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Now ready, In 3 co ls. post svo., with Portrait, MEMOIRS OF MADEMOISELLE DE AIONTPENSIER, NIECE OF QUEEN HENRIETTA MARLA. WRITTEN BY HERSELF. gonry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE NEW NOTEL. In Three Volumes, post BYO., M W ARRENNE, TBE MEDICAL PRACTITIONER, By the Author of "Margaret Capel," la NOW READY AT ALL THE LIBRARIES._ _ " As a novel of society, this is one of the best lately Issued. It has a this purpose running through it, and the sympathies of the author are all with what is good and pure. The writer understands the art of exciting expectation, and of gratifying it in an unexpected man ner."—Britannia. " The volumes before us will undoubtedly become the most popu lar of the season. They display consummate ability and the pro- Soundest appreciation of character."—Sunday Times. Mohan! Bentley, New Barlingten-street. ILOTAL ITALIAN OPERA. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE, Established la 1847 for the purpose of rendering a more perfect per formance of the lyric drama than had hitherto been attained in this country. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers, and Patrons of Music are re spectfhlly informed that the SEASON (1848) will COMMENCE the trig week la March, In the new and commodious edifice soustrueted Inc year. OPERA. Per the production of tho established works by the great masters of ev cry school, for the effective representation of the repertoire of se venteen Operas mounted last season, and of compositions to be heard it the first time in this country, engagements have bees already maass with the following eminent artistes : _ PRIMI SOPRANI. Mde. Grisi, and Mde. Persian', Mde. Rencont, Mdlle. Sted'anini, and side. Castellan (her first appearance), Melo. Calked, /Mlle. Angielina ZoJa (of the Scala in Milan, her first appearance in this country), and Mde. Pauline Garcia Viardot (her first appearance). CONTRALTO. Mademoiselle Alboni. TENORI. signor Mario, and Signor Salvi, Signe/ Lavea, Signor Laigi Mei (from Scala, his first appearance in this country), and M. - Mager (of the Academie Royale de Alusigne, and of the Opera Consinae, in Paris, his first appearance In this country). PRIMI BASSI BARITONI. Signor Tamburini and Signer Roneoni. PRIM' BASSI PROFONDI. !Moor Marini. (The ratification of the engagement of Signer Cor raell-Satti. A. Hlsbrattaii basso, is daily expected). BASSO CO/tiled. Signer Agostino Rovers. ALTRI PRIMI BASSI. Signor TagHark° and Signor Poloninl. Deseado Tenere—Signer Seidl (from the Scala) Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor—Mr. Costa. the Orchestra, comprising the distinguished professors of last season, will be increased by additional artistes ; the names of the instrumentalists forming the entire orchestra will be published in..* future prospectus. The Military rand, which has Ilse been increased, will be under the direction of Mr. Godfrey, band-master of the Coldstream Guards. The powerful and aunterons Chorus of last year will be further strengthened by 24 chosen and experienced singers, and will number 22 voices—namely, 40 ladies, and 52 male voices. Chorus Master— Signor Bonconsiglio. Poet and Translator of the Libretti—Signor Maggieni. Prompter—Signor 3lonterasi. THE BALLET. The rule which gave such satisfaction to the musical public last season, that no divertissement should be suffered between the acts of operas, will be strictly adhered to. The performances will terminate with a ballet. During the season the following eminent danseuses will appear:— Mde. Flora Babbri (her first appearance), Mdlle. Leopoldino Inuit (premiere dansease of the Imperial Theatre in Venue, her first appearance in this country), Mdlle. Elisabeth Robert (premiere dansease of the Academie Royale de 3lusique in Paris, her first ap pearaace la this country), Mdlle. Camille (her first appearance for four years), Mdlle. Thierry , of the Fenice, in Venice (her fi rs t ap pearance in this country), Mdlle. Laugher, of the Scala (her first ap pearance In this country), 3fdlle. Celest Stephan, Mdlle. Honors (her first appearance), and Mdlle. Lucile Grahn (her first appearance). M. illvain and M. Bretin (their first appearances), M. Gontie, &0., and a numerous body of Coryphees, Promineuses and Figurantes. Maitre de Ballet—M. Appiani (from the principal theatres in Italy, France, and Belgium). Regisseur de la Danse—M. O'Bryan. Leader of the Ballet—M. Alfred Mellon. Composer—Signor Beletta. The emery by Messrs. Grieve and Telbln. Premiere Artiste Cue turniere—Mrs. E. Bailey. Engagements are pending with other distinguished artistes for opera and ballet. A detailed Prespectue, with the arrangements for the season, will be ready In a few days, and may then be obtained at the Box-office (corner of Bow-street and Hart-street), and at the principal libraries sad musts publishers. Royal Italian Opera, Cevent-garden, Jan. 22, 1142. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. 1111C,ar tb• Management of Mr. It. Webster, sole Lessee. MR. AND MRS. CHARLES KEAN. THIS EVENING _ _ Will be performed a new and original Play, entitled THY WIFE'S SECRET. Lord Arden, Mr. Hews ; Sir Walter Amyett, Mr. Ibanez Kean ; Jabea Sneed, Mr. Webster; Harrington, Mr. grin dall ; Brouillard, Mr. Rogers ; Lady Eysliss arayott, Mrs. Charles Kean Maud Mrs. Keeley. After which, a ROW Farce, called DEAREST ELIZABETH. Mr. Lionel Lax, Mr. Keeley ; Mr. Winch, Mr. Rogers ; Betsy, Mrs. Keeley. Ts couslude with a New and Original Burlesque Spectacle entitled run WORLD UNDERGROUND; •r, tke Golden Flute and the Orate' Waters. Stags Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting %Eutaw, Mr. F. Web:ter. J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper. Butes, se. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. ; tipper Gallery, 15. Boors span at Half-put six, Performance to •enmence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. TIIIS EVENING WM ks presented an entirely new Piece, entitled the ?FAIL OF Till 'OCEAN ; er, the Prince and the Mermaiden. Principal cha rasters by Messrs. Wive, P. Bedford, Wright, Munyard, Glennaire, Calleaferd, and Worrell ; Miss Niroolgar, Miss Emma Harding, Miss dllleuCilaplia, Mrs. Laws, said Madame Celeste. Te be feiloWed by a new and original Farce, entitled OUR NA TIONAL DEFINCES ; or, the Cockshot Yeomanry. Principal characters by Messrs. Lambert, Wright, P. Bedford, Sanders ; Ma dame Celeste, Miss Emma Harding, Mrs. Laws, and Miss Woolgar. To conclude with a new Farce entitled THE TIPPERARY LE 41CY. 'Fitment Green, Mr. Wright; Bob Gills, Mr. Munyard ; ..,anty Scrimmage, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Chubblock, Mr. Cullenford ; Policeman. Mr. sanders ; Lizzy Chubblock, Misa Woolgar. Boxes, 45.; I'it, 2s. , Gallery, Is. 1.1,,r4 Oita at Halt-pas t Six, Performance to commence at Sovca ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Ilanagenient of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS }',VENING nWill be pert armed a Corals Drama, called A ROUGH DIAMOND. Characters by Messrs. Selby, Diddear, Bellingham, Buckstone; Mrs.. Leigh Murray, and Mrs. Fithwilliam. After which, a New Fairy Extravaganaa, entitled TIDE GOLDEN BRANCH. Principal characters by Messrs. H. Hall, Harley, Ker ridge, Madame Vestris, Miss K. Fitswilliam, and Mrs. Macsainsra. To conclude with a Romance or Real Life, called BOX and COX. Principal characters by Mr. Harley, Mr. Buckstone, and Mrs. Mac. samara. Dress Boxes, Ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. N• lalf-priee to any part of the house. The Sew Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, is open to the Public evcry day, from Ten till Six. The Interior of the House has been entirely re-designed by Mr. W. Bradvrell of the Colosseum. