The Sun. — London, England, 1848-01-31 00:00:00

be a call made on them to enlist, or embody themselves . - n the militia, that they demand from the Government -which makes this appeal to them to know what they are fighting for—(Cheers) —and that they will take advantage of this claim made on them to shed their blood, if need be, to demand that they shall be first made citizens—that they shall have the rights of men, and have something worth fighting for.— (Cheers.) Enough upon this subject. It has been truly said by the last speaker, that any calamity like that of a war between us and the adjacent country would roll back the tide of advancement with respect to popular rights, would more than stay, would in fact cause to retrograde, that movement which has been going on so peaceably, so unobjectionably from year t o year in this country. Then, as you love your own rights, grudge them not, but rather extend them to others not yet favoured with the possession of them. Let us drown this war-cry in a louder cry, which angels will echo from the sky, a cry of " Peace on earth and good-will to men."—(Loud cheers.) I will not dwell on the other branch of this toast. Enough has been said to-night to convince us all that this is the cause of our country, of all its highest and best in terests, the cause of mankind universally, and of civilization and education; that we should seek to maintain peace whilst we enjoy it, to extend free trade, and if we possess, as we do possess, the en chanter's might, let us use our magic power to scatter the blessings of peace around us, till there shall not be found on earth one enemy of ours, because there is not a man treading the globe towards whom we en tertain any other than sentiments of love, brother hood, and peace.— (Cheers.) As a considerable number of persons at this mo ment rose to leave the room, The Cuamstms announced that it was his intention to close the proceedings immediately after Mr. Brooks had moved a vote of thanks to the Right Honourable and Honourable Gentlemen who had attended that evening. Mr. JOHN BROOKS, who was received with ap plause, said—Ladies and gentlemen,-4 must confess that I hardly understand our chairman. He gave me no warning, but said, " Mr. Brooks, get up directly." (Laughter.) I have, however, to propose a vote of thanks to the Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson and the rest of the Members of Parliament who have ho noured us with their company this evening. I am not to-night going to speak on the sugar question, recollect. You have now sugar per pound cheaper than before, and a better article besides, and, if you look to it properly, you will keep it at the price it now is. Mr. Gibson knows all about the subject, and he has power. I assure you I was much delighted to hear his speech upon that question. I shall not detain you any longer, except to propose a vote of thanks to Mr. Gibson and the rest of the Members of Parliament. The meeting of to-night is the finest muster we have ever had in this hall, and I think that, when the public hear of it, they will be of opinion that there is some thing in you. Let them know that we are in earnest, and they will pay attention to us. We did the League's business, and we shall do this.—(Cheers.) Mr. HENRY ASHWORTH seconded the motion, which, at the suggestion of the chairman, was carried by acclamation, and the meeting began to disperse at ten minutes to twelve o'clock. MRS. HOWITT. Jnst ready, in 2 vols. post ityo., T HE PEASANT AND LANDLORD, FROM THE YIWEDISH. By MRS. HOWIr r. Richasti Bentley, New Burlington-street. T AIT'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE for FEBRUARY CONTAINS : National Defences. Dr. Chalmers' horse Biblicae Quotidianae. Protestantism, By Thomas De quincey. Confirmed. S.ottish Rivers. ,No. 111. The Tyne. By Sir Thenias Dick Lander. Furstenruhc,. Concluded. Now and Than. Miranda : a Tale of the French Revolution. By Percy B. St. John. Continued. The GOVerliMerit and the Parochial Schools of Scotland. The Sanitary Question —State of Loudon. Poetry. Literary Register. Politic;l Register. Sutherland and Knox, Edinburgh; Slmplin, Marshall, and Co. London ; Gumming and Ferguson, Dublin ; James M'Leod, Glasgow, ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE, Established is 1847 for the purpose of rendering a more perfect per formance of the lyric drama than had hitherto been attained in this country. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers, and Patrons of 'Music are re spectfully informed that the SEASON (1848) will COMMENCE the first week In March, in the new and commodious etitice constructed las year. OPERA. For the production of the established works by the great masters of ev ery school, for the effective representation of the repertoire of se venteen Operas mounted last season, and of compositions to be heard for the first time in this country, engagements have been already made with tho following eminent artistes : PRIMI SOPRANI. Mde. Grist, and Mde. Persian!, Mde. Ronconi, Mdlie. StetTanini, and Mde. Castellon (her first appearance), NM*. Corbarl, Millie. Angiolina Zoja (of the Scala in Milan, her first appearance in this country), and Mde. Pauline Garcia Viardot (her first appearance). CONTRALTO. Mademoiselle Albonl. TENOR'. Signor Mario, and Signor Said!, Signor Laren, Signor Luigi Mei (from Scala, his first appearance in this country), and M. Roger (of the Academie Royale de Musirre, and of the Opera Combine, Li Paris, his first appearance in this country). PRIME BASSI BARITONE. Signor Tamburini and Signor Ronconi. PRIMI BASSI PROIONDE. Signor Marini. (The ratification of the engagement of Signor Cor radi-Setti, the celebrated basso, is daily expected). BASSO COMICO. Signor Agostino Rovere. Necomu.,i4JiTßl Pr"' BASSI. Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor—Mr. Costa. The Orchestra, comprising 'the distinguished profes,ors of last season, will be Increased by additional artistes ; the names of the instrumentalists forming the entire orchestra will be published in.a tutors prospectus._ . . . c-- The Military Military Band, which has also been increased, will bo tinder the direction of Mr. Godfrey, band-master of the Coldstream Guards. The powerful and numerons Chorus of last year will be further strengthened by 24 chosen and experienced singers, and will number 92 voices—namely, 40 ladies, and Si male voices. Chorus Master— Signor Bouconsiglio. Poet and Translator or the Libretti—Signor Maggioni. Prompter—Signor Monterasi. THE BALLET. The rule which gavo such satisfaction to the musical public last Season, that no divertissement should be suffered between the acts of operas, will be strictly adhered to. The performance• will terminate with a ballet. During the season the followill eminent danseuses will appear : Mde. r Flora Fabtirt (her first appearance), Mdlle. Leopoldine Brussl (premiere dansease of the Imperial Theatre in Vienna, her first appearance in this country), Millie. Elizabeth Robert (premiere danseuse of the Academie Royale de Musimte is Paris, her first ap pearasce in this country), Mdlle. Camille (her first appearance for four years),lle. Thlerry, of the Fenice, in Venice (her first ap pearance in this country), Mdlle. Laugher, of the Scala (her first ap pearance in this country), Millie. C' lest Stephan, Mdlle. Vonore (her first appearance), and Mdlle. Lucile Grahu (her first appearance). M. silvain and M. Bretin (their first appearances), M. Gentle, &c., and a numerous body of Coryphees, Promineuses and Figurantcs. Maitre de Ballet—M. Appiani (front the principal theatres is Italy, France, and Belgium). Regisseur ale la Danse—M. Leader of the Ballet—M. Mir,' Mellon. Composer—Signor Beletta. The scenery by Messrs. Griere and Telbin. Premiere Artiste Cos tumicre—Mrs. E. Bailey. Engagements are pending with other distinguished artistes for opera and A detailed Prospectus, with the arrangements for the season, will be ready in a few days, and may then be obtained at the Box-office (corner of Bow-street and Hart-street), and at the principal libraries and music publishers. Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden, Jan. 22, 1843. