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- _ TIIE NEW NOVEL, In 3 vols. port Svo., W A.RRENNE, THE MEDD:AL PRACTITIONER, By tke Author of " Margaret Capel," 87. , c , IS 'NOW READY" AT ALL THE LIBRARIES. "As a novel of society, this is one of the hest lately issued. I. has a duo purpose running through it, and the sympathies of the author are all with what is good and pure. The writer understands the art of exciting expectation, and of gratifying it in an unexpected man ner,"—Britannia. Richard Bentley, New Bntlington-street. It R. WHALE'S Magnificent REPLY to Lord DSHREWSBURY will occupy several Columns in the TABLET (greatly snlarged) of TO-MORROW (Saturday. Jan. 22). Orders received by Mr. Dismore, 3, Brydges-street, Covent-gar den ; also by Mr. Burns, 17, Portman-street; and at the Office, 3, Burleigh-street, Strand, opposite the Sun Office. Henry Lucas, Printer and Publisher. THISATRE ROYAL, HAYMAItKET. trn the %I:movement or Mr. S. Webste.r. sole Lessee. MR. AND MRS. CHARLES KEAN. THIS lIITENING Will be pc:lgnited the Comedy of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Si: Peter Teae, Mr. Farrell ; Sir Oliver Surface, Mr. Tilbury ; Sir Bo.jatuin Backbit.e, Mr. A. Wigan ; Joseph Surface, Mr. Creswick ; Charles Surface, Mr. Henry Farrel) ; Careless, Mr. H. Vandenhoff ; howler, Mr. Gough ; Moses. Mr. Webster; Snake, Mr. Braid indal.; Sir Harm Mr. Caulfield ; Crabtree, Mr. Rogers ; p, Mr. Br Lady Teazie, Mrs. Nisbett; Mrs. Cand our . Mrs. Glover; Lady Sneer wei.. Mrs. W. (!litlord ; Marla, Miss E. Messent. To conclude with a New and Original iiurlesque Spectacle entitled trig WORLD UNDEILGROVND; or, the Golden Flute and tke Brazen 4aters. Manager, Mr. autos Xi wager, Mr. Fan en; Acting F. Weis der. J. T. Archer, Dox-hoe.)k keeper. Pit, 3s. ; tindery. 2s. Upper Gallery, las. Ilexes, ss. ; Doors ern at Half-past Six, rerform ance to 1001111100110341 at SWIM. riIEATKE 110TAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction o: Madams Celeste TIIIS EVENING Will be presented as entirely new Piece, entitled the PEA? L OF Tilri OCEAN ; or, the Prince and the Mermalden. Principal cha racters by Messrs. Ways, P. Bedford, Wright, Munyard, Olennaire, Zullenford, and Worrell ; Miss Woollier, Miss Ernma Harding, Miss Chaplin, Mrs. Laws, aid Madame Celeste. To be toilowed by a new Farce entitled TIIE TIPPERARY LE IACY. Turnem Green. Mr. Wright ; Bob Gills, Mr. Munyard ; _asity Scrimmage, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Chubblock, Mr. Callenford ; i'olicem tn. Mr. Sanders ; Lizzy Chubblock, Mies Woolgar. To conclude with an Italian Pantomime, entitled VIERROT, the Married Man; and POLICRINELLO, the Gay Single Fellow. Bosse, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. , Gallery, Is. ''ors often at Bait-past Six, l'erforntance to commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM TIIEATRE. Under the Management of Madams Yestris. bole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING XIII be presented new Comic Drama, entitled TEE TRA tiEDY QUEEN. .After which, a New Yalu Extravaganza, entitled THE GOLDEN BRANCH. 'l'u conclude with a romance of Beal Lift, called BOX and COX. Principal characters by Mr. Harley, Mr. Blackstone, and Mrs. Mac. Manua. Dross coxes, 55.; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; 'Fishery, Is. — Ne balf-pries to any part et the house. The iew Box-office, No. 2, Welllngten-street, is *pea to the Public every day, from Ten till Six. The Interior of the House has been e ntirel y re -designed lay The W. tirsslwell of the Colosseum. PRINCESS'S TIIMATRIS. Mk. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager, Duchess-street, Por ngsgernant ct Mrs. Mowatt and Mr. Davenport, from Imerisa. THIS EVEN LNG_ Will be performed Shakspeare's Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. _Romeo, Mr. Davenport ; Mcrcutle, Mr. J. Yining ; Friar Lawrence, Mr. Ryder ; Juliet, Mrs. Mowatt. Te sonclude with a new Christmas Pantomime, esititled OLD FaTian TusiE ; or, Harlequin and the Fear kieaaons. Dress Circle, 55.: Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, Ss. ; Gallery, Is. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMEE'S THEATRE. LeilSee, Mr. John Mitchell, 23, 0:d Bond-street. TIIIS EVENING, will be performed alien VaudeTille, scaled LES IMPRESSIONS Dl YEZIGE. After wkieh will be predieed, a New Grand Play, entitled, DIOGENE. Diogene, M. Boone; AlcitTiide,iiiechter; hyperboles, M. Car tiguy ; Aspasle, Mad. Rebut recision A detailed prospectus of the general arrangements, and of the pieces which will be produced during the season, may be had at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Boa-Vico of the Theatre, which is *pea daily, from 11 to 6. Doors open at Seven, to commence at half-past Revels. Noise, 65.; Pit, 3e. Id.; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Ltlea, Mrs. F. Dayidge, No. 1, Davidge-terrace, Kensiagtou-road, Surrey. Under the Management of Mr. Sian. TIII,I EVENING, the performances will commenee with tho celebrated Opera et VIE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Count Arnhem, Mr. M`Mahon ; Thaddeus, Mr. D. W. King ; Devilshoof, Mr. H. Rorneastle ; Arline, Miss R. Isaacs. To wodlude with a new Pantomime, entitled ISATTLIIDOOR aid siivrTr.rcocic ; •r, Harlequin Trap, eat, and Ball. alstiact entrance to the private boxes has been made (which Pave been re-fitted). Private boxes may be had sightly ef all the rinelpal LibStrians ; and at the Box-etrice of the Theatre, wkich is .fed daily frem Ten until Four. • Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will le performed Till LIGIITERMAN of DINICSIDR ; •r, the *pima •f termondsey. Characters by Messrs. Dale, Henderson, liteka, Searle, roman, IliCilei Mimi Vincent, Mrs. Leo, and Miss Zarroughsliffe. After which, the new grand scholastic and instructive Pantomime, entitled Till WORLD OF WONDERS ; or, Harlequin Caxton and le Origin of Printing, with wonderful scenery and decorative ap pointments. Clown, Mr. Paul Herring; Pantaloon, Mr. Morelli; Martegonln. M. Luplaio ; Sprite, signor Moline; Columbine, Mille. ,1111. To conclude with TIN JACKET OF ELITE. Sexed, is. ; Pit, id. ; Gallery, 4d. N• Half-price t• any part •f tko vase. Doors open at Six, to commence at Half-past Six. ACTLET'ii ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. William Batty. Mr. Batty's performing Blephants. Tremendous hit of Lawater Lee, the renouned double Leaper, sur named the Rounding Ball—The greatest Jumper la the world will appear every Evening in his extraordinary Gymnastic Exercises, in cluding his astounding double leap ever twelve horses, a feat usparal leleel slues the days of the celebrated Ireland. THIS 121VE1ING, _ . Ills Grand Spectacle of CAMP OF SILESIA. Entire: I new Scenes in the Arena, by the talented Artistes of the •,t ahlishment, in the various modes of eqnestration. To conclude with a Grand Equestrian Comte Pantomime entitled AFtLEQUIN DOCTOR SYNTAX AND HIS DAI'PER GREY MARDI, in which those popular artistes Herr Dentin. Mdlle. Theo dore, Mr. Anderson, and Mr. Bradbury, as Harlequin. Columbine, an runner pruuuctions at tlre astlpattocatte; ' ' " box-office open from 11 till Acting and Stags Manager, Mr. W West. . iil WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JAN. 21.. TIIPILNOMETBE, Lowest, 28 ; lligkest, 32 ; Noon, 29 kt.A.lloMliTinti 30. 15.--WIND N.E.; slight fall of snow. tr di WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGk' TUBA DAT. q Venting.. 33 minutes after 2. I Evening .. 65 minutes after 2. •••• •-1 ,- ..' ~-' * 4 , ' • , , , ( t':l, . , . ',..:.,.- . • e . r •-• .- , 4 " "0" . , , ..- ' "W" : - k . q . .. .