The Sun. — London, England, 1848-12-22 00:00:00

ten as ctorst vrie -11 the parted aside r out it en• e the ninis pur- trived Paper s iseless time caking 1, and tad the ~em~in Raja ly are i to do is they after bstacle ,if we n esday fis hing at the excuse i i more AIC. day. "ednes" of the ;43 , from Lt, Ire, thaw udo), I people , y Of Ab e ideut o f peOPl e t peOPlet entatile ginister Minister people, IsemblYr nstitutet co of WY ARTS. ice.' Mayor lament 1 of the risen of ;he firs t 51160 01 )t . Coin' e Seine, 3sued so rpm" - Ades, is Ls head' taking the courage, riven so itude of Lre and epUbli C ' fD COIV Uinistry y -Gene" pf fi ce of a l Wed', g ident 0 refect of that o i l ome bsd rtes, 0 0 p e ditio° trned to king thr! Rerublie • Cabinet 11 Cols' le treoP s be BO' lade the of pub lic snilita r i on bi 6 rrived ft F see NA' ,nel BO' ng, a fter A in t he A roLs°- i LeART):. Nos a t it of the LTE W el3 ! JEAOSP N on the brothef inted his ' the D i ; cellor 0 National li e , Oct ► o f the it for re e if honour' hose wh o what a ll ' iC Oen differenc e he same. basis ; to eviate th e pie which anfidence• )enetrates Govern' no autho. again 10 3 men tha t iknimatea, ed rawly' ,he diver . Ow theca - Istitution , my of the rowesa Deposit of d in par aignao to ity of his the first quality of a itateaman.—(ileir, hear.) We have. Citi zen Repreantatives, a grand mistion to, fulfil—to found a Republic in t -e int-rest of 11, aa:i I i just end firm Go vernment, %hieh stall ho animated by a sincere deiire of progress, without being ci, h r reacionary or Utopian. Let us be ha men of the country, not the men of a party; and, with the aid of God, wo ill at least ao good, if we oann, t achi , ve great thing.."—(Loud applause.) The Moniteur contains a financial statement of the condition of the Treasury at the close of the present year, giving the details of the portfolio, from which it is made to appear that on the Ist day of the coming year the Government will have extraordinary re sources available amounting to 221 millions, of which the following are the items:— - - - " Loan 64,000,000 f.. Lyons 30,000,000 F., Bonds of the Northern Railway 12,000,000 f, Bank Losn (•econil por tion), 75,000,000 ~ Balance in hand on 31:t December, 40,000,000 F.; total, 221,000.000 i," The following is the final state of the poll, as ad dressed by the Committee of the Assembly to the Moniteur. Number of voters in the 86 de partments, nut including Al- glen ••• ••• ... Number of votes expressed Majority of votes expressed Louis Napoleon Bonaparte ... Cavaignae ... ... ... ledru R011in........ Raspail ... ... •.• ... Lamartine ... ... ... ... 7,449,471 ... 7,426,252 ... 3,713,127 ... 5,534,520 ... 1,448,302 ... 371.431 ... 36 964 ... 17,914 4,687 ... 12 434 Changarnier Divers vote* 7,426,252 23,219 lirconatitutional votes Total as above ... 7,449,471 At the a;tting of the Assembly yesterday MM. ODILON BARROT, De FALLOUX, and LEON DE MALLEVILLE occupied the Ministerial bench. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, Dxc. 21. Boulogne and Amiens, B—Luxembourg (71. ), %—Namur and Liege, sA—Northern of France, 7 5 4—Orleans and Bordeaux. 2% —Paris and Orleans, 28►,4—Paris and Rouen, Is—Rouen and Havre, 8 1 4— Sambre and Meuse, 8% — Tours and Nantes, 134. SPAIN. Ma'lrid journals of the 16th have arrived. The election of President of the Congress took place that day. Senor SEIJAS LOZANO was the Ministe rial candidate, Senor Rios ROSAS the candidate of the Moderado opposition, and General SAN Miouzr, the candidate of the Progressistas. At the close of the scrutiny, the numbers were de clared to be as follows : Senor Seijas Lozana .. 98 Senor Rios Roses General San Miguel .. 28 The other votes being thrown away, Senor SEIJAS was consequently elected. GONZALES Basvo is the leader of the Moderado opposition. General CORDOVA has arrived at Madrid. The Conde DE THOMAR (Costa Cabral) was to leave Madrid on the 16th for Lisbon. MADRID BOLSA, DEC. 16.—The Three per Cents. 20k, 11 16 buyers, sellers ; Five per Cents., 91 buyers, 10 sellers ; Coupons, 6 buyers ; Passive Debt, 3i to a buyers, 4 sellers ; Exchange on London, 4s. THE MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was quiet, but' firm. Sales 5,000 bales.—Rail ray Shares were supported. The further American accounts delivered to-day induce us to give an opinion of our own upon the subject of the tariff of 1846, and the probability of an alteration therein. It is highly gratifying to have the testimony of the President whose term of office is about to expire as to the beneficial working of that measure, because it strengthens the hands of the free-traders on this side of the Atlantic, and we do hope that the editor of the New York Herald, from whose journal we yesterday gave an extract, does not represent the opinions of the country at large. The system of moderate duties cannot but be beneficial generally, and it is useless of any Government to bolster up manufactures, and force them before their time, and to the detriment of con sumers. The following is a statement relative to emigration from Canada to the United States :—A Buflalo journal mentioned' a few days since that several hundred French Canadians had lately passed through that city, emigrating to the south and" west. We have heard of numerous bands above and below Quebec. The Journal de Quebec, of Saturday, states, on what it considers good information, that upwards of a thou sand persons have left the parish of St. Cyprian (district of Montreal), for Chicago; that no less than two hundred per- 1 sons have left the parish of Cap St. Ignace (district of Quebec) for the same destination; and two of these, after selling their lands at a loss, have departed for the plains of Illinois, the one carrying with him 1,0001., the ether 800/. Mr. Blaiklock, surveyor, lately returned from Lake St. John, about a hundred miles north of Quebec, has brought with him a small quantity of plums planted about 170 years ago by the Jesuits, who had formed an establishment there, some traces of which are still extant. They had about 300 acres of land under cultivation at the entrance of the river Ashubniashmar on the south side of the Lake. The steamer Great Western has arrived from the West Indies, but the letters are not yet in town. She brings a large amount in specie, with a remittance for the dividends, but the general accounts, as given in the American papers; and of the same date as the Great W estern will furnish, are not favourable; a movement on behalf of Santa Anna being expected. The Funds have been very firm this morning, although business has not been active. We shall probably have a dull market for the next two or three days. Consols for the opening have been 88% to 88%. The New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. have been 88% %. Exchequer-bills realise 395. to 445. premium. Bank stock is 189 to 191. A large general business has been done in Foreign Stocks; and generally at enhanced values. Mexican Bonds have touched 22 3 4 and 23. Peruvian are still being forced up; the prices being 50 to 51%. The rumour is, that purchases are being made en account of the Lima Government. Grenada Stock has been quoted 13% to 13%. Equadot Bonds have been marked 2% %; Chilian Three per Cents: 47 ; and Brazilian Bonds, 75% to 76. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 13% to 13% ; and the Three per Cents. 26 3 4 to 27%. Portuguese kour per Cents. have been at 25. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have realissed 49 to 49%. Railway Shares have been steady, and generally at rather fuller prices. South Eastern are an exception, and there is some dulness in the French lines. BRITISH FUNDS TB'S DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock l9l 189 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 88 813% New 3 1 A per Cent. Amts. 811 % .% Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 8% 11-16 Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 8 7-16 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. 2%d. 2d. March. June. 1,0001. 500/. ......... 37 37 p Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 73% Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 24 Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. -- Ditto, 3 per Cent Equador Bonds 2%% G r enada, 1 per Cent. ...... 1 1 A% Ditto Deferred Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent 2 2 34 23 Ditto for the Account Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent 5O 51% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 4 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o 13% • Ditto for the Account 13% • Ditto Passive Bonds 314 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 2 6 3 /4 27% Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 5 per Cent —.. 74f. —e. Exchange 2sf. 50c. Dutch 2% per Cent.,l2 Guild 49% 49 I WANES:S DONE IN RAILWAT SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. " - PeeSuess. 1 / 4 berdeen ..... to _ ; Elba., Notting., Boston, &c 4 14 - to - \. y rsh ire and Galloway - .ie Ifast and County Down .. 19 •..• - • to - 4irmingham & OxfordJunct., calls duly pd, or with g uar. 20 - • to - Do., without a guarante e... 20 ..• - .. to -- 3i rm inghaan,Wol.,& Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guar. 10 ... . - - Do., without a guarantee... 10 - ..... to - iruaing., Wol., & Stour Va l . 13/.143 - to - Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction.., lO - . •-••• to -- 3oston, Swint., & Birming... 5 - to - -ristol and Exeter - to - Do., Thirds - ...... to - B uc kinghamshire..l 4 /. 4s - to - 'aledonian Ditto, Half Shares - - to - Ditto, New 10/. Preference 7% 7 3/ to - Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50 . - to - hester and Holyhead 5O - Ditto, Preference - - to - larence. - Do., let Class, 6 per Cent... 10 - • •.. to - D0.,2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 - to - Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 - ...... to - ;Area London & Portsmouth 5 1 4 - to - tioblin and Belfast Junction.. 35 - to - Oundalk and Enniskillen ... 20 s.ast Anglia, 25/. L. & E. and L. &D. ... ............. 25 - Ditto, 181., E. & H....••• 18 ... - 4 ;- - Ditto, 31. 10s., E. & H . .. 3 %""•• 2% to to - as tern Counties .••»••••••• 20 ...... 12 Do. New Gruarant. 6 per Ct. 10 ...... 114 to - Do. Perpet., 5 per ct . No. 1,6/. las. 4d... -- to - Do., do. ............... N 0.2,61. 135. 4d... - - - to - Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 to - Do., 5 per cent.... ........ . 50 Do., Quarter .... . ...... ...... 121... .. - - Do., New .................... 31 Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) ........... 25 - Ditto, ditto, Class A , di tto 1 • - to - Ditto, do, Class 13 (I. &B) 20 - to - Ditto, do, Class C, ditto... 