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NEW NOVEL, BY Till.: A17T110,1. " E3IILIA WY.NDLIAM.' Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., fir ORDAUN 'f L; OR, A SEPTEMBER NIGHT. By the Atrhor of " EMIL; A. WYNDHAM," "ANGELA," &c. Ffe,ry C,lburn, Publisher, 13, Great Mark,erough•itreet. ILAIL'WAT SHARES.—ALTERATION OF fIIBLIC SALES. Me... 6.6. WILLIAM LAMOND and CO., respectfully announce that 'heir PUBLIC SALES of RAIL WAY SHARES, &c„ will take pl ac e FORTNIGHTLY this month. The next Sale will Lake n•ace on Wartemsoay. the 31st instant, at One o'clock, at their Offices, Halt of ,tommerce. Attest, and will comprise Tartans Lets in all the leading Railway Companies. MessiS. WILLIAM LAMOND and CO. continue daily to act as Ste& and Share Sworn Brokers in the Purchase and Sale, by Shares, ,Mate Contract, Contract, of English and Foreign Stocks and a and other Property. Threadneedle-street.London, January 19, 1849. THEA TRE ROYAL, DRURY - L ANE. CIRQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS. EVERY EVENING. • CHILDREN AT REDUCED PRICES. Extraordinary Performances of the Equestrian Troupe from the Cirque National de Paris. • Mdlls. Caroline, Ducos, Amaglia, B,:c.—The celebrated Match of 29 Vaulters —Dance of the Sour Globes, &c. Commence at Eight o'clock. MORNING PERFORMANCES, • EVERY WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. • Doors open at Half-past One, commence at Two o'clock. The Performances will terminate about Five o'clock • M. Dejean begs to announce th t a SECOND Grand JUVENILE FETE will take place on WEDNESDAY MORNING next, on which occasion the Boys of the Royal Military Asylum with their Bands will attend. 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, s be admitted at the fol lowing reduced prices : Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. Dress Boxes, '2s. Upper Boxes, Is. 6d. Fit, Arena, and Promenade, Is. Lower Gallery, 6d. Tickets to be had of Mr. O'Reilly, at the Boa-office ; and at dallien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. S T. JAMES'S THEATRE. Season 1849. FRENCH PLAYS and OPERA COMIQUE. THIS EVENING, 'The PerfOrManees will commence at Eight o'clock precisely, with LES DEUX VOLEURS. To conclude with the popular Opera Comique, entitled L'A BASSA DR IC E. Mr. Mitchell begs also to announce that, notwithstanding the in creased expenses of the present entertainment, the prices of admis sion are determined as iollows:- - • Boxes .. • • • • .. 51. Od. Pit • • • • • • • 3.1. Od. Amphitheatre .. 2s. Od. Subscriptions for the season may be arranged at Mr. Mitchell's ROyal Library, 33, Old Bond-street; Mr. Sams', St. James's-street; Mr. Andrews'. New Bond-street ! and at the Box-ofilee of the Theatre, which is open daily from eleven till titre. THLATIik NOYAL, . 31r. 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 w4ole re-decorated. THIS EVENING, I 'Will be performed HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. C. Kean ; Queen, Mrs. Warner ; Ophelia, Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with an Arabian Nights' Entertainment, entitled CAMAItALZAMAN AND BADOURA.; or, The Peri who Loved the Prince. Characters by Messrs. Bland, Keeley, Mrs. Keeley, 31Iss Horton, and Miss Reynolds. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL rTnder the direction of Madamr During the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, the original designs by Digby Wyatt, Esq , executed by Mr. Sang. A new Stage, Curtain, Act Drop, and Chandelier. An approved sys 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 ina, Book, entitled THE HAUNTED MAN. Mr. Redlaw, Mr. Hughes : the Phantom. Mr. 0. 'Smith ; A. Tetterby and Co , Mr. Wright ; the Boy, Miss E. Chaplin; Milly, Miss Woolgar ; Mrs. Tet terby, Mrs. F. Matthews. %lb' be followed by THE ENCHANTED ISLE. Alonzo, Bedford; Prospero, Mr. 0. Smith ; Ariel, Madame Celeste. Mr. Paul To conclude with a new Farce called SLASHER AND CRASHER. Mr. Slasher, Mr. Wright ; Mr. Crasher, Mr. Paul Bedford. ROYAL LYCLUM THEAT f Under the Management of Madam: Vestris. Sole Lessee. Mr. Chatle_ .Ma he e. THIS EVENI'.sT: . Will be performed a new and original petite Comedy, entitled WIIO SPEAKS FIRST ? After which, a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled TIIE KING OF THE PEACOCKS. Characters by Messrs. Harley, John Reeve, Selby, A. Hal!, Marshall, and H. Marshall ; Miss Kathleen Fitzwll 'lam, Miss L. Howard, Mrs. Macnamara, Miss Marshall, Miss L. Marshall, Miss Coleman, and )ladame Vestris To conclude with AN APPEAL TUE PUBLIC. Dress '.ioxea, 55.; Upper Kozel:, 4s. ; Pit, 2s Gallery, is. No 'iLalf-price to any part of the house. The Liew 110 x-office, .No. 5, Wellingto-' street, J s open to the public i:vcry day, from Ten till Six. PRINCESS'S TREAT t: Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and ' nnager. During the Recess this Theatre has been re-decorated and embel lished In a superb and costly manner ty Mr ilurwitz. A new Chan delier has been fitted, and the best arrant mews have been made for the due Ventilation of the Theatre, and the couuort and conveftienCe of the audience. THIS EVENING, PT Will be performed a hew Ballad Open). entitled ROBIN GOOD FELLOW. Characters by Messrs. Charles Braharn, Weiss, Honey, C. Xisher ; Miss Poole, Miss G. Smithson, Miss Kenworthy, Mrs. Weiss, and Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with a new grand Pantomime, entitled BLUFF KING UAL; or, Harlequin and the Charmed Arrow. Harlequin, Mr. Bologna; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Clown, Mr. Flexmore ; Sprite, Mr. De Barr ; Columbine, Miss Fawcett. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, ste. Enoimous success of the Holiday Novelties, the most astounding in the Metropolis.—A gorgeous Spectacle.—Miss Weolford on the Tight-rope.—Brilliant Scenes of the Arena.—A new comic Pan tomime. THIS . EVENING, The curtain will rise at a Quarter to Seven o'clock precisely to the magnificent S'ectaele of the WARR OF THE JEWS or, Tte Fait of Jerusalem. After which, Miss WooNord on the Tight-rope. To be followed by an Inimitable display of SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, supported by the first Equestrian tal,nt 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. Box-otlice open from Eleven till Five. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. TO CORR &SPUN' I )EiN ' No communication can be attended to twiess authemt;- eated by the name and address oi the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. THE WEATHER.—SuIt OFFICE. JANUARY 26. THSEXONETER, Lowest, 45; Highest, 51; soon, 47. BAROMETER. 29.9. WIND W.S.W.I light breeze, and fine eir.ar weather. • WATMI AT LONDON itrtll.ol4 Tins DLT —Morning, 12 rain. after 3 I Evening, 30 min. after 3 To-31°1'1'0w— ornua,, 47 min, atter 31 Evenm , 5 ram. atter 4 S ti * 7 .1 , 0 1 , r avi.. 44. fr ' ' 1111 - _, • 1 4 1 yyy O V I - ni t • . E E J 4t . • ~t 4,, \ .11 0, 1. sun LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26. 