The Sun. — London, England, 1852-01-10 00:00:00

CIRCULATION OF TIIE LONDON' MORNING.' PAPEP.S—THE MORNING ADVERTISER. recent Stamp Returns of the circulation of the MORNING NEWSPAPERS in 1350, give the following _ _ results MORNING ADVERTISER. 1,549,8 13 Daily News • • • • • • .. .. 1,15 2 , 000 Morning •Herald .. • • .. .. 1,139, 000 Morning Chronicle • • .. • • . 912,547 Morning Post .. • . 828,060 Omitting the " Times," it will be seen wh at a proud position the MORND7I4 ADYARTIiIIR oecupies compared with any of its morning eontruperariee. Ita the beginning of 1851 the MORNING ADYRATIdaIIit was permanently enlarged to a double sheet, sines which time it has met with a measure of success, both as regarda the extent of its circulation and the number of its advertisements, which has no parallel in the annals of English journalism. Were the Stamp Returns to be given down to the present time, the relative circulation of the MORNING ADVERTISER, to our four morning contemporaries, assuming that their circulation had undergone no dimination, would be as follows : MORNING ADVERTISER • • • • • •• • 2,071,000 Daily News • • • • • • • • 1,152,000 M orn ing Herald • • • • • • 1,139,000 Morn i n g Chronicle • • • . • • 912,547 Adorning Post.. • • • • 828,000 It only remains to be added that this vast addition to the circula tion of the moßritsG ADVERTISER, obtained in less than twelve months, is the result of its progress in all parts of the country, and among all classes of society, and is to be regarded as the best tribute that could be paid to its thorough independence of all parties and Governments, and its earnest advocacy of the popular cause. Published every M orn ing, at 127, Fleet - street, London. ROYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE, ADELAIDE-STREET , WEST STRAND. The Nobility, Gentry, and Public are respectfully informed that the Royal Marionette Theatre will positively be opened on MONDAY next, Janna ry 12th, for the representation of Operas, Yaudevilles, Burlesques, Ballets and Spectacles, by a TROUPE of MARION ETTES, from the Theatres of Naples, Rome, Milan, and Geneva. The Scenery has bean painted by eminent Artists, and the Costumes designed from the most authentic soarces. The Orchestra has been selected from the two Italian Opera Houses. The performances on MONDAY next will be preceded by an IN TRODUCTORY ADDRESS by the Manager. After which, a new scene of Apropos, entitled the MANAGER'S ROO X. 'Cu be followed by the Musical Burlesque of BOMBASTES FU RIOSO. To conclude with a new grand Ballet, c'alled PAULINE ; or, the Pupil of Nature. Doors open at Half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. Private Boxes, 1/. ls.; Balcony Stalls, 35.; Lower Stalls, 25. ; Balcony, 25.; Amphitheatre, Is. Private Boxes and Stalls may be obtained at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; Mr. Sam's Royal Library, St. Jame's-street ; Mr. C. livier, New Bond-street ;at all the prin cipal s libraries; and at th Ol e Box-office of the Theatre, Adelaide street, West Strand. CHRISTMAS AMUSEMENT FOR THE JUVENILES. HUNGERFORD-HALL, STRAND. UNRIVALLED COMBINATION OF ATTRACTIONS. ANIMAL MAGNETISM.—sIREES LA.SSAIGNE every Eve ning (except Saturday) at Eight o'clock. Admission is., 25., and 4s. Stalls and Reserved Seats may be secured at Mr. Sams's Royal Library, St. James's-street ;at Mr. Ebers's, Bookseller to her Majesty, 27, Old Bond-street; and at the Manager's Office, Hunger- Ord-hall. THEATRE of OPTICAL ILLUSIONS. " SOIREES MYSTERIBC76ES," Juvenile Amusements, by M. and tiiadame Langlois, of Faris, and the celebrated Indian Juggler, Dialma, with Dissolving Views, Chromutrope, Sac., at Seven 'eloct, A.anission Is., Is. 6d., and 2s. &1. DIORAMA.—Every Day, from Twelvd to Three. Prices of Ad mission Is. 61., Is., and 6d. BAZAARS—Open daily from Ten A.M. to Ten p.m. Admission Free. MAUNETOII) CURRENTS and the MALINETOsCOPE. Dr. Leger's Philosophical and Experimental Lectures every Saturday Ing,at Eight. Admission Is. and 2s. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. This National Establishment, having undergone the most costly repairs and decorations throughout, a series of superb embellish ments having been introduced, a new gas apparatus laid down, and a new centre chandelier suspended, is OPEN for the SEASON. THIS EVENING, THE BELLE STRATAGEIA. Dorricourt, Mr. Anderson; Sir George Touchwood, Mr. Coop er ; Hardy, Mr. Tilbury ; Flutter, Mr. F. Vining ; Leticia Hardin, Miss Fitzpatrick. After which, THE YOUNG COUPLE. Henrietta de Vigny, Miss Kate Bate man ; Charles de Blonville, Mss Ellen Bateman. To conclude with a New Grand Christurts Pantomime, called HARLEQUIN HOGARTH ; Or, The Two London 'Prentices. The whole produced under the superintendence of Mr. W. West. INTRODUCTION. SCENE I. THE HAUNTS OF IDLENESS AND IGNORANCE. How Idleness and Ignorance lay their heads together, and deter mine to check the further advance of Industry and Knowledge by the establishment of a manufactory of "fetters for the human intel lect," "clogs on the understanding," "stumbling-blocks in the way of useful knowledge," &c. ; also the School of Idleness, " htlyday all the year round," "all play, no work." flow Industry and Know- ledge suddenly make their appearance in the enemy's camp, and produce SCENE 11. AN EXTENSIVE CHANGE ON THE PREMISES. How the subject of the pantomime is resolved upon, and being r 3 - solved upon, the " work goes bravely on" with the immortal Ho garth's " Two London 'Prentices." SCENE 111. CITY SIDE OF BLXCKFRIARS-BRIDGE, 1751. Now the "two 'prentices" made their way to the city of London. and at last arrived at their master's 113 use, the Golden Tea Kettle, en Ludgate-bill. Departure the Figsby family for the masquerade at ltanelagh-ganlens, and first introduction of the " two 'pren tiees" under the hospitable lid of the Golden Tea Kettle. SCENE IV. DOUBLE-BEDDED - ROO M . Mow the " two 'prentices" retire for the night, one to his virtuous bolster and the other to his vicious courses. Visions of the future, allowing the difference bet -eea a pleasant dream and a nightmare. SCENE V. THIEVES' KITCHEN How the " idle 'prentice" falls into WI company, becomes a high wayman and a gentleman, and takes the " oaths and his seat" aceordingly. SCENE VI. THE SHOP. How the " industrious 'prentice" oversleeps himself, but makes up for lost time by the nearest -approach to "'perpetual motion" ever witnessed. Row the " idle 'prentice" makes his appearance, and not only bolts with his master's till, but with his master's daughter into the barga'n. SCENE VII. CELLARS AND VAULTS. Now the "industrious 'prentice," at considerable personal incon venience, saves his master's cheese, then his master's daughter, and finally his own bacon. The result of all this not only proves which is tile " better man," but also introduces VIII. the audience to S THE FAIRY BEEHIVE, With the Queen Bee and her Court. Flew the " industrious 'prentice" receives the battle money, alias the hand of the fair Jemima. Ile-appearance of Industry and Know ledge, and introduction of old friends in new characters. SCENE I.Y. BELLOWSMAKER., FIREWORKMAKERS, AND FILTER MAKERS. Rockets warranted to go sky high—Balloons ditto—the Water Question debated by the proper Authorities ; a regular Set of Pumps ; brand Pyrotechnic, X Hydraulic E , and Aerial display. CENE . "LIOCUS FOCUS," ASTROLOGER, "MOON," O?TIQIAN, AND SUN TAVERN. Clown turned Conjuror--Consultation with the Stars nightly— set-to between the Sun and the Moon ; the former gets his " day lights" darkened, and the natural result is a total eclipse of the Ban, 1851. SCENE XI. MRS. BUDD'S SEMINARY FOR YOUNG GENTLEMEN. DOCTOR FROST'S ACADEMY FOR YOUNG LADIES, &C. Mr. Budd, washerman and nurse ; Mrs. Bloomer, tailor, &C. The world turned upside down—Flowers " all a blooming, all a blowing "—A change comes over the state of affairs—Babies taken In and done for—A lesson for ladies. SCENE XII. STREET AT TIIE WEST END BY MOONLIGHT. Coffee always hot—Admission to the stalls gratis—Clown in his cape—" Set a thief to catch a thief "—Vegetarians at Christmas -- Return from the ball—New midnight polka, and a Boxing-night revel in the streets of London. SCENE XIII. EXTERIOR OF THE BULL AND MOUTH INN. Old English customs—The watch-box on the look-out —The pepper box not to be sneezed at—" Welcome, A Christmas box that comes only once a-Y secured2ar, little stranger"— cured in a strong box. SCENE XIV. THE GREAT FIZ-WHISTLE RAILWAY. Accidents and offences—Cheap travelling—Life Insurance Com- PanY -Paying dear for a whistle—" tnra-hing machine of F a llacies of the faculty" —The great service—Departure of the last train on the Fix-whistle Extension Italiway. iz XV. HABERDASIIER'S MOP AND COFFEEHOUSE- A lesson