The Sun. — London, England, 1846-11-16 00:00:00

Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 yols., T HE ROMAN TRAITOR. -A True Tale of the Republic. BY H. W. HERBERT ; , ESQ., Author of" Oliver Cromwell." " The Roman Traitor is a very clever book. It is full of power and vigour."—Court Journal. " As a picture of the domestic manners and customs of the old Romans, we should pronounce Mr. Herbert's work to be unrivalled." --Morning Post. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW WORK BY MRS. HOFLAND. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. post Svc , . DANIEL DENNISON AND THE CUMBERLAND STATESMAN. By Mrs. HOFLAND. " Ws do not remember one of Mrs. Hofland's productions from which we have received so much pleasure as from these posthumous volumes. They are full of interest, and whilst they are marked by the same plain good sense and cheerful practical piety of her former works, they are written with more power both of humour and cha racter."--Britannia. tichard Bentley, New Burlington-street. RAILWAY SEIAILES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support aNi patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Uall of commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates meet be deposited, the day previous to their being offered; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, aril the proceeds imme diately disposed of according to instmction3. Offices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedl3-street, London. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed Lavenu's new Opera, entitled LORETTA. ; A Tale of Seville. Don Carlos, Mr. Harrison ; Ferdinand, Mr. Xing ; Philippo, Mr. Borrani ; Provost Marshal, Mr. Howell ; Don Mr. Weiss ; Loretta, Madame Anna Bishop ; Florinda, tit:Poole ; Gaetana, - 11fiss Rebecca Isaacs. After the Opera, will be presented a new grand Ballet, called THE WAGS OF WAPPING (performed at the Aca.demie Royale, Paris, under the title of " Betty.") In which will appear Mdlles. Sophie Fuoco, LOUiSEI, Benart, Madame Giubilei ; MM. Huguct, Adrien, Paul, Tell ; Messrs. !Towel', Priorson, &c. TIT ROYAL, ILIYMARKET. "Under they ement 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. Hardman, 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 Hardman, Miss Julia Bennett. After which will be revived the Musical Drama, called THE LITTLE DEVIL. Nicolo Angeli, Miss P. Horton; Clotilda, Miss Julia Bennett. During the evening the Band will perform three Polkas—" Caro- Bourn," " Sluts," and " Marten ; "Esterhazy" (Walzer)-Ist time ; "Les Travestissemens" (Overture) ; " La Sonnambula," Cornet a I'lston, Mr. Davies. To conclude with Mr. Buckstone's Farce of A KISS IN THE DARK. Mr. Seim Pettibone, Mr. Bm•kstone ; Frank, Mr. Howe ; Mary, Mrs. Caulfield ; The Unknown Female, Miss Woulds ; Mrs. Pettibone, Mrs. W. Clifford. Box-office open from Twelve till Four ; under the direction of Mr. T. Archer, Box Book-keeper. - THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. tNDER THE DIRECTION - OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENINCI Will he performed a graz7di , Z 3 ,,;eiaCle, founded on the Ballet of LA GISELLE, entitled TIIE PHANTOM DANCERS ; or, the Wilis Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford. Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Callenibrd,Madame Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor, Miss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin,' and Mrs. Lows. After which, the popular Musical Comedy of SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES. Admiral Franklin, Mr. Lambert • Charles Franklin, 31r. Selby; Wily Lackaday, Mr. Wright; Sandford, Mr. Worrell; Curtis, Mr. Cullenford ; Mrs. Bell, Mrs. F. Matthews ; Eugenia, Mrs. Yates ; Laura, Miss Woolgar ; Susan, Miss Brooks. To conclude with a B,zzian Sketch, in one act, called MRS. CAMP'S TEA AND TURN-OUT. Principal characters by Messrs. Cullenford, Worrell, Ryan, Wright, Munyard ; Miss M. Taylor, and Miss Ellen Chaplin. PRINCESS'S EATRE, OX FOR D-STREET. J. 5.1. - Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be perfOrmed an original romantic Opera, in three parts, entitled TILE NIGHT DANCERS* ; founded on the Story of " Gfselle." Ths principal ehara,q,rs pers , snified by Miss Oeorgiana Smithscn, Madame Albertazzi, Miss Flower, Miss Somers, Misses Marshall ; Messrs. Leffler, Allen, Bodda, Walton, T. Hill, Honner, Feren, &c. To conclude with the Opera of ROB ROY. Rob Roy, Mr. J. R. Scott ; Rashleigh, Mr. Hughes ; Franc's Oshaldiston, arr. Barker ; Bailie Nicol Jarvie, Mr. Compton ; Dougai, Mr. Ryder; Diana Vernon, Miss Smithson; Ilcden Macgregor, Mrs. Fosbroke. FRENCH FL AYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. THIS EVENING Will performed LA FEMME JUGE ET PARTIE. Julie, Brohan. After which, LE MARI ET L'AMANT. Lisette, Mlle. Brohan. To conclude .with L'OBST.A.CLE IMFREVU. Nerine, Mdre. Brohan. Application for Season Boxes and Stalls to be made at Mr. MITCHELL'S Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. OLYMPIC THEATRE. Mr. George Bolton, sole _Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be produced an entirely New and Original Comedy, in five acts, entitled LIFE. Mr. Orstan, Mr. Archer; Frank Orstan, Mr. Leigh Murray; Sir Thomas Menton, Mr. Walter Lacy ; Sir Jacob Snsallwit, Mr. George Bolton ; Sir Robert', Folair, Mr. J. Cowell ; Cancara, Mr. Wilkinson ; Lady Bait, Mrs C. Jones ; Fanny Archer, Mrs. Walter Lacy ; Emily Orstan, Mrs. Gordon. To conclude with a new grand BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. On Thursday will be revived Shakspere'a HISTORY OF JACK CADE, as set forth in the " Second Part of Henry VI." In rehearsal, and shortly to he produced, Beaumont and Fletcher's Comedy of THE WILD GOOSE CHASE. DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances D'Avidge. First appearance of the Deulin Family. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, entitled QUENTIN MATSYS ; or, The Siege of Antwerp. Quentin ‘Tatsys, Mr. Saville ; Williewig, Mr Heslop ; John Trevalt, Mr. Neville ; Januette, Miss Richardson ; Clementine, Mrs. Saville ; Dame, Mrs. W. Daly ; Joan, Miss E. Terrey. : After which, a Ballet of Action, entitled DEft CHAMOIS YAGER; or, The Fiend of Earth. The characters by the Deulin Family. To conclude with THE ROVER'S SECRET. ASTLEY'A ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. - Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and Royal Family. Immense attraction. The Champion Vaulters. . Herr Amidio Neuperte, the great Dutch Bottle Equi librist. Second Week of the grand successful Magical Spectacle, introducing the Syrian Camels and Deer. THIS EVE YING Will be performed a grand new Magical Equestrian Romance, en titled THE DEMON HORSE ; or, The Twelve Wishes and the Charmed Bit. In which will be introduced a Wild Stag-Hunt, by living Deer, and numerous attractive Scenic effects. Entire change in the Scenes of the CIRCLE. To conclude with a laughable AFTERPIECE. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W. Broadfoot. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Alteration of Prices. Boxes, 25.; Half-price, Is.; Pit, Is.; Half price, 6(1. ; Gallery, 3d. THIS EVENING Will be performed the interesting Drama of the MOCK MAR RIAGZ ; or, the Blacksmith's Daughter. In which Miss Vincen will perform. After which, the Play of THE STRANGER. Mrs. Haller, Miss Vincent; the Stranger, Mr. Osbaldiston. To conclude with the Barletta of THE MISTAKEN STORY. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, NOVEMBER 14. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 44; Highest, 45 ; Noon, 47, BAROMETER, 30.29.—WiNn E.N.E., hazy. NOVEMBER 15. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 42; Highest. 50 ; Noon, 47, BAROMETER, 30.20.—W1ND E.S.E., fine sunshiny. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning minutes after—. I Evening .. 14 minutes &her 12. 1 . :A: .7 .. .V . ; r 4 S o, ( --"' .i : , A - 0.. • a.„, -.-, 17) , .4 470,_ ~.,w , --,„„ ,----- "Ammon .4,vtoi- ,. 4 ~ ~-.:,,,,,,,„:„,,;...,,..