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street. MONS. BOCAGE'S BENEFIT. On FRIDAY EVENING, will be performed hollers's Comedic of LE TA.RTUFFE. La Tartuffe, M. Bocage. After which, LES DEUX MENAGES. Bourdeuil, M. Bocage. Boxes, stalls, tickets, and season prospectuses, may be had at Mr. ILITCHELL'S Itoysl Library, 33, Old Baud-streot. lioxes, 6s. ; 3s. al.; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager, Duchess-street, Portland• place. _ . . Hammon* ot Mrs. Mowatt and Mr. Davenport, front America. TIES EVENING Will be presented Sheridan Knowles' Play of THE HUNCHBACK. Master Walter, Mr. Cooper ; Sir Thomas Clifford, Mr. Davenport ; Lord Tinsell, Mr. J. Vining ; Julia, Mrs. Mowatt ; Helen, Miss E. Montague. After which, a new comic Drama, called MT SISTER'S SECRET. To conclude with a new Christmas Pantomime, entitled OLD FATIIEIt TIME ; or, Harlequin and the Four Seasons. Dress CirCle, : 11;aes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. F. Davidge, No. 1, Davidge-terrace, Kensingtou-read, Surrey. Under the Management of Mr. Bunn. THIS EVENING, the pertormancea will commence with the celebrated Opera •t GUirrATUS THE THIRD. Gustavus the Third, Mr. F. Yining; Count Ribbing, Mr. " H o tie ; Count de Horn, Mr. Jones ; Colmel Lillienhyrn . Barter * s • Captain A.iikerstrom, Mr. 11. Phillips; Oscar, Miss Peels Madame Ankeratrom, Miss. R. Isaacs. To conclude with a new Pantomime, entitled PATTLE.DOOR and BHUTTLECOCK ; or, Harlequin Trap, Rat, and Ball. A distinct entrance to the private boxes has been made (which have been re-fitted). Private boxes may be had nightly of all the principal Librarians ; and at the Box-Cl:l2e of the Theatre, which is edeu daily from Ten until Four. Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, Gd . ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed JAME ETRE ; or, the Secrets of Thernteld Manor. Principal characters by Messrs. Hicks, Dale, Searle, nig gle, Forman ; Miss Vincent, Mrs. G. Lee, and Miss Burroughcliffe. To conclude with the grand scholastic and instructive Pantomime, entitled THE WORLD OF WONDERS ; or, Harlequin Caxton and the Origin of Printing, with wonderful scenery and decorative ap pointments. Clown, Mr. Paul Herring ; Pantaloon, Mr. Morelli ; ilarlequin, IL Lapin ; Sprite, Signer Moline; Celambine, Mdlle. Boxes, is. ; Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 4d. No Half-price to any part of the house. Doom •pea at 51x, to commence at Half-past Six. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. William Batty. Mr. Batty's performing Elephants. THIS EVENING, The Grand Spectacle of TIII CAMP OF SILESIA.. rtitlirclv new Scents In the Arena, by the talented Artistes of the 1 / 4 :sta+)lishmevit, in the various modes et equestration. To conclude with a Grand Equestrian Comic Pantomime entitled HARLEQUIN DOCTOR SYNTAX AND HIS DAPPER GREY MARE, In which those popular artistes Herr Denlin, Mdlle. Theo dore, Mr. Andorson, and Mr. Bradbury, as Harlequin, Columbine, Clown, and Pantaloon, which will exceed in splendour and effect all ft:maw productions at the Amphitheatre, Box-oface open from 11 till Actin and stage Marmot% Mr. W West. ---- REMINISCENCES OF PRINCE TALLEYRAID, 2 VOLS.—This work is likely to excite much interest in diplomatic and courtly circles. The public career of such a character as Prince Talleyraud has necessarily been much canvassed, but up to the present time few particulars have been published of his private history and early life. The writer of thi s work appears to have been the intimate friend of the Prince, and was in the habit of noting down Talleyrand's revelations and recol lections, and the result certainly affords a more into. resting portrait of this illustrious statesman than has hitherto been given to the world. Very curious i ne i. dents and scenes in Prince Talleyrand's own carrer are combined with extraordinary anecdotes of his contests. poraries, which illustrate, in a truly remarkable and novel manner, the events of that great drama in which he acted so conspicuous a part. eTHE WEATHER IX THE HIGHLANDB.—The Inver new; courier says—" Early on Sunday morning last we ha a fall of snow, to the depth of two inches or more, from the south-west. In the course of that day, a sharp frost succeeded, and still continues. The hills and fields covered with dazzling snow—the lochs covered with ice, and dotted over with bands of skaters and knots of ourlers— streets glistering like glass—all conspire to give the scenery an unmistakeable wintry aspect. To show the keenness of the frost, we may mention that, to-day, we saw several boys skating along the streets! In Dingwall, the frost has been so intense as to congeal water, and even milk, in dwelling-houses. Now is the time for the benevolent to open the coal-cellars to the poor! Frost has also been intense in Elginshire. The weather in Zetland has been very bad all the winter. A correspondent of the John o'Groat Journal says— ' There has scarcely been a day since harvest which has not been more or less characterised by wet. About the middle of last month we had a thunderstorm, and almost every evening since then a number of vivid flashes of lightning have been seen. On the 17th two very loud peals of thunder were heard throughout the whole islands. As might be expected, with such weather, tic companied as it has been by severe gales of wind, there has been much loss of life and property along our ooasts.' THE SUN, LONDON, NIEETING OF PA RI lAMENT WEATHER.—Surt 011FICE, FEB. 2. ruEnxostETErt, Lowest, 29 ; highest, 34 ; Noon, 40. BAROMETER, 30 26.—WIND W.S.W.; fine. it I, Al WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE Tins DAY. Mornloc.. 0 minutes after 0. J Evening .. 13 andnutes ..str 12. though copies of the informations had been taken out ten days previously, and a brief had been regularly prepared, it had never been sent to him. The objec tion, however, was overruled, and the trial proceeded after a delay of a few minutes, to enable Mr. ROLLaSTON to read the depositions. The Chief Justice severely censured Mr. HUGHES for his aban donment of the prisoners in the time of their peril; but that gentleman still most positively refused to act un less assigned by the Crown, or paid for his services ; and all his professional brethren having followed his example, the Learned Counsel was obliged to con duct the defence on that brief notice, and without any assistance whatsoever. The result was, that the wretched men were convicted, and are now lying under sentence of death. We do not desire to impeach the correctness of this verdict ; most probably the result would have been the same under any circumstances. But can it be said that the convicts had a fair trial? The ability of Mr. ROLLESTON is too well known to render it doubtful that everything which legal skill and ingenuity could effect under the circumstances was exerted in their behalf ; but he was certainly placed under very great disadvantages in being obliged to enter on such a case at a moment's notice. In the trial of the murderers of Mr. Bzu.cuast- BERS a serious risk was incurred of a failure of jus tice, in consequence of the want of proper instructions, and a sufficient time for preparation being allowed to the counsel for the prosecution. That was, however, the consequence of neglect, and nothing else. There was nothing to prevent the employment of such counsel had the parties desired it; or had they even informed the authorities of their intention not to do so, there is no doubt but the want would have been immediately supplied. But in the present instance the case was muck worse. Two persons who might have been, and by law were presumed to be, innocent, were placed in a situation of the greatest danger. Their lives were at stake, and depended on the issue. We may presume that they had not the means of on taining professional assistance, or else it is impossible to suppose that they would have remained until the last moment without having done so. The risk here was that innocent persons might have been unjustly condemned, and, according to the well known principle of the law, such a contingency was more to be avoided than the escape of many guilty men. Neither was it owing to any lathes on their part; they had no power to help themselves, and for that reason also the occurrence was the more to be regretted. It is hard to understand on