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. SIR E. BULWER LYTTON'S NEW WORK. 2• ow Complete, in 2 vols., 15;., bound (Parts 2 and 3, separately ss. each, KING AR THUR. 2y Sir E. BELWER LYTTON, Bart.. Author of " The New Timom." "King Arthur takes up a great su'.2ject, evolving its national interest."—Examiner. "—Morning Post. " Among the most remarkable workf( of genius. henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE NEW HISTORICAL ROMANCE. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in Three Vols., post Svo., T " LILY OF PARIS; Or, THE KING'S NURSE. By J. PALGRAVE stmrsoN, Esq., Author of " Letters from the Danube," " Gisella," &c. "The scene in the hall, when the mystery is being played before the King, is equal to any passage in the ' Notre Dame' of Victor Hugo."—Britannia. " This story reminds u s, in the striking, co ntrasts of groupings and the life-like distinctness imparted to the leading personages of some of the best stories of Sir Walter Scott."—Monsane iing Monarch Herald. Charles— " The troubles of the reign of the poor the subsequent successes of his soil Charles Vll.—the Burgundian faction and the terrible English—present strongly contrasted pictures of sorrow and exultation, which the writer has artistically woven into his well-constructed fiction." —Weekly Chronicle. " A powerful novel. We have seldom, if ever, seen this surpassed for graphic description and truthfulness of detail."—Sunday Times. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. ROBERT II OUDI N. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. 31 ROBERT HOL'DIN will have the honour to repeat his extra ordinary SOIREES FANTASTIQUES, at this theatre as follows : THIS EVENING, Saturday, February 3. Tuesday Evening, • • .. „ 6. Wednesday Morning, .. „ 7. Evening Perform,nce at Half-past Eight ; Day Performance at Half-past Two. Boxes, 45.; Pit, 25.; Amphitheatre, ls. 6d. Boxes, Stalls, and Tizkets for this Extraordinary Entertainment may be secured at Mitchell's Royal Library, s 3, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five o'clock. VEIEATR6 cc() Y fiA Y ariAttm Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager. Old Brompton. The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre has, during *he recess, undergone very extensive repairs and alterations and the whole re-decorated. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Shylock, 3lr. Charles Kean ; Portia, Mrs. Charles Kean. To conclude with an Arabian Nights' Entertainment, entitled CAMARALZAMAN AND BADOURA ; or, The Peri who Loved the Prince. Characters by Messrs. Bland, Keeley, Mrs. Keeley, Miss Norton. and Miss Reynolds. TELEATRB ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. During the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, the original designs by Dighy Wyatt, Esq., executed by Mr. Sang. A new Stage, Curtain, Act Drop, and Chandelier. An approved sys tem of - Ventilation, &c., &c. The Private Boxes enlarged, Backs added to the Seats, and Stalls rendered more comfortable. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, founded on Mr. Dickens's Christ mas Book, entitled TIIE HAUNTED MAN. Mr. Redlaw, Mr. Ilughes : the Phantom, Er. 0. Smith ; A. Tetterby and Cs , Mr. Wright ; the Boy, Miss E. Chaplin; dilly, Miss Woolgar ; Mrs. Tet terby, Mrs. F. Matthews. To be followed by SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES. To conclude with THE ENCHANTED ISLE. Alonzo, Mr. Paul Bedford; Prospero, Mr. 0. Smith; Ariel, Miss E. Chaplin. ROYAL LYChUII THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee. Mr. Charles Ma*hews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new and original petite Comedy, entitled WHO SPEAKS FIRST ? After which, a new Fairy ExtrAvaganza, entitled THE KING OF THE PEACOCKS. Characters by Mes srs. Harley, John Reeve, Selby, H. Hall, Marshall, and H. Marshall ; Miss Kathleen Fitzwil ilam, Miss L. Howard, Mrs. Macnamara, Miss Marshall, Miss L. Marshall, Miss Coleman, and Madame Vestris. To conclude with AN ! APPEAL TO Tin: PUBLIC. Dress Boxes, 55.; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, IS. No half-price to any part of the house. The New Box-office, No. 2, Wellingto:'• street, IS open to the public every day, from Ten till Six. PRINCESS'S THEATI:E. Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. During the Recess this Theatre has been re-decorated and embel lished In a superb and costly manner ty Mr llurwitz. A new Chan delier has been fitted, and the best afran2: meets have been made for the due Ventilation of the Theatre, and the rounort and convenience of the audience. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Opera, entitled MARIE, TIM FOUND LING OF THE LAKE. To conclude with a new grand Pantomime, entitled BLUFF KING HAL ; or, Harlequin and the Charmed Arrow. Harlequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Clown, Mr. Fleimore ; Sprite, Nr. De Barr ; Columbine, ➢Liss Fawcett. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince klbert, fee. Enormous success of the Holiday Novelties, the most asounding in the Metropolis.—A gorgeous Spectacle.—Brilliant Scenes of the Arena.—A new comic rantosairne. THIS EVENING, The curtain will rise at a Quarter to Seven o'clock precisely to the magnificent Spectacle of the WAITS OF TIIE JEWS ; or, The Fall of Jerusalem. To be to:lowed by an inimita , le display of SCENES IN THE CIatCLE, supported by the first Equestrian tal,nt of the day. To conclude with a new Equestrian Pantomime, entitled BOLD BODIN FOOD; or, The Pretty White Horse and Enchanted Prin cess of Sherwood Forest. Boa-office open from Eleven till Five. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. TO CORRESPONOI , INTS. No communication can be attended to unless authenti cated by the name and address of the writer. RA.cted communications cannot be returned. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFreE FEBRUARY 3. THSRMOXETER, Lowest, 43; Highest, 47; Noon, 49. BAR.C3ITEII, 30.46. WIND S.W.; dull hnzy weather. wATEIt Al LONDON rstcti.43M.. Tills DAT —Morning, 34 min. after 9 I Evening, 15 min. after 10 To-Monnow— nt, 59 , a ,n. alter 10 w Evenin, 36 min. after 11 s'ssj;') -'3lO g : .445 T; M 4 . :4!f r • ; •4' t " ek-Vilti LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1849. In consequence of the masterly speech delivered last evening in the House of Commons by Lord PALeteRsToN, the amendment of the Hon. Gentle man the Member for Buckinghamshire was with drawn—a majority of 141 having rejected the propo sition for an adjournment. Nothing could by possi bility have been more complete and triumphant than the vindication of the foreign policy of her MA JESTY'S Government by the Noble Statesman at the head of that department. Nor can this be any matter of surprise to those who have ecanncd without preju dice the conduct of that great diplomatist during the unprecedented turmoils and the bewildering difficul ties of the year through which we have just passed—the terrible and memorable epoch which will be known for ever afterwards in history as the Year of Revelutiens. To say that the Chief Secretary at the Foreign office has so acted as to prevent England from becoming embroiled with other nations in the midst of ;such astounding movements, and of such infuriate-1 passions, would be of itself a noble and glorious eulogium. But Lord PALMERS TON has done immeasurably more than this : he has not only preserved amicable relations with the diffe rent Powers of the Continent, but he has done so without any concession of the dignity of his own country ; he has not only avoided the chances of battle between ourselves' and the insurgent nationalities of Europe, but he has negotiated, i n the character of mediator, so effectually a s to have produced a cessat i on of hostilities in the northern and southern territories of the Contineet. about a timely arm i st i ce between Den- By bringing u stasoldiersn o doing po ma rk and Germa n y he has raised an impedime n t t o the advance of the French and Rus the disputed p rovince of Schleswig, has saved Prussia from the everlasting odium ( f having fomented, through its cupidity, a general and disastrous war throughout the dominions of Europ e. By mediating, again, between the hostile Governments of Austria and Sardinia, he has opened to the Lombardo-Venetians a prospect of their pacific emancipation from their exiting miseries. By interposing, in fine, betwee n the Sicilian population and the Neapolitan SOVEREIGN, he has put an end to a barbarous and desolating sys tem of warfare, he has saved Palermo from the fate of a bombardment as cruel and destructive as that which transformed the beautiful city of Messina into a heap of smouldering ashes, and he has traced out a channel such as may lead to the permanent and satis factory adjustment of difficulties which must other wise have been jumbled into inextricable confusion. For these proceedings—proceedings so creditable to the Minister and so honourable to the Country—we have all along congratulated the Noble Viscount at the head of the Foreign Department. Last night they were recapitulated by him with a candour and lucidity such as rendered further opposition ridiculous. Not even Mr. DAVID URQUHART— monomaniac as he is upon the subject of Lord PAL . NERSTON—couId have had the impertinent temerity to assail the foreign policy of the Cabinet, while the House was yet digesting the arguments and brooding over the declarations of that traduced but patriotic Administrator. Alluding to the course adopted by the Republican Government of France in regard to the maintenance of a friendly disposition between that country and Great Britain, tile Foreign Secretary passed a re panegyric upon the successive presided over the destinies itiE wspAyElinarkable and deserved ,;:77,::: _ :t -_,- ,,,,.v 6 ate t s h m a r d w ein ho ocr h ac a y ve e since fb eercrai nu g, e thea to n a days mtb a e s s of Odor had last 4 .