to shopkeepers—" Cut your coat according to your cloth"—How to turn out of bed—Reaping machine—The danger of playing with loaded firearms (American ones especially) fully illus trated hi a revolution in England—H ere we go round, roun d, round, till we arrive at SCENE XVI. AND LAST. TRIUMPH OF INDUSTRY, One of the most elaborate and extensive scenes ever introduced OA the English stage, aid which none but the resources of this theatre could possibly have prepared. Box-office open dahy from 10 to 4. PRICES OF ADMISSION. The former scale of prices has been revised, and a rate of admission adopted suitable to the convenience of all classes of society:— Drbss Circle Upper Boxes Pit • • " Amphitheatre Gallery •• 2s. 6d. RALF PRICE. Dress Circle upper Boxes Pit • • • • Amphithea tre • • • • " Gallery • • ** • • • • • • • • °8: 641 * PriTate Boxes, age X 5.; X 2 25., and XI I Is. 6d. Orchestra Stalls, 83. Sta Manager, Mr. I. M. MORTON. D i rec tor of Spectacle , Mr. W. WEST. The whole under the management of Mr. BUNN, LESSEE. •• Is. r,c.l. TICRATEE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVEI'ILL 4G . Will be performed a new Comedy, entitled THE MAN OF LAW. Marquis de la Seighere, Mr. Lambert; Ralll, L. L. Murray ; Destournelles, Mr. B. Webster ; Bernard, Mr. Howe ; Baroness do Yaubert, tars. Stirling; Helene de la Seigliere, Miss A. Vining. After which a new Fairy Burlesque, called THE PRINCES SS RA DIANT AND THE STORY OF MAYFLOWER. Charars by Messrs. Buckstone, IL Bedford, J. Bland, Caulfield, Clark, Plimmeri, Mrs. Fitwilliam, Mrs. Bucking h am, and Miss Collins. lude with the Farce, called THE TWO CASTLES. T. conclude Mr. Bonnycastle, Mr. Blickstone; Mrs. Bonnycastle, Mr s . Buck ingham. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee. Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. The popular Comedian, Mr. Wright, having recovered from his in disposition, will appear This Evening, Enormous success of the Yankee Co G median, Mr. Josh Silsbee. T EVENI, Will be performed the comic Drama, entitled THE FOREST ROSE! and the YANXEE PLOUGHBOY. Jonathan Ploughboy, mr. J . susbee. Bella my, Mr. Worrell ; Harriet Miller, Miss Col , Mr. Wright. line; Sally Forest, Miss E. Chaplin. After which MY PRECIOUS BETSY. Mr. Bobtail T• concl u d e with a new and original Christmas Tale, called LIT TLE RED RIDING HOOD. Wolfram, Baron of Burliburg (sur named the Wolf of Biberich), Mr. Paul Bedford ; Scraggenneh n $ Mr. Butler ; Trndoh en ( co mmonly called Little Red Riding Ho o d), miss 'Cathleen Vitzwilliarn. ROYAL PRINCESS'S TILEA, rRE, OXFORD-STREET. Coder the Management° f Mr. C. Koala. THIS EVENING, Shakespere's In ay of TWELFTH NIGHT, as acted at Windsor Castle, by Royal Command. Charac ters by Messrs. Bartley, Keeley, Harley, Ryder. Meadows, J. Vining; Cathcart, Wheatleigh, Miss Murray, Mrs. Keeley, and Mrs. C. Kean. With a new grand Chri s t mas Pantomime, entitled H A R LE Q UIN BILLY TA.YLOR ; or, The Flyi ng Dutchman and the King of Ra ritongo. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack • Clown, Mr. Flex more ; Panta loon, Mr. Paulo; q —Prite, Mr. Le Barr' ; and Columbine, Miss Carlotta Leclercq. envate Boxes, &c., to be had of all the Booksellers, and of Mr. Ussishigham ; of whom also p Oxford-street, from Eleven till Five o'clock laces may he taken at th e Dos-office, ruNCIFS PLAYHOUSE A-ND STRARD THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAND ,Liverpool. _ The Warmest Theatre in L on d on. TH s EVENT N( will be perfonned THE TWELVE LABOURS OF HERCULES. After which, MY SISTER FROM INDIA.. be followed by a new Chinese burlesque, called THE MANDI - DA.I.T.GHTER or, Willow Pattern Pl a t e . Characters by esTA . J. Reeve, Rogers. Romer, Attwood, Hudspeth ; M esdames Ma with a Far ce, 11, Sanders , Bell, Eglinton, and Maskell. :T&nciude entitled THE FIFTH OF NOTEM ut y Messr s. Tilbury, Rogers, Hudspeth, Misses Saunders and M e: ll 4n sof admission are arranged as follow : — Orchestra stalls, cis; toixesceoirst circle). es.; (second circle), 23, ; is. Dcors to be opened at Halt-psut S.a, and the performances to so mmence at Seven prechlel.T. A second price will be taken to the Boxes only at *Mint o'clock —lirst circle, 25.; second circle, is. Private Boxes One Guinea and a Balt each, stage kiguager, lir. E. Stirling. TO CORRESPONDENTS No communication can be attended to unless authen• ticated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. inn( 11316 LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1852 Broadlands must before long release from retire ment the foremost statesman of England, the neces sities of the time not merely restoring him to the direction of the Foreign Department of the Govern ment, but reposing in his hands the responsibility of conducting the entire affairs of the Administration. These are no idle hopes or illusory anticipations. They are inevitable deductions from the events that have already transpired. That the GREY-RUSSELL Cabinet in its present, or even in a modified form, can survive much longer is an idea now universally scouted as preposterous. The people are sick of it. They have by this time had enough and more than enough of the ruling Ministry. They have learnt again by a bitter and most tedious experience the truth of the saying, that the Whigs are always best in Opposition. Thereupon they have arrived at that stage in their alternations of hope and despair when the accession even of the Tories to power would be almost prefer able to the perpetuation of the existing Government, Happily such an alternativ e is b y no means forced upon the nati on under these circumsta nces. Instead of seei ng themselves driven into the arms of the old Conservatives, or of the obsolete sticklers for Protec tion, the p eop l e recognise the possibility , and not only the possibility, but the certainty (with a little show of resolution on their the restoration too ff ice a t Y lifeioti C V , s a co C u O n tl t r courageous, an experienced, a of a liberal, an enlightened, own part) of witnessing chi valric administrato rrand this time not simply as Foreign Secretary, but as Leader of a new Administration. Inspired by these si ands T orc a , prospects, we look with confidence to the community for that bold and explicit d •ec aration of its wishes which is alone required as the si gnal for this remark able change in her MAJESTY'S Government. Imme diately the population has pronounced, beyond all further doubt, the nature of its desires and the tendency of its aspirations, L ord I • OLI N RUSSELL must forthwith retire from his official resi dence in Downing-street, making wa y for a states man in every respect more suited to the age, an d more qualified to deal in a valiant and magnanimou s manner with the difficulties affecting the State, whe ther of an external or internal character. It is remarkable that every successive attempt made within the last fortnight by the PRIMR MINIST ER with a view to strengthen his tottering and worn-out Administration has revealed on his part a retrogres sive tendency more decided than even those most suspicious of his policy could have anticipated. His peremptory and abrupt dismissal of Lord rALIIERS TON from the Foreign-office, it can never be for gotton, was hailed with undisguised expressions of delight at Vienna, according admirably, as it did with the secret and ulterior designs of the Cabi net of Prince SCHWARThENEURG. While gratifying the councils of the Red EMPEROR, however, and while imparting profound sentiments of pleasure to his imperial master, the AUTOCRAT, Lord JOHN RUSSELL should have remembered that he was in the most effectual manner, at the same time, estranging himself from his quondam admirers, insulting them, as be bag unqaestionebly done, by his rupture with their favourite statesman. Circumstances of another kind have corroborated the accuracy of cur first assertions in reference to the causes of this recent movement in incurring such an expense, as " steam-vessels were the Administration. It has been demonstrated be- very seldom burnt." We have also seen the yond all denial, for example, that one of the almost magical effects of PHILLIPS' patent proximate reasons for the removal of Lord PALMER'S. fire annihilator, and yet we do not find TON from the Cabinet was the fact of his avowed that anything of the kind was prepared sympathy for the Hungarians ; and that another was to meet the contingency whenever it might his clearly expressed approval of the memorable arise. Surely, the proprietors of steam-packets, coup cloth of the 2d of December. The existence of and, indeed, of all other vessels taking pas these particular opinions, in the judgment of the late sengers, should be compelled to adopt every possible Foreign