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Ern for the management et Mr. li. Webster. enlo Lessee. MR. AND MRS. CHARLES KERN. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed a new and original Flay, entitled THE WIFE'S SECRET. Lurd Arden, Mr. Howe; Sir Walter Am) ott, Mr. Charles Kean ; Jabez Sneed, Mr. Webster; Harrington, Mr. BHn dall ; Brouillard, Mr. Rogers ; Lady Eveline Arn,yott, Mrs. Charles Kean ; Maud Mrs. Keeley. - After whi.;ll, a new Farce, called DEAREST ELIZABETH. Mr Lionel Lax, Mr. Keeley ; Mr. Winch, Mr. Rogers ; Betsy, 3lrs. Keeley. To conclude with a New and Original Burlesque Spectacle entitled rug WORLD UNDERGROUND; or, the Gulden Flute and the Brazen Waters. 2Sta3e Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Webiter. J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3a. ; Gallery, 2s. ; tipper Gallery, is. DOsrs open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven, THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction o: Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING WM be presented an entirely new Piece, entitled the PEARL OF T'llh OCEAN ; or, the Prince and the Mermaiden. Principal cha racters by Messrs. Waye, P. Bedford, Wright, Munyard, Glennaire, Cullenford, and Worrell ; Miss Woolgar, Miss Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, Mrs. Laws, and Madame Celeste. To be followed by a new and original Farce, entitled OUR NA TIONAL DEFENCES ; or, the Cockshot Yeomanry. Principal characters by Messrs. Lambert, Wright, I'. Bedford, Sanders ; Ma dame Celeste, Miss Emma Hafding, Mrs. Laws, and Miss Woolgar. To conclude with a new Farce entitled THE TIPPERARY LE 11ACY. Turnern Green, Mr. Wright ; Bob Gills, Mr. Munyard ; Lanty Scrimmage, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Chubblock, Mr. Cullenford ; ?oliceinan. Mr. Sanders ; Lizzy Chubblock, Miss Woolgar. Boxes, 45.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, Is. Fors open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris• Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING Will be presented now Comte Drama, entitled THE TRA GEDY QUEE N ; New F a i r y Extravaganza, entitled THE G OLDEN After which, BRANCH. To conclude with a Romance of Real Lite, called BOX and COX. Principal characters by Mr. Harle y , Mr. Buckstone, and Mrs• Mac. namara. Dress Boxes, ss, ; upper Boxes, 4s. ; rit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. IN. calf-price to any part of the house. The .Sew Box-otP.ce, No. 2, Wellington-street, is open to th e Public every day, from Ten till Six. The Interior of the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr, w. sradwell of the Colosseum. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager, DnetteSll-llreet, Portland. place. Madame ANNA THILLOI.`7. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new and original Operetta, entitled The YOUNG GUARD. Den Guzman, Mr. Bodda; Don Alvarez, Mr. Barker ; Donna Olmpia, Miss Sara Flower ; Estella, Mrdanue Anna 'Fhillon. After which. anew comic Drama, called MY SISTER'S SECRET , Qo ba followed by a new Comic Piece, entitled THE SULTANA. Solyman, Mr. Ryder ; Ostayn, Mr. Cor, - mtoa ; Yueeph, Mr. Henry ; Boialana, Madame Anna Thilion ; Elmira, Miss Villars ; Miss Hodson. To conclude with a new Christmas Pantomime, entitled OLD FATHER TIME ; or, Harlequin and the Four Seasons. Dress Circle, 55.: B. ea 45.; Pit, 23. ; Gallery, 13. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John)Mitchell, 33, 01c1 Bond-street. Last Night bat Ono of the Engagement of Mons. Bocagt TEIIS EVENING, Will bo performed the admired Comedie-vaudeville of LE 'VI COMTE GIROFLEE. After which, ECHEC ET MAT. Le Due d'Albuquerque, Pocage ; Philippe IV., M. *ontaland ; La Duchess de Sidonia-Codi, I:aptiste. To conclude with PARTIE A TROTS. Boxes, stalls, tickets, and season prospectuses, may be had at Mr. ItITCILELL'S Royal Librsry, 33, ad Boad•street. Box.), 6i.; Fit, is. 61; 4.1141112:421.5i.; 41.11t3T. PRE ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. F. Dayidge. No. 1, Davidge-terrice, Kensington-road, Surrey. Under the Management of Mr. Bunn. THIS EVENING, the pedal/lances will comnienco with the celebrated Opera or THE DAUGHTER OF TILE REGIMENT. Characters by Messrs. H. Phillips, King, Horucastle, Rafter, Att wood. M'Mahen, and Miss Poole. To conclude with a new Pantomime, entitled BATTLEDOOR :tad SHUTTLECOCK ; er, Harlequki Trap, Bat, and Ball. A distinct entrance to the private boxee has been made (which have been re-fitted). Private boxes may be had nightly of all the principal Librarians ; and at the Box-sill:4 of the Theatre, which is open daily from Ten until Four. Boxes, 21. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, Gd. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed JANE EYRE ; or, the Secrets of Thernfield Manor. Principal characters by Messrs. Hicks, Dale, Searle, nig gle, Forman ; 3[iss Vincent, Mrs. G. Lee, and Miss Burroughcliffe. To conclude with the grand scholastic and instructive Pantomime, entitled THE WORLD OF WONDERS ; or, Harlequin Caxton and be Origin of Printing, w►th wonderful scenery and decorative ap pointments. Clown, Mr. Paul Signor ; Pantaloon, Mr. Morelli Harlequin, M. Lupin° ; Sprite, 3loUno; Columbine, 31dlle. Luthhi. Boxes, is. ; Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 4d. No Halt-price to any part of the house. Doors open at Six, to commence at Half-past Six. ASTLEY'3 ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. William Batty. Mr. Batty's performing Elephants. THIS EVEffISG, The Grand Spectacle of THE CAMP OF SILESIA. Entirely new Scents in the Arena, by the talented Artistes of the Establishment, in the various modes of equestration. To conclude with a Grand Equestrian Comic PalltOMIXl6 entitled HARLEQUIN DOCTOR SYNTAX AND MS DAPPER. GREY MARE, in which those popular artistes Herr Denlin, Mdlie. Theo dore, Mr. Anderson, and Mr. Bradbury, as Harlequin, Columbine, Clown, and Pantaloon, which will exceed in splendour and effect all former productions at the Amphitheatre, Bex-office open Nun 11 till 5 Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. W West. MEETING OF PA RL LAMENT THE THIRD EDITIONS “THE SUN” WILL CONTAIN, AS USUAL, THE LATEST PARLIAMENTAItY INTELLIGENCE, ' AND ALL OTHER NEWS UP TO THE HOUR OF POST. Orders received by all Newsmen, and at the Sun-cyfice, 112, Strand. WILATHEIt.—SIIN OFIICE, JAN. 30. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 35 ; Highest, 48 ; Noon, 43. BAROMETER, 29 60. WIND S.W., hazy and alight rain. JANUARY 31. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 37; Highest. 44 ; Noon, 33, BAROMETER, 29.30.—W1ND N.E.; sleet and snow. 1114;1i WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Nfornin•;.. 47 minutes after 9. Evening .. 34 minutes attv 10, Ott LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1848 Like all very clever people, his Majesty King Louis PIIILIPPE occasionally overreaches himself, and that he has done so in the affair of the Spanish mar riages is becoming every day more and more evident. The indignation of all true Spaniards of every party has been aroused by the contumelious manner in which, since he succeeded in obtaining the hand of the INFANTA for his son, the KING of the FRENCH has treated their nation, susceptible in a peculiar degree to anything approaching to insult or contempt. It was with feelings of the bitterest humiliation and indignation that Spaniards of every party heard the French Minister declare that in order to preserve to France the security of her southern frontier, it was necessary to retain the succession to the Crown of Spain in the Bourban family ; and that therefore he had, while recognising the rights of the Queen of SPAIN, felt it his duty to insist upon her choosing her husband cieher from amongst the descendants of Pamir V., or, at all events, from among the Prince• of the Bourbon family. We have an example of the feelings which such an assertion of supremacy coun not fail to excite in the hearts of all Spaniards in the observations of Don VICENTE DE PEREDA, an illustrious Progresista, in his recently published pamphlet, enti tled "La Nacion y los Partidos 6 sea la necesidad de