• ir. Ir -,4 4 : • ' '-‘; ',) k ;•!. • 'A ', ' ,•* ' ' - 41 4 4 14 ..,-,,,,..., . .. ......caurrr. ..,., . •- ii.),16. eiT tn i n 1 4 1 itIL L'iNDON, FDIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1341 Fresh advances of money are absolutely necessary for the prosecation of the war against Mexico, and, by a rather untoward conjunction of circumstances, there is every probability just now of a monetary embarrassment in the United States. Either this diffi culty must be mastered or the dream of the Polk Administration will be unrealised. Unless an addi tional instalment of nearly 20,000,000 dollars be im mediately obtained, the illustrious JAMES K. will find himself approaching the term of his Presidency in a somewhat unfortunate attitude. To the odium of a concession, in regard to the Oregon territories, will be added the disgrace of a fruitless expenditure in prosecuting the invasion of California and the other portions of the Mexican dominions. As yet the chances of new advancements to the war department at Wash gton are decidedly dubious. Cash has already been abstracted so repeatedly from the pockets of Jonathan, an d squandered u pon an unprincipled expedition with Such effrontery and extravagance, that it is scarcely probable that fresh supplies can Le very long filched from 'by the community • or that if voted Congress they will be collected otherwise noweve r muc h the task of wresting such enormous war c ontributions from the multitude may tend to render Mr. President Po Ix unpopular, wrest them he must from hi s fellow-citizens, or otherwise his Government will be for ever remembered, in the as history of the United States, the most rash, the most tin conscientious, th e most ruinous, the , most brag gart, and the most ineffective that has ever wielded the sword and held the balanc e of the Anglo- Sx .Republic. T he President is consequentlyatatl(:ins mo ment in the very crisis of his career as an adminis trator. What may be the upshot of the session just opened, the national representatives will have to decide for themselves, for the public opinion of th e U n i ted St a tes is exercising but little influence . over the councils of the national legislature—the critical posi tion of affairs having, aPParently, rendered th e citizens apathetic to a very re markable degree. Meanwhile, a patriotic s p irit still appears to actuate the public men of Mexico, though in a way so loose and discursive as to promise unfavourably for the imainten ance o f th e i r na ti ona lity and the preserva tion el their original boundaries. President ANAYA evinces merely a partial determination to battle against the aggressors, but the Members of Congress, on the ,ether hand, are so resolute in their adherence to the ekt:se of the states by 'which they have been chosen repret , entatives, that they have passed assed to a first reading the following valiant and dignified propo rirst,:that in the event of thecity of Queretaro (the present seat of th e Mexican Govern ment) went) being threatened with an i nvasion by the American army, the Congress sh a ll be remov e d to the' city of Aguascalientes; second, th a t t h e Govern ment ,shall listen to no proposition o f peace so long as' the invading forces do not evacuate the national territory which they occupy, an d cease to blockade the ports of the republic ; third, the same Government, under its strictest re sponsibility, shall dictate such measures and projects as will be sufficient on its part, to carry on the war." If the acts of the Administration were only consonant with its deliberatiore there might yet be hope for .; its stability and permanence, and the sorrows of the.' ~ ation might yet be compensated by the return of good fortune to the arms of an outraged and (if Moiled) pui,satit people. Unhappily for Mexico there is little evidence of this characteristic of inherent strength either in the camp or the council cham ber. To the proverbial indolence of the sol di y must now be added the jealousies of their commanders, and the divisions of their statesmen. There is but a feeble prospect of any thing like cohesion among elements so incompatible, and still less probability of even a show of unanimity among the advocates of ideas so incongruous and irreconcileable. Mexico has her safeguard more in the economic scruples of her enemies than in the cor dial co-operation of her own children. In one direc tion we find - PAREDES holding a colloquy with the famous guerilla chieftain JARAISTA, and deciding upon demanding the assistance of several of the powers of Europe. In another, we be- • hold ANAYA dallying with the extreme poweri intrusted to his keeping, and uncertain as to the particular course which should be adopted at a junc ture of such extraordinary imminence. BUSTAMENTE is observed on one hand buckling on his brand as Commandant-General, and on the other may be re-' cognised the desperate and almost sinister patriotism ' of SANTA ANNA, displaying itself in the fervour of his partizans, who clamour for the continuance of hostilities at all hazards, .and shout even in the hall of Congress for War to the knife I Separately they are manifesting the noblest devotion to their common country, but collectively their plans are effete and, their arm paralysed. In the midst of these accumulated difficulties, the members of the American Congress are beginning to squabble about the fundamental doctrines of the rights of humanity. Petitions are pouring in from different quarters, praying for the abolition of the system of slavery. What the adjurations of CLARE. sox, and the eloquence of WILBERFORCE, and the intense perseverance of FOSTER have striven in vain' to effect, may, perchance, be yet accomplished by the spleen of faction and the spite of party. One advocate of the abolition has already endea voured to attach a peculiar odium to the sys tem, by maintaining that it was with an eye to the extension of slavery that the Mexican war was undertaken. Whether this ingenious method of rendering the matter odious to the citizens of the United States, by associating slavery with a profli gate and costly adventure, will prove successful is rather improbable, we mist acknowledge ; but it ap pears to us by no means improbable that the great legalized crime of America may be expiated by the abandonment of its repetition, and that that abandon ment may originate in an incomprehensible but not unparalleled reaction. Would that our brethren across the Atlantic might behold and confess that the scourge in the grasp of a republic is a far mere hi deous spectacle than the blood-red sword of a con queror, or the knout of a cruel and relentless despot ! The Special Commission for the county Clare has been adjourned, and the results of the sittings at Ennis have been no less important than those which took place at Limerick. The law officers of the Crown have conducted the several prosecutions with equal ability and judgment, and the jurors have dis charged in a like conscientious manner their perilous duties—perilous we say for persons who so readily convict members of the organized band of desperadoes which disturbed the peace of the county, and unhesi tatingly shed the blood of those who incurred their displeasure—were exposed to dangers of no ordinary magnitude in the present, or—thanks to the energy and decision of the Irish Government—we trust we may be enabled to say, the late condition of Ireland. No pains were spared to get up the several cases in the most perfect manner. No loophole was left by which the murderer might es cape the penalty of his crime through any deficiency in the evidence, or any inaccuracy or flaw in the indictment. The jurors never hesitated for a moment in pronouncing the verdict warranted by the testi mony adduced before them. No reasonable doubt could have existed in any of the cases brought before them, and although the effect of their judgments was to consign their fellow-creatures to an ignominious and painful death they suffered no undue sensi bility to interfere with their righteous decisions; they would not have the peace of their country disturbed, and many innocent victims .if t rifiectrl ta,n ri rab of frivrri; rr 4{.0 stained criminals a further opportunity of perpetrating new atrocities, or even of obtaining a longer time for repentance. Neither would they permit the reproach to be cast upon Irishmen which was so frequently and so unjustly repeated during the late discussions in Parliament—assertions which were repeated by some of the ablest organs of Con servatism throughout the country—" that Irish juries could not be depended on, and that no juror would hazard his