The Sun. — London, England, 1848-12-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1848 NOTICE. a piece of ta r p au li n ! Thi s was at about the noon of MR. AINSWORTH'S NEW ROMANCE, f "THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES," will shortly be pub the night b e t ween F r id ay and Saturday. The result I lished by Mr. COLBURN, 13, Great Marlborough-street. proved to be only such as comm on sense wou ld t e ll Orders received by all Booksellers, and at all the Libraries. every one was inevitable. The dizziness and qualms of sea-sickness were very soon forgotten in the un endurable sensations of suffocation. Efforts were made to force a way out of the confinement—they were found to be unavailing. Shouts were raised to attract attention—they were drowned in the roaring noise of the storm. And then, according to the de scription of the few survivors, ensued a spectacle such as sets the imagination of even the most morbid at defiance. The steamer drove bravely through the tempest, while those who directed her remained wholly unconscious of the frightful conflict for life and death which was then raging in her very entrails. The trampling and beating sounds within the cabin were rendered inaudible by the throbbing of the pistons, and the shrieks and groans of the sufferers only died away with the gale towards morning. Not until then were the seamen aware of the tragedy which had been enacted under their very feet. Out of the one hundred passengers who had been driven down the companion-ladder a few hours before--72 were found to have perished ! Men, and women, and little children, husbands and wives, sons and mothers, were heaped about the floor of the cabin in disorder, some with their clothes torn from their backs in tatters, some with their hands and faces lacerated, some with their features trodden into a " mummy" by the iron-shod " brogues" of their fellow-sufferers —her e a father locked in the arms of his daughter—there a sister clinging to the corpse of her brother —their countenances black and distorted with the convulsions produced by suffocation. At ten o'clock on Sunday morning the Londonderry put into Derry, and then the crew and the captain (Jonss.roa) were taken into custody by order of the authorities. While the examination is still proceeding, and while our judgment is agitated with the emotions caused by a misfortune so remarkable, it would, to say the least of it, be injudicious to decide upon the extent of the culpability of the persons who are charged with negligence. That there is culpability somewhere, and that that culpability is most grievous, no one will for one instant deny. It remains, there fore, for the Coroner's jury, now sitting at Derry, to pronounce an accurate and equitable decision. In doing so they must discover whether the space and other conveniences afforded by the saloon cabin were overlooked by the captain and his subordinates, and whether in any single particular due attention was paid to the comforts or to the con dition of the passengers. TIIEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. Manager, Mr. BUNN. GENERAL REDUCTION OF PRICES. The repeated representations that have been made to the manage ment ^especting a reduction of prices, in order to fleet the exigencies of the times, have led to its present adoption. In complying with so general an expression of public feeling, it is only Re , :essary to state that precisely the same character of performance w;11 be given, sup ported by the same artistes, and aided by all the gorgeous parapher nalia of the establishment, presenting a series of attractions on a scale of admission suitable to all classes, without any precedent in so splendid a Theatre. SCALE OF Dress Circle in the Grand Tier ADMISSION. Six Shillings. First Circ1e.......... . .... Five Shillings. Upper Boxes. •••• • . Four Shillin4q• Pit .........• •..........• Half-a-Crow. Lower Gallery ........ .•• • .. One Shilling nitl Sixpence. Upper Gallery ........ •• .• One Shillir g. Private Boxes, One and Two Guineas ; Stalls, Seven Shillings. Half-price at Nine o'clock. Dress Circle, 3s. ; First Circle, 2s. 6i. ; 1...cr Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, 2s. id.; Lower Gallery, Is. ; tipper Gallery, 60. THIS EVENING, The Entertainments will commence with a Grand Opera, entitled QUEN TIN DUR WA RD. Louis the Eleventh, Mr Borrani ; Charles the Bold, Mr. H. Corti; LGUIF, Mr. Herberte ; Ludovic Lesly, Mr. W H. Payne ; Quentin Durward, Mr. W. Harrison ; the Pi incess J oan, Miss Messent ; the Countess Isabelle of Croye, Mrs. D. King. After which, the Last Act of THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR. Lacy Ashton, Mdlle. Nissen; Edgar Ravenswood, Mr. Sims Beeves. To conclude with the First Act of a Grand Ballet, entitled THE DEVIL TO PAY. Doors open at hialf-pastSii,peifOrlancetCeorrn once at Seven. The Box-office Is open from Ten tin Five, under the direction of Mr. John Parsons. r HEAT RE ROYAL, 11AYMARK Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre has, during the recess, undergone very extensive repairs and alterations and the whole re-decorated. The Bank of England has made its appearance in a new character. Henceforward it may be regarded as a vast trading, as well as a banking corporation. The Act of 1844 stripped its directors of many of the discretionary powers formerly entrusted to them. They - were no longer permitted to regulate the cur rency of the country by an unrestricted issue of paper, they were compelled to have bullion stored in their cellars for every note in circulation beyond the 14,000,0001., which might be basel upon securities. There was, therefore, some plausibility at least in the assertion, that they were justified, :subsequently to the passing of that Act, in entering into competition with other joint-stock and private banks, and rel:ased from every obligation save that of consulting the pecuniary interests of the pro prietors, so far as the conduct of their banking de partment was concerned. It has never however, we believe, been put forward up to this time, that the Bank should enter into any of the many branches of trade carried on throughout the country, that it should be permitted to embark any portion of its capital in manufactures, trade, or commerce, or to mingle new and very different functions with those which came legitimately within the sphere of its operation.. We had supposed that the Bank of England traded in money alone that its sole business was to lend the notes it was em powered to issue to parties engaged in the various branches of trade—to yield a general support to the commercial interests, but that it should not enter into competition in any respect in their dealings ; that it should not bring its enormous resources into operation to crush and overwhelm those with whom it might choose to enter into rivalry. We must now, nowever, acknowledge our mistake. It appears that this gigantic corporation deals in iron as well as in notes, and that, from the peculiar facilities it pos .,esses, it is enabled to underzell all competitors, and to dispose of its wares in the market at a cheaper rate than similar articles can be produced by others of ess power and influence. A letter from Mr. CRAWSHAY, the eminent iron master, which will be found in another part of our impression this day, casts new light upon the pro ceedings of the Bank. That gentleman states that he is an ironmaster, carrying on va rious iron works, under the superintendence of his sons, and that he is also an iron merchant, and the extensive nature of his dealing.; may be estimated from the fact, that the wages which he pays to his men amount to the large sum of 25,0001. per month, or 300,0001. per annum. It might be supposed that, with such resources, Mr. CRAWSHAY need not fear any competition to which he might be subjected, that he could produce the article, in the manufacture of which he is engaged, at as cheap a rate as any other person or body of per sons in the empire. Such, however, proves to be contrary to the fact. Although, owing to the falling off in the demand for rails, the iron trade is in a state of depression, and bar iron and rails may be purchased at prices below the actual cost of production, there are parties who contrive to sell at a lower rate than any of the ordinary traders, so cheaply as to make it worth while even for the manufacturers themselves to purchase from their new rival. Mr. CRAWSIIAT thus details their proceedings. He says,—" I have met with the most cutting competition from a com pany of irt.nmaaters entitled in the iron trade the Bank of England ;' and in Liverpool and London almost every quotation which I make to inquirers of the price of iron for export is met with the reply, the Bank of England will sell considerably lower.' To a quotation which I made to a metal-broker, for only fifty tons of sheet-iron for shipment to India of 91. per ton, free on board in the docks here, I received the answer, I can buy it from the Bank of England at 71. 