The Sun. — London, England, 1852-12-27 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH, TAVISTOCK, OKEHAMPTON NORTH DEVON, and EXETER RAILWAY. The London Bankers are instructed to receive DEPOSITS until Urtber notice. 27th December, 1852. NEW WORK BY SIR E. BULWER LYTTON BART. On Ist January will be published, ' ".„1 Y 0 V By PISISTRATIIS CAXTON. OH, Vial - MISS IN ENGLISH Lin. In 4 vols. post Bvo. WILLL&H BLACKWOOD & Sows, Edinburgh and London THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. rarewell Season of Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING '7lll be performed the popular and highly attractive Comedy of `:.ASKS AND FACES; or, Before and Behind the Curtain—by :,; , 3sars. Benjamin Webster, Leigh Murray, Stuart, and Parselle: Nr'3. Stirling, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss Rosa Bennett, and Miss Fanny Maskell._ after which (first time), a new Grand Extravaganza, entitled LEO, THE TERRIBLE, by the entire strength of the Company. After which, the Farce of BOX and COX MARRIED and SZTTLED. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, Dec. 27, will be performed the Comic Drama called A PHENOMENON IN A SMOCK-FROCK, Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Borncastle ; Miss F. Baker and Miss C. Mitchell. ' After which (first time). a new and original Fairy Fxtrayaganza, itled THE GOOD WOMAN IN THE WOOD, in which Messrs. Matthews, Suter, Horneastle, and Templeton ; Madame Vestris, _ 4 4.,s Julia St. George, 311ss Robertson (her first appearance at this 7 :leatre), Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, M; es wyndbarn, Miss Eglin t37l (her first appearance at this Theatre), and Miss Rosins Wright will appear. To conclude with LITTLE TODDLEKINS. Characters by .:Vessrs. C. Mathews, Baker, Butler, Mrs. F. Matthews, Miss Oliver, and Miss Ellis. role Agent for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Open for the Season. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Dec. 27, the already popular Drama of SLAVE LIFE; or, Uncle Tom's Cabin—by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Cullen ford. 0. Smith, and Emery ; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Miss Harding, and Mrs. Keeley. After which (first time), a new Grand Christmas Pantomime, Called NELL GWYNNE ; or, Harlequin Merrie Monarch, by Messrs. Flexmore, S. Honey, T. W. Barnes, and James Rogers ; Miss Laura Honey, and Mdlle. Anriol. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Rean. t HIS EVENING, Dec. 27, will he presented THE IRON CHEST. Sir Edward Mortimer, Mr. Charles Kean. After which will be produced a new and original Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN CHERRY AND FAIR STAR; or, The Green Bird, the Dancing Waters, and the Singing Tree. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline (first appearance here) ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Columbine, Miss Car- lotta Leclercq. ROYAL OLYMPIC: THEATRE. Lossee and Manager, Mr. Farren. THIS RVENING, Dec. 27, will be presented ABELARD AND BELOISE. . After which, a new Grand Cemic Christmas Pantomime, en tiled ROMEO AND JULIET; or, Harlequin Queen Mab and the World of Dreams. Harle.uin, Mr. Forest; Columbine, Miss Marie Charles ; Sprite, Mr. G. Thompson ; Pantaloon, Mr. Tanner ; flown, Mr. Edward Edwards, who will introduce his wonderful (ogs. Box-ofliee open from Eleven till Five, under the superintendence of Mr. Edward Chatterton. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Inmense attraction of the Christmas Holidays. First Night of the ..ew Grand Equestrian Comic Pantomime. 30th Night of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Entire change of Scenes in the Arena. Tins EVENING, December 27, and during the week, the Enter tunments will commence with the highly successful Equestrian Drama of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, with ail its original effects. To be followed by unusually brilliant and novel Scenes in the Circle, by the most eminent Artistes of the day. To conclude with, for the First Time, the New Grand Equestrian Christmas Comic Pantomime, entitled FORTUNIO AND HIS HORSE COMRADE ; or, Harlequin and his Seven Gifted Men. Produced on an unequalled scale of splendour, and in which the following talented Pantomimists will appear for the first time here. Harlequin, Mr. Melbourne Ellar ; Columb ne, Mdlle. Christine; Clown, Mr. Gardner Bolin° ; Pantaloon, Mr. Priorson ; Sprite, Mr. R. Hemming. boors open at Half-pest Six o'clock. To commence at Seven, rox-oftice open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr, W. west. HIGH WATER AT LONID , ON BRIDGE This DAY —Morning 19 min. after 2 Evening 43 min.aft. 2 c-Monaow—M l orning 57 min. after 2 Evening 17 min.aft. 3 THE WEATHER. —SUN OFFICE, Dec. 26. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 50—highest since noon on Saturday. 40—lowest yesterday morning, and during Sat. night 47—yesterday at noon. BAROMETER, 29'78. WIND, W.S.W.—Light breeze, and very fine sunshiny weather. The finest day for two months. DECEMBER 27. 51— highest since noon yesterday. 44—lowest this morning and during the night. 49—this day, at noon. BAROMETER 29 . 29. The mercury fell about half an inch ace yesterday. We have had a very heavy gale last night from the S.W. WIND. S.W., blowing fresh. fAki. ) 4p . , e,, r , ~ , •? ) Or , alltn, SJ ~...,:v VA LONDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1852 For administrative ability perhaps, the new cabinet, presided over by the Karl of ABERDEEN, is more remarkable, all things considered, than any ever before constructed to direct the destinies r•f the British Government. That is a merit , ellich must be admitted at once upon all hands, said by none, we conceive, more willingly than by he Leader of the late Administration. Scarcely a 'ingle name appears upon the programme of this ( -I traordinary Ministry which is not distinguished 'oy a most eminent union of talent and experi ice. Several of the - personages who have con _•uted to take office under the existing emergency are not alone qualified to conduct the affairs of the empire in one or other of the more important official departments —they are men whose genius 'ight reasonably justify them in aspiring to the responsible post of Ministerial chieftainship. Scarcely any one will deny their capacity in this respect—scarcely any one will deny that the country might have looked forward, without any great extravagance of anticipation, to the possi hility, under certain contingencies, of the supreme nutherity in the English Cabinet being entrusted ace more to the noble ex-Premier, Lord JOHN R.USSELL. We ourselves have before now debated the probabilities of a Ministry conducted by Sir tirAMRS GRAHAM. There have not been wanting Those, upon several occasions, who have dreamt of witnessing the construction of a Government pre sided over by the Earl of CLARENDON. Again, it is even now conceded by the bitterest of his Opponents that Viscount PALMERSTON possesses a scope and grasp of intellect such as are the most eagerly desiderated in the Master of an Adminis tration. Mr. GLADSTONE, moreover, surpasses in many particulars not a few of those able rulers who have stood bravely at the helm of the State vessel before now under much more disadvan tageous circumstances. Besides these, there is the Premier himself, the Earl of ABERDEEN ; and, besides the Premier, there are Lord CANNING, and the Right Honourable SIDNEY HERBERT, and the Duke of NEWCASTLE—(iO say nothing just now of Lord GRANVILLE, Or of Mr. CARDWELL, t or of Sir CHARLES WOOD, OT of Sir WILLIAM ATOLESWORTH)--liteD not undeservedly celebrated ,)y their skill as diplomatists, or by their tact as administrators. It is undeniable. The combi ' nation of ability in the new Cabinet is something t • extraordinary. But, then, the list displays such castonishing incongruities ! The very combination r has- about it an aspect so anomalous ! It appears, k.iOA the face of it, to be nothing less than an prganised impracticability. What ! Lord PAL ktRSTON under Lord ABERDEEN—the " dear --IABERDEEN" of Louis PHILIPPE, the Marplot of Spanish Marriages, the Under-Secretary of b At. Q t .. , ZOT to be the l ea d er o f th e most patriotic, i ytt, chiv a l r i c, and .uncompromising of o ur oreign ! What ! who Lord PALRERsToN, cerL ioer Of • Ras bowed out of the Ministry in the De la 5 1 so unceremoniously ; not to say the City 0g1 . 