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SECOND EDITION, just ready, in 3 vols., /TILD RED VERNON. lf_g_ A TALE OF PARISIA.N LIFE, By HAMILTONMURRAY. " unclmtnonly clever book."—Examiner. " A story of sinzu! ar power."--Britannla. " This brilliant work is a sort of new and more refined Mysteres de Paris."—Court Journal. " Mildred Vernon will make a great sensation. It is emphatically a good took ; it is a great deal more than clever ; it is wise, true, and bold."—Jerrold's Paper. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now Ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. post Sve., (1 L A R A F A NE.; Or, THE CONTRASTS OF LIFE, A NOVEL. By LOUISA STUART COSTELLO, Author of " Catherine de Medic's," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. FRASER'S MAGAZINE for DECEMBER, Price 2s. 6d., cr by post, 35., contains : I. The Arctic Expeditions. 7. Life and Works of Leo 2. Memoirs and Correspondence pardi. of Viscount Castlereagh. S. Christmas Festivities in Ras 3. Fuss in a Ilook-club ; as related sia. by a Copy of Miss Marti- 9. The Austro-Italian Ques newt's " Eastern Life." tion. 4. The Army and the People. 11. 10. The Thames : its Uses and 5. The Inundation of Pest. Con- Abuses. eluded. 10. Yeast. Concluded. 6. The Wall-eyed Horse. A Ru- 12. Current History. ral Ballad. Index. 'arker, West Strand. London : John W. P, THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. Manager, Mr. BUNN. GENERAL REDUCTION OF PRICES. The repeated representations that have been made to the manage ment respecting a reduction of prices, in order to meet the exigencies of the times, have led to its present adoption. In complying with so general an expression of public feeling, it is only necessary to state that precisely the same character of performance will be given, sup ported by the same artistes, and aided by all the gorgeous parapher nalia of the establishment, presenting a series of attractions on a scale of admission suitable to all classes, without any pr in so 4pleadid a Theatre. SCALE OF ADMISSION'. Dress Circle in the Grand Tier Six Shillings , First Circle. Upper BOXe3. .• ...• ........ Four Shillings. Pit Lower Gallery One Shilling and Sixpence. Upper Gallery • •• „ One Shilling. Private Boxes, One and Two Guineas ; Stalls, Seven Shillings. half-prim at Nine o'clock. Dress Circle, 3s. ; First Circle, 2s. 6‘l. ; Upper Boxes, 2s. ; Pit ]s. Gd.; Lower Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, Cl. TLIIS EVENING, The Entertainments will commence LOVE SPELL . with a Grand Opera, entitled TIIE Nemorino, Mr. Travers ; Dr. Dulcamara, Mr. 11. Corri ; Adina, MIAS Itomer. To conclude with the Opera of TUE LADY OF THE LAKE. The Knight of Snowdon, Mr. Travers; Douglas, Mr. Borrani ; Roderick Dim, Mr. W. Harrison; Malcolm Gnome, Miss Hassan° ; Ellen, Mrs. D. King. Doors open at Half-past Six, performance to commence at Seven. The iSox-office is open from Ten till Five, wider the direction of Mr. John Parsons. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY/WARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre has, during he recess, undergone very extensive repairs and alterations and the wl,ole re-decorated. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the Comedy of MONEY. Evelyn, Mr. Charles Kean Clara Douglas, Mrs. Charles Kean. After which, an entirely new and original Comedy, entitled THE KNIGHT OF AItVA. The Knight of Arva. Mr. Hodson ; the Princess Marina, Miss Reynolds. To conclude with the Farce of SPRING GARDENS. Lord Court inigton, Mr. 11. 11511 ; Sir Arthur Lovel, Mr. IL Vandenhoff ; Scoreup Mr. Keeley ; Lady Clarissa, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham ; Mrs. Scoreup Miss Julia Bennett. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. —.— During the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, the original designs by Dizby Wyatt, Esq., executed by Mr. Sang. A new Stage, Curtain, Act Drop, and Chandelier. An approved sys tem of Ventilation, Sec., &c. The Private Boxes enlarged, Backs added to the Seats, acid Stalls rendered more comfortable. , THIS EVENING Will be. performed ST. MARY'S EVE. A Story of the Solway. Torn Bag,,,s, Mr. Wright ; Madeline, Madame Celeste. To be followed by THE ENCHANTED ISLE. Alonzo, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Prospero, Mr. 0. Smith ; Ariel, Madame Celeste. After which a new Farce called SLASHER AND CRASHER. Mr. Slasher, Mr. Wright; Mr. Crasher, Mr. Paul Bedford. To conclude with THE DANCE OF THE SHIRT. BOYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. 6ole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. TUTS EVENING, Will be performed VIE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Cha racters by Messrs. Granby, F. Matthews, C. Mathews, Cooper, Bel- Ingham, Meadow?, Selby, Hall, Binge, llonner, F. Cooke, Charles, Mi s Marshall, Nl,alame Vestris, Mrs. Yates, Miss K. Fitzwilliam, and Mrs. Maenamara. To conclude with A CURIOUS CASE. Characters by Messrs. Parselle. Selby, Charles Mathews, and Miss II Gilbert. Dress Rotes, 55.; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. No hall-prlcs to any part of the house. • . . . The mew )lox-ofTice, No. 2, Wellington-street, is open to Ulf. public ~ v ery day, from Tan till Six. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. 1. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. Dininz the Recess this Theatre has been re-decorated and embel - .ished In a superb and costly manner by Mr. Hurwitz. A new Chan delier has been fitted, and the best arrangements have been made for the due Ventilation of the Theatre, and the comfort and convenience of the audience. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the comic Opera of LOVE IN A TILLAGE. Hawthorn, Mr. Charles Braharn ; Young Meadows, Mr. Alien; Hodge, Mr. Ozberry ; Madge, Miss Emma Stanley; Rosetta, Min Julia Harland. To be followed by a New DIVERTISSEMENT. To conclude with the Opera of LA VIVANDIERS. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No communication can be attended to unless anthenti- cated by the name and address of the writer. Itojected communications cannot be returned. TILE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, NOVMERER 24. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 42; Highest, 52; Noon, 42. BAROMETEIZ, 29 82. WIND N.E.; fine sunshiny weather. lIIGEI WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Niorring .. 53 min. after IR: Evening .. 12 min. after 1 eft. LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1848. RUMOURED CHANGE OF MINISTRY. It is rumoured that the state of Lord Joust RUSSELL'S health will compel him to retire from the arduous duties of office at an early period, and that this retirement must necessarily bring with it exten sive Ministerial changes. The declaration made by Sir ROBERT PEEL to the highest personage in the realm that the state of his health would prevent him from ever again under taking the onerous duties of Prime Minister, unavoid ably compels those who think on such subjects to con template the composition of a Government that would not include him as the head of it; but no one would desire to see a Government formed that had not the advantage of Sir R. PEEL'S cordial support. To ob tain this some of the leading Members of the late Cabinet must be comprised in the arrangement. The bond of union in such a Government would be unity of principle—" ideas relic et idem nolle." The members of it must agree on the financial, the commercial, and the colonial policy. It is unneces sary- to advert to foreign policy, for in the present state of Europe it is impossible to predict what the fori?ign policy of this or of any other country is to be. Tile following sketch of the alteration in the holders of offi ce , w hi c h suc h a f us i on o f p ar ti es wou ld involve, is submitted as one that would at once ob tain the entire confidence of the country : Lord CL ARENDON—instead of Lord JOHN RUSSELL . Sir J. GRA HAM—Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. GLADsxot4E—Board of Trade. Lord ABERDEEN --Privy Seal. Lord LlNcoms—Board of Control. Lord HARDINGE—Lord-Lieutenant. Mr. CAnDwELL--Secretary for Ireland. Lord MAHON and Lord JOCELYN Secretaries to the e a Board of Control ; and other arrang"4 Presuming that the cordial support;:tn. b R. PEEL to such a Government would be followed by by the support of his friends in and out of Parlia ment, it is not too much to estimate the addition t o the working Ministerial majority of 30 votes. . , It is also highly probable that a large portion of the Conservative Members, who, although they differed from Sir ROBERT PEEL on the great ques tion of the repeal of the corn-laws, never lent themselves to the virulent hostility displayed by a few individuals, would support such a Government. The motive for doing so is sufficiently obvious—the present state of the British empire, and the un s-ttled and alarming condition of Europe, imperatively requires that there should be a strong Government in England. It may be confidently asked from what other cot binationp can a strong Government he formed? The elf , vation of Sir C. Woon, Sir J. Honnonsr, and M-. LABOUCIIERE to the Peerage, will give additional strength to the Administration in the House of Lords.