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With Frontispiece and Vignette Title. WM** BlackwoOtt & Sons, Edinburgh and London. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Open for the Season. Proprie,er, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste , Last Night but One before Christmas. THIS EVENING, ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean, THIS EVENING Will be performed the new and original Play, in five acts, by West land Marston; Esq., entitled ANNE BLAKE. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, W. Lacy, and Addison ; Mrs. Whudanley, Mrs. Daly, and Mrs. C. Kean. To be followed by THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal chafacter by Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. Princial characters by Mean. Lacy, Meadows, Addison, and Everet p t ; Misses J. Marston, Vivash, and Leclercq. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. For the BENEFIT of Mr. STAMMERS. THIS EVENING, THE SONNAMBULA. After which, a Scene from DON CARLOS. To conclude with THE BEGGAR'S OPERA. Supported by Messrs. Farren, Compton, Travers, Tedder, and Stammers ; Mesdames Isaacs, Gordon, Phillips, and Lucy Rafter. Box-office open from Eleven till Five, under the superintendence of Mr. Edward Chatterton. ASTLErS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The greatePt novelty of the season is Uncle Tom's Cabin. In consequence of the crowds unable to obtain admission nightly , the Grand Spectacle of Uncle Tom's Cabin will be repeated till further notice. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, and following Two Nights, the Enter tainments will commence with the highly popular Dramatic Spec tacle of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. To be followed by new scenes in the Circle by Native and Foreign Artistes of the first celebrity. To conclude with, for the Last Four Nights, THE DEVIL TO PAY. Doors open at Half-past Six o'clock. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 58 ; Dress Boxes, 48. : Upper Boxes, 35.; Pit, 2s. ; Lower Gallery, ls; Upper Gallery, 6d . Half Price at Half-past Eight. Box-office West. open daily from El even t o F our. Stage Manager, Mr. W. NOTICE.--A New Grand Equestrian CHRTSTMAS COMIC PANTOMIME, by Nelson Lee, will be produced with great splen dour on MONDAY, December 27, Boxing Night. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY —Morning 8 min.'after 11 Evening 37 min.aft. n To-Moanow—Marning 0 min. aft er 0 I Evening 2 min.aft. 12 THE WEA THER.—SuiT OFFICE, Dec. 22. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 48— highest since noon yesterday. 38—lowest this morning and during the night. 47—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29.85. WIND, S., alight rain. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. WHDNESDAY, DEC. 22, 1852. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. HASTINGS—N.W. gentle breeze—cloudless. FOLKESTONE--5. 1 4%, light breeze—cloudless. TIINBRrDGE—S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. GBERN - wlcrt—S.W. gentle breeze—cloudless. STROOD—W., gentle breeze—cloudless. SWINDON—S.W. light breeze—p ar ti a ll y c l ou d y. COLCTIESTER—W.' gentle breeze clondl ese. YARMOIITH—N.W., strong breeze — partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Monday morning at nine o'clock : MIILLINGAR— S.W., gentle breeze —partially cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON—W., strong breeze—rain. COLCHESTER—W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Ott . • Iv" -z ,filmitaft -Ar ' LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1852 , Everything is sub rosa, or rather "under a cloud," in regard to the new Ministerial arrange ments. The obscurity of the rumours upon the subject now in circulation would appear to augur unfavourably for the combination under the Earl of ABERDEEN as the Leader of a Whig-and-Peelite Government. This can scarcely be matter of sur prise under the circumstances. It cannot be enigmatical to any single dispassionate observer, that the chiefs of the late Opposition should find a very formidable - variety of difficulties in the way of a grand official amalgamation. Take a few very apparent illustrations. Upon the reli gious questions, for example, how can the Right Hon. Baronet the member for Carlisle, who chi valrously came forward in 1850, almost single handed, in defence of the principles of toleration as applied to the Roman Catholics of the United Kingdom—l—how can he, of all men, coalesce with the Noble Lord the Representative of the City of London, the author of the morally-detonating epistle to the Bishop of DURHAM—the do cument that flashed up into the Ecclesias tical Titles Bill, and lit a flame of fanatical enthusiasm that spread rapidly throughout the community, and the warmth of which can not yet be said to have wholly died out among the more zealous classes of the population. How upon subjects of religious import, how therefore upon matters affecting Ireland, or Education, or even some of our Colonies, can Sir JAMES GRAHAM join hand and glove with Lord JOHN RussELL. One or the other must yield. There must be a concession upon these topics, and a rather considerable concession too, from either Lord JOHN, or Sir JAmEs—from either the assailant or the defender of those who talk of the suffragans of the Cardinal Archbishop of WESTMINSTER. Which of the two is about to " knuckle down" to his opponent ? Can the ex-PREirmat, after blowing hot, blow cold, like the man in the Grecian APologite ? Can the ex-HOME SECRETARY, after blowing cold, blow hot with a like facility ? How if; it t o h e ? Or, is the country to have upon this 'vital question.--a compromise ? Why, a compro 331ise i li ponsuch a question wo u ld be little else than rredeemably disgraceful. Then let us consider how it is Possible to have blended together-- Lord Jo rm nussmes expansive sympathy for the rights of rietioeracy and Mr. GLADSTONE'S stub born devotion for on or what he conceives to be the inexorable r ules and duties of Conservatism ? Again, 1% must not be overlooked that for five years Lord Jon di,tin • etly associated his Cabinet with the foreign polite of Lord PALMERSTON--a foreign policy cliametl ieallY the reverse of that previously maintained b y the Earl of ABEILDEEN. Under Lord ABERDEEN we wereocoovnecrencilinxeigatevery thing to the demands of other were laying traps for ourselves in regard to Oregonmoments—we Boundaries, and opening pitfalls to be oomfort tumb!ed into at leisure afterwards in reference t Y o Spanish Marriages. Under Lord PALAtzawro, on the contrary, we were maintaining our dignity abroad, at the same time that tranquillity was preserved by us in our relations with other Stat es and this, too, in the midst of the storms, and panics, and disasters, and convulsions of a series of tremendous revolutions. Recollect, we repeat, that the RUSSELL Ministry was for five years pledged to the wise, the bold, and the patriotic policy of Lord .PALmEnsTorri And yet here is Lord (MEN-, the Leader of that Ca binet, the former colleague of Lord PALMERSTON, talking of taking office under my Lord ABERDEEN —under the very Administrator whose ideas of diplomacy are the direct antithesis to those enter tained by the noble Viscount the Member for Tiverten , under, in fact, the very Minister against whose forei gn policy the N o bl e Lord the Member for NEW WORK BY SIB B. BULWER LYTTON BART. On Ist January will be published, MY NOVEL ; or, Varieties in English Life. By MIST - RATIN; CA.XTON. Wirmax BLACKWOOD & Sons, Edinburgh and London. This day is Published, elegantly bound in gilt cloth, price 7s. 6d. KATIE STEWART: ATrueStory. Originally published in 131 4oswooa's MAGAZINE. Just published, price 6d., by post 10 d., rrITAI BATTLE of the WARRIOR, an d th e BURNARG of the FVEL of the FIRE : a Di v i ne C on t ras t. The celebrated Prophecy of Isaiah, Which constitutes the First Les son for the Morning of Christnias.day, compared with the original. A short Exegesis touching the Coining Times. With an Appendix, giving Dowth'S and Boothroyd's versions of the passage, and the original Hebrew, with an Interlineary Translation. Subnittted to the Church, by the Rev. TRESHAM D. GREGG, A.M., Chaplain of St. Nicholas Within, Dublin. London: Wertheim and Macintosh, 24, Paternoster-row; ErGliehan, Dublin. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Farewell lesson of Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will 1* performed the popular and highly attractive Comedy of MA=YS AND FACES; or, Before and Behind the Curtain—by Messrs. Benjatafth Webster, Leigh Murray, Stuart, and Parnell.; Mrs. Fanny Maske Stirling, 11. Kiss Rosa Bennett, Mrs. Leigh M urra y, an d Mi ss After which (by desire, at second price), the Comedy of MONEY, With a most powerftil cast. The sueeessful new Drama of SLAVE LIFE ; or, Uncle Tom's Cabin—by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Emery, 0. Smith, and Cnllenford ; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Miss Collins, Miss Harding, Miss Laura Honey, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, the admired Farce of A MODEL OF ♦ WIFE, To conclude with the Comic Opera of GOOD NIGHT, SIGNOR PANTALEN. the City of London was, session after session, openly in Opposition. " Son of the morning —how art thou fallen !" So that we are to have, as already shown, sitting down amicably together in the same Cabinet, the Champion of the Catholics and the Champion of the Protestants--Sir JAMES GRAHAM and Lord JOHN RUSSELL. We are to have in the same agreeable contiguity and companionship, the Champion of Conservatism and the Champion of Democracy —Mr. GLADSTONE and Lord JOHN RUSSELL. We are to have associated, in like manner, the political foil and the quondam colleague of Viscount PALMERSTON--LOOd. ABER DEEN, and Lord Josh RUSSELL. Surely, then, the time cannot by possibility be very far distant when the lion is to lie down with the lamb, when— Neither can time nor space admit of a reprint, which would be very unfair to the author of this most valuable collection of " facts and figures." It will, wa Have no doubt, become a handbook for every Member of the popular branch of the Legis lature, by means whereof he may be enabled to follow the migmatical revelations of the Finan cial Minister for the time being, affording the necessary data for correcting the errors of any new project. It will afford abundant arguments to every fiscal Reformer, enabling him to assign satisfactory reasons for the faith he professes. Although contained in twenty-four octavo pages, there is matter which, in the hands of a book maker, might fill an imperial folio. By its publi cation at the present time, Mr. MACGREGOR has greatly enhanced his claims on the national grati tude. There is no person desirous of understand ing the intricate problems of National Finance who should be without this excellent key to their speedy and accurate solution. lAL NEWS. " The tender infant in its hands shall take The crested basilisk and speckled snake.' After all, indeed, Colonel SIBTHORP was not very much in the wrong when he talked about the cat and the dog being emblems of the still dimly foreshadowed Government. Thank HEAVEN, we are at least to hear no more of the country being ruled 'by a snug little groupe of merely your GREYS, your ELLIOTT; and your RUSSELLS. Eng land is not again to have her destinies presided over by the offspring of that wonderful old lady the ex-First Lord of the Treasury's Grand mother. Downing -street is not so soon again to be peopled only by blood relations. Yet from signs already clearly visible on the hori zon, if we are to have no more of a clique, we are to have a great deal of a coterie. Formerly we called the RUSSELL Cabinet--the Family Party. Henceforth, we may surely, with some reason, in allusion to so many latent differences of opinion —so many smothered hostilities, and so many concealed diversities of character—hence forth, say we, we may surely call the A BERDEE N Cabinet--the HAPPY FAMILY. A better timed, or more useful publication has seldom appeared than that by the consistent and indefatigable Member for Glasgow,* to which we yesterday briefly directed public attention. In deed, since the appearance of the celebrated letter to the electors and non-electors of the city of Glasgow, on the Ist of January, 1849, nothing containing so much sound practical information, on fiscal and financial subjects, has been submitted to the community. The present brochure, with the exception of a salutary warning against any undue tampering with the present sources of reve nue, until the renewal of the Income and Property Tax in some form, so that the national credit may be maintained untarnished and unsuspected,—is merely a collection of facts compiled with immense industry and accuracy, showing the results of the fiscal changes that have occurred since 1830. The Honourable Gentleman allows all parties to deduce their own conclusions from the simple compilation. And if Protection, in place of being quietly entombed, were still rampant—if in place of surviving only in the memories of the 53 im practicables, it were still the watchward and gathering signal of a numerous party, we should desire no other weapon to confute their doughtiest champion, than with which JOHN MACGREGOR has just armed every votary of Free Trade or unre stricted competition, or by whatsoever other title the glorious principle that has conferred such ex traordinary blessings on the community may be designated. It, indeed, affords the greatest en couragement to proceed steadily in the course which has already proved so auspicious, which has increased the comforts of private families, and the national prosperity to a degree hitherto un paralleled—and supplies an irresistible answer to the croakings of those timid politicians who be lieve that any reduction of duty must necessarily be followed by a corresponding diminution of revenue. We may now refer to some of these extraor dinary results, which would appear incredible if not vouched on the most conclusive and indisput able evidence. We find, then, that the total amount of increased taxation (including the Pro perty Tax and the duties of 5 per cent. on Customs, Excise, and Railways, front 1830 to 1850) has been 8,389,225/., to which if we add the House Tax imposed in the latter year, and ebtiniated, in round terms, at 800, 0001., there will be 9 ,185,2251., as the amount of burdens created or increased during that period of twenty years. On the other hand, we find that duties were altoge ther repealed or reduced, within the same period, amounting to 21,352,3931., to which if we add the tax on light and air, amounting to 1,800,0001., abolished in 1850, the reductions will amount to 23,152,3931., showing a relief from actual taxa tion of 13,163,1681. But this immense aggregate, amounting to 25 per cent. on the actual revenue of the country, by no means shows the full extent of the boon conferred on the tax-paying community. It does not include the indirect benefit obtained by the consumer sfrom the alteration in the Corn Laws, and the other imposts on human food, and which, if it could be ascertained, would show an amount far beyond anything that was ever estimated, and which would appear incredible, save to one who had maturely considered the baleful effects of the monster which, assailed in 1841, received its death-blow in 1846, and expired unwept and un honoured in 1852. But if we were enabled to consume an increased quantity of the productions of other lands, so as to make up by the additional demand for the diminished duty, we more than compensated there for in the enhanced supply of our own manufac tures. The following table affords an instructive lesson, the importance of which cannot be over estimated. We find that " the total declared value of the exports of the fabrics of the United Kingdom to all countries amounted— In 1830, to In 1840, to, In 1845, to. In 1850, to. In 1851, to. In 1852 (estimated from the amount during the the ten first months), '77,000,0001." We thus find that we have supplied goods to the extent of 39,072,4391., to other nations, more in 1852 than in 1830--an increase of more than 100 per cent., and that is by no means equal to the in creased consumption in the home market within the same period. It is, however, between the financial years of 1840-41, before the first great changes in our Customs' Tariffs were introduced by Sir ROBERT PRET', and sanctioned by Parliament, and 1850- 51, that the Honourable Gentleman draws the closest comparisons, so as to show the beneficial working of the new system. He first takes the revenue and expenditure of the country at these epochs. In 1841, " the total revenue (including 1,548,506/. for balances and bills outstanding on sth January, 1841, and deducting balances and bills outstanding on sth January, 1842, amount ing to 1,499,9891.), was 52,363,9491. 9s. lid. The total expenditure at the same period, ex clusive of repayments and drawbacks, but includ ing charges of collection, and other payments, amounted to 54,465,3181. 11s. 2id., being an excess of expenditure over income of 2,101,369/. 2s. ld." Such was the state of affairs when Sir ROBERT PEEL came into office, and found himself compelled to go seriously to work to repair the mistakes and blunders of his predecessors in office. In 1851, the total revenue of the United King dom, With similar drawbacks and allowances, was 56 ,729,3901. 175.; while the expenditure (includ ing, among other things, the outlay on account of the " Kafir war"), amounted altogether to 54,002,994/. 125., leaving a surplus of income over expenditure of 2,726,3961. 4s. 10d., and that exclusive of balances due, of 105,3191. 12s. 1 o d. more in 1852 th an i n 1851, and i ncreasing the actual excess by that sum. " Look on this Picture, and on that"—behold - the bona fide re sultsr foefe evTenrada of e l limited e d recognition h . o of w o t ni he dremm. doctrines a wedded to th e obsolete policy from which the as been e r r e i li n to e not now happil y COUR W t e ry sh h a ve t d- he various elabo rate calculations contained in the pamphlet. £37,927,561 51,406,430 60,111,082 71,367,885 74,448,772 * A Synthetical View of the Results of recent Com mercial and Financial Legislation. By John Mac gregor, . p. (for Glagowl. London. James Ridgway, Piccadilly. Pp. 24. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING-, DECEMBER 22, 1852. THE MINISTRY. (From the Morning Herald !) Up to a late hour last evening, we believe that very little progress had been made in the formation of a new Administration. Lord John Russell, it is said, wishes to become Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, but is quite ready to accept any post Lord Aberdeen may offer him ; and no doubt many others of the hungry Whigs are not only desirous, but anxious, to get some of the loaves and fishes ; but the great difficulty is, upon what common ground can the Peelites and the Whigs form a Cabinet ? for the Radicals appear to be treated as if the3f were not in existence. Altogether, the cabal seems to us to be in a " fix." (From the Times.) The construction of the new Government is so far advanced that it is possible Lord Derby may know all the names even at the very early date he has asked for the gratification of his curiosity. We believe we may state that all the distinguished statesmen whose co-operation was desirable, or to be expected, have done their utmost to smooth the inevitable difficulties of the new Premier's task, and have placed themselves at his disposal with a most generous disregard of purely personal con siderations. In only one instance, that of a certain great unattached, is their any reluctance to serve her Majesty and the people in a united Govern ment. Had the Earl of Clarendon been Foreign Secretary in the Russell Cabinet it would probably have survived to this day ; we can only regard, therefore, the introduction of his name, and the omission of another, as by no means an unfavourable omen. Lord _John Russell, it is said, places him self entirely at the service of the public ; but his friends, with a greater regard for his health and strength than he has ever been accustomed to feel himself, stipulate that he shall be spared the work of a laborious department. As for the other names some are too well known to be further alluded to ; and others a few hours will declare. They who had the task of creating the last Administration may well feel a degree of jealousy at the abundance of material within the reach of their more fortunate successors. The new Cabinet will not be a mere nursery of experimental statesmen. It will not be a political militia, designed to make raw recruits as good soldiers as can be expected after a few weeks' training. It is only a case for selection and manipulation ; and, where all the parties concerned are themselves only anxious that there shall be no difficulties, there can be none of a very serious character. There is every probability that, long before the ordinary period for the reassemblage of Parliament, every preparation will have been made for a session of unusual importance. DINNER TO LORD ROBERT GROSVENOR AND MR. BERNAL OSBORNE. LATEST FROM FRANCE' Yesterday the supporters of Lord Robert Grosvenor and Mr. Bernal Osborne in the western district of Mid dlesex entertained them publicly at the Albion Tavern, Hammersmith. The object of the dinner was to cele brate the triumph of the Liberal principles at the late election, but political events of a still more recent oc currence naturally imported a good deal of additional in terest into the proceedings. Sir John V. Shelley pre sided, and about 400 of the constituency were present to mark the high honour and favour in which they held their representatives. An excellent and abundant en tertainment having been done full justice to, and the usual loyal toasts having been duly disposed of, Mr. Montgomery, of Brentwood, proposed the health of Lord Robert Grosvenor, eulogising his private and public character, his attention to his Parliamentary duties, and the liberality of his political principles. Lord Robert pleaded illness for making a short reply, but in the course of what he said took occasion to remind the assembly of the great and rapid changes which had recently taken place —changes which almost led one to doubt whether the ground would not pass from under where one stood, and which were enough to make one dizzy. He predicted that when the future historian recorded the events of the last few months, he would call the Administration which had just retired the "Bowing Ministry." That Ministry had retired, and they now found themselves exposed to the inclemency of a Parliamentary Christ mas, without a Government over their heads. The noble lord reviewed the state of parties, and declared himself to be strongly of opinion, that now the Govern ment of Lord Derby were out, their want of principle made it for the public advantage that they should be kept out. He charged them with corrupting the constituencies at the late elections, and with attempting since to drive members hostile to them, by a system of wholesale pe titioning, from their seats. The noble lord was favour able to a union between the Peelites and the party of Lord John Russell as the best solution of existing di fficulties, but he repudiated any idea of a coalition to overthrow the late Ministry. The health of Mr. Bernal Osborne was proposed by Mr. Ball, and most enthu siastically received by the company. In returning thanks the hon. gentleman made one of his usual fluent, witty, and telling speeches, which was warmly applauded throughout. He compared the position of the country party, with reference to free trade, to some people who were nameless, but who believed and trembled. Lord The senate me t yesterday at two o'clock, Mesnard in the chair. He proceeded to read order of the day for " the reading of the r , e u P .5. 7," 0 , M. Troplong on the project of the Se"' a d o siatum, relative to the modifications to be the Constit u ti on o f the 14th of January,, 05%0 and," as the concluding formula, "Dis c° y a lieu." M. Troplong then read his report, a lengthy document, and, with othe prises a summary - of the debates of tt The mere reading occupied an ho quarters. The passages that recei . marked applause were those which r 4 good understanding subsisting betwei ror and the Senate. The Vice-President put from the tion of the printing of the report, and was proposed to be fixed for an earl. day next. The decision in the al unanimous. It is probable the 16 new Reform Bill will be adopted, ant at a single sitting. On Thursday eveniu Constitution will have been voted, bably on the following morning, or the Moniteur will promulgate it to all The hunt in the forest of Compiegn( passed off well ; the weather magnifie( At the hunt all the persons inviter in their hunting uniform with the Emp , grand gallery. Several of the ladies, deboo6 the rest Mlle. de Montijo, Mme. de Cont a rdiori Mme. Drouy n d e Lh uys, were in officialtlW habits, green and gold. A little before -`:' by Emperor got into a hunting carriage, the six horses, in which the Princess ?Viatn i iite Countess de P ers i gny, M me. Drouyn other and other ladies, took their pla ces . Few iieso similar carriages followed w ith th e o ther e g The place of ren d ezvous was the Carrei° ,10" ss ~r Cours Bo ur b on . Th % dogs were there 45 off; and alm os t i mme di ately not less than fours were were found. Th ree b e i ng abandoned, the : to ok afforded a good run of tw o h ours, and at la . "iie' the water i n the Etang d e Ste. Perrino, a b°a seve" miles from Compiegn e . It was there f i re d at 0 ral times, and after rec e i v i ng th ree bans 1C1)03/1 last killed by Colonel Ney, who, getting into cut the animal's throat in the water. At 113 a er 3 the party got back to the Palace, and theuP: re ir took place at 5. The curee was effected bY_:l light at 8 in th e even i ng, i n the courtrr,.prr great number of s p ec t a t ors were allowed to sent. Afte rwar d s th ere was a soirée in the •. inn peror's privat e a p ar t ment for the speciallylll Derby had only followed the example of Sir Pertinax Macsycophant, who had risen in the world by bowing, and with him it was Hobson's choice. There never had been a set of men in office who had done more to lower the tone of morality in the country, and representative institutions did not stand so high that public men could thus afford to tamper with the confidence reposed in , heir sincerity. Such men had no claim to talk of being real Conservatives, and as an illustration of this, Mr. Osborne reminded the company that representative Government had been destroyed in France because the character of their statesmen was no longer confided in. He congratulated his constituents on the vote which the House of Commons had given against the Great Magician Budget. Many who had ;supported it now found it a bad thing, and declared that they would have opposed it in detail. It was said that the overthrow of the Ministry was the work of an unprincipled combina tion and a foul conspiracy. He would supply the com pany with a recent instance, in which they would see the old adage exemplified—" Like master, like man." Major Beresford also alleged a foul conspiracy on the part of the Flewkers of Derby, and Lord Derby was only imitating his Secretary -at-Wa r in raising the same cry. He asked the noble earl whether, the last night of the late debate, he had not entered into a conspiracy with certain member of the Liberal party —whether he h a d not b een led to them in the lobby, that their faltering convictions might be re inforced by the shake of the hand and the blendish ments of the great chivalric nobleman ? He could hardly believe that the Prime Minister and a Peer of the realm should descend so low as to come into the House of Commons "to canvass for these loose fish." The noble earl, he believed, only caught five ; but it was not the less an unprincipled conspiracy. Lord Derby and his Ministry had gone, and there was no deluge ; but even if there was, he would remind the company that the deluge was caused by the sins of those who went be fore it. The hon. gentleman, at some length, proceeded to explain his views of what ought to be done in the pre sent crisis. He recommended, like his colleague, a union between the Peelites and the Liberal party, and his observations upon this point were received by his con stituents with marked approbation. The health of Sir John Shelley, the chairman, and several other toasts were given before the festivities of the evening ter minated. THE FLOODS. ral iP SCOTLAND.