The Sun. — London, England, 1848-12-16 00:00:00

1 1 rOw ready, 3 vets. tivo., 28s. 'bound, prlsstel onlformly with the Wellington and Nelson Dispatches, THE CASTLEREAGH LETTERS AND DISPATCHES. " k. work of the highest and most universal interest."—Morning Chronicle. " The most valuable contribution to modem history that we know of." —Morning Herald. Henry Colburn, Pv,blisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. H.E.4.THE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre has, during the recess, undergone very extensive repairs and alterations and tho whole re-decorated. THIS EVENING. Will fils perfbrrned THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA. Valentine, Mr. Charles Kean ; Julia, Mrs. Charles Kean. To conclude with THE HONEYMOON. The Duke Aranza, Mr, Charles Kean ; Juliana, Hrs. Charles Kean. THEATRN ROYAL, ,DELPHI. Fader the direction of Madame Celeste. During the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, the Original designs by Digby Wyatt, EN , executed by Mr. Sang. A new Stage, Curtain, Act Drop, and Chandelier. An approved sys tem of Ventilation, &c., &c. The Private Boxes enlarged, Backs added to the Seats, and Stalls rendered more comfortable. _ . THIS EVENING Will he performed ST. MARY'S EVE. A Story of the Solway. Tom Baggs, Mr. Wright ; Madeline, Madame Celeste. To be followed by THE ENCHANTED ISLE. Alonzo, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Prospero, Mr. 0. Smith ; Ariel, Madame Celeste. After which a new Farce called SLASHER AND CRASHER. Mr. Slather, Mr. Wright; Mr. Crasher, Mr. Paul Bedford. To conclude with JOHN JONES. Guy Goodluck, Mr. Lambert ; Eliza Melton, Miss E. Chaplin. ROYAL LYCk.I.3I THEATRE. tinder the Me.nagement of Madam., Vestris. Sole Le'Jsee, Mr. Charles Na he THIS EVENINt, Will be performed A PECULIAR POSITION. After which 11:5111.) UP. To be followed by an APPEAL TO THE I ÜBLIC. To conclude with MY FATIIER DID SO BEFORE ME, ill which r. Jolla Reevo will appear. Drese Isoxes, 55.; Upper Boxes, da ; Pit, 2 ; Gallery, Is. No half-price to auy part of the house. The .yew 11oz-office, No. 2, Welling ton- t, is open t° the public every day, from Ten till Six. PRINCESS'S THEATI:E. Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Ma na g er. During the R eeess this Theatre has been re-deenrated and embel lished In a superb and costly manner Or Mr iturwitz. A new Chan delier has been tilted, and the best airarsz' ments have been made for the due Ventilation of the Theatre, and the couaort and convealence of tke audlesice. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Rallad Opera, entitled ROBIN GOOD FELLOW. To be followed by a New DIVERTISSEMEN T. After which, TIIE WATERMAN. Torn Tug, Mr. C. Braham. To conclude with a Farce, entitled THE MODEL COUPLE, it wWeii Messrs. Oxberry, O. Cooke, Mrs. Selby, and Miss E. Stanley will perform. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, Mr. ROBERT-HOUDIN - will repeat his SOIREES FANTAS TIQUES THIS EVENING, to be continued every Tuesday, Thurs day, and Saturday until the end of the Christmas vac +lions. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No communication can be attended to unless authenti cated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. TILE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, DECEMBRIt 16. THHIMOMET2II, Lowest, 43 , Highest, 51; Noon, 42, BAROMETER, 29.98. WIND N.N.E.; continuous rain. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 55 min after 5 I Evening .. 20 min. after 4 bitin m i t 4+ LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1848. hare succeeded each other since the overthrow of the Monarchy of the bourgeoisie, hare had to struggle onwards through a haze of uncertainties. Those uncertainties must soon be dissipated by the attitude assumed by the first Cabinet of the first President. And, as if to assure us that that attitude would be indicative of vigour, the rumours that CAVAIGNAC is to be made a Marshal of France and the Governor of Algeria, that CHANGARNIER is to be nominated to the command of the army of the Alps, and that BUGEAUD is to be placed at the head of the National Guards of the metropolis, are accompanied by whispers to the effect that the Vice-Presidency of the Republic will be entrusted either to M. DE LASIARTINE, or to M. GARNIER PAGES, Or tO M. ARAGO. For our own part we should learn more gladly that LAMARTINE had received the portfolio of Foreign Affairs, that GARNIER PAGES had been declared his colleague in one of the other departments of the public service, and that Ani.cio had retired from the late political episode in his existence to the more congenial retreats of abstract science and natural philosophy. As yet, however, the most contradictory conjectures can alone arise from the numerous expectations resulting from the sudden and almost unanimous election of a Boxl rAitTE to the Chief Magistracy of the Republic. It has been said that there is "nothing new under the sun." This assertion must, however, be taken with some modification. Had the philosopher lived in the 19th century, and witnessed the various matters affording increased comfort or safety to man kind, he might have altered his opinion, and acknow ledge that although inventions were rare, the new ap plications of old principles were at least of daily occur rence. A remarkable illustration of this fact may be found in the advertisement of the Metropolitan Coun ties and General Life Assurance Society, which appears in another part of our impression this day. The society, it appears, have decided on opening a new species of life assurance, in which all persons may participate on advantageous terms. The young and the old, the healthy and the infirm, will alike be guaranteed at a moderate premium from loss of life arising from accidents while travelling by railway. No delays will be interposed be fore the completion of the policy. It may be effected on the day of application, and will remain in force during the entire term of life without renewal or further payment. A single payment of 10s.§will :secure to the family of even a daily passenger by railway the sum of 1001. in the event of the party assured being deprived of life by any accident while so travelling. Many persons who could not afford ithe pre mium required :for a general insurance against every description of casualty, who confidently rely on a continuance of health and strength ,until their circumstances improved so far as to enable them to make provision for those dependent on them, would yet desire to guard, at a cheap rate, against the disastrous consequences of accidents - to which the nature of their daily avoca tions; render them peculiarly liable. The large and influential body of commercial travellers, of those who spend a portion of every day upon the road, and who seldom sleep a second night in the same town, will find this novelty in life assurance peculiarly applicable to their cases, and their minds may be relieved of considerable anxiety by the certainty that those dearer to them than life itself would be pro vided for, in the event of any untoward result. Persons who have availed themselves of the facili ties afforded by the introduction of railways to reside with their families in pure and wholesome air, and who daily travel backwards and forwards to their usual places of business, will doubt less hail with delight the introduction of a system so simple and so beneficial. A. single payment of 101. would place the sum . of 2,000/. at the disposal of a person of this class, in the event of a fatal accident by the rail. The company have not as yet, we believe, deter mined upon insuring against the consequences of accidents not resulting in the loss of life. We trust, however, that such a course will speedily be adopted ; it would' indeed, if introduced, render it an imperative duty on all railway passengers to take so obvious and necessary