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Itichard Bentley, New Burlington-street (Publisher In Ordinary to her Majesty). THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Utl i,r the Nisztagement et ;jr. It. Webster. sole Lemee. .AND 11l S. CHARLES KEAN. THIS EVENING Will lea performed a new and original Play, entitled TIIE WIFE'S AitCRF.l'. Lord Arden, Mr. Iluwe ; Walter Ani)ott, Charles Xean ; Jabee Sneed, Mr. Webster ; Harrington, Mr. Urn, 4.111 ; lirouillard, Mr. Ikgers ; Lady Eveline Amyott, Mrs. Charles Lean ; Mind, Mrs. KeeivY. Will be erfulm,...elSheridan's Comedy of THE RIVALS. Sir An thony Arm plate, Mr. Farrell; Captain Absolute, it Mr Lucine . H Farre Trig n ; Mrs. raalkland. Mr. Creewick; Acres, •, v. Webster; SO' ger, Mr. Hudson ; Fag , Mr. litrindal; David, Mr. Keeley ; Se.t.sprop, Mrs. Glover ; Lydia Languish, Mrs. Nlsbett ; Julia, Miss filortescue: pricy, Mrs. Hamby. To eoncludeth a New and Original Burlesque Spectacle entitled THE WORLD UNDERGROUND; or, the Golden Flute and the Brazen Waters. Stage Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. T. Webster. J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. Boles, ss. ; Pit, 31. ; Gallery, 2e. ; Upper Gallery, Is. Doers open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL tinder the direction o: Madame Celeste. TIIIS EVENING Will be presented an entirely new Piece, entitled the PEARL OF THE OCEAN ; or, the Prince and the Mermaiden. Principal cha racters by Messrs. Wye, P. Bedford, Wright, Munyard, Glennaire, Csillienford, and Worrell ; Miss Woolgar, Miss Emma Harding, Miss 'alien Chaplin, Mrs. Laws, and Madame Celeste. To be to:lowed by a new Farce entitled THE TIPPERARY LE AICY. Turnern Goeen. Mr. Wright ; Bob Gills, Mr. Munyard ; Lanty Scrimmage, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Chubblock, Mr. Callenford ; Policeman. Mr. Sanders ; Lizzy Chubblock, Miss Woolgar. To conclude with an Italian Pantomime, entitled PIERROT, the Married Man; anal POLICEINELLO, the Gay Single Fellow. Boxes, 45.; Pit, 23., Gallery, Is. P.nors open at half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of I,ladame Vestrls. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. TIfIS EVENING Will be presented new Comic Drama, entitled THE TEA GEDY QUEEN. After which, a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE GOLDEN BRANCH. To conclude wit& a Romance of Real Life. called OX and X . Prive c ip a l' c haracters by Mr. Harley, Mr. Buekstone, B and Mrs. Mac. Samara. Dr (o 3 Boxes, ss. ; L7pper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25. ; Gallery, ls. No balf-price to any part of lb* house. The atssv Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, is open to the blic every day, from Ten till Six. The Interior of the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W. litradvrell of the Cciosseum. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. J". N. Maddox, sol• Lessee and Manager, Duchess-street, Portland-place. Madame ANN . I EVENING Wlh he presented the Second and Third Acts of A Isere Comic Opera, entkied THE AMBASSADRESS. Duke de TAli,erg, Mr. Botida ; Benedict, Mr. Parker; Fortunatus, Mr. Lef fler ; Countess de Fisrachomberg, Miss Villars ; Madame Earneck, Mrs. Meiby ; Charlotte, Miss Anne Romer ; Henrietta, Madame APII9. TilMeen. ♦fter which, a new comic Drama, called MT SISTER'S SECRET. To be followed by a new Comic Piece. entitled THE SULTANA. !Wyman, Mr. Ryder.; Osmyn, Mr. Compton ; Yuseph, Mr. Henry ; Roaarismi, Madame Anna Thlllon ; Elmira, Miss Villars ; lamina, Miu Hodson. To conclude with a new Christmas Pantomime, entitled OLD TATHEIC TIME ; or, Harlequin and the Fwur acasons. Dress Circle, Ss.: Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell, 23, Old Bond-street. THIS EVENING, Irk be p.erf4rened LE SECRET DE SION" ONCLE, Desjobert, M. Harrill ; Ernest Thapare, M. Monteland. After wesich, a domestic Play, entitled JARVIS L'HONXETE ROSIME. Jarvis, Bocage. To eonelnde with the Vaudeville of UNE FILLE TERRIBLE. Ands Duenettist, Lagler. • detailed prospectus of the general arrangements, and of the pieces whisk wNI he producetidurimr the season, may be had at Mr, Mitchel's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Ilex-office of the Theatre, which is open daily, trout 11 to 5. Doors epee at Seven, to comme,nce at half-past SeTea. Itoxeps, 6e. ; Pit, 31. (hi.; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 21 ROYAL gIIRREY THEATRE. Llestse, Mn.s F. Davldge, Ns. 1, Davidge-tklrrace, Kensington-road, ,urroy. Under the Management of Mr. Bann. THIS EYE:SING, the pertormances will commence with the celebrated Opera 0. THE DAUGHTER OF THE RUDIMENT._ kill;,liorncastie, Rafter, Att wood, 31`.1fahon, an I Miss Poole. To conclude with a new Pantomime, entitled HATTLEDOOR and SHUTTLECOCK ; er, Harlequin Trap, Eat, and Rail. A dietiact entrance to the private boxes has been made (which /lave been re-fitted). Private boxes may be had sightly *1 all the Irikcipal Librarians ; and at the Box-stflze of the Tkeatre, which is :Ten daily from Ten until Four. Poxes, Je.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, Gd. hOYAL VICTORIA THEATRE, THIS EVENING Will ho performed Tali LIGHTERMAN of BANKSIDE ; or, the 9rphan of Bermondsey. Characters by Messrs. Dale, Henderson, Hicks, Searle, forman, 114;zie; Miss Vincent, Mrs. Lee, and 3liss Burroughtliffe. Aitc which, the new grand scholasVe and instructive Pantomime, ea tlt 1 ril TrBE IVORLD OF WONDERS; or, Harlequin Caxton and Cite Ori iu of Printing, with worderful *eatery and decorative ap. polatinerite. Clown, Mr. Paul Herring; Pantal..on, Mr. Morelli; Harlequin, M. Luphio ; Sprite, Signor Molino; Columbine, Millie. To conclple with Tilt JACKET (CIF BLUE. To conetrute with TIC.: LORD MAYOR'S FOOL. 1;oa,, ; titt. ; Gallery, 4d. N• Hun-prim to any part of the host e. Jib °ova open ut As, to commence at halt'-past glx. ItOYAL AMVIIITHEA FRE, Troixtelor Ant: Manager, Mr. ‘rill.larn Mr. liatty's performing Elephants. e 7and Jiavenile Night on Thursday next, whoa thw Pa , domlnte will Dc playad first. Tll,lB IiVENING, The Girand S . ,tectacle et '1,1,411 CAMP 01 SILESIA. Entlr,:.y new Scon,s in the Arena, by the talented Artl,tes cf the ,ta.blishment. in 1-1:, ,arions modes of equestratlon. To conaludo with a Grand Equestrian Comic Pantomime entitled HARLEQUIN DOCTOR SYNTAX AND 1115 DArrEa GREY MARE, in Which those popular art Wes llerr Denlin, Mdlle. lieu dose, Mr. Anderson, and Mr. Bradbui*, as Harlequin, Columbine, Clown, anti Pantaloon, which will exceed in splendour and (greet all kormer productions at the Amphitheatre, _ Box-office open from 11 till i Acting and Stage Man , :tr, Mr. W Weld. liA. WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, JAN. 16. Turit‘tomETutt, Lowest, 28 ; Higkest, ,39 ; Neon, 33 BAROMWTER, 30.04.—W1ND W.N.W.; fine and frosty. JANUARY 17. THEIVYI 'METER, Lowest, 30; Highest. 55 ; Noon, 40. EABIrtiETER, 29.55. WIND S. by E.; rain. II - 4 411 WATER AT LONDON-11'411)(1E 'lliLi DAY. Yornirr.. 9.ftet 11. 4+2 l ivening .. 