„ Mania k c*ltut LONDON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1846. Very frequently permanent and extensive advan tages arise out of temporary and local inconvenience. It is proverbial that the great fire of 1666, though grievously calamitous to the then citzens of the Bri tish capital, has been productive of the most ines timable improvements. By that terrible visitation multitudes were begg ared and rendered house less, the mercantile transactions of the metropolis were for a period in a state of ruinous stagnation, and the scene of so many domestic comforts and of so much civic prosperity remained for a considerable time a chaos of smouldering rubble and rafters. With these unquestionable miseries, however, were associated a variety :of undoubted benefits. By that conflagration the frightful scourge by which the City had been decimated, and the hor rors of which have been recorded with so much of terrible naturalness by DEFOE, was thoroughly era dicated ; the atmosphere, which had been poi soned by the plague, was thereby effectually purified; the narrow ramifications of the thoroughfares, those miserable and dilapidated bye-lanes which the insuffi cient drainage of generations had rendered so infec tious to their inhabitants, were utterly demolished; and the beggarly wooden and antiquated 'tenements which constituted London were exchanged for a more salubrious and commodious arrangement of domiciles. That gigantic calamity, of which the Monument is the splendid and perpetual memento, was in reality the forerunner and originator of the noblest benefactions that have ever been conferred upon this vast metro polis. By it the appearance of London was beauti fied, and the salubrity of London ensured; by it, moreover, the sanatory condition of millions of citi lens was materially advanced, and their cleanliness and contentment rendered matters of possibility. The same principle is observable in operation not merely in an artificial :state of existence, but throughout the domain of nature. Oat of apparent evil frequently arises positive good. What was thus beneficial on an enormous scale in the middle of the seventeenth century, we are persuaded will be mani fested in the middle of the nineteenth century, on a scale much more contracted, but locally of tantamount importance. In accordance with the decision which has been long since and significantly pronounced by the public vr AlitcnipsteA- t:dge is to b e completely rooteci A lt e,f and a more conve n i ent and grace VOueturirefectOk in a more suitable locality. zi S The repeated mishaps which have befallen that building have ultimately elicited this determi nation to improve the neighbourhood. It would be frivolous, if not absolutely impertinent, to enlarge upon the advisability of such a proceeding as far, at least, as the destruction of the present bridge is concerned. Anything more unwieldy, more precarious, more perilous, more awkwardly situated, or productive of more exorbitant and unnecessary outlay, was certainly never erected in the capital of a prosperous empire in civilised times. Since the period of its first unfortunate erection Westminster bridge has interfered with the navigation of the river, it has placed the lives and limbs of the lieges in in cessant and peculiar jeopardy, it has injured the symmetry of the neighbourhood, and, beyond all, has been a continual and unremunerative drain upon the public purse to an extent almost incredible. From the ill-omened Act, passed in the ninth year of his Majesty King GEORGE 11., intituled "An Act for building a bridge across the River Thames, from the new Palace-yard in the city of Westminster to the opposite shore in the county of Surrey," enormous sums have been perio dically expended, or, as we may say, literally sunk, first in the construction, and subsequently in the re pair of this ill-starred structure. Alternately the patience and forbearance of the community have been severely tested by the alternate settlement of the starlings an inch or so deeper in the bottom of the Thames, and the consequent settlement of so many additional thousands sterling. . What was intrir .dcally intolerable has been since rendered more so, relatively and comparatively. Since the commencement of the New Palace at Westminster it has been painfully manifest that the cumbersome bridge which there connects the shires of Surrey and Middlesex will constitute not merely a detestable eyesore, but a most indisputable obstruction. The heavy and apparently massive character of its architecture already contrasts vilely with the florid and graceful Gothic of the new Par liament Houses. This, indeed, wouldbe more apparent on the completion of those beautiful and magnificent edifices, and especially on the erection of the Victoria Tower. The ornamental elaboration which imparts so much of elegance and splendour to these recent structures, would inevitably and in truth have already rendered the bridge a most undesirable foil, beyond which the latter accumulation of stone materially interferes with the view of one of the must costly public buildings of recent production. A notification, dated Nov. 10, 1846, and issued from Whitehall, by order of the Commissioners of her MAJESTY'S Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works, and Buildings, contains the gratifying announcement of the intention of those Commissioners to take this long-vexed question into their own hands, and, with the assistance of Imperial Parliament, to make the desired alterations. It is proposed, in this notifi cation, that the existing bridge be pulled down and removed, and that the materials, properties, effects, funds, securities, stocks, and estates thereunto apper taining, be sold. Any arrangement that would effectually conduce to the annihilation of this execrable fabric, anything that would remove from the surface and bed of the river such an atrocious and continual remembrancer of so profligate an expenditure of the national moneys ; anything that would so relieve the Palace at 'Westminster of such an unseemly and in commodious neighbour, will, we are confident, be wel comed with exultation by the population of this me tropolis. The site proposed for the new bridge is as follows :—Across the River Thames from, or from near the eastern end of Whitehall• place to the south bank or shore in the parish of St. Mary, Lam beth, in the county of Surrey. By this excellent suggestion, a more suitable angle of the River will be spanned, the Parliament Houses will be relieved from an intolerable associate, the capital will be wonderfully improved and beautified, and the general convenience be more particularly consulted. New streets will severally connect the proposed bridge with the south-east side of Charing-cross, and with the north side of the York-road, thereby opening a direct line of communication between Pall-mall and the Waterloo-road. With reference to the expense thereby entailed upon the Exchequer, it will be a matter of secondary consideration, inasmuch as any alteration of the kind, however immediately costly, would ultimately prove economical. However much the change of si tuation in the bridge connecting Westminster with Lambeth, may augur calamities to trade among the Surrey shopkeepers, it cannot be forgotten that ample time is afforded them for any suitable arrangement. We are rejoiced at this de termination on the part of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests ; it will destroy an abortive effort in the architecture of bridges, and materially benefit the appearance and convenience of London. The English are a peculiarly jealous people of their rights and privileges. Their devotion to the Throne, innate sense of loyalty, love of order, respect for the law, and profound admiration for their Constitution, are not only axiomatic truths in the mind of every native of our own land, but are likewise political data, the first and most easily observed and recognised by every foreigner who has ever visited our shores, or written upon our history and character. So deeply seated, indeed, is the patriotic attachment of the Englishman to the institutions of his country,' and their several incidents—such his enthusiastic ardour for the vast political fabric under which his ancestors, time out of mind, have realised social blessings and immunities, and handed down, unimpaired, to be cumulatively developed by the enlightened wisdom of every succeeding age—that the intensity of his enthusiasm has frequently ope rated as a serious hindrance to the progress of human improvement. Time-honoured