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THE NEW NOVEL. Now rea,ly at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., UCILLE BELMONT. A NOVEL. new star has made Its appearance in the heaven of Invention. ader of 'Lucille Belmont' will rise from the permal delighted n eloquent history of human feelings, charmingly epitomised ...ost romantic tale of love. The novel abounds, too, in graphic ':ptions of high and official society, in vigorous sketches of distin ,ed statesmen, and in lifelike portraits of eminent persons in the lof fashion, politics, and literary eminence, whom our readers recognise at first sight." —Morning Post. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Just published, in 2 vols. post svo., price 21s. boards, CHARLES VERNON ; a Tra nsatlantic Tale. By Lieut.-Colonel HENRY SENIOR. " Charles Vernon is lull of lively, glowing pictures of colonial life." —Athenaeum. " Colonel Senior has one great qualification for a novelist; be possesses a thorough knowledge of the life he undertakes to depict." —Spectator. " Contains clever descriptions of scenery and society fifty years ago in the West Indies ; has nice bits of character and story inter spersed here and there, &c."—Examiner. " There are very few readers whose taste is not consulted in these volumes. We pay them a high compliment when we say that we read them at one refreshing draught."—Observer. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. CIRQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS. MORNING PERFORMANCE, WEDNESDAY MORNING NEXT, JANUARY 17. GRAND JUVENILE FETE. CHILDREN AT REDUCED PRICES. ATTENDANCE of the GREENWICH HOSPITAL SCHOOLS. Mr. DEJE.k-N begs respectfully to announce that a GRAND JUVENILE FETE will take place on WEDNESDAY MORNING NEXT, January 17, for which occasion he has used every endeavour to arrange an entertainment which he trusts cannot :ail to afford to his young visitors the greatest gratification and amusement. He has also much pleasure in stating that the Boys of the Royal Green wich Hospital Schools have been permitted to accept an invitation to attend, and that Eight Hundred of them will be present at the Fete, with their Bands. s.* For this occasion, Children under Twelve Years of Age will be admitted at Reduced Prices. The Entertainments will be arranged according to the following Programme : _ _ PART I. The Voltige, by La Petite Louise Anato. Exercises of M. Francoui's Two Famous Horses, Pyramus and Thisbe. The Andalusian, by Madlle. Seigneurie. Tricks of the Two Clowns. M. Felix's Riding Backwards. Jocko's Pantomime, or the Ape of Brazil, by the Man Monkey, The Leap of the Streamers, by Madlie, Ducos. Master Loisset as the Little Drummer, Tha Celebrated Match of the Twenty-five Vaulters. PART 11. M. Leroy's Extraordinary Globe Feats. The Clown's Comic Transformations, by M. Auriol and Assistants. The Mamie., by La Petite Anato Juggling, by M. Henri. _ _ Old Denis and his Wife, a Comic Scene, by M.M. Leclair, Herman and Slegrist. Madße. Caroline's Beautiful Exercises The Celebrated Feat of Scarfs and Circles, by Madlle. Palmyre Arita°. The Human Pyramid on Two Horses. The Comic Scene of the Man with his Head off. The English Lancers, a Grand Cavalry Parade, by Nine Ladies. &c. &c. &c: The Performances will be accompanied daring the whole of the Morning by th Eccentricities of Messrs. Auriol, Leclair, Young Auriol, and Mohamet Ben Said. Doors open at Half-past One, commence at Two o'clock. The Performances will terminate about Five o'clock. PRICES OF ADMISSION. Dress Circle, 4s. Dress Boxes, 3s. Upper Boxes, 2s. Pit, Arena, and Promenade, Is. 6d. Lower Gallery, Is. Children, under twelve years of age, v ill be admitted at the fol lowing reduced prices : Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. Dress hexes, 2s. Upper Boxes, Is. 6d. Pit, Arena, and Promenade, Is. Lower Gallery, 6d. Tickets to be had of Mr. O'Reilly, at the Box-office ; and at Jullien and Co.'s, 21 4, Regent-street. RO BERT HOUDIN. - ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. M ROBERT HOUDIN will have the honour to repeat his extra ordinary SOIREES FANTASTIQUES, at this Theatre THIS EVENING, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evening, for a short period. The Programme will be varied, and will include Robert Iloudin's Grand Juvenile Distribution. Doors open each Evening at Eight. Boxes and Stalls may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box-office. THEATTCE ROTAL. 11AYMAR . Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager. Old Brompton. The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre has, during the recess, undergone very extensive repairs and alterations and the whole re-decorated. ----- THIS EVENING. Will be performed THE MEI:CHANT OF TENICE. Shylock, Mr. Charles Kean ; Portia, Mrs. Charles Kean. After which, an Arabian Nights' Entertainment, entitled CAMAItALZAMAN AND BADOURA ; or, The Peri who Loved the Prince. Characters by Messrs. Bland, Keeley, Mrs. Keeley, Miss Ilorton, and Miss Reynolds. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL !Tilde , the direction o 4 Madame Celeste. During the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, the original designs by Digby Wyatt, Rae., executed by Mr. Sang. A. new Stage, Curtain, Aet 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. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, founded on Mr. Dickens's Christ mas Book, entitled THE HAUNTED MAN. Mr. Redlaw, Mr. Hughes : the Phantom, Mr. 0. Smith ; A. Tetterby and Co , Mr. Wright ; the Roy, Miss E. Chaplin; Milly, Miss Woolgar ; Mrs. Tet serby, Mrs. F. Matthews. To be followed by THE ENCHANTED ISLE. Alonzo, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Prospero, Mr. 0. Smith ; Ariel, Madame Celeste. To conclude with a new Farce called SLASHER AND CRASHER. Mr. Slasher, Mr. Wright; Mr. Crasher, Mr. Paul Bedford. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vests's. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Ma•he ws. 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 Messrs. Harley, John Reeve, Selby, H. Hall, Marshall, and H. Marshall ; Miss Kathleen Fitzwil- Ham, Miss L. Howard, Mrs. Macnamara, Miss Marshall, Miss L. Marshall, Miss Coleman, and Madame Vestris. To conclude with AN APPEAL TO TflE PUBLIC. Dress hoses, Ss.; Upper Boxes, is. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. No half-price to any part of the house. The New Box-office, No. 2, Wellington - street, is open to the public every day, from Ten till Six. PRINCESS'S THEATT.E. Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. During the Recess this Theatre has been re-decorated and embel lished he a superb and costly manner ty Mr. Hurwitz. ♦ new Chan delier has been fitted, and the best airan ;-‘ men ts have been trade for the due Ventilation of the Theatre, and the cuuuort and convenience of the audience. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Ballad Opera, entitled ROBIN GOOD FELLOW. Characters by Messrs. Charles Braham, Weiss, Honey, C. Fisher ; Miss Poole, Miss G. Smithson, Miss Keawerthy, Mrs. Weiss, and Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with a new grand Pantomime, entitled BLUFF ICING HAL ; or, Harlequin and the Charmed Arrevr. Harlequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Clown, Mr. Fleiraore ; Sprite, Mr. De Barr ; Columbine, Miss Fawcett. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the Patronage of h Prince est Albert er Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness , &c. Enormous success of the Holiday Novelties, the most astounding in the Metropolls.—A gorgeous Spectacle.—Miss Weolford on the Tight-rope.—Brilliant Scenes of the Arena.—The Arabs in their wondrous Performanees.—A new comic EVENlNGPantomime. THIS , The curtain will rise at Seven o'clock precisely to the magnificent Spectacle of the WARS OF THE JEWS ; or, Ti.e Fall of Jerusalem. After which, Miss Woolford on the Tight-rope. To be followed by an inimitable display of SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, supported by the first Equestrian talent of the day. - To conclude with a new Equestrian Pantomime, entitled BOLD ROBIN HOOD ; or, The Pretty White Horse and Enchanted Prin cess of Sherwood Forest. The Celebrated ARABS will appear. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. TO CORRESPONUENTh. No communication can be attended to unless authenti cated by tlle name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. THE WEATLTER.