The Sun. — London, England, 1849-01-26 00:00:00

QUARANTINE NOTICE. tiiivar nab, Dec. 31. lave cr. i urm you that, ace,,rding to the reso'utioa r centl , pa.sed by our board of health. ail vesAs coming from ccuryries tnat have been visited with the cholera are to undergo a quarantine of fr,im seven to twenty days, and that thi, port has been ap pointed as lazaretto for all vessels arriving at the northern por-, and St. Jago de Cuba, for those arriving at the southern ports of this island. (Signed) PICARD and ALBERS. .Captain G. A. Halsted, R.N., Secretary, Lloyd's. MARKET NE CVs.—(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-FiIIDAY. During the present week the arrivals of English Wheat have been on a very limited scale, and the show of . samples to-day was small in the extreme. Seheteci qualities of both red and white produced Monday's prices without difficulty. In all other kinds scarcely any business was trausacted. The general condition of the few samples on offer was very interior. The quan tity of free foreirir Wheat was in , re than adequate to the demand. All fine qualitics sold freely, other kinds slowly, at last war k's-eurrencies. Malting Barley sold at very toll price. (4rinding and distilling sc,rts were a heavy sale. The Malt Ira:le was in a very inactive state. In prices, however, we have no decline to notice. The best English and Scilch Oats were quite as dear. (Jut-of-condition parcels were the turn lower. Beam and Peas, as well es Indian Corn and Flour, commanded scarcely any attention. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley.. Oats. I Flour 2,260 qrs. 210 qrs. 4,290 qrs. I 1,210 slit. -- 1,860 4,080 1,910 1,800 I Malt, 1,480 qrs. SMITHFIELD. Enßligh • • •• • • •• • • • • Foreign •• • • • • A very limited supply of Beasts was on offer in to day's market; yet it was quite ad( quote to the wants of the butchers. All breeds were a very dull inquiry, and a clearance was not effected, although the salesmen were wilting to accept lower prices. The very highest figure tor the best Scots was 4s per B;bs. We were again scantily supplied with Sheep—the total number being only 1,800 head; nevertheless, the Mutton trade Wes heavy, at barely Monday's quotations. There was a decided improvement in the Veal trade, at an advance in prices of from 2d to 4d per 8113 i. Prime small porkers were steady. Otherwise, We Pork trade was dull. Much Cows were quoted at from 141 to 181 each, including the small Calf. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d. A. 'L to s. (1. Inferior Beasts..... 3 0 3 4 .4ee,ond qual. Sheep 3 8 4 0 econd quality 3 6 3 8 Coarse-weolleu ditto 4 2 4 6 Prime large Oxen•• 3 8 310 southdownWether 4 8 410 Prime Scots •••• 3 10 4 0 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 Large coarse Calves 310 4 4 Large Hogs ...... 3 4 4 4 Prime small ditto .. 4 6 410 Small Porkers •. 4 6 4 8 Suckling Calves —lB 0 25 0 quarter old Pigs ..16 0 21 0 Inferior Sheep •. • 3 4 3 6 Lambs •••• • • • • 0 0 0 0 Beasts. 710 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. I Sheep. Calve& Pigs I 1,1 , 00 171 140 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Sheep. 1 Calves. I Pigs. 50 58 SCOTCM—Beasts. 110 ; Sheep, 410. Beasts. atrtlitiroAwris .8.,A1 J .L.LI4iI L The general demand was heavy, and prices were witi difficulty supported. . - - At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to 5. d. s. (I. to • . r • Heel,inferlor...... 2 4 2 6 liutton, infenor .. 2 8 3 2 "-- middling .... 2 8 210 middling.. 3 4 310 ---- primelarge 3 0 3 2 prune .•.. 4 0 4 4 - prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork. targe... • ..., 3 0 3 b ‘" 1 •• •• •• •• •• •• 3 8 4 8 5wat]........ 310 4 6 • 110UOUGEL HOP mitaxualr. A fair average business is doing in the best Hops of last• • ) car ; s growth. at . full prices. All other kinds of new as well as old 11,,p5-are very dull in sale, and some what easier to purchase. The show has slightly in creased since our last report. New Hoi,s per cwt._ Sussex pact., 21 33 to 3/ ; Weald of Kent dolt,. lOs to 3110 s Mid and East Kent ditto, 3/ 5s to 61 COICNIAL. Suomi—The market has been rather fully supplied With most descriptions, but holders have withdrawn l arge parcels resitier than accept lower prices. The sales of West India have been to a fair extent. Barba does good and fin.