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Keeley ; Snout, Mr. Meadows ; Snug, ; 3 s's ; Hermia, Mrs. Nisbett ; Oberon, Madame A ths it..l tia, Mrs, W. Lacy; Puck, Miss Marshall; First Z .ainfertb. Grt , To conclude with - ` c • C ,P,, , - ; HRISTMAS PANTOMIME, entitled OF OTRANTO; OR, HARLEQUIN Pao n TIE GIANT HELMET. f 3. Smith ; Mr. T. R Ne.o.hett fr ''../0,0 t. 111; Columbine, Clown, Miss Fairbrothidgway ; er. ton7: ll be White Milliner, with Brother. Ben, an the , ne. eoktn 1 0 : 4 the Midsummer Night's Drea ;a , w ith Th e e,,, mime ' t. ie 'at e b ope ne d at half-past Six- , ..the performances to Ber • 'a .k cu 0 01, 2 31; 5 • (Ike,?S and Second Price, 3s. 6d.; First and Seco . nd 1: °" Price, 2.5. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price, th,',7 tt e rY, Is, k 'a,,y 6 .. I, ro d P l aces for the BOXt3 t o b e t a k en of Mr. Grogan, ,i/ 1 1 : d 44110 e, fr om T en t ill F eur, where Season Tickets l i i t e °P O n application. 4 3 _ 0 44 to be had so'.elv of Mr, A n d ' sbvs bookseller ttti o nd-st reet. , lordi„ R OYAL SURREY THEATRE. II 're triuMph achieved—The present performances t ipittlas_rative than ever, roars of laughter and shouts of 91. kit e „' attend the scene that caused the late extraordinary '" e llt in France. b e Tins EvENTivo,lB, ~, "' t ett a Grand Histor . ical Romance, founded on and entitled ;Tab] THE TOWER OF LONDON. t cl4l 'h eal i sPlendid Costume, and Appointments, *lli l e , glls of th celebrated George Cruikshanks. tb "lb a rev, at:d the Grand Traditionary Pantomime s ( • e entitled 414'44 AND MY LADY LEE ,• OR, GOOSEY litegle4 the : 4 .ND THE SPELL. BOUND GOSLINGS. a, tonishing and incredible !vol , utions of the Cask of be given as well as Brunning s Grand Dioramic igt,t 4 ,704, Syria ; the ' Pantomimic Characters by the unri ,`lik",„°4ll i ° Family • Mr. Sonthby, the Original C10a:!...;- 4) . ie. C olumbine; the astonishing Gyeanastique,ignior 'JC;gle from Fr at aris ane celebted 'meet betweenXei' Gallic P Cock ; and d theth, English ra Bull Op t N , NF.'W STRAND TI-lEATRE. " tin. GREAT SUCCESS! "Ybod EVENING DURING THE WEEK. 61N astonished at the wonders effected by the highly t% 4 , 4 4 0 idt,ACOBS, the Royal Ventriloquist, Modern Ma te•or 'Alglislx Irnprovisatore. The raptures of applause te ar l e 4 c pztrt.of the Entertairtmetit is a su ffi cient NI mus e pmt afforded. Th e ' P r ick s , Transforma kiksions, surpass,all otheis thatjiave /et been pro -1:(1: he? 'VentriioqUiSM is introTticed in such a manner that :01._,Ieve one individual capable of performing the whole (tob.`racters herd by the audience ; and the Extern ) „ _ 130,g pleasing, in the extreme. op eti `e a ; 2s. tid.s ?it, Is. 6d. ; Gallery, Is. 1, , 1, 4 prip a t s even o'clock, and commence at Half-past. 41 . - ; %W . at Quarter to Nine o'clock—Boxes, ls. 6d. ; ! pt lt f egoi n e i r 31 6d. ' Pc , ',al of the Priv a t e Boxes. n g " """ 42 4 , 1 :.F:ft AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS OAY. aft 4 minutes after 1. 1 / 4 Al LONDON: PR ' , l'lt e t ...JAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1841. I°Vrti 4,Or a A. ad oitv NI . 0 _ - did not meet yesterday, having 41 eth l er till Friday but whether it were to `q t . 'eir ho use e re set iu order, or to recruit them -1)11't • for heir great labours on Tuesday, we 14 1 4 6 ,f. h e Med. 4 ',7 hoipPr,_esentatives of the people met at the tilkNv,`• p etitions were presented against Lor d . 41 lad s 1) 4 and for Lord MORPETH'S, against tti. 1 ow t a A eit or Q x, against lay patronage in the t kili r ecotiand, &c. k t ,' to ervi4tilgier withdrew his notice of a mo lt -et a monument to Sir SIDNEY SMITH, 1) -et a ) ' 1 :: (13ch an d s having taken it up. '447:41 18 .. °l%/xELL having learned from Lord 14:4 sent t o that the treaty with Texas had h„ to that country for the ratification, " t i)o wfts ), ti ed „expected to take place in Januar y, tic t , Thuets motion relative to Texas for a ort IS' a bout li on. Member gave notice of a m N e ts, w . the issuing of stamps to News 1441,ittedi.th a view of showing that frauds are re., f „, t t my to A klov.4ated, fr. PARINGTON, Lord JOHN RUS to thAor a ,,..,that the ordinance issued by the titti e stiati.". Council of Lower Canada, relative kept ka th ina l'Y of St. Sulpice, was laid on the t o ' t o p r i o t it was contrary to Act of Parlia to 0 , 1 1 1,1 t such ordinances. ,kto '4i Rep ort ci ' called the attention of the House ty'kliii r , 2 of the Commissioners appointed ii ie 1xt 14 , 4 -1 into the merits of Mr. &vow 11,,yrIttiii% Iwtivention for protecting. ships from 'tie q high . 11 . 1 ell spok e of that ' invention in the w hich t r oul ; he adverted 'to the ne ,lt,a,rd'i ‘44 4i rtr. HARRIS had experienced from ` l ok ti t si,, Y . ) Spok e strongly in favour of re• k ,S ls , :a 's to - , l Pc merit, and moved for informa %—ed t o h it means the Government had 4t llliB si- P g i ving e ff ect to the Report of the r. yri ers. t, N i 41 °Iit n, - '1( , th at - FEItuALL explained at some , t io ll 4 , to i n ;, a , f ter all the trouble that had been q i )lt w esti gato , .01.r.SNOW HARRIS'S inven he 'Att " doub c '-41 ( ,), aiir a l„ t-ni whether it were the best. l)I A1 ;`A h a d ',3' nad been led, by the experiments ,k 4 boll.° be en made, to adopt a mixed tk, l t• t t w cd from Mr. HARRIS'S invention, ;tl,l4,Pre%,'s inention, and. the practice on N t 'q to th at .1 S hips ; and this scheme was pre -4., for each of x i - 441e.tialltilict6 vess:r. HARRIS, because it did not one -fifth of the sum which til ) Ills hadrs cost. Be did not deny that Mr. ' 4 l , hte q tll,,g_ r ea . t Merit, but the Admiral ,-.uPtie*--,,y of rewarding every inven t4Stl, l' ‘ 4 t4 ''4q tal'ilp i ilm lid i„ - tilought the expense should A i 1 4 40 _ - th e Wa „, ~..t . oi adopting Mr. HARRIS'S %1, 1' 4t1 f .," . I le ase j - - , 01i t, to al _ bed the reluctance of the k ae al ~ .-,nowiedge Mr. HARRIS'S merits ti t ;qt.. w 4)otives. 14 : 1 1 : ttn t , R ... I v h , rozir said there were two ques -4 at 4 was Mr. HARRIS'„ . 1,. lq, invention not adopt til.'ti 0 , wa s i t , )ll ~. the c he not rewarded ? He disap tk.tas, !it s of . Co he having inquired into N It S' F3 pia, other inventions; h thought Mr. %till,4`4(le 0 ,: 1 4 a good one, and that Lord ELIOT i t.' !llga t i '' a case for granting a reasonable t tl' t li. °lt to th N'NI ° ltti at gentleman. tSt ' t Ptni tOlo ilaii y ere tat.. - as of opinion that the .Ad ,4 oL , illiity 1 m ag on themselves a serious N 4 ,th 3 Y not actinc, on the recommenda ker. C°4l iiii- s . '' 1 1)1,,, Its of - „ o,ioners they had appointed. t,_t`,4:44 ri t N ,t te ,( l .lin, : t ir a • ra S , xtio: HARRIS had been •et .o . - on h o - Beagle, during a ser -4 b een _`," ot ii -,-e ycar.,, whyti that vf,s -0 dor,age. 2 1r uck by li ghtning, but had re .'" lie reserved his opinion- as /i ti" 7.. _', - ; ( 7 7.1;1 .." r Admiral ADA➢i admitted that the invention was a valuable one, but the Admiralty thought Mr. HARRIS'S demand of 7,0001. too large. He denied that political motives had at all entered into the business ; for he knew nothing of Mr. HARRIS'S politics, and some of his own friends at Devonport had recommended Mr. HARRIS'S plan for adoption, Finally the motion was agreed to. Mr. PAKINGTON moved for leave to bring in a Bill to alter the election of county coroners. At present every freeholder is entitled to vote ; he proposes that the list of registered Parliamentary voters shall also be the list of voters for coroners. Mr. HUME objected to . disfranchising the 40s. freeholders, and though he would not oppose the motio:i, he would oppose the fill at every subse quent stage. _ _ Mr. Sergeant JAcksox* was in favour of nar rowing the constituency. , Mr. WARBURTON approved of so much of the measure as facilitated taking the poll, but if the design of narrowing the - constituency were per sisted in, he hoped the House would give it the most dogged resistance. Mr. GALLY KNIGHT thought the office of coro ner required regulation. „J,,eave Ivas given. Lord KEANE'S Annu4y,liill Was rat(' a second time, after Mr. HUME had re 1:1 ment of his servi ces : I ',:sted that -ft state- House. ..ght be laid before the The House. adjourned Light 'at o Clock. P is generally admitted, to borrow the words of a paragraph we quoted yesterday, that Pusey ism "is a deep and powerful scheme of thought." " It is earnest and uncompromising. It disclaims and disdains expediency." It is embraced by many sincere and clever men. They believe their purpose to be good, and they are stern in following it out. For their doctrines they claim the highest reverence, and for themselves they demand the highest authority next the Deity. The vigour of old Papal Rome is said to lie in the cohesion and boldness of the pretensions of Puseyism. Whatever is incongruous with itself it smites and spares not. It claims to be a god upon earth, and commands intelligence like a slave. Puseyism is an iron mace. " The prin ciple would carry it, though it be the principle of the Monk HILDEBRAND." The attacks on Sir R. PEEL justify these remarks. It is a power of thought sprung up in the Church, and likely to expand far,beyond its bounds. Such a stern, uncompromising creed, enter:- taMed by , men of.