former el partido Nacional," a work worthy the pe rusal of every one who desires to form a correct opinion as to the present state of affairs in Spain. " Surely," exclaims Don VICENTE DE have said impertinence) of this open avowal, on the part of the French Minister, that he had imposed his veto to prevent the contracting of matrimony by the Queen of SPAIN, in conformity with her own wishes and the interests of her people, and had dared to limit her rights, and those of her nation, according to the wishes and interests of France." These open avowals on the part of the French Government of an intention to keep Spain in dependence on France, and to sacrifice in every instance Spanish interests to French interests have aroused a feeling of nationality in Spain, which will not be easily appeased. Men of all parties see the necessity of burying their former differences in oblivion, in order to form a great national party strong enough and firm enough to govern the courn. try for national purposes only—to secure Spain for the Spaniards. Senor ESCOSURA was only giving utterance to the opinion of the universal Spanish nation, when, in the debate on the Address in the Chamber of Deputies, on the 24th of November last, he said that "he had for a long time entertained the profound conviction that neither of the two parties into which the Liberal body was divided, with their numerous cliques and subdivisions, each having its hatreds, its traditions, and its prejudices, could pro vide for the wants and happiness of the country. lie had always been of opinion that in each of these divisions there were men of probity, of talent, of knowledge, and of honour, whose duty it was to free themselves from the traditions and history of the past, who should group themselves together so as to form a centre, around which honest men from each of the other parties might rally, and which, under the name of national, or any other title, might really govern the country." Such we believe to be the wish of every inhabitant of Spain, to whatever party he may belong, except in deed the miserable monopolising minority of Afran cesado pensioners of the Tuileries, who, under the inspiration of CHRISTINA, are endeavouring to sacri fice Spain on the altar of their own selfishness by selling her to France. To these, however, we give not the name of Spaniards ; they hare about them none of the true spirit of Espanolismo—non e of that spirit which actuated the I'alafex, and the Mina, and the Castanos, and which, after a glorious struggle of five years, expelled the French intruding KING from Spain, albeit he was backed by the armies of NAPOLEON, and bad among the Spaniards themselves a party ten times more power ful; whether as regards talent or numbers, than the Afrancesado rump, which at present would fain rule paramount in Madrid. The events which are daily occurring in Spain, the continued ill-health of the QUEEN, the undisguised attempts that are making to carry out the wicked and unnatural policy of which CHRISTINA iS the minister—all tend to open the eyes of Spaniards to the deplorable situation of their country, and to impress upon them the necessity of oblivion and union—oblivion of past differences, union for the future to preserve themselves as a nation. That there are great, but not insuperable difficulties, in the way of forming a national party in Spain, we admit. Those difficulties, however, we believe will be overcome by the spirit of Espanolismo, by which all true Spaniards have ever been actuated, and then, to quote the words of Don VINCENTE DE PAREDA, ' there will be no fear that the enemies of Spain will triumph so easily as they imagine. The nation is invincible, and against a French KING all will be Spaniards." The Bank returns for the week ending the 22d January, which appeared in The Sun of Saturday, together with the previous returns during the past quarter, afford a strong illustration of the course pursued by the directors during the crisis—of the manner in which our trade and commerce was im peded by the difficulties interposed in the way of obtaining money even on the most legitizate Seoul' . q ...., :,, . , . z., - 4 ,- . • .2 , ..ra.,.., ..4. .... :if...16,-- - , swe,„-„,..., ~,,,,,,,„,„... ARin - ..,, -. .4, „ r ~.:. ,E. 10 .',1'':,..7,4. ••••''gr,L - , ), SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1846 ties, and at the exorbitant rate of interest fixed by the well-known letter of the 25th of October. Indeed it will be seen that increasing their minimum rate of discount to 8 per cent. and maintaining it at that rate until the withdrawal of the letter, was the only one of the recommendations to which the directors paid the slightest attention. The prevailing impression that Sir C. Woon had been in any degree actuated by a desire to afford relief to the manufacturing and mercantile classes, in consenting to a relaxation of the stringent provisions cf the Act of 1844, may also be removed. It would appear that the Right Hon. Baronet only interposed, because he saw no other means by which the law could be maintained than by consenting to its temporary suspension We might otherwise have seen the National Bank compelled to suspend pay ment at a time when it had eight millions of bullion locked up in its confers, which it was forbidden to use, and which were almost as useless for every pur pose as an equal weight of stones or rubbish. The letter of the 25th of October was, in fact, the project intended to save the Bank itself from at least a temporary stoppage of payment—the " Deus ex machinci," which, like the issue of one pound notes in 1825, was to preserve it from the imminent danger that was impending. And it had the desired effect. The directors were rescued from the precarious position in which they were placed. If they had fallen, it is impossible to calculate the consequences that must have ensued. The public funds would then, indeed, have been depreciated, and the nation reduced to a state of barter, while there was gold in abundance remaining unemployed. The measure would have led to the very calamity it was intended to prevent, and the convertibility of the notes would have been endangered by the very regulations which were framed for the purpose of guarding against such a possibility. In truth there was a much greater similarity between the position of the Bank on the 231 of October, 1847, and the latter end of December, 1825, than may generally be conceived, and the danger of a suspension was almost as for midable at the later as at the earlier period—as for midable, we say, if the prOvisions of the Act of 1844 were to be maintained in all their integrity. We do not in these observations mean to cast the slightest imputation on the solvency of the establishment at either period. It possessed ample assets to guarantee the holders of its securites from any ultimate loss, but it might have been unable to satisfy the demands that would have been made while the means of doing so abundantly remained behind in its vaults. In order to judge correctly of the true position of the Bank on the 23d October, 1847, it must be borne in mind that the reserve in the banking department, or, according to the term used in the returns, the " notes unemployed," constitute the available fund for carrying on its business. Any run on the " de posits" must be provided for from that source ; if notes are brought in to be exchanged for gold, a portion may be withdrawn from the issue department on their being cancelled, but a single sovereign cannot be touched for any other purpose ; and the banking, which is now wholly separated from the issue department, may be unable to meet its liabilities in consequence of the regulation which forbids the issue of notes beyond a certain amount unless based on bullion. Thus a suspension of pay ment might become unaveidable, which would be in the highest degree injurious to the national credit, and to all classes in society. The most competent persons have calculated that a reserve of 4,000,0004 at least is necessary, and that no lower amount will be sufficient to carry on the ordinary business transactions of the Bank. If we examine, then, the returns for the month of