personal safety by the fitting discharge of his duties. They have well justified the confidence reposed in them by the Government, and they will have their reward in the approval of their own con sciences, and in the peace and tranquillity, and ulti mate prosperity consequent thereon, which their firmness and rectitude will have obtained for their native land. Six capital convictions have taken place at Ennis, in addition to the three which were obtained at Limerick, making in all nine persons, who have been sentenced to the extreme penalty of the law in those counties. Many more are still awaiting their trials, and not a single person charged with murder has as yet escaped conviction ; indeed, we believe but a very few, and those only charged with crimes of an inferior degree, have as yet been acquitted in both counties. The parties convicted at Ennis have been guilty of murders occasioned by very different motives. There were three victims—one of those was a gentle man, agent to an extensive property in the neighbour hood, who had fallen under the ban of the midnight legislators, for having, in the discharge of his duty to his principal, distrained the cattle of a farmer, who desired to hold his land without the dis agreeable necessity of paying rent therefor. This was a crime which could not be passed over, and accordingly, as usual in such cases, professional as sassins were sought fur, the price of human blood was settled, and the unfortunate gentleman was bru tally murdered, shortly, after having partaken of his breakfast in the centre of his family, to whom he was brought back in a dying state within half an hour after he had left his residence, in health and strength, and with every reasonable prospect of a long and happy existence. The next victim was of a wholly different station in society, and the causes which led to his assassination were altogether of an other character. Poor CLEARY was of the humblest rank. lie had no concern with property of any kind, and could not, therefore, have violated in that respect the provisions of the agrarian code ; but he was still denounced, be cause he had dared to give evidence honestly and conscientiously in a court of justice; be had, under the solemn obligation of an oath, stated the truth, and his testimony had led to the conviction of one of the gang 'of miscreants. This was inconsistent with the system of terr o r and intimidation which the secret tribunal considered it necessary to maintain, and his doom o Lyng pronounced, and the executioners decided • He wasassailed by two men while walking on the high road, e. little after six o'clock in the evening, the month o f N ovember last , and the gun, the in instrument of hi s destruction' wes almost touching him when it was di sc harged ---so much so, that there was considerable difficulty in fi n di ng the orifice occa sioned by the bullet, the surrounding parts being so scorched and swollen from the effects of the powder. In this case the conviction was chiefly obtained on the declaration of the dying man, made to his wife al most immediately before hi s death ; a more formal declaration, previously made before a magistrate, having been rejected by the Court, it _Dot being sufficiently clear that the sufferer had giv en up all hope of surviving , and the Attorney-General n e n d q t u o e p s t r i e o s n s i a n n v y o evidencethe h of avi a ng do m ub os t t fu p l r c o l p ia e r r a ly cte d r ec on l lives of the accused. The murderers were brought to justice ; th e ma j es ty o f the law was vindicated from the accidental interview which took place be tween the unfortunate man and his bereaved partner, but a quarter of an hour before he breathed his last. He deplor e d th e wretchedness that she must en d ure owing to his untimely end. Ile lamented the desti tute condition of his wretched orphans. Her brother,' ' be,thought, might take one of the children, but the union workhouse was the only place of reft:e to which she and her two younger chil dren could look forward. At that last sad moment she implored him, if hei,had any the slightest doubt about the guilt of the meu (I.3nl'iza and float- REGAN), that he would not criminate them. He, however, distinctly repeated his declaration that they were guilty of his murder, and died while expressing his forgiveness of his murderers. Most seriously (:o we hope that the Government may take the widow and orphans under its especial protection, and that they may be placed in a happier position than that of being the recipients of the pittance doled forth to paupers. Not only the sympathy due to those who have been deprived of their only guardian would , de manclit, but it should be conceded on the - grounes of public policy. The father was sacrificed because he came forward as a witness on behalf of the Crown, and the Conviction of his murderers was owing to the testimony of his widow. The other murder was perpetrated on the 3d inst., since the opening of the Special Commission at Lime-, rick, in one of those attacks on dwelling-houses which were of such frequent occurrence. A party of eight or nine persons ♦isited the residence of a farmer named M‘MAnori, probably for the purpose of plun dering it of arms and enforcing a contribution of, money. The farmer and his brothers resisted, a contest took place, in which one of the brothers re-' ceived a blow which deprived him of life. For this outrage one man has been convicted, and three more who had declined to join in the challenges, and consequently were not put on trial at the, same time, subsequently applied to be permitted 'to , withdraw• their pleas of " Not Guilty," and to substitute that of " Guilty" in place thereof—which was assented to by the Crown. It is probablethat these latter may have been less guilty, and that their lives may be spared in consequence of their sub mission. • There have been, therefore, in the two counties, nine capital convictions, and three who have pleaded guilty on capital charges, making twelve in all sub ject to the extreme penalty of death. Two cases are, however, of greater importance, as examples, than all the others, namely, that of Joux CROWD, who was convicted of the conspiracy to procure the murder . of Mr. WATsmv, and WILLIAM FABWIN, sentenced to transportation for life as an accessory after the fact, for sheltering RYAN (Puca), who was charged with murder, and is now under sentence of death at Limerick. We shall refer to these cases at greater length on a future occasion. The Universal Gazette of Prussia ,publishw' the: l following letter from Vienna, dated Jan. 22 ' • " The arming here continues, and cremes a certain agitation in society, wherel:these threatening symp toms are seriously discussed.. The purchase of:I cavalry horses amounts, up to the present momenta' to the enormous sum of 1,500,000 florins. The Go-ii vernmeut is anxious to have ten or twelve thousand horses at once. The price of a curassier's horse is . 160 florins, a dragoon's horse 180 florins, and a horse for light cavalry 118 florins. A great quantity of ammunition and cannon for Italy has been ordered. The Emperor has announced, in an autograph letter, that the present state of the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom may be considered as revolutionary, and that, in consequence, the superior authorities of the . State have orders to take the necessary measures for the re-establishment of the tranquillity and security of the country." The sudden-recal to• Copenhagen of Baron Bunow, the Danish Minister to the German Diet, is at tributed to some measures about to be Adopted by the King of DENMARK for declaring the indivisible unity of the Danish kingdom, including the duchies of Schleswig-Holstein. The Genoa Gazette announces that the Board of Health at that port issued, on December 81, a cir cular order, declaring all merchandise coming from the ports of Great Britain to be suspicious if shipped after the 3d of that month. The Spsner Gazette gives the following account 01 the manner in which the recruits are levied in Po. land:— " The levy is made during the night, and in order more surely to take all persons that are destined to recruit the armies of Russia, the houses are sur rounded, and married and single are torn from their' homes to serve for twenty years. Those who wish to escape can only do so by emigration, for if lie ra mains in the country he incurs the greatest dimple Amnia journals or tne 14tH nave arrives. General ESPARTERO had called on the preceding day on the Prime Minister, the Minister of War, and the Captain r General of the District. NARVAEZ had, in the Senate, announced the com plete extermination of the insurgents in Catalonia. MADRID BOMA, JAN. 14.