......• p••...... Manchest. &Southampt. 2 ...... 1% 1 ,4 ........ ..• Midland lOO ......128 127 126.•••.• Do. Fifths 2 ...... .... .......... . Do. New Ditto, New •••• Do. ktirm., and Derbyloo --• ........ ••• Midlnd& East. Counties 2% — •••••.......'.* Midland Great Western Irish - . ........ •••• Newcastle and Berwick 20 Do. North Shields ... 25 Newcastle and Carlisle...loo - .............. New mrk et &Chesterfrd 5 ....• Newport& Abergaveuny 2% — ........ • . Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, - and Itostrevor Norfolk 100 Ditto Half Shares .. 9 Do. Extension Northern Counties Union 2 1 / 2 .-- ........... .. .... North British ...•..................25 Do. Half Shares Do. Fifths .. Do. Quarters Do. Extension SAI--• 1 %... ........... Ditto Thirds Northern and Eastern 5O — 1 ****** 3% ......... .......... " .... Do. Scrip (issd. 5 die.) 45 Do. Quarter Shares... 12 1 / — ......... , Do. New - - BriliVs.. ......... North Staffordshire North Wales Northern and Southern ... Connecting - ............. North Western 2i /2 - ....... Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Witney, and i.... Cheltenham.... - .............. Portsmouth Direct ...... 3% 45 A 1... ...... Preston and Wyre Do. % Shares Reading, Guildford, and ... ..' Reigate 3/. 12s. — dis. .... . .... ••••• Richmond Royston and Hitchen ... 1% — .. ........... .. Scottish Central .... Scottish Midland 12% - • ••°' ........ Sheffield & Manchester 100 - .., .......... ..... Do. Quarter Shares... 8 .... ••• ..... Do.Lincolnshire June. 14 — ............. ..... Do. & Great Grim,by. 10 ... Do. do. Extension 425. .... -- ..... "*" • . Shrewsbury and Birm... 3 .... . 4S 5 ......... ~. Shropshire Union Shrews., Wolverhatnp., ... . &S. Staffordsh. ..10.11C. 2 1 / 2 - ....... South Devon 4O ...... •• ............... South Staffordshire June 2l ' ...... • ............. -oath Eastern & Dover 33% - ........... • ..... Do., No. 1 2G ... Do., NG, 2. Do., No 3 .. ...• • Do.. No. 4 St.Alban's, Hatfield,and .... Hertford Junction Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2 3 / 4 - ............ .0. South Wales ..... ..... ... 5 Swans. & Loughor & Ca- . meron's Stm. C0a1.... 2 'raw Vale Extension ... 2 Vale of Neath 2 ...... .......... NV akefield, Pontefract, & ...... .. Goole - ••• .......... Warwick and Worcester 425. ~ .... -- ............. Waterford and Kilkenny 11 . .... --.......... •••• Waterford and Limerick 22 1 ...... -- ....... Waterfd.Wxfrd,Wicklw, ......... and Dublin - ..... Wexford, ~ aterford, and ...... t . ' Valenti a - ..... ..;., f • Waveney Vattey ..... •,,,..•• ‘‘' els'i • Midland West Riding Union 4 22 5 %. ............ -Z . ............ .............. West Cornwall ...... 2 ... • • ... Wexford and Carlow ... 2% .... -- Wilts, Somerset, & Wey- ........ mouth .. :.••..... -- York and Carlisle 2 34 ...... 37 % . ... York and Newcastle. . • 38 • .... 1 7 ..... .... Ditto New • Jo. Preference - ... York and North Midland 50 ...... Z IA 46% ...... Ditto % Shares 25 ..••" - •••• *".. Do. Selby Do. Extension 2O .... 38IA ...... Ditto, Preference Do. East and West Rid ing Extension 41 I Anglo-Belgian Barbadoes .. FOREIGN RAILW AYS' :..14 1 11 . . Belgian Eastern Junctn. 21 ,4 .. Boulogne and Amiens... 16 ............. Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 ,ordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 .. ... t ................ Do. (Espelete's) ..... . ... Calais, Dunkrk, and West Flanders Calcutta and Diamond Harbour ... 75....... ............... Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coastl " ..• ••• .....••••'' Central of Spain ... .... 2 N........•••... Ceylon .. .... ss. Demerara 2% ..•••••'•" Dendre Valley ...... ... .. 4 Direct Bombay and . . Madras .... Dutch Rhenish ....... East Indian ... ..... .... ss. .. .... Fampoux & Hazebrouk 4 ........ Great Indian Peninsular ss. Great Western Bengal... ss. Great Western Canada... 3 1 4 Italian and Austrian. ... 4 ••• — '" . ...0" Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 Jersey ...... .. . ....... 1 Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 ••• • “".. .. .• ..... Luxembourg 4 ...... 3i" ... ....,* Lyons and Avignon 2 ...... -- ••• ............ Madras ... .. Madras, Nellore, and 1 4 " ..... .... Arcot %...... Madrid and Valentia 2 ... • -"- .. " ..... ....... .... Mauritius .. - ....... ..... 