October we shall find that a very rapid and alarming reduction in the amount of " notes unemployed " had taken place. On the 25th of September that reserve amounted to 4,112,2901.; this was reduced, on the 2d of October, to 3,409,3001., or by more than 700,0001., within the week. On the 16th of October it amounted to 2,630,1151. only, showing a further diminution, within a fortnight, of nearly 779,0001., in addition to that which had already occurred. On the '23d the reserve had fallen to 1,547,2701., or by more than 1,080,0001. below that of the 16th. On that day the deputation of the London bankers waited on the Government to urge the adontio9,of some course by wmen ieuec would be afforded. he private de posits then amounted to no less than 8,530,5091, the great withdrawal of public deposits within the month being the chief cause which led to the diminution of the reserve fund, the balance in favour of the public having been on the 25th of September 9,447,8511., while on the 231 of October it only stood at 4,766,3941., or less by 4,681,5.57/. than at the former period. It is well, known that if the representation it then made had been neglected, the London bankers, and many others, would have withdrawn tneir deposits, and that a severe run would have taken place, which must have terminated either in a suspension or the most enormous sacrifice of property; by which the Three per Cents., which had then fallen to 78, would have been depreciated to the most frightful extent, if they had not become altogether unsaleable. Then it was that the letter was resolved upon; but, as we have already stated, its true cause was the safety of the Bank, and not the relief of the mercantile or manufacturing interests. That letter, among other things, contained a rec )mmendation to the directors " to enlarge the amount of their die • counts and advances upon approved security; but that in order to retain this operation within reasonable limits, a high rate of interest should be charged." The latter part was, as it is well known, immedi ately acceded to, but the increase of discounts and advances, by which all those engaged in trade and commerce might have been benefited, lasted but for a few days. This may be ascertained from a compari son of the " other securities, ' held by the Bank. On the 2d of October we find under this head that 21,269,929/. was advanced to private parties; on the 9th of October it amounted to 21,437,4431. The screw was then put on, and by the refusal of every species of accommodation this amount was reduced on the 231 to 19,467,128/., or by more than 1,960,0001. After the suspension of the Act greater liberality was shown for a very few days. Within the next week we find the item in creased to '20,409,897/. ; but from that time to the present it has been steadily reduced, until, as it ap. pears by the last return, it amounted to 14,510,863/. only, showing a reduction from the 9th of October to the 231 of January of no less than 6,900,0001. in the accommodation afforded by that establishment to the mercantile interests. During the same time the reserve has been increased to 7,447,3851., that is to say, by 6,270,645/. beyond the reserve on the 30th Octo ber, and nearly three millions and a half more than the sum which is considered sufficient to carry on its business properly; while the stock of bullion has been augmented to 13,176,812/. Stronger evidence could not be afforded of the propriety of the reduc tion in the rate of interest which was announced on Thursday last, and for which some persons are to be found still disposed to censure the directors, who, in that respect, are only blameable for not having taken the step at an earlier period. By the decrees of his Majesty the King of NAPLES which we subjoin, it will be seen that his ALuzerr has yielded to the popular demands of reform : The Gazzetta della Due Sicilie of the 18th, in two supplements, publishes four important decrees of that date of the King of NAPLES. By the first, the consulta of Naples and that of Sicily, whose institu tion dates from 1824, are invested with the following additional attributions :-1. Giving their opinion on all projects of laws and general regulations. 2. Examining and giving their opinion on financial affairs, such as budgets, public debt, &c. 3. On treaties of commerce and tariffs. 4. On the peti tions of the provincial councils. The communes of Naples and Sicily shall possess administrative right over their own funds, under the superintendence of Government; and the general consulta is ordered to present a project of law on the subject, on the basis of free election of the members of the communal councils. By the second decree, the judicial inde pendence of each other of Naples and Sicily is recog nised ; employments in the island of Sicily to be filled by Sicilians only, and those in the kingdom of Naples by Neapolitans only ; the administration of each to be separately conducted. This law to be applied even to employments actually filled promis cuously, in the course of four months. By the third decree extraordinary bonsuliori are named, consizting . of the heads of departments at Naples, when the KING'S residence is there, and of those residing at Palermo when his MAJESTY resides on the other side of the Faro. By the 4th, Count D'AQUILA, Prince of the Blood, is named Lieutenant- General of Sicily ; his Assistant Minister, the Prince of CA:UPC/FRANCO ; his Minister of the Interior, Foreign Affairs, Agri culture, Commerce, and Public Woiks, the Duke of MONTALBO ; Director of Finance and Ecclesiastical Affairs, D. GIUSEPPE BUONGIARDINO ; Director of Grace and Justice, D. GIOVANNI erosisn. A fifth decree, dated the 19th, concedes the liberty of the press in nearly the same measure as the other Italian states. All these decrees are signed by Marquis PIETRACATELLA, the representative of moderate liberal opinion. On the 19th the KING published the following de cree on the subject of the amnesty— " His Majesty, who always obeys the generous inspirations of his royal heart, has deigned to ordain that the Ministers of Grace and Justice, and of the General Police of the kingdom, should, within the shortest possible delay, submit to him the names of the political condemned and prisoners, in order that he may exercise his clemency. His Majesty desired at the same time that the measures best calculated to re-establish public tranquillity should be adopted." A letter from Milan of the 223 says : " Yesterday an order was received from Vienna to arrest about fifty persons, most of whom belong to the higher classes of society. To-day the following were arrested :—The Marquis Rosales, president of the Union Club; Count Caesar Battaglia; the young Marquis Ccesar Soncino Stamp, and some others. Rosales has been placed in the dungeons of Santa Margarita; Battaglia and Soncino have been sent away from Milan under escort. Their destination is a mystery. In the number of arrests already affected are those of the Marquis Filippo Villani, who was formerly well known in Paris; Count Pertusalli, and Count Ercole Durini, formerly an officer in the Austrian army. Citsar Cantu, a literary man well known in France, and Bellardi, a physician, were also to have been arrested, but they eluded the vigilance of the police, and have passed the frontier. The wife of Villani went to the Viceroy, and solicited the liberation of her husband. It was granted, but when she went to the director of police, Torsani, he refused to release the Marquis, observing that the Viceroy should mind his own business." The Official Gazette of Turin of the 24th states, on the authority of letters of the 18th from Cagliari, that on the previous evening the yacht, which the English Consul at Palermo had sent in search of the English squadron, arrived in that port; but as the squadron was then at Palma, the yacht proceeded there, and delivered dispatches to the Commander, who a few minutes after set sail with the squadron for Sicily. A Florence journal states that the inhabitants of Palermo have cut the aqueducts that furnish water to the Monte Pellegrino; so that the troops stationed there were in great distress for water. The Piedmontese Gazette