10s., free on board here;' and I have since been informed, by the same party, that he so bought the said 50 tons of sheet-iron, the total price being 3751. In consequence of this low and to the makers ruinous sale of sheet-iron, I deputed the same broker to purchase of the Bank of England for me 100 tons of the same description. But, after a delay in the acceptance of my order of three days, I was in formed that the Bank of England had been deceived in the quantity of sheet-iron which they could manufacture, and having already sold several other parcels, could not enter into further engagements at presen` Here then we have this fact of the dealing at ruinously low prices on the most unquestionable au thority. And it remains to be seen what justification will be put forward by the directors for this most unw arrantable departure f rom th e o bj ects for which t he Bank was instituted, and for the furth erance of which i t obtained so' many valuable exclusive priviltheeges, If Bank had, indeed advancesbeen ,made large and indi scree t to , t companye a e orn p t o e l a l e n d y orm er tbody,ga bt g e. and as dit that the only n h l e y y tan could had gible security that bo its duty to b r i ng the trade ame , would . be into the market f or sale withh an li d goodw . ill aeon convenient speed. If any loss were sustained in such a course, it should be regarded as th econ sequence consequences to which the institution must nece o o u ff any a s a trade bads sexily be liable, and should be written debt, but nothing whatsoever can warrant so palpable a violation of the charter as the carrying or manufacture for any period however brief, or to' avert any losses however weighty. If the principle could for a moment be sanctioned it would be impossible to define any limit, or to say to what extent it might not be carried. 'What branch of trade could be safe from the intrusion of the "Levia than ?" Cotton or woollen goods might surely be manu factured as well as iron, corn or wine might be dealt in with equal propriety. It is the generdl interest to resist so flagrant an usurpation—all parties are equally interested in resisting the encroachments. The corporation may be possessed of enormous powers, and extraordinary influence in the Legisla ture, but it may find, that for once it has reckoned without its host; that it has been guilty of the "vaulting ambition that overleaps itself," and that the public will view with extreme jealousy any aggression on the rights and interests of any portion of the com munity. A strict investigation into the circum stances must take place, and if the directors should be proved to have acted in violation of the terms of their charter, they must be taught that even their extraordinary powers cannot shelter them from the consequences of their own acts—that they should have recollected and acted upon the old adage— " Ne sutor ultra Crepidam." THE FRENCH REPUBLIC We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. There was a report circulated in the lobbies of the National Assembly on Tuesday night, to the effect that CHARLES ALBERT had been poisoned. The Gazette de France alludes to this report, but gives no particulars. The rumour did not meet with ge neral credence. The expedition to Civita Vecchia has not sailed, and has been countermanded in consequence of the arrival of the PorE at Gaeta. The Debats says-- "Letters received yesterday in Paris state that the Holy Father is gone to Malta. Malta, as is well known, is an English island, the general population of which is Catholic, and the Governor, M. O'Ferrall, is Catholic, and there is also a Catholic p. Nevertheless, we doubt the truth of this news. We think that it is more probable that the Pop has sought an asylum in the kingdom of Naples. It is easy to believe that Pius IX. would be unwilling to quit the soil of Italy till the last extremity. All Governments, not only Catholic but Christian, will have contended for the honour of offering pious hopitality to the Sovereign Pontiff, but Italy has naturally the first claim. Pius IX. cannot have re nounced the hope, however illusory it may be, of seeing the Romans come to a repentance of their own suicide. At all events, if the head of the Catholic world has thought of waiting in Naples the effects of the remorse of a people as ungrateful as they are blind, we feel con fident that he will have gone under the protection of the flag of the French Embassy, which was due to him, and will not have failed him." We read in the Credit:— " A rumour has prevailed that the Popo had arrived at Malta, on board the Tonnare. In reproducing this re port, which must be received with a certain reserve, we consider it our duty to make every inquiry into the matter. The following is what we can affirm on autho. rity worthy of all our respect :—Pius IX., before the sacrilegious attack of the Quirinal, which followed the murder of M. Rossi, foresaw in a future, which we, how ever, did not think so near at bawl, the necessity which he might be under to quit the States o: the Church; and as we have already said, he turned his eyes towards France. But, in the last moments which preceded his unexpected and precipitate dispossession of power, he perceived, we are informed, a difficulty in the way of the realisation, at least immediately, of his desire. Pius IX., driven from Rome by a Bonaparte, could nut demand hospitality in France from a Bonaparte. His Holiness, in consequence, resolved, it is said, to await at Malta the result of the election of the President of the Republic ; and, according to the choice which shall be then made, he will proceed to Majorca, which the Queen of Spain places at his disposal, or repair to Paris." It was generally believed in Paris yesterday that the POPE had gone to Naples, and that his Holiness would take up his abode for some time in that city. "We have reason to believe," says the Frew, "that a dispatch has arrived from Turin, urgently desiring to know what will be the attitude of the French Cabinet in case the Austrians, without attack ing Bologna, should advance towards Rome by Faenza, in accord with the King of NAPLES, in whose states the HOLY FATIIER has sought his first asylum." l'he Debats says :—" M. Durnf has been for the last three weeks in the department of the Nievre, where he went to take some repose, after six months' agitation and continued labour. He has written to several friends to say that he should certainly have voted for the order of the day moti7te in favour of General CAVAIGNAC." The Socialists of Lyons refuse to be bound by the decision of the Democratic and Social Congress of Paris on the question of the Presidency. They will not accept LE DRU R OLLIN as th eir can d i date, but inter.d to start RASPAIL, who will, it is calculated, poll 30,000 votes in the department of the Rhone alone. It was reported yesterday that the steamer, on board which M. DE CORCELLES had embarked for Gaeta, had been compelled to put into Corsica by stress of weather. In a " communicated article" on the Italian ques tion, the Presse says, that in consequence of the ne gotiations, Austria and Sardinia have undertaken to refrain from all hostility with respest to Venice during the winter. ~. The I?eforme publishes the follote;. 6 - ietc.f from M. CAUSSIDIEEE to the Freese : " Monsieur le Redacteur,—ln an intention, very laudable without doubt, of claiming the arrears of pen sions and salaries of your Royalist friends, you stated in your 'umber of November 20, that the identity of repre sentation was religiously paid to MM. Bartel;, Caussi. d'i e, Louis Blanc, &c. The assertion is completely false as far as Louis Blanc and myself are concerned. We each of us charged a representative to Craw the money for the last fortnight of August. They received at the Questors'•oflice the indemnity for eleven days, the night of the 25th, in which we were the principal actors, reckoning for a whole day. Since August 26, we gave received nothing from the present Government, and I am not aware that my colleagues at Vincennes have been more favoured. Like us, they have not voted the Con stitution.—Receive, &c. 66 CAUSSIDIERE." BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAIL WAYS AT Tllll LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, DEC. 6. Boulogne and Amiens, . 