20 ...... - to -- Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per et.) 10 . . .... - - Ditto, ditto ........ ».....••• 20 .•-••- ... - Ditto (C. & E.), 5 per ct. 2% .... . . - - East Lancashire - - Ditto, New ... .......... .... •21 ...... - - Do., New Quarters - - Do., 6 per Cent. Preference Quarter Shares 6 14...... - ...... to -- East Lincolnshire 25 ...... - ...... to - Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O - ••• •• to -- Ditto, Halt Shares - - Edinburgh and Northern ... 25 ...... - - Ditto, New port l5 Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% - - 3iasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle-81. 65.8 d... -- . to - Glasgow, Kilmarnock, fa Ayr 50 - to - Do. Preference Consolidated - •- - - - to - 8 A Great Northern l9 • • I / A... to - Do. % A Deferred ..... - Do. 1/ B 6 per Cent. Guar. 6% 4 to - Do. Extensio n .... ..... ..... 2%.. ... _ to - Gt. South. & W est. (Ireland) 42 % - - to - Great North of England 100 22s - Ditto, liew 401. 4O - Ditto, ditto .... ........... 25 - ...... to Ditto, New 301. ........ - ..... 30 _. - to - Ditto, New 151...... ... ...... 14 ___ - . to - Great Western .................. 90 Ditto, Half Shares ..... - ..... 50 • - ...... to - Ditto, Quarter Shares ...... 21 •••••• 17 Ditto, Fifths .................. 20 - Do. New 171.......• ......... 13 .. - Huddersfield and Manchester 30 .. . 7 . - - Dittc, hirds .................. 10 ...... - - T 60 .«... 99 hull and Selby .................. Ditto, Half Shares .. ...... 25 ...... 49% to - Ditto, Quarter Shar es ..... .. 12% ...... .- - L ancas ter and Carlisle.... ... 50 -•-... to - Do., Thirds...-. ...... lO - Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 93 ..... - - Ditto, ditto - to - Ditto Half Shares ...... ... 43 - ....•• to IME• Ditto Quarters 17% ...... 10 3 / 4 to - Ditto Fifths lO - Ditto Sixteenths ..-....... 6 1 4...... - ... to - Ditt o Thirds (Keg.) - to - Do., New G uar. 6 p er cent. 7% 8% ' to - Do. Liverpool and Bury... 43 _ . - Do. (Hudders. and Sheff.) 43 - to - Do., W aketield, Pontefract, a nd G001e....... .. ....... 50 - . to - Do., West Riding Union... 7 ...„ . - - Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 ...... - .. - Do., do., H a lf Shares (A) 9% - to -. Leeds and Bradtord ............ 50 ..... - ... ,to - Leeds,Dewsbury,& blanches. 50 - Do., Half Shar - es .... . ...... . 25 ...... - - Ditto, Blue (scrip) ..... ..... 2% ...... -- Leeds and Thirsk ........ .. . ... 50 Ditto, New ..... -,... ...... .. 35 • - ....••• to - • Do., do.,Prefer., 6 per Cent. 3% --' ....- to ..... Liverpool.Crosby,andSouth- - .... Dort 3% ...... 0 - •. •• 1/ ..... .verpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction. ...... - . ..... to - London {k 131ackwall ......131.65. 8d.... - - Do. Extension ........ -..... 22%. - - Loud., Bright., & South Coast 50 30% to 31 1 Do. Guaranteed b per Cent . 9 ....•• -- - De. Prot. Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 ...... - ••• - Ditto, ditto 1852 50 ..... ..- - Do., New, guar. 6 per cent. b ...... - 1 ,ondon and Greenwich ... 12/. 15s. 4d... - .•• - Ditto Preference lBl 17 s 2 d... -.-.. to - London & North Western..... loo ...•••122% ,to 123 Do. Quarters (L. and B.) 22 - - DI. New - to - Do. Fifths - Do. 40g. Shares.....L. & M 25 ...... - - Do. 10/.... M. and B. A. 9 .... . - - Do. 10/. .. M. and B. (B.) 9 - to - Do. 10/. ... M. and B. (C.) 1 London and S. Western...-. 50 .. - - Ditto, New 50/........ .. ..... 42%...... - to - Ditto, New 401............ .. 34 - to - Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 ..-.. - - Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 - - Ditto. Thirds ... ........13/. 6s. 8d ... - ... .. to - Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Ct. on Deposit and . 5 per Ct. on Calls ... ...... 5 .- - ..... t o _ London, Salisbury , & Yeovil 1% - ...... to - Londonderry and Coleraine... 28 3 / 4 - .to - Londonderry and Enniskillen 27% -..•.. to - Lelvestott (guar. 4 per cent.) 20 - ..... to - Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 13 - - Manch. Buxton, & Matlock 4 Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.loo - Ditto 1 / 4 Shares (No. 1) ... 18 - - Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25 - to - Ditto, % iiiharea (No. 3)... 19 ...... -- - PRUSSIA. Advices have been received from Berlin to the 18th. Upwards of 3,000 persons have been deported from Berlin since the commencement of the state of siege. The elections are to take place simultaneously on the 22d January. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY . Advices to the 16th have been received from Vienna, but they are devoid of interest. Accounts from Tran sylvania state that the Magyars have defeated the Valaques in three successive battles. The Valaques left 800 dead on the field. ITALY. The programme of the GIOBERTI Ministry (the new Ministry of CHARLES ALBERT) has been pub lished. It declares that Italian independence cannot be achieved without war. Accounts from Rome are to the 14th. The city continued tranquil. The Roman Ministry have published a solemn protest against the interference of the French Republic in Roman affairs. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-(FRIDAY.) We have again to report the arrival of a very moderate supply of English Wheat for our market, coastwise, as well as by land carriage and sample. Monday's supply having been pretty well cleared off, the show here this morning was limited. Sdected qualities were in moderate request, at full prices; but all other kinds of English Wheat were neglected, alt hough we cannot call them cheaper. Upwards of 8,000 quarters of Foreign Wlleat have come to hand. Millers purchased the finest samples at full rates of currency. The value of the middling and inferior kinds was nominally unaltered. We have had a good supply of both English and foreign Barley this week. That article was, therefore, on the decline in price, most of the maltsters being disposed to wait the fur ther arrivals of foreign expected here next week. No pro gress could he made in the sale for Malt without giving way in price. Even then, no great amount of business could be transacted. Oats were held at full prices; but all other ar ticles of grain, including Flour and Meal, were neglected. No market will be held here on Monday next. ARRIVALS TLIIS WEEK. Wheat. I B ar l e y. Oats. I Flour. 2,280 qrs. 7,690 qrs. 1,080 qrs. 2,5705k5. 400 - 9,700 English •• •• • • Irish. • • •• •• •• Foreign ...... 9,741 Malt, 3,960 qrs. SMITIZIPIEZD. The supply of Beasts on offer at to-day's market was tolerably good as to number, but deficient in general quality. As the attendance of buyers was small, the Beef trade was in a very depressed state, at barely Monday's reduction in the quotations—those for the best Scots not exceeding 4s to 4s 2d per 81b. With Sheep we were scantily supplied. On the whole the Mutton trade ruled steady at full rates of currency. The primest old Downs sold without difficulty, at from 4s 10d to 5s per Sib. Calves were in short supply, and ready inquiry, at fully the late improvement in value. The sale for Pigs was firm at our quotations. Milch Cows were dull, at from. 141 to 181 each, including their small calf. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. 5. d. to s. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 3 2 3 6 Second qual. Sheep 3 6 4 0 Second quality • . Prime large Oxen 3II 4 0 Southdown Wether 4 8 • 0 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Large Hogs Prime small ditto .. 4 8 5 0 Small Porkers • • Rucklin , c Calves ..17 0 24 0 Quarter old Pigs IS 0 21 0 Inferior Sheep ••• 3 0 3 4 Lambs •••• • . 0 0 0 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. I Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. 3,760 148 130 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. 1 Pigs. 188 1,180 _ 125 NEUTGATE AND LEADENNALI. These markets were tolerably firm, at full,prices. The supplies were seasonably large. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. S. d. to s. d. Beet,interior ••• • . 2 6 210 Mutton, inferior .. 3 2 3 4 --- middling ••.. 3 0 3 2 middling.. 3 6 3 g primelarge •• 3 2 3 4 , prime .... 4 0 4 4 prime small .. 3 6 3 8 ' Pork, large.... ••• • 3 6 4 4 Veat.............. 310 4101 -- Small 4 6 4 g 8,010 Beasts. 1,137 1301;LOUG13 BOP IYLELIMET. For the time of year our market it very scantily supplied 'with really fine 1-lops, the demand for which is tolerably steady, at prices quite equal to those paid last week. The middling and inferior parcels of both old and new are a dull inquiry, but we have no actual decline to notice in value. Sussex pockets, 2/ 5s to 21 188; Weald of Kent ditto, 21 8s to 31 5s ; Mid. and East Kent ditto, 2113 s to 51 15s per cwt. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT OLD COURT. DISCHARGE OF TIIE GRAND JURY. TESTIMONIAL TO THE POLICE.—The grand jury COll - their labours this morning, and were discharged by Mr. commissioner Bullock with the thanks of the county for their services. Before they were discharged .the grand jury handed to the Court the following highly complimentary testimonial to the ability, ingenuity, and perseverance of . the police force generally in the detection of offenders against the law : " We, the foreman and gentlemen comprising the grand jtiry whose names are underwritten, having patiently inves tigated the numerous cases brought before us at the present session of oyer and terminer held at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, feel it our duty to express our high sense of the good conduct of the police force, and we cannot but admire their intelligence and ingenuity in detecting, tracing out, and bringing to punishment, a numerous class of offenders against the laws. We furthermore consider that in determina tion. of character in capturing the most hardened ruffians they display a courage which reflects the greatest honour upon them. " London, 22d December, 1848. Wm. Mulins, foreman ' • W. Harrison, Robert Moseley, Wm. Hart, Charles Hart, J. Jellis, J. Dyer, J. C. biaaon, Arthur Mann, J. S. Gulling ' A. D. Russell, John Maddison.' The Court was occupied the greater part of •the morning with the trial of a man, named Henry Allen, charged with a disgusting offence, the details of which are totally unfit for publication. The jury convicted the prisoner, but Mr. Baron ROLFE respited his judgment till next session. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) MANSLAUGHTER.