prejudices were suf fered to invest the mind long after we had, as a nation, outlived the public necessities by which they were first created. However obvious became the desirableness of various suggestive reforms, they were oftentimes provokingly retarded, not on account of special abuses not being admittedly flagrant, but solely from an almost instinctive reverence for the Constitution, coupled with the apprehension that, in the bare attempt to purify it from unwhole some incrustations, an unexpected shock, to some ma terial part of its framework, might be, either unde signedly or insidiously imparted. On the other hand, the existence of this sentiment, whilst civilisa tion was slowly progressing, has, doubtless, at times, saved us from many an infliction, attendant upon hasty and ill-devised schemes of public policy, and presented a successful barrier against their accom plishment. But now, when the national intellect is taking such gigantic strides, antipathies, however en titled to respect, are fast subsiding, and an en lightened people will no longer suffer needless procrastination to defer legislation when it is urgently required for the protection of their rights, highly prized and justly cherished. The bold and moral attitude assumed by the unrepresented masses of this community when they claimed the Reform Bill from the Legis lature, will never be forgotten. Their sagacity taught them that such a measure once obtained, great moral results would speedily attest the wis dom of the concession. Their foresight has not mis carried. The firmness with which the demand was made for a liberal and extended fran chise sprang from the petitioners' innate consciousness that, though the desired boon was large, it would be righteously exercised by them to the promotion of the general weal. The sequel has shown that this was no hazy or egotistical vision. It is, however, becoming daily apparent that the high-minded spirit that ordinarily excites the electors at large to an honourable fulfil ment of their duties, is receiving an indirect bat grievous check, owing to the expensive and cumbrous machinery of registration which must at present be worked, before a great portion of the electoral body can stabilitate their votes for returning Members to the House of Commons. The consequence has been that, in some intances, both counties and boroughs, scared by the expense, have been brought under the corrupting 'influence of the aristocrat's purse, and constituencies have been bought and sold with as much sang-froid and nonchalance as though they were so many heads of cattle, or other marketable commodity. The most recent and remarkable proof of this growing evil 1,, , en furnished by tht eele brated Berkeleian correspondence. The exposure herein afforded has startled and disgusted every well regulated mind. The registration forms must be speedily and thoroughly remodelled that we may be spared the repetition of such shameful electoral abuse as has been actually systematised in West Gloucestershire. The unconstitutional traffic that has been perpetrated in this county has effected this double wrong :—First, it has involved a large consti tuency—most discreditably to themselves, beyond all doubt—in the meshes of a large landed proprietor ; and, next, it has raised the commoner (who lorded it over the fawning parasites), by two gradations, to the dignity of an Earl in the British Peerage. Thus has an evil example been set, in a political sense, of a most revolting character, calculated to be pernicious in every way. Nevertheless, our hope is, that out of evil good will come, and that Parliament will address itself to the task of providing an adequate remedy against the continuance of this audacious prostitution of sacred rights. Mr. GRANTLEY BERKELEY, M.P., published a long letter, on the 9th instant, to his "independent" electors. It entirely confirms the views we embraced of the meeting that was held at Gloucester , on the 3d inst., and shortly afterwards submitted to our readers. The meeting was neither more nor less than a piece of preconcerted affectation. They wished to make them selves out independent, whereas the exclusion of the press generally, their own private reporters excepted, and every other step which they took, sufficiently stamped their proceedings, and has since revealed their ill-concealed and unpatriotic designs. Lord FITZHARDINGE is fairly thrown on his haunches by the reply he has provoked from his brother as to the pecuniary assistance he vaunted of having given him. We cannot comment further upon this letter of three columns length. We remain of the same opinion as we were before, that if West Gloucestershire wishes to right itself with the public, they must receive no more money from Earl FITZHARDINGE, nor return any member of his family to represent them in future. We yesterday alluded to the meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland, and the important change that has been effected in the fundamental rules of that body, by permitting the discussion of any matter brought forward or pending in either House of Parliament, so far as it related to the em ployment of the people on the drainage, subsoiling, and clearing of the land, and the production of food. These are subjects, as we have already said, peculiarly within the province of an association founded for the express purpose of promoting in every manner the agricultural interests, and the agricultural improve ments of the country. It might with some show of reason have been urged, that so long as the Legisla ture abstained from dealing in any manner with land, that its cultivation and management were left wholly in the hands of the owners, and occupiers, and that they were left free from any kind of interference, that such a restriction was correct and proper. But the instant that Parliament pro posed to legislate in respect of land, to effect altera tions in the laws relating to the occupation thereof, and to enact measures which might be calculated to encourage the cultivation of the soil, to extend a better system of agriculture, and to improve the re lation between landlord and tenant, it became the duty of the society to emancipate itself from the trammels by which it had heretofore been fettered, to give, the benefit :of: its experience and the weight of its authority to measures likely to effectuate these objects, and to stamp with their disapprobation any project by which injury might be inflicted on a class without a more than proportionate advantage to the nation in general. Such discussions, so long as they were confined to points affecting the landed interests of the country, and avoided all questions which by a possibility could lead to differences of a political or religious character, would be most beneficial and valuable. The society, how. ever, abstained therefrom, as many excellent and efficient members feared that any relaxation of the stringency of the rule would be abused, and that political questions would be intruded that might lead to bickerings and dissensions, and seriously impair the general efficiency of the body. Perhaps it may be as well for the country that the change was not effected until the present time, when the pressing difficulties by which the kingdom is encompassed, and the evidences already afforded by Mr. O'CONNELL and his followers of the perfect good faith with which they would observe the pledges into which they might enter, have enforced the necessity of a cordial co- operation of all classes, and have removed, or con siderably mitigated, the prejudices and distrust that existed on every side. The other resolutions to which we briefly adverted are essential to the due and efficient carrying out of the objects of the society, and naturally followed the abolition of the restrictive rule. By the first, the " society is formed into a committee, who are to seek information respecting the extent of the benefit derived from the present mode of providing employ ment, and the deficiencies of the same, to report upon such amendments as were desirable, and submit to the consideration of the proper authorities, from time to time, such representations as those inquiries might supply—thus embodying the collective expe rience and observation of the society at large?' Here, then, is a realisation of the