—StrN OFFICE, JANUARY 16. TLIERNOMXTBR, Lowest, 35; Highest, 41; Noon, 45. BAROMETER, 29.92. WIND S.S.W. ; muggy, mild weather, with alight rain. MOH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE, Tuts DAY —Morning, 55 min. after 6 I Evening, 16 min. after 7 To-Moaaow— /Leming, 42 una. after 7 I Evening, 12 min. after 8 ..-- ...t , • •a. : -s°'— ~ •i' ~, •,,i, . 4 , - A .A. . - mil IN 'Av. ' ‘..7. ,- 4 1- . ... .. . lb. oe ;-.4: : ;,%...;" ..-, ~.... . ,',..."4r • T A s.„' ' 'tkrrn;„, ''' -- / 4 " - :,,,,,- - 0 1itr14.1.0.-..,,,,,,,• ° 7•. ~,......,." '''' '' ' . ...''' l cr.„ - ......,/ • .... ::)44'1111/6 g' _ LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16. 1849. --is.- Democracy is declared to be at a discount by all the organs lof aristocratic conservatism, and by all the more enthusiastic promoters of a counter-revolu tion. It is imagined by those who are afflicted with an over-sanguine temperament, and whose names may be classed under one or other of these categories, that the Popular cause has dwindl ed into cance, and that the flames of agitation are almost wholly extinguished. When we glance over the nationalities of Europe we are disposed to smile at a delusion so exquisitely extravagant as that which has taken possession of the minds of our Tory aristocracy and their toadies. When we se e the most despotic Governments of the Conti nent r 7 compelled to extort obedience from the multitudes subject to their authority by the pressure of enormous standing armies ; when we see the more enlightened races, even under these disadvantageous circumstances, availing themselves of every opportu nity for the assertion of their abhorrence for abso lutism ; when we see the energies of the greatest des potism of southern Europe—that of Imperial Austria —entirely engrossed with the subjugation of its different provinces, now beating down the walls about the ears of the Viennese, now trampling upon the germinant courage of the ,Hungarians, now standing at bay before Lombardy„ now hold ing the sword of intimidation in a threat ening attitude over Gallicia—it does seem marvellous indeed to hear the minions of the aristo cratic faction exulting so very confidently in what they erroneously deem the extinction, or, at the least, the permanent :suppression, of democratic ardour There has never, perhaps, been a more signal instance of political infatuation since the days when FILMER wrote the Gospel of Toryism, embodying in his ingenious treatises the paradoxes of nine generations. Th ere is a certain sublimity, in fact, in the effrontery wit is which the individuals we have mentioned insist upon the security of Conservatism throughout the, Continent at the very moment when I MAMIE is in arms in Hungary, when CABRERA. is in arms in Catalonia, when PEPE is in arms in the Venetian territories, when MiEnosLAwsr - .1 is exciting a passionate sympathy for Posen by his spontaneous but rhetorical eloquence, when RUGGIERO SEPTIMO still makes the heart of Palermo throb with hope by the remembrance of his earnest manifestoes. There is a glaring falsity, moreover, in these noisy paeans which are being chanted for what is termed the final triumphs of the SOVEREIGNS, when we bear in recollection the fact that Provisional Governments exist simultaneously, in more or less vigour, in Sicily, in Rome, and in Venice. While their worshippers in England are congratulating the retrograde Monarchs upon the satisfactory settlement of their respective states, those Monarchs are still watching with profound anxiety or with sullen amazement the gradual diminution of the power which has hitherto enabled them to tyrannise over the million. The Emperor FRANCIS JOSEPH, succeeding to a system which had been enervated by the weakness of a crowned faineant and corrupted by the casuistries of a Ministerial in cubus, looks with alarm to the remote extremities of his empire—recognising the security of his sway, not in the devotion of his people, but in the vast assemblages of soldiery,'armed to the teeth, under the supreme command of WINDISCHG RATE, of RADETZKT, of JELLACHICH, and of their lesser but still formidable coadjutors. The King FREDERICK WILLIAM observes, with vigilant dismay, the irre sistible advance of ideas against acts, placing less and less reliance every day in the official power of BRANDENBURG and in the military vigour of WRANGEL. .93he King CHARLES ALBERT, driven by misfortune'to the western banks of the Tessin°, and compelled reluctantly to install a de mocratic. Administration at Turin, observes, with emotions of indescribable anxiety, the extension of republican aspiration and the gradual diminution of the distance which has hitherto sepa rated the theories of MAzzim from the theories of GIOBERTI. With the King FERDINAND of Naples it is by no means surprising that the remorse arising from his late unparalleled atrocities should be deepened in intensity by a sense of the precariousness of his domi nation—aware that he is alone sustained upon his throne by the efficiency of his troops and by the prestige attached to his government by the presence of Pope Pius IX. at the royal palace of Gaeta. So far, indeed, from the strength of democracy having diminished upon the continent it has developed its energies with too much rapidity— in several directions carrying the excited multitudes into excesses for which they will long and deeply reproach themselves. Thus, for example, has it been at the Quirinal, where the Father of his People was menaced with rifles and artillery because he regarded a declaration of war as incompatible with the duties of one presiding over the ranks of a pacific priest hood. The Grand Duke LEOPOLD of Tuscany finds himself, in like manner, placed between the cross-fire of insurgent principalities, like the King MAXIMILAN of Bavaria in the midst of the agitated divisions of Germany. Everything affords the same incontrovertible tes timony of the strength, of the development, and of the indestructible vitality of those democratic princi ples which are regarded by so many as being sunk below the limits of redemption. Everything en ables us to demonstrate that arbitrary government was never in so perilous a predicament as now, when its power is vaunted as unassailable and unconquer able. Every rood and furlong which is still subser vient to the despotic masters of Europe pre sents to us the spectacle of a country trodden down under the footsteps of mercenaries. We see everywhere that Absolutism exists no longer on suf ferance, no longer on superstition, no longer by a " right divine," but, by force of bayonets and gun powder, by the terror of the gallows and of the sword. There is consequently no cause for despondency—the futurity of the races of Christendom is at their own disposal. Formerly there stood between democracy and the epoch of its regeneration a barrier of moral obstructions that seemed to be almost impassable ; sop, that barrier is in ruins—the obstructions ikhich alone remain to be conquered are merely physical or material obstructions. They are consequently the more easily to be destroyed. The fermentation of political events in 1848 has prepared Europe for those efforts of ful filment and reconstruction which 1849 must inevit. ably unfold like an extending panorama. On Tuesday last we pointed out the imperative necessity for a speedy revision of the rules of Parlia mentary procedure, with a view to the removal of the abuses that have gradually arisen therein. We also alluded briefly to the valuable " Remarks and Sugges tions" so appropriately offered by Mr. THOMAS ERSKINE MIT,* with a view to facilitate the dispatch of public business. These rules, or at least the greater portion thereof, are of ancient origin, and have been recognised and sanctioned by many gene rations of statesmen. Few objections can be raised to the principles on which they are founded or to the objects intended to be attained. They are indeed, generally speaking, well adapted to regulate the proceedings of a deliberative body, and the legislative assemblies of Europe and America have borrowed largely therefrom in framing rules for their own guidance. An over strict adherence to the letter, has, however, occasionally led to a violation, or at least an evasion of the spirit of these regulations. It is undoubtedly essential that the fullest freedom of discussion should be secured; that a minority should be protected against any tyrannical conduct on the part of a majority; and that over-hasty legislation should be avoided ; but it is a matter of scarcely less importance that