6—Luxembourg (710, % Ditto (101.), 2—Northern of France, 6V s Orleans and Bor deaux, 1%. politics. " The people replied to this ignoble and illegal pro ceeding as became a thinking, people, who know how to t laws and national interests. Worthy of that respect fidelity which shines in its history, and the maintenance of which is a necessity for all noble spirits in times of calamity—it has risen for its King. We, on the other hand, assembled at Brandenburg upon the 27th, in compliance with and in virtu3 of the Royal decree of adjournment We came here in the hope that the preceding interval would have calmed men's passions, and ,induced them to quit the path they had followtd. We confidently trusted that the voice of the country, which pointed out the peril, weaild, on reflection, have arrested their rash steps on the borders of the abyss to which they had brought their Fatherland. We thought that it might be r ossihle to all, profitting by the past, and mindful of the dangers we tiad overcome, might be strengtheneel by unity and pro ceed rapidly to the completion of our constitutional labours, w hereby the cravings of the people, who eagerly await a solution, might be satisfied. We hoped, through the consolidation of our new institutions, to restore that confidence and peace which are essential to the fructi fication of those rich sources of prosperity whose bless intss, participated in by cit i zen and peasant, by artizsn and operative, would have rendered them more pros perous than ever, and shed new lus!re and increase upon commerce, industry, arts, sciences, and charitable insti tutions; in a word, its benefits would have been dif fused through all things and classes, whereby our country had become so prominent, and can still be so again. "The path was open to the adverse party. The de cision of the Frankfort Assembly, the judgment of our universities and most eminent tribunals, and countless addresses, had spoken in favour of the rights of the Crown, and placed the force of fact upon its side. Sup posing this not to have been admitted by the others, it was easy for them to have proclaimed their opinion publicly to the nation, and then, without compromising themselves as to the future, to have joined to those who obeyed the decree of adjournment on the 9th, and the re-assembly on, the 27th at B ran d en b urg; f or t h e wel fare of the land does not consist in retrogression, but in progress. Such, according to the lessons of history, has been the case upon innumerable occasions. In this manner all men should conduct themselves, to whom the interests of the whole are dearer than the triumph of individual legal subtleties; and who, in eventful times, when all things totter, are convinced that self-abnegation is a mural duty, which the country earnestly demands, and for the fulfilment of which each man is responsible before the judgment-seat of the Almighty. In this manner, one man—Bornemann—whose absence from among us we for a time deplored, did conduct himself ; and it is t o b e regrette d t h a t o thers did not follow his example.° SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 29th ult. have been re ceived. The Carlists have gained another important vic tory in Catalonia, having completely routed General LORSUNDI'S column, and cut off four companies. They, moreover, fell upon CORDOVA'S army, as he was retreating on Barcelona, after his recent defeat, and cut off his rear guard. A party of Carlists have entered Mataro, a town of more than 15,000 souls, and were in complete posses sion of it when the last accounts left. The town of Vich, in Gerona, which has a population of 11,000 souls, is closely blockaded by the Carlists, and a large party within the town are desirous of delivering it into their hands. Carlist Guerillas are appearing in Castile, and an outbreak may be shortly expected in Navarre. EL ESTUDIRNTS has increased his band to 100 men, 60 of whom are well mounted. They keep the QUEEN'S troops in the neighbourhood of Burgos in a perpetual state of alarm. It appears, from an official statement, that the re gular troops in Cat a l on i a l as t mon th consisted of thirty-one battalions of infantry of the line, thirteen battalions of light infantry, three regiment of cavalry, viz., 9th and 11th Lancers and Ist Chasseurs ; theist regiment of Artillery and 2 mountain batteries, and four companies of Sappers and Miners. In a paper, evidently drawn up to show the necessity of the large increase conceded to General CONCHA, it is stated that the whole force in Catalonia amounts to 33,430 soldiers and 1,324 horses, commanded by 141 chiefs and 1,376 officers; but it is stated that of these soldiers 40,000 will have been discharged ere this from their term of service having expired ; and that although the same number of conscripts will have supplied their places, they cannot be of any service as yet. It is further stated that 15,383 men and 506 horses are employed in garrison duty; that 3,390 men and 118 horses are " not disposable;'' and 693 men "out of the district;" and, in short, it is stated that the force actually ope rating against the Carlists, at the end of October, was not more than 8,964 soldiers, with a proportional al lowance of officers, and 624 horses. MADRID BOLSA, Nov. 29.—The Three per Cents. 191 11-16 sellers ; and 9-16 # buyers after the close. Five per Cents. 9 7-16 k buyers, 1 sellers Coupons, 5/ buyers. Passive Debt, B 9 16 buyers, # sellers. Bank Shares, 46 buyers, 50 sellers. Discount on notes li. Exchange on London, 48 35. " Such, however, has not been the case. On the contrary, after we met daily from the 27th to the 30th, in incomplete numbers, there suddenly appeared, upon the Ist December, a considerable portion of those who had hitherto been absent, with the declaration put for ward by their foreman, that they bad come on the in vitation of their President, Unruh, elected during the adjournment (between the 9th and 27th); and that the latter, together with the two vice-presidents, would have appeared had they not been engaged in convoking mem . bets who might still be absent, but that this convocation would be completed upon the following Monday. " Immediately after this, it was proposed (by that party) to adjourn the house until that day. The Cham ber had no sooner negatived this proposition than the whole of th e members composing this fraction quitted the chamber, and thereby left those who remained in sufficient numbers for business, so that the definitive election of a President could not be completed. "It clearly results from this declaration that the members who had remained absent continued firm in their uncompromising opposition to the Government, that they were resolved to adhere to their illegal acts and elections (of President and Vice-President) be tween the 9th and 27th November, and that they had not come to Brandenburg _ on the convocation of the Crown, but held the invitations of their assumed Presi dent Unruh to be alone valid. The result of this is an open declaration of hostility to the Crown, the setting up of civil war in the Cathedral of Brandenburg, and the establishment of an Unruh Government, against that of his Majesty Frederick William IV. " Inhabitants of Prussia 1 At the call of the King you sent us to ' concord ' a constitution, and with him to lay the foundation of a work of unity, peace, * Bornemann, ex-Minister of Justice, joined the Left, but appeared at Brandenburg on the 27th or 28th, and stated that he felt it his duty to sacrifice his own convic tions upon the altar of his country, and in favour of unity and public tranquillity. fulfilment,'although it was obstructed rather than helped forward by the three cabinets which in turn rapidly arose. Placed under the necessity of substituting, for the project of constitution, drawn up in a popular point of view by the Camphausen Ministry, the one agreed to by the Committee appointed to prepare the draft, we had succeeded by our labours in the sections, and central sections, in rendering the latter project ripe for discus sion in the plenary sitting. The bills relating to com munal laws, and to those of circles and districts, were also in a short time prepared fur the consideration of the Assembly, although the latter Bills, up to the present period, have not peen presented by any Minister. In the same way we prepared the law relating to the land-tax, the object of which law is to put an end to the inequality of taxation in the provinces, and the burdening of the small rather than the large landed proprietor. The discussion, in pleno, of that project of law was recently ended, in the days of our oppression (by the military). The National Assembly is now busied with a law fur the removal of the burdens on the landed property of the peasant class. The consciousness of the solemn earnest ness of its mission became more and more de veloped in that Assembly. The resolution of ';'th of Sept. on Herr Stein's motion evinced at once i!s de termination to preserve its oe n dignity, and at length to commence the reform of