-. - tiftta-c ' i=" g e Of . prec A ip n it d r:tion r , - - " ,, i - i, -_, f , -";/, ,: _ 0 ruar r ; r r. 4 ~...-;,..\.,- ,-,.„(--i-c ~ g (absurd A 'L:' ,. :_" l l2: /,n7iyn accredited to the Republic Administration of q 1- ? , -,- rAVAIGNAC; be maintained that the relations between Cabinets, a s countries were not the relations between but the relations between nations. " Govcrumehts," :-- . -. said he, " are the organs of the nations, and it is only through such an organ that nations can communicate with nations. What business is it of ours to consider what organ a foreign nation may choose ? What business is it of ours to ask whether the French prefer to be governed by a President or an Emperor, a King or a Consul?" It were well for France, for England, for Europe, if sentiments so rational and magnanimous as these had influenced the conduct of British statesmen when GRENVILLE was Foreign Se cretary under PITT, and when HAWKESBURY filled the same office under ADDINGTON. Had either of those diplomatists possessed the courage or the liberality to utter such language from the floor of the Commons, the Continent would have been spared the ravages of a prolonged and sanguinary war, and the last descendant of the imperial dynasty of NAPOLEON would have presided (as he does now) over the for tunes of France, without the National Debt of Eng land having been increased by the enormous sum of 615,622,298/. sterling ! There was an air of the most felicitous badinage in the taunt cast by Lord PALMERSTON at his assailants. " I have been accused," said he, " sometimes, of pur suing measures that lead to war. The war party sit there !"—pointing to the benches of the Opposition. In a similar strain he exclaimed, further on— "We stand here as promoters of peace. We stand here as parties who have laboured assiduously, and are labouring still, to prevent war if we can—to keep it within the narrowest range if it breaks out, and to put an end to it as soon as possible. We stand here as the promoters of peace. We are charged by the advocates of war. I leave the House to decide between us; and I confidently look to the verdict which the House will return." It is as the promoter of peace, and as the opponent of war that Lord PALMERSTON has, during the last twelvemonths, been assailed with so much virulence. It is on account of his solicitude to preserve quietude throughout the states of Christendom that he has been reviled by the aspirants for a spurious popularity. There was cons( quently that sense of the correctness of his position visible in every sentence articulated last evening by the Foreign Secretary, which is the worthiest inspiration of an orator, and which is the best incitement to any man who may be momentarily embarrassed by the neces sity of pronouncing his own vindication. To those who have regarded the policy of Lord PALMERSTON aright, the admirable extenuation, or, more strictly speaking, the exact explanation of that policy given by him last night, will be little less than supererogatory ; while, to those who have had their judgments darkened by prejudice, even the conclusive and logical remarks of the Foreign Secretary will prove wholly and entirely insufficient. That the Commons will, however, view his conduct with that disregard to mere per sonal considerations which has heretofore been the honourable characteristic of the British Parlia ment, that justice will be done by the Legislature to the skill, the industry, the genius, and the patriotism of Lord PALMERSTON, we have the most agreeable and implicit confidence. The Commons will not, by con demning the policy of that illustrious diplomatist► cast a suspicion over the purity of its conscience, and a shadow over the clearness of its intelligence. The Court of Exchequer was yesterday the scene of one of those exhibitions of personality that are calculated to inflict the deepest injury on the Bar, and to bring the administration of justice into contempt and disrepute. The most painful part of the transac tion was, that the party who insulted the Court and his brother barrister was no inexperienced junior, for whom some allowance should be made for his com parative ignorance of professional etiquette, but a gentleman who had already filled the highest rank beneath the bench, and who might be regarded as an aspirant for the highest honours of the legal profession. A charge was deliberately put forward that the Lord Chief Barcn had suffered his private and personal feelings towards a gentleman nearly connected with himself to influence his public conduct on the seat of justice —that he had not merely, on the occasion in question, but habitually, exhibited gross favouritism towards his son-in-law, Mr. S. MAuTirr, Q.C., by allowing 1 latitudes to that gentleman which would not be allowed to others in that or any court. The unfortunate dispute occurred in the case of the "Attorney-General v. Russell," for an alleged breach of certain Custom-house regulations. Sir FREDE RICK THESIGER appeared on behalf of the Crown, while the conduct of the defence was entrusted to Mr. S. MARTIN, the eminent Queen's Counsel. In the course of the proceedings, Mr. MARTIN asked certain questions, which were objected to by Sir F. THESIGER as irrelevant to the matter in issue. The Lord Chief Baron was appealed to, and his Lordship very properly stated, that "he agreed with Sir F. THE• SIGER that the questions were open to that objection at first sight, but he did not see how he could interfere at present. Such questions were frequently put, and counsel always had the credit of having some object in view." Sir F. THESIGER, however, continued the objection to similar interrogatories, and having pressed for the interference of the Court, the Chief" Baron again answered, that "the objection to a particular line of examination on the ground of irrelevancy was one of great difficulty and delicacy for the judge to deal with," adding, " I can only say that some discretion must be reposed in Mr. MARTIN necessarily ;" and on a subsequent oc.. casion observed, " Counsel must be entrusted with a certain extent of discretion in the conduct of their cases, whether it be a gentleman only called yesterday, or a Queen's Counsel of long standing and eminence, I as Judge must allow them to exercise their own discretion." Now, his Lordship exercised a sound judgment and forbearance in all these points. There was no exhibition of petulance or ill temper at the repeated interruptions that took place. The con tinued repetition of the same objection after the decision of the Court had been announced was calculated to consume unnecessarily much more of the public time than would have been wasted even though the line of examination had been as irrelevant as was alleged. There is nothing more vexatious than those constant interruptions by which it is attempted to prevent cer tain facts from being elicited that may be entitled to weight with the jury. In the case in question the nature of the defence was "that there was no pre tence for saying that there had been contraband goods on board—that the proceeding was one of pecu liar hardship, the vessel being a fishing-boat, laden with goods of a perishable nature— that she had been previously boarded by a Custom house officer, and, in fact, did not COMO within the meaning of the statute, which required that all vessels should be specially reported at the Custom-house. Mr. ALARTIN was endeavouring to show that there was no breach of the law, even though its letter might have been violated upon, and this appeared a au p d e , rf o e f ct e l u y ur le se g , it t im o a b t e e btoropuicghttooubte in n om th m e e It should a l so b e borne in mind that theenpvtidaceeneocdne-: sh p o e u n l a d l cbhearacter, allowed in tha w n hic i h n i g n r g eate w r as lat o it f ude a - cases of an ordinary character. It, therefore, scarcely required the subsequent asseveration of Mr. MARTIN, that "he did not ask one question which he did not believe to be proper and material to the interests of his client." The r an k an d position which Mr. MARTIN h a s acquired for himself i n hi s profession, in w hich he is nulli secun e 1 o u t swould , m beingsurely have entitle d him to a certain weight with the Bench without a n y im p utation of nep otism hazarded. Sir F. l'EsmER however, was not satisfied with the courteous gentlemanlike conduct exhibited ll a and ' by the Chief Baron. On the point being decided against him for the fourth or fifth time, he burst out into what we cannot help terming a most im proper and unjustifiable charge. He said, " I cannot but feel that my Learned Friend is allowed a discretion in this case, and in this Court generally, which would not be extended to myself or to other counsel in this or any other court." Now this was perfectly plain and unequivocal. There was no misunderstanding the allusion. It implied that the Judge suffered his private feel ings to influence his public duty, that he endeavoured to advance the interests of his son-in-law at the expense of other learned gentlemen. No won der that the charge was warmly resented, and that on Sir F. THESIGER refusing to make any concession the case was adjourned to a future day. No wonder that Mr. MARTIN deeply felt the unjust and un warrantable aspersion so much as to induce him for the moment to speak of altogether relinquishing THE SUN,- LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1849.7 territorial complexity, to compass both a vigorous constitu tion of her territory, and one also that shall respond to its internal necessities, nor to oppose obstacles to the