- hes been rather dearer; low yellow 363 6d, mid 37s 6d to 383 6,1, and fine 41s to 435. REFINED.—LOW to fine grocery lumps have been sold at 48s to Ms per cwt. EASTINDIA.—Over 21,000bagsof Mauritius have been Put up, but not more than three-fourths sold,and at prices rather in favour of buyers on Tuesday, though hold( rs want more money now; fine yellow 39s 6d 0 4 ls 6d, mid 36e 6d to 38s, ord to fine grey 35s to 40s, and mid and good grainy yellow 39 s to 40 s per cwt , Bengal, about 7,C00 bags only partly sold, flue white 42 3 to 42s 6d, mid and fine yellow 35s to 395, - and ord low to good brown 29s to 30s per cwt. Madras, 4,403 nags 32 boxes sold at. 33s to 34s 6d for low strong yel low, at 378 6d to 38s 6d for good, at 31s 6d fir fine brown, and 358 to 393 for nrd and fine )ellow. , FonmorL—Java has been taken in at very high prices; Drown 19s to 21s 6d, grey and yellow 216 6J to 245, and Washed 19s to 225. Cuba has been 13,1 d for 39s to 42s 6d for low to good yellow, and at 43s to 43s 6d ter .. 11 e. St. Croix good and fire yellow 4os to 43s ; rto •alco low and mid 37s to 39s 6d; Siam, good 40. to 41s; and Havannah mid to fine 406 to 433, and low 39s 6,1 per cwt. COFFEE.—T he market has been tolerably firm, though not very brisk. Plantation Ceylon rfaltz, d 34s to 44s for good and fine ord., 45s 6d to 51s for fine fine or,; and low mid, 54s to 63s tor mid and good, and 56i to 626 for pea -berry. Native has bean sold at Ms to 34, 6d. Padang h as b een rat h er l arg . ly d ra ft i n at 27 s to 27 s 6.1. Vest India sorts have had a moderate sAe. BlLE.—There has been a to mid white 93 6d to lls, Pink white. firm market. Bengal low and Madras 8s 6d for mid SPlCES.—Malabar Pepper has been sold at 2i-cl per lb f or good siYted, and white at 4/d to V i d per lb. There has been a little business dtne in Mace and Nutmegs. COTTON.—The market has been active at fuller prices. RUM.—This article is rather dull. tS ALTPETRE:—The transactions have not been to any exteitt. TALLOW.—The prices have continued very heavy. 1 ? ) 11 the sp o t P.Y.C. is about 40s, and for October to e cember delivery 40s 6d to 41s per cwt. p u rr EA.—The market is firm. ()rd to good ord Congou - Id; Pekoe kind, Is 6d to Is 10d; Souchong, good ord 1 . 0 but m id , 9 d to Is; T wan k ay , good ord t o b u t m id, ° l id to 70 ; and Hyson, good ord, is to is Id; Imperial, I° Id to 3s ; Canton kind, 10d to is; Gunpowder, is 2 , 1 to 4s 6d . Th e stoc k o f fi ne G unpow d er i s incon h ideratn e . L ant en kinds are bought sparingly. The principal busi ehs has been in Teas of Secant arrival. k i G REEN FRUIT —The market hes improved for all i ir L l ds, the consumption beini, good and the stock being A cargo cx Coquette. and portions of those ik t ennapeer and Quiver, from St. Michael, with one ex Itch, from Seville, sold at public sale, by Ketilit,, 4 " Aunt, went at an advance of 3s to 5a per box 1 ” chess, e scarcity and f the uit vari existingous accounboth s received confi It"rm o fr . n d Lisbon. Messina Lemons are in demand, t ° scarcity of Oranges • generally operating it. tt i vO ur of this article. Chesnuts move off one low figure forcing consumption. Other kinus NOS are dull. Seville Sours are scarce. Tao car- Z i: e s have be en taken, ex ship, at an advance of 5s per i; es t. A parcel of 700 b,rreis American Apples hes e el) landed in bad condition ilia 'will be offered at Public sale. CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the LORD CHANCELLOR.) THE ROYAL ETCHINGS. PRINCE ALBERT v. STRANGE AND JUDGE. 11•"'s Was a motion to set abide an injunction of f e lce- Chancellor Knight Bruce, restraining the de the from publishing certain etchings, executed by 100 Que n e and Prince Albert, and from issuing a cata 4„lie ef the same. the will b e w i t hi n t h e reco ll ec ti on o f our rea d ers , th a t e Vice Ch ance ll or d ec id e d a f ew d a y s ago , i n f avour or the retention of the injunction, leaving the question of costs to be argued on a tuture occasion. Mr. RUSSELL, with whom were itir. Warren, and Mr. Smith, addressed the Court at great length in support of the renewal of the injunction, in th e course o f whi c h e mentioned the grounds on uhich he offered the in 'Motion in the lower court. In