53 minutes .0, 11. ,f 41 , 45. - 1 00- „ -7 :oA t '' " 7. t' d • 0/ Vitina LONDON, MONDAY. JANUARY 17, 1848. ESPAItTERO has not only returned to the Spanish capital with the permission of the Government, but he has been received with an enthusiasm that sur passes description. He is the hero—the idol—the great man of his oountry. Citizens of all opinions have emulated each other in demonstrations of joy at his return to them from the land of his banishment. Since the mornin g of his arrival (January 7th) at Madrid, the Calle de la iNlontera, a long and spa ciouS thorrougiifare, i n which he has taken up his t e mporary residence, has been choked with a dense multitude. Every one ha,s str i ven to obtain a glimpse of the illustrious warrior, and to afford hi m , b y t h e i r voices, a token of the affectionate admiration with which he is regarded by all Spaniards. From day break until twilight the windows,. the balconies, and the very roof-tops in the neirghhb.ourh.ood have been lace r rice in the course thronged by the poi . m . were the doors a • of the first morningo Pn by the people. ,6 Th l e is dwelling-house broken ~ 13 ,, 5 - a'sone who has vvitnesseyi rushed to his pr.es.ence, they lifted him from the this popular delirium — his feet. they embraced the grourad—they fell at hem of his coat—and hin.dred s of them wept and sobbed like children." Although we place no re liance whatever upon the permanence of a devotion so s 0,, such vociferous, and which displays itself ina acts tumultuous ex t ravagance, it i s impossible to observe this spectacle of excitement without experiencing emo tions of a pr o f ound and respectful sympathy. S pain is so perillously situated, both in a geographical, a com mercial, and a dynastic sense, as to render a move milt like this one of a very peculiar importance. The inhabitants of the Peninsula have been so monstrouslv deceived by their rulers, and so i n f amously cajoled by diplomei4ts of n crafty Cabin e t, that th." most phlegmitie must l'orgive tliPm when their aspirations for national redemption impel them to thpAp evi dencla of love and reverence for the only statesman who has enhanced his military glory by his legisla tive wisdom), who has given them security by his conquests, and prosperity by his admimistration, and Who had, above all, acquired immortality for himself in the history of his native land, scarcely so much by the capacity of his genius as by the operation of hi s brilliant and uncompromising patriotism. There is something, therefore, in the welcome afforded to ESPARTERO by his countrymen be yond the mere ebullition of a long-pent rap are ; there is in it so much that is asso ciated with the hopes fur the preservation of their common na lona ity, and the vindication of their common independence, that a more than ephe• meral interest attaches itself to the smallest incidents which have marked the progress of this renowned soldier since his departure from the scenes of his exile in London. In tracking that progress we are watching one of the most interesting phases in the career of, perhap - S, the most remarkable adventurer in our times. After a seclusion of four years in Eng land, ESPARTERO is summoned homewards by the invitation of his SOVEREIGN. The vicissitudes of Political events again lure him from privacy to pub• licity, again elevate him from a private individual to a powerful and conspicuous chieftain. In obe dience to the entreaties dispatched to him from his Government, ESPARTERO hastens from his villa in the Itegent's-park to participate in the struggles which are being made in the cause of her Most Catholic MAJESTY by the senators of ISABELLA. On landing (January 4th) at San Sebastian he is received by its inhabitants with shouts of delight ; the Commandant of Carabineers, accompanied by the municipal authorities, conveys him in a triumphal barge from the steamer to the quay ; on pressing his foot once more on the soil of Spain he is welcomed with renewed acclamations—with acclamations worthy of saluting the ears of the conqueror of Morella and Luchana. The civilians conduct him to his residence; picked companies from the garrison defile before his windows, their colours flying, and their musicians playing a❑ old Castilian march dear to his heart and familiar to his senses. A guard of honour is posted in the doorway ; EsrAwrzsto is serenaded in the evening; all San Sebastian is animated with one sentiment of devotion. On the Hernani-road the Basques are hurrying down the mountains to obtain a glance as he gallops onwards ; in every village he is impeded by the congratulations of the Ayunta mientos ; at Bergara he is compelled to depart by stratagem, to avoid being taken from his carriage and borne on the shoulders of its inhabitants. From the gates of Vittoria his journey becomes an ovation, and he enters Madrid before the dawn of the 7th inst., and is greeted with the frenzy we have already de scribed. Nothing could by possibility have exceeded the fervour of his reception. He is not only the lion of the day, he is the idol of the whole population. So passionate were the demonstrations of rapture on the morning of his arrival in the capital that ESPARTERO is said to have " cried like a woman," and to have entreated the crowd, " if they did not mean to break his heart with joy," to take their de parture. Towards nightfall he was admitted to an audience by Queen ISABELLA, and, as might be conjectured, was welcomed not only with kindness, but with affection. The young QUEEN implored him to see her frequently— " every day, every hour, if he wished to cause her pleasure." Among the other inquiries made by the Duke of VICTORY on this occasion was the question, Whether her MAJESTY was happy ? " One inci dent is recorded as having taken place on the following morning (January 8), which evidences a manly sensibility redounding to the honour of ESPARTERO. A young man presented himself to offer hit; congratulations. " Who are you ?" said the General. " Soy higo de ZURBANO," was the reply, " I am the son of ZURBANO." ESPARTERO wept. There is immeasurably more in all this ecatacy of enthusiasm than an expression of popular idolatry. Had we thought otherwise we should not have dilated upon the details of the delirium which is just now prevalent throughout Madrid. To us there is dis cernible, in an excitement so extreme, an after thought greater than that of affording a fitting reception to a single patriot, even though that patriot be Don BALDOMERO ESTARTEINV The unanimity of all parties, the participMrof the QUEEN and the people in the same predominant feelings is, to say the least, significant. To us it appears to be the preliminary to a vital and mo• mentous contest—a contest in which the Afran cesados may he extinguished. Of this great struggle of Spanish patriotism the Dukes of VICTORY and VALENCIA are to be the leaders—of its speedy and successful consummation may the precursor prove to he ESPARTERO. We have, on several occasions, referred to the con troversy as to the extent and nature of the license of counsel which has been originated by the I uhlished opinion of Mr. RIGHT SLY Mors—by his opinion, we say, as we have already proved, as well from the Learned Gentleman's own statement as from a care ful examination of the evidence adduced on b o th trials—that in his case the question did not really arise. \V shall now proceed to consider the duties of the different psrties upon whom the future fate of the prisoner —his life or death, his freedom or captivity, the restoration of his character or his perpetual infamy —mainly depends--via., his jury, his judge, and his advocate. The duty of a juryman is embodied in the lan guage of the oath or affirmation that must be administered to him before he is permitted to enter upon the investigation. He is " a true ♦erdiet to give, according to the evidence." He is to dismiss from his mind every impression he may have received foreign to, or dehors, the evidence. Though he may hare the strongest moral conviction of the prisoner's guilt, he is hound to remove it wholly from his mind, and to decide in accordance with the testimony which has been adduced, and to be influenced by that alone. The duty of the judge is to direct the jury as to the prOper manner of discharging their duty—to guard them against any impressions from extrinsic source:—to warn them against the influence of pre judice, zeal, or opinion—to explain the due weight and bearing of the evidence, and its applicability to the leading points