the class of army officers who were standing beyond the influence of the law of the new orde rof things. It was necessary to show in ch ar terms to the privileged classes, to all bureaucrats, to all servile depen lents on the old military and police sys tems, that that Assembly would not permit the continue ance, simultaneously with the phantom of a constitution, of the old arbi'rary predominancy for the destruction of the fruits of the revolution. It was upon that account those classes and those persons defamed the National Assembly in all possible ways—accused it of inactivity —raised a cry in favour of an empty and hollow form of constitution—turned to account the political immaturity of the citizen class, as well as its dread of the proleta rians (a dread altogether unfounded in Germany), and seized upon some isolated transgressions of the law as pretexts for oppressing by means of the ingenious device of a state of siege i❑ a time of profound tranquillity, the freedom of the press and of association—liberties gained at the price of blood. In order to mislead the provinces, those parties pointed to a few excesses (unavoidable i❑ moments of strong excitement) as proofs that the Assembly was overawed. Meantime, more thickly than ever, and with an increasing waste of the public money, was the military network drawn around the peacetul capital. But when the Assembly. during the discussion of the fundamental laws, again manifested its firm deter mination to cause the fruits of the revolution to be ap preciated—when it sets its hand on the feudal rights, abolished nobility, titles, and orders, and when it di rected its attention to oppressed Vienna—the reaction ary party considered it was high time to set aside that Assembly, in order to annihilate the hopes of the people —hopes which in a few moments would have been realised. Then it was that military force came forth, undisguised, under a Brandenburg Ministry. And now whet are the deeds of this man in power? The arbi trary removal and adjournment of the Assembly; the frequent and violent breaking up of its sittings at the point of the bayonet; the conferring of the dictatorship o❑ Wrangel; the placing Berlin in a state of siege whilst that capital was peaceful; the dissolving and disarming of the civic guard; the destruction of the liberty epf the press and of association, and the violation of the law for the protection of per sonal liberty (the Habeas Corpus Act). Such, we repeat, are his deeds. But we, your representa tives, have, to the utmost of our power, opposed the existing despotism. Step by step have we followed the measures of this Ministry, and declared them illegal. As the last resource of passive resistance, the National Assembly deprived this Cabinet—one lying under the charge of high treason—of the right to raise taxes, or to dispose of the funds of the State. Whilst thus acting, however, we frequently offered the hand of conciliation for terminating the conflict, and our only demands were the change of Ministry, and the uninterrupted conti nuance of our discussions in Berlin. All this was in vain! Now that the regular assembling of the representatives of the people is prevented by unlawful force, the Go vernment convene Deputies (who betray their mission) to a meeting in Brandenburg, which is in every respect an illegal one. The Government forget, perhaps, that all the decisions of a minority are null and void; that even the increase of the present small number of Members assembled in the above town would not in any way legalise the meeting, inasmuch as the bayonet would still remain its only basis. Taking matters at their worst, should the Government dole out to, that is to say force upon, the country a constitution —such a constitution will be perfectly invalid. One of the acquisitions of the month of March, is the provision that the constitution shall be founded only with the co operation of the chosen representatives of the people. Now we who here in Berlin form the national consti tuent assembly are above those representatives. Any dissolution of that assembly is illegal, and on that ac count invalid. The National Assembly solemnly pro tests against all the acts of a government which, by its military arrangements, causes a weekly waste of millions of tinders of the state funds—and all for the subjugation of the nation. It solemnly declares also, that, without any reference to the non-payment of taxes (a measure already voted), that ministry has not the right to dispose, after January 1, 1849, of one pluming, as we have not yet voted the budget. Fellow-citizens, wait courageously a little longer, and drive all selfishness from amongst you, and temper your meral power, which, in the end, will put down the lawless conduct of your oppressors. Long life to freedom! Long life to Fatherland! On the other hand, the minority who support the KING and the Alinigt.r, have addressed their coun t, j uien in the following proclamation : " TO TUE COUNTRY. " BRANDENBURG, /EC. 2.—We have already, during these eventful times, addressed our words to you, inha bitants of our Prussian State. You approved of those words, and results have justified them. Trust to us once more, for confidence and unity can alone save our Fatherland. " The portion of the National Assembly which op p)sed the tranafer to Brandenburg —a transfer resulting from necessity—continued for some time its meetings, regardless of the schism and confusion into which it thereby plunged the country; nay, it went so far as ultimately to decree the refusal of taxes,' and thus coupled a question of public interest with that of and real popular liberty. Judge for yourselves, what are the obstacles that prevent the Raiment of our duties. " Men and youths of our fatherland I We have al ready addressed to you these words—• Should schism burst forth, in despite of our heartfelt desire, we will stand and fall by the constitutional monarchy!' That is our banner! Rally with us round this banner. Show yourselves worthy of German fidelity and of liberty !" (Signed by ninety-one members.) A regiment of Guard Landwehr, composed wholly of Pomeranians, entered Berlin on the 2d, and were marched by their Colonel, the Prince of Prussia, to the palace, where they are quartered. The KING and the Ministers are said to be in a state of the utmost perplexity. _ At a meeting of the Members of the majority of the Assembly, held on the 3d, they decided-1. 'l hat they should consider and declare the vote of adjourn ment until Thursday to be null ; 2. That they having at length been summoned by their President UNRUH to meet at Brandenburg, should obey this summons; and 3. That they should, as proposed on Friday, as semble to morrow (Monday), and proceed at once to open the sitting at the Cathedral. Cologne was, on the night of the 2d, the scene of a gross outrage committed by the military. A soldier who had been drinking at a small public-house, being unable to pay his score had his side arms taken from him and de tained. His comrades returned to the barracks for the purpose of obtaining assistance, and the whole body, armed with sabres, assembled in the street and attacked the house, and mounted on the roof itself. " Long live Frederick-William" was! engraved by sabres on the plaster. The windows and door of the house were driven in by sabrrs. Even in the street nobody could move about without being struck with lime, stones, and such matters. It is said that four soldiers were wounded, one of them so badly as to require being sent to the hospital. Even after the restoration of quiet, one of the watch, who was passing that way, received a serious wound from a stone. The guard was soon on the spot to drive away the soldiers. AUSTRIA. Several of the Liberal members of the Austrian Diet assembled at Kremsier, have submitted to the Assembly the following plan for a new constitution of the Austrian Empire : " As from many quarters numerous erroneous views have been attributed to us as the object of our efforts ; as it has been sought chiefly by the members of the retrograde party to render us suspected, by representing us as the representatives of other nationalities, as the opposers of the equality ot all nationalities, and as wish ing to secure a preference to the German elements therein ; so do we hold ourselves bound in duty to lay before you, shortly, our principles relative to the new state ot things in Austria. Our endeavours have had for their object, in the first place, the perfect development of the democratic principle ; but herein we repudiate all re publican tenden c i es , as i t i s our most fervent conviction, from the peculiar construction of the Austrian states, the most extensive development will be best secured by a de mocratic monarchy. But the necessary consequences of these democratic principles are the equality ot all men, and the possession of equal rights to all nationalities. And this we maintain to be possible only where, so far as they can be made compatible with the existence of a strong central power, every nation obtains its own ma nagement and lees, and where the members of one country shall not be allowed, without the most urgent necessity, to interfere with the internal management of another. It is with a view to the emission of these principles that we put forth the following programme for a powerful Executive for the countries of Austria who take part at this Diet:— " 1. That the following Austrian countries, taking part at this Diet, be united into one Federative State, consisting of the five National States hereafter men tioned; that is to say—Polish Austria, Czechisch Aus tria, Selavoniau Austria, Geiman Austria, and Italian Austria. " These States will be formed as follows: " (a) POLISH AUSTRIA, from Galicia, Cracow, and Buknwina. The official language to be Polish and Euthenists. " • (b) CRECHISH AUSTRIA.