The Sun. — London, England, 1848-01-31 00:00:00

Pr '~ yi' be a call made ori:them to enlist, or embody themselves i a the militia, that the y demand from the Government which makes this appeal to them to know what they are fighting for—(C.heers)—and that they will take advantage of this claim made on them to shed their blood, if need be, to demand that they shall be first made citizens—that they shall have the rights of , men, and have something worth fighting for.— (Cheers.) Enough upon this subject. It has been truly said by the last speaker, that any calamity like that of a war between us and the adjacent country would roll back the tide of advancement with respect to popular rights, would more than stay, would in fact cause to retrograde, that movement which has been going on so peaceably, so unobjecti o nably fr o m year t 3 year in this country. Then, as y o u love y o ur own 'tights, grudge them not, but rather extend them to others not yet favoured with the possession of them. Let us drown this war-cry in a louder cry, which angels will echo from the sky, a cry of " Peace on earth and good-will to men."—(Loud cheers.) I will rot dwell on the other branch of this toast. Enough has been said to-night to convince us all that this is the cause of our country, of all its highest and best in terests, the cause of mankind universally, and of civilization and education ; that we should seek to maintain peace whilst we enjoy it, to extend free trade, and if we possess, as we do possess, the en chanter's might, let us use our magic power to scatter the blessings of peace around us, till there shall not be found on earth one enemy of ours, because there is not a man treading the globe towards whom we en tertain any other than sentiments of love, brother hood, and peace.—(Cheers.) As a considerable number of persons at this mo ment rose to leave the room, The CHAIRMAN announced that it was his intention to close the proceedings immediately after Mr. Brooks had moved a vote of thanks to the Right Honourable and Honourable Gentlemen who had attended that evening. Mr. JOHN BROOKS, who was received with ap- plause, said—Ladies and gentlemen,--4 must confess that I hardly understand our chairman. He gave me no warning, but said, " Mr. Brooks, get up directly." (Laughter.) I have, however, to propose a vote of thanks to the Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson am! the rest of the Members of Parliament who have ho noured us with their company this evening. I am not to-night going to speak on the sugar question, recollect. You have now sugar 2d. per pound cheaper than before, and a better article besides, and, if you look to it properly, you will keep it at the price it now is. Mr. Gibson knows all about the subject, and he has power. I assure you I was much delighted to hear his speech upon that question. I shall not detain you any longer, except to propose a vote of thanks to Mr. Gibson and the rest of the Members of Parliament. The meeting of to-night is the finest muster we have ever had in this hall, and I thlnk that, when the public hear of it, they will be of opinion that there is some thing in you. Let them know that we are in earnest, and they will pay attention to us. We did the League's business, and we shall do this.—(Cheers.) Mr. HENRY ASHWORTH seconded the motion, which, at the suggestion of the chairman, was carried by acclamation, and the meeting began to disperse at ten minutes to twelve o'clock. MRS. lIONVITT. Just ready, in 2 vols. post Syn., T HE PEASANT AND LANDLORD FROM THE gWEDISII. By MRS. BOWL rr. Richard' Bvntle,y, New Darlington-street. T AIT'S EDINBUR G H MAGAZINE for FEBRUARY CONTAINS : National Defences. Dr. Chalmers' Home Biblicac Quotidlanae. Protestantism, By Thomas De Quilicey. Continued. Scottish Rivers. No. 111. The Tyne. By Sir Thomas Dick Lauder. Furstenruhe. Concluded. Now and Then. Miranda: a Tale of the French Revolution. By Percy B. St. John. Continued. The Government and the Parochial Schools of Scotland. The Sanitary Question—State of London. Poetry. Literary Register. Political Register. Sutherland and Knox, Edinburgh; Simpltin, Marshall, and Co. London ; Cumming and Ferguson, Dublin ; James 31`Lsod, Glasgow ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE, Established in 1847 for the purpose of rendering a snore perfect per formance of the lyric drama than had hitherto been attained in this Country. _ _ The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers, and Patrons of Music are re spectfully informed that the SEASON (ISIS) will COMMENCE the first week in March, In the new and commodious edifice constructed lac year. OPERA. For the production of the established works by the great masters of el , cry school, for the effective representation of the repertoire of se venteen Operas mounted last season, and of compositions to be heard for the first time in this country, engagements have been already Made with the following eminent artistes : PRIMI SOPRANI. Mde. Grist, and Mde. Persian!, Mde. Ronconi, Mdlle. Steffanini, and Mde. Castellan (her first appearance), Corbari, 3ldlle. Angiolina Zoja (of the Scala in Milan, her first appearance in this country), and bide. Pauline Garcia Viardot (her first appearance). CONTRALTO. Mademoiselle Albonl. TENOR!. Signor Mario, and Signor Salri, Signor Laves, Signor Luigi Mel (from Scala, his first appearance in this country), and M. Roger (of the Academie Royale de Musinue, and of the Opera Comique, Li Paris, his first appearance in this country). PRIMI BASSI BARITONI. Signor Tamburini and Signor Ronconi. PRIME BASSI PROFONDI. Signor Marini. (The ratification of the engagement of Signor Con• radi-Setti, the celebrated basso, is daily expected). BASSO COMICO. Signor Agostino Rovere. ALTRI PRIME BASSI. Signor Tagliafico and Signor Polonini. Secoado Tenore—Signor Sold! (from the Scala). Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor—Mr. Costa. The Orchestra, comprising the distinguished prefesiors of last season, will be increased by additional artistes ; the names of the instrumentalists forming the entire orchestra will be published thture prospectus. The Military Band, which has also been increased, will be under the direction of sir. Godfrey, baud-master of the Coldstream Guards. The powerful and numerons Chorus of last year will be further strengthened by 24 chosen and experienced singers, and will number 92 voices namely, 40 ladies, and 52 male voices. Chorus Master— Signor Boneonsiglio. Poet and Translator of the Libretti—Signor 31aggioni. Prompter—Signor Monterasi. TIIE BALLET. The rule which gave such satisfaction to the musical public last season, that no divertissement should be suffered between the acts of operas, will be strictly adhered to. The performances will terminate with a ballet. During the season the following eminent clauseuses will appear : Mcie. Flora Fabbri (her first appearance), '.Mlle. Leopoldine Brussi (premiere danseuse of the Imperial Theatre in Vienna, her first appearance in this country), Mdlle. Elizabeth Robert (premiere danseuse of the Academie Royale de Musigue in Paris, her first ap pearance in this country), Mdlle. Camide (her first appearance for four years), Mdlle. Thierry, or the Eunice, in Venice (her first ap pearance in this country), Mdlle. Langher, of the Scala (her first ap pearance in this country), Mdlle. Celest Stephan, Mdlle. Honore (her first appearance), and Mdlle. Lucile Grahn (her first appearance). M. Silvain and M. Bretin (their first appearances), M. Goalie, &c., and a numerous body of Coryphees, Promineuses and Figurantes. Maitre Is Ballet—M. Appiani (from the principal theatres he Italy, France, and Belgium). Regisseur de la Danse—M. O'Bryan. Leader of the Ballet—M. Alfred Mellon. Composer —Signor Beletta. The scenery by Messrs. Grieve and Telbin. Premiere Artiste Cos tumiere —Mrs. E. Bailey. Engagements are pending with other distinguished artistes for opera and ballet. A detailed Prospectus, with the arrangements for the season, will be ready in a few days, and may then be obtained at the liox-office (corner of Bow-street and Hart-street), and at the principal libraries and music publishers. Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden, Jan. 22, 1848. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Vn ler the Mamuzement of Mr. B. Webster. sole Lessee. MR. AND MRS. CHARLES KEAN. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new and original Play, entitled TIIE WIFE'S SECRET. Lord Arden, Mr. Howe ; Sir Walter Amyott, Mr. Charles Kean ; Jabez Sneed, Mr. Webster; Harrington, Mr. Brill dall ; Brouillard, Mr. Rogers ; Lady EYeline Arayett, Mrs. Charles Kean ; Maud Mrs. Keeley. After whi..l, a new Farce, called DEAREST ELIZABETH. Mr Lionel Lax, Mr. Keeley ; Mr. Winch, Mr. Rogers ; Betsy, Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a New and Original Burlesque Spectacle entitled THE WORLD UNDERGROCIND; or, the Golden Flute and the Brazen Waters. Stage Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Web;ter. J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. Boxes, Ss. ; Pit, 3e. ; Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, Is. Do3rs open at Half-past Six, rlormance to commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction o; Madame Celeste. TILLS EVENING Will be presented an entirely new Piece, entitled the PEARL OF THE OCEAN ; or, the Prince and the 3lermaiden. Principal cha racters by Messrs. Waye, P. Bedford, Wright, Munyard, Glennaire, Culleuford, and Worrell ; Miss Woolgar, Miss Emma Harding, Miss 'Ellen Chaplin, Airs. Laws, and Madame Celeste. To be followed by a new and original Farce, entitled OUR NA TIONAL DEFENCES ; or, the Coekshot Yeomanry. Principal characters by Messrs. Lambert, Wright, P. Bedford, Sanders ; Ma dame Celeste, Miss Emma Harding, Mrs. Laws, and Miss Woolgar. To conclude with a new Farce entitled THE TIPPERARY LE- SiliAC Y. Turnern Green, Mr. Wright; Bob Gills, Mr. Munyard ; Lanty Scrimmage, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Chubblock, Mr. CullentOrd ; Policeman, Mr. Sanders ; Lizzy Chubblock, Miss Woolgar. Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. , Gallery, Is. Doors open at Hall-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. 'Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Matkews. THIS EVENING Will be presented new Comte Drama, entitled THE TRA a N ew Fairy Extravaganza, entitl e d T HE GOLDEN GED Y QUEEN. After which, BRANCH. To conclude with a Romance of Real Life, called BOY and COX. Principal characters by Mr. Harley, Mr. Buckstone, and Airs. m ac . Dress Boxes, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. N. tialf-priee to any part of the house. The .-New Box-ortiee, No. 2, Wellingt on-street, I s open to the Public every day, from Ten till Six. The Interior of the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W. Bradwell of the Cclosseum. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. J. M. Maddox, solo Lessee and Manager, Duchess-street, Portland. place. Madame ANNA THILLON. ;AN EVENING Will he presented a new and original Operetta, entitled The YOUNG GUARD. Don Guzman, Ur. liedda; Don Alvarez, Mr. Barker ; Donna Glamia, MIA Sara Flower ; Estella, Mrdaine Anna Thillon. After which, a new comic Drama, called MY SISTER'S SECRET. To be followed by a new Comic Piece, entitled THE SULTANA. Solyman, Mr. Ryder ; Osmyn, Mr. Compton ; Yusepli, Mr. Henry ; Roxalana, Madame Anna Tbillon; Elmira, Miss Villars ; Ismena, Miss Hodson. To conclude with a new Christmas Pantomime, entitled OLD FATLIEIt TIME ; or, Harlequin and the Four Seasons. Dress Circle, : ilexes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. FRENCH PLAYS. —ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John,Mit c h e ll , 33, Oat Bond-street '. Last Night bat One of the Eng agement of Mons. Bocage.. THIS EVENING, AVID be performed the admired Comedic -vaudeville of LE VI COMTE GIROILEE. After which, ECIIEC, ET MAT. Le Dec d'Albuquerque, M. Bocage ; Philippe IV., M. Montaland ; La Duches s d o Sidoula-Ccell, 11,111 e. Baptiste. To conclude with PAItTIE A TROIS. Boxes, stalls, tickets, and season prospectuses, may be had at Mr. MITCHELL'S Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. DUOS, 64.; Pit, 4. 6d.; ikuiphitheAtre, 30. ; GaUerb :4 HE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY itilviklinqp- s ,TANtTAII,Y 1846 ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. F. D - 4 ' l ' l . dge, Kensington-road _ . _ . Surrey. Ender the Management of Mr. Bunn. THN EVENING, the performances will commence with the celebrated Opera of • THE DAUGHTER. OF THE RT.:AIME:4T. Characters by Messrs. IL Phillips, King, Homes:Ale, Rafter, Att wood. l'ot‘Mahert, and Miss Poole. To conclude with a new Pantomime, entitled BATTLEDOOR and SHUTTLECOCK ; or, Harlequin Trap, Bat, and Ball. A diitinct entrance to the private boxes has been made (which have been re-fitted). Private boxes may be had n'ghtly of all the principal Librarians ; and at the Box-oftize of the Theatre, which is open daily from Ten until eour. Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, is. ; Gallery, 6d. _ ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed JANE EYRE ; or, the Secrets of Thernfleld Manor. Principal characters by Messrs. Hicks, Dale, Searle, Rig gie, Forman; Miss Vincent, Mrs. G. Lee, and Miss Burrouglicliffe. To conclude with the grand scholastle and instructive Pantomime, entitled THE WORLD OF WONDERS ; or, Harlequin Caxton and be Origin of Printing, with wonderful scenery and decorative ap pointments. Clown, Mr. Paul Herring ; Pantaloon, Mr. Morelli ; Harlequin, M. Lupino ; Sprite, Signor Molino; Columbine, Mdlle. Lutilli. Boxes, ls. ; Pit, CA. ; Gallery, 4d. No Half-price to any part of the house. Doors open at Six, to commence at Half-past Six. AsTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. William Batty. Mr. Batty's penorming Elephants. THIS EVENING, The Grand Spectacle or THE CAMP OF SILESIA. Entirely new Scenes in the Arena, by the talented Artistes of tlio Establishment, in the various modes of equestration. To conclude with a Grand Equestrian Comic Pantomime entitled FIARLEQUIN DOCTOR SYNTAX AYD HIS DAPPER. GREY MARE, in which those popular artistes Herr Devlin, 3idile. Theo dore, Mr. Anderson, and Mr. Bradbury, as Harlequin, Columbine, Clown, and Pantaloon, which will exceed in splendour and erect all former productions at the Amphitheatre, Box-office open fkom 11 till 5 Acting and Stage Manager. Mr. W West. MEETING OF PA RL LAMENT IsIIE WiATHEIi.—SoN OFFICE, JAN. 30. TuI . RMONETER, Lowest, 35 ; Highest, 48 ; Noon, 43. BAROMETER, 29 60. WIND S.W., hazy and slight rain. JANUARY 31. I:nEnm METER, Lowest, 37; Highest. 44 ; Noon, 33 BAROMETER, 29.30.—W1ND N.E.; sleet and snow. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE Tin: DAY. Morning.. 47 minutes after 9. Evening .. 24 minutes after 10. ties, and at the exorbitant rate of interest fixed by the well-known letter of the 25th of October. Indeed it will be seen that increasing their minimum rate of discount to 8 per cent. and maintaining it at that rate until the withdrawal of the letter, was the only one of the recommendations to which the directors paid the slightest attention. The prevailing impression that Sir C. Noon had been in any degree actuated by a desire to afford relief to the manufacturing and mercantile classes, in consenting to a relaxation of the stringent provisions of the Act of 1844, may also be removed. It would appear that the Right Hon. Baronet only interposed, because he saw no other means by which the law could be maintained than by consenting to its temporary suspension We might otherwise have seen the National Bank compelled to suspend pay ment at a time when it had eight millions of bulli( n locked up in its coffers, which it was forbidden to use, ar.d which were almost as useless for every pur pose as an equal weight of stones or rubbish. The letter of the 25th of October was, in fact, the project intended to save the Bank itself from at least a temporary stoppage of payment—the " Deus ex machines," which, like the issue of one pound notes in 1825, was to preserve it from the imminent danger that was impending. And it had the desired effect. The direetors were rescued from the precarious position in which they were placed. If they had fallen, it is impossible to calculate the consequences that must have ensued. The public funds would then, indeed, have been depreciated, and the nation reduced to a state of barter, while there was gold in abundance remaining unemployed. The measure would have led to the very calamity it was intended to prevent, and the convertibility of the notes would have been endangered by the very regulations which were framed for the purpose of guarding against 1 