hi issue. It is his duty to remind the jury that the law of England tempers justice with mercy, and that, if a reasonable doubt should arise upon the evidence, they are bound to give the prisoner the benefit thereof. lie is, in fact, the mo derator of the forensic dispute. Lastly, the advocate, in the discharge of his duty, is concerned upon the evidence—with the evidence—. about the evidence—and that only. The instant he travels from it he oversteps the line of his duty. He is not to misquote the evidence, or to state that that has been sworn by a witness which in truth was not sworn. lie is not to fling his personal character, or personal belief, into the scale—for in so doing he would become a ititnegs ; nor is he, no matter on what grounds, or from what private sources of infor mation, to condemn, or relax his exertions for the acquittal of, his client—for in so doing he would become a judge. When the law concedes to him the solemn privilege of keeping his client's secrets, and declares that, no matter how urgent the circumstances, public or pri vate, may be, or how important soever the disclosure might prove to the highest interests of the community, he is not only entitled, but absolutely bound to make no revelation, it regards not the counsel but the client. The privilege is not conceded for the benefit of the advocate—it is the prerogative of the accused ; and when the client is thus encouraged to repose an un limited confid ence i n hi s counse l, c an it f o r a m o m en t be said t o cons i st with this wise and j ust provision that th e counsel so confided in should suffer any state ments manner to hi m b y hi s c li ent to operate i n any _whatsoever against that client, whether by inducin g bun to alter the line of defence he would otherwise have adopted, to refrain from urging the arguments which or the actual evidence on the trial would gest—whether in determining manifestly esttoy alludesug merely to points 'of law, or, still worse, to damn his that a client by a faint defence? We not assert counsel is not bound by moral obligations. We in sist that he is eminently so. And if the proper de finition be — as w e are told b y those who profe ss to Iflat a oven 36/ 38 hound t o f rlnte If,r brat de%ence in his power . 1 rom the evidence given of the trial, brae+ided that lit doing 80 he violates ita m )I'ol we accept the definition, and 4 cordially concur therein, hut we hold that the first moral obligation he is to observe is fidelity to his client. Ilis very character as counsel imposes this obligation upon him. lie is no doubt to avoid doing an y un necessary injury to o th e r s , but he must not, in his efforts to observe one moral obligation, violate or trample upon another. In commentin g upon the views put forward by Mr. SEYMOUR, some of our Contemporaries have given expression to opinions on the subject with which we cannot coincide. " On any terms (says one of the most powerful) we conceive it to be inexcusable that an ea- -^---- --- -- TilE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVEzNING, JANUARY 17, is4s. vocate should endeavour to gain, by deluding the court and the jury, that which he absolutely knows of his own knowledge to be a false verdict." And this is laid down as a principle, " whether the question be one of Ia farthing damages or of a human life." What is I intended by the expression "knows of his own know -1 ledge," as applied to the case of an advocate ? We cannot say, unless it be belief and moral certainty. An advocate, properly speaking, has no knowledge of his own in any case wherein his services are engaged. All his information is mediate and communicated, all his " knowledge" is opinion drawn from the statements of others. If, then, our Contemporary means (and we can infer no other meaning from the words we have quoted) that no advocate is justified in endeavouring to gain a verdict for a client, when he believes in his own mind that the cause of that client is unjust and without merits, there is an end to all judicial inquiry, and trial by jury is a piece of useless ma chinery. In a civil cause no debtor can confide in his advocate, lest he admit the debt and lose the benefit of that counsel's exertions. In a criminal case, if a prisoner confesses his guilt, or makes ad missions which in his counsel's opinion criminate him (for, after all, this is what is popularly called confession), he may be tried and condemned on the moat insufficient evidence, for his counsel must " not delude the jury into a verdict he knows to be false." Let us suppose an action for libel brought against our Contemporary ; how would be be startled by hearing the counsel retained for his defence say— "l believe this charge to be true. The libel is a malicious one. I know it to be so from the perusal of my brief. I must not delude the jury. I can watch the case, but no more." In our opinion the defendant in a civil cause and the prisoner in a criminal proceeding are to be tried by the evidence alone. This is the true and constitutional rule. Every argument which is opened on that evidence is free and lawful to counsel. Let any rule short of this be laid down, and then in the words of Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR, "The relation of counsel and client will be deranged, their mutual confidence inter rupted, and the principle of advocacy will be abolished altogether." But our Contemporary goes still further, and observes, " We more than doubt if when a client has confessed himself to be guilty of a crime counsel are justified in doing more than watching that he is only condemned according to the strict forms of law." But, first, is it not possible that statements which amount in the judgment of one counsel to a confession of guilt, may in the mind of another be reconcilable with innocence ? l'Vhat form of confession then is that to be which is to exclude a prisoner from the benefit of counsel ? May not the confession be contradictory ? In REID'S case, his counsel " did not believe " his statements. How then is counsel to act ? Suppose such cases as those which have actually happened, that a man is charged with a murder, of which his own brother or father was guilty, and that to save that brother's or father's life he " confessed" his own guilt. What then is to be done? Is counsel only "to watch that he is condemned according to the strict form of law ?" But, secondly, as we have already said, what is the meaning of a counsel's privilege ? IV by cannot a counsel be compelled to become a witness against his client ? Because the principle of the British law is, that whatever a client states to his advocate is not to weigh in any manner against him. Counsel is " not to hurry into the witness-box to ruin and betray him." Nor is a prisoner however guilty to be condemned before his trial, and to lose his life because he has confided in his counsel. ance of the Pope, and of the Grand Duke of Tus cany. The Jesuits at Genoa have closed their churches and their convents; some have retired to Nice, and others to Montebello. The details re- ' ceived from Milan of the events which have taken place there mention the number of killed and wounded as greater than was at first mentioned. Count Casati, Mayor of Milan, has left for Vienna. M. Di?cio, Councillor of State, although devoted to the Government, has tendered his re:•ivration. The Canon Opizzoni, cure of the Dome, said in presence of the Viceroy and the authorities, lam eighty-five years of age, lime seen the Russians, the French, and the Austrians enter as conquerors into Milan ; but. never have I seen such a day as on the 3d instant, I have never seen the people assassinated in the streets.' The Archbishop, preaching at the cathedral, concluded his sermon by these words, ' unite your prayers