a precaution. We doubt not that a body who have shown themselves so fully alive to the pub lic wants, and who have exhibited so laudable an anxiety to meet the wishes of the community, will be prepared to enter into all necessary arrangements to this extent also, and that they will,:in return, be re warded with that general patronage to which their spirit and enterprise so eminently entitle them. It may be well to mention that railway accidents are on the increase in a ratio far beyond that which the additional mileage opened to the public, or the larger number of passengers carried on the various railways, could account for. To whatever cause this result may be attributable, whether to the increase of speed, or the greater number of trains, the fact itself is indisputable. Thus we find that the numbers killed, or seriously injured by causes beyond their own control, amounted, in 1843, to only six persons. In 11147 the number had in creased to 106 ; while in the first six months of the present year it amounted to 66. We thus find that serious accidents during the present year have increased in more than a tenfold ratio when compared with the year 1843. And when it is borne in mind that a person who travels twice daily, as is the con stant habit of many, appears in the list 730 times within the year, it will be manifest how very mode rate is the rate at which the company have offered to accept the risk, viz., 10s. per cent. in one payment for the entire term of life. Four millions of votes have already been counted out of the urns, nominating the Prince Louis Nero- Leo?' to the Presidency. Four millions—and only two are required as the absolute majority ! Four millions—and the suffrages from Corsica not yet enu merated ! Four—and the intelligence from Algeria not yet received! There is something wonderful, and most certainly also unprecedented, in this unani mity. Even the opponents of a Bonapartist Go vernment must be satisfied at the circumstance that the imperial candidate being successful at all, his success is one of a triumphant character. A majority only just elevated above the prescribed level would have tended beyond all question to the involvement of the entire nation in a disastrous struggle—a struggle born of jealousies and leading to anarchy. Now, however, that the Go vernment of Prince Louis NAPOLEON is invested with a popularity of this unexampled description, there remains no pretext for hesitation, and the future msy at last be awaited with a considerable degree of confidence. That the popularity of the illustrious cause with which the name of the President-elect is Identified has not about it the usual characteristic of evanescence, is proved by two extraordinary circum stances—first, that the votes have emanated spontane ously from universal suffrage, and, secondly, that the sincerity of those votes have been assured by the adop tion of the ballot. The Government of the Prince will consequently be one of the most legitimate on the surface of the globe; and its legitimacy will only enhance its present enormous popularity. To demonstrate the fallacy of the assertion made by the reactionary party, to the effect that the elec tion of Prince Louis NAPOLEON is a death-blow to Republicanism, and a guarantee of the ultimate restoration of hereditary monarchy, we yesterday explained the true character of what is called Bona partism, and showed by logical arguments, drawn from the history of the EMPEROR, that the success of his policy is identical with the real interests and the permanent consolidation of the democratic institutions of France. Since those remarks were ' written additional securities have been obtained by Republicanism in the midst of the electioneering ex citement which prevails throughout Paris and the departments. For the fifth time M. ARMAND MAR EAST has been elected President of the National As sembly ; and thus a strong link will still connect the new administration of Prince Louis NAPOLEON with the heroic statesmen and administrators of February. The popular representatives have, by this means, therefore, negatived the assurance implied in the witty exclamation of the Evenement—"The Na tional is dead, long live the Nation !" The patriotic publicists of the .Yational will still continue to influence the measures adopted by the Bonaparte Cabinet, notwithstanding that the candidate of the National, General EUGENE CATAIGNAC, has received such a sore discomfiture- Beyond which, the Provisional Council of State' consisting of thirty members, the principal portion of whom are Republicans of the vielle—foremost among them, the great LAMARTINE himself—will exercise an important authority over the movements of the rising Ministry. No ; the Constitution is not with out its self-elected Praetorians—the soldiers of the Young Republic are " ready, aye ready for the field." One amongst them, one of the bravest of the brave men who formed the Provisional Govern ment and th e E xecut i ve Commission—M. GARNItat PA R already p l e d ged h i mself to sound t h e tocsin of a new Revolution in the event of any at tempt at retrogression. The assurance has not been forgotten. Th e walla of the palace of the National Assembly ha ve scarcely yet ceased vibrating with those daring words—,, .f . 15 one s h a ll venture to Proceed to the Tuile r i es , I will go myself on that d p of preciation to the Hotel de Ville!" F rom an appreciation ay these facts, from a sense of thei r importance,an as s h a conviction of the dauntless bravery of such me and fro m LAMARTINE, as ARAGO, as GARNIER PAGgs venerable DUPONT (de l'Eure), as MARRAST, and t thee rest of their colleagues—we await with calm satisfaction the installation of the new Government. The French Republic has little to fear from the coup. (retats of a party of white-livered intriguers like. M. Tniens, or M. ODILON BARROT, or M. MOLE, or M. EkIILE DE GIRARDIN—Iike M. THIERS, who disap peared in some cellar in one of the banlieus during the fighting of the three days of June 1830, and afterwards, during the contest of the three days of February 1848—like M. ODILON BARROT, who " made an appointment with the people on the boule vards and was too nervous to keep it"—like M. MOLE, who was dastardly enough to occupy the post of the principal assassin on the occasion of the murder of the immortal NET,—or, last of all, like M. DE GIRARDIN, whose hand is only famous for dealing blows in the dark, for stabbing with a pen steeped in the poison cf calumny, and for tearing open with his sacrilegious slanders the ghastly shrouds of the Republicans wh o have been long since mouldering in their graves. Against the counter-revolutionary conspiracy of these men, the statesmen of February will only have to op pose their vigilance. With a President elected by universal suffrage, and a National Assembly electe d b y uni versal suffrage, the French Republic may now look forward with confident anticipa tions. Hitherto the different Governments which In our impression of the Bth instant we offered some observations on the memorial that had been pre• seated to the Lords Justices of Ireland from the rate payers of the Westport Union, and the reply of their Lordships thereto. We regarded the facts elicited in the course of that correspondence as affording the most conclusive evidence of the extremity of the dis tress, and the poverty of the resources of the district, and clearly establishing the absolute necessity of prompt and energetic action on the part of the Government. Unless something be done, and that speedily, all classes will be involved in one common ruin. The entire property of the union is not sufficient to feed its poverty. It is easy to say that it is the duty of the rate-payers to support their poor, but if the task be beyond their power, if their utmost strength should prove insufficient to sustain the burdens imposed upon them, it would be but a short-sighted