project for a national committee, which, if duly followed up, would prove so beneficial to the nation, and the speedy formation and valuable results of which we have so warmly advocated in The Sun. We could scarcely have antici pated that the body would have been so speedily con stituted, and be at the very moment of its creation so efficient, and command such weight and influence. The adoption of the resolution makes the society in everything but name the National Committee of Ire land, and gladly do we hail its existence, and tender it our best wishes for its favourable progress in the path in which it has started. We have long felt the equity and justice of re lieving the landowner who discharges conscientiously and honourably the duties imposed upon him by the possession of his property, who gives to his dependents and neighbours the amount of employment fairly pro portioned to the quantity of land in his hands, from the burdens rendered necessary by the apathy of his brother proprietors. Their neglect of the labouring population in their respective localities enforced the legislative interference ; a labour-rate was required because they would not afford employment on their own estates to the people belonging thereto. It was therefore palpably unjust that the man who per formed everything that could be expected or desired at his hands should be doubly taxed, and the calling on such a person to pay his proportion of the labour rate, without making any allowance for the expendi ture already undertaken by him, was not merely inequitable,' but most injurious in its operation. It too often compelled him to discontinue the useful works he had commenced, to discharge his work men, and to cast them upon the public works, to the expense of which he was forced to contribute. With this impres sion we long since urged the propriety of exempting the person who 'distributed in wages to his own labourers, selected from amongst the persons for whom it was necessary to provide employment in the district in which his lands were situated, from the amount for which his lands would be liable to the labour -rate. We have pointed out the good effects of such a regu lation, and we are happy to say many influential persons have adopted our sentiments in that particular. We may now number amongst the supporters of the principle " The Agricultural Society of Ireland." The last resolution adopted at the meeting on Wednesday goes the full length of the views we have advocated. They have re solved that the townlands should be made the units of subdivisions as to assessment in place of electoral divisions, and that any proprietor undertak ing the amount of cess to be levied off each townland should be exonerated from the assessment of the baronies. We cannot doubt that a proposition so just and reasonable in itself, and now so influentially supported, will speedily be sanctioned and adopted : in such a case, there is little doubt that the great majority would give the required undertakings, and that they would direct to works of a useful and reproductive character that labour for which they must pay, how ever it may be occupied; and thus that vast quantity of labour will be made a source of national wealth and prosperity, in place of being, as heretofore, a burden on the resources of the country. Intelligence from Lisboa to the Bth instant hai been received. The QUEEN'S army, amounting to 4,000 men, and commanded by SALDANIIA I who had THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, been created a Duke and Viceroy of the northern provinces, had marched from Lisbon to attack the Conde Des ANTAS, who had his head-quarters at Leira. The KING remained at Lisbon, and did not accompany the army, as had been announced. The disaffected were in possession of Santarem. The Diario publishes a decree suspending the guarantees for another month ; also a second decree, ordering all peasants caught in arms to be shot. It also publishes a letter, which states that there are 200,000 stand of arms among the people—every man is armed. The resistance will be obstinate. A large array of titled persons have joined and lead the people. Juntas were formed in almost every town of the kingdom. The QUEEN'S troops are to bombard Evora on the 7th. Private letters state that the whole kingdom is in arms to support DAS ANTAS ; that the Government troops have suffered frequent repulses; and that the cause of the QUEEN is at the last extremity. Madrid papers to the 7th inst. have arrived. They are filled with accounts of a squabble between Count BRESSON and the Tiernpo, which would be simply absurd, did it not show the wanton and arro gant manner in which the French Proconsul sets all the laws of Spain at defiance, and glories in forcing the members of the Spanish Government to minister to the degradation of their country. The Tiempo, it appears, had published an article accusing Count BRESSON of having used his interest with Government to screen a contrabandista from punishment. If Count BRESSON felt himself aggrieved, the ordinary tribunals were open to him, but the ordinary tribunals would not suit the purpose of Count BRESSON, Dr of his employers, who seek on every occasion to insult, and, if possible, extinguish the sentiment of Spanish nationality, and accordingly he demands of the Go vernment that they shall give him satisfaction within 24 hours ; and the Spanish Afrancesado Government, of course, at once obeyed its master, and ordered the Fiscal of Madrid to proceed against the article, and this notwithstanding the protest of Senor Calawa, the Minister of Justice, who declared that no law in the Spanish legislation authorised such proceedings, and in direct violation of the law, which says " that injuries or calumnies against individuals or corpora tions by the press, or other means of publication, are to be submitted to the ordinary tribunals at the re clamation of the offended parties." Rumours of approaching Ministerial changes were still rife in Madrid. MADRID BOLSA, Nov. 7.—The Three per Cents. were done at 338 to for cash. The other securities conti nued the same. We have received the Paris papers of Thursday. The Presse continues the polemic on the Mont pensier marriage. It has long since, however, ceased to argue on the matter, and now confines itself to violent abuse of Lord PALMERSTON. The Sii;cle has a powerfully-written article on the position and prospects of M. GUIZOT. The following extracts from it would seem to announce the tactics that will be pursued by the Opposition in the Cham bers during the approaching Parliamentary campaign. After speaking of the English alliance, the writer proceeds— " Now, behold the alliance broken, and why ? for what interest ? For one purely dynastic, for a marriage, which, it is said, is not to cause any change in what exists. It was not therefore true, as was so often re peated, and with such ridiculous emphasis, that peace, that precious peace, to which all the nations of Europe cling so sincerely, was imperatively connected with the presence in power of such or such a statesman ; it was not then true that with one it must necessarily be agitated and uneasy, and with another always certain and tran quil. Is it not agitated and uneasy at present ? And yet M. Guizot still governs—that same M. Guizot whose word was a guarantee, whose moderation allowed him to undertake much without peril ; who, by an insulting allusion to the character of his predecessor, declared in the tribune, in order to justify himself for the mystifica lions which he had met with at London, I spoke in your name ; I repeated your declarations ; I affirmed ; I in sisted ; and they would not believe me !' And he, who was always to inspire so great a confidence, now speaks, affirms, protests in his own name, and yet he is not believed ! What a chastisement for the un worthy conduct which this Minister adopted in 1840, and for the shameful weakness with which he has since then protected his responsibility ? What would this great Minister think it' all persons in France to-day joined their voices to those of the English, in cursing him ? if his own agents bore witness against him ? if those who had enjoyed his confidence, or at least followed him in his policy, turned against him with anger, and cried out all of a sudden in concert—Peace, what