such a possibility. In truth there was a much greater similarity between the position of the Bank on the 23d of October, 1847, and the latter end of December, 1825, than may generally be conceived, and the danger of a suspension was almost as for midable at the later as at the earlier period—as for midable, we say, if the provisions of the Act of 1844 were to be maintained in all their integrity. We do not in these observations mean to cast the slightest imputation on the solvency of the establishment at either period. It possessed ample assets to guarantee the holders of its securites from any ultimate loss, but it might have been unable to satisfy the demands that would have been made while the means of doing so abundantly remained behind in its vaults. In order to judge correctly of the true position of the Bank on the 23d October, 1847, it must be borne in mind that the reserve in the banking department, or, according to the term used in the returns, the " notes unemployed," constitute the available fund for carrying on its business. Any run on the " de posits" must be provided for from that source ; if notes are brought in to be exchanged for gold, a portion may be withdrawn from the issue department on their being cancelled, but a single sovereign cannot be touched for any other purpose ; and the banking, which is now wholly separated from the issue department, may be unable to meet its liabilities in consequence of the regulation which forbids the issue of notes beyond a certain amount unless based on bullion. Thus a suspension of pay ment might become unavoidable, which would be in the highest degree injurious to the national credit, and to all classes in society. The most competent persons have calculated that a reserve of 4,000,0004 at least is necessary, and that no lower amount will be sufficient to carry on the ordinary business transactions of the Bank. If we examine, then, the returns for the month of October we shall find that a very rapid and alarming reduction in the amount of " notes unemployed " had taken place. On the 25th of September that reserve amounted to 4,112,2901.; this was reduced, on the 2d of October, to 3,409,3001., or by more than 700,0001., within the week. On the IGth of October it amounted to 2,630,115/. only, showing a further diminution, within a fortnight, of nearly 779,000/., in addition to that which had already occurred. On the 23d the reserve had fallen to 1,547,2701., or by more than 1,080,0001. below that of the 16th. On that day the deputation of the London bankers waited on the Government to urge the adoption of some course by which relief would be afforded. The private de posits then amounted to no less than 8,580,509/., the great withdrawal of public deposits within the month being the chief cause which led to the diminution of the reserve fund, the balance in favour of the public having been on the 25th of September 9,447,851/., while on the 23d of October it only stood at 4,766,3941., or less by 4,681,557/. than at the former period. It is well, known that if the representation it then made had been neglected, the London bankers, and many others, would have withdrawn their deposits, and that a severe run would have taken place, which must have terminated either in a suspension or the most enormous sacrifice of property/ by which the Three per Cents., which had then fallen to 78, would have been depreciated to the most frightful extent, if they had not become altogether unsaleable. Then it was that the letter was resolved upon; hut, as we have already stated, its true cause was the safety of the Bank, and not the relief of the mercantile or manufacturing interes ts. That letter, among other things, contained a recommendation to the directors " to enlarge the amount of their dis counts and advances upon approved security; but that in order to retain this operation within reasonable limits, a high rate of interest should be charged." The latter part was, as it is well known, immedi ately acceded to, but the increase of discounts and advances, by which all those engaged in trade and commerce might have been benefited, lasted but for a few days. This may be ascertained from a compari son of the " other securities," held by the Bank. On the 2d of October we find under this head that 21,259,929/. was advanced to private parties; on the 9th of October it amounted to 21,437,443/. The screw was then put on, and by the refusal of every species of accommodation this amount was reduced on the 23d to 19,467,1281., or by more than 1,960,0001. After the suspension of the Act greater liberality was shown for a very few days. Within the next week we find the item in creased to 20,409,897/. ; but from that time to the present it has been steadily reduced, until, as it ap pears by the last return, it amounted to 14,510,3631. only, showing a reduction from the 9th of October to the 23d of January of no less than 6,900,0001. in the accommodation afforded by that establishment to the mercantile interests. During the same time the reserve has been increased to 7,447,3851., that is to say, by 6,270,6451. beyond the reserve on the 30th Octo ber, and nearly three millions and a half snore than the sum which is considered sufficient to carry on its business properly; while the stock of bullion has been augmented to 13,176,8121. Stronger evidence could not be afforded of the propriety of the reduc tion in the rate of interest which was announced on Thursday last, and for which some persons are to be found still disposed to censure the directors, who, in that respect, are only blameable for not having taken the step at an earlier period. By the decrees of his Majesty the King of NAPLES which we subjoin, it will be seen that his MAJESTY has yielded to the popular demands of reform : The Gazzetta della Due Sicilie of the 18th, in two supplements, publishes four important decrees of that date of the King of' NArLss. By the first, the consulta of Naples and that of Sicily, whose institu tion dates from 1824, are invested with the following additional attributions :-1. Giving their opinion on all projects of laws and general regulations. 2. Examining and giving their opinion on financial affairs, such as budgets, public debt, &c. 3. On treaties of commerce and tariffs. 4. On the peti tions of the provincial councils. The communes of Naples and Sicily shall possess administrative right over their own funds, under the superintendence of Government; and the general consulta is ordered to present a project of law on the subject, on the basis of free election of the members of the communal councils. By the second decree, the judicial inde pendence of each other of Naples and Sicily is recog nised ; employments in the island of Sicily to be filled by Sicilians only, and those in the kingdom of Naples by Neapolitans only ; the administration of each to be separately conducted. This law to be applied even to employments actually filled promis cuously, in the course of four months. By the third decree extraordinary coutultori are named, consisting of the beads of departments at Naples, when the KING'S residence is there, and of those residing at Palermo when his MAJESTY resides on the other side of the Faro. By the 4th, Count D'AQUILA, Prince of the Blood, is named Lieutenant-General of Sicily; his Assistant Minister, the Prince of CAMPOFRANCO his Minister of the Interior, Foreign Affairs, Agri culture, Commerce, and Public Works, the Duke of MONTALIM ; Director of Finance and Ecclesiastical Affairs, D. GIUSEPPE BUONGIARDINO ; Director of Grace and Justice, D. GIOVANNI CASSISSI. A fifth decree, dated the 19th, concedes the liberty of the press in nearly the same measure as the other Italian states. All these decrees are signed by Marquis PIETRACATELLA, the representative of moderate liberal opinion. On the 19th the KING published the following de cree on the subject of the amnesty-- " His Majesty, who always obeys the generous inspirations of his royal heart, has deigned to ordain that the Ministers of Grace and Justice, and of the General Police of the kingdom, should, within the shortest possible delay, submit to him the names of the political condemned and prisoners, in order that he may exercise his clemency. His Majesty desired at the same time that the measures best calculated to re-establish public tranquillity should be adopt‘d." A letter from Milan of the 22d says : " Yesterday an order was received from Vienna to arrest about fifty persons, most of whom belong to the higher classes of society. To-day the following were arrested :—The Marquis Rosales, president of the Union Club; Count Cesar Battaglia; the young Marquis Cesar Soncino Stamps, a n d som e others. Rosales has been placed in the dungeons of Santa Margarita ; Battaglia and Soncino have been sent away from Milan under escort. Their destination is a mystery. In the number of arrests already affected are those of the Marquis Filippo Villani, who was formerly well known in Paris; Count Pertusalli, and Count Ercole Durini, formerly an officer in the Austrian army. Cmsar Cantu, a literary man well known in France, and Bellardi, a physician, were also to have been arrested, but they eluded the vigilance of the police, and have passed the frontier. The wife of Villani went to the Viceroy, and solicited the liberation of her husband. It was granted, but when she went to the director of police, Torsani, he refused to release the Marquis, observing that the Viceroy should mind his own business." The Official Gazette of Turin of the 24th states, on the authority of letters of the 18th from Cagliari, that on the previous evening the yacht, which the English Consul at Palermo had sent in search of the English squadron, arrived in that port; but as the squadron was then at Palma, the yacht proceeded there, and delivered dispatches to the Commander, who a few minutes after set sail with the squadron fur Sicily. A Florence journal states that the inhabitants of Palermo have cut the aqueducts that furnish water to the Monte Pellegrino; so that the troops stationed there were in great distress for water. The Piednumtese Gazette of the 24th states that the Royal Bank of Palermo has not been touched, but, on the contrary, is guarded by the people. A letter from Civita Vecchia of tke 20th, in the Patrie, contains the following from Rome :—" The Council of State has emitted an opinion-1. That the Civic Guard should be completely armed as soon as possible-2. That a certain part of it should be called out on duty-3. That the arsenals should be stored with all that is necessary for arming the reserve-4 That the army should be increased by one• third-5. That two Italian generals, distinguished for brilliant conduct in the wars of Africa and Spain, should have the command of the Civic Guard." Letters from Rome of the 21st instant announce that Cardinal BUFFONDI, the Legate of Ravenna, would succeed Cardinal FERRETTI in the post of Secretary of State, and that the latter would replace Cardinal BUFFONDI at Ravenna. We have received intelligence from Lisbon to the 19th instant. Baron DE FRANCOS (Colonel SoLLA) bad been ap pointed Minister of War instead of Marshal SAL DANHA, who held that portfolio only ad interim. It was rumoured that Conde DE THOMAR (COSTA CABRAL) would not leave Lisbon for his diplomatic mission to Paris until next May. Conde DE VILLA REAL was appointed to London instead of Baron DE MON CORVO. The number of Deputies in Lisbon was still insuf ficient to make a House, although they had deter mined to transact certain routine business. The debate on the Address could not come on until the other Deputies had arrived. This debate was looked forward to with intense interest, as it was considered that the Conde De TuoMAR (COSTA CABRAL) would answer all the accusations that had been brought against his Government. _.. Her Majesty's steam-ship Terrible arrived on the 16th, and started the same day for Gibraltar. The QUEEN received on Sunday night at the Palace and Sir HAMILTON SEYMOUR was present. A Portuguese brig of war, the Carvalho, has ar rived from Angola in 72 days, with dispatches for the various branches of Government, and twelve sailors taken on board the Brazilian slaver Flor de Campos, captured in the Bahia Garta, to the north of the Dande, by the Portuguese cruiser Principe Real. Exchange on London, 531; Bank Shares, 390 to 395 ; Five per Cent. Inscription, 53 to 54 per cent. ; Four per Cent. ditto, 44 to 45 per cent. Madrid papers of the 22d, 23d,and24th have arrived. An address has been presented to ESPARTERO by a deputation from Oviedo, at the head of which was General SAN MIGUEL. The QUEEN, it appears, had originally intended to hare asked ESPARTERO to the ball at the Palace, but CHRISTINA commanded her MAJESTY not to invite him, and declared that if he were invited she herself would not come. ESPARTERO has taken out his'pass ports for Logrono. The FOITIC7IIO, Barcelona journal, of the 22d, an nounces the submission of the Carlist chief CLEMENTE BRESD, at Vich, and the flight into France of three other Cabecillas, named MANUEL 'DEL 1-losTamioN, who held the rank of Colonel, GUITART, and CARNE. The Marquis of SANTIAGO died on the 23d. MADRID BOLA, JAN. 23.—The Three per Cents. were done at 27 7-16, at fifty days ; the Five per Cents., at 161, for the 10th of March ; the Debt without Interest at 51 for paper ; and the Coupons 11i, at fifty days. We have received the Paris papers of Saturday. The discussion on the fourth paragraph of the Ad dress has closed, and notwithstanding the charges brought against him by MM. DE TOCQUEVILLE and BILLAULT, M. GUIZOT has not spoken. The Minister of Justice, M. H EBERT , was the Member of the Cabinet who was put forward to close the discussion, and he adopted the old trick "of herring trailing." He began by dexterously irritating M. EMILE DE GIRAR.. DIN to interrupt him, and he succeeded, whereupon he entered into a long history of a quarrel . between himself and M. EMILE DE GIRARDIDI, which, of course, drew forth repeated interruptions and a hot reply from that gentleman, who in his turn was interrupted repeatedly by M. HEBERT. Albeit M. lIEBERT did not add to the dignity of the proceedings of the Chamber by his conduct, he completely succeeded in his object, which was to draw the Opposition off the scent. The a/ afire Petit was forgotten, and the amendment of M. BILLAULT negatived without one word of explanation from the President of the Council. "The Government will not reply to personal attacks," said M. DUCHATEL, albeit M. HEBERT, the Minister of Juatice, had been for the previous two hours ex clusively engaged in replying to and making per sonal. attacks. M. GUIZOT may consider this conduct very dignified; we, however, cannot but recollect that it iS precisely the line of conduct which was pursued by AL TESTS when under a somewhat similar accusa tion. The note of Sir STRATFORD CANNING to the Swiss Diet is thus commented on in the Constitutionnel : " We have published the memorandum full of kind counsels which was addressed on the B th January by Sir Stcatford Canning to the President and the Feder: it Diet, in the name of the British Government. We ht we compared this document with the haughty, malevolent, threatening note which M. Bois le Comte sent in the name of our Government to the Federal Diet and its President. This contrast between the language of France and that of England becomes still mor a striking when we compare the two notes corn 'nu) aicated with the new documents published by the British Government. So far back as the 1 1 th, the 12th, the 23d, the 27th, the 28th December, that is to Hay a month before M. Bois le Comte menaced the Diet, Sir Stratford Canning congratulated himself in a let ies of letters bearing those dates on t h e wise and moderate dispositions which he remarked in • President OCRSENBEIN, the organ of the Diet and the Swiss Government, on the subject of the very ques tions on which our Ministry explains itself a month after in a tone of menace. Auniesty, early cessation of the occupation, sincere respect for cantonal sove reignty fairly understood, peremptory refutation of calumnious accusations repeated a few days ago by Count DE MONTALEMBERT, and authorised by the adhesion of M. GUIZOT, conciliation towards the con quered cantons, patriotic indignation at the ma uusuvres, the intrigues, the threats of the foreigner, such is the resume of the words of the President OCIISENBEIN, collected by Sir STRATFORD CANNING. Some days later the English Government only caused to be repeated publicly in its memorandum the hind counsels, respectful to the independence of a free people, which it had already given to the Diet, and almost all of which had been accepted. What can be said in the presence of these facts of the haughty