and unwise polio ? to 'offer them to perish for want of some slight temporary assistance and then to be compelled to expend far more in saving the people from actual starvation than would now suffice, if judiciously applied, to enable the pro prietors of the soil to encounter the :difficulties by which they are surrounded, and eventually to escape from their arduous position. It is not, as we have already repeatedly stated, by lavishing large sums in maintaining the popu lation in unproductive idleness —it is not by taking upon ourselves the task of feeding a large body of persons without requiring any return therefor, th a t thi s great d es id eratum can b e atta i ned The enormous sums that were advanced during the year t of famine effected little permanent benefit for the people. inlgt aishdtruaehathfualt Gen forbid t A h ' e er h e el p ie re v s o e l r e v n e c d e of the British nadtoionnoP , andrs CTOD forbid that we should not as prudently reproach the because their bounty was beneficially applied as it might have been. an d a ut having in the Westport uniunl having done . so much,. to no less than 26,000 persons, shall rations all further exertions, and suffer those to desist from perish who owe their lives to the vast outlay whicho cheerfully took upon ourselves. We cannot anticipate then t'' so so lamentable a falling off. We will not do n foulzipate injustice to the English nation, or to the English Government, as to suppose the possibility of such a result. Assistance will, undoub tedly, be rendered, but, guided by past experience, we will shun the errors into which we have hitherto fallen, and follow a wiser and more judicious course in our future operations. A letter which has just appeared from the Mar quis of SLico, in answer to the animadversions of a morning Contemporary, affords a remarkable corro boration of the views which we then put forward, and exhibits the conduct of the landed proprietors of the union in a better point of view than might be supposed from a cursory perusal of the reply of the Lords Justices. The Noble Lord states that " the rates paid in the union up to August, 1846, amounted to 3,1511. Is. Id., and that from the failure in August, 1846, till the end of last May, the sum paid was 5,521/. 6s. 5d., making in all 8,6711. Ti. 6d., and not 4,1151. as mentioned in Mr. ItEnniorox's letter." If this be so, and we cannot suppose that his Lordship would state deliberately that which, if untrue, could clearly and easily be contradicted, it is hardly fair to speak of the average rate collected as being but 5d., or even 10d., in the pound. It would seem more reasonable to inquire what has been paid since the enactment of the new Poor-law for Ireland, which imposed new burdens and new duties upon the land owners in that country. Very few Irishmen, we regret to say, made provision for a season of emergency, or accumulated savings to provide for future contingencies. When the Irish Poor-law came into operation it found the nation completely im poverished. It had passed through a season of the deepest distress—it had undergone an ordeal of the utmost severity. Many—we believe the great majo rity of the landed proprietors—had voluntarily re linquished a considerable portion of their claims ; in deed, it would have been utterly impossible to have collected the rents to which they were entitled. They had also incurred additional debts and embarrassments for the support of their families and dependents. The new law then found them in a peculiarly dis tressed position, and not prepared to meet new and heavy demands. Since that time, according to Lord SLIGO, the rate in the electoral division of Westport " amounted last year to 7s. 6d. in the pound on the old valuation, which would be at least 155. in the pound on the present real value ; and this year a rate is collecting of 3s. 4d., equivalent to a rate of at least 6s. Bd. in the pound in ordinary times, as far as regards the difficulty of payment." These rates have been struck, not as the amount necessary to support the claimants for relief, but as the utmost thatby a possibility can be collected from even the most solvent. It should be borne in mind that annuitants and other incumbrancers are not required to contribute any portion whatsoever to the poor- rates. The whole burden falls upon the landlord's surplus, and little, in deed, is left for his own support, or that of his family, after providing therefor. Under such circumstances, is it not apparent that assistance must be rendered, and that if the union be left to its own resources alone, myriads must perish by famine ? THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The Journal des Debats, which was published yea terday morning, gives the following as the gross re sult of the examination of the voting papers, up to Thursday night : M. Louis Bonaparte ... .. 2,300,000 General Cavaignac 620,000 The examination was continued by the Committee during the whole of the day (yesterday), and it was understood that, at the hour at which the post left, it had been ascertained that M. Louis BONAPARTB had polled 4,000,000 votes, and General CAYAIGNAC 900,000. The following is the official return of all the votes recorded in the Department of the Seine, as proclaimed on Thursday at the Hotel de Ville . Louis Napoleon .. .. 198,484 Cavaignae .. • . .. 95,567 Ledru;Rollin .. .. 28,64$ Raspail • • • • .. 15,871 Lamartine . , ••• ... 3,838 Changarnier .. ... ... 66 Bugeaud ... ... ••• 58 Bedeau ... .. •.• 28 Louis Blanc .. .. 20 Arago .. .. ... 16 Barbs •.• ..• ••• 8 Larochejaquelin ... ••• 3 Berryer••• ... .. 2 Dupont (de l'Eure) .. .. 3 The voters inscribed were 433,632 ; the number who voted were 341,829. The following is the return from the department of the Indre and Loire, as officially announced by the Committee of the National Assembly : Louis Napoleon ... ... ... 64,566 Caraignae .. ... ... ... 9,136 Ledru Rollin ... ... ... 1,684 Raspail ... ... 239 ... Lamartine ••• ••• ••• 41 Blank or doubtful votes ... ••• 536 The overwhelming majority by which Louis NA POLEON has been returned has surprised and annoyed many of his supporters even more than it has sur prised and vexed his opponents. The President who has been returned by such an immense majority must be accepted as the choice of the nation, and can there fore afford to be independent. Hence the Legitima tists who calculated upon the necessity under which Louis NAPOLEON would be to obtain their support, and who had determined to make him the "planche Napolionienne" over which the Comte DB CHAMBORD was to walk to the throne of France are grievously disappointed, and al ready seek to undo" their handiwork, and to depreciate the effects, which cannot but ensue, from the vastness of the majority, which they themselves contributed to swell. " The name of Louis NA POLEON is but as the urn in which the suffrages are recorded," falters the Union. Had the name, however, been any other than it is--had it been CHAMBORD, for instance, or JOINVILLE, the proba bility is that General CAVAIGNAC would at this moment have been President of the French Republic. This overwhelming majority is the homage which France pays to the memory of the great man who was the incarnation of her first revolution, and France has chosen Louis NAPOLEON as the incarnation of her second revolution. May he remember the words addressed to him by CHATEAU BRIAND at Arenberg; in the presence of Queen Hon- TENSE—" Remember, Prince, that you possess the greatest name in the modern world—lt will always be a rallying point for France, and the surest guaran tee for the progress of free institutions in Europe." The new Ministry is nearly formed. M. HIPPO'. LYTE PASSY, as we announced yesterday is to be the Finance Minister. He accepted the portfolio of the Finances only on condition that M. ACHILLE FOBLD should be appointed Minister of Commerce. M. DE TRACY will also be a