-conscious integrity and con scious power, must have 'great influence on the Church, The poor driirellers of the ordinary persons, with their ready cut-and-dry formal prayers and creeds, whio they repeat mechani cally, without faith or devotion, can never make head against the sincere and invading Puseyites. Political Bishops and political Rectors may con tinue for a season to hold their sees and their livings, but lukewarmness will never stand against the enthusiastic monks of Oxford. Whatever maybe their effects on the country, they will rend the Church to its foundation. Perhaps amongst Dissenters we may find that uprightness of heart, and that enthusiastic spirit of devotion which are necessary to make head against Puseyism : we shall not find them in the Church. The enthusiasm there all be longs to the Puseyites. But the Dissenters have no organized means of union, and they will be unable to resist the progress of this new fanati cism. There is considerable danger, therefore, that Puseyism, in spite of the power which statesmen possess over the Church, will obtain a speedy and a:conspicuous triumph. Under a new form, and another name, the dominion of Old Rome will be revived, and secular knowledge will be trampled under the hoof of priestcraft. With such a prospect before us it is to be re gretted that the antagonist principle of priest craft, free thought, is not more encouraged by the public. Opinions are sometimes frowned down, not because they, are false, but because the priests have denounced them. The sincere and enthusiastic lovers of truth, and of secu lar knowledge, get dishearten by the op opposition even of those they mean to serve, and the field is left to the Puseyites. They cannot be successfully combated by those who adopt the same principles. The true antagonists of Pusey ism, who are not to be found in the Church, and perhaps not in the ranks of the Dissenters, are in fact enchained by the public whose cause they defend. Some persons may think it a just retri bution, that the people who have suppressed the free expression of thought, should be doomed to wear the heavy yoke of Puseyism. We cannot conceal from ourselves that the Tories have some advantages in the Parlia mentary struggle about to take place relative to registration and franchise in Ireland. They have never admitted the existence of a necessity either to extend or define the franchise their oppo nents have admitted and have proposed to amend the evils of the registration. Lord STANLEY'S may be an unjust Bill, but it is an advantage that he proposes to remedy what the Whigs have admitted to be an evil. Their own Bill, in fact, admits the evil, but proposes a different remedy. At the same time, it proposes both to define and extend the franchise, which the Tories have not only never admitted to be requisite, but they have strenuously maintained is not wanted. They have always resisted the extension, and in that they have been supported by many Whigs. In a party contest, such as that which it is under stood is to commence on Monday, these are great advantages. Moreover, the plan of the Tories has been known, and has rallied about it the whole of their party. They fought for it last Session—they will fight for it this. To leave it; Would be to add inconsistency to deertion. LordkORPETICS Bill, however, so far as the definition of the franchise goes, lilt novelty. The Whigs have not yet, as a party, declared their adhesion to it, and many of them might without inconsistency, and pro bably without disgrace, find in its enactments a pretext for not supporting it. So short a time has yet elapsed since it was promulgated, that public sentiment could not be formed and orga nized to support it; and some timid Whigs in the House, wanting the support of their consti tuencies, may be at best only lukewarm in its fa vour, or may be inclined to resist it. All these are disadvantageous circumstance's for the Ministers ; and if they win the fight, it will he from the essential justice of their measure, and the in crease of the statesman-like virtues of calm con sideration, and a preference of the public benefit to the interests of party. In fact Lord MORPETH and his party have only the justice of their cause to stand on. However much the Irish may like the Bill, they have had no opportunity since it was published of con gregating in masses and declaring their adhesion to it, violently as they have denounced Lord STANLEY'S Bill. Had the principal provision been made known six months ago, and canvassed, as Lord STANLEY'S Bill was, during the whole of the vacation, the probability is that the people of Ireland would have petitioned for it almost as one man. Their voice demandin g it cannot be heard by Monday, and their friends in the House of Commons will want that most powerful moral support. • Tbid Bill of Lord Morpeth (says the Duilin Evening. Post) has been hailed in this country as the great charter of our rights —as the bulwark erected by an honest Admi. nistration against the encroachments of Toryism—and from sane extremity of the country to the other it will form the rallying cry for vigorous and simultaneous exertion amongst the peop!e, The crisis is one which involves the security and exten sion of our electoral rights, or their abrogation altogether coutinuance of impartial government, or the resump- ~... to the amount of compensationwhich Mr. HARRIS ought to receive. Sir THOMAS COCHRANE :ivarinly espoused the cause of Mr. HARRIS, and describßa his conductors as calculated ' ts3 thve many lives and much valuable property. It cer tainly must be a fell All thing for a single ship sailing over foe boundless deep to be struck by lightnin;.., and never infpte )3e heard of. If Mr. HARRIS be the inventAmr , of a Means of prevent ing such disasters" he is, worthy of high honour am'. a large reward. Sir R. INGLIS was glad that all parties con curred in praising Mr. HARRIS. Sir C. tßisroN, who entered into the scientific merits of the case, and Captain A'CouRT, took the same side. * t a • q ,› aU 4 4 • r t . • TIE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1841 tion of Orange tyranny—the m&lntenance of tranquillity or the revival of disterd,,under'Breurnstant ea which 1,0 ra• tional being can reflect - 46i wlth.ou! an'tiety: The Irish people are luiia cdlWl 40A to take their part in the strug g l e ., t o defend What they have already gained by years 'of irideAant ekertion, and sacrifices and suffer ings *kith only thei O 4Nulaclble devotion to liberty enabled them to make and to endure. To have any effect on the debate they ought already to have spoken out on the Bill—they ought to have taken their ground, and, unmoved by Tory threats of treason and rebellion, Unless they submit to Orange tyratn embodied into Tory law, they - ought to have declared before hand that they would not submit to be the vic tims of Lord STANLEY'S disappointed malice. The only advantage they now have, though that is a most important one, is the justice of their cause. So alarding have become the threatened evils of discontent in all parts of the country that the Tories, we believe, begin to be afraid of the people, and, like Lord ELLENBOROUGH, dread lest the Constitution itself should, fall a prey to their continued exasperation. Such a consideration may prevent many Tories from opposing Lord MORPETH'S Bill. Unfortunately for its success it has been too short a time known to have enlisted the feelings of the Eng lish in its behalf, and we are afraid that the Irish will find, under apparent apathy, an addi tional reason for asserting. that we, the Liberals in England, care little or- nothing for Ireland. That conclusion would be a mistake, though ap parently justified by the . public here not having had time to appreciate Lord MORPETH'S Bill, The English are not, in general„ fond of novel ties; they require to be convinced, and the pro cess of conviction is slow y that it new measure will be useful before they yield h their hearty assent and support. We have unhesitatingly pointed out some of the disadvantages of the Whigs in this party contest; but the greater will be their merit, and the greater the value of their Bill, if they succeed. A silly and contemptible policy of running coun ter with the wishes of the people has long been the pride of the Tories; and to persist in that course must tAii4itally:disastrous to the country. We hope that they will at lengthtnrn from such evil courses, and consider the gratifiCation of the just wishes of the people as the only means of successfully governing the country. But if they should still resolve to do evil, it must be the care of the Liberals to prevent them, and soothe the people of Ireland by carrying Lord MoRPETH's Bill. We have more than once commented on Lord ORMANDY'S Bill "for the better drainage and improvement of buildings in large towns and vil lages," but the subject is far from being ex hausted ; and as it affect more or less all classes, it cannot be too much pressed on their attention. It no doubt is well meant, and con tains a number of useful provisions, but were it to pass into a law in its present shape, it would entail great distress, and occasional ruin on those for whom it is chiefly intended. One great defect of the Bill consists in making the occupier liable in the first instance - for expenses that ought to be paid by the landlord. Clause 2, for instance, provides that the occupier or owner of a house deficient in drainage, " shall construct a brick or stone barrel drain," &c., on a notice of fourteen days, and unless the order of the Commissioners is completed with reasonable despatch, the Commissioners shall construct the same, and recover the expenses by "distress and sale of the goods and chattels, either of the owner or of the then present or any future occupier of such house." This would indeed give employ ment to merciless attorneys, and spread dismay among thousands of the inhabitants of London and other large towns. But few of the occupiers of 101. or 121. houses could raise money within a fortnight to complete a work that might cost more than a year's rent, and a sale of their scanty stock of goods and chattels would in many in stances drive them and their children to the workhouse. This comes of the rich legislating for a class about whom they know so little. The Bill, it is true, provides that the payment of ex penses may afterwards be enforced against the owner, but what remedy is that for the poor, ruined, and broken-hearted tenant? Too much power is already given to landlords, tax-gatherers, and others, over the little furniture of people struggling for bread, and to increase that power would create mere distress thnn all the be nefits of this Bill would counterbalance. Make, therefore, .the landlord, or the collector of the rent, alone liable, and should there be any diffi culty in reaching him (which ive cannot con ceive), let the Commissioners be authorised to receive.so much of the rent as shall cover the expenses. Why complicate the process, too, by throwing the burden on some future tenant ? The Commissioners have the house to come upon, and is it not a more rational and more hu mane mode of proceeding to raise the amount of expenses at once on the property, than to send the myrmidons of the law to plunder an unfortunate tenant for the culpable negligence of his landlord? The lower classes in this, as in almost every in stance, will not be fairly represented. The Com missioners will be appointed from the class above them, being the proprietors of houses, or con nected with them, and will therefore be disposed at once to pounce upon the tenant, without troubling themselves, or indeed having any wish, to discover the landlord. The Marquis of NOR MANDY knows nothing of the condition of the many thousands that inhabit the poorer localities of the metropolis, else he would not sanction a measure so well calculated to harass and ruin them. The clause relating to windows, so ridiculously minute, forms a striking instance. Why should a window, in a room only four feet square, be not less than four feet nine inches by three feet? A large window no doubt is good, like many other things that the rich can enjoy; but what is good for one class, is not always good for another. To repair damages caused by acci dent, would cost the Marquis of NORMANDY comparatively nothing, while the one half of a poor man's wages for a week might be swallowed up in putting in new pul leys or panes. These are trifles to the Bishop of LONDON, with an income of 30,0001. a year; but they are matters of grave importance to a man who cannot find sufficient bread and cloth ing for his children. The framers of the Bill seem not aware that there is such a thing as po verty in the world, and we therefore recommend the Bishop to omit for a time his walks in quest of spiritual destitution, and visit the cottages in Bethnal-green or Walworth, to ascertain what means the inhabitants have'of complying with the fiscal regulations of the Bill. Were he to undertake the task, perform it well, and report faithfuty to the " tribunes of the poor," he would make a very different speech from any that he has ever delivered from the Episcopal Bench. We have given a full report of the half-yearly meeting of the Shareholders of the Southampton Dock Company, held yesterday, as the under taking which they are carrying on with so, much spirit is one of national importance, and promises ultimate success. It appears from the Report that the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Naviga tion Company has established itself at Southamp ton, that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Com pany is expected to do the same, and hopes are confidently entertained that in a few years Southampton will become one of the most busy outports in the kingdom. For details we refer our readers to the clear state ment of Mr. LIGGINS, the Chairman, and to the ample explanations which he gave to the ques tions put by Shareholders. We invite the attention of our Parliamentary and mercantile readers to an article under the title " Spirit of the Public Journals," copied from the Morning Herald, which places in a very clear and proper light the injustice of which the Government is guilty in post poning the settlement of the Danish Claims. There are, however, a few points not noticed in the Herald's article, which we deem worthy of particular consideration when placed in juxta position with it. If our space permit we shall to-morrow enter more at large into the details of these too-long neglected claims. In the course of the debate on Tuesday night, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER quoted as an uuthoritria favour of the superior claims of the book-de class of claimants, for losAe in. ben": mare die opinion of th e l a t e Sir J AMES AMACK INTOSH, who was engaged to advocate them exclusively, whilst the shipping class had lost their advocate in Parliament, the late Mr. STANIFORTH, M. P. for Hull. The former claimants looked with jealousy on the latter class, because they feared that by increasing the total amount o f c l a i ms made, their chance of Success would b e l essened. Therefore it was that Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH estimated the amount at from 100,000/. to 200,000/., and ha- zarded a sort of abstract opinion that captures of merchant -vessels under such circumstances were in accordance with the usages of war. In this opinioli he might be readily fol lowed by any law-officer of the Crown ; but the truth is, that it in no way applies to the case in point, which was never submitted to the legal decision of Sir J. MACKINTOSH. The amount which was subsequently paid fZir the new claims advocated by Mr. WARBURTON was, in fact, for cargoes of coffee and sugars sent to Hol stein from hence, and, as such, on arrival, put under sequestration, so that they were for goods afloat as much as those now demanded. Among these new claimants, who thus got their money, were the Messrs. THOMAS and ALEXANDER BARING of 1807. It is true that the ultimate documents by which this class found favour certified that their cargoes, at the time of condemnation, which did not take place till