The Sun. — London, England, 1852-01-24 00:00:00

88. II DEFENCE ASSOCIATION. The aspect of affairs in France demands immediate prepara lions far defence : our Government is fettered by constitutional forms, and is therefore necessarily slow to move—the most unscrapuleus are in proFess—Great Britain is in danger—the lives and property of her . subjects are at stake—the honour of our Sove rei g n is impetilled—Bntain must be aroused, she must have the sinews of defence and the power to employ them—our sea-girt isle must main tain her position among the nations. A Committee is in formation to devise and effect prompt measures to meet every exigency. Subscriptions will be opened immediately. All who desire to co-operate are requested to communicate at once with Henry Wickens, Esq., the principal Secretary, at the Com e mittee Rooms, No. 57, Threadneedle-street, opposite Royal Ex change-buildings, London. GAME The abov e fashionable and exciting game is now ready for SALE or HIRE at MERRY'S FANCY REPOSITORY, 380, OXFORD-STREET ; also a variety of eleg encies in papier mache, English, French, and German toys, desks, work-boxes, dressing.. eases, and innumerable fancy articles, suitable for presents, inelud. ing Christmas tree ornaments. At MERRY'S, 380. Oxford- M eestrt. Parties attended with Parlour Magic, Magic Lanterns, lice. ROYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE, ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND. UNPARALLELED SUCCESS. Crowded Houses Every Night. First Week of thtiguished Vocalists from Italy, Signora Barbieri A dis lleni n and Signor Barri Tone. The performances Tata EVENING and during the week will commence with an INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS by the Manager. After which, a new scene of Apropos, entitled the MANAGER'S ROAM- To be followed by the Musical Burlesque of BOMBASTES FU -21080. To conclude with a new grand Ballet, called PAULINE ; or, the Pupil of Nature. Doors open at Half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. Private Boxes, 11. is.; Balcony Stalls, 35.; Lower Stalls, 2s. Balcony, 25.; Amphitheatre, Is. Private Sexes and Stalls may be obtained at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; Mr. Sam's Royal Library, St. James's-street ; Mr. C. 011ivier, New Bond-street ; at all the Prin cipal libraries; and at the Boa-office of the Theatre, Adelaide tr eet, West Strand. THEATRE ROYAL, DRUB.Y-LANE. First Appearance of Mr. Sims Reeves. THIS EVENING, Will be produced the Opera of IRA DIAVOLO. Fra Diavolo, Mr. Sims Reeves ; Lord Allcash, Mr. Whitworth ; Lorenzo, Mr. 3lanvers ; Giacomo, Mr. Dehaga ; Zerlina, Mrs. Sims Reeves; Lady Allcash, Miss P. Horton. To conclude with a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, called HARLEQUIN HOGARTH ; Or, The Two London 'Prentice& Box-office open daily from 10 to 4. PRICES OF ADMISSION. The former scale of prices has been revised, and a rate of admission Adopted suitable to the convenience of all classes of society:— Dress Circle • - - • • 6s. Upper Boxes Pit Amphitheatre Gallery 2s. 6d. HALF YIIICI. Dress Circle Upper Boxes Pit.. • • . Amphitheatre __ Gallery •• •• •• Os. 6d. Private Boxes, .£3 35., - Z2 25., and £1 11s 6d. Orchestra Stalls, 88 Stage Manager, Mr. 1. M. MORTON. 0. Director of Spectacle, Mr. W. WEST. The whole under the management of Mr. BIPSN, . Is. 6(1. 'rI.IFATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. cßis NYE SING, Will be performed LONDON ASSURANCE. Characters by Messrs. Bucsstone, Leigh Murray, Lambert, Bowe; Mrs. Stirling, and Miss Reynolds. which a new Fairy Burlesque,, called THE PRINCESS RA. DIAN .e AND THE STORY Ole MAYFLOWER. Characters by Messrs. Buckstone, 11. Bedford, J. Bland, Caulfield, Clark, Plimnieri, Mrs. Fit wiliiam; rs. Buckingham, and Miss Collies. To conclude with the Farce, called TIIE TWO BUSISTYCASTLES. Mr. Bouuyeastle, Mr. Buckstone; Mrs. Bonnyeastla, Mrs. inek ng ham. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI Lessee, 'atr. 13. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. Zzonriou. , . sucec6s et tin, Yankee Comealau, Mr. Jo.ti Silsbee. THIS 8 - ',V N 4+, Will be performed the Farce of THE MOTHER AND CHILD ARE, DOING WELL. Lieutenant O'Scupper, Mr. Paul Bedford ; blr. Felix Fluffy, Mr. Wright ; Maxwell, Mr. Wor, ell ; Emily, Miss Emma Harding. To be followed by a characteristic sketch, called THE YANKEE PEDLAR ; or, Old Times in Virginia. Hiram Dodge, air. Silsbee ; Worland, Mr. Worrell ; Miss Nancy Bantam, Miss Emma Hariling. After which MY PRECIOUS BETSY Mr. Bobtail, Mr. Wright. To conclude with new and original Christmas Tale, called LIT 'ILE RED RIDING ROOD. Wolfram, Baron of Burliburg (tur named The Wolf Biberieh), Mr. Paul Bedford; Seraggenheim, 51r. Butler; Trudcheu (commonly called Little Red Riding Hood), Miss Kathleen ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Resat. THIS EVENING. Sbakespere's flay of TWELFTH NIGHT. Characters by Messrs. Bartley, Keeley, filar ey, Ryder, Meadows, J. Vining, Cathcart, Wheatleigh, Miss Murray, Mrs. Keeley. and Mrs. C. Kean. With a new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN BILLY TAYLOR ; or, The Flying Dutchman and the King of Ra. ritongo. Harlequin. Mr. Cormack. ; Clown, Mr. Flexmore; Panta loon, Mr. Paulo; and Columbine, Miss Carlotta Leclercq. tt,OYAL laYC6Utd u n d er t 2 , 1, management of Madame Vestril. THIS EVENING, 'will be performed THE GAME OF SPECULATION. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, H. EnxbY, B. Baker ; Mrs. C. Born, and Miss M. Oliver. To .•nnctade with _ _ _ A new and original Fairy Extravaganza, by J. R. Manche, Esq., entitled THE PRINCE OF HAPPY LAND ; or, The Fawn in the Forest. Characters by Madame Vestris, Miss St. George, Miss Lanza, Miss Martindale, Miss Grove, Miss Ellis, Miss itosina Wright, Messrs. F. Matthews, 11. Baker, Suter, Etorncastie, Butler, and Vernon. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. as.;ree and. mktrower, Jlr. 7v . Farrar, TH.1,4 Will be performed A CONSPIRATOR SPITE OF HIMSELF. After which AN ORGANIC AFfa.C'TION. To conclude with RED RUFUS ; or, Harlequin Fact, Fiction, and Fancy. Red Rufus, Mr. Shalders ; Clown, Mr. Edwards; Harlequin, Mr. Forrest; rantaloon, Mr. Tanner; Columbine, Miss Lees. PUNOirti PLAYDOUSR AND STRAND Tii6ATEL, Lessee. Mr. W, R. COPELAND, Liverpool. The Warmest Theatre In Lendon. Alts EVENING. WM be performed THE TWELVE LABOURS OF HERCULES. After which, The JUVENILE PARTY. To be followed by a new Chinese burlesque, called THE MANDA RIN'S DAUGHTE a , or, Willow Pattern Plate. Characters by Messrs. J. Reeve, Rogers, Romer, Attwood, Hudspeth ; 3lesditmes Marshall, Sanders, Bell, Eglinton, and Maskell. To conclude with MY SISTER FROM INDIA. The prices ul admission are arranged as loli w :—Orchestra stalls, 4s; homes (drat circle), as.. (second circle), 2s. ; Is. D , ors to be opened at kalt-past Six, and the perlormanc , s to 00mmenes at Seven precisely. A Avzond price will be taken to the Boxeti only at Nine o'clock s 3 circle. Is.; second circle, Is. Private Boxes One Guinea and a Hall each. Stage Manker. Mr. E. Sdrlir Z. A.-ALt:Y'S IrOYAL Under ';'..te Patronage of her Majesty arid his Royal Highne 33 Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The most successful and popular Theatre in London. Mr. Batty begs to inform his patrons that he has entered into an engagement with Mons. FRANTZ BENSOO, the great Rope Dancer, from Vienna, who will make his appearance every evening. THIS EVENING, Will be perf3rmed a Magnificent Spectacle, entitled BLUE BEARD; or, Female Curiosity, inwhich will be introd u ced a pair of highly-trained Elephants, male and female, allowed to be the most docile pair ever brought into Europe. With Fiatty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena, combining talent Of sh e highest order, both Native and Foreign. with the mcst popular and only Equestrian Pantomime in London, Wit, MR. and MRS. BRIGGS ; or , Punch's Festival —Mirth, it, and Jollity. Harlequin Mr. Harvey ; C olumbine, Misq Avery ; Pa ntaloon, Mr. Ruckman ; -blown, Arthur Nelson, who will in the ar r .'e_of each evening play a number of favourite airs on the si7rf zh il armonicon. et3 to b 5 had at the Bert-office from Eleven till Four daily. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thout9e.:n. RIGII WATER AT LONDON min after 4 " Morning n min. after 3 T ?--aoao w - - 1 Even in g •ft - 4 morning rein atter 4 1 Evening 44 minBRIDGI E 0. — ,„„ A THE WEA TIVER.—Suar OFIaC4 d4l' RT 24. Th Eamoxwrica, HZ TSB SHADS. 41—highast Itace neon yesterday. 31-I,,west thil morning and during the a t ilt ' 41—this day, at noon. itAROMILTRIL, 29.79. S.W.—strong breeze andeloudy, with rain occasionallY• DAILY WEATHER . TABLE. state of the Wind and Weath er at eaAchßoL t E' the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday ;rie,Ta3rlio•acrrngHeLl. in lr , d i e ‘ r v o . f , strong latitude. 