— George IVorsley was indicted with the manslaughter of his own mother, an old woman eighty-five „. years of age, on the 13th of the present month. Mr. ROBINSON stated the case to the jury. It appeared that on Monday, the 11th of December , the priso ner, who resided at Westham, was heard quarelling with his mother, and lie was observed to take her up in his arms and throw her violently down twice, declaring with an oath t hat he would kill her. From the bruises she received she lin gered till Wednesday morning, when she died. • • Several witnesses were called, who clearly proved the charge against the prisoner. The COMMON SERGEANT summed up. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the COMMON SERGEANT sentenced him to seven years' transportation. NEW COURT. The present session of the Central Criminal Court termi nated this morning. There were no cases of interest tried in this Court during the course of the morning. Tnuao.—No other candidate has yet appeared to oppose Mr. Humphry Willyams. Many persons have been named, but none have dared to enter on a con test with a certainty of defeat. Mr. Montagu Smith is the only party now thought of by the Tories, but it is not supposed that he will be made a tool in their ►d& 'SUN, LONDON, Do., New 10.. Preference 10 ... .. 10 1 ,4 %'. to -- Ditto Grimsby - to - Ditto, ditto. .....-. .. l3 Ditto, ditto - Ditto Sheffield and Line. 15 ...... - - Ditto, Grimsby Dock 2O - to - Ditto, Man. & Lin. Union 41. 25.... - Midland...... Ditto, Consol. Preference...loo - to - Ditto, 50/. 5hare5........... 20 - ...... to -- Midland, tiirm., and Derby...loo ... - - Midland, Consul. Bristol and Birmingham, 6 per cent.... 100 l2l - Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 38 ... ... - - Ditto ditto 141. 185. .. - - Midland, Leices. and Swan nington (8 per ct.gua.)....100 .... . - - to. idld. Great Western (Irish) 45 - to - Middlesbro' and Redcar. 6 per cent. guar. . . ... 50 - to - Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...... - Ditto Quarter Shares . .... 25 ... .. - ....•• to .... Newmarket - 20 - Ditto Extension Scrip... 2/. 12s - - Newport Abergy., and Heret. 6 - ..... to - Newry and Enniskillen - ....•• to - Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor ..... - ... .. to - Norfolk ...... lOO - to - Ditto New 20/. - ...... to - Ditto Guaranteed 5 per ct 2O - - Do. Do. 5% per cent Do. do. Waveney Valley 2 - •• ••• ta - Northern Counties Union ... 4 - to - North British - to - Ditto Halt Shares...-. ..... 12% .. ... 6% to - Do. Quarters 6 IA - .......- Ditto. Extension ... ....... . . Ai Ditto Thirds ... ........ ..... N.- 4% .... to - North and South-Western... 2 North Staffordshire... .. ...... 16 - ti - North Wales , 3% ..... - ..... to - North Western lO - • .... -to - Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton ... . 5O - - Reading, Guildtd., & Reigate 10 - to - Royston and Hitchin ... .. .. 2 ..... IN So - Scottish Central - ...... to - Scottish Midland .... ....... - to - Ditt0,New........ ........... 17% - to - Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole lO ...... - ...••. to - Do. do. (South Div.) 4 - to - Shrewsbury and Birmingham 9 - Ditto, ditto. Class B. 6 - ..... to - Ditto, New Guaranteed 6 ..... - - Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 2 - ... .. to - 6breweoury and Cheater (Nor. W. Ain.) - - to - Ditto Halves. Ditto... 8 %..... - . to - Ditto, Oswestry 17%...... - - Ditto ,New)... - Ditto $ per Cent. Fret...-. 10 - Shropshire Union 4 ..• •• 1% ...... to - South Devon - • Ditto, Preference ...... . ... 25 - ...... te --- South Staffordshire 6% - - to - South Eastern - Ditto, No. 1. 24 - Ditto, No. 2. 22 - to - Ditto, No. 3.1 25 - Ditto New, No. 4. Thirds 10 - South Wales - ••• •• to - South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole 5 - ...... to -- Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ..... ... . 6 - raw Vale Extension ........ $ - Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17% -* to - Vale of Death - Waterford and Kilkenny 17%...... - Waterford and Limerick ... .. 47%..... - - Waterford, Wexford,Wieklw, and Dublin - •••• • to - Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed - - Do. do. do. - .... , to - Do. do. do. ...... - to - West Cornwall 6 - - to - West London - ... -to - Ditto, First Class .. 20 - ...... to - Ditto, Second Class 2O ..... - ...... to - Whitehavon and Furness l4 ..... - ..... to ...- Windsor, Staines, and South Western .. .. - - Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 40 — ..... to Cork, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 ......25% 26 to 21 l)o. Exton. No.l (Y. & N.) 15 ..... 13 1 ,4% to Do. do. No. 2, New, &:B. 16 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 1 York and North - Midland .. 50 Ditto, Freferepi . ce Ditto East and NY eat Riding Extension ... ... ..... 25 - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Italian and Austrian Boulogne and Amiens 2O ...... Ci...... is Central of France ( Orleans and Vierzoa) ... Ceylon ....... °memo. ...... Dendre Valley Direct Borahay and Madras ss. Dutch Rhenish East Indian Great Indian Peninsular 4-. —..-.. to Louvain Ila Sambre .......... 7 1 / 2 — ...... to Luxembourg Ditto - ••• •• to 51adrid and Valentia Namur and Liege 2O ...... 5 1 4 Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux:_ Paris and Lyons - - Do. Do. - Paris and Orleans Parts and Rouen .. ... Paris & Strasbourg .......... 9 ..-.. -:- .e to Rouen and Havre 2O Sambre and Meuse ,trasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 fours & Nantes ... .... ... 9 l'ournay, Jurbise, Landon, and Hassell West Flanders B% --4. JOINT STOCK !BANKS. Australasia British North American .... 60 - Colonial .. .... ..... - •••to .. Commercial ot London 20 — to London Joint Stock ..... London and Westminster... 20 National Provincial of Engld. 85 - Ditto, New .... le •• •• • • -- ••• . • to —o National ot Ireland ....... ..... 224 — ..... to Provincial of Ireland - Ditto, New lO ..... -- .......t. -- Union of Australia Ditto, New... 24 ' — to Union of London .... 10 - Union of Madrid , MINES. Anglo /lexicon lOO ...... - Asturian Mining Company... 14 ...... Australian 2%...... 44...... to Blaenarvon Iron and Coal Bolaoos Scrip British Iron Brazilian Imperial .... .. ... 244.... Ditto Cocoas and Cuiaba... 30 Ditto St. John Del Roy ... li - Cobre Copper General Mining ....... --,••••• 20 ...4 — ...... to Real del Monte. Unregistered . Do. Black Debentures — - Do. Red Debentures ..... .... •••••• •••••• to Santiago de Cuba. lO - ••• *a to -- United Mexican . 2 s — ... .. to LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.--(THIS DAY.) LoNDol, DEC. 22.—Wind N.E., moderate breeze and fine sharp frost. Pressure of wind 3lbs. per foot. Barometer 30.42. Thermometer 39. _STATE OF WIND AND WEATHER AT 9 A.M. Colchester ... E.N.E., fine Gosport... N.E., sharp frost Lowestoft ... E., frosty Portsmouth ... N.E., sharp frost Southampton ... N.W. frost Yarmouth GRIMSBY, DEC. 16.—The Mary, of London, was run down, and sunk on the 14th instant, off Cleeness Buoy, by the steamer Duke of Buccleuch. tki.NEwroirr, DEC. 21.—Wind N.E. Sld. Oregon, St. Thomas; Stephani, Havannah. DARTMOUTH, DEC. 21.—Wind E.—Arrd. Flora, Tholm, River Gambia, with damage, having been in contact last night ; Rhyn, Brandlight, Manzanilla de Cuba. Fisnou.kon, Doc. 21.—Wind N.E., fresh and foggy.— Put in, Lauriston, Malta to Cork; crew in an exhausted state. ABERDEEN, DEC. 20.—Wind S. to S.E., strong.—The Mar garets, of Stockton, struck on the north pier this morning, and remains, and is expected to become a total wreck; mas ter drowned. DUNDEE, DEC. S.E.—The Johan Frederick, of Rostock, from Memel to this port and Buenos Ayres, got on the Aberly sand this morning, and is expected to become a wreck. NEWCASTLE, DEC. 21.—Wind S.E., fresh breeze.—The Wandering Shepherd, for London, is off the bar, leaky. SCARBOROUGH, DEC. 20.--Wind S.E.--Arrd. Stairwell, from Hamburgh, leaky. t e HULL, war tD Va l paraiso . Ec . 21. —W in d E.,strOng bre eze.—Arrd. Carolina, S Y.Ausfouni, DEc. 21.—The Christiania, Hamburgh to Cadiz, was wrecked upon Hasborough Sand y esterda y ; IC9 casks butter saved. PLYMOUTH, Doc. 21.—Wind E.N.E.—SId. Tory, Sydney, New South Wales; General Palmer, Port Philip. DEAL, UEC. 21.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Emerald, Smith, Antigua. Arrd from the river and aid. Spartan, Port Philip. Arrd. Hendrick Hudson, Moore, New York. Sid. Gleaner, New Orleans. HARTLE?OOL, DEc. 21.—The Star, of Lowestoft, ran against the pier, and is a total wreck ; crew drowned. PORTSMOUTH, Dxc. 21.—Wind E.N.E., fresh breezes, and fine.—Arrd. British Queen, Hill, Ceyl, n, for London; Euro pean, Whitney, New Orleans ; Elizabeth, Brown, Mai bucte. Sid. Princess Royal, River Gambia. HAaWICH, DEC. 21.—The Prince of Wales, Hambegh to London, struck on the Gunfleet Sand and became a total wreck ; crew saved. A schooner is on shore on the Gunfleet, and apparently a total wreck; she is painted black, with a blue streak, supposed to be a Hamburgh trader, bound to London. The Joseph and Elizabeth, of Goole,from Blythe, sprung a leak at sea, was run on shore on the Gunfleet Sand, when she became a total wreck; crew saved. STORNOWAY, DEC. I4.—The Torderskfold, Drontbeim, to Liverpool, has put into Broad Bay, leaky, with loss of sails. WERFORD.—A ship has grounded on Blackwater, this morning, and remains. Arrd. The Republic, Buck, from Liverpool to Baltimore, it struck on Blackwater Bank, on the 13th inst., and went to pieces; crew, except two, saved. PORT LOGAN.—Several spars, some standing and running rigging, with two sails, marked " James Leman, sail-maker, Belfast," were picked up this day in Float Bay. GREENOCK, Doc. 19.—The Nymph, Toulon, to Liverpool, has put into West Tarbert Loch, after being on her beam ends and cutting away her mainmast. LivznrooL, DEC. 21.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. 20th, Sarah, Daniel, Newfoundland. 21st, Diana, Howes, New Orleans. Sid. Lady Amherst, Sydney, New South Wales ; Asia, Africa; Hyperion, Lima; Creole, Buenos Ayres; Basser man, Bolivar; Themis, New Orleans; Sarah, New Orleans; Diogenes, New Orleans; Rankin, Mobile; Douglas, Mobile; Huron, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick. SACRED HARMONIC SOClETT.