brief, he held that there. Was no indication of any private right, and that the drawinßs had come into the hands of Mr. Strange in a bona fide and business -like manner. The arguments will occupy two or three days. - AIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) , Justice ERLE. atter going through the bar, took :_e.enlarged rule pape r , an d di s p ose d o f sev e ra l cases u gitetenr3est or impo r t ance exce p t t o th e p art i es concerned E XCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. WALKER. In t his action, which had reference to the right_ of the tseise to levy duty upon certain bricks, the Court on ed nesday last m a d e t h e ru l e a b so l u t e f or a new trial. b. The ATTORNEY-GE NE R AL now said it was absolutely F e s arY that the Court should lay down some general the t irle in thi s case , to prevent any step b e i ng p u t t o _ w and to enabl e th e G overnmen t o ffi ce rs t o know aq• The local Acts, ul,on which the question taiieyuteturned, w e r e p asse d f or t h e d ra i nage o f cer i " Tens n Lincolnshire; and bricks used in the con struction of the works were to be exempted from duty. p r ovided they bore upon them the word " drain." ale !aeson for brick -making was now approaching ; and as stamp could (.1:11 ) be made when the brick was in a t state, it was important that the makers should now k now whether that name was required, and what con str , nt e ion gvnerttay their Lordships put On the Acts. 1 COURT intimated that would be given to-morrowmorning. judgment on the point. BOW-STREET rr. HIS DAY.) as Surah Hobbs, an . elderly who was enapi,,yee charwonu:,n by Mrs. Trio:by, o f t h. Duke of Wel -lane, was c'aargfd befurf 'lngton public-house, in Drury kr Jardine with stealing twenty pounds, the Property of Mr. Trimby. On Saturday last, the prosecutor being about to g o OUt, handed to his wife ten sovereigns and a 10/. Bank of England note. desiring her to luck the on.r ie) up it t tu L a cash-box. She went up stt:irs to ihe bed-rooto to '", Purposo of di , z so, but, being caged down stair, tlfe thrust the roolTey between the b, d and hoist. r al. (I the room. Immediately a , t , swards the prison, :rft ent into the room , 11l .d e th e bed, and ay,. the hou se . Sh e was earceiy gone " 4 - Trinaby retained to u:nhe tithe{ ft , 1 0 y sal ; b 4 r was surpri„d to find that he bt-ri b en Ilia — foi l the cast , removed in IL r :arse nee. Tie pr! , ..ner • iov followed, and fund in au acj..iuing p changing r e ' r eign) it being known that she had had no money whatever before% She at first denied the theft, but this morning she confe,sed that she Ihe money, and alleged that had thrown the Batik note and rine sovereigns down the privy. Mr. JARDINE remanded her un time for searching the privy. Tuea',ay, to giv MA RLBRCY-ST REET-(THIS DAY.) -.--- John Phillips, a general dealer, carrying on business in Little Coram-street, Brunswick square, and James Pringle, bis shopman, were bnitight up for rt,•examina tion, the former charged with purchasing a. quantity of cutlery, and the latter with pledging the saute, well knowing it to be stolen property. Mr. Sidney, the solicitor, of Hatton-garden, appeared for the prisoners. It appeared that on the morning of Friday last the premises occupied by Mr. John Everard, cutler and surgical instrument maker, Charles -street, Middlesex Hospital, were entered by thieves, and about 25 dozen knives, and other articles of cutlery were stolen from a case in the shop. On the rtibbery being discovered, in formation was sent to the police, and an officer of the E division, nantrd Eigg, was employed to trace the pro perty, at.d ,vAituatly found that, a portion of the stolen articles: had been pledged by Pringle, at a pawnbrultet's in Wilmot -street, Erunswick-squalv. Pringle was ac cordingly apprehended, when he at once admitted to having pledged the knives by the direction of the pri soner Phillips. The latter was then taken into custody, and on the constable searching his shoo several knives we're found, which were idtntifi,d by Mr. Everard as a portion of the property stolen from his shop. Mr. Gill, pawnbroker, Wilmot street, Brunswick square, produced a quantity of knives, which were plwdged at his shop on Friday last, by the prisoner Pringle. The ticket