1r e e z ni e FOOLH—Wind S.W.. gentle br o e v ez ercas c t i opvartially cloudy. cloudy. BniGErros—Wind N., calm— HASTINGS-- Wind W., gentle breeze—partiallySooTHAMPTos Wind W., strong breeze —partially cloudy. For.iotsTozits--Wind S.W., gentle breeze -7711131 morning,--The e t : : a I: "'lone ycdloudy. GREENWICH —IV ind S.W., gentle breeze —cloudless STRooo—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. -- SWINDON—Wind W.. gentle breeze—partially clou dy . COLoHicsTEß—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partiall y QuitharDGEr.Virind s., gentle breeze—partially Y„..,,APATouTH—Wind S.W. gentle breeze—overcast. 37 * .1/3:RUNGTON.-.Wind SS:W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of ~: :e wind and weather on TharsdaY morning at nine o'clock :..., LutEußat.—W" Nnd W., strcng breeze— c.,,,,Low I hail. — Wind S.W.hard- • d—ra in. DICL LINGAII Vi m • ,i •C;r win ~ ~ strong breeze—overcast. ----"'"'"'""---------- TO CORRESPONDEN TS Ho c°l3lraunicati on can be attended to unless anthon• sicated by the name and address cf the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned• 1 0. 4- 4 if f, ' - ..*, , .. 2 i? A, A ~...... • , ~1 ; 4 0 .4 1 '• )(it :...4-' L.,-----. 4 .1", --: '1e..,.• o. , . i _ ..2 ..i v . .. _,..,...4 ,- oli:u ,i,—.. ', - •00,-... , . --,,, PR'S . - 4 0 , --%-r,- -4.." r„ -e,'-',.. eb-ourcrim 14./ / LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1852. Alarmists are precisely the men with whose ideas we ourselv es have the least possible sympathy. Nevertheless, while it is but judi,:ious to reject opi 33i9ns like th ose industriously promu l g ated by th e alarmists —opinions calculated rather to paralyze the =popular courage, than to revivify the national patriot ism—it were culpable in the highest degree to disre gard statistics proving, beyond the possibility of denial, that our situatio n as an insular power i 3 S O liii-iWailiirb a l l r i g efe "ible as to present the most favour 40'. .., ~.,, cluing ° PPortunities for invasion. That 7 ti h s ool:is .7::\s(01 1i y , the case witi3 England 'pas long ~ , s'-. .. , '',4 ceive b '''l' . ' ;,t . T : t 1 ' been thoroughly demon - e!. 4 .,e , :en, , • 4, , 'aa e °F WtLia 1 ' Ncrros has said it ! not that arising cut AP ''. : , .., _ .:. , -147 therefore, i s \: "s: , -." .. / ;idity of igtiorance : i! - . is the deilterltbs A ackhoveledgni'mt of a fact which has forced itself upon tbe re cognition o f th e soundest m Judgment and of the roost illustrious experience. A considerable interval has elapsed since the truth here T E S IJN, referred to was insisted upon with incomparable ability by one of the most charming writers of our age, and one consequently who could most readily ad dress himself to a numerous proportion of his con temporaries. Sir FRANCIS HEAD, in his somewhat startling appeal to his countrywomen, disclosed in a masterly manner the position of things along our coasts, showing that, to say the very least of it, there were enormous, if not in the end wholly irresistible, temptations to the more warlike among the continental enemies of Great Britain. Everyone knows well enough that the Prince DE JOINVILLE declared the practicability of a military incursion into E n gland. Everyone knows this as well as that the Emperor NAPOLEON not merely resolved upon the conquest of these islands, but went even so far as to collect together his army and his fleet in the immediate vicinity of Boulogne. More recently a French General no less dis tinguished than CaANGARNIER declared his readi ness to conduct a body of 10,000 men to London : and as that merry old gentleman, Mr. Punch, has since remarked, CIIANGARNIFR, in fulfilment of his offer, has really arrived in our metropolis, only— he has left behind him the 10,000 soldiers who were to have been his companions. All these historical in cidents, though familiar long before now to the ma jority of the people, are here recalled to the public recollection, because they unite in demonstrating the views entertained by our foes themselves in reference to a matter vitally affecting the interests of the empire, and hinging even upon the very question of the na. tional existence. Elsewhere in our impression of this evening will be found an epitome of the ingenious theory sug gested by the Baron EMILE MAURICE DE SELLoN, which we have transferred to our columns from those of a morning contemporary. As the production of a soldier already distinguished by several very excel lent works as a military tactician, this theory is perhaps, of all the theories yet advanced, the one most fully entitled to consideration. Founding his scheme of invasion upon the data of the arma ment actually assembled in 1804 by the Emperor NaroLEois, the Baron MAURICE asserts that 150,000 men would be the number requisite for the conquest of the British Government. Descendingto particulars, he maintains that the force must consist of 110,000 infantry, of 22,000 cavalry, of 13,750 artillery, of 3,000 engineers, and of 3,050 baggage train—in all, a gross total of 151,800. Together with them he enumerates 22,000 troop and 35,806 draught horses, making a full compliment of 57,806. These, with a due proportion of carriages, ammunition, stores, and provisions, he would have transported to our shores, one-half from Brest, and the other from Cher bourg—conveying them thence through the aid of some 224 sailing vessels, 4 auxiliaries, 325 steam ships, 657 of merchant service, giving a sum total of 982 altogether. The subsequent proceedings of the expedition planned by the bellicose ingenuity of Baran MAURICE will be observed to be very explicitly de fined in subsequent portions of the document already particularized. Landing 32,000 men at Bristol, where little or no resistance is anticipated, bombard ing Plymouth with the line-of-battle ships, con taining 43,000 soldiers, and, of course, taking it after a few hours' siege triumphantly, and directing no less than 76,000 upon Rye, where every imagi nable facility is expected in the process of debarka tion, France is to concentrate those three corps d' armee upon the ill-fated metropolis of Great Britain, which in panic, flames, and bloodshed, is to deliver up is treasures to the conqueror. What is to be done after the unwieldy province is vanquished is left, of course, as yet, to the vaguest daydreams of the liveliest imagination. The Baron contents himself with sketching out a plan which has been recently laid before the English community through the medium of a translation by Captain ADDISON.* Now all this, doubtless, is very pretty, very agreeable, very enticing to that jeune France which cherishes the idea of supplanting " "the flag that has braved a thousand years the battle and the breeze," by " the tricolour that has made the tour of the world in the midst of glory and victory." But JOHN BULL cannot, for the life of him, comprehend the notion of ignoring thus sum tnarily the existence of that naval power with which, since the days of Dutch prowess and of the Spanish Armada, he has " ruled the waves," in the name of hiq titulary goddess Britannia. Setting aside the extravagance of the calculations made by those continental advocates of invasion, there is, assuredly, nevertheless, ample reason on our part for setting on foot preparations, such as might be best calculated, in case of emergency, to repel the force of any foreign aggression. Among the proposals which have been recently made public in reference to these suggested prepa rations, we may briefly refer to the schemet of forming and enrolling rifle clubs throughout the United Kingdom. It has been hinted to ourselves, moreover, that it might, perhaps, be advisable to have the police force instructed in rifle-shooting, in the adoption of which ceurse it is argued that, without any extra charge, a supplementary militia would thereby be very readily organized. Might not our artillery, also, sug gests our correspondent, carry with them iron Venetian blinds, of a portable character, so us to constitute a moving fortress capable of being advanced to the sea shore or withdrawn into the interior, according to the exigency of the situation—protecting the men effectually from rifle bullets and musket balls, while obviating at the same time the evils attendant upon a stationary sea-side battery, which must, of course, become altogether useless, so soon as the enemy have actually landed. Together with changes of the kind here specified, it were probably advisable like wise to have all the old ships now laid up idle in dock fitted out with the screw propeller, well manned by an increase of our maritime forces (sailors, remember, being capable of acting both as marines and as soldiers)—and thereby rendered available in the instance of any serious emergency. In connexion with this portion of the subject, it is gratifying to observe the following significant announcement made with the rest of to-day's naval intelligence : "ANOTHER SCREW THREE-DECTER TOR THE BRITISH Navy.