—Handel ' s Messiah is to be performed at Exeter Hall, for the last time this sea. OK% unclog tin dirootiva Qf Cysts, ya baturdsy the 23d inst. , FRInAY EVENIN:G, DECEMBE-R 22, COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TittrßsnAT. The Queen and Prince Albert arrived at the Castle at twenty minutes before two o'clock this afternoon, in a carriage and four from the Slough station of the Great Western Railway. Her Majesty and his Royal High ness was accompanied from her Majesty's marine resi dtnee, Osborne, Isle of Wight, by their Royal High nesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, the Princess Helena, and the Princess Louisa. The royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Canning, Lady in waiting; Lady Caroline Somers Cocks, Maid of Honour in waiting; Major- General Wemyss, Equerry in waiting; and Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in waiting to his Royal Highness. A detachment of the 2d Life Guards formed the es cort of the august party from the Slough station to the Castle. The Queen and Prince Albert were received at the grand entrance by Lord Camoys. Lord in waiting; the Master of the Household, and-the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Baroness de Speth, and Sir George Couper, returned to-day to her residence, Frogmen) House, from a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager, at the Priory, Stanmore. Lady Fanny Howard, Lady in Waiting on her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, arrived at Frogmoro House to-day. Mr. Yates had an interview with Earl Grey yester day, et the Colonial-office. The Marquis of Breadal bane had also an interview yesterday with the. Noble Earl. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office tram the Governor of Canada, and also from the Governors of the other North American colonies. WEST INDIA MAIL. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH). SOUTHAMPTON, Fams.v.—The Great Western steamer, with the West Indian and Mexican mails, has arrived at SouthaMpton. Her - dates are—Vera Cruz, Nov.lsth; Tampio, 13th; 'llavannah, 26th; Honduras, 6th; Jamaica, 21st She brings 37,313 dolls. for account of Mexican bond holders, and 2,000,000 dolls. on merchants' accounts. The commercial intelligence brought by her from the West India islands is not very important. Sugar was de clining in value at Jamaica. Mexico was tolerably tranquil, and business matters improving. WEST RIDING ELECTION. TO THF: EDITOR OF THE SUN. think the result of the poll in the West Rid ing clearly proves the necessity of electing more than two Representatives for such a constituen c y. A ccor ding to the sheriff's declaration, nearly 12,000 electors voted against Mr. Denison, and yet this gentleman is sent to Parliament to represent their opinions, or, more properly speaking, to misrepresent them. Such a numerous dis trict should have at least four or six Members; and, had it been so in the present case, those 12,000 voters would have had an opportunity of choosing a man partaking a little of their own sentiments and ideas. Yours faithfully, A SUBSCRIBER. South Molton-street, Dec. 20, 1148. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERsAWs.—YESTERDAY. The few bets given underneath do not show any change in the prices:— THE UNITED STATES THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. We gave in the whole of our impression yesterday a summary of the news brought by the Cambria. We have since received our files, with A copy of the Pre sident's Message. The Message Was presented to Congress on the 6th inst., and is of unusual length. In reprinting it, we have omitted a few prragraphs, chiefly of repetition, and have indicated the various subjects enlarged on, by headings. The document commences by reference to THE POLITICAL CONVULSIONS 01' THE EUROPEAN CON• TINENT. In reviewing the great events of the past year, and contrasting the agitated and disturbed state of other countries with our own tranquil and happy condition, we may congratulate ourselves that we are the moat favoured people on the face of the earth. While the people of other countries are struggling to es. tablish free institutions, under which man may govern himself, we are in the actual enjoyment of them—a rich inheritance front our . fathers. While enlightened na tions of Europe are convulsed and distracted by civi,l at ar or intestine strife, we settle• all our political eon. troversiea by the peaceful exercise of the rights of freemen at the ballot-box. The great republican maxim, so deeply en graven on the hearts of our • people, that the will of the ma jority, constitutionally expressed, shall prevail, is our sure safeguard against force and violence. It is a subject of juat pride, that our fame and character as a nation continue ray pidly to advance in the estimation of the civilized world. 'f o our wise and free institutions it is to be attributed, that while other nations have achieved glory at the price of the suffering, distress, and impoverishment of their people, w 9 have won our honourable position in the midst of an uninter rupted prosperity, and of an increasing.• individual comfort and happiness. lam happy to inform yuu that our relations with all nations are friendly. ; Advantageous treaties of• commerce have been concluded within the last few sears with New Granada, Peru, the Two Sicilies, nelgium, Hanover, Oldenburg, and Mecklenburgh-Schwerin. Pursuing our example, the restrictive system of Great Bri tain, our principal foreign customer, has been relaxed, a mom liberal commercial policy has been adopted by other enlight ened nations, and our trade has been greatly enlarged and extended. Our country stands higher in the respect of the world than at any former period. To continue to occupy this proud position, it iaonly necessary to preserve peace, and faithfully adhere to the great and fundamental principle 9f our foreign policy, of non-interference in the domestic con cerns of other nations. 'We recognise the rights which we enjoy ourselves, to change and reform their political institu tions according to their own will and pleasure. Hence we do not look behind existing governments capable of main• taining their own authority. We recognise all such actual governments, not only from the dictates of truly policy, but from s sacred regard for the independence of nations. While this is our settled policy, it does not follow that we can ever be indifferent spectators of the progress of 'lbw* principles. The Government and people of the United States hailed with enthusiasm and delight the establishment of the French Republic, as we now hail the efforts in progress to unite the States of Germany in a confederation similar in many respects to our own Federal Union. If the great and enlightened German States, occupying as they do a central and commanding position in Europe, shall succeed in esta blishing such a confederated government, securing at the same time to the citizens of each state local governments adapted to the peculiar condition of each, with unrestricted trade and intercourse with each other, it will be an important era in the history of human events. Whilst it will consoli date and strengthen the power of ,Gera any, it must essen tially promote the cause of peace, commerce, civilization, and constitutional liberty throughout the world. With all the Governments on this continent our relations, it is believed, are now on a more friendly and satisfactory footing than they have ever been at any former period. THE WAR WIT! MEXICO. Since the exchange of ratifications of the treaty of peace with Mexico, our intercourse with the Government of that Republic has been of the most friendly character. The Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of Mexico has been received and accredited; and a diplomatic representative from Mexico of similar rank has been received and accredited by this Government. The amicable relations between the two countries, which had been suspended, have been happily restored, and are des tined. I trust, to be long preserved. The two republics, both situated on this continent, and with coterminous territories, have every motive of sympathy and of interest to bind them together in perpetual amity. One of the most important results of the war into which we were recently forced with a neighbouring nation, is the demonstaation it has afforded of the military strength of our country. Before the late war with Mexico, European and other foreign powers entertained imperfect and erroneous views of our physical strength as a nation, and of our ability to prosecute war, and especially a war waged out of our own country. They saw that our standing army, on the peace establishment, did not exceed ten thousand men. Accus tomed themselves to maintain, in peace, large standing armies, for the protection of thrones, against their own sub jects, as well as against foreign enemies, they had not con ceived that it was possible for a nation without such an army, well disciplined and of long service, to wage war suc cessfully. They held in low repute our militia, and were far from regarding them as an effective force, unless it might be for the temporary defensive operations when invaded on our own soil. The events of the late war with Mexico have not only undeceived them, but have removed erroneous impres sions which prevailed to some extent even among a portion of our own countrymen. That war has demonstrated that upon the breaking out of hostilities not anticipated, and for which no previous preparation had been made, a volunteer army of citizen soldiers, equal to veteran troops, and in num bers equal to any emergency, can, in a short period, be brought into the field. Unlike what would have occurred in any other country, we were under no necessity of resorting to drafts or conscriptions. On the contrary, such was the number of volunteers who patriotically tendered their services, that the chief di ffi culty was in making selections an d determini.:g who should be disappointed and compelled to remain at home. Our citizen-soldiers are unlike those drawn from the population of any other coun try. They are composed indiscriminately of all professions and pursuits; of farmers, lawyers, physicians, •merchants, manufacturers, mechanics and labourers; and this, not only among the officers, but the private soldiers in the ranks. Our citizen soldiers are unlike those of any other country in otter respects. They are armed, and have been accustomed, from their youth up, to handle and use firearms ; and a large proportion of them, especially in the western and more newly settled states, are expert marksmen. They are min who have a repution to maintain at home by their good conduct in the field. They are intelligent, and there is an individuality of character which is found in the ranks of no other army. In battle, each private man, as well as every officer, fights not only for his country, but for glory and distinction among his fellow-citizens when he shall re tuin to civil life. After some further details respecting the war, the Presi- , dent says— The war with Mexico has thus fully developed the capacity of Republican Governments to prosecute successfully ajust and necessary foreign war with all the vigour usually attributed to more arbitrary forms of government. It has been usual for writers on public law to impute to republics a want of hat unity, concentration of purpose, and vigour of execution, which are