what grounds the practice has been adopted to which the Chief Justice alluded. Surely, if any assistance is to be afforded to the parties on their trial, that assistance should be of the most efficient description. A counsel is for bidden to accept a brief in an ordinary case except through an attorney. It must be supposed that such services are essential, or the rule would not be esta blished. Why then should it be dispensed with in a case involving the life of the party concerned, and where the expenses are to be provided for from the public purse? Is the life or death of a human being a matter of less consequence than a question of pounds, shillings, and pence ? or is the Crown to condact its business in a more niggardly manner than would be tolerated in a private indi vidual ? No expense is spared for the prosecution. The Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, the Crown prosecutors for the circuit, the Crown solicitors, are all arrayed against the prisoner, but an attorney cannot be provided for his assistance. Such an expense would be inconsistent with the teononty that should be observed. Mr. Hucuss may be blamed by the public, as he was censured by the Learned Judge, for withhold ing his services at such an hour. We cannot, however, be surprised that the profession generally should revolt against a system which sets their humanity in direct opposition to their interests. It is not astonishing that persons who have had to incur serious expenses in acquiring their professional skill, and who are heavily taxed before they are per mitted to exercise that skill—every practitioner being obliged to pay a heavy stamp duty on his certificate, which must be renewed every year—should object to give their services gratuitously, when they see members of the other branch of the legal profession paid by the Crown for their exertions in the very same case. Surely a similar rule should be observed towards both parties. It is no more to be expected that an attorney should work for nothing than that a barrister should do so. If one is feed to defend a pri soner the other should not be deprived of that fair remuneration for his services to which he is justly entitled. What rule, then, it may be asked, would we desire to see adopted ? Simply this, that in every serious case where a prisoner made application to be al lowed professional assistance, supported by an affi davit to the effect that he was unable to pay the expense thereof from his own private resources, if the authorities should be satisfied of the truth of his statement, a barrister and attorney should be as signed for his defence, and that a reasonable sum should be paid by the Crown for that purpose. The amount that would be required would not be con siderable ; but, even if it were so, we are satisfied that no Englishman would object to such an item in the national expenditure, and the outlay would be fully compensated if it preserved a single British subject, even of the humblest rank, from the conse quences of an unmerited conviction. It would also give additional confidence in the fair and impartial administration of the law. At present the presiding Judge is supposed to act as counsel for an undefended prisoner. He should never be placed in such a situa don, or his position in any respect altered. His duty is to hold the scales of justice with an even hand, and it is impossible :to do so unless both sides are fairly represented before him. We have received intelligence from Palermo to the 21st, and from Naples to the 24th. ult. On the night of the 18th the garrison of Castilla mare commenced bombarding Palermo. No notice, no signal was given to the inoffensive part of the population of the danger which threatened time was allowed to the different Consuls to enable the residents •f their different nations to retire to places of safety. The next day the commandant of the English steamer the Bulldog endeavoured to ob tain a suspension of the bombardment from the K use's lieutenant, but in vain. On the 15th, whilst shttlls were still showering on the city, M. Boessom, the Consul of France, thought right to make an ap paid to his colleagues, for the sake of the French and othr foreign residents. In company with the Con suls of Sardinia, Switzerland, the United States, Pru ssia, and Russia, he went to the palace of the Dulce DB MAJO, to beg of him to cause the bombard met t to cease. The Consul of England, deprived of the use of his legs, and the Consul of Austria, who res; sled at too great a distance to be informed in time, rati 'fed the proceeding of the Consular Body, though una E , le to take part in it. It was not without danger. Nee r the palace the deputation was received by firing frorn ,the troops, but fortunately no one was hurt. On being .introduced to the Duke, the Consuls charged M. Baxssorr, the French Consul, to be spokesman. After a. long discussion, the Duke DS MAJO gave a promise in writing that a suspension of arms should t tke place for four-and-twenty hours. The Conk iuls next proceeded to the palace of the Senate, which is established in the centre of the city, and in which the committees were permanently established. In doing so they ha Li to traverse numerous barricades. The proposition is which they presented, in order to arrive at a suspension of hostilities, had not all the result which vet s hoped for. Profiting by the short respite which ha d been obtained from the authorities, the French Cons ul, as we have before stated , frei g h t e d a three-masted A merican vessel which was not en gaged in the port, and after extraordinary difficulties embarked, on the rkith, all the French who had been enabled to reach t port. Several foreigners also received hospitality an board the vessel. The follow ing days the situat ion did not essentially change; but it will be easily empeived that every hour the forces and confidence the insurgents increased, whilst the royal tk enops, confined in narrow Places, saw their l'ok )d and their resources diminish. The intell .nce from the interior of the island raised Ors ' hopes of the people by the manouncement of an important rising in all the parts of the co, 'entry Palermo. :Tlacards appeared at every instant, and kept alive the popular agitAtt, which surround I ion. The threat of a . . ,a. . ... ' .. ..t1 ~ , 4, • ... _ , • ../ ,e11114p.1116111 t t• ''.14..;:! . 7 , 1 7 , —t -': 'A . . 1, ' • ' . ' : ,i 't .A. 2,4 .. ... : ~ ii:::''',"`4 l-? : 1- 4initii:,..,,,;,:.;.. . ) e• .II .-- rm. „, .ktik D. '.,*:'"'::.: . I.: ' .' "'Zi • THE THIRD EDITIONS "THE SUN" WILL CONTAIN, AS USUAL, THE LATEST PARLIAMENTAItY INTELLIGENCE, ALL OTHER NEWS UP TO THE HOUR OF POST. Orders received by all Newsmen, and at the Sun-office, 112, Strand. ntu: 77 -- It 1, LONDON. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 2, liar The Session of Parliament, which will commence to-morrow (for the November sitting may be con sidered rather as the prelude to, than as a portion of, the regular session), bids fair to be one of the most important, in a social and a commercial point of view, that has ever been held. One of the first measures which will occupy the attention of the House of Com mons will be the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill ; and, supported as it is by the leaders of all parties in the House, and by public opinion out of it, there can be no doubt but that it will, ere a month has elapsed, become the law of the land. The important subject of the currency is, we are happy to say, not shelved by the appoint ment of the Committee on the subject of the national distress. Sir CHARLES WOOD and Lord JOHN RUSSELL and Sir ROBRRT PBEL will be forced to speak out on this important subject on Tuesday, for which day Mr. HERRIES has a notice on the paper for a Committee of the whole House, in which he proposes to move the following resolution :—" That it is expedient that the limitations imposed by the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, upon the Bank of England, in relation to the issue of notes payable en demand, be suspended, subject to such