The Sun. — London, England, 1835-01-15 00:00:00

SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Were our City Representatives, or the common herd rs)f Destructives who emulate the factious policy of the civic sages, and pledge themselves by anticipa tion to oppose they know not what, susceptible of sharrie, that uncomfortable feeling must, we should think, " have burned their cheeks to cinders," when they read Lord Stanley's late speech to the electors of Lancashire. There are few persons of any party, those only excepted who, estimating the character of others by their own, disbelieve the existence of private • onour or of public virtue, who would hesitate to admit the personal and political honour of Lord Stan ley. As little can any reasonable doubt be entertained of his attachment to the cause of Reform, of which, since the word became fashionable, he has been the most ble and effective supporter. Last, and least of all, would the candid and the competent judge deny the talent and the tact which qualify that Noble person to become formidable as a partizan, or distinguished as a patriot—to dictate the Parliamentary tactics of a fac tious opposition, or, indulging a loftier ambition and a purer taste, to consecrate his talents to their noblest use, the service of his country, and, by lending his powerful aid to those who now defend her religion and her liberties, secure the triumph of both. How great, and, for Lord Stanley, how glorious, is the contrast between his language—tem perate, patriotic, and independent—and the bombast, at once seditious and imbecile, of Mr. Grote and his silly associates ; or the impotent bluster and vulgar menaces of the " triton of the minnows," that very silly and very servile fag, whose absolute " shall" is to " stop the Supplies." " Nos porno natamus," is not the motto of the late Whig Attorney-General, but we recommend it for his adoption. The tone and the tenour of Lord Stanley's address to the electors of Lancashire confirm the opinion we have more than once expressed, that no such essential difference in po litical principle existed between Lord Stanley and Sir Robert Peel as should (or, as considered simply per se, would) have deprived the Conservative Cabinet and the country at large of the benefit of his official services. The recollection of all that has Passed since his Lordship's secession, in Parliament, in the Cabinet, and during the period which has elapsed since the dissolution of the former and the dismissal (we like to call things by their names) of the latter, was calculated to impress —and, in point of fact, appears to have impressed—a similar conviction on the mind of Lord Stanley himself. The manly sim plicity and decision with which he avows the identity of his own political principles with those put forth in Sir Robert Peel's letter to the electors of Tam. worth are worthy of the pride and of the spirit which are the hereditary characteristics of the house of Stan ley, and which seem unlikely to lose their lustre in his Lordship's keeping. The impudent assertion of the " common cry ' of Destructives, that all those who wish for the progressive amelioration of our institu tions, are bound to overthro w th e Administra tion of Sir Robert Peel, is reprobated by Lord Stanley in words too precise and unequivocal, to leave the shadow of a doubt as to his meaning. " The people and the country have been told that the present times called for the co-operation of all Reformers ; that the period had arrived when all shades of political difference should merge in one great effort and coalition to overthrow the existing Govern ment. He, for one, would take no such course ; nei ther did he acknowledge the necessity of its adoption." Were we silly or insane enough (as we are not) to im pute to Destructives any other motives of action than those which induce the equally respectable class of so ciety called " wreckers" to wish for a storm, or pick pockets and plunderers for a fire, we should recommend Lord Stanley's speech to their serious attention. As it is, we hail it with joy as a pledge of Lord Stanley's support of the existing Government, so long as that Government shall act on the principles laid down in the address of our Conservative Premier. We hail it with pride as a proof that it is possible for the ennobling spirit of patriotism to obliterate the brand mark of Whiggery itself. The more highly Lord Stanley teaches us to estimate his personal character, the more deeply must we regret that any exaggerated delicacy should deprive the Conservative cause, not of the moral and political influence of his name, those we now have, but of his active official exertions.— Morning Post. We publish to-day a very interesting letter from our Lisbon correspondent, the insertion of which we have been obliged to postpone, in consequence of the press of matter that admitted of no delay. It gives a pleasing view of the benevolent character of the Duchess of Braganza, and of the amiable disposition of the young Queen. In a country where the education of the people has hitherto been so much neglected, nothing can give a more striking indication of the progress of liberal principles and opinions than the establishment of seminaries for the instruction of the lower orders of society, upon an extensive scale, and enjoying the active patronage of the highest personages in the State. To extend the benefits of such institutions is certainly an object of the highest importance ; and the suggestion contained in our cor respondent's letter, of a subscription for that purpose in London, is well worthy of the attention of the many wealthy Portuguese resident here. To set on foot such a subscription, in the manner proposed, while the Prince of Leuchtenberg is in London, would be the most graceful compliment that could be paid him ; and, from all that we have heard of his excellent qua lities, we are convinced that no mark of respect and homage would be so acceptable to him, as that which would be conveyed in the form of a substantial benefit to his adopted country.—Morning Chronicle. BRETT'S BRANDlEs.—Ladies and gentlemen, however diegusted with the bad quality of common British, or nomina Patent Brandy, should not suffer prejudice to pre vent their making trial of BRETT'S IMPROVED PATENT BRANDY, which will be found a spirit of decided superiority, and, being distilled exclusively for this establishment, is not to be obtained by the public at any distillery in the kingdom, price 18s. per imperial gallon, or in sealed bottles, 3s. 6d. each, bot tles included. Connoissieurs, whose attachment to curious old French Brandy remains unshaken, are assured that BRETT'S EXQUISITE COGNAC, imported to express order, without limi tation of price, is of vintage 1825, and will be drawn from the original cask at 311. 