5-, by the Noble Lord the Member for don now in th e D ecem b er of Cabinet table 1852 consenting t : . sit down mee kl y a t th e same Bade by side with Lord JOHN _RUSSELL ! RelDeb a b er, too, the Noble Viscount, the Representative of Ti verton . , will have to rub elbows with Lord GRAN N , L , the Minister chosen his successor in the cant Sec re t arys hi p ! Remember, that Mr. GLADFrrowz will have to with Sir CHARLR% WOOD, the most diaw ami ca bly CrO tchetty an d incompetent of ch anceuov of the Exch equer ! Remember, that Sir JA M s S E GRAHAM Will have to be officially I , -and-ancl-olov with Lord J OHN RT.T,SELL in all the most • e refit qUestions of the age, including those aff e , ting the condition of Ireland and the British Colonies -- the- originator of the Ecclesiastical Titles and the most determined of its antagonists 1 I Paxt from all these very obvious, but at the same time very startling, considerations, several of the appointments appear to us to be radically wrong in themselves. Radicall— y wrong, we take it, radi cally wrong in principle, as well as in fact, is the nomination of another civilian as First Lord of the . Admiralty, even though that civi • • lian be an administrator as gift e d as Sir AXESG RAHAM. , Radically wrong, we are satisfied, and we proclaim it, is the instalment of Sir CHART.rs WOOD at the Head of the Board of Control, at a crisis when the so-ealled renewal of the East India Charter must necessitate the total revision of the system• of our Oriental Government. There are deplora ble difficulties threatened likewise through the selection—the wrong-headed and incomprehensi ble selection—of Lord JOHN RUSSELL to act as Foreign, and of Lord PALMERSTON to act as Home, Secretary. These are some of the more bungling arrangements in the choice of the men and the distribution of the posts of the New Administra tion. They are errors so notorious, that we need scarcely predict from them a very speedy disor ganisation of the ABERDEEN Government—won derfully and even unprecedentedly powerful though that Government is in the ability of its principal members, in their genius as statesmen, and their capacity as administrators. Recollections of the Ministry known as the " Cabinet of all the Talents," have, naturally enough, been revived by the chief peculiarity of the Earl of ABERDEEN'S Government. It may not be uninteresting, therefore, to contrast the Go vernment of 1807 and the Government of 1852. THE PORTLAND CABINET. President of the Council Earl CAMDEN. Lord Privy Seal, Earl WE STMORELAND. Lord Chancellor. Lord ELDON. First Lord of the Treasury Duke of PORTLAND. Home Secretary.. ..,.... Lord HAwKESBURY. Foreign Secretary . Mr. CANNING. Colonial Secretary Lord CASTLEREAGH. Chancellor of the Exchequer. ... Mr. PERCIVAL. President of the Board of Trade Earl BATHURST. Master-General of the Ordnance... Earl of CHATHAM. First Lord of the Admiralty Lord MULGRAVE. Noblemen in those days almost monopolised the offices of the Government. It will be seen that in the foregoing catalogue only two Commoners are mentioned—but what Commoners they were— Prime Ministers in perspective—CANNlNG and PERCIVAL. It must be remarked, moreover, that in this olla podrida Ministry, Lord CASTLEREAGH was War Secretary as well as Colonial Secretary, and that Mr. PERCIVAL was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, as well as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Attorney-General was Sir VICARY GIBBS, the Solicitor-General was Sir THOMAS PLUMMER, the President of the Board of Control (without a seat in the Cabinet) was Mr. DUNDAS, and the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland was the Duke of RICHMOND. Now, compare these statesmen with " all the talents" combined in the forthcoming Government. THE ABERDEEN CABINET. President of Council Lord Privy Seal Earl of CLARENDON. Duke of ARGYLE. Lord Chancellor First Lord of the Treasury Lord CRANWORTH. Earl of ABERDEEN. Home Secretary Lord PAL3fERS TON. Foreign Secretary Lord J. RUSSELL. Colonial Secretary Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. GLADSTONE. President of the Board of Trade Mr. CARDWELL. President of the Board of Control Sir CHAS. WOOD. First Lord of the Admiralty Sir J. GRAHAM. Duchy of Lancaster Lord GRANVILLE. Postmaster-General Lord CANNING. Secretary-at-War Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT. Board of Works Sir W. MOLESWORTH. Contrasting the two Governments, we should give thepreference in regard to aggregate ability unques- tionably to the ABERDEEN Cabinet. For while(with an respect be it said) we would not for a moment compare Lord CRANWORTH with Lord ELDON, and while we allow, of course, the eminent capacity of Mr. CANNING, of Mr. PERCIVAL, and of Lord CASTLEREAGH—We cannot but think that the pre dominance of intellect must be conceded at once to a Ministry combining the great powers of a PALMERSTON, a GRAHAM, a RUSSELL, and a GLAD STONE, together with the admitted talents of Lord CLARENDON, Lord CANNING, Mr. SIDNEY HER BERT, Mr. CARDWELL, the Duke Of NEWCASTLE, and Sir WILLIAM Momswonnt—putting on one tide names such as those of the PRIME MINISTER, of the LORD PRIVY SEAL, of the PRESIDENT Of the BOARD of CONTROL, and of the PRESIDENT of the DUCHY of LANCASTER. Yet, with all these un doubted abilities, can the country imagine for one instant that it is at length endowed with a stable Government ? There are too many leaders in the Cabinet. There is not a sufficient bond of union amongst them—in principle. They combine— everybody must admit that—they combine great reputations. But then they bring together (com paratively speaking) only small and broken par ties. They bring together the Whigs and the Peelites. Against those blended Whigs and Peelites will be arrayed the compact and powerful party, the largest party in the House of Commons—owning Lord DERBY and Mr. DISRAELI as their chieftains. This latter party, recollect, numbering upwards of 300 Representatives, may be swelled into an overwhelming majority, upon any question, at any juncture, by the aid of more than half a hun dred of Irish members, and of about a hundred Liberals of principles thoroughly independent. It is hoped, no doubt, by the Leaders of the new Cabinet that the Brigade will be conciliated by the appointment of Mr. KEOGH as Solicitor- General for. Ireland, and that the independent Liberals may be gained over, upon critical divi sions, by the circumstance of the Board of Works having been entrusted to Sir WILLIAM MOLES WORTH. But are not these, we may ask, rather dim conjecturesvague possibilities—almost in tangible anticipations ? We shall see. The prize to be secured is magnificent ; but the stakes ap pear to us ridiculous, and even contemptible. A little while longer, and the result must be ap parent. It will then be seen whether the ano malies of the ABERDEEN Cabinet can be smoothed away—whether materials so glaringly incongruous can be properly amalgamated whether this blending of important reputations can bestow on England the long -sought blessing of a strong as well as of a liberal Government. No criminal trial for many years has created deeper interest, we may even say more intense ex citement, in the public mind, than that of WILLIAM BURKE KIRWAN, who now remains under sentence of death at Kilmainham, for the alleged murder of his wife, and who, unless the Royal prerogative be exercised in his favour, must suffer a painful and ignominious death on the scaffold, on the 18th of January next. That excitement is not limited to the district in which the mysterious transaction occurred, nor to the parties to whom the unfortunate prisoner was known as an eminent artist occupy ing a respectable position in society. It is not in Ireland alone that it is entertained. It has spread throughout the entire length and breadth of the United Kingdom, and is felt by thousands and tens of thbusands, not only from Cape Clear to Donaghadee, but from the Lands End to. John o' Groats. It is not merely the extraordinary and romantic circumstances of the case circumstances un paralleled since the memorable trial of JOHN SCANLAN, on which poor GERALD GRIFFIN founded his most striking and brilliant tale "The Collegians" that has caused this powerful sensation. Nor can we fairly compare it with that case; or even the comparatively modern one of the Duke de CHOISEUL PRASLDT, for in both instances the atro cious crimes were unequivocally and unanswer ably brought home to the accused : and there is, to say the least of it, considerable doubt and mys tery connected with that now under notice. If the guilt of Mr. KIRWAN were fully brought to light, and rendered