—The Czechisch portion, from Bohemia and Moravia, and the Tachener boundary of Silesia. The official language to be Cashisch. " (C) SCLAVONIAN AUSTRIA.—From grain to that portion of the Klagenfurth border lying on the left of the Draunser, from Carinthia and the Sclayonisch por tion, and from Steyermark and Giirz. Official language to be Sclavonish. " (d) GERMAN AUSTRIA .—From Lower and Upper Austria, Salzburg. North Tyrol, Vorarberg ; from Ca rinthia to the Villacher border, from Silesia to the Troppau border, and from the Klagenfurth border to the Drau, and the German part ot Steyermark, Bohemia. and Moravia. Official language to be German. "` (e) ITALIAN AUSTRIA. —From the South Tyrol, Istria, Dalmatia, Trieste, and the Italian portion from GOrz. Official language to be Italian. " • N.B. 1. In laying down the border line the prin ciple to be considered is, that the smallest possible num ber of the members of one nation shall be included within the borders of another. " N.B. 2. Should any other part not represented at this Diet be desirous of being so, they may be so if the thing be possible; that is to any, Croatians end Slave- Mein. may be taken in the State of Slavonian Austria, "' 2. As regards the executive department of some of the national states. • The general executive is placed in the Monarch, who issues his orders through the Secretary of State's office, who is answerable to the Parliament of the States. The Secretary of State's department shall consist, in addition to the first Secretary of State, who also stands in the place of the Monarch, when he is absent, of the S( cretaries of State of the Home Department, of Justice, of Instruction, of Worship, of Finance, and of Agri culture. " The Legislative Power, so far as it does not come within the boundaries of the Central Power, are bound to obey the Parliament, and will be elected by it, either by direct vote or by universal suffrage. " To the Parliament, also belongs, as of right, the allowance of all taxes to be imposed for the necessities of the States, and those for the establishment of States. To the Monarch belongs a suspension veto against the resolutions of Parliaments. In each State there shall be a supreme court of judicature. " • 3. From the Central Power the reservations are— " The Foreign affairs, army, toll-post, railway, and trade matters, shippi ng , an d S tates taxes, and banking affairs. The executive power is exercised by the Mo narch, through a Ministry responsible to the Senate, consisting of President Minister, the Ministers of Fo reign Atlairs, of War, of Public Works, of Trade, of General Finances, and so many Ministers without port folios as there are States—one for each State. The legislative power is exercised by the Senate, who will be elected partly through direct votes of the body of the people and partly by vote from the Parliament. To these belong also the granting and maintaining the budgets of the Central Power. A suspension veto belongs to the Monarch against the resolutions of the Senate. " 'For the disputes of the States with each other, and for the impeachment of a Minister, a supreme court of judicature shall be established. "By means of this proposition, we believe that, at the least, the e qual rights of all nationalities will be assured, because thereby any one amongst them, who is now vir tually excluded from the service of the Central power, will be able to attain it by means of the use of his mother tongue. Also do we remark that, as regards the settlement of the sphere within which any State shall act, and of the Central Power thereof, we have only given a sketch, to which such modifications as may be required can be easily determined on."' WINDISCHGRATZ, in direct violation of the laws of war, has caused the Hungarian General TETANYA, who came in the character of an Envoy to the Austrian camp to treat for peace, to be arrested and conveyed as a prisoner to Vienna. KOSSISTH, as a measure of retaliation, has caused all the Austrian officers who have expressed a desire to leave the Hungarian army to be placed under arrest. The Hungarians have made the most extensive prepara tions for defence, and Presburgh has been so well fortified that WINDISCHGRATZ and JELLACHICH have been seriously 'deliberating as to the propriety of altering their point of attack. The fact is they fear a defeat at Presburgh, for not only is the city strongly fortified, but as the inhabitants have ploughed up all the land for two miles round it, WINDISCH GRATZ 'sill experience the utmost difficulty in manoeuvring his troops and bringing up his artillery. A letter from Vienna of the 30th ult., states that on the day before news had been received direct from Transylvania, with which province communication had been intercepted for a considerable time. The General who commands in that province has, it ap pears, established a series of posts on the boundary of Hungary, and which are connected by means of mili tary piquets. We also learn that th e diff erent races which inhabit Transylvania for instance, the Scla vonians, the Magyars, the Bulgarians, the Servians, the Germans, the Wallachians, &c., are fighting the one against the other, and that unhappy country is the prey to murders, robberies, incendiaries, and other outrages. The Magyars in defending them selves occasioned great destruction of property which will require many years and millions of money to repair the loss. The south of Hun gary i s i nundated, the course of many rivers have be en t urned or barri- ' ceded, roads have been destroyed, and bridges have been broken through, &c. The Magyars have erected fortified works on all the roads which remain. VIENNA, DEC. ].—The Wiener Zeitung of this day officially contradicts the ofte n repeated assertion that the Hungarian regiment of infantry had intended to desert on the Gallician frontier to the Magyars, and had consequently b een di sarmed and conveyed to , Brunn under charge of a s t rong detachment of cavalry. The Minister of War asserts that, on the contrary, that regiment has nobly withstood the reiterated attempts that have been made to seduce it from its oath of fealty. The EMPEROR ha s sen t B aron JELLACHICH a very flattering letter of thanks for his conduct of affairs since his nomination to the Banat of Croatia, and more particularly during the late trying events. His MAJESTY has at the same ti me transmitted to the Ban the i ns i gnia of the Grand Cross of Leopold. The Ban has no w qu it te d V ienna for the army, and . Prince WINDISCHGRATZ is already at Presbur g Each railway t ra i n b r i ngs large arrivals of troops,-. artillery, pontoon s , & c ., f rom Bohemia and Moravia which go off again instanter by special carriages for I Hungary. Some accounts from Hungary lead to the confident expectation that the crisis there may ter minate more quickly than there was at first any cause to hope. The Silesian Gazette of yesterday says, however— " The far distant rolling of the thunder of the cannon, which has this day reverberated from the Hungarian frontier, announces that Hungary has commenced a new era in her history bathed in blood, and that the first solemn hour, which shall decide the fate of this kingdom, has struck." The report gains ground that, with respect to Vienna itself, the siege will be raised on the Ist of January, and that the EMPEROR will then, as a mark of renewed confidence in the capital, convoke ti e National Diet in that city. Great and general satisfaction has been caused by the declaration, that the sittings held in Vienna on the 28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st of October are null and void, and also by the Ministerial programme. The Ministry is looked upon as perfectly sure, and that it will generally have in iti favour from 140 to 160 votes, whereas the Left cannot reckon with certainty upon more then 30, and will now again be weakened by the voluntary or compulsory withdrawal of some of the mcst influential Members. PILLERSDORF has already resigned ; VISLAND, SCIIIVLRZER, and GOLD MARK have received votes of " want of confidence ;" DOBLHOFF is also expected to resign; he has married within the last few weeks the beautiful daughter of a burgher. The Ministerial programme will have an especially favourable influence on the state of finance, inas much as, by the energetic manifestations propounded, the rich provinces which we had deemed lost will now be actually more secured to us. A voluntary loan is spc ken of for covering the ex traordinary expenses of the Treasury. The loan is to be 60,000,000 guilders in cash, fJr the repayment of which the income of the states, and especially the tolls, is to be applied. All the monasteries and con vents' estates are to be guarantees. Vienna is still empty, and though many returned, yet of the numerous families who quitted it, 487 are still absent from the inter:or of the city alone. Many of the students intend to quit Vienna, and to go in a body to Munich, for the purpose of there continuing their studies.