—One e ff ec t o f the late great P. has, of cours e , b een f ormidable floods in the cipal rivers of Scotland. In the immediate il c a l e. bourhood o f Edi n b urg h l i ttle damage has been tot The Meadows on Friday were to a grea t , e- e ell'il submerged, an d th e low ground in the 0 1 dif• Park was also considerably flooded. Along t he the ferent lines of ra il way l ea di ng out of Edinbur gh , 0 d fields on either side are in many cases partially' dv in other s t o t a ll y su b merged ; and considerab tocif mage to the land must ensue before the larg e CA" of water is dr a i ne d o ff . Along the line of the,‘, th e ledonian Railway, from Edinburgh to Carstai'' fields on e ith er s id e of the railway present the 0 pearance of large l a k es, and several large fiel goti also submerged along the line of the Edinburgh ve rs Glasgow Rail way . In some cases in Fife, the rl o .ri• have overflowed their banks, and swept away tiro cultural produc e an d o th er articles. In Perthirriil, the floods h ave b een very severe—the Tay, j'eral and other rive rs h av i ng b een in full floodfor se p , Nr er tii days. Co ns id era bl e damage was done in of by the overfl ow o f th e Tay, and the destruetie",t, property on the banks of the Earn is a lso get The river Tweed also attained a greater h e t i ' o f than it has d one for some years back, Ine s v ji• the haughs on its margin being entirely 1 / 1 0 dated. The wat er b a d r i sen so high on Sunday ;or, the road bet w i x t K e l so and Teviot Bridges was c i e re d ed. to a great extent, and for so me h ours rein° impassable. In Dumfriesshire and the districts co the south, the destruction of agricultural prou and live stock has been very great, and se% /1 damage has been done to a number of houses ' it e the banks of the Nith. Several embankments glo way at Moffat and bel ow Lochmaben, and it a 7. appears that a l arge port i on of the town of J cudbright was laid under water.—Scotsman. c w SHIELDS, SATURDAY NlGHT . — D ur i ng Th u rs , night the rai n fell in one she e t o f water, an'the Friday mo rn i ng th e Tyne was much swollen , t i l e freshet com i ng out with great violence with ,be ebb tide. B e t ween e i ght and nine o'clock in e forenoon, a wherry from Newcastle, with some iron castings aboard, came alongside of the quay Messrs. Coutts and Parkinson's works at Welling i t .ei Quay. The w a t er was l evel with the quay, and she after nine o ' c l oc k a number of labourers were eero gaged taking th e cast i ngs on shore. They ?tee using rpllers f or th e purpose, and had got a 13 piece a metal upon th em , w h en it slid from th ee ' and rolled to th e oppos i te side of the vessel/ L a pr e h ming one man aga i ns t i ts side, and with the throwing a s econ d man, Wiliam Morisson, over board, and drowning Extra hand s were ,, mediately procured, and the poor fellow, who was jammed again s t th e vesse l' s side, extricated. But just as they h a d go t hi m loose the boat's stern ell broke, and caught by the tide, she gave a o out and heeled over, throwing both men and I I into the stream. The scene that ensued was frighL 4 beyond description, but fortunately all were et: cated but a shipwright, named Alexander Yera4 who had sunk w ith th e cargo, and having go,' leg jammed und er a l arge i ron frame wa s fi x ed th e re ..d i until he was d rowne d , as the iron weighed seve7a hundredweight. Medical assistance was proeur n i, for the other men that were injured, and from incl r , ries made this a ft ernoon they are all likely to reeev , ' The bodies of the two unfortunate men who drowned ha ve b een t a k en out of the water, and ro inquest will b e h e ld upon them on Monday. inquest was opened in South Shields this eve" '";: in the Golden I nn , on t h e b ody of Edward Arthu r a boy, aged 14 years, who was killed yestord3di afternoon, by a large wall in front of the York an Berwick Rail way , C ommercial Road, in that toe; falling down an d crus hi ng him to death. The 1¢ quest was att en d e d b y Mr. T. E. Harrison) manager of the line, and several of the town coupe ; the wall ha v i ng b een i n a dangerous state for months previous to the rains coining on ; and it is 0 al leged that th e ra il way company received notice to the mayor th a t it was i n a bad condition. -11"„ f poor boy wa s s t an di ng talking to a young manii the name o f -W a lk er, a carman, when the wa came away, and buried them under a mass s' t earth. They were both dreadfully crushed, extricated in a few minutes. Arthur died shortly afterwards, but Walker it is hoped, will r „ e i cover, though h e i s not considered e: of danger by th e medical man this even' ing.—A scho oner, t h e Penelope of TeiV mouth, while to w i ng i nto the Tyne during the e 1 344 ,1) tide, and while the freshet was running out Wiw - Ti great force, on Thursday evening, broke her to line, and drove on t o th e Hard sand. The crew ~„ rescued with great difficulty, and have lost everything the vessel wen t t o p i eces this afternoon. Wil 113 ; „ - Thirlbeck a Tyne pilot, known to ship captains the habit of visiting the Tyne, on the same evenn l 7 got jammed b e t ween the vessel he was navigating and a steamb oa t, an d all hopes of his recovery 11,, 3vo been given u p thi s evening. Nine lives have tal been lost i n th e ne i gh b ourhood of Shields since T1 8 floods came away, a number of persons injure" , and many thousand pounds' worth of property de stroyed. A very serious amount of mischief has been occasioned by the waters of the Tyne inundating the villages above bridge, Blaydon, Derwenthaugh; Scotswood, and Newburn suffering severely. quantity of paper was destroyed at the mills at Scots wood. A considerable amount of injuryhas been done to the railways. In the early part of the week, the floods washed away a portion of the embank' ment at Riding Mills, on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, and impeded the traffic. Last night the two arches of a bridge on th e same line wer e washed away at Haltwhistle. A locomotive yes" terday ran into the river near Kelso, occasioned by a slip on the Kelso bran c h o f the York and Ber wick Railway ; and on the same afternoon a piece e „ wall belonging to the t own, b urst upon the sal line, below the Man or s t at i on, at Newcastle. Ti v , „- guards of luggage t ra i ns have also been kille d the same line —one at Fence Houses, the other at Shields —during th e week, in the darkness of the wi t:, aet ot ,t 1 a a t odt ai i nit b n eol 1 . . Handing and co ii lf tabh ' l laNin t . t41 4 g i )at tl Lkarket c -71 1 , 0 aboi q,ougi h4 e Zellan nt o i i ! c ka,batain ki p o d have trses w F rance ~ted als _.—............ L st WORKING OF PUSEYISM IN WESTMINSTER.- - , a7 . 3 A . night a meeting of the ratepayers of St. Anne's, West minster, minster, was held in the vestry-room, for the purpose for providing for the repairs of the parish church, thee:no certain deficiencies in the fund for carrying on , Tbe nary service. The Rev. Nugent Wade presidea'l2o/., report of the committee showed that for the repairs -- a A and for other expenses 110/., would be required, el N y. penny rate was recommended as adequate to this G u be Mr. Cooper, surgeon, moved that a half-penny rate ova' granted, and was expressing his regret that the it in . tions of the rector had reduced them from a sta te :hich dependence to the necessity of recurring to a rate -when would strike theirnonconformist fellow-parishioners , d to i e . he was interrupted by the rector, who said he We ill a i• ou rn rate no animadversions of that nature, but would ui the meeting meeting were they not suspended. Mr. CoePT. t h a t Burning, observed that it was most pertinent to remar k the the condu c t o f th e rector was precisely the cause, ° 4 . m uch difficulties. Here th e rec t or again interfered awn' s " T or' uproar, but Mr. Coop er went on, and concluded by oar. ing that h a lf th e sum demanded be granted. 