—We are glad to find that the Admiralty have ordered the Windsor Castle, of 120 guns, now build ing at Pembroke, to be cut in two amidships, in order to introduce about 23 feet of midship body, and also to be lengthened abaft to receive the screw and engines of 750-horse power, made by Air. Robert Napier, of Glasgow, originally for the Sini "na; and we hone to see a similar operation performed on many more of the ships now building. t:uph_lrtoa:as.l Albert, 120, building at Woolwich, is also 'wing adapted for the screw, to be propelled by the en i"'4 Of ti2o-_horse power, made by Seaward for the With of large power n u o s brio in into us some of the engines lying on hand." preparations of this description 11-foot there c to ann t o h t e , we captabbinillic;Y of our maintaining our remain very large anxiety as position ostformidable against the depreciate mali of the value moat confident and the m gn the invaders. To say otherwise a were to to temper of the people, of the ever-memorable and glorious records of Our national history. For the preservation of the we have to look with unflagging might of England c of the popula tionconfidencdefencese ; to the prowess of our military and maritime yet m ; o b r u e t the bov ;valour ofcourse, :and patriotism , to the a id o f DIVINE PROVIDENCE. "On National Defence in England." B y B Translated by Captain J. E. Aris", & a P. E. Maurice , Scc- With a Map of the Channel and adjacent Coasts. Bv°• c. 88. Lond:m : Parker, Furniv Immediatef Formation and En rolment of Rifle Cl übs thlootntgoonn.t John King ntry.,, By as Old Soldier. Bvo., 81. g. 1852. _ . 7 n Clop, a n d It was with mingles feelings of shame, i d• qua astonishinent that we read in the Moniteu r the decree signed Louts NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, confiscating the property . of the Orleans family. Had the Red Republic been inaugurated, had Socialism been acknowledged as a fundamental law of the State, then, indeed, decrees of confiscation and decrees of proscription might have been expected ; but we were told, and we believed, that the accession of Louis NAPOLEON to power was necessar? to prevent the advent of the reign of plunder, proscription and terror. If, however, he himself inaugurates th e reign of plunder, and proscripti9n, terror, the french people may nerbps begin to consider that the reign of tie Red Republic would not ba one whitmore terrible, while it would be much less expensive. This act of plun der was, it appears, opposed by all Louis NA- LONDON, ronEors's real friends. The Princess MATBILDE DEMIDOFF, the Marchioness of DOUGLAS, and all his relatives besought him in most earnest terms to abstain from the perpetration of this gross crime and grosser blunder ; M. DE MORNY, whose devotion on the 2d of December ought not to have been forgotten by the PRESIDENT, resigned rather than have his named mixed up with such a disgraceful proceeding, and M. FOULD, whose presence in the Cabinet has always been con sidered a guarantee that public faith would be kept inviolate, accompanied him in his retirement. Treating with contempt ,the entreaties of his relatives and the remonstrances of his judicious friends, LOUIS NAPOLEON has chosen to listen to the interested suggestions of other parties, and has com mitted an act of barefaced plunder, the Church (which appears to be in France the re gular IXEY SOLOMONS of 'all appropriators) sharing in the proceeds, and, we suppose, giving her absolution as the consideration. We have never been supporters of the Orleans fa mily, or of the Orleans politics. When Louis PHI LIPPE was in the height of his power he had no more determined opponent than ourselves ; we rejoiced, and we do rejoice at his ignominious expul sion from France, in 1848, and we would do nothing that should in the least tend to the restoration of the French crown to any member of his family. Yet, we cannot forget that whilst the Emperor NAPOLEON, is violation of the law of na tions, seized the Due D'ENGHEIN on neutral territory, and shot him at midnight in a ditch at. Vincennes, Louis PHILIPPE, having twice caught the nephew of the ;murderer of his cousin, flagrante delicto— having twice acquired an absolute right over the life of LOUIS NAPOLEON, twice spared that life to one who now uses it to despoil and ruin the family of the man who spared him. The effect of this decree upon the relations of the PRESIDENT of the French Republic with those European Powers whose support he has far years past so assiduously courted, cannot but be most injurious. Neither Queen CHRISTINA nor the Duke of MONTPENSIER can look with a very favourable eye upon the spoliator of the Orleans family ; nor can the KING of the BELGIANS be expected to take any very lively interest in the maintenance of the existing state of things in France ; as to King BOMBA, the pet of the Holy Alliance, application has, it is said, already been made to him for the pay ment of arrears due to the Murat family— an application that will probably be enforced, not withstanding the protests of the Red EMPEROR. As to the legal quibble that the property of Louis PHI LIPPE became national property on his acceptance of the crown, it is beneath contempt. Had Louis PHILIPPE succeeded to the crown, the case might, perhap! , have admitted of argument, but he accepted the crown, and before accepting it made a disposition of his private property, in the same men ner as a man in contemplation of marriage makes a settlement of hii property before the celebration of his nuptuals ; and the settlement is as legal, as in violable, and as sacred in the one case as in the other. Sir Joss OMMANNEY has at length, even at the eleventh hour, come forward to deny the accuracy of the statements respecting his conduct when the loss of the Amazon became known in the district of which he was the naval commander. After a protracted silence he has seen the necessity of offering some ex planation on the subject. He finds that En inoverlaonoyk a matterand rnf a p a h th u y .. ill the voice of public opinion Emanin glishmen v c e a n r e a 1;:s t e hs not can no longer be slighted or despi=ed. We cannot, however, congratulate the Port Admiral on his de fence. He bite unquestionably succeeded in showing that others have merited censure—that the demands for assistance were not as strenuously urged as they might have been, or as his dignity required; but we cannot see that he has in any degree improved his own position. It may be his opinion that a public officer is not to take the initiative in any instance, that his sole duty is to throw impe diments and difficulties in the way of any proposition that may be brought under his notice. For this he has undoubtedly a precedent, and the Lords Commis sioners can scarcely blame one of their officers for so closely following their own example. We must, however, be permitted to examine the contents of his letter (one of the most extraordinary documents that ever emanated from a British Admiral), and consider the nature of the defence thereby set up. The Admiral first assails the veracity of Messrs. Fox, Sons, and Company. He speaks in good round terms of the reply of Captain Csareem e being founded on " a falsehood asserted by Mr. Fox ;" and 1a order to sustain that assertion, he forwards two letters from Messrs. Fox and Company, the effect o f which is that the applications were made to the Ad miral's secretary and not to himself personally• These gentlemen admit that when one of their firm " called at the Admiral's office, lie did not see Sir JOHN OMMANNEY himself." No, the Gallant Commander would not make himself so cheap as to b 3 visible to every per son w h o c h ose t o so li c i t an interview. But they distinctly and po sitively assert that Mr. SEPTIMUS Fox, junior, went to the office on the Bth instant, that he saw Mr. KENT, the Admiral's private secretary, who, in answer to his application, informed him " that no steamer had been sent out to seek for the ' Amazon's' crew, as the Ad miral considered it useless ;" and they also declare that " they considered that answer to be the same as if they had it from the mouth of the Admiral himself." We think that the public generally will agree in that opinion. The blustering denial of the Port-Admiral that "Messrs. Fox had ever seen him" or that he had refused to send assistance, appears then to be a quibble more worthy of an Old Bailey advocate than of an officer of high rank in the royal navy. There is, it may be observed, no denial that Mr. KENT had stated that " the Admiral con sidered it useless to send out a vessel," or that he was duly authorised to return such an answer, without even going through the form of consulting his superior officer. Qui facit per alium _Tacit per ae, is an ancient and time-honoured apophthegm, and we cannot see how Sir JOHN OMMANNEY can improve his position by trying to shift the blame from his own shoulders to that of his subordinates. The Gallant Admiral is equally unfortunate in his