1849. In another pamphlet, recently published upon the new 'settlements at California,* it is happily observed that the last memorable year-1348—beginning with the most sombre anticipations, and progressing with the most violent outbreaks of revolutions, has never theless terminated with visions of the most auspicious magnificence. It was but reasonable that the com mercial world should have some compensation of this character. After the gloom and embarrassment with which it.had been so long overshadowed, it was but right that it should receive an impetus of correspond ing importance. And never, we may safely asseve rate, has a more sudden or a more extraordinary in citement been given to the whole mechanism of mer cantile enterprise since that remarkable year-1545 —when the silver mines of Potosi and Zacaticas were first discovered, and when those metallic treasures were shortly afterwards followed by the discovery of the quicksilver of duancebelica. In the present in stance, however, the mineral wealth which has been found deposited in the soil comes at a moment tinfi nitely more opportune, and is calculated t o e ff ec t an infinitely more surprising c l h w an ay g s e p i r n em th is e in tw g two that he hise pheres. This, of course, a rumoured fruitfulneSs of the gold region is not extra vagantly over-estimated. Taking the different accounts - which have, up to this time, reached us from California as correct—and that fact that they exhibit no very per ceptible discrepancy, but rather on the contrary, corroborate the assertions of each other—the effect produced, both in the New World and in the Old World, will be more surprising than the most imagi native speculator can. conjecture. The aurial riches of the Sacramento will affect society in two parti culars—first, it must materially alter the value of property and the wages of industry ; and, secondly, it must forward, in a novel and peculiar degree, the great experiment of emigration. As to the oppor tuneness of the discovery, it is o n ly necessary to bear in recollection that the mines of Mexico and the strands of the Pactolus had , alike begun to evince the exhaus tion of the material fcr the accumulation of which they had been hitherto worked with so much assiduity, Only one more region was believed to be in existence where the splendou r of Dorado and the grandeur of Cathay were outi•Led ; but that region was known to be with3n the very entrails of an impenetrable des potism. Sir GeouGE SIMPSON, only as recently as the year 1847, had hinted at the abundant resources, both in coin and jewels i flowing into the coffers of im perial B,uFsia, .from the golden rivulets and diamond valleys .of the Ural mountains. The description of 4 e vomp derived from those inaccessible localit ies ent y found by the curious in one of ;,:ti , ...,, e - i i ,_ di - ot e rs of the " Overland Journey "lits 'fins - a 1 P' 1- ' • Round tbeWorld,".penned by that intelligent traveller. But tht - garges of that gigantic chain of mountains are' as ;h: bejt-md the reach of th e speculators of ‘,. Tfr,r"Gild4l•l4,til .0 Gold Country of California. With a Wyld, Esq., M.Y." 8 1'0 , , pp. 62. nge 01 , 4Erdon. 1849. THE SUN, LONDON, London as the streets of Peterwaradin are removed from the familiar haunts of the Esquimaux. Hence, it was al ways with a kind of apathy that the public perused the narrative of those researches on the con fines of SiLeria which were principally interesting to the assayer, to the geologist, and to the lapidary. It is exactly the reverse with the republican colony of the United States. There the apdles of the New Hesperides are not guarded by the Dragons of ty ranny. They can be plucked without molestation. They are ripening, not in the gardens of Absolutism, but in those of Democracy. Whoever can pay or work his passage over to San Francisco, can take his mattock and his basket and pick up the treasures lying about the ground for the possession of the first corner. Those treasures are said to exist in some places in the form of minute flakes of the precious metal, and in others in lumps of gold as large as pig nuts and as solid as pebbles. They belong, moreover, not, like the waifs and strays of England, to a Sovereign or a Lord of the Manor, but to whomsoever might be fortunate enough to rake them out of the sand, or to sift them from the sediment of a running stream, or to extract them from the fissures' of the rocks. They are the wages paid by the boun teous hand of Nature herself to those who will toil at the agreeable task of their collection. Those who are discouraged by the reflection that the speculators from the United States can reach California much more rapidly that the speculators from England, should re assure themselves by a few very simple considerations. From New York the journey to San Francisco cannot be accomplished, by way of Terra del Fuego, under a period of six months, by Chagres and Panama under two months, and, across country, by way of Santa F 6, under very nearly the same time as the one last mentioned. From England the gold region can be reached in less than fifty-four days—starting from Liverpool to Cbagres, thence across the isthmus to Panama, and onwards between the coast of Guada laxara and the Revillagigedo Islands to the Sierra de Nevada. It is idle consequently to maintain that the population of the United States have in this particular an advantage over the inhabitants of the United Kingdom. outrage on all justice." The supporters of that monster grievance will undoubtedly render their unflinching support to his Conservative opponent. He speaks in equally decided language against the enormous abuses i❑ the administration of the law, that render the obtaining of justice a matter of mere chance. He says—" I repeat that the law in its present state is, from the systematic advantage it gives to chicane over substantial right, a disgrace to a civilized country. That the French, Belgian, and generally speaking the German systems, are free from thr dreadful evils so obstinately defended in our own; and that recent alterations have inflamed and aggra vated these evils, which it was intended by the Legis lature to suppress." He also speaks clearly and unequivocally on the subject of free trade. "I will add," he says, " that I am an uncompromising advocate of Free Trade, for I am convinced that by giving every country a direct and visible interest in the pros perity of every other, by teaching nations to rejoice in each other's prosperity, and to regret each other's misfortune, it knits manhood together in links of bro therhood, which tyranny, corruption, and caprice will soon find it impossible to destroy." There is nothing equivocal in these declarations — there is no loophole out of which it may be possible to escape should it appear expedient to advocate other views. Mr. PIIILLIMORE is manifestly sincere and earnest in his convictions. He discovers abuses. and forthwith they are exposed in all their naked enormity, and denounced with vigour and determina tion. He sees what is not merely a matter of policy, but of equity, that monopolies of every description arr but legalized methods of plundering the people—that every principle of justice and expediency declares that trade and commerce should be perfectly free and un restricted, and he forthwith proclaims himself an ardent, enthusiastic, and uncompromising free-trader. It is not for the first time that he has come forward as a legal reformer. In 1846 he published a pamphlet in which he ably exposed the evils of the present system of special pleading in civil cases, c f special pleading in criminal cases, of judicial legisla tion, of the game-laws, and of the courts of quarter sessions as they are now constituted. Many glaring examples were then cited of substantial justice being defeated through legal technicalities, and of the untoward consequences resulting from the mis chievous skill of those who were taught "to make the worse appear the better reason." These are points in which he will be sustained by the great majority of the people, who are heartily sick of legal quibbles, and desire that every cause should be decided on its real merits, that the result should not in a great degree depend on the subtlety and acumen of the respective pleaders, thus rendering Justice blind indeed, and the decisions of the Courts matters of chance in place of being perfect certainties. _ _ Of all the consequences of the gold discovery in California, however, the most remarkable will inevit ably be the extension of the settlements on the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean. Before half a century has elapsed, the result of the movement of the Anglo-Saxon race to the extreme confines of the Western hemisphere, to those confines which imme diately confront the opulent Spice Islands of the Indian seas, will be perceptible in the predominance of their sway over the archipelago of those oriental climates. The effect will ultimately be to enable the wealth of the Asiatic races