Secretary, we ourselves all along main- precaution against such terrible calamities. tained. We protested, from the first, that such But there is another cause to which, more than any were the real sentiments entertained upon these other, the calamity may be ascribed, viz., the absurd vitally important subjects by Lord PALMERSTON. regulation of the Government, forbidding the use of We recognised the truth that such must inevitably Trams vessels to the various mail contract companies, prove the case on investigation, aware that the reality and thus imposing not only an immense of our convictions upon this head could alone render additional expense, but much greater danger of loss. consistent the whole of his bold and liberal policy of The Select Committee of the House of Commons foreign government. Recent disclosures have verified reported most strongly last session on the the assertions then made in our columns, and have decided advantage of Iron over wood in the shown beyond the gainsaying of a very large section construction of vessels fitted for the packet service, of the so-called Liberal party in England, that such more especially , to those to which the screw propeller ". were actually the views taken in regard to France is applied ; bu t still "My L or d s persist with and in regard to Austria, in regard to Louis KOSSUTH dogged obstinacy in their o ld course , " see i ng no and in regard to Louis NAPOLEON, by the great reason to alter their opinion," although its folly and English statesman who for so many years had been absurdity has been exposed by many eminent prac the presiding genius of the Foreign Department. tical and scientific men. We trust that the Aware of these facts, the Liberals throughout Legislature will see to this matter early in the ensu- England would do well to review their past opinions ing session. All must not be sacrificed to the crotchets upon subjects intimately connected with the cause of her MaJEsTvs Commissioners f o r exe cuting th e of liberalism in Great Britain, and with the office of Lord High Admiral in England. interests of civilization throughout Europe—subjects upon which they have unhappily, within the last few weeks, allowed their minds to be darkened by the evil influences of impassioned abuse and ill-considered misrepresentation. Let those who have thus been carried away in this miserable torrent of anti-Bona- partist vituperations—pause, and consider well the fact, that Louis NAPOLEON'S conduct has met with the approval of a liberal and truly patriotic statesman like Viscount PALMERSTON. Let them consider, moreover, whether it would not be for the ad vantage of society throughout Christendom, to wit ness a cordial alliance, upon the principles of real liberty, of our own with the Republican Govern ments of France and of the United States— an alliance that would disarm the German iespots of their power in obeying their lord paramount, the Russian AUTOCRAT—an alliance that would bind Louis NAPOLEON, effectually bind him, to a perseverance in the glorious cause he has inaugurated by the re-establishment of universal suffrage and the restoration of vote by ballot—an alliance that would associate the greatest military na tion on the continent with the great Anglo-Saxon race scattered throughout the old world and the new, established more particularly in England and in America—an alliance, moreover, such as is alone practicable on the restoration to office of the late Foreign Secretary, in the construction of a new Liberal Cabinet presided over by Viscount PAL, LATEST FROM PARIS. (BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.) PARIS, SATURDAY MORNING, 9 A.M. MM. Victor Hugo, Cbarras, Bac, De Flotte, and sixty-two ex-representatives of the Mountain, are banished from France, Algeria, and the colonies. MM. Duvergier de l lsuranne, Generals Lamori ciere, Changarnier, Bedeau, Thiers, Girardin, and twelve others, are temporarily removed from France and Algeria for reasons of public security.—Times. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. enerals CIIANGARNIER, LAMORICIERE, BEDEAU, and their companions in captivity at Ham, have been conducted to the frontier and set at liberty, with in junctions not to return to F ran ce. The PRESIDENT intends to review the whole of the garrison of Paris on the 22d. The Constztutionnel say s We think we may take upon ourselves to announce that the Constitu tion will be promulgated between the 15th and 20th instant. It would have been done sooner, but that the Government wished at the same time to publish such of the organic laws 23 are of the most im portance." The Patrie publishes the following extraordinary threat:— " The race of lunatics and ungrateful persons, which will never fail in France, return to their factious habits. The grou n d o f t h e press and the tribune, which is wanting to their opposition, they supply by that of the salons, and turning against the band which has saved them, and which they have blessed, they go so far as to deny the darsger which has been averted, to have the right of contesting the benefit. The old parties are not only oblivious, and incorrigible, but they risk, in their rashness, to weary the moderation of the Executive power, and to constrain „it to secure the success of its work of organization of modern society and French democracy, by measures of vigour and exception, whi c h are as y e t far from its thoughts.'' A military com m i ss i on h as been established in the Jura, to investi ga t e t h e c h ar ges against the persons concerned in the recent insurrection in that depart. ment. Twelve inhabitants of Arbois have just been arrested. Extensive arrests have also been made in other departments. We read in a Paris letter in the Independence of Brussels :—" The PRESIDENT Of the spublic denies to all those admitted to his confilence, that there is any truth in the rumours of war generally spread, and which to a cer tain extent derived credit faom a phrase of General SAINT ARNAUD, relative to a possible change in the frontiers in the circular on the modifications in military divisions. It is not in ex tending the frontiers that the PRESIDENT places his ambition ; but, if I am correctly informed, it is in the relief of the suffering classes, in establishments of public utility, in the organization of mortgage credits, and in the extinction of usury, &c. —Another letter from Paris asserts, that all the fraternal associa tions of workmen are to be dissolved, as many of them have, iu violation of their statutes, occupied them selves with politics. The same letter states that the National Quards are also to be dissolved. A Brussels journal s tates that M. TRIERS has rented the furnished house of DI. GALLAIT, in that city. The Gazette de France says—" Some time back there was an idea of establishing an immense electric lighthouse on some lofty part of the capital, in place of the gas-lights. We understand that this plan is about to be carried into execution, and that already preparations have been commenced for the purpose on the top of the Tower St. Jacques-la-Boucherie." The Opinion Publique has been suppressed. M. DUPIN was present at the sitting of the F renc h Academy on Thursdy. The following are the principal details of the weekly Bank account : Specie in Paris ••• F. 459,136,982 Ditto branches ••• ••• 105,668,664 Paris portfolio 58,954,037 Ditto branches ••• 75,975,815 Bank-notes in circulation 470.092,200 Ditto branches ••• ... 129,216,150 Credit to Treasury 57,825 863 Accounts current .• • 126,919,920 Ditto branches ••• •.• 26,202,735 Specie has declined about U million in Paris, and better than li million in the departments ; the port folio has increased 3i millions, and in the depart iCitmyillions. The credit ments million. Th ere is a slight increase in the millions. The accounts and in the depart- Bm to aen T n current, have increas ed 91 mil lions in the city, and 4 millions in the depar tment s . I e t; - e n aa s o n u t circulatione irnyc rheatiss ienoc rf esabs i o n e ud t the ; The Bourse was dull, with little business doing. The Five per Cents. opened at 1051. 50c., and closed at the same price for the end of the month. The Three per Cents. closed at 711. 60c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,1451.; Rouen, 7301.; Havre, 295 f•; Great Northern, 597 f. 50c.; Avignon, 250 f.; Vierzon, 527 f. 50c.; Basle, 2201.; Bordeaux, 4471. 501.; Paris and Strasburg, 4SOf.; Tours and Nantes, 3301. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCILUCGE, Aff. 9. Boulogne and Amiens , 1114— Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 2114 —Dutch Rhenish, 35,_ -4 Luxembourg, 3% —Namur and Liege, ei—Northera of France, 20—Orleans and Bordeaux, 9—Paris and Rouen, 28 1 4—Paris and Stras bourg, 1711—Rouen and Havre, 11 1 i= /4—Sambre and Meuse, 4 1 4—Tours and Nantes. 