the vexatious obstruc tions that are of such frequent occurrence should be prevented, that a large and overwhelming majority should not be compelled to succumb to the wishes of a factious and perverse minority. There is a happy mean which it should be our object to obtain as far as practicable. It is on this principle that Mr. MAI has acted. He would take away no safeguard that had been approved of; he apparently regards with great reverence the ancient practice an 3 prece dents, but happily he has not fallen into a supersti tious veneration, or been satisfied to yield a blind obedience to regulations whose antiquity form their only recommendation. The Yules in force may, according to Mr. MAT, be divided into " Rules of Procedure" and " Rules of Debate." " The principal objects which the former are in tended to secure are— " First, That every Member shall have an opportu nity of bringing under the notice of the House any law, grievance, resolution, or other matter of which it may take cognizance; of expre3sing his own opinion ; of hearing the opinions of others; and of obtaining the decision of the House. " Secondly, That before any law is enacted it shall have the most ample opportunities of consideration and discussion, as well in principle as in detail. That all opinions may be expressed, all objections stated, and that without haste, secrecy, or surprises, it shall be passed with the knowledge, if not with the ulti mate consent, of every member of the Legislature." The principal objects of the " Rules of Debate" are, " that the debates upon each question shall be relevant and orderly, free from intemperance and personalities, fairly distributed amongst the Members who shall be desirous of speaking,an fr d nm (so th f e a i r r l a e s n m gt a h y , unmanageableot nuns. If we try the ya rules by f b r e e I p a r e ac n n t y i c , it o b e rr ) e ascertaining how m petition." far they are necessary for the n w attainment hat m o a f n t n h e e r above objects, and also how and in shall be e n abl e d to form a sound judgment to what modifications be p e rverted from their original purpose,s we modifications or amendments should be introduced therein. Early in the session, two days in the week, Tues days and Thursdays, are appropriated to the hearing of the various motions of which notice may have been given, while Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are " Order days," that is days on which questions already appointed for consideration by the House itself are entitled to take precedence of " Notices." Towards the latter end of the session, when there are many adjourned debates standing over, and a great accumulation of business, it is usual to add Thursdays to the other " Order days." Again, Mondays and Fridays are " Government days," on which Ministerial measures take precedence, " Remarks and Suggestions with a view to Facilitate the Dispatch of Public Business. By Thomas Erskine May." Ridgway: London, 1849. Pp. SC while on Wed'nesdays each order is proceeded with according to its priority without reference to the quarter from whence it may proceed. One of the zest frequent evils under the present system is " the counting out of the House," which too often occurs on a notice night. A private Member is frequently unable to secure the attendance of forty Members during an entire evening. If a disagreeable subject is about to be brought forward means are taken to induce those present to withdraw. The House is then counted, and the required number not being present, it is, as a matter of course, adjourned until the following day. In fact, a " count out" has be come fully recognised as a legitimate mode of super seding a disagreeable motion. It is certainly some times useful in this respect; but it may be well questioned whether some other method might not be devised of equal efficacy, and which would not involve the sacrifice of an entire day, and also of other impor tant motions, which necessarily are set aside together with the obnoxious one—good and bad share the same fate, without selection or discrimination. Those Members whose carefully prepared orations and pet projects are thus summarily disposed of na turally feel indignant, and avail themselves of any opportunities that may subsequently arise, however inconvenient, to give expression to their views. Al though often disappointed, they will generally find some time when they can enforce a hearing. As any grievance can be discussed before the supplies are voted, it being an old principle that " the redress of grievances should:precede the granting of supplies," an amendment may be moved on the question of going into a Committee of Supply, and the whole evening may be consumed: on a matter perfectly irre levant thereto. By such means thej appointed order of business is deranged, and the rules by which it is adjusted are evaded. Mr. MAY suggests that the rule should be discon tinued " by which the sitting of the House is ad journed after four o'clock, whenever it is discovered that forty Members are not present." It is of course proper " that the proceedings should be suspended, as in the case of a Committee, until the proper num ber of Members are assembled," but that a sitting should he terminated from accident or surprise, ap pears to he perfectly indefensible. In France and America means have been adopted for getting rid of inconvenient or mischievous discussions without breaking up the sitting. This - object is at tained in France by what has been termed La Cloture, and in America by the question that "The motion do lie on the table," which is decided without debate, and if carried disposes of the motion forthwith. One Member, and one only, may be heard in France , against La. Cloture. Some fears have been entertained that undue ad vantage may be taken of either of these rules if adopted in this country; accordingly, although they have been alluded to by the Committee on Public Business in their report, neither has been recom mended, it being considered safer to trust to the good feeling and forbearance of individual Members. The Speaker has indeed suggested a proceeding which in some degree resembles them, viz., " that before the order for resuming an adjourned debate is read it shall be competent for any Member, who shall give notice of his intention, to move that such debate shall not be further adjourned—which question shall be decided without debate, and no amendment shall b e moved thereto; and if the same shall have been re solved in the affirmative, and the debate shall not have closed before two o'clock in the morning, no Member shall rise to speak after that hour, but Mr. Speaker shall put the ques tion." This rule would, however, only apply to " adjourned debates;" it would also not prevent the loss of an entire evening, which might be wasted. The French or the American rule would therefore better meet the difficulty ; and it appears to us that the good feeling and forbearance of the majority may be relied on with as much confidence as of an individual Member or even of a small minority. Often as we have had occasion to allude to the progress of life assurance in terms of satisfaction, believing as we do that the assertion of Dr. MuLIAN DER, at the meeting of the Provident Clerks' Life office last evening, that " the life assurance associa tions of England have contributed more to the peace and prosperity of this country, and saved us from the evils suffered by other nations, than any other institutions," we cannot but speak in terms of the highest praise of the success which has attended the association since the year 1845, when the present secretary took charge. Palma?), qui meruit feral was NELSON'S motto, and we, from long experience, say that such should be the case with the board towards their secretary. He is persevering —indomitable, and no man possesses a better knowledge of the general principles of life assurance, and we are certain that not even Mr. TIDD PRATT, the Government Com missioner, can give a better opinion as to the opera tions and law of Friendly Societies. The report of last evening's meeting must be read with great interest, and we sincerely call upon all our readers to ponder over all the great privileges and ad vantages offered by this association. THE SUN,, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING-, JAN UARY 16, 1849 . lowed,, as might have been expected, by an enormcln increase in the number of letters sent through the Post. office. The di:stribution of letters by the post daily in Puri, which