to flow eastwards as well as westwards—the nutmegs and pimento of Japan, the precious stones of Golconda, the indigo and crape of the Chinese, the muslins of Bengal, the scymetars of Oude, and the variegated raiments of Cashmere, AV bile new markets will be thus opened for the luxuries of the East, a double source of civilization will act upon the opposite flanks of the oriental races. The liberal institutions of Europe, and the beneficent influences of Chris tianity, will act together upon the effete but ductile intellect of Asia. And by this twofold impetus bar barism and despotism may be alike exercised, and the worshippers of BUDDA and the disciples of Islamism may both be admitted into the family of Christendom Nevertheless, it is not alone in these more exalted anticipations that we can recognise the benign influ ence which will inevitably flow from the establish ment of great settlements in the regions of California. Emigration to that country will tend of course to re lieve ourselves from a large portion of our redundant population. It will besides lead as a matter of neces sity to an increased demand for our manufactures. Even supposing that the descriptions of the mineral wealth of the gold regions should prove to have been grievously exaggerated—which is by no means im probable—the natural fertility of the soil, the ex quisite geniality of the climate, and the healthful incitement to exertion on the part of the colonists, cannot fail to render their position anything but irksome. The individuals who have already migrated to the precincts of the river Sacramento will inevitably —even, as we have just hinted, in the ' , vent of the gold mania turning out to be a bubble— prove the germ of one of those mighty settlements which have from time to time changed the relative capacity of different empires, and accelerated the progress of the human race in the paths of civilize : ion. It is principally, if not entirely, from these considerations that we are disposed to regard, with a certain complacency, the rage for removal to Cali fornia which is now agitating the masses both in Eng'and and the United States. In many instances, doubtless, the passion of cupidity will lead the more blindly avaricious to ruin, but in the majority of cases the effect of the excitement must prove beneficial. A lottery to some individuals, Cali fornia 'sill prove to others a secure and remunerative investment. We have thus detailed Mr. PHILLMORE'S claims. We do not, however, desire to depreciate his adver sary. We cannot forget that Mr. PEEL is the son of the Minister who deliberately sacrificed place, power, and party, to what he believed to be the national advan tage, who manfully acknowledged his former errors, abolished the mischievous monopolies under which thu nation had so I,,ng groaned, and removed the taxes on food. Should Mr. PEEL be elected, we trust that he will perceive the necessity of following out the doctrines of free trade, and carrying them to the fullest extent, until, eventually, the entire system of taxa tion be revised, and indirect imposts abolished, where ever practicable; that he will perceive the errors of the monetary code, and induce his father to join in giving to the country a currency adequate to its wants and exigencies. He may be enabled to achieve great things, if he look rather to ame liorate mankind than to further the interests of a party. We shall now dismiss the case, leaving to the Leominster constituency the task of deciding between the conflicting claims of the rival candidates. We only trust that their decision may be correct, and that (in the language of the ring), " the best man may win." It is with feelings of gratification that we perceive the public attention is at length directed to the question of a reform in the manner of assessing and levying, and expending the local taxation of the country; and, as in the case of the free-trade agitation the commercial reformers directed their attacks against the corn-law, as the giant monopoly, the de struction of which would entail, as a natural conse quence, the fall of every other minor monopoly, so, we are rejoiced to find, have the reformers of our local taxation fixed upon the county-rate as the monster injustice to be remedied, the reform of which will include a reform in all other branches of local taxation. In this instance also, as in the instance of free trade, it is to the exertions of Mr. HUME that we are primarily indebted for an accurate knowledge of the extent of the evil and of the nature of the re medy. The labours of Mr. Huste's Committee on the import duties rendered the advocates of commercial reform invincible, by affording to them an'unansw er able authority to which they could appeal whenever their adversaries dared to dispute their facts, and Mr. HUME'S Committee appointed to consider the report upon the manner of collecting and expending the county-rate, has rendered the advocates of a reform in our local taxation equally invincible. The manner in which the county-rate is assessed is in direct con travention of the great constitutional maxim which declares that "taxation 'without representation is tyranny." It is assessed upon the inhabitants of each county by the magistrates sitting in quarter sessions, such magistrates being appointed by the Crown, irre moveable save by the Crown, and irresponsible to, and unconnected with, the rate-payers of the county. These irresponsible magistrates not only assess the rate, but they have the exclusive control over the expenditure of the rate when it is collected. They have the sole appointment of the officers, who are paid out of the county-rate, the sole power to fix the duties and the emoluments of those officers, and also the most dangerous power of increasing the number of those officers, and consequently of in creasing the county expenditure to any extent they choose. The Committee of 1836 justly observe, " the administration of this fund is the exercise of an irre sponsible power entrusted to a fluctuating body," and Mr. Hume, in his evidence before that Committee, after stating that he has devoted his attention for twenty five years to the investigation and consider ation cf the county-rate system generally, solemnly declares—" I consider the principle so vicious that no efficient reform can be effected without a radical change in the principle and the system." It would appear, at first sight, extraordinary that a system so denounced in 1836 should be existing in full vigour in 1849, but a little consideration will easily account for` the apparent anomaly. The Members of both Houses of Parliament are almost without exception, we believe we may venture to say absolutely without exception, magistrates of quarter sessions, and bow desirous soever, there fore, any individual Member may feel of seeing this tyrannical method of taxation abolished, and this temptation to jobbing removed, it is too much to expect of him that he should voluntarily come forward to denounce a system of which he him self is part and parcel, and to offend the self-love of colleagues with whom he is every day in the habit of acting. Under the peculiar circumstances of the case, it is to the pressure from without alone that we can look for the remedy of this evil ; and public attention was too much engrossed by the free-trade agitation, during the ten years immediately succeed ing the presentation of the report of the Committee of 1836, to be able to attend to the reform of local taxation. As has been shrewdly remarked by Mr. Connell, " we are men of business, and we like to do one thing at at a time," and this is the secret of the success of all agitations. Had the county magistrates been content to go on as usual, the question would, probably, have still continued to slumber ; but, fortu nately for the cause of local responsible government, they have not been content to do so in many coun ties. In Lancashire, for example, the county-rate has in many districts been raised, during the course of the last