was made out in the name of Andr , ws, Little Coram street. Mr. Everard identified the knives as his property. Mr. Sidney said, as far as regarded Pringle, it did not appear to him that there was any case at all against him (I'r:rigle). lie (Pringle) was merely a servant, and had pledged the knives by the dirt ction of his employer Philips. He, therefore, respectfully submitted to the Court that Pringle was entitled to his discharge. Evidence having ben offered that Pringle was really in the employ of Phillip., Mr. BINGHAM at On . ee ordered him to be discharged. Mr. Sidney then addressed the court in defence of Phillips, whom he stated was a marine store•dealer, and was in the habit of purchasing all sorts of miscellaneous property. His client purchased the knives produced in the usual way of business, and entered the purchase in a hook kept for that purpose. Not wanting all of them, he sent Pringle to pledge some of them at Mr. Gill's, with directions to pledge them in the name of Andrews. Had his client had the remotest idea that the knives had been stolen, he would not have bought them. Mr. BlNGruar inquired if the man from whom Phil. lips breti ht the knives could be pindueb (I? Phillips said he thought he should be able to produce him if the ca,e was remanded. Mr. BINGEIABI then remanded him till Monday next, but at the r• quest of Mr. Sidney, agreed to accept bail in two sureties of 2.5 a each, and the prisuuer in 501., for his appearance on Monday next. SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN ST. GbORGES'-IN THE EAST. This morning at an early hour the greatest alarm pre vailed in ine vicinity of St. Georges'-iu-the-East, in con • queuce of a man named Young, aged about 50 years, ing found ad at bib residence in Split's-buildirgs, Men-street, Back Church-lane, under suspicious cir cumstancks. Upon making inquiry, it appears that the deceased was a ir,ry steady man, io the employ of Messrs. Huare dud Co., the brewers, of East Smithfield. His wife was n.qu,ntly in the:habit of ill-treating the d-ressed when rke came home from labour. He returned from his em• ,loyment at a late hour of the evening, and soon atter his reaching home, the neighbours were alarmed by hearing the deceased quarrelling with his wife. About midnight, a drevful struggle was heard, and imme diately afterwards a violent fall downstairs. A groaning noise inside ensued, and soon afterwards a 1 became' quiet. Nothing more was s~•en or heard of them until act early hour this morning, when the woman ealle.i in a next door neighbour to see the deceased. who sh. 'aid bad fallen down stairs, and had killed hinaselr. Information was forwarded to the Len,ao-street Police Station, when several constables repaired to the spot; and from what transpired, it was thought necessary to take charge of the woman and the dead body. Mr. Bingham, of Back Church -lane, was called in, and made an examination of the deceased, whom he be• lieved had been dead many hours. The deceased bad most probably been thrown down stairs in the night, and the force of the full had broken his neck, from which he must have expired almost ins antsy. Information was sub,equently forwarded to Mr. W. Balser, the Coroner, and that gentleman will hold an inquest on the body this afternoon at the Prince of Orange public house, Ellen• street. The woman is in custody of the police, until the re sult of the inquiry before the coroner is made known to the Magistrate. REPRESENTATION OF LEOMINSTER. LEOMINSTER, THURSDAY NIORNING.—A sudden and very unexpected change in the position of parties pend ing the election for the vacancy , ceasioned in the repre sentation of this borough has taken piece. Sir Ed, ard Bulwer Lytton, tired, as he says, with the indecision the electors a 3 to the man of their choice, has ful filled his,promise, and withdrawn his name as a candi 'ate. The field, however, is not left open to Mr. Peel; for the withdrawal of Sir . Edward has once more brought forward Mr. Phillimore, son of Dr Phillimore, who, it will be remembered, offered himself as a can didate for the representation ot the borouol on ex treme Liberal principles; but who subsequently retired, as he said, " in order that the Liberal party might not pt., divided." Tne new addresses of Sir Edward Bul wer Lytton