— Communicated. Now that the Hon. CHARLES FITZWILLIAII has secured himself from further derision by withdraw. in;' from the contest for the representation of the West Riding of Yorkshire, three men, whose names are familiar to the population of the United Kingdom, are already recognised, if they are not all of them positively put forward, as candidates for the suffrage of that immense constituency. Those three men are—Mr. ROEBUCK, one of the most eloquent and en thusiastic of the radical reformers—Mr. DENISON, the Parliamentary hybrid, half free-trader, half pro• tectionist who in 1846 only partially ratted from the principles of Toryism—and Sir CULLING EARDLEY, a person as liberal as a politician as he is conservative as a Churchman. From among these three aspirants for the votes of 35,000 electors, the men of the West Riding of Yorkshire will have to make their selec tion. Let them not act with undue precipitation. Their proceeding is of a momentous character ; for the largest of all the constituencies of England must necessarily influence the political opinion of the rest of our elective population. They must not falsify the many glorious retrospects of the legislators sent by them to participate in the high labours of Parliament —representatives such as HENRY BROUGHAM, as RICHARD COBDEN, and as Viscount MORPETH. The c mstituency of the West Riding must rival the assi duity of the rival candidates : before the candidates canvass the votes of the constituents, the constituents must canvass the merits of the candidates. Of the merits of Mr. ROEBUCK we are very far from being ignorant. His long and energetic labours in the House of Commons as one of the Members for the city of Bath, hi s perfect devotion to the cause of Reform, his perpetual allegiance to the great political creed of Civil and Religious Liberty, are all of them truths as indisputable as the vigour of his terse and sar castic oratory. It remains, nevertheless, to be de monstrated whether the souvenirs of his Parliamen tary life are precisely those which would best accord with the character - and the endowments looked for in the representative of the West Riding of Yorkshire. How far Sir CULLING EARDLEY possesses a claim upon the consideration of the great liberal consti tuency may now be tolerably well estimated from the address just published by him, in which he reveals to the electors his exact views as to the political in novations at present required. Conspicuous among these revelations of his liberality is the declaration made by the Honourable Baronet in favour of the BALLOT ! And still more conspicuous among the great questions which must be agitated during the forthcoming election is the question of the day par excellence—the question of the endow ment of the Roman Catholic priesthood in Ireland. The necessity of such an endowment Sir Col.- LING EARDLEY is prevented, by his religious scruples, from perceiving, and in his devotion to the Protestant Establishment, he announces that he will never consent even to a restricted and conditional endowment. The arguments contained in a recent pamphlet' respecting this important question are not yet comprehended by Sir CULLING EARDLEY; and assuredly the decision arrived at upon this great question of religious tole rance will exercise no feeble influence over the judg ments of the candid and enlightened electors of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Yesterday the Court of Common Council was pre sided over by the Right Hon. the Chief Magistrate of the city of London, for the first time since his accession to the mayoralty. From the knowledge which had long since been acquired by the members of the metropolitan Corporation as to the character of Sir JAMES DUKE, whether as a citizen, a merchant, or a politician, it was but natural that his reception on his first appearance yesterday, in his high official position, before the Court of Common Council, should nave been marked by so much cordiality and enthu siasm. Under every circumstance the annual transference of the office of the mayoralty is calculated to forward the interests of the capital and its inhabitants, partly from the generous emulation excited among the successive residents at the Mansion-house, partly from the infusion of new blood, or rather, we should say, from the imparting of a novel stimulus to the proceedings of the municipal authorities, partly from the continual revision of the various public operations in the City, but, above all, from the laud able ambition which is by this means instilled into the hearts of the more conspicuous members of our great commercial community—an ambition prompt ing them to unremitting assiduity, to probity beyond the touch of imputation, to skill, to enterprize, to consistency, to virtue, to perseverance, to equanimity, to decision, to all those important qualities which constitute in the aggregate the perfection of the mercantile character. Of these advantages the City of London has afforded innumerable illustrations in the catalogue of her chief magistrates, dating back from Sir James DUKE to Sir TKOMAS GRESHAM, and from Sir THOMAS GRESHAM to Sir 1 RICHARD WarrustaroN. That extraordinary list has, with a few exceptions, presented to the corn mercial generations of England an uninterrupted spectacle of the honours which become the recom pense of the trader who, within the circumference of the City walls, has elevated himself in the estimation of his fellow-citizens. Insomuch is this the inevitable consequence of the nobler dealings among our more distinguished merchants, that the mayoralty has come to be regarded by Englishmen as the crowning point, the reward, and the consummation of an honourable mercantile career in the metropolis. If this be the case in the generality of instances, it is indisputably so in the instance of the Honourable Representative for Boston, the gentleman now in office as the Right lion. the Lord Mayor of London. Nor can we anticipate from the elevation of Sir JAMES DUKE to the mayoralty other consequences than such as must prove beneficial in the highest degree to the inhabitants of this vast and populous capital. As inaugurative of such results the proceedings of the first Court held by the Common Councilmen, under his jurisdiction, may be regarded as a favourable assurance. Among the topics discussed upon that occasion it will be observed, for example, that most conspicuous were the measures relating to the supply of gas and water to the crowded thoroughfares and byelanes of the City, as well as the general improvement of the sewerage and other sanitary regulations. That the present Lord Mayor will stimulate these admirable exertions by his own personal interposi tion between the citizens and their grievances, is as sured to us by a variety of guarantees, guarantees afforded by his previous labours as an Alderman, and spontaneously reiterated since his installation at Guild hall. While, however, the attention of the Chief Magistrate is directed in a particular manner to the furtherance of these physical improvements within the boundaries subject to his jurisdiction, he will con tinue to sustain the character for hospitality which has hitherto constituted one of the noblest, and cer tainly one of the roost proverbial, qualifications of the first citizen of the British capital. That such is the determination of Sir JAMES DUKE was suffi ciently manifested on the very day which witnessed the ceremonies of his inauguration, when he pledged among his guests in the Guildhall so many of those Englishmen whose names are illustrious whether as statesmen, warriors, administrators, or publicists, among the nations of continental Europe. In allusion to this circumstance we may observe, by the way, that immediately after the civic banquet of the 9th of November, a morning Contemporary, generally supposed to be in the confidence of the Liberal-Con servative party, inveighed in no measured terms against the Lord Mayor for not having invited Sir R °BEET PEE L t o par t a k e o f hi s h osp i tal i ty, and to honour the di s ti ngu i s h e d company by his atten dance. It was maintained illustrious name am e thferomomis sion this one list of the guests at Guildhall was the more re prehensible from the circumstance being the great man of th umstance of Sir ROBERT neighbouring eyes, and one w e bo a s ge, the cynosure of so many of the t o k ens distinctive e o f t g h e e e u s embraces and long expected Homo reni ens I Thl:U.c d hbruited of the journal in questi on sounds oddly enough ears, seeing that we hav e very excellent authorityto four or knowing that among the first o f t h e eminent charac ters invited by the Lord Mayor t o hi s inaugurative banquet was—the Right lion. Sir ROBERT PEEL. ft was hrpossible, in truth, that it could be other wise ; for, &though an earnest supporter of th e Government of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, th e newly. elected Lord Mayor had too much political discern ment, and too cordial an appreciation of whatever de served to be regarded as genuine liberality and prac tical patriotism, not to recognise in the career of the illustrious Baronet those deeds which command respect and excite admiration. On Tuesday we alluded to some facts noticed in a letter to G EORGE CARR GLYN, Esq., M.P., by Mr. WnITEnEAD, late secretary of the South-Eastern Railway, and now a member of the Stock Exchange. 