attitude, the ofiensive injunctions of our Government?" Even the Presse, which never misses an opportunity of finding fault with the English Government, is on this occasion forced to confess that, as regards Swit• zerland, the conduct of Lord PaLatErtsros has been worthy of all praise. In speaking of the principle of continental sovereignty, the Presse says— " England, while maintaining the same principle, has found the means of placing herself with great ability i❑ the position of a benefactor to the Diet, and thus has gained a great preponderance with it. It is because we have unskilfully avowed our intention to make this principle the means of maintaining the present institutions of Switzerland, that our dispatches are ill received there, and that our attitude has all the odium of an intervention without its results. The question of conduct which we have so badly solved is, as has been seen, of serious importance. Truly, our not having at once comprehended this, and having suffered England to take such an advantage, proves that our diplomacy has been most fatally inspired. How is it that it has not felt the degree to which it has derogated from the spirit of the Government, which is the offspring of the revolution of IS3O, by thus opposing every pacific change for the better by our neighbours of the East ? How is it that it has not recollected that, as early as 1833, a personage who now represents our policy at Rome, M. Rossi, who at that time was a citizen of Switzerland, acknow ledged and proclaimed, in the name of the Conser vatives themselves, the necessity for a reform in the compact ? how is it that it has not divined that, with regard to our interests, a power, more or less strong, distributed in Switzerland would present a guarantee much more serious, a responsibility much more real ? How is it that it has forgotten that, in 1838, when Prince Louis was forming conspiracies in Thurgau, France saw her most legitimate remonstrances fail before the doctrine of the sovereignty of the cantons, carried to excess, and could not obtain any satisfac tion without having recourse to war, if the Prince himself had not quitted the Swiss territory to avoid the conflict ? In truth, there is something astounding in so many accumulated faults ! If England has gained the upper hand, we declare aloud that it is because nothing has been done to dispute it with her." In the Chamber of Deputies on Saturday the debate on the Address was resumed, and the paragraph re lating to Italy was under discussion. M. LAMAR.. TINE addressed the Chamber at great length on the Ministerial policy. He was answered by M. GUI.. ZOT, who deprecated all interference in the affairs of Italy. The debate was adjourned to Monday. In consequence of the favourable news received from Sicily the French Funds rese on Saturday, although not to the extent that had been anticipated. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Saturday at 74f. 65c. ; the New Loan. 751. 65c. ; Five per Cents., 116 f. 95c.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, I,lBBf. 75c.; Rouen, 9081. 75c.; Havre, 447 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 537 f. 60c. ; Avignon, 5681. 75c. ; Vierzon, 515 f. ; Bordeaux, 4801. ; Boulogne, 365 E ; Troyes and Montereau, 240 f.; Basle, 1581. 75c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 407 f. 50c.; Tours and Nantes, 3571. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 395 f. ; Spanish Domestic Debt, 244; ditto Passive, 41. The Three per Cents. were done in Paris on Sun day at 741. 67ic. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Jaw. 29. Central of France( Orleans and Vierzon), 14tA —Northern of Fraace, 11! 8 —Orleans and Bordeaux, s—Paris and Lyons, 514—Paris and Strasbourg, 33i—Sambre and Mouse, 711. GREAT WESTERN and WYCOMBE RAILWAY Co')IPANY.—(TEIIS DAY.) A general meeting of this company was held to day, at 449, West Strand, for the purpose of deter mining whether a contract for executing the whole of the works authorised by the company's Act should be entered into. Mr. PAUL said that the meeting was held in conse quence of an arrangement pending between their company and the Great Western, for the purpose of effecting an arrangement different to that which the ‘Vycombe Company had entered into. The directors of the Great Western had not acceded to an arrange ment which they considered would be beneficial to all parties. The directors had, therefore, determined not to proceed at present with the works, and he trusted the proprietary would coincide with the directors; steps would be taken to petition the Commissioners for an extension of time. A PROPRIETOR said the Great Western could not make the arrangement which this company desired. The meeting approved of the recommendation of the chairman. The same decision applied to the Uxbridge Railway. The meeting then separated. INDISPOSITION OF HIS GRACE THIS ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.—The following is an answer to in quiries at Lambeth Palace this morning :—" Monday Morning, Jan. 31, 1848.—His Grace continues still very seriously ill, with but slight improvement from last week." INSTITUTION FOR THE ADULT DEAF AND DUMB, 26, RED LION -SQUARE, BLooMsBURY-SQUARE.—At a recent meeting of the Committee of Management of the above valuable institution, it was stated that during the past few month s th e a ppli ca ti o ns made to the charity on behalf of the adult deaf and dumb, both for imme diate admission and temporary employment, or relief, had very considerably increased. Among the appli cants there were several of a very interesting and de serving nature ; but it was a source of much regret that the financial possession of the charity did not justify the committee in entertaining any further liability. At the breaking up of the meeting an earnest hope was ex pressed that the co-operation of the affluent and bene volent would not be wanting in carrying out the inte resting and, to a certain degree, important objects of the institution. OPENING OF THE ABERDEEN RAILWAY.—The formal ceremony of opening the southern portion of the line took place on Thursday. A trifling land slip took place about half-past eleven o'clock this day on the Richmond branch of the South-Western Railway. A portion of the bank gave way between Wandsworth and Putney, and blocked up part of the down line. The train, which left the Nine Elms station was consequently transferred to the " up. line," and a delay of about twenty minutes only was thus occasioned. Owing to the admit able regulations of the company, who at once sent a number of labourers to the spot to repair the road, the damage will be completely remedied before the evening. SUICIDE OF A WOMAN TO EVADE JUSTlCE.—Sa terday Mr. Mills held an inquest at the Castle Inn, laleworth, on the body of Caroline Frith, aged sixty. eight, who hung herself under the following singular circumstances :—The deceased had a daughter by a former husband, named Cook, and at the commencement of the present month the girl Cook and another girl, named Sarah Volley, were taken into custody on a charge of stealing some shoes, the deceased being also charged as the receiver of the stolen goods. The case was tried at the w last sessionall tled acqui theacquitted, in c Central Criminal eneeof Court, but they were there being a misnomer in the indictment. The Brent ford Magistrates, however, finding that other shoes had been stolen, not mentioned in the first indictment, or dered the re-apprehension of all the parties previously charged. The deceased heard of this, and to escape apprehension she hung herself to the bedpost. A verdict of " Temporary insanity" was returned. CHARGE Or INFANTICIDE.—For some days past a painful sensation has prevailed at Bath, in consequence of the body of a new-born child having been found in the garden of a horse situate No. 8, Church-street, Whidconsb. From circumstances that transpired, it was presumed that the child was the illegitimate offspring of a young lady named Miss Julia Strickland. A warrant for holding an inquest was immediately issued, and, by the evidence of three of the daughters of Mr. Strickland, it was proved that Miss Julia Strickland had been de livered of a child, but that she had stated that it was born dead, A post-mortem examination was held on the body, and the medical evidence went to p rove that th e child was born alive. The jury, after nearly an hour's consultation, returned a verdict that the child was born of the body of Julia Strickland, that it was born alive, and was killed by being thrown from the window into the garden, and that it wits so thrown wilfully by Julia Strickland in order to produce its death. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—We are happy to an nounce that at a meeting of the Caledonian Railway board of directors, held here yesterday, it was resolved that the line should be opened to the public on Tuesday, the 15th February; and that the fares for passengers be tween Edinburgh and Glasgow should be at the rate of 6s. for first class, 4s. 6d. fur second class, and 31. for third class.—Scotsman. THE DUKE OF SUTHERLAND AND HIS SMALL TENANTRY.-liiS Grace the Duke of Sutherland has again announced to his tenantry in the district of Tongue, paying less than 101. of annual rent, that he will give premium s t o th em for the first, second, and third best and largest crops of turnips, cabbages, car rots, leeks, and Q11i9113 raised by them. --Edinburgh Ad vertlier. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. There was a fair inquiry for Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday. The mid and lower sorts of American were rather dearer, and the market closed firmly. Sales 3,000 bales. American 41. to 6id. per lb. Railway Shares were in good demand, and with a larger business doing, advanced prices were obtained. The advices from the West Indies, by the Teviot steamer, are depressed in tone, and the private letters bear out the statements in the Jamaica and other jour nals. The American intelligence is not altogether unfavour able for England, as we are likely yet to receive back more of the specie drained from us. The merchants, magistrates, and other parties in terested at Brussels have had a meeting upon the sub ject of the recent failures, and the granting of sursis. The result has been the framing of a petition to the Chamber of Representatives against the law which re gulates this indulgence, and which has proved so ex ceedingly inconvenient to the creditors of many houses. Contracts and special hypothecations are disturbed, and confidence is destroyed by the present system, and at least, it is urged, there should be no disturbance of arrangements entered into two months previously. Accounts from Archangel state that the sugar fac tory of W. Brandt and Sons was destroyed on the 12th of January. The creditors of Messrs. Von Haber assembled at Carlsruhe to the number of seven-eighths. The debts are six millions of florins. The creditors did not appear to be quite satisfied with the terms offered by the state, and desired a guaranteed interest for a longer period than fifteen years, otherwise, it is stated, a liquidation would be preferred. The Funds are very flat this morning, and there is not much doing, although the political account from Naples appear to be more satisfactory, and the Paris prices are firm. The approaching meeting of Parliament will re vive the doubt as to the funding of Exchequer-bills, which, at the higher rate of interest they bear, are considered to be a security that might be advantage ously diminished. Consols have been 89i, and are now 89 to 89} for present transfer. For time they have been 894 since 894, and are now 89k 4. Exchequer-bills have ranged from 345. to 375. premium. Rink Stock is about 201 to 203, and_lndia Stock has been done at 241. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been marked 904 to and the Three per Cents. 891 to 4. The Foreign Bonds are rather flatter also. Spanish. Five per Cents. realised 214 and the Three per Cents. 31- to 4. Portuguese Four per Cents. are about 26 to 27 Mexican have been at 181 to 4 ; Grenada at 201 ; Peruvian at 404, and Brazilian at 831. French Fire per Cents. 116, with the exchange at 25: 60 ; Dutch Four per Cents. are at 86. In Railway Shares there is an improved busiuess do ing, and tho quotations are higher. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONI O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) _ 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ..... .... 89%4 3 per Cent. Console Anne 89 1 / 4 % New 34 per Cent. Anus II OA % Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 9 1-16 9 India Stock •• , 41 Do. Bonds, 10001 Consols for Account 89 % 1,4 Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,000/. 500/. Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Equador Bonds 3l, Grenada, 1 per Cent. . Ditto Deferred Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent l B l4 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent 4 O l /2 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840 Ditto for the Account 21% Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 3 l l / 4%4 Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 5 per Cent ll6f. -e. Exchange Dutch 2% per Cent.,l2 Guild - Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates BUSINESS D0N1: IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID, Pan SHARE. Aberdeen - Amber., Notting., Boston, &c. 2% - ..... to - Ayrshire and Galloway - to - Belfast and County Down .. 10 .. .. - - Birmingnam & Oxford Junc... 20 - Birmingham, W 01.,& Dudley 10 ... - - Birnsing., \Vol., & Stour Val. 101.145.... - - Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction 74 - - Boston, Stamf., & Birming... 5 - to - Bristol and Exeter . Bll - Do., Thirds - ...... to - Buckinghamshire l2/. 4s - ...... to -- Caledonian - to - Ditto, Half Shares - Ditto, Clydesdale Junction 50 - - Chester and Holyhead.. 37%..... - - Ditto, Preference l2 - - Clarence. - ..... to - Do., let Class, 6 per Cent... 10 . ... to - Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 - - Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 - to - Direct London & Portsmouth 3 3 ,E - - Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 25 - Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 17%...... - - East Anglia, 25/. L. & E., axd L. & D. Ditto, 18/., }..... & H ls - - Ditto, 31. 103., E. & H... 2 - to - Eastern Counties Ditto, ditto (B) - Do.Perpet.,s per ct. No. 1,6/. 13e. 4d... - - De., d 0....... N 0.2,6/. 135.4 d... - - Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 - to - Do., Quarter l 2 l /4 .. .. - - Do., New Bast ersn Union 59 Ditto, Quarter Shares ...... 12% - to - Ditto., Thirds l3s. 4d - to - Ditto (guar. 6 per cent.) ... 18 . - - East Lancashire - Ditto, New l3 - ..... to - Do., New Quarters - to - East Lincolnshire l 2 l /4 - to - Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O - ...... to - Ditto, Half Shares - - Ditto, Quarter Shares 1 2 1,4 - ...... to - Edinburgh and Northern ... 221...• - - Ditto, New..... ... ..... ...... 3% - ...... to - Ditto, New port l2 - •••••• to -- Ditto, ditto, New 2II - ...... to - Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% - t. - Ditto, New ... 2% - to - Glasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle..B/. 65.1 id... - - to - Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr be - - Ditto, New - - Do. 1 4 Shares (5 per ct.gua.) 12% ...... - .. Great Northern lO% 51i•••••• to - Do. Loudon & York Exten. 21 / 4 1 .... to -. Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 37 1 / 4 - ...... to - Great North of England 100 - ...... to ...... Ditto, New 40/. 5 ..". •••... till _ Ditto, New 801 ... 80 ••• - - .. ••• to Ditto, New 151 0 , 1 61, 4 - ••• • - • •. . to - Great Western - ...... - ... ti - Ditto, Half Shares 5O ...... -- - Ditto, Quarter Shares - ...... to 19 3 / Do. New 171 ""•• to - 4 91 / 2 - ••• •- to Huddersfield and Mancheste r 24 .. ...... - Ditto, Thirds 5....... ....... .. -- ..... ...... to _ t* - Elan and Selby Ditto, Half Shares . be . - - .. 25 ...... 51 - , Ditto Quarter Shar es ..... . 12 1 / 4 Epswich & Bury St. Ed mun d s 17% - to - - to - Do. do. and Norwich ...... 15 - - (late (Camb. and Ely) 91h - ..... W - Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50 Do., Thirds - - 1d...... - Lancashire and Y or k s hi re ... 93 .... - •••••• Li - Ditto, ditto - - Ditto Half Shares - 311 Ditto Quarters Ditt. Fifths - Ditto Sixteenths ... ..... ... 64- - - ...... to - 1 Ditto Thirds (Reg.) ... 101.45 Do. Liverpool and Bury... 38 - . ... to - Do. (Rudders. and Sheff.) 83 Do., Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole 4 7 1,4 - - Do., West Riding Union ...41. 