—Threes, 27 ; Fires, 16k; Exchange on London, 48 15. TUE SUN, LONin ON, FRIDAY EVENINA, JANUARY 21, iB4S. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday, The KING received the Address of the Chamber of Peers on Wednesday. The Journal des Ddbats gives the following account of the ceremony :—" This evening, at nine o'clock, the Kuccf received the grand deputation of the Chamber of Peers appointed to pre sent to his MAJESTY the Address in answer to the' Speech from the Throne. Almost every Member of the Chamber joined the deputation. At nine o'clock: the KING entered the salle de reception, and ascended; the throne, surrounded by the Princes his sons, the Duke DE NEMOURS, the Prince DE JOINVILLB, and' the Duke DB MONTPSNSIER. His MAJESTY wore. the uniform of a lieutenant-general. The President, of the Council and the Ministers took their places on the right and left of the throne. " The Chancellor of France, and the other 'officers* and Members of the Chamber, having been intro duced, the Chancellor read the Address voted by the Chamber. " The KING made the following reply :-- " MESSIEURS LES PAIRS,— " r experience the most lively emotion at finding; in this Address the expressions of condolence and ofl affection, which the Chamber of Peers offers to •rne after the severe misfortune which has happened to me i in my family. I express to you my sincerest grati tude for them. "I am always happy to repeat to the Chamber ef Peers the feelings of happiness which I experience from the support, as loyal as it is enlightened; whloir it continues to afford to my Government. It is by persevering, as we have done for now nearly eighteen years in drawing closer the ties which so happily unite together the great powers of the State, that we shall still succeed in consolidating more and more, and in preserving from all injury, those institutions which France has given to herself, and which so efficaciously secure the progressive development of her prosperity, as well as the maintenance of order at home, and of peace abroad. " I again cordially thank you for the sentiments you just expressed towards me." This speech was delivered by the KING in a firm and accentuated voice, and was listened to by the Chambers with respectful attention, and was followed by frequently repeated cries of Five le Roi. The ICING having descended from the throne, several of the Peers approached his MAJESTY, who entered into conversation with them, and continued to converse with them for some time. The KING appeared to be in the enjoyment of very good health. The Chancellor and the Peers then proceeded to present the homage to her Majesty the QUEEN and the Princesses. The National has the following, in answer to the false and calumnious charges brought by the Count DE MONTALEMBERT against the Swiss Federalists :-- "M. DE MONTALEMBERT probably did not expect that a formal denial of the truth of the furious accu sations which he has brought against the Swiss Radicals would be given by the partisans of the Son derbund themselves, yet such is the case.. A Gene veil() refugee, M. HUBERT SALADIN, who resigned his commission as colonel in the Federal service, because he would not serve against the revolted Con servatives, has, in the columns of the Presse, under taken the defence of the conquerors. In spite of his political sympathies, which attach him to the cause of the defunct League, he acknowledges and 'declares that his fellow-countrymen of the Federal party have been as humane in battle as they have been moderate after victory. He reproaches in severe terms the ultramontane orator for having in his attacks indulged in calumnious exaggerations. Among other proofs, . M. HUBERT SALADIN cites a private letter from General DUFOUR, in which the conduct of the federal soldiers is made the subject of merited eulogium. The correspondent of the PiesPe, in speaking of the measures adopted in Friburg dud the Valais, glies the following explanations : " The expulsion of the sist€rz of St. 'VINCENT DE PAUL, %TA the contributions imposed on the convents, and particularly on that of St. Bernard, have created it painful sewation throughout the world. I relate j what has occurred, I excuse nothing, I merely narrate. "The Government of Friburg considered that the convents established in the canton since 1815, were not placed unier the protection of the 12th article of the Federal pact, and all those which were in this category were inserted in the decree of proscription pronounced against the Jesuits. As to the contribu tions levied to pay the expenses of the war, it can easily be understood that in a poor country they could only be leyied cm the rich. The convents for the most part are Kifth, with the exception of the bag ging orders. - • "The Convent of St. Bernard, among others, pos sesses freehcld property brnging in an annual rental of several 4i)f - francs in Piedmont and in Switzerland. The nontribution levied on this con vent will not prevent it from exercising its pious hospitality as heretofore. MM. DR MONTALEMBERT and FuLenntOrt may remain perfectly satisfied on _ _ _ this point. .A, ,erson who has just arrived from Valais dechirea that it is impossible to relate a single authentic act of violence or pf pillage directed against the contents of this canton. The monks of St. Bernard brie: . been recalled. to the convent which they had voluntarily abandoned." In another portion of his letter M. SALADIN re- Minds Count MONTALEAIDERT that the members of the Sonderbund Government lad, on a former occa sion, sentenced their political adversaries to death, to exile, or to sixteen or twenty years imprisoament, and had confiscated their property, and that, there fore, they were merely having meted out to them selves the same measure which they bad meted out to. others." The amtitutionnel reminds M. GUIZOT that the Swiss, in suppressing convents, and doing away with mortmain, are merely following the example set by France, and concludes by saying, " Let the Govern ment, therefore, be less severe in Switzerland, and re-establish mortmain in France, if it is a crime in Switzerland to suppress it. It is true that our Go. vernment would desire nothing better than to re establish mortmain among us, but we defy it to dare to make'this answer." The Journal des Debats has the following on the subject of the KING'S health : " The details which we publish relative to the audience given by his Majesty to the grand deputa tion of the Chamber of Peers seems to us to reply more than sufficiently to the rumours that malevo lence, creditlity, or fear have been for some days helping to circulate •Übout the King's health. Two - hundred men'have teen the King, and have heard him, and, on - their - teltitnony we freely rely. The King, it is true, hailiardly, sine his late misfortune, receiveztOthers. than his Ministers, and has confined his attelftlofi-'to public affairs. His salon has been closea. l- .The Charter, in according all - the constitu tional prbregatives of royalty, did nottilbw him the privilege of insensibility to losses touching his dearest affections. - ' "The guard of the Louvre cannot defend the King again4r family misfortunes, and when such enter they bring something worse than official mourning, and warrant for v. time retirement to solitude. The King, not having received company since the death of the Princess Adelaide, - it was inferred that his health had so gravely suffered at to prevent his seeing any one. Another kind of conclusion would have been more natural. The King, whlle be "resigned himself to same days of grief, yet nevertheless'did