to mine, in order that those who govern us may be more just, and more humane.'" The Resorgintento, of the 11th instant, announces that an order has been published at Turin, that the contingent of 1626, which was to have been replaced by that of 1527, should still remain embodied. The infantry contingent of the year 1825 is called out entire. The artillery contingent of the year 1824 is equally called out, as well as the light infantry of the year 1823. The officers and sub officers who were on leave are recalled to their duty. Orders have also been given to put all the fortified places in a state of defence. The publication of this order, it is said, added to the municipal and provin • cis). law, has caused an extraordinary sensation at Turin, and a great number of workmen belonging to the contingents, which have not been called out, have demanded to rejoin. These orders have emanated entirely from the KING, and are consi dered as a large compensation for his refusal to accede to the petition of the Genoese, and as much more efficacious for the maintenance of the independence of Italy. CISCO NARVAEZ, and the Generals JOSE and MANuEr. CONCHA. The Clamor Public() announces that Dr. SANcnrz, one of the QUHEN'S physicians, has taken up his re ,iidence in the Palace, in order to be able to watch more closely over the health of her MAJESTY. The bank of San Fernando had received 1.1,000 ounces of gold. The Herald() declares that there is no truth in the reports which were current, of the Cortes being about to be suspended or dissolved, and of M SAKTORIUS having received a title of nobility. MADRID BOLSA, .JAN. 10.—The Three per Cents. were done at 27 at ,c 0 days; Four per Cents. I cash ; Five per Cents., 15i at 50 days ; Passive Debt, a; Coupons, 10} cash. After the close the Three per Cents. were done at 24 to 3-16. Exchange on London, 411 30. We have received the Paris papers of Saturday and yesterday. The debate on the p:tragnpli in the Address re lating to the affairs of Switzerland was continued in the Chamber of Peers on Friday and Saturday. Count MONTALKMBERT made a moat eloquent speech in defence of the Jesuits and the Sonderbund—a speech which, as the Constautionnel says, "dis played great talent in a detestable cause." There is much good sense in the following observations of the Sikle " It may be permitted to the ♦anquished to attempt to interest their powerful neighbours in their tate, but the voice of truth is louder than the clamour of despair. If the popular feeling had energetically supported the Sonderbund in the Seven Cantons, the result of the contest would have been different. The action of the Diet was energetic and prompt, but it would not have sufficed to destroy the Son derbund if the Federal cause had not been that of the people." On Saturday M. GUIZOT addressed the Chamber in defence of his Swiss policy, and of course abused the Federal Government, and eulogised the Jesuits and the Sonderbund. The debate was adjourned at the conclusion of the speech of M. GUIZOT. The retrograde policy of M. GTJIZOT is beginning to produce that effect which we have so frequently declared it would produce in France. It has alienated the friends without conciliating the enemies of the dynasty, and the first use the Jesuits make of the Ministerial favour is to endeavour to excite a move ment in opposition to the family of the KING, of whom M. Guzzor is the Minister. Perhaps, however, M. GUIZOT may be contemplating a journey to Neuf chatel, as of yore he journeyed to Ghent. It will not be the first tacit understanding he has had with the Jesuit party. As a proof of the effects produced by his ill-timed concessions to, ,and eulogies on the parti pretre, we give the following from the Na Lionel The ltaliano of Bologna, of the Ith, has the fol lowing:— " The new Duke of Parma left Modena precipi tately after a serious altercation with the Duke of Modena, in which he declared that he regards as null and void the convention of 1844, for the cession of Guastalla, in return for a loan of four million francs ; that he is ready to refund the money, but not to deliver up the town. The same journal mentions a rather extraordinary rumour, viz., that the Duke of Parma has declared apocryphal the manifesto of the 26th ult. issued in his name, and has applied to the King of Sardinia to deliver him from the occupation of his states by Austrian troops." We have received intelligence from Portugal by the steam-ship Montrose, which arrived at Southamp ton on Saturday. The Montrose left Gibraltar Jan. 3d; Cadiz, 4th; Lisbon, 9th ; Oporto, 10th; and Vigo, 1 1 th. " The Duchess of Bordeaux is enciente ; at least the clergy are spreading the report, in order to excite the lukewarm zeal of the partisans of the elder branch, and to hold in check the younger one. In all the churches of Paris prayers are being offered up, im• ploring God to cause the trunk of St. Louis to again send forth shoots, and to perpetuate the reign of our most Christian kings, which implies their previous restoration to the throne. These prayers commenced at St. Thomas d'Aquin. We wish to ask Mgr. Affre, loaded as he is with all the favours of the Holy Spirit, and of the King of the French, if he has any know ledge of a lit le printed paper which is distributed in the vestry• rooms, the confessionals, and, in fact, in all holy places. If he knows of it, he has authorised, or at least tolerated it. If he is not aware of it—but that is not possible, as Monseigneur cannot be classed amongst the lazy archbishops. But, in order that the document may not be denied, here is the curious and edifying production. At top may be seen the mono gram of one of our thousand resuscitated associations, an A and an M twined together, and below a branch of oak united to a lily stem, loaded with flowers and buds. An ingenious and touching allegory is it not I— "AWARANTAISIE OY PRAYERS TO THE HOST HOLY ♦IRGINI, TO IMPLORE GOD TO PERPETUATE THE RACE OP ST. LOUIS. Our space this day does not permit us to continue the observations we had intended on this subject, but we shall hereafter consider other arguments that have been adduced, and see how far they will bear a calm and dispasionate examination. MONEY and COMMERCIAL iNEWN. err QUARTE R TO THREE. The Cutton Market at Liverpool on Siturday was steady; sales, 3,600 balus.—llailway Shares were in fair &nand and well F apported. The accounts received by the Hibernia steamer are very favourable for this country - , bnt somewhat unsatis factory for America. ,It is stated in a Now York journal that— Do., Quarters L. & B. 22 Do., d0., New Ditto Fifths Do. IA Shares (G. J.) 25 Do 40/.Shares(L.M.) 15 — . _ Do. 40/. (M. &`B.) ... 40 Do. 10/. (M. & 13.) A. 7 1 / 4 — Do. 10/. (M. & B.) R. 7 1 A — ...... Do. 104 (al. & B.) C. 1 Land. & S.Western ...W. 6L 8(1.... i 5 54 1 4 . .....„ Do. New Consol. Bths 40 - 000000000 •• ••• Do. New 50/. ... ..... 32 1 / 4.. Do. New 40/. 26 Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 " The demand from the Government for money has already commence d. A ca ll h as a lready been made for four millio ns o f d o ll ars , to meet the deficiency in the estimates, o n account o f t h e war expenditures. This an ount will h ave t o b e ra i se d a t once, by an issue of Treasury notes, on account of the old loan, if the amount authorised is not alreudy exhausted. These Tres ,ary notes must be sold for specie at some price, and the bidders for the last loan will have to submit to a loss of one or two per cent. on them. here are four millions of dollars in specie to he drawn at once from the chan nels of comcserce, and its withdrawal must create eon snlyrable contractions in the oix rations of the banks. This is the beginning of the end; it is but the com mencement of a drain, the extent of which is as un halite' as the Mexican War. ..