generally admitted to belong to the monarchical and aristocratic forms • and this feature of popular govern ment has been suppos ed to display itself more particularly in the conduct of a war carried on in an enemy's territory. The war with Great Britain, in 1812, was to a great extent confined within our own limits, and shed but little light on 'this subject. But the war which we have just closed by an honourable peace evinces beyond all doubt that a popular representative Government is equal to any emergency which is likely to arise in the affairs of a nation. The war with Mexico has developed most strikingly and conspicuously another feature in our institutions. It is, that without cost to the Governments or danger to our liberties, we have, in the bosom of our society of freemen, available in a just and necessary war, virtually a standing army of two millions of armed citizen soldiers, such as fought at the bat• ties of Mexico. But our military strength does not consist alone in our ca pacity for extended and successful operations on land. The navy is an important arm of the national defence. the ser vices of the navy were sot so brilliant as those of the army in the late war with Mexico, it was because they had no enemy to meet on their own element. While the army had oppors tunity of performing more conspicuous service, the navy largely participated in the conduct of the war. Both branches of the service performed their whole duty to the country. For the able and gallant services of the officers and men of the navy—acting independently as well as in co-operation with our troops—in the conquest of the California., the cap ture of Vera Cruz, and the seizure and occupation of other important positions on the Gulph and Pacific coasts, the highest praise is due. Their vigilaace, energy, and akin ren dered the most effective service in excluding munitions of war and other supplies from the enemy, while they secured a safe entrance for abundant supplies for our own army. Our extended commerce was nowhere interrupted ; and for this immunity from the evils of war, the country is indebted to the navy. High praise is also given to the officers of the several executive bureaus. THE NEW TERRITORIES. The area of these several territories (Texas, New Mexico, and California), according to a report carefully prepared by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, from the most authentic information in his possession, and which is here. with transmitted, contains one million one hundred sold ninety-three thousand and sixty-one square miles, or seven hundred and sixty-three million five hundred and fifty-nine thousand and forty acres; while the area of the remaining twenty-nine States, and the territory not yet organized into states, east of the Rocky Mountains, contains two million fifty nine thousand five hundred and thirteen square miles, or thirteen htindred and eighteen million one hundred and twenty-six thousand and fifty-eight acres. These estimates show that the territories recently acquired, and over which our exclusive jurisdiction and dominion have been extended. c onstitute a country more than h alf as lar g e as all thatwhi_e h was held by the United St ates before their acquisition. The Mississippi, so lately the fr ontier of our country, is now only its centre. With the a ddition of the late acquisitions, the United States are now estimated to be nearly as large as the whole of Europe. Other statistical details follow. , of RtheespveaecttinlngiUneprpael r w C e a a l l i r f h or r n e i e a e , n i t t ly is s d ta llv t e e l d op t e h d a4 th i e rr re es , i p t e h c o ti l v d e s in point of value and impor tance to the rest of at the e th i sUnion,day, the same relation that Louisiana did when that finwas acquired from France forty - five years ag o. ten degrees of latitude along the Pacific, Extending ry nearly a nd embracing the o nl y sate and commodious harbours on that coast for many hundred miles, with a temperate climate, x e t e t and an extensive interior of fertile lands, it is scarcely pos sible to estimate its wealth until it shall be brought under • the government of our laws, and its resources fully deve loped. From its position, it must command the rich com merce of China, of Asia, of the islands of the Pacific, of Wes tern Mexico, of Central America, the South American States,, and of the Russian possessions bordering - on that ocean. A grea t emporium will doubt l e s s s p eedil y arise on the Cali fornian coast , O ' w h rl i ens i c a h metyself be destined to rival in im portance. The depot of the vast New commerce which must exist on the Pacific will pro bably be at some piAint on the bay, of San Francisco, and will occupy the same relation to the whole western coast of that ocean as New Orleans does to the valley of the Mis sissippi and the Gulph of Mexico. To this depot our nume rous whale ships will r esort with their c argoes, to trade, refit, and obtain supplies. This, of itself, will largely contri bute to build up a city, which would soon become the cen tre of a great and rapidly increasing commerce. Situated on a safe harbour, sufficiently capacious for , all , the - navies a s well as the marine of the world, and convenient to excel lent timber for ship building, owned by the United States, it must become our great western naval depot. It was known that mines of the precious metals existed to a considerable extent in California at the time of its acquisi tion. , Recent discoveries render it probable that these mines are more extensive and valuable than was anticipated. The accounts of the abundance of gold in that territory are of such an extraordinary character as would scarcely command CHESTER CUP. 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Greville s Geraldine—t to 1501. 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. J. Peck's Melody—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Lord Eglinton's Lugar—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. C. Marson's Pius the Ninth—t 1,000 to 15 agst Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale—taken 1,0 00 to 15 agst Mr. B. Green's Sylvan—taken The following bets were laid at Newport Pagnell on Tuesday last:- 2,000 to 30 agst Mr. Merry's Chanticleer—taken 2.000 to 30 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Fugleman—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Skerratt's Egret—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Fowler's Ribaldry —taken 1,000 to 10 agst Lord Chesterfield's Mrs. Taft.—taken DERBY. 3,500 to 70 agst Mr. Pedley's Old Dan Tucker—taken 3,000 to 45 agst Mr. W. Jones's Magician —taken 1,000 to 15 agst Colonel Peel's Indus—taken BURFORD'S NRW PANORAMA or TUB RUINS 07 Foul-Km—The new Panorama of the Ruins of Pompeii, painted by Mr. Robert Burford (assisted by Mr. H. C. Selous), will be opened to the public to-morrow, at the Panorama, Leicester-square. We were this morning favoured with a private view of this exquisite work of art, which is surpassingly beautiful. Mr. Burford has here had the advantage of the Italian sky which throws such a deli cious hue over every objeet, and he has reproduced the delightful atmospheric effects with a truthfulness which leaves nothing to desire. The ruined city appears in the fore ground backed up in the distance by the Appenines, while Mount Vesuvius seems louring over the de voted city in all the sublime majesty of irresistible power. The localities of Pompeii are here all traced out, and so com plete is the illusion that it requires no great stretch of fancy to imag ine that one is really walking in the "City disin terred." All the admirers of Bulwer's " Last Days of Pom peii" should make a pilgrimage to Leicester-square. As a work of art this is, perhaps, the finest, certainly the most classical, painting that Mr. Burford has yet produced. The long promised consolidation of the Boards of Excise and Stamps and Taxes into one Board of Internal Revenue has just been completed; though an Act of Par liament will be required to carry out the new arrangement. The Commissioners will be reduced from twelve to seven, though for the present, and till a vacancy occurs, there will be eight. It is unnecessary to observe that money will be saved by the change. As soon as the arrangements can be effected there will be a very considerable diminution in the staff of officers throughout the country.—Times. GENERAL Tom THUMB.—The American papers state the illustrious mannikin to be in excellent health, and that his size and weight have not increased. He appears nightly at the Broadway Theatre SOUTIIWOLD, DEC. 20.—The south-west Beacon Buoy, off the Barnard Sand, came on shore at Covehithe this morning. " SHUTTING Or THE GaTEs."—Yesterday being the anniversary of the " Shutting of the Gates of Derry." the Orange wiseacre's attempted the usual glorification. Lundy's effigy was hung upon the Testimonial at an early hour ; but the hind swayed the poor figure about in so wild a manner that sundry of its appurtenances, together with the papers chronicling the misdeeds of the original, were blown away and lost. Orange flags and joy bells also had their part in the demonstration ; and Roaring Meg shook her crazy sides with a few dis charges—the " boys" being now wont to handle her very gingerly, in consequence of a mishap which oc curred to some shoeless and Unskilled gunners six or seven years ago. " Altogether," a correspondent informs us, " the affair was as sorry a spectacle as could be de sired to give the most rampant Orangeman a fit of the blues." — Dublin Pilot. DARING BURGLARY IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. Early on the morning of the 17th inst., five fellows, with their faces painted, broke into the lone farm-house of Mr. Thomas Lovell, of Catshanger, Wood-end, North amptonshire, and in the most daring manner stripped it of all the portable articles of value they could put their hands on. Three of the burglars bad guns, and the other two had bludgeons. The barking of a dog in the house awoke Mr. Lovell, who, having fears that thieves were in the house, alarmed his wife, a little girl, and a young man, who composed his establishment, and called on all to dress themselves directly. This they proceed to do, but ere they had finished, the villains came up stairs, and demanded the money that was in the place. They made ' the mistress unlock her boxes. The owner had but 4s. 6d. in the house. At this they were disappointed. He had that day sold a load of wheat and taken the money, but had paid it away agai n , After getting together the silver articles, linen, wearing apparel, a gun, a watch, wine, brandy, hams, to carry away, they regaled themselves in the kitchen, and remained there nearly three