endeavours of Germany, which aim "at the delineation of a united political body in counter relation to other countries, as also at the co-absorption of commercial and material interests and the greatest p, ssible equalization of internal legislation. It may be expected of the Austrian Government that she will here also lend her utmost aid, and pay the greatest pos sible regard to the relations of Germany in the modelment of her own internal affairs. But if in the meanwhile she should think herself unable to take a full share in the deve lopment of Germany, as above alluded to—if she were un able to allow of the necessary limitations of her sovereign rights in favour of a vigorous Central Government of the Confederation, and if she were unable to apply to her German lands the principle of the material association of interests, then we might certainly conclude that Austria on the one hand would not be desirous of exercising rights to which corresponding duties were not opposed, and that on the other hand, the rest of the German States could not well be recommended to give rights bearing upon foreign policy, general and commercial, upon internal legislation and finan cial economy, in the exercise of which rights the Austrian federal territory would not be correspondingly subjected to the decrees of the Central Power—they could not be re commended to give these rights to a representation ema nating from the collective population of the Confederation, and a Federal Government presiding over the affairs of the collective body politic, in which representation and govern ment Austria maintained a place. But it would not thence be to be concluded that Germany would have to return ex clusively to the . essential principles of a confederation of s:ates, and that the plan of the federative political unity so enthusiastically cherished, would have to be entirely abandoned ; more properly speaking, the maintenance and development of the German Confederation, including . Austria, together with the German territory of the Nether lands and of Denmark, as also the preservation of that position which is due to the imperial house of Austria in Germany, would be perfectly reconcilable with the coalition of the rest of the German States in a closer union—a federa tive State within the Confederation. As within the Confe • deration, the Customs Union, not only evidencing a close bond of trade, industry, and traffic, but including within it self the basis of one common commercio-political representa tion for Germany in respect of foreign countries, as this union could originate and exist within the Confederation, without being detrimental either to the Confederation itself, or to the mutual relations of those members of the Confederation who belonged to it, and those who did not belong to it ; so may a union, inclusive of far greater interests, be formed among the majority of the members of the Confederation, and exist within the Confederation, " The Prussian Government recognizes, as it always did, the duty of persevering in the path that was entered upon by the act of convoking the German National Assembly. " To this end this proposal is submitted for courteous con sideration, viz, that previously to the second reading of those parts of the constitutional scheme, entitled "The Em pire and the Imperial Power '—‘The Imperial Parliament' —‘ The Supreme Head of the Empire '—and The Council of the Empire,' the German Governments, by means of the Imperial.i\linisry, shall deliver to the National Assembly in Franklort declaratiors with regard to the contents of these chapters, as they have been determined on a first reading, with a view to further consideration on the part of the Assembly. " We think that this proposal will recommend itself both to the German Governments and to the National Assembly, as we pre-suppose the existence, on either side, of an earnest wish to arrive at a straightforward understanding. The po sition occupied by the latter, as regards the work of Consti tution, has already been hinted at in )ur exordium. On the other hand, the greater number of the German Govern ments have never renounced the right of giving their assent, and Prussia, more especially, has never done so. Were this antithesis carried out to its full extent, no one would surely doubt that not only the work of Constitution would never come to anything, but that our German fatherland also would be exposed to the most dangerous crisis, and be entirely choked in its development. The more resolved a German state may be to hold fast by the right of approval, the more ~ it may fear its being obliged to deny this acquiescence, the more lively should be its apprehension of the duty that thus devolves upon it— a duty which bids it not confine itself to posterior negation, but bring its scruples and proposals of modification to the knowledge of the National Assembly, and thus give the latter an opportunity of mature deliberation, previously to a second reading. And when we see, on the other hand, how those fractions of the Assembly which combat most deci.tedly the right of accord in respect of principles, nevertheless re gard it desirable to bring about an understanding with the Governments, we may indulge a hope that the Assembly itself, mindful of its dignity and of its duty towards our fatherland in general, will come forward in an equally friendly spirit, and thus take the sting from the antithe,is above mentioned. The Prussian Government is induced to believe that its proposal responds to the wishes of the German Go vernment ; the more so because it is convinced that the true interests of the Governments go hand in hand with the wants and wishes of the German people. It therefore is en couraged to hope that however opinions may differ on indi vidual points, yet, in consideration of the truly German sen timent which it imputes to all the different Governments, and in consideration of the common nature of their interests, they will be of accord in the most essential matters. All the greater will be the gain, the more the different states corre spond in their declarations; and whilst the Government of Prussia offers a helping hand in this business, it expects an equally confiding reciprocation of feeling from the other German Governments. . _ " It has furnished its plenipotentiary in Frankfort-on-the ➢taine with most ample instructions to this end; and as it is of opinion that that place would be the most suitable central point of conference for all the Governments, it re quests them to forward their remarks and eventual propo sitions thither in a suitable way, and with all possible speed, as it looksupon an early conference and understanding, with a view to the interests of Germany in general as most desirable. " Your Excellency will be pleased to lay the considerations and proposals herein contained before the Government, and recommend such regard being paid to them as the import ance of the snbject demands. At the tini e your Excel lency will not omit to apprise the Government of the real sentiments of his Majesty's Government, which has lately been subject to such manifold attacks. Prussia aims at no increase of power or dignity for itself. However the ',,ernian Constitution may model itself, it craves no sh,re in the supreme conduct of the Federative Government but that hich its positiun in Germany, and the importance of the moral and physical resources which it can place at the disposal of our common fatherland in the nature of things assign to it. It will accept of no post offered to it, except with the free acquiescence of the united Governments; but it considers itself bound to do Germany those services which the interest of the common fatherland would seem to demand of it, even it this cannot happen without sacrifices on its own part. In the same way it will as gladly meet any proposal,. which, without endanger.ng the common end in view, may be calculated to preserve the freedom and independence of the individual States. In consequence of these sen timents, I am already enabled to ,acquaint your Excellency that his Majesty and his Government are not of opinion that the establishment of a new German imperial dignity is necessary to a real and comprehensive German unity; that we, on the contrary, apprehend that the exclusive endeavour to concentrate unity under this form (necessary as a point of unity is of itself) would op pose essential, nay, almost insuperable obstacles to the realisation of the end in view. There may surely be some other form under which, without sacrificing any essential quirement, the urgent and highly justifiable desire of the German people after true unity and vigorous development of the body politic may be fully satisfied. " The interests of the case in hand lead us to hope for a speedy reply from the Government to this communication. (Signed) " BuLow." " Berlin, Jan. 23." Great excitement has been produced in Prussia, by the publication of an article in the French 1 , evue des Deux Mondes, which asserts that PRINCE METTERNICH, then Prime Minister of Austria, on hearing of the French revolution of February, proposed that France should take possession of the Rhenish Provinces on the left Bunk of the Rhine (his own estate of Johanuis - berg l isright Bank), on condition that the possession the Lombardy and Venice should be guaranteed Austria. The Prussian newspapers say situated to o on f . that, for the honour of the German Lame, they must consider this an error; but when we remember that the 1. evue des deux Mondes is the organ of M. GulzuT, and that the alliance between PRINCE METTERNICH and M. li o oT g , as managers of the reactionary intrigue now g on throughout Europe, is more intimate than u in iz ever, we cannot but believe that the assertions of the writer in