11 f; trv ieg shall sec on d e d th e mot i on. An amendment for aaJ",,,,,,, ai y, the question, an d another for granting the entireLiod• were rejected, and Mr, Cooper ' s reoclution was w-- ' l l '4e N_ a pp ( tv e jaP, t tld ;'u se tc ove A gt u° of t . l D 4 , lll ade L t:e - u3', Was backe, We have two o'clock, ~" , i , o r • :ded to read tn" .td fi •of the report 0 ' our N ebe ,kansreeP ; to be lode ' ' that dttl January, 185. Caaad:3 " Discussioo $ 4 Iltle. , for sa -L t. It is the .Ireeeip er matter, Con' edewere s, he Commission' , and 0 )ur and Ot' ; 1 1 ,T ope ived the out 2 ,00 , referred to tiP ' ::. an y nu , ee n the Eli/ • run g th Q pa, -4eot chair the qti,' wreu] d the disoc' the thr, ly day--111110:, 'h ad 13 t many btfirmative 1 " - , ~r t B t o clauses of tw i , ad successis'e'd) ,006—nY 1 ling then a Ile" bales, and very PO' . it;A:la i on Saturd39, 'ii t; be( vll France. , . lt, olTerl3, me on lion ,an cent. ~,A 0 0 , h t ed brea1,9,37; : ble eh ' :mperor ill e " Which ' .._ and a uiolic • Iled „ila _ Still ul COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, DEO. 21. Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Prince of Leiningen, and the Royal children, were out in the grounds yesterday. The Court - will leave Osborne to-morrow for Windsor Castle. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial Office from the Governors of the North American pro vinces and the Governor of Victoria. 13'URFORD'S PANORAMA. THE BERNESE ALPS. A more picturesque or beautifully painted panorama .has never been exhibited at Leicester-square than this noble delineation of the celebrated view from the sum mit of the Faztlhorn, 8,000 feet above the level of the sea--one of the most extensive and superb of Conti nental views. The surrounding mountains embrace some of the highest and boldest peaks in the magnificent range of the Bernese Oberland. From the point chosen by the painter, the Shrekhorn and the Ausser Eiger present the ,greatest apparent altitude, overtopping the really loftier Jungfrau and Gross Monch. But the part of the panorama on which the eye dwells with peculiar pleasure is the extent of country stretching northward, the cantons of Lucerne and Unterwalden, with the lakes of Lucerne and Zug in the distance, and the masses of the Mont Pilatus and Righi conspicuously prominent. From the elevated spot in which the spectator is sup posed to stand, he descries mountains, rocks, glaciers, torrents, lakes, valleys, and everythin g that makes Switzerland wonderful ) depicted with singular fidelity. Of the execution of the painting it is impossible to speak in too high terms of praise. The elaboration is exqui site, and the colouring rich and natural, and there is an endless variety in the effects of light and shade. The original drawings were made on the spot by Mr. Bur ford, and Mr. *Selous has assisted him in the painting. Of its marvellous accuracy we can vouch from personal knowledge of the grand view from the Faulhorn ; and of the artistic excellence displayed in its execution there can be but one opinion, that of unqualified admiration. A better panorama has never been produced. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. The enemies of Lord Palmerston artfully appeal to the timid part of the enmuiunity who, with a righteous horror of war, would act precisely in the way to bring it upon them with crushing effect. In the great battle of politics, where powerful nations have different in terests to defend, different aspirations to gratify, it is not by quailing and submission that a conflict is avoided, but by showing that you are ready to fight. It was by preserving an unbending front, by keeping a steady eye that Lord Palmerston kept at bay the grasping spirit of Russia, the vindictive spirit of Austria, and the mighty power of France. He was ready at all times, if neces sary, to place the alternative before us of a just war to protect the interests of England abroad, or an ignoble peace, purchased at the expense of the independence and the honour of the nation. He did not understand a policy which, by affecting ignorance or indifference ; would for peace and quietness allow the legitimate in• fluence of this great empire to be filched from her. I could write more upon this subject, to show that Lord Palmerston is not only deservedly popular for what he has already clone, but that Europe, although appa rently quiet, is really so unsettled, that a large body of people feel that he is necessary to them—that they re quire a man of his unrivalled ability and experience to detect the designs of foreign countries, and to arrest them before they are in a position to carry them out ; but I forbear to do so, having already occupied much of your valuable space. Of this lam certain, that the popula rity of Lord Palmerston is a great fact,—that no Govern ment could be permanent with him in Opposition, —and that he is too patriotic, after having served his country so well, to leave it in the hour of need, and that he will not accept the Vice-Royalty of Ireland.—yours, &c., Cambridge-street, Hyde-park -square. C. W. Lieut.-General Lord F. Fitzclarence, commander-in chief at Bombay, has presented to the 36th Regiment, of which he is colonel, a very handsome flag-staff for their new colours, set in silver gilt, ornamented with oak leaves, and with a crystal in front, containing fragments of the old colours of the regiment, set in the form of a union jack, with the following inscription beneath :—" These relics of the old colours of the 36th Regiment, which were borne through and witness of so many glorious actions under the immortal Wellington, are presented by Lieut.- General Lord F. Fitzclarence, colonel of the regiment." LORD DERBY AND THE IRISH LORD CHANCELLOR.— In the absence of any positive intelligence respecting Ministerial arrangements there are abundance of rumours about impending changes, including those connected with the executive and the law in Ireland ; but it is needless to refer to those speculations, as the real facts are likely t o transpire in a day or two. It is stated very confidently that Mr. Blackburne, the Lord Chancell or , h as received a communication from Lord Derby, announcing his own re signation, as an event that would necessarily lead to the surrender of the Irish seals by that right honourable gen tleman, but stating, it as his decided opinion that circum stances will arise to require his return to office before the end of April next. DEPARTURE OF THE LORD-LIEUTENANT.—It is stated that preparations are in-progress at the Castle for the de parture of the Lord-Lieutenant. His Excellency and the Countess of Eglinton will hold an undress morning recep tion at the Castle previous to their leaving. CHRISTMAS BENEFACTIONS TO CLERGYMEN.—At this season of the year a considerable sum of money is annually distributed among poor curates and other clergymen of the Established Church by the governors of the ancient corpo ration of the Sons of the Clergy, and on Saturday last, the 18th inst., they held their usual meeting for the purpose at the Corporation-house, No. 2, Bloomsbury-place. After a very lengthened discussion in reference to the necessity of taking steps to increase the efficiency and resources, and to make more generally known the character and needs of the charity, more especially in consequence of the very large number of small benefices which have of late years been created, the governors proceeded to the immediate object of the meeting, when the cases of 85 poor clergymen were submitted, and sums of 101. to 201. were given to 78. SIGNS OF CHRISTMAS-DAY.—Yesterday evening, for the first time this season, the metropolis began to assume its unmistakeable Christmas appearance. In all the great thoroughfares the butchers and poulterers' shops displayed to admiring crowds and watering mouths the solid devour ables of an Englishman's table, in the shape of gigantic quarters of beef, Patagonian legs and shoulders of mutton, with enormous sides of pork, some of them feet in thick ness, apparently solid, and strong enough to do duty as bulwarks on board of line-of-battle ships, and bulwarks they are to a man-o'-war's-man, no doubt, in a different sense. LONDON COLONIAL TRAINING INSTITUTION. —The object of this institution is to afford to a limited number of adult male criminals the means of recovering the posi tion they have lost in society, by providing them with a shelter and suitable instruction, and after the lapse of a certain period, by giving them a free passage to one of the British colonies. A meeting was held yesterday at the institution in Great Smith-street, Westminster, previous to the departure of 12 of the inmates. Mr. Carter Wood, treasurer of the charity, presided, and there were several ladies and gentlemen present. The proceedings commenced with prayer and the singing of a hymn, after which the chairman, addressing the emigrants, congratulated them on the prospects that were before them, and gave them some good advice for the regulation