second plea. He seems to think that if no di rect application was made, he should re main perfectly careless and indifferent. In his letter to the Secretary of the Company, he says, "as the Admiral serving here, AND THE ONLY PERSON CAPABLE OF AFFORDING ASSISTANCE, I appeal to you whether some person should not have come to me to have afforded me information, and to have solicited assistance, had it been required." This sentence appears to afford the only reasonable solution to the problem. We do not suppose that Sir JOHN OMMANNEY was actuated by any in human or malevolent feeling in neglecting to send out a steamer on the earliest opportunity ; but his dignity was offended ! He should bare been enabled to cross. examine the survivors, to have exercised his own judgment, but, above all, the humble application should have been prefaced w i t h " bated breath and deep humility." The Gallant Admiral seems to have taken a lesson from the Oxonian who, while seeing a fellow student drowning in the Isis, regretted " that he had not had the honour of being intro duced to the gentleman, in order that he might have taken the liberty of saving his life." Sir JOHN OMMANNEY, in like manner, thinks that, no matter how urgent the occasion, even though the lives of many of her MAIESTI'S subjects should be at stake, b e cou ld no t be expected to take any step in adva nce , un l ess the mos t f o rmal etiquette had been observed. We confess that we do not g ive an y ere deuce to the statements that ha ve been made, but we re gret to say that the Ad m iral's own latter places him • In a more unfavourable light tha n any in which we had heretofore regar ded him. And his positionby no me ans irnaroved by the asserti on of the Rev. Mr. when he went to apply f or a id e cted at least Whe ex ASBUR TON, that to receive ki n d ness p The question h as now and courtesy, but found none." , that must commend the LEO iS I • attention, and, e re the first meek of tha the interrogatory will be Is Sir JOHN OAIMANNET 1 sed assumed , stringentlys essiona naspecthe exhibited— " s h i b e . i t a Plymouth ?" still Port-Admiral at THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Moniteur contains the following important decrees : " There is established a Iflinister of State, with the fol lowing attributions : " The relaticns of the Government with the Senate, the Legislative body, and the Council of State; " The correivondence of the President with the different Ministries ; " The count (Isigning the decrees nomi na ti ng Ministem Presidents of CI ie • Senate and the Legislative body, the no mination of senators , and concess ion of dotation which may be made to ther n, and the nomination of the members of the Council of Stal The countersigning the decrees of the President in exe cution of the powers conferred on him conformably to Arti cles 24, 28, 31, 46, and 54 of the Constitution, and those con cerning matter which do not specially belong to any other Ministerial department ; 4, The drawi Jag up and care of the minutes of the Council of Ministers ; Th e exclusive direction of the official part of the Ho niteur "The admi castration of the national palaces and manu factures. " Given at the Tuileries, this 22d Jan., 1852. " LOUIS NAPOLEON." Louis NAr DLEON , President of the Republic, de creei : "M. de CE isabianca, ex - Minister of Finance, is named Minister of S ;ate. " Given at the Tuileries, this 22d Jan., 1852. " LOUIS NAPOLEON. (Countersigned) " X. DX CASABLANCA, " Minister of State." Louis Nei iolizoN , President o f th e Republic, de crees Art. 1. 'Where is created a Ministry under the title of Ministry of ithe General Police. " Art. 2. l 'ne Minister of Police shall have the following attributions: "The exec ution of the laws relative to the general police, and to the as fety and internal tranquillity of the Republic; thesurve o i a : e of theatrical pieces, and pub licationsjrnt°haepaoislice of the prisons, and other kinds;ofthe n; thet personnel of the Prefects of Police departments, and the agents of the general of f places Paris and con .fi theu e me police of evi lry kind ; the commercial, sanitary, and indus trial police; , and the repression of mendicity and vaga bondage. "Art. 3. '.17h0 Ministry of Police will correspond with the different con .stituted authorities for all which concerns the safety of the Republic. " Art. 4. An ulterior decree will regulate the central or ganization a nd the active services of the new Ministry. " Art. 5. The Ministers will be charged, each as far as ' concerns with the e.orecution of the present decree. " Given e kt the Pal ace of the Tuileries, this 22d January 1852. " LOWS NAPOLEON. (Countersigned) "X. DM CASABLANCA." Louis i cAPOLEON, P res ident of the Republic, decrees Art. 1. M. de Manilas, Prefect of Police of the Seine, is named llnister of the General Police. " Art. 2. Our Minister of State is charged with the exe cution of t 1 Le present decree. " Given a.t the Palace of the Tuileries, this 22d January, 1852. " LOUIS NAPOLXON. ounteraigned) " X. DE CASABIANCA." LOUIS IN. ►FOLSON, President of the .Republic, de crees : M. Ab' l atucci, honorary councillor of the Court of LB named K eeper o f the Seals and Minister of C onasE Justice,atiin, th e room of M. Rouher , w h o se resi g n ation is accepted. ,‘ Given I,t the Palace of the Tuileries, this 22(1 January, 1852. .‘ LOUIS NAPOLEON. liroLEo (CounteraiBnedl Louis 1V p i , " b• Dlo: CASABIANCA." I . 6 re.sident of the Republic, de crees : named ,,,lose r M e s i i, n .:, n s t a e t r i o o n f t i h s e a c l e n e t p e t r i e o d r . , in the room of M. de Moray, " M. Fia lin d e Persigny, ex-Minister Plenipotentiary, is " Given ,it the Tuileries, this 22d January, 1852. " Louis NAPOLEON. (( 3 ountersigned) "IC. DE CASA/314\11CA." Louis N APOLEON, President of the Republic, de crees : "M. Bin.eau, ex-Minister, is named Minister of Finance, in the root] . t of M. Fould, w h os e re3ignation is accepted. Given :It the Tuileries, this 22d January, 1852. " LOUIS NAPOLEON. ( ( kuntersigned) X. PE CASABIANCA." The PRE* lIDENT of the Republic, " Consio ering that all the Governments which have suc ceeded eacli other have judged it indispensable to oblige the family whi c h ceased to re i gn to sell the real and personal property whi c h i t possessed in France; that in this mann er , on the 12 th January, 181 6 , Lo uis . V II I constrained the . lumbers o f the family of the Emp eror Na p ole on to sell their personal pi operty w i t hi n a delay of six months, and that on the 10th April, 1832, Louis Philippe acted in the same manner with regard to the princes of the elder branch of the Bourbons; " Consit fering that such measures are for the interests of order an. the public; that now more than ever high poli tical consi derations imperiously command the diminution of the influee, ,ce whi c h t he pcssession of nearly three hund re d millions of 'prop erty i n France gives to the Orlean s f am il y ; " D ecrees: " Art. 1 . The members of the Orleans family, their hus bands, wit.re3, and descendants, cannot possess any real or personal property in France; they shall be bound to sell, in a definitiv a manner, all the property which belongs to them througho t . t the whole extent of the territory of the Republic. " Art.::;. This sale shall be effected within the delay, for free prope rty, of one year from the date of the promulgation of the pr , esent decree, and for property liable to liquidation or dispute from the date at which the property shall have become in :evocably their own. " Art. 3 . In the event of the sale not having been effected within the above prescribed delays, the Administration of Domains shall proceed therewith, in the forms prescribed by the la .w of the 10th April, 1832. " The, proceeds of the sale shall be handed over to the proprietors or to those having a right thereto. " G,ivezi at the Palace of the Tuileries, the 22d January. " Loom NAPOLIDON. " X. DE CASIBIANCA, " Minister of State." (Countersigned) The PRESIDENT of the Republic, ousidering that, without encroaching on the right of property in the person of the Princes of the Orleans family, the President of the Republic would not justify the confi dence of the French people, if he permitted properties which ought to belong to the nation to be abstracted from the do mains of the State ; " Considering that, according to the ancient public law of France, rnaintained by the decree of the 21st September, 1790, and by the law of the Bth -November, 1814, all the property which belonged to the Princes on their accession to the throne was of full right, and at the very instant united to the domain of the Crown ; "That thus the decree of the 21st September, 1790, and the law of the Bth November, 1814, enact : The private property of the prince who cornea to the th rone , an d that which he possessed during his reign, on whatever title it may be, are of full right and at the very instant united to the