of the 24th states that the Royal Bank of Palermo has not been touched, but, on the contrary, is guarded by the people. A letter from Civita Vecchia of the 20th, in the Patnie, contains the following from Rome :—" The Council of State has emitted an opinion-1. That the Civic Guard should be completely armed as soon as possible-2. That a certain part of it should be called out on duty-3. That the arsenals should be stored with all that is necessary for arming the reserve-4 That the army should be increased by one• third-5. That two Italian generals, distinguished for brilliant conduct in the wars of Africa and Spain, should have the command of the Civic Guard." Letters from Rome of the 21st instant announce that Cardinal Burrorint, the Legate of Ravenna, would succeed Cardinal FERRETTI in the post of Secretary of State, and that the latter would replace Cardinal BUFFONDI at Ravenna. We have received intelligence from Lisbon to the 19th instant. Baron DE FRANCOB (Colonel SOLLA) had been ap pointed Minister of War instead of Marshal SAL DANIIA, who held that portfolio only ad interim. It was rumoured that Conde DE THoMAR (COSTA CABRAL) ,would not leave Lisbon for his diplomatic mission to Paris until next May. Conde DE VILLA REAL was appointed to London instead of Baron DE MON CORVO. The number of Deputies in Lisbon was still insuf „ cLey had deter. mined to transact certain routine buoi,,es. The debate on the Address could not come on until the other Deputies had arrived. This debate was looked forward to with intense interest, as it was considered that the Conde DE TBOMAR (COSTA CABRAL) would answer all the accusations that had been brought against his Government. Her Majesty's steam-ship Terrible arrived on the 16th, and started the same day for Gibraltar. The QUEEN received on Sunday night at the Palace and Sir HAMILTON SEYMOUR was present. A Portuguese brig of war, the Carvalho, has ar rived from Angola in 72 days, with dispatches for the various branches of Government, and twelve sailors taken on board the Brazilian slaver Flor de Campos, captured in the Bahia Garta, to the north of the Dande, by the Portuguese cruiser Principe Real. Exchange on London, 531; Bank Shares, 390 to 395; Five per Cent. Inskziption, 53 to 54 per cent.; Four per Cent. ditto, 44 to 45 per cent. Madrid papers of the 22d, 23d, and24th have arrived. An address has been presented to ESPARTERO by a deputat ion from Oviedo, at the head of which was General SAN MIGUEL. The QUEEN, it appears, had originally intended to have asked ESPARTERO to the ball at the Palace, but CEIRISTINA commanded her MAJESTY not to invite him, and declared that if he were invited she herselt would not come. ESPARTERO has taken out his pass ports for Logrono. The Fornento, Barcelona journal, of the 22d, an nounces the submission of the Carlist chief CLEMENTE BEESD, at Vich, and the flight into France of three other Cabecillas, named MANUEL DEL HOSTALNON, who held the rank of Colonel, GUITART, and CARNE. The Marquis of SANTIAGO died on the 23d. MADRID BOLSA, JAN. 23.—The Three per Cents. were done at 27 7.16, at fifty days ; the Five per Cents., at 161, for the 10th of March ; the Debt without Interest at 5i fur paper; and the Coupons 111, at fifty days. We have received the Paris papers of Saturday. The discussion on the fourth paragraph of the Ad dress has closed, and notwithstanding the charges brought against him by MM. DR TOCQUEVILLE and BILLAULT, M. GUIZOT has not spoken. The Minister of Justice, M. HEBERT, was the Member of the Cabinet who was put forward to close the discussion, and he adopted the old trick " of herring trailing." He began by dexterously irritating M. EMILE DE GIRAR, DIN to interrupt him, and he succeeded, whereupon he entered into a long history o f a quarrel between himself and M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN, which, of course, drew forth repeated interruptions and a hot reply from that gentleman, who in his turn was interrupted repeatedly by M. HEBERT. Albeit M. HEBERT did not add to the dignity of the proceedings of the Chamber by his conduct, he completely succeeded in his object, which was to draw the Opposition off the scent. The affaire Petit WAS forgotten, and the amendment of M. BILLAULT negatived without one word of explanation from the President of the Council. "The Government will not reply to personal attacks," said M. DUCRATEL, albeit M. HEBERT, the Minister of Justice, had been for the previous two hours ex clusively engaged in replying to and making per sonal attacks. M. GUIZOT may consider this conduct very dignified; we, however, cannot but recollect that it is precisely the line of conduct which was pursued by M. TESTS when under a somewhat similar accusa tion. The note of Sir STRATFORD CANNING to the Swiss Diet is thus commented on in the Constitutionnel " We have published the memorandum full of kind counsels which was addressed on the Bth January by Sir Stratford Canning to the President and the Federal Diet, in the name of the British Government. We have compared this document with the haughty, malevolent, threatening note which M. Bois le Comte sent in the name of our Government to the Federal Diet and its President. This contrast between the language of France and that of England becomes still more striking when we compare the two notes com municated with the new documents published by the British Government. So far back as the 11th, the 12th, the 23d, the 27th, the 28th December, that is to say a month before M. Buis le Comte menaced the Diet, Sir Stratford Canning congratulated himself in a series of letters- bearing those dates on the wise and moderate dispositions which he remarked in President OCIISENDEIN, the organ of the Diet and the Swiss Government, on the subject of the very ques tions on which our Ministry explains itself a month after in a tone of menace. Amnesty, early cessation of the occupation, sincere respect for cantonal sove reignty fairly understood, peremptory refutation of calumnious accusations repeated a few days ago by Count DE MONTALEAIIIERT, and authorised by the adhesion of M. GUIZOT, conciliation towards the con quered cantons, patriotic indignation at the ma uceuvres, the intrigues, the threats of the foreigner, such is the resume Of the words of the President OCIISENDEIN, collected by Sir STRATFORD CANNING. Some days later the English Government only caused to be repeated publicly in its memorandum the kind counsels, respectful to the independence of a free people, which it had already given to the Diet, and almost all of which had been accepted. What can he said in the presence of these facts of the haughty attitude, the offensive injunctions of our Government?" Even the Presse, which never misses an opportunity of finding fault with the English Government, is on this occasion forced to confess that, as regards Swit zerland, the conduct of Lord PALMERSTON has been worthy of all praise. In speaking of the principle of continental sovereignty, the Presse says— " England, while maintaining the same principle, has found the means of placing herself with great ability in the position of a benefactor to the Diet, and thus has gained a great preponderance with it. It is because we have unskilfully avowed our intention to make this principle the means of maintaining •the present institutions of Switzerland, that our dispatches are ill received there, and that our attitude has all the odium of an intervention without its results. The question of conduct which we have so badly solved is, as has been seen, of serious importance. Truly, our not having at once comprehended this, and having suffered England to take such an advantage, proves that our diplomacy has been most fatally inspired. How is it that it has not felt the degree to which it has derogated from the spirit of the Government, which is the offspring of the revolution of 1830, by thus opposing every pacific change for the better by our neighbours of the East ? How is it that it has not recollected that, as early as 1833, a personage who now represents our policy at Rome, M. Rossi, who at that time was a citizen of Switzerland, acknow ledged and proclaimed, in the name of the Conser