later, had been warehoused. Now this only shows the absurdity of the distinction made by the Treasury between "goods on shore" and " goods afloat." Those who were wise in their generation, like the representatives of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER'S father and uncle, were silent on the fact that thei property had been "afloat" when first seized, and only put forth a document to show that, when condemned, the goods were in warehouses. But while the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER adduces this abstract and inapplica ble opinion of the late Sir J. MACKINTOSH, the shipping claimants have the direct opinion in their favour of a form& Chancellor, now ;.Lord Siomoirric, in his 'speech in 1808, as well as the acknowledgment , of the late Mr. PER CIVAL in 1810. It is perfectly absurd for Mr. BARING to assert that the nett amount paid into the Treasury of upwards of 1,300,0001. was absorbed in charges. The mere sum of about 385,0001. paid out of it as the value of the Danish ships of war, by which the nation was to that extent benefited,' would now by accumula tion amount to 1,500,0001. The so-called war of 1807 was a series of hostile acts on the part of the British Government, and of reprisals on the part of the Danes in their own harbours andseas, until the 25th December, when by their decree, order ing the condemnation, the period of reprisals, as designated by VATTELL, ceased. The claimants have only made claims for losses during the pe riod of reprisals, and none for subsequent losses during the actual war. The Madrid Journals of the 9th instant have reached us. The elections were proceeding tran quilly, the Regency appearing to take just as little interest in them as the electors themselves. ESPARTERO had, however, taken the precaution to surround the capital with 25,000 troops—a step which has not failed to awaken the jealousy of the municipal authorities of Madrid. The Five per Cents. were done on the 9th for 28 7-l6ths for cash, and for 29 at 60 days. The whole of the Paris Journals of Tuesday have been received. Singularly enough; the majority of the Committee of the Peers upon the Fortifications Bill are opposed to that measure. The Committee is composed of seven members, of whom four are against the Bill; two for it, and one neither one way nor the other. The supporters of the Bill would have constituted the majority of the Committee, but a rule of the Chamber regulates that when an equal number of votes are given fbr two candidates, the elder of the two shall be declared elected. There is not a doubt, however, that the Peers will pass the Bill. The KING and the mob will have no cause to complain of the obstinacy of any Peer whose property is not likely to be deteriorated by the erection of the forts round PariS. - But let us hear what the Journal des Debuts says of the proceedings in the Chamber of Peers : Two preparatory meetings have been held already last week at the Duke de Broglie's and the Duke de Fezensac's, at 'which the - Members of the Chamber of Peers endeavoured to come to an agreement on the candidates to be proposed as commissioners on the project of law. At the first the whole of the members appeared less favourable to the project of law than at the second, which was more numerous, consisting of about fifty members, three-fourths of whom were disposed to modify the project of law by an amendment. The Bureaux were accordingly nu merous ; above 200 members were present; the Dukes of Orleans and Nemours, the Ministers, who are Peers of France, attended, and the discussion in some of the Bureaux continued from two o'clock till half-past four. The debate was particularly warm in the 7th Bureau, in which the Duke of Nemours presided, and in which there were eleven Lieutenant-Generals, among whom was Lieutenant- General Pelet, member of the last commission of defence, whose opinion prevailed for the present project of fortifications ; and in the 4th Bureau, in which were Count Mole, an enemy to the project, and NJ. de Montalivet, who has declared him self decidedly in its favour. The result has given three members in favour of the pro ject, and four opposed to it. It is thought that to-morrow there will be a new election in the sth Bureau, where General Tirlct was chosen as the senior in age to General Dode de la Brunerie after two ballotings, whereas the standing order re quired there should be three. The Count de Tascher, the Marquis de Breze, Count de Montalembert, the Marquis d'Audifret, Merilhou, Vis count d'Houdetot, MM. Gay, Luzac, Portalis, Viennet, Charles Dupin, and several others warmly opposed the project. In the 2d Bureau a pretty warm debate took place between the Duke of Orients and the Marquis de Dreux-Breze. M. Parquier seems to have declared decidedly against the project. On the subject of the missing ships of Admiral HIJGON'S squadron, we find the following tele graphic despatch in the Moniteur of Tuesday : " TOULON, Fp. 12. "THE MARITIME PREFECT TO THE MINISTER OF THE NAVY. " The Jena, the Neptune, and the Triton were at Cagliari on the 30th ult., waiting for fine weather and repairs to pro ceed again to sea, having suffered serious damage. The Court of Peers has put off the trial of the Editor of the National till the 23d inst. Better have discharged the order for his attendance alton-ether. The Chamber of Deputies is still occupied with the Customs' Bill. The article under discussion on Tuesday related to the duty on timber for ship-building. BOURSE. , ....PARIS,TUESDAY, FEB. 16. f irit Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Pricy. Price French 5 per Cents 512 85 ... 112 35 ... 112 25 ... 112 25 4% per Cents 102 ... 162 ... 102 3 per 76 30 .... 76 50 ... 76 25 76 30 Pa .k of France ....... 3225 ...3225 ...3225 L itfitto Bank 1,0001. 5h.... 1055 ...1055 ...1055 5000 E Stares 6130 ...5155 ...5155 iselgian Bank .... 885 ... 895 ... 885 ... 885 New Loan 98% ... 08% 98% ... 98% Spanish Active......,.. 24 ... 24% 24% ... 24% 0 ... 6 ••• 6 ••• 6 Neapolitan ....... 101 80 ... 101 80 ... 101 60 ... 101 60 Roman PAIL WAY NIA BM; Versailles. R...... 437 50 ... 437 50 435 ... 43 7 50 327 50 ... 3:43 7) ... 327 50 ... 527 50 Orleans .. 4Bi 75 ... 488 75 ... 487 LO ... 487 50 qtrisburg to Bale 245 ... 245 ... 245 245 Montpellier to Cette We do not know what degree of truth may - be attached to the rumour that has been pre va l ent of late, that her Majesty's Government h ave de cided upon the step, which we belie ve h as some time past been contemplated, of consolidating the duties of the Boards of Stamps, and Taxes, and Excise. Certain it is that the state of the public purse, on which, during the past year, there have been heavy demands, coupled with an increase of our land and sea forces, and the acknoWledged falling off in the income of on e branch of the revenue, seems to warrant i n our minds every practical reduction in expendi turethesgest. we hoafvtehelocnoguntiT been t o h f at op iion that Ministers can suggest. We not only a considerable saving of the public money may, b y wholesome measures of this sort, be effected, but past experience has proved beyond a doubt that where the working out of a system has been con fided to a few efficient heads, a spirit of activity has been infused into all their. -measures, and comparatively good results have been the conse uence both to the public and the Gov ernmcnt. The amalgamations which have already b een effected in many of our revenue dep artments have placed beyond a doubt, even in a p ract i cal point of view, to say n o thing of the expense, the far greater efficiency of the new over the old system of conducting the public business of the country. The Minister who conducts our finan cial matters must feel this to be the case, and we ourselves hail every p r oposed practical measure of reduction of expenditure with unfeigned plea sure. to Loss OF THE THAMES STEAMEE.