dornaiu of the nition, and the effect of this union is perpetual and irrevocable "That the consecration of this principle ascends to very distant times of the monarchy that amongst others may be cited the example of Henry IT. ; that prince having wished by letters patent of the 16th April 1590, to preve nt the union of his propert ies w ith the domai n o f the Crown, the Parliament of Paris refused to enregister those letters patent by a judgment of the 15th July, 1591, and Henry IV., sub sequently a pplauding this firmness, issued in the month of July, 1607, a decree revoking his irst letters patent; " Considering that this fundamental rule of the monarchy was applied under the reign of Louis XVIII. and Charles X., and reproduced in the law of the 15th January, 1825 ; •"lhat no legislative act had revoked it on the 9th August, 1630, when Louis Philippe accepted the Crown ; that thus by the fact of that acceptation all the prop er ty which he possessed at that period became the indisputable property of the State ; " Considering that the general donation, subject to a life interest, consented to by Louis Philippe for the advantage of his children, to the exclusion o f his eldest son, on t h e 7th August, 1830, the very dal" en which the throne was offered him, and before his acceptation which took place on the 9th of the same month, had only for its object to preve nt the union to the domain of the Stat e o f t h e large estates pos y sessed by the prince called to the throne; "That at a later period, when it became known this act excited public disapprobation (soul eve l a con sciencepublique) ; " That, if the annulling of it w as not pronou nced, it was because there did not exist, as under the ancient monarchy, to an authority competent -- repress the violation of the prin ciples of public law, the protection of which was formerl y confided to the Parliaments ; " That, in reserving the life interest of the property com prised in the donation, Louis P hilipp e de r ived himself of nothing, and wished only to assure to his f a mily a patrimony become that of the State; " That the donation itself, not less than the exclusion of the eldest son, in the ezpectation of the accession to the throne of that sJisi, was on the part of the King Louis Philippe, the most formal recognition of that fundamental rule, since it required so many p r ecautions to elude it ; " That it would be Vain to allege that the union to t he properties of p u blic domain of th e prince could only result the from the acceptation of the crown by him, acceptation only t ook A st the donation and that as such place on the 9t ugn consented on the 7th of the same month should produce its effect ; " Considering that at the latter date Louis Philippe was no longer a private DPI. King of the - - 8 ", since the two Chambers declared him oath to the Chart er ; French, under the sole condition of taking an the 7th August, in consequence of his acceptation, he was King on . fested b BIIICO on that day the national will was ma n; übl. y the two Chambers, and that the fraud on the law of a public order does not exist less when it is concerted in certain fact which is immediately about to be realised f ; " Considering that the property comprised in the donation August being irrevocably incorporated in the do main of the State, could not be detached by the clauses of Art. Tt,._2h2aof the l aw of the 2d M arc h, 1832 ; That it w ould be contrary to all principles ascr ibi n g a retroactive effect to that law, to cause it to render valid an act radically nu l l, according to t h e l eg i s l at i on ex i st i ng at the time at which the act was consummated ; influence of " That, besides that law dictated by privat 3 interest, under the Politi ca l events, cannot prevail against the Permanent rights of the State, and the immutable rules of public law; " Considering, besides, that the rights of the State thus claimed, the re still one hundred pillions,remainse to the Orleans family more than which they can support their rank abroa with " Considerin g al so th a t it is right to continue the annual allowance of 30 0,000 f. inscribed in the bud g et for the dowry of the Duch ess of Orleans; " Decrees— " Art. 1. The real and personal property which is the ob ject of the donation made on the 7 t h Au g ust, 1830, by the e i is King Louis Ph il i ppr es tored to the domain of the State. "Art. 2. The State rem ains charged with the payment of the debts of the Civil List of the last reign. " Art. 3. The dowry of 300,000 f. awarded to the Duchess d'Orleans is Maintained. " Art. 4. The property returning to the State in virtue of Art. 1 shall b e Partly suld ( tesdus en partie) by the Ad ministration des D ema i ne s, and the proceed s shall be divided as follows : " Art. 5. T en millions are allowed to the Sociites de Se cours Mutuels authorised by the law of the 15th July, 1850. "Art. 6. Teo the dwellings milli on s shall b© e m p lo y ed in amelioratin g of workmen in the great manufacturing to.ins, " Art. 7. Tea millions shall be devoted to the establish ment of institutions for making loans on mortgage (institu tions de credit Aucicw) in the departments which may de mand that measure on submitting to the conditions con sidered necessary. SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1852. " Art. 8. Five millions shall serve to establish a retiring pension fund for the poorest assistant clergy (les desservans les plus pauvres). "Art. 9. The surplus of the properties mentioned in Art. 1 shall be united to the dotation of the Legion of Honour, and the revenue of it shall be employed as follows and if insufficient the deficiency shall be made up from the re sources of the budget. Art. 10. All the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the army and navy, who shall henceforth be nomi nated or promoted in the National Order of the Legion of Honour shall receive, according to their grade in the legion, the following annual allowances-- members of the Legion (as heretofore) ▪ 250 f. Officers ▪ 500 Commanders ... . 1,000 Grand Officers .. 2,000 Grand Crosses 3,100 "Art. 11. A military medal is created, giving the right to 100 f. of life-rent in favour of soldiers and non-commis sioned officers of the army and navy placed in the conditions which shall be fixed by subsequent regulations. "Art. 12. A national chateau shall serve as a house of education for the indigent daughters or orphans of the fami lies whose chiefs shall have obtained that medal. "Art. 13. The château of Saverne shall be repaired and finished, to serve as an asylum for the widows of civil and military high functionaries who may die in the service of the State. _ _ _ " Art. 14. In consideration of the present, the President of the Republic abandons all demand relative to the confis cations pronounced in 1814 and 1815 against the Bonaparte family. "Art. 15. The Ministers are charged each in what concerns him with the execution of the present decree. " Given at the Palace of the Tuileries the 22d January. " By the President, " LOUIS NAPOLEON. " X. DE CASABIANCA, Minister of State." MM. NADAUD, RACOUCHOT, and FAUBE, ex-re presentatives of France, arrived yesterday in Brussels, with passports given by the Government. The Patrie publishes the following official commu nicated note :—" For some time back certain journals have spoken of private letters which they pretend the PESIDENT of the Republic has addressed either to several sovereigns or to the PorE. It is only in an official manner that the PRESIDENT has written to the heads of the various states. No correspondence of a political character has taken place between him and them." The 3loniteur Parisien says—" We are informed that the differences between France and Morocco are in a fair way of being amicably arranged. The Agent and Consul-General of the King of SAR DINIA at Tangiers has been chosen to interpose his good offices. The steps already taken by this diplomatist, who has acquired general confidence and esteem, lead to the hope that he will, in a short time, obtain a fa vourable result." The Bourse opened dull, under the impression .pro duced by the decrees published in tho Moniteur relative to the property of the family of the house of Orleans. Business, however, became more animated towards the close and Government Securies closed at an advance on yesterday's prices. The Five per Cents, opened at 101 f. and rose to 103 f., at which they closed; the Three per Cents. closed at 66c. 25c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,070 f.; Rouen, 670 f.; Hsvre, 265 f.; Great Northern, 563 f. 75c.; Avignon, 2351:; Vierzon, 502 f. 50c; Basle, 206 f. 25c.; Bordeaux, 430 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 456 f, 250.; Tours and Nantes, 300 f. ; Amiens to Boulogne, 280 f.; Paris and Lyons, 567 f. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 23. Boulogne and Amiens, 11% - Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon),l9 l / 2 ex in.