2a..... 2% dis to - Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 ...... - - Do., do., Half Shares (A) 9 - to - Ditto ditto ..............(B) 14 - - Leeds and Bradford 5O ..... 96 ..... to - Leeds, Dewsbury, & Manche& 42% - to - Do., Branch 1 Shares l5 ...... - - Ditto, New Branch (blue).. 2% - Ditto, Extension (green)... 2% - to - Do., New Eaten. (pink)... 2 14 - ...... to - Leeds and Thirek .......„ ..... 36 Ditto, New ...... to _ Do., do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 3%. .... - ...... to ..... Liverpool. Crosby, and ionth port. • 2 - - Liverpool, Manchester,, and Newcastle Junction ... 2% -. t o - London & Blackwell ...18!. de. Bd. ...... .- - Ditto New, No. 1 6 ...... eee - Ditto New, No. 2 4/. 13s. 4d.... 1 dia. .to Do. Extension ......... ...... 171, .. to = 2 Lond., Bright., & South Coast 50 4 Do. Consolidated Eighths... 30 •••-• - - Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 De. Pref. Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 - Ditto, ditto ...........18 52 50 ..... .... to - London and Greenwich... 12/.155. 4d... - - Ditto Preference lB/ 17s 2d... - ...... to - London k North Western.....loo ......153 - Do. Quarter ......L. and B. 22 - - Do. do. New ...... .... ...... 2 - Do. do. Fifths - Do. Quarters ... G. J. 25 Do. 40/. Shares L. &M. 15 ...... - Do. 40/. Shares...3l. and B. 40 ...... - Do. 10/.... M. and B. (A.) 7 1 / 2 ..... _ - Do. 10/. .. Jul. and B. (B.) 7% - to - Do. 10/. ... M. and B. (C.) 1 - to - London and S. Western.... 41.. 6s 8d... 54,4 to - Do. New Consolidated Bths. 40 - to - Ditto New 501........ - ..... 32 1 / 4 ...... 29 - Ditto New 401. .... ..... .. -26 - ..... .to - Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 - ...... to - Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 - ..... to - Ditto, Thirds .. B/. 6s. 8d ... - - London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 1 1 / 4 - to - Londonderry and Coleraine... 27 1 / 4 - io - Londonderry and Enniskillen 25 - ..... to - Manch, Buxton, & Matlock 3 - to - Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.loo - to - Ditto 4 Shares (No. 1) ... 13 to - Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25 ...... - ...... to - Ditto, % Shares (No. 8) 7IA _ to - Ditto Grimsby - - i Ditto, dittt, ..... “,,,... ~.:_;; Ditto, ditto Ditto, Sheffield, and Line. nanchesterand SouthamptonN ... to Midgard _ 100 1164..... to 116 _ Ditto, Cnnsol. Preference...loo ...... to Ditto, 40/. Shares Ditto, 50/. 5hare5........... 15 Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ..... 89 Midland, Consul. Bristol and • Birniiignam 6 per cent.... 100 126 Midlaid, Bristol and Glouc. 36 Ditto ditto M. 35.61 .. 0 Mialand, Leices. and Swan- Eingten (8 per et.gua.)....100 .... . Midld. Great Western(lrish) 35 Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...... Ditto Quarter Shares Newmarket an Chesterford 18 1 , Ditto Extension Newport Abergy., and lieref. 6 ...... ..... ...... to Norfolk - Ditto New 20/. ... Ditto Extension Do. Scrip, 1847, N. of Norfik 2 Do. do. Waveney Talley— 2 - •.. ... to -- Newry and Enniskillen - ...... tie Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Sorthern Counties Union North British Ditto Half Shares-- ..... 1214..,... 19 1 4 to -- Do. Quarters ..-.... ......... 4. 3 A — - Ditto. Extension Nt — ...... to ....- Ditto Thirds ... ......... ...... 2 North Staffordshire... ...... 10 North Wales — , .... to North Western ti Oxford, Worcester, and Wol- Ye rh ampt oa Reading, Guildfd., & Reigate 7 Royston and Hitehin Scottish Central icottish Midland ... ....... ... 20 - Ditto, New Sheffield, . Rotherkam, and Goole S - dr.. to .... shrowsbury and Birmingham 7 Ditto, ditto, Class B. 4 - .••••• till ..... Sbrewsbur-v and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Ditto Halves, Ditto... 8 ... .. . . Ditto, Oswestry Ditto (Now) 1 Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref 5 ...... Shrewsbury and Hereford ... 2 Shropshire Union ... 4 South Devon ....... ...... ... 40 Ditto. Preference 2O - South Staffordshire 4 South Eastern and Dover 33% 31% „.... to Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, N 0.2 l7 ...... 12 Ditto, New, No. 8 2O Ditto New, No. 4. ...... ... .. 7 1 ,4 6 ... .. to South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster, ant Goole _ .. Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stn. Coal Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17% 'raw Vale Extension Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny to .. Waterford and Limerick ... 41 Waterford, Wexford, Wicklw, and Driblin West Cornwall Whitehayen and Furness...... 12 ... Windsor, Staines, and South Western s2i. Wilts,Somerset,&Weymovith SO York, Newcastle, ant Berwick 25 ... . - Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 ..... 82 1 4 A t. 52 Do. North Shields Purchase 23 .. ... 31 1 / 4 Do. 1 , 11- - ten.Ne.l (Y. & N.) 15 Di. do. No. 2, :New & B. 10 D.. G. N. E. Par. or Pref. $ Yo-k and North Midland .. SO Ditto, Preference Ditto Eastern.] West Riding Extension ... . .. 26 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens 2s ...... 13%%... to ... Central of France ( Orleans and Vierzon) Central of Spain Ceylon . .. Gs. Demerara. - Dendre Valley - Direct Bombay and Madras Bs. .... . Dutch Rhenish y •••••• ....... ••• ••• t° ..." East Indian Al Great Indian Peninsular Italian and Austrian Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 ••• •• to --- LouYain 4la Sambre ......... 6 Luxembourg Lyons and Avignon (Con stituted) Madrid and Valentin Namur and Liege........ l6 Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6 Over Vssel 4l3s 4d Paris and Lyons Pans and Orleans 2O - Paris and Rouen .. Paris & Strasbourg . ..... ..... $ •••••• Rosen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale Tours & Nantes ... .. ...... .. 8 - •••••• till .... Tournay, Jurbise, Landers, and Hasselt West Flanders ...... le 1% JOINT STOCK RANKS. Australasia British North American .... 60 Colonial Commercial of London ....... 20 London Joint Stock ~... ..... 10 ...... London and Westminster... 20 National Provincial of Engle. 35 - Ditto, New National of Ireland 22% ....• to --- Provincial of Ireland - Ditto, New e - Union of Australia ....... 23 - Ditto, New 2 1,4 — Union of London ... 10 - Union of Madrid - MINES. Anglo Mexican .. 100 Astrian Mixing Company ... 11 ...... --. - Australian ... Blaexaryon Iron and Coal ... 60 Bo'anis Scrip Beitisk Iron .................... II ..... •to —• Brazilian Imperial ....• . G ,. 24 Galvanized Iron ............... 10 Ditto, Now ................. 4 - --. Real del Monte, Unregisterod LLOYD'S SHIPPING --(THIS DAVA LONDON, JAN. 31.—Wi n d N.N .E., fresh breeze an d cloudy, with rain and snow. DEAL, JAN. 29.—Wind S.S.E. to S.S.W.; 30th' S.S.W., strong an d squally.—Arrd. her Majesty's Nautilus, Westward. 30th, Coronet, Valparaiso. Arr from the River, Chilien, Lima; Ranavolo Manjaks, CO' Coast Castle. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 29.—Wind E.S.E. to S.S.W.; S. to. S.W., hard and squally.—Ar.rd., 30th, Goede 'VW wachting, Zeylsta, Batavia. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 30.—Wind N .E. to S.S.W..—Arrd 4 28th, Ocean, Bradley, Newfoundland. 130 , I SCILLY, JAN. 28.—Wind S.E. -Arrd., 27th, TT e . Indian, Lieuwen, Surinam. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 30.—Wind S.— -Arrd. Susquelian e° Dunlevy, Philadelphia; Columbia, New York; Copie! Hardy, Demerara. Sid., 29th, Mi sry Hannah, Africol Thomas Hunter, Africa; Seagull , Monte Video; Z r liska, Monte Video; Harriet .4.kugusta, New yorM Malibran, Honduras. 30th, Ribes rnia steamer, Hag** Off port, 30th, Sir R. Peel, New "I "ork; Doctor, --". 1 Cowers, JAN. 30. Wind S.S. W. A r rd. Alfre'!: Talcahauno; Matador, Malchin, 1 b r alparaiso ; both fot Hamburgh. Cons, JAN'. 28.—Wind E.N.E.— -Arrd. 27th, IMO! Abbey, Barker, Callao. 28th, Ne ptune, Calcutta. I°. Bristol. KINSALE, JAN. 26,; Wind E.S..E.—Arrd. Mailer ranean, Bell, Calabar, for Liverpoo . 1. SHEERNESS, JAN. 29. The D iligenee, Sunderlan d to London, was tot a ll y l ost on t h e 1 laplin Sand, near t s '" Black rail Beacon, yesterday. LEITH, JAN. 28.—The Sunderland Packet sprang leak, 20th i nstant , o ff Fl am b orot ig h Head, d We l ; down at her anc h ors o ff J ac k Keith.: this morning; era* saved. of BLYTN, JAN. 28.—Fire logs of - mahogany and par r a ship's round-house have come on shore here. It blowing a strong gale at E.S.S. JAN. 30.