-. .--. 54 1, 2 ' ..... .--- .. Ditto ditto 40 Ditto, Thirds 3/. 6s. 8d.... . ..... .. London, Salisbury, :tad Yeovil Londonderry&G.l;raine 27 1 4 — ........ Londonderry and Ennis killen ... ••• Manchester,Buxton,and Matlock a Manchester, Sheilield, and Lincolnshire ...100 Do. Quarters (tie. 1) 13 ••- _ x Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3)... 7 1 4 — Ditto and Grimbiry.... 25 ••• 00000 •••••• Ditto ditto . ......... Ditto ditto - Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire 714 • ••••••••••••«.4 ?dandiest. & Southarapt 2 A ....... Mildank Do. Consolidated Prefab. ...... _ "The importations for the pest few weeks hare been rompurutirely limited, and the revenue from customs cor reepondingly- small. The resources of the. Government hove, therefore, been reduced, and the deficiency in the-estimates, in the beginning of the new year will be large enough to give a reve nue f rom customs full as large as that estimated by th e S ecretary of the Treasury. It must be borne in mi n d t h at to g i ve this income from Customs, the importatio ns must b e exceed ingly large, and that these importati ons w il l have to be paid for. What are not paid for in exports of merchan dise, must be paid for in specie. The larger the impor tation, the greater the demand upon the banks for specie to Europe." to pay into the Custom- house for duties and for shipment ;a% Do. 414 Shares ...... 40 •••••- f 54%.• ••••••••• Da SOL Bharat. ..... ow lb .•••••• ................... Do. Biala.. and Derbyloo .41.4.11. ...... ••••••••••••••• Midland Coneel. Brist. & Birrning., 6 pc . et. —.lOO mows* a.... ••••••••••••••• blidlnd, Bast. &Glocetr. 66 ........ . ... Ditto, ditto Midlud:Leicest. Ss Swan nington, 8 per ct.par.loll ...... ..-- ...... Midland Great Western Irish B5 •••••• .-- ••......• ...... N encastle and Carlisle ••100 •••... --- ...«.......« Do. Quarters 25 ...... Newmrket&Chesterferil 16% Do. Extension .........21. 12s .-- ... Newport, Abergarenny, and Hereford 6 •••••• -- .•••••••• Newry and Enniskillen 7 - ..... Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostreyor 12% — .. .. Norfolk ........ 100 Do. New 20/. Do. Extension Do. Scrip, 1847, North of Norfolk 2 - ..• ..... go." Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 - ...... ...„,.... North British ........... 25 Do. Half Shares; 12%...... 12 ...• Do. Quarters 434 4%... .. Do. Extension Ditto Thirds 2 Nortl Staffordshire l6 ...... 10 9% 10%... North Wales North Western The banks were generally much beyond their fair circulation in proportion to the specie held, and several had in consequence already gone " tothe wall." Cotton and corn were quiet. The advices received to-day from the Continent are not of a cheerful character. More failures are an• nounced in Germany, although we are glad to find that Messrs. Kuscl had resumed. Money was easy, not ithstanding, both at Frankfort and Hamburgh, and the exchange was more in favour of England. The Funds have been fluctuating a little tc•3ay, the result both of the accounts from abroad and the arrange ments for settling the account. The report early in the day that Louis Philippe was again indisposed induced some forced sales, but a little stock was taken at 86 to 87, the following bargains being at VI. The later accounts from Paris contradict the state• ments about the King, and the further large arrivals of _bullion have a favourable effect. Within the last three days probably about a quarter of a million sterling has been received in London alone. Exchequer-bills realise 255. to 375. premium. The New Three-and•a- Quarter per Cents. are 88 to 881. Bank Stock has been marked 1941 to 197. ibio Sllli 011.1• 24 11 The Foreign Bondi have been very dull. Spanish Five per Cents. are flatter at 18i to 19i. and the Three per Cents. 2* Portuguese Four per Cents. are 25i to 26 ; Mexica❑ 174 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 54 to 54i. ..___ __ xford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...... 85 ... .. 20 1 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and llitchin ... 1 Scottish Central Scottish Midland 2O - • •••• • Ditto, New lO - 00000000 ••• •• Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole Shrewsbury and 8ir0... 7 Ditto ditto, Class B. 4 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) l6 Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 ..... Railway Shares have not been extensively dealt in, but are generally at fuller prices for the English lines. The French continue flat. Ditto Oswestry ...... 12 Ditto New .. Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 5 Shrewsbury and Nereid. 2 ...... Shropskire Union south Devon... 4O ....•• 22 .• •••• ..... •• Do. Preference south Staffordshire outh Eastern & Dover. 33 1 4 3l Do., No. 1 24 Do., N(.. 2. Do., No. 3 ............. 20 D0., No. 4 South Wales South Yorkshire, Don- -_ _____ ONM CLOSING eltlcEs Of isItITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduce.] Anne........ 87%1 87% Z per Cent. Consols Annuities.-- 86 7 ,ig 87% 87% Sew 34 per Cent. Aims BB 88% 88N Long An ne. to expire J an. 1860 .•• $ 11-16 % 8% Ditto, Oct. 10, 1859 ..... India Bondi', 1,000/. Ditto under 1,000/. .. ...... •—• — 14 p Bank Stock for Account ... Consols for Account 86% 87% 67% Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,000/. ... ... 26 27 p 27 p 500/. .. „ Small caster, and Goole 3 ...•• •• 'wane. & Lougher do Ca- meron's Stn. C0a1.... 4 ~. »,,,• •. I'aw Vale Extension ... 4 - .11 to. ******** fliames Haven Dock OlfE CLOAINO PACE,A OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. rRICES. G a ,ir Ditto,ee x n a , e ( 1 n Deferred Bonds, s i,e r C 1 e nt per . I C B e 4 n 6 t C. — 4 17 3 A 17 3 / 4 Ditto, Account Peruvian Bolds, 6 per Cents - 36 Portuguese i per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent 2 3 3 /4 26 26 Ditto. Account ... ..... ...... 26 26% 26 Russian Bonds . Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 Ditto, Account 1 9 ,4 19 Ditto. 3 per Cent 21% 29% Dividends on the above payable in London. and Railway 174 — ••• Vale of Neath 4 'Natertord and Kilkenny 131 2 . ,Vatertord and Limerick 40 Watertd,Wklrd,Wicklw, and Dublin N est Cornwall ,y hiteliaTen & Furness 12 Nindsor, Staines, and 7% 29 The Cortes was opened on the 2d by the Quails; in person. The absence of the English Ambassador from the ceremony was remarked upon, as was the fact, that the English squadron omitted paying the usual compliment of firing a royal salute. These cir cumstances were considered as a protest on the part of the British Government against the bad faith with which the QUEEN had evaded carrying out the provi sions of the protocol, and against the illegality, violence, and corruptions by which the elections had been carried. In consequence of the non-arrival of the steamer from Oporto with the deputies of the Northern Provinces it has as yet been impossible to make a House to proceed to business. The news of the loss of the Avenger (commanded by the step-son of the Admiral) had caused a profound sensation of grief in Lisbon. The news was brought by the Montrose, and at the time of her arrival Sir CHARLEs NAPIER was at his own house, with several of his captains and a few other visitors, and had just finished a rubber at whist, when the officer on duty entered the room with the dispatches. To the usual careless inquiry what news the packet had brought, the officer, unwilling, no doubt, to be the first messenger of sorrowful tidings, returned no answer. The questic.n was repeated. "What news from the south ?" "The Avenger has been lost." "The Avenger lost I" . . . A long deep pause, telling more than words could express of the emotion working ‘t ithin. "Crew saved?" Another pause. " No, sir, all