of their conduct on the passage and in the colony. He also alluded to the pleasing testimony borne by Mr. Nash, the governor of the institution, to the exemplary conduct observed by the emigrants during the 12 months they had been under his care. The meeting was afterwards addressed by Mr. Payne and other gentlemen, and Mr. Nash read some letters from former inmates who had emigrated, and who were now in prosperous cicumstances. An tillustrated copy of " Bunyan's Pilgrimr Progress," the gift of the the Earl of Shaftesbury, w's presented to each of the emigrants, who rose beforeashey separated and severally expressed their gratitude for the benefits which they had received in the institution. concur most completely with your admirable remarks of Mconday regarding Lord Palmerston, and the country will concur with them. The people crf England begin to understand Lord Pal merston ; and to understand is to appreciate " the first statesman of the age." They begin uneasily to inquire, what influence it is, hanging over one who has served his country so long and so ably which causes him to be passed over in a crisis like the present, whilst men of half his talent and a tythe of his influence are considered indispensable ? They are puzzled when they ask people, better informed themselves, why Lord Palmerston does not rally round him the many men of talent that respect him, and form an Administration so eminontly national that it would be a disgrace to oppose it ? Murely there is; no truth in the insinuation expressed exultingly in the Daily News the other day, an insinua tion which all must regard as the foulest calumny— that Lord Palmerston, notwithstanding his eminent services for more than a quarter of a cen t ury i s ou t o f favour in a high quarter. It true that the policy of our patriotic Foreign Secretary was not always consistent with the fancied interests of a few paltry German principalities; that he had the discernment to detect, and the courage to oppose, the encroaching spirit of Russia ; that he was ever prepared to defend the Englishman from wrong and outrage in whatever part of the world he might be ; but it is equally true that his policy was always consistent with the interests and the dignity of this mighty country—to use his own eloquent words, shortly after his ungracious dismissal, he "left the name of England ranking high amongst the nations of the world " MIDDLESEX SESSIONS--(THIS DAY. Mr. Serjeant Adams, and bench of magistrates, sat this morning at the Guildhall, Westminster, for the purpose of hearing bail and appeal cases, of which there were only 2 in the paper. Both cases were adjourned until the 11th of January, in consequence of the illness of the parties engaged, and the court adjourned until Monday week at Clerkenwell. BOW STREET-(THIS DAY)Y). Jane Thetford, a young woman well known to the police, was placed at the bar before Mr. Henry charged with being drunk, and using obscene language in the Strand. It appeared from the evidence that, this morning about half-past two, a policeman heard some one crying out very loud, and making use of bad expressions, and, upon proceeding to the corner of Catherine-street, in the Strand, he saw the prisoner clasping a lamp-post at the corner. As soon as she saw him she ran away, still crying at the top of her voice, and using very foul language. He had great difficulty in taking her to the station-house, she being very violent. The prisoner was a very bad character, and spent the greater part of her I time in prison. Mr. Henry said he should send the prisoner to the House of Correction for two months, without the option of a fine. When the prisoner was being removed she said she would have her revenge of the b---y magis trate and all the crew when she came out, and made nee of other expressions of the most gross nature. MARLBOROUGH STREET-(TffLS' DAY. IMPUDENT ROBBERY. Mary Smith. and Mary Robinson were placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham charged with stealing a purse, containing 51. in gold, the property of Henrietta de Bertolando. Mr. Ramon de Bertolando said he resided at Lawn Cottage, Upper Halliford, Middlesex. On the previous afternoon himself and his wife were at Fortnum and Mason's, making some purchases, when, all at once, his wife exclaimed that her purse had been abstracted from her pocket, and that she believed the prisoners had taken it. Witness ran after the prisoners, who had left the shop, caught hold of them, and taxed them with the theft. The prisoner Robinson then handed him the purse produced, and begged of him to let her go. He, however, held them till a constable came up, when he gave them in charge. Mrs. Ramon de Bertolando said she was with her husband at Fortnum and Mason's, when she felt some person rub against her dress. She looked round and saw the prisoner's hands move from her dress. She then felt in her pocket and missed her purse, containing five new sovereigns and a letter she had received from her children. The purse produced with its contents was her property. Police constable 45 C took the prisoners into custody. The purse was found upon Robinson. The prisoners, who are well known to the police, were fully committed for trial. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque was the commissioner of the day, but there was nothing doing this morning of the slightest interest. SECONDARIES' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before J. K. Potter, Esq.) PALZSCHKE V. VIZETELLY. CHRISTMAS AMUSEMENTS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION, OR THE GAME OF CROSS PURPOSES.—This was an action on A' bill of exchange, and defendant pleaded non acceptance. Tile plaintiff's attorney put in the bill, and said that to prove the handwriting he must call the defendant's solicitor. Defendant's solicitor was called, but knew nothing of the handwriting, even as to " belief." The learned secondary having observed that as to handwriting it was not necessary to speak positively, the clerk was called, and had " no knowledge," or " belief." Plaintiff's attorney said it was hard• upon him ; he had subpoenaed the defendant and all his people to prove the handwriting, but none of them appeared. The Secondary —Then the case falls for want of proof. Plaintiffs attorney—Then my remedy is to call all the witnesses on the subpoena. This was done. Plaintiff's attorney said he was somewhat non-plussed, but not non-suited. At this moment a gentleman appeared in breathless haste to say that all the witnesses were drinking wine, and making jolly at the Guildhall, and wouldn't come if they could, and couldn't come if they would. The learned Secondary censured any system to keep witnesses away. A witness was at length obtained to prove the hand writing. Defendant's attorney then insisted on the plaintiff to prove his own identity and domicile, to save costs. Plaintiff did not appear, and he also was called on his subpoena in the usual form. The verdict was entered for plaintiff, all points re served for the superior court. MELANCHOLY LOSS OF LIFE NEAR WlNDSOR.—Yes terday afternoon, an inquest was held at the Bells of Ouse ley, Old Windsor , before Rupert Clarke, Esq., coroner, on the bodies of Joh n Tarrant, aged 21, and Henry Tarrant, aged 28, who wore accidentally drowned, under verymelan choly circumstances, during the late, or, more properly speaking, at the commencement o f th e present floods. So long ago as the 23d ult., the deceased, who were own cousins, and the sons of respectable farmers, residing in the parish of Datchet, started down the Thames, towards Old Windsor, in a punt, for the purpose of having a shot at the numerous flocks of wild fowl then hovering about. A neighbour who had proceeded with them was landed on a piece of elevated land, in the hope of intercepting a large flock of plovers in their flight, but had not fired a shot be fore he turned round, and to his horror and dismay found that the boat and his companions had been swallowed up by the turbulent stream. The boat was found entangled in some brushwood near Runnymede, next day, but the utmost efforts of the Windsor and Eton Humane Society's men failed to discover their bodies, and after three or four days, the search was discontinued. On Saturday last, by a singular coincidence, the body of John Tarrant was first descried by John Haynes, the brother of the boy who lost his life on the 24th ult., near the same spot, while assisting Mr. Man-, the surveyor of taxes, in his endeavour to reach the Berkshire side of the river from Mania-Charts Isl an d. John Haynes, who has s uccee d e d his deceased brother in the service of Mr. Man- ' was assisting th a t gen tl eman to cross from the i s l an d to Runnymede on Saturday, and, very naturally, mistaking the corpse for that of his lost re lative, became so extremely terrified that it was with diffi culty Mr. Man. kept him in the punt. Assistance being procured, the body was removed to the public-house, and identified as that of John Tarrant. The parish constable communicated with the coroner, and the inquest was fixed for yesterday, when, within an hour of the assembling of the jury, the body of Henry Tarrant was discovered floating down the river, about 200 yards from the spot where the accident occurred. An inquest was consequently taken o n both bodies, and the preceding facts having been proved in evidence, a verdict of " Accidentally drowned" was re turned in each case. The body of the boy Haynes has not yet been recovered. ALARMING FIRE AT CAMBERWELL. —Last night, about nine o'clock, a fire, attended with a destruction of property valued at several hundred pounds, broke out in the exten sive premises belonging to Mr. R. Smith, linendraper and silk-mercer, carrying on business at Camberwell-grove. The front of the warehouse was all but destroyed, and it is computed that upwards of 5001. worth of the stock in trade was consumed. The sufferer, it is understood, was insured in the Sun Fire-office. 