6d. per imperial gallon, or in sealed bot tles at ss. 6d. Orders by post (paid or unpaid) punctually executed, for cash, on delivery of goods in London or its vi cinity.—HENßY BRETT, Brandy-merchant, No. 109, Drury-lane. THE POWER OF Music.--When Yaneivicz, the musician, first came to this country, he lived at the west end of London. One day, after paying several visits, he found himself a little out of his latitude, and called a hackney-coach, when the following dialogue ensued:—Coachman (shutting the door), " Where to, Sir ?"—Yan. " Home, mon ami ; you go me home."—Coachman, " Home, Sir, but where?"— Yan. "By Gar, Ino know ; de name fde dam street has echappe • has escaped out of my memory ; I have forgot him ; vat I shall do ?"—( Coachman grins).—Yan. " Ah, you are gay ; come, now you understand de musique, he ?"—Coach man, " Music ; what has that do with the streets ?"—Yan. " Ah, vous verres ; who shall see. ( Hums a tune.) Vat is dat ?"—Coachman, " Marlbrook."—Yan. " Ah 1 by Gar, dat is him ; Marlbro' street ; now you drive a me home, eh From the Second Volume of the Library of Elementary Know ledge--My Daughter's Book—by the Editor of the Young Gentleman's Book. LE CONTEUR'S BANKRUPTCY CASE AT GUERN SEY.—The following is a translation of the judgment which was drawn up by the Court in this case, and registered : " The Court, in deciding on the said report, in the first place, on the demand of Mr. James Barbet, jun., at torney of the assignees, in London, that the produce of the sale of effects of the said Le Conteur be paid over to them, adjudges the said Barbet, in the aforesaid capacity, to be nonsuited (le met a silence) ; and in the second place, as to the arrests made of the said effects, on the 17th of May, 1834, considering the circumstances which accompanied the said arrests, and the abandonment which the said Le Contour had previously declared in writing, he wished to make of his property generally in favour of all his creditors, which abandonment would have prevented the said arrests, if the individual who was authorised to make it known, and who was bearer of the writing in question, had properly acquitted himself of his commission, the Court has judged that pre ferences acquired under such circumstances, and based upon bad faith, could not. be allowed, and therefore that all the credi tors of the said James Le Conteur, I.,ust share equally in pro portion to their resp ec ti ve d e bt s ." From the former part of which sentence, relative to the assignees in London, the said Barbet, in the aforesaid capacity, has appealed to the Court of Judgments; and from the latter part of which sentence the creditors who arrested on the 17th May, 1834, have also ap pealed to the Court of Judgments ; and all the parties have reciprocally protested of all damages, delays, events, interests, and costs. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1835. If the electors of Middlesex do not rouse themselves immediately from the apathetic indifference in which they seem to be buried, the worst fears of the friends of Reform will assuredly be realized. Can any well wisher to that cause look at the state of the poll, and say that the electors have hitherto done their duty ? No man is warranted to hang back on the supposition that there are votes enough without his. It is this lukewarmness, this want of heartiness in the cause, which gives such immense advantages to the ene mies of the people. The Tories well understand how much depends upon exertion in the early stage of a contest—how much is gained, in point of moral effect, by assuming a commanding attitude at the commence ment of the battle. They have accordingly moved heaven and earth to place their dumb idol high on the poll this day. If they succeed in this, (and they are not very scrupulous as to the means,) they wisely judge that many of their own friends who had no hopes will be induced to come forward, while their opponents will be dispirited, at the un- • .:•\ ll 7l` • ,:•;; ‘.• .'" wari. ~ ;Jr , • • • 1411-... ,g41A1W4a111,7",4.- 1h - trri 'a 1 't DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. . PRICES OF STOCKs Tins Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 914%% 3 per Cent. Cons 90% 1 90A 34 per Cent Ditto Red 99N 41 New 34 per Cent. [ A%s s e e n n t t ed ed 4 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities to expire Jan. 3, 1 860 l7 3-16 Oct. 10, 1839 l7 1-16 Jan. ti, 1860 Jan. 5, IMO - April 5, 188() Jan. 5, 1870 New 5 per Cent. India Stock 262 IN Ditto Bonds s 21 23 pm. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto 3per Cent. Annuities, 1151... Exch. Bills, .Z1,000......43 41 43 pm. Ditto 500 43 41 43 pm . Ditto Small 43 41 43 pm. Ditto Commercial — pm Ditto Advertised — pm Bank Stock for Account India Stock'for Account Consols for Opening 92Y4 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds Belgian Bonds Ditto Account" Brazilian Bonds THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds B7U Ditto Account Ditto New Bonds SS 7% Ditto Account 8S 14 8 77% Prussian Bonds Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account Chilhan Bonds Ditto Account olumbian Bonds Dittu Tonds,lB22 Russian Bonds, 1822 Ditto Account Columbian Bends, 1321: 32 1 4 Ditto Account 3•2.,i 3 Danish Bonds Ditto Account Greek Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1525 Ditto Account Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent — Ditto Account Dit',e. 6 per cent 4114 DUO Account Neapolitan Ditto Account Ditto Metallic Spanish Bonds 5 0 00 , 04% Ditto Account 5674N 7 6N Ditto Bonds, 1g33 -- Ditto Account — French, 5 per cent. —f. —c. 4 per cent. —f. —c. —fl per cent. r. c. ----- Exchange —f. —c Dutch, 9.,; per cent. SI NN Ditto Account 5414 Ditto, 5 per cent.. ........ ... 100 N Ditto Account .. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share Brazilian Imperial Mining Co. (issued at U. pm.) 20 39Y., Ditto St. John del Rey Union Gold riticEs OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, JAN. 1!. $ per Cent. Consols gok. Grand Canal Deb.. I per cent. r2},': Ditto Reduced Sq.; Ditto, 4 per cent cf - .,:; 3'; per Cent. Stock 9 3 ,.., Hibernian Bank Ditto New, P4lO 3 1 4 per Cent. Debentures lin% National insurance Company `.26% Bank Stock 22l'A City Debentures, 4 per cent... sl;,, Royal ('anal Stock Grand Canal Stock MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due i Arrived. Due. 0 Amerisia• 0 1 France 0 0 Lisbon I 0 Mari: I C Guern. &Jersey 0 0 Malta • Buenos Ayres... 