lost but an as sistant surgeon, two petty officers, and five seamen." . . . The Admiral slowly rose, and, taking up the dispatches, still unopened, retired silently to his bed•room. The visitors, not one of whom had uttered a word during this scene, then moved to withdraw, but Captain DICRES (the flag captain) recommended them to sit still, which they did. In abotst a quarter of an hour Sir CHARLES re-entered the rcom with an open letter in his hand. Address ing one of the g€ ntlemen present, he said, there is a passage in this (it was from the captain of a French war-steamer), which I do not rightly understand. The ambiguity of the phrase seemed to hold out a hope that there had been only eight men drowned, not, only men saved, but that hope soon disappeared, for all the French scholars present were compelled, however reluctantly, to give the seemingly dubious passage its painfully real interpretation. The Admiral then retired again in silence, and the guests withdrew. Ever since then, the answer to all visitors is that Sir CHARLES NAPIER cannot receive any one. The Government has addressed notes to the British, French, and Spanish Ministers, announcing to them, for the information of their respective Governments, that the last of the conditions of the Protocol having been fulfilled by the assembling of the Cortes, that Convention has become a dead letter. It is said that Sir llama:roll SETuous has replied to this commu nication by a formal protest to the contrary effect, reiterating all his preceding remonstrances against the illegal and fraudulent means employed to secure the return of a Cortes in the interest of the two Cabrels. The Conde DE THOMIIt (COSTA CABRAL) has been appointed Ambassador to Paris, and the Duke of TBRCEIRA Ambassador to Vienna. Exchange on London, 53 to 63} ; Bank Shares, D 390 to D 395 ; Five per Cent. Inscriptions, 54 per cent. Discount on Bank of Lisbon notes fluctuating from 1,900 to 2,000 rein per moidore. Her Majesty's ships at Lisbon.—The St. Vincent, Queen, Howe, and Canopus; Amphion, screw steamer; Dragon, Scourge, and Comet, steamers. At Oporto—The Jackal steamer. Vessels Spoken with.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Madrid, in Vigo Bay, Jan. 11. Madrid journals of the 9th and 10th have arrived. The Gatela contradicts the statement published by the Eco del Comersio, to the effect that SARTORIUS had waited on General ESPARTSRO by order of NAR. TABZ. No member of the Cabinet has as yet called on the Duke of VICTORY. El Siglo states that ESTANTERO was received by the Qt.;sax in the kindest and most flattering manner. Her MAJESTY told him that she had felt great pain at his long exile ; and EBPIETBRO answered that, notwithstanding he had undergone all the bitterness of exile, he had never ceased to offer up fervent wishes for his QUEEN and country. When he was about to take leave of her Majesty, she said that she should be delighted to see him often at the palace. To this compliment ESPARTERO replied, "Madame, I will come at any hour your MAJESTY requires me and sends for me ;" and, in answer to a question of the QUEEN, he added, that his motive for so acting was, that he might not incur disagreeable suspicions or private rivalries. The Clamor Publico states that, on arriving in the night, the General had to ask his way of a watchman, and the Siglo records that a young man having waited on him to congratulate him on his return, ESPARTERO asked him who he was, when he received for answer, " lam the son of &IL DAN° 1 " a reply which, it says, caused such great emotion to the General that he was deeply affected (luring the remainder of the day. Since his return to Madrid the General has received in telligence of the desth of his faithful friend, General LINAGE. This has considerably affected him, and has contributed perhaps to determine him to go to Logrono to meet the Duchess of VICTORY, as soon as he has taken the oath as Senator. On the Bth crowds continued to sur round the house in which he resides, and in con sequence the viebities of it were occupied by strong detachments of troops, a p• tot . ally unnecessary, as the utmost tranquillity prevailed, and one, moreover, which was considered by the Progressista party as most insulting. Among the visitors to General ESPLETERO on the Bth were the venerable CAsrAoos, Duke of Baylen, General, Ftsw- A letter from Rome of the Bth says—" The city of Rome was very agitated in the commencement of the year. For some days reports were in circulation that public tranquillity would be disturbs d on New Year's Day. They even went so far as to speak of a hostile demonstration, which would take place under the windows of the POPE, and even in the inner courts of the Quirinal. The Government considered it neces sary to adopt extraordinary measures of precaution. The i..ates of the Quirinal were closed, the posts of the civic guard were doubled, and it is said that the muskets of the soldiers were loaded. These unusual measures excited the attention of the public, and csused much uneasiness in the minds of the people. The civic guard in partisular showed itself offended by the distrust evinced by the Government. No one would admit the idea that the idol of the people, that Pius IX. could ever incur any personal danger, and a suspicion which it. knew it did not merit, was rejected as insulting by the people of Rome. Discontent became very loud, and it was talked of obtaining satisfaction, and some members of the municipality went in the evening of the 2d to the POPE to make known to him the state of affairs. The PorE scarcely ever goes out on Sunday, but, nevertheless, it was thought advisable, in order to appease the general emotion, that his lIOLINE4B should show himself in the most frequented streets. He, in fact, went out with only two car riages, and escorted only by four noble guards. The people welcomed him enthusiastically —the crowd was immense. When the Pora arrived in the Corso the two carriages were surrounded by a mass of people who uttered the most deafening ' shouts of Down with the police' Down with the Jesuits '—' Down with the Governor of Rome.' At this moment a deplorable scene took place. The people began to cry out at the carriage door of the PorE, they mounted on the steps, and there was a regular scene of confusion. The crowd wished to accompany the POPE to the Quirinal, and the cele brated CICCETACCIIIO did not hesitate to instal him self behind the second carriage, bearing a large pla card, on which was written Justice, Holy Father of the people.' He entered with the carriage into the court of the Palace. O❑ the following day the jour nals spoke of this promenade as a reel satisfaction given to the Roman people. After some days silence the Government decided on expressing its disappro bation of such a demonstration, and it published an article in the official journal to that effect." On the Oth another demonstration took place at Milan, but order was not disturbed. The people abandoned the promenades, the Corso di Porta Oriel' , tale, and the Corso Francesco, which are generally frequented, and went ex masse to the Corso di Porta Romans, on which some one had written " Corso di Pio Nono,"in large letters, that being the name which the people have given to that promenade. The police were entirely ignorant that this movement of the people was intended, and had sent troops to the pro menade ordinarily frequented. On the same day the people went to the theatre, after having abstained from visiting it for three days as a mark of mourn ing. They remained perfectly quiet during the performances. The VicEsto - r has issued a new pro clamation, couched in kind terms. In it he assures the people, whom he calls his " dear Milanese," that he has the means of maintaining public