hours. During this time the inmates were made, by 'threats passive spectat ors . Th e robbers, out of bra vado, fired their guns through the ceiling of the room, and, on leaving with their plunder, left the worthy man's ale tap running, so as to let his beer run away into the cellar. They did not leave a change of linen for the occupiers of the house. During Mr. Lovell's absence from home last year a similar sweeping robbery was committed. ANTI-WATER MONOPOLY LRAGUE. — Last evening a meeting was held at the Literaryinstitution, Leicester square, convened by the Anti-Water Monopoly League, to take into consideration the means of obtaining a purer, cheaper, and more abundant supply of water in the metropolis. Mr. Horry, barrister, was voted to the chair, and stated that there was on the chalk stratum beneath the metropolis sufficient water to supply twenty millions of people, pure and wholesome, and as it was an all important question the supply of water, to promote the health and comfort of the people, he considered that all classes should co-operate to obtain it as cheap and plentiful as they could. A resolution .was passed con demning the present supply as dear, scarce, and inter mittent, and the cause of uncleanness and disease amongst the population. It was also resolved that the Government be empowered to purchase the rights of the existing water companies, with a view to a better supply of the metropolis. GENERAL ORDINATION. — The Lord Bishop of Hereford held a general ordination at All Saint's Church, Hereford, on Sunday last, the 17th instant, when the following gentlemen were admitted into holy orders, viz.:—Deacons: George James Curtis, 8.A., Worcester College, Oxford; Wi lliam Harle y , B.A. Magdalen e College, Cambridg e ; Arthur Sorce ry Male, 8.A., St. Peter's College, Cambridge; William M o li neux , 8.A., Christ's Church, Oxford; Beanfoy James Saint Patrick, examined student of St. Mary Hall, Oxford; James Beadon Rogers, 8.A., St. Mary Magdalen Hall, Oxford; Benjamin Swift, student in civil law, Queen's College, Cambridge; William Davies, a literate person, by letters dimissory from the Lord Bishop of Liandaff. Priesto.— Rev. Philip Valpy Morant Filleul, B.A. Wadham Col lege, Oxford; Rev. Edward Lovell, Jesus Col lege, Cambridge; Rev. David Lloyd, a literate person, by letters dimissory from the Lord Bishop of Llandaff. AURORA. BOREALIS.—Last night (Sunday) these aerial phenomena again appeared. They were first visi ble about eight o'clock in the north-east as a mass of silver light, and then „shooting upwards in streamers. Between ten and eleven o'clock masses of , light, appeared also in the south-west, and a band proceeded to cross the heavens, joining the streamers in the opposite . quar ters. A little before eleven the western sky became illuminated with a lurid red, which, after a little, broke up into wavy streamers, shooting upwards to the zenith. The sky was cloudy, which obscured the aurora in some other parts of the heavens, for, through the breaks in the masses of cloud, a clear light, as from the moon at full, was visible. The lights were not so brilliant as on some recent occasions, nor so generally diffused, and by hslf : past jlev!)R they had all passed aWiip--Gla B Yow kciper. 1848. - Witt i•Veili they, hot eerroborated by the authentic reports of officers in the PitibliS service, who have visited the mineral district, and derieed the fasts which they detail from personal observation. Iteluettint to credit the reports in general circulation as to the quantity of gold, the officer commanding. our forces in California visited the mine ral district in July last, for the purpose of obtaining accurate information on the subject. When he visited the country, there were about four thousand persons engaged in collecting gold. There is every reason to believe that the number of Vereens sp employed has since been augmented. The explo ratiotA alreriO Made warrant the belief that the supply is very large, and that gold is found at various places in an extensive district of the country.' The effects produced by the discovery of these rich miee ral deposits, and the success which has attended the labours of those which have resorted to them, have produced a sur prising change in the state of affairs in California. Labour eommands a most exorbitant price, and all other pursuits but that of searching for the precious metals are abandoned. Nearly the whole Of the male population of the country have gone to the gold district: Ships arriving on the coast are deserted by their crews, and their voyages *upended for want 'of sailors. Our commanding officer there entertains appre hensions that soldiers cannot be kept iu the public service without a large increase of pay. Desertions in his command have Weenie frequent. and he recommends that those who shall withstand the etrotig temptation, and remain faithful, should be rewarded. This abundance of gold, and the all-engrossing pursuit of it, have already caused in California an unprecedented rise in the price of the necessaries of life. That ere may the more speedily and fully avail ourselves 'of the undeveloped wealth of these mines, it is deemed of vast importance that a branch of the Mint of the United States be authorised to be established, at your present session in California. Among ether signal advantages which would result from such an establishment would be that of raising .the gold to its par value in that territory. A branch mint of the United States at the great commercial depot on the West coast would convert into our own coin not only the gold . detived from o ur o wn r i c h mines, but also the bullibn and . specie which our commerce may bring from the whole west coast-of Central and South America. The west coast of America and the adjacent interior embrace the richest and best mines of Mexico, New Granada, Central America, Chili, and Peru. Ths bullion and specie drawn from these countries, and especially from those of Western Meitico and Peru, to an amount In value of many mil lions of dollars, are now annually diverted and carried by the ships of Great Britain to her own ports, to be re coined or used to sustain her national bank, and thus con tribute to increase her ability to command so much of the commerce of the world. If a branch mint be established at the great commercial point upon that coast a vast amount of bullion and • specie would tow thither to be recoined, and pass thence to Nov Orleans, New York, and other Atlantic cities. The amount of our constitutional currency at home would. be greatlyincreased. while its circulation would be promoted. It is well known to our merchants trading to China and the west coast of America, that great inconvenience 'and loss are experienced from the fact that our coins are not current at their par value in those countries. The powers of Europe, far removed from the west coast of America by the Atlantic Ocean which intervenes, and by a tedious and dangerous navigation around the southern cape of the continent of America, can never successfully compete with the United States in the rich and extensive commerce which is opened to us at so much less cost by the acquisition of California. The vast importance and commercial advantages of Cali fornia have heretofore remained undeveloped by the Go vernment of the country of which it constituted a part. Now that this fine province is a part of our country, all the States of the Union, some more immediately and directly than others, are deeply interested in the speedy develop ment of its wealth and resources. No section of our country is more interested, or will be more benefited, than the commercial, navigating, and manufacturing interests of the eastern States. Our planting and farming inter ests in every part of the Union will be greatly benefited by it. As our commerce and navigation are enlarged and extended, our exports of agricultural products and of manu factures will be increased ;- and in the new market., thus opened they cannot fail to command remunerating and profit able prices. The acquisition of California soul New Mexico, the settle ment of the Oregon boundary, and the annexation of Texas extending to the Rio Grande, are results which, combined, are of greater consequence, and will add more to the strength and wealth of the nation, than any which have preceded them since the adoption of the constitution. But to effect these great results, not only California, but New Mexico, must be brou g ht under the control of regu larly organised Governments. The existing condition of California, and of that part of New Mexico lying west of the Rio Grande, and without the limits of Texas, impe riously demand that Congress should, at its present session, organize territorial governments over them. The smal military force of the regular army, which was serving within the limits of the acquired territory at the close of the war, was retained in them, and additional forces have been or dered there for the protection of the inhabitants, and to pre serve and secure the rights and interests ef the United States. No revenue has been or could be collected at the porta in California, because Congress failed to authorise the establishment of custom-houses, or the appointment of officers for that purpose. The monthly line of mail steamers from Panama to As toria has been required to "stop and deliver •and take mails at San Diego, Monterey, and San Francisco." These mail steamers, connected by the isthmus of Panama with the line of mail steamers on the Atlantic between New York and Chagres, will establish a regular mail communication with California. The immense valuable possessions of New Mexico and California are already inhabited by a considerable popu lation. Attracted by their great fertility, their mineral wealth, their commercial advantages, and the salubrity of the climate, emigrants from the older States, in great num bers, are already preparing to seek new homes in these in viting regions. XMIORATION TO, AND sLAYERY IN, THE NEW TERRI TORIES. Our gallant forces in the Mexican war, by whose pa triotism and unparalleled deeds of arms we obtained these possessions as an indemnity for our just demands against Mexico, were composed of citizens who belonged to no one state or section of our Union. They were men from slave holding and non-slave-holding States, from the north and the south, from the east and the west. They were all companions-in-arms and fellow-citizens of the same com mon country, engaged in the same common cause, and it would not be just for any one section to exclude ano ther from all participation in the acquired territory. This would not be in consonance with the just system of gore, n went which the framers of the Constitution adopted. The question is believed