member of the Cabinet. General OUDINOT, it is said, has made some diffi culties about accepting the War Ministry ; General P. r ALa. is LALI yr a r vk of 11144.81441 BUGEAUD has accepted the command of the army of the Alps, M. REEILLOT is to be the Prefect of Police, M. JEROME BONAPARTE Governor of the Invalides, and General PETIT Chancellor of the Legion of Honour. These appointments have all taken place by the advice of M. TniEEs, M. MOLE, and Marshal BUGEAUD, who appear to have got the ear of the Prince. The old Bonapartists complain that they bare been neglected in these arrangements, and that BUGEAUD and Tunas and MOLE are merely preparing for an Or leans restoration. It is somewhat remarkable that these three should hare been long since proposed, as the Council of Regency for the Comte DE PARIS. If it be for their interest to be true to Louis NAPO LEON, they will faithfully serve him so long as it shall continue to be their interest so to do, but they will betray him, or any other person or party who trusts in them, the instant they fancy any thing is to be gained by such betrayal. It is said that the Vice-President will be either M. BE LAMARTINE, M. F. AR.AGO, or M. GARNIER PAGES. Marshal BUGEAUD took his seat in the Assembly on Thursday. The following was the result of the Ballot on that day for President of the Assembly : Voters ••• ••• ••• ••, 599 Absolute majority ••• ••• 300 M. A. Marrast ... • • ••• 361 M. Lacr os s e ••• • • 129 General Bedeau ... .., 48 M. de Rereusat M. Lamartine ... ••• ••• 2 It is considered probable that there will be a general election in the month of March. Yesterday was the anniversary of the funeral of NAPOLEON at the Invalides. The usual funeral ser vice took place on the occasion, but the members of the Bonaparte family have announced that in order to prevent all pretext for inopportune manifes tations, the whole of them will absent themselves. The f o ll owing appears in the Journal do Debate : SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 9th have arrived. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 184& " We have been requested to announce that M. Lou.'Ll Napoleon Bonaparte, as likewise all the members of the Bonaparte family, have determined, in order to deprive those who would excite turbulent manifestations of every pretext, that none of them will proceed on Friday tolthe Hotel of the Invalides to commemorate the anni %ersary of the removal of the mort a l rema i n s of the Emperor." It was rumoured on the Bourse yesterday after noon that M. AcuILLE FOULD had refused the Ministry of Commerce. BOURSE—PARIS, FRIDA.T, DEC. 15. THREE o'CLoca.—There was a considerable rise again at the Bourse to day, in consequence of the composition of Louis Napoleon's first Cabinet. The Bourse was ex ceedingly steady all day. For the Account, the French Three per Cents. have risen lf.; the Five per Cents. If. 50c.; and the Loan, 50c. For Money, the Three per Cents. have advanced 90c.; the Five per Cents. 65e.; and the Loan If. on yesterday's prices. Bona du Ttisor not quoted ; Bank of France Shares have risen 15f. ; Belgian Bank Shares and Belgian Two-and- a- Half per Cents. each an advance of per gent. Roman have risen If.; Rothschild's Receipts not quoted. Ex change on London (30 days), 25 42i; ditto (90 days), 25 30. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, Dec. 15. Boulogne and Amiens, 6%—Luxembourg (70, 4- Northern of France, 7i / 4—Orleans and Bordeaux, 2A—Paris and Rouen, 16-1 ouen and Havre, 8. The Hera/do says—" The Minister of Finance yesterday gave orders to remit to London the funds destined to the payment of the interest of the Spanish Three per Cents., which fell due in January. The announcement of the payment will be made in London on the 15th, and will tranquillize the creditors of Spain in that capital, if the false ru mours that have been current in Madrid have reached them." It is said to be the intention of the Government to propose a great modification in the tariff, and a large reduction in the import duty on cotton goods. MADRID BOLSA t Disc. 9.—The Three per Cents, were done at 20/ for cash ; the Five per Cents. at lot . tho not t without Interest at 4, for paper, and the Coupons at 5/ for cash. 1 I ' l Week Last o. ° o ending NAME OF RAILWAY. ~ o Week. i z 4 , o ~c Q . F . - --- - Dee. - Aberdeen ....... A A ... •• • ...... . ..... - 10 Amiens and Boulogne. •• ... . 1,167 330 9 Belfast and Ballymena .............. 351 _ 10 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 664 514 9 Caledonian.... - ....... .• • ....... - 3,529 - 9 Cheater and 1i01yhead............ _ 1,040 - 9 Cockermouth and Workington........ 94 101 I Dublin and Drogheda.. .... ........, 602 631 12 Dublin and Kingstown ............ • • 721 587 9 Dundee, l'erth, and Aberdeen .... .... 968 709 10 East Anglian.... .. •.••••••• • • • • • • • .. 668 - 9 Edinburgh and Glasgow .••••• • • • • • • 2,847 2,702 9 Edinburgh and Northern •.•••• • • • • • • 1,630 528 10 Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. 13,857 :12,266 9 East Lancashire . . 9 Eastern Union ... .. . 9 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ••• • . • 2,406 2,112 9 Glasgow and Greenock• •••• • • • • •• • • 834 859 9 Great Southern and Western •••• • • • • 2,872 1,444 10 Great Western, &c •••.••••• • • • • • • • • • 17,100 16,523 9 Kendal and Windermere.... -• • • • . 131 85 9 Lancashire and Yorkshire...... ••• • • . 9,547 8,372 8 Lancaster and Carlisle •••. • • • • ..... - 1,756 1,082 10 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.. .. 59 - 9 Londonderry and c nniskillen........ 107 96 10 London and North Western, &c 10 London and Blackwall 526 678 9 London and Brighton 10 London and South Western . • ••••• • • 9,563 6,430 9 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 2,435 '1,809 - Maryport and Carlisle - 9 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham 19,644 18,255 10 Midland Great Western (Irish) ••• • • • 1,074 801 9 Monklands .•• • • ...... „., „ ~ ....., 870 - -- Newcastle and Carlisle .. .. - 9 North British .. ........ ... •••• • • • - 2,264 1,665 9 Paris and Rouen .••••..••- • • • • • • •• 4,891 5,443 9 Rouen and Ilavre ..••••••• • • • • • •• .. 2,067 2,177 9 Scottish Central ........_ „ 643 10 Shrewsbury and Chester .......... „ 1 ,213 531 9 South Eastern and Branches .• -. • - 6,787 6,961 9 South Devon.. - ...... 1,960 601 9 Taff Vale ••••.•••••••• • • • .. .. .. .. .. 1,519 1,682 10 Ulster . • .• . • ... •• • • 787 665 2 Waterford and Limerick.. ... •• •• - 10 Whitehaven Junction - Wishaw and Coltness .-••••• • • • • • - - - 13 733 ' Ito 636 Y8: 1 1 an l. l in'?. asti P.-:-::,:: :::::::::: i',s) t 6:80„ JENNY LIND AT EXETER HALL. the foundation of the Mendelssohn s musical scholarships, a E n x c b e t e o r f MH Hall d lastela s o n h s h t r fl a o t r o r t h i a e b e e f n Ee fit j a o li f a took nd A o p n P l the first time in English. She astonished everybody by ea t rc h ie :s a occasion Jenny Lind appeared and sang f or nnt the purity and clearness of her English elocution, and gave quite a new character and effect to several of the finest passages in the oratorio. Her m os t s pl en did effort was the scene in which the Wid ow i mp l ores the prophet to save the life of her child----a scene which brought her dramatic as well as her voc a l p owers i nto action. The burst of joy with which she exclaimed, " The soul of my son reviveth!" must have struck to the he very heart of every o rra n ph e pe lianauuddt,ihebenuothetahlhli.as had till i T rt produced thfienn fine a a r which opens the second p ar t, " H ear ye, Israel, " was n he tl i y r desire sung. to re strainedbinuargslt'ifioefet enthusiasm quite irrepressible; and, the ice being broken, everything that Jenny Lind sang was ve hemently encored. This, in particular, was the case with the exquiste unaccompanied trio for female voices, " Lift thine eyes to the mountains," and the equally beautiful quartet, " Holy, holy, holy is God the Lord." The performance of the whole part has added fresh laurels to the wreath of this transcendant singer. In the choral and orchestral departments the performance was magnificent. EARLIER DISPATCH OF INDIA MAIL VIA MARSEILLES. Notice.