0 0 Hamburg 0 0 Mexico 2 0 Cartbagens I 0 Holland Dublinh 1 Flanders HIGII W ATER AT LONDON BRID(iE TO-MORROW. Morning 10 minutes after 9. I Evening .34 minutes after 9 HAMBURG, Nov. 26, 1834 HEINE BROTHER S, Contractors for the GREAT LOTTERY, published and drawn by authority and under guarantee of the Hamburg Government, beg to inform the public, that the 65th Lottery of 10,000 Tickets will be drawn on the 18th of March next ; and Tickets are now selling at 108 marks banco, or 81. The prizes are lof 100,000, lof 50,000, lof 30,000, 1 of 20,000, 1 of 10,000, 2 of 5,000, 4 of 3,000, 7 of 2,000, 2 0 of 1,000, 40 of 500, and 1,500 of 103 marks, which 1,578 money prizes are altogether stated in marks banco, and payable without any deduction whatever; 4,000 tickets being delivered gratis to the holders of the 2,000 first-drawn tickets, as per scheme, those purchasing one ticket, at the trifling cost of 81., may obtain three prizes, and thus, if fortune proves favourable, gain 180,000 marks banco, at the present exchange, equal to 13,0001. sterling. Owing to the gratis-tickets, the number of tickets en sale is a very limited one, so that, of course, they will be cleared off very rapidly, and a rise in price occur very soon. Those desirous to purchase at the present first price of 81., are requested to direct, by one of the first mails, but only for whole tickets, to the above-named Con tractors, Heine Brothers, in Hamburg. Those remitting a 101. note will receive an order for the balance of 21., together with the ticket, by return of mail; on the other hand, those preferring to pay Heine Brothers' draft for the cost, are recommended to pay such draft immediately when presented. A full scheme, and every desirable information, being always sent with the tickets, those giving orders will only have to write a line, ordering the ticket or tickets, adding the money, or an order for the same, or stating the mode of payment that may be more convenient to the orderer, and giving their full and plain directions, to secure the safe receipt of the communications. Those honouring Heine Brothers by pur chasing, may depend on the strictest secrecy, as to their taking a chalice or getting a prize ; such being the undeviating rule of the old-established and most lucky Office. MIDDLESEX ELECTION. THE Committee for conducting the ELECTION of Mr. HUME urgently request the Electors to lose no time in polling. The Tory Opponent, backed by Wealth and Power, is straining every nerve to bring up his forte early, to make an imposing show. The Friends of Reform and Freedom must be alive, and lose not a moment, to ensure the cause of Reform in the County, after the noble emunple of the City and Metropolitan Boroughs. Salopian Coffee-house, Charing-cross, Jan. 15. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS lIVENING will be presented (second time), a New Comedy, in Two Act., entitled THE KING'S SEAL Henri Quatro, Mr. Cooper ; Duc de Sully, Mr. Ward.; Bertholdus Delfin, Mr. W. Farren; Gronikind, Mr. Harley. Marchioness de Verneiull, Miss E. Tree; Louise de Balms, Miss Clifton ; Lena, Miss Murray. After which the New Farce, called TAM O'SHANTER. Tam o' Shanter, Mr. W. Farren ; Souter Johnny, Mr. Bartley ; David, Mr. Webster ; Roderick Allan, Mr. Brindal. Dame o' Shanter, Mrs. C. Jones; Maggie, Mrs. Fitzwilliara ; Jeannie Miss Murray. To conclude with the New Grand Chivalric EntertainMent, called KING ARTHUR and the KNIGHTS of the ROUND TABLE. In which Mr. Ducrow's magnificent Stud of Horses will be introduced. ♦rthur, Mr. Diddear ; Sir Roland, Mr. T. P. Cooke; John Galadin, Nr. Harley ; Gybe Dagonet, Mr. Webster ; Gabriel, Mr. Bedford. •ynetlt, Miss Clifton; Morgana La Faye, Mrs. Vining; Dorothy Stump. Mrs. Humby. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. THIS EVENING will be presented DER FREISCHUTZ. Ott ocar, Mr. Tarnold; Bernhard, Mr. Seguin; Adolph, Mr. Tem pleton; Caspar, Mr. Bedford; Kilian, Mr. Tayleure ; Zamiol, Mr. Howell. Linda, Miss Betts ; Rose, Miss H. Cowie. After which, MY NEIGHBOUR'S WIFE. Mr. Somerton, Mr. Cooper; Mr. Brown, Mr. Meadows; Mr. Smith, Mr. Bartley. Mrs. Somerton, Miss Taylor; Mrs. Brown, Miss Kenneth; Mrs. Smith. Miss Murray. To conclude with the New Grand Comic Pantomime, called HARLEQUIN AND QUEEN MAB ; OR, THE THREE GLASS DISTAFFS. Harlequin, Mf. Ellar ; Pantaloon, Mr. F. Sutton ; Clown, Mr. T. Matthews ; Whirligig, Mr. W. H. Payne. Columbine, Miss C. Reekie. MIDDLESEX ELECTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir, —I had but just returned from Brentford when The Sun of this evening was put into my hands ; and though in some degree acquainted with the celerity of the public press, I could not have believed, had I not seen your report, the possibility of putting in print, in so short a time, such a full and accurate report of the speeches and proceedings this day at Brentford. As one of the parties concerned, I offer you my thanks for the extraordinary exertions made on this occasion, so highly creditable to your Establishment. I remain, Sir, Your obedient servant, JOSEPH HUME. Bryanstone-square, Monday, half-past 6 o'clock. NOTICE. A SECOND EDITION will be Published soon after St o'clock, containing the CLOSE OF THIS DAY'S POLL FOR MIDDLESEX, and a REPORT of the SPEECHES at BRENTFORD, &c. The publication of THE SUN commenced this day at 15 minutes past 3 o'clock. RE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1835. promising appearance of the first day's poll, and may be disposed to give up all for lost. The friends of Mr. HUME and of constitutional Reform, do not fight on equal terms with the Borough mongers. Their principles permit them not .to resort to bribery, intimidation, or any other means not sanctioned by that Constitution which they venerate, and which it is their most anxious wish to uphold. It is, therefore, the more incumbent upon all who value principle to rally round and support Mr. HUME. The electors of Middlesex have now an opportunity of proving to the country and to the world, that they are sincerely attached to Reform. Let them be as sured that such another opportunity will never again occur. It is now or NEVER. If they act as England expects them to act in this crisis of their country's fate, they crown a series of hard-fought battles and noble victories with a glorious triumph. If they quail now, they can never in future hold up their heads among freemen ; they will be objects for the finger of scorn to point at—they will bring shame and dis grace upon themselves, and upon their posterity, to the latest generation. Those who flounder on the wrong side of an ar gument are not always the most discreet in its defence ; and, in defeat, are very apt to quarrel lustily with their friends for the inadequacy of their aid. It has been over and over again stated that the Tory candi dates lost their election for London in consequence of the lukewarmness of their friends ; and so, when and wheresoever a Tory candidati,happens to be discomfited, this assertion is taken for the