93ii. MERSTON. Although several days have elapsed since the an nouncement of the destruction of thejill-fated Amazon, and the melancholy loss of life on that fearful oc currence, the public excitement has not in any degree abated. The utmost anxiety is felt for further intelligence on the subject. Hope is still entertained, almost against hope, that intelligence may yet be received of the safety of others of the pas sengers and crew. The almost miraculous preserva tion of the 26 persons whose names we were enabled to publish yesterday was wholly unexpected, and as some of the boats are yet unaccounted fur, it is at least possible that others may have been rescued from the imminent peril in which they were involved, although no account has reached, or fur some time may reach, our shores thereof. Many vessels were probably within sight of the awful con flagration, all of which would necessarily be attracted to the spot. Not only the boats that may have, got clear, but even fragments of the wreck, each supporting some of the unfortunate sufferers, may have been picked up by ships bound to distant ports. It was but recently that the entire crow of a brig .that had been run down in the North Sea were restored to their friends, who had for many months mourned them as dead. We may yet have similar tidings with regard to some of those who had embarked on board the Amazon. That such may be the case will be fervently desired by every one possessed of the ordinary feelings of hu manity. We cannot, however, conceal from ourselves that such a contingency is so exceedingly remote, that scarcely any reasonable expectation can be en tertained by the sorrowing relatives. Next to the interest felt respecting the fate of those yet unaccounted for, an intense desire is felt to have the cause of the heartrending accident clearly and distinctly ascertained, not merely from idle curiosity, but that adequate means may be adopted to prevent the possibility of similar catastrophes for the future. We should endeavour to profit by our dearly-bought experience, that the painful lesson should not be altogether thrown away. Nothing certain is as yet known on this point. A variety of rumours have been put forward, but they are at leas t mere guesses, on which no reliance can be placed. Tha investigation held on Thursday by the Court of Directors threw but little light on the interesting subject. The perfect efficiency of the ship herself and of her machinery, was clearly established. The high state of discipline of the entire ship's com pany from the highest to the lowest on board—the crew, in fact, consisting of picked and carefully s elected men—was so well known, that it scarcely required the evidence that was obtained to show that it could not be ascribed to any misconduct on their part. Everything that was elicited tended to exonerate every individual on board from any degree of blame ; but the actual cause of the outbreak is still unknown. Some additional information may, however be obtained from those who were saved by the Gertruida. We rejoice to find the name of Mr. JACOB ALLEN, foreman of Messrs. SEAWARD and Carnn, the makers of the engines, among the number. As Mr. ALLEN is an exceed ingly intelligent person, as may be easily con ceived from the responsible situation which he held, and as he was specially deputed to watch the working of the machinery during the voyage, we may look forward to receiv ing a sound and trustworthy opinion, which, although it may not be conclusive, may yet act as a quietus to many of the absurd rumours that have been put forward. There are some matters, however, which are already placed in the clearest point of view. 'We have already alluded to the state in which the boats were stowed away, so as to be scarcely available dur ing the emergency. We have it on unimpeachable authority—from Mr. ROBERT NEILSON, one of the rescued passengers—that " there was ample boat ac commodation, and of first-rate quality, to have saved all hands." He says—" There were two of WHITE'S life -boats on the platforms behind the paddle-boxes, capable of holding thirty-five men each, but they were so stowed away as to render it diffi cult for any ship's company to have lowered them under ten minutes each, even in broad day light ; two other life-boats, in one of which we were saved, which would carry safely twenty-five men each; a mail boat, pinnace, and cutter, twenty me n each; a gig, fifteen men; and the dingy. Seven of these at least, and perhaps the gig, if well managed, would have lived through that night if proper crews had been appropriated to each, so as to lower y far as I can judge, only one survived the wreck." In thi s op i n i on Mr. NEILSON was happ il y mistaken :; et of all these, as There is noth we in re g, and two ta b k om e ts charge of them ; Dutchhis assertion gal l ot. " that th e t wo b est lif e -b o ats might have been suffi bcyonttrbaedict p h i o c w ke e d ver u , p to ciently secured, and more available when wanted." We c al l s t trust that the att en ti on o f the Board of Trade may be directed to thi s su bj ect. If ves sels are bound by Act of Parli amen t to carry a certa i n nu mber of boats, it should surely intervening. provid ed that th o se boats could be resorted t o b y crew or passengers, without f ata l delays or difficultie s e Another point that should be attended to is, that adequate means for extinguishing any casual fire should be ready at h an d at a moment's notice. No " penny Wise end pound foolish" be economy s hould suffered to interpose where the lives of so many of our fellow•creatures may be involved in the re sult. We are told that a plan was submitted to the directors which would unquestionably have saved the vessel, cargo, passengers, and crew, but that as it would cost something approaching to 2001., the directors declined -7,•7 , 7); 1-- 1 .- - ) '''" N „ , ~.4 so . 1 , .‘,. „... , ....,• ~ -- .. , ,„,,,•„0s„ . ~,,,....1 ... ~, IT • - t , , • 4.-z THE SUN, ROYAL LYCEUM THEAI'RE. Under tho Management of Madan. 'o Vest ris. TIIIB EVENING, Will be perforLied THE GAME OF SPECULATION. Princi l pat Baker characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, R. Roxby, 1. ' ; Mrs. C. Horn, and Miss M. Oliver. To conclade with A new and original Fairy Extravaganza, by J. :R. Planche, Esq., entitled THE PRINCE OF HAPPY LAND ; or, I"he Fawn in the Forest. Characters by Madame Vestris, Miss s . George, Miss Lanza, Miss Martindale, Miss Grove, Miss Ellis, Mks 3 Roes, Wright Butler, and , Messrs. F. Matthews, B. Baker, *titer, Horacas tie, Vernon. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farl!e) 1. THIS EVENING. Will be performed LUCILLE; or, The Story of a Heart. St. Cyr, Mr. H. Farren ; Vernet, Mr. Diddear ; w ry of Shalders ; Von Meta, Mr. Cooke ; Lucille, Miss. L. ilorrard ; Julie, Miss Fielding. With the FAST COACH. or, Harlequin, Fact, Fiction, and To conclude with RED IttrFUS ;Cl Fancy. Red Rufus, Mr. Shalders ; own, Mr. Edwards ; Harlequin , Mr. Forrest ; Pantaloon, Mr. Tanner ; Columbine, Miss Lees. Under theArSTatrLEonagY'Se 3Lial AM est P y H an lT d llE his A ß T o ßE y 14 . Highness Pr i nc e Albert. The most success ful and popular Th Mr. W. eatre B la London. Proprietor and Manager, S tty. ROYALother THIS EVENam, Will be performed, a Magnificent Spectacle, entitled BLUE BEARD; or, Female Curiosity, inwhich will be introduced a pair of highly-trained Elephants, male and female, all4wed to be the most docile pair ever brought into Europe. With Batty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena; combining talent of the highest enter, both Native and Foreign. With the most popular and only Equestrian Pantomime in London, entitled MR. and MRS. BRIGGS ; or, Punch 's Festival—Mirth, Wit, and Jollity. Harlequin, Nt —r. Harvey Colurn bine, Misq Avery ; Pantaloon, Mr. Ruckman; Clown, Arthur Nelson, who will in the coarse of each evening play a number of lava unite airs on the Rock Harmonicon. Mr. Batty begs to inform his patrons that he has entered into an engagement with Mons. FRANTZ BENSOO, the great Rope Dancer, from Vienna, who will make his first appearance on MONDAY nest. %Icketa to in had at the 13ex-office frm Eleven till Four daily. Sitago Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tau DAY —Worning 53 rain. after 3 Eveniug 15 min after 4 Trgoesow—llorning 38 rain. aster 4 Evening 1 rain alter THE WEATHER—SUN OFFIC4 SANUILRY 10. THErzlowncrE,n, TB:B SHADS. 37—highest since noon yesterday. 27 —iONCrefit this morning and during the night. 34—this day, at noon. BAROMETEE, 29'77. WM) W.S.W.—light breeze and fine weather. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following ,laces at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. PLYMOUTH—Wind W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. BeaGErrola—Wind W., strong breeze—cloudless. ASTINGS W ind W., gentle breeze—cloudlms. '.t.ouTimay-frox—Wind N W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. FOL&ESTON E—Wind S. W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. T UNBRIDGN —Wind W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. GREEN', , ICH—Wind W., hard wind—cloudless. STILOOD —Wind W., hard wind—cloudless. SWINDON—Wind W., gentle breeze—cloudless. CoLcnEsTEß—Wind W.S.W., hard wind—partially cloudy. ClaxiskiniGn--Wind W., strong breeze—cloudless. Y ezavourif—W ind S. W., hard wind—fine. dm-HEAD—Wind N., strong gale—hall. Saar —,v ind N.W., storm—snow. lia.arrocu— Wind N., heavy gale—snow. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Thursday morning at nine o'clock : Us:muck—Wind S.. hard wind—heavy rain. Cw.Low—Wind S.W., heavy gale—rain. Poor.E—Wind S.W., strong breeze--partially cloudy. BIRMINGHAM—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. favmnpooL—Wind S.W., strong breeze—cloudy. WHITBY —Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. Saw—Wind S., strong breeze—rain. Bgerrocs—Wind S., strong breeze—heavy rain. PORTRAITS OF SOIJLT AND WELLINGTON, WITH lIEHOIRS AND FACSIMILES OF THEIR HAND. WRITINGS. THE MOST SPLENDID LIKENESS OF SOULT EVER TAKEN, BY WYON, FOR WHICH THE MARSHAL SAT SIX TRIES ; TOGETHER WITH A PORTRAIT OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, IS THIS DAY PUBLISHED, AT THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, PRICE ONE SHILLING. ROBBERY OF NEWSPAPERS. TEN POUNDS REWARD. In answer to the complaints of several Subscribers, whose papers are stolen in periods of political or other excitement, we can only renew the expression of our deep reeret. In order, if possible, to bring some one of the robbers to account, we hereby offer a reward of Ten Pounds for such information as may lead to the detection of the culprit, and Ten Pounds more on conviction of the offender. Sun Office, Dec. 1851. LONDON, SATURDAY EivENIN(.x, SPAIN, Madrid journals of the 4th have arrived. The QusEN has accepted the re s i gna ti on o f General PEZUELA ' but his successo r h as not ye t been appointed. The Bolsa was olo:ed. GERMAN y . The Austro.German Customs Congress was opened at Vienna on the stb, under the Presidency of Prince SCRWARZENBERG, President of the Council, and M. D klen R BAUMGARTNER the two Mec , Minist er o f Fi nance . Prussia, Thuringia, are the only states that have refused to allow themselves to be represented in the Congress. The regular deliberation -c ommence on only - - 9 were to the 7th. Waldeck, and the States of The Augsburg Gazette of the sth contains the fol lowing on the resignation of Lord PeratensToet : " Whatever the P, , — ll glish journals may say , it is cer tain that Lord Palmerston resigned in consequence of the representations mad e b y f ore i gn powers. This fact may be painful to England , but ---, it is not the less the truth. A note of the sa me tenor was addresse d to t h e E nglish Cabinet by the res pective Courts of Austria , Prussia, and lastly oven b y Franco. nd effect:— It was to the following " ' It is useless to call attention to the dangers which the conspiracies of the r e f u gees are preparing for the Continent. It i s a l so useless aga i n to ask the Engl i s h Government no lo nger to protec t suc h procee d ings . Therefore we co n fi ne ourselves to announc i ng t o the Minister for F ore i gn Affairs that we have come to the firm resoluti on to proceed aga i ns t a ll English sub jects in our stat es , according to the p rinciples that Lord Palmersto n l a i d down i n 1848 to the American Government, on th e occasion o f t h e arrest of two Ame ricans in Ireland. L ord Palmerston at that tins() not only justified th e i r arrest b u t be that every Gover nment was master i n its own dominions, and was at liberty to send away an y person who was dangerous to the p u bli c peace. ' " On the receipt o f this note t h e Minister found it im possible to answ er i t; he relied on the maxim contented himself with com muncating it to th e C abinet; b ut it appears that rather than be dismissed h e preferred to re sign. The new Fo reign Minister ha s not yet rep li e d, but the same prin ciples will he insisted on w ith him as wit h his prede cessor." .. . The Hamburg-h Borsonhalle has the following from Vienna, dated the sth : " The British Ambassador has assured our Govern ment that the question of the political refugees shall be settled with as little delay as possible." BELG h IUM. BRUSSELS JAN. B,—The fr esh ,arrival of political refugees from France is of daily occurrence iu our capital. The concentration of all these adversaries to LOUIS NAPOLEON, appears to have given umbrage to the French Government. A note has bnn addressed to our Cabinet, and an answer returned, which, however, is not calculated to satisfy the demands of France. In fact, the meeting of so great a number of malcontents, many of whom have acted a conspicuous part, at the distance of a few leagues from the French frontier, is by no means calculated to inspire Louis NAPOLEON with confidence. France has consequently demanded either the extradition of these refugees, or at least their dispersion and location in the interior of the kingdom. The French Government will not insist upon their removal from Belgium provided the Ministry will assign to the most influential and the most dangerous a place of residence, with a prohibition to quit it without authority, and provided also they will pre sent, a project of law which shall restrain the u n - r bounded liberty of the Belgian press. In case of a formal refusal the French Government will compel Belgium to pay the expenses of the campaign at Antwerp. JANUAILY 1852, ITALY. The Official Gazette of th• Duchy of Savoy of the 7th declares that the rumour mentioned by another Savoyard paper, of attempts at pillage and incen diarism having occurred in certain provinces of Savoy, especially in the Tarentaise, are without foundation. _ _ In its sitting of the sth the Chamber of De puties at Turin concluded the debate on the budget of the War Department, and voted the amount, now reduced to 30,910,04 if. It then proceeded to take the treaty of commerce NV lal Aus tria into consideration. M. SIMONETTA attacked the treaty upon political grounds, alleging that the suppression of the contraband trade stipu lated therein would lead to a system of espionnage in the interest of Austria, and contrary to the spirit of free institutions. M. SELLA followed on the same side, asserting that. Piedmontese produce was not suf ficiently protected by the treaty. The discussion was adjourned to the following sitting. A letter from Rome of the 25th ult. in the Messaggere of Modena, mentions a rumour that his HOLIEESB intends conferring the Cardinal's hat upon two prelates of the Church of France, in the next consistory. One of these prelates, it is confidently asserted, will be the Archbishop of BORDEAUX. Father PLANCHET, a Jesuit, who has passed the greater part of his life in Syria, among the Druses and Maronites of Mount Lebanon, has just been named A postolical Delegate of Mesopotamia. He is specially instructed to confer with M. LA VAL LETTE, the French Minister, at Constantinople, in order to devise the best plan for the protection and defence of the Christians of the East. The same correspondent adds, that the sit tings of the Council of State are soon to recommence ; one of the measures to be dis cussed being the relief of religious establishments by freeing them from taxation. The new regulations concerning the library of the Vatican are now en forced. The librarians are bound henceforth by these regulations to work at the catalogues and inventories, on pain of losing a month's salary fur every second act of neglect. The booths and shops which now disfigure the Pantheon of the Agrippa are, it is said, to be removed. LLOyD',s THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 10.—Wind at noon S.W., light breeze and fine clear frosty weather. SOITHWOLD, JAN. 9.—The Spring, of Hull, is stranded on the bar, and expected to become a total wreck. HARWICH, JAN. 9.—A ship is reported on shore on the Long Sand. WEXFORD, JAN. 9.—A brig, supposed to be foreign, is on shore, two miles east of Hook Lighthouse. The weather is very bad, and fears are enteriained about saving the people. STRANRAER, JAN. 9.—A schooner, or brigantine, 150 to 200 ton°, is on shore at Sandhead, Bay of Luce; is ex pected ofr. I%oolo* fit, JAN. 9.