before the reduction of the postage was only $l,OOO, now aver&ges 120,000. The PRESIDENT of the Republic has made the munificent donation of fifty thou,and francs to the society formed in Paris for the erection of buildings, in different quarters, as lodgings for the working classes, of the comfort and salubrity of which most of them are now destitute. General MONTHOLON has accepted the invitation of the National Guards of the 12th arrondissement to permit himself to be put in nomination as a candidate for the colonelcy of their regiment, On Friday, M. D'ALTON SHER attended the Club de la Fraternity (formerly Club de la Revolution), and, in a long speech, gave the following account of his interview with Louis NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, at the Princess DE BELGIOJOSO'S, which has excited some attention : " 6 In relation for twenty years with Madame de Bel giojoso, who has so F, ; right to the sympathy of demo crats, for, though worth five millions, she has sacrificed all to the Italian cause, she asked me if I should not like to have some conversation with the man who seemed to have most chance of being .lected to the Presidency. I accepted an interview with Louis Napoleon—it took place in the evening; and, after some common-place observations, I asked him permission to address some questions to him, ruin ate anxious to state that I did so only in my own name. I said, France is in my opinion, divided into two great factions—on one side are the revolutionary democrats, on the other the anti-revolutionists; on which party do you intend to rely for support?' He immediately answered, without hesitation, 'On neither!' and he then went on to give me the heads of the programme which has since been published in his name. He desired, he said, order, peace, the reduction of the army to 300,000 men, and the amnesty. Such was the result of the conversation." In the course of his speech, M. D'ALTON SHINE, defending himself from the accusation of being a Bonapartist, reminded his hearers that he was the only Peer who had voted that Louis NAPOLEON should be condemned to death for the affair at Boulogne. M. D'ALTON Bngu fought yesterday a duel with M. C. DELACLUZB, the editor of the Republique Democratique et Soci a l e . M. D 'ALToN SHEE was wounded i n the hand. The naval expedition fitting out at Toulon is, according to some accounts, intended to go to Civita Vecchia, to aid in the re: toration of the POPE ; accord ing to others, its destination is the Adriatic, to defend Ancona against the Austrians. The Count DR LURDE has been appointed Minister of the French Republic at Berlin, in the place of M. EMANUEL ARAGO. The Prince DR LA MO3KOWA, who was in the first place appointed to Berlin, has been offered the Embassy at Stockholm, but it is not known if he will consent to accept to it. ___ BOURSE—PARIS. MONDAY, JAN. 15. THREE o'CLocit.—The French funds remain steady, but have not advanced on the prices of Saturday. The expedition to Civits Vecchia was much spoken of, but created no alarm, as it was understood that it was un elertaken by the consent of the Great Powers, and that it would consequently not endanger the peace of Europe. A considerable deal of business was done. Exchange on London:(3o days) 25 37i to 40; ditto (90 days) 25 27i, BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE. JAN. 15. Boulogne and Amiens, B—Dutch Rhenish, 141—Luxem bourg (71. 10s.), 2 1 A—Ditto (100, 251—Namur and Liege, 6 1 A —Northern of Franee, 8A Paris and Rouen, 17,i —Rouen and Havre, 97/s. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. At the sitting of the National Assembly yesterday M. ARMAND MARRAST was re-elected President for the ensuing month. The following was the result of the ballot : Number of voters... Absolute majority For M. Marrast For M. Dufaure ... 221 Lost votes The reactionary journals still continue to call for the immediate dissolution of the . Assembly, and allude to the number of petitions that have been pre sented to the Assembly, praying for such immediate dissolution as a proof that the country desires to pro ceed to the election of a new legislative body. That the number of petitions may be large we can readily understand, because a petition if it have but one sig nature attached is a petition, but that these petition' form any data on which to ground an opinion we utterly deny ; seeing that the aggregate of all the signatures attached to all the petitions that have been presented to the Assembly on this subjects amounts only t 0,6.500 The Constftzdionnel and the Patrie deny the ex istence of a Ministerial crisis. The Patrie declares that the most perfect accord reigns between the PRE SIDENT of the Republic and the Ministers. M. ODILON BARROT has determined to remain at the head of the Ministry, instead of becoming a can didate for the Vice-Presidency. The PRESIDENT refuses to submit the name of M. VIVIEN as a candi date to the Assembly, and the probability is that M. DUPAURE will be the person chosen. M. PIERRE BONAPARTE has addressed the following letter to the Editor of the Assemblee Nationale : " Sir,—ln your number of this day you ask if I was at the Assembly on the 15th of May? I was, and did not quit it until after the expulsion of the President, and when the mob, carrying off Hubert in triumph, evacuated the salle. As soon as the tribunes were invaded I cried out in the hearing of witnesses, Respect the national so vereignty.' I went then directly to the bench of Minis ters to offer my services to Messrs. Cremieux and Flocon. They did not think it necessary to accept them, but they thanked me, and said it would be better to have re course to reconciliation. M. 0. Barrot probably recol lects that at the same moment I manifested the like pro ject to himself I went over in fine to General Duvivier, and said, •My General, let us act; and shall we not do so in military fashion?' The General only replied by inviting fotor m d e ao toresume lhoenrge tm Y o u time, y the arep a aham c nßct e teoo . heatymt ephot rsWeuhuaeo Republic. h tawldopi r e ici :ens. Assembly compromise,oh np t o h l t a yen e on, eo h d Isu a be l representsnlu l rwddte w daeaets a bmdhc s ryl eaaaain vaded a compact group of persons, among whom were several armed men, thronged around my neighbours and myself. I said to them, 'Do you know what you are c th o a m t e o mtß d assistancevue f i ve of ,oI march fa an am v d i ataehsil department aoo r t rn h at g e P m oaedslnairepresentative divisi o n nui which rh l o et ha . e e to you that I will not vote. On my leaving sur rounded by men who asked me with a threatening air, , If I was a representative." Yes,' I replied to them, am ;' and they made way for me. I went to the military division. Colonel Rollin, ahief of the staff, sent me to the Luxembourg, whither I repaired with my brave and excellent colleague, M. Lefebvre, o f the Seine Inferieure. MM. Marie, Gamier Pages, Arago ( mem . bers of the Executive Committee), M. Buell(' (Presi dent of the Assembly), and the pupils of the Polytechnic School, to whom I spoke, will remember having seen me b As sembly,vre the ma t h ne e da r s e t uw e ro n e s g o a t t g oh e eb d re c a t ia s tki ze m enn u . s c , h lNv a r s i et e the where the armed force had t hen arrived. t h : E rn c m o ed u an id t u o e b l r n a N g d a o e t„viLiosnei devis i ng t e g " This, Sir, is the truth, and I rely on your impar tiality to lay it before your readers. " PIERRE NAPOLEON BONAPARTIC, Representative of the people." The reduction of the rates of postage has been fol- SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 9th have arrived. An angry discussion had taken place in the Senate between Generals NARVAEZ, FAVIA, and CORDOVA, on the subject of the affairs of Catalonia. It is ap prehended that a duel will, take place between PAviA and CORDOVA. Letters from Catalonia have been received in Madrid which state that a sanguinary affair had occurred on the 7th of January, between Vich and San Hipolito. Large bodies oi; troops on both sides were engaged, each respectively under the command in chief of General MANUEL DE LA CONCHA and CABRERA : 600 or 700 men have been put hors du combat, reckoning the loss on both sides. CONCHA'S account is that he compelled CABRERA to give way, but no particulars are known. MADRID BOLSA, JAN. 9.—Five per Cents., 10 paper; Three per Cents., 191 paper. Exchange on London, 48 80. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, JAN. B.