not abandon the serious duties of royalty. Already has the King resumed the greater part of the habits of a life ever so accessible, of a mind so affable, and of a nuenitality so expansive. The officers of his household, ot the National Guard, and of the army, who hold the superior command of his palace, have again been received at his table. Before many days are over the salon of the Queen, which opens with a facility so benevolent and noble to the elite of all the liberal pro fessions of French society, will see re-united around the King of July all those who love to find in the vigour and serenity of this green and energetic old age the guarantee for yet a long time of the repose and prosperity of the State:" The Chamber of Deputies yesterday were en gaged, at the commencement of the sitting, in the consideration of various subjects of mere local inte rest. The Minister of Justice presented a Bill for put ting an end to trafficking in places. In presenting the measure the Minister stated that the abuse was ' bjie The presil# GOvernment were, he said, deterniined to put a sop to it, and for that rtaton had, proposed the present Bill, which would nullify any conventions of the kind that might be en. tered.into, and deprive any party infringing its pro visions of their right to a retiring pension. In consequence of the presentation of the above measure the proposition of M. Durex for an inquiry into the subjects of these acts was withdrawn. The other proceedings up to post hour offered nothing of interest. PARIS BOURSE, THURSDAY, JAN. 20. The ac count given by the Journal des Debate of this morning relative to the Keno's health, and the fact of his Majesty having received the deputation of the Chamber of Peers with the Address, have itended ,to remove much of the gloom which has for the last few days Peen hanging over the market, and from the opening of business everything appeared on the mending hand. Threes, after reaching 74, closed firm at 73f.. 95c. Fives, at 116 f. 5c.; and New Loan at 75f. The market closed as follows : Three per Cents. for cash, 73f. 85c.; for account, 73f.' 95c.; Firre per Cents; for cash, 1151. 95c. ; for account, 116 f. 5c.; New Loan, 751.; Bank of France shares, 3,180 f.; Neapolitan, NE 50c. ex div. ; Spanish Threes, Spanish Fives not quoted RAILWAYS.—The Share Market has also:acquired more firmness ; and at the close of the day's quota tions were 'generally Marked 'higher. For cash, Paris and Orleans left off at 1,177 f. 50c. ; Rouen and Havre, 440 f.; Strasburg and Bale, 160 f. ; Nantes, 3801.; Northern, 6271. 501..; Bordeaux, 470 f. ; Paris and Strut:olV 4031. 75c.; Paris and Lyons, 392 f. 50c. BUSINESS' DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 20. Boulogne and Amiens, 13) 7 ,1—Dutch Rhenish, 2%- N smut and.. Liege, 6 4—Northern of France. 10,4 ex in Paris and Lyons, s!4—Sarnbre, and Meuse, 7 th. Mr. Whitehall Dodd, of Cloverly, Salop, has been solicited by the - influential Conservat►ves of North Shrop shire to stand for that division of the county, the repre- sentation of which is vacated by the elevation of Lord Clive to the peerage, and that gentleman, we are happy to say, has complied with this requisition. Mr. W. Dodd is a thorough Conservative and a sound Church man, and it would have been impossible to select a gen • tleman more worthy of the distinguished honour about to he conferred upon him.—Herald. Nultsaous FIRES.—(Tms DAr.)—Since the hour of tour this morning the firemen of the various stations have been called to several accidents from fire, namely, New Cut, Knightsbridge, St. Pancras, Edgeware-road, and other places. The first took place in the premises of Mr. Stringer, glass-cutter, Short-street, New Cut, Lambeth, where the family narrowly escaped. The Waterloo•road and West of England firemen prevented the damage extending. Mr. Stringer is insured in the West of England Company. The next worthy of no- tice was that in a bed-room of a lady named. Wilson, where two children had been left in bed. By the timely assistance of those in the house, the children were res cued from their dangerous position, but the ♦aluable furniture was destroyed, and the buildings also da maged. The other fires also were attended with some damage to household furniture, and narrow escapes. Fins IN DRURY-LANE.—Yesterday morning a fire broke out in 126, Drury-lane, occupied by Mrs. Church• low, as a warehouse for children's clothing. The fire was subdued by the exertions of the neighbours; and the police before the engines could be got into play. The damage is inconsiderable. The fire is supposed-to have originated in - 341 over-heated flue. LIVE STOOK. IN TUE UNITED KINGDOM.—From " M'Queen's Statistics of the British Empire," we learn the enormous value of the,live stock in the kingdom. It appears that there are 2,250,000 horses, of total value of 67,000,0004 elf _which more than--1,500,0001.. are used in agriculture„ and that ,their value is 45,000,0001 The number of black cattle itethakingdom is about 14,000,1)00 to 15,000,000, of the value.of 216,000,000/. ; the number of sheep 50,000,000, whose value is estimated at 67,000,0001.; and the extent of capital invested in swine is still more extraordinary, when we reflect how little it is thought upon cr taken into account. The number of pigs of all ages, breeding and rearing, is calculated to be upwards of 18,00),000, which, taking one-third at 2/. each, and the remainder at 105. each, gives a value of 11,870,0001., as the capital invested in pigs alone, making the total amount of capital invested in the above species of agricultural stoz.k, 346,270,00 01 . OPPOSITION To DR. HAMPDEN.—The following counsel have been retained to support the rule nisi for a mandamus in the matter of the confirmation of the elec tion of the Bishop of Hereford :—Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Dr. Addams, Mr. A. J. Stephens, Mr. B. Peacock, and Mr. E. Badeley. The argument has been fixed for Monday next. 31 ON BY and C 0 MilliE R.CI AIINE w s . Newmrket&Cheaterford 18 1 / 2 - 1 Do. Extension ......... 2 1 . 125.... CI7 . Y, QUARTRR TO THREE, , i Newport, Abergavenny, The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was very I and LTereford dull. Sales, 3,000 Ebales, nearly all to the trade, and Newry and Enn:skillen 7 c liii•Piy Ainerican, at 4id. to 6d. per lb. The market Newry, Warrenpoint, was very dull, and prices were much .lhe same as pre- and Bost fever ....,... 12 1 Z, —.. ......... ... vi,usly. Railway Shares advanced, and there was a N'''' ll( lOO firm market. i.e. New 20/. ... Do. Extension The accounts received toD -day from Paris are of a o. Se - rip, 1847, North character more reassuring, and so far confirm the ini- of Nertblk... pression that desperate efforts to depress the funds have D o _ d o. w„,.,„, y \T al. 2 becu wade by speculators profiting by the nervous ex- Northern Counties Union 4 citability of the public, so natural after a rise in prices. North British .......... 25 - ..... ... ••• •• The increasing abundance of money, however, is a Do. Ilalf Shares; 1 2 1h...... powerful counter agent. Do. Quarters .. 4 3 4 — •••• The following is the number of vessels cleared at the Do. Extension % — -•• -•• port of Quebec for the lower provinces, during the years Ditto Thirds 1845,-1846, and 1847: Norti Staffordshire lO ...... 101 41 1 /4.- - ...... 1845 North Western 1846........ 121 Ditto 1847.. 137 Ditto - - It is stated that a new law will very shortly be p assed Reading , Guildford, and for the active prosecution of public works in Belgium. Reigate The Funds have been fluctuating again , b u t are still Ro y ston and Ilitehin ... lA "• comparatively buoyant. Console have been 87i, and Scottish Central since 87{} i i -.. For February the rates are about the Scottish Midland same. Exchequer Bills have been at 255. to 275. prem., Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, 10 and India Bonds at 14s. to 171. premium. Bank Stock sndGoole Shrewsbury and Birm 75 is firm at 1984. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 851 -i. Ditto ditto, Class B. 4 Shrewsbury & Chester . _ • •• In the Foreign Market there is very little doing. Spanish Three per Cents. are 29 to 29k. Portuguese (Nor. W. Min.) l6 Old Bonds are 78. Dutch Two-and-a•klalf per Cents. Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 are 531 to 531-. Ditto Oswestry ..... 12 - •• In Railway Shares there has been a better business Ditto New doing, and improved rates have been obtained. Do. 8 per Cent. Pref 5 - Shrewsbury and Hereld. 2 Shropshire Union South Devon 4O . •• ..... Do. Preference •••• •••• •••• South Staffordshire 4 .• South Eastern & Dover. 334( 31% Do., No. .1 24 D0., NE. 2. Do., N 0.3 .. ..... Do.; No. 4 South Wales lB South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 3 - .... Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. Coal. ... 4 - ••• ...... •• Taw Vale Extension ... 4 - ..• ••• ..... ••• Thames Haven Dock and Railway 1 7 14...••. Vale of Neath ..... 4 Waterford and Kilkenny 13 1 / 2 .. Waterford and Limerick 40 — Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin West Cornwall Whitehayen & Furness 12 — Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 525. — Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. Do. Original New and Berwick .. ... 25 Do. North Shields Pur. 25 Do. Extension No. 1. 15 Do. do. - No. 2.'........ 10 Do. G.N E.Preference 8 York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference Do. East and West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amien5... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 14 Central of Spain Ceylon Demerara 5 Dendre Valley... 4 ORS CLOSING PRICES OF IiRITISII FUNDS. O'CLOCK.. PRICES Bank Stock .. 198 1 ,4 198/.i 3 per Cent. Reduced Anna 8 7 1, 4 3 /4 88 1 ,4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities B7N 74 % 88 New 34 per Cent. Anns 88 % 74% 89 1 ,4 Long Anns. to expire Jan. 1860 India Bonds, 1,0001. Ditto under 1,0001. .. ...... Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,0001., 5004 Small 28 p 28 p 28 p oNE O'CLOCK. CLOSING PRICES. 19% 18% 38% 73 25 RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. — &lexicon, 5 per Cent. 1846 -- Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 39 Portuguese 6 per Cents. 7B Ditto, 4 per Cent — Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account Do. 1844 14% Ditto, Passive Ditto Deferred — 12 3 / 4 Ditto. 3 per Cent 29 IA 29 29 Ditto, Account — 29% Venezuela Bonds, 2.! d i per Cent 3B 38 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch, 2 1 / 2 per Cent., 12 Guild 53%% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 85 54% 8411 - PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONN RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. Aberdeen. ___ 45 ... . .. CLOSING PRICES. Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junetion Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2 tA2 — Belfast & County Down 10 Birmingham and Ox ford Junction .... ... 20 Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 .. Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 101. ••••• Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.— Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter Ditto, Thirds ..... .20 Buckinghamshire... 101. 4s. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares Ditto,Clydesdale June 50 Chester and Holyhead... lOl Ditto, Preference l2 ...... Clarence Do. let Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, ~ 2 4 3/fii Direct Bonibay and Madras ss. . ... Dutch Rhenish ... ...... 7 ..... • East Indian .... l l4 — • ••• Great Indian Peninsular 55. Italian and Austrian.... 4 Jamaica S. Mid. Junction 1 Louvain ila Sambre ... 6 Luxembourg 6 — Lyons and Avignon..... 5 Madrid and Valentia... 2 Namur and Liege ...... 16 •...• ••• Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux 6 . . .... 54% xi Over Yssel 413 s 4d...... Paris and Lyons ......... 10 ..... I • • ••••• 4 per Cent. Dublin and Belfast June 25 ...... Dundalk a Enniskillen 17 1 ,4 — ••••, ••••, East Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D....•• 25 - Paris and Orleans ...... 20 Paris and Rouen ... ..... 20 Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse lB ... .. Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 Tours and .Nantes 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt ...... 16 West Flanders...... ...... 8 1 / 2 ..... Do., 181., E. &H.... 18 Do., 31. 105.,E. &H. 2 . Eastern Counties........ 20 Ditto (B) 2O ...... . _ Dpiott.,o,skoxiensc L sio E n as ,s t p e e rn r 50 Cent., No. ..... 6/. 13s. 4d.... ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 138.4d...' die. par DO, 'York Extension.. 10 00000 •" ••• • 53 Do., Quarters Do., New Eastern Union — 60 Ditto, Quarter Shares 15y,,, Ditto, Tuirds .......135.4d.. Do. (gaar.6 percent.) 10 East Lancashire Ditto, New Ditto, New Quarters 3 3 / 4 ...... East Lincolnshire Edinburgh and Glasgowgso ...... Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. .. Ditto, Quarter Shares Edinburgh and Northern 2V/ 2 Ditto, New.. 314 — Ditto, Newport Ditto, ditto, New VA. Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. Ditto, New ..... 2%. — Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 New ... 4O ...... ...•• Do. Preference Cousol. 12 , h — • Great Northern ' .10 1 A 43 Do., London and York VA 1 heat South. and West. (Ireland) Great North of England 100 • • Ditto, New 401. 5 Ditto, New 301. 3O Ditto, New, 151. Great Western .. 80 Ditto, 1,4 Shares 6O ...... 60 Ditto, 1 4 Shares Ditto, Fifths 2O Ditto, New 171. Huddersfield and Manch. 24 Ditto, Thirds Hull and Selby Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, IA Shares Ipswich& Bury St. Edin 1 7 1,4 Do., do., and Norwich 15 Do., do., Extens. Scrip (late Camb. & Ely) 24 l 3 /4 ex int.. Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto Ditto, % Shares Do. Qi;;rter Shares... 14 1 ,4 — "••• "••• Do. iFifths... ... 8 ..... Do. Sixteenths 6 At Do. Thirds (Reg.)....10/.4i:..... Do. Liverp. and Bury 38 Ditto 1/2 (late Hud dersfield and Sher.) 33 Do.(Wakefield,Ponte tract, and G001e).... 47 1 / 2 Do. ( W. Riding Union)4l. 25... Do. (Preston & Wyre) p 5 Do. 1 / 2 Sliares (A)... 9 Ditto ditto (B) Leeds and Bradford 5O ...... Leicester and Bedford,. 16s Leeds, Dewsbury, &e... 42 1 / 2 Do. Branch 1 / Shares 12 1 / 2 Do.Newßranch (blue) 2%... „„ Do. Extension (green) '2 l / 2 D.).Newlixten.(pink) 2 1 / 2 Leeds and Thirsk .....• 36 Ditto, New Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3%...... Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . 2 Liverp., Ainchstr &New castle Junction 2% London & Blackwall.l6/. 13s. 4d 574 G Do. New, No. 2 ... 4/. 13s. 4d.... 1% % dis Do. Extension ..... ... 17% — London, Brighton, and South Coast Do. Consol. Eighths. 30 — Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9 D.. Pref. Con. per ct. 50 ..... Ditto, ditt0...... 1852 50 London and Greenwich 12116 s 4d... —...—..... Ditto, Preference... 18 17s 2d... Lention and N. Western lOU 153 ..... ...... Do., Quarters L. & B. 22 Do., do., New Ditto Fifths: ..... .. .. 2 ...... 111/ 2 Du. 1 4 Shares (G. j.) 25 Do 4ULShares(L.M.) 15 _, .__ Do. 40/. (3i. &11.) ..: 40_ Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 7 1 ,E ... Do. 10/. (R. & B:) B. 7 1 A — •••••• ••••• Do. 10/. ( & B.) C. 1 Lona. &S. Western —.41/. 69. 8d 55 ••• .... • ••• Do. New ConsoL Bths 40 Do. Now 501. .......... Do. New 401 26 ...... •••••" Do. Tenths (Consol.) ...... •••• ••• *' • Ditto ditto :...... ..... 40 ...... Ditto, Thirds ........ .8/. 6s. 8d.... -- .. London, Salisbury, and Yeovil -•• ••• 1%...... -- Londonderry &Coleraine 27 1 / 4 . ..... — , Londonderry and Ennis killen .... ..- ........ ... 25 ...... ... .... , 51aus.thester,Buxton ,and Matlock.•• ........... .. 3 - •.. ..... .• Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire ...100 Do. Quarters _(No. 1) 13 . . .._ - ..... Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 ••• Ditto ditto (No. 3)... 7 1 A — Ditto and Grimsby.... 25 ... Ditto ditto . ... —... 7 . — ............ Ditto ditto ..... 4% — ... ... ..... Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire 71,/x..... —..... ..... . Manchest. & Southampt 2l kildand Do. Consolidated Pref.100 Do. 401. Shares Do. 504 Shares Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Midland Consul. Brist. & Binning., 6 per ct. —WO Midind, Brist. &Glocstr. 