and Mr. Phillimore are just out. Sic Edwara's is worth reading. He says, atter reminding the electors of his declaration to th, , m, than, unless a large proportion of those who withheld their pro mises could be soon relieved from their suspense, should at least put au end to his own:—" You received this intimation with great good humour, and it was noi without effect upon that part of the constituency whose doubts the expression of my political opinions had sufficed to dispel. Still, however, there remained a considerable number of yours to whom the expla nation ot political opinions (no matter how candid ano minute) seemed to afford no solution to doubt, and nit motive for decisiou." He adds, that after it delay to allow them time to make up their minds—" I now learn from Mr. Woodhouse (whose long expc rierice of hi, tel precludes the probability of a mis take in his report) that out of a constituency licit , .xceeding four hundred, more than one hundred voters are still as dubious and irresolute as when me question of a substitute for Mr. Bally was first obtruded on their con,ideration ; nay, that it is heir own belief, that only at the day of polling ill the light be suddenly revealed to them. Most um thew electors, it is true, still imply very favourable in elinaitions towards my cause; but I know of nothing within my power to prevent the Notes separating them selves from the inclinations, and fl)ing off at the last hour in an utterly opposite direction. It only remains for me, therefore, to adhere to toy word, and to relievi from all public perplexity electors so elite to the im portance of their duties and the value of thyir franchise." 'The lion. Baronet then thanks those who have frank') supported him, and takes his leave of the electors of Leominster. Mr. Phillimore's address is chiefly a repetition of tf.e principles which were enunciated in his first undress to the electors, to which he refers them, and he adds:— " In spite of scurrilous abuse and spiteful depreciation, Ido not mean to retract or quality them. They are principles which have ennoblvd the most illus trious names in modern story, and by them I am content to stand or tall." He considers that the revenues of the Church of England are not distributed in the manner most calculated to promote the spiritual wel care of the inhabitants of this country; that our law is " a disgrace to a civilized count ry ;" that the Established Church in Ireland " is a mockery of all religion and an outrage of all justice;" and he is an uncompromising advocate of free trade. Mr. Frederick Peel has not yet returned to Leomin ster, but is expected on the day after the opening of Par liament. Hts friends are confident, and so are those of Mr. Phillimore. The new state of things has created a ht.*le more stir in the borough. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDA. "rnEVENING, JAN tIARY 26, 1849. THE HISTRIONIC CLUB. The members 01 the " Histrionic Club" presented their patrons with a very attractive performance last vAning at the St. James's Theatre, consisting of 7he Printer's Devil the first three acts of Othello, and Cap tain Stevens. The whole of the entertainments -were necessfuf, and the respective performers were rewarded by the avpiause of a very elegant and crowded auditory. Mr. Kiddie, who plays a varied round of parts, appeared for the first time us the Moor ' his porformance of which may certainly rank amongst his most successful efforts. He has evidently studied the character most assiduously: many of his readings give evidence of great discern ment, and his delivery of the pathetic passages was marked by the most delicate feeling. lie had an admirable lago in Mr. B. Paltrier. The scenes in the third act, between these two gentle men, were carefully and truthfully conceived, and exe• cuted with great tact and ability. The Cassio of 'Mr. Ogilvie was exceedingly good, and the hilarity of the Jrunken scene well kept up. The smaller characters were all carefully acted, and the play received every as sistance from elegant costume, and very splendid stage appointments. Mr. Ford sang, with much humour, "I have lost my child." In Captain Stevens, Messrs. Ogilvie, Peters, and Ford distinguished themselves by their faithful representation of their respective charac ters, as did also Miss de Burgh. Messrs. Kiddie and Palmer were summoned before the curtain to receive the usual compliment. Mr. Kiddie announced that the ourth performance of the season wit! take place On fitursilav, February 22, whin will he presented The Merchant of Venice, fir the purpose of introducing Miss Burgh, a very talented young lady, in the character of Pottle.; the evening's entertainments to conclude with She Stoops to Conquer. GOSPORT, FRIDAY Al ORNING.