—The Rambler elcop, of Gainebo rough, Ipswich to Goole, had bulwarks washed away, covering board split, and hatches burst open, when the vessel almost immediately filled and went down ; crew saved. LIVERPOOL, Jaw. 9.—Wind W.N.W., moderato.—Arrd. Universe, New York. Put back, John Hamilton, Bombay. The Jane and Sarah, or and from Wicklow, has been driven on shore at Ho3.lake. Master and mate washed overboard, one man saved. The Adelaide, of Elisabeth City, for Charleston, was fallen in with on the 11th of December, in lat. 33, long. 74, dismasted, and in a sinking state; crew taken off by the South Carolina arrived here. PWLLEELI, JAN. 9.—A Whitehaven brig, with dour for Liverpool, is on shore at Castlemarch Beach. DEAL, JAN. 9.—Wind moderate; P.M., W. by N., fine.— Arrd. Rebecca, New Orleans for Bremen; Sea Witch, Shang hae. Arrd. from the River, Barbara, Mobile. Put back, Dorothea, Grenada. BELFAST, JAN. B.—The Jane Emily, Hudson, of Drog heda, Londonderry to Liverpool, struck on a cluster of rocks S.E. of the harbour; keel a little chafed, but she makes no water. The Horsford, of this port, took lire yesterday, and part of cabin and ceiling of the ship's side destroyed. BaIDLINGTON, JAN. 9.—The Henry William, Stockton to London, is on shore and likely to become a wreck; crew saved. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. The supplies of both Fruit and Vegetables here to-day were again extensive. The demand, however, was steady, at but little alteration in prices. FRUIT.—Pine Apples, English, 3s Gd to 6s Od per lb ; Hot house Grapes, 2s 6d to 55 ( ; Lisbon ditto, 8d to is Od per lb ; Apples, 2s Od to 4s 61; Pears, 55 Od to 12, Od; Walnuts, 14s 01 to 24s 00 per bushel; Filberts, 70s to 90a per 1001bs ; Oranges, 6s to ties per 100 ; Lemons, is ( , d to 25 per 100. VEGETABLES. —Spinach, Is Od to is 6d per sieve; Horse radish, is 6d to 6s per bundle; Parsley, 2s Od to 3s Cd per dozen bunches; Savoys, 8d to Is ; Red Cabbages, 2s to 4s; Red Beet, 6d to is per dozen; Blushrooass, is to 2s 6d per pottle ; Turnips, is 60 to 2s 6d, and Carrots, 4s to Gs Od per dozen bunches ; Potatoes, 55s to 85s per ton ; Spanish Onions, 12a to 18s - per box ; Celery, 6d to is 6d per bundle ; Greens, 2s 0d to 4s 00 per dozen bunches; Leeks, Id to 2d per bunch; Brussels Sprouts, Is 6cl to 2s 3d per half sieve; Brocoli, 8d to Is 3d per bundle; Parsnips, 6d to Is per dozen; Endive, 9d to is Od per score; Jerusalem Artichokes, 9d to is Od per half sieve. NEWGATE AND LEADENUALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 12s Od ; Geese, 4s Od to 6s Od ; Ducks, Is 8d to 2s 6d; Tame Rabbits, is Od to is 9d; Wild ditto, 8d to Is ; Pigeons, 5d to 7d ; Roasting Pigs, 4s to 7s each ; Surrey Fowls, 6s Od to 9a Od ; ditto Chickens, 45 Od to 650 d ; Barn-door Fowls, 3s Gd to 6s Oct per couple; English Eggs, 8s Od to 9s Od; French ditto, 7s 9d to 8s 3d; Irish ditto, Cs Od per 120; Fresh Butter, lid to is 3d per lb; Phea sants, 3s Od to 4s 00; Partridges, is 3d to Is 9d; Hares and Leverets, 2s Od to 3s Od; Woodcocks, 2s Od to 3s 0d; Grouse, is 9d to 2s 6d; Snipes, 9d to is Od; Teal, 6d to 9d; Willi Ducks, Is 3d to is ; Widgeons, 9d to is 3d; and Plovers, 6d to is each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 38 Od to 3s bd ;IClaton, 3s 4d to 4s Od; Veal, 3s Od to 43 Od; and Pork, 3s Od to 4s Od per Blbs. VTIIITZCH.B.I 3 ML. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 2d to 44 Od; Veal, gs Od to 4s Od; and Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 10d per albs. IitILLINGSGATE. Eels, 13e to 15s per 201bs ; Soles, 3s to 7s per dozen ; Lob sters, 10d to 2s Od each; Oysters, 12s Od to 30s Od per bushel ; Red Herrings, 7s Od to 11s 6d per 100; Fresh ditto, 9d to is 6d per dozen; Cod Fish, 26 Od to 7s Od each ; Salmon Trout, Od to Od per lb; Turbots, Ws Od to 12s Od; and Plaice and Sprats is 6d to 2s per bushel. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from 614 d to 7d; of Household ditto, 4►,(,d to 6d per 4W loaf. SIDE imaiumr. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, lid to lid; ditto, 641 b to 721 b 2d to I}d; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 2id to 2id ; ditto, 801 b to 881 b, 21d to 3d ; ditto, 881 b to 961 b, 3d to 3id ; ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, 3id to nel ; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b, 4d to did. Calf Skins, light, is 6d to 3s Od; ditto, full, 34 6d to 4s 6d; Horn Hides, 5s 6d to Gs Od ; Polled Sheep, 6s Cd to 7s 3d ; Bents, 5s Gd to Gs; Half-breeds, 4s 6d to 5s 9d; Downs, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Lamb Skins Os Od to Os Od. RAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 16s Od to 3/172 Od ; Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 4/ 7s Od; and Straw, I/ Os to 1/ Is per load. Trade steady, at late rates. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 16s to 3/ 18s Od ; Clover ditto, 81 5s to 41 6s; and Straw, 11 is to 1172 per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPIL.—MeadOW Hay, 2l 15s to 31 Its; Clover ditto, 31 6s to 41 7s Od; and Straw, 1/ Os to 11 6s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—It is the prevailing ' belief in Ministerial circles, that Parliament will re-assemble on Tuesday, the 3d of February. It is not yet decided whether her Majesty will open Parliament in person. A Cabinet Council will be held at the Foreign office on the 14th, and on Thursday, the 15th instant. After the breaking up of the Cabinet Council on Thursday, Lord John Russell proceeded to Windsor, and had an interview with the Queen. The Noble Lord afterwards returned to Richmond Park. ACCIDENT TO MR. MILES, M.P.—An accident, but fortunately not of a serious nature, occurred to the respected Member for East Somerset, William Miles, Esq., while shoot ing one day last week with some other gentlemen. in his pre serves at Leigh Court. Captain Somerset fired at a bare, when a portion of the shot lodged in Mr. Miles's leg, but though the mishap has lamed the Hon. Member a little, we are re[oiced to say it has done him no serious damage.— Wiltshire Independent. THE LATE BOILER EXPLOSION AT GREAT BRIDGE. BIRMINGINAM, FRIDAY NIGHT. —An inquest on tl e bodies of the unfortunate men killed by the explosion at the works of Messrs. Davis and Bloomer, Golds hill, near Great Bridge, was formally opened this morning by Mr. Ilinchliffe, the coroner for the district. In order that the evidence, scien tific and otherwise, might be properly brought before the jury, the inquiry was adjourned. PORTLAND BREAYWATER.—The breakwater works are making very favourable progress, and even now afford very great and secure shelter to the numerous shipping which take refuge in the bay. The works are carried out to a distance of 7,750 feet from the original line of shore into about 91 fathoms of water. Notwithstanding the serious damage done to the works on the Ist of October last, when upwards of 300 feet of the staging was swept away by a tornado which crossed the bay with such violence as is rarely known in these latitudes, the spirited contractor, J. T. Leather, Esq., with his energetic agent, Mr. E. P. Smith, under the active superintendence of Mr. Coode, the resident engineer, have made all secure again after a continuance of most untiring exertions. RUMOURED OBJECTION TO KOSSUTH'S RETURN TO ENGLAND.—A liamburgh newspaper states that the Ottoman Porte has addressed a note to the English Govern ment, in which it energetically protests against the contem plated return of Kossuth to England, his liberation having taken place, it is alleged, upon the express condition of his permanent residence in the united States. The Porte adds that it will insist the more strongly u p on th o str i c t fultil meat of this engagement, on account of the value which it attaches to the amicable relations which have been hoPPIIY. re-established between it and Au s t r i a. W e find a parallel statement in the Vienna correspondence o f the Gazette Cologne Paid. Nominal Prices. Leasing done Railways . Companies. I o to-day. & Bletch ley Lon. & N.W. all - Birming.: & Ox ford &Lucien, guaranteed .. at. Western all 2935 - 3035 Do., without a guarantee .. Do .. all 283 y - 29% 29% Liirm.. Wolver., & Dudley, gua ranteed .• Do all 29 -30 Do., without a guarantee .. Do • • .. all 28 -29 Buckinghamsh. Lon. & N.W. all 17% - 18% Clvdcsdale June Caledonian all 42 •••- 44 E. Lin., Guar. 6 nor Cent. •• G. Northern all 3231 -83 Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 1% - 236 p Elartlepl Dock I Yrk, New., and Railway L and Ber. Dull and Selby Yk. &N. M. all 105 - 107 Do. % Shares Do ~ all 52 -64 Do. % Shares Do • • .. all 2435 - 2535 Leeds and Brad. Midland all 102 - 103 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern .. all 11% - 12)6 Do., Pref. .. Do .