4rif;' , . 4-1 1 ,- - - , le ‘,. 44" , . -..,;..k .ut y.4:4, t ?..a r ,,, ? - `l;',./ , ' ' ''',`,,-. ,',` - '-' as' .4"--,-- ...-- ' .1.k. j .,....,-.., ..,T— , - ,t THE SUN, • " A Few Words on a State Endowment for the Irish Clergy." By a Catholic Ecclesiastic. • Pp. 32, Bvo. Ridgway: London, 1848. Many valuable suggestions are contained in that letter ; and although we cannot agree with the author in every particular, we must admit that the points to which he refers are worthy of mature and attentive consideration, and that beneficial re sults would very probably follow if some por tions of his advice were carried into execu-, tion. We are disposed to place confidence in Mr. WHITEHEAD'S assertion, that he wishes "to sustain railway property in its integrity, to see it placed above doubt, so that the most timid may select it without fear for the means on which their income— their all—depends." His letter contains internal evidence of the fact. It is not vox et praterea nihil, a mere lip service, a profession of friendliness towards those whom he is at the moment endeavouring to in jure. On the contrary, he speaks in the most favourable terms "of the present and prospec tive position of the company," about whose affairs he is writing, as detailed in their recent statement, which he truly declares to be " a docu ment of the highest importance," and adds, " its publication has not only dispersed every doubt of the solidity of that enterprise ;" but it has done more—it has imparted confidence and comfort to proprietors in these railways, the stocks of which have experienced equally with your own, the blasting effects which want of confidence ever carries with it." This is not the language of a concealed enemy. It is an admis sion that would not readily be made by one anxious to promote the objects of the " Bears." His ob jections may, therefore, be regarded as those of a friend anxious to sae a really sound undertaking placed upon the most favourable foundation, and to have its capabilities fully developed. His arguments are therefore entitled to a calm and dispassionate perusal, and to carry with them the weight to which they may be justly entitled. Mr. WHITEHEAD argues forcibly against the prat tical monopoly of the goods trade that has been ob tained since the company became carriers on their own account, and compelled those who had previoUsly carried on the business to retire from the unequal contest. This course, he avers, has been alike inju rious to the interests of the community and of the shareholders. According to the former system, all private carriers were permitted to use the line under certain regulations. They collected and delivered the goods, took every risk upon themselves, and paid certain stipulated tolls for the use of the road, and for the locomotive power. This allowed a clear and cer tain profit to the company on every transaction, while at the same time that competition was main tained amongst the parties engaged in the traffic that was so very desirable, and which afforded the best, if not the only, security to the public against any over charge, undue detention of goods, or other impropriety of conduct. This has now been altered. The private carriers have been driven from the field, and the mo nopoly would be complete but that new and unex pected rivals appeared. The canal companies Lave followed the example of the railways, and also become carriers on their own account. A brisk com petition is now taking place. The canals convey bulky or heavy goods at a much cheaper rate ; on the other hand, the railway possesses incalculable ad vantages in the additional speed obtained (often of the utmost importance), and also in the certainty that the traffic can be carried on at all times, without impediment or interruption— that the " goods" sent for speedy transmission cannot remain icebound for weeks together to the serious injury of the owners. Both parties are exerting all their energies to defeat the other. The charges are, therefore, at present (as stated by Mr. WHITEHEAD) ruinously low, so much so, " that a considerable portion of the profit derived from passengers cannot fail to be absorbed by the losses which are incurred in the conveyance of goods." Without in any respect pledging ourselves to the accuracy of this assertion, sufficient appears in the comparisons which Mr. WHITEHEAD has made between the earnings of carriages for the conveyance of passengers and those for the conveyance of goods to justify the alternative, that " either the goods rates are too low or the passenger rates are too high." It may be said that the public benefit by the present low charges for the carriage of goods and merchan dise, and that if the company are willing to carry on the traffic, either at an absolute loss or a very inade quate remuneration, they should not Le interfered with therein. This argument, however, can not stand ; for any position radically wrong cannot permanently be maintained. The gain, therefore, will be but temporary, and much more will be extracted from the pockets of the public when the monopoly is completely established, than will be an equivalent for the present advantage. Mr. WHITEHEAD shows that, at present fares, a first-class express carriage from London to Manches ter " is capable of earning 38/. 55.; a second-class carriage, for the same distance, 40/, ; a third-class ditto, 251. ls. 4d.; while a goods truck can only ob tain 51. 55., and a cattle truck only 41. 14s. These are certainly startling facts, and require explanation. The suggestion that the passenger fares should vary in proportion to the rate of speed at which they are conveyed appears to be a useful one. Third-class carriages would not then be made uncomfortable for those whose necessities compel them to resort thereto, in order that others in better circumstances may be forced into the other classes. The Legislature should, however, be appealed to, to sanction such an arrangement, the present enactments forbidding such an attempt. Persons having capital at their disposal cannot do better than to inspect the table of returns that may be obtained for money invested in Government Stock, or in what is termed Preference Shares—that where one of the great companies has guaranteed a certain amount of dividend, which must be paid in full before any sum can be divided among the share holders. These guaranteed stocks are fully as safe as Consols themselves; and yet, in many instances, nearly 6 per cent. can be obtained without a possibi lity of risk or loss. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The Legitimatists, or more properly speaking, the Parti Pretre, speaking through their organ, the Gazette de France, have at length thrown off the mask, and declare openly that they shall vote for Louis NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, because his success will lead to the immediate dissolution of the Assem bly, and ultimately to the destruction of the Republic. As the Sernear justly observes, " the Legitimatist party, squires and priests, peasants and beggars, shop keepers ruled by their wives, and traders, wishing to preserve the custom of the clergy, will, with some honourable exceptions, vote for M. Louis BONAPARTE. Those very Legitimatists who, the day after the revo lution of February, pretended such enthusiasm for the Republic, now enter into a plot for the avowed purpose (a purpose which they seek not to dissemble) of destroying the Republic. They will drive their herds of peasants, the pagani, the ignorant Pagans of the 19th century, to the poll, but the day will come when these very peasants will turn against them, and then they will deplore the ruin of that faith which they were themselves the first to betray and to dishonour." Among the honourable exceptions alluded to by the Semeur we are glad to be enabled to class M. BERRYER, who, if he does not support General CA VAIGNAC "with his exclusive Republicanism," is at least equally opposed to M. BONAPARTE, " with his palpable incapacity and entire ignorance of his situ ation." insist upon the necessity the Monarchists of all shades,the The Gazette de France and the Legitimatists, in necessity of excluding General CAVAIGNAC from pos sible ; a n d th e C ons tit u ti onne l, we are - sor ry tolin M. T find, i s i Presidency, and of utterly destroying him, if t 8 follo w i ng th e examp l e o f t h e P resse i n resorting iiiEits the w ea p ons o f ca l umny an d s l an d er. should, h owever, b e cautious. His antecedents will provoke some crushing retorts ; he, of all the living statesmen of Prance, should avoid provoking a per sonal controversy. M. COQUEREL has addressed the following later to the editor of Galignanes Messenger :-- " e Me.ssenger has inserted a few lines bor rowed from L'Evenement of Monday last, stating that I have refused to recommend Gcm-ral Cavaignac, as President of the Republic, to my brethren, the ministers of the Protestant churches of France. This is in every respect a mere invention. I have not had to refuse what has never been asked. Though Icm far from for getting the eminent services General Cavaignac has rendered to his country, writing a circular letter or charge to my fellow-ministers would be uffectiug a sort of episcopal influence. We aro Presbyterians, and such a presumption would be at once in direct opposition with the principles of our Church and my constant line of conduct. "I remain, &c., " ATHANASE-COQUEREL, "Pastor of the Reformed Church of Paris; Member of the National Assembly." LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 24, 1848 The Patrie gives the following account of the cir cum,tances attending the duel between M. Go - up- CHAUX and General BARAGUAY Oa Tuesday, when M. Goudchaux was maintaining from the tribune of the National Assembly that all the holders of the Treasury bonds should profit by the mea sure proposed by M. Trou-so Chauvel, General Baraguay said from his place that it was for the interest of M. Goudchaux to extend this benefit to all holders of these bonds, because he held a large share of them, in concert with a celebrated banker of Paris. Coming down from the tribune, and going up to the General, M. Goudchaux gave him the direct lie. The General, with. cut attempting to support his assertion, immediately de manded satisfaction, and sent two friends, M. Dariste end M. Laussedat, both representatives of the people, to make arrangements with M. Clement Thomas and M. Kestner, whom Goudchaux had :chosen as his seconds. They met with pistols, at twelve o'clock, at the Bois do Boulogne, and, being placed at a distance of forty paces, advanced upon each other and fired. Neither shot took effect, and the seconds interfered, declaring that enough had been done to satisfy the honour of both. General Baraguay d'Hilliers then withdrew the expression he had used, and declared that he did not intend to insult M. Goudchaux." The following letter :was on Wednesday addressed by several members of the Club of Deputies of the Institute to the Vice-President of the Club : " We have the honour to address to you our resigna tion as members of the Club of the Institute. We re gret that a profound difference of opinion as to our duties towards the country in the present circumstances should place us under this painful necessity; but we can not admit that we have in the eyes of some of our col. leagues failed in these duties either as citizens or repre sentatives. We think, on the contrary, that we have in both respects understood them, and we have been desirous to perform them in an unequivocal manner, without reserve, and after a mature appreciation of men and things. This is our conviction, and we firmly be have that it is entitled to general respect. " Signed—Dupont (de l'Eure), Armand Marrast, Buchez, A. Le,gend:e, Barthfemy (Vienne), Sauteyra, Langluis (Eure), L. Liechtemberger, Goutay, Natchet, Bunnin (Vienne), Dave, Flan din, Turek, Tassel], J. Renouvier, Guill. Lauth, E. Depasse, F. Engelhart, IValferdin, Dtzeime ries, Groslhier-Dehrousses, T. de Tillancourt, Alfred Lecuyer.." The National announces the- formation of a new society (among the members of which are to be found the greater number of the seceders from the club of the Institute), which is called the Democratic Society of the Friends of the Constitution. The object of its members is to maintain by every means in their power the principles of the Republican constitution, and it takes for its motto—Conciliation for persons— Inflexibility for principles. M. BUCHEZ, the first President of the National Assembly, is the President of the Association. M. PROUDHON'S paper, the Peuple, which was sus pended by General CAVAIGNAC in June, re appeared on Wednesday. The Constitutionnel publishes a list of thirty-four individuals, inhabitants of Lombardy, upon whom Marshal RADETZKY has within the last few days raised a forced loan of 11,710,000 Italian lire (up wards of 400,0001. sterling). The Constitutionnel says that this proceeding of Marshal RADRTZRY'S is nothing but an abominable confiscation, which can only be compared to BARHES's proposal on the 15th of May of a tax of a milliard on the rich. This proves the truth of the proposition on which we have of late had so frequently to insist that the principles of protection and of Red Republicanism, of Absolutism and of So cialism, are essentially the same, and have the same end in view, vie., the plunder of the industrious for the benefit of the idle. Among the persons from whom this loan is forced are four members of the ex-Provisional Government, namely Count VITALIEN BORROMEE for 800,000 lire, Count G hBRIO CASATE for 300,000 lire, M. BARETTA for 50,000 lire, and Count POMPEO LITTA, the his torian, for 60,000 lire. The Duke VISCENTE, the Duke LITTA, the Marquis ALA, and several others, figure for 800,000 lire. The twenty- eight representatives of the depart ment of the North have unanimously determined to vote for General CAVAIGNAC. • Several persons collected yesterday under the win dows of the residence of Louis NAPOLEON, in the Mace - Vendome, shouting Vice l'Empereur. He immediately came out, and shook hands with several of the crowd. He was loudly cheered by his ad herents. The Presse says, the Marshal BUGEAUD has pro nounced in favour of Lours NAPOLEON BONAPAWEE. M. DB BONNARD, a physician, and MM. DE LE RSGNAC and CLOVIS MOItTIER, advocates, founders of the Club of the Redoute, in the Rue de Grenelle St. Honore, which club was provisionally closed, by order of the Chamber of Council, until the jury should have pronounced on the speeches delivered there, ap peared yesterday before the 6th Chamber of Correc tional Police, on a charge of having, at a pretended electoral meeting, refused entrance to the commissary of police. M. DE LERIGNAC argued that the tribunal was incompetent, and that a jury ought to he called in to give an opinion as to the character of the meet ing which had occasioned the prosecution. The tribunal eleclarel itself competent, and ordered the case to proceed. The accused then declared that they made default. The Court condemned them to 200 f. fine each and costs. A meeting of the supporters of Louis NAPOLEON BONAPARTE was held at Batignolles, on Tuesday, under the Presidency of General MONTIIOLON. An irruption of Red Republicans took place, who expelled the partisans of the Prince, and carried resolutions in favour of RASPAIL. BOURSE—PARIS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23. THREE O'CLOCIC—The Bourse has to a certain extent recovered from the panic of yesterday. After a few fluctuations the Rentes rose steadily till they reached fully one-half per cent. above the closing prices ot yes terday. They closed at the highest. For the Account, the French Three per Cents, have advanced 60c.; the Five per Cents. 75 c . ; and the Loan 65c. For Money, the Three per Cents. have advanced 50c.; the Five per Cents. 70c. ; and the Loan, 10c.; Bons du Tr6sor not quoted; Bank of France Shares have risen 101.; Belgian Bank Shares not quoted ; ditto Five per Cents. have risen per cent.; Spanish Active not quoted; Three per Cents. have risen 1 per cent. ; Passive not quoted; Roman has advanced per cent.; and Rothschild's Re ceipts not quoted. Exchange on London (30 days), 25 50; ditto .