—Her I\l4jesty's 114), Espiegie. 12 gnus, has arrived. On i!er dep.irtim• the Cape of Good Hope all was quiet in the in- TIOT. A RBROATII.--• , Our staple trade presents very flat- Rppearances at . pr,stmt, and should ;hey prove '"u"a, a rise in the wages will . ere long take place. ilot.tler large work, v‘e hear, is about to t:e erected by Ntesirx. Oordon, of Burnside, and some of 01.“ Atli -power taciori,s are being rWarged. " bag since we observed such bustle at thld SeUSOU 01 the year—Dundee Courier. ' THE DRAMA AT WINDSOR. (From the Chronicle.) Last evening' the series of dramatic performances at Windsor Castle was brought to a close. The little " season," if we may so call it, has been, in every point of view, a most sucffssful one. No hitch whatever has occurred in any department. The Royal party have, on each occasion, expressed unqua lified satisfaction with the entertainments; while— whether the fact be in any degree owing to Court patronage or no—we believe we may state that at no period, for years back, have the London theatres been so well attended as during the few weeks of the Windsor performances. The exertions of Mr. Charles Kean have been thus gratifyingly repaid. He has spared no pains in render ing the performances committed to his care complete and artistic in every particular, and that he has suc ceeded seems proved by the hope generally expresed that a similar series of performances may take place at Windsor next winter. Perhaps a compact statement of the pieces lately produced may not be out of place in this concluding notice. There were two Shaksperian dramas—The .Merchant of Venice and Hamlet; one foreign tragic play—The Stranger; three light comedies—Used • Up, an adaptation of L . lionzme Blasé—The House keeper, by Douglas Jerrold—and Sweethearts and Wives, by Kenney ; with two farces—Twice Killed. an original piece by Mr. Oxenford; and Box and Cox, a very clever adaptation, as we believe, of two French vaudevilles, by Mr. M. Morton. These pieces have exhibired the flower of the Haymarket, the Ly - ceum, the Adelphi, and Olympic companies. Tt:e two dramas ac7ed last evening were Douglas Jerrold's comedy of The Housekeeper, and Kenney's comedy of Sweethearts and Wives. The Housekeeper is comparatively little known. Like most of Mr. Jerrold's plays, it was brilliantly successful at first, but has failed to keep possession of the stage. It was revived, we think, at the Hay market, in 1841 and 1842, but cannot be called a s tuck piece. The Housekeeper; or the While Rose—it had origi pally a second title—was produced at the Haymarket Theatre on the 17th of July, 1833, with triumphant success. The comedy is a good specimen both of the character and the fate of the majority of Mr. Jer rold's dramatic productions. Brilliant as it is in dia logue—full of caustic touches of nature and at nature —abounding in quaint bits of character, and stuck over, as it were, with aphorisms, full of whim and wit, it has yet little dramatic vitality, because it has little dramatic power: The scene is laid in London, in the reign of the First George ; and one of the numerous Jacobite conspiracies which signalized the time forms the groundwork for a couple of acts full of pungent and thoughtful wit; but undramatically constructed, and terminated by a somewhat common place denouement. The following is the " cast" as the comedy was re presented last night : itiney Maynard ... Mr, Charles Kean. Dna Purple ... Mr. A. Wigan. Simon Box ... Mr. Buckstone. Father Oliver . . Mr. Weiister. Daguerre ... Mr. Boyce. Berjamin ... Mr. Cullenford. Laval ... Mr. 0. Smith. Christopher Layer ... ... Mr. Worrell. Bin (a pone-r) Mr. Munyard. Officer ... Mr. Lindon. ... Mrs. Charles Kean. Sophy Hawes ... Mrs. L uriaby:. Widow Duckliug ... Mrs. W. Clifford. The piece went off with great spirit. Mr. and Mrs. Kean's impassioned scenes, and the comic "hits" of Buckstone calling down continucus ap plaute and hearty laughter. For the amusement of those who are curious in such matters, we give the original cast, by which it will be seen that three of last night's artists—Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Webster, and Mrs. Humby—retain their original parts. Ihe characters were allutted in 1833 as follows : Sydney Maynard ... Mr. Vining. Tom Purple ... Mr. Brindal. Simon Box ... ... Mr. Buckstone. Father Oliver ... ••• ... Mr. Webster. Dagu,rre ~. ... ... ... Mr. Gallot. 