• .. all 24 -25 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 Norfolk .. per Cont. all 14 -lb De.. 6 per cent De .. •. all - Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6p. ct Stockt.&Dar all „. N. & East, 6 per Cent. •• E. Counties . all „ ,„ Do., 5 per cent. Do. .. .. all 55 -57 116% Do. New •• Do • • • • 43 5 -T p 4935 49 Preston and S L. &N. W.] all 44 -46 Wyre • • • • &La- 4 Y• Do. % Shares ADo •• •• 11 854 - 935 p Read.. Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern .• all 21% -22 82 Roy. & Hitchin G. Northern all 8 - 'X X "0. Shep. Ex.. ,DO •• • • all 8 - Bhef., Roth. and' Goole, I per ct.Lanc. & York 1 8 11 6 - South Staffords.Mr. M'Clean 936 2 -• 1 %dis. Wear Val. 6 per Cent gua. Stock.& Dar. all _ -• • Do.. do. .. Do • • 25 28 29 Do. do. .. Do • • • • 25 ,• - Wilts &Someris , Gt. Western 100 I 9235 - 9335 szrzutzs, Paid. Nominal Prices. thiLut‘" acre to-day. Aqua Fria ............ 134 p 234 14 Auglo Californian % p Ave Maria %dis % p 1 % Australian 5 viarossa Range 1 18 0 8 — 37 s Brazilian Imp. (Is. 5/. p.) 24% 2 Do. Coolies and Culaba all 1% Do. St. Jobn del hey.. 15 21 —22 x.d Cobre Copper . • .... ••• 40 33% 34% Copiapo •••• • • • • • 14 4 5 General• •• • • ••••• • • • • all 1036 —ll Mexican& S. American 9 3% 4 Nouveau Monde .. .... • • -- p % Real Del Monte, Unre.g. „ Do. Black DobentareS. • • Do. Red Debentures • • Santiago do Cuba 10% 514 Tin Croft .• •• • • I S 9 United Mexican.. •• .. all 2 14 —236 2% 34 West Mariposa .. ....I 1 par % dis. English and Australian Copper, 3% 3. Australian ,Auriferor.S, to prom. Gold Mountain, par % prem. JOINT BILNILS. anatralasta ............ all 38 39% British North America.. 50 4636 49 Colonial .............. 25 10% 11 12 14 Commercial of London.. '2O 25 -- 26 1 4 London Joint Stock .... 10 18% 17% London and Westminster 20 28% 29% National Provincial Eng. 31 .. —.• National of Ireland .. 2236 IS% 17% Oriental Bank Corporat. all 27 28% ' 31% X.d Provincial of Ireland.. 25 13% 45 Do. New .. all 15% 16% Union of Australia .... all 35 3636 Do. New ............ 2% 3 Union of London .• 0 +4% 15% iif ,c2sax!rt:' , all • .. rif/XSCELLBNEOI7S. Canada •• •• • • 32% 48 49% Gen. steam 'Navigation . 14 2734 —2B 28 Benin. & Oriental Steam. all 71 —72 x.d x.d Ditty ditto 10 17% 18% x.d Ditty ditto Royal Mail Steam ...• Settling days for the mon Shares, 14th and (We cannot be answers will not be influenced by CE1.Z.11.25FE0175. 3234 48 4936 14 27 28 all 71 —72 x.d 10 17% 18% 1 60 78 7:+36 ith of January—Tiek,t days for Registered 29th ; Account days, 15th ..nd 10th. able for the errors of the Official Lists, and Interested correspondents.) tIONEY ana 4.'0,11.111E111;1AL NEWS. CITY. TWO O'CLOCK. The stiles of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at from 5,000 Iso 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 were taken for export and on speculation. The market was quiet at prcvlous rates.—ltailway Shares were fiat. Upon the state of the Silk trade Mr. Henry W. Ea►ton advisos as follows: "The extent of the operations in December has beers unprecedented. Those in Italian silk were at first gene rally supposed to be for foreign account, our manufac turers evincing little er no disposition to purchase beyond their immediate wants; but (although some few parcels have been shipped), it any one may judge from the quantity warehoused as stock, after weighing, instead el, as usual, going into consumption, it would appear that a large proportion of them was merely on specula tion, Kith a view to resale, either here or elsewhere. - L am sorry to 59y there is nothing in the home trade 1 .0 justify such a specula ion, which can only tend to t'se injury of our own mauufacturers, and compel them, us before, to have recourse to a substitute whenever prts:- ticable. In Chinas the trade has undoubtedly bongl it freely, but, I am inclined to think, more from the is a pressiod that foreign speculation would preclude tilt m from using Italians, which I have no doubt they et ,n -templated, rather than from any particular improvers] eat in their position. There has also been a considerr‘ble briskness in Bengals. As regards the future, lam in clined to consider that in the absence of any poliqical convulsion, present prices are safe, and that an improved trade may be expected. It will be seen that the total stock of silk shows a decrease of 253,678 lbs., in com parison with this time last year." The return of the Bank of England made up for the week ending the 3d inst. indicates a much more active business. The amount of notes in circulation was ma terially augmented owing to the larger advances upon securities, discounts we presume, and the quarterly official payments had only just begun to act upon the public deposits. The bullion agsin rose consider ably. Compared with the previous week, the changes were as folio ws : Notes Issued Increase Rest ... 30,992,451) • 248,17 0 3,164 8(14 ••• 28,309 • 9,447,516 „.. 172,636 ▪ 9,371,117 ••• 89,726 ... 1,241,618 ... 194.384 ... 13,290,972 965 ... 12,214,222 ••• 467.417 Notes • „,. ... 11,707.860 Decrease ... 316,490 Bullion ... ••• 17,557,541 Increase ••• ••• ••• 237,997 Active Circulation... ..• ... 19,284,590 Increase ... ... 564,660 Bills of Exchange at 90 days were negotiated generally yesterday afternoon at very full rates. Paris 25 47 to 50, and Amsterdam 11 19i to 19i. both rather higher. flambur):h 13 10i- to 11, and Frankfort 1201 to j. Trieste was 12 4 to 10. Increase Public Deposits Decrease Other Deposits Increase ... ..• Seven Day and other Bills Increase Government Securities ... Decrease ... Other Securities ... Increase ... The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have re ceived ad vices from Mr. Falconnet, dated Mexico, the 4th and sth December. The Government has abandoned the plan to raise funds for the payment of the January dividend, by the issue of cotton licenses, but ha. applied to Congress for authority to raise a loan of 2,500,000 dollars, of which 750,000 dollars are to be upplitd to the payment of the January dividend. The loan is to be secured by duties on articles now prohibited, which prohibitions it is con templated to abolieli. The President and his Cabinet appeared to be sincerely anxious that the dividend should be paid, and Mr. Falconnet thinks that this may be done at an early period, by a plan suggested by him, of the success of which be entertains sanguine expectations. He calculates that the produce of the revenue assigned for the payment of the interest on the foreign debt, which is not yet remitted, and is likely to accrue up to 31st December, will in cash and bills amount to upwards of 850,000 dollars. On several points pending connected with the arrears, as well as on others, Mr. Fulconnet was gradually coming to a better uuderstanding with the Government, and some it was agreed on to allow to stand over for a more opportune time. was trying again to rally his forces in the north, but the Government was now better prepared for defence there; and there was reason to believe that tie/ United States would adopt strong measures to prevent their citizens from joining in the fray, and that, in ca , ae of necessity, they would even direct their troops to cross the frontiers, to lend their aid in repulsing the attacks of the insurgents. Colonel Facio has received 76,000 dollars from Vera Cruz and Tampico towards the dividends; and the Com mittee has received 3,956 dolls, 97c. on account of the arrears. The amount of bullion exported from London direct during the week to Thursday last was 37,39$ ounces, all in silver, and to the continent. The Stock Market is very quiet and continues heavy, nothing new being known concerning the Ministry. Consols have realised 97 to I} for Transfer, and 97 to 1- for Account, being now 97 buyer•e. The New Three-and•a-Qaarter per Cents. have realised 984 to 99, and the Three per Cents. 974 e. Bank Stock is supported at the high price of 2164. Exchesper-bills are 595. to 625., and India Bonds 725. premium. The Foreign Securities have been all flatter, and par ties are realising gradually the good profits ac cruing from the late advance. Mexican Bonds have been done at 30 and 30*, and are now 29i The remittance is rather more than was yesterday stated, 33,630 dollars having been received from Mazatlan. This makes in all 109,630 dollars. Spanish Five per Cents. have declined to 23/ and 23. The Threes are 421 ex-dividend. Portu guese Four per Cents. are 34-1, and Brazilian Small Bonds 96. Buenos Ayres Stock is at 51, and Grenada at 16t e . Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. have been markod 101/ ex-dividend, and Belgian Four-and-a-ffalf per Cents. 