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THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeat. a Grand Opera, in three acts, called MARITA NA Charles the Second, Mr. Borrant ; Don Csesar De Bazan, Mr. 1X W. King ; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. Stretton ; Maritana, Miss Romer ; r.azarillo, Miss Poole. In whleh hfdlle. F. Fabri and M. Bretin will introduce a new grand Pas de Deux. Between the Acts of the Opera Professor RISLEY and his SONS will go through a Series of their Classical and Popular Exercises. To he followed by a new grand Christmas comic F antomine, called lIARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, Giants and Dwarfs. LAST NIGHT BUT FOUR OF TIIE CONCERTS. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. M. JULLIEN'S ANNUAL SERIES OF CONCERTS. This EVENING, MONDAY, Jan. 26 (LAST NIGHT but FOUR.) M. BAUMANN has the honour to announce that kis ANNUAL BENEFIT will alike place THIS EVENING, Monday, Jan, 26, when the following Music will be performed. PROGRAMME FOR THIS I. EVENING, Jas. 26. PART Overture, " La Dame Blanehi," (first time)—Boildeau. Quadrille, " Ernanl"—Jullien. Solo, " Grand Mr Varie"—M. Baumann. Symphony in C Minor, the Allegro, Fugue, and Triumphal March — Beethoven. Opera, Don Juan," Selection—Mozart. The British Nary Quadrille—Jullien. PART 11. Opera, Grand Selection from Meyerbeer's Opera, " Robert Is Diable"—Meyerbeer. New Polka, "Cricket Polka"--Tulllen. :New Sextette—Lavenu. Solo, "Medal.," Cernet-a-Pistons—Herr Kcenig, Itoch Albert. vase, the Original " Valse, A Deux Tems"—Julliett. Ga.op, " 'the Post Horn Galop"—Kcenig. M. JULLIEN'S BAL MASQUE. This Grand Elliertainment (the Second and Last of this Season), will take place on Yenday, Feb. 2, and terminate the Series of M. Jullien's Concerts. TiCkets for the Ball, 10s. 6d. each. S?ECTATORS. The Audience portion of the Theatre will be set apart fbr Spectators. who may there enjoy the brilliant and imposing scene. ADMISSION FOR SPECTATORS. Drees Circles, Se.; Boxes and Gallery Stalls, Is.; Lower Gallery, Is. Tickets for the Ball, Private Boxes, and Places may be secured on application to Mr. O'Reilly, at the I3ox-office of the Theatre ; also at the Libraries of Messrs. Mitchell, and Sams, and at M. Jullien's Musical Establishment, 214, Regent-street. Mr. J. Nathan, Jun., 18, Castle-street, Leicester-square, is ap pointed Costumier to the Ball. THEATRE ROYAL, lIAYMAILLET„ THIS EVENING ' Will be performed BOMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, MISS Cash man ; Juliet, Miss Busks Cushman. Between the acts of the Drama the Band will perform the " Czarina Mazourk," the •• Cricket Polka," and the Overture tO " Masaniello." To roi,clu34 with a Grand New Extravaganza, entitled TIIE BEE AND THE ORANGE TREE; or, The Your Wishes. Principal Characters by Mr. Hudson, Mr. James Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mr. Clark, Miss P. Horton, Miss Julia Bennett, Mrs. Caulfield, and Mrs. Ottenley. TB-RAMS ROYAL. ADICLPHI. THIS EVENING WM be performed THE CRICKET MEA.RTIrI. John P - bingle, Mr. 0. ginith; Caleb Plummer, Mr. Lamhart ; Taelleton Mr. Cullenford; Edward, Mr. Selby hot, Mn. ; Bertha, \f l e e Woolgar ; May Fielding, Miss Taylor. Tp be followed by a New Farce, entitled THE PTIANTOM BREAKFAST. Supported by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Wright, Miss Woolgur, To conclade with en entirely New and Original Christmas Pan tomime, called HARLEQUIN AND POONOOWINGKEEWANG FLIHEEDEEFLOBEEDEEBUSKEEBANG; or, The King of the Cannibal Islands. areqin, Mr. T. Irelad ; Columbine, Miss Fleming ; Clown, M r . C. J . Smith; Pantaloon,n Mr. Miteltenson. THEATRE ROYAL. LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. " The Crietet on the Hearth," and " The Enchanted Nurse" every Evening until further notice ! THIS EVENING WILL BE PERFORMED THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: ♦ FAIRY TALE OF HOME. The Principal Characters by Mr. and Mrs. Keeley, Mr. Emery, )Ir. P , fining, Mr. Meadows, and Miss Grove. After which will be repeated a New Grand Romantic extravaganza, entitled THE ENCHANTED HORSE; or, Prince Fireuz Rehab of Perela and the Princess of Bengal. Principal Characters by Messrs. K e eley, Wigan, F. Matthews, Collier, Turner, Kinloch, &c. ; Mes dames Keeley, Villars, Hodson, Dawson, Howard, Arden, &c. smile, is. ; Boxes, de. ; Pit, se. ; Gallery, 64. PRINCE:IIS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Tragez. ‘ ty of KLNG LEAR. King Lear, Mr. Maeready ; Earl of Kant, Mr. Cpoper ; Edgar, Mr. Wallaek ; Cor delta, Mrs. Stirling; Began. Mrs. Ternan. To eonclule with the New Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE KEY OF TILE KINGDOM ; or, lIA_R,LEQUIN ANDCo THE FAIRY s BLUE BELL. Harlequin, Mr. W. H Harvey; lumbine, Mis Eullen; Clown, Mr. Flezmore ; Pantaloon, Mr. T. Hill. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. IMMEN - 4E BITCCESS OF THE NEW BURLESQUE TIIIS G Will be performed THE WILD BOY OF BOHEMIA. 'Tile Wild Boy, Mr. Leclerco. After which will he repeated THE CRICKET ON OUR OWN HEARTH. In which Mr. James Browne, Mr. Romer, Mr. Cockrill. and Miss Kate Howard will appear. And concluding with the new Pantomime, unapproachable for glee mid grandeur, called FORTUYATUS ; or, THE MAGIC CAP. Fortunatus. Miss Hamilton ' • Prince Megrim, Mr. Cockrill ; Fairy Queen. Miss Bromley ; Harlerialn, Mr. Sinythars ; Pantaloon, Mr Charles ; Clown. Mr. Jefferial; Colarablne. Miss Llattlaw. NEW STEAXD TILIBAT. If. PITILLIPPE'S WONDERA ibis LUS IONS will lie repeated every Evening, doo rs C1111..121111 T)M -o e fast -Seven, to commence at a q u arter before E r ii c :t l34n at a quarter 0. Philllppe's mat Popular Deceptions and Ileet;11 vlll be varied by the Amusing Performanees 01 the &J . Exl , epicathte hiarini Family astoun ding Feats of the American Brothers. rtiiiippe will (by desire), and in eoniequenec of the irnm e „„„ overflows which have attended his Morning rerformances, give u ran d Juven: to Bute r t a i n ruent every Thursday Morning, eommeiicini et Two o'clock. SAC; Boxeg, 24. Is, ; Gallery, 6d. Stalls, ASTLETS ROY,SI AM . PHITHE-41RE OF litTS. LIST WEEK BUT ONE OF THE WONDROUS DOG EMILE. during the week, the DO G of the PYRENEES. This Evening, and consequence of the many parties being disappointed of witness - In lug the Morning Perfor m ances on Thursday last, owing to the stop page of Westminster -bridge, al the occasion of her Majesty's visitnce to the Houses of Parliament, .51r. Batty is induced, in complia with the wishes of several families of distinction, to a nnounce a LAST GRAND DAY REPRESENTATION for THURSDAY nextaaary 29, when the celebrated Dog - Emile will perform, commencin nu g at /Ulf-Past One precisely. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING FIT WEER OF THREE NEW AND ATTRACTIVE PIECES• - --- THIS EVENTICS. Will be performed TUE RUINE 0 HOUSE AT ifILLBANK, Sup Porte d by essre. Saville, Fredericks, Dale, Higgle, r;earle. Hettcrt, Mine.M Vincent, Twzry, Richardson, &c. To be followed by A EXCITEMENT. De Courci, Mr. Fredericks; Le Grange, Idr. Saville; 11c-tette, Miss Vincent. After which, Professor HEMMING and lifs SONS will give more polsled feats of Cla ss i cal Gymnasia than ever yet hoe been ex- And surpassing eve n the celebrated Risley himself. TO conclude with WALTER BRA..ND ; or, A DUEL IN TRZ MIST, # 7_': THE SUN. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANT/AtiV 28, 1848. G REAT NORTH and SOUTH WALES and WORCESTER RAILWAY COMPANY. The Committee appointed to oppose the proceedings of the Ma naging Directors of the above undertaking, hereby request the country proprietors to inform the secretary in London how many shares they hold, and also to appoint delegates to attend t' a meeting at the London Tavern, en Sarganair next, the 31st inst. WILLIAM JAMES GULLICK, Secretary. Founders' Hall, Lothbury, Jan. 26, 1146. :THE WEATHER. --Styx OFFICE, JAN. 25. THERMONICTER, Lowest, 45; Highest, 55; Noon, 55. BAROXETER, 29.42.—W1ND S.W., heavy rain. JANUARY 26. LIERMOILXTER, Lowest, 45 ; Highest, 55 ; Noon, 50. BAROMETER, 29.31. WIND W., morning, drizzling rain: afternoon, sunshine, ,----- MGM WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 30 minutes after 0. 1 Evening .. 59 minutes after 0 time been applied to the infected spot—at another the lawgivers have attempted to purge away the impurity by modifying some previous enactment—and yet, in spite of all these judicious and wholesome endeavours , the evil still continues unallayed. Not the most unimportant among these—because the most associated with one of our greatest privileges, and with what, as Englishmen, we may actually denominate one of our greatest birthrights, namely, the " Trial by Jury"—is that baneful and somewhat despotic severity which is maintained towards jurymen—even under circumstances which would decidedly justify a departure from the established regulations. Our attention has been recently directed to this particular grievance, from facts which transpired on Wednesday last at Mullingar, in West meath, upon the special commission appointed to examine a man called BRYAN SEERY on a charge of attempting the assassination of Sir F. HOPKINS. The occurrences to which we allude are merely a repetition of what has taken place a thousand and yet a thousand times before: they must be familiar to persons who can parade only a three years' experience. Every one is acquainted with some narration of a jury confined for several hours together, without the slightest nourishment, in consequence of not arriving at any unanimous decision. Many aggravating circumstances, however, connected with a similar occur rence at the examination in Mullingar already men tioned, render the case in question more