—The house of ROTHSCHILD is said to have made proposals to Government for un dertaking a portion of the new loan of eighty millions. The result of the discussion of the report presented by the Finance Committee of the Bank of Austria, (which will probably terminate:to-morrow), at a gene ral meeting of the shareholders, is looked forward to with impatience by our commercial world. It is supposed that the Bank will be obliged to put in cir culation the 49,879 shares, which are still laid by ; but this alone will scarcely remedy the unpleasant situation in which the Bank is at this moment. If the remedy is to be effectual, it is not the reduction of the number of bank bills ' but the augmentation of the actual funds of the bank that is necessary. It is said that the young Archduke FERDINAND, brother of the EMPEROR (born July 6, 1832), is to be Viceroy of Lombardy, and is to direct the affairs of the country, without reference to the question of Sardinian peace. RADETZKY, who, it is said, is to be created a Duke, has sent several brigades of cavalry to the aid of the Imperial troops in Hungary. The EMPEROR is extremely affable to all persons who are presented to him. He very recently invited the merchant deputation of Trieste to dine with him, which is quite an unheard-of event at the Imperial Court. The Archduchess SoPHIA instill with her son, nor does it seem probable that she will leave him. As yet we have received no particulars relative to the occupation of Pesth and Ofen by our troops. The first deputation from Pesth went to the head quarters of Prince W INDISCHGRATZ, under an escort of twenty hussars, who refused to return with the deputation, and accordingly remained in the camp. The second deputation was received by the Prince with much affability. In reply to the proposals made is no w impossible ; in the these gentlemen will enter Pesth saei with an few y we. negotiation Itmomen tsissai said that JELLACHICH entered Pesth and WINDISCHGRATZ'Ofen. Reports again say that the Ministers have recog nised the bank bills of one and two florins, issued in Hungary been o g arrived irr r a especting those of higher value. cwn ' as valid, but that no decision has In reference to the Ministerial programme of the 27th November, which declares for the maintenance _ ary ehy Gazette.o i a s t of the integrity of the monarchy, and the security of free and municipal institutions, the Imperial Ministry, in order to guarantee the nationality to the provinces Venice and Lombardy, and make them agree with theabove principle of the i n t egr it y o f th e monarchy, has resolved to convoke a meeting of the deputies of all provinces at Vienna. This resolution is made public by the Imperial Commissioner MoNTEcucum. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. The Borsenhalle of the 11th says—" That accord ing to the authority of credible travellers who were at Alsen on the 7th, that island, instead of having been evacuated by the Danish troops, has received an additional reinforcement." The .4.ltona Mercury, in a letter dated Copenhagen of the Bth, says —" A t t h e s itting of the National Assembly this day, Deputy GRUNDTOIG moved 'that this Asse m bl y , in the name of the Danish nation , ex presses the d es i re th a t the Government, without losing time in fruitless negotiations for peace, exerts the entire power of the kingdom for suppressing as speedily as procure to Da nmar k f u ll dominion over the duchy of possible the revolt in Schleswig - Ho ls t e in , and Schleswig, as the ancient South Schleswig. This motion, on the proposition of OTTERSTROM, was nega tived without a discussion by 103 votes against 28. Sir HENRY WYNN, the British Ambassador at our court, celebrated the 50th year of his official jubilee to-day. Of the fifty years that he has been a diplo matist, nearly twenty-five years have been passed at our court. The postal communication is now in a great mea sures restored, both with the duchies and abroad, by way of Bolding. The Faderletndet says that German and French journals, and an English mail, have come by land through the duchies. HAMBURG'', JAN. 11.—The tremendous snow storm of last night has left traces also upon the Elbe; it is scarcely possible to cross it this morning; the sledge horses sink not to their knees only, but actu ally to their breast in the snow. Of course no tract is visible, and such is the insecurity of the river that nothing can be brought over from Harburg. HARBURfa, JAN. 11. The ice roads cannot be crossed, the snow lies be tween five and six feet deep. The railway train to Hanover, which left this morning, has been wedged in by the snow, and workmen are employed in ex tracting it, and in clearing the roads in general. The posts from Hanover and Bremen have not yet arrived. We have scarcely ever had such a fall of snow. The wind at the same time blew so strong from the S.E. that there are accumu lations of immense masses of snow in the streets, some of them are impassable.—Hamburg Bonen halle, Jan. 11. PRUSSIA. Intelligence has been received from Berlin to the 11th. CAMPI/AUSEN has arrived on a mission from the Imperial Court at Frankfort. The Government had by a decree abolished the forced 1, , II•our exacted from the vi!iages and towns on the line of the country roads for clearing away the snow and kPeping the communications open. The work will in future be done by paid labourers. The Minister of the Interior had completed a plan for the establishment of a bank for advancing money to pay off mortgages on house property in Berlin, on the transfer to it of the security. MOLDAVIA. The Correspondent of Hamburgh, of Jan. 11, says it is asserted that an order has arrived from St. Petersburgh at Jassy to hinder the meeting of the National Assembly of Moldavia. Field Marshal RIDETZKY, it also says, has demanded a reinforce ment of 40,000 men. The Croatian troops have been sent from Trieste to Dwino. FRANKFORT. There was a very animated sitting of the Frankfort Parliament on the 10th, on the subject of relations with Austria. M. DE GAeERN declared, that unless the Parliament was represented at Vienna, he would resign. Other members thought it time enough to talk of representatives when the Constitution had been definitely settled. After a long desultory debate the sitting broke up, without coming to any conclusion. At the sitting of the 12th the discussion on the Austrian question was resumed, and occupied the whole sitting, when it was adjourned to the fol lowing day. At a general meeting yesterday evening of all the parties who sustain the Ministry, it was asserted that the Government would have 260 in its favour on the question, which would be a majority of from 20 to 30. • ITALY. The Austrians are concentrating their forces at Pia cenza, Modena, and Ferrara preparatory to an inva sion of the Roman territory. Letters from Genoa of the 10th instant announce the arrival there of Prince JOSEPH PONIATOWSKL, Colonel of the Civic Guard of Florence. The Tuscan Government had charged him with a mission to Paris, London, and Brussels. Letters from Gaeta, of the 4th instant, state that the King of NAPLES, and the whole of the Royal Family, have removed their residence to Gaeta, where they pay the greatest attention to the POPE. An envoy extraordinary from the Queen of PORTU. GAL had arrived at Gaeta, with offers of ser vices from the Cabinet of Lisbon. The Minister of Tuscany, M. BABBAGLI, had left Rome and gone to Gaeta. General Zuccut and Cardinal AMET had also arrived. There are eighteen Cardinals now resi dent at Naples. MALTA. Letters from Malta state that immense damage has been done there by a terrific storm. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY, SIX A.M.