clear as noon-day, his cowardly assassination of an innocent and confiding woman, who looked up to him for security and protection, would properly place his name in juxtaposition with the miscreants above referred to. But while there is even a remote probability, to say nothing of a reasonable possibility, of his innocence, we cannot draw a parallel between the cases, which might create an undue prejudice against one who has already, we fear, suffered too severely from prejudices, not unnaturally excited against him, minds from w hi c h any bias should have been , caref u ll y excluded at the time when nis future fate __his life or death depended on the verdict th at should be pronounced. No ; it is a higher motive, a more honourable and ennobling influence, that has created this thrilling sensation —it is the dread of the grievous injury to Society —occasioned by th e conviction and possible exe cution of an ilatocent man —4.44—.. an injury that must be regarded by - every right-minded person as a national calamity—calculated to shake our confi dence in that which has long been regarded as the Palladium of our liberties, the " trial by jury." The humane maxim of the British law declares that "it is better that one hundred guilty per sons should escape, than that one innocent per son should be unjustly convicted." A maxim never controverted in our British Courts of Jus tice, and which, indeed, constitutes the glorious distinction between the administration of the criminal law in free and in enslaved nations—be tween a mild and humane form of government and a practical despotism. The reasons for the adop tion of this maxim have been so clearly and beau tifully expressed , by Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY in his observations on the Criminal Law of England, that we maybe excused for quoting the very words of that distinguished jurist. "It should be recollected, too," said the great law reformer, " that the object of penal laws is the protection and security of the innocent ; that the punish ment of the guilty is resorted to only as the means of attaining that object. When, therefore, the guilty, escape, the law has merely failed of its in tended effect ; it has done no good indeed, but it has done no harm. But when the innocent be come the victims of the law, the law is not merely inefficient—it does not merely fail of accomplish ing its intended object—it injures the persons it was meant to protect ; it creates the very evil it was to cure, and destroys the security it was made to preserve." We feel, then, that there is something even more important than the life or death of this unfortunate gentleman—for greatly unfortunate he is if guilty, and doubly so if innocent—in volved in the result ; and it is in this spirit that we approach the consideration of the interesting inquiry, Is Wm/Lot BURKE KIRWAN indeed a murderer ?—the wilful and cold-blooded assassin of the woman whom before the altar of his GOD he had vowed "to love and cherish ?" Before we attempt to enter on this wide field of investigation, we must be permitted to disclaim any morbid feeling of sympathy for the so-called criminal. If he be indeed guilty—if no reason able doubt existed in the case—we should say that he had richly merited the most exemplary punishment—that hanging was " too good" for so vile a wretch—that no greater sympathy could be felt for his sufferings than for the destruction of a wild beast or rabid animal. His antecedents were by no means favourable, or calculated to predispose the community to regard with any degree of leniency the 'harrowing accusation pre ferred against him. He had undoubtedly violated one of the obligations imposed by his nuptial vow —he had lived in a long-continued course of licentiousness, the discovery of which naturally led to serious quarrels with his ill-fated wife, and the public discovery whereof, the disgust excited by bringing home the partner of his guilt to the place previously occupied by his deceased wife, led to the subsequent investigation, and thereby to his conviction and condemnation. But how ever gravely we may censure such conduct, there is no law—human or divine—which authorised or authorises the capital punishment of such a person. The provision in the Jewish code was only against the man who committed adultery with another man's wife (Leviticus xx., 10), and that very code recognised and even justified poly gamy. By the British law a civil remedy is only given, and if every unfaithful husband were to be consigned to the hands of the hangman, too many would, we fear, come within the scope of such a Draconic enactment. It is, however, practically, because he had thus sinned, that KIRWAN is left for execution in the prime of life, and his very name consigned to an infamous notoriety among future generations. It is impossible to doubt this fact, if we consider the stress laid on the circumstances by the Learned Judge (CRAMPTON) in his charge, as affording an an adequate motive for the crime ; and although he at the same time declared that there was "no necessary connexion between the character and moral habits of living of the prisoner, previous to the 6th of September, and his responsibility and liability to the charge which was the subject of the indictment"—although he explained how dif ficult it was "to connect that single motive with the subsequent act"—he yet laid so much weight thereon, and on the unkind, if not threat ening, language made use of on their first arrival at Howth, in June, but which was not repeated during July, August, or September, that it must have materially influenced the verdict. It is certain that had KIRWAN been a devoted and faithful husband, he would never have been convicted, perhaps never even accused. Now, al though we do not attempt to vindicate, or even excuse these marital backslidings, we must be per mitted to say that we do not consider them suffi cient to convert doubt into certainty, or to render that which is at best, or rather at worst, a case of grave suspicion one of complete and satisfactory proof. One wcrd more as to the supposed motive. It must be borne in mind that it was not the com mencement of KIRWAN'S illicit connexion when in the hey-day of youth, and uncontrolled violence of passion, he might feel disposed to sacrifice every tie—to relinquish every hope, human and divine, for the possession of the loved object. No, the liaison was of considerable standing —nearly, if not altogether, dating from the time of his mar riage. Several, we believe, as many as eight chil dren, had been born. There could not, therefore, have been that maddening and overwhelming passion, that would render a man reckless of consequences. It should also be considered that it had been continued after the alleged discovery--that the offence had been con doned—and that the death of MARIA KIRWAN was not indispensable to the continuation of his visits to THERESA KENNY. The quarrelling had long ceased ; MARGARET CAMPBELL, the only wit ness by whom it was established, in her deposi tion, stated that " she had never known them to disagree except on one occasion" —that " she did not know the cause of that disagreement"—and that, " except in that instance, she knew them to live together as happily as could be." The alleged motive, so far, then, as the desire to possess THERESA KENNY without interruption, is thus set aside ; and it could scarcely be asserted, with any appearance of plausibility, that the dread of expo sure, or of the injury to his reputation, from the public discovery of his immorality, could act so powerfully on a man in his position as it did 011 TAWELL the Quaker, when he dispatched his victim at Slough from the anxiety to keep up appearances. The length to which the preceding observations have run, permit neither time nor space to ana lyse the evidence with the minuteness and accu racy which its complicated character as well as the vital importance of the result, not only to the prisoner, but to the community in general, im peratively demands. We shall, therefore, reserve further comment for a future number —merely stating, that in ,our opinion that evidence Was by no means conclusive or sufficient to warrant the finding of the jury, and the consequent execution the consequent execut i on, of the prisoner—we say for it is no case for compromise. If he be indeed guilty, let him be cut off from the face of the earth ; but if that guilt be not satisfactorily and indisputably established, he should not suffer even a single month's imprisonment on the charge, If