the Revue des Deux Mondes are to the letter true, with regard to every thing that concerns PRINCE METTERNICH. his practice in that court. In whatever aspect the matter be regarded the conduct of Sir F. TtiESIGER was wholly unjustifiable, and would call for the well-merited censure of the Bench, the Bar, and the public generally. We trust that he will see his error, and make,t , he only amends in his power, by withdrawing Le. offensive in sinuation. Mr. MARTIN, we also hope, will relin quish his intention. His talents and acquirements are such as to insure him practice in any court into which he may choose to enter. His adopting the course he spoke of would seem to admit that there were some grounds for the charge. He should rest satisfi , ql in conscious inno cence, and with a knowledge of the high esti mation in which he is held. The public generally should not be injured by being deprived of his able advocacy in any case in which his services may be available. It would, indeed, be ridiculous to assert that the promotion of a near relative to the judicial bench should lead to his withdrawal from practice in a court in which he had previously acquired con siderable distinction, and to his relinquishing a lucrative branch of his profession. There is but one alterna tive remaining for Sir F. T/lESIGER , if he should refuse to make a full and complete retractation of the charge. He should bring the conduct of the Chief Baron before the only tribunal to which he is amenable, and move an address to the Crown to de prive him of the situation he now fills. If the accu sation be well founded it would warrant such a pro ceeding. If not, no language would be sufficiently strong to express the deep regret which every high minded gentleman must feel who had permitted himself, in a moment of ill-humour and petulance, to cast upon one of the Judges of the land so grave an imputation without due foundation. In either case, Sir F. TRESIGER owes something to himself and to the honourable profession of which be is an influen tial and leading member. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The Assembly ou Thursday negatived the motion of M. LAGRANGE, for the immediate publication of a ge neral amnesty, by a majority 551 to 167. It is, how ever, considered probable that an amnesty will be pub lished on the 24th of February, the anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic. The House then re sumed the debate on the project of law imposing a tax on successions. M. LERNINIER has addressed a letter to the Minister of Public Instruction, resigning his functions as one of the professors of the College of France. He assigns as the motive of his resignation his wish to prevent the Government and the College of France from being ex posed to the violence of an implacable party towards himself. It appears that during the military comedy enacted in the streets of Paris on Monday, under the manage ment of General CIIANGARNIER, the sergeant-major of a company of the Ist Legion of National Guards, informed the soldiers under his command that at his house, which was close at hand, they would find a petition demanding the immediate dissolution of the National Assembly, which they might sign at once. The soldiers re minded him that by law no act of such a nature could be performed by armed men without being considered a hostile manifestation against the Assembly, and several threatened to quit the ranks if this officer continued his illegal conduct. According to the Moniteur the accounts from the de partments are perfectly satisfactory. The riot at Strasburg was merely a procession of operatives out of employ, who dispersed on beirg assured by the Mayor that relief should be given to the most needy. Their numbers never exceeded 250. There had been some slight disturbances at Macon and Chalons. At Marseilles and Lyons the military posts were duubled on the 27th, but there was no attempt made at disturbance on the part of the people. The Committee appointed to examine the project of law for the suppression of clubs presented by the Mi nister of the Interior to the National Assembly, has de termined, by a majority of 9 to 6, to recommend its rejection as unconstitutional. Paris continued perfectly tranquil up to the post hour of yesterday. The Bourse has been animated, and an improvement took place in the value of all public securities. The Five per Cents. opened at 75f. 60c., and rose gradually to 76f. 10c., at which they closed. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TAE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, FEB. 2. Boulogne and Amiens, 8 1 / B —Luxembourg (7/.), % Ditto (10/.), 2i4— Namur and Liege, 6% Orleans and Bordeaux, 2%—gambre and Meuse, 314. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 27th ult. have arrived. The Congress has retused to authorise the prosecution of Senor OLOZAGA, consequently he is now a: - , liberty to return to Madrid, and resume his functions of Deputy, MADRID BOLSA, JAN. 27.—Three per Cent'., 201 ; after Balsa, 20 i 1 cash; Fives, 10 i i paper ; after Balsa. 10 cash. Passives 3i- paper ; after 1301ia, 21 cash. Cou pons, 6 cash. Bank ut St Ferdinand, 57 cash ; GO paper. Exchang,e on London, 49 15 paper, Treasury Bills, 71ip 72 cash ; 74 paper. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES PRUSSIA. The elections for electors to the first Chamber took place at Berlin on the 29th ult. The number of persons chosen to return the members to the first Chamber for Berlin is 130 only. They are almost all reactionaries, so that while the lower Chamber will have a Democratic majority the reactionaries, thanks to the limitation of the franchise, will reign supreme in the upper. At Breslau, Stettin, Halle, and several other places, the re actionaries have secured the majority among the electors to the upper Chamber. A col:ision between the two Chainbirs would therefore appear to be inevitable. The following in the note which has been addressed by the Prussian Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Vrus,ian diplomatic agents at the various Courts of Germany on the subject of the Headship of the Ger man Empire:— "The proceedings entered upon last April, by the German National Assembly, convoked in Frankfort, for the purpose of founding a new Constitution for Germany, are approach ing the crisis in which the German States will have to de clare themselves; concerning the result of the Assembly's labours. At the time the Assembly met, the revision of the Constitution of the Confederation, although already com menced, had not advanced far enough to enable the German Governments to lay before the said Assembly a scheme of Con stitution concerted in common, or to be the prolocutors of this scheme before the Assembly. The Assembly found itself obliged to take the work of Constitution in band on its own account, while both the passive temper exhibited by the Governments, many of which found their powers entirely engrossed by internal affairs, and the palpable difficulty of coining to an accord with thirty-seven different and inde pendent States, might contribute to raise to a high standard the conceptions prevalent as to the extent of the political powers of the Assembly. The Prussian Government also thought itself bound to attach great importance to the situa tion in which the German States found themselves, whilst thus opposed to an Assembly l ega lly e l ec t e d from the col lective body of the nation. It thought it ought to exert itself to the utmost not to step forth with negations before an Assembly before which ,the Governments of Germany Lad laid no positive proposals. It thought that the German nation had a right to demand protection from all ex traneous impediments while an attempt was being made to arrive at unity in a way legally laid open in part by the German Government, and in point conceded by thein. It was this point that the Prussian Government most espe cially kept in view after its July proposals, for gaining a basis for a collective representation if the German Govern ment had failed, and after other attempts also to bring matters into the path of conciliatory understanding had proved fruitless ; and at the same time, while it was unhe&- tatingly willing to retire awhile from the executige functions of the Confederation, and to approve the conferment of them upon his Imperial Highness the Archduke John of Austria, it has, with no little devotion, and often with self denial, supported and sustained the Central Power of Ger many by the means and resources of Prussia. The aim has been gained. The National Assembly in Frankfort has been able freely to devote itself, for almost, eight months, to its constituent labours, and, as these labours are apparently approaching their end, every German Government will feel itself called upon to co-operate in bringing these labours to a happy issue, and to prevent any possible failure being laid to the fault of the individual Governments. The Prussian Government may cherish a hope that it is secure from such culpation, but it is very well aware that its assent alone is not sufficient to bring a remodelment of the German Con stituti,.n into life, aid that the failure of the great scheme would not be the less lamentable even if it were proved be yond all doubt that Prussia was not the rock it had split upon. "Induced by these contemplations, the Prussion Govern ment would have proceeded, at an earlier moment, to propose the preparation of the declarations which are expected to be made, within a short interval, by the States of the German Confederation. But a momentuous epoch of development in I its own state coincided, in point of time, with a decisive turn takenmcat:uvnicalled ooe)donlNeue%ne: ldhada ai b ntuc s ondhnp • the internal affairs in