—: : h e sub. acription for the relief of the nunierous widav and or phans of the unfortunate crew of the steanf:ship, Thames, has just been i ncrease d b y a d o nation of sh/. from the Queen Dowager. More than 80 persons are now suffer. ing the greatest distrcat in consequence of the melancholy loss of this ship. NEWSPAPER STAMPS. . _ Extract from a Return to an Order of the House of Commons, dated 2d February, 1841, for the following London Papers, from the Ist of July to the 31st of December, 1840, inclusive : SUN GLOBE 526,000 . STANDARD COURIER lll,OOO MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TPIURSDAY EVENING. We have to notice a decided improvement in the Funds to-day, the purchases both on bona fide and speculative account having increased. Consols ad vanced to 88i and 88i for Money, and to 88i and 88i for Account, the Market closing firmly. Exchequer Bills realised ss. to 7s. premium, and India Bonds were done at 15s. discount. Bank Stock was steady at 164. The Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cent. An nuities were at 971 to 98i. The Foreign Funds were a shade better, but they did not participate in the buoyancy of the English Se curities. Spanish Active Bonds were 23j- to 2i ; Por tuguese New Five per Cents. ; Mexican, 271 ; Colombian, 22i to 22i ; Buenos Ayres, 25 ; and hutch Two-and-a-Hail per Cents. 50i to 50-I. There was a disinclination to operate in Shares, and the only bargains were in Brighton Railway, at 6i ; Croydon, at 1 ; North Midland, at 26i ; awl Bristol and Exeter, at an to 324 discount. Anti-Dry-rot Re gistered Shares were l6i discount. There was to-day again a slight pressure for money is the discount market. The Belgian Government has reason to congratulate itself upon having obtained the remainder of its loan. Letters of the 12th inst. from Hamburgh bring the exchange on London for three months' bills still at 13 3. and the price of gold at 424. The advices by the Dutch mail of Wednesday report a dull market for stocks at Amsterdam. (From The Sun of Last Night.) LivEgroot, COTTON MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—The sales to-day are 8,000 to 10,000 bags, of which 4,000 American have been taken on speculation, and 700 for export. The re mainder to the trade, and at the extreme prices of yesterday— about 400 Surats at 40. to 51d. ; Maranhams 7hd., Bd. to Bid., B:4d. ; 50 Bahias BY., and 50 Pernams 9d. ; 150 Egyptians 1 Id. to 1 lid. per lb. LIVERPOOL SHARE LIST, FEB. 17.—Eastern Counties, ; ditto, Debentures, 4/. 13s. 6d., 4 ; Edinburgh and Glas gow, 291 ; Glasgow and Paisley, 22i ; Grand Junction, 204 i ; Great Western, Half Shares, 616; ditto ' Fifths, 9i; London and Birmingham, 1741 ; N ort h Midland, Half Shares, 361. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEn. 17.—Manchester and Leeds, 746 ; London and South Western 58 58fr ; Lancas ter and Preston, New, 20 204 ; North Midland, 75 ; Man chester and Birmingham, 244 25 ; Eastern Co un ti es , Deben tures, 4:1 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 29i 294 ; South Lan cashire Bank, 51, Extract of a Letter from Islay, Nov. 13.—" We have ru mours of war between Bolivia and Peru, and the event is weekly expected to take place. I have seen letters from the capital of Peru, in which Bolivia is threatened with invasion, and that there is much dissatisfaction among the higher orders of the people in Bolivia opposed to the present administration of Government. Those who have large interests in the Pro vince fear a revolution will soon take place, and the Peruvians are ready to join one party or the other, which will involve fearful consequences." Accounts from Monte Video, Nov. 2, state that Rivera, on learning the Treaty, immediately placed an embargo on all vessels in the harbour, in order to prohibit their going up to Buenos Ayres. There were at the time near 300 merchant vessels lying there ; about 25 of which were American. As soon as the English and American Commodores heard of this embargo, they formally protested against it. BRITISH CONSUL AT HAVANNAH.—A letter from HaVall nah states that Mr. Turnbull, recently appointed British Con sul there, had been refused his exequator by the Spanish Go vernment, and had consequently been ordered by his own Go vernment to place the Consulate in the hands of Mr. Jackson, a Member of the Mixed Commission. The cause is stated to be Mr. 'l'urnbull's abolition principles and activity, which gave great offence at Havannah. We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yesterday's date. BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, FRB. 15.—The amelioration of the Bourse of Paris has caused our prices to remain firm, but the operations have not been extensive. The Spanish funds were animated ; all the Coupons have again got up ; Ardoin's participated in the rise at Paris and Antwerp ; after the closing they were 22 1-16 224 ; Coupons, 214 a. The remainder of the loan of eighty-two millions of francs (above thirty millions of francs) has been contracted for by MM. Rothschild Brothers. At present we are unacquainted at what rate this part of the loan bas been contracted for, but we only know it is at a higher prige than that of the last. A letter from the Frontiers of 'Turkey, Jan. 30, published in the Gazette de Cologne, states as follows : " Redschid Pacha has to combat against a strong party in the Divan : it is Russia which has excited that party, as she does not wish to see in the Ministry the English interest. The British Market still continues in a languid state, with little or nothing doing to the present time. Consols opened this mornine . at 885 5, but soon after receded to 884 for the Account ; Money 881 ; Exchequer Bills 5 7 prem. ; Bank Stock, 164 166 ; India Stock 245 247. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active is a shade higher, left off 234 5, at present 235 24 ; Deferred 124 1 / 2 ; Passive 55 6%; Portuguese 31% 32 ; Three per Cents., 19 1 , 20 ; Brazilian 71 1 , 72 1 / x ' ; Colombian 22 1 % 23 ; Mexican 27% 28 ; Chilian 62 64 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 504 Five per Cents. 99%. SI-IA RES.—Great, Western 25 26 prem. ; New 114 12 prem. ; London and Brighton, 7 61 discount ; Blackwall, 44 4 discount ; Birmingham, 84 86 prem. ; Southampton, 571 584 per share ; Croydon, 114 124 per share ; Greenwich, 84 4 per share ; Manchester and Birmingham, 151141 discount. PRICES OF SHARES THIS VA Al' oNE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Cheltenham and Great Western. 624 29 ....,. to JOINT STOCK BANKS. British North American 40 National Provincial of England... 35 Accounts from Amsterdam in the Journal of Antwerp, re ceived this morning, state that a General Assembly was held there, by the Directors of the Trading Company, to take into consideration the proposals of the Government. This assembly was held secret; still something was known on the subject of their meeting. The Government appears decided to have the con tract annulled ; that is, the capitalization concluded with the Government, is so much disliked by the Chambers and the public, that the Government refuses to pay the 5 per cent. interest, and proposes to reduce it to 45 per cent. Up to the present time there does not appear to be the least spirit for speculation in the British Market. Consols Nave been during the whole of the morning 883, alternately buyers and sellers, for the Account; Money 884 ; Exchequer Bills 5 7 prem. ; Bank Stock 164 ; India Stock 247; India Bonds 15 dis. In the Foreign Market some business has been done. Spanish Active 235 24; Portuguese 32; Brazilian 714; Mexican 274; Colombian 224. ; Dutch Two.and-a-Half per Cents. 504 4 ; Five per Cents. 994. In Shares very little doing—scarcely a bargain. Cheltenham and Great Western 29. The Dutch mail has just arrived :—Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 49 15-16ths 50 ; Five per Cents. 975 ; Ardoin's 22 1-16th to 4. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 3 prr Cent. Red 894 Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent C0n5........ 885 Ditto Old Annuities 35 per Cent Red...... 984 Ditto New Annuities... 864 New 35 per Cent .. 974 Ex. Bills, 1,0001....24d 6pm New 5 per Cent ...... Ditto .500/ 7 pm Long Annuities to expire Ditto S ma ll Bpm Jan. 1860 Oct 1859......... 12 15-16 India Stock for Acct ...247 Jan. 1860 FOREIGN FUNDS. A ustrian, 5 per cent... Portuguese, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 per cent — Ditto, New Ditto..... 315 Brazilian .. 714 Prussian, 5 per cent... BuenosAyres, 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent.. . Chilian, 6 per cent — Ditt o , Metallic Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent 24 Ditto, 1824 Ditto, Deferred.......... Danish, 3 per cent 784 French,s per cent...lllf. 75c. Greek.lB2s, 5 per oent — Exchange .. Mexican, 5 per cent ... 275 French,3 per cent —f. —c. Di to, 6 per cent, 1825 Dutch, 24 per cent 504 Peruvian,lB2s,6per ct. -- Ditto, 5 per cent.... 994 SHARES: Cheltenham and 'treat Western 025 paid? 28 London anal Brighton (50 paia ) - 434' London and Croydon RailwayTTtillc): • ''`'l4 North Midland Railway (100 paid)" itala 735 THE WEATHER. ROYAL GALLERY:OF SCIENCE; ADELAIDE, STRRET.