— Vienna Papers. ITALY. THE POPE. The intelligence from Italy gives us some interest ing particulars of the escape of Pio Norco from the Bonapartists at Rome. It appears that his HouNEss disguised himself as a livery-servant of the Bavarian Embassy, and escaped from the Quirinal on the box of the coach of the Bavarian Ambassador, Count SPHOR, the mob mistaking him for the foot man of the Ambassador. Count SPHOR, who had suggested this disguise to the Pontiff, had, for tunately, three days before these occurrences, taken out his: passports' for himself and suite for Naples. Arrived at the Bavarian Embassy, the POPE doffed his livery suit, and attiring himself in the garb of the chaplain to the Ambassador, took his place in the carriage by the side of Count Sruox; post horses were procured, and early on the morning of the 25th the POPE had arrived in safety at Gaeta, the fron tier town of the Neapolitan dominions. On the arrival of the POPE at Gaeta, on Sunday morning, the Commander of the Forces telegraphed the fact to Naples, and asked " How are we to treat his Holi ness ?" " With every possible attention," was the reply. _ _ . 'The KING and the Royal Family immediately set out for Gaeta to pay their respects to the POPE. The KING, having had an interview with his Holiness, re turned to Naples on the 27th. It was rumoured in Naples that the PorE would take up his abod3 in that city, and would occupy either the Palace of Portici or that of Caserta. The Pluton, French steamer, with Admiral THE HOUART on board, left Naples for Gaeta on the 27th, All the foreign ambassadors except the Sardinian have accompanied the POPE. On the arrival of the French steamer at Gaeta, the POPE refused to go on board, or to proceed to France. His HOLINESS has ordered the Cardinals to repair to Malta, there to hold a conclave in the event of his demise. The King of NAPLES has prorogued the meting of the Chambers to the Ist of February. Prince CARIATI has apologi,ed to the English Ad miral, Sir IV. PARKER, for a note presented some time since, charging the English with having landed cannon and military stores in Sicily. The Admiral had every ship's company mustered, and on finding that the accusation was false, returned a very sharp answer. The Bellerophon has sailed from Naples for Pa lermo. The report of the flight of the Grand Duke of Tuscany from Florence is not confirmed, On the contrary, GUERAZZI has pledged himself to the Grand Duke to restore order, and has issued an address to the inhabitants of Leghorn, in which he says, "It is time that we return to order, and I shall compel those who are disinclined." The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa, of the 13th ult., states the following from Milan, 28th :—" A Russian Ambassador arrived here yesterday ; RA• DETZKY immediately sent him an Austrian guard of honour, but he refused, and accepted instead a piquet of Municipal Guards, after having asked whether he could have any National Guards, and being answered in the negative." The emissaries of the Duke of LEUCIITENBERG are actively canvassing Placentia and Lombardy for adherents. The Venice Gazette of the 23d ult. contains a de cree of the Provisional Government, imposing on the communes, at present subject to the Venetian Go vernment, a new contribution of 12,000,000 f., pay able at the rate of 25 centimes a year on every franc of estimated value, in quarterly payments, to begin from March 31, 1849. A quantity of paper money, equal to the amount, to be called " Money of the Commune of Venice," is to be issued from the Ist inst., in sums of not more than three millions a month. Admiral ALBINI arrived at Venice on the 23d, and had an immediate conference with the Government. CO VEN T GARDEN THEATRE. Considerable interest was manifested last night at his fashionable resort of the morale musicale to hear a new opera composed by Mr. Henri Laurent, a very young man, scarcely of age. The opera was com posed before the new candidate for operatic honours had attained his twentieth year; and indeed it does him great credit. We understand Mr. Henri Lau rent studied under Mr. G. A Macfarren and Mr. French Flowers. The new opera is called Quentin Durward, and is founded upon the brilliant romance of the same title by Sir Walter Scott, and is drama tised with great skill and dramatic effect by Mr. Fitzball, the author of a hundred and one successful pieces, Ai hose charming stanzas in many of the sweet melodies in the opera will be warbled by many a fair damsel in cottage, castle, hail, and bower, before Christmas. The airs allotted to Mr. Harrison, who personated Quentin Durward, were exceedingly beautiful, and Mr. Harrison ap peared to great advantage in this role, the music of which suite him to a nicety. "I come from the Land of the Mountain" is a bold, broad melody, and was encored. "Is she a Spirit ?" is a divine melody. A beautiful effect is produced in the accompaniment, the violins playing tremolo con surdinst. The encore t o thi s ballad was as enthusiastic as i t was deserved. The ballad in the last act, sung by Mr. Harrison, was one of the best pieces in the opera,"O Isabelle, my love," and we predict it will eventually be one of the most popular in the opera. Mrs. Donald King as Isabelle has added considerably to her reputation by the able manner ahe sustained her role, her singing through out the opera was remarkable for taste, judgment, and sweetness. The beauteous melody, " Memory returns to the days of my childhood" is the gem of the opera, and was deliciously rendered by her, and encored; perhaps a slight improvement may be made were she to sing a shade faster. The exquisite morceau, "0, think not the feelings of woman's heart," was sung by her with great feeling, an d th e fi na l e , " Like crystal streams," with great brilliancy. Miss Messent created quite a sensation by the earnest and highly effective manner she sung " The merry dance is not for me," which was enthusiastically and unanimously encored. The judicious manner in which the young composer has suited the poetry of th e second part of the ballad, where a religious strain is introduced, is charmingly effective, and gives great promise o f goo d things. Mr. Borrani, as Louis XI., was excellent, he was encored in the song " They call me Maitre Pierre," and deservedly so, for he sang it well, and it is a right good song, with a very pretty and ingenious accompaniment. Want of space prevents us from noticing at full length the various swrceaux of the opera, but we must not omit the trios " Oh chide her not" and "A moment from their joy," and the duets "Ye skies of azure"—in which a sweet flute solo oc curs, which was exquisitely played by Signor Bru cialdi—and " Through the pale night." The opera was got up in splendid style. The scenery and dresses were gorgeous, picturesque, and appropriate. The principal vocalists, and the youthful and talented composer, were called before the curtain, to receive the plaudits of a full and fashionable audience GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. PRUSSIA. The intelligence from Berlin is to the 4th instant. It was rumoured that it was the intention of the KING to dissolve the National Assembly. The ma jority, under the Presidency of UNRUH, have, in consequence, issued the following proclamation to the people of Prussia, denying the right of the KING to dissolve the Constituent Assembly until its labours shall have been completed. This most important pro clamation is as follows : " Fe llow - citizens,—When, by the March revolution, the long enslaved popular will acquired influence, you sent hither the Prussian National Assembly with the mission to lay the foundation, legally and orderly, of the new edific e of the constitution. Nothing could bo done for you by an empty scheme of a constitution, one wherein the old arbitlary 83 stem; the old tools of aris tocratic, b ureaucratic, and military predominancy (that which arrested every pulsation of popylar life) should be suffered to remain in full activity. You demanded a a new basis, n o t only for the political system, properly speaking, but for communal, administrative, judicial, and military affairs. It was i n t h at sense the National Assembly unde rstood its task, an d ear ney . perseveringly devoted itself to its PRINCESS'S THEATRE. A new dramatic opera in two acts, called Robin Goodfellow, th e mus i c b y M r . Ed war d Loder, was produced last night, with entire success. The com poser, who presided in the orchestra, and th'3 principal singers were re-called at the end and enthusiastically applauded. The house was crowded. We shall enter into further particulars on a future occasion. LEOMINSTER.