(90 days), 25 371. Railway Shares have also risen, and closed firmly. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, Nov. 23. Orleans and Bordeaux, 1 3 / 4 —Paris and Lyons (t 01.), 4 Paris and Strasbourg, 2 —Tours and Nantes, 1 q. S PAIN. Madrid journals of the 18th have arrived. It is now acknowledged that the attempts of Con- DOVA to bribe CABRERA have been fruitless, and that redoubted Carlist chief is again up and doing. The Espectador publishes the following letter, dated Barbastro, Nov. 11 : " We are in a continual state of alarm since the authorities of this place received a communication from General Oribe, warning them that Cabrera, according to trustworthy information, is seeking to invade Upper Aragon, and to fall on this town. All the boats of the Cinca have been at once removed, and the bridge of Mcdiano hrs been broken up, in order to prevent the Carlist chief repassing the river which serves as the boundary line with alonia." The Carlists aro fortifying the Mountain of Buss. The Duke and Duchess of MONTPENSIER arrived at Port St. Mary's on the 13th. There were some rumours of an impending Minis terial change in consequence of an offence taken by NARYAEZ at his having been excluded from the royal residence of Casa del Corpo, where he had asked some friends to join a hunting party. As the QUEEN intended to spend the day there herself NARVAEZ and:his friends were refused admission by the porter. The Gageta publishes the following rules to be adopted with regard to the vessels entering Spanish ports from countries in which the cholera prevails : " 1. Are declared to be foul, vessels proceeding from ports where Asiatic cholera existed when they left. " 2. Ditto those proceeding from ports free from cholera at the time of their leaving, but which called at, or been forced by stress of weather into,:any port where that disease exists, or which had come in immediate con tact during their voyage with another vessel of the class cited in the previous section. " 3 . The vessels to which the preceding dispositions refer shall be classed under the head of • pestiferous:'- Ist, where there has been any one dead or ill of the said disease on board during the voyage, without 30 days having elapsed since any death, or the entrance of the last case of illness into a state of convalescence; 2d, hen there should be any one with cholera on board at their arrival; 3d, when any one should be taken ill with the same disease during the quarantine. "4. Are declared to be suspicious vessels proceeding from ports which, though free from cholera at their leaving th em , may b e i n free communication with other ports, or points of the interior distant less than thirty leagues, if the disease exist in one or other. The ports comprehended in a district which the Government may declare suspicious will merit the same conception. "5. Whatever doubt may occur as to the respective declaration to which the preceding dispositions refer shall be resolved, firstly, by the boards of health, with view of the ship's bill of health, manifest, log-book, :and other papersi and, secondly, of the official notices which they may have either from the Government or our consular agents abroad ; fur %hie!' object the proper dispositions shall be made. "6. Vessels classed as foul, whether pestiferous or not, shall be admitted solely into the lazarettos of Mahon and Vigo. For those not pestiferous, the Government will adopt the opportune measures in order to fit up, provisionally, in two other ports, the respective lazarettos in which they may make the quarantine designed for them. " 7. Vessels classed as foul, but not pestiferous, shall suffer ten days' quarantine now in the lazarettos of Mahon and Vigo, and afterwards in the two lazarettos which may be prepared—the time beginning to count from the day in which the vessel concludes its discharge, and observing the rules which the regulations of Mahon establish for purification and cleanliness. But if the vessel should have had any ono dead on board during its voyage, that was not from cholera, five days' quaran tine shall be added. " 8. Vessels classed as pestiferous, comprised in the first case of dispoiition 3d, shall make a quarantine of 15 &Lys, counting from the conclusion of their dis charge. The operations to be conducted in both eases according to the terms of the 16th art. of the sanitary operaJob l ns of the lazzarctto at Mahon. "9 Vessels classed assuspicious which arrive in ballast, or without having on board any goods susceptible of contagion, shall be atimittA in all boards fitted fur com merce, and shall be placed in observation there for three days, if more than twelve shall have been spent in the voyage, completing the term up to fifteen days, should the time of the voyage have been less than twelve.! " 10. When these same vessels have any goods or effects susceptible of contagion on board, they shall only be able to make their quarantine of observation in the ports of Barcelona, Tarragona, Mahon, Alicant, Cartha gena, Almeria, Alalagl, Cadiz, Vigo, Corrunna, Gijon, Santander, Bilboa, St. Sebastian, and Santa Crnz de Teneriffe, the quarantine bring of live days, with ven tilation in the air, or cleansing of the goods an i effects, if they have been more than twelve days on the voyage, and increasing it so as to complete seventeen days, if the voyage had been less than twelve. 11. In order to carry into off , ct what is prwi‘led in the preceding disposition, care shall be taken to provide provisional lazarettos of huts (balracas), or other equi valent buildings, where ventilation or cleansing of the susceptible goods may be carried on. " 12. The political chiefs of the maritime provinces to take care that the boards of health of the ports exercise the greatest vigilance with fishing vessels, not allowing them to pass more than one night at sea, nor to come in contact with other vessels. " 13. The vessels which may enter our ports, from stress of weather, shall be supplied with such assistance as they may require; but they shall be kept on strict in communication until they sail, according to the class to which they correspond. " 14. The political chiefs will adopt the prinper dispo sitions to chastise any sanitary ,infraction with all the rigour e stablished in the regulations. " The which I communicate to you by royal order for your fulfilment and other effects. " God preserve, &c., (SignPd) " SARTORIUS. " Madrid, Nov. 15, 1848." MADRID BOLSA, Nov. 18.—The Three per Cents. were done at 19 7 16 cash ; Five per Cents. 9i sellers ; Coupons, q buyers; Passive Debt, 3i sellers. Exchange on London, 48 25. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. The Wiener Zeitung of the 17th publishes the following official account of the murders of BLUM and MESSENHAUSER : " In order to meet the malevolent reports which have come to the ears of the military authorities in regard to the execution of Robert Blum, those authorities deem it expedient to recapitulate some statements previously notified by them. " Robert Blum, of Leipsic, notorious as one of the most active leaders of the insurrection in October last, was, in pursuance of the state of siege proclaimed for Vienna and its e nvir o n s , on th e 20th October, arrested and brought before a court.martial, after the entrance of the Imperial troops into the capital. "In the examination consequent thereupon he was convicted by his own confession, and by that of witnesses on oath, of having on the 23d October, fanned, by an inflammatory address, the armed insurrection in the Aula of Vienna, and having taken part in the same, with weapons in his hands, as a leader of a company of the corps d'elite. ` Robert Blum was consequently, in conformity with the existing military law of court-martial, unanimously condemned to death by hanging, and this was com muted into that of being shot, which was carried into execution within 24 hours of his being placed before the court• martial. " Wenxel Messenhauser, a. native of Prossnitz, in Moravia, thirty-five years of age, Roman Catholic, a single man, and an author, was convicted at the court martial examination by his own confession, as well Fs by overt act, that he, in his quality of provisional commander in. chief of the National Guard, incited the armed insur rection ie Vienna, its environs, and divers provinces, by placards and summonses to the Landsturm ; that he, after the antiouneemeat of the state of siege of the city of Vienna, its suburi,s and environs, by means of procla mations of his