intolerable and glaringly unjust than anything of the same nature within our memory. In a trial of the most vital importance—in volving at the same moment the safety of one individual from assassination, and the guilt or innocence of another individual for a crime of the most heinous description— twelve gentlemen, two of them in a very serious state of indisposition, are shut up in a " room, more like a dungeon than anything else," for six•and-thirty hours. Besides which hardship, be it remembered, the unfortu nate jurymen are entirely deprived, during that interval, of all food, or fire, or rest—deprivations which materially heightened the indisposition of the two gentlemen already in extremely ill-health, insomuch so that a phy sician, who was at length called in at the instance of the Chief Justice, uttered his decided opinion that "further confinement might endanger their lives." Nut till this announcement were these twelve gentlemen liberated from their strange thraldom, or allowed to partake of any sustenance: the imprisonment having originated of course from a difference of opinion, ten taking one view of the matter, and two the reverse. Assuredly this system is morally unhealthy; it originates in a most mistaken policy, and tends rather to inter fere with the accurate developement of justice than in any manner to expedite its arrangement. No more sagacious means could be devised whereby the judgment of a jurymen might be tampered with, and biassed beyond the limits of truth. It is absolutely holding out are • compense to all who will defer their conceptions to those of the majority; it is the most fallacious species of inge nuity ever attempted. Under its peculiar influences, none but a thcroughly conscientious man can persist in follow ing the dictates of his right reason, whenever his conclu sions are at variance with those of his fellow-jurymen. A greater act of magnanimity can scarcely be conceived than that of an individual, enervated by disease, and greeted with the remonstrances of eleven irritated com panions, still maintaining the validity of his arguments aid the accuracy of his deductions notwithstanding the encroachments of severe cold and violent hunger. Yet, according to present enactments a juryman is pre cisely in this position : a flavourous dinner is at his disposal if he will permit his mind to be warped by the coincid ing voices of his neighbours ; while, for contrary beha viour, for a persistence in his original inferences, he is re warded with an empty apartment, a pitcher of water, and a coal-less hearth. The vision which our ances tors must have cast over the vistas of futurity, in instituting these regulations, must have been singu - larly oblique. It savours overmuch of melting down the gold of truth into the alloy of lying and injustice. The plan is both futile and pernicious to the uttermost degree; it requires to be rooted out and destroyed. We have intelligence from Madrid to the 17th. The discussion in the Chamber of Deputies was still going nn, but excited no interest. The papers announce the death Of CALATRAVA, who became President of the Counci after the mysterious affair of La Granja. On the Bourse the Three per Cents. closed at 33 13- 16 at 60 days ; the Five per Cents., at 24 at 60 days. In the French Chamber of Deputies the first division on the Address took place on an amendment made by M. ODILON BARROT which certainly was very harmless of itself, but implied a censure on Ministers. It was drawn up:in these words:—" It is necessary that good faith and impartiality should preside over all the acts of the Ad ministration, in order to restore to the public power that moral authority which should accompany it." The amendment was intended as an attack on the Cabiaet for some irregular election proceedings countenanced by one of the Prefects, and the Government accepted it as such, denying, of course, all participation in the anew d corruption. A division took place, when there were for the amendment 166, and against it 208, giving the Ministers a majority of 42. The only interesting feature of the dis cussion was a brief speech from that amusing orator M. LEDRu ROLLIN, in which he denounced, and perhaps he is not far wrong, M. TRIERS for corruption at home and abasement abroad. He is, perhaps, equally correct in his views of M. BARROT . 9 reform principles. The speech is given as follows :—" M. TRIERS," said he, " called his speech a diatribe. Ile (M. LEDRO ROLLIN) had only given facts. If M. TRIERS' history was nothing but a diatribe, the fault was that gentle- man's and nut his. M. ODILON BARROT had called his observations clamours.—(Cries of Enough, enough,' from the Left.) You have spoken (continued the Hon. Deputy, addressing M. ODILON BARROT), you have spoken of reform, but where is your reform ? Where are your plans ?—(Renewed cries of Enough,' Di vide) What will your coalition produce ? What did your former one produce, unless the present Ministry ? Take care, you have already voted the Regency Bill ; you have voted the fortifications you will be carried away far. I warn you of the danger; I am more your friend than M. TRlERS.—(Renewed marks of disappro bation.) Yes, there has been corruption at home and abasement abroad, but what else is that than the system of M. TRIERS? M. TRIERS, when Minister, in like manner did all he mild to influence the elections—also made us follow in the wake of England.'—(Loud cries of Divide, divide,' amidst which the Hon. Deputy thought fit to descend from the tribune.") The Presse thus characterises the discussion on electoral corrup tion :—" Although the sitting of Thursday lasted longer than any previous sitting (it ended at half-past seven o'clock), we shall only say a few words on the subject. In our opinion, nearly the whole of the debates were wretched, puerile, and unworthy of an assembly of poli ticians and grave men. Electoral corruption was agai❑ introduced, and the Opposition indulged in innumerable recriminations, and adduced thousands of facts, which were instantly met with irrefutable contradictions. Mane proper names and microscopic details supplied the nu merous speeches delivered on the occasion. It is not our intention to revert to the matter ; it was quite enough that it occupied during upwards of five hours the time of one of our two legislative assemblies." The misunderstanding between the French Consul at Hayti, and the President, General PIERROT, tall remains unsettled according to accounts received from Port-au- Prince, of the Bth December. The intelligence gives some additional details. On the sth Cap tain LARTICUE, in command of the French station at that island, not being able to obtain satisfaction for the insult offered to the French Consul, took up his station with the Thetis frigate and Hussard brig at a short distance from the town, and made pre parations to open a cannonade. At the solicitation of the inhabitants he consented to suspend his fire for three days, in order to allow them time to represent the matter to President PIERROT, who was at the moment in the north of the island. He sent at the same time the Styx steamer for the Griffon, which was cruising along the coast, in order that he might have a larger force at his disposal, and have more au►hority to insist on a full reparation. Up to the Bth the President had refused absolutely to give any satisfaction, and M. LEVASUEUR, the Consul-General, deemed it necessary to send in his uitinaittign-15 7 000 gourds of indemnity, and a salute of twenty-one guns. M. LEVASpEUR, at the same time, was preparing to take up his residence on board the Thetis' It was hoped that these demonstra tions would induce the President to make the peheetisioes demanded. A letter which appears in a Toulon journal, dated " Hospital of Setif, January 10," states that the losses sustained by the division under General LEVASSEUR on the 3d are estimated at 420 dead. It adds, "A barrack has been converted into a temporary hospital by order of General LEVASSEUR ; the fort of Galbois has been ap propriated to the same use, and at the moment I write twelve physicians have arrived from Constantine, It is expectotl that we shall have in all eight hundred dead, and a still greater number with hands and feet frozen." The following letter from one of the persona on board which was lost off Mazagan, appears itnhethleaßMinonitteeafr " We left Mazagan on th e 28d, of Gibra:ial CP and arrived in the roail the 25th, whi c h town we quitted the follow ing day on board a French steamer, which brought us to Toulon. When we were on the point of sairug from Gibraltar the crow of the Flamer saluted with three cheers the unfortunate sunerera who bad received so generous and cordial an hospitality 'frog' the English flag. I here offer, in nv own 41.11 well 41' In 'the flee of • t all my fellow-sufferers, the expression of our profound reconnaissance towards the noble Commander, Postle, as well as to the officers and brave crew under his command. We were treated by them like brothers. The English sailors shared with ours their clothing, their beds, and victuals. As to myself, I was received into the captain's cabin, and I was on his part the object of the mot marked attentions. When I arrived on beard I was in a most suffering state, and for 36 hours nothing could exceed the care and attention bestowed upon me by the surgeon of the Flamer, and it is to him I owe the commencement of my return to health. I cannot terminate my letter without equally offering the aestimony of our lively gratitude to wards Captain Salomon, the officers and crew of the Castor. We met with that sympathy which we ought to expect at the hands of our countrymen." " A letter from Berne announces the primitive assemblies are convoked for the Ist February, in order to come to a de cision whether they do or do not concur in the last resolu tions of the Grand Council, on the question of a revision of the Constitution." The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse, on Friday, at 83f. ; the Five per Cents. 