have you done with peace ? What is become of our security ? Why have you broken the entente cordiale ? And if, at his side, a man should happen to be found, who, finding the occasion good to seize en power, should make of him a sort of scape-goat, and accusing him in the face of Europe of having by his intrigues compromised the repose of nations, should undertake to repair his faults, that is, to immolate him to the self-love or resentment of the English Ministers, whatjudgment would he form of such a man ? Who knows but that we shall perhaps beheld this expiation; then it will be curious to know what may pass in M. Guizot's mind." The Constitutionnel has the following on the war between the United States and Mexico : " The news from the United States confirm what was known before relative to the critical position of the American Government. Its financial situation becomes daily more complicated, and the victories which its troops gain in no way alleviate its embarrassment. After the gain of three battles and the conquest of several provinces, the United States are infinitely more in want of peace than Mexico herself. In fact, they cannot supply for any much longer time the enormous expenses which the war necessitates, and all their successes are found to be useless, since Mexico persists in not demand. ing peace. It will, therefore, be necessary to go and forcibly obtain it in Mexico. But will they cause the little army, which has purchased at such heavy cost the possession of Monterey, to pass over seven hundred to eight hundred miles ? The country, laid waste by the enemy, cannot suffice to feed them, and when the system of military contributions shall be in vigour, when the peasants will have an interest in carrying away their cattle and provisions, it will become an impossibility . to subsist. In consequence, General Taylor has received orders to break the truce and attack Saltillo. When he shall have taken that place he will divide his troops amongst Monterey and two or three other places, in order to escape as much as possible from famine and winter. In that position, full of perils, he will wait for reinforcements or for a cessation of hos tilities. Here, then, is an army reduced to inactivity, and out of a state to do anything to contribute to the conclusion of peace. A second one, therefore, will be requisite, to go and attack Mexico. It appears, in fact, that the American Government is resolved to form an expeditionary corps, which is to seize on Tampico or Vera Cruz, and toproceed from the coast towards Mexico. This way is, in fact, the shortest, and presents neither de serts nor mountains, like that leading from Monterey to Mexico. It appears that the Americans recoiled from the idea of attacking St. Juan d'Ulloa, and that Gen. Patter son has received orders to assume the command of a body of troops to attack Tampico, and to march from that port on Mexico. The fleet is to make at the same time a demonstration en Vera Cruz. Although the Americans have failed already once before at Tampico, there is no doubt that they will succeed in obtaining possession of it. But the necessity of keeping up this second army will double their expenses, to which already neither the revenues nor the credit of the Government suffice, and against which a powerful party is rising up each day. The reaction against the war is already com mencing in the United States, and after the winter will probably be in the ascendant. The Mexicans, therefore, at present are in every way interested in prolonging the struggle; they can incur no serious dangers until after the winter, and a few months may effect a complete change in the opinion of their adversaries. Therefore it is not astonishing to see Santa Anna rejecting every idea of an arrangement, and writing to General Almonte, in a letter already published, that Mexico ought to get out of the present war victoriously or cease to exist as a nation." It is evident that the Carlists are meditating an outbreak in Spain. The following, which appears in the Presse, would go to show that they have now arms and money; of soldiers they can always com mand more than a sufficiency. " A letter which arrived yesterday, and has been communicated to us, announces that an armed band of Carlists has ma d e its app ea rance near Berga, in Upper Catalonia. Thi s guerilla party, which is said to be numerous, is commanded by Colonel Cabellaria, better known by the name of Muchacho. We are also in formed that the agents of the Count de Montemolin have succeeded in procuring for him, but at a most ex travagant rate, a sum of not less than 3,000,000 f. A portion of this mon e y h as b een emp l oye d i n purchasing arms, and it is said that, a few days ago, 8,000 muskets were sent off from Liverpool to Gibraltar. Among the persons who accompany them is a priest, the well-known friend and confidant of Cabrera. These facts, the cor rectness of which is warranted to us, must fix the atten tion of the Government, particularly if it be true, as is a serted, that not a Carlist has appeared at the embassy to take the benefit of the amnesty. On the other hand,. about a hundred Pro gress i sts yes t er d a y received their passports, and most of th em are pre p ar ing for their im mediate return into Spain." According to the Courrier Prancais,!Queen CHRIS TINA, yielding to force majeure, is about to come and pass some time in France. The ex-Regent has become so imperious and exacting, that there is no dealing with her. There have been several very wfirm alter cations between her and the three principal Ministers, who have at last declared that they would retire from office rather than submit to such deiiotisin. Other manifestations even more siffnificative have been made by a great number of p e rsonages placed in the highest stations. M. BRESSON, in order to prevent an explosion, went to Queen CHRISTINA, and recom- mended her to make a visit to France ; but he was obliged, it is said, to urge many strenuous arguments before he could prevail upon her to accede to his ad vice." This confirms the reports which have been circulated in Madrid on the subject of the intrigues and counter-intrigues of CHRISTINA and NARVAEZ. The ratifications of the treaty of commerce and navigation, lately concluded between France and Russia, were exchanged in Paris on Monday. On this occasion the Emperor of RUSSIA has conferred the Grand Cordon of the Order of St. Alexander Nev‘ sky on the Baron DE BARANTE, French Ambas sador at St. Petersburgh, and the KING of the FRENCH has presented the Star of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour to M. DE KISSELEFE, the Russian Charge d'Affaires at Paris. On the proposition of the Prefects of the Seine and the Police, the municipal council has voted a credit of 300,000 f. for supplying the indigent and the dis tressed workmen of Paris with bread at 60c. for the 41b. loaf, first quality, should it at any time rise above that price. The Three per Cents. closed on tho Paris Bourse on Thursday at 82f. 65c. ' • the Five per Cents., 117 f. 70c.; tha Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,2231. 75c.; Rouen, 8921'. 50c.; Havre, 6751. 50c.; Great Northern, 6481. 75c. ; Avignon 872 f. 50e. ; Vierzon, 567 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux, 545 E ; Boulogne, 447 f. 50c.; Troyes and Montereau, 350 f.; Basle, 220 f. ; Fampoux, 405 f. ; Dieppe, 355 f. ' • Paris and Strasburg, 480 f.; Tours and Nantes, 4911. 25c.; Paris and Lyons, 501 f. 25c.; Lyons and Avignon, 490 f.; Bordeaux and Cette, 475 f.; Spanish Three per Cents., 38; Spanish Domestic Debt, 34. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, NOVZMBER 13. Boulogne and Amiens, 14X—Central of Spain, %'—Cey lon, 4—Direct Bombay and Madras, 7/ B —Dutch Rhenish, 5 1 4—East Indian, %—Louvain 1 la Sambre, OA—Luxem bourg, 76 —M ad rid and Valentia, —Namur and Liege, 3 1 4 --Northern of France Constituted, 11—Orleans and Vierzon, 12 7 /—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 51 , 4—Paris and Rouen, 35 1 ,4—Sambre and Meuse, 4%. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS (From The Sun of Saturday Evening.) In the Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday the sales were 5,000 bales, making 32,210 for the week. Prices have been steady. The stock is 551,000 bales against 915,500 at this time last year. The Share Market has been steady again. The return of Mr. Hood, the British Envoy, to Buenos Ayres, and the unfavourable news which arrives simul taneously, viz., that his Excellency has failed in his efforts to bring about a peace between that state and Monte Video, has confirmed the tenour of previous advices, and made it once more apparent that 'ltosas is a most im practicable enemy, with whom either a " little" war, or an attempted negotiation, are not likely to have much weight. There can be no doubt but that Mr. Hood has well acquitted him self of his task, nor can we disguise our impression that Monte Video is partly to blame for his failure. At Rio, on the 22d of September, the exchange was 27d., and the alteration of the sugar duties here was expected to give some impulse to the trade of Brazil. In the Bank of E gland return, the main points for the week to the 7th instant, are these : Notes issued ... £28,235,885 Decrease ... 74,010 Notes reserved ... 7,264,620 Increase ... ... 330,500 Bullion 14,760,506 Decrease ... 47,573 Public deposits, increase 806,606 Other deposits, decrease ... ... 480,112 Seven day and other bills, increase 2.595 Other securities, decrease ... 22,950 The circulation and bullion are, therefore, again lower. The Funds are flatter to-day, but with very little business doing. The accounts from Portugal still excite uneasiness, because the result of the civil war is yet un certain, while, it we look to the welfare of that country, the contest itself must be highly serious however it may terminate. French influence here again is suspected to be actively at work. Consols have been 94i- 1- for next Tuesday, and 941 for the Account; Exchequer•bills are but 10s. to 13s. prem. The New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. realise 95 1 4. The Foreign Bonds have been affected by the heavi ness of the English market. Spanish Five per Cents. have realised 26 to 26 1 1, and the Three per Cents. 371 to 37 1 4. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been marked 37 to 38, a decline of about 1 per cent. Mexican arc 22 to 224. French Three per Cents. are 82.25, with the exchange at 25.70. The Share Maikot looks well upon the whole, and some lines are better, including Shrewsbury and Bir mingham, North British, York, and Newcastle, &c. Birmingham and Oxford are quiet, and Northern of France lower. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Anns 93A IA 931/ 4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9- 1 3 / 4 1 /2 94% New 34 per Cent. Annuities 95% 1 4 95% Long Annuities to expire Jan.lB6o 9% 15-16 9 15-16 India Bonds, 1,0001.. Ditto under 1,000/. . ....... . 24 24 Consols for Account 94%1/ 94% Exchequer Bills, 10001. Phd. ... 13 10 —— p 10 p Ditto, 5001 oNR - CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 2 2 1% 22 22% 22 22 Ditto, Account . — 22 1 4 Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent .. 38 37 37 3 4 Ditto, Account 37% Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto. Account 26 26 Ditto. 3 per Cent 3 7 14% 37% Dividends on the above payable in London. French, 5 per Cent. B2f. 25c. 82f. 25c. Exchange 2sf. 70c. 25f. 70c. Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 91% % 91% PRICES or BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2%...... 2 3 4% 2% Armagh, Coleraine, and Poe - rush ...... 1% — Bell'? & Col •Dr 4 3 % -7.• Jelfast . Junty Down , _ Birminglimand Dudley 425...... 6 p 6% p Birmin. and Gleucester..loo Ditto New 17% — .... .... ..... Birmingham and Ox- ford Junction Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.... 2 3 / 4 Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. 225. Bristol and Exeter Ditto, New Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... 50 ....... 5O Bristol and Liver. June.. 2%...... Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto Half Shares...... 2 1 / 2 2% 24 Cambrian & Grand June 42s ...... Chester and Holyhead... 27% Churnet and Blythe Chester and Manchester 425. Cheltexham and Oxford 2 ...... . — Clydesdale Junction.. ... 20 Cork, Blackrock, and Passages Cork and Killarney ... 2% Cork and Waterford ... 1% Cornwall ... ...... Ditto, Half Shares 2% ~. ___ Cornwall & Cann Devon 2 Direct Lincoln, East Ret- ford, and Sheffd. June. 2% — Direct Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and Belfast June 12% — Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublim and Galway..... 4 . . Dundalk & Enniskillen 10 Eastern Counties 141. 16s 2 2 3 /4 4...... ..... 22 3 / 4 Ditto New l2l. 16s 7% P 7% P Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1. 6/. 13s. 4d... Ditto ditto. No. 2... 61. 13s. 4d... .. ... Do., York Extension.. 2 -••— 33 / 4 % EastDereh'm andNoech 1 eastern Union Ditto, Quarter Shares 8% • Do. Exten.(Harwich) 1 7 / 8 — ......... ..... .._. ' ' 1% .... 4% 3% Do., Camb.'and Ely 2 1 / 2 7 ...... East Lancashire Ditto. New Do., do. (late Preston and Ormskirk).... East Lincolnshire East & West of England 1N...." .--. - Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... Ditto Half Shares ... 10 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% —.. 18% lB Edinburgh & Northern.. 12% — ••• Edinburgh and Perth... 3 ...... Ely and Huntingdon ... 12% 12% 12% Enniskillen and Sligo ... 2 1 , Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorset 5% Glasgow, Kilmar., & Ayr 50 Ditto, New .. 15 Do., . 1 4 Shares (5 per cent. guar.) ...... 12%.., _ Glouc.,Abelystw ith, and Central of Wales Goole, Doncaster, &c. ......... Grand Union (Notting- ...... and Lynn Great Eastern &Western 2 % ...... .. ...... .•• GreatGrimsby and Shef- •• field Great South. and West. (Ireland) Great Munster 2% _ ...... Great North of Scotland 2 1 / .............. . 19% 1% GreatNorthof England..loo Ditto New 5 ...,... ... Ditto, New . Ditto, New Great Western 85 136 Ditto IA Shares .. 50 Ditto 4 Shares. . Ir • F" - 10 — Ditto Fifths 2O Ditto, New 2 — dudderstield & Manchu. 13 ...... ............ Ditto, Extension ...... 3 Hull and Selby 5O lOB% lO Bl Ditto M Shares ........ ••• Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 1111 •—• ............ ... Do., do., and Norwi c h 2% Lincaster and Carlisle... 50 ;Jo. New ......... •. •• Leeds and Bra.,lford Leeds at. i Carlkle Leicester & Birmingham 225. — ••• , Lf , ;cer•tn an ,I. Bedfled... 225, ...... Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 22% - - Z. 4O Do., Branch (Blue) ... 2% — ... ..... — Do.Extension(Green) 2%.. VEMBER 16, 1846. Leeds and Thirsk 17%...... 154 Ditto, New 5 — 00000000 •••• • • Lpool., Mnchstr &New castle Junction Liverpool and Bury London and Blackwall. 161. 13s. 4d. 8% Do. New Ditto Extension London, Brighton, and South Coast Ditto, Fifths London and Croydon Guaan. 5 per cent London and Greenwich 12115 s 4d Do. Preference ...18117s 2d — .•• London, Hounslow, and Western London and N. Westernloo 19 7 1/ 198% 196% Do. Quarters Do., ao., New Shares.. 2 Ditto Fifths Ditto, Eighths (G. J.) 12% Do., New 4 Shares • (G. J.) Do 401.Shares(L.M.) 8 Lond. & S.Western 411 62 10d 6 6 1 /2 66 3 4 ..... Do. New Consol. Bths 40 — Do. New Do. New ..ondon and York 2% N ..... ......... D 0.% Shares London and Windsor . 1A.... London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Londonderry& Coleraine. 15 . . — _ Londonderry and Ennis klen ... 15 Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dareliam Manchester and Leeds .. 82 104 Ditto I / ,f, Shares Do. Quarters Do. Fifths 3 .. .. 8% Do. Sixteenths; ... 6 1 4 — ... Do. Extension 423. — p Manchester and Birinin. 40 Do. Quarters (A) Do. Quarters (B) Do. Quarters (C) . 1 Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock .. 124 1 p Manchester Birm., and Mould Junction ..... ...... Manehest. & Southampt. 2 ...... 1%% I % Midland lOO ... ..132% 133 Do. fifths 2 Do. New Ditto, New Do. Birm., and Derby100 Midlnd& East. Counties 2.%...... Midland Great Western Irish Newc-Lstle and Berwick 20 Do. North Shields ... 25 Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Newmrket &Chesterfrd 5 Newport& Abergavenny 2y....... Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newark, Sheffield, and Boston ... .. , 1%.• ... ... ........ .. Norfolk ........... ...... 100 Do. Half Shares ..... 7 Do. Extension North British ... ..... ... 25 ...... 