ten years, from 114/. to 4001., and the costs of prosecutions have increased from 15,000/. to 18,0001., while the number of prosecutions has diminished. Jobbing to an ing been paid an i n c om e of ap tl a ay br u i pzn e m w o h s i t c e h r o enormous r e o x f t e w n o t r 1,7 p h e a a v r s also to have taken place ; a 7 m ol o . un a te y d e o a n r only y fo t r o 4stalir.v6eys.inegd,„the whileo u was retained at an annual salary of 101. to suporin- , Sir EDWARD BULWER LITTON has formally with drawn from the contest for Leominster. He is no longer a Candidate for the honour of representing a constituency so dubious and irresolute. So many of the electors were unable to decide upon the conflict. ing cla;ms of the candidates—to determine whether they should array themselves under the banners of PEEL or LlTTON—that the latter gentleman lost all patience, and, in pursuance of a previous inti illation, cut the Gordian knot, and afforded a very summary solution to the existing perplexities by altogether withdrawing his pretensions. The contest, at one time so exciting, might thus have been brought to a very tame and commonplace conclusion, but that another candidate has already entered the field, and for the second time solicited the " most sweet voices " of the electors of Leominster. Mr. PRILLIMORE had offered himself as a candidate for the representation of the borough as soon as the acceptance of the Governorship of British Guiana by the late Member, Mr. BARRLY, was publicly an nounced. He was undoubtedly the first in the field, and the views and opinions which he put forward on that occasion were such as should have commanded the suffrages of the Liberal electors. He claimed their votes as a thorough and unflinching Reformer, determined to attack the existing abuses with the most determined energy. He declared him self a Church Reformer; and a legal Reformer, in the most extensive signification of the phrases. Although the ground was thus pre-occupied. Sir EDWARD BULWER LITTON subsequently came forward on the Liberal interest, while Mr. PEEL, son of the Right lion. Baronet the Member for Tamworth, an nounced himself as a candidate on the free trade Conservative principles. Mr. PRILLIIIORE immediately perceived that any division in the Liberal camp must have insured the triumph of the Conservative; he accordingly waived his unques tionable priority, and with the most praiseworthy disinterestedness—a total absence of personal feeling —r interestetiredfrom might ig the contest, in diovirdddeer. Sir E. " that the Li beral B. LITTON having, howevsr, recently resigned, and the cause that had induced Mr. l'imaassoas to withdraw his claims being no longer in existence, that gentleman has again come forward, and pub - fished a manly and straightforward address to the electors, a copy of which will be found in another part of this day's impression. Mr. PHILLIMORH refers to his former address for the expression of his feelings and principles. H o es nsocturmriellaonustoabruetsrea,ctand spiteful depreciation, or qualify them; that the y are principles which have ennobled the most illust rious names in modern story, in 3 and that by them he is co ntent to stand or fall." He also states his opinions that "the large revenues of the Church of England are no t distributed in the manner most calculated to promote the spiritual wel fare of the inhabitants of this country." We believe that there are few of the overworked and underpaid curates of the Establishment—men who labour zea lously, and indefatigably for a pittance insufficient to maintain their families in the situations to which they have been accustomed, who will dissent from that opinion. It is those who receive their thousands per annum for doing nothing, the drones in the spiritual hive, that will view the declara tion of Mr. VHILLIMORB with alarm, and oppose with all their energies a man so hostile to their craft. The Church in Ireland also falls under his lash. He terms it (how justly we leave it to the electors of Leominster to decide) "A mockery of All religion, an FRIDAY EVENING-, .J ANUARY 26, 1849 tend an outlay of 63. 671. We arc not surprised at these things, and we are almost inclined to giv, crelt r.o the Lancashire magistrates, for not having been more prodigal with the money of the rate-payers, seeing that they had the irresponsible power of being io; but we are surprised that the subject has not long since attracted the attention of the contributors to the county-rate, and that it should be left to the rate-payers of 1849 to commence an agitation on the subject of a reform in our system of local taxation. That agita tion has, however, been begun, and well begun too, seeing that the men who have put themselves forward as leaders of the movement are the energetic, the un tiring, the unconquered men of Lancashire. A meeting of delegates from nearly all the boards of .pardians of Lancashire was held a few days since at Newton-le-Willows to discuss the question of county-rate expenditure, and the best means of effecting a more economical administration thereof; tnd the remedy proposed by the delegates was that b` the constitution of county, financial, and adminis trative boards be composed of magistrates and elected members from each board of guardians." Sin cerely do we hope that the example set by Lan ' ashire will be followed by other counties, and that ,: fi l e agitation thus commenced may never cease until she rate-payers shall have procured complete and efficient control over the assessment and expenditure if the rates, and over the nomination of all those em ployed in the county administration, until, in short, this unconstitutional system of " taxation without re presentation " shall be utterly destroyed and anni hilated. d'stricts : (ale under Lieutenant Field-Marshal KEme!,:q, whose head-quarters are in Pre-burg; the sec:,nd, under General WRI3NA (pronouriePd Wurni), with his heal-quarters at' Buda ; the third, under illajot•- General VON BURICS, with his head-quarters in Ocdenburg Lieutenant Field-Marshal commisioned, witu eight battalions, six squadrons of cavalry, and thirty six fielibpieces, to pursue the flying column of the rebel chief GORGEY, in the direction of Ipolysagh, over Lev 3, and to push on for Schemnitz, came up with them on the 15th, while Major-General GOT 2 s column was advancing towards Neusohl and Krem nitz. The insurgent leader AlEszAnos holds out in the neighbourhood of Erlau. Major-General OTTINGER'S brigade drove the enemy back to Szolnok on the 13th, took possession of the town, and a magazine containing 98,000 bushels of corn. The inhabitants of the adjacent district, and those of Ketskemet, are well disposed, and received the Imperial tnani&stoes, so long kept from them, with loud acclamations. From all arts of the country already in the hands of the Imperial troops, depu tations and loyal addresses are constantly being sent to the EMPEROR at 011tnutz. Colonel iIoR VARTII'S column garrisons Vesphrim and Stutilweis senburg. On the 15th, at two o'clock, that under Count LTII ANN SUrpriled a rebeldivision of 300 men, under liik:oNlANskr and VIHAR-ANDER, who have taken to the Ilial - ony Forest. Ten men were killtd, several others made prisoners, and instantly shot. An officer and a private of the army were wounded. Honourable mention is made of Captain RoxmTz, who led the attack on this occasion ; u!so of Lieut.