Austria, which, as being the necessarily chh: neipowerfuleestbseheca number r m gani lot ; fre m \a:tlaho b hgcco e eoag r s nteir o inaso f tin taituaohttetfeii provisions vottnehh,aehel Confederation, eAdderiiaueffir negseetsareut riildoat difficulty regarding gt loah w mfkfue a eprid s netoesrprbi t eaay h all e napsf r n pota i ran entering stcrre ei y the National Assembly in Frankfort thought to discern the express wishes of the collective German na tion. The Austrian State is attached to Germany by an cient bonds, and in the most troubled period of the past year it has given these bonds a new and closer signification (sine acne Innigkeit), by a prince of the Imperial House to of Austria undertaking the conduct of the affairs o f Ger many. On its part, again, the rest of Germany cannot r enounce the old connexion with Austria; te and, of Simon hitherto least of all, would the Prussian. Government have been able to adva nce . i ha t itp t h o l earn k to n d o ee w pxein t s h dt i e inngg 3 o nonthteh intentionsedissolutionofthe it of h was indispe nsable ustrtan Government in relation to f t o t h t e he A i C is o t n ri s a t n it u s t i t c: t n t e o h f a G d e u r e m e a n n) r - er a l f a te c r ed t 11 one ainternal basis. devel onpn hnll findsVti i t , With. s 36 1 : thecier quits g i sm decidedte s t satisfactionhat ConfederationA ua sstthrsietairegarding,iPrussiann existence, selvese in ll s mtoernetTalsqiiie h t s he e sane is part this subject with the National Assembly and the rest of the i r , ea to dy take to come to to its anunderstanding German Govern meats. This understanding must un doubtedly be of such a nature as neither to present obstacles vigorous to AWStr . .LA endeßYOUrs, in the whole eztent of her AUS'FItIA. The Diet at Kremsier has unanimously voted the fifth chapter of the fundamental laws, guaranteeing trial by jury in all prosecutio ns against the press, and providing that in all cases the procedure of toe Courts of Justice shall be oral and public. They have also passed a law abolishing capital punishment. The Ministers have published an official answer in the Wiener Zeitung, stating that they have received an address of confidence s igned by about 18,000 of the most respectable inhabitants of Vienna, which cannot 'ail to produce a most salutary impression. The follow ing is their reply - - . A large proportion of the m ost res p ectable inhabitants of Vienna have expressed appr oval of the Ministerial pro gramme of the 27th of November. " The Ministers have received this important testimony o f an honourable and encouraging confidence with grat e f u l thanks. "A high goal has to be attained; that goal is the unani mous wish of Au-tria. It is the grandeur, the might, t h e unity, the legitimate liberty o f the entire monarchy. In full consciousness of their sacred and difficult task, and at the same time firmly resolved to persevere in the path on whi c h they have entered, the Minist ers recognise in this address of the inhabitants of Vienna a renewed pledge of the successful result of their endeavours. " SCWARZENBE RG, KRAUS, CORDON, BAC K , K H ULMER, STADION, VON BRUCK, THIEN. FELD. , _ • " 011mutz, Jan. 12, 1849." The Allyerneine Zcituny of the 28th ult. says:--- "The German Catholics of Gratz have presented a warm, energetic protest to the Austrian Cabinet against the suspen sion of their service, and the e xile of their p astor. The y de signate the Ministerial decree " an abortion of the Metternich system," and refer with justic e to section 17 of the Constitu tion of Ferdinand, of the 25 th of A p ril last, which sa y s : All burghers of the monarchy are granted the free exe rc i se of their religious faith, and full liberty of conscience;' and concludes by saying, 'True to our convictions, true to our faith is that sacred property of conscience, and relying upon the imperial promises, we are firmly resolved not to be misled in our faith. We give no man the right of commanding us in matters of faith ; tor, ac cording to our firm conviction , man for which he is individually responsible to himself and to his God.'" The Wiener Zeitnq of the 27th ult. contains the ad dres,es of submission presented to Prince WINDISCH GRATZ since the Imperial army e n t ered the Hungarian territory, by the city of Poll), by the county of l'esth, by the county of Papa, and by the county of Pozega in Slavonia. 'rile following is the 18th official bulletin from the Imperial army under WINDISCIIGRATZ, which has been published by the Governor of Vienna : "Field-Marshal Lieutenant von Esorich, who, with his second al my corps, bad pursued the army divison of the rebel Gorgey in the direction of the mining towns, found the enemy in a strong position on the plains of Schemnitz, charged them viith the brigade Wyss in front and flank, took the village of Windschacht by storm, repulsed the enemy on every s id e , an d, after a short conflict with their arrie!re guard, entered Schemnitz. In this engagement our brave troops took twelve guns, ten mortars, several gun-car riages, arms, and baggage, made upwards of 500 prisoners, including ono ()nicer and 115 men of the Alexander ltiegiment of Infantry, the chief of Goraey's staff, and Lieutenant• Col. Pustelnick, formerly in the Imperial army. " The enemy's loss amounted to 60 killed, and 120 wounded. We had two officers and ,ix men killed, 13 -wounded. Four companies of the 2d Jager battalion cam ducted the storm with distinguished bravery. An obstinate battle was fought in the streets of Windschacht. House by house had to be taken at the point of the bayonet. Two charges of the enemy, when the darkness favoured, were courageously met by our men, and the village at length taken. The 12th Jager battalion, under Colonel Collery, supported by a pioneer company, fought with bravery at Hodritz, and captured five of the guns above-mentioned. The enemy retired on the Sohler road, pursued by our troops. " Simultaneously with these operations, Major-General Gotz planned an at , ack on Kremnitz, over Obersterben and Turzek, from the side of Mossocz, in combination with the column of Major-General Toesay, advancing from Itudno. Gener:.l Gotz was prevented carrying on this manoeuvre by the tidings reaching him that the latter general had re ceived orders the day before from Lieutenant Field-Marshal Simonich to return to Neutra, in order to aid in the pacifi cation of that district. He was, therefore, obliged to main tain his post at Mossocz and protect the Turoczer comitat from the hands of the insurgent army, beaten and dispersed by General Esorich. The conquest of Leopoldstadt and the occupation of Neu chausel by the brigade Neustadter, now on the eve of ac complishment, will be sufficient to confirm the good fet ling which is beginning to show itself in the Treutschen co mitat, and by tranquillizing the minds of the people, con tribute to establish order ti , td peace. A body of insur gents, collected at Szoluck, on the Theiss, availed them selves of the frozen river, to circumvent the vanguard of Major General Ottinger, who held the bridge. A larger oc cupation of it, however, being rendered unnecessary by the strength of the ice, tile vanguard, consisting of cavalry, had orders to match on to Czegled, where the second squadron of Hardegg cuira-siers by a brilliant chcige, gallantly made, effectually put to the route a division of Kaiser hussars who were in pursuit of them, killed several on the spot, and made one captain and eighteen men prisoners. Major- General Ottinger, reinforced by a body of foot, took up au advantageous position at Czegled, but the enemy refused battle, and escaped over the Theiss, near Szoluck. " General Count Nugent, who proposed advancing to Funfkirchen, has sent a strong brigade of infantry, cavalry, and ordnance, under Major-General von Dietrich, to garrison Kaposvar, for the purpose of clearing the counties of Su megher and Barany of the wandering, starved, and rebel bands, got together by a certain Damjavich, under cover of Essegg. Colonel Harvath has done the same in the Stuhl weissenburg comitat, by which means alone order and the authority of the law can be restored. Lieutenant Field- Marshal Dahlen is organizing the supernumerary border troops, to bring up on the right bank of the Drave, towards Essegg. " General Todorovich reports from Werschetz, the 20th, after a sharp fight with the rebels : " I yesterday entered Werschetz, with the troops of the Austrian-Servian army corps. On the evening of the 18th the corps was mustered fur this object between St. Michali and Alibuasar, and during the night they occupied Ziesi dorf. Early in the morning we marched in two columLs against Werschetz. The enemy, who with half of his corps had pushed on to Zicsidorf at seven o'clock in the morning, turned back at ten on hearing of our having taken the place, drew off the remainder of his corps, and at noon again attempted to effect his purpose. On my coming up to Werschetz with the column, I observed the strong force of the enemy retreating on the road to Becskerek, and I instantly set out in pursuit of the rebels, hoping to subdue the town, which was still in their hands. Mean- while, Colonel Kincanin had encountered the enemy's column. I lost no Lime in going it the rescue, with a part of my troops, so that the enemy, taken from the rear, was forced to swerve, and retire on the road to Moravitza, where we followed him till darkness set in. We captured twenty ammunition waggons, several stands of arms, and made many prisoners. Our loss, as far as my information at pre sent goes, is not great; that of the enemy in killed, wounded, and runaways, considerable." [ Here follow the names of the officers who distinguished themselves.l (Signed) WELDEN." A letter fruin a correspondent of