—The next mail for India, via Marseilles, will be closed at the Post-office on the eve n i ng o f the 23ciinsr. This alteration has become necessary in consequence of the 24th (the usual day for the dispatch of this mail) falling on Sunday, and the day following being Christ mas-day. HULL, FRIDAY EVENlNG.—Captain Brown, of the Harlequin, which arrived here today, frcm St. Peters burgh, states that he is in advance of a fleet of 100 sail, which were off the Island of Bornholm, on the sth inst. GEORGE GILFILLAN AND THE EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT.—The recent lecture, delivered at Exeter Hall by the eloquent and accomplished critic George Gilfillan, for the benefit of the Early Closing Associa tion, was so fully attended, that Mr. Gilfillan has, we are happy to perceive, been induced to prolong his stay among us, and to give another lecture in aid of the funds of this excellent society. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE, The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was active. Sales 10,000 bales. During the week, the market has been very ISrm, and both the trade and speculators have been buyers. The prices have tended upwards. The Share Market was again better, and a good business was done. The weekly account of the Bank of England to Sa turday last is of the same character, in every essential respect, as the returns which have recenly been pub lished. The assets are still greatly accumulating, but the business would appear not to increase, for we have both the circulation and the loans upon securities less in amount. The great addition made weekly to the Go vernment deposits must, however, be taken into account, as throwing back upon the Corporation a good deal of its paper. The changes that have occurred in the Bank accounts, compared with the previous week, are as follows: Notes issued 27,733,735 Increase 317,895 Rest Increase Public Deposits 7,061,202 Increase Other Deposits 9,567,966 Decrease Seven Day and other Bills Decrease Government Securities Other Securities Decrease Notes 10,771,720 Increase Bullion Increase Active circulation' Decrease 365,730 There are no arrivals in the City to-day with late news of interest, and the wetness of the day interferes with out-of-door business. The Mining Share Market this week has not been quite so brisk either for home or foreign undertakings. The quantity of silver shipped from London this week has been considerable—over 300,000 ounces; and 1,320 ounces of gold have been sent to France. In the Funds there have, this morning, been renewed speculations for a rise, and Consols are up to 87-1 The further advance in the French Rentes, and the good Bank returns have stimulated the dealers. Ex chequer bills (March) are 40s. to 425. prem., being also rather higher. Tne New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 87k to 88k, and the Three per Ceuta. to 87i to 071. The Foreign Bonds are generally better also. Span ish Three per Cents. have touched 26 upon the adver tisement of the dividend. The Five per Cents. are 12f Portuguese Four per Cents. are 24k to 25. Mexican Stock has been 22 to 221. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have touched 484. Railway Shares are all in the ascendant, and the im provement is general as the list will show. The chief business, however, has been in Great Northern, North British, Midland, and Boulogne and Amiens. ONE PKICES OF BRITISEI FUNDS. O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Auns 87%A% 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities...... 87% 88% Gong Anns. to expire Jan.lB6o 8% India Bonds, 1,0004 Ditto under 1,0001.. .. 36 39 p 39p Consols for Account 874%%%x d 87 3 Azd Exchequer Bills. 2%d. & 2d. 1,0001. March ... 42 40 p 40 p 1,000/. Juno B7 41 p 41 p Small, June CLOSING PRICES. 87% 88% 8% t '•,4lr, • ••' . • ' 4111111114" .7% It, 4 ,•• .• 4 4 . 3.74 GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. PRUSSIA. According to official returns, the exports and im ports of the Zollverein in 1847 in various articles were as follows :—Raw cotton, imported, 446,849 cwt. ; exported, 114,545 cwt. ; transit, 54,298 cwt. ; sulpher, imported, 139,199 cwt. ; exported, 5,775 cwt. ; raw iron, imported, 2,340,247 cwt.; exported, 25,859 cwt. ; cast and other iron, rails, &c., imported, 1,106,158 cwt. ; exported, 42,852 cwt.; transit, 43,586 cwts. The population of the Zollverein, in 1847, amounted to 29,461,712 souls. The following reply was made by the KING to a deputation charged to deliver one of the addresses from the rural districts, who were admitted to an audience : " It is impossible for me to express the pleasure which your arrival has given me. I have the pleasure, gentle men, of being personally acquainted with several of you, and know the sincerity of your words. It is as you say. The subject of Breslau is not calculated to give me much pleasure—quite the reverse.' It gives me much concern. And, gentlemen, believe me, .1 do not grieve for my own sake; for, unhappily, I am accustomed to ingratitude; but I grieve for my people. The address from Breslau is, probably, the most wounding address ever presented to any sovereign. " Yet, notwithstanding the asperity of its form, and to which I consider it right to reply with kingly dignity, I granted its requirements; for its repulsive form did not prevent my giving it duo deliberation. But, gentlemen, you may well believe that an address like that which you have this morning presented to me is very grateful to your Monarch's heart. " I know that in Silesia there are excellent men, but there is a want of energy; and this it is which has enabled a small body of crafty men, unworthy of the name of Prussians, to get the upperhand. It has been in Breslau as in other large cities; and oh, how gladly would every true patriot efface the deeds of the last few months from the page of history ! " What, with God's blessing, has supported and con soled me amid recent trials, is the faithful attachment of my people of the country. Yes, gentlemen, every where the country has put the cities to the blush; in Pome rania, in Prussia, in Silesia, especially in Westphalia, and on the banks of the Rhine, in the March and Ra vensburg, the rural districts have displayed a spirit which has more than indemnified me for the sorrows I have experienced. Not only have the rural population been proof to every bribe or throat—nay, they rose in a body to fly to the aid of their King, and entreated that they might be permitted to crush the enemies of their Sovereign. " But, God be praised, we had no need of their loyal succour; for, by the help of the Lord, my foes have been vanquished. And these foes were not the ancient Prus sians; the ancient, the:true Prussians, are ready this day, as they were in 1813, to rally round their Sovereign and respond to his call. " Gentlemen, I beg you to convey my heartfelt thanks to my brave and loyal rural subjects. My recent act is intended for the welfare of the whole country. "By the grace of God, we shall for the future get on better. Let us expect it, and lot us act up to this expec tation. Again, rest assured that your friendly conduct towards me has filled me with the liveliest pleasure." AUSTRIA. An insurrection of peasants has broken out in Beckownia, beaded by KOBBLITZLA, who had been returned as one of the peasant Deputies to the Diet. Great excesses have been committed by the insur gents. All intercourse for couriers and travellers through Hungary is intercepted. The Hungarians are said to have stopped all the mails, and destroyed the letters of the last month ; and travellers have now to per f orm a difficult journey through Hermanstadt, thence to Orsova, and across the Danube to Semlin, thence to Agram and Vienna, the only post route now open to the principalities. VIENNA, DEC. 10.