to be rather abstract than practical whether slavery ever can or would exist in any portion of the acquired territory, even if it were left to the option of the slave-holding States themselves. From the nature of the climate and productions, in much the larger portion of it, it is certain it could never exist; and in the remainder, the probabilities are it would not. But however this may be, the question, involving as it does a principle of equality of rights elite separate and several States, as equal co-partners in the confederacy, should not be disregarded. In organizing governments over these territories, no duty imposed on Congress by the constitution requires that they should legislate on the subject of slavery, while their power to do so is not only seriously questioned, but denied by many of the soundest expounders of that instrument. Whether Congress shall legislate or not, the people of the acquired ter ritories, when assembled in convention to form State constitu tions, will possess the sole and exclusive power to determine for themselves whether slavery shall or shall not exist within their limits. If Congress shall abstain from interfering with the question, the people of these territories will be left free to adjust it as they may think proper when they apply for admission as States into the Union. No enactment of Con gress could restrain the people of any of the sovereign States of the Union, old or new, north or south, slaveholding or non. slaveholding, from determining the character of their , own domestic institutions as they may deem wise and proper. Any and all the states possess the right, and Congress cannot • deprive them of it. It is fortunate for the peace and harmony of the Union that this question ' is in its nature temporary, and can only continue for the brief period which will intervene before Ca lifornia and New Mexico may be admitted as States into the Union.: From the tide of population now flowing into them it is highly probable that this will soon occur. Considering the several States and the citizens of the se veral states as equals, and entitled to equal rights under the constitution, if this were an original question, it might well be insisted on that the principle of non-interference is the true doctrine, and that Congress could not, in the absence of any express grant of power, interfere with their relative rights. ,Upon a great emergency, however, and under menacing dangers to the Union, the Missouri compromise line in respect to slavery was adopted. The same line was extended further west in the acquisition of Texas. After an acquiescence of nearly thirty years in the principle of compromise recognised and established by these acts, and to avoid the danger to the Union which might follow if it were 'now disregarded, I have heretofore expressed the opinion that that line of compromise should be extended on the parallel of thirty-six degrees thirty minutes from the western boundary of Texas, where it now terminates, to the Pa cific Ocean. This is the middle ground of compromise, upon which the different sections of the Union may meet, as they have heretofore met. If this be done, it is confidently be lieved a large majority of the people of every section of the country, however widely their abstract opinions on the sub ject ef slavery may differ, would cheerfully and patriotically acquiesce In it, and peace and harmony would again fill our borders. The restriction north of the line was only yielded to in the case of Missouri and Texas upon a principle of com promise, made necessary for the sake of preserving the har mony, and possibly the existence, of the Union. It was upon these considerations that, at the close of your last session, I gave my sanction to the principle of the Mis souri compromise line,. by approving and signing the Bill to establish e the Territorial Government of Oregon." From a sincere desire to preserve the harmony of the Union, and in defence of the acts of my predecessors, I felt constrained to yield my acquiescence to the extent to which they had gone in compromising this delicate and dangerous question. But if Congress shall now reverse the decision by which the Missouri compromise was effected, and shall propose to ex tend the restriction over the whole territory, south as well as north of the parallel of thirty-six degrees thirty minutes, it will cease to be a compromise, and must bu.regarded as an original question. If Congress, instead of observing the course of non-inter ference, leaving the adoption of their own domestic institu tions to the people whO may inhabit those territories ; or, in stead of extending the Missouri compromise line to the Pacific, shall prefer to submit the legal and constitutionalquestion which may arise to the deci s i on of the judicial tri bunals, as was proposed in a Bill which passed the Senate at your last session, an adjustment may be effected in this mode. •If• the whole subject be referred to the judiciary, all parts of the Union should cheerfully acquiesce in the final decision of the tribunal created by the constitution for the settlement of all questions which may arise under the constitution, treaties, and laws of the United States. Congress is earnestly invoked, for the sake of the Union, its harmony, and our continued prosperity as a nation, to adjust atits present session this, the only question which lies in our path—if not in some one of the modes suggested, in some other which may be satisfactory. In anticipation of the establishment of regular govern ments over the acquired 'territories, a joint commission of officers of the army and navy has been ordered to proceed to the coast of California and Oregon, for the purpose of making reconnoissances and a report as to the proper sites for the erection of fortifications or other defensive works on land, and of suitable situations for naval stations. As it is ascertained that mines of gold, silver, copper, and quicksilver, exist in New- Mexico and California, and that nearly all the lands where they are found belong to the United States, it is deemed important to the public interests that provision be made fora geological and mineralogical ex amination of these regions. Measures should be adopted to preserve the mineral lands, especially such as contain the precious metals, for the use of the United States; or if brought into market, to separate them from the farming lands, and to dispose of them in such manner as to secure a large return of money to the treasury, and at the same time lead to •the development , of their wealth by individual pro prietors and purchasers. To do this, it will be necessary to provide for an immediate survey and location of the lets. If Congress should deem it proper to dispose of the mineral lands, they should be sold in small quantities, and at a Axed minimal price. Yft I recommend that surveyor-generals' offices be r . to be established in New Mexico and California • ,f i t titl o,_• vision made for surveying and bringing the p . into market at the earliest practical period. In di ‘;',•,`. g-of ' these lands, I recommend that the right of pre-e 163 - 13 re - - secured, and liberal grants inside to the early emigre is have settled, or may settle, upun them. It will be import an t to exten d (air revenu e l a ws ov tll 4 territories, and especially over•CaliCornia, at an early period. There is already a considerable commerce with Calitornia ; and until ports of entry shall be established, and collectors appointed, no revenue can be receive& The apprehensions which were entertained by some of our statesmen, in the earlier periods of the Government, that our system was incapable of operating with sufficient energy and success over largely extented territorial limits, and that if • this were attempted, it would fall to pieces by its weakness, have been dissipated by our experience. So far from enter taining apprehensions of the safety of our system by the ex tension of our territory, the beliet is confidently entertained that each new state gives strength and an additional gua rantee for the preservation of the Union itself. In pursuance of the provions of the thirteenth article of the treaty of peace, friendship, limits, and settlement, with the R• public of Mexico, and of the Act of July the 29th, 1848, claims of our citizens which had been " already liqui dated and decided against the Mexican Republic," amounting with the interest thereon, to two millions twenty-three thou sand eight hundred and thirty two dollars and fifty-one cents., have been liquidated and paid. There remain to be paid of these claims, seventy-four thousand one hundred and ninety-two dollars and twenty-six cents. Congress at its last session having made no provision for executing the fifteenth article of the treaty, by which the United States assume to make satisfaction for the " unliqui dated claims " of our citizens against Mexico, to au " amount not exceeding three and a quarter millions of dol lars," the subject is again recommended to your favourable consideration. The exchange of ratifications_ of the treaty with Mexico took place on the 30th of May, 1848. Within one year from that time the commissioner and surveyor which each Govern ment stipulates to appoint are required to meet "at the port of San Diego, and proceed Lo run and mark the said boundary in its whole course to the mouth of the Rio Bravo del Norte." It will be seen from this provision, that the period within which a commissioner and surveyor of the respective Governments are to meet at San Diego will expire on the 30th of May, 1849. Congress, at the.close of its last session, made an appropriatian for "the expenses of running and marking the boundary line" between the two countries, but did not fix the amount of salary which should be paid to the commissioner And surveyor to be, appointed on the part of the United States. It is desirable that the amount of com pensation which they shall receive should be prescribed by law, and not left, as at present, to executive discretion. Measures were adopted at the earliest practicable period to organise the " Territorial Government of Oregon," as au thorised by thq Act of the 14th of August last. The governor and marshal of the territory, accompanied by a small military took the southern rou te , b y way of escort, left the frOntie r o f Mi ssour i i n S eptem b e r last, and Gila, to California, with th e intention of p rocee ding thence in one of our vessels to their de s t i : t n io t_a F e n . The thed governor r i v e r was fully advised of the great importance of his early arrival in the country, and it is consequently believed he naay reach Oregon in the latter part of the present month, or early in the next. The other officers for the territory have proceeded by sea. OREGON AND MR INDIAN WAR. In the month of May last, I communicated information to Congress that an Indian war had broken out in Oregon, and recommended that authority be given- to raise an adequate number of volunteers to proceed without delay to the assistance of our fellow-citizens in that territory. The authority to raise such a force not having been granted by Congress, as soon as their services could be dispensed with in Mexico, orders were issued to the regiment of mounted riflemen to proceed to Jefferson Barracks, in Mis souri, and to prepare to march to Oregon as soon as the ne cessary provision could be made. Shortly before it was ready to march it was arrested by the Act passed by Con gress on the last day of the last session, which directed that all the non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates of that regiment who bad been in service in Mexico, should, upon their application, be entitle d to be discharged. 