Serene Highness Field-Marshal Prince Windirchgratz, under date 20th and 23d October, did issue and propound a further call, on the 25 . h October, to rebellion against the troops sent by his Majesty, the Constitutional Emperor, against Vienna, for the re storation of peace and order, and endeavoured to se duce the said troops to a breach of their faith ; that, finally, he did, by a threittening dommand, urge the defence of Vienna to the uttermost against the approaching troops, and thereby energetically con tinued the armed resistance. Nay, that he, even after the conclusion of the capitulation for the sur render of the city to the General Field-Marshal, on the 30th at noon circulated numerous copies of two bulletins, respecting the pretended victorious progress of the Hun garian army, announced already on the 28th October, and thereby induced the breach of the already concluded capitulation. " Therefore, Wenzel Messenhauser was condemned to death by hanging, by a sentence of court-martial, under date of the 11th, published on the 14th November, in pursuance of the cited proclamation, in connexion with article 62, section 4, of the military penal code; and that sentence being commuted into death by shooting, was executed on the 16th of this month at half past eight in the morning, in the trenches of the city." Accounts from Gratz state that the Hungarian troops made an irruption on the Bth into the city of Friedlaw in Styria. They consisted of four battalions of Landwehr, and including the cavalry, were about 4,000 men strong. They had with them four pieces of cannon. After committing great devastations and levying contributions on the city they retired, fol lowed by the Imperial troops. A heavy cannonading was heard during the night of the 13th in the direc tion of the Hungarian frontier. The Wiener Zeitung of the 18th state; that ANTON BROGINI, of Brunne, in Moravia, aged 29 years, was shot early that morning, after trial by court-martial. The Austrian Lloyd contains intelligence from Gratz of the 13th, from which it appears that Count NUGENT has received intelligence that General DAULEN and General BEVRITS had driven the enemy from Nedelitz and Csuliathurn, on the night of the 12th. The island has now been occupied by three brigades. PRUSSIA. A most important decision was arrived at by the Court of First Instance and the Criminal Chamber of the 'Tribunal of Berlin on the 22d inst Having considered the question of the publication of martial law in Berlin, in full sitting, these Courts have de clared it to be illegal. At Bonn, on the 21st, troops from Cologne,who ar rived during the day with two pieces of cannon, took possession of the gates of the town, which were evacuated by the civic guard and the students without resistance. The soldiers are, it is said, to be em ployed in collecting taxes. At Dusseldorf, on the 19th, the provisional com mander of the civic guard reviewed an entire legion, consisting of 2,800 men. After the parade he ad dressed them from the balcony of the Town-hall, to the following effect :—" ComraeeQ, the day of danger has arrived; your liberties and rights, so dearly gained, are not only menaced an] attacked, but the laws trodden under foot. The Crown has broken the treaty concluded with it in March. It is for you to defend the constitution against all attempts of the Government; for this you were formed, for this arms have been intrusted to you. Swear, comrades, to me, as I swear to you, that 7,-ou will rather than allow your liberties to he tal: en from y: - .u." The men took the oath. The commander then informed them that the communal administration would side with the National Assembly. A letter from Breslau of the 17th, says : " As soon as the news of Berlin being- declared in a tate of siege was known, it excited terrible commotion among all classes. The magistrates immediately as- , sembled and declared themselves in favour of the Na tional Assembly, and declaring that they deemed the conduct of the Ministry illegal, they resolved to disavow tin it authority. The same evening they sent delegates throughout all Silesia to make this resolution known, and everywhere it was approved. Energetic protests were sent to the King at Berlin, but without producing any effect. Stettin immediately placed the public treasure at the disposition of the magistrates and the National Assembly. Yesterday accusations were posted up everywhere against the Ministry, de claring them traitors to the country; but they still con tinue in power. This day it was resolved that no more taxes should be paid to any one but by order of the ma gistrates, and no public functionary was to receive his salary until he had declared that he would support the Assembly. At nine o'clock all the National Guards were under arms, and the greatest order prevail©d when it became known that the people could depend upon the National Assembly. At ten o'clock deputations waited on the Governor of the province, to demand from him the key of the public treasure-chest, and also to demand a categorical answer to the question whether he would obey the orders of the King or of the Assembly; the palace of the governor was then put under the charge of a battalion of the Na tional Guard. The deputation having remained at the palace of the governor until eleven o'clock, without re turning to the '',.llotel de Ville, where the authorities were waiting for them, it was resolved that the magis trates should go in a body to th e G overnme nt-house. When they arrived there they were i n f ormed that th e governor could give no reply until the next (this) day. As they were apprehensive of some snare being laid for them, the alarm was sounded, and the National Guard was instantly under arms, although the snow fell heavily and the cold was intense. Today the governor declared that he had placed himself at the disposition of the National Assembly. The Prussian Straits Anzeiger of the 22d con tains a prohibition of the President of Police of the sale of all political pamphlets. The peace of the city has not been disturbed. The payment of the taxes meets with but few obstacles, in consequence both of the activity of the various Governments and of the good sense of the inhabitants. In Silesia some difficulties are met with. The Landwehr are being organised in various parts of the country. Numerous addresses continued to pour in from all quarters, ex pressive of gratitude that the KING upholds the con stitutional rights of the Crown, praying him to per severe in the cause which he has adopted, and in several instances expressing the highest disapproba tion at the votes given by their delegates, and the line of conduct pursued. The resignation of the BRANDENBURG Ministry is not confirmed. 11AMBURGH. ITAMBURGB, Nov. I.—lt is the general opinion on our. Bourse that the conflict now carrying on at Berlin between the KING and the National A ssem bly will not involve those consequences which were at first apprehended. The family of KOSSUTII is expecte,' here. Apart ments have been prepared for them. The Hungarian Dictator appears anxious to secure them against all the eventualities of war. Marshal MARMONT, who has been at Hamburgh for the last eight months, seems likely to prolong his stay there. He has just hired an hotel, and taken up his residence in it. In all the northern cities of Germany subscriptions have been opened for the widow and four children of ROBERT Brunt, who was shot at Vienna. On the 22 , 1 a grand funeral ceremony is to be celebrated here, to which all the members of our Democratic Clubs have been invited. The coldness of the weather has at length de livered us from the cholera. This scourge has now quitted us, and cases of mortality are rare. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 19.—1 n the higher circles the copy of a note is circulated here addressed by the EMPEROR to the Russian Ambassador in France, in which the EMPEROR declares that he will uphold the rights of Denmark though he should be compelled to do so by force of arms. It is generally believed that the new Ministry, in conjunction with the KING, will not enter into any conditions in the negotiations for peace now pending in London, which are contrary to the wishes of the people, as expressed at the Frankfort Parliament. The important post of Director of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs has not yet been filled up. The late Ministers have, it is asserted, promised their support to the new Ministry. S WEDEN. STOCKHOLM, Nov. 14.—The French Minister has called upon all Frenchmen who are resident at Stock holm to give in their names, in order that they may take part by means of balloting papers in the elec tion of a President for the French Republic.