121 f. 50c ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,257 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 1.022f.50c. ; Havre, 737 f. 50c. ; Avignon, 982 f. boe. ; laerzon, 707 f 50c.; Bordeaux, 64' f. ; Boulogne, 550 f. ; Troyes and Montereau, 460 f. ; Basle, 2551.; Great Northern, 7551.; Fampoux, 5051.; Belgian Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 573 , 4 ; Spanish Three per Cents., 38% ; Spanish Passives, 6 1 4. The following are the quotations for other lines : Paris and Lyons, definitive, G2sf. ; the Paris and Strasburg, defini tive, 549 f. ; Tours and Nantes, definitive, 5721. 50c. ; Lyons and Avignon (Talabot), 511 f. 25c. ; ditto (Lecoints), 5071.; ditto (Cona pagnie Meridionale), 503 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cetto (Mackenzie), 50 3 2 1 1. A 5 . 0 s c E . L ; ia. ditto J ( A E N s . p e i9 l e . t 7 a ) m , S ar o s 7 e f i . ll :o c. ; rnarre), 502 t . 50c. Charleroi (Kysaens), 4951.; Caen (Dela and Avignon, 9051. i,yoma, Jam: 21.—Faris and Roueu, 1,0251. The Paris papers of Saturday have since been re ceived. In the Chamber of Deputies another division had taken place on Friday, but the question is of little or no interest to the English reader. An attack was made by M. FEUILLADE CUANoIN against the Keeper of the Seals, for having violated the law in regard to the Council of State, by the appointment of a greater number of officers, called Maitre des Requetes, than the law allowed. The Keeper of the Seals, in his defence, showed that he acted from motives of kindness to individuals who, deprived of their situations, were yet held by the terms of the law to have a right of promotion according as vacan cies fell in, and appealed to the Chamber whether, supposing, which he did not admit, that he had strained the law upon the side o f benevolence, he had not acted with perfect good faith. M. VITET, the Chairman of the Committee of Address, protested against the petty line of warfare adopted by the Opposition, but they persisted in their amendment which was, that after the words " The ac cord of the great . Powers," there should be added, "the sincere execution of the laws." On a division there were for the amendment, 181 ; against it, 206 ; majority, 25 for Ministers. The Speech of the Queen of ENGLAND, at the open ing of Parliament, was received in Paris on Friday, and had a favourable effect on the Funds. On Saturday the market closed as follows :—Three per Cents. for Cash, 83f. 25c., for Account, 83f. 45c. ; Five per Cents. for Cash, 121 f. 85c., for Account, 121 f. 90e. ; Bank of France Shares, 3,375 f.; Neapolitan, 100 f. 50c.; Spanish Threes, 39; Spanish Fives, 37i. New Loan not quoted. The share.market has remained nearly the same. For cash Paris and Orleans left off at 1,260 f.; Paris and Rouen, 1,027 f. 50c. ; Rouen and Havre, 737 f. 50c. ; Avignon, 980 ; Vierzon, 706 f. 25e. ; Strasburg and Bale, 255 ; Boulogne and Amiens, 550 ; Northern, 757 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux, 645 f. Definitives have receded. Lyons offered at 621 f. 25c. ; Tours and Nantes, 571 f. 25c. ; Strasburgh, 548; and Lyons and Avignon, 565. BUSINESS DONE IN FORED;N RAILWAYS IT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 24. Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Ceti.* (Mackenzie's), 2—Ditto (Es plea's), 2—Demerara, 2% —Dutch Rhenish, 7% —East Indian. 1% —Great Northern of Francs Constituted, 14 1 A, —Great Indian Pe ninsular, % —Great Western Bengal, I—Jamaica South Midland Junetion, 5 Luxembourg, 2% --Namur and Liege, 3 3 4—Paris and Lyons (Laftlite's), 21,i —West Flanders, 5 . CABINET CouNcir--At one o'clock this afternoon a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office, Down ing -street, the summonses for which were issued on Saturday. The Duke of Wellington, Lord Ellenborough Sir Robert Peel, and most of the Ministets, were present' Lord Mahon has tendered his resignation of his office of Secretary to the Board of Control, but keeps it back, at Sir Robert Peel's request, till after the an nouncement of the Ministerial measures. It is ru moured that the reason why a new writ has not yet been moved for Ripon is that Lord De Gray' support of the Ministry is not yet certain ; and the seat is not, therefore, yet at Mr. Gladstone's service. It is said that Mr. Goldamid, of the Chancery Bar, and son of Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsinid, will offer himself for Brighton, in conjunction with Captain Pechell, at the next election. Mr. Guldsmid is a Jew, and if elected could not sit ; but the return of a Jew by a large and enlightened constituency like Brighton,' could hardly fail to settle the question of Jewish emancipation. 4 1 , 71 „. , ' .Ik.l', '. ' r....... ~,.... . • it ;.'i 4' . it4-7, - "., • , profE' 4, * t--.,-. .- ..-,,7f-- -- , 3*,.. \ .. - 4 ,, ..... • .., 4.6,-, 4 /sk 4 ,- ~... - a. SECOND EDITION. 4, Annul it s .„_'p LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1846. COMMERCIAL POLICY. Sir ROBERT PEEL Will positively bring forward his new COMMERCIAL POLICY to-morrow (TUESDAY EVENING), and we shall give a full Report of his Speech, in the Third Edition of The Sun, on that most important subject. On Fritlay the House of Commons solemnly per formed the farce of unanimously passing the fallowing resolution : • Resolved,—That it is a high infringement of the liberties and privileges of the Commons of the United Kingdom, for any Lord of Parliament, or other Peer or Prelate, not being a Peer of Ireland at the time elected, and not having declined to serve for any county, city, or borough of Great Britain, to eon/Nara himself in the election of Membei's to servo fur the Commons in Parliament, except only any Peer of Ire land, at such elections in Great Britain respectively, where such Peer shall appear as a candidate, or by himself, or any others, be propored to be elected; or for any Lord-Lieutenant or Governor of any county to avail himself of any authority derived from his commission, to influence the election of any Member to serve for the Commons in Parliament. The day before sixteen geatlemen had apreared at the table of the same House, and been inaugurated as Members, nine of whom (we believe we are even under stating the number) would never have been there to be inaugurated, but for the inter ference of Peers. The Duke of RICHMOND had sent Lord ARTHUR LENNOX there from Chi chester, and Lord WARWICK, Sir CHARLES DOUGLAS from Warwick; Lord BATHURST had had something to say to Mr. CRIPPS'S re election for Warwick; Lord HOPETOUN had sent Mr. BAILLIE from Linlithgowshire, and Lord HERTFORD Sir HORACE SEYMOUR from An trim; Lord ALFRED CHURCHILL for Woodstock, Lord BRooKE for South Warwickshire, and Colonel HALL for Buckingham,—is it not notorious as noon-day that in each case the Duke of MARLBOROUGH, Lord WARWICK, and the Duke of BUCKINGHAM, has done it all ? And Mr. HALSEY, the new Member for Hertfordshire can himself best tell to how many Noble Lords he is indebted for the honour of his seat in Parlia ment. We undertake to say that Lord SALISBURY, Lord ESSEX, and Lord VERULAM are of the number. As Mr. WILLIAMS, the only Member who ventured to say a word against the passing of the above absurd reso lution, truly said, "In any county where there were three or four Peers possessing large estates, every one knew that they always carried the elections." And yet it is, forsooth, "a high infringement of the liberties and privileges of the Commons," fur a Peer to concern him self in elections ! The day before, also, new writs had been moved fur Selkirkshire, Newark, Bute, East Sussex, and Midhurst, where every one can name the Peers who i❑ each case will return the next Member. The Duke of BuccLEucH will send some one else, as he before sent Mr. PRINGLE, for Selkirkshire ; Lord BUTE has allowed Mr. WORTLEY to become Judge-Advocate-General, and will return him again for Buteshire ; Lord EGMONT named his man a month ago for Medhurst ; all the Peers of East Sussex will have their say about the new Member, and the Duke of BICHMOND, from the west, and Lord-Lieutenant of the county to boot, will have his finger in the pie ; and as for Newark, Mr. GLADSTONE, determined to let the world know that the Duke of NEWCASTLE, and nothing else, had turned him out, wrote a second letter for the express purpose of having this understood ; and, turned out from Newark by one Peer, he hopes to be allowed to come in for Ripon by another Peer, but cannot yet procure his consent. The House of Commons clearly does not effect the object of prohibiting interference of Peers in elections by passing a resolution against it. Does it, can it, in crease the respect of the public towards itself by passing resolutions which are daily and openly violated ? Mr. HUME'S motion for a return of the amount of legacy duty paid on personal property during the last year, we trust, was not made without some useful pur pose. The vast sums brought into the Treasury by this obnoxious and most unjust tax are matters of notoriety, and there is little occasion, therefore, for laying them be fore the public. The remedy is the thing wanted—a reduc tion of the legacy duty, and an equable extension of it to all kinds of property. If any proofs were required of the gross partiality of those aristocratic legislators who have so long ruled the destinies of the country, and of the extreme care which they have taken of them selves, while they hare loaded others with burdens too grievous