— East Indian, 23—Luxembourg, 3 v g —tiamur and Liege, s%—Northern of France, 17% ex in.—Orleans and Bordeaux, 71 ,4 ex in.—Paris and Lyons, 8 1 A—Paris and Orleans, 41 1 4 1 —Paris and Rouen, 26 —Paris and Strasbourg, 154—Rouen and Havre, 9% — Sambre and Meuse, 3j4. GERMAN Y. The Second Chamber of Hanover continued on the 17th and 19th, in secret sittings, the discussion on the treaty of the 7th of September, between Prussia and Hanover. The Chamber adopted several of the propositions made by a Committee relative to the treaty. ITALY. The Parma Gazette, of the 18!h, publishes a de• cree, suppressing the general direction of the police on the Parmese territories, and vesting all political, judicial, administrative, and military powers in the military inspector of the gendarmery, and in the commandants of the towns and fortresses of the duchy. The Atessaggere of Modena, of the 14th pub lishes a notification, announcing the accession of the Duchy of Modena to the Austro-Italic-postal league. QUICK COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LONDON AND DUBLIN. The increasing intercourse between Great Britain and the sister isle will do more to smooth down the rugged road of prejudices and party feuds than a hundred Acts of Parliament; and it is gratifying to see that stops are taken to facilitate and promote the connexion of the two countries, which are characterised by a liberal prudence and a generous economy. It is of little service to bridge the Channel with steamers, and run railways from coast to coast, if the expense of travelling acts as a barrier to the passage of that middle class which will be the most benefited by it; and, therefore, it is we note the mea sures taken by wise heads and full hands to promote their comfort and convenience. On and after February 1, second-class passengers will be enabled to travel be tween London and Dublin by express trains, so that they will be placed on a perfect equality, as regards the time of transit, with those paying first-class fares. There will be no break in the jo urne y — no weary lowaiting-rooms,unging in the or sickeni ng d e l ays —b ut a mansteamer in Ki ngs t own i n the odngcianng step on morning, and dash across, and on up to London as fast as steam can carry him, so that on the evening of the day he strolled down Grafton -street he can astonish the Strand in all his native elegance. —Dublin Empress. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Seeing to-day in a newspaper that the Board of Ordnance has sent to Birmingham for tenders for 23,000 r ifles, as an officer who entered the army 46 years ago in the Rifle Corps (then the 95th Regiment), and has paid attentionconsiderabattention ion to the su bj ect s i nce, I feel it ,‘ stuff o' the conscience" to ask yon to give publicity to the statement, that the efficiency of our regimental rifles is injured, if not destroyed, by the easily altered circum stance of their being fitted with iron ramrods instead of wooden. At the somewhat distant period referred to the young officers were in the habit of making matches for rifle shooting; and there were always one or two rifles in a company which had a character for hitting the mark, xnd were in great request accordingly, the simple expla nation being that from their having been lately given out of store or other causes they had escaped the general deterioration. A sporting experience which befel me in India led to improving on this observation. I had procured from England a new rifle of Baker's make, being in essentials as nearly as might be the regimental rile. On trying it against the antelopes it hit the three first shots, but the last only disabled the game from going off at speed. In the anxiety to reload I used tha iron ramrod vigorously, exactly as a soldier would do in similar circumstances, and thereby made, as afterwards appeared, some circular cuts or scratches round the upper part of the bore. The result was that the piece would never afterwards hit at 50 yards. A rifle once jagged in the inside with the iron ramrod is as incurable as the edge of a rasor which had been submitted to a like process. When 23,000 rifles are to be made at once, this is a matter worth looking to. A wooden ramroad, it may be said, may break. And so may anything else; but since it may be a cylinder of the greatest diameter which will enter the barrel, there is no more reason why it should break than the stock of the piece. If a score or two of gentlemen, in the event of affairs growing more serious, would take me into counsel on the construction and practice of their weapon, I should be glad at the end of three months to try conclusions in a friendly way with an equal number of picked men from the Rifle Brigade, and invite the public to the trial. Should any of them be desirous to combine the practice of somewhat the preliun equestre, I conceive that in the old 14th there were knowledges which, though by the grace of the Horse Guards, I am a " stickit" lie u t enant - co l one l , m i ght show the capabilities of the union of mounted and foot riflemen to an extent which has not been exhausted by those who have been put over my head. - - I am, Sir, your obedient servant, T. PERRONET TIIOMPSON. Lieutenant-Colonel, and M.P. for Bradford. Eliot Vale, Blackheath, Jan. 23. DESPERATE FIGHT ON BOARD AN EMIGRANT SlllT.—Yesterday afternoon great alarm was created in the vicinity of the Shadwell entrance of the Landon Docks, in consequence of a most determined fight on board the Ame rican liner, Patrick Henry, having on board 150 emigrants, bound for various parts. It appears that shortly after one o'clock a vast concourse of persons of both sexes assembled on the pier head, being principally the immediate relatives of the emigrants who wore about to take their departure to New York, ac., and as the vessel was being towed out of the docks by the means of men and tackle, a disturbance was seen on board in the fore part. Immediately afterwards the passengers ascertained that a riot had taken place be tween several of the crew and the first mate, who was having a fearful contest with the American sailors, some o f whom had been drinking, and were not able to perform their duties. Two of the men were bleeding from wou n d, on the face, and the mate was at one ti me striking them with a heavy rope. The persons standing on the jetty or Patrick pier, who witnessed the scene , loudly threatened the mate with violence, but the sailors were sent below, and placed under control. Great excitement seemed toprevail e among d the emigrants, but a steam - tug having arrived, th Henry was taken in tow and conveyed d own the River on a out itward p su ro kp c e e paussaics. of d ge, and will call at W oo l w i ch, Gravesend, &c., TH E DUKE OF WELLINGTON.—O n Wednesday last the Wellington, beingonh the streets to the Q ueen at W a lip e streets of Wi n d sor, intending Sheet -street Barracks, where the 2d indsorCtaos visit tle, the a stroll s he e through Charlesquartered, S. Cant re ll, an w r h e t hil ha en d t. m recen recently o b l e d in t n c g o l l i o s n h el of farmer, that y come to resid e i n th e town, having retired in comfortable t e u _ uk , ? circumstances, was also Duke making stroll,takinga up to him and h politely and seeing stranger, an, went him l d English Y n wh l gave‘, t i h neq olduf r i egse gentle man" ea_ m his arm, offering to conduct go, and away the Duke and th e o i is th h e t r a l r l m e owriswalked o through the streets arm in arm together to the barracks. . s ‘ e i d ' ° T their uc examination A R iE s ' i -TA i l ; i L. the NscißeEnncPesaonfZperatnae oefnirica pas eine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday, Ja n ' 22, 18'2:—Henry Ch r i sti Lancashire; Lv er it • Christian Hare ; J o hn Berry, Ley land, Benjamin Gaylard, Stoke Sub-liamdon, Somerset. THE SHARE MARKETS. tSZITISII n.a.xx.waTs Paid. Nominal Prices, 10% to 11 4% - c: 4 10 •. .. d. 83 -- 85 15 - 1514 19 1 4 -19 X 21 -19 4. 6 - 7 3 6 - 3 " X 2% -2.3 i 6•X -7 4M -4% 3 -3M 15% - 16 49 -50 26 -27 43 - 18 --184 5!. - 13% - 13% 36 - 363‘ 81%( -85 k 75 -80 734 -834 p .. - .. 60% - 61 8 —7,d. 5% d. 14% 15% •• •• - 97% - 98% 114% -115 2% -2% p. 2 - 2%p. 1 - 1140- 85 - 86 7 7 d 15,1 6 Ws. 2 1 ,i i -2% 31 - 32 - 54% -543 i 26 -28 .7% = "i .. • • dia. .. —.. die. 21 - 23 144 13% dis 3 <Lis. 6% 7 7% —6% dls. d:s. MdiS• P 14% -15 U, 14 - 14% 8% - 734 -- 8 - 4%-- 4% 434 —33 y diB. 13 -15 - 734 10 -11 3% —3% d. ii - 15 20 -20 29 -30 3% —23 i 1150 152 .. —.. die. 16 —l5 dig. • .. d. 3% —4% - ~ •• •• die.l 17 - 17% 8 —7% d. 37 —a% d. 213 i 22 Railways„ , Inthergate, Nottingham. Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down Filrmlng., Wolyerhamp., and Stour Valley • Kirkenh., Lan., & Chesk June., late 331. 6s. Bd.. D ). Chest. & Birkenhd., 501. & 254. Consolidated' Do., do., 30!. Bristol and Exeter.. • • Caledonian • • • • • • Chester and Holyhead .. )üblin and Belfast Junet. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee, Perth, and Aber.' leen Junction .. • Do., New .. •• East Anglian (2510 • L. & E. and L. & D.) •• •• Do, (181. E. & IL) •• Eastern Counties Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares •• Do. - Do. do., B & C shares Knot Lancashire .. _ D.. New quarters • • East So West India Docksl _ _ and Bi rm. June. .. East & West York. June. Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Glasgow and South- West. Do. do. G. D. & C. stock Groat Northern .. Do, halves A, deferred Do. halves, la, 6 per et. Great Aonthern and Western, Ireland •• Groat Western .. •• Lancaster and Carlisle Do. thirds .. ..Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and) orkshire Do. quarter al urea Do. fifths . Do. West Biding Union Leeds Northern .. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. London and Blackwall Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip London, Brighton, and South Coast .. London and N.-Westarh Do. do. quarters .. Do. fiftbi 1)o. 101. en., m.&]; (c) London and S.-Weaters . Do. new 501. .. .. Do. new 401. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock - Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire .. Do. Manehestor and Lincoln Dillon .. S!tdland .. Do. 50/. shares .. .. De. Birming & Derby hdidland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle.. De. quarter shares Newmarket • • .. Newport, Abergavenny, l and llereford .. • • Newry and Enniskillen • - Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostievor • • • • • Norfolk .. .• .. • 00. New 201. shares • • Northern Counties lJnien North British.. • • • • North Devon • • • • North Staffordshire •• North-Western .. •• North & Sth.-West. June. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central Aeottiah Midland .. Do. new Shrews. & T3irm., Class A Do. Class B. .. .Ahrews. 8c Hereford., Old Do., do., New .. ibrewsbary and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) • - Do. Halves .. Do. Oswestry ~. .. • Do. New.. .. Shropshire Union •• Do., A, B, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent south Devon South-Eastern .. South Wales.. • • .. South Yorltah. and Elverl Dan •• •• •• • • and Smith Divlsios itif ling snd Dunfermline itockton and Hartlepool Taff Vale .. .. • • Taw Vale Extension • • Thames Haven Dock and Railway .. ... • • Vale of Neath • • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wex.,•Tfick. and Dublin .. West Cornwall •• •• Whitehaven and Farness York, Newe.. 8s Berwick Ditto and Newcastle Extension • • Ditto G.N.E. purchase York and North Midland LINES LEAS; AT PIXRD Leasing Railways' Companies. Paid. Nominal Prices. do„Business to-day. Bcdf. & Bletch lay _ • Lon. & N.W. all •. Ritming: & Ox ford Juncion, guaranteed • • Gt. Western all 29% 30 1 ,4 Do., without a guarantee .. Do .. • • all 28% 29% Etirm., Wolver., & Dudley, gua ranteed •• Do ••• .. all 29 —3O Do., without a guarantee •• Do • • • . all 28 -- 29 Buclzinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17% —lB x.d x.d Clydesdale June Caledonian all 42 —44 E. Lin., Guar. 6 Per Cent. •• G. Northern all 33 33% Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 1 —2 p x.d Ilartlepl Dock r Yrk, New,/ all •• and Railway Z an 1 Ber. null and Selby Yk. &N. M. all 108 108 Do. % Shares Do .• all 53 —54 Do. % Stares Do •• .. all 25 —26 Leeds and Brad. Midland .. all 102 103 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern •• all 11% 1214 12 11 h Do., Pref. .- all 24 —25 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. • • Norfolk .• all 14 —l5 Be.. 6 per cent Do Middlesbro' and gedcar, 6p. ct Stockt.& Dar all .• —• • N. & East, 6 per Cent. •• E. Counties . all ~ Do., 5 per cent. Do. .. .. all 56 —bit 1)0. New .. Do • • • • 43 56 -•58 P re ston and L. &N. W. w re• L &La.& Y. 3 all 44 46 D 0.% SharesA Do .., •• 11 8% -• 9% p Read., Guild., and Reigate •• S. Eastern • all 22 1 % -- 22% 22% % Roy. & Ilitchin G. Northern 614 814 8% ,o. Shep. Ex• •Do • • all 81 4 Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lane. & York 18 11 6 „ south Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 9% - dis. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. • Stock.& Dar. all a Do. do, •• Do • • 25 28 —29 28% Do. do. .. Do - 25 • Wilts &SoinerslGt Western 100 91 92 x.d 92 21% atErs: mc: SUANLES. itailwaYs. I raid. Nominal Prices. IBasinasa due to-day .. Aberdeen •• •• Aberdeen, No. 2, 7 pr. et. Caledonian 102. •• •• Chester and Holyhead .. Hand. Per. & Aber. Jane. East Anglian (31. 108.) 6 per cent. • • •• • • Eastern Counties Exton., per cent. No. 1 • • Do. No. 2 • • • • Do. New 6 p. ceat. Stock Eastern Union, Scrip guaran. 6 per cent. • • East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. E. &W. York. June. sths Edln. Per. & Dun. 5/ p. ct. Glasgow & S.-W. Consul. Gt. Northern, 5 per sent. Do., 5 p. c. Redeem. Scrip Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths •• Gt. western ( B4rks and Hants Ex., 5 per Cent.) Lancashire and York shire, F. 201. .. • • • • Do. 6 per ct. Stock .• Leeds Northern, 6 per cent., No. 1.. • • Do. quarters. 1848 London, Brighton, and S. Coast, guar. 5 per et. De. pref., 5 p ct. 5k,1851 Do. new gear.. 6 per ct. Lon. & N. West. (Cov. & Nuneat.) 5 per cent. London &S.-W., new • • London. & Ennis., Sha Manch., Sheffield, and Line., quer. shrs., No. I Do. new, 101. • • Do., 6/. • • • • • • • • Midland Con. 6 p. c. stock Do. Consel. Bristol & Birzning., 6 per cent... Do. Bristol & Glonces. Do., Leic. & Swanning , _8 per cent. guar. Do:, Prwference .. Norfolk Extension .. Do. gnat% b por cent. North BritishOxf. .. Wor. ScVs , 01.1h1.6 p.c Shrews. tz Bir., new guar. tihrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. South Devon .. South-Eastern, p. ct. York, liewc., and Berw., t. N. of E. Fur. York and North Midland H. and B. Parch. Boulogne and AMienS •• Central France.(o.,V.) Dutch Rhenish - • •" East Indian • • Do. do. do. •' Great Indian Peninsula • • Ditto ditto • • • - Louvain ala SamUrs, •• Luxembourg •• •• •• Ditto (Railway) • • Ditto (Canal) • • .• Blaria Antonia • •.. IDitto, Now • • • • Hamar and Liege .• • • Northern of France .. Orloaas and Bordeaux •• Paris and Lyons .• Paris and Oricaus .. • Paris and Rouen .. • • :Paris and Strastrouri7 zoveri and iris: -- •1 • 6arabre end Moue, St. Andrew's & Quebe.(A) Tours and Nantes .. TournsY• J !lrbise, Lan. doe, and 118,1011 k West 11 ..- all 23 10 all all 1% - 1 - 10. - 17 % d. - % 7 iP La I - P 11 1 i Li% 10 -10% .• • • 13i 1 die. 13% - 14 %i- %P 7% - 774 . • -- .• P. I N .... 1% difi. • • .. .. P 145 ..... 150 2% -25 i p. 7 - 8 1 1 -12 12% - li% %- ii p ...•• . . 131 -- 133 x.d • • I.= .. 1 6 —1& x.cl 4 1 ,4, 43 5 % S 4 dis 10 10% 154 - 1 6 n -13 15% -- 16 3% -4% oi —1 dia. z.d rOIZEIGN. au 11 —11 U a n 19 —19% x.i 8 die. xi 18 2% 3 Q. xi % - % p. % - % p. xi -3% 3 - % 53 4 17 % 17% x.l 3%-BFgd.xi 21 4 2 16 P x.i 41 43 x.l 25% 26} 2% 1 , 1 4 8% —8% die. 7 . 1 1 - -.. - ix -s% 1 4i dig. 1 771, Pm Pm 11, M Business done to-day. 4X % X 15 4 14 194 24 6% % 153 i X 18 17 13% 84504 SS 84U Pi Ni 6 0% % 4 % 5 14 3.1 X 6% % 97% 114% % 24% 85 84% }4 30% 31 294 (30 54)4 3 % 34 6% % % 8% 17 100 100 8 6 8 , 1118 4 47% 100 all ' 13 114 100 42) 34 4 2 0 100 100 47% 3% 25 9% 17% 19 3% 16 2-3 126 1716 s Bkl an 8% Btisthests (10r., to-day. Agua Fria Angio , falitornian As:Air:an • • Australian •• 0. • • 0... Ave Maria Blaenarvon Iron & Coal British Iron • • • • .... Brazilian Imp, (is. 5/, p.) Ili - I 'XI. P %- % P E 4 % % U %..: % par 1( 3 p 131. Is. all 14 — 15 22% 23% z.d 40 33% 34% 14 4 5 Yep all 93i _ 10% 1 % P 9 8 36 4 1 % P IL% 4% 5 7 —0% all 2% par —l6p. STOCIE BANKS, all 38 39% 50 463( 49 25 1136 12% 20 24 25% 11 18% 17% 20 28% 29% Do. Cockles and Culzibitl Do. St. Jobn del Ccbre Copi - or • •• • flopie.Do .. •••• • • • • . Eng. &Australian Copper Gold Mountain ,• • .• •• iexican 44. S. American Nouveau Monde—. • • Santiago de Cuba •... Tin Croft ......... ..... United Mexican— •• • • West Mariposa .. •• •• • • ZrOINT :taxtraiasta • • • • • • British North America.. Colonial Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock London and Westminster Natioi Lai Provincial Eng. National of Ireland Oriental Bank Corporat. Provincial of eland— Do. New Union of Australia .... Do. New Union of London ...... Union of Iladrid 12% % 17% - 17 30 -31 x.(l 431 , 4 - 45 15X - 1634 , 35 -36% 3 - 14%- 154 11% zd x.d z.d Canada Gen. Steam Navigation .1 renin. & Oriental Steam.' SCI- 1 7.MANEOUS. 3274 48 493( 14 27 34 28 26 all 70 —7l x.d 10 1735 18 60 77 7834 7734 th of January—Ticket days for Register , 49th ; Account days, 15th and 30th. tble for tho errors of the Official Lilts, a interested correspondents.) Ditto ditto Royal Mall Steam ...... Settling days for the wont Shares, 14th and rwe cannot he answer will not he influenced b: MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE Wt 3. CITY. TWO O'CLOCK. The mks of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were es, i mated at 8,000 bales, of which 1,500 were taken for e: [- port and ou speculation. The market closed steadil y, without animation.