vatives themselves, the necessity for a reform in the compact ? how is it that it has not divined that, with regard to our interests, a power, more or less strong, distributed in Switzerland would present a guarantee much more serious, a responsibility much more real ? How is it that it has forgotten that, in 1838, when Prince Louis was forming conspiracies in Thurgau, France saw her most legitimate remonstrances fail before the doctrine of the sovereignty of the cantons, carried to excess, and could not obtain theatisrince fac tion without having r ecourse to war, if P himself had not quitted the Swiss territory to avoid the conflict ? In truth, there is something astounding in so many accumulated faults ! If England has gained the upper hand, we declare aloud that it is because nothing h as been done to dispute it with her." In the Chamber of Deputies on Saturday the debate on the Address was resumed, and the paragraph re lating to Italy was under discussion. M. LAMAR TINE addressed the Chamber at great length on the Ministerial policy. Be was answered by M. Gut- ZOT, who deprecated all interference in the affairs of Italy. The debate was adjourned to Monday. In consequence of the favourable news received from Sicily the French Funds rese on Saturday, although not to the extent that had been anticipated. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Saturday at 74f. 65c. ; the New Loan. 75f. 65c. ; Five per Cents., 116 f. 95c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, I,lBBf. 75c.; Rouen, 908 f. 75c. Havre, 447 f. 5 0 c. ; Gre at Northern, 5371. 50c. ; Avignon, 568 f. 75c.; Vierzon, 515 f.; Bordeaux, 480 f. ; Boulogne, 3651. ; Troyes and Montereau, 240 f. ; Basle, 1581. 75c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 407 f. 50c.; Tcurs and Nantes, 387 f. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 3951. ; Spanish Domestic Debt, 241 ; ditto Passive, 4i. The Three per Cents. were done in Paris on Sun day at 74f. 67ie. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 29. Central of France (Orleans a nd Vierzon), 14L,4 —Northern of France, M i —Orleans and Bordeaux, s—Paris and Lyons, s , , , ( 2 —Paris and Strasbourg, 3%—Sambre and Meuse, GREAT WESTERN and WYCOMBE RAILWAY CO.APANY.—(TIIIS I)AY.) A general meeting of this company was held to day, at 449, West Strand, for the purpose of deter mining whether a contract for executing the whsle f +l-- [sea sly the cuti.e..Ay '5 out should be entered into. Mr. l'Atm said that the meeting was held in conse quence of an arrangement pending between their company and the Great Western, for the purpose of effecting an arrangement different to that which the Wycombe Company ha d entered into. The directors of the Great Western had not acceded to an arrange ment which they considered would be beneficial to all parties. The directors had , therefore, determined not to proceed at present with the works, and he tr us t e d the proprietary would coincide with the dire c t ors; steps would be taken to petition the Commis s i oners for an extension of time. A PROPRIETOR said the Great Western could not make the arrangement which this company desired. The meeting approved of the recommendation of the chairman. The same decision applied to the Uxbridge Railway. The meeting then separated. INDISPOSITION OF HIS GRACE THA ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. —The following is an answer to in quiries at Lambeth Palace this morning :—" Monday Horning, Jan. 31, 1848. —His Graoe continues still very eriously ill, with but slight improvement from last week." INSTITUTION FOR THE ADULT DEAF AND DUMB, 26, RED LION-SQUARE, BLOOMSBURY SQUARE.—At a recent meeting of the Committee of Management of the above valuable institution, it WAS stated that during the past fete months the applications made to the charity on behalf of the adult dea f and dumb, both tor relief, imme diate admission and tetnp orar y employment, or had very considerably increased. Among the appli cants there were several of a very interesting and de , serving nature ; but it was a source of much regret that the financial possession of the charity did not justify the committee in entertaining any further liability. At the breaking up of the meeting an earnest hope was ex pressed that the co-operation of the affluent and bene volent would not be wanting in caming out the inte resting and, to a certain degree, important objects of the institution. OPENING OF THE ABERDEEN RAILWAY. —The formal ceremony of opening the southern portion of the line took place on Thursday. A trifling land slip took place about half-past eleven o'clock this day on the Richmond branch of the South• Western Railway. A portion of the bank gave way between Wandsworth and Putney, and blocked up part of the down line. The train, which left the Nine Elms station was consequently transferred to the " up line," and a delay of about twenty minutes only was thus occasioned. Owing to the admirable regulations of the company, who at once sent a number of labourers to the spot to repair the road, the damage will be completely remedied before the evening. SUICIDE OF A WOMAN TO EVADE JUSTlCE.—Sa turday Mr. Mills h eld an in q uest at the Castle Inn, Isleworth, on the bod y of Caroline Frith, a g ed sixty eight, who hung herse lf under the following singular circumstances :—The deceased had a daughter by a former husband, named Cook, and at the commencement of the present month the girl Cook and another girl, named Sarah Volley, were taken into custody cr ona c harge of stealing some sho t e h s e , s t to h of e letn d h e e c g e co a oe s dn e s. ra d t b l, e r i h n ebe ttl as so Criminale c w h a a s r g t e r d i e d a s theat the receiver as t sessionot in consequence of The shoesß r e h rt a t d - Court, but they were all acquitted, i t o h r e d r c lu b a e g i s g t r a a t m e s i n h o o m w e e r y in er the findingi di c t t m h aet other e t. been stolen, not mentioned in the first indictment, or dered the re-apprehension of all the parties previously deceased heard to ard of this, apprehensioncharged. T she bed hung herself the bedpost.andto a A verdict ot of " Temporary insanity" was returned. CHARGE OF INFANTICIDE.—For some days past a painful sensation h as p reva il e d at B at h, i n consequence - of the body of a new -b orn c hild h av i ng b een found in the garden of a house situate No. 8, Church-street, Whideomb. From circumstances that transpired, it was presumed that the child was the illegitimate offspring of a young lady named Miss Julia Strickland. A warrant for holding an inquest was immediately issued, and, by the evidence of three of the daughters of Mr. Strickland, it was proved that Miss Julia Strickland had been de livered of a child, but that she had stated that it was born dead. A post-mortem examination was held on the body, and the medical evidence went to prove that the child was born alive. The jury, after nearly an hour's consultation, returned a verdict that the child was born wilfully j into ulia t of the body of Julia Strickland, that it was born alive, ie and i g w ar a d s e k n i , lle ad d n by th b a e t i i n t g w t a l s irt) s w o thrown thrown frotn lfu the windowiily Strickland in order to produce its death. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.--We are happy to an nounce that at ameetingef the Caledonian Railway board of directors, held here yesterday, it was r eso l ve d th a t the line should be opened to the public on Tuesday, the 15th February • , and that the fares for passengers be tween Edinburgh and ow she Glasgow 6s. for first class, 4 s . 6d. f o g should be at the rate of r second class, and 3s. for third class.—Scoteman. THE DUKE OF SUTHERLAND AND 1113 SMALL TENANTRY. — IIia Grace the Duke of Sutherland has again announced to his tenantry in the district of Tongue, paying less than 101. of annual rent, that he will give premiums to them for the first, second, and third best and largest crops of turnips, cabbages, car rots, leeks, and onions raised by theiii.—Edutburgh Ad. vernier. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO TI=E. There was a fair inquiry for Colton at Liverpool on Saturday. The mid and lower sorts of American were rather dearer, and the market closed firmly. Sales 3,000 bales. American 4id. to bid. per lb. Railway Shares w ere in good demand, and with a larger business doinv, advanced prices were obtained. The advices from the West Indies, by the Teviot steamer, are depressed in tone, and the private letters bear out the statements in the Jamaica and other jour nals. The American intelligence is not altogether unfavour able for England, as we are likely yet to receive back more of the specie drained from us. The merchants, magistrates, and other parties in terested at Brussels have had a meeting upon the sub ject of the recent failures, and the granting of sursis. The result has been the framing of a petition to the Chamber of Representatives against the law which re gulates this indulgence, and which has proved so ex• ceedingly inconvenient to the creditors of many houses. Contracts and special hypothecations are disturbed, and confidence is destroyed by the present system, and at least, it is urged, there should be no disturbance of arrangements entered into two months previously. Accounts from Archangel state that the sugar fac tory of W. Brandt and Sons was destroyed on the 12th of January. The creditors of Messrs. Von Ilaber assembled at Carlsruhe to the number of seven-eighths. The debts are six millions of florins. The creditors did not appear to be quite satisfied with the terms offered by the state, and desired a guaranteed interest for a longer period than fifteen years, otherwise, it is stated, a liquidation would be preferred. The Funds are very flat this morning, and there is not much doing, although the political account from Naples appear to be more satisfactory, and the Paris prices are firm. The approaching meeting of Parliament will re vive the doubt as to the funding of Exchequer-bills, which, at the higher rate of interest they bear, are considered to be a security that might be advantage ously diminished. Consols have been 89i, and are now 89 to 891 for present transfer. For time they have been 891 it, since 89k, and are now 391 Exchequer-bills have ranged from 345. to 375. premium. Bank Stock is about 201 to 203, and India Stock has been done at 241. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been marked 90k to 11, and the Three per Cents. 891 to The Foreign Bonds are rather flatter aleo. Spanish. Five per Cents. realised 211 k, and the Three per Cents. 311 to 1. Portuguese Four per Cents. are about 26 to 27 Mexican have been at 181 to 1 ; Grenada at 20/ ; Peruvian at 401, and Brazilian at 831. French Five per Cents. 116, with the exchange at 25:60 ; Dutch Four per Cents. are at 86. In Railway Shares there is an improved business do ,ng, and the quotations are higher. ONE CLOSIN vRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS . O'CLOCK. PR (ES Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Ann 5....,.,. 89% 1 4 89 1 4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities.-- 89 1 / 2 1 / a 89 1 ,i i Sew 3 1 4 per Cent. Anns 9 0%% 90% f,ongAnns. to expireJan.lB6o ..• 9 1-16 9 9 India Stock 241 243 India Bonds, 1,0001. .... . 24p 24 p Consols for Account . 89%% 89% Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,000/. 5001. . . Small ONE CLOSING i RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'cLoc E. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds Dutch 2% par Cent. . 53 3 4 Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. Ditto, Deferred 44 44 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 lB t 4 18% Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 40% 40% P or tuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent Ditto, Small — 26 3 4 Russian Bonds - 109 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account 21 14 21% Ditto. 3 per Cent 31%3/414 31 1 4 Dividends on the above payable in London, French Rentes, 5 per Cent. Exchange 2sf. 60c. 25f. 60c. Dutch, 2% per Cent., 12 Guild — 54% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 86 PRICES OF PAID . BUSINESS DONE CLOS ING RAIL WAY SHARES. •AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen. ................. 45 ...... 27 Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junetion 2%...... — , Ayrshire and Galloway.. 21,4.....• Belfast & County Down 10 ...... -- Birmingham and Ox ford Junction .... ... 20 ...... 24 1 ,4% ...... .„ Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 ..... -- Birming.,Wolverlfpton, and Stour Valley 101. 145... ... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and ClicAlliro Jun,.... 77,4 —•-• . ...... Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter BO Ditto, Thirds ... 2O 13uckingliamshire... 121. 4s. ... .. •• SIB". ••• Caledonian .. Ditto, Half Shares Di tto,Clydesdale Junc 50 Chester and Holyhead... 37 1 / 2 — •••••• Ditto, Preference l2 Clarence Do. let Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2a Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. .. Direct London & Ports- mouth Dublin and Belfast June. 25 ...... Dundalk & Enniskillen 17% ...... East Anglia, 25/., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 ...... 12% 12 Do., 181., E. & 11.... 18 Do., Si. 10s. Eastern Counties Ditto (B) Ditto, Eztension,s per Cent., No. 1...... 6/. 13s. 4d.... .......••••• •• Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... Do., North. & Eastern 50 Do., Quarters ......... 12% — Do., New 23 Eastern Union 5O Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% — Ditto, Thirds .......135.4d.. •••• Do. (guar. 6 percent.) 10 East Lancashire Ditto, New Ditto, New Quarters 3 3 4...... East Lincolnshire ...... 12% Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... Ditto, Ilalf Shares ... 15 .. .. Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% — Edinburgh and Northern 22% ............... Ditto, New.. 3',4 — .. Ditto, Newport Ditto, ditto, New 2 1 ;4. .... .............. Excter,Yeovil, & Dora 2% Ditto, New Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 ..... Ditto, New ... ...... .-. 40 ...... . Do. Preference Consol. 12. h .... —.. • ...... • ••• Great Northern Do., London and York 2%. I, Great South. and West. (Ireland) Great North of England 100 ...... Ditto, New 40/. 5 Ditto, New 301. 3O Ditto, New, 151. Great Western 9O —..— ......... ...... Ditto, % Shares 5O Ditto, li t Shares Ditto, Fifths. Ditto, New 17/ .. .. 9%..... Huddersfield and Manch. 24 Ditto, Thirds Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 .... Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... 61 Ditto, IA Shares Ipswich& Bury St. Edm. 17% Do., do., and Norwich 15 Do., do., Extens. Scrip (late Camb. & Ely) 2% Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto Ditto, % Shares ...... 38 ... Do. Quarter Shares... 14% 13% 12 3 / 4 13... Do. Fifths... 8 "•"'B%l Do. Sixteenths ....... .. 6 1 ,4 — Do. Thirds (Reg.)....10/. 45...... Do. Liverp. and Bury 38 Ditto % (late Hud dersfield and Sheff.) 33 Do.(Wakefield,Ponte fract, and G001e).... 47 1 ,4...... Do. (W. Riding Union)4l. 25...... 2 1 A dis g';i die. Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 — Do. % Shares (A)... 9 -• _ . Ditto ditto (B) ... 1 ••••• Leeds and Bradford Leeds, Dewsbury, &c... 421 2 — ••• — Do., Half Shares l5 Do.Newßranch (blue) 2%..., _. -- Do. Extension (green) 2 1 " i t z Do. NewExten.(pink) 2% ..„.4 ......... Leeds and Think ..... . 36 Ditto, New Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3%...... Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . ...... ........ 2 - ............... -- Liverp., Ainchstr &New castle Juncti0n......... 2% ..... ...... ••• ..... London S; Blackwall...l3/. 63.4 d.... ..... •••••• ........ 0 Do. New, No. 2 ... 41. 13e. 4d.... 1 dis. ...... 1 dia. Do. Extension London, Brighton. and South Coast. ........ 50 ...... 43 42 1 / 1 % Do. Consol, Eighths. 30 - Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.. , 9 Do. Pref. Con. 5 per et. 50 .. ... ...... Ditto, ditto.-- 1852 50 — London and Greenwich 12/ 1.5 s 4d... . ....... Ditto, Preference... 18L 17s 2d... L on don and N. Western 100 153 ...... ......... 154 Do., Quarters L. & B. 22 -- Do., do., New .........2 Ditto Fifths ..... .. .. 