1 ...... -- ..... OrleansON r a l North m ea u n r s J ........ 8 ..... -- - iz ............ Nn of France Constituted 5 . 1 0 7 v .... •• .... •••••• ..... 1 ...... .......... Parisover a Y L s 8;01 Bordeaux.,. a ierzon .......... . :: .... . . 4/ 35 4d ...... --.„. pAs••• .. nsConstituted 5 57 ' ............. ...... .. .• Paris and Orleans 2O ...... --- ...... .. Pans and Rouen - .... Paris and Strasbourg ........ Constituted -• .... .• ..... .......... Rouen and Havre ............ Sambre and Meuse lO •••• 47 i ..... Strasbourg and Bale - ................ St. Laurence & Atlantic ..... " ... .... Tours and Nantes Con- ...0 .. stituted ........ Tournay, Jurbise, Lan- .....• ..... den, and Hasselt. 8 ...... --- ..... .......... Trinidad - ...... West Flanders ...... - ... ~ l c KO. .• JOINT STOCK Rti-x• — .... •"' 21% • . ' ' Australasia London Joint Stock lO ...... -- ...... ...... ... National of Ireland 22%. .......... British North American 50 ....... . ....... Commercial of London 20 .... --- ........... Colonial National Prov. England. 35 ...... •-• ....... -- ...... „ ..... Union of Australia ........... 25 ...... -- "1 ............. Provincial of Ireland - ........ andanaar andda i Liege ve London & Westminster. 20 ...... -- ........ '''. ...... Union of London MINES Real del Monte Unregd. . ... " ..... • .. gloaoYci el sense Dia r ynnn_ehatieosnaandrnmet 1 1)6 h , Ms BURNEY'S DIARY AND ii s 4, i ti th ol o :4 M seventh and concluding volume of this l f°- of 'sii lished, possesses even more interest thall i a „ 9 /tbi l c ji l r - 1 ceding. n The work stands at the bow :, the 0 ell, of_E Vvisehlylnitearnadtupree.pyW,s,hoorllythdeiffleertetenrot ffoll"V‘is;lriloatr-op,_.fito ftsp L ioi a ,meA d ire y ric;, W f tohretilreybeMstognutaalgitute, qualities. The pTobsseegrsses 18 to be ef t ; s f e o ns " oha r a ee n nig k oo a os ti dt d fdo o irs p ttui e soiled her natural character. Ms( l4l3 2 e begi n litedi admitted to a c loser vie wld deiin: C g. eoneTrueohsupesounsedisrens. eat of,xmi 06 - -Dvolrrthriogoi ;la/it a e r g r s o o e n f l y s f t l i e f g I I:i c e ! 1 1 n d " i i b l e il r e ie r o f f ."..; A: . Royal Family than almost anybody ekse... o o- pi c e „,cti,_ : ll ",4 - f reputation drew around her crowds of 1 1 " - _,.„'es Oi 01 , ' to o r taste and genius. These circutasw" o' confer a peculiar value upon the the work is composed. illiteriillso ' s , g0nT,,k,0 1 .11 ACCIDENT AT THE TERMINUS Ab• - 0 0;u - ifr —On Saturday morning, at half-past 51'clocit 5 011s° engine preparing to take out the seven 0 tune d pop 01 was coming out of the shed, a boy' . 1/ to 0 / ii o °9l Badley, aged 16 years, made an attemPo der, fo o t ia, th : but his foot slipping, be fell under the . _,,,,ter l bis o p: a of the wheels passed over his leg, crasilP'..n the lsicl Ova dreadful manner. Several surgeons were to e re r i p spot. The poor boy was instantly renae!noitgliiioli. of his brother-in-law, a guard of the ro',a ii ~,d , underwent the operation of amputatioe, om o ,„pv do well. .Tig 13 0 .,A, 11 Ai l). DEATH OF SIR JAMES SAMUEL liA.-,,,-tddiee- pp- James Samuel Lake, of Edmonton, om A o n t . b!, 0 0, 04 oldest of his line holding the title, exPire;r DP - P ° instant. He was the eldest son of the f() er, 1)54. 0 .1 by the eldest daughter of Samuel Turo„,,goiviP , succeeded his father in 1832, and heath e.l,'fice bai t so he was married to the eldest daug er ..,..fi/ tl grSiranßdicnheaprawKionfg,Eßdawrat.rd LTslikeerEtsbc:Slirsnesplcteodwilo_roprolpfleis: diocese of Lincoln, to whom Charles L g oo d 0 In f e IF vilege of nominating a person to be e re o pe r :i ale and several members of the family were o f th. - La Ai Sew the Royal cause which arose in the reign • n finf,r 4 fortunate Monarch. deputew too 0 1 INFIRMARY FOR FISTULA .--"A T mote do `of; Fistula Infirmary, consisting of gr... - . fl of _,,f PIA. treasurer, the Rev. Dr. Vivian, cbeiritbottom:py mittee of management, Mr. F. Salmon, tu,,itea °I or, dgaeio.no,nanthdeMlro.r‘dv.xiCaa;oterr,, the senreta r .P_ v.nrdi 3l/11 e e eeptance of the presidencytoof rtebcletitlritlit,"defifff°r .111°00CP;/ suing year. His Lordship exp.resse i.1....,„003U, ther the interests of the institution in eff a f a r NW' and fixed April the 1 9 th for the solo" IN ill. P ; . 45; 14 .., 6 s 6 lo / ...• 1 16 5 0. % 4',1 14 is 1 /' 92 3 A 911(1 75% [5% 5% 2% 141 12 1 % 26% 51 4% 53/4 iP.