—The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Jupiter, Captain F. Meehan, has just arrived with advices from Gibraltar to the 6th; Cadiz, 7th; Lisbon, 9th; Oporto, 10th; and Vigo, 12th January. She brings 524 chests of oranges, 42 barrels of dates, 53 cases of eggs, 50 packages of sundries, and 35 pack.. ages of specie. We have received letters of the 9th, from our cor respondent in the city of Lisbon. Portugal was per fectly tranquil. Sir Charles Napier's squadron had arrived in the Tagus after a rough passage of 19 days. The Cortes had been opened and declared constituted, with the same Presidents and Secret aries as last year. We have already received answers to the Queen's speech, drawn up by the respective Committees of both houses. Recriminations respecting financial measures had taken place in the Deputies, but no serious debate could arise until all the standing Committees were elected. Upon the petition of Mr. Street, a wealthy proprietor in Lisbon, the Duke of Saldanha had agreed to allow ample time for maturing the plans he entertains in con nexion with some Engli.h capitalists for supplying the inhabitants of Lisbon with water in their houses. Exchange on London at three months 52i, Paris 535, Amsterdam 44. Portuguese Five per Cents., 45 to 451, ex-dividend of June, 1847. Four per Cents., 37 to 39 ditto. Govern ment and Bank stocks flat, the sales of them being made for Lisbon bank-notes, which were at a discount of 42 per cent. SHIPS OF WAR IN THE TAGUS. H.M. ships St. Vincent, 120, fla g ; Prince Regent, 90; Powerful, 84; H.M. steamers Plumper, 12; Reynard,l2; Stromboli, 6; Rifleman; H.M. sloop Orestes, 14; and brig Harlequin, 12. The Brazilian steam -frigate Alfonso and usual Portuguese squadron. The Polyphemus was in Gibraltar Bay. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company'• ship Pacha, with the outward mails from England, arrired at Vigo on the 12th instant.— Times. VICE-CHAN CERY.-t THIS DAY.) (Before the Viee-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) THE ROYAL ETCHINGS. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT V. STRANGE.-- THE ATTORNEY•GENERAL •. STRANGE.-lUDGMENT. HIS HONOUR gave judgment to-day in this case at considerable length, occupying no less than an hour and a half in delivering it. Our readers must be well aware of the facts from the lengthy reports we gave at the tine of the application for the injunction, and also upon the motion for its dis solution. His Honour, after going at great length into the pleadings, and the law as laid down by the judges on the subject of copyright, and commenting with some severity on the course pursued by several of the parties i❑ the case, observed that he considered the course that had been pursued was an unbecoming intrusion— an intrusion, he believed, that was offensive to every well-thinking mind, namely, that of a sordid spy into private and domestic lite, and an intrusion, too, into the private and domestic life of individuals who not only demanded, but had obtained the respect of the coun try. Such being his opinion, he felt bound to refuse the motion for dissolving the injunction, without prejudice to any question in the cause, he would reserve the question of the costs to the hearing, the plaintiff, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and his solicitor, Mr. White, continuing the undertaking they had given on granting the injunction; and, also an undertaking to speed the cause, with liberty to apply. He would also make the same order in the information, except as to the costs. He did not see why both suits should not be heard before Trinity Term or sooner, and he had no doubt from their peculiar nature that the Court would hear them as soon as they were ready. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE.) The January Adjourned Sessions for the trial of pri soners were commenced this morningAt the Court-house, Clerkenwell•green. The number of prisoners in the calendar is fifty-five, and although fifty-three are charges of felony, the offences for the most part are compara tively light. William Hewitt, aged 32, was indicted for stealing a pair of boots from the shop door of a Mr. Taylor, of Camden-town. A pawnbroker proved that the prisoner offered the ly)ots at his shop for pawn at a late hour one evening last week. Observing that they were not of a kind such as the prisoner was likely to purchase for himself, he questioned him as to how he became possessed of them, and not being satisfied with his answers, gave him into custody. The boots were identified by Mr. Taylor, from whose shop they had been taken only a few minutes before they were offered for pawn. The jury found him Guilty, and he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour. REVIVAL OF THE CHARTIST AGITATION.—Last night a public meeting of the working classes was held in the Literary Institution, John-street, Tottenham court-road, Mr. Henry Ross in the chair, for the per rose of organizing a new plan for making the Charter the law of the land. Messrs. F. O'Connor, M.P., Dixon, K ) dd, M'Grath, and other leaders in the recent Chartist campaign, addressed the meeting in very lengthy and warm speeches, is which they denounced the late pro secutions in Ireland and in this country, and the gagging and felony Bills, as tyrannical in the extreme, and car ried out for the purpose of oppressing and robbing the people of their rights. The speakers, however, declared that although they had but little confidence in Mr. Cobden's new reform agitation, they would not oppose it, while they themselves would still struggle for the six points of the Charter until they were made the law of the land. Mr. O'Connor charged the Chartists with having, by their own neglect, failed to carry the Charter at an earlier period, which, he said, they might have done bad they been true and faithful to themselves. Ultimately resolutions condemnatory of the late State prosecutions, and pledging the working classes never to cease agitation until the Charter was the law of the land, were carried amidst great applause; after which the meeting, which was numerously attended, separated, having given the usual cheers for the Charter, the p; 0-le, and the victims of Whig persecution. BRITISH ORPHAN ASYLUM, CLAPHAM.RISE.— Yesterday the twenty•first annual meeting, and the firty-third half-yearly election of this charity, took place at the London Tavern, when eight children were elected to the benefits of this institution, out of a list of 26 candidates. The ballot closed at three o'clock, when the names of the successful children were announced. The annual report was read by the Rev. R. Bickersteth, A.M., one of the honorary secretaries. Oh the Ist Jan., 1848, there were 87 children in the asylum, 57 boys and 30 girls. During the year just expirkd, 17 boys and 4 girls had been received into the institution, 15 children had left, and 2 had died. The average number of children under training in the course of the year was 94, and the number on the 31st December last was 91, 57 being boys and 34 girls. The funds of the institution had never been in a more prosperous and encouraging state. The report concluded by stating that the institution had outgrown its present premises, and that it would be necessary shortly either to enlarge the present building, or to remove to a more commodious structure. On the motion of Mr. Joshua Hart, the report was agreed to, and the meeting broke up. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. For Cotton there was a fair demand at Liverpool yes terday, and the quonstiot,s were firmer. Sales 5,000 bale.—The Share Market it Liverpool yesterday was strontr, and North- Weitern, Midland, and East Lanca shire It-Alw-y were in detra,nd. The improving state of affairs in our East India pos sessiona bring to mind past reverses in mercantile circles there, and the circums t ances that induced them. It is an admitted fact, that for many years past forced exports of British manufactures were made to the Indian markets, and that the glut caused them to be sold constantly at a loss; nor did the evil end there. For an excessive supply of textile and other goods, out of all proportion to the wants of consumers, return shipments had necessarily to be found, and the competition for the same forced up the value of produce to an extent that resulted in further loss, when it was sold in the English markets. Such a system could not but result in loss to individuals, even if it could be shown that there was any rational advantage, and it will be an important point gained, if hereafter our merchants exercise a little forbearance, and avoid entering into a race that has proved fatal to houses of large capital and first-rate credit. To the system of long-dated bills we attribute much of the evil, because, to keep them in favour, constant shipments were indispensable. Hence forth shorter dates will be preferable in all transactions, and we believe most parties concur in this view, and are endeavouring to act accordingly. It seems that the, Americans are rather competing with us in the Indian markets, but as they must be heavy losers this cannot last. It may serve as an useful record if we copy a statement carefully compiled from the Banker's:Magazine of the failures in Calcutta during the panic:— " Birley, Corrie, and Co.