—Ham burgh Borsenhalle, Nov. 21. SAXON Y. The Ober Post Amts Zeitung of Nov. 20th pub• ishes the following from Leipsic, dated Nov. 18 : " The free bands, who in conjunction with others from the province of Saxony, intend to go to Ber!in, al ready amount to nearly 300 men. They go about beg ging contributions of money from house to house, and keep a list of all those persons who refuse to give, in order to be avenged on them in due time. They have, however, received a very great check by a proclamation from the Municipal Council and the President of the Police, which states that the formation of every such body of armed men is illegal and will be subject to con dign punishment. In consequence of a political meeting having been held in the church at Leipsic, and another in the church at Wurzen, in Saxony, the Minister of Religion and Pub lic lostruction • has issued a command positively pro hibiting the use of ecclesiastical buildings for political a‘sem blies. "P.S. THREE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON.— At this moment the generale is being beaten. The Com munal Guard having undertaken to disarm about fifty of the free bands who were assembled in Reichel's garden, the latter fired upon them, and wounded two of the Com• munal Guardists. The authorities, it is said, intend to arrest the free bands. Peace has not otherwise been disturbed, nor is any excess apprehended. Large bodies of the Communal Guard are gathering. The Senate house and market have been occupied by the sharp shooters. ITALY. The Milan Gazette states that an attempt was made on the 18th to assassinate the Duke of MODENA. lie was twice fired at but was untouched. Major GUERRA who apprehended the assassin was wounded in the arm. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Madlle. Helene Stoepel, the Pianiste, was completely successful last night at Jullien's concert. Her perform ance of De Meyer's fantasia on airs from Lucrezia Borgia, was replete with taste and expression, whilst the execution was most brilliant. She was encored, and had several splendid bouquE ts thrown to her. LYCEUM THEATRE. A new one act farce, most properly described in the bills as a " caricature," was produced here last evening under the title of Two Owls in one Ivy Bush. The two owls, Major Muddle and Captain Addle, were respectively represented by Mr. Frank Matthews and Mr. li. Hall. These two worthies are both afflicted with absence of mind to a transcendental extent—indeed the writer ap pears to have read up all the American jokes upon this subject, and to have put them in action in this farce. Some of the blunders committed by these absentees are sufficiently amusing, but as the piece depends solely upon situation, it should be condensed, for a constant succession of contretemps, all of a similar character be comes at length wearisome. The piece was well acted, by Frank Matthews, 11. Hall, and Miss Marshall, who had but a little part, yet of which she made much. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Lucia de Lammermoor was performed here last night, with Madernoislle de Roissi as Lucia. In the character of Lucia, Mademoiselle de Roissi fully maintains her high Continental reputation. Her impersonation of the character is full of passion and pathos, yet absolutely free from rant or exaggeration; it is, as we have said, full of passion, but that passion is chastened by taste and controlled by judgment. The contract scene was ren dr red most artistically, and in the mad scene she was exceedingly fine. Her fiorture were novel, and were executed with true artistic taste. She was applauded most raptuously throughout the opera, and was called before the curtain twice during the evening, with Mr. Allen, when several bouquets were thrown to her. We perceived a marked improvement in her pronunciation of the English language. Mr. Weiss's Ashton, and Mr. Allen's Edgar, are too well known to require further no tice than to say they were excellent as usual. Mr. Allen's last scene was indeed exquisite. STRAND THEATRE. A pleasant adaptation from the French, entitled Our Friend the Duke, was produced here last evening with .tolerable success. The plot turns on the circumstance that the Duke de Beauvais (Mr. Conway), a grandson of Henry the Fourth of France, has incurred the dis pleasure of Cardinal Mazcrin, and is consigned to the prison of Vincennes. The Duke believes that the minister has been wrought upon by the Duchess de Mont bazon (Mrs. Hooper), in a fit of jealousy at en act of gall intry by the Duke towards another lady; but the Duchess shows herself superior to such feelings, and, under a disgui , e, is instrumental in effecting the Duke's libfration from prison, and subsequent reconciliation with the minister. The piece was saved by the spirited acting of Mrs. Hooper, who, as the Duchess de Mont bazon, made the comedy. .der disguise as Marie Michaud, the hostess of the country inn was admirable. Mr. Conway as the Puke, was alto excellent, and H. Webb as Grimaud, a facetious turnkey, kept the house in a roar whenever he appeared. The return of his Excellency Count Reventlow, who has been absent for some weeks at Copenhagen, is daily expected, as the steamer Skirner has been placed at his Excellency's disposal by the Danish Government since the 12th inst. During his stay at Copenhagen his Excellency has been made a Privy Councillor of State, as a mark of the approbation . with which his royal master regards the energy and ability displayed by Count Reventlow in conducting the negotiations on the Schleswig-Holstein question. Several distinguished men have been mentioned as likely to accompany Count Reventlow i n or d er t o t a ke part in those negotiations which are still pending; but we hope that the further conduct of this difficult matter will be left entirely to his Excellency, who has so well defended the rights of his country under adverse circumstances, and who will kno w how to maintain the reputation he has gained as a skilful diplomatist.— Times. THE LATE FATAL COLLISION ON THE RICHMOND LlNE.—Yesterday having been appointed for the re examination of William Watkins, the fireman of the Vulture engine, who stood charged with d r i v i ng t h at engine against the Hornet engine, and thereby causing the death of Richard Perry, the prisoner was brought up at one o'clock, and placed before a lull bench of the Richmond magistrates, of which Mr. Penryhn was chairman. A mass of evidence having been heard, after some conversation between the railway officials and the bench, it was agreed that the prisoner should stand com mitted for trial at the Central Criminal Court for the manslaughter of Richard Perry, but would be brought up again on Saturday next for the depositions to be completed. It was stated that the driver would not bo able to undergo an examination for a fortnight or three weeks. Favoured by the continuance of fine weather, great progress has been made in sowing in this neigh bourhood; and, notwithstanding the wet season, the land is said to be in excellent condition.—Stamford Mercury. _ _ _ Tiii - Navr.—A splendid first-class frigate, to be named the Phaeton, will be launched from Deptford dockyard at about a quarter-past one o'clock to-morrow afternoon. =METROPOLITAN COMMISSIONERS Or SEWERS.-- Yesttrday morning a general court was held at the office, Greek street, Soho, the Earl of Carlisle in the chair. The commissioners present were the Hon. F. Byng, Mr. Chadwick, Mr. Hutton, the Rev. Mr. Stone, Mr. Bedwell, Mr. Lambert Jones, Mr. Broderip, and Mr. Leslie. The business was unimportant. A considerable order for bayonets has been received in Sheffield, which town was formerly the principal seat of the manufacture of those weapons. The cost of each prisoner in the county gaol of Carlisle is stated to be ss. 6d. a week; whil e t h e cost of paupers in the same locality is only 2s. U. a week. 140NEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS' CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The demand for Cotton at -Liverpool yesterday was brisk, and prices had an upward tendency. The sales were estimated at 7,000 bales, and include 5,000 Ame rican, at 41d. to 5,1 d.; 450 Pernams, &c., at 4id. to 54d.; 150 Egyptian, at 44d. to 64.1 : and 800 Surat, at 21d. to 311.