94. Railway Shares have been at lower rates generally, both fur the English and foreign lines. Mining Shares are still in request. Nouveau Monde have been a shade dearer, and the Anglo Californian are Ito 4prem. Ave Maria par to prem. United Mexican are scarcely so good. ONE CLobilio PRICES OF BRITIsa FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stook 3 a , Cent. Reduced Anna. ...... 3 per Cont. Consols Annuities 9 7 1/g 97 97% New 34 per Cent. Anns_ ... . r„ mg Anns. to oxpirm Jan. 1860 7 1-1 , , 7 7 Ditto 30 yearr, Jan. 5,.1860. 6 13-16 6 13-16 x d In iv, Bonds, I,oooi. 72 p 72 p Ditt o under 1,0 0 0 t.-. ;:onsols for Account w-Nchequer Bills. 1 1 40. 1.0001. . 59 62 59 p 59 p Small. . CLOSING PRICES. ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.. 'razilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .... — Ditto, Small . ...... 96 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 51 Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent — Ditto 3 Per Cent. Grenada Bonds, 1 1 / 2 per Cent l 6 l /2 Mexican, :.) per CL., ox Jan. Coupe — Ditto, Account Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, Account Ditto, Converted, 1841 34 34 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Russian Bonds ., ••• 113% Ditto, 4 1 4 per Cent Ditto, Small Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. S Anisil f per Cont. 1841' — Ditto, Account Ditto, Coupons ... —8% Ditto. 3 per Cent Ditto. Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 4 LAi per Cent. 644 164 From information which has reached us, but which we are not at liberty to divulge just now, we have every reason to think that the Admiralty anticipate having to in crease our naval force almost immediately, and they are be ginning to inquire where they have a chance of getting sea men. They are, in fact, asking themselves the question which we have often asked—" How is the fleet to be man ned?" This circumstance would imply that the foreign re lations of the country are not in that satisfactory state which it would be so desirable theyishold be.—Skippin4 Ga;ettr. THE Si RKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Paid. Nominal Prices, Business done to-day. Railways. Aberdeen.. .. • • • • Arabergate, Nottingham, Boston, E. Junelora Belfast and Coaaty Down Birnalr.g., Wolverhamp., and st6vr . Valley • Birkenh., Lan., is Che2h June., late 331.65. Bd.. D 3. Chest. & Birkenhd„ 501. &251. Consolidated Do., do., 201. Bristol and Exeter • • • Caledonian • • • • • • Chester and Holfaead Dublin and Belia - stJuncl , Dublin and Kißgstown.. Dundalk and EaniskilieL Dundee, Perth, and Aber teen Junction .. • • Do., New .. •• East Anglian (451. L. & E. and L. & D.) • • • • Do, (18Z. E. & H.) • • Eastern Counties .. •• Eastern class A, late E. U. shszes • • Do. do. do. .. Do. de., B & C shares East Lancashire • • • • D New quarters • • East & West Ind ia Docks and Birm. June. .. East & West York. Jamul. Edinburgh and tilasg.w Ellin., Perth, awl Dundee Glasp,w and South-We.o Do. do. G. D. & C.stisck Great Northern .. Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, It, 6 per et. 1 Great Bouthern and I Western, Ireland Great Western Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds • - • • • • Lancaster and Preston Lancashire and ~ r lshire Do. quarter al area .. Do. fifths .. • • • Do. West Iticlak; Union Leeds Northern • • • • Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. .. • • London and Blackwao Do., Tilbury Eat. Scrip London, Brighton, and, South Coast .. • • London and N.-Western Do. do. quarters • • Do. fifths .. Do. 101. sh., 751. &11 (c), London and S.-Western .1 Do. new 501. .. Do. new 401. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .. ' Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire • • .. Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union • • _ . Midland .. .. • • Do. 501. shares .• • • Do. ISlrming & Derby ladidland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle • Do. qurzter shares .. Nevrmarket Newport, A.bergavenny, and llereford Newry and Enniskillen • • Wr.rrenpoint, & Rostrevor • • .• • • Niorfollt .. • • Do. Now 201. shares • • Northern Counties Uxien North British • • • • • • North Devon • • • • • • North Staffordshire • • Nerth-Western .. • • North & Sth.-West.Jtine. Oxford, Worcester and WolverluunPton • . • • Scottish Central .. . • Scottish Midland .. . Do. new • • • • Birm., Case A Do. Class 8.. • • • • shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New .. Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. MIL) Do. Halves .. •• Do. Oswestry • • .. Do. New.... .. . Shropshire Union • • • • Do., A, B, C, & 1), fully paid up at per cent • • Routh Devon South- F.az tern .. • • South Wales.. • • south Yorksb. and River, Dun Shelf., Roth., atd Goole, South Division Stirling Ihmfermline l t , tockton and Hartlopool Tail Vale .. • . • • • Taw Vale Extension •• Thames Raven Dock and Railway .. •• • • Vale of Nest la .• • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wex., Wick. and Dublin .• West Cornwall -• • • Whitehaven and Furness York, Newc., & Ber "rick Ditto and Newcastle Extension .• Ditto G.N.E. purchaso l York and North Midland, LINES LEAS 1214 i to 12% 5% —b% bay 10% ~ .... • • a. 84 -86 16 - 18 1 4 21 -21 k 22 -20 4. 6 - 7 334 •-• 3 74 27,4 7 4% -5 3 -•36 153 i 48 —Le ii% - 2 4 5 - 5!4 18% -18% - 64 3 13% - 14 36% - 37 IAX -8754 77 - 79 8 -8% p 62 -62% 7% —7% d. 5 % OA d -15 .- 16 . _ 7 -- 7 i 9G 57 P -3 P. 1 1 ); 1 %1) 86 8654 7% 7 ctb. 6% —5% die. 2% -2% at —35 3% —2% Cc ES —bei% dis. 29 —3l - • -- •• 8 8% 5% 5i die, - 23 i 4% 134 41i . 3% S X Ws. 7% 7 X 7% —6% dis. 8 8 dl3.' 15 —15% 14% 15 9 —9% 7% 8 4, 6% — 6% 4% 4 74 4% 3 % di,. 13 — l5 10 — ll dis. — 3% d• ii — l6 2I q - 21 %i aeN at 3% 21( d. 1149 - 150 16 —l6 dig, 334 . • —.. dis. .. - .. liN -18% 6% N cl. 3% —8% 4, 23 23% FIXED Z: 7 6N 17 961; 116% 17 116% 26% 14% 86 659 i 86% 5 7% ID AT .2,Erz: Railways. I raid. Aberdeen •• • • Aberdeen. No. 2, 7 pr. ct. Caledonian 10/. • • • • Chester and Holyhead • • Dund. Per. & Aber. Jane. East Anglia's (31. 100.) 6 per cent. .. • • • • Eastern Counties Exton., b per cent. No. 1 • • Do. No. 2 . • • • Do. New 6 p. text. Stock Eastern Union, Scrip guaran. 6 per cent. • • Do. 101. D.beu. Shares . East Lancashire, 6 pert cent. quarter shares E. &W. York. June. sths Edin. Per. &Dun. 511 p•ct. Glasgow & S.-W. Consol. Gt. Northern, 5 per sent. Do., 5 p.c. Redeem. Scrip Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. .• Gt. Western (Burks and Rants Ex., 5 per Cent.) Lancashire and York shire, F. 201... • • " Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. Leeds Northern. 6 per cent., No. 1.. • • • • Do. quarters, 1848 .• London, Brighton, and 8. Coast, guar. 5 per et. De. pref., i p et. 5k,1851 Do. new gear., 6 per et. Lon. & N. West. (Coy. & Nuneat.) 5 per cent. .. London & S.-W.. new • • blanch., Sheffield, and Line., quar. shrs.. No. I Do. now, 101. • • Do., 61. • • • • • • • • Midland Con. 6 p.c. stock Do. Conscl. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent.• . Do. Bristol & Glances. Do., Leic. & Swanning., 8 per cent. guar. . Do,, Preference .. • • Norfolk Extension .. Do. guar. 5% per cent. North British • • .. Oxf. W or. &W 01. 151.6 p.e Shrews. & Bir., new guar. Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. %V. Min.) 8 per cent. South lievon .. South-Eastern, 4% p. ct. York, Newt., and Berm, Gt. N .of E. Pur. Do. _.. .• • • .. York and North Midland H. and 8. rurch. Boulogne and Amiens •• Central of France (Or leans and Vierson) •• Dutch Rhenish -• •• Ernst Indian •• •• •• Do. do. de. •• Great Indian Peninsula•• Ditto ditto • • •• Louvain ala Sambre •• Luxembourg •• •• •• Ditto (RallwaY) •• Ditto (Canal) .. •• Maria Antonia •• •• Ditto, New .• •• Namur and Liege .• Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux t a rts and Orleans •• •• Parts and Rouen Pans and Strasbourg Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse .. St. Andrew's & Q ue bc. (A) Tours and Nantes • . Tonrnay, Jurbise, Lan, don, and Ilancoli Rut Flanders all 23.4 10 all all Nominal Prima. 2 —1% db. •• •• 7% —7% 16% 16% 1 —3i 4. 2% -2% % -1 p 11- P 9X - 10% • • ....• .. oi - ' 1 dis. ii% 13% % % P 7% -7% .. - . P. 184 .- IZG ••, . p •• - •• p 145 --150 3!i -25 i p. 11 - 12 IN --- 12% %- % P ..... • • 134 - 136 . . Nan .. (111. 1 4 5 dis 10 10% 15% - 16 11 -13 •• •••• •• 154 16 —4% 1 % dl4. rOZZION. all I 11% —ll% 20X 213( 4% —4% dia. a ^ 3 4 P. 34 - % %P. 3% -8% 3%-a 6% - 7 12— 2 . 0 N— 2 d. 44 —44 28 28% 1 di& 11 11% 414. dla. •• - •• 2% -.. 2% Basinasa dolts to-day. 100 8 6 8 100 au 113 4 473 100 4 2 0 100 16 2-3 126 971 Gs fkd IAN, 1G 153( 2138 297 21% 3 % 4 36k% 87% 86% % 62U 61% 62% [6lh 62 15% % 734 % 21 % % % 30 1111"rALS. 125 122 i 12% 4 ci 11%% 20%% )4 3 % % 3 % % % 6% b% % 164%%1( ;10% 11 % 4 1 4 9 34 9 A •• 17i 100 100 4234 100 47% S',4 25 91i 1734 19 3% 12!{ 18;i 13% 5%, 23% 7 1“