—Their principal losses were from large purchases of bills drawn under London credits, which afterwards proved useless. Not a stain attaches to the name of any of the parties, but, on the contrary, a feeling of sorrow for their misfortunes. " Carr, Tagore, and Union Bank.' " Church, Lake, and Co.—Brought down by the awful depreciation of India produce in the Englishmarkets. The only blame which can in any way be attached to them is over-speculating; nothing dishonourable has been alleged. "Cockerell and Union Bank.' At the same time it may be remarked, that one of the partners of this firm wrote several years ago to the London houses, that the concern here was rotten. and recommended its being closed, but this did not suit their purpose, as it now ap pears, by the statement of the affairs of Cockerell, Lar pent, and Co., of London, that they could not have gone on without the assistance of the house here in kite fly in g. " Colville, Gilmore, and Co.—' Union Bank.' Much of the injury in Calcutta was caused by the bills this firm sold under the credits of Barclay, Brothers, of London, who had good credit here, but it now appears without cause. " H. and A. Crooke and Co.—Large sugar-dealers, by the fall in which they bad been ruined. No fault, is, however, attributed to the partners. "Ewing, Aird, and Andersons.—A house doing a good steady business, but were completely ruined by the tailure of Gower, Nephews, of London, whose agents they were, for the purpose of drawing bills under credits for the supply of the Mauritius estates, which bills coming back caused their downfal. " B. T. Ford and Co.—A young house, with quite sufficient capital for their trade; but, unfortunately for themselves, placing too much confidence in Rickardes, Little, and Co., to whom they shipped goods, and drew under credits; the goodsspere taken by the London house, but the bills were not paid. " Haworth, Hardman, and Co.—Ruined by the fall in sugars, coupled with bad bills purchased under London credits for remittances. At the meeting of their creditors unanimous sympathy was expressed towards them. " Hickey, Bailey, and Co., Indigo and General Brokers—' Union Bank' At the meeting of their credi tors severe strictures were passed as to the manner in which their accounts had been kept, and the unwilling. ness shown by some of the partners to give any infor mation to their creditors. " Hughesdon, Brothers.—ln consequence of the fa • vourable accounts the principal partner in this firm heard of Messrs. Cockerell, Larpent, and Co., of London, and finding, on his return to Calcutta, that bills under their credits were procurable at favourable rates, he was in duced to enter into extensive exchange operations, which lost the house the confidence of their London friends, and ultimately proved their ruin, Some (lissa , tistaction was shown by their creditors on account of an apparent preference given to the representatives of Messrs. Henderson and Co., of London. " Lackersteen, Brothers.—A house of undoubted ea pital, and brought down by several circumstances over which the most prudent could have had no control. Their creditors, one and all, expressed the greatest sym pathy in their misfortunes. " Lake, Hammill, and Co.—Brought down by the un precedented tall in sugar and rice, in the English mar kets, of which they were heavy shippers. " Livingston, Byers, and Co.—A house of long standing and respectability, ruined by the purchase of London credit bills and serious fall in sugars, but nothing of commercial immorality' was in any instance alleged against them. " Lyall, Mattheson, and Co., Union Bank.—However, their liabilities to that concern only came to about Rs. 80,000, not a large amount for a house of this stand ing; in other respects their mercantile character remains unsullied. " Owen, Allhewson, and Co.,—Agents for T. and H. Murray, to whose order they shipped considerable quantities of produce, and reimbursed themselves by drafts under credits, which not being paid, caused their failure. "Saunders, May, Fordyce, and Co.—Men of capital, and highly respected; were agents for Reid, Irving, and Co., under whose credits they drew for the supply of money to the Mauritius, and were consequently ruined. Every mercantile man in Calcutta will bear testimony to the unsullied character they have ever possessed, and do possess to this day. '' Shearman, Mullins, and Co.—Agents for Per kins, Schlusher, and Mullens, of London—brought down by their failure. The partners were highly re spected, and not a breath of slander has been spoken against them. " Smith, Cowell, and Company—Agents for the San tipore Sugar Company, in which capacity they drew under credits from Messrs. Samuel Phillips, of London, and Murray, of Liverpool, both of which houses having failed, they were made legally responsible for their drafts, and consequently obliged to give way. The partners here were men of capital, and lost their all by over-con fidence in their London and Liverpool correspondents, "J. Wienholt and Co.—Brought down by purchases of bills under London credits and losses sustained in pro duce; nothing, however, against their character as mer cantile men has ever been mentioned. In the Continental advices received to-day we find no mercantile news of importance. The money markets of Germany were easy generally, and cash upon funded se curity, with a fair margin, could be obtained at two per cent., which is almost as low as in the London Stock- Exchange. The accounts from Paris are rather favourable, the banks being in sufficient funds generally to meet all the demands of commerce. The Bank of France has ma terially augmented both its treasure and its bullion cir culation, and we hope soon to hear of better official reports as to imports and exports, the returns to Novem ber being anything but good. We expect that the last few weeks will show the " start" which, if all accounts be true, trade has taken in the manufacturing districts among our neighbours, though in a degree secondary to that experienced here. The arrangement of the half-monthly account in Con sols is now progressing, and the market looks very firm, the Bears, as usual, being more bailward in their arrangements than their o; ponenrs. The Bear is a " melancholy individual," studiously intent upon mis chief, an ardent admirer of the doctrine of chances, and therefore entertaining to the last the idea that something untoward may happen. Frequently, as a matter of course, in this untoward world, he makes money, but your bigoted thorough paced Bear, who can never see things in a bright light, becomes, in nine cases out of ten, a heavy loser. Yesterday a party suspended in the Stock Exchange whose account is said to show a net loss of 4,0001., and less than 3001. to meet it, say 901, at his banker's, and 2001. profit on some of his dealings. During the panic this same party was absolutely rich, and the railway " tumble " is stated to have put large gains in his pockets, estimated with previous receipts from Consol speculations at 11,0001. to 12,0001. We see the result of such recklessness. The individual who might have had a legitimate business is ruined, ceases to be a member of the Stock- Exchange, and either emigrates to New Zealand, a favourite colony with those men, be comes a " lame duck " and sixpenny speculator about the alleys, or sinks wholly into oblivion. We have no desire to be personal, but what we here state is a plain, unvarnished tale, true of an individual, but simply given here as a type of a class. The English Funds have varied from 89i to 89i for Consols; the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents from 90 to 901 ; and the Three per Cents. Reduced from etsi- to I ; Bank Stock has been 188 k to 189 ; Excite quer-billeare 40s. to 435. premium., The foreign settlement progresses well, and prices are supported in most instances. Mexican Bonds are 26 to 26k, Grenada 16, Equator 31, and Brazilian 76k. Spanish Three per Cents. are 29 to and the Five per Cents. 154 Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 49 to le The Railway Share Market has been very buoyant, and prices are higher again for many of the favourite lines, with a good business doing. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock per Cent. Reduced Arms 89 % 34 89 3 / 4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 89 % 3 /4 %% 89% New 31 per Cent. Arms-- . 9 O l /4 90 90 1 / 4 90 1 / 4 LongAnns.to expireJan.lß6o India Bonds, 1,0001. Ditto under 1,000/. . ....... 45 P 45 p South Sea Stock Consols for Account, Feb. 13 8 9 % 34% 89% Exchequer Bills. 2%d. & 2d. 1,0001. March 1,0001. June 4l 44p 44 p Small, March .. 