to be borne, this tax alone would suffice. All entailed property is exempted from the legacy duty —the finest estates in the kingdom, possessed by men who ought to be the first in wealth as well as in rank, and who become occupants of princely domains without any labour or any merit of their own, pay not one farthing, while the property accumulated by hard working tradesmen and by professional men, whose relatives had to pay large sums for their education, and who bad to struggle many a day before they could make even a competency, is taxed at the death of the owner at rates varying from one to ten per cent. Children pay one per cent., independent of probate duty, on succeeding to what in reality is their own property. Brothers are robbed of 3/. of every 100/. ; more distant relations cannot touch these legacies till the tax-gatherer has cut off 51. or 6!. ; and if a person wishes to leave to a friend who happened to belong to neither of these classes 1,0001., the Government, before that sum reaches the legatee, reduces it to 9001. In a few years or days, per• haps, this remnant may be again operated upon, and re duced another ten per cent., while the heirs of entailed estates walk into their baronial halls scot-free. No impost, even made by a selfish Legislature, is more cruel than this, and in these times let us hope its iniquity requires only to be shown to be removed. It is most unequal in its operations, it is most oppressive, it takes advantage of death to seize upon a man's property, and the Government, like an unfeeling and grasping undertaker, considers every act of robbery fair as soon as life is departed from the body. When Sir R. PEEL makes his grand financial statement, and points out the peculiar burdens to which land is subject, the represen tatives of boroughs, the professed friends of the middle and working classes can reply to thou), and adduce far more grievous burd(ns inflicted upon that class which forms the strength of the nation, which carries on her trade, improves her manufactures, and daily increases her wealth. The working classes, in fact, are compelled to contribute nearly the whole of the taxes ; the drones are comparatively exempt ; they are active only in de vising schemes of robbery, and when these are found out, and their unjust gains are to be cut off, or simply reduced, they assume the airs of honest men, and cry out for compensation. This class legislation has lasted too long. The reformed House of Commons, how ever, is resolved that it shall " cease to exist," and if they are only properly supported by the people, they will yet effect the greatest of all reforms —remodel the whole system of taxation, and allow no parties, to what. ever order they belong, to claim exemptions. Whenever there is anything radically unsound in a Legislature, circumstances are incessantly arising to enforce upon the popular mind the actual existence and the m p e ernicious consequences of the blemish, and, at the sa moment,ga agitation d in e m i t o s n r s e t g r a a demonstrate m the y nbeecuctstseitrylyfonregiltesctreed movel. itiit —whatever is inimical to its continuance may remain voiceless for a considerable period—direct allusions to its malign influences may be absolutely unheard of ; still, its days of exposure are fixed its ultimate annihilation is inevitable. The longer the gangrene is social or poli tical system, to fester and rankle in the system, the more indubitable is its eradication in the end. Unhappily these fallacies in tho Constitution are both numerous end urgent, connected alike with the more petty tidjudivations of the realm, and the more enlar t ;Pd gore rnMent, It h 3 in extracting these va riproiunies of its s c fl p a l ws that parliament is rasinlyoccupied during each successive session, and notwithstanding all their previ ous labours, the milady is far from being thoroughly extirpated. Various measures hare been adopted with this intention—the lituftt OlusCig 9 f 4eW h " 9a9 , . • THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. The Sun was the first paper which brought the " Queen's Speech," &c., to this borough, a number of copies having been dispatched "express" by the spirited proprietor of that journal, Mr. Murdo Young; and when we state that it con tained upwards of nine columns of Parliamentary proceed ings, our readers will form some idea of the immense exertion that must have been made. On all occasions we rind The Sun foremost in conveying early intelligence to the pro vinces, and the liberality evinced in the management of this paper is, we are happy to say, duly acknowle6ged by the very extensive circulation it enjoys.—Deronport Independent. We beg leave to return our best thanks to the ➢iessrs. Johnston and Co., Eden-quay, Dublin, for their kindness in forwarding to us the London Evening Papers of Thursday, with a fourth edition of The Sun, containing a report of the proceedings in both Houses of Parliament up to half-past eight o'clock on Thursday evening, which we received a few minutes after nine o'clock last evening.—Drogheda Argus. NEW MUSIC. FIVE SONGS—" Pity poor Time;" "Some One who Loves ;" " Encore ! a Bottle more; or, Down I go if I let go the .Kicockcr ;" "Mts. C.'s Curtain Lectures;" and " Oh, Cruel Jeames, of Berkeley-square." Pray, now, buy some ; I love a ballad in print ; for then we are sure they are true ;" a quotation applicable enough to the songs written by Mr. Beuler, for they have, in general, a deal of truth in them, and so, " pray, now, buy some." " Pity poor Time "is a neat comic song, in which Time is made to complain of having so much left him to do by everybody. "Some One who Loves " is a sentimental ballad, with sensible words. " Encore ! a Bottle more !" is a well told comic story, founded on fact. " Mrs. C.'s Curtain Lectures" are entertaining. And " Oh, Cruel J eames ," i s a b u r • bisque pathetic ballad with a really very pretty tune. The title-pages, as well as the songs, are amusing. On that of " Time" the word " Pity " is formed of hearts, and" Time," of hour-glasses, clocks, and watches. Below, as a motto, is " Time and tide will wait for no man," which is illustrated by a representation of Time as a common labourer to the world, working with his scythe, pursued by a traveller " behind Time" and before Time; for "past Time," King Canute is seen scudding from the "sportive waves," and underneath is the fol lowing :—" Once upon a time, King Canute, to reprove his flatterers, who told him he could do anything, com manded the flowing tide to retire ! But it wouldn't ! And because it wouldn't, it has served as a timely re proof to flattering time-servers many times from that time to this." Some of the letters of the title of "En core ! a Bottle more," are formed of bottles, and some are reeling about as tipsy as possible ; and a " swan necked" bottle is engraved with wings, as a representa tion of " champagne flying about." The word " Berke ley," on the title of " Cruel Jeames," is formed of knockers, and cruel Jeames himself, as a winged Mer cury, is shown springing from the earth with scrips in one hand and compasses in the other, evidently intent on measuring the moon, which, by the way, seems terribly alarmed, for future railroads. At the bottom is a pair of shears in full cut, entitled " Jearnes's Railway shears." All the songs appear effective, and, with the ' exception of " Mrs. Caudle's Lectures," the melodies are new and expressive of the subjects. ADDRESS FROM THE INHABI TANTS OF WINDSOTt TO HIS ROYAL lIIGII- NESS PRINCE ALBERT. The following is a copy of the address (agreed to et a vestry meeting, held on Thursday last,) to his Royal High ness Prince Albert, moved by Mr. Blunt, and seconded by Mr. Alderman Snowden, on the subject of his Royal High ness's liberality in voluntarily contributing towards the relief of the poor of Windsor :- 44 TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT OF SAXE COBURG AND GOTHA, KG., ETC. " May it please your Royal Highness,—We, the under signed inhabitants of the parish of New Windsor, in ap proaching your Royal Highness, beg to assure your Royal Highness of our profound respect and attachment for the person of your Royal Highness, and trust that, by the blessing of Divine Providence, your Royal Highness may long be spared as the consort of our beloved Sovereign. " We feel it incumbent upon us, in now addressing your Royal Highness, to express our unfeigned regret that, at the recent vestry meetings for this parish, any uncourteous allusions should have been made in reference to your Royal Highness, and we can confidently assure yoar live' Highness that the observations i , eferred to meet with no sympathy from the inhabitants generally of this loyal borough. " On the part of the parish, we beg to return your Royal Highness our sincere and grateful acknowledgments for the spontaneous generosity of your Royal Highness, in graciously and beneficently contributing towards the parochial funds of the parish, when your Royal Highness was not, by the laws of th e country , i n any way c hargeable with the pay ment thereof. "Wef. el confident that your Royal aghnesa will ever entertain a ki n d an d gracious feeling towards t he inha b itants of this borou g h, w hi c h teas for centuries been the abo de of the sovereign s o f thi s gr e a t count r y. 0 We have the honour to subscribe ourselves, Sir, your Royal Hi glinesi's most obedient, devoted , a nd ver y hum ble servants." [H er e follow the 4iFnatt.lrel The Duke of Wellington gave a dinner party on Satur day, at which there were present—The Lord Chancellor, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, the Earls of Cardigan and Wilton, Viscount Strangford, Lord Broug llon. Mitford, &c. • barn, Lord and Lady de H o s, Lord /fedpidalC, aricrthe WEST RIDING ELECTION.