—The sloop Ashbury, of and O r Stockton, from Hull, got on Whitby Rock this moral; but was assisted off and proceed e d, ma ki ng a li ttle water. SHEERNESS, JAN. 28.—The Mars is on shore ° l3 , Jenkiu Sand, and fills every tide; assistance has be_,.' sent. The Reind e er, o f H art l e p oo l, i s on t h e M a i n, ne t t Southend, and fills every tide. ISLE OF ARRAN, JAN. 27.—T1 - ,. Alceste, of and fr °ll Greenock to Tri n id a d, struc k on Holy Island last ni g h t ' bilged, and sunk in ten feet water, and is fast gnaw. deeper. CORE, JAN. 2t.—The Bolton Abbey, arrived here t a t?: day from Callao, rep or t s h av i n g p as s e d th e uppersroV i t . of a vessel of about 300 tons, apparently not Britt!' built, and not long in the water, 13th of Novel:ober' lat. 13 S., lon. 23 W. DUNDALK, JAN. 28.—The Lord Nelson, of and WO Liverpool to Africa, came on shore west side of the bsl to-day, and, unless the weather moderates, she may W come a wreck. REDCAR, JAN. 30.—The Standly, of Whitby, and the Elizabeth, of Newcastle, got on the rocks this morning; came off with the tide; damage not known. BRIDLINGTON, JAN. 30.- - Somme more pieces of Or hogany have been pieked up here, marked L 58, Dll 58, DH, DII 16, 16, 16, 15. GRAVESEND, JAN. 28.—The :Pearl and the Elizabeth are on shore on the Coalhou se P o i nt, b ut w i ll b e go t Oft next tide. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 30.—The Susquehans, Danberla arrived hero from Phil a d e l p hi a, was in collision fad inst., forty miles below Tuskar, with the Aram stesinee' easterly, hence to Constantinople; six men missing' S I " remainder saved by the Susquehana. BELFAST, JAN. 29.—The smack Dee, Cowell, fronl Liverpool to Glenarm, drove ashore from her anchors 111 Glenarm Bay yesterday. WAREWORTH, JAN. 29.—The Honour, of Blytu laden), br o k e f rom h er anc h ors i n C oquet R oa d s , an attempting attempting to enter this port struck on the rocks, ' and filled. SOUTHWOLD, JAN. 29.—A buoy, with 1-I,(I ED REEDE, painted on the head, has been picked UP ° ff this place. KINSALE, JAN. 28.—The lit'Donnell, from -Me l . andria, last from Cork, and bound to London, baa Pu t o here le a ky, an d o th erw i se d amage d, an d with ettrg shifted. DROGHEDA, JAN. 29.—The wind is still blowing: gale, but has veered from E, by Ea to $.l With Ilia' . 4,qe 8... , I . ) , ..dif :S o o t' <2 , 1c,-,—, _ -- ,,, a,.-, ~-- , 4' , mg • te.... i _. ~..........„: ~ rie „.. ig,,x , ~,. ....,, • _ , • - • -- -, P 4, 4- -4 4 x•m°' ...-7.Q Ro. .. • t. - , .. THE THIRD EDITIONS "THE SUN" WILL CONTAIN, AS USUAL, THE LATEST PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE, AND ALL OTHER NEWS UP TO THE HOUR OF POST. Orders received by all Newsmen, and at the Sun•Qffice, 112, Strand. awning PATIA: LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1848. Like all very clever people, his Majesty King LOUIS PHILIPPE occasionally overreaches himself, and that he has done so in the affair of the Spanish mar riages is becoming every day more and more evident. The indignation of all true Spaniards of every party has been aroused by the contumelious manner in which, since he succeeded in obtaining the hand of the INFANTA for his son, the .:,CING of the FRENCH has treated their nation, susceietble in a peculiar degree to anything approaching to insult or contempt. It was with feelings of the bitterest humiliation and indignation that Spaniards of every party heard the French Minister declare that in order to preserve to France the security of her southern frontier, it was necessary to retain the succession to the Crown of Spain in the Bourbon family ; and that therefore he had, while recognising the rights of the Queen of SPAIN, felt it his duty to insist upon her choosing her husband either from amongst the descendants of Pamir V., or, at all events, from among the Princes of the Bourbon family. \Ve have an example of the feelings which such an assertion of supremacy could not fail to excite in the hearts of all Spaniards in the observations of Don VICENTE DE PEREDA, an illustrious Progresista, in his recently published pamphlet, enti tled "La Nacion y los Partidos 6 sea la necesidad de formar el partido Nacional," a work worthy the pe rusal of every one who desires to form a correct opinion as to the present state of affairs in Spain. " Surely," exclaims Don VICENTE DE PAREDA, " nothing can exceed the rashness (he might have said impertinence) of this open avowal, on the part of the French Minister, that he had imposed his veto to prevent the contracting of matrimony by the Queen of SPAIN, in conformity with her own wishes and the interests of her people, and had dared to limit her rights, and those of her nation, according to the wishes and interests of France." These open avowals on the part of the French Government of an intention to keep Spain in dependence on France, and to sacrifice in every instance Spanish interests to French interests have aroused a feeling of nationality in Spain, which will not be easily appeased. Men of all parties see the necessity of burying their former differences in oblivion, in order to form a great national party strong enough and firm enough to govern the coun try for national purposes only—to secure Spain for the Spaniards. Senor ESCOSURA was only giving utterance to the opinion of the universal Spanish nation, when, in the debate on the Address in the Chamber of Deputies, on the 24th of November last, he said that "he had for a long time entertained the profound conviction that neither of the two parties into which the Liberal body was divided, with their numerous cliques and subdivisions, each having its hatreds, its traditions, and its prejudices, could pro vide for the wants and happiness of the country. He had always been of opinion that in each of these divisions there were men of probity, of talent, of knowledge, and of honour, whose duty it was to free themselves from the traditions and history of the past, who should group themselves together so as to form a centre, around which honest men from each of the other parties might rally, and which, under the name of national, or any other title, might really:govern the country." Such we believe to be the wish of every inhabitant of Spain, to whatever party he may belong, except in deed the miserable monopolising minority of Afran cesado pensioners of the Tuileries, who, under the inspiration of CHRISTINA, are endeavouring to sacri fice Spain on the altar of their own selfishness by selling her to France. To these, however, we give not the name of Spaniards ; they have about them none of the true spirit of Espanolisino—none of that spirit which actuated the Palafex, and the Mina, and the Castanos, and which, after a glorious struggle of five years, expelled the French intruding KING from Spain, albeit he was backed by the armies of NAPOLEON, and had among the Spaniards themselves a party ten times more power ful, whether as regards talent or numbers, than the Afrancesado rump, which at present would fain rule paramount in Madrid. The events which are daily occurring in Spain, the continued ill-health of the QUEEN, the undisguised attempts that are making to carry out the wicked and unnatural policy of which CHRISTINA is the minister—all tend to open the eyes of Spaniards to the deplorable situation of their country, and to impress upon them the necessity of oblivion and union—oblivion of past differences, union for the future to preserve themselves as a nation. That there are great, but not insuperable difficulties, in the way of forming a national party in Spain, we admit. Those difficulties, however, we believe will be overcome by the spirit of Espan a / B mo, by which all true Spaniards have ever been actuated, and then, to quote the words of Don VINCENTE DE PAREDA, " there will be no fear that the enemies of Spain will triumph so easily as they imagine. The nation is invincible, and against a French KING all will be Spaniards." The Bank returns for the week ending the 22d January, which appeared in The Sun of Saturday, together with the previous returns during the past quarter, afford a strong illustration of the course pursued by the directors during the crisis—of the manner in which our trade and commerce was im peded by the difficulties interposed in the way of obt4inizlg mertey even on the most legitimate securi- E