order, and of watching over their personal safety. He renews to them " the expression of his well-founded kopes to see the wishes which had been legally expressed to him, and which have been, or are about to he placed at the foot of the throne, taken into consideration by the sovereign wisdom, and favourably received by the grace of his MAJEST r." He warns thems against believing false news, spread to keep alive alarm and agitation, and asserts that in no part of the provinces has order been troubled. And, as he says, reciprocal confidence will always be the most fecund source of all good, he calls on the people to trust in him as he trusts in them. To consequence of the recent disturbances at horn, the grand Duke of TUSCANY has issued a prock mation, in which he states that, whilst he is resolved to persevere in the cause of retbrm, he will take the most prompt and vigorous measures to put down all illegal manifestations. A commission, consisting of the Minister of the Interior, the Procurator.Generxl, and the Cammander-in-Chief of the army, left Florence for Leghorn to restore order. A letter from Turin says:— " A battery of artillery left yesterday for Genoa, and other troops will follow to-morrow, and it is said that other regiments from other parts of the kingdom are ordered to the same point. The motive for this military movement is not well known ; by some it is said to be caused by the disturbances at Leghorn, and ) others ate R . that they are to embark to go th e assist- " Lord hare pity on us; Jesus, hear us; Jesus grant our prayers : Holy Ghost have pity on us : Holy and fruitful Trinity, hare pity on us. St. Mary, Mother of Jesus, pray for us : St. Michael, St. Denis, St. Remy, St. Louis, patrons and pro tectors of France, pray for us : St. Anne, pray for her : St. Clotilda, pray for her : St. Radegonda, pray for her : St. Bathilda, pray for her : St. Joan, pray for her : St. Theresa, pray for her : by our lady of Loretto, hear her, 0 Lord : by our lady of Liessa, hear her, 0 Lord ! by our lady of Paris, grant, 0 Lord, her wishes and her hopes. Remember, 0 most holy Virgin Mary, your ancient mercies towards France, and, as in other times, let our prayers be fully successful with your divine Son. " ?Y *TEA. "0 holy Virgin; divine Mary ; mother of our divine Saviour; full of the remembrance of your ancient kindness, humbly bent down at your feet, we beseech your maternal heart to solict from Jesus Christ, your Son, a favour in behalf of France, which you have so much loved. By your fecundity, so agreeable to God, obtain from him that he may cause the stem of St. Louis to flower again, for the honour of his holy name, for the glory of religion, the hap piness and liberty of nations, and the perpetuity of the reign of our most Christian kings. Amen. Three paters and three Ayes." The Moniteur publishes an account of the indirect revenue for 1847. Compared with 1846 there is a general diminution to the amount of 2,648,000 f. The total amount of the indirect revenue of France amounts for 1247 to 820,645,000 f. Somewhat serious disturbances have just taken place among the workmen employed on the viaduct of the Indre, on the railway from Tours to Bordeaux. The man demanded, it appears, an increase of pay. The peasants in the vicinity, who are annoyed at seeing strangers exclusively employed on the works, took part in the disturbances. Several foremen were wounded, and d workman was killed. The military and gendarmerie had to be called out, but when they arrived at the spot the disturbances had ceased. The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies ap poimed to draw up the . Address completed its labours on Saturday. The Patrie of Sunday, says, that the Km. was so much indisposed that he was unable to attend a Council of Ministers held at the Tuileries. 'The rumour relative to the KING'S illness created con siderable agitation among the speculators at the Pa - sage de l'Opera on Saturday evening. The French Three per Cents., which closed at the Bourse at 74f. 15c.. went down all of a sudden to 731. 65c. They afterwards recovered partially, and left off at 73f. 75c. BUSINESS: DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TIIE 1.631565 i STOCK EXCHANGE. Jar. 15. Boulogne and Amieus, 13 3 ,1—Dutcli Rhenish, 2%—Namur and Liege, 414—Northern of France, 114—Orleans and Bordeaux, 47a —Over Yssel, 2—Paris and Lyons, 5 Sambre and Meuse, 7—Tours and Nantes, 3. ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—(THIS DAY.) The quarterly court of subscribers to this institution was held this day, at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm in the chair. The minutes of the preceding general meeting having been confirmed, The SECRETARY' read the quarter's report of the society's proceedings, from which it appeared that there had been 103 new members, and, deducting deaths and retirements, an increase of eleven. The subscriptions for the past quarter amounted to :315/. Os. 4d., which, with the balance left at the former meeting, made a total of 1,2331. Os. 4d. The report was adopted by a large majority , and thanks having been voted to the ga llant chairman, the meeting separated. Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart., is spending the present Parliamentary recess in domestic privacy at his seat, Llanover Court, Monmouthshire. The lion. Baronet has recovered from the attack of rheumatism, which was the effect of a severe drenching caught when invoking 'I imes, amongst its Diana some weeks previous. husband, C FEMALE Srtarr.—The following spirited notice advertised that he will not bhearalnes appears in the last week's Wester?' usual advertisements:— Whereas my snweewraCbalenefos,rhaanviyngdebts I may contract,hereby . beg ,leave to state that my friends end the , - rn ti nudes V b a e p fo p r r e e li n e ) y n 1 i u o n n f f f: r n t u t n h: t s e account. marr iko y, l i t i I h w ; h Y o B r s i ai l puffin: need b e Charles Row Canes, and if not burdened with the debts notor having a husband to hp e that I shall be :able to do so still, although, of any one else, l in d ,?eul i i , lt i me, I have an eney m in a quarter where I had a 1 right to look for a protector. MART ANN CANES.—JaiI. 6, 1846." DINNER TO TIiU MEMBERS EON TUE WEST BIDING.—We understand that a public dinner is contem plated to be given to Lord Morpeth and Mr. Cobden, Ind that the leading members of the respective commit tees of those gentlemen are favourable to the project. The arrangements would probably have been made at once, but fur the serious illness of she Earl of Carlisle, which has caused the originators to fix upon the Easter recess as a most suitable period fur this celebration.— Leeds Mercury. Dutch, 2,4 per Cent., 12Gui1d... - . 54% 1 4 54 Ditto. 4 per Cont. Cortilinters 115,A3/4 154 85.1 PRICES OF PAID. RESINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARKS. AT ONI O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen 45 Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 254...... Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2 Belfast & County Down 10 Birmingham and Ox ford Junction .... ... 20 Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 19 Birming., \V olverh'pton, and Stour Valley 101. 145... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Juno.... 7 3 /4 — ..... ........ . Boston, Stainfd & Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter B u p c l i i t i t t o i ;; l r i l e 'l l ' i i i r s ( l i t s i re ... 10/. 2 4 0 5. ... .% dis .- ...... 2.1i 6 :3 1 i s Caledonian . Ditto, Halt Shares Diito,Clydeedale June 50 Chester and Holyhead-. 37%...... Ditto, I'reference l2 ...... Clarence Do. let Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Dublin and Belfast June 26 Dundalk 4 Enniskillen 15 ...... East Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 ...... 