37" A 38% 37% 4 37 3 4 Do. Half Shares Do. Fifths Do. Quarters Do. Extension /8 • • •• • /4 Northern and Eastern... 50 Do. Scnp (issd. 5 die.) 45 Do. Quarter Shares... 1 41 / 2 Do. New North:Staffordshire 42s. ...... 3 p 3% P North Wales ... 3 l /3 l-i• ..• 1/ :2 Northern and Southern Connecting Nor( ham pton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Oxford, W , neester, and Wolverhampton Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham.... Portsmouth Direct 33 Ai Preston and Wyre Do. % Shares. Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 3/. 123. Richmond Royston and Hitchen ... 1% — Scottish Central Scottish Midland 12% — Sheffield, Buxton, Leek Potteries, anderewe... 1% — Sheffield & M anchester 100 Do. Quarter Shares... 8 Do. Lincolnshire June. 1% — Do. & Great Grimsby. 10 Do. do. Extension 425. .... Shrewsbury and Birm.... 3 .... . 4 1 4% 4:N Shropshire Union Shrews., Wolverhamp., & S. Staffordsh. Jane. 2% - Sligo and Shannon IN 3 — South Devon... 35 South & Midlands June. 42s South StaffordshireJunc. 2% — ..... outh Easfern & Dover. 33% 3B 20 123/4 Do., No, 1 26 D0., N 0.2. Do., No. 3 D0., No. 4 St.Alban's, Hattield,and Hertford Junction ... 425. Staines and Richmond... 1 ••• •••• ........ Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2:Yi — South Wales Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 2 ••• ...... •• Taw Vale Extension ... 2 Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Vale of Neath ...... 2 •• •• ..... ••• Wakefield, Pontefract. & Goole 2 2 1, Warwickshire & :London 425. Warwick and Worcester 425. Waterford and Kilkenny 11 . Waterford and Limerick 221 — Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin Waterford, Wexford, and Valentia Waveney Valley 2 Welsh Midland West Riding Union 42s. West Cornwall ...... 2 . WestLondon,Old Shares 20 iirexford and Carlow 2% ••• Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth Worcester,Warwick, and Rugby York and Carlisle 2 34 v t 5 / 8 ....... ... % York and Newcastle 25 ... . 45 !../ a . 454 Ditto New 5 .....- 1 0/4 I A l9 l /a Do. Preference York and North Midland 50 — Ditto 1 / Shares 25 Do. Scarboro' Ilianch. 25 Do. Selby Do. Extension 2O Ditto, Preference 2 .... . 1134 1 / 8 ll% Do. East and West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. - Anglo-Belgian 4 Barbadoes 1 Belgian Eastern Junctn. 2% Boulogne and Amiens... 16 3ordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Bordeaux,Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzle's)... 2 . Do. (Espelete' s) . 2 .... . Calais,unkrk, andW est Flanders Calcutta and Diamond Harbour ....... ..... 7s. Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast Central of Spain ... . Ceylon Demerara Dendre Valley _ Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish East Indian ... ..... .... ss. Fampoux & Hazebrouk 4 Great Indian Peninsular 55....... Great Western Bengal... ss. Great Western Canada... 3 1 4 — Italian and Austrian. ... 4 ... — Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1 Jersey ...... ... 1 Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 ... . ... Luxembourg...... ..... .. 4 Lyons and Avignon 2 Madras 1 Madras, Nellore, and Arcot % Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ... Mauritius Namur and Liege Nn of France Constituted 5 ...... 10% North Jamaica... ...... ... 1 Orleans and Vierzon ... 10 Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 ...... —...— ..... • Over Yssel 4l3s 4d Paris &Ly - ons Constituted 5 Paris and Orleans 2O Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Constituted Rouen and Havre ...... 20 Sambre and Meuse ...... 10 .... 4% Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 St. Laurence & Atlantic Tours and Nantes Con stituted - .... ..... ...... 5 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt. 8 Trinidad West Flanders ...... .... 6 MINES 33 / 4 IA Real del Monte Unregd 4 ERRA.TUM.—In our City article of yesterday, Consols for the Account were quoted at 94% and at 95% the last price should have been 94%. IV ESTAHNSTER. ABBEY SPIRE, AND OTHER IM PROVEMENTS.—We do hope that Dr. Buckland, who is, very properly, ever ready with suggestions for the re storation and amendment of other buildings, will now look at home, and lend his aid, as Dean of Westmin ster, to improve the Abbey church. Let him get rid of some of the monstrous specimens of bad atone-ma sonry which now disfigure and injure it, giving parts of it the appearance of a statuary's show shop rather than that of a Christian temple. The ancient monuments should be carefully looked to and maintained, and Henry Seventh's Chapel, both inside anti outside, requires immediate attention. As regards the construc tion of: the spire, we ought to be grateful that Wren, great artist as he was in other respects, was not com missioned to eflL:et it ; nod alitiot etpuilly so .io ci of James Wyatt, who in laver times ids;, roli ,, rreti upon it. Thre would i)e touch lees chtiywo (it the renioval of an incongruou, , ni,figurk meat. such ns wood cer;ii',lily have been placed thei;, than there is now of a spire being commenced. We would gladly contribute to remedy the mischief Wren did at the west end.-•.l7we Builder. ERE UNITED STAI, AND MEXICO. ~.~,, . u;.• :... .. :. ~® ARRIVAL OF Til'YE CALEDONIA' EXPRESS FROn LIVERPOOL. (room OUR CORRESPONDENT.) LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY MOOING. By the arrival of the Br itish and North American royal mail steam - sh i p Caledonia, Captain Lott, NI: e have papers from the United States and Canada_ eight days later than have previously reached this port' The Caledonia left 13 istan on the is and Halifax on the 3d. At the time of leaving h Britannia, which sailed from Liverpool on the Igt u ualli ult., had not arrived at Halifax, being an u n-s • long passage ; but the weather, which the Caledonoita has expel ienced on her voyage has been Britanniao te pestuous, similar to which, no doubt, the had met with. Halifax, the gn ill The accounts from America relative to shipPi {rola most disastrous ; it seems that the entire coast, ter, Maine to Louisiana, had been visited with most at rifle hurricanes, which has . been attended wits gre loss of life and property. The political news from the Western Continentraiii not important. The American army, und er Gen r e c e. Taylor, continued at Monterey, to which r einf° Jilt ments continued to be made. It seems certaill_tePA Santa Anna had quitted the city of Mexico, at the 1 : 0 3 : of an army said to be 13,000 strong, `With the exP e e o lion of driving the American forces back the Rio Grande. The American bl o t the Government had determined to corn me oce a 11 .. _ .t hostilities at Alvarado and Tampico, and al so .070, General Kearney proposed to move favor erleruso Santafe, by the combination of which the Alll OOlO . expect to conquer Mexico, and annex it to the it The n e From Canada the news is unimpqrtant. . ,i t cla' Governor's arrival was looked for with cons' interest. papers state cdo Ma 0 11°111 Perhaps the most important features 11 t of pct• relates to commerce. The Caledonian's OW% pr ies 4, seems to have given an upward impetus of t t o ,, " breadstuff," and cotton, in the princiPadoto la to Al., Union, which caused not only na a rtati °° prices, but an enormous amount of Europe. However, before the CaledonefasnP°leilteiocii; f t 0 13 1 e market became changed, a check to *c ell (From the New Yoile Courier lowed, and prices had a downward tencleneg• . 