13t..tjamin ... ... -- ... Mr. Coveney. ... ..... ... . Layal ... ••• ••• ... Mr. W. Johnson. Christopher Layer ••• ... Mr. Bartlett. Bin... ..• ... ... ... Mr. J. Cooper. (fflieer ... „„ Mr. Eaton, Mis Taylor. Fedeia ... ... ... ... &Thy Hawes ... ... Mrs. Hunby. Widow Duckling... ... .., Mrs. Tit) , !cure. - - After the Housekeeper came Mr. Kenney's comedy. Sweethearts and Wives is ten years older than Mr. Jerrold's play, having been performed for the first time, at the Haymarket, on the 7th of July, 1823. It was then called an " operatic comedy," and con sited of three acts ; but it wa4 last night curtailed to two. Sweethearts and Wives is well known, having formed a regular stock-piece ever since it: , production, and being very frequently played in country theatres. The characters were last night allotted as follows : Adati,al Frat.klitt Mr. Frank Matthews. Charles Fi unkliu ... Mr. Boyce. Sand ford Mr. Conway. Billy Luckaday ... Mr. Wrighi. Cur - cis ... ... Mr. Culfentord. Eugenia Laura Mrs. Bell Gill (lute Miss Funny Vining). ... Miss Woolgur. ... Mrs. Frank Matthews. Susan ... Miss Elie❑ Chaplin. Nothinz, could have been more successful than last night's representation. Mr. Frank Matthcws and Mr. Wright were greeted with the heartiest merriment and applause, while the artistic acting of Miss Woolgar seemed to be fully appreciated. The cast which we have given above 'dues not include a single original representative of the play, which was first performed by the following actors:— Admiral Franklin ... Mr. Terry. ••• IDS . Mr. Vining. Mr. Davis. Mr. Liston. Charles Franklin Sandford . Lac•kaday Curtis Mr. Williams. Eugenia ... ... Miss Chester. _ _ . Laura Mrs. Bell ... Stban Madame Vestris. ... Mrs. C. Jones. Love. it will be seen that last night's entertainments N ere supported by the Haymarket and Adelphi coin panics, the only exception of note being that of Mrs. Gill, who, if we mistake not, is a member of the Marylebone troupe. The Adt Iphi was the only house shut upon the occasion. At the conclusion of the performance a message from her Majesty conveyed to Mr. Charles Kean a warm expression of the pleasure which the performances had given. _ It is understood that Mr. Grieve has received instructions to superintend the removal of the theatre, and to restore the Reubens' Room to its original condition. (From the Times.) For the last month the plays acted in the " Reubens' Room" at Windsor Castle have afforded a fertile topic of conversation to those who take an interest in the proceedings of the Court, and those who discuss the fluctuating fortunes of the British drama. The fact that the Sovereign bespoke a series of English theatrical performances as a recreation in her own palace has had at least the charm of novelty to re commend it to the attention of the curious. Fancy has wandered back to the days of Elizabeth and the first James, when such means of amusement were not uncommon, and perhaps wandering forward has argued that a new stock of dramaristi, worthy to compete with those of the Elizabethan era, may spring into existence from the effect of the Windsor theatricals. With respect to the series of performances just concluded, it seems to have been conducted in the very best taste, and to have given unequivocal satis faction to the distinguished auditors. Mr. Charles Kean, under whose direction the whole has taken place, Mr. Grieve, the head of the decorative depart went, and the principal performers, have all received the special approbation of Royalty, and there is no doubt that an entertainment adequate to the Royal wishes has been provided on every occasion. The courtly assembly gems to have laid aside that frigidity which is