apology. Well, suppose we allow that there is some colour of truth in the com plaint, what does it go to prove, but that the Tory electors arc shame-facedly " backing out ?" Opposi tion was never more violently displayed, nor unity of purpose more thoroughly exemplified in opposition than at this hour. The contest has not arisen on a question of degree ; it has been signalised by the antagonism of ultimate extremities. Black or white, A or Z, Tory or anti-Tory--which shall have the ascendancy ? This the Tories have unwisely forced. What, then, is meant by the luke-warmness of their friends ? Does it not bespeak the disposition of a very large nume rical portion of their forces to abandon the cause, when they were most urgently required to support it, by an energy exerted up to the very bursting point ? If any one circumstance more than another could make ap parent to Tory leaders the wasting weakness of their condition as a party, it were surely this defection of their own troops at the very moment, beyond all others, they are invoked by the shout of a last necessity. The Tories, too, with great bitterness complain o . ;he unholy alliance of CONSERVATIVE WHIGS, RADICAL WHIGS, RADICALS, and REPUBLICANS, to defeat the party who are characterized by no exple tive—themselves, the Tories I None than themselves better understand tt e moral of ILsor's fable about the bundle of sticks. Had they been able to sever the bands which held in union the anti-Tories, easy had been the fracture of each separate ingredient ; but the bands were those of a great necessity, too tough in their material, and too strongly clenched to admit of Tory severance—and so they whine and grumble at the necessary Confederacy. When an advocate gets into a passion, it is sel dom that he reasons well or wisely. Tory wrath seems specially to be excited by the Conservative Whigs leaguing with the extreme Radicals for the attainment of a common object : with vivid colours a picture has been painted of the enormity of the asso ciation. What I the Conservative Whigs in fraternal alliance with Republicans, Destructives, and--and— Atheists, (but no—they have not yet thought of that word of horrid reproach; let us help them to it in this hour of dismay to a Church crammed with abuses) I What ! the PATTISONS with the WAKLEYS, the LLOYDS with the HARVEYS ?—monstrous combina tion I Now, it appears never to have occurred to these precise reasoners—the Tories—that the very object which themselves have all along affectedly professed, —the very ground upon which they have sought . to esta blish their claim for support—namely, the desire to do discreetly what others might do with rash violence, have brought these Anti-Tory extremes in unison. It is because such men as the GURNEYS and GROTES, the LLOYDS and the PATTISONS, have apprehended the jeopardy in which misrule would place the nation, by the collision of extreme Toryism with extreme Radicalism, that they have left the quietude of their natural station in society, as private commercial gentlemen, and thrown themselves into the vortex of angry political contentions. It is be cause they see that the violence of one party is on an exact parity of footing with the violence of the other, that they have sacrificed the comforts of their own character guarantee to the people. Well may the ar rogant Tories quail, and greatly may the country re joice that such men have wisely yielded to the necessity of this combination. But the Tories are at their last gasp—their sands are nearly run. They have acted like a poor fool-hardy patient, who, stubbornly resisting the excision of a diseased limb, is content to die in slow and lingering tortures, rather than be made whole at the expense of a little pain—they are perishing from sheer obstinacy I The election returns to-day continue favourable to the good cause, a majority of nearly 120 may already be reckoned on the side of Reform. It gives us sincere pleasure to find that that able and zealous Reformer, Mr. HALL, has been returned for Monmouth, and this despite the immense efforts that were made to secure his defeat by the two influen- tial houses of BEAUFORT and TREDEGAR. His op ponent was so sure of being returned, that he was ac tually just preparing to return thanks to the electors, when the seasonable arrival of four Reform voters com pelled him abruptly to change the tenor of his oration. On a future occasion he will no doubt bear in mind the good old adage—" Never shout before you are out of the wood." Although the feverish excitement that has for the last week past pervaded every part of the Metropolis in consequence of the elections, may terminate in a great public good, yet it must have produced consider able private mischief. In the City, business appears to have been wholly paralyzed ; the merchant and the shopkeeper might as well have closed their trading houses altogether, for the people have been too eagerly engaged in the now necessary squander of time upon political bustle, to think of purchasing goods. Grcai is this loss in London : among the provinces it wil be more. We are at all times rejoiced to witness the warm manifestation of popular feeling ; but business is too important a matter to be interrupted, and England too commercial a nation to be injured, by a needlessly lavish expenditure of time. None but the idle and the vagabond take pleasure in such dangerous excite ment as that which has heretofore characterised our elections. These occasions, great as they are, do not require the idle noise and nonsense, the neglect of business and unnecessary disquiet which now attend upon them. This is so essentially a business nation, that the great body of the people have really no time to lose in clamouring about " destructiveness," and similar bugbears, if they could be let alone. It is only when they are disturbed by threats, and the fears of bad legislation, that they take part in agitation : they are quiet enough when they are satisfied with their representatives. Look at those towns where the elec tors are contented with the men of their choice, and not menaced by the introduction of some meddlesome Tory, how smoothly and peacefully all things proceed : an hour or two may be all the time that is lost, and that only to a very few. It is to be hoped that in the next Session of Parlia ment some measure will be devised, which shall have for its object a shorter and less tedious mode of manag ing elections, than at present adopted. We want to see a thinking and reasonable people acting upon cor rect principle—not a passionate display of party feel ing, at the sacrifice of health, and rest, time wasted, and business injured. One day were quite sufficient for the collection of every vote, in the largest local constituency of either county or city. We