—It is proposed to hold the election at Waketield, on Wednesday, the It h of February. —Leeds Miroay, • Mention has been made of the advent of the Brussels company and of a German troupe. We believe that the coming over of the clever artists of M. Charles Hansens has been abandoned, but negotiations are pending for th 'l'4u tonics, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS, CITY, QUARTER T(1 THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were 4,000 bales, all to the trade. The market was steady, and full priees were obtained. The following interesting particulars relative to cotton were received this morning from New York : " Much of the firmness here has arisen from our small stock, and the high rates ruling at all the southern ports, and, in some measure, to the continued very unsatisfactory state of our relations with England as respects the Oregon question ; some additional firmness also may be attributed to the light receipts at New Orleans, Mobile, and Apalachicola, in consequence of the lowness of the water at those ports, and to smaller estimates of the crop gaining currency there. A great disparity will be observed between our rates here, and those current at Liverpool at last dates; and also with those existing here at this date last year, which, however, proved our lowest point of the season. We then quoted fair' Uplands, five and five-eighths to five and three-quarters ; freight, three• eighths of a penny; and exchange, ten to ten and a quarter. The sales for the week ending 20th instant, were 4,500 bales—for the week ending 27th instant, 2,500 bales—since, 800 bales. " The movement of this staple in this country, this season, compared with the previous two, have bees as annexed Bales. Receipts at ports of the U. S. since Sept. 1, 1845 587 370 do do do same period last year 692 287 do do do vear before 620 019 Exports from U. S. since Sept. 1, 1845 do do same period last year .. 410 927 do do do year before 241 664 " It will be observed that the receipts of this season have been less than in either of the two previous seasons, while the exports have been about seventy thousand bales less than last, and one hundred thousand bales less than the previous year. The receipts at this port since the Ist instant have been 22,000 bales; exports, 10,110 bales; taken by ship ment, 14,000 bales ; taken on speculation, 1,000 bales ; stock in city, 18,300 bales; and amount on sale, 5,000 bales. "The crop estimates have undergone some modification since the present month set in, the weather being extremely un favourable for getting the balance out of the fields. We now find but few putting the total at over 2,300,000 bales, while holders and those favouring the shortest estimate are count ing on not exceeding 2,200,000 bales. At this port the esti mates are from 450 to 500,000 bales." _ _ The Money Market is comparatively easy this morn ing. It is known in well-informed circles that full and almost entire preparations have been made for the necessary deposit of cash with the Accountant-General for all railway projects that really are in a position to go before Parliament with any chance of obtaining Bills iu the course of the present session. The measures to be proposed to the House of Commons to-night by Sir Robert Peel upon this topic are looked for with deep anxiety. That new arrangements for the conducting of the numerous projects to be submitted are required, is admitted upon all hands; but how this is to be done so as to consult the convenience, and we may add the health of the Members of the Legislature, is at present a secret. There has been an improvement in Console and other public securities of very nearly one-half per cent. Th e prem i um upon Exchequer-bills also looks very firm, and money is easy. For the Account Consols advanced from 94 3 % to 95%, for immediate transfer, from 94 to 94%; the Three-and a- Quarter per Cents. from 96% to 97; and the Reduced Three per Cents. from 94 1 4 to 95 1 4. The premium upon India Bonds has reached 28s. ; India Stock has advanced from 253 to 258. The market is altogether very buoyant. Not many bargains were made in the Foreign Stocks to day. Brazilian Bonds were quoted at 82 1 / 2 ; Peruvian at 41 ' • the Five per Cent. Portuguese at 78; the Deferred Spanish at 17; the Dutch Two-and.a-Half per Cents. at 60 1 / 8 , and the Four per Cents. Certificates at 94% The Railway Share Market is firm for all good lines, but business is not very satimated. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY IT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock '.. .. • • .. .. • • 207 2064 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities • • 94% 95 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 94%4 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Inns. 96% % 97 Lon; Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10% India Stock • . • • • • .. 258 India Bonds, 1,0001. • • .. .. • . 28 South Sea Stock ............. Ditto, New Annuities 93% Consols for Account .. • • .. • • .. 94 X 95% 95 Exel.eauer Bills. 13d. 1 %d. 1,0001. .... 19 21 pm. 5001. • . .. • • .. .. 20 19 21 pin. Ditto, Small .... 19 21 PRICES; OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 82% Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. .. 41 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent. • • 78 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto, l'assive Bonds .. Ditto, Deferred • • • • • • • 17 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. .. 60 59% 60% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 9434 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. Pia SHARE. Birmingham and Oxford Junction • • 2 .. • • 3% .... to 3 Buckinghamshire 425. .. • • % p.... to Caledonian • . .. • . • • •. 10 .... 144 to Ditto New .. .... 4 .. • • to 3% Ditto Extension .. . 2 3z 3 34 .•to Direct Manchester (Remington's) 23%.... 1% .... to Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) .. • . 54 .... 4 .. • • to Direct Northern • . 23% .... 214 .. to Dublin and Galway .. .. • • .. 4 .... 3% .... to Eastern Counties .. • • .. 141. 16s. 0d..... 22 4.. • . to 22 Edinburgh and Glasgow .. • . .. 50 .... 76 .... to Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • .• 123; 18 .... to "Ditto, New Quarter Shares • . • • 7% .. • • 123! . ••to Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 2 • • 2 4 .... to Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield, 425. • • 1% %74 pto Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn) IN ... • 1% .. • • to Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 15 .... 22 ...• to Great North of England .. • • • • 100 •••• to Ditto, New .• • • • • .. 5 .. • • 32) 4 .... to Great Western .. .. • • .. 85 ....160 .. to Ditto, Quarter Shares • • .. • • 5 .... 1934 .. ••to Hull and Selby • • .. • • .. 50 .... •• .. to _ Ditto, Half Shares .. . . • • 7 .. • . 2614 .. • • to 27 Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth .. 2 .. • • 114 to Lancaster and Carlisle .. • • • . 30 .. • • 521<1 .... to Leicester and Birmingham • • • • 225. •• • • par .. • • to Leicester and Bedford .. • • • - 225. ••••%p • • • • to p Leicst., Tam., Bin, Ss Trent Val. Junc. 425. .. • • % p.. • . to Liverpool and Leeds Direct .. • • 24 •• • • •• • . to Liverpool, Manch, and Newc. Junct. 214 • • 314.. • • to London and Birmingham • • • • .. 100 .• • • 221 .. to 223 Ditto, Thirds .. .. • • • . • • 16 .... 50%.... to Ditto, Fifths • • 2 .. • • 244 •• • • to Ditto, Extension • • • • • . 1 y.... 1 •• • • to London and Illackwall • . 161. 13s. 4d. •. • • 9 • • to Loudon and Itrigliton .• • • • • 50 .... 67%%% to London and Croydon • • • . 13/. 15s. 9d. • . 22 1 A to— London and South••Wmtern • . 411. 6.;. 10d. • 78 , . to Ditto, New • . • • • • • . 7% •• • • 18 .. • • to London and York .. .• • • • 2% 4% 1,4 34 to London, Warwick, and Kidderminster 214 •• • • 2% to London, Salisbury, and Yeovil .. • • 2% ...• .... to Lynn and Ely • . .. • • 5 •• • • 614 •••• to Manchester and Birmingham • . • • 40 • • 77 •• • • to 78 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .. 425. •. • • 1 % % pto Manch liter and Southampton .. • . 2 .. • • 3 .. • . to 2% Midland Ditto, New . .. • • • • .. 12 .. •• 28 .. ••to Ditto, Birmingham and Derby ..100 •• • • 121 ••to Newcastle and Darlington Junction • • 25 .. • • 59 • • to Ditto, New, Brandling .. 20 .. • • 53 .... to Newcastle and Berwick .• -• 10 •• • • 21 1 i .... to 20% Newark, Sheffield, and Boston • • 2% •• • • 2% .. to North British .. • • • • • • 17% .. 24%.... to 25% Ditto, Half Shares . .. • . .. 314 .... 71,4 •••• to Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 1 .... 3 1 ,4.... to 3 Ditto, Dalkeith .• 25 .... 29 .. • • to Ditto ditto • • .. • • .. .. 5 .. .... to North Kent and Direct Dover .. • • • to North Staffordshire 425..... 3% pto 4 p North Wales • . • • • • • • • • •• 3% 4 •• .. to Norwich and Brandon 18 .... 24% to Northampton, Banbury, & Cheltnam. 2 .• • 2% ••.• to Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 12% 15% .. • • to 16 Portsmouth Direct • • • • • • • • 3% .• 4% .... to 5 Scottish Central .. • • • • .• • • 7%.... 14 1 4 .• • • to Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. • . 2%.... % . to Shropshire Union . •• • • 425. • ..• pto South Midland • .• • • 425. .. • • 2V%p to South Eastern and Dover • • • • 38 % •• • • to Ditto, New, No. 1 .• •• •• 16 . . 19% .• .. to Ditto, New, No. 2 .. • • •• 10 • 13% to Ditto, New, No. 4 .. • • • • •• 2%.... 3% 3 A . . to South Wales .. • • • • • • 2% .... 3% to Tean and Dove Valley .. • . • • • . 1% .... Iy,• • .. to Trent Valley .. .. • • • • .. 5 .... 21 .• .. to 20% Vale of Neath .. 2 .... 3% •• . • to Warwickshire and London .. 