conditions as may be provided by any Act to be passed for the purpose." This will open up the whole subject of the currency, aid a matter of greater importance cannot occupy the attention of the Legislature. On the decision of this question depends, not only our greatness, but our very exist ence as a commercial nation—not only the comfort, but the very subsistence of the industrious classes ; and we therefore hope that nothing will occur to pre vent Mr. HERRIES from bringing forward his motion at the earliest possible period. We observe that Mr. CHISHOLM ANSTEY has precedence on Tuesday for his monster motion for papers relating to the foreign policy of the country from the earliest period down to the present time ; but surely the delinquencies of our successive Foreign Ministers can be as effee. tually exposed a month hence as on Tuesday, whereas the question of the currency is one which will brook of no delay. We, therefore, trust that Mr. CHISHOLM ANSTAY will give way to Mr. HERRIES. If Mr. ANSTRY'S object is to damage the Ministry in the opinion of the country, he cannot do so more effectu ally than by urging on the consideration of the cur rency question with the least possible delay. Next in importance to the question of the currency is the sanitary question, and although there is as yet no notice on the paper on the subject, we hope Lord MORPETH will not suffer a week to elapse without giving such notice for an early day. Cholera is approaching with rapid strides, and that which we intend to do for the improvement and preservation of the health of the people, it behoves us to do quickly. The condition of Ireland will be brought under the consideration of the House on the 14th of February, by Mr, MONSELL, who will call the attention of the House to the condition of tke able-bodied population of Ireland, and to the best measures for removing the dispropor tion between capital and labour in that country. We trust, however, that before that day we shall be in possession of the details of those remedial measures with respect to Ireland which Lord Jous RUSSELL pledged himself to introduce when moving for leave to bring in the Crimes and Outrages Bill in November last. The subject of West India distress will be brought under the atten tion of the House to-morrow by Lord GEORGE BENTINCL. On this question, also, we trust the Minis ters will lose no time in announcing their intention, and while on the one hand we protest against any attempt to revive the absurdity of protective duties, we on the other hand protest as strenuously against the equal absurdity of giving the present black popu lation lof our West India possessions the monopoly of the labour market by throwing obstacles in the way of a free immigration of free African labourers into our sugar colonies. The question of the repeal of the Navi gation-laws will also occupy the attention of the House during the present session. The Committee on the Roman Catholic Relief Bill is fixed for Wednesday, and there can be no doubt that the year 1848 will see the erasure of the last vestige of the persecuting penal laws from our statute book. Should this Bill and the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill pass during the present session, the year 1848 will be distinguished as the year in which perfect religious liberty was for the first time established in Great Britain. The affairs of Switierland, Italy, and Spain, will also, no doubt, come under discussion early in the session, as' will the subject of our national defences; and we see that Mr. Huta has given notice of a motion on the subject of the Raja of SATTARA, which will bring East Indian affairs under the attention of the House at an early period. Here then we have work enough carved out for our representa tives if they will but do the work— ther besetting sin, however, is that they prefer talking to working, and we are reluc tantly forced to admit the truth of the charges brought against the Members of the House of Commons by Colonel THOMPSON in his letter to the secretary of the Bradford Reform Association, and that the re proaches addressed to them are well deserved. The present, however, is a new House. Let us hope that, eschewing the evil ways of its predecessors, Members will do more and talk less, and that at the end of the session of 1848 we shall not be presented with that terrific list of murdered innocents which we have had ,to record at the conclusion of every session of late years—that we shall have more acts, and fewer promises. We yesterday alluded to the propriety of having, not only public prosecutors, but public defenders appointed, who should act in every case where the prisoner did not wish to select his own professional advisers. A case which has just taken place at Clon mel, before the Lord Chief Justice, is worthy of notice, as aff or di ng a strong illustration of the evils to which we then adverted. Two brothers, named CODY, were charged with a very serious murder. When placed upon their trial, they were asked if they had any attorney engaged. They answered in the nega ti ve . The Crown Solicitor stated that a Mr. HuQuas had obtained copies of the informations, and had been in communication with the prisoners. Mr. HuGnas said that he was ready to act if assigned by the Crown ; but the Court haring intimated that it was not the practice to assign attorneys, h e declined to give his services gratuitously, stating that he had understood he would have been assigned. His Lordship then assigned Mr. ROLLESTON to act as counsel on their behalf, but that Learned Gentlemen very properly intimated a strong objection to conduct so serious a case without the assistance of an attorney, without any instructions whatsoever, and also without having had any opportunity of making himself acquainted with the facts of the case ; for al- , WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1846. general bombardment, much more terrible than that which had previously taken place, remained sus pended over the heads of the population. On the 19th, on the invitation of the French Consul, all the consular agents assembled, and charged M. BREsSON to draw up a protest against this incessant menace. This document soon became known to the people. It produced an excellent effect. It was printed in French and Italian, and pla carded on the walls. It must have greatly contributed to spare new misfortunes to Palermo. In the meantime some communications took place between the Duke DE MAJO and the Marquis DE SPEDALOTTO, Pretor of the city. Vague and unde termined at first, the pretensions of the insurgents increased every day, and at length resulted in a de mand for the re-establishment of the old Sicilian con stitution and the immediate convocation of the Si cilian Parliament at Palermo. The Duke DE MAJo not having any power to treat on such bases, was obliged to confine himself to transmitting the de mands to his SOVEREIGN. On the 19th, accordingly, one of the vessels of the squadron was sent off to Naples for instructions. The next day the two fri gates which, as above mentioned, had previously left for Naples, returned before Palermo. It conveyed the four royal decrees of the 18th, an abstract of which has already been given. Two months sooner such measures would have excited general enthusiasm, tut, after the insurrec tion, they were clearly and flatly refused. A Parliament convoked at Palermo, tire old consitution adapted to the present time—such is the ultimatum which the insurgents say they will not abandon. They calculate probably on a general rising in Sicily ; but whether any has taken place or not there is no positive news. A movement attempted on the 6th at Messina was put down on the same day ; and on the 15th the people of that town did not know what had occurred at Palermo. The attitude of the people was disquieting, and in consequence the military authorities had adopted formidable measures. Our letters mention that nothing very extraordinary had occurred in the course of the engagements between the insurgents and the royal troops. One circumstance, however, deserves