- , • NooN. FEB. 18. Barometer t t 29.64 In. Thermometer Highest . 51.5 Lowest Wind S.W.—Freezing Point 32 Deg. VICTORIA THEATRE.—Laroche has com pletely recovered from the accident he met with some days ago. Neel and he now perform nightly, and go through their wet - Anent evolutions to,Ahe great amusement of a numerous audience. The Management, on Monday next, bring out, on a grand scale, The Dumb Savoyard and his Monkey, for the Amipose of introducing Blanchard and Howell of Drury'-lane Theatre. This is the way to suc ceed. Nothing like novelty. LIFE INSURANCES, &C.-.--MT. Godson has just placed on the notice book of the House of Commons, in. tlmation of his intention to promote a very useful inquiry ; namely, to propose the appointment of a Select Commit. tee to investigate " the present state of the companies for effecting assurances on lives and for granting annuities." A measure imperatively called for, by the gross frauds and heartless infliction to which certain companies have re cently made so many victims. Married on Wednesday, by special license, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, at Lambeth Palace, the Earl of Eglinton and Winton to Mrs. Howe Cockerell. A numerous party of friends and relations were present. The happy pair set off immediately after the ceremony to Roehampton, where they intend to remain a few days previous to their departure for Eglinton Castle. IMPROVEMENT IN SOUTHWARK.—Nr. Al derman Hunaphery, on Tuesday, just as the House of Commons was about to rise, brought in a Bill for forming and maintaining e mew street from out of the High-street, in the parish of St. Saviour, Southwark, • to or into Great Surrey-street, otherwise Blackfriar's-road, in the parish of Christchurch. The. Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time. The day, how ever, was not appOinted for such second reading., The Queen of England possesses the special privilege that she can, by her writ of protection, privilege a defendant from all personal and many real suits for ono year at a time, and no longer, and in respect of his being engaged in her service-out of the realm. The last that appearo on the books is one granted by William - lIL. in 1692, to Lord Cutts, to protect him from being outlawed by his tailor. HAMBURGH AND DUTCH MAIL HAMBURGII, FEB. 10.—According to the accounts received to-day by telegraph from Cuxhaven, the num ber of ships collected there in consequence of the ice in the Elbe amounts to 79. TREVES, FED. 2.—His Majesty the King of Prussia, our most Gracious Sovereign, has been pleased to give a new proof of his paternal regard for the good of his subjects, by entirely remitting the whole of the duty on wine for the year 1840. HarlotEa, FEB. 17.—Nothing certain has transpired concerning the Convocation of the Estates. It is be lieved that the Session will be very short, and that no thing will be brought forward besides the Budget. BERLIN, JULY 4.—lt is reported to-day that the proposal of the Roman Court has been acceded to by our Government, and if. the Pope ratifies the Conven tion, of which there can be no doubt, the whole affair will be terminated in the happiest manner. This in formation comes from a person in office, who is well ac quainted with the matter. THE HAGUE, FEB. 14.—The Count de St. Marian, Sardinian Minister at, our Court, has just been re called by his Government, and appointed to fill the post at Naples. THE HAGUE, FEB. 16.—Our papers contain long accounts of the state of the Rhine and other rivers. The ice had in general broken up ; on the whole it was hoped that all would go off well, but in some places apprehensions were caused by the rising, _and the *top mei occasioned by the ice.—Dutch Papers, Feb. 17. DUTCH FUNDS.—AP4STERDASI, FEE. 16 N oney. Bit is. Dcbt, V.% per Cent Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. A mon Svndic,4 hi per cent 8 .34 57 Ditto, ditto, 334 per cent :O% 71 Commercial Company, 4!.:, per cent 15934 16014 Ditto (1835 and 1837) 5 per cent. Loan 1537, 5 fier cent. 9 4% 94% Exchan g e on London, One month l2 02 Two months- ..... 11 92)4 Duteh Papers, Feb. 17. HAMBURG BOIISENHALLE, FEB. 12. Money Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Shares 1605 An g lo-Russian Loan ett % 10634 Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Ci.rtilicate 103 102% Inscription, Ist Se:ios. lO3 Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3d and 4th Series Ditto in Certificates Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ..6% Ditto .5 per Cent Polish Bondi New ticket Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cen. Nmwegian Loan, 1834, 4 per Cr.': Spanish, New 5 per Cents. lB% EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMOURH, FEE. 4.13 4%.—Two months, 13 3 Perausatnicau, FEM. ? —Two months, 39% pence. STOCKHOLM, FEB. 2. —Seventy-five days, IL 37. VIENNA, FEE 4.—Three months, O. 40, AELtiIAN UNDS—T.itussF.l.d, FEL 16. Actual Deist, 2% per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per C.nt 1,7 Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. B9 3 per Cent. 68% Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent 8:14 Society of Commerce, 4% per Cent lO2 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent ........... f 8 j National Society . Exchange on London (short) —Brussels Papers, Feb. 16. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, FEE. 10, Biils. Money. St. Schuld. Sch., 4% per cent. 103% 103% Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent 100% '— Exchange on London, three months 6 17ii 6 17% —Prussian State Gazette, Feb. 11. THE LEVANT MAIL. Thirty.seven. We have received the Levant mail, bringing intelligence from Constantinople, Smyrna, and Alexandria, of the 27th ult., and from Malta of the 6th inst. The letters from Constanti nople do noticonfirm the reports prevalent at Paris of an in surrection having broken out at the Porte. No such event was looked for on the 27th, though a change of Ministry was expected. GONSTANTINOTLF, JAN. 27.—8 y recent arrivals from the Circassian coast we are informed that the fort of Soucha, one of the strongest posts occupied by the Russians, has fallen into the hands of the Circassians. The contest was very san guinary, for the a , sailants stormed the place with their accus tomed fury, and the garrison defended themselves with despe rate obstinacy. After repeated repulses, and the loss of many men, the Circassians at length forced their way into the fort, and put the whole of the Russians troops to the sword. During the late storm twelve Russian ships were wrecked on the coast, and a large steamer was driven on shore, which the Circassians completely gutted. The blockade is much snore remiss than formerly, and the Russians seem at present to be weary of a war which has caused them so much trouble and loss of men. Reis Effendi has been very coolly received by the Sultan on several late occasions—nay, it is said that in a recent audience his Imperial Majesty went so far as to upbraid him with the deplorable state of the country, and the desperate condition of the finances. He is accused of introducing sudden and impracticable reforms, and chimericar:administrative systems, utterly inconsistent with the genius of Islamism and the man ners of the people. Reschid Pacha has many enemies, who do not fail to attribute every untoward incident and financial difficulty to his mal-administration, but with all their malice prepense, none has ever called in question his disinterested and honest intentions. Reschid Pacha was precipitate in re fusing the loan in London, even on unfavourable terms, for in the end it would hate proved a great gain, had it only pre cluded the necessity of the fatal issue of paper money. I'he agents of a great northern power are very active at present in triguing to compass the downfal of the only Minister capable of carrying into effect the reforms from which we are taught to expect the regeneration of Turkey. At the Soulinah mouth of the Danube, where by the Treaty of Adrianople, Russia has only the right of establishing a quaran • tine, a flourishing town has already sprung up, with fortifications of no inconsiderable strength. The passage by Kistendgi and overland to Tchernavoda, is now regularly performed, and corn fortable inns have been established for the accommodation of travellers. This is merely intended as an experiment, on the success of which probably depends the cutting of the long talked-of canal from Kistendgi to Tchernavoda. MALTA, FEB. 6. —1 enclose you a letter from Alexandria, to the contents of which I have nothing whatever to add, be yond the following intelligence brought by a Levant mail, said f I to be from an authentic source. It is written from Beyrout on the 19th January : " 14 IBRAHIM DACHA ROUTED. " General Jochmus attacked Ibrahim Paella on his retreat from Damascus, but met with no resistance, nor was the fire ever returned. Ibrahim, supposing he had become a victim to the Sultan's General, took to flight, after throwing his artillery and ammunition into the river Jordan." ALEXANDRIA, JAN. 27.