- Colonel ALTHANN, for the abilities and courage he displayed in this engagement, and throughout the campaign. SZELA, who was employed by the Austrian Go vernment to organize the massacres in 'Gallic:la two years since, has been employed to act against General .1:1Em and the Hungdrians. The Augsburg Gazette of the 20th states that the peasants had liken in insurrection against the Aus trians at Csorna and Kapuyar, and were marching on Raab. A deputation from Presburgh has waited on the EMPEROR, and has been favourably received. '1 he following is the first paragraph of the Consti tution, as ultimately carried in the Kremsier Diet : " All (stiatsbiirgor) citizens are equal in the eye of the law. The Constitution and the law decide en what conditions Austrian citizenship is obtained. exer cised, and lost. The collective body of citizens i'ortris the people. All privileges of rank are abo li-hed. Titles of nobility, o; wha.iever kind, will neither be granted nor acknowledged by the State. All public nffices and State service are alike eligible to every citizen duly qualified. Foreigners are excluded from civil service, ar.d likewise from taking arras in the nation's defence, subject to exceptions, which specific laws shall determine. Personal merit alone au thorises public marks of distinctio❑ or rewards; no mark of disimetion is hereditar3. Official titles are not to be granted as mere honorary titles." The Diet have called upon the Ministers to declare explicitly whether or not it is their intention to ob.. serve the freedom of the press unimpaired, as guaran teed by the Emperor FERDINAND in March last. i4l ONE Y and COM ERCIAL NEVt CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotto❑ and Share Mat kets at Liverpool yester day were very buoyant. The must interesting arrival to-day is from the West Indies and South America. We have gone carefully through the various files of Colonial papers, besides ob taining from private sources all the information in our power, but we find the usual difficulty in determining whether the good or bad predominates. That we should receive from the West Leila colonies an account of pros perity, no one in these times could possibly expect, nor do we find that there is anything worse than what we have been accustomed to. Trade is depressed, as a matter of course, and money is scarce, but there are seine of our possessions in which greater commercial activity was apparent, and Barbadoes was an example. The shipping in port was more numerous, and the businss done was larger. The weather had bean most auspi cious, and the excellent growth of the canes is woadg sptlen f, though m one or two districts there might have been rather too much moisture. The temper ature, previously dry, had undergone a most delightful change. The Honduras papers are to December 9, They add very little to our previous accounts via New Yolk. The differences between the British authorities and the Go verrimf•nt of Nicaragua bad not been adjusted, aid it is doubtful whether our naval force on the Station will nut proceed to extretni,ies. The navigation of the river ban Juan is the point in dispute, as the Eng:ish autho rities are resolved to support the rights of the Kiitg of Musquito. We claim also with some urgency, the payment of a portion of the debt due from Nicaragua to British subjects, and as the 1111:1011111. is not large, no doubt the claim can be met, provided the will exists. 10, ;_,. ..... 5 , . . 31t,. 2 ...... Sl l / 4 . 4 . 0 . _l5 eeeeeee • • • • • • •• 1- ) 0•• CIV 1848, Plei. 7 per Cent. on Depo , 4t, iind 5 'per Cent. on Cells t,, end • • tr. I • ••••• .tA 1:•. 30 - ~u 116( ;; • 1: 7 r?, il_u i 30 nit 1 3 Ai 2 x i 2 x.i. i ;, ', 0;i:, 1 . : 1n . ... 100 D.,, ~.,•,;,!::: (:_o. 1) 18 i ,!::, ,:; ~ (No. 2)... 25 . — - [Att., ...!7f..:(‘ (No.:1'; .... 11!4 F.% x.i.... ... 5 1 4.: )J'itzo, Nt:l , , , lu. Prf... 1(t. I)J 'T,.-. 6t.i.....ri1it,,b) ... 40 'Att'• Si•ri',4•l4l Nam 15 Do., (inn!: by Duck— 20 ...iiioche6ter and Unit,n. .... 41. 2s. — Linc Aliclizw. ... , ~.. „...... 0 , k „. ... 97 D.,. Cm , olidatc(ll-'ret.loo Dc:., do., ;:(. Eliarts .. 25 ... Do. thin., nr.ci Derby lti) - •• ••• ..... .• A •••• 1) , . Gai sc, i Bristol arid !Binning., 6 per ct.... 100 Ditto. britct. & thoe. , tr. 40 ...... Ditto, .1....(-iest.:.k Swan 15i.1:4;tvt.i, 8 pet et. gua..100 Midlind (Treat V . , astern' .1ri:11 ..45 — — — m;detipiln.o' and Redcar, 6 pe , cent. gur.r. - Necaitle :Ilia Carliele.loo —....— Cape of Good Hope accounts, of a week later date, afford no news of interest from the frontier. The produce markets have been very firm this week, and a good business has beeen transacted. Holders have withdrawn their goods where they found an indis position to give the prices asked. The Stock Market has been 'remarkably buoyant. The rise slice yesterday morning is about lk per cent. At the close yesterday afternoon, Consols were 918, and to day they are 914 The business doing is not very extensive, but stuck is scarce, and bu)ers therefore must pay higher rates. Exchequer-bills. June, have been 495. premium, and India Bonds 475. to 50s. pre mium. Bank Stock has touched 195. The New Three and-a. Quarter per Cents. have been 92 to 4. In the Foreign Market Mexican Bonds are not so good, the dividend remittance being only 25,000 dollars. The prices have been 264 to 4. Spanish Three per (Yews. are 288 to 29, and Vortuguese Four Cents. 27k to 4. Brazil :tuck is werth 79 to k. Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents. are 49} to 4. Railway Shares continue to advance. Almost every line is higher, and notably North- Western, Midland, North•Briti , h, South-Eastern, Brighton, Great• Western (done at pat). unit the York lines. The French Shares are rather better also. LA , ...,,,..rti,,,n , 25 ..... N,. , \villa:het - Do. Extension .........21. 12s E wf.ort, A.bergavenny, and Hereford 6 Ntwry and Enniskillen 7 - „ „ ..... - Newry, Warrenponit, ...no ho:.trevor .. 20 - • - Norfolk „ ... WO Dv. Nf-v. 21'e. ... . , 15 - - Do. Guarante e d 5p et. lt/ Do. Guaranteed 5 1 ,pc. 5 Do. ..11VIll,tUki (4 . le c ) ~0 - bat° (6 par et.) ..... 13 i,.:0. do. Waveney - Val. 2 ~.... - - N tthern CountieaThion 4 L... - North Britiit. ~ ........ aii ....., WAN ... 16 3 / 4 Ditto, Halves .. ..... 12 1 4; - - Ditto . , Quartersi 6% 3 5A% 3.% Ditto, h , xtension O% ..... _ - Ditto,Thirds ... .. . 8% .. .. 4 3 / 3 %... 4% North 6, South-Western•••- North Staflordihire .:.orth Wales . ......... ... 3 1 , , .., - North-Western .... ~... 10 ...... - Ox lead, Worcester, an d Wolverhampton ... . Ilcz.6ing, Guildford, and Reigate ........ ... ..... 12!/:: 1 l 3 l /8 13 ex. int. Royston and Hitehin ... 2 - .. .- . `Scottish Central .... 25 ...... 26% ...... ....-... Scottish Mid1and........ 25 Ditto, New - •• ••••... ..... Sheffield, Rotherham, St Goole (Nor. Div.) - Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 5 ...... Shrewsbury anal - Arm- 9 Ditto ditto. Chris B. 5 1 . ,.., ex.int ..... Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Stirew>naty anti ',rod. 2 ........ - -. .-.hrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W.:din.) - ••• L)itto Halves ... ditto 9 ...... - Ditto Osweetry ...... 18 is - Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref l. O....., - .... .• hropshire Union . 2 ~uth Devon to .. .!(). Preferenceeference "outh ::taliOrdslaire -1' i A I 4 yB qi. ..... . Soutk litistun .. ...... .. '.',3% 26 i,, 1 0.,..0. i lB - Do., No. 2. - ..„. Lio., No. ... - , ... 30 ...... 22% ex.int 2 2 14 x.i Do. Registered No. 4 10 ~ .., - Do., Scrip Nu 4 • Suuth o ilit'S ~ uti. Yorkshire., Don cal,ter, and Goole 6 - •••• ..... - `;',wsits. & Lou t thor E...i,.%- nierett's Sint. (`;rat.... 6 ....... - ~.. - aw Fate Ext ,- ..nsion ... 8 - .•• •. ...... ••• 1 Innes LI ;Wen D oc k and Rr..i!wtty ..,. ....... 17 1 ,i - ••• , 6 - ...,.,.o..ilkettLy 17 1 4..... - ,:tertoiti ,-..110 I.,inA,rielt 47% - Waerfil,lixfrd,Vl,' ieklw, and Du elm ear Valley 6 per Cent. t=',:i A arant...ed ... .. CO .•..•• - LO. do. do. 1., . do. do. ... 10 ..... ..... .. 1 Cernw all - ... \ est London . ... 20 ...... - ...... ..... 1 1 0. Do. Ist Claes ... 20 - ......... ........... 1)0. Do. 2d Class ~... 20 - ... hitehaven 8.: Furness 14 - inthior, Staines, and :t.,outii Western ..... ... 12 ...... - .t i i Le, Soinersct,& 'A ey mouth Vail', Ncw cae. le, and Berwick. .... .. Lo. Onginal New and ikrwiek .- ..... ... , . 6xictiAjok No. 1 :•0 ...... 21 1 4 3 4- ... ..... Do. do. .N o. 2..... G.N.E.Preterenco 8 -,;( ,:t i'lthu,nd So ...... 57 • • 10 ONE ,a,.,;,NG ,' • •,- ~ .4' FuTirin FUMY,. O'CLOCK. S,'IiICES. flank Stock 195 196 s ,er Cent. Reduced Anti 5....... 