—Th e Wi ener Z e it ung an nounces that Felnwitz, the inhabitants of which have always manifested great hostility to the Imperial standard, has been reduced to ashes. ALEXANDER VON LESZENISKT, lately a lieutenant in the Austrian service, who was condemned to death by a sentence of the court-martial, has had his sentence commuted into twelve years' confinement with hard labour, at the fortificati ons . Thi s young:man h ad b een guilty of joining in the recent insurrection. A simi lar sentence has been passed upon the manager of a ribbon manufactory for a similar offence. The Wiener Zeitung of this day likewise contains a notice that all persons who shall be guilty of making t hi n speechesthe l a (which B t few days,has b e e s e p n e a f frequent o) shall b e b roug h t b efore court-mart i al cuj in flammatory m i r c r - m e h n a o c t u o e s r es w y and punished with the utmost rigour, whether they be natives or foreigners. Events have taken place at Vienna within the last few days which may not be spoken of openly. An a gunshot, twhich was fired f o r ffi om cer th w e was i k n i d ll o e w d by of a house in Josephstadt. The same evening one of the patrols was likewise fired at. Attempts of this nature are, unhappily, not rare, and we may readily conceive that under such circum stances it is not probable that the city will !men be relieved from the state of siege. BACH and STADION continue to desire it, and are endeavouring to effect it, for as matters now stand all freedom or actio n is paraty zea. FRANKFORT. In the sitting of the German Parliament on the 12th the Ministry was asked what measures had been taken to protect the eastern portion of the frontiers of the empire against the dangers caused by the as sembling of Russian forces on the frontier ; and whether the Ambassador of the Central Govern ment in Italy had received orders to protest against the extortions and other cruelties committed by Marshal RADETZICY. The replies were post poned. The rest of the sitting was devoted to the articles of the Constitution. An attempt was made by the Left to deprive the Upper Chamber of an absolute vote, by rendering a repeated vote of the Lower House sufficient to impart to a Bill the force of law, notwithstanding its rejection by the former. This motion was rejected. The budgets and all money Bills are to be treated as in England, the Upper House being required to pass or reject them in th e aggregate . Th e d e b a t e was adjourned on the question of the right of veto to be accorded to the head of the Central Government. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. The Government has issued a notification of the change to take place in the Ministerial departments of Justice and Finance. The department of Justice under BARDENFLETH is subdivided into three branches, each under its respective superintendent. The de partment of Finance is subdivided into five branches, viz.:— 1. Central Control of Finance (again sub divided i n t o eight departments ) . 2. Tolls, Quaran tine, Sound and River dues. 3. Post-office and Tr ansport-office. 4. Central Control of the Colonies; and c). The Audit-office and geral revision of the Fi nancial department. In the sitting of the National Assembly on the 9th, the e prop osa l was su b mitted to the M i n i ster o f Religion and Public Instruction, that the Episcopal sees should be abrogated, and the funds applied to public education. The Minister replied that it was utterly impossible to introduce any Bill of that nature before the settlement of the fundamental law: it would strik e a t th e very root o f ex i st i ng institutions, and be subversive of all legal order. lie would ob tain the vie ws o f th e Ch urc h o n the subject. CLOSING PRICES. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. ONE O'CLOCK. 75% 85 Brazilian Bonds — Ditto, Small — Chilion Bonds 6 per Cent..... Grenada Bowls, 1 per Cent. — Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 22 Ditto, Account 2 2%% 22% Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — 40 Ditto. Account ..... ... ...... Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent 21% 25 25 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account 12% 12% Ditto, 3 per Cent ..... ........ Ditto, Account 26 26 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4% per Cent ..... 72% Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild.... 48% 48% PRICES OF BUSINESS DONB CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen ... 50 ...... Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 41A...... 1 4 Ayrshire and Galloway.. 7 g - - Belfast & County Down 19 Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly paid, or with a guaran. 20 Do, withoutguarantee 20 . Birming, Wolverleton, and Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... Do. without guarantee 10 - Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 145... oo . Birkenhead, Lancashire, _ _ and Cheshire June.... 10 Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter 9O ... Ditto, Thirds .. ..... 27% Buckinghamshire... 141. 4s. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares Do. New 10/. Pre.... 5 5% 5 Ditto,ClydesdalaJune 50 Chester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference l5 ...... Clarence _ _ _ 13% Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 ...... Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports mouth Dublin and Belfast June. 35 ...... Dundalk & Enniskillen 20 East Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D....•. 25 Do., 184 E. & H.... 18 Do., 31.105. Eastern Counties... 20 12 11% Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent........... 10 ...... Ditto,Extension,s per Cent., No. 1 61.135. 4d.... Ditto ditto, No. 2 61. 13s. 4d... Do. North. & Eastern 50 Do., 5 per cent. Do. Quarters 12 % — ••• ***** •••• • Do. New 34 Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 Ditto, Class A, ditto... 1 Ditto, Class B (L & and B.) 2O Ditto, Class C, ditto... 20 . Do. S crip (6 percent.) 10 ...... Ditto, ditto ... Ditto (C. & E.) guar. 5 per cent............ 2 1 ,E East Lancashire Ditto, New Ditto, New Quarters 6 1 4 — ... Do., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... 6 1 ,4 — East Lincolnshire ...... 25 ••• Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 38 1 4 36 Ditto, Half Shares ... 20 .. ••• Edinburgh and Northern 25 Ditto, Newport Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle ....... 8d — Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 12% 11% 17% 13 41A 6 3 4 25% 38 .... 11A4 8 4% DO:Preference - Cons Great Northern Do., A Deferred Do., B 6 per Cent guaranteed Do. Extension 2 IA :rent South. and West. (Ireland) .. 2 3 14 2 3 14 Great North of England.loo Ditto, New, 40r 4O Ditto, ditto Ditto, New, 30/ 3O Ditto, New,ls/ l4 .. .. - ........«..... - Great Western 9O ...... 79 .. .. .. ...... 80 Ditto, % Shares Ditto, 1 ,4 Shares Ditto, Fifth 5............ 20 DAL., Nan- 17/... ..... 13 ... .. 1014 ... •- • -. II uthlersfield and Munch. 00 Ditto, Thirds Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... .. Ditto, 1 4 Shares Lancaster and Carlisle 5O ...... 494 Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto Ditto, 1 ,4 Shares Do. Quarter Shares... 17% — .... ........... Do. Fifths... ......... ... 10 Do. Sixteenths 6 1,4 — Do. Thirds (Reg.)..... 13 ..... __, .__ - 491 A 60 Do. New, Giia. dier ct. 5 Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 ...... Ditto 1,4 (late Hud dersfield and Shelf.) 43 Do.(Wakefield,Ponte tract, and Goole) ... 50 Do. (W. Riding Union) 7 .. Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do. % Shares (A)... 9% _ Leeds and Bradford Leeds, Dewsbury, 1ic...