425..... % p.. to Waterford, Wexford, and Valentla • • 1% .• .• to Worcester and South Walee 425. .... 1 dis. to Yarmouth and Norwich .. .. 20 .• 26% • • to York and Lancaster • • • .. .• • . 1% •..to York and North Midland • • .. .. 50 .... to— Ditto, Eztension • • • • .. .. 15 .• 38 •••• to 39 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Ceylon .. • • • • • • • • • • • • .ss. •• • • h•• • • to— Dutch Rhenish • • .. •• .• •• 5 •. • 84i ••.. to East Indian • • .. 55. • • to Great Nurtheni of France Constituted 5 •• • • 14 •• • • to Lyons and Avignon .. • • • • 2 .• • • 2 e .... to Luxembourg .. .. .. • • .. .. 4 •• • • 2K %.. to -- Mauritius . 1 .... '4 . V to Namur and Liege •• •• .• • 4 3 . 7 A _— Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) .. 2 .... .... to Sambre and Meuse • • • • • • • • 6 5 7' -%a • • • • to -- West Flanders • • • • • • • • 4 .. • • 5 .. ••t o MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered • • —••..4• • • • to JOINT-4•TOCK BANKS. National Provincial of England ••35 . • ..35 1 ,/, ex diT to LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 26.—Wind S.W., light airs, with much rain. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 23.—Wind W. to S.W., hard and squally.— Arrd. 21. Salsette, Hough, London for Cape of Good Hope and Ceylon, with sails split, having encountered very bad weather in the Channel. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 25.—Wind W.S.W., fresh.—Arrd. 24. Shannon, Norwell, -Mobile; Endeavour, Walsh, Newfoundland. 25. High lander, Wheeler, Callao; Bolton Abbey, Parker, Callao ; Earl of Li verpool, Scott, Islay ; Norval, Kirk, Bahia, sailed 15th ult. ; Orphan, Urquhart, ifaw York ; Shenandoah, West, ditto ; Glasgow, Bennett, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Argurion, DUBLIN, JAN. 23.—Frederick, Grover, St. John's, New Bruns wick. Skl. Arethusa, Brown, Savannah. i g l l e t s from ,v S. l I V ' . LY3T'luiertcjuAlNdo.l2las,— po l i t ss l o ts nier, blo rr w o n . v L e i ry verp as in contact 22d inst., long. 9 W., with the Ocean, Kirkland, arrived here, and sunk; crew saved. heavilyto anrsnei CLIFDEN, JAN. 22.—The Reverend Theobald Mathew, York, from Liverpool to Glasgow, put into Itoundstone 18th inst., with damage, and part of cargo thrown overboard in a heavy gale ; is discharg ingto repair. FLEETWOOD, JAN. 26.—The Mary Ann, of Workington, was aban doned last night between the Mull of Galloway and the Pouch of Ayr, after collision with the Princess Alice steamer, arrived here from Belfast ; crew, except one, saved. YARMOUTH, JAN. 23.—The St. Helier, Deslandes, from London to Newcastle, was iu contact in the Roads with the Vivid, from Sunder land to London. The former sprung her mainmast, and the latter had head and cutwater damaged, and lost anchor and chain. LOWESTOFFE, JAN. 25.—1 t blew a violent gala from S.W., with heavy squalls, the )yhtde of last night. The George Whittle, coal laden, was driven upon the Holm Sand about four A.M., and shortly stink crew saved, Sevet al vessels have parted from their anchors to the southward. DEAL, JAN. 25.—WindIS.W. —Atrd. Orator, Tait, Madras ; glaviana, Viscovich, Bahia ; Elizabeth, Bruce, New Orleans ; St. James, Meyer, New York; John Taylor, New York; Mary Caroline, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Ganges, Lawson, St. John's, flew Bruns wick ; Eleanor, Turney, Berbice ; Diana, Baetzer, New Orleans. Arrd. from the River for, Rifleman, Hammock, Sydney, New South Wales; Bombay, Hogg, Bombay; Clarendon, Vyall, Bombay David Lucker, Mitchell, Demerara; Valiant, Brown, Trinidad; Lady Hilda, Bounce, Barbadoes ; East London, Gray, Santa Martha ; Princess Royal, fraser, New Orleans ; Eliza, Abernethy, Rio Janeiro 1 yurgg Marie, &ether; St. Thomas's ; Freak, Long, Denis. Arrd, front the River and sld., Success, Adam, Calcutta ; Prince Albert, Sebor, New York. Std. William and Mary Brown, Cey lon ; James, Whyte, Trinidad ; Dart, Newton, Mad e i ra. , - BRISTOL, JAN. 24.—Arrd. Governor Harvey, Lightfpo, Newfound land. 25, Woodpecker, Williams, Cuba, RAMSGATE, JAN. 25.—The EntlXhie, Ciardon, bo und to Mar seilles, in putting por struck the East Pier, and is making watiu*. PsviroriTir, JON. g4.—The Oriental, H amon, from Rio Janeiro, i pgt n here yesterday, with bowsprit and main mast-head head and cutwater damaged, &c., having b een i n ead s P ru .P.gi, supposed rortuguese, 9th tilt., lat. 28 S., lon contact vit4 a brig, sur veyed, and will partly discharge. IV.; has been btOON, JAN. 23.—The Iterg-Aleredith, of Cork, from Balling to this port, went on sc;i9. oh Lady Isla n d , near this place, early this morn. '4 'and teiValiii full of water, and in a very dangerous sittotioyit „., The Right IPA. Sir Herbert Gordon, G.C.8., is expected to leave the Clarendon Hotel early in the ensuing month, to resume his diplomatic duties at the Austrian Court. Mr. Divett, the Member for Exeter, is, we under stand, confined to his house, by a severe inflammation of the eye, which renders it necessary that he should occupy only a darkened room. The Hon. Member, will be therefon up;:able to take hi s seat i n Parliament at ;te cotnnpricinuea of the session, L..a • c :O,IA MARKET NEWS.-;THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHAN GE-MONDAY. During the week ending on Saturday evening, the arrivals of English Wheat up to our market were on a very limited scale, and for the most part of middling quality. Of English Barley, the receipts were adequately extensive; but the fresh supply of all other grain of home produce was unusually small. The imports of Foreign Wheat were seasonably large ; but scarcely any supplies of other articles came to hand from either the Continent or Ireland. An extremely scanty arri val of Wheat was reported fresh-up to-day, from Essex, Kent, and Cambridgeshire ; coastwise as well as by land-car riage, it scarcely amounting to 600 quarters, consequently the stands were very bare of. samples. Still, how ever, as the attendance of buyers was very small, and as much uncertainty still exists as to the nature of the measures affecting the import of foreign grain into this country to be proposed by Sir Robert Peel in the House of Commons to-morrow evening, the demand for English Wheat was unusually inactive, and prices remained nominally as on this day se'nnight. Although we can make ne altera tion in our general currency of Wheat, it was quite evident, that had sales been forced by the factors, rather lower rates must have been submitted to. Of free foreign Wheat the show was small, but there was an increased number of parcels under lock in the market. In any kind scarcely a transaction took place, and the currencies must be called about stationary. The stocks in bond are now on the increase. There was a fair average quantity of Barley, both English and foreign, on show. The best malting quali ties commanded fully last Monday's prices, but grinding and distilling sorts were a mere drug, though they cannot be quoted cheaper. At the close of business a large portion of the two latter descriptions remained unsold. The supply of Malt was not large, yet fully equal to the wants of the buyers. The trade with that article was in a very sluggish state, at barely, but at nothing quotable beneath, previous figures. Scarcely a single parcel of Oats having reached us from Ire land during the week the business transacted in that article was necessarily small. In fact the trade was heavy at late rates. Beans. the supply of which was rather limited, moved off heavily ; while Peas were a dull inquiry, and in some instances the turn lower. In Flour no positive altera tion can be noticed, yet most parties are looking forward to lower prices. CURRENCY PER IMF Wheat—Essex & Kent, Red, New . ... 50a to 64a Di tto,White, Old • • 85a 67a Norfolk and Lin coln, Red... • • 529 65s Ditto, White ••• • • • 55a 68s Irish, Red.. ••• • • • 51a 54s Ditto, White. .•• • • 53s 578 Rye—Old •••••• • • • • • • 36a 389 New... Barley—Grinding..... 24s 27* Malting ....... • • 31s 358 Chevalier •••. • • • • 3:s 38s Malt—Suffolk and Nor- folk 58s 62s Brown s7s 60s Kingston and Ware 63s 65s FOREIGN GRAIN A: Wheat—Dantzic 57s to 63s liamburgh ..... s6s 62s Barle j 'ERIAL MEASURE Malt—Chevaller .. • • .. 64s to 65i { Oats Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., v Feed. 24s 27s Po ta toe 3os 329 Youghar and Cork, 81ack....... 23s 25s Cork, White ... • • 24s 29s Scotch, Feed. • • 26s 30 8 Beans—Tick .•. • • • ... 343 4is Pigeons 43s 49 8 Pease—Grey . .• • ... 385 41. Maple White........... 48s 53 8 _ _ Boilers ......... 54s 56, Flour—Towa-made ... 55s 57 3 Suffolk .......... 48s 49, Stocktn & Norfolk 46s 48, D FLOUR IN BOND. Beans .. Pea5e................ 41s 47s Flour—American ..... —s —s Baltic Oats—New ..... ••• • • • 25s 274 leed —••••. • • • • • 22s 23s SMXTIMPIE T.D. The past week's importations of foreign stock for this market consisted of two Oxen, 28 Cows, and 59 Sheep from Schedam ; 13 Oxen, 2 Bulls and 9 Cows from Rotterdam ; 133 Cows, 9 Oxen, and 420 Sheep from Harlingen. To-day upwards f 200 Oxen and Cows, and 400 Sheep were landed from the above port and brought forward for sale. The num ber of foreign Beasts therefore, on offer, was 512; and of Sheep, 600, in, generally speaking, very middling condition, compared with the arrivals in some previous weeks. The former found buyers, at from 141 to 201; the latter 36s to 47s per head. At the outports, very few Beasts or Sheep, owing, we presume, to the comparatively high rates ruling here—have been imported since our last. From our own grazing districts the receipts of Beasts were on a very limited scale, though of fair average quality. The large number of foreign Busts on sale, however, had a de pressing influence upon the Beef trade, which must be con sidered heavy, at a decline in the quotations obtained on Monday last of 2d per 81bs; the highest figure for the best Scots not exceeding 4s 2d per 81bs, and a clearance was with difficulty effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire, we received about 500 Scots, homebred:, and short. horns ; from the northern districts, 500 short-horns ; from the western and midland counties 600 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c. ; from other parts of England, 400 of various breeds ; from Ireland 80 Beasts, and from Scotland 60 Scots—the re mainder of the Bullock supply being chiefly derived from abroad and the neighbourhood of the metropolis. The num bers of Sheep were very small. All breeds commanded a brisk demand, at an advance in the prices of fully 2d per 81bs. There were about 300 shorn Sheep on sale. The few Lambs in the market sold readily, at 7s per Blbs for the primest qualities. In Calves a steady business was doing, at full prices; while Pigs were quite as dear as last week. Per slbs. to sink the offal. s. d. ii. d Inferior Beasts • • 2 6 2 8 Second quality ditto. 