—The Hecate steamer arrived here last night from Beyrout and Gaza with despatches from the Admiral to Commodore Napier relative to releasing the Syrian troops in the Pacha's service, who have left their country along with the Egyptians. The Commodore left for Cairo on the 24th, so Golonel Napier, who is charged with the despatches, after an interview with the Pacha this morning, when his Highness refused to enter into negotiations on the subject with him, started immediately for the capital, accompanied by a Government cavass, in order to see the Commander. The Hecate brought orders for the Stromboli to return immediately to Marmorice, and she has already left the har bour in charge of a Lieutenant, the Commander having gone with the Commodore to Cairo. The Hecate is taking in coals as fast as possible, and most probably will leave again for the Admiral this afternoon. She left Beyrout the 25th (the Admiral's!despatches having beenitaken thither by the Cyclops), and brings no very important Syrian news. General Joch mus was at Jerusalem with part of the Turkish army, part being at Damascus, and part at Jaffa. On the 15th instant there had been a slight skirmish at Medjee (about six miles from Gaza), between a detachment of 1,500 irregular Bedouins and a few Turks, under Colonel Rose, which ended in the for mer being repelled with a loss of from 30 to 40 men, and four were killed and 12 wounded on the side of the Turks, Colonel Rose himself having been severely wounded in the attack. The Nile steamer was at Gaza waiting for Ibrahim Pacha, who had not arrived, but the advanced guard, under Menikley was there, and Ibrahim was hourly expected. The Egyptian force amounted in all to about 25,000 men. On the 24th we heard here of Soliman Pacha's arrival at Acaba with 8,000 men, some pieces of cannon, and all th e women and children. Since th en it i s sa id he had reached Suez, but at all events in a few days we may expect to hear of his arrival at Cairo. Walker Pacha left in the Turkish frigate on the 23d, and saluted when outside the reefs, which was returned by the Carys fort. The Tahiri Bahiri steamer also went to sea same day, thus leaving us without a Turkish vessel of any sort in harbour. Said el Gharbi, Colonel of the Alexandria National Guard, ,dio,two days ago at Rosetta. His property, which is enor mous, falls to. Government, he being without any issue. M. GUIZOT and the AMERICANS. t A number of American gentlemen resident in Paris being anxious to testify to 111. Guizot their admiration of his " Intro duction to the Life and Writings of Washington," have pre sented to the Minister an address with forty signatures of high respectability (from the five great divisions of the Union,) re questing that he will allow his portrait to be painted, in order that it may be placed in the Library Hall of the American Congress. To this' Al. Guizot hes assented ; and the picture is accordingly to be executed by Air. G. P. A. Healey, a , young American artist, residing at No. 50, Rue St. Lazare, - who has panned very remarkable full-length portraits of King Louis Philippe, Marshal Soult, the Duke of Sussex, General Cass, Dr. Gilchrist, &c., and to whom a gold medal was given last year for his pictures exhibited at the Louvre. The following is the address in question, with the reply of 11. Guizot annexed : " Paris, February 3.7 " Sir,—The undersigned citizens of the United States of America, sojourners in Paris, being deeply impressed with the friendly spirit and general excellence of the Introduc duetion to your valuable edition of the " Life and Writings of Washington," have united for the purpose of soliciting you to sit for your picture to an American artist, who has earned a high repute in his profession. Our ulterior purpose is to transmit the portrait to the Speakers of our Congress, - and to request for it a place in the library of that body as a perma nent memorial of the profoundest respect which we entertain for your personal character and intellectual trophies, and, in particular, of the gratitude which all Americans should feel for your liberal agency in exhibiting anew to Europe the true nature of their revolution, and the distinctive pre-eminence of its hero." " Paris, Feb. 12, Department of Foreign Affairs. " Gentlemen,—l am profoundly sensible to your proceed ing. I accept with gratitude the honour you are please d to I confer. As soon as shall be disengaged from the impera tive occupations which, at this juncture, leave no moment at my own disposal, I will cheerfully give to the American artist, whom you designate, the sittings requisite for my portrait. It gratifies me exceedingly that the United States of America have found my homage to Washington worthy of the great man. I shall rejoice if a place be assigned to me in the library of Congress, and I thank you for the conception. I pray you, gentlemen, to receive the sincere assurance of my most distin guished consideration. " GUIZOT." - _ MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE. Captain James Kemp, of the ship Emulus, of Ipswich, arrived at Liverpool, reports that, on the 30th ult., when off the Isle 1u t s o f Wi g ht, be picked up a cloth cap, evidently belon g i ng ne dco o some officer or gentleman, with the name " Hickme o , ,, ma rked in four piece?. The cap is crushed at the bac k, and it would appear as if the wearer of it had received a blow on the back of the head. Captain Ke mp his report by saying that " publicity to it may be satisfac tory to the owner of the cap, or to his frien ds FEB. 15.—Pri nce Es terh ' a ' z b y ° , u ld be haN i e 3 b it e u en ss lo E s L t. s " , Aus trian Ambassador to the Court of London, arrived yester day afternoon, with a numerous suite, MORNING- EDITION. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty and Prince Albert took an airing in the Park at an early hour yesterday morning in- a phaeton with outriders. Colonel Wernyss and Colonel Wylde were in attendance on her Majesty, and his Royal Highness on horseback. Viscount Melbourne and Lord Hill had audiences yesterday of the Queen. The Royal Dinner Party at Buckingham Palace last evening, included his Majesty the King of the Belgians her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Belgian Minister, and Madame Van de Weyer, Count Pollan, the Sardinian Minister, the Marchioness of Clanricarde. the Earl of Uxbridge, the Earl and Countess of Surrey, Lady Mary Howard, Viscount Melbourne, Viscount. Palmerston, Lady Fanny Cowper, Lady Fanny How ard, Lord George Lennox, Baron Stockmar, General Goblet, and M. Van Print. The Hon. Miss Paget, and the Hon. Miss Anson. have succeeded the Hon. Miss Murray and the Hon . Miss Lister, as the Maids of Honour in Waiting- on her Majesty. Her Majesty the Queen Dowag er rodioti(4 horse— back yesterday, attended by the Hon. Akiss'den, the Hon. Miss Mitchell, Earl of Denbigh, Eisri Howe, a nd ' Captain Curzon. Prince George of Cambridge paid viai,tsweitkrday to her Majesty the Queen Dowager at M4Lborough House, and her Royal Highness the Otieh t is'of Kent at In , restre House. The Duchess of Kent visited the DtielissiAll.Glou aester at Gloucester House yesterday. The Duke of Cambridge and Prince George honoured Prince Esterhazy with their company on ,Wednesday evening at Chandos House. His - Royal Highness Prince Albert, attetuted by Colonel Wylde, yesterday honoured Mr. Salter with visit, at his residence in Pall Mall, for th e purpose of inspecting his great picture of the annual banquet given by his Grace the Duke of Wellington, to his Water loo companions in arms. His Royal Highness was pleased to express his great satisfaction with the'vencral execution of the painting, and the fidelity of the vari ous