Lord ABERDEEN has been somewhat delibe rate in constructing a Ministry, Lord DERBY has been prompt enough in rallying and equipping an opposition. He has more than rivalled the noble inhabitant of 32, Chesham-place. Lord JOHN RUSSELL had quitted his official quarters, had allowed three weeks to elapse, before he sum moned his former comrades to meet him : Lord DERBY, while the abode of office is yet warm, and before " three times the space that measures day and night to mortal men" have well elapsed, awakes himself from the stupor of his fall from office, and calls on his legions to " awake, arise, or be for ever fallen." Lord JoHN himself at least cannot complain. He set the example ; and it is followed readily, with the characteristic dif ferences between the aristocratic heat and haste of a STANLEY, and the aristocratic coolness and nonchalance of Lord JOHN RUSSELL. Lord JOHN had recommended a successor to office, and in three weeks was scheming to upset him. Lord THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, 1852. engine. Lord ABERDEEN has been, it is true, a Conser vative, so have most of the Peelites ; but their Conservatism is of the expansive, not of the re pressive, stamp. PEEL'S own was so. His heart was with the people ; so is that of his followers, and they will not improbably be amongst the wil lin agents in efficient reforms. Mr. GLADSTONE it was who prohibited Mr. DISRAELI from carving out new landbrd constituencies for the members of the disfranchised boroughs. But let what Government will be in power, it must, sooner or later, concede to the people—to that democracy which Lord JOHN himself so justly described and eulogised at Perth ; which, as he observed, "has as fair a title to the enjoyment of its rights as Monarchy or Nobility." " This fair growth of the power of democracy, this growth of intelligence, this growth of wealth, this forming of opinions more enlightened Ind more calculated to carry on in an enlightened manner the Government of the world, —this is an increased power which ought not to be crushed, but ought to be encouraged and main tained;" to check which, after the old fashion, he conceived to be as hopeless as "to dam up their magnificent river, with a view to prevent an in undation, o 7 to close the railway gates to stop the express train." The intelligent Peelites un derstand th:s as well as the Orator of Perth ; but we repeat vhether he of Perth, or the followers of PEEL understand it or not, the people them selves understand it, and the most aristocratical Cabinets must yield to justice and intelligence. The " downward" eourse of a Government fa- Yourable aemocratical rights ! We thank thee, Lord DERRY, for teaching us that word. Yes, it is downwards, but it is downwards to that rock on which alone a Government is safe ; downwards to the just rights and the merited good will of the governed. E ve ry wing, every part of our oons.titutional fabric, which has reached that solid foundation, stands more firmly than ever. Our financial system, for instance, since it has ceased to be the instrument of monopolists, the means of obtaining exclusive or special privi leges for corn growers, sugar makers ; or mer chants—since it has descended to the rights and the interests of the consuming many, is more firmly established thaii at any period of recent history. So will it be with our Representa- tive system : let 'it but become really Represen tative—let the Commons of England be the honest choice of the untitled commonalty—and .he Crown and the aristocracy, too, (if the latter rest upon a spare themselves the c on fli c t,) will firmer foundation thaw ever before. We hope Lord DIRBY'S cooler judgment will convince him that he has chosen a wrong cry of battle: Had own Cabinet remained in office, no sooner would he have completed his law reforms, than le himself would have been compelled to prepam a second and a real Reform Bill. It was the umeality of Lord JOHN'S which, in fact, put the Tones into power. Had it been worth the people's having, had it been anything better than a pure piece of Conservatism, the people would have lefied their enemies to displace its author. It is, indeed, not a little remarkable that the late and the present Ministry have both fallen in attempts to bamboozle their supporters. Lord Jolliv's sham Electoral Reform, and Dis- RAELI'S sham relief to the farmers, proved equally fatal to their respective authors. The country has outgrown such political magic-lantern shows. The demand is for solid work. THE PRINCESS ROYAL OF SWEDEN. - Her Royal Highness the Princes Royal of Sweden and Norway was safely delivered of a Prince on the 14th inst. His Royal Highness the Duke d'Aumale's late splendid domain of Chantilly, inherited by the ex-Royal Duke from his late relative the Prince de Conde, has, after some nego tiation, been finally disposed of to the wealthy house of Coutts and Co. The price agreed to bo given we have heard stated to be 14 millions of francs. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury and family left Arlington -street on Friday for Hatfield House for the holidays. At the approaching council to be held by her Majesty his lordship will deliver up his seals of office as Lord Privy Seal, which office is to be conferred on the Duke of Argyll, who will be forthwith advanced to the rank of a Privy Councillor. MR. JAMES CANDLISH, THE CHAMPION OF THE TYNE. -It is the intention of the friends and supporters of this gentleman to present him with a portrait of himself, which is now in course of painting. The straightforward conduct of Mr. Candlish on all occasions justly entitles him to this compliment. _ . _ TirE EMIGRATION DEPOT.—About an acre of ground to the west of the sugar house in the Docks, is being fitted up by the South-Western Railway Company for the pur poses of the emigration depot. The inside will be appro priated as berths and bed places ; and the outside as cook ing-houses, washouses, committee rooms, &c. DERBY recommended no successor, and perhaps hoped, by an appeal in due time to the Conser vative Peelites, to secure their co-operation, and to place Lord ABERDEEN in the same position as he himself occupied in February last year, of ' being unable to construct a working Government. How strong, as Mr. VILLIERS said in the Free-trade debate, is the family likeness of Cabinets ! He might have added, and of ex- Cabinets too. Well, then, we know what the Opposition is to be. One of most formidable numerical strength, assuredly. 310 against 339 of the sitting Mem bers ; 288 against 307 of as full a House as can well assemble. We imagine, however, that all Lord DERBY'S supporters will not prove very steady ones. Should a Government of the most competent men in the House of Commons be able to work together, it will be difficult, indeed, for the one champion of the Opposition to retain his fol lowers. The so-called Liberal Conservatives are very numerous in this Parliament ; and such of them as stood by BENJAMIN DISRAELI in Office will be likely enough to desert his leadership out of office, and to support the measures of a coali tion Ministry. They could not indeed well op pose it, except on popular measures ; and the prospect of being sent to the hustings for opposing such measures is very distasteful, especially to newly-elected Members. But the uniting object of the Opposition—that is the point. Lord DERBY has fairly flung down the gauntlet to the country; it is to be a Conser vative Opposition—an anti-Democratic Opposition. The people have attained power enough, too much, indeed ; they are to get no more. The old battle of the Patricians against the Plebeians is to be once more renewed. Well, so let it. We know who will be the victors at last. Lord DERBY threatens to check the " downward course" of Government; meaning, thereby, the upward course of the people. Let him try. One fall, one complete fall, his order glove gained in their Corn-law struggle ; let theta be chary of hazarding another. The contest for their right to eat has taught the people how to fight for the rights of self-taxation, and of self-government. They are in no particu lar hurry just now, but they know their power, and they mean to use it. They abhor revolutions, but they love Reform Bills, and they mean to have them. They are loyal, but they wish to show their loyalty, not by kissing the feet of the aristocracy, but by the conduct of their own Re presentatives in the House of Commons. They naturally look up to the titled and wealthy classes; but they respect themselves also, and