the Wiener Zeitung, dated Somlin, Jan. 21, states that the attack on Versac was made on the 19tb, at five o'clock in the morning, that the battle lasted the whole day, that after a desperate resistance on the part of the rebels, the Aus trian soldiers stormed the walls, and were in possession of the whole town by six o'clock in the evening. Great losses on both sides in killed and wounded. The head quarters of Gener,l THODOROVIC, ace...r.irding to this ac count, are now in Vorsec. Weisskirehen arid Gross Beeskerek must soon fall, their communications being cut off. Vence was stormed by three battalions and one corps of Servisns, under M ijor MILLEJLIC. SAXONY. Intelligence from Dresden of Jan. 29th says :—ln this day's sitting of the second Chamber, Ministers stated that, at his MAJESTY'S earnest and repeatvd request, they had withdrawn the tender of resignation." SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. Three proposals for peace, or, rather, three plans, which are to serve as the bases for carrying on negotiations for peace, are, it is stated, under consideration in Lon don. The first is by Denmark ; this assigns to Schles wig a nominal independence, the more surely to consti tute it a Danish province, and effect its separation from Holstein. The second emanates from Prussia ; according to this, Schleswig-Holstein and the entire Enclaves are to be constituted into the Grand Duchy of North Abingia, the Grand Duke of OLDENBURG is to be adopted by the King of DENMARK, and to succeed him in Denmark and North Abingia ; the latter, of course, to remain a German State, and the Augustenburg line to be indemnified by Oldenburg. The third plan is that proposed by Frankfort—namely, th© partition of Schles wig according to the nationalities. SWITZERLAND. Disturbances tot& place on tne 24th ult. at Saig nehgicr, canton of Berne, in Switzerland, owing to the people having opposed the expulsion of the nuns of a convent of Uniulines, which had been resolved on by the Grand Council. The prefect was ill-treated, and a military force of Lego men had to be sent to restore order. F. FARINA, the new Sardinian Minister, had arrived at his post. ITALY. The elections at Civita Vecchia have terminated i❑ the return of GABUSSI and MONTECCHI, the Liberal candidates. At Rome the elections had begun on the 21st, but had been adjourned to the 22d, as it had been found impo§sible to Foil the whole of the constituency in one day. Upwards of 13,000 electors had voted on the first day, and the Liberal candidates were on that day in a large majority. The regular and secular clergy of Rome abstained from voting ; at Terracina, on the con trary, the Bishop was the first to record his vote. Car dinal OPIZZONI, of Bologna, on receiving the Papal act of excommunicaiion, convoked an assembly of the most learned theologians or the city, and submitted the docu ment to their judgment; they decided that the excom munication ought not to be published by the church, since the Constituent Assembly does not infringe her righti.• Thia example has been imitated by CADOLINI, Bishop of Ancona. IRELAND. DUBLIN, FRIDAY EVENING.—The Royal Speech has met with a sorry reception at the hands of the Dublin journals. The organs of both parties are more than usually bitter upon the contents of the document, Land the liepealers are furious at the contemplated continua tion of the Suspension Act. A return published this evening gives the following as the amount of bread-stuffs imported into Dublin on the Ist of February-17,730 quarters, 1,000 barrels, 2,378 sacks wheat; 1,236 sacks, 1,763 barrels flour; 4,398 sacks Indian corn; 1,426 quarters barley; 150 barrels of bread; 44 quarters peas. Tak.n out of store-22,796 quarters wheat; 4,167 saeks, 3,972 cwts. of flour; 2,543 quarters, 1,520 barrels of barley, Notwithstanding this formidable array of figures, there was a firm demand for all descriptions of grain at the Corn Exchange to-day; wheat at an improvement of 6d. to ls,, and oats at 3d. to 6d, Barley supported the cur reeey of Tuesday. The weather has become beautifully fine. THE LATE SIR GUY CAMPBEL.—The remains of the late Major-General Sir Guy Campbell were interred on Thursday with full military honours, in the cemetery at the rear of the Royal Barracks. The ceremony was a most imposing one. All the troops in garrison, together with the Horse Brigade of Artillery, and six light guns, attended. The rain fell in torrents throughout the day, causing woful damage to the splendid uniforms and equipments of the cavalry officers, all of whom appeared in review order. SERIOUS CAB ACCIDENT IN THE STRAND.—Last night, about half-past 7 o'clock, a serious accident occurred in the Strand. A cab horse, which had been waiting at the en trance to Somerset-house, having taken fright, dashed along the pavement at a furious rate. The driver was on the box, but the reins having been broken, he was unable to arrest the progress of the animal. The vehicle came violently in contact with the iron fencing of the Globe newspaper-office front, destroying a portion of the glass, and damaging the grating which protects the top of the. machine-room. The cab then struck a youth, who was standing near the spot, and passed over his person ; when taken up, ha was found to be bleeding and insensible, and was conveyed to the Charing-cross Hospital. The cab, after flying by The Sun office, ran against the shop front of Mr. Stammers, the jeweller and silversmith, destroy ing the sashes and glass, and scattering the valuable contents of the window in all directions. The property, however, was subsequently recovered without loss. A woman was here thrown down and much injured, and a little further on the cab was turned over by coming in contact with a lamp-post. The severity of the concussion drove one of the shafts into the animal's breast, inflicting most frightful gashes and laceration upon its shoulders, and the horse, which was a fine spirited animal, being thus rendered useless, was con veyed to a knacker's and speedily placed out of its miseries. SALE OF THE STOWE LIBRARY.-011 Thursday this sale was continued. The first lot deserving attention was a curious and scarce tract, called " A Conference about the Next Succession to the Crown of England." This tract, although bearing the name of "Father Parsons" as the author, is supposed to have been written by Cardinal Allen, Sir T. Englefield, and Father Parsons, the Jesuit. The printer of It was hanged, drawn, and quartered; and it was enacted by the 35th of Elizabeth, that whoever should have this book in the house should be condemned as guilty of high treason —it sold for 8/. 2s. Gd. A fine copy of the complete works of Thomas Pennant, in 26 volumes, sold for 33/. 10s. Philosophical 'Transactions of the Royal Society of London, from the commencement, in 1665, to 1816, in 105 vols., sold for 461. A most splendid copy of the works of the brothers Piranesi, on Roman antiquities, architecture, and classical ornaments, consisting of several hundred plates of the buildings, &c., in and near Rome, bound in 14 volumes sold for 1331., Mr. Murray being the purchaser for the 13eaufoy Library. The only other lots worth brief notice were come old plays of early English dramatists , which sold well. The day's sale produced the sum of 466/. 14s. Gd. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ended Jan. 27, 18-I9:—Coaching traffic, 758/. 17s. Bd. ; parcels, 25/. 16s. Id ; goods and cattle, 224/. 43. 9d.; steam -boats, 871.17 a. Od. Total, 1,0964 155, 6cl. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY. QUARTER To THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool this week has been freely supplied, but prices have hardened.. Sales, 67,350 bales; stock, 415,530 b:.les.—Railway Shares were rather quiet at the outport yesterday. • The changes in *the financial position of the Bank of Eng land during the week to the 27th ult. were not material. The active circulation was but slightly increased, and the employment of the funds of the Corporation has been upon Government securities rather than upon bills. The compa rison with the previous week's return is as follows : Notes Issued .- £28,315,870 Increase ... ... 45,495 ... 3,488,107 •• 6,675 ... 3,877,648 ... 206,508 ... 11,642.799 84,718 1,112,840 ... 18,288 ... 13,882,267 ... 260,313 ... 10,427,581 ... 94,566 Notes ... 9,638,345 Decrease 3,595 Bullion ... 15,042,071 Decrease • 6,480 Active Circulation ... 18,677,525 Increase ... 49,090 n a report upon the Manchester trade, received to-day :rom lessrs. M'Nair, Greenhow, and Irving, we have the following cheerful view taken :—"lt is a long time since we witnessed transactions to such an extent in the month of January as those which have taken place during the present. Happily, no fresh inju rious influences, arising from political disorders abroad, have been in existence to mar the progress of improvement. ' Unhappily, however, the enhanced value of the raw mate rial has denied to a certain class of spinners and manu facturers—the former especially, who are producers of what 'are termed low numbers—any valuable participation in the advantages resulting from this altered state of things. With this exception, the change for the better is decided and perceptible on 11 hands. All the operatives able and willing to work can readily find employment, and manufac turing property is gradually improving in value. We are happy to find from our friends in the woollen and other manufacturing districts that, with but few exceptions, a pretty similar state of things prevails." Messrs. Wilkinson and Jewesbury report favourably of the Indigo and Colonial trades in London. At Amsterdam on Thursday the Bourse was animated. A meeting of Spanish bondholders is convened for Tuesday next, when it is probable that efforts will be made to form a Committee. The Government at Madrid is engaged in revising the tariff of duties, and there seem to be better prospects for the creditors. The East India Railway question is still under considera tion in Leadenhall-street. The English Stock Market has rallied to-day, and might probably have gone higher but for a little stock being sold tor transfer next week. Consols have been 91i to for Money and Account, and are now 91% 1 / 2 . Exchequer bills have been 395. to 495. prem., according to date. New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 9214 1 /2 . The majority for Ministers last night has given a tone to the Funds. The Foreign Securities are very quiet. Mexican 251 5 / 8 Spanish Five per Cents. 