43 p 41 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. oNE CLOSIN O'CLOCK, > lutes. Brazilian Bonds Ditto, Small 7B 78 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 27 27 Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. Ditto Deferred 3 14 16 1 A e 3 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 26 26% 26 1 / 2 Ditto, Account ..... 26 1 4 % 26 1 / 2 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents Ditto, Account 49 49 Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent 2 6 3A Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto. Account 1 5 3/ ? s 1574 Ditto, Passive Ditto, 3 per Cent ..... 28% 28% Ditto, Account 29 29% 29 1 4 Venezuela Ponds, 2 % per Cent — 19 Ditto, Deferred — 6 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4% per Cent Dutch. 2% per Cent.. 12 Guild 49 49% 49% Ditto, 4 Der Cent. Certificates 77 1 / 2 77% PRICES OF pAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING , lAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. -kberdeen 5O . .... Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 414...... Ayrshire and Galloway.. 7% Belfast & County Down 20% .... . ~_ _ . Birmingham and Ox ford Janet., calls duly paid, or with a guaran. 20 - .....»........ Do, withoutguaran tee 20 , Birming, Wolverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... Do. without guarantee 10 Birming„Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 145... _ 000 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.... 10 Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 ...... Bristol and Exeter 9O ... .. Ditto, Thirds . Nuckinghamslaire... 16/. s. ..... Caledonian Ditto. Quarter Shares 11 1 4 ...... 43k ..... Do. New 101. Pret 7%..... Ditto,Clydesdale June 50 Chester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference Clarence ~ ... 78 1 4 Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports mouth Dublin and Belfast June. 35 • .._ _ .. Dundalk & Enniskillen 22% • — ............. East Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 ...... . „,. Do., 181., E. & H.... 18 ...... bo., 3/. 10s. ......... Eastern Comities. Do. New Guaranteed 4' 2% 11% 6 per Cent..,.. ..... 10 Ditto, Extension,s per Cant., No. 1 6L 13s. 4d.... Ditto ditto, No. 2-61. 13s. 4d... 1 / 2 p Do. North. & Eastern 50 Do., 5 per cent. Do. Quarters Do. New Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 Ditto, Class A, ditto... 3% Ditto, Class B (I. & and B.) 2 2 14 Ditto, Class C, ditto... 20 . .... Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20 ••• ••• a.. ..... ..... Ditto (C. & E.) guar. 5 per cent............ 214 ,„ East Lancashire Ditto, New ... 21 ...... 16 ......... ..... 16 . .4 Ditto, New Quarters 61/4 Do., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... 6 1 / 4 ... .. ...., East Lincolnshire ...... 25 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... .... Ditto, Half Shares ... 20 ~ .. Edinburgh and Northern 25 Ditto, Newport l5 Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2% l% I I,E Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle - ..81.65. 8d.... Glasgow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 ..... . ..•• -.- Do.Preferenee Consol. Great Northern Do., 1 / 2 A Deferred ... 12 1 4-- Do., 1 / 2 B 6 per Cent. guaranteed ... ..... 6 1 % a 4 1,4 x.i. 4% x.i. Do. Extension 2%....., ..... •.. .reat South. and West. (Ireland) ,reat North of England 100 ...... Ditto, New, 401 4O Ditto, ditto Ditto, New, 30/ 3O Ditto. New, 151 l4 _ _ .......„.. ..... Great. Western 100 Ditto, 1 4 Shares 5O ••..•• Ditto, IA Shares Ditto, Fifths ... 20 Ditto, New 171..... . 15 ... .. 13% 1 / 4 13% Huddersfield and Manch. 30 ',...Ditto, Thirds ull and Selby .. ...... 50 --lOWA 101% lOl% Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... Ditto, 1 / 4 Shares - ... Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 ..... Ditto, ditto Ditto, 1 / 2 Shares ...... 43 ... .. ...... ~..„ Do. Quarter Shares... 17 1 / 2 12 1 / 2 ..., 12% Do. Fifths... ......... ... 10 Do. Sixteenths 6 l /4 5 l /2 .. 5% Do. Thirds (Reg.)..... 13 ..... Do. New, Gua. 6 ner ct. 7 1 / 2 Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 Ditto 1,4 (late Hud dersfield and Shell'.) 43 .... Do.(Wakefield,Ponte tract, and Goole) ... 50 ........ Do.( W. Riding Union) 7 Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do.!/ Shares (A)... 9% — IN/MO Leeds and Bradford Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 50 . Do., Half Shares 25 ..... Do., (blue) Scrip.-- 2 1 / 2 ..., Leeds and Thirsk Ditto, New ...... ....... 40 Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3% — ....... ......... Liverpool, Crosby and Southport 3% Liverp., slanchster, and Newcastle Junction-. 2 1 ,! — London &81ackwa11...134 6s. 8d S4% 4% Do. Extension ~ .. ... 22%...,.. ...• - London, Brighton, and South Coast 5O ..... 34 3 / 35 Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9 ...... Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 .. ... Ditto, ditt0....., 1852 50 Ditto, New 54, guar. 6 per cent. .. 5 London and Greenwich 1 2 / 1 5s 4d... nitto, Preference .. .20 London and N. Western 100 l2B 127 129 1 4... 129% Do Quarters (L.& B.) 22 Ditto, New D.tto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 — Do. 40/.Shares(L.M.) 25 — Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 10 — - Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 10 - Do. 104 (M.& B. C. 1 ..., — Load. & S. W.-stern D.. New 50/. ... ..... 42 1 4- .. 32 Do. New 401 Do. Tenths (ConsoL) 50 — .. •••• ••... . Ditto ditto .... 4O - Ditto, Third 5........... 15 Do.. New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Cent. on Deposit, and 5 per Cent. on Calls 5 - •9 • .•••• ..... I ".. London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ..... -.. ........ 114 — ... Londonderry &Culerain e 30 .., ... Londonderry and Ennis kiiivn 3O •-• ••• Lowestoft (4 per ct.)•••••• ... ,•..•) ..... Ditto (6 per et.) 11% li P — -- Manch e•tei,Buxton.and Matlock.... ............. 4 1 ,4 • — Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...loo Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18 .. Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 10 4 ..... -••• ••• Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10 Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 40 Ditto ditto . .......... 13 Ditto ditto .... ........ BIA — Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire l5 . ••• Do., Grim ....•„••.•„•• sby Dock 2O Do. •darichester and Lincoln Union..... 4/. 2s. — Midlano ......... ........100 ~.... 89 88 1 /, Do. Consolidated Pref.l 00 Do., do., 501. Shares... 25 ... .. 19 gs Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Do. Consoi. Bristol and Birming., 6 per et.... 100 ...... Ditto, Brist. & Gloestr. 40 ...... ..... „.... Ditto, ditto ... 181. 2s. 6d... .. „, Ditto,Leieest. & Swan nington, 8 per et. g uar.loo - .... ....... Midland Great Western ...... Irish - .... Middlesbro' and Redear, .... 6 per cent. guar. Newcastleaudearhsle 100 ..... ......... "'"••• _ Do. Quarters 25 Newmarket . .. 20 ..... • Do. Extension ...... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford • 6 Newry and Enniskillen 7 ...... Newry, Warrenpoint, and RostreYW . ...... 20 .... Norfolk ......... • 100 .. N 201. ___ - ...... —. ssli Do. -New .. ....... 15 Do. Guaranteed 5 pet. 20 ...... Do. Guaranteed 5 1 / 2 pc. 5 Do. do. Waven ey V al. 2 ..... Northern Counti es U n i on 4 ....... ..... A orth, British ....... ... 25 ...... Ditto, Halves .. ..... 12 1 / 2 ....... ... . Ditto, Quart ers ; ...... 1 5 / 8 .. ............ Ditto, Extension O% ..... Ditto, Thirds .... .. - "'North & South-W es t ern 2 ...... North Staffordshire North Wales . ......... ... 3 1 / 2 North-I% estern .....,.... 10 ...... Oxford, Wor ceste 'III r, and WolverhamVconf Reading, G'aildford, and Reigatcl ................. 10 - ••.••• Reyston:and Hitchin • ... 2 Scottish Central Scottish Midland 25 - •.• ..•—•••,.. Ditto, New Sheffield •• •• .. .... ........ , Rothe-' --, Jtherham, & -- Goole (Nor. Div.) ... 10 Du. do (Sou. Div.) ... 5 ...... Shrewsbury ancilßirra... 9 Ditt - dit Cl, 'B. " 19. , 64 y• .... ....• ..... .... .o Jitto. iass b. 5 - Ditto, New Guaranteed 18 Shrewsbury and llerefd. 2 Shrewsbury & Chester .... (Nor. W. Min.) ....., Ditto Halves ... ditto 9 Ditto Oswestry ...... 18 1 / 2 1 4 14 ..... Ditto New .-- Do. 8 per Cent. Pref lO -•• •• ..... 214 Shropshire Union r j ...... 5 South Devon... Do. Preference South Statibrdshire :PA South Eastern Do., No. 1 _- - _ _ _