to be quoted for its originality—the garrison of Montreal, a little town situated at two leagues from Palermo, had yielded itself prisoner to the Benedictine monks, who had taken arms, and whose convent is situated in that town. On the 21st, the date of our letters from Palermo, the insurgents attacked a convent called the Novizziato, which was defended by the troops, and which is situated near the palace. On the departure of the courier there had been no result. An English frigate had arrived off Palmero on that day, and the French steam cor vette the Tonnerre * sent by the French Ambassador at Rome, was expected every moment. The paragraph of the Address on the affairs of Italy was agreed to on Monday, after speeches from M. TRIERS, M. ODILON 13AnaoT, and M. GUIZOT. The Consiitutionnel says, of the speech of IL TITTERS— " The whole of France will thank M. Thiers for having proclaimed aloud the sympathy which we feel and are bound to feel for Italy. Neve r was more noble thoughts expressed in more magnifi cen t lan guage. If every man of feeling applauds the indig nation with which M. Thiers spoke of such acts as the bombardment of Palermo, and the generous words with which he encourages Italy in the work of her regeneration, what man of sense will refuss to sanction the line of conduct which he prescribes for our government ?" In alluding to the speech: of M. Gurzor, the Con stitutionnel says— " There is an absolute contradiction between the speech of Saturday and that of yesterday ; so much for the language of M. Guizot. There is an absolute contradiction between his liberal speech, his dis patches, and the whole of his policy ; so much for his conduct. The explanation of this is to be found in the liberal, sensible, end generous speech of M. Thiers yesterday, which compelled M. Guizot to de• stroy in a new speech the absolute thesis which he had before taken such pleasure in developing. Un fortunately, however, he could not efface in the same way his acts, in which we find his true sentiments." The intelligence of the rejection, by the Sicilians and the Neapolitans of the terms proposed by the KING had produced a very depressing effect on the French funds. The conduct which it is probable Austria may adopt in this emergency is looked forward to with great anxiety. We read in the Union Monarchique :—" M. DR BACOURT, who was to pass the rest of the winter in Paris, has, we are assured, received from M. GuizoT the most pressing direction to proceed immediately to his post at Turin. At the same time a similar intimation was made to M. PISCATORY, our Ambas sador to Spain, who did not reckon upon leaving for Madrid till towards the end of the present month." The Three per Cents. closed at 74f. 30c. ; New Loan. 75f. 20c. ; Five per Cents., 116 f. 50c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,185 f.; Rouen, 906 f. 25c. ; Havre, 445 f. ; Great Northern, 6351.; Avignon, 356 f. 25c. ; Vierzon, 611 f. 25c. ; Bordeaux, 4801. ; Basle, 165 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 406 f. 25c.; Tours and Nantes, 3851.; Paris and Lyons, 391 f. 25c. MARSRILLIS, JAN. 27.—Marseilles and Avignon, 547 f. 50c.; Northern, 525. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAIL PirlTS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Fax. I. Boulogne and Amiens , 13 3 / 4 — Luxembourg, 1 Northern of France, 11 1 1 1 —Paris and Lyons, 5 1 ,E —Rouen and Havre, 18—Sambre aad Meuse, 7. REVOLUTION OF PALERMO. (FROM OUR OWN CO RRE ERMO,SPONDENT J. PAL 23. At Naples the situation, we are informed, has become worse since the publication of the first ordinances, They were at first received with coldness by the Neapolitan population, and after it was known that the Sicilians had refused them, they lost all value in the eyes of the public. Great anxiety prevailed in the capital, and, as the reports from the provinces were very alarming, it was feared, that bards of peasants, called by the getters-up of the disturbances, would arrive in Na ples. the enlightened and leading men appeared to have agreed to demand of the KING to make the largest concessions to his people. Among those who laboured most to prevent by these means the horrors of civil war, the Marquis DE rIETRACATELLA, Pre sident of the Council of Ministers, and the Duke DE SIERRA. CAPRIOLA, Ambassador of Naples at Paris, are particularly cited. The movement which had taken place in certain communes of the province of Salerno had extended to the city, and there had been cries of " Long live the Constitution 1" At Naples it was believed that, in order to maintain tranquillity, it would be necessary to remove the Marquis DEL CARRETTO, Minister of Police, and Monsignor COCLE, the King's confessor, from their places. The amnesty, which had been announced, was published on the 23d. It is as follows : The time of partial insurrections is past. We have here a national movement—a revolution in the full sense of the word. The decrees of the Provisional Government of Palermo are obeyed in the whole island. - As soon as the garrisons of the towns on the sea coast had been attacked and disarmed, they were directed on this capital, where they have been accompanied by all the small corps of the insurgents, who have come here to make common cause with us and defend the capital. The troops shut up in the fortresses begin to look with indifference to the fall of the Neapolitan despot ism, and their gloomy looks prove that their own heart is not associated with the cause, that military duty still prevents them from openly forsaking a portion of the troops which occupied Palermo, and a Portion of those sent from Naples are encamped on the slopes of the Monte Pellegrino, where they are cruelly exposed to cold and sickness. A great number of Palermitan ladies, taking pity on the wretched state of those poor soldiers who are hourly dying in want of help and medicines, have courage ously found their way to the camp, in order to render their assistance to the sick, and they have even suc ceeded in having some of them conveyed secretly into the town. This praiseworthy conduct of the Palermitan ladies has produced an immense impres sion on the spirits of the troops. " FERDINAND 11., &C., " Art. 1. We accord full grace to all the persons condemned or detained for political offences in the kingdom. " Art. 2. The following are included in this grace, the priest Giovanni Krimy, the canon Don Paclo Pellicano, Giovanni Andrea Romeo, Stefano Romeo, Guiseppe Miranda (of Ariano), the priest Don Vin cenzo de Ninno, Don Vincenzo Maura, Giuseppe Scala, who, however for the sake of tranquillity, shall remain confined in an island until a new resolution •n our part." The following is the address of the commander of the insurgent party inlPalermo, announcing his rejec tion of the propositions of the King of NAPLES : " Palermo, lan. 21. • "Ills E,xcellency the King's Lieutenant communi cated to the governor by a letter, of the present day's date, some sterile propositions, which do not respond to the desires of the people, and have no other gua rantee than the absolute will of the Sovereign. Sicily knows, by the sad experience of numerous years of grief and despair, what the will of a prince is worth when the people themselves are not the depositary, guardian, and avenger of their rights. In conse quence, the governor has made the following reply in the name of the committee and of the people : " 'Excellency,—l have communicated to the general committee the letter which you addressed to me this day, and I am charged to reply to you that the ar rangements mentioned in your letter cannot relate to a people who, for nine days a prey to the horrors of bombardment, fire, and shells, gloriously maintain their rights, and those national institutions which are alone capable of ensuring a durable happiness t o this island. The committee, the faithful interpreter of the firm resolution of the people, can only persist in the views already transmitted to your Excellency through me, viz., that arms will not be laid down, nor hosti lities suspended, until Sicily, united