shall ma nage these things better, when we have got rid of our political dead-weights—the Tory clamourers and peace disturbers. We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday, with intelligence from Bayonne of the 9th inst. The French Journals are destitute of all news of the slightest public interest, and the accounts from Ma drid, which are to the 3d inst., are equally uninte resting. On Monday last Lord GRANVILLE waited on the KING, and delivered to his Majesty his Lord ship's letters of recal from the French Court. The interview lasted for a considerable time, but no announcement of what passed on that occasion has yet taken place. Of course the whole will transpire in a few days. In the north of Spain everything is in the same stand-still position which it was towards the close of last year. MINA continues too ill to fight ; and his subordinates have not yet discovered the way to con quer without fighting. A Carlist plot was recently discovered at Santillana-de-la-Mar, which led to ;the seizure of 800 stand of arms, which were landed for the use of the rebels. _ -- - PARIS, JAN. 13.—The Moniteur of this morning publishes, in its official part the following article, under the date of the 12th inst. : " To-day, at one o'clock, his Excellency Lord Granville, Ambassador of his Majesty the King of Great Britain, pre sented to the King and Queen the letters which recall him, and put an end to the high mission which as ambassador be held at the Court of his Majesty the King of the French. The Minister for Foreign Affairs was present at this audience. Lord Granville will leave Paris to-day or to-morrow, to re turn to London. " Lord Cowley is not expected at Paris till after the elec tion. It would, in fact, be of no use for him to come to Paris, if the Ministry should not be able to stand before the Parlia ment. " A journal of this morning says, that confidential instruc tions have just been sent to the sea-ports and the great com mercial towns for the purpose of getting up petitions in favour of the prompt adoption by the Chambers of the treaty with the United States. We hope that nobody will be found in our ports to ask any thing so contrary to the internal dignity.— Messager, Jan. 13. FRENCH FUNDS.—PA us, JAN. 13. Five per Cents., 107 f. 25c. 15c. 20c. Four per Cents., 93f. 40c. Three per Cents., 77f. sc. 77E 77f. sc. Bank Actions, 1,797 E 50c. Reiite de Naples, 93f. 75c ne. 70c. Roman Five per Cents., 95% %. Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 43% % 1 4. Bente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 28 2734. Royal Spanish Loan, 44% %. Bente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cent., 45 44%3i. • Belgian Loan, Five per Cents , 99. Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., R . 1144. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f. 30e. ; money, —f. —c• Three months, paper, 25f. 17:4c.; money, —f. —c. —(bars Authentigne. Bouitsr, HALF-PAST THREE.—Five per Cents., 107 f. 30c. ; 3 per Cents., 77f. 15c. ; 5 per Cent. Spanish, 401 ; 3 per Cent. ditto, 27k ; Cortes, 43} ; Coupons, 241 ; Guebbard, 441 ; Dif• Wes, 16k ; Ducats, 0 85 ; Romans, 95k ; Belgians, 99 ; Pedro'. 871. QUARTER TO FOUR.—Three per Cents., 77f. 10c. Bogota papers of the 28th October, and Caraccas p a pers to the 20th of November, have been received. Their contents are not important. The protraction of the war is ascribed to the jealousy of th• several c hiefs ; and the opinion was very generally entertained, that ROCAFUERTE had designed the separation of G ua yaquil from the Equador for the purpose of esta blishing it an independent State, or, as some conjectured, a ddi n g it as a province to Peru. General SANTAN DER had convoked the ordinary Congress for New Granada, to assemble on the ht of March. These papers contain long accounts of the war, but the de tails would not interest an English reader, as they are full of exaggerations. retirement to the furtherance of the national weal : is because they foreknow that as much injury to the country will inevitably follow from Ultra Toryism as from Ultra Radicalism, that they have reluctantly consented to mix in the burly-burly of political war fare. But this the Tories, in their perverse desire to obtain power, cannot or will not see. Do they think that the gentlemen who so unquestionably represent the wealth, influence, and lofty independence of the English people, are not equally qualified to exer cise legislatorial functions as the KNATCHBULLS, and TWISSES, and HALCOMBES, whose chief preten sions are to be found in back-bone out-and-out Toryism alone ? But, alas I these Reforming associates, we are told, though men of undoubted influence and cha racter, are lacking sound judgment in their present interference ; their reason is warped in error; they may not be trusted, forsooth, for that they are steeped to their lips in a great political mistake. Good GOD ! Is it likely that any class of men can more soundly or dispassionately judge between this and that, than those whose minds are wholly and altogether unbiassed by political hopes, struggles, and ambition—can more im partially, more wisely, less factiously, examine into, determine upon, and execute measures con sonant with the just wants of the people— can more clearly understand, or more faith fully perform ? They have nothing to gain, and all to lose—domestic quiet exchanged for turbulent debate and troublous occupation : the peaceful relaxation from business bartered for painful anxieties and disturbed rest : private calm and almost princely magnificence relinquished for harassing duties and public worry. Persons of no party, they abandon, under the influ ence of a patriotic compulsion, their hitherto uniform neutrality; and take part with the people in extinguish ing a hated and oppressing faction, which has no ob ject but that of perpetuating their own intolerable do mination. What greater warranty have the Tories to offer for good Government and the repression of de , structivism, than such men's names, intelligence, and BERKSHIRE ELECTION ABINGDON, JAN. 14. At an early hour this morning the town of Abingdo'n was awakened by all the din and tumult which generally ushers in the day of election. At eight o'clock the friends of Mr. Walter were seen passing through Abingdon from different directions to Drayton-green, where they were to meet at nine o'clock to escort that gentleman to the hustings. About the same hour the friends of Mr. Pusey proceeded to Shippon field, to meet that gentleman, whom they afterwards escorted to Cullam-bridge, where the friends of Messrs. Palmer and Pusey returned back to the hustings in the market-place, where these two candidates briefly returned thanks to their friends for the gratifying escort which had been afforded to