'The effect of this provision was to disband the rank and file of the regiment, and before their places could be filled by recruits the season had so far advanced that it was impracticable for it to proceed until the opening of the next spring. In the month of October last a communication was re ceived from the governor of the temporary government of Oregon, giving information of the ccntinuance of the Indian disturbances, and of the destitution and defenceless condition of the inhabitants. Orders were immediately transmitted to the commander of our squadron in the Pacific, to dispatch to their assistance a part of the naval forces on that station, to furnish them with arms and ammunition, and to continue to give them such aid and protection as the navy could afford, until the army could reach the country. The immediate and only cause of the existing hostility of the Indians of Oregon, is represented to have been the long delay of the United States in making to them some trifling compensation, in such articles as they wanted, for the coun try now occupied by oar emigrants which the Indians claimed, and over which they formerly roamed. This com pensation had been promised to them by the temporary Go vernment established in Oregon, but its fulfilment had been postponed from time to time, for nearly two years. The In dians became at length distrustful of their good faith, and sought redress by plunder and massacre, which finally led to the present difficulties. In this Indian war our fellow-citi zens of Oregon, being compelled to take the field in their own defence, have performed valuable military services, and been subjected to expenses which have fallen heavily upon them. Justice demands that provision should be made by Congress to compensate them for their services, and to refund to them the necessary expenses which they have incurred. I repeat the recommendation heretofore made to Congress, that provision be made for the appointment of a suitable number of Indian agents to reside among the tribes of Ore gon, and that a small sum be appropriated to enable these :Tents to cultivate friendly relations with them. If this be done, the presence of a small military force will be all that is necessary to keep them in check and preserve peace. I recommend that similar provision be made as regards the tribes inhabiting Northern Texas, New :Mexico, California, d the extensive region lying between our settlements in Missouri and these possessions, as the most effective means of preserving peace upon our borders, and irithin the recently acquired territories. nucaters AND EXPENDITURE OF TILE REPUBLIC. The Secretary of the Treasury will present in his annual report a highly satisfactory statement of the condition of the finances. The imports for the fiscal year ending on the 30th of June last were of the value of one hundred and fifty-four million nine hundred and seventy-seven thousand eight hundred and seventy-six dollars; of which the amount exported was twenty-one million one hundred and twenty-eight thousand and ten dollars, leaving one hundred and thirty-three million eight .hundred and forty-nine thousand eight hundred and sixtv-six dollars in the country for domestic use. The value of the exports for the same period was ono hundred and fifty-four millions thirty. two thousand one hundred and thirty-one dollars, consisting of domestic pro ductions amounting to one hundred and thirty-two million nine hundred and four thousand one hundred and twenty-one dollars, and twenty-one million one hundred and twenty eight thousand and ten dollars of foreign articles. The receipts into the Treasury for the same period, exclu sive of loans, amounted to thirty-five million four hundred and thirty-six thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars and fifty-nine cents. ; of which there was derived from Customs thirty-one million seven hundred and fifty-seven thousand and seven dollars and ninety-six cents; from sales of public lands, three million three hundred and twenty-eight thi,u sand six hundred and forty-two dollars and fifty-six cents; and from miscellaneous and incidental sources, three hun dred ai d fifty-one _thousand and thirty-seven dollars and seven cents. It will be perceived that the revenue from Customs for the last fiscal year exceeded by seven hundred and fifty teven thousand and seventy dollars and ninety-six cents the estimates of the secretary of the Treasury in his last annual report; and that the aggregate receipts during the same period from Customs, lands, and miscellaneous sources, also exceeded the estimates by the sum of five hundred and thirty-six thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars and fifty nine cents—indicating, however, a very near approach in the estimate to the actual result. The expenditure during the fiscal year ending on the 30th of June last, including those for the war, and exclusive of payments of principal and interest for the public debt, were forty-two million eight hundred and eleven thousand nine hundred and seventy dollars and three cents. It is estimated that the receipts iito the treasury for the fiscal year ending on the 30th of June, 1849, including the balance in the treasury on the Ist of July last, will amount to the sum of fifty-seven million forty-eight thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine dollars and ninety cents. ; of which thirty•two millions of dollars, it is estimated, will be derived from Customs ; three millions of dollars from the sales of the public lands, and one million two hundred thousand dol lars from miscellaneous and incidental sources, including the premium upon the loans and the amount paid and to be paid into the treasury on account of military contributions in Mexico, and the sales of arms and vessels and other public property rendered unnecessary for the use of the Govern ment by the termination of the war ; and twenty million six hundred and ninety-five thousand four hundred and thirty five dollars and thirty cents from loans already negotiated, including treasury notes funded, which, together with the balance in the treasury on the Ist of July last, make the sum estimated. The expenditures for the lame period, including the neces sary payment on account of th e pr i nc i pal and interestofthe public debt, and the principal and interest a y n next t t , h a e n first n i e n r s t e a x l ment due to Mexico on th e 30 t h of i penditures growing out of the war, to be paid during the present year, will amount, including the reimbursement of treasury notes mto the su of fty an t seventy-five d o ll ars and six cents, millions ta,r leaving onehundred an an nea h t u nna r te e d d balance in the treasury on the Ist of July, 1849, of two mil lion eight hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred and ninety-four dollars and eighty-four cents. _ The Secretary o f t h e T reasury w ill p re sent, as required by law, the estimates of receipts and expenditures for the next fiscal year. The expenditures as estimated for that year are thirty-three million two hundred and thirteen thousand one hundred and fifty-two dollars and seventy-three cents, including three million seven hundred and ninety-nine thou sand one hundred and two dollars aed eighteen cents for the interest on the public debt, and three million five hundred and forty thousand dollars for the principal, and forty thou sand dollars for the principal and interest due to Mexico on the 30th of May, 1850; leaving the sum of twenty -five mil lion eight hundred and seventy-four thousand and fifty dol lars and thirty-five cents. ; which, it is believed, will be ample for the ordinary peace expenditures. The operations of the Tariff Act of 1846 have been such during the past year as fully to meet public expectation, and to confirm the opinion heretofore expressed of the wisdom of the change in our revenue system which was effected by it. The receipts under it into the treasury for the first fiscal year after its enactment exceeded by the sum of five millions forty-four thousand four hundred and three dollars and nine cents. the amount collected during the last fiscal year under the Tariff Act of 1842, ending the thirteenth of June, 1846. The total revenue realised from the commencement of its operation, on the first of December, 1646, until the close of the last quarter, on the thirteenth of September last being twenty-two months, was fixty-six millions six hun dred and fitly-four thousand five hundred and sixty-three dollars and seventy-nine cents —being a much larger sum than was ever before received from duties durin; any equal period under the Tariff Acts of 1824, 1828, 1832, and 1842 Whilst by the repeal of highly protective and prohibitory duties the revenue has been increased, the taxes on the people have been diminished. Tbey have been relieved from the heavy amounts with which they were burdened under former laws in the form of increased prices or bounties paid to favoured classes and pursuits. The predictions which were made, that the Tariff Act of 1847 would reduce the amount of revenue below that collected under the Act of 1842, and would prostrate the business and destroy the prosperity of the country, have not been veri fied. 'With an increased and increasing revenue, the finances are in a highly flourishing condition. Agriculture, corne merce, and navigation are prosperous; the prices of manu factured fabrics, and of other products, are much less in juriously affected than was to have been anticipated from the unprecedented revolutions Which, during the last present year, have overwhelmed the i nd ustry and p I.~ v .-,~.=> I SAVAN _¢ ke wise and chile._ are re of rmer The Ince. r the to rhich tined 3 the ) one pro s the L bout ie, to a per, aver- rong, avate ,meat that Coal- Z .' I I