likenesses. The Duke of Cambridge visited Lord Hill,. at. the Horse Guards, yestetday. Mr. Gillespie had an interview with Lord JOhn Ras sell yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Despatches from Sir G. Gipps, Governor of New South Wales, and also from the Governor of South Australia, were received - yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Judicial Committee of the Pri Fy Council sat yesterday. The Lords present were Lord Brougham, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Bosauquet, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. Mr. Burge, Queen's Counsel, for the appellaiet, and Mr. Kindersley, Queen's Counsel, for the respondent, were heard in " St. Louis and Dumoulin, r. St. Louis," from the Court of Appeals of Lower Canada. The case occupied the whole of the day. Judgment was deferred. NEW ELECTION OF A COMMON COUNCILMAN FOR COLEMAN-STREET WARD. Yesterday a wardmote was held in the ward of Cole man-street, for the election of a Common Councilman, the election of Mr. Cousins having been declared by the Court of Aldermen null and void. Deputy ALLAN presided. Mr. CAaTER proposed Mr. Cousins again .to the ward, and Mr. Roberts seconded the nomination, de claring at the same time that whatever ground might have existed for believing that the honourable candidate was ineligible on the former occasion, there was now no doubt whatever of his eligibility, and a person better qualified could not be found. Alr. Pittr.urs proposed Mr. Bracher as a candidate of high respectability, who had been for 28 years a re sident of the ward, and had filled all the offices with great credit to himself. Mr. LECREN seconded the nomination. Mr. PERKINS said it had been reported that Mr. Cousins was not qualified. There was not the slightest foundation for that report, for his name was on the rate-books, together with that of his partner, for nine years, as haVing paid scot, and it could not be said that he had not borne lot, for his partner had acted as constable, and that was tantamount to service by himself. Upon a show of hands, the majority was declared to . be in favour of Mr. B rac h er , w h ereupon a po ll was d e• 'rititirded far Mr.: Cousins. - ,atre contest is expected to be a very sharp one. s. , . .5P011,2 1 INTELLIGENCE. • • rrilg IZSALL'S.-..YEITERPAY. Mt° betting. :/eaterday afternoon was confined to a fdeet nutilhei:i•tantr proved excessively dull a n d un i nterest - MI: The ,oulyl'iliFetoation of any moment was in Came iii7.#whil,'oolicti:.o to 1, which was taken to 100/". The?Same,isdin; . *its', laid out in two bets, on Eringo, 'at . it 3 :to tVI/4 '4lB tpucb, in one bet, on the Rosalie cell - at 'lO io„i 9 .o.ooxich figure three or four were willing toinvest ;,""the 'efforil at the (lose did not in any instance ex eced 15 tb 1. detonation was mentioned early in the afer noon, when 18 to I would have been taken ; nothing was heard of him afterwards, but we do not think that more than 17 to 1 would have been laid. The Knight of the Whistle was not so good a favourite as on Monday, and in a bet to a pony :Tat Palremon an addition w as made to the odds last quoted. Wahab was backed for fifty, and Ermengardis for one hundred pounds at the prices attached to their names, and two or three others were backed for petty amounts. Closing prices:— THE DERBY. 15 to 1 agst Rosalie colt—take 16 to 1 17 to 1 agst Coronation—take 18 to 1 18 to 1 agst Knight of the Whistle—take 20 to I 18 to 1 agst Eriogo—taken 20 to I apt Cameleon—taken 22 to 1 agct Palmmon—taken 25 to 1 apt 'Nab—taken, afterwards offered 25 to 1 agst Maithal Soult—taken. afterwards offit. 30 to 1 agst Duke of Wellington—taken, afterw. offi 30 to 1 agst Wahab—taken 50 to 1 agst The Nob—take 1000 to 15 50 to 1 agst Ermeegardis—taken 50 to 1 agst Belgrade—take 1000 to 15 50 to 1 agst Darioletta colt—do do 60 to 10 ag3t Metternich—taken 1300 to 10 agst Carnelian and Wahab--taken OAKS. 7 to 1 agst Kedge—take 8 to 1 9 to 1 agst Lampoon—taken. DOVER, FEB. 17.--Silver coin and bullion shipped at Dover from Feb. 1 to 14, 30,450 oz. of silver ; 380 oz. of gold. We understand, from authority, that the remains of the late Sir Astley Cooper will be interred in the cha_ pel of Guy's Hospital, on Saturday next the 20th instant, at a quarter before three o'clock. There will be no street procession. George Jones, Esq., from Washington, bearer of official despatches from the Government of the United States, to the American Minister at the Court of Sr. James, bas arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Hanover square. TRIAL OF LORD CARDIGAN.—The follow ing is the minute of the proceedings made in the Lords' journals:—" Tee Lord Denman sat Speaker. Earl of Car dtan, trial of. Several witnesses ordered to attend forth with. House called over. Letters of excuses communicated by the Lord Speaker. Commission appointing a Lord High Steward read. Trial proceeded with. Indictment read, and the evidence for the prosecution closed. Objection taken by the Counsel for the Earl of Cardigan that the evidence fai'ed to prove the identity of Captain 'Puckett, as described in the indictment. Thou the Bishops desire leave to be absent when judgment is given upon the Earl of Cardigan ; upon ;which leave is given. Objections taken by the Counsel fur the Earl of Cardigan to the evidence; considered. After some time moved that the House do now proceed to give their opinion, whether the said East is guilty or not guilty of the charge in the indictment. When each Pee l' prp sent declared up on hi s h onour, N ot Gu i lty. Th e 'Earl of Cardigan brought to the bar, and informed by the Lord High Steward that the Lords bad unanimously declared him Not Guilty. • And the Commission was then dissolved. House resumed ; and adjourned to Friday next, at half past three o'clock." of t his excePent Becitty was anniversary festiral _ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.—The sixty seventhcelebrated on Wednesday evening at the Freemasons' Hall, a larger than we Great Queen-street. cum n of this Society is so apparent, that it is evident l y L ip Y yr '' ard ' s of 300 gentle_ men bring s en it present. for.som e yTehaer usefulnesspas r., rising i by in public esti its agents i Report their exer mation. The activity displayed El during the 'ate frost uviver_ ost remarkable. ne nume rous in v hick the preservation of life a ccompanied by complete success, are tions have been ort h i K e bl saliy in i t l t o a w n e c l e s t i o n btaliree Annua l nuaml eminently irrisew--- H enry- rn . e, Esq., ALP., Mr. Antrobus, M. P., Mr. C. Lushington, p . , was in the chair, supported by Benjamin Hawes, Esq., the Hon. Mr. Baron Gurney, the Bishop of Norwich, &c. On the removal of the cloth, her Majesty's health the toast, alluded happily t o th e recent firmness wa s drunk with the usual honours. The Ch a i rman, in proposing calmness, and intrepidity displayed by her Majesty on a recent instanct of apprehended danger to her iliusts ious coined, by the breaking of the ice in the Palacs-gardens. The company responded to the sentiment with hearty ac clamations. The health of Prince Albert and the Prin cess Royal followed, amidst loud and repeated applause. The usual loyal tats followed. Honorary medallions were then an arded to various individuals, seventeen is number, who bad distinguished themselves by more than ordinary intrepidity in the preservation of human life, when in danger of death by drowning. Mr. Benjantia Sen., then read the report of the subscription. Amongst the names announced were those of her Majesty ; the Duke of Northumberland, 100 guineas; Benjamin Bond Cabbell, 10 • M r. ADtrobus, 1 0 guineas ; sq., guineas ; the Chirman, 20 guineas, &c. ; in all amounting to up wards of 7001. The company did not separate until a late hour. The annual ball of the Ward of Portsoken, in aid of the Aldgate Benevolent Institution , was celebrated [ on Tuesday last at the London Tavern, on which occasion the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs honoured the entertainment with their presence; a nume rous an d elegant assemblage wasalsopr fo ents r 100. a amounting to nearly 300 p ersons. A snatch -side cam e o ff on T uesday mhaoirreenhi was r miles in the space of one h our. The horse, tnoggloasi Mr. F. Pratt, of Sared on , b ac k e d a b rown le by the owner, st arte d at twelve o ' clock, which and accomplished the distance in three minutes within the • hour... Staffordshire .Examiner. (' I ~,