15 t 4 20 ti 20 ti 2 0 tl 20 tl 33 t, 400 t, 3 3 t, 40 t 100 t 40 . t, 40 t, 40t 40 t 40 t 40 t 400 t 40 t 40 t 60 t 0 t 50 t 60 t 50 t 60 t 1 1 t e thre 1) 4 , 41 1. 8 ed for " for 1,00 0 1 ,000 50 100 I 100 1 100 1 100 1 , 14 ,( 1 / 2v e'Pool. ,'elltry li s bu r le'cton e o 'rrnark, spi eater . 6 'ark e'ivBbu L'Apton Oa ti ieeate v va l e (1 1. 1 ) ool )a ti Ong: q 4 , l viek ge agte e e 4r i Wd ceater k eat er 2 ,_ "41ar] MONEY AYD COMMERC Bills of exchange at 90 days were negotiated yes terday afternoon, at a slight improvement on Ham burgh, 13 5 to 61, at 11 11- to 18 on Amsterdam ; also an advance, at 11.22 to 24 on Trieste • a re ducti on, and 25 25 to 25 30 on P ar i s, being firm. The Stock Market exhibits no feebleness, despite the uncertainty in some quarters respecting the new Ministry. Consols have been 100 k for the open ing ex dividend. The New 3 per Cents. have been 104* to 0 ; and the 3 per Cents. 1011 to I. Bank Stock is very firm at 224. Exch equer Bills have been rather higher, viz., 635. to 645.: and India Bonds, 81s. premium. In Foreign Stocks there is not a great deal of activity, and the quotations have continued much the same. Spanish Three per Cents. are 511, and the New Deferred 24 to k, being steady. Portu guese Four per Cents. are 40k to 41. Mexican Stock is worth 24g and flat. Buenos Ayres Bonds are 74, and Brazilian 102 i. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. bring 68i to Gold Mines are receding still, and parties are selling out to take their profits. Australian Mine Company's shares are down 11., Port Philip 55., Colonial 10s., and others in proportion. British Iron are advancing still. Australian Agricultural have dropped nearly 501. per share, and Van Diemen's Land 51. Railway shares are dull and lower. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (Fran the Official List.) Business done. Bank Stock ................. 224 3g l 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lola i g 3 per Cent. Consols Annuiti es shut New 34 per Cent. Aunt:Ries__ ..... Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 India Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under £looo_, 81 Consols for Opening 18th January Exchequer Bills 1 2 d. March. June. £lOOO. -.......... £5OO Small 61 4 - PRICE OF FO REIGN FUNDS THIS DAY Brazilian Bonds, 5 per e t a . 102 Ditto Small : ..... .. ... Ditto New, 1852, 4 i lhr Cent 9B; Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 ler Cent 74 Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cek, lO3 Ditto, 3 per Cent....., 7r Danish 3 per, Cent. ...... , Equador 80nd5............ , Mexican 3 per 'Cent............... ............ Ditto for the Account. Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent...,.,, Portuguese 4 per Cent......, Ditto for the Account .. Russian Bonds, 5 per Celt; Ditto, 43, Per cent.. .. Sardinian Bonds, 5 Per . dt a i. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cett sli 1 Ditto Deferred, 3 per C ent. 24 3 4 Ditto Passive (Convert i d) Spani s h Committee Cert.of Coup, not fun, 4 i p c Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent , 18521 p Dutch Exchange 2i per ( en t 68 4 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 994 87a 51 24$ 241 64 41 40A 401 a -120 106 Consols for Opening la THREE O'CLOCK. h January ex div. ExTRAOBrINARY D -guest XITH AT MORTLAKE.—Yesterday Mr. Carter held an —guest on the body of Harriet Eliz a Thornton, aged 29, the 'We orJames Wm. Thornton, the landlord of the Two Thewers Mortlake, Caroline Goold stated she was called on Sunday night at twelve o'clock by James Thornton to see id s w i fe. She went into the bed room with Dr. Palmer an d the police. Deceased was on the bed, with her legs hanging over the side. The bedding was saturated with bloel, and her head was lying between the pillows. She washed the body. Near the ear was a piece cut off. It was Bitch a wound as a knife would inflict. The T ilt ' gashed off, and hanging by the skin. Wit ne ss found no ot , arm r cut w oun d. There were s evera l bruises, near , the shoulders. There were several about the body' and head, but none on the back. The bruises had not bee n caused lately. T h ere was a pool of blood immediately un d er the bed where a b ox lay. It le piece one on each was cong ealed, as wat also that on and between the pillows. She saw blood near the fir e -pl ace , and on the floor near the washing stand. The b as i n was nearly filled with wat er , She had no conve rsat i on with James Thornton. She saw ? and the t o wel was wet and blo o d y . deceased dis c 010 r e a d b b o u y t blood,e leve n o'clock and she then said she wa s very poorly, that she had had a dreadful fit in the ni g ht an d nearly bit her tongue through. Witness knew she wa s su bject to fits before marriage, and she knew from her own s ta tements she had had fits since ; and she had sa id she beli eve d they would used to drink before she w as marr ied. When dece ase d wa s in liquo r s h e seemed quite stupified. She and her wereh o u f slo t a h n e d box.oeore on very good terms when she was there. She had ne ver charged him with ill-using her. She should say deceased fell off he r bed and ca use her death. Sh e and struck her head on the edge Thornton said he lived at the house kept by James William Thornton, his nephew. Last Sunday night he wag awoke about half-past eleven o'clock by his nephew, who told him that the deceased was dead. He saw her at dinner. She was, as usual, intoxicated. She went up stairs at two o'clock to change her dress. About three o'clock he was absent about half an hour. Did not see her again at tea. Hi s nep h ew wen t u p t o c l ean hi mself about four o'clock, and he was minding the bar. Their bed-room is over the tap-room. He was absent up stairs nearly half an hour. He heard no noise whilst his nephew was up stairs. On his coming down nothing was said about his wife. His nephew kept his razors in the bed-room. Sometimes when deceased went up stairs she would not collie down till the next morning. He did not see the de ceased again alive. She would drink spirits, beer, or any thing she could get. Hi s ne phew awoke him to fetch the doctor ; he did not say how she died. After the doctor came he went into the room, and saw she was dead. She would secrete liquor in different parts of the house. He heard no' noise on Sunday evening or night. There had been some words between the deceased and her husband on Saturday about a key. The Coroner then adjourned the inquest to give time to the police to make further in quiries. SOUTHAMPTON AND PLYMOUTH.—We find it stated that the Peninsular and Oriental Company's vessel, " The Madrid steamer, which left Southampton on the 17th with the Peninsular mail, was obliged to anchor in Yarmouth Roads for the night, the pilot refusing to go to sea on account of the terrific violence of the weather." Had she started from Plymouth, like the Screw Com pany's steamer Bosphorus, she would have got away without risk. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 4,000 bale; of which 1,000 American were taken on speculation. The Market closed tamely with but little alteration in prices. The sales comprised 3,500 American, 20 Bahia at 6d., 100 Egyptian at 6d. to 6d., and 400 Surat at 3icl. to 4-0. per lb. Railway Shares were dull. The Corn Market is firm to-day. The amount of Gold by the Lady Flora from Port Philip is T 7,559 ounces, say 310,0001. Her dates are only of August. The great favour shown to new mining under takings, especially for the colonies, may render it necessary to give some caution to those who are not fully experienced in such matters. The course taken by some parties who assume to direct public opinion, is, in this respect, certainly inconsistent. At one period we are told of the immense field for banking operations in Australia, this truism being specially paraded to favour the views of some new " pet" concern ; but when a rival scheme of equal respectability is brought be fore the public, the excessive competition, the im- 1 probability of adequate profits when a Mint is formed, and various other adverse circumstances, are immediately brought to bear to discourage the projectors and dissuade the public. By a singular coincidence, there is now announced a new Austra lian Company, called the Gold Nugget, by the very parties who secured !favourable consider ation for ther bank. Our own view has been that, so long as land could be obtained from which gold could be profitably worked, a judici ously and hoiestly conducted company might be made to pay handsomely, if only by crushing the quartz for others. A most essential point, how ever, is the management, and those who embark as shareholders have the best security where there is a responsible board in England, and agents of approved Colonial experience selected by that board. The Colonial press, and especially at Sydney, has been particvilarly industrious in disseminating the notion that no companies would pay, and that the shareholders here were utterly deluded. , Whe ther jealously or interest actuated that course, we are not about to inquire into ; but there is ground ther e by a ff or d e d t o turn round and inquire how it happens that the attempt is made to force colonial formed companies upon the London Market. The Went - worth Gold Mine a short time back was introduced here, and as a great favour English capitalists were to be allowed to have shares at a premium. It is believed, how ever, that the favour was not appreciated, and con sequently that the public, at least, did not become eager applicants. One may hope, without prejudice or bias, that a similar issue awaits the Gold Nugget Company, despite the high character of the agents, and the praise bestowed upon the undertaking, which, very possibly, may be a good one—because one-third of the capital is to be raised here at an enormous premium. The issuing of shares, otherwise than at par, is objectionable in principle, and unjust in practice. If the proposed company is so very promising, why is not the whole amount subscribedat Sydney ; and if the Australians will not take the shares at a premium, why should. we ? In starting an undertaking, the proprie tary should stand on equal ground ; and, if for some special reason, the promoters think they have a claim for bonus, let them apply to local parties who are in a position to judge for them selves. There are several Anglo-Colonial Com panies with equal prospects, already prepared to begin mining, and if these fail to perform their contract, the proprietors can, in public meeting here assembled, bring the Board to account for their acts. We hope, therefore, to hear of no more local companies being brought forward at a pre mium, unless a Board be formed in England, or some other effectual means be found to give full and efficient representation. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlB,—Permit me to request a little of your space to make public a matter deeply affecting the welfare and efficiency of the Arctic Searching Expeditions. Dispatches recently brought home by Captain Moore inform us that the Plover, under the command of Captain Maguire, has with great difficulty been moved up to Point Barrow, which is 600 miles in advance of Port Clarence. Point Barrow is an excellent locality for this depot ship, but, to make her effective, it is absolutely neces sary that an annual communication should be maintained with her. The utility of this measure is so obvious, that it would be a waste of time to dwell upon it ; and the Admiralty themselves are fully alive to its importance. The only consideration, is, therefore, how this communi cation can best be effected ; and one would suppose, after the experience we have had of the value of steam power in navigating the Arctic seas, that it would be at once apparent that a screw -steamer would be the proper, and, indeed, only description of vessel, fit to be em ployed on this service. Yet it is, lam sor r y t o say, actually contemplated t o sen d the attlesnake out with out steam-power, and without a steam-tender. If any one will be at the trouble to read the blue books already issued, containing accounts of the recent explorations through Behring's Straits, they will see how very uncertain the navigation is in the direction of Point Barrow ; and, if they look at the excellent chart of the straits as laid down by Captain Beechy, who was there in tha Blossom, they will perceive a line of pack ice stretching across the straits to Wainwright Inlet, as it existed in 1827. In 1826, it barred the passage a little further north, and in 1849 it extended across close to the Seahorse Islands. In the ensuing summer, if the pack-ice hangs to the southward, the Rattlesnake will have but little chance of worming her way to Point Bar row ; whereas, on the other hand, a screw -steamer would force her way up, and then not only carry supplies to the Plover, but also be able to return with intelligence to Port Clarence. If the Rattlesnake cannot be navigated. to Point Barrow, her commander will, doubtless, endea vour to get h er s t ores t o that locality, by means of boats, but that step will not only be most difficult, but highly dangerous, and heavily-laden boats on an iron and ice bound coast, where gales are incessant, are not likely to accomplish it. For the sake of Captain Collinson and M'Clure, as well as for that of Franklin, a steamer shouldbe sent with the Rattlesnake, and she might without any risk, take ad vantage of openings to the north-east. You have on more than one occasion urged in reference to the pro longed and anxious search for our missing countrymen, the desirableness of using every means in our power to bring the search to a speedy, and, if possible, successful issue ; and, it is, I know, the opinion of competent autho rities that a fearful mistake will be made if the Rattle snake be allowed to depart on her long and difficult voy age without a steam-tender. The Isabel screw steamer, which has lately returned from the Arctic seas, is admirably adapted for this office, and, being in excellent order, she might be at onco com missioned. The subject is of vital importance, and it is very much to be desired that no change in the govern ment of the Admiralty may interfere in effectually organising the searching operations on the side of Behring's. Straits. I am, Sir, your humble servant, Somerset-house, Dec, 22. • C. R. WELD, THE MINISTRY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In reference to your remarks in the Sun, of last evening, respecti ng L or d D erby ' s Administration, I beg to acquaint you that, in this city (Norwich), there was no meeting whatever against the budget, and the public, generally, were quite satisfied with Government, seeing that their object was to endeavour to benefit the country. People here are in no way confident of Lord Aber deen's new Administration, which here has already re ceived the soubriquet of the Hotch-potch Government. From the Times having yesterday gone to the Radical market for stock—naming Sir Win. Molesworth and others as likely to be included in the new Administration —and to-day poking into the Conservative market after Lord St. Leonards, Lord Raglan, and others, it is mani fest Lord Aberdeen is already in a fix—trying to please the several opposition sections, he has affronted all, and is, therefore, likely to topple over.—l am &c., A NORWICH WEAVER, NOT A CABINET-MAKER. Norwich, Dec. 21, 1852. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A YOUNG LADY.— Yesterday information was received at the various police ' stations of the mysterious disappearance of a young lady, of high connexions, who resided in the locality of -Eaton square. It appears she went out for a walk on Thursday, the 16th inst., and took the omnibus at the end of Sloane street, Chelsea, and although every exertion has been made to trace the fugitive, not the slightest tidings have been heard of the lady. The following is the description of her : —lnitials on linen are " K. I. Q. ;" about 18 years of age, but looks older • dressed i n a coarse straw bonnet, lined and trimmed with blue, edged with black velvet, with a wreath of pink daisies ; sage-coloured merino dress, black cloth paletot, with brown parasol ; high-heeled black kid boots ; gold ring, with green stone, which she wore on her right hand. She had with her also a brown paper parcel, containing a plaid silk dress. Her height is about 5 feet 4 inches, dark hair, pale complexion, and was last seen i n th e neighbourhood o f Blackheath. Any information respect ing the party will be most thankfully received by the dis tracted friends of the lady, if forwarded to the metropo litan police ; or to Mr. Reynolds, Church-street, West minster. THE LONDON SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER HALL.—This society will perform upon Thursday, for the first time this season Mendelssohn'el" Elijah." A n E legy, "Mourn for the Mighty Dead," th e compos i tion of Sir Henry Bishop, will also be given. Mr. Surman, as usua l , will be the cond uc tor ; an d th e solo vocalists will include Mrs. Endersohn, Miss Dolby, Mr. Lockey and Mr. Phillips. END OF THE SIX -MILE-BRIDGE AFFAIR.—The Free man's Journal of Tuesday intimates that the change of of kin of th e nt is d Governmeeemed a sufficient exc use for the next rioters shot at Six-mile-bride to a b andon their prosecution of the soldiers implicatod 111 the Pary,