—Mr. John George Phillimore, of the Oxford Circuit, has announced himself as a candidate for the borough of Leominster, on Liberal principles. ONE i• <itt :-4 (~F ~ n iTitia YUNDS O'CLOCK. 3 i er Cent. Reduced Arms 8 6 1,0A 3 pe: Cent. Consols Annuities-- 8714 1 4 New 3% 4 per Cent. Anna....... 86% 5 / 8 % % ~ong Arms. to expire J an. 1860 -16 11-16 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 8 13-16 ndia Bonds, 1,0001. ..... . — Ditto under 1,0001... —.... 38 p South Sea Stock Consols for Account. 87 5 4 3% a 1A - ;xchequer Bills. 2%d. & 2d. 1,0001. M arch ...... 1,000/. June 3B 41 p 500/. June 3B 41 p Small. June PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS 14' 4; 3 / 4 i 4 0 78 Do. Ist Class, 6 p er Ct. 10 14 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 ••• Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports mouth Dublin and Belfast June. 35 --- Dundalk & E nn i s kill en 20 f.:ast Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 ...... Do., 181., E. & H..- 18 ...... Do., 3/. 105. Eastern Counties....... 20 .... 11% 1 ,i Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent. ..... ..... 10 ...... 10% x d Ditto, Extension, 5 per Cent., No. 1 61.13;. 4d.... Ditto ditto, No. 2 61. 13s. 4d... % dis. par Do. North. & Eastern 50 - Do., 5 per cent. Do. Quarters Do. New Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 Ditto, Class A, ditto... 1 Ditto, Class B (I. & and B.) Ditto, Class C, ditto... 20 . Do. Scrip (6 percent.) 10 Ditto, ditto Ditto (C. & E.) guar. 5 per cent ..... East Lancashire Ditto, N, - 2 3 / 4 11. 11x 4 , ew Ditto, New Quarters 6 1 % — ... Do., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... 6% — East Lincolnshire Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ditto, Half Shares ... 20 .. Edinburgh and Northern 25 Ditto, Newport Exeter,Yeovil, &Dr .h par 60% , li, Jorch. 2% Ulagow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 ...... Do.Preferenee Consol. Great Northern Do., 1 / 2 A Deferred ... 12%...... 3%.... ....... Do., % B 6 per Cent. guaranteed ... ..... 6% Do. 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Ditto, New Do., Prefer., 6 per CL 3 1 % — 104 24% Bis 2% Fil 15 9i 284 10 -- 544.1 i 9, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS C/1 Y, QUARTER TO THREE. The Gals s of Cotton at Liverpool yesierdoy were esti mated at 5,000 bales, as follows, viz., 4,009 American, it 3FI. to 6d ; 100 Bahia, at 4P. to sd; 150 Etjptian, at sp. to 61d.; 400 Surats, '4(l. to 31,1.; and 30 Sea Islands, at lid. to 10d. The market citsed fiat mly, but nth little animation. The Railway Share Mtri-ket was rather better, and all the leading stock in good c'emaed at 1 revious prices. The accounts from abroad are rather meagre, the bad weather having prevented arrivals. French affairs are now watched with most anxiety, and still the predomi nant feeling is in favour of Cavaignac. Notwithstanding the reiterated statement in some quarters that the Bank of England will this day reduce the rate of discount, we believe we may state that no such intention exists; but at the same time we shall take due cure to keep our readers advised of what occurs. A report upon the Metal market comes acceptably to hand from a leading bioker in London (Mr. Short). In this we are Infoimed that Welch iron continues in limited demand, and the price has considerably declined during the month, sales of good makes having 'yea eff,ctcd (hut it is said not by makers) at 41. Iss. per ton, tree on hoard in Wale.; and while 5/. to 51. ss. per ton is the general price asked, every desire is evinced to meet the market, if the doing so would induce orders. Scotch Pig Iron at .Glasgow is q uo t e d i n t h e mar ket !here a b ou t 415., assorted 3-5 No. 1, and 2-5 No. 3 9 F. 0. 8., immediate cash, against storekeepers' warrants or makers' undertakings ; but the makers' price for early delivery is, according to make, from 2s. to 4s. per ton above this price. But little progress has Yet been made towards the accumulation of stock At Glasgovf, and a fair business is done daily for consumption. There is not much demand for export , as the late American advices announce a decline there, with some increase of stocks. In the absence of e xport orders, an increase of stock in makers' hands is expecte d during the winter. Dealers, both here and at Liverpool , are however but sparingly supplied. In Swedish Iron thpre is scarce any business doing; the stook here is smaW Copper is iu lair nemand; the shipments to India dor* ing the last month, it will be perceived, are consider able, amounting in all to 473 tons. Tin—English common is in fair demand. Refilled continues extremely scarce. Banca Tin, admissible to home consumption, is held at 865., while for Banca jot' ported from Holland, and which can only be sold for exportation, th e p r i ce as k e d i s 765. The present stock of Banca and S, rafts is about 200 tons. Tin Plates are still scarce, while the demand continue; good, very large parcels having been recently purchased , chiefly for the United States. Lead—English is in mcderate demand for home con' sumption, but not for export. Spanish of middling quality has been sold at 14/. 10s. per ton, duty paid, and for superior qualities 15/. ss. per ton is asked. Spelter on the spot is in little request, and WO slight business has been done at 14/. 155. per ton, an d for larger quantities it might be possible to get on at * shade lower. The present stock is 2,550 tons, against 2,235 tons at same period last year. For spring deli' very 151. per ton is asked, at which figure and at 141. 151 ' business has been done. There are some symptoms of the Consol account being Bulli-sh, but the Bank is said to be affording liberal accommodation on stock. The " continn: ation" to January rather increases, and should the sales of Stock be carried much further before "settling" day, money will be in greater request among the jobbers. It is impossible to say whether the sale s made, and which are for delivery, are really on accoun t of the loan. Parties most entitled to credit affiral that they are so ; but others, who dislike th e idea, give a contrary opinion. The New Three: and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 86i t o 861 t az d the Three per Cents. 86i to Ex c hequer• bills have been 38s. to 415., and India Bonds under 1,000 4, 38s. premium. 'ilia Foreign Securities have been very quiet. Spanis l ! Five per Cents. are nominally 111 to 12, and Portugues e Four per Cents., 24 to 25. Mexican are 21k to VP Brazil Stock has been at 73 to 75. Russian Bonds We realised 1011. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per COO' are 4il. Railway Shares are very fairly supported at the proved values of yesterday. South-Eastern are flatter. CLosl 2o PRICE S. 86 1 1, 87A 66X 8 11- 1 4 6 8 13-1" 38P 961 i 87% 411 41 P 41P 41p ONE O'CLOCK. Equador Bonds - .7. exican, 5 per Cent. 1846 2l % 3 4 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 37% Vortuguese 5 per Cents. 67 Kussian Bonds .. Ditto, Account — Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, 3 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 1 -A per Cent., 12 Guild. ... 47:% 47 3 4 Ditto, 4 per Cont. Certificates 72% % 724 FR ICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSINC I ;•A ILWAY SHARES . PAID.AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. lberdeen l5 tuber. Lott., Boston, --• and Eastern Junction 4 1 4 ...._ lyrshire and Galloway.. 7 Lelfast & County Down 19 dirmingham and Ox krd J unct., calls duly paid, c r with a guaran. 