• 50 Do., Half Shares Do., (blue) Scrip.—... 2%...,„ Leeds and Thirsk ••.••••• ...... Ditto, New ..... .....—• 35 Do., Prefer., 6 per CL 3%.• • • •• ••••• Liverpool, Crosby and Southport 3 1% — ... Liverp., MancLster, and Newcastle Junction... 21% — London &Blackwall...l3/. 6s. 8d.... 4 3 A Do. Extension ....• ... 22% ll London, Brighton, and 13 / a South Coast 5O Do.Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9 Do. Pref. Con. 6 per et. 50 .. ... Ditto, ditto 1852 50 Ditto, New Si., guar. 6 per cent. .. 5 Lon don and Greenwich 12/15s 4d... . Ditto, Preference... 18117 s 2d... London and N. Western 100 .....120 Do Quarters (L.& B.) 22 ...... Ditto, New Ditto, Fifths ..... 2 -- Do. 40/.Shares(L.M.) 25 - 4N 11 29 Ts - 7% Do. 101. M. & - B.) A. 9 — Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 9 Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 2 7 Lond. &S. Western 5O „. .. Do. New 501. ... ..... 42.. .. ....... ..... 39 1 '42 Do. New 401. • 84 ........ *" --- ..... Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 ...,..... .. •... ..... nitto ditto .: -,....:—.4 40 •••••• Dii,,`„? , . Thirds— ......JA .- 6s. 8d... .. ******** . .... 1, 0 , 4 R e7 , - , .Scrip, 1840 . ••"•• •••. ... -- iiref.. 7 per Cent* on \ Depvtitir4 ;; per ... Cent. on Nils' ....,14 A 4d... London, Salisbury,- and` •• Yeovil N .... . , . 4 Londonderry&Coleiaine 28 21 /X Londonderry and gurus- . - .... killen ...... .„....': 27%......:, _ ... ••••• ..... Lowestoft (4 per ct.) 2O ...... 'l. , ............... Ditto (6 per ct.) Manchester,Buxton,and , :: Matlock 4 ...... -- , r • ) Mandiester, Sheffield, , 3 _ and fAcolnshire —IOO Do. Quarter: (No. 1) 16 Ditto ditto (NO. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 11 1 A — ..... ...... ... Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10 Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 40 Ditto ditto . ..._... 13 --!•—•••••• Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffiald and : Lincolnshire l5 . Do., Grimsby Dock.., 20 - ••• MIND • Do., Manchester and _ _ Lincoln Union..... 4/. 2s, —....••.-••• ••• •-•• Midland ... ...... ........100 .. Bl% 82 81 ...... 82 Do. •Consolidated Pref.loo -• .. . Do., do., SOL Shares.- 20 ... Do. Birm., and Derbyloo - Do. Coml. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 119% 120% „ 120% Ditto,Brist. & Glocstr. 38 Ditto, ditto ...... ...... 14/. 18s ... Ditto,Leieest: & Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo Midland. Great Western Irish Middlesbro' and Redcar. __ 6 per cent. sruar. N wcastleandearlus m lOO Do. Quarters 25 .... Newmarket ..... . .. 20 . — Do. Extension .........21. 128...• ... •"" Newport,• Abergavenny, - and Hereford 6 ;;..•• -- Newry and Enniskillen 7 . — Newry, Warrenpoint, • and Rostrevor 2O — .. ........«•. dam. Norfolk .......••• ....... .•••100 - ....... Do. New 204 .. ... 15 - 7. •• •••• .... Do. Guaranteed 5 p ct. 20 Do. Guaranteed . 5 1 / 2 pc. 5 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 N;orthern Counties Union 4 . ..,_ ''orth British ......„ 25 ...... 15%% 1 434. 14 Ditto, Halves .. Ditto, Quarters 1 64 3 1 , 200i... - 1% Ditto, Extension O% ..... .. Ditto, Thirds ...... North & South-Western 2 NorthlStaffordshire North Wales ... ...... -.. 3% — North-Western . lO 0•11 .-- Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton] ...... 50 21 .!4 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate lO 1 Royston and Hitchin ... 2 ...... ---, ...... .' .` 1 . 1 Scottish Central ' 25 ..........N... '26 .: Scottish Midland 25 - Ditto, New - Sheffield, Rotherham, Goole (Nor. Div.) 7% — ......... ......' Do. do (Sou. Div.) ''' 4 Shrewsbury andißirnt... 9 ...... 1%%•••... l§ Ditto ditto. Class B. 6 Ditto, New Guaranteed 6 Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 ...... -- Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) l7 - ••• Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 1 , ? ...... -- .. .... - Ditto Oswestry ..... . 17% Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref Shropshire Union South Devon 5O ...... -L- .... ..... ... Do. Preference South Staffordshire 6% — . South Eastern .. 33% 23 Do., No. 1... 24 Do., N 0.2. - ..-. , . Do., No. 3 ....... ...... 25 Do., No. 4 Thirds ... 10 South Wa1e5............... 28 ...... 7 ..•• ....... South Yorkshire, Don- _ _ _ 1 ..... 28$ 14 10 11 6 6 caster, and Goole Swans. & Loughor &Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 6 Taw Vale Extension ... 8 Thames Haven Dock and Railway ..... ...... 17% . . ... . ~-.- .... Vale of Neath ... .. 4 1.... Waterford and Kilkenny 17% , .. Waterford and Limerick 47 % ; ' .... Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... .. Do. do. do. ... 25 ' ••••• .0 Do. do. do: ••• 10 ...••;',..-- ••• ..... ..... West Cornwall 6 .. ..%-- West London Do. Do. Ist Class .•• 20 Do. Do. 2d Class ... 20 - ..... • ••• imp. Whitehaven & Furness 14 •0. Windsor, Staines, and : ... South Western ..... ... 9% - ...... Wilts, Somerset, & Wey- ,' - • mouth 4O — Me • • ••• ••• Mb York, Newcastle, and , Berwick. ............... 25 ..;,. ' 26 Do. Original New and. Berwick .. ...... ... .. 25 2S!A 2 6 14 Do. Extension No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2. ..... ... li Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 ...... VA 74 York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 - ' .............A. 9 Do. East sad West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late 1ta .... lian and Austrian). ... 5 Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 17 Ceylon Demerara ...... ..... ...... 15 Dendre Valley... Direct Bombay and Madras ss. . ... -- Dutch Rhenish ,••••••••• 7%,•••• .. --- •• . ..... •••• East Indian BAA L , — ...... .. ••.. • .... Great Indian Peninsular U Louvain Ila Sambre ... 7% Luxembourg.._. Ditto ...... ...... .. ....... 10 — Madrid and Valentia... 2 ...... Namur and Liege ...... 20 ... .. ... ..... Northern of France...... 12 Orleans and Bordea u x... 7 Paris and Lyons ..... .. 11 - .... ••• *O. ••• ••• .. .. Do. Do. . Paris and Orleans ...... 20 Paris and Rouen 2O ...... Paris and Strasbourg ... 9 SI( ..- Rouen and Havre ...... 1 . 0 Sambre and Meuse 2O ..... 3% Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 Tours and Nantes 9 ....... ..-- Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den,... and Hasselt ...... 20 West Flanders B 34— ... JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American 50 — Colonial 25 Commercial of London 20 .. ... London Joint Stock lO London & Westminster. 20 ...... National Prov. England. 35 Ditto,New...... .. ..... 10 National of Ireland 22%...... .... ........ .... Provincial of Ireland Ditto New... ••..•....•• 10 .....• 9 3 A.. Union of Australia Ditt0,New.............. 2%...... -m- Union of L0nd0n„....... 10 ...... - ... ...• Union of Madrid 40 — ...„ ...„ MINES. Asturian Mining Com... 14 4 Australian. 2% 4% 4 ... ;;IA .0 i ...• 9$ LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY' ) LONDON, DEC. 16.—Wi n d N.N.E., moderate' bre ed and dull hazy weather, with rain. Pto be ENZANCE, DEC. 14.—A sc h ooner , suppose d t• foreigner, was seen at daylight, standing to the 116 ,4 ward, from under th e eastern l an d , an d at eight delp was endeavouring t o weat h er the Wilkie Shoals, ono. a press of sails, an d w h en a b reast o f t h em she was s denly capsized, and went down in deep water, an d of hands must h a y. per i shed. There was ne possib ila 4 rendering assistance. Broken staves, beams, bulkhetg ladders, &c., have been washed on shore, b u t noth; o , whereby her name can b e ascertained. A vesse l fr o Nantes to this po r t, w i t h gra i n, i s due, bat hee.,,itit made her appe a r ance . I t i s b low i ng strong from a heavy sea running. BRISTOL, DEC. 14.—Th e A spac i a, Calmaris; • fe here from Syra, was struck by a heavy sea i n 10. 4 ; long. 13 W., and threw part of cargo overboard. , ..„ 1 of DOUGLAS (ISLE or MAX),MAIO DEC. 13.