—Railway Shares continued d e pressed. We have confirmatory evidence from various quarts ra as to excessive production being a main cause of Oat t depression in the iron trade. Messrs. D. Short and Co.. remind their correspondents that on the 31st January, 1851, we put forth. very much at large, our opinion of the then state of the trade in this great staple, and of its future prospects. We then ventured to assert, that even the moderate prices of that day %ere not likely to be maintained; because, as we demonstrat-d, the make of the United Kingdom had outgrown legitimate demand; and we insisted, that the only hope of establishing com pensating prices rested upon a general diminution of the make in England, Wales, and Scotland. We submit, that the events of 1851 have proved the correctness of our anticipations as to prices; for it is difficult ade quately to portray the dreary position of this market on the close of the past year; and the prospects before it are anything but cheering; nor does there appear to us any hope of brightening those prospects, so long as the make is injudiciously kept up to its present enormous height. Bars in Wales have crept down from 51., in January last, to 41. 103., and even 41. is ad. and 41. 55. in December, and rails from 51. ss. in January. to 41. 123. 6d. in December last; and even at that figure it is not easy to find large buyers for cad); the chief business done latterly in rails being for payment in long dated bonds of the American Railway Companies. For the last two months orders for Welsh bars have been very limited indeed; and even our existing low rates fail to tempt the buyers, to any extent at all capable of stif fening the market. Our exports of iron of all sorts in 1851, were little less than 920,000 tons, or more than 100,000 tons greater than in 1850, and yet they produce no good effect on prices, which, oa the contrary, have a declining tendency. It is, we cunt, nd, impossible that this state of things could exist, if we had not produced too much. In Staffordshire great depression has pre vailed, and although there have been some large foreign orders, nearly all toe makers complain that existing rates do not pay. Scotch pig iron has declined from 445. 6d., in January,lBsl, to 36.. 6d. and 375. for ordinary brands, at the end of December. This cannot be deemed sur prising, when we find, as we do, that the make of last year was upwards of 750,000 tons, against about 620,000 tons in 1850. 20% 19% The discount and loan business of the Bank of Eng land falls off still, while its assets increase. During the week to the 17th instant the active circulation was 21,038,335/., an augmentation of over three quarters of a million sterling. The bullion was added to consider ably. The deposit accounts were lessened, and this would almost justify the belief that fuller employment was obtained for cash. The result of a comparison with the previous week is as follows:-- Notes Issued 17% 17 is% Increase Rest .•• ... 31,151,175 ... 123,080 ... 3,247,702 ••• 22,590 4,715.153 577,371 ,656,776 345,053 ,171,745 9,762 ... 13,269,098 35,335 ...• 11,388.726 357,462 Notes ... ••• ... 10,112,840 Decrease ... • 673,775 Bullion ... 17,724,887 Increase ... ••• 202,386 Active Circulation... ... 21,038.335 Increase ... 796,255 The total circulation of the United Kingdom dating the four weeks, t o th e 27 t h u l t., was 32.918 , 215 1 ., being anincrease over the preceding month of 65,5891. The rates at which bills of exchange were yes terday . negotiated did not exh i b i t an improvement compared with Tuesday last. Paris, 90 days, was taken at 2 5 40 to 45; Amst er d am, at 11 18 4 to 19; Hamburgh at 13 10} to i; and Trieste et 12 25 to 30. During the fort n i g ht to l ast even i ng, t h e H on . Eat India Company drew bills to the amount of 226,869 1 . Oa Bengal; 42,6321. on Madras; and 3,2431. on Bombay. The mail with the West India accounts has been re' ceived in town and the letters generally notice continued dullness of trade. Increase Public Deposits 2I 21 %21 Decrease Other Dep€sits .., n . • __ ... Decrease ... ... Seven Day and other Bills Decrease . Government Securities ... ... 1 locreas© ... Other Securities ... Decreaso ... __ The quantity of silver exported from London direct during the week to Thursday last was 420,112 ounceat• and of gold 47 ounces. The English Stock Market has been much depressed• again and there has been a little " banging " on account of the French news. Consols have been 951 to 96k for Transfer, and the same for Account. The New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 97i to °sit the Three per C ents . 96 / t o E xe h eq uer-bills have been dow n t o 55 5. to 58©. prem i um. and. Foreign Stocks have been neglected. Spanish Five per Cents. have realised 23 to I, and the Three per Cents. 4l k to 414, being about previous quotations • Sardinian Stock is down to 89 and 88. Russian Old Bonds have been at 1124 for the Five per Cents. Belgian Four•and-a. Half per Cents. are 914 to 99, and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 58. Mexican are nominally 29i i• Railway Shares have been very dull, and the few bar gains entered into have been at rather lower rates again- Gold Mine Shares have been flatter, except the Ages Fria, which have made important discoveries. ONE CLOSO/4. PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. ' , RICE'S , " 96'4 es.. 96 5 14 5% 6 1 / 8 57e 9Q, % 3 / 4 v f 3 3 ie e r r C C e e n n t t . . C ß o e ns du o c le e Au d A n n ui ns ti 97 ,E 1 N ew 3% per Cent. Anne— .. Long Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o — -- Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1 859 6 3/ Oi Julia Bonds, 1,000/._ ........... . .... 4 -- Ditto under 1,0004 96 Wnsols for Account Exchequer Bills. 1. 1,000/. .......... — ,. ..... 58 5 1,0 5 p 55 p 500/. ............... . “" 58 55 p 55 p .......... ....„, 58 55 p p 55 Small, .. cLosnil i ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. nucse. Mexican, 5 per Ct., ex Jan. Coups. —' 29 1 24 Ditto, Account Russia n • Bonds ...... 112,i 11*i} 100 1 / 2 100% Ditto, 4 1 4 per Cent ............... 88'4 .. , Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. . ..... 8 . 9 0 , / 88 74 23 'A S;;:1,m;,11 5 pert ~, n t. 1841 , t 41 11 4 4A 9 2 92 Ditto. p i3vidpeenrdCseonat the ................. ... ...........l .. in . i London. Belgian, 4 1 h per Cent. 58 9a Ditto 4 per Gent . Dutch 21,‘ per Cet , . 3e l r 2 til G ie u a i t l e d a b9(B) E F s A si tt et or r(3.. month 0... itotterd am •••• • • •• •• •• 25 50 A 11:Etara: i r m i sn s gb , aeu 3 l.ra li gl a hl y; : s l i 7 g . h :: t lia .; j3l . l .. 2 2 41 ; 3 5- - 2 10 7 ° % 34 Ditto, 3 months .... 25 45 !families •••• .. • • 25 45 Bourdeoux• . • • . Frankforten 120 N nerlin • • • • Vienna, effec. 12 30 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 33 retersburgh,Sil. Rble.. 37 toloarid Ca..nz • • •• 50 Is-arc:sloes • • .• ;HANGE.—FIIDAY. GParaltar•• •• .• •• •• •• - 86 , Leghorn •• ..•• •• •• •• •• „ 3- 4 n 60 Genoa .• •• •....... •• •• a" Milan .. Venice.........• •• •• Naples ...... •• •• •• 120 * Palermo, perm... •• •• 1 20.% 1 Messina .• •• •• •• •..• 152 * Li5b0n.............. •• 62A Oporto.• ..•• •• .• •• itio Janeiro •• •• •• •• Buenos Ayres .. ••• • •• New York, 60 days'sight Philadelphia • PRIOEB OF BULLION , Tr; 9 Foreign Geld inbars • • X 3 1 7 n a 0 0 Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 - Spanish Doubloons •• 0 , New Dollars •• ~ 0 4 ` o '" Silver in bars •• ° LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY-) LONDON, JAN. 24.—Wind at noon S., fresh breeze an cloudy. OFF MAEGATE, JAN. 23.—Reward, Demerara. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 23.—Wind W.—Arrd. Cato, St. cent ; Royalist, 13a, badoes. LivzitrooL.—Put back, Arthur, Calcutta ; St. Ge °ri t e .: New Orleans; Dauntless, Charleston. Off port, Robert St plaenson, Laguna. is Oltie b BOLYHEAD, JAN. 23.—The Gloria, from Ibraila, strained, and it is feared has damaged her cargo , •`-`'' touched the ground. • ao CUSHENDALE, JAN. 23 . — The Ann, of KirkaldY, 18 shore on the island of Rathlin ; crew and cargo gavel. r .„ de SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 23.—Wind I`.T.W.—Arr d• steamer, Wes Indies. Georg e ' BRISTOL, JAN. 23. — Wind W., light.—Arrd. Demerara. MUMBLES, JAN. 23.—Arrd. Fanny, Valparaiso. „iv, BEAusiAais, JAN. 23. — Wind S.W.— rut back, —Arrd• VATruFoRD, JAN. 23. -Wind S.S.W. to W.N .W. liariner, Buenos Ayres. ust SWANSEA, JAN. 23.—The Charles Na ier, for Cuba , re discharge, having struck heavil3 P • nuall SUNDERIAND, JAN. 23, —wind W.S.W.—Arr d. Demerara. Sid. babella, BgbAcicoes; Taaigtui2lll/* T.a3.15. 12 11% •% x.d iii ii x.i 3 4 x.i 203 i LI 1 7 % '4 • E.l x.i isB3( AZZNE3. t cud. Non a 1 Price.. % 34 1 Oys 1 ON ter c ] ti on aw e , wot I, ti fr „ COu Vl l i ate ( alle,