think that, with the daily papers in their hands, they can tell who and what to vote for, without the dictation of their landlords or the bribery of the Carlton Club. Physical force Chartism, evoked as it was by agents behind the scenes, has quite subsided, but just in the same proportion the desire for full citizenship has taken firmer hold of the minds of those who are worthy of it. The great towns are quiet, but their social power is prodigiously advanced, and they will no longer tamely endure that their thousands should be overborne, and their intelligence nullified, by the hundreds and the tens of the ARIINDELS and WoonsToms. There is no cry to overthrow the House of Lords, but there is a universal demand that Peers shall not sit and represent themselves in that House, and nominate also Members for the House of the People. Let Lord DERBY remember that it is hazardous indeed to resist the " downward" course of a Government when the moving power is the people itself. He may be successful in slackening the speed, but to the terminus the train must be brought at last, and well for the first-class carriages if the self-constituted guard do not crush himself and them in one common ruin. The differ ence between the education and intelligence, and therefore the power, of the people now, and in the good old Tory times, is fully tts great as that be tween the old six inside and the mighty railway MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. We extract the following from the monthly cir cular of Messrs. Smith, Campbell, and Co., of Sydney, dated the end of August, which confirms our remarks, made some weeks ago, as to the proba bility of the immense profits hitherto realised from the exportation of sovereigns being, materially re duced : " GOLD.—The profits which have been reaped from investment in our now principal product, ' must no longer be looked for. The arrival of the Chusan steamer with confirmation of previous reports of its unusual purity, and a simultaneous receipt of con siderable quantities of specie, have given impetus to the market, and raised prices to a figure, which, considering the position of the Exchange, is very close to its full commercial value. Mount Alexander, by which (being the purest and most plentiful) the values are regu lated, is now selling at 675. 9d. per ounce. The yield from the Victoria mines still far surpasses that from our diggings, but there is reason to hope that we shall yet be enabled to come up to our southern neighbours in production. An auriferous field has recently been found in the Northern District, on the Begara, or creek flowing into the Gwydir river, which the Com missioner describes as " likely to be inferior to none hitherto discovered." We do not mean to say that a Gold Field, so distant as this is from our city, even if the Commissioner's opinion should be not incorrect regarding its richness, can afford equal advantages as do the more easily approachable mines in the neighbourhood of Melbourne ; but the dis covery allows an inference that in the intervening large space of country (which includes the Peel River and Hunter River districts) there are many equally pro lific spots much more accessible, whence considerable supplies of the metal may be drawn. The crushing of auriferous quartz has been resorted to as yet only on a very small scale ; but various companies have been formed for the purpose, and one or two have already im ported the required machinery. It is hoped, therefore, that we shall not have to wait long before the treasures supposed to be embedded in the ridges of the Western district are disclosed. We must not forget to mention that it is intended to establish a branch of the Royal Mint at Sydney ; when this has been accomplished, the price of Gold in this colony will be little short of the London value." The English Funds maintain fully the buoyant tone that prevailed prior to Christmas-day, and Consols are apparently going higher, being 100 i to 101. The New 32 Per Cents. have been 1041 to 105, and the Three Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 1011 to Bank Stock has been up to 224 and 2242. The promised continuance of large remit tances of gold from Australia is calculated to in spire confidence, and the formation of the Ministry likewise has its influence. The premium on the March Exchequer Bills is 695. Foreign Securities generally are depressed, but the most essential change is in Mexican Bonds, which have dropped about 1 per Cent., having been 231, and since 232. Grenada Active Stock is 122. Equador realises 52. Brazilian New have been 88 to 89, and Buenos Ayres 74. P eruv i an Deferred Bonds are steady at 642. Spanish Pas sive Stock is si, and the Turkish loan has decli ne d to premium. Sardinian Bonds are 951. Nothing has been done in Dutch, Danish, or Russian. Spanish Deferred are nominally 24 to 2. There is no uniform movement in the Railway Share Market, but prices, in several instance s , are higher. Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Eastern, Midland, South-Eastern, and York and Berwick have risen. The Gold Mine Share Market has been firm, though by no means so active as it was a few days since. Colonial Gold have touched 4i, and Port Philip 3i. West Mariposa are better. British Iron are in request. Australian Agricultural have touched 283; South Australian are firmer at 50 to 52 ; Peel River 15 to 16 prem. BR ITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY. (From the Official List,) - Business done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOl4 i i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 31 per Cent. Annuities lO4l 5 41 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6 7-16 Consols for Account lOl 1001 Exchequer Bills lid. March. Juno. £lOOO £5OO Small _ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds.. lo 2i Ditto New, 1852, 4i per C en t 99 8i Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 74 Equador Bonds bg 4 Grenada Bonds, Defe rre d, Mexican 3 per Cent Peruvian Deferred 3 per C en t 64. 54 4,1, Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Spanish Passive (Converted) si Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 244 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 4l p e Turkish Loan, 6 per Ce n t., 1852 . Dutch Bonds 4 3 Consols for Openin g 18th January TH. REE OLOCK. 100/ to ' I C OOi ex d. A DEAR EMBRACE.—On Wednesday afternoon a gen tleman went down in a boat to see a lady—we under stand a sister—a passenger on board the Orinoco, then in the river. The boat went alongside the ship, and the lady, on recognising her brother, ran down the ladder to embrace him. The lady, after the hearty greetings were over, returned to the vessel, and the gentleman was about to return to Southampton, when, to his utter amazement, he was ordered to be detained and put in quarantine on board the ship for having contact with one of the passengers ! 'Whether a step of this kind was requisite, when Mr. Wiblin, the quarantine officer him self, is constantly going to, and returning from, the Orinoco to Southampton, we leave the public and the medical profession to determine. THE MINISTRY AND THE IRISH BRIGADE. Mr. Frederick Lucas assures his readers that, up to Thurs day evening, the Parliamentary party with which he is connected had not been consulted as to the Irish ap pointments consequent upon the change of hands in Downing-street ; and more, he in a manner promises that, when the new Ministers are fully installed in their places, the brass band will, as usual, be found ranged in hostile array on the Opposition benches. It is clear from this, that nothing short of a Cabinet chosen from the leaders of the brigade will ever induce that respect able cabal to abandon their factious and disreputable course of tactics. There are, however, limits of endur ance beyond which it might not be safe or politic to go. IRON SHIP-BUILDING—GREAT ADVANCE OF WAGES.