1 SATunDAY, OCT. 31, 2 p,311. ~, r 55 Of T rob-e ofie Mex'c richas e t , the .an war since our last pape - f iiie -- 1 triumph, ,but not without serious sacrifice 0 iia American arms. letec lii P AO Tlie surrender of Monterey has be e cession co' . l .' on of - 1 General Taylor is now in complete PW, r es : ‘ , l ovocess°. city and all its defences and resources. .'''' ,vie 1 ° 5111 ; evacuating the city by the Mexican forces rabered tbsh fast the fact, that the defeated arniy o u 1111 : 13) ,, re e 11 , ie j of the conquerers—for General Toyloesilv'o; e%ckh';s entered Monterey after the surrender, diu . , ll ne ted ''' 5,000 men of all arms, while it i s cowr Ampudia's retreating arm numbered 7,00 0 . , oa til t ' The dates from the city army fM xieo are to the oft ;bet and Enquirer, f the It d , es not appear that Santa Anna had yet 6 y of °,., ( ° ) Pil r li tai i it, t ee h ai , i t ba tt )d n , di ng reachedthe s r a u i t t n a o l o u rumours t b h y s tb e f fi .i r 0 0 f o l o - ti , r c r e ct d p ei, e tr e y m e n s% . on it'h :l t at le impos-ibility of the truth .tills stand ingforce f itnh h uec i s hT u ir t ee m sass o i s i cr t oyulscre efforts, hee the fact that Santa Anna sotto"0, his public entry into Mexico on the 15tb• . he dest'„ t i o . re(l,oP between Mexico and S I 11 in the time a ti o, the the rumour.the t • From CaUfornia we have official PintlligenOte, 540° whole west coast is blockaded by' 'th 'Unit ed h tf ie dron, and that onr flag wss flying at a ll the c .. te without meeting any where with oppositioo. . s aou ; ;a 15 t ill ) It is certain that a vigorous dernonstrat.o bly b 0 0 be made on the Gulf coast of Mexico--10b,LArting far Alvarado and Tamp:co —for the nail i' P" ' te 4 ihalyecConliu,ipsdrsjirlaltnhiYen clo°llsLacilsrr'6frbil: avec opportunity to share in the war. Louisi ,o i n ) e of these points upon the capital, quote reinforcements he ilit _ re N n V i hether another column of troops W — N OP' de' `Taylor will . it ' d or ..„000 ode' h vc i a s Tt of re s t ' 50 41 ; e i r o recruiting m h e i s jn anforcements of men and nnlniti°ll uvpanoneeivhisiin,hotlais,tnoclsi,tny., after revsu,.... Ger Wei he remains A V r p e s m an ai d ns aul l m th k i n n ti t n h g e Generalis each Wool's column and that of Genc,,ft'efergilcll operating on its own line, but each e." 00 in r the other, and bothwillapproach the reg ./ 8 General Taylor is operating- eve r ' ea i t The prospects of peace are as distant 0- 9 . , be r, 0 ide a Mexican c Congress does not meet till Pee w ee s bf? o the only byhis andecide upon the proposals for Pe 3 ea ter o . l o we Government. But no one s eeras ° tos vit il 1 belief that Mexico will consent to any t et a. t •• d e" have ' yet offered, or thus f likely t ol' e-. to" e s. Thequasi far are l at fit neutrality of Yucatan has been of, ttleorf. to on our side, • th as it has ion.. peen on t, 13( "6 n, so tanese, by the following order from the 1-,•..offi" CIRCULAR TO COLLECTORS AND oTa5- nt 1846 OF oF THE CUSTOMS• t,P" der Treasury Department, 0° ,he Ole In consequenceof • Aat ' itt u r intelligence receive-to resc v on ment, it becomes expedient and prope r ;0 of c AO ivilege ranted to the ports of Yucatao ' d t o 5 ,. c ola instructions of the 11th of June, 1846, Oi l de d iell said pill to the interdictions ! veto e d lif - of cora . ;,, to the ports of Mexico o joh s o generally, as e 0 0 6 , instructions. let° por r ' c You are ~c co d . r ingly directed to refuse,. 00 oar all " vessel - - •., nd their cargoes departing 'r and places in Yucatan. AT, E$ d orP H. J. Vir,.--5 fte - 6 0 1. The ad • Secretary 0, the bbo late ro e! vices by the Caledonia stearaerit"ise of f g o. have, to the 4th inst , produced a geners!„„`d atheard'eur here. .Flour advanced7s ha' ''... roe " - e tio a ducts in proportion. cents per Ise so fe e I Since the first imPui. f or ic e a ations have hu occurred, and the price 0,1_00,100 again -6 dol , whicht nay now be quoted for therer ;h all w" l is about 50 cents a bbl. big t 0 141 1 the arr . Antle g 0 iva of the Caledonia eoOP- er 1.4 The sup lies ofthis .• •i- we cti ~ P article which , We io0.••0 ceive from the western States a nd tu e ; a ¢ lit e c- a our the o'vn State—which is a rain.groiv.oo -,0001/ Canal and Hudson River,g are large'rejp, 50- a ti eli a .. weather should not come uponus prentit-1 " f p - calculate upon at lea-t ' ), ,hree weeks ter ra re gation. So ' c Som e untimely breaks in the „ s o, 113 These tt ai o n u a r v r . ed last week, which, for a day or ' sp o t . 'l5 '-e now ig r a e tion and accumulated boats at the sProroils paired, and the utmost activity P he ° whole length of the Canal. ' of li tlio r eties r by Ibo A comparative statement of the clu!cp.wate 0(1 flour, and Indian corn, brought to 11 -: ear ° canals, up c tors ) O b. to 22d October, inclusive, °' ••• last, shows h . ri C nr S6 t is result:— Wheat, bush Flour, bola' lo afs 2 5 ' 5. b In 1845... 776 . 90 0 '0 648 1,642, 186 1, 393 ' f id i da 1846... 1 ' ,985 741 2,178,19(1 dist° v.. The increase '; . is vce ~a of each sort is en'raions 05 st jer ipt corn, of • which last year the supP') Wel „ T at o r 0 0 almost null, is to be accounted for bY the %A P t pl er e ft - 0 , occasioned for this grain by the failure 0 , hat the potato crop. stored t I:1 a The quantity broin,-..ht be oat I : tr.fle i n , comparison with what can u‘.. find W 137 -is l, I region around the lakes, and thus finairT, c orn ; h ere' the Erie Canal to the seaboard---ror 111°'s-ely P . f ed great staple of the west. It Is however file e a .. .,o 3 e;iga• and shelled ire time to be sent forward ti oi ke Ptlic Of, that it is roduced, as after November ale t he 11 ' o to lion is perilous fore e 1. 1 a nd there 1 , 0 1 and infrequent , 03 111 the western crop of this year will r _owe spring. h a lf 0 It iV Of Flour the increase is more than - o f odic ° sa p', e b e a e rrels. The greatly increased qUantitY i ,ear'9.oo4 ding twice and a half the a ll of la', co l . nd e lonb f oote- , ply, is to be accounted for in part bY th noss o eis e droughts of this year, and the con'eque.,sucil. .P'i Or of the mill streana , to grind as m uch 0 " t he 0,180 ins the wheat to flour, -al rste' to 7 , "'at , at the usu ' g eqtla p r eee l V crease in flour this year over last 1 , es v S si bbls. This excess alone of the present 3,.ithil, 0 0 the by the way of the Erie C,nal, i' e q U3l owrted fr°°3lsthr fraction to the whole quantity of flour esP o wing o°- United States to Liverpool for the y•ear beg he 10 ,. 1 or/ Sept. 1845, and eliding 15th Sept. 1846. 00 0°. this export, according to a Liverpool sa before us, was 778,059• of bra Each day now adds to the accunaulatsieno otooyet stuffs in this port, and if the navigation d es the w ill .o l, open as long as the average time, a g rea o t b u o ' ll t he o' arrive, for there are large quantities atl o''_iyiag. , 0 by and in store at Buffalo, and rnore is still iil,l. be ca n! er Of the probable period of the closing ,?I,..re' 0 tab 1,94001 frost, it would seem quite safe, judging assumelryttot the tending through twenty years to th 010c . / o ttoo navigation will continue free all next 01 0 ° .. e ar c n er On the departure of the last stealreflibe oeivsero.. market had a little downward tendenePt_i.efly o n oP roe Caledonia, however, led to large s ales , ." e t pe i t , l b. sol o lation, and prict s advanced fully 1 ce7no,oo " les sin D l ' purchases of last Saturday wer3 6or , belief• that - r ia; large buyers being stimulated by the __ a Geo ~,,, jurious frost had occurred in Carolina L'eubowitleoPor later accounts from the South, however' toteriol;for, the damage done by the frost was not vv r)' s o o o f e dal's, at Wi est market has been dull for the a-t throe , tie so holders who are 61,posed to realise hese - J ° the str°, o ll 3 cent. below the mostelevated point:F:oll,.4%w aoc s , so cases that we can hear of, tin frost did “ °three wee dai ° which would have matured in less than ~i ci t en s _ 91 , that if there should be a severe frost at a p; h i c h h„ , , , 0 later, it would do more injury than th at _ w hat e'% o ut ready occurred. Our market ts also !,erote gi:ie fro, by the larger estimates of the c rop vctuartieultirlYwh°9, from Carolina and Georgia, and more plat eitY' _ t e 0' Savannah. One respectable house in an estop; be circular we have just seen, gives. would 10 5 thei 2,175,C00 bales, stating. that the crop . wh), a 3ttio , at,least 2,600;060 but or the woFftisn:soutileXl)ollltic say, have been injurious in 1.,40.„?,,5,..iid„. a n the part of South Alahanlil , P al CoO tt Sea board. , ~f- he oil • -at -- t - f ief , ' vs , OsnottNE HousE.-I.Tpon the ar, i3ntint..,, athe,,rotir, in the Isle , f Wight next week, t he , , , e r in ,, end ij c, 0 0 01 , ~,,,, of Lree,, ei,rlSl,tillg'4_:',.,,,,,d osll°_re,docir I, vv 11 tbko OW(' iipar, the g r . . lino ~_ ~tt0criptr,...%,,1,,, ,fi , ,ncl :.t Barton, under the innie(11...!.'',,.;-,i,',.; oaini.lt! _ 0 ; '... 0, .iliJ. rt.. i_Nr_berieliid Doenio 0 also be made to the ornamental Eu ti.u e re si e , ,„ , 5 n3 argi mediate vicinity a licr 3 1 gJe s v island, S" 15% 8% 24 8% 75 12% 121 / 2 8 34 654 18% 34% 3 71/s 3 1 4 2p - 14% 1% - 3/i 10% 7%