91X% 91% 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9l 1 , 4 • 14 % 9 ; ,ii Sew 3LA per Cent. Anti 5....... 92 92% 92'4 1 '...ong Antis. to expire J an. 1860 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 8 9-16 % 8% India Stack — 240 - toile Bondi., 1,0004 Ditto under 1,000/. .. ...... .- 49 47 50 p 50 p South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annuities ... 89% 89 3 / 4 Consols for Account .. 9 IMA% 91A Exchequer Bills. 2 1 / 2 d.,& 2d. 1,000/. March 1,0001. June 49 46 500/. March.., p 500/. June Small, March .. 45 43 46 p 46 p Small. June PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS carE CLOSING O'CLICit. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres .Bonds, 6 Der Cent. ' 26 Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent — Ditto '3 per Cent — 52 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 26 X 26% Ditto, Account .. Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — 4 i Ditto, 3 per Cent Ditto, 4 per Cent. 2 7 1 /2 27% Ditto, Account 27% 27% Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account l6 15 5 / % 151,E Ditto, Passive Ditto, 3 per Cent ...... 28 1 / 2 28% Ditto, Account . 28 ;5 29 29 Dividends on the above payable in London, Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild.... 49 lA% 4914 Ditto, s per Cent. Certificates 78% 1 r 4 78 , 4 Ditto, Account ...... ... ..-.. 78% 7$ PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING . - AILWAY SHARES. PAID.AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. A berdeen.. ... Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 4 1 ,4..„.. Nyrshire and Galloway.. 7% -- Belfast & County Down 20 I ,x Berks & Hants Extens. (GLlVest. Per. 5 pot ct.) 5 to 13 x.i 26% 3% x.i ly e x.i 2% x.i Vale ot zd • Immingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly paid. or with .guaran. 9(1 Do, withoutguara , tee 20 :3i:n:ung, Wolverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... Do. withoutguarantee 10 . 'irming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 145... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.— 10 Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 ...... 41 . E 4% Bristol and Exeter 9O ... .. 70 Ditto, Thirds Ouckinghamshire... 161. 4s. Caledonian Ditto, Quarter Shares 11 1 4..... . Do. New 10/. Pref..... 7%..... 9 8 3 4 sli Ditto,ClydesdaleJunc 50 ~.bester and liolyhead... 50 ...... 23 1 , 4 22 Ditto,;Preierencs , larence Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports- mouth _. _. Lublin and Belfast June. 35 ..... 5 5 , 8 3 / 4 ... Dundalk & Enniskillen 22% ...... ~ ' ast Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 ...... 4% . Do., 181., E. & H.... 18 ..... Do., 31. 103. Eastern Counties........ 20 ...... 11 1 A % l l 3 /4 Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent. . ... ..... 10 ...... 11%58 ll% Ditto. Extension, 5 per Cent., No. 1 6/. 13s. 4d.... 14 p xd Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... . Do. North. & Eastern 50 Do., 5 per cent. Do. Quarters Do. New ... ... 43 Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 Ditto, CI ass A, ditto... 3% Ditto, Class B (L & and B.) 22% 8% Ditto, Class C, ditto '2o . .... Do. Scrip (6 percent.) 20 ...... ........ Ditto (C. & E.) guar. 5 per cent.-- ...... 2 1 ,! East Lancashire Ditto, New Ditto, New Quarters 6 1 4. Do., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... 6 1 „1 East Lincolnshire ...... 25 t,dinburgh and Glasgow 50 ..„ — ..... ......... Ditto, Half Shares ... 20 .. Edin burgh and Northern 25 Ditto. Newport — " xeter,Yeovil. & Dorch 2 5 ,8 • - Exeter and Exmouth... 21s. Glasgow. Dumfries, and Carlisle aten'utd t) ..... 25 ... 28 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Itdian (late Ita hull and Austrian).... 5 Boulogne and A mew—. 20 8 1 / 1 % ex. exch. 8 1 4 ' 5 .x.e tent.ral of k ranee (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 17 Ceylon 3 •••• • '". 43 /4 26 % - 29% Glaspw,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 ...... D&Preterence Cons"Ol. - - •• ..• - qtreat Northern Do., - 1 / 2 A Deferred ... 12 1 / 2 ...... 5 1 / 2 5 x.i. 5 x.i. Do., % B 6 per Cent. guaranteed ... ..... 6 1 / 2 .-- 4% 4% Do. Extension 2 l /2 ...... - - ,reat South. and West. (Ireland) ...... 45 ..... 31 x.i. - 31x. i. 6 reat North of England.loo ...... - Ditto, New, 40/ 4O - ••• •• - Ditto, ditto 25 - ••• - Ditto, New, 301 3O - - Ditto. N ew, 151_, l4 .. .. -....-... ...... - Great Western 100 Ditto, I,e Shares 5O ...... 5 0 ...... 50 Ditto, 1 4 Shares Ditto, Fifths ... 20 - - Ditto, New 171... .. .. 15 ... .. 14 1 / 2 14 14 Huddersfield and Manch. 30 - ...... - Ditto, Thirds - - - Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... - Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... - Ditto, 1 4 Shares - ... - •,....., ..... - Lancaster and Carlisle- 5O 5 5 1 /4 . ...„ Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 - .......... . .... -- ' Ditto, ditto Ditto, 1 / 2 Shares Do. Quarter Shares l 7 l /2 ...... 13 ... l3 Do. Fifths- Do. Sixteenths 6 14 - Do. Thirds (Reg.)..... 13 ..... - .. ... 6 1 / 4 Lo. New,Gua. 6 nerct. 7 1 / 2 - ... ...... 9 1 / 2 x,i. Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 - - Ditto 1 / 2 (late Hud dersfield and Shetf.) 43 Do.(Waketield,Ponte tract, and Goole) .. 50 - - Do.( W. Riding Union) 7 ..... 234 3 3 Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 - .. . - Do. 1 / 2. Shares (A)... 9 1 / 2 - - Leeds and Bradford 50 10044 100........ 10') 1 / 2 heeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 50 . - - Do., Half Shares -- Do., (blue) Scrip...- 2 l / 2...... - - Leeds and Think Ditto, Now ...... ....... 40 - •• ••. - Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3 1 / 2 .. Liverpool, Crosby end Southport . 3l „a — -- -- I. iverp., Id an chste,r, and Newcastle JULIC6OII... 2ki....... -- - London & Blackwall...l3l. 6s. 8d.... - ... . Do. Extension ..... ... 221.... - London, Brighton, and South 1, - ;c i )fot ..... .... 50 ..... 36 36 %X, Do.Guarant.s per et-. 9 ...... -- - Do. Pref. Con. 5 per et. 50 .. ... 49% x.d. .. ..... 49; x.d. Ditto. ditto.— 1852 50 - .............. - ' Ditto, New 5/., guar. 6 per cent. Londag and (reenwich 1211564 d... - ... ...... ..., , - 29,‘ 2L'Si 2W/4 57 111 ~: X! Eiil Denwrara Dendre Valley—, 1 firect Bombay and Mad ras Dutch Rlikuish ......... 714... List Indian ..,.... 3 14. ., Gleat Indian Peninsular 1 4 ...... Louvain ais Satubr., ... 71:2 — Luxembourg 7 l /4 — Ditto Madrid and Valentia..„ 2 ...... Namur and I iege Northern of France Orleans and Bordeau.x... 7 Paris and Lyons .. Do. Do. . Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ... Paris and Strasbourg ..... •••.. .... Rouen and Havrc ...... 20 Sambre and Meuse ...... 20 —.. 3%.. MINES. Anglo-Mexican lOO Asturian Mining Com 14 Australian.. —•.. 28 ex.cliv: - 2IA 28 x.d • 6 4 14 . 10 314 .s~ LLOYD'S SHIPPIiv 6.—Cf HIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 26.—Wind this day at noon W.S.W., light bre, ze, and lice clear weather. GLOUCESTER. JAN 25.—Arrd. Albion. St. Andrew's. SWANSEA, JAN. 25.—Arrd. Jent.y Jones, Valparaiso; Harriet, Cuba. WATERFORD. JAN. 23.—Wind S.W. to W.—Sld. Margaret, Tribidad. AZERDEEN, JAN. 24.—The Dizs.beth, M'Kenzie, of and trout this port to Leith, end the Dahlia, of New castle, which were stranded on• the beach, the former on the 1041, and the latter the 11th inst., hare beets got oft; and assisted into the hat boor. ST. MONANCE, JAN. 24.—The Nancy, Davidson, bound to Lath, was wrecked on the island of May 21st inst., one man drowned; little is expected to be saved of vessel or cargo. PORT LOGIN, JAN. 22.—A water cask painted yellow, a dog-bowie, h ad colour, and a binnacle painted green, two handspike s, besides several pieces of bulwarks, painted gr, n inside and black outside, were washed as hore to ti.ty in the bay. MAR/PORT, JAN. 23.—A schooner went on shore this morning on Beck.oot about nine miles north-east of thiS port, supposed to be the Warrior, of Yarmouth, from , Pentewan to Liverpool, and lies in a very dangerous position. _ . MARGATE, JAN. 25.