—Th e J a ne! Whitehaven, has put into R amsey h ar b our i n a s ie:L, state, having been in contact on Bth inst. with the row, of Whitehaven, it bl ow i ng a ga l e at the t i me . TRURO, DEC. 14.—Tbe Peggy, of and from Se lf • for Irvine, bec a m e wa t er -l ogge d an d foundered, abG"eri. quarter of a mile off this port, yesterday; crew 0' She lies with her topmasts above water. ` r 1l WATERFORD, DEC. 14.—Th e J eune Al exanar e, , ' Normatier, with wheat, went on shore in Tremors -7 11 1 hopes are entertained that the cargo will be saved, not the vessel; crew saved. MARGATE, DEC. 15.—The Diadem, from Antwert of Liverpool, has put into the se roa d s , mak i ng • d 040% water, much strained, and w ith pumps choked, ns been obliged to carry a press of sails last night to k clear of the sand in the North Channel, and most surveyed. DEAL, DEC. 15.—Wind S.S.W. — ~ tas Arrd. Rookery '-' Mauritius ; Herald, Vestal, Madras. Arrd. frei n ka lft River, Duke of Manchest er , D e ll , Jamaica. Put ,0-004 15th, London, for New Y or k ; A fr i ka, for Cape o f Hope: MILFORD, DEC. 14.—Th e G eorge of Cork, News o o to Cork, drove on Habberstove Point, expected tha t would be got off this night's tide. ell ! HoLYIIEAD, DEC. 1 5.--It has blown a teemee gale the whol e d ay }row S.S.E. to S.W. with beg A 0 00 Cher. A bar que an d a brig trying to work up in% Jr harbour, were obli ge d to bear off; the latter had A j " .° head pilot on board. Set ( YOUGNAL, DEC. 14 . —The brig Growler, ei , bit. York, for Waterford, went on shore last night, in — .el , trig B a y ; crew saved. The schooner Falcon, of Glegeopl went on sh ore l ast night at Ballycotton; crew (es .mne) saved. tr° 9 l BELFAST, DEC. 14.—1 t h as been (blowing - 9 uy° gale from the south all day, and still continuo. die Carrywell, of this port, has been assisted in her e masted. HULL, DEC. 15.—The Buceleuch, from Lei ib it 'io coming up the H um b er l ast night, got in conta ct the William OW Wen) for Undo, riding in 0' SWEDEN. STOCKHOLM, DEC. s.—The last accounts from Finland state that the cholera has again broken out at Lovisastadt. The Professor of Rhetoric and Poetry at Helsingfors, Dr. Lrrssrt, has died of it. iiAVARIA , MUNICH, DEC. 9.—The last number of the official journal contains the statement of the formation of the Ministerial department of trade and public works. The Government Director of Lower Franconia and A schaffenburg, M. VON BEVER, has been appointed first Ministerial Counsel in that department, and the entire management of five inland branch of that department assigned to him. The portfolio of the Ministry of Trade and Public Works is confided pro tem. to Count BRAY. It is generally whispered here that our Government is decidedly averse to the nomination of the King of PRUSSIA as head of the German Government, and that, in conjunction with the Hanoverian, and other Governments, intends to make a protest—Ai/8-e -meine Zeitung, Dec. 12. ITALY. The Milan Gazette of the Bth inst. publishes the following order of the day : " Head-quarters of Milan, Dec. 8. " Soldiers,—l informed you yesterday of the sublime and generous act, in virtue of which a powerful Emperor descended from the thono through affection for his people, because he considered that in such difficult times the reins of the State should be held by younger hands. I now communicate to you the sovereign letters, addressed to me on that solemn occasion by their Majesties the Emperor Ferdinand and the Emperor now reigning, Francis Joseph. I hesi tated an instant in that resolution. My modesty was shocked at the idea of proclaiming to you and to the world the too flattering expressions they contain. But the good graces of my Emperor are not my exclusive property—you share them with me. The splendour which, like the beams of the setting sun after a bright day, spreads over the evening of my life, is your work my achievements are due to your valour. Soldiers, re tain firmly in your loyal hearts the words of your Em peror. Recollect them well. I will remind you of them if the enemies of our country should again compel us to draw the sword. _ _ _ (Signed) " Marshal RADSTZKY." Tloar Mershal Radetsky,—l leave the throne of my ancestors with the re-assuring conviction of not having willingly neglected anything calculated to contribute to the welfare of my people. My present resolution, which has been maturely weighed, was founded on that sentiment. At the moment of executing it, I wish to address a few words to the man I am directly indebted to for being able to transmit the monarchy in its integrity to my beloved nephew and successor. After the important services which, during upwards of half a century, and with a constant loyalty and an indefatiga ble activity, you have rendered the State at the head of my heroic army, you have victoriously delivered the em pire from the invasion of an enemy numerically superior. The monarchy will eternally be grateful to you for those deeds, and at the moment I commit the reins of government to younger and more robust hands, accept my profound and reiterated thanks. (Signed) " (Minute, Nov. 30, 1848," " My dear Marshal Count Radetzky,—honoured by his Majesty the Emperor, my most august uncle, with a confidence I have not yet been able to justify, my strength, as yet, untried, requires the advice and assistance of the men of experience, who have deserved well of the State. You rank among the first, and, in that conviction, I now appeal to you.. The short time I served under your direction has proved you to be the chief beloved and honoured by my heroic army, for which you are an example of every chivalrous virtue, whose spirit you vivify, whose loyalty you confirm, and whose valour you exalt. I appeal through you to the attachment of my brave troops, and request you to tell them how dearly I appreciate their merit and bear them in my heart. My dear Count, I pray you, as a man of honour, to assist me by your de votion and sincerity. I stand in need of your advice and your services. " FRANCIS JOSEPH. " FERDINAND. (Signed) " 011muts, Dec. 2, 1848." The Roman Chambers met on the 4th, and the Ministry offered, through MemlAaix, to resign their power to the Chamber. The Chamber, on the motion of the Prince PE CANINO, refused to accept their resignation, as their energy was requisite to adopt measures for the imme diate calling together of the Italian Constituent As sembly, which should be the sovereign umpire in all Italian questions. The PRINCE demanded of the Ministry the immediate recognition of the indepen dence of Sicily, the Deputies from which island, together with those from Tuscany and Venice, would form the nucleus of the Italian Constituent Assembly. MOROCCO. The Governor of Gibraltar has published the sub • joined extract of a letter, received from her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General in Morocco, announcing a reduction of import duties on seve ral articles of merchandize entering the Imperial ports :-- XITRICT. " Tangier, 24th November, 1848. "I have the honour to acquaint your Excellency, for the information of the commerce of Gibraltar, that an order from the Sultan has been received at the various ports of the empire, reducing the export duties on the following articles : ...... Okheats. Okheats. Bees' Wax, previous duty 160 reduced to 120 Hides, ditto, 53 reduced to 36 Washed Wool, ditto, 72 reduced to 54 Halloeah Wool, ditto, 43 reduced to 36." RAILWAY RETURNS RAILWAY TIAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Ra 11: ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which th• respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year: 5:y 4 ; Th from 4lba 1 2t, 4301 b . to 4d os; as 4d, load. Cu Clow "1/ 104 Idema c IV] ?Clow, ter lc Th, Linco 14 5°4 othi ship, Thi • morn ease Cot e • Thi this II hayini - Como occupl petitic His terest. 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