at Palermo in Parliament, shall adapt to our present epoch the con stitution which our country possessed for many cen turies, which was reformed in 1812, under the in fluence of England, and confirmed implicitly by a royal decree of December 11, 1816. (Signed) " MARQUIS DE SPIDELOT TO.' Let this be announced to the city of Palermo, a nd to all the communes of Sicily." At the sitting of the Swiss Diet, on the 28th ult., Colonel MuLLeit took the oaths and his seat as repre sentative of Zug. He afterwards traced succinctly the conduct of his canton in the late affairs. lie stated that, as soon as Zug had capitulated, the liberal population could no longer tolerate a Govern• ment which had been in open rebellion against the confederation, and therefore had chosen a new one, which he trusted would act in concert with the con federation. He declared that Zug had withdrawn from the Sonderbund, acceded to the decree of the Diet for the expulsion of the Jesuits, and was ready to take part in the revision of the federal compact. Upon this, Colonel MULLEx was elected a member of the committee of revision by a majority of 18 out of 19 votes. A proposal by the Federal Council of War for an augmentation of the staff of artillery was carried unanimously, with the exception of the Deputy for Neufchatel, who wished it to be referred to a committee. The rest of the sitting was occupied with the questions of promotions of officers who had distinguished themselves in the late campaign, but they were adjourned till Wednesday. At the end of the sitting the resignations of sev eral officers were read and referred to the Federal Council of War. A letter from Copenhagen states that the King o f DENMARK, on the occasion of his accession to the throne, has ordained that, in accordance with the letter patent, which he has already published, all prosecutions for political offences by the press, now pending, shall be suppressed. Madrid journals of the 26th ult. have been received. On the 25th the Ministers, with the exception of IsTARvAxz, attended the Committee of the Deputies on the Budget, and gave explanations which were satisfactory to the majority. The Progresistas had held a meeting, at which it was determined, that when the estimates should come on for deliberation, a proposition shall be made to do away with the monopoly of salt, and to sell the salt works, applying the proceeds to the payment of the public debt. The debates in the two Chambers on the 25th were without interest ; that of the Senate was on the Bill constituting the Senate into a court of justice ; that of the Deputies on the Bill relative to notaries. MADRID BoLSA, Jex. 26.—The Three per Cents. were done at 27i at sixty days ; the Five per Cents. at 161 for paper; the Debt Without Interest at 51; and the Coupons at 111. _____ I DIATII OF TUE COUNTESS OP BETIIRLEY.—We re gret to announce the decease of the above Noble Lady, who expired at the family mansion, in Portman-square, on Monday last, after a protracted illness. Her Lady ship was the second and youngest daughter of the Hon. James Stuart Wortley Mackenzie, and brother of the first Lord Wharncliffe. The Countess's demise wilt be deeply regretted by all who had the happiness of her acquaintance, and by none more so than her poorer dependents. CA.EIN/CT DIN/ill/C.—Sir John Cam Hobhouse will receive the members of the Cabinet at dinner on the 9th of February, at his mansion in Berkeley square. Lord John Russell has been suffering from a cold, accompanied with cough, during the last few days, and has in consequence been confined to his house. We hare receir•d the Paris papers of yesterday. better. There are no foreign arrivals to-day with late intel ligence of interest, if we except the usual continental express, which brings advices of grave import from Sicily. The insurrection spreads, and the apprehension now is, that unless the King of Naples yields all that is required, the Austrian troops may be made available. Monetary and commercial affairs still wear an im proving aspect in the City, and there is a probability of the movement being felt throughout the country. We are advised by Messrs. Ferguson and Taylor, of Man chester, that— " We are not sanguine, however, that the decaand for the manufactures of this district will be on a large scale for some time to come, nor do we expect that any mate rial advance of prices will be established. The large stocks of yarns and goods yet here, coupled with the extraordinary means of production, must naturally keep down prices, until a great change be wrought in the consumptive power of our home and colonial markets, now so greatly depressed by var i ous causes w hi c h re quire time and many modifying circumstances to remedy. The only quarter to which we can look at present for a material improvement is India, and in this direction we can only reasonably expect a gradual revival,] as confi dence may gain ground, after the severe shock which credit has sustained ‘from the exposi of the artificial basis on which a great portion of the trade thither has, during the last few years, been conducted. The advices from China, at this moment, afford little encouragement that our manufacturers will greatly supersede native fabrics, until larger facilities be afforded for an exchange of equivalents as between the people of that empire aad ourselves." The Stock Market is still droeping, the result, we may hope, of better employment for capital out of doors ; but, perhaps, also of the anticipation that there will be a funding of Exchequer Bills. Consols have realised 88} to 89k for present Transfer, and 884 to 894 for Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 90* to 4, and the Three per Cents. 894 to 4. Bank Stock has realised 200 to 202. Exchequer Bills have reached 365. and 40s. prem. In the Foreign Stocks the business done has been at advanced rates in several cases. Spanish Three per Cents. have touched 324, and the Five per Cents. 211 ; Mexican Bonds have been 184 for Money, and 181 to 124 ; Equaelor Stock is at 34 to 31- ; Russian Bonds have been at 1094 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 544 ; and Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 84. The Railway Share Market looks wall again, and there is a steady business doing. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLUCIL. PRICES Bank Stock • 2OO 202 202 3 per Cent. Reduced Arms 894 89 891% 894 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 89 89% 883 38 4 New 34 per Cent. Anus 904 90 90 Long Auns. to expire J an. 1860 • 9 9 1-16 9 1-16 India Stock 241 t 43 243 India Bends, 1,0001. Consols for Account . 89%4 88% 89% 88% 8 Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,0001. 5001. Small ;'RICER OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds Ditto, Small Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent.- 83 Equador Bonds 3% s , lexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 l B l,O /4 184 Ditto, Account . lB% 19% 18 3 / 4 19 Russian Bonds Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto. Account 21 N 5,4 Ditto, Passive Ditto. 3 per Cent 324 Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 5 per Cent. Exchange f• --c. 25f. 60c Belgian 4% per Cent Dutch, 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 544 544 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 85% 8534 PRICES OF ..„D. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. 'a' AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen .:. 45 ... 27 Amber., Nutt., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2%...„. _ Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2% •• , • , • - Belfast & County Down 10 Birmingham and Ox ford Junction .... .. 20 Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 ..... Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 101. 145... 10% di5....... % dis Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June 73,i — ... . ......... Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter Ditto, Thirds Buckinghamshire... 121. 4s. ... .. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares .. 