them. Shortly afterwards Mr. Walter and his cavalcade reached the hustings ; and after a short delay, which was en livened by the reiterated cheering of his friends, Mr. Walter, took his station along with the other candidates near the High Sheriff, who had just adjourned the. County Court from the Town-hall to the hustings erected before it. Mr. WROUGHTON proposed R. Palmer, Esq. Mr. M. GOODLAKE seconded t he nomination. Maor HENRY COURT proposed John Walter , Es q ., of Bear Wood. Mr. BUDD seconded the proposition. Mr. RUSSELL (of Swallowfield) proposed Mt. Pusey. Mr. G. ELLIOTT seconded the nomination. Mr. MARSH contended that there were not more honourable or straightforward men in existence, or who would do more credit to the party sending them to parliament, than the two honourable gentlemen ( Messrs. Palmer and Pusey) whose names had been proposed. ['hough he differed very widely from them in politics, he would readily acknowledge, that as priv ate gentlemen or magistrates, or as members of parliament, no two more fit men could be selected to represent the Con servative interest of the county--( Applause and some disap probation.) He would now come to a tender subject. He had from his boyhood been accustomed to oppose the Tories. He therefore felt great pleasure in coming forward two years ago to give his aid to his hon. friend Mr. Walter. He not only supported him as a Reformer, but as a Reformer most fit to represent the Reformers of the county of Berks in Parlia ment. But, as an old classic author had said, " Tempera mutantur, et nos mutamur in illis,"—" The Times change and we change with them." The Times indeed bad changed. He would not designate it as Mr. Cobbett had coarsely, not clas sically done—the bloody old Times, but he would call it that vessel which had been freighted with so large a share of public opinion and public confidence. That vessel which had so long kept a steady course on the broad ocean of politics had within a short time got amongst the rocks and breakers of Con servatism—( Cheers and laughter, and some disapprobation.) He did not know whether his Hon. Friend, Mr. Walter, was the figure-head of the vessel, or at its helm, or following only in its wake, but this he would say, that not liking to trust him self longer in such a vessel in such dangerous shoals, he (Mr. Marsh) had jumped overboard.—( Cheers.) He had a great personal regard for Mr. Walter and his family, but he could not allow on such an occasion as the present, or indeed on any occasion, any personal consideration to interfere with his duty to the public, and therefore he must sax, though he did it with pain, that he could not give to Mr. Walter that cordial sup port which he bad given him two years ago.--( Cheers, and disapprobation.) No other candidate being proposed, the Sheriff declared that Robert Palmer, Esq., John Walter, Esq., and Phillip Husey, Esq., were duly elected to serve for the county in Parlia ment—( Cheers. ) Mr. PALMER then addressed the meeting. He would state what he understood to be a Reformer, and he would quote the language of Sir R. Peel, in his address to his constituents at Tamworth.—( Here he read that passage of Sir R. Peel's dress in which he declared his adherence to the spirit of the Reform Bill, and which is too well known to need repetition here.) He (Mr. Palmer) would adopt the same principles. There might be abuses in the Church, and if they were pointed out, he would vote for their removal ; but he must first be con vinced that the abuse existed, for he was not disposed to re cognize as abuses the objections of those who called the church itself a nuisance. Mr. WALTER then came forward and was received with loud cheering. With him no change had taken place.—( Cheers.) He adhered to those principles which first gained him their suffrages.—( Cheers.) If others had come to their way of thinking really and cordially, they and he had reason to rejoice at it. If their accession was hypocritical and designing, it must be soon apparent from their actions—( Cheers)—and he thought it would then be time enough to reject the present Mi nistry, when a people, justly suspicious, and ever, as they ought to be, upon the watch, observed in that Ministry the first deviation from its professions. If that Ministry gave the people anything, the people ought to receive it. If it sought to with draw anything from the people, or withhold that to which the people had a right, then their rejection must inevitably follow. —( Cheers.) The actual facts connected with the retirement of the late Ministry would, no doubt, be laid before the country very soon; but thus much was at least certain, that the Re formers out of the Ministry had had nothing to do with it.— ( Cheers.) He could only say, that such as he had been, such he would continue to be. To say that he, a Reformer, or that they who were with him Reformers, would accept nothing of the present Ministry, seemed little short of madness. They and he would accept all that they could get.—( Hear.) His hon. friend Mr. Marsh had mentioned an epithet which a certain celebrated writer bad bestowed on a certain London journal. As his worthy friend was a great admirer of that writer, he might, perhaps, be permitted to remind him that that same writer had also bestowed an epithet on him (Mr. Marsh), and had called him a jack-pudding and a merry-an drew.—( Cheers and laughter.) With reference to the ballot, his worthy friend had made some remarks in which he for one moment could not concur. *The ballot was practised in some other countries —as, for instance, in France and America; but in those countries it wanted the advantage of experience. In one of them the Government, as they all knew, had of late been perpetually changing, and in the other the Government had not yet lasted more than half a century, and could not therefore be set forth as an example,—( Cheers.) Whatever advantage his hon. friend might attach in his own mind to that form of election, it could not be denied th at the suggestion implied a charge the most humiliating and derogatory to the British character. Mr. PUSEY next addressed the electors, and was received with loud cheers. He did not stand there as the partisan of any Government ; but he must say that the present Govern ment had not got a fair trial. Mr. Pusey declared himself opposed to the ballot, and instanced its ineffectual working in France and America. He declared himself favourable to all those concessions to the Dissenters which, placing himself in the situation of a Dissenter, he would wish to be conceded to himself. He would vote for the removal of every defect or abuse in the Church, and this he would do from his attachment to the Church itself. On the motion of Mr. PALMER, thanks were voted to the High