—The John Cobbold, Handley , from' Mauritius to London, has been supplied with so anchor and thirty fathoms of chain from this placer having lost them off the Tongue Light. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 25. Wind W.S.W.—Arril 2 4 Agnes, Crelly, Nassau, New Providence; Sophia, SOW' , Puovash. 25. Niih, Tinley, Madras ; Countess of Sefton, Callao; Fedciatia, Francisco, Macoa; Andover , Hayton, Ceara ; Ada, Mary, Laguna ; Julius Caesar* Fleming, New Orleans; Herbett, Hallett, New Orleans; Corsair, Halifax ; Luise, Naples. Sid. Sarah Sand,* (S.S ), New York. Put b ac k , 25 . Wi ll i am Carey, f or Calcutta; Gold( n Fleece, for Pc-rrianibuco; Elizabeth' for New Orleans. FALMOUTH, JAN. 25 —Wind W., squally. Arrd• 24. henry Isina), late Park, Rio Grande, and sld. 25 t for Lond,,n. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 25. Wind W.S.W. Arrd. 25 .: Her Alaj,,,t)'s stip Espiegl e , E ast I n di es, and Id. (°` Pot tstnonth. LBAY, JAN. M.—Wind W.N.W.—Put back, -24 ' Edmund, .112k:ord, for Slum Leone, with loss or 01° ehor and cli SOUTRAMPTuN, JAN. 25.—Arrd. 25, T ev i o t, steame r ' West Int'ies. DEAL, JAN. 25.—Wind W. strong.—Arrd. 25. titude, Popham, Mauritius ; 'Ada, Amy, Mauritius ; Sayers, lietatrara. Arrd. from the River2s. N.le. 111iikr, aretneo. &e. back, Emma &lg., 11:1, Syducy. Now south CAIIIRCIVEEN, J AN. 23.—The Alexander, fr,n3OP" rt d c. to Cork with , w of on shore at Beguis Valentia Harbour, 22d inst., during a gale, snd is ii f e h i e t:) b,-vorne, a w7.lek—erow seared , k ql ; a great portion cargo save,i in a dato , kfe , i t,t.d.t,.. A large 'Main e „g such off vlos.•-re:fed t o psails, ru u " l , - „e E.N. E.. 21,t, t., •of raw have cv- 0 tutu V tt;o to) ; it is In'tt,n fea7.ed thv h to touLdtred near the eo“st, and that rum .formed FP' of her cargo, rtiE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. At the commencement of the sitting of the Na •ional Assembly, on Wednesday, several of the re actionary Deputies presented petitions, praying for the dissolution of the Assembly; and not content with the presentation of them in the ordinary manner, these gentlemen wished each to ascend the tribune, and to make a speech on the matter. This was re sisted by M. CLEMENT Thomas, who, however, de clared that if this defiance, on the part of the reac tionaries, were continued, he and those with whom whom he acted were perfectly willing to accept it. A scene of great confusion followed, several of the reac tionary party insisting on presenting theirpetitions, and in speaking on them. After these petitions had been laid on the table, a host of petitions of a contrary character were presented, and this difference was remarkable between the two sets of petitions. Those which thanked the Assembly for what they had already done, and urged them not to separate until they should have passed the organic laws, all pro ceeded from some recognised and organized body (as for instance the National Guard of St. Flourers), so that an examination of the signatures would at once determine the question as to genuineness of the petition, whereas those presented by the reactionary party, praying for the dissolution, invariably pur ported to be from the inhabitants of some Depart (tient, the signatures to which, therefore, might be those of women and children, or even altogether fictitious ; and when we remember that those who are the most active in presenting and getting up these petitions were the intonate friends and associates of M. TESTE and General CUBIERES, we cannot but suspect that they would not stand upon such a trifle as forging a petition to attain the object they have in view. The discussion on the Bill for the organization of the Council of State was then resumed. The office of Commissary-General of the Republic was ordered to be suppressed by a large majority. The appoint ment of the Finance Committee was postponed, as there were not a sufficient number of representatives present to make a house. The PRESIDENT of the Republic, while riding in the Champs Elysees on Tuesday, was thrown from his horse; fortunately he sustained no injury. The Committee appointed to examine the question of a suitable Chamber for the sittings of the Assembly has had its report drawn up by M. BUREAU X DE Puzr. The Committee proposes to make use of the old Chamber of Deputies, with some changes calcu lated to give more room. The number of places thus afforded will, it is estimated, be 762. The cost of the alterations will be 765,160 f. The National says :—" Some days ago, at one of the sittings of the famous Falloux Committees, of which M. TRIERS is President, M. TRIERS said that France was not sufficiently rich to give instruction to all her children, and he added many other things equally generous. M. Cousits, who for some time had shown evident signs of irnpAtionee, intvrrupted him all at once,—' M. TRIERS,' said he, lam sorry to remind you of it, but you forget you were boursier (a pupil educated partially or wholly at the public expense). As to myself, who owe the same gratitude as you to my country, I shall always re member it. If France had not been rich enough to pay the expense of our education, we should neither of us, perhaps, be what we are:—M. TRIERS did not reply. M. TRIERS has completely ratted from all his former principles, and is become more obscurantist than the Jesuits themselves, who were formerly the subject of his ridicule. He is now decidedly opposed to all gratuitous education for the working classes, even to having them taught to read. "To pr- serve order in France," said he in the Falloux Committee a few days since, "we must either have a war, or abolish the primary schools." The funeral of Colonel RET, the late Commandant of the Republican Guard, took place yesterday. A large multitude assembled to do honour to the de ceasedi which created some alarm in the minds of the Ministers. M. LIDRU ROLLIN and several members of the Mountain waited on the PRESIDENT of the Republic at one o'clock, and assured him there Has not the slightest intention on the part of those en • gaged in the funeral procession of disturbing the public peace, their only object being to do honour to the deceased Colonel. The Ministers, however, had the military posts doubled, and the troops in readi ness. There was, however, no need for all these pre cautions, as the people behaved with the greatest order and decorum. The Moniteur contains the following : " Several journals have repeated from the Estafette a report spread yesterday at the National Assembly on the subject of a letter said to have been received by the President of the Republic from the Prince de Canino, his cousin, and in which the latter declared that if Franc" should intervene in Italy, for the purpose of replaeing Pius IX. on the Pontifical throne, he would publish let ters written by Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, which would do much injury to their author. We are authorised to dt dare that this report is entirely devoid of foundation. The President of the Republic has not received any let ter from the Prince de Canino, nor has there been any thing that can serve as a pretext for this assertion." The .Moniteur also announces that the Minister of the Interior has caused SALAMANCA, the ex-Minister of Spain, to be removed from Bayonne into the in terior of France. It also publishes a long list of Or leanist prefects appointed by M. LEON FAUCHER, and publishes a decree, signed by the PRESIDENT of the Republic, and countersigned by the Minister of the Interior, for the reorganization of the National Garde Mobile. By this decree the Garde Mobile is to re twin its present number of men, but it is to be con solidated into twelve battalions, and the number of officers is to be reduced in proportion. There are several modifications also made in the pay and in the mode of selecting the officers, which hitherto has been in the uncontrolled hands of the men. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TILE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE. JAN. 25. Northern of France, 7% ex div. Orleans and Bordeaux, 2% ex div.—Paris and Strasbourg, 2 1 4—Sambre and Meuse, 3%. SPAIN• Madrid journals of the 19th have been received. The Espania complains of the supineness of the new French Government in permitting the Carlist expeditions into Guipuscoa and Navarre to cross the frontier. The Foment° of Barcelona of the 15th states that Gen. NOUVILLAS went on the 14th to attack CABRERA at Amer, but that the latter refused the combat and took to flight. Colonel Ruiz, however, it is added, subse quently fell in w ith his band, and completely dis persed it. 0 CA BRERA then sought refuge in the almost MADRID BoLsA, JAN. 19.hree per Cents., 19 34 , mo untains ; ; Coupons, 5* buyers, Monseny. per Cents., 9i to 1 i —T buyers, k sellers; Passive Debt, n buyers, 4 sellers. Exchange on London, 49 25. GERMAN Y AND THE NORTHERN STATES, lA. Accounts have beenAU Silt received from Vienna to the 20th. The floods still continued, and great k.pprehen -sions were entertained that the inundations would be as formidable as they had been in 1838 and 1847, m ore especially at Pesth and at Presburg. The Minister of the Interior has summoned depu ties of all the several communes of Lombardy to meet at Vienna, to take into consideration measures of mu nicipal reform. General WaLDEN has published a 16 th bulletin from Princ e IN INDISCIIGRATZ, the substance of which is as follows Up to the 15th, the Prince Field Marshal had taken measures for garrizouing the greater part of Hungary, dividing the country into three military Pii.USSIA. The elections were going on in Berlin when the last accounts left. The city was tranquil. Arrests and trials for political offences are so multiplied throughout the country, that the pri sons and fortresses are crowded to such an extent that judges do not know where to send condemned prisoners, and commandants of fortresses declare they have no more room vacant. In one or two in stances whole villages have been prosecuted. This, for instance, occurred at Dahme, in Saxony (Prus sia), where 198 inhabitants have been condemned to divers terms of imprisonment, for having forcibly expelled the Mayor, who, in his turn, has been ac cused of bad conduct, and judicially ejected. The great prison of Moaht, erected upon the Pentonville princip!e, is filled to overflowing ; so that, if the sys tem be pursued, they must part or camp these pri soners. FRANKFORT. In the sitting of the German Parliament on the 22d, the question as to whether or not the headship should be hereditary, was discussed. The debate was adjourned. ITALY. In the sitting of the Tuscan Chamber of Deputies, on the 16th, the Minister of Finance presented a Bill for the emission of Treasury -bills to the amount of 14 millions of lire, bearing interest at 6 per cent., and reimbursable within 18 months. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa, of the 19th, quotes A letter from Bologna of the 11th, statii, g that the Roman States are menaced with an invasion by the Austrians, who are concentrating their forces on the left bank of the Po, with the head quarters at Ariano. The Provisional Government Commission of Rome has issued a decree, dated the 13th, in which, alter declaring that the convocation of a National Assem bly has been called for by the universal desire of the people, that any attempt to prevent its convocation is an open attack upon the rights of the people, that without the Roman National Assembly it would be impossible to convoke the Italian Constituent Assembly, destined to ensure the inde v en deuce of Italy ; and stating that a reactionary party is employing every means, however odious, to excite civil war ; it is provided that every public functionary attempting, directly or indirectly, to [revent the convocation of the Electoral Colleges, or seeking to excite civil war by advising the people of the army to disobey the constituted authorities, he declared a perturbator of public order, an enemy of the country, and punished according to law ; for which purpose a Commission of Public Safety, pre sided by the Prefect of Police, is instituted at Rome Every Provincial President is directed to form a similar commission in his province. The Tribuno of Rome of the 15th announces that a small army of 8,000 men, consisting of Swiss, Neapolitans, and Spaniards, is concentrated at Capua. A rumour was current at Rome that Cardinal ANTO NELL! had had a violent dispute with Cardinal FER RETTI, who bad gone to Gaeta to induce the POPE to give way. _ _ Cardinal BALUFFI, chief of the diocese of Itnola, has published a circular, dated the 13th, reminding the people that the protest of the Holy Father, of the Ist of January, forbids any one to take a part in the election of the Constituent Assembly, under pain of the censure of the Church. Ihe Costituente Italian of Florence, of the 17th, quotes letters from Rome of the 15th, stating that several country curates are actively engaged in para lysing the electoral operations. 'l'o counteract their influence, commissions are sent from Rome to in-truct and persuade the people. At tsonzano, a town of about 6,000 inhabitants, the curate had the encyclic letter of the POPE posted up, hut it was immediately torn town. At Fuligno a brawl had taken place between three soldiers and a citizen, in which the latter was killed. The people, incensed at the out rage, were preparing to revenge themselves on the troops, when the officers interposed, and made them reflect that it would be unjust to make the troops responsible for acts of three ruffians, whom the whole company disavowed. The people were eventually appeased, and fraternised with the soldiers. A letter from Venice of the 13th, in the Pensiero Itzliono of Genoa, states that the Provincial College of Treviso has refused to name a national deputy for Vienna. On the provincial reporter observing that the Spielberg still existed, the unanimous reply was, " We know it." The College of Pavia has also declared it could not name a deputy. IRELAND. CASE OF MR. DUFFY. DUBLIN, THURSDAY EVENING. - An application was made this morning in the Queen's Beiich to admit Mr. Charles G. Duffy, of the Nation, to bail. It was made by Mr. Napier, Queen's Counsel, who was followed by the Attorney-General on behalf of the Crown. Butt, Queen's Counsel, was then heard for the prisoner, after which the Chief Justice, without hearing the Attorney-General in reply, gave judg ment against the application. He said it was ad mitted that the question was altogether one of dis cretion, as the Habeas Corpus Act was not applicable, the prisoner having neglected to comply with its pro visions, and as a matter of discretion he would say that within a very long experience he never knew a case in which the Court was ever called upon to lose that discretion in refusing the motion. It was made ten days before the sitting of the Commission of Fe bruary-, in the middle of term, by a man who at tempted to break gaol, and who had prevented the Crown from trying for more than six months by quirks and quibbles. The meeting of Irish Members, adjourned from Tuesday last to this day, was held at the Mansion house, and, as before, proved a wretched failure; only 11 Members present. After a brief discwsicn, resolution was passed calling a meeting of Irish Members in London, on the Ist of February, imme diately after the delivery of 11(-r MajeAty's Speech, to consider the best means of enforcing their views in the present state of Ireland. KINGSTOWN, JAN. 25.—Her Majesty's steam frigate Dragon lift the harbour at two P. 11., to stud tow in the A►ne. iean ship Washington, from New Orleans, which had 104 her foremast, and was at anchor five miles S.E. of Brayhead. Captain Hall succeeded in bringing her safe into harbour. res 3 with 1 sever POint i north , at the Du . 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