— In consequence of the unparalleled briskness of iron ship-buildinc , in Dumbarton at the present time, we un derstand that a very large increase has just been made to the wages of the workmen connected with the princi pal branches of the trade. We believe that a similar ad vance has also been given in the other yards on the Leven,—.Dumbarton Herald. CITY, Two o'CLooK. There was no Cotton market at Liverpool on Christmas-day. The American advices per Baltic and Europa steamers are favourable in respect to trade, and there was again a large quantity of gold coming forward from California. The Mexican political news is worse than ever : the revolutionists proving successful, and the whole country being apparently discontented. The following concerns the Californian mines : "The whole of the well-known Feather River estate, of Thomas 0. Larkin, Esq., of California, has been bought by some gentlemen of this city, with the inten tion of forming a company for mining and agricultural purposes. Mr. Larkin, it will be remembered, was a re sident of California for some fifteen years previous to the cession of that country by the Mexican to the Ame rican Government. During that time he became pos sessor, at low rates, of immense tracts of agricultural and grazing land in different part s o f C a lifornia, of which the Feather River property his only tract in the gold region, forms a valuable portion. As an evi dence of his good judgment in the selection of his in vestments it may be mentioned that, many years ago, he purchased a large extent of town property in the city of San Francisco, which now pays him a rental of 12,000/. per annum. " It is certain that the resources of so large an estate, in the working of the auriferous soil, can be better de veloped by a combination of interests, under the direc tion of a well-organised and powerful association, than by the enterprise of any single individual however wealthy, and this consideration has led to the sale. During the year 1850, upwards of two millions of dollars' worth of gold (400,000/.) was taken from a small portion of the property, and there are now in operation upon it six steam and water-power mills for the extrac tion of the precious metal." The clipper ship Marco Paulo brings advices to the middle of October from Port Philip. The steamer Australia had left several days previously, with nearly half a million sterling on board, but we have as yet no tidings of her. Several letters and papers of September have also been received from Australia, brought to Singapore by the Chusan, and thence to India and overland. This is a grati fying example of the benefit already derived from steam navigation in insuring regular and prompt communication. The advices concerning the " dig gins" are as exciting as any yet received. New discoveries continued, and the production was extraordinary. Some early measures for the supply of grain will, however, be essential, as the large number of immigrants arriving had caused a mate rial advance in all provisions. The difficulty of getting ships away was as serious as ever, and this is a reason why the supplies of food thrown in may be temporarily smaller than is required, not much room for cargo existing, so long as passengers proceed freely and pay well, as they must do. Our ship-owners trust that, when an adequate police force arrives out and an increase of military, sailors deserting will be brought to punishment more surely when they engage for the voyage out and home. Some compensation to the charterers of vessels is afforded where the men ab scond, because they forfeit the balance of wages due. House accommodation being scarce, many of the ships are turned into hot e ls, an d, there were a harbour at Melbourne, this could be done to a much greater extent. E L. THE STORM OF LAST NIGHT. A fierce storm of wind and rain broke over the metro polis last night about 12 o'clock, and continued with unabated violence until late this morning, committing considerable devastation to house property and gardens in the suburbs, and doing great injury to the craft in the Thames. The wind whistled and howled so fear fully, and the rain bespattered the windows with so much vengeance, that it may be doubted whether any but the soundest of sleepers reposed in the arms of the affrighted Morpheus for many moments consecutively. We learn from our Irish news that a terrific storm visited Dublin on Christmas-day ; and it would seem as if the disturbed elements had travelled across St. George's Channel in order to give the sister city an equally warm reception at this festive period. No information of any disasters at sea has yet reached Lloyd's, but great apprehensions are entertained for the safety of several vessels. During the hurricane, considerable alarm and anxiety prevailed in the neighbourhood of St. Pancras-road, near Agar- Town, in consequence of a report that several persons had lost their lives by the fall of some stacks of chim nies. About half-past one o'clock this morning a loud crash was heard, which was instantly followed by the frightful screams of children. Several of the neighbours rushed out of their houses, when, on proceeding to the house No. 7, Spanish-buildings, St. Pancras-road, the inmates were earnestly imploring assistance. Two men of the names of Cooper tried to burst open the street door, but they were unable, when it was found that the roof had been forced in by the falling of a stack of chim nies, with which the room under it was filled. While preparing ladders, it was discovered that the house ad joining, No. 8, had met with a similar calamity. In a room of No. 7 a man of the name of Marchmont, his wife and four children, were in bed at the time of the occurrence, and in the other house resided a man and his wife of the name of Robinson, with two children, who were also in bed. Fortunately, before the roofs of either reached the floor the whole of them were out of bed. Some of Marchmont's children got under the bed, and the others rushed into other parts of the room. Three policemen of the S Division by this time arrived. Great exertions were made to extricate the sufferers, which was eventually done by taking them out of the windows, and which was fortunately done without any very serious injury being sustained by any one ; but the most of their furniture is destroyed. FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE IN THE CITY. This morning, shortly before three o'clock, an alarming accident took place at No. 12, Baker's-buildings, Liver pool-street, Bishopsgate-street, City, whereby an aged female, named Sarah Holliday, lost her life, and her hus band, William Holliday, was very seriously injured by the falling of a stack of chimneys into their bedroom. It appears that the deceased was seventy-five years of age, and her husband was a whip-thong maker. They occupied a room on the second floor back, and after supper, on Sunday night, they retired to rest as usual. The deceased had been much alarmed at the heavy storm during the night ; and about a quarter to three o'clock this morning, a stack of chimneys, eight feet high, fell with a fearful crash on the roof of their sleeping apart ment, forcing in the rafters, tiling, and brickwork, bury ing the aged couple beneath the ponderous mass of rub bish. The noise at the time resembled the discharge of a heavy piece of ordnance, which caused the persons in the lower rooms and the adjoining houses to rush into the street in their night clothes in a state of the utmost alarm and terror. City police constables Fisher 672, and Plumley 612, were on duty near the scene of the disaster, and they lost no time in going upstairs with the lodgers to release the deceased and her aged husband, but they were unable to open the door, as the room was filled with bricks, rafters, and other materials. The men then broke the panels of the door, and knocked down a portion of the side wall, and after considerable trouble and labour, dragged out the female apparently lifeless. She was very seriously disfigured about the head, and her body was much crushed. The husband was, however, heard, and called on the officers to relieve him, and in a few minutes he was extricated. They were seen by a sur geon, and, subsequently, the female was conveyed by the police in a cab to the accident ward of St. Bartholo mew's Hospital, where Mr. Callendar the house surgeon, pronounced life to be quite extinct from external and internal violence. The poor old man was kindly allowed shelter in the room of a neighbour, but although not much injured about the head has received considerable violence about the lower extremities, and is suffering from a severe shock to the system. The medical attendant appears to be doubtful of his recovery. Mr. W. Payne, the City . Coroner, will hold an inquest on the body of the de ceased female to-morrow (Tuesday) evening at the hos pital. This morning, at 6 o'clock, another stack of chim neys were blown down and fell through a skylight into the counting-house of Mr. Hancock, merchant, of No. 6, Crosby-square, Bishopsgate-street, crushing the desks and chairs to atoms; but, fortunately, at that early hour of the morning