36 Ditto, ditto ...... 11/. 3s. 6d — ••••••••• .... Midlnd, Leicest. & Swan niugton, 8 per ct.guar.loo Midlimd iireat Western Irish 35 ...... N owcast le and Carlisle... tOO Do. Quartolits 25 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 21.—Wind N.E., fresh breeze, with frost and snow. RAMSGATE, JAN. 20.—Wind E.N.E.—SId. Troes Freres, Cuba. DIAL, JAN. 20.—Wind E.N.E., fresh.—Arrd. Mary Sparks, Bushlay, China; Don Colins, Brown, St. John's, Newfoundland. Arrd. from the River, and sailed, Eclipse, Mauritius; Pilgrim, Bahia; Palmyra, Deme rara; St. Croix, Honduras; Margaret Evans, New York. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 20.—Wind N.N.E.—SId. Mount Stuart Elphinstone, Hobart Town; Astarte, St. Yin ' cent's. Off port, Robert Heddle, Kreft, Sierra Leone; Hobo, Bahia, f.r Gotnenburg; .113vlua, St. JOhn'e, Now Brunswick. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 20.—Wind S.S,E.—Arrd. Rolla, Miller, Rio Janeiro ; Milton, Goohan, Boston. Sld. Thu Duke, Calcutta; Petrel, Africa; Resolution, Ma ranham; Lydia, Antigua; Ringdove, Trinidad: Mary Ann, Boston; Herald, Newfoundland. Off port, Lord Seaton. GRIMSBY, JAN. 18.—Gem, Lynn to Gainsborough, with four feet water in her hold, having been on the Sunk Sand, proceeded after stopping the leak. ARDROSSAN, JAN. 18.—The smack Mary, of Ramsey, came on shore to the south of the Saltcoats, on the 16th instant, during a heavy gale. It is reported that the brig Jane and Martha, of Belfast, was on shore on the same night at Irvine Bar, with rudder damaged. STRANRAER, JAN. 19.—The steamer reported yester day as having put into Loch Ryan, on fire, was the Viceroy, from Glasgow to Dublin, the cabin and all abaft the aftermost bulk head was destroyed before the flame was extinguished; she proceeded to-day for the Clyde. MARKET NEWS.- (THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE - (FRIDAY.) Notwithstanding the arrivals of English Wheat for our market since Monday there was more demand for that grain to-day, and most of the late unsold samples were disposed of at full prices. The condition of the Wheats was somewhat improved, from the seasonable change in the weather. The import s of foreign Wheat have been small. Selected qualities sold at full prices, but all other kinds were neglected. The supply of Barley being small, that article was quite as dear. A few carg oes o f foreign have been received fit for malting. purposes. Malt met a very dull inquiry, but as the quantity on offer was small, prices were supported. In Oats, Beans, Peas, and Indian Corn exceedingly little was doing. Flour met a inquiry at late rates. Wheat. liihtglish •• •• •• I 6,38. qrs. Lrish. ........ Ferelgi ...••• ARRIVALS. IBarley. 4,510 vv. Oats. I Flonr. 5,07 b qrs. 1,490 sky. 9,320 I -- 1,790 3,966 I 1,610 I Malt. 14716 are. sraxTErxmcm. The supply of Beasts on sale here being limited, and the weather favourable to slaughtering, the Beef trade was somewhat active, and a good clearance was ef leeted at fully Monday's quotations. There were in the market only 60 Beasts and 210 Sheep from abroad. Very few Sheep were on offer, while the sale for them was steady, and late rates were freely supported in every instance. Calves were in short supply and good request, at full prices. Prime small Porkers moved off freely; other kinds of Pigs slowly, at last week's currencies. Milch Cows were dull, at from 141 to 17/ each, including their small calf. Per sibs. is shak the offal. s. d. to e. d. s. d. t• s. d. Liferlor Boasts... .. i 2 .3 6 Second quality ditto 4 0 4 0 s 4 2 Coarse-weolled dirt* 4 8 A 0 ?dime lano i s cond qualitoce-,;:.• 3 4 4 4 6 Southdown Wether A 2 b 6 Prime Scots . ..... 4 6 4 g Ditto out of the wool —-- coarse Calves 4 4 410 Large }logs ......4 0 4 4 rt'lirre sniali ditto •• b 0 E. 4 Small Porkers .• • • 4 8 5 0 gackl i n g Calves ..20 0 29 a Quarter old ilgs ..19 0 25 6 Inferior 611cep •• . 3 S SlO Lambs • ......... o 0 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET, Keasts. I Sheep. I Calves. 1 rigs. 836 2,450 89 BA I:III3WCEATE AND IMADENEALZI. We had a very steady trade, to day, at full prices. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Beef,infotior...... 3 4 3 6 Mutton, inferior .. 3 4 3 middling 3 8 3IS middling.. 3$ 4 0 prime large .. 4 0 4 2 prime .... 4 2 4 6 prime small .. 4 2 4 4 i Pork, largo— .... 3 8 4 6 Veal•• ••••••• • • • • • 4 4 4 4 8710 all •... 4 8 8 2 Lamb. Ge 041 to Os Od. noaouGH HOP MARKET. Our market still continues firm for the best New hops, in pockets, and in some instances rather more money has been obtained for them. In other kinds only a moderate business is doing, yet the holde4s are very firm. Sussex p oc k e t s , 3/ to 31 6 s; W ea ld o f Kent ditto, 313 s to 31 13s ; Hid an d E as t K e nt ditto, 31 58 to 5 1 17s per cwt. CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in his Court at West minster to-day, at eleven o'clock, to hear lunatic and cause petitions. IN THE MATTER OF MOE SOMBRE. This case came before the Court to-day, upon a petition presented by Mr. Coppock, the solicitor, at the suggestion of the Lord Chancellor, praying that an arrangement that had been come to between the parties might receive the sanction of his Lordship. Mr. Coppock, it appeared, was the solicitor and Parliamentary agent of Mr. Dyce Sombre in conducting the defence of that gentleman's and Mr. Villiers' seat for the borough of Sudbury. For that purpose considerable expenses had been incurred, and great advances had been made by Mr. Coppock, out of his own pocket ; and that gentleman's bill amounted to 9111. Is. 10d. Upon this bill being delivered, a re ference was made to the Master, who, after receiving the evidence of Mr. George Bain and Mr. Thnnias Baker, two eminent Parliamentary agents, reported in favour of the claim of Mr. Coppock, Upon a pe- .••• _ .... 9 1 ,4 ex. in 4 - 4 ... 25 xin 60 19 3 / 4 24 103/4 13gxin • 5 4 tA 5 dis 11110•• 27i, dis 94 ~•••• 1 1 A, di. ~... 44% 15214 95 11% 55% 44 ..... 1 dis .••• 1141/j 44 1 4 131/2 ••••• ISM tition being t i . , lTFen'ecl by the committee of the estate for the purpose of justifying him in l q.ying the bill, it, was stated by the counsel on benall of the petitioner, tiiicc. Mr. Copped: had agreed to accept 450/. from the estate of Mr. Dyce Sombre, in discharge of his bill, as the defence of the seats for Sudbury was a joint cne. Upon that petition coming before the Lord Chancellor, his Lord ship, after hearing Mr. Coppoeles offer, suggested that the proper course to pursue would be for that gentleman to present a petition ; and that suggestion having been acceded to by all parties, the present petition was presented. Mr. Palmer appeared for the petitioner ; Mr. Cop pock and Mr. Lloyd, for the committee of the estate, consented to the prayer or the petition. The LORD CHANCELLOR granted the prayer of the petition, observing that although he considered the arrangement an unsatisfactory one, he thought it would be useless to refer the matter back again to the Master, as doubtless he would make the same report. The Court then proceeded with the other lunatic petitions on the paper. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Sir J. WIGRAM.) McGREGOR v. THE DERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSMIRE, AND WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. This was a demurrer to a bill filed by the plain tiff, a solicitor, who projected the railway, against the defendants, who were directors of the proposed company, for costs. It appeared that the plaintiff had entered into an agreement on his appointment as solicitor to the company not to demand any costs Until the sale of the shares, which had not taken place, and upon this ground the defendants demurred to the equity of the claim. His HONOUR delivered judgment to-day, and over ruled the demurrer with costs. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) THE CONFIRMATION OF THE REV. DR. • HAMPDEN. THE QUEEN V. THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY; On the Learned Judges taking their seats this morning, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL rose - and said—My Lords, before the Court proceeds to business I have to apply to your Lordships to fix the hearing of the arguments in the case of the Queen against the Archbishop of Canterbury for Monday. Lord DENMAN—WiII you bring it on on that day The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—I shall- feel happy to do so if it is understood to be peremptorily fixed for Monday. Perhaps the Court will fix Monday for the hearing of the arguments. Lord DENMAN—Has any one on the other side any observation to make with respect to your application ? The ATTORNEY- GENERAL—I gave my Learned Friend Sir Fitzroy Kelly notice that I intended to make the application I have. Lord. DENMAN (smiling)—lt seems to me that the matter is entirely in your own hands, as you, by vir tue of your office, have the right of moving first. Do you give notice that you will proceed with the case on Monday. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—I do, my Lord. The matter then dropped; the arguments will, therefore, be heard on Monday at the sitting of the Court. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) WALTER V. WEIIIitER. Mr. WILLS moved for an attachment against a witness who refused to be sworn in an arbitration case. The witness was not a Quaker nor a Moravian, but stated that he was a Wesleyan Methodist, and had strong objections to the taking of an oath. The other side, therefore, refused to take his evidence; and as it was of importance, it had been determined to move the Court for an attachment against him, on the ground that he was guilty of a contempt of court in refusing to be sworn in a case which had been re ferred to arbitration under a judge's order. Mr. Justice ERLE said it was the first time the point had been raised, and he would grant a rule nisi. COMMON PLEAS.-(T HIS DAY.) PILDROW V. PILBROW ' S ATMOSPHERIC PROPULSION COMPANY. This action is brought by Mr. Pilbrow, the in ventor of a system of atmospheric propulsion, against the company which bears his name, to recover a sum of 15,0001., which he alleged was due to him under a deed of agreement, by which he conveyed to the company his sole right in the patent, and the power of granting licenses. The case now came before the Court on demurrer. The judgment of the Court was in favour of the petition. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. The Young Guard is the title of a new operetta (music by Mr. Loder, words by Mr. George Soane) produced here last evening, and as the Young Guard was no other than Madame Anna M Thillon, the sue , , Cof the operetta was, as may beimagine d, com plete. The plot is neither intricate nor novel; no matter—it serves as a thread whereon to string some delicious gems of melody, and affords opportunities to .Madame Thillon of dressing and acting and sing ing, of which she knows so well how to avail herself, and therefore it does all that can be required of it. The scene is laid in Andalusia, during the time of the Carlist war. A Carlist officer, Don Alvarez (Mr. Barker), is a prisoner to the Christinos, who shut him up in an old Moorish castle. His sister, Donna Olympia (Miss Sara Flower), determines to rescue him, and, disguised as a minstrel, makes her way to the castle. She has prevailed upon a peasant girl, Estella (Madame Thillon), to don male attire, a nd to accompany her in her expedition: Estella enlists in the Christino service, and is of course drilled as * recruit. This scene is full of fun, and the affected awk wardnets of Madame Thillon was most amusing. She is placed as the guard over Don Alvarez, whose escape through a window she of course aids and abet* and is arrested therefor ; but the. timely arrival of a band of Carlists rescues her from the death to which she will inevitably be doomed, and Don Alvarez, as in duty bound, marries his pre server. The music is of a light, pleasing, a nd sparkling character, completely dramatic, and veil appropriate. Madame Thillon has three songs and three duets, two with Miss Sara Flower, and one with Mr. Wynne. Her first song, " The drum, the drum," was given with great vivacity and spirit, and was loudly encored. It is essentially an acting song, and no artiste can give songs of this character in the fascinating manner in ` which they are a l ways g i ve n by Madame Thillon. er second song, "Oh for the days," is a beautifully graceful melody, and her third, "Be still, my throbbing heart," is full o f tenderness, and was given by Madame Thillon with such exquisite pathos and feeling that it was rewarded with a rapturous encore. Her first duet with Miss Sara Flower, albeit exceedingly pretty, offers nothing very worthy of remark. " From the Fairy Haunted River," with a castanet accompaniment, is a perfect gem, and was exquisitelf given by both ladies, and rewarded with an unanimous encore. Her duet with Mr. Wynne was in the drill scene, Wynne acting the part of drill-maater—it wse capital, and was most effectively given. Mr. Barker , as Alvarez, was respectable, and Mr. Bodda, wh ° acted the part of Don Gusman, the governor of the fortress, did what little he had to do exceedingly well, his fine bass voice telling most effectively. Madame Thillon and Mr. Loder were called for at the conclusion, and received with loud applause—sr plause that was richly merited. On Wednesday afternoon the mortal remains of Mr. Griffith, of the Pavilion Theatre, and formerly of the Theatre Royal Covent-garden, were consigned to their last resting-place, at the Victoria Cetnetery , Bethnal-green, in the presence of Mr. Roberts, one of the lessees of the Pavilion Theatre, and many of his pro.' fessional brethren. Among them were Messrs. IL Reeves, Pelham Bradshaw, Sho a rd, R owe ll , Bl a k e, an d Wilton. The deceased was 48 years of age. MASTER BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS' PROVIDENT AND BENEVOLENT INsmunoN.--Yesterday evening a meet° ing of the committee and members of the above insane tion was held at the Freemasons' Tavern. The report congratulated the members on the increasing prosperiti of the society, which was established in 1836. There tre now on the funds six annuitants, whose avenge a ges are upwards of seventy years. The males receive 90 1 . , and the females 151. p, r annum. The committee are about to purelase a freehold site of ground for the asy lum, towards which building they have in hand 3,1001. The annuity fund amounts to 24001. During the pile year the receipts from all sources (including a previouo balance), amount to 8741 0. 9d., and the ex p en diture left a balance of 1891. 9s Sd. FATAL FIGHT ON BOARD SUIP. -- Yesterday after' noon an inquest was held by adjournment at the Lon' don Hospitkl, before Mr. William Baker, coroner, re' specting the death of R o b ert W yse, aged 55 years, t; shipwright, who met with his death by being knocked down the hold cf the ship Herefordshire, during a fight bete ecu the sailors and shipwrights belonging to the vt 680. On Tuesday the 23d ult., the ship, was hauled out of the East India Dock, for the) purpose of being towed tik,Gravesend by a steam•tutr, and when the Yea' sel arrived in the river, off Woolwich Rea c h, a fight took place Letween the deceased mad several of the sailors. The evidence adducvd has already been be , fore the public. The jury, after a short deliberation returned a verdict, " That the .deeeased died from fracture of the spine caused by a fall down the ship'; hold ; but how caused no satisfactory evidence bath bet n adduced." GAME! GAME! l---Now that the evidence taken before the Select Committee of the House of Commee° is coming before the public, a nice picturo of gams' preserving and game laws there will be. If the woe mania gentry are riot then ashamed of their " oecupa lion" every one else will blush for them. Mr. Sharman Crawford, will be entertained at dinner on the 25th ilistklnt, by the people of Cole raine, as a testimony of their appreciation of his un' wearied exertions towards 6 legalizing tentlnt-right. -- Banner of Ulster. 26% 10% 7 %xi ''''' ,oo.2 31 1 / 2 VA p 34 1 / 2 313/1 9% xi 13 1 /, t 14xi llxi 431ixi 5% 3 3 / 4 I