—Railway Shares were firm, with a fair demand fur good stock. The Continental letters and papers to hand this morn ing seem to furnish a slight indication of improving markets for some articles, and we uni:erstand by the Manchester reports that there have been a few more continental orders given during the last day or two. The stocks of goods abroad are low, and - there must he a material replenishm e nt w h enever the demand improves. Surprise is still expressed at the marked inertness of our produce markets. The abundance of money has had scarcely any effect upon prices, although there are certain articles which have been in greater favour. We may instance particularly wool and cotton, both of which are at higher prices. It is staples constituting a portion of our food, whether as luxuries or necessaries, which are lowest, and least remunerative to the importers, though to a great extent because of the large supplies. We should hail this as a direct advantage to the con sumer, but that we are aware of the improbability of imimrts continuing to be made at a loss, as is too gene rally the case at present. The circular to bankers, no mean authority in the monetary amid, takes a very hopeful view of the future. The writer states that people are looking about for an opening to employ their money, and that this is a sure precursor of improvement, and of yearning confidence after two years of trial and prostration. He then gives his opinion as follows: " There will be no revival of what Mr. Huskisson called a wholesome spirit of speculation under our pre sent monetary regulations. Still we see no reason to doubt of a satisfactory revival of confidence and exten sion of business for a given space of time under our ex isting monetary system. If we cannot again soon reach 100, we may have- eighty, while almost all other coun tries except the United States have sunk from sixty to forty or thirty in their power of producing, manufac turing, and vending goods." Perhaps a glance at the position of the country in re spect to its Bank note circulation may be appropriate now that we are presumed to be entering upon better times. During the month ending the 4th inst., the average weekly circulation in the United Kingdom was 34,675,034/, showing the gratifying increase on the previous month of 2,172,451/ e of which about 1,500,0001. was in England, over half a million in Ireland, and the rest in Scotland. Harvest operations and sales have no doubt much to do with the increase, but we hope trade will further develop it, as the Bank circulation is still 4,000,0001. under the amount at which it stood in No vember, 1847, although the bullion even in the banks which make a return exceeds by 3,000,000/. the sum held at this time last year. The West India accounts bring us the complaint 50 prevalent of late of scarcity of money and dullness of business, but they advise us likewise of beautiful weather for the crops, cheaper labour, less competition from the working of worn-out plantations, and more confidence in the future ; all circumstances which may surely inspire hope. As to the proceedings of Demee rara in withholding supplies, even the Colonies most dissatisfied with the withdrawal of protection, censure them as shortsighted, and as calculated to recoil upon the colony. The Stock Market is rather heavy, but there is very little doing. Consols realize 871 for Transfer, and 87i for Account. Bank Stock has been at 188 to 189. Exchequer bills are firm at 41s. to 445. premium. The rumour set abroad yesterday afternoon of an intended change in the Ministry, excites very little attention, and for the simple reason that it is not believed. East India Stock has been at 234. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been marked 861 The Foreign Securities are generally fairly sup ported, but Portuguese Bonds have been an exception, for they have receded to 254 and 241. Spanish Threo per Cents, have been 24if to 25, and are looking well. Mexican have touched 21 and 21. and it appears that 27,000 dollars have been received for the dividends. This is still short of what was expected. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. have been 47i to .1, and appear to be rising. Railway Shares, though very quiet, are flat. Mid land, North Stafford, Great Western, Eastern Coun ties, Caledonian, and the York lines, have been rather lower. Brighton and South-Eastern steady. 02.1: CLOSING P ticES OF iturnsa KINDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. thnk Stock lBB 189 189 3 er Cent. Reduced Arms B6 86% 86% 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities B7 le e IA 87% New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anne.... 86% e 4 86 1 4 Long Anna. to expire Jan. 1860 India Stack 234 234 ndia Bonds, 1,0004 ..... Ditto under 1,000/. South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Consols for Account. 87 % 14 87% Exchequer Bills. 2'd. & 2d. 1.000/. March 44 41 p 41 p 1,0001. June-- Small, March .. 41:p 411) Small. June , 3B p 38 p PRICES OF FOREIQN / FUNDS ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. rRICES. Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 7214 72 th Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent — Ditto 3 per Cent — 46 1 ,4 Equador Bonds Grenada Beads, 1 per Cent. — Ditto, Deferred 2 2 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 — ..... Ditto, Account 21% 21 21 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — 344 Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent Ditto, Account 251 24% 245 Russian Bonds „ lOO 101 100 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Passive Ditto, 3 per Cent ..... ....... Ditto. Account 2 4 3 /4 25X1 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 1 A per Cent., 12 Guild 4 7 % 3 / 4 1h 47 1 4 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certifinates 71 1 A 71% PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSIN G RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen 5O Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 4% Ayrshire and Galloway.. 7 - Belfast & County Down 19 Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly paid, or with a guaran. 20 - Do, withoutguarantee 20 ... - Bitming, Wolverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... Do. withoutguarantee 10 Sliming., Wolverh'pt on , and Stour Valley 13/. 145... -- Birkenhead, Lancash' _.,..., ,L....._ _are, and Cheshire June—. 10 - Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 ... Bristol and Exeter 9O ... .. - Ditto, Thirds ... 27% - Euckinghamshire... 141. 4.1. Caledonian .. 5O ...... 18% lB Ditto, Half Shares .. 8%...... ...... Do. New 10/. Pref..— 5 ... „. Ditto,ClydesdaleJunc 50 — - Chester and Holyhead... 50 — Ditto, Preference Clarence Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports- ..... mouth Dublin and Belfast June. 35 ...... - Dundalk & Enniskillen 20 - East Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D... ••• 25 - Do., 181., E. & 11.... 18 ...... - Do., 31.105. - Eastern Counties........ 20 ...... 11% 5 i% ll% Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent. ... 7%...... 8%% B l /4 Ditto,Extension,s per Cent., No. 1 6/.135. 4d.... Ditto ditto, No. 2-61. 13s. 4d... - Do. North. & Eastern 50 - Do., 5 per cent. Do. Quarters ......... 12% Do. New - F,sitern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 - Ditto, Class A, ditto-. 1 - Ditto, Class B (I. & and B.) 2O - Ditto, Class C, ditto:.. 20 . .... - Do. Scrip (6 percent.) 10 ...... - ..,...„- , pei Ditto, ditto Ditto (C. & E.) guar. 5 per cent............ 21,4 . East Lancashire Di' to, New - , Ditto, New Quarters 6 1 , 4 1 — Do., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... 6 1 4 — - , East Lincoinsuire ...... 25 , 2 4 1, ,A 2 i Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... - Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 ~ .. - Edinburgh and Northern 25 — - Ditto. Newport 15 , -- Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2% l% IN Glasgow Dumfries, and Carlisle - 6rlasgow,Kilmar ,& Ayr 50 ...... - Do.Preterence Cmsol. Greet Northern Do., -I ;) A Deferred ... 12%...... 41A,.... ...... Do., 1 / 2 B 6 per Cent. guaranteed ... ..... 4%. 34 % Do. Extension 2%...,., ire.7t South. and West. (Ireland) -- Grer t North of Engler d.lOO ...... •• •.. --- Ditto, New, 401 4O - Ditto, ditto Ditto, New, 301 30 — - IA Ditto, New, 15/ l4 .. _ __...... ..... 31 Great Western Ditto, 1 / 2 Shares Ditto, li Shares Ditto, Fifths ..... ....... 20 r Ditto, New 171........ 13 ... .. • •••• __. Huddersfield and M anc h . 30 ........ ••••••• Ditto, Thirds - Dull and Selby .. ...... 50 ..... Ditto, Half Shar es ... 25 ..... Ditto, 1 4 Shares - Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 - Ditto, Thirds - Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 - Ditto, ditto Ditto, % Shares ...... 43 ... .. 294 1 / 2 Do. Quarter Shar es ... 17 1 / 2 9f4,,, 9 4%; Do. Fifths... 9 Do. Sixteenths 6 14 ...- 3 3 4 Do. 'I hirds (Reg.) l3 . ... Do. New, Gus. 6 per ct. 5 •• 5 l /2 Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 - . $