11% ll IA Do., 18/., E. & ll. 18 Do., 31. 10s., E. &, 11 . 2 Eastern Counties........ '2O Ditto (B) — Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent., No. 1...... 6/. 13s. 4d.... ... ......... .• -.... Ditto ditto, No. '2...6/. 13s. 4d... Do., York Extension.. 10 Do., North. & Eastern 50 Do., Quarters ......... 12 1 ,. D0., 23 50 East Eastern ai l D s .) )t i i ,tt.itt;o.:,n,'ljelciinuirsi.iahro6rcinitrisee, percent.) r . c . . Sharesu.. t ..l ) 3 s 1 1 . 4 0 2 J? . . .. . .. _ _---- .... .. .. : .. . ..: ............ = E - Dit t o , New Ditto, New Quarters 8 3 4 _ East Li nco l ns hire ...... IDA Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 44 ... ......... 44 Ditto, Halt Shares ... 15 .. .. 12 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 x— Edinburgh and Northern 22 1 / 2 Ditto, New.. 3 3 ,4 — Ditto, Newport l2 Ditto, ditto, New 2 1,4 . • . • • - Exeter,Yeovil, k Dumb. 2% ***** ••••••••• Ditto, New ... .......r. 2% Glaegow, Dumfries, and ____ Carlisle i ate ca ansudibc.:ekrgl . i )sEI. e.1):.)1. 0511.002 Glasgow,liilinar., & Ayr 50 Ditto, New ... ...... ... 40 Do. Preference Consol. 12',4 — • ...... .... Great Northern Do., London and York VA....-. ,e •• I ireat South. and West. (Ireland) ... 37%...... 24% ex int 24% xin Great North of England.loo ...... Ditto, New New 40/. ......... 5 ...... 57 - _ Ditto, New 30/ ......... 30 ...... Ditto, New, 151. ...... OA—. .. ..... — Great Western ............ 90 Ditto, 1 / 2 Shares...... 50 ...... 59% 6 9 IA, Ditto, 4 Shares ...... 17%.. ••• 19:y 4 l9 Ditto, Fifths ............ 20 Ditto, New 171. ...... 9% 10 • -) 04 nuchlersfield and Manch. 24 orkshire 93 Ditto, Thirds ......... 8 Hull and 6alby ...... 50 ...... Ditto, Half Sii:ircs ••• 25 ...... _ ... ... Ditto, , ii Shares ..... 12%..... ~.... ...... ..• _ Ipswich &BurySt.:Edni.' 17% B l4 •• ..... I, Do., do., and Norwich 15 . -,- r.! a 7 8 ..... Do., do., Extens.Scrip og Thirds Ditto, ir e & Y — 54 I,anc — Lancaster ( a. Ditto, ditto Ditto, % Shares •••—• . 74 Do. Quarter Shares l4l/ .• .• Do. Fifths.. ... 8 Do. Sixteenths 6i Do Third (I' Do ' „ ...... mom •••••• ......... ..... . Liverp. and Bury .38 Ditto % (late Hud dersfield and Sher.) 33 Do.(Wakefield,Ponte- tract, and G001e).... 47 1 -( 2 Do.( W. Riding linion)4/.25... -.- Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 ............... 35% . „. , . . Do. % Shares(A) 9 ...... ............... Ditto ditto (B) 1U...... .............. Leeds and Bradford 5O ...... 93 1 ,4 94 Leicester and Bedford .. 165....... Leeds, Dewsbury, kc... 421 / 2 . ..... --••••• Do. Branch % Shares 12%...... Do.Newßranch(blue) 2 1 ,4,... .. Do,Extenmion (green) •11 / ,,, ...... _ D.t.Newlisten.(pink) A. — Leeds and Think ...... 36 ..... Ditto, New ......... .... Do., Prefer., 6 per CL :Pa..... Liverpool, Crosby and Southport 2 Liverp., Anchstr &New castle Junction o% London &13lackwal1.161. 13s. 41... 5' % Do. New, No. 2 ... 4/. 13s. 4d.... Do. Extension London, Brighton, and South Coast Do. Cunsol. Eighths. 30 1)o. Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9 Do. l'ref.Con.sper ct. 50 .. ... ...... Ditto, ditt0...... 1852 50 ...... . London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d... Ditto, Preference... 18, 17e 2d Loudon and N. We4tern 100 15 2 1 /2 132 1 153 153 South' Western ..... 52a. ilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth ........ ......... 30 York, Newcastle, and Berwick. Do. vaginal New and Berwick . Do. North Shields Pur. 25 Do. Extension No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2......... 10 De. G.ti E.l'reference 8 York and North Midland 50 AL ,) Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of Franco (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 14 Central of Spain .. .. 2 Ceylon Demerara 5 - ••• ......... ••• Dendre Valley 4 Direct Bombay and -- • • . Madras Dutch Rhenish ......... 7 ..... . East Indian ... l l4 ......... •• ..... Great Indian Peninsular 5s Italian and Austrian.... 4 Jamaica S. Mid. J unction 1 Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 Luxembourg... 6 Lyons and Avignon..... 5 Madrid and Valentin... 2 Namur and Liege Northern of France I() ...... 10 3 ,..i 11 Orleans and Bordeaux 6 Over Yasel 413 s 4d...... Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ........ 20 Paris and Strasbourg ... 6 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 Tours and Nantes 8 ...... Tournay, Jurbiie, Lan den, and Hasselt ...... 16 West Flanders.-- ...... 61/9..... 1214 9%, 754, JOINT STOCK BAN KS. Australasia British North American 50 Colonial 25 Provincial of Ireland ... 25 ••• Ditto New... ..... ...... 10 •• ••• 000000000 Commercial of London 20 London Joint Stock lO National of Ireland — ........ Union of Australia •••••• Ditto, New... 2%...••• . Union of L0nd0n......... 10 Union of Madrid National Prov. England 35 Ditto, Now London & Westminster. 20 - - ..... ..- 6% 11 4% ••••• OM= ..., •••••• MINES. Anglo- Mexican lOO Brazilian Coeaes& Cuiba 30 British Iron Bolonos Scrip ...... Galvanized Iron Ditto, New —.... . -...... .— Real Del Monte, Unreg. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 17.—Wind this day at noon, S. by 8., fresh breeze, and rainy. DEAL, JAN. 15.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W. 16th.— Arrd. Panope, Candler, Monte Video; Saxon, Meehan, Callao; Sea King, Martin, St. Andrew's, New Bruns wick; Alliwal, Puustvr, Pictou. Arrd. from the River, and sailed William Stuart, Port Philip; Ellen, Trinidad; Emulous, Barbadoes; Albion, Nevis; Prince of Wales, New Orleans ; Shoodiee, Mobile. Ski. Oven Queen, Pernambuco. RANI/GATE, JAN. 15.—Arrd. Wilhelmina, Timme, Cape Hayden, for Hamburgh. PORT/31101/TX, JAN. 16.—Wind N. to N.N.W.—SId. Indus, Bahia. OFF ARKLOW BRNIC, JAN. 13.—Fleetwood, Mauritius, for the Clyde. CORK, JAN. 14.—Calm and foggy.—Arrd. Lanark shire, Turner, Callao. HARTLEcooL, JAN. 15.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Sarah aid Johanna, Monte Video; Ben Nevis, Jamaica. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 15.—Wind N.; 111, S.E.—Arrd. Jenny Wren, Varian, Calcutta; Diamond, Thompson, ltio }ladle; Leonora, Thompson, Demerara; Scotland, Kelso, Savannah; Aberdeen, It'Grath, ditto; Confucius, Scott, China ; Hibernia steamer, Ryrie, New York; Lucy, Newfoundland. Sld. Satellite, Callao; Hebbert, Rio Janeiro; Susan, Lord, New Orleans; Margaret, S a vannah ; Lehigh, Phil a d e lphi a; Arcaia steamer, Boston; Esther Mary, ditto. 16, Rajah Buse, Bombay; Courier, La Gnayra; Sea, New Orleans; Thames, New Orleans. OE port, Ifeypo, Africa; Pemaien, ditto; Carribean; Camilla; and Pink. The Zenobia, from St. Peteraburgh, grounded in the river, received considerable damage, and has been docked. FONTET, JAN. 13.—Arrd. Plymouth, St. John's, New Brunswick. NEWPORT, JAN. 14.—The Mona, of Goole, is leaky matt dischArge. WATERFORD, JAN. 14.—The Lillias, Earrisois rerpool to New York, kat put in very leaky. iNawsuacm, JAN. 13.—The Gebrotriert, whielt got on shore near here, 10th inst., discharged. and is ex pected off to•merrow. ABERDEEN, JAN. 15.—The sloop Rob the Ranter, of and tor Anstruther, was wrecked near Elbe 4th last. crew saved. _ _ • WICIE,Jaw. 14.—A vessel, showing Hamburgheolours, was passed dismantled 16 miles N.E. of Kinnaerel Head, by the Violet. GLAssow, J.N. 15.—A. small schooner from Wiemar.' for Leith, put into Lerweck previous to Ist inst., with damage ; and a ship's boat came on shore near Clickimin, sth inst. ABERDEEN, JAN. 14.—The Paquebot tin Mane it Bordeaux, reported on the 13th inst. as the Paquebot du Havre, which went ashore on the beech here, after having struck on Shield. Bar, is bevoulin s told wink. ••••••• .... ONO. ••••• Fs?! ONO aNNI WEN 411 No ode 10% - _ 24 ~w ~