2 10 3 4 Prime large Oxen • • 3 6 3 8 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 4 4 5 0 Prime small ditto Suckling Calves lB 0 30 0 Ulterior Sheep .. $. d. to s. d. Second quality ditto 4 6 410 Coarse-woolled ditto 5 0 5 2 Southdown Wethers 5 2 5 4 Ditto out of the wool Large Hogs ...... 310 4 6 Small Porkers .. .. 4 S 5 2 Quarter old Pigs ..16 I 20 0 Lambs •..••• • • . . 0 0 0 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. Calves. I 3,092 I 16,520 73 NENITGATE AND LEADENNALL. I Pigs. 315 Since this day se'ennight, the arrivals of slaughtered meat by railway and steam-boat conveyances have been, the time of year considered, small, owing, principally, to the continued mildness of the weather. With Meat killed in the metropolis, we have been rather scantily supplied, yet its quality has exhibited a very decided improvement. From its scarcity, Veal has sold steadily, at an advance of from 2d to 4d per Sibs, while Pork has commanded a firm inquiry at extreme figures. Beef and Mutton must be considered heavy, at barely late rates. The supplies of Foreign Beasts and Sheep, killed here, are still on the increase. At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d.to s. d. 1. d. to s. d. Beef, inferior.. ••.. 2 6 2 ii Mutton, Inferior •• 3 4 3 8 middling •. .. 210 3 0 middling.. 310 4 2 prime large 3 2 3 4 prime .. 4 4 4 6 prime small 3 4 3 6 Pork, large.... ••. • 3 8 4 6 Veal.. •.• • • ....... 4 8 5 8 small .... •.• . 4 8 5 4 Lamb, es Od to Os Od. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs. 35 350 250 40 300 300 Lincolnshire ••• • • ••• •••••• • • • • • • 5 5 100 150 Yorkshire ....• •• •••••••••• •• •• Norfolk Suffolk ........... ............. 40 60 Cambridgeshire •••••••• • • • • • • • • Essex • • .. . • • • • • • • • • • • • • , 25 100 - 8 0 20 90 40 100 surrey !• •• .. ....... .. ....... 40 150 20 -1;0 Devonshire •• •• •• •• •• •......... 60 Wiltshire •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• • ..... 40 120 30 100 Other parts •••••• • • • • • •• •• • • 60 200 50 200 Total ••• • • • • • ..... 355 1,550 140 1,450 Previous week's arrival.. 595 1,900 270 2,350 Difference since our last .... 240 350 130 1, ;00 BOROUGH AND SPITALPIELDS. Full average supplies of Potatoes have arrived in the metropolis during the past week, in, comparatively speaking, good condition. The best qualities are supporting previous rates, but other kinds are a mere drug, and may be pur chased on somewhat easier terms. York Reds, 66s to 12Us , Do. Regent's, 90s to 110 s ; Scotch Reds, 60s to 80s ; and Guernsey and Jersey Blues, 708 to 808 per ton. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. We have no new feature to notice in this market. The best Kept bags continue to move off steadily at full prices. In other kinds of Hops very little is doing. WOOL. Although the period for holding the next public sale of Wool is not yet fixed, and the imports during the past week have been on a very limited scale, the demand for all kinds rules heavy, yet we can notice no material alteration in prices. TALLOW. This market keeps pretty steady, and although there may have bean during the past week one or two parcels sold at from 3d to 6d per cwt (for cash down) below our quota tion, yet we believe fine Y.C. suitable for the best purposes of the trade cannot be had under 435. Town Tal low 43s net cash. CHANCERY —(THIS DAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR sat in his court at Westmin ster at eleven o'clock. CHAPMAN v. CLIFTON.—JUDGMENT. His LORDSHIP gave judgment on this appeal motion from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of England. His Lordship was of opinion that the judgment of the Court below was correct, and dismisses the appeal mo tion with costs. ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) His Lordship resumed the hearing of causes, which were part•heard. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) His Honour the VICE. CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND was occupied the whole morning with a motion to di sso l ve an injunction in the case of Sumer v. Grant. MILNE V. WALTON. The arguments in this part-heard appeal occupied the j o e f e c h e h a m n o c r e n n i o n r g Court the r ( e * MORAN.) B m e a f n r e der V LX PARTE GUILDFORD, CHICHESTER, AND PORTSMOUTH RAILWAY. Application was made in respect to the money, 937,7501., paid in under the standing orders of the House of Commons, to have it invested in the pur chase of Exchequer-bills. His HONOUR made the order. EX PARTE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION. Application was made that 32 ,387/., paid in under the standing orders of the House of Commons, might be laid out in the purchase of Exchequer -bills. The order was made accordingly. • QUEEN'S BENCII.—HIS DAY.) (Sittings in Ban co , at Westminster Hall.) BODHORE V. BUTTERWORTH. From the statement of counsel, it appeared that this case was an application for a new trial of a question as to the infringement of a patent. The trial took place at the after sittings of last term, before Mr. Justice Wight man. It appeared that the plaintiff had invented certain very material and important improvements in the ma chinery for cleaning, carding, roving, and spinning eotton and wool, by a process called " surface motion," a system totally unknown before, particularly in coiling and uncoiling. The rinoipal novelty, as st a ted i n t h e specificatio n , consisted in the winding of the cotton or wool on the rollers by the motion of the rollers them selves, described already as " surface motion," instead of the motion dependent on the motion of the roller's axis as practised in machines hitherto is use. At the trial the jury found a verdict for the defendant in two issues, and they were discharged in the other. And the pre sent application was for a rule to set the verdict aside, upon the grounds, which were stated at great length by the Learned Counsel, that the inventions of the plaintiff were bona fide and of the greatest possible imp o rt ance to the public. The case was entered upon at the sitting of the Court, and some very beautiful and elaborate models wererlaoed before the Bench, which the Learned Counsel explained the operation of with great particularity. (The case had not closed when our report left.) EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY ) (Sittings in Banco,) 41.0./..Et V. YIGNAY. Tits was an action of trespa ss w h;-' brought laT the platntifful the IN coompensati94 from .zn was originally ,ommon Pleas to recover one defendant in the shape of q damages for the injury he had sustamee , of the defendant having destroyed the fences The 'dile of which the plaintiff claimed the fee simple. t was situated on the borders of Waltham F°reus;bri it was contended on behalf of the defend ant that P,40 been guilty of no wrongful or illegal act, in so fe t ? had been licensed by the Crown to hunt, fish, an' o fr in and about Waltham Forest, and as th e close in_q„J tion was portion of that forest it was the proPelli the Crown and not of the plaintiff, and the t_, down of the fence was justified by the royal Inie The plaintiff, on the other hand, denied that tilee tbm hold of the close was in the Crown; and the W. & 0 1 involving the rights of the royal prerog a tive, 1 0 0 removed from the Common Pleas into this Con 1 1 0 Court of Exchequer being the only Court Yf i bi c o $ jurisdiction in cases where the rights , Priweg revenues of the Crown are involved. , C her The ATTORNEY-GENERAL now moved that dot, ceedings in the case be stayed against the de root and for leave to substitute .her Majesty's Dora coll . of the defendant, on the ground that the Plai n ': goer troverted the right of the Crown to the close 113diete tion, and therefore, prima fade, the matter W I, et ote was between the plaintiff and her Majesty', "tv the plaintiff and defendant. The Court granted a rule nisi. ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. BATAS. i g itss ° This was a criminal information, filed at till er od of the Crown againt the defendant, for an i nis el s 's of the revenue laws, which was tried la, ' me - rill (/' before the Lord Chief Baron, who refused t°3 % - ing i of the witnesses to answer a question, dig ° ob oe name of the informer throuh whom the Cre vill , / ,. its information, criminatin g the defendant. I,,';idea! bers urged that this was contrary to all rules el t - h but the Learned Chief Baron ruled that t h e nary rules of evidence were not applicable to s to q o case, and a rule nisi was subsequently obtaleeded the information, on the ground that the L ea:11 6084" Baron's dictum was erroneous ; and after be,` arguments pro and con, the Court took time W the case. •adri The LORD CHIEF BARON now delivered tbe of the case, confirmin g hi s f orme r ruling, t b° cannot be asked a question tending to disel es , t , t of an informer who is a third party, a nd does 11- „, cse,;i in the progress of the information. The rule vi" great antiquity, and was invariably applie d t 4 cases. Rule discharged accordingly. a OP COMMON PLEAS.