Sheriff, who briefly acknowledged the honour, after which the meeting was dissolved. GENERAL ELECTION. THIS DAY. MIDDLESEX. The important contest for the representation of the Metro politan County commenced at nine o'clock this morning, and excites everywhere the deepest interest. There are eight different polling stations, and as some of these are distant from twelve to sixteen miles from London, some delay necessarily takes place before the hourly progress of the aggregate poll can be ascertained in London. Among the placards put forth by the candidates, is one by Mr. Hume's committee this morn ing, headed, " Effects of voting for Byng and Wood," which is explained by a graphic illustration, in which the Reform til bury has a noble horse harnessed in front, and a mule behind, pulling the contrary way. The following arc the polling sta tions :—Bedford, Brentford, Edgeware, Enfield, Uxbridge, Hammersmith, King's-cross, Mile-end-road. The following is the aggregate poll from all these places:— STATE OF THE POLL.—TEN O'CLOCK. Thomas Wood, Esq. George Byng, Esq. 2OO Joseph Hume, Esq l5B ONE O'CLOCK. George Byng, Esq 1,205 Thomas Wood, Esq. Joseph Hume, Esq 953 The total number of votes for the County is 6,939. THE SNOWY OWL.—At the break of day, one morning, when I lay hidden in a pile of floated logs, at the Falls of the Ohio, waiting for a shot at some wild geese, I had an opportunity of seeing this fowl secure fish in the fol lowing manner :—While watching for their prey on the borders of the " pots," they invariably lay flat on the rock, with the body placed along the border of the hole, the head also laid down, but turned towards the water. One might have supposed the bird sound asleep, as it would remain in the same position until a good opportu nity of securing a fish occurred, which I believe was never missed; for, as the latter unwittingly rose to the surface, near the edge, that instant the owl thrust out the foot next the water, and, with the quickness of lightning, seized it, and drew it out. The owl then remo ved to the distance of a few yards, devoured its prey, and returned to the same hole ; or, if it had not perceived any more fish, flew only a few yards over the many pots there, marked a likely one, and alighted at a little distance from it. It then squatted, moved slowly towards the edge, and lay as before, watching for an opportunity. Whenever a fish of any size was hooked, as I :nay say, the owl str uck t h e other foot into it, and flew off with it to a considerable distance. In two instances of this kind, I saw the bird carry its prey across the Western or Indiana Shute, into the woods, as if to be quite out of har m ' s wa y. I ne ver heard it utter a single note on such occasion s , even w h et: two birds joined in the repast, which was frequently the case, when the fish that h ad been cau g ht w as of a large size. At sunrise, or shortly after, the owls flew to the woods, and I did not see them until the next morning, when, after witnessing the same feats, I watched an opportunity, and killed both at one shot.—Audubon. A melancholy and striking illustration of the uncer tain tenure of human life occurred .in Paisley on Wednesday men were engaged in watching morning. While two young the burying ground of Dr. Symington's church, one of them became drowsy, and, as was supposed by his companion, fell asleep ; but, after the lapse of a few hours, on proceeding to awake him, he was shocked to discover that the ill-fated man had sunk into the sleep of death—cold and stiff. The de ceased, who was on the eve of his marriage, was a,steady and temperate young man, and much respected by all his acquaint ance.—Caledontan Mercury. COURT OF CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The LORD CHANCELI.OR was engaged in hearing Appeals to-day. TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE MASTER OF THE ROLLS. Mr. AGAR, in the course of some obserVations in " Green v. Jackson," stated that the case had been very imperfectly heard before the late Master of the Rolls ; that it was put into the paper at a time when his Honour was anxious to get through his causes, that he was desirous of getting rid of it, that, ill short, he would not hear it, and disposed of it without consi deration. -------- Sir WILLIAM HORNE, contra, denied these allegations. The LORD CHANCELLOR—Mr. Agar has been making an unjust imputation upon the memory of that Learned Judge, which he ought not to have made. I have no doubt that the Master of the Rolls considered that in what he did he was faithfully discharging his duty. I see from what took place, that the case must have been fully and properly heard, and it is an imputation which you ought not to make to say, that he was desirous of getting rid of it, and did not properly hear it. I have no doubt whatever, he acted on that, as on all occasions, most conscientiously, and to the best of his judg ment. Further, there scarcely ever was a judge on the Llpich, who was more competent to deal properly and satisfac torily ,; . ith the matters that came before him than that Learned Judg e ... 4 l,e late Master of the Roth. What you have been nothing to do with what I am to deci de, stating, therefore, it was only an imputatiot: that ought not to have been made, and now let us go if you pleb se to the merits of the question you raise before me. moramme CORONERS' INQUEOT§. CORONER'S INQUEST ON MR. JUSTICE TAUPTON. Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock , Mr. Stirling rho coroner, and a highly respectable jury, assembled at Nee., 28, Russell-square, for the purpose of taking an inquisition:ow the body of Sir William Elias Taunton, Knight, late one of the Justices of the King's Bench, and Recorder of Oxford, who died suddenly at the above house on Sunday night last. Frederick Salmon, of No. 12, Old Broad-street, in the City of London, surgeon, stated, that he had been in the habit f attending the late Sir William Taunton professionally fo o r many years past, and was connected with his family by mar riage. The state of the deceased's health was latterly re markably good, much better than it had been two years ago. Witness and his wife dined with the deceased and his family on Sunday. Sir William was then in excellent health, apparently very cheerful, and amusing himself with his children. He had taken a protracted walk that day of between two and three hours' duration, accompanied by his eldest son, and on returning he remarked to witness how little helelt fatigued, and seemed to feel pleased that his strength had not failed him, and that he felt so well after such unusual exertion. Witness remained with the deceased during the evening, and then left to return home. About half past 11 witness received a message to attend immediately a t