15 to lA. Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents. nominally 48',4 to 49%. Shares are rather in favour of buyers again, but with a Fair business doing. Rest Increase .. Public Deposits .. Increase Other Deposits ... Decrease ... ... ... Seven Day and other Bills . . De - crease ... Government Securities Increase ... . Other Securities... . Decrease 0` "; ci,.) , iNG P' , ?.t. ,' - raTidli FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICLS Bank Stock 194 194 3 or Cent. Redneed Anns 91%% 91 1 ,4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9l %% 1 4 91 3 4 N• -w 3IA per Cent. Anne....... 92 % 14 92 1 % t., ,, ng Anns. to expire Jan. 1860 India Bond*, 1,0001. Ditto under 1,000/. .. ...... Consols for Account 91 % 14 91% Exchequer Bills. 2 1 ,c 2 d. & 2d. 1,0001. March ... 39 42 p 1,000/. June 46 49 p 5001. Mal ch. . 5001. June Small, March .. Small. June PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS oNE O'CL)CE. 43 p 49 p 40 p 49 p 40 P 49p CLOSIN ,, PRICES, Brazilian Bonds Ditto, Small 79 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 2 5i 2 5/s Ditto, Account — Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent. — Russian Bonds .... — Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto. Account l 5 l/ Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 1 ,4 per Cent., 12 Guild — Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 25% 25% 25% xd 1044 14 7 ,4 14% 78% PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. t berdeen Nuckinghamshire... 161.45. Caledonian Ditto,. Quarter Shares 11 1 4 .... . . 5 Do. New 101. Pref..... 71 1 ..... 8% 98% B% Chester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, - ,Preference l5 .... . . 14 x. i l4x East Anglia, 251., L & E. and L. and D...... 25 ...... Do., 31.105. Eastern Counties 2O ...... 11 %% % Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent. . lO Ditto,Extension,s per Cent., No. 1 61.135. 4d.... IA p East Lancashire Exeter,Yeovil. & Dorch. 2% 1%% Great Northern Do., 1 / 2 A Deferred ... 12%...... 5 ... ... Do., 1 1.2 B 6 per Cent. guaranteed ......... 614 4% ..... ... ..... 4% reat North of Englan d .100 240% ;6 24 0 1/ Great Western 100 ...... 102% Ditto, 1 % Shares Ditto, New 171— Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... 54 . Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto Ditto, % Shares ...... 43 ... .. ...... ...... Do. Fifth5... ... 10 Do. Thirds (Reg.)..... 13 Do. New, Gua. 6 per et. 7%...... 9 L AI 9% Do:( W. Riding Union) 7 .. ... 3A 3 1 1 1 3 l/s Leeds and Bradford 5O lOl ....... .... ... 101 London & Black wall —.13 /. 6s. 8d 5 London, Brighton, and South Coast London and N. Western 100 136% 136 135% J )itto, New Di tto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 ...... 9 ' ...... Load. tk S Western 5O ...... 43 Ditto. Third 5........... 15 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...100 Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10 Midland ... ......100 Do., do., 50/. Shares .. 25 ... .. 20 1 ,0 A Do.Consol. Bristol and Birnung., 6 per ct.... 100 ......126 x.d 126 xd. vorth Britian .. .... ... 25 ...... 17%... . 17% Ditto, Quarters Ditto, Thirds .... .. .. 8% .. .- 5 ... North Staffordshire Oxferd, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Reading, Guildford, and Reigate . 12%..... 13%. ..... ......,. 13% Scottish Central Shrewsbury and Bin's... 10 Ditto ditto. Class B. 6 Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) ...... 18 Ditto Oswestry ~.... 18;4 2 14% Ditto New Shropshire Union 'oath Staffordshire 7 1,4 4% •••••• South Eastern Do~ Scrip No 4 South Wales Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... .. ...... 50 Do. do. do. ... 25 York, Newcastle, and Berwick. Do. Original New and Berwick .. ..... .... Do. i&xtensioa No. 1. 20 Do. do. No. 2....:.... 20 Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 ... .. 9% 1 ‘..• ..... ... 9 1 4 foriCand NorthiMidland 50 ...... 58 1 / ,58 .. Ditto, Preference 0011 •• •• • 3 3 % 2W 4 11% 11 3 / 4 .20 1 ,4 . 1 3 , 4 91/2 1 . !.% I* 4 47/ g 117tri 14!4 2 1 4 4 1 A g 25 1 / t 7 3 4 173/4 29% 29% Do. East and Westßid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Dutch Rhenish ...... 1%.. ...... Namur and Liege ...... 20 ... 73 4 Orleans and Bordeaux... 7 ...... 2% Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ... 9 JOINT STOCK BANK. Australasia MINES. 28 1 , 2 Australian.. 8 1X 7% 2 3 4 18 1 4 3 2% LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY ~ LONDON, FEB. 3. —Wind this day at noon S.W, moderate breeze, and dull hazy weather. STATE OF WIND AND WEATHER AT THE PROVINCIAL PORTS THIS MORNING, AT 9 A.M. Glasgow S.W., fine. Gosport S.W., foggy and rain. Liverpool Leith ..... , Hull Newcastle Portsmouth Southampton HARTLEPOOL, FEB. 2.—The Violet of Brixham, which went on shore near this place on the 29th ult., has been got off with little or no damage. CARDIFF, FEE. 2.—The Dania, Brickwoldt, of Holstein, for Bremen, blew up in the Bate Docks this morning, by which several of her deck beams were broken, and has re ceived other damage. BELFAST, FES. I.—The John, of and for Belfast, from Troon, drove on the 30th ult., about a mile N. of Geron head, with rudder unshipped, and will become a wreck; crew saved; cargo (coals) lost. WATERFORD, JAN. 31. The Lady Constable, Mason, from Baltimore, United States, in coming up the harbour, got aground on the shoals off Brom Hill, and after lying for four hours striking heavily, floated off, and was towed to Cheefpoint. STRANSFORD, JAN. 31.—Whe Barbara, which sailed hence on the 29th inst., struck on the rocks in Guns Island Bay on the same night, but with assistance was brought in here. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 2. Wind S.S.E. to N.W. Arrd. Cromwell, Barker, New Orleans; Elizabeth, Lambert, New Orleans, after being aground on Burbo Banks ; Regent, Wilson, New York. Sld. 1. Laura, Mobile; Fanny, Antigua. 2. Rothesay, Africa; Halcyon, New Orleans ; Midas, New Orleans; Marcellus, ditto ; Soldon, ditto ; So lon ,ditto; Shannon, Mobile; Yorkshire, New York; Roscoe, ditto. The William Jarvis, bound to Liverpool, got aground on New Orleans Bar on the 2d ult. The Mayflower, of New York, from Savannah, bound to Antwerp, was fallen in with on the 19th ult. in lat. 35, lon. 61, with loss of bowsprit, foremast head. decks swept of everything from the mainmast forward, was supplied with water by the Elizabeth, arrived here, when she bore up for Bermuda, under a maintop sail and a main topgallant sail on the stump of foremast. Off port, Camilla, Limo, mci not the Gulgati4 ;eorted; Pcltia• Since, Ellen, St. John's, New Brunswick; Alice Brooks, —; Brothers, —. DEAL, FEB. 2.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. Queen, Adelaide, South Australia; a barque, Buenos Ayres. FALMOUTH, FEB. 2.—Wind W.—Arrd. 1. Zealand, Noord, Batavia, with main piece of rudder carried away. CARDIFF, FEB. I.— Sid. Falk e, Hasse, Rio Grande. HARWICH, FEB. 2.—The Economy, Newport to Hamburgh, is being assisted in here in a very leaky condition, having been on shore on the Andrew's B 3ach point, and discharged part of cargo. • MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) COVENT—GARDEN. A steady business was transacted in fruit and vegetables on the following terms :—Fruit—Pine Apples (Queen's), from 4s to 5s ; and Foreign Grapes, black and white, 8d to is 6d per lb; Apples, 4s to 6s per bushel ; Pears, lOs to 15s per half sieve; Walnuts, 8d to 10d; Lemons, 5s to 10s; and Oranges, 4s to lOs per 100 ; Chesnuts, 2s to 4s per peck. Vegetables— Spinach, Is 4d to is 9d per junk; Horseradish, 3s 6d to ss; and Celery, 9d to is per bundle; Asparagus, 3s to 5s per 100; Onions, 2s to 2s Gd; and ash-leaved kidney Potatoes, 6s to 8s per bushel; Cape Brocoli, 21s to 24s per dozen bundles; Mushrooms, 6d to 9d per pottle ; Spanish Onions, 12s to 15s per box ; Endive, Is to is 3d per score ; Savoy Cabbages, 8d to is per dozen; Turnips, is 3d to 2s; Carrots, 2s Gd to 4s; and Greens, is 3d to 2s per dozen bunches; Parsley, is to is Gd per half-sieve; forced Seakail, 8d to Is 6d per punnet ; Cucumbers, 3s to 6s 6d per brace; forced Rhubarb, 8s to 103 per dozen bundles; Beetroot, Is to is 3d per dozen ; Jerusalem Artichokes, is to is 3d ; and Brussels Sprouts, Is to is 6d per half-sieve ; Parsnips, 6d tolBd per dozen; Cornish white Brocoli, 3s to 4s per dozen bundles; Turnip Greens, 6d per bushel; Leeks, is per dozen bunches; New Potatoes, 8d to is per lb. 39 ISW GATE D MEADE TeillAY.ll6. • MEAT.—The demand for meat was far from active to-day, vet prices were mostly supported. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 4d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; and Pork, 3s 2d to 4s 6d per 81bs by the carcase. POULTRY. —Tnrkeys, 4s to lOs; Geese, 4s to 6s; Ducks, is 9d to 3s;. Tame Rabbits, is to is 9d; Wild ditto, 8d to Is Id ; Pigeons, 9d to Is ; Roasting Pigs, 5s to Ss 6d ; Surrey Fowls, 7s to 10s; ditto Chickens, 4s 6d to 7s; Barn-door Fowls, 3s to 6s 6d per couple ; English Eggs, 9s to 12s; French ditto, 9s to lOs per 100; Fresh Butter, is to is 3d per lb. GAME.