3 3 / 4 ...... 1 0% Ditto,Clydesdale June 50 Chester and Holyhead... 37% 22 ...... Ditto, Preference l2 Clarence Do. lot Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2.1 Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports mouth ,/ Dublin and Belfast J une . 25 t Dundalk & Enniskillen 17% East Anglia, 25/., L. & E. and L. and D... ... 25 Do.,:18/., E. & 11.-. 18 ...... Do., 31. 10s. ......... 2 .... 2 Eastern Counties... ..... 26 Ditto (B) Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent., No. 1-- 6/. 13s. 4d.... —•-• •• Ditto ditto, Mo. 2...61. 13s. 4d... Do., North. & Eastern 50 Do., Quarters Do., New 23 Eastern Union 5O Ditto, Quarter Shares 121 ,4 — Ditto, Thirds .......135.4d.. Do. (guar. 6 percent.) 10 - •••• •• ..... East Lancashire Ditto, New Ditto. New Quarters 3%...••• -- 41 p 3 p so p oNE O'CLOCK. CLOSIN , PItICE,s TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. Sir,—ln compliance with the expressed wishes of many who supported me at the late election, it is my intention to resume the practice, which was found useful in gone-by years at Hull, of making a weekly report of proceedings in the House of Commons. If my friends insisted on a statement of the general impression made by the short session, it would pro bably be, that the house is composed, in greater pro portion than in times past, of men who have lately attained the legal age of twenty-one years, and that there are increasing tokens of the extent to which the substantial determination of public questions is trans ferred to what a Roman might have called the comitia prima, or to the assemblages of the community in places of their own selection. The House of Com mons must always be the place where the results of public opinion will finally be registered, but it is every day becoming less the place where public opinion is created and fashioned. In cases of this kind it is not easy to say how much is cause and how much effect; but the insuperable wearisomeness of the debates is the phenomenon which visibly connects itself with this transference of power. The Ministe rial agents and their ex -Ministerial opponents do their office in a way than which nothing can be better. But all beyond is a quagmire of gentle dullness, irreme diably hostile to the performance of any serious busi ness, except counting the votes after a conventional quantity of tedious pantomime has been gone through. Fancy, for instance, that the free traders had attempted to introduce their ques tion by way of the House of Comm-ions. Or imagine that the Member for the West Riding, or anybody else desirous of speaking his mind on questions which have arisen since, had fixed on the House of Commons as the place where his efforts should be made. He would either not have been heard, as indeed seems a necessary result from the axiom that a vessel filled to the brim already, cannot be made to hold anything more; or, perhaps, he would have had a charge of intended assassination made against him, as is the Parliamentary method of trying to put down an unpleasant opponent. But the Member for the West Riding knows a great deal better. Not a word does he utter in the House of Commons during the session, but he goes to Stock port, and there gives vent to his misgivings th a t things are not going on as they ought. And next he calls a meeting of the men of Manchester, and of the women too, and to them he confides his cares and fears—the Ministerial representative sitting by, to , carry to his colleagues his estimate of the learning of the Lancastrian mind, and the strength with which it is supported. There is more sense in this than in listening to a two hours' speech from the representa tive of a few drunken men, whose votes are paid for. On the whole the right key has been struck. It is not what a Member does in the House, but what he does out of the House, which is effective; and the man who does his work well in one place carries the influence of it into another. This would have been something like treason once; but it is grown into good popular law, and nobody thinks of resisting it. Neither honour nor duty calls on men to do their work in an unfavourable way, when they can do it in a better; and if county meetings and the House of Commons are changing places, it is the result of causes which it is useless to oppose or to deplore. Touching the times and mode of future correspon dence, there will be every opportunity for arrange ment ; and we shall, in all probability, fall into the method most favourable to general objects. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, T. PERRONET THOMPSON. Blackheath, London, Jan. 31, 1848. 21 3 / 4 Ike 32 1/.'2 ' •••• ...,, _ East Lincolnshire ...... 16% Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. .. 12 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% Edinburgh and Northern 22% Ditto, New.. ni — •. Ditto, Newport l2 Ditto, ditto, New 2 ,4. .... ............... Exeter,Yecmil, & Dorch 2.: :: _ Ditto, New Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle • • ••• ....... • Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 ...... Ditto, New ... 40 ... Do. Preference Consol. 15 ...... .. • ........ Great Northern Do., London and York 2%' iii v s /4••• , Great South. and West. _ sbx 34 22 121,1 12 3 / 4 (Ireland) ..... Great North of England 100 ...... .... ...... Ditto, New 401 5 • Ditto, New 301. 3O ...... 71th Ditto, New, 15/ Great Wester n ......... Ditto, % Shares Ditto, 4 Shares Ditto, Fifths 2O Ditto, New 171 9 l/ • .. 11 10;4 ... ...... Huddersfield and 1.11 . n . ch. 24 —— Ditto, Thirds Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 .. . • Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 Ditto, 1 4 Shares Ipswich & Bury St. Edni 1 7 1,4 ...... Do., do.. and Norwich 15 Do., do., Extens. Scrip (late Camb. & Ely) 2 1 ,( s — ••••••••••••• • Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto •••••• Ditto, % Shares .....• 3 8 1 - 3% 13% •• Do. Quarter Shares... 14 1 / 2 Do. Fifths... ......... ... 8 Do. Sixteenths 6 14 ...... '— Do. Thirds (Reg.).... 101.45...... Do. Liverp. and Bury 38 ...... Ditto 1 ,4 (late Hud dersfield and Sheff.) 33 71 i/ 10; x Do.6irakefield,Ponte tract, and (oole). 47 1 ,4 Do. (W. Riding Unioa)4/. 25... ... 2% 1 4 die...— 2 14 die, Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do. 1 / 2 Shares (A)„, 9 — Ditto ditto (B) ... 114 _ Leeds and Bradford Leeds, Dewsbury, &c... 4* 2 — ... . Do., Half Shares l5 ...... ....• ........ . Do.Newßranch (blue) 2 1 4... ~ Do. Extension (green) 2 /2 — Do. New Exten.(pink) 2 1 4 ...... Leeds and Thirsk Ditto, New Do., Prefer., 6 per CL 31 ...... Liverpool, Crosby and Southport. 2 Liverp., Mnchstr &New- castle Junction 2% London & Black wa11...13/. 83.8 d — Do. New, No. 2 ... 41.135. 4d Do. E. ' 7' l AA ...JO. Extension London, Brighton, and South Coast SO Do. Consol. Eighths. 30 Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9 Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 ....• _ 31% 41% --0. L 1 - Cl. Ditto, ditt0...... 1852 50 London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d — ............... Ditto, Preference... 181178 2d _ Leudon and N. Weetera 100 l5O 149 150 1 ,x... 150% Do., Quarters L. & B. 22 Do., do., New Ditto Fifths ..... .. .. 2 ...... Do. 1 4 Shares (G. J.) 25 Do 401.Shares(L.M.) 15 — Do. 40/. (M. & B.) ... 40 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 7% Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 7% — ....... Dc. 10/. ( ikl. & B.) C. 1 - .. ... Lon J.& S. Western ...41/. 68. 8d 5 4 3 /4 55 Do. New ConsoL Bths 40 D. New 501. ... ..... 37%.. Do. New 401 Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 Ditto ditto ... Ditto, Thirds 81.6x. 8d.... . MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. London, Salisbury, Auld CITY, (JUAR TER -TO THREE. Londonderry &Coleraine 27 1 ,4 ..,.... ........ .. There was a firm Market for Cotton at Liverpool yes- LDadonderry and Ennis terdsy. Sales, 6,000 bales. Railway Shares were killeu an::hester, rather lower, although a good business was done, and M Matlock .Burton,and . towards the close of the Market the quotations looked Mosohaster, _ Sitsitteld, 3 . _ and Lincolnshire ...100 - ••• •• ......... Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 - •se. Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3)... 7% — Ditto and Grimsby.... 25 Ditto ditto . ..... 7 •••••. ........ • Ditto ditto . 4l Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire Manchest. & Southampt 2LA ...... Midland lOO 116% 116 Do:Consolidated Pref.loo Do. 461. Shares Do. JO/. Shares l5 Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Do. Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct. —l6O Brist. &Glocetr. 36 Ditto, ditto Midlad, Leicest. & Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo ...... Midland Great Western Irish Newcastleand Carlisle...loo Do. Quarters 25 Newmrket &Cheaterford 16% Do. Extension .........21. 12s — Newport, Abergaveiny, and Hereford Newry and Enniskillen 7 Warrenpoint, and Rostreyor 121 A Norfolk ...............100 Do. New 201. Do. Extension Do. Guaranteed s%pc. 5 Do. Scrip, 1847, North of Norfolk 2 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 North British .....•.... 25 Do. Half Shares 1 2 14.— 12% 1 ,4 Do. Quarters 4 3 /4 . . Do. Extension Ditto Thirds 11 211' 14 Nora Staffordshire lll North Wales N orth Western qxrord, Worcester, and Wolyerhatopto.n .... 33 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston aid Hitchin Scottish Central Scottish Midland 22% Ditto, New......... 10 ......•..•. •• Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole ... 5 Shrewsbury and Birm... Ditto ditto. Class B. 4 Shrewsbury & Cheater ( Nor. W. Min.) Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 — .. .... ........ Ditto Oswestry ...... 12 Ditto New Do. $ per Cent. Pref 5 Shrewabury and Herefd. 2 Shropshiire Union South Devon... 4O De. Preference - .••• •••• •••• South Staffordshin South Eastern & Dover. 33 1 . 81% 1 4 Do., No. 1 24 Do., Nc. 2. Do,, .N 0.3 ............. 20 Do~ No. 4 South Wales lB :nouth Yorkshire, boa caster, and Goole $ . .. •• Swans. & Laugher & Ca meron's Stns. C0a1.... 6 ••• ...... ••. Taw Vale Extensioa ... 4 Thames Haven Dock and Railway — Vale et Waterford and Kilkeany 13 1 72 . Waterford and Limerick 40 W aterf d, W sird,W icklw, and Dublin West Corn wall , ‘(hitehaven & Furness 13 Windsor, Staines, and South Wester'........ 52s — Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth .............20 York, NewcaEtle, and Berwick. Do. Original New and Berwick 25 Do. North Shields Pur. 2S Do. Extension No. 1. 15 ...... •••• ••• Do. do. No. 2......... 10 De. G.N E.Prefereuce 8 ...... 10jA% York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and NV est Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 ...... ••• Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 14 ••• Central of Spain .. 2 Ceylon Demerara Dendre Valley 4 Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish ...... East Indiaa l4 — •• ••• Great Indian Peninsular ss. Italian and Austrian. ... 4 Jamaica S. Mid. Junction 1 Louvain Ila Sambre ... 6 Luxembourg 6 - Lyons and Avignon__ 5 — Madrid and Yalentia... 2 Narnar and Liege lB ... .. .. ........ ... Northern of France lO Orleans and Bordeaux 6 Over Yssel ............... 413 s 4d...... Paris and Lyons lO ..... ••• Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ... ..... PO Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 Rouen and Havre .. 20 Sambre and Meuse ...... is ... , ....... ....... Strasbourg and Basle ... • 14 Tours and Nante5........ 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt ...... 16 . West Flanders V:. ..... . _. . JOINT STOCK ; BAN X& British North American SO Union of L0nd0n......... 10 .... London Joint Stock lO Australasia ...... ••• . ••••••••• London & Westminster. 20 Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Ditto New... ..... ...... 10 Commercial of London 20 Union of Madrid ...... ... 40 National Pro , . England. 35 Ditto, New. ..... .. ..... 10 National of Ireland 22% Union of Australia Ditto,New... ........ ... 2% ...... . I1=ill• 4114 ...... 354 27% 12,g 2 1 4 10% _ 1 14 2 1 4 31-Ve 04 90A L .4 Xl4 13 1 4 lis T 9 1 7 3t iliii 13 11 !si, 4.3 1 / 4 1 - LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAVJ LONDON, FEB. 2.—Wind W.S.W., light breeze, IA fine mild weather. GUERNSEY, JAN. 29.—A fire leroke out on board the I schooner John Weavel, Wright, of Rye, in Sampson-'} o harbour, 27th ult., when the foremast was obliged to away and the forecastle gutted. Licionoz, JAR. 23.—Six hundred logs have beta! saved from the wreck of the Clarendon, I.l'Farlane, I el ;' on the island of Feltoe 19th ult. The Concordia, Er man, of and for Emden, from Ferrol, was wrecked 1 W instant on the island of Noss, and t en o f t h e CI '81! drowned. The Isabella, Smith, of Leith, for this p. tr 4 left Aberdeen about the 13 t h a l t., an d h as not si _, been heard of. DunDEL, JAW. 30.—The Endeavour, Finch, of XI don, coal laden, was abandoned whilst riding in t 11 ;, - bay, with both anchors down, and has been brought here a derelict last night; crew supposed to be drown '7,, STROMNESS, JAN. 15.—Th e J ane , B urgess , fr' Fdr Liverpool to Hamb urg h, h as arr i ve d h ere l ea k y, havi " experienced very severe weather, and is discharging. BRISTOL, JAN. 31.—The Como, Waterbridge, arriv here from London very leaky, and with loss of boa having been in contact 24th inst., off the Lizard, with , brig of about 250 ton s , n ame un k nown, to whom ass i ante was sent by the master of the Cosmo. PLYMOUTH, JAW. 1111.—The Venus, Holm, ft , 011 Jacmel to Copenhagen, slipp e d f rom h er anchors pest,ll; day during a heavy gal e f rom t h e sout h , an d dri 1 1. athwart the Norwegian barque Angosta, from St. thy IJ ' when the former lost bulwarks, stanchions, &c., and 1) : j $ since been brought into Catwater—the latter receiv little or no damage. INVERELITIUNG, JAN. 30.—The Cumberland Traci( Fairlane, from Shields to London, is windbound in Margaret's Hope, with loss of bulwarks and deck load. Ds:AL, FEB. I.—Wind N.N.W., fresh.—Arrd. frt the River and sailed, Empress, Ceylon; W. M. Brow fj ! ditto; Houghton-le-Spring, Mauritius ; Helen, Bald 11 ,' Glaphyra, St. Kitts; Pilgrim, Savannah; Prince Albe. New York. LIVERPOOL, Fut. I.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Thou I . ° Brocklebank, Ponsonby, Calcutta ; Camilla, Ashti Singapore. Sld. Mary Ray, Demerara; Hero, Cul 1* Off port, Mary Woods, Valp!Faiso; Aurora, P OR TSMOUTH, FEB. I.—Wind N. to N.W.—Sld. h 0 Majesty's ship Meander, Cape of Good Hope and Borne 0 SHEERNESS, JAN. 31.—The report that the Joh a Elliotson, which went on shore on the Black Tail Sand, got off again, was incorrect; she still remains strippea of her stores, and with masts cut away. TnooN, JAN. 29.—A brigantine was passed on al* 28th instant on the south-east end of Isla Island, with all sail set, and had her bows nearly out of the water. ST. MENANCE, JAL 31.—The Active, of NeWßAStlet was driven up to the westward of Pittenween 23th hil t ''' . and sunk; crew saved. HAITLEPOOL, JAN. 31.—Several pieces of fir timber and mahogany have been washed ashore at Hawthor r Hive. BRIDLINGTON, JAN. 31.—A quantity of stores, p .rtl or wholly from the Union, of Newcastle, which Wt 1 , abandoned on the Ist ult. off Darlington, and afterwart sunk to the south of this place, have come on shore het during the last few days. Baron and Baroness Lionel Rothschild entertaine his Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and the Count'. !. Dietrichstein, his Excellency Count and Countess ( Jarnae, the Marchioness of Aylesbury, the Earl an Countess Grey, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerstoi Lord Campbell, Sir Charles and Lady Wood, the Rigl ; Hon. E. and Hon. Mrs. Stanley, the Hon. Henry an Mrs. Fitzroy, the Right Hon. Fox Maule, Sir Anchor]. Rothchild, Baroness Rothschild, and a distinguishe s circle at dinner on Monday last, at their residence in CC eeiv Sam Ragl Irish Fero wer 34 (Sil fens Pia' defe inek tain gon aani W 8 cin ger ern ma soy Wu anc tak wh thr Pell the the of the In del be 4 of