2 Do. IA Shares (G. J.) 25 Do 40/. Shares(L. M.) 15 Do. 40/. (M. & B.) ... 40 Do. 101. (M. & B.) A. 7% Do. 10/. (M. 8.:, B.)13. 7% — Do. 104 (M. & B.) C. I Lon?. & S. Western ...411.6:. 8d.... 54% ! !o. New Consol. Laths 40 Do. New 50/. ..... 32% .. Do. New 401. . 26 D). Tenths (Consol.) 50 Ditto ditto .... 40 Ditto, Thirds B/. 6s. 8d.... London, Salisbury, aad Yeovil ..... ........ Londonderry Si.C, , leraine+ Londonderry and Ennis killen 25 ••• ••••• ••••• Manchester,Buston,and Matlock 3 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire ...100 Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 • Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3)... 7% — Ditto arid Grimsby.... 25 Ditto ditto . ......... 7 « — .............. Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire 7 1,4... •• --- ••••..... Manchest.& Southampt 2 1,4 ...... Midlani. Do.'Consolidated Pref.loo Do. 401. Shares Do. 501. Shares l5 ....• 13% 14 Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Do.Consol. Bristol and Binning., 6 per ct.... 100 126 Midlnd, Brest. &Glocatr. 36 - ..••.•••••• ••. ••—• Ditto, ditto ...... .. W. 3s. 6d - ......... ..... -- Midlnd, Leicest. bc Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo Midland Great Western . . Irish Newcastle and Car1i51e...100 Do. Quarters 25 ...... Newmrk et & Chestertorel 18% - Do. Extension .........21. 125.... . Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 • ".. - Newry and Enniskillen 7 - -•......." ..... Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor 12% .. — __, Norfolk lOO Do. New 20/. Do. Extension Do. Scrip, 1847, North of Norfolk 2 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 North British ........ ... 25 Do. Half Shares I 2 IA Do. Quarters 4 3/q — • Do. Extension Ditt Thirds Nora Staffordshire lO ...... 10 3 4 ...... North Wales North W estern lxtord, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 35 ... 20 3 4%." ..... Reading, Guildford, and Reigate RoystGn and Hitchin 1% — Scottish Central Scottish Midland 22% • Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole ........ 6 Shrewsbury , and Birra... 4 Ditto ditto. Class B. 4 Shrewsbury & Chester ( Nor. W. Min.) Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 ....«......•• Ditto Oswestry ...... 12 Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 5 Shrew sbury and Herefd. 2 Shropshire Union South Devon 4O 23 ....... ••••• •• Do. Preference South Staffordshire South Eastern & Dover. 33 1 ,{ 3 l l. ..... • Do., No. 1 24 D0., Nc. 2. Do., No. 3 ..... 20 .. Do., No. 4 • South Wales south Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole Swans. & Loughor &Ca meron's Stm. Coal. ... 6 - ••• Taw Vale Extension ... 4 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17% ...••• Vale of Neath ••• - Waterford and Kilkenny 131,, .• Waterford and Limenck 411 ....... Waterid,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin West Cornwall Whitehaven & Furness 12 Windsor, Staines, and South Western........ 525. Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth ........ 30 York, Newcastle, and Berwick. . Do. Original New and Berwick Do. North Shields Pur. 25 Do. Extensioa No. 1. 15 ...... •••• ••• Do. do. No. 2......... 10 .00. (IN E.Preference . 1 0 IA - IA IA York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and NV eat Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 14 Central of Spain .. ... ..... •••••• Demerara Dendre Valley 4 Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish ...... ... 7 ... o • East Indian. Great Indian Peninsular ss. Italian and Austrian.... 4 Jamaica S. Mid. Junction 1 Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 Luxembourg 6 Lyons and Avignon..." 5 Madrid and Yalentia... 2 Namur and Liege l6 ... .. ••• ....... .... Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux 6 ...... ...... Over Yssel 413 s 4d...... Paris and Lyons lO ... •• Paris and Orleans Paris and Rotten .......... 20 Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 Rotten and Hav re ...... 20 ."... 17% ....m o.* Sambre and Manse.,,,., 18 ••• o TA... Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 Tours and Nantes 8 ...... . 'Turn ay, Jurbise, Lail.. den, and Hasselt ...... 16 West Flanders...." ...... 8 ~..... 2 1% 13% 11 1 4 ii% V.' 1% JOINT STOOK BANKS. Australasia - •••••••••••• •• British North American Ea Colonial 25 London & Westminster. 20 . Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Ditto New ..... ..... 10 Commercial of London 20 Union of L0nd0n......... 10 Union of Madrid 4O National Pros. England. 35 Ditto, New.... ..... 10 London Joint 5t0ck...... 10 National of Ireland 2 2 1,0 — ..- ........ ••• Union of Australia Ditto,New... ........ ... 2IA • Ilzd 16:4 LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 31.—Wind N.N.E., fresh breeze s ad cloudy, with rain and snow. DEAL, JAN. 29.—Wind S.S.E. to S.S.W. ; 30th, S.S.W., strong and Squally.--Arrd. her Majesty's ship Nautilus, Westward. 30th, Coronet, Valparaiso. Arrd from the River, Chilian, Lima; Ranavolo Manjaka, CO° Coast Castle. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 29.—Wind E.S.E. to S.S.W.; SOO, S. to. S.W., hard and squally.—Arrd., 30th, Goede Nor' wachting, Zeylsta, Batavia. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 30.—Wind N.E. to S.S.W.—Arrd./ 28th, Ocean, Bradley, Newfoundland. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 30.—Wind S.—Arrd. Susquehanat Dunlevy, Philadelphia; Columbia, New York; Copia► Hardy, Demerara. Sid., 29th, Mary Hannah, Africa; Thomas Hunter, Africa; Seagull, Monte Video; Za• liska, Monte Video; Harriet Augusta, New York; Alalibran, Honduras. 30th, Hibernia steamer, Halifax. Off port, 30th, Sir R. Peel, New York; Doctor, CowEs, JAN. 30. Wind S.S.W. Arrd. ♦lfred , Talcahauno; Matador, Malchin, Valparaiso ; both for Hamburgh. COAX, Jex. 21.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. 27th, 801 01% Abbey, Barker, Callao. 28th, Neptune, Calcutta, for Bristol. SunnaNnss, JAN. 28.—The Mars is on shore on Jenkin Sand, and fills every tide; assistance has been sent. The Reindeer, of Hartlepool, is on the Main, near Southend, and fills every tide. ISLE or ARRAN, JAN. 27.—The Alcoste, of and from Greenock to Trinidad, struck on Holy Island last night, bilged, and sunk in ten feet water, and is fast sinking deeper. CORK, JAN. 21.—The Bolton Abbey, arrived here to day from Callao, reports having passed the upperworks of a vessel of about 800 tons, apparently not British built, and not long in the water, 13th of November , lat. /3 S., lon. 23 W. DUNDALK, JAN. 28.—The Lord Nelson, of and from Liverpool to Africa, came on shore west side of the bat to-day, and, unless the weather moderates, she may be• come a wreck. lIRDCAR, JAN. 30.—The Standly, of Whitby, and the Elizabeth, of Newcastle, got on the rooks this morning; camo off with the tide; damage not known. BRIDLINGTON, JAN. 30.—SOMe more pieces of env hogany have been picked up here, mark e d L 58, 212, PH 58, Dll, DH 16, 16, 16, 15. GRAVESEND, JAN. 28.—The 'Pearl and the Elizabeth are on shore on the Coalhouse Point, but will be got od next tide. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 30.—The Susquehana, D a gberf. arrived here from Philadelphia, was in collision ,2 341 inst., forty miles below Tnskar, with the Aram steamer, easterly, hence to Constantinople; six men missing, she remainder saved by the Susquehana. PHLPAST, JAN. 29.—The smack Dee, Cowell, fro° Liverpool to Glenarm, drove ashore from her anchors in Glenarm Bay yesterday. WAHIEWORTH, JAN. 29.—The Honour, of Blytb (D O , laden), broke from her anchors in Coquet Roads, and attempting to enter this port struck on the rocks, bilged , and filled. SOUTHWOLD, JAN. 29.—A buoy, with GOED REEDE, painted on the head, has been picked up 00 this place. KINSALE, JAN. 28.—The li'Donnell, from Alq" andris, last from Cork, and bound to London, has put I n here leaky, and otherwise damaged, and with cargo shifted. DROGHEDA, JAN. 29.—The wind is still blowing • gale, but has veered from R. by R. to 8., with rain.-- 24% 10 2114 19 3 4 23% 88% 13 811 714 11% 28 3 / 4 22 116% 45 144 90 27% IVA ••••• 10 'li it% 7% 1% 23 814 $ 91,i •••• 321 A al% ralA 11% 7% 7 17% 364 . k% - 35% V V