—Pheasants, 2s 3d to 3s; Partridges, is to is 6d; Hares, 2s to 3s ; Woodcocks, 3s to 4s ; Grouse, is 9d to 2s 6d ; Ptarmigan, is to ls 9d ; Snipes, is to is 9d; Teal, 8d to is 6d; Wild Ducks, is 3d to 2s; Widgeons, 10d to is 6d; and Plovers, 6d to Is each. WRITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 4; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 6d per 8 lbs. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 6d per 8 lbs. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 5s to 12s ; Cod fish, 3s to .5s 6d ; Whitings, 3d to 6d ; lobsters, is 3d to 2s 6d ; and Crabs, 6d to 2s each ; Soles, Gd to 2s per pair; Eeels, 4d to Is, and Salmon, is Id to is 3d per lb ; Haddocks, 4d to 6d each ; crimped Scate. 6d to Bd, and Salt fish, 2d to 6d per lb; Flounders, is to is 6d per doz ; Oysters, 13s to 25s per bushel ; Mackarel, 8d to is each. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from 7d to 7id ; of Household ditto, 5d to bid per 41bs loaf. HIDE IVIAIMET. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, lid to lid ; ditto, 641 b to 721 b, lid to lid; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, lid to lid; ditto, 801 b to 881 b, 2d to 2id ; -ditto, 881 b to 961 b, 2id to 2id; ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, 2id to 2id ; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b, Bi to 4d ; Calt Skins e Ach, 5s to 5s 6d ; Horse Hides, 8s to 8s 6d ; Polled Sheep, 4s 6d to 5s 9d ; Ruts and Half- breds, 3s 9d to 4s 6d; Downs, as to 4s. HAY DIARTEETS. SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 10s to 31135; Clover ditto, Si 10s to 41 I4s ; and Straw. 112 s to 1/ 9s per load. Supply moderate, and trade rather dull. CU3IBERLAND.— Meadow Hay, 21 10s to Si 15s;. Clover ditto, 3/ lOs to 4/ 12s; and Straw, 11 3s to 1/ lOs. per load. A full average supply, and a steady demand. WSITEECHAPEL. —Meadow Hay, 218 s to 3/ 14s ; Clover ditto, Si lOs to 41 16s; and Straw, 112 s to 1198 per load. Trade tolerably steady, at full prices. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. FITZGERALD. The Solicitor-General, Sir F. Thesiger, and Mr. Wat son appeared for the Crown, and Mr. Willes for the defendant. This was an information filed by the Crown to recover penalties for evading the payment of duty upon about 3,0001bs of soap. It appeared that, in consequence of infor mation obtained by the Excise, a search was made upon the defendant's premises in Golden-lane, which led to the dis• covery of a small trap-door, under a manger in the stable. Upon this being forced open it led to a dark chamber, where two frames of soap were found containing the quan tity mentioned. A number of candles were fixed upon the wall, and on a further examination of the place another opening was discovered under the vats in which the soap was made. This room or cellar had not been duly entered under the statute for the manufacture or warehousing of soap, and for this evasion the information was filed. The daty charge able upon the soap seized was 23/. 2s. 10%cl. A verdict was found for the Crown for 9001. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. William Walton, a private in the Grenadier Guards, was charged with having assaulted a policeman, named Hayes. The prisoner, on the evening of the assault, was turned out of a West-end public-house in a state of intoxication. The policeman endeavoured to prevail upon him to go quietly home. The prisoner turned round, knocked the policeman down, and then beat him savagely. The jury found him Guilty, and the Court sentenced hi° to four months' imprisonment, with hard labour. antitY Thomas Jill dge was indicted with having forged a cl,a he rd of " tasting orders," which empowered the parties wo° them to visit the Londo n D oc k s , an d t as t e th e wine in the vaults. The prisoner, representing himself to be a wine merchant's clerk, waited upon Messrs. Vincent and Pugh. wine im porters, to solicit a tasting order, which was readily given to him ; he made several far-similies of it, and distributed them amongst his friends. The forging was detected, and the pri soner was given into custody. In reply to a question from the Court, Mr. BALLANTINE, who prosecuted, admitted that he could find no case where a tasting order had been described or de cided to be an instrument for the delivery of goods within the meaning of the Act. The facts of the case having been established, Mr. HUDDLESTONE, on behalf of the prisoner, submitted that the indictment could not be sustained, inasmuch as s tasting order was not perfect, and would not justify the dock authorities in allowing parties to taste the wine to which it referred until it had been countersigned by one of the dock officers. No evidence had been adduced to prove that it was so countersigned, and therefore the indictment must fall to the ground. But there was another objection to the indict ment : a tasting order was not an instrument authorising the delivery of goods, and it could not be maintained that the prisoner had obtained and carried away wine by means of these spurious orders. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL remarked that the prisoner might have drunk some of the wine, and thus carried it away with him.—(Laughter.) Mr. HUDDLESTONE submitted that if that were to be taken in the light of a carrying away, simply smelling the wine would be a sufficient carrying. But he contended that there was no delivery nor carrying away of goods, and that objeo' tion was fatal to the indictment. Mr. Ballantine having been heard in support of the dietment. . Mr. Justice CRESSWELL gave it as his opinion that a tasting order was not an order for the delivery of goods. The order authorised the delivery of wine for a special purpose, and did not enable the prisoner to carry it away or do with it what he pleased. He doubted, therefore, whether the indictment was good in law ; but as the point was one of importance to the commercial world, a verdict of guilty had better be taken , subject to the opinion of the Court above, and the prisoner liberated upon his entering into recognizances to appear et the next sessions to receive judgment, should it be pressed against him. Mr. HUDDLESTONE accepted the suggestion of the Court, and the prisoner having been bound o ver to appear at the next sessions, was discharged from custody. NEW COURT.. Mary Tracey, for stealing a frock and other articles, valued at 275., the property of William Pullen, her master, WW I sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. RAILWAY RETURNS RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of 8 411. ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which to respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the flaw week in the previous year: Week ending Last week. VI . El! 0 " 1 ,51_ NAME OF RAILWAY. Jan. Aberdeen .. Amiens and Boulogne . .............. Belfast and Ballymena • • •• •• • • • • •• •• Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and W. Y. Ca1ed0nian.,........... Chester and H01yhead......• .• •• Cockermouth and Workington........ Dublin and Drogheda • • •• • • ••••• • • • • Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . _ Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen ........ East Anglian.... • • • ••• • • • ••••• • • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow . •• • •• •• •• •• Edinburgh and Northern• • .......... Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. East Lancashire .• .............. •... Eastern Union ...... .. • ............. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ....:. Glasgow and Greenock.• •• • • •• • • • .. Great Northern and E. L.• ••• • • • •• Great Southern and Western • • • • •• •• Great Western, &c...... • • •• • • • • •• •• Kendal and Windermere.•Windermere............. Lancashire and Yorkshire... • . • •• . • • • Lancaster and Carlisle • • • • • • • • • • • • •• Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.... Londonderry and Enniskillen........ London and North Western, &c. London and 81ackwa11...... • • •• • • London and Brighton •• •• •• •• London and Smith Western .• • •• Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... Midland Great Western (Irish) • • Monklands .......... Newcastle and Carlisle•• •• •• •• •• . North British .......... • •• . Paris and Rouen . • • • • • • • • • • . Rouen and Havre .. • • • • • • • • . Scottish Central •• •• • • • . Shrewsbury and Chester • • • • • • • • • • • • South Eastein and Branches ........ South Devon.. . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Waterford and Limerick-- • • • • • • Whitehaven Junction ............. York and Newcastle . •• • • •• •• • 1,326 354 336 3,776 1,096 115 645 686 102 9,929 1,730 64 35,777 580 6,709 8,195 2,70 7 18,611 974 York and North Midland ........... 12,1 63 5,716 The commercial advices from• Bombay cc m/ Fotli favourable as regards imports of British manufactures. ad' e in cotton goods and metals it will observed tha t a g ors of vance in prices is reported. ee HALF HOLIDAY ON SATURDAYS. - A the agents and manufacturers in the city of London w t s o o pt on Wednesday evening at the Guildhall Coffee-' ouse,,oces into consideration the proposal for closing their Pi , ne business on Saturdays, at one o'clock, and to dternu„ t be an early day to carry it into effect. Mr. Wakefield tonuell chair, and pointed out the many palpable advantages u'oblec• a system, and alluded very successfully to what advantage tions exist on the subject. Mr. Cross referred to the tory results of the system at Manchester and 'Z it 0 6 Several other gentlemen addressed the m eeting , no pees of resolved that on the 17th February the variolls P should be clued at elle e'cleck.... I