20 - Do, withoutguarautee 20 . ... di; ming, Wolverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... Do. withoutguarantee 10 Bil ming., W'ol verh'pton, and Stour Valley 134 145... .. . Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.... 10 ...... Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 ...... Bristol and Exeter 9O ... .. Ditto, Thirds Luckinghatmlaire... 14/. 4s. Caledonian Ditto, Half Sh ares .. 8% ..... Do. New 10/. Pref s—.• 4% Di tto,Clydesdale J uuc 50 ••• Jhester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference l5 •• Clarence -- i . cLosilie riacES . 2 21,4 37i THIS EVENING, Charles Kean; Mrs. Oakley, Mrs. Charles Kean. Will be performed the Comedy of TWELFTH NIGHT. 'Viola, After which, an entirely new and original Comedy, entitled THE KNIGHT OF ARVA. The Knight of Arva, Mr. Hudson ; the Princess Marina, Miss Reynolds. To conclude with the comic Drama, entitled THE IRISH POST. Characters by Messrs. Tilbury, Braid, Hudson, J. Bland, W. Sauter, A. Brindal ; Mrs. Humby, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, and Miss Woulds THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. r'nder the direction o; Madame Celeste. During the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, the original designs by Digby Wyatt, Esq., executed by Mr. Sang. A new Stage, Curtain, Act Drop, and Chandelier. An approved sys tnm of Ventilation, &c., &c. The Private Boxes e n l arge d , Backs added to the Seats, and Stalls rendered more comfortable. THIS EVENING Will be performed ST. MARY'S EVE. A Story of the Solway. Tom Isaggs, Mr. Wright ; Madeline, Madame Celeste. To be followed by TIIE ENCHANTED ISLE. Alonzo, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Prospero, Mr. 0. Smith ; Ariel, Madame Celeste. After which a new Farce called SLASHER AND CRASHER. Mr. dasher, Mr. Wright; Mr. Crasher, Mr_ Paul Bedford. To conclude with JOHN JONES. Guy Goodluck, Mr. Lambert • , Eliza Melton, Miss E. Chaplin. 11,0YAL LYCEUM THEA rE. ender the Management of Madam, it Veer's. sole Lessee, Mr. Charles ma he s. THIS EVENENL W;11 be performed COURT BEAUTIES. Principal characters Messrs. Selby, C. Mathews, R. Roxby, F. Matthews, Granby, Par selle, Miss Howard, and Miss Marshall. After which an APPEAL T. , THE I ÜBLIC. To conclude with TILE CRITIC ; or, a Tragedy Rehearsed. Sir Fretful Plagiary and Puff, Mr. C. Mathews ; Tilburina, Mrs. Yates. Dress tiu r tes, bs.; Upper Boxes, , ; Pit, 2. ; Gallery, Is. No half-price to any part of the house. .New Boa-office, No. 2, Wellin.zto btt. e t, is open to the public s , cry day, from Ten till Six. PRINCESS'S THEATIZ , .:. Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. Daring' the Recess this Theatre has been re-dec , :rated and embel- In a t uper b and costly manner ty Mr I lurwitz. A new Chin ch:her has been fitted, and the best airan men t 3 hare been made for the due Ventilation of the Theatre, and the ctrmort and convenience of the audience. THIS EVENING, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. DUMBOLTON'S SERENADERS. The Programme ;ill include a variety of original Songs, Glees, &c., en,irely new to this country, written and composed expressly for this company. Deors open at Eight, the Entertainments to commence at HaL p ist Eight. Bt.xes, 43.; Pit, 2s. Boxes and Stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal L brary, 33, Old Bo_d-street ; and at the Box office of the Theatre. TO CORRESPONDENTS. No communication can be attended to unless authenti , cared by the name and address of the writer. fio*ted communications cannot be returned. WEATHER—SUN OFFICE. DECEMBER 7. Tif kaIIOMETER, Lowest, 40; Highest, 49; Noon, 53. BAR. M VrEa, 29.61.—W1ND S.W.; hezy weather. if IG ti WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. .. 43 min after 10 Evenint .. 16 after 11 "') ~ 4 4 , 4kf ..fe ..6,1, - 1" ‘5:-,4 , _per_ , A ::?:;,- ~.:,,e i -_,2e,,i ••••lt, r . -........:, C.,2._ .:,---!) 1g r b -,. _ . 3 " • ii"l3. - 11111rfai ‘ l 4 1.(i:,,D0N, THURSDAY, DECE.III3ER 7, 1843. Let us talk no longer of the unparalleled cruelties of Sua. DowLAll, the Nabob of the great pro vin,-e!s of Bengal, Orissa, and Balm The awful crime, w hich has rendered the Black Hole at Calcutta a name hideous to the ears of Englishmen, has been repeated in the December of 1848 on board the Sligo steamer called the Londonderry. The horrors per petneed by the despot of Mwrshedabad have been renewed by the underlings of a mercantile commu nity; and what makes the circumstance the more deiiierable and the culpability the more heinous, if that be possible, is, that while these horrors arose at Fort William from the motives of cu pidity and vengeance, they have emanated, in the Irish Channel, from the most reprehensible negli gent e Whoever has read the history of the rise and pro_ gres of the British empire in Hindostan, whether narrated by the frigid perspicuity of MILL, or plieted with the lavish and gorgeous colourings of Oame, will remember vividly that occurrence over which he has shuddered with emotions only kindred t - e sensations inspired by the dismal story of Ugo '6EI3. He will bear in recollection the fact that 146 wrffcheel beings were crammed into a dungeon called the Black Hole in that portion of the Iloogley which known then as Fort William, and which has Lbsc quently beccme famous as the great city of Cal cuta. He will not have forgotten how the miserable pri•.4oneri , who were packed together in that den, the sp:lce of which was merely twenty feet square, raved fer air during many hours, trampling each other to death in the delirium of suffocation, and exciting the laughter of the savages who peered in through the bars of the doorway, by their agonizing cries and frantic gesticulations. He will remember, moreover, that when the day dawned after that most awful catastrophe twenty-three emaciated creatures stag gered out over the 123 dead bodies of the men who on the previous evening had been their companions Horrible as this incident is, in every respect, it i, now, alas ! no longer without a parallel. The fore cabin of a Sligo steamer has been the scene of tor ments as distractin g as those which were once tx perinced in the stagnant atmosphere of an Indian dungeon. The circumstances of this dreadful calamity are simple and terrible. At about four o'clock on Frid a y evening, th e I st of December, the steam-boat Londonderry e l e f t t h e hal hour of Sli go w i t h an average s o s , a large s t oc k nfgroe The m rs. of live cattle, and fr om 150 to 200arpag vessel was crossing over to Liverpool, ch port the mijority of the unfortunate Passengers in tended to proceed as emigrants to America. Towards nightfall a heavy gale came on, and at last blew with so much violence, that shortly after midnight, or rather towards one o'clock on Saturday morning, the decks were cleared of all except the seamen. The s'eerage passengers, nearly 100 in number, were crowded into the fore-cabin —men, women, aid chil dren, all were driven below driven, we say, because several struggled against those who forced them flown the companion ladder. After some diffi culty, however, many remonstrances, and much op position, the poor emigrants were crammed into the narrow compass of the fore -cabin--a compartment I . ttle more than 18 feet long by 11 feet wide, and seven feet high. The space wes capable only of a7commodating about forty passengers, and here were cane i-surAd:ed of both sexes huddled together c rimi;,aely, the old and the young, the robust th sickly, the adult and the iniant.—Mean;hlle t'l2 ~ea w.ts running high in the channel, so that the .4"...o.4ieigilkeatedly broke over the steamer. Then it trtiriietiTi4through the insane ne;:ligence of those who re4on3i ble for the lives of the people on boad, a 4 measure of momentary convenience ~'y.~ .:~ti,s ,-- • :,aa adopted which led to a catastrophe the like ci L`g vkhi~h A only occurred before in the notorious of - 'Calcutta. The companion —the only aper ,, ...lure* which the fore-cabin received ventilation — W. 13 closed, and .over the companion was nailed down Will be performed a new Ballad Opera, entitled ROBIN GOOD FELLOW. After which, a new Farce, entitled THE MODEL COUPLE, in which Messrs. Oxberry, G. Cooke, Mrs. Selby, and Miss E. gtarkley will perform. To be followed by a New DIVERTISSEMENT. To conclude with the Farce, entitled HIS FIRST PECCADILLO. This celebrated Troupe, whose performances hare excited univer sal admiration throughout the United States, will repeat a short Series of their popular ETHIOPIAN ENTERTAINMENT at the above Theatre THIS EVENING, D,censber 7, to be continued every Evening during the week. Loi 1 blic I C I L Not Nor Nor Nor Oat Roy Scot Scot She; S1;o Shn Sian Shr( Soul S )ui 50,.11 S )11l Swa ni Tax Tka wt Wat Wat We; Wes, Wh Win Yef An g 1i Bou Cett Cey pen Den Din but Eas Gre Lou Lill Th Str 40 the da, hei Pie