Russell-square. He accordingly proceeded there without a Mo" meet's delay, and found Sir William supported in bed in a half erect position, quite dead. Witness had subsequently made $ post mortem examination of the body, and found the heart much affected. There was a thickening of the substance of the heart, together with ossification of the valves of the heart, as likewise ossification of the vessels of the brain, with exten sive effusion of water on the brain, which latter circumstanc e was the immediate and decided cause of death, and proceede d from existing disease of the heart. Witness could n ot have rendered any available assistance had he been pres ent whert•the deceased was first attacked. His death must have been wear l 9 instantaneous. Witness had never any reason to suppose Ass, el the deceased would ever have been subject to the disease which he died. Mr. .Salmon then addressed the Coroner, and said that he had read in one of the newspapers an account of this melan choly event, in which it stated that Sir William had enter' tamed a large dinner party on the Sunday afternoon. This was not the fact, as only himself, his wife, and sister were present, and he thought it but due to the memory of the Judge, who was a strict observer of his religious duties, th the report in question should be contradicted. The CORONER said he had no doubt but that the press would act as became them on the occasion. The Jury, after viewing the body, returned the following verdict ,—That Sir William Elias Taunton, Knight, died hi the visitation of God, and not otherwise." THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, 'TWELVE O'CLOCK , From the St. John's New Brunswick papers to the 23d N°' vember, received at the North and South American Coffee" house : " GENERAL ELECTIONS. " Our readers will perceive, by the proclamations from Ne e l Quarters, that his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor has 81' length been advised to dissolve the General Assembly, and to issue writs for the election of the new House, returnable 03 the sth January next. It is generally thought that this portant step has long been in contemplation, but has been de layed until the arrival of the bill for increasing the represent** tion of certain counties with the Royal assent. The reason,. therefore, for the delay, was quite sufficient ; but the arrival of that bill was so late in the season, thatit is much to be regrette d that a general election was determined upon at this late p eriod of the year." India piece goods are rather more enquired after. Exchange on London, 4s. 4d. to 4s. 6d. per dr. three t ° four months. FUNDS. The British, as well as the Foreign Funds, opened morning with the same animation as they left off yesterdar, Consols, 92k for the Account, with an appearance 0' further 'improvement. • Spanish, 56k ; Portuguese, 87k tg ; Dutch, 54 • Our arrivals this morning are one French, one Ostend, and the express from Paris. Their contents will be found 113 another part of the paper. HALF-PAST ONE' , The British and Foreign Funds, which had a lively a pP ear ance in the early part of the morning, have since receded. 4 Consols, which were 928 for the Account, are at pr esem 921 -a, with little doing. To-morrow being settling-day in the Fbreign Market, t brokers rtty and j S obbers are busy settling their accounts. Spanish tock has receded from 564 to 56g- 4. P ° te d guese, which was 88 to is also lower, and may be go. 874 en tered A report prevails that the Portuguese troops have e nte- Spain, to join General Mina. THREE 0' CL 00 Gni*la fir the Account, 92 1 4 X. THE FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank stoek 223' 3 per Cent Red 9 3 per Cent Cons 9074 3Y 4 per Cent. 3% per Cent. Red 99 ' 74 New 314 per Cent 98% 4 per Cent. Assented Dissented Long Annuities to expire Jai. 1830 Oct 1850 l7 Jan. 1860 .561 4 2w- India Stock ...................... Ditto Bonds ' South Sea Stock ...............•••• Ditto Old Annuities ............. Ditto New Annuities ...... .•••••,, Ex. Bills, 10,0/ , 0, 43 V,. Ditto Ditto 5001 Bank Stock for Act. ............. India Stock for Opg. ............ SIB Console for Opg. ................... FUNDS. . Portuguese Bonds, 5 per ca n fH Ditto, New Ditto .................. Prussian, 5 per cent. ........... "5 Russian Bonds, IS per cent. •••• Ditto, Metallic ..................... 01. Spanish, fr per cent ..........••• Ditto, 1825 ............................ French, 5 per cent Exchange ,4 0 7 1 t French, 3 per cent Dutch, 1 1 per cent. Ditto, 5 per cent......... ••••• }OREIG Austrian, 5 per cent , . Belgian, 5 per cent 99% Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres. 6 per cant Chilian, 6 per Gent Columbian, 6 per cent Ditto, 1824 3 9 1,4 Danish Greek Bonds, 1525, 5 per cent. Mexican, 5 per cent , 1825.... Ditto, 1825, 6 per cent . Peruvian. 6 per cent MIDDLESEX ELECTION.-(THIS DA THREE O'CLOCK. FRON MR. HUME'S COMMITTEE. Joseph Hume, Esq... George Ilyng, Esq Thomas Wood, Esq. ......... FROM MR. WOOD'S COMMITTEE. 1,463 1,710 1,385 Thomas Wood, Esq. George Byng, Esq Josebp Hume, Esq - 17646 1,746 1,390 0 co° The gentlemen of the Stock Exchange have nousc ( 101 forward on behalf of the Middlesex Election ; they Y e _,,., 9 lte e . ,' remitted the sum of 501. to Mr. Hume's Con.oo. of which Mr. Tulle , M.P., is the Chairman. ManY sit the instances of private patriotism and generosity amongs citizens of London, will have to be recorded in behalf 0 people's cause. ca rd We hear that Mr. Hume's Committee have resolved t?„ c ipl e t this gentleman's election on the high constitutional pi?...0 of returning a Member for this important county► 11. expense. EAST SURREY ELECTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. c iel ; SlR,—The Committee of Messrs. Briscoe and neatcliiiArif having observed with the utmost satisfaction the extraorort o dispatch, and very accurate manner, with which the rePcstfr the particulars connected with the nomination of the co ld dates for this Division was given in your Journal (allotifi ib A as it did in the evening of the same day), feel it a duty I l if i e bent upon them to offer you their sincere and W i p A ° thanks. o• In paying this tribute, so due to the excellent rean,toof', which your paper is conducted, proved, as it is, by the , tbr i dinary precision with which the several speeches nia` le lio 1/4 , j occasion were reported, (the paper having been recei tied) room only three hours after the Meeting termineebeyul Committee feel they would be wanting in liberality, ", not - offer this tstimony of their aprobation. to hourhour ßeiterating e these sentiments, p they have the main, Sir, Yours, most respectfully, H. RI CHARDS, Se c - Cotnmittee-room, Crown Inn, Croydon, Wednesday evening, Jan. 14, 183-5. T7l ' B IVEs]