none of the clerks had arrived, or other wise, several lives must have been sacrificed. About two cart-loads of ruhbish were brought out of the office at noon, to-day, which had fallen down. A stack of chimneys fell down this morning about 5 o'clock, in Artwright-street, Rosemary-lane, St. Botolph, Aldgate, but no person was injured, although several houses were much damaged. In the course of the night, one of the large elm trees at Gwyder House, Whitehall, was blown down, and in its fall, destroyed a great portion of the iron railing in front of the building. Several workmen were employed during the morning in cutting up the tree and removing it from off the pavement. Had any one been passing at the time, he must have inevitably been killed. In Westminster-road, opposite Bethlehem Hospital, seve ral large trees were also snapped close by the roots through the violence of the hurricane. One of the old lath and plaster houses on the south side of Holywell-street, which, it will be remembered, are built with projecting roofs, has also suffered severely from the storm. The wind seems to have caught the lower part of the projection in full force, and the effect is that the whole 'of the upper story has been driven completely in. ,So serious is the damage'. done, that workmen are now engaged in removing the remains, so as to prevent any fear of further accident. The premises were in the occupation of a publisher, but we have not learned of any damage to life or limb. CLERKENTVELL--(THIS DAY). VIOLENT ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.—Michael Connor was placed at the bar before Mr. Corrie, charged with violently assaulting Mr. Hatter, with intent to rob him under the following circumstances : It appeared from the evidence that on Saturday night the prosecutor was in company with some friends, near the Angel Inn, Islington, when the prisoner gave the prosecutor one or two blows with a stick over his head. On turning round the prisoner made a grasp at the pro secutor's watch, and in so doing tore the front of his shirt completely out. Assistance coming up the prisoner made his escape, and ran down one of the courts, and the prosecutor having followed, was again attacked by the prisoner, and also by several other low Irish that live in the courts in that neighbourhood. Had it not been for the assistance of his friends and the police, he would have been murdered. Mrs. Johanna Hatter said that she was in company with Mr. Peyser when she saw her husband and Mr. Peyser struck. When the prisoner ran down the court she followed, and was attacked in a most violent manner, in addition to having her pocket picked of a purse, and a brooch taken from her. The police stated that the courts in which the occur rence took place were a pest to the neighbourhood ; dis turbances and robberies of the above nature being of constant occurrence. Mr. Corrie, the prisoner having nothing to say in his defence, committed the defendant for trial. MRS. PARKES' DISTRIBUTION. We would call public attention to the approaching dis tribution of Mrs. Parkes' valuable collection, which will take place on Wednesday next, the 29th, at 11 o'clock, in the Lecture Room of the Western Institution, Leicester-square. Our readers have already been' made acquainted with the nature of the principal specimens of art in this large and exquisite collection—the noble painting of Prince Charles Edward and Flora Mac donald ; the engravings of "Jessie Bourn and Colin Grey," and " The Liberation of the Crusader ;" the beautiful cabinets, prints, &c., which are most conspicu ous among the 7,000 allotments. On our last visit to Mrs. Parkes' rooms, in Golden-square, a few days since, we were more than ever impressed with the great value and variety of the property collected by her taste and judgment ; and we sincerely trust that the share distri bution of Wednesday may prove as satisfactory to Mrs. Parkes, who possesses the strongest claims on all patrons of the fine arts, as to the allottees, of whom none can go away discontented, while the more fortunate owners of the great allotments will exult in the possession of a gift worthy the acceptance of a prince. THE BRIGHTON CARD CHEATING CASE.-It would appear as though the prosecutions, &c., arising out of this notorious case are to be interminable, and likely to involve in trouble and expense all parties who were in any way concerned in the transactions. We hear that it is in con templation to indict Henry Broome, the Champion of Eng land for perjury, at the next term of Queen's Bench, at the instance, we believe, of Mr. Richard Sill, with respect to evidence given by Brcome at the trial of Mr. Sill. It was at first intended to indict Broome at the present sitting of the Central Criminal Court, which commenced on Mon day se'nnight, and during last week, copies of subpoena were served upon the Rev. Charles Probert, of Bacton, his son, Mr. Charles Thomas Probert, E. Pritchard, Esq., soli citor, of this city, Messrs. John and William Hamp, and Mr. William Watkins, to attend as witnesses, in behalf of the prosecution against Broome. These copies of subpcsus, were, however, subsequently countermanded by M r. Si ll, at whose instance Mr. Justice Coleridge, on W e d nesday ' se'nnight, granted a writ of certiorar i to remove the indict ment from the Central Criminal Court to the Court of Queen's Bench ; and we believe the trial will come ou in February,—Hereford Journal. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DA Y ' ) The SPEAKER took the chair at 2 o'clock. The l ate The Treasury Bench was en ti re l y em pty. -`"- Ministerialists having ch ange d s id es , oc cupied the 1: position Bench e s, an d th e O ppos i t i o n o f last w ee 4 , was ranged behind the Treasury Bench. Some amuseraeo" was created by hon. members who, on entering the W ise ; proceeded by force of habit to their old seats. an d 71° D1 discovering their mistake until they missed the ° familiar faces and found themselves in " the company." Among th ese was M r . Ilaytero new Secretary f or th e T reasury , w ho was only member of the new Government piesent. NEW MINISTRY. On the motio n o f M r . HAYTER , th e following nevi writs were ordered to issue, viz. For the City of London, in the room of Lord Joy Russell, who, since his election, had accepted the ms s , of her Majesty' s S ecre t ary o f S tate f or Foreign A ffair ho, For Tiverton, i n th e room o f L or d P a l me rston) vs , since his election, h a d accepte d t h e o ffi ce of her jesty's Secretary of State for the Home Department*, For the University of Oxford, in the room c'f the Gladstone, who, since his election, had accepted office of Chancellor of the Exchequer. w ho, For Carlisle, in the room of Sir James Graham , ta d since his election, h a d accep t e d t h e o ffi ce o f First ."" of the Admiralty. bet, For South Wilt s , i n th e room o f M r. Sid ne y -E'e r cr e. who, since his election, had accepted the office of Se tary at War. For Southwark, in the room of Sir W. Moles'eri_Ab' who, since his election, had accepted the office of l 'irP Commissioner of her Majesty's Woods and Forests.who For Halifax, i n th e room o f Si r Char l es Wood, ;dest since his electi on , had accepted th e o ffi c e of Pre ss of the Board of Control for the affairs of India- For Leeds, in the room of the right hon. Inv Baines, who, s i nce hi s e l ect i on, h ad accepte d the ° of President of the Poor Law Board. For the County of Cavan, in the room of P" o ffice Young, who, si nce hi s e l ec ti on, h a d accep t e d the of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Ireland., 4. to: For Nottingham, i n th e room o f t h e right o tea Edward Strutt, w h o , s i nce hi s e l ect i on, had the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancastell it • f ee l For Marlborough, in the room of Lbrd Ernest We' who, since his e l ec ti on , h a d accepted the office e' Chamberlain of her Majesty's household. „ a ver For Scarborongh, i n th e room o f t h e Earl o f 1V! . 11 '•F a er who, since his election, accepted the office of Tre' of her Majesty's Household. For the borough of Hertford, in the room of the Mr. Francis Cowper, who since his election has aec e P the office of one of the Lords of the Admiralty...., For Morpeth, in th e room o f th e H on. E . G. K°" 's who has accepted th e office of Steward of her MaJ e " Manor of North East. the Mr. S. WORTLEY presented a petition from Town Council of R o th say aga i nst t h e defunct budgeter Mr. HUTCHINS gave notice that he should/ ci e e the recess, move for the reappointment of the comni l on coal mines. On the motion of Mr. HAYTER, the house adjo urn until two o'clock to-morrow. POLITICAL MOVEMENTS. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) peg' The Earl of Aberdee n was engage d throughout" t. terday with the leadi ng mem b ers o f t h e new Cebille Lord Cranworth, the new Lord Chancellor, had a lens ened interview with the noble earl, who also re ceived le James Graham, Mr. Card we ll, th e D u k e o f Newe ast &c. - e,g 0 The Marquis of Lansdow ne an d L or d J o hn It tl " ha g were likewise in communication with his lordship du - '" the day. e ptec l The Earl St. Germans who, it is said, has ac e — r o. the high post of Lord Lie u t enan t o f I re l an d, had Tar %se tracted interview with th e no bl e ear l, a t A rg yle - 1°- yesterday. It will be re co ll ec t e d th e E ar l St. Germ s : when Lord Eliot, was Secretary for Ireland, in Peel's Administration, up to his accession to the 0 1i• dom, and was very popula r amongs t a ll parties r ticians in the sister kingdom. At a late hour laSt night the Earl of Aberdeen ca us e d summonses to be issued to the whole of the neh len' ;t• and gentlemen constituting the new cabinet, for a ing at one o'clock to-day. der At an early hour this mo rn i ng a T reasur y messeer be was dispatched by the first train with letters from Queen, at Windsor Castle. Viscount Palmerston arrived i n t own ear ly this f ere :a noon from Brocket Hall, H er t s , w h ere hi s Lordshili i l t h Lady Palmerston have be en s t ay i ng s i nce F r iday, sc :io Viscount and Viscountess M e lb ourne , i n or d e r to J his future colleagues. Sir Wm. Moleswoith and Mr. Cardwell are t° made Privy Councillors at the earliest opportunity. d i It is said the Hon. H e n r y Fit zro y i s t o b e the n'f, Secretary of the Admiralty, and not the Hon. Vg . ' Cowper, whose name was coupled with that office. t y It was freely circulated this morning among po t political friends of the new Mi n i s t r y th a t th e Parhaln - 10 would not be adjourned for more than four or five w ee at latest. The Duke of Northumberland, who has been e 111 : 1 ; taming a select p ar ty a t Si on H ouse, I s l ewort h, , to town this morning, 0 The Earl of Derby and the Right Hon. B. are in town. The Marquis of S a li s b ury arr i ve d i n town this 1 0 ing from Hatfield House, Herts.. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, DEC. The Hon-Mrs. Grey had the honour of dining her Majesty yesterday. Vi a . The Queen and P r i nce , th e P r i nce o f W a l es, the,- t, cess Royal and th e P r i ncess Alice the Duchess of - 0-Bli o f the Prince of Leiningen, and the Princess Adelaide t ' Hohenlohe, a l so th e L a di es an d G entlemen of t h e Co ti io and the domesti c h ouse h o ld, atten d e d divine servilbe the private chapel of the Castle this morning. Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. The following had the honour of dining with her DSo of jesty this day : —Th e • D uc h ess o f Kent, the Prineedi Leiningen, the Princess Ad e l a id e o f H o h en l ohe, the 100 in Waiting to th e D uc h ess o f K ent, the Lady Car° tte and Miss Barrington, Baroness de Speth, Colonel ji Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, Lieut.-Colonel and Emily Seymour, the Hon. Mrs. Grey, and Mr. G -I° Z . ,:ot w. "" The Band of th e 2d Lif e G uar d s attended dur i ng and played the following selection : Marche du Nord G. Kialloark' Overture, "Zampa" Herold. Waltz, "Fleur de Marie" Barret. Impromptu, " Les Regret s ," Ob oe S o l o (Grattan Cooke) Grand Selection, Zauberilote" Quadrille. Grattan coo k(/' Mozart. Brepsant. God save the Queen. The Queen's privat e b an d a ft erwar d s atten d e d the Castle, and performed the following : Overture, "Le Philtre", Selection, "Le Proph6te" Chceur et Marche du Bcerif Apis, fant Prodigue" Auber. Her Majesty's private band was in attendance in Castle on Friday evening, and the following pieces Overture, "Jessonda" Spohr. Selection, " Lestocq" Auber. Finale, "Il Don Giovanni" Mozart. "L'En- A über. meyerbeer. DEC. 26 " i r The Queen a n d P r i nce , th e P r i nce of Wales, the p a re cess Royal and P r i ncess Ali ce , th e D uchess of Sent,,fo, Prince of Leiningen, and the Princess Adelaide of henlohe, attended divine service this morning in the . ,,,P 0 vate chapel of the C as tl e . Th e Ladies and Gentle"."jo in Waiting and the dorne , tic household were a lso al service. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiate(' Dispatches from th e G overnors of the Cape o f no o Hope, South Australia, Hong Kong, Ceylon, the 1 "„•g. ritius and M a lt a , an d also from the Lord High Com sioner of the lo n i an I s l an d s, were received on Sato , '" at the Colonial-office. REPRESENTATION OF OXFORD ClTY.—Although ,32:173; been generally expected, from th e momen t Lordv"." tendered his resignation, that the services of Sir w I _,T s or Page Wood w ou ld b e requ i red i n the Ministry forniinlo about to be formed, by Lord Aberdeen, not a single la' has been menti one d t o oppose hi m in the election, 014 ouent to his taking office. No representative in the Icil,me dom is more highly appreciated by his constituents refit Sir William P age W oo d ; an d i t w i ll re d oun d t o the e o f of the Oxford electors to return the learned gentletnee,.,ti the fourth time, without opposition. This, it is fully e' cipated, will be the case. n el ° REPRESENTATION OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY. - 'op of Mr. Roundell Palmer, of Magdalen College, has, in 5'. 0 ,1 tion to those o f M r . D. T. Acland, of Christ Church , ' 13 ,41 Dr. Twigs, of U n i vers ity College, been fre e ly menti°oo amongst the few resident members as a candidate for t ba vacant seat of Mr. Gladstone on his appointment fe i ,ir office of Chancellor of the Exchequer, under the ad° tration of Lord Aberdeen. Sure lg PROPOSED RAILWAY ALONG THE THAMES.--""-IA110 are now being made for a railway along the river two w - 0 • long, from London-bridge to Westminster, so as to I ,., •A e °° by modate the metropolis in a similar way to that effect the railways along the Seine and the circular line roil leas Paris, by uniting with the termini of the leading reil'i e ve The proposed line is to run on a cast-iron viaduct, A. with the bridges, with stations at all the main thoreeoia fares, the entire journey to be run by stationary Po wer 17 8 six minutes. A public promenade lit up is also . diet formed, with a telegraph a l ong t h e termini. The ,N la gp off is to be so formed as to car r y o ff t h e sewerage, ari d ",. e o prir the periodical overflow of the tid es , so d e structive perty on the Middlesex s id e . wOtt lj d THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE, BIRMINGIIAM._ I t , e d° seem that, after 25 years' labour, the council of 4 4: tio n, College now offer a most complete system of °Gille , A under Royal charter and supplemental charters. 4 17 ,0 the arrangements which have beep made, the councli sto od kept their eyes fixed upon the system which ha s says' the test of so long an experience, and received t he - s tion of so many great and gifted minds, as existe.', l l , n ot in vigorous operation in our ancie n t un i v ersities, st g li t ' iro es restricting themselves from such modifications n this and cir cums t ances have rendered necessaryter° ° f principle th e y h av e maintai ne d th a t ev ery s general education for the youth of a Christian e °f' e l!' Christian pity ought to comprise instruction in the 40isi gion as an indispensible part, without which the ndu oiv o tion of other branches of knowledge will be tO the neither to the happiness of the individual n° welfare of the State. MAR/ " e vr ti e l r e e te a lied. re was a 4 Itead • Peas scar It. Were v '4O dernani r Yet the , neat—Esa Dittoed .. bi ... bitttt°ol Nri;i: torfolic;-'1 1,1 b itt :oln, R L Old i"w " 14 ' , '• .::: :: Z" - Grindir n,••witlting • . 'llevalle; .. ti Ufrolk a] folk o -- - itilliteton an I itte, to linport t. 111151 '"* 7 , 2,01: dam den..., rim.. Total Yearly I Be N'" " iit i l tdars nC tg e 2f forth p‘tor. 6 k ol ' the ti n c, On offE t j° l l. %f bro nb h, 4 trade he ill;',.l'lll3Port( i t 1 1 ? °171 1 Lin 1 4 rec 30 atd, 381 arriva tti ()t. t hat desc wa 4 1,t 1 Y at 5s e auppl , heavy,z,, kO„ 3 , 4 8 2cl p 4t e ga at v e Tr e r elior g em l'? 1 011 c 1 quail ke larg e I li pe Scots, etior shee I' l 'i, °4 ( l quail `e coarse. .lOTA F e 't • , z, . 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