—(THI S REGISTRATION APPEAL. va gli BISHOP V. BROWN, HIGH B AILIFF OF W5B- the fl' Mr. ARNOLD appeared against a decision vislng Barrister for the City o f W es tminster , 0 5 00 0 " if lowing grounds : —Th e a pp e ll ant , Mr. LlishoP, 0 the that his name had been improperly struck f r° , h estl fi d gister. He had, previous to the day fixed bY "" i fi c er fo i for the payment of rates, gone to the proP er a .lo. tendered what he conceived to be the amoun", 0 ego overseer said he could not tell the appellant We what was owing, but that he would apprise ki l l 2o o .d v day or two. The appellant paid no more t t e 1031 the matter, and his name was placed 11 Pr ' . O - bje cls o mitted to the Revising Barrister; but being in in the Court of Revision th e name was stru c t:tbr , A if Learned Gentleman, at some length, contend er;'' o4 appellant had ma d e a l ega l ten d er o f the Il i i l sl te any fault exi s t e d it was in t h e oversee r, siw p i3O% to quently the name h a d b een i mproper ly stsll,e" 04 Their Lordships, without hearing C 0 0; Ad other side, decid e d th a t th e t en d er o f rates and that therefore the decision of the Revisirl° should be sustained. O ' CAPTAIN WARNER'S IN V E N T s ao d TO THE EDITOR OF THE - p o rk „ 4 0 Six,—The experiments of last week at i `f ge S ,P L Y are well timed to second the efforts of Ler" 4: I O C ! ) , the coming session of Parliament, when, it i 5 I will again bring for war d C a pt a i n Warners l e a el p t o p y The experiments at Ports mou th, con they were, show to so me ex t en t th e d e strunt`° a , 01 4'4 ties of submarine engines. It is something " t ore c 'j folly, in these days of ingenious a ppliance as upon the comparatively do g -t ro t mode °` rt se'oo olden time. We should, if we are to be Sur otir the ocean, be wide awake. The higbe,r s o . o er;/ appear to be, upon the subject of Captain " 0 0 ventions, napping profoundly ; the public nb ir ° en eQ fore, not rest satisfied till they are fairly awt - A, their slumbers, for there is hardly a limit to i".; sll eg e that may arise to our maratime interests &tiler pineness. A NAVAL 0 ' Jan. 21, 1846. A cf THE COUNT MAGISTI% TO THE EDITOR OF THE :11 14 Leicester, 22d ei r ? o r Sin,—The remarks which a pp eare d in Y,t)Toedif Tuesday evening, upon the magistracy of shire, are so pertinent to th e p ur p ose as to le: ri . e ct9 diate attention, and, doubtless, a very e arly nf ire 1 1 ,7,01 the evils complained of. Our Nottinghanirbt tlr f i hours are much indebted t o y ou f or the ligeitS l upon their magisterial mism anagemen t. A il t e of dt would also greatly promote the co neenie° l ol, Leicester public. Pray a d voca t e t h e apPo u .del ndl stipendiary magistrate fo r th e coun ty, to res l astigs Ar or near to the town. With the large P n r o ffeol, third-class manufacturin g me t ropo li s , want • i p,rg continually occurrin g i n th e i mme di ate vien n l lee JP yond the jurisdicti on o f th e b oroug h authetli s sio9 one of the town magistrates are in the corow;f o o4 the county, and we h ave no res id ent count,' 11 within the borou g h ( an exceptin I believe t o e fi bi large county town). Justice has to b e soneody excursion from Leicester to villages some l i n o bil t i the parties on either side frequently being i ° „ , the town, and the offence committed with' . f throw of the borough boundary. ePit By your notice of this public grievance in afl may approve, you will oblige all my fellow tow A Your very obedient servant's, f ~,efrt4l/ THE LATE FATAL RAILWAY ACC.% bev BRIDGE, SATURDAY EVENING.—Owing to the tot of rain during the last two days the wat L e rs ; saPtf the ruins of the occupation bridge, near tn' e s d er a fell in on Monday last, and which was attend ed O, J• melancholy re sults, have so greatly increasr.We s o lit a stop to all engineering operations, and the ro i P o d tender remain p art l y b uried. Major- G e ne the Inspector-General of Railways, csoe he Thursday, in comp an y w i t h M r. Barlow, o; I , engineer, and M r . Ilberry, Ode superinte nd line, in order to institute hi.., official inquiry, 00 5 1 14 1 ) formation of th e B oar d of Trade, but "115,0' complete it satisfactorily, on account of the .i ,jd ot ir opinion he came to, h owever, was, that t he etlt resulted through a want of judgment on the Cis e; (1 /4 4 0 contractor, who, in constructing the balln el .tio_ n O ti p north side of the line, between the oceull-r its` and the Medway, had undermined the riv; l g such an extent as to permit the waters breek i de e, pr j into the pit, and then, rushing under the hr,.„ l away the embankment on the other side. " .. the' , :po' l s the land waters. Taese being as great 0/ . 0 0 , n fr d the Medway, and both streams meeting ;10 1 4', under the bridge, the torrents were so fear Ot:00°) up the main arch to a depth of several fe e oti tearing away the foundations of the briel t , b o,°;; # the heavy wei g ht o f t h e eng i ne and tender 'occafor upon the bridg e cause d i t to g i ve way, and 104 fr deplorable event. e 'cl°7l FlRE.—Yesterday (Sunday), about one r day, a fire broke out in the shop of Mr. off A ipi Blenheim-terrace, Kiugsland-road, owing g ar" of Eau-de-Cologne accidentally upsetting n e s • 00 ; 0 0 contact with a light, which at first threatenen te d b the house, and the entire row of newly-ere c ' n ot,,9l but owing to the active assistance of Mr. Sentr„ o ll_,' and Mr. Bishop, the builder, who were promp tly cew,ot and used untiring exertions, the flames vi e ,,,,41; got under. Mr. Sumpter is entitled to big ,ourageous conduct in going into the midst 01 '4O , a t o ACCIDENT AND SUICIDE.—OR Saturday ref nine o'clock, a man named William Andrews , s 1 ) 0 0 1 0 , Waterrnen's Adelphi Pi er , w h o h ad b een re I+do 1 0 00 course of the d a y to ass i st i n unloading a bn prto the luggage of the Duke of Buceleuch, was 5 1) °,; 1 tiled 0 1 , the dumby, or outer barge of the pier, t o 0 4 0, moored alongside, when he stepped short anu - „ a 4 j elf'd water, between the craft. A lighterman, ° I TO OP' the employ of Mr. F. Farlow, the Secretary o ^ f l lo , h e Pier Company, who was in the barge contaillaP„v i re Buccleuch's property, did all in his power to o - 04ir t y The search for the body was continued for lin o A tPipt i l Mr. Farlow's men, when they heard a splaer l icafe"pere close to the Hungerford Suspension Bridge, tb14 4 , 0 0 screams of a femal e , w h o was i n the water, sh", 1 7,0 1 a policem an ' s ratt l e on the bridge. On rovnee bsooeif bridge several persons called out that a woniteele, o f t )P herself into the riv er , an d po i nted out the spot; or oll„,p* flieappeared. The p o li ceman , 18 9 L, who eigte s o piP the bridge, saw a woman gettinif, over the r b - e rie te s north-west side of th e bridge, P...nd, suspecting s bet:; ho 9, he rushed toward s h er an d attempted to pull short struggle took place, '. l uring which his spe t e li, off; and the woman, who was outside the dr° r" siO err • his grasp, plunged into the river, and Was A belt!. policeman only saw her for a few seconds, en- eee' P' a young woman. Neither of the bodies he" 6 /1, covered. 14 6 1 ATTLIIPTTLD BURGLARY AT A .„61 L a- LERS.-o'a Saturday night the family of su r b r oolble the hradlord of the Windmill Tavern, Upper am ide lA. 13 Iaektriars-road, was thrown int o a s tate of O a Jr,,4 citement in consequence o f a man b e i n g WI PitriP bedrooms under very singular circumstance; se e eIeAJP o'elock the female servant went to one of th s ysnfliel when she was suddenly alarmed at seeing to i be,elel the act of forcing the lock of a large chest "S e sei,i 0 4 0 1 a benefit society held at the above house. , yes 0 00 I Pir, down stairs and raised an alarm, when Mr. d n i m arit ~t 1! persons rushed to the room and secured n o be A O, such an unsatisfactory account of himself , t 5 05 50 veyeel to the station-house. The room p e e d heileio searched, but although the contents of sev, h i o k ote lying about the floor, he had not taken anyl seri rse" which he appeared to be forcing when the a 5 tifl ii contained a large sum of money. 10 - O'Y A rumour was current in the musical eL re , z let_ A ° o l lo , day night, that Covent-garden Theatre had w uc as oldro i o,l years tbr a second Italian opera-house. 1 11 ,0 3 , o tisV, deposit had been already paid to the preer', s of theatre is to be entirely re-decorated. I"tne ready engaged were given —namely, 11/ 0 - 14 .9 Sig i t"el dame Viardot Garcia, Madame .1 4. ieop, • d Signor Tambu r i n i, Si gnor Rc,eoni, &C. G ee the iif were to join in the season of 1847, ii t es ty'' 3 . g tion of their engagement at Mai hie sc-' this season. We give the report accuracy 'oat we are well aware that the P_T t be telK . , l o ItaliaA company in Landon has been long Ths.lP' e a EAST INDIA MAILS. —SOUTHAMPT OP . 4 I e o rri: ri a (1 0 to Oriental steam-ship, Captain Soy, comma nn iu die 6g. hweirthout_noeuct of ~;os, rrto docks this morning, and landed the -"c,ast delect`secler ten 13; oily mails, which were dispatched by ..13e b at Londo n . She left Alexandria Jr.n. 8; "j' ear goe sew 0 raltar, 19. The Oriental has a, very full e(1 ire ° 11 passengers. The lion. Mr. Qcorge Smythe ha s _VWfn ,„er ; de r Continent, and has entered on the duties of of Foreign AMitirgi - ree,