usually the characteristic of private theatri cals, and to have applauded with the zeal of a money paying public thoroughly pleased with the return for its outlay. It is a fallacy to suppose that a theatrical exhibition can go on briskly without applause. Ap probation is the meat, drink, and spirit of the his trionic artist, _ and his professional lite without this aliment constantly bestowed is a dreary waste with out an oasis. With the large public—the public outside the Castle, the question a propos of these theatricals is, whether or not they will confer a benefit on the English drama. That the benefit will not be of that immediate palpable nature which would result from h a lf a dozen royal visits in state, and the crowds consequent thereupon, must, we think, be conceded by any impartial person. But, at the same time, we are inclined to think that an indirect benefit to the English theatres is far from improbable. When the highest personage in the land considers that an English dramatic per formance is such an entertainment as to merit the Construction of a stage in her own drawing-room, with all the appurtenances of a regular theatre, the opinion that the native drama is unfashionable re ceives an authoritative rebuke. The plays that are acted at Windsor Castle are the same that may be seen at the Haymarket and the Lyceum—the actors in the Reubens' Room are precisely the same indivi duals as those who eppear on the public boards—and t would be absurd to say that an entertainment which occupies a high rank at Windsor, loses that rank when it comes to the m e t ro p o li s . The very circumstance that theatricals are now generally talked about is in itself likely to be of advantage to the English drama. A certain elevated c l a ss of the public, by shunningEoglish theatres, and skipping English critiques, might soon lose sight of the native drama altogether. But now the plays and the actors are forced upon the attention of the higher orders from another- point. He who studies the pro ceedings of the Court has an English theatrical pro gramme thrust into his view; and the same course of reading which tells him that her Majesty - took an airing 1 also informs him that Mr. and Mrs. Kt an play Hamlet and Ophelia. The crowded state of the principal theatres would seem to indicate that an awakened interest for theatricals is already taking effect. That many private controversies have arisen re specting the formation of the theatrical company at 11Tindsor Castle, we are perfectly aware. Some have considered themselves unjustly excluded ; others, al though admitted, have thought themselves diasadvan tageously placed. These controversies, which are al most infinite in number, each involving its own distinct point, arc: not within our province. That every one of a class should be satisfied when a selec tion was to be made was mathematically impossible. The right and wrong of each individual case is a matter of separate discussion, and much more concerns the parties themselves than the public before the lamps.. _ In coliclusiim, if the Royal theatricals at Windsor give an impulse to the drama which proves advanta geous to its pro4ssors, we only hope that the ex ertions of Mr. Charles Kean may not be entirely forotten. (From the Post.) The last of the series ot dramatic performances at Windsor Castle took place last night. The pieces selected w«re Douglas jerrold's drama, The House keeper, and Kenney's comedy, Sweethearts and Wives. I'l►e Queen has, upon each occasion, signified her gracious approbation of the excellence with which the several pieces live been acted, and has especially complimented Mr. Charles Kean on the admirably artistic manner in which all the arrangements have been completed. The patronage which has been thus bestowed by Royalty will give an impetus to the drama, and place its professors at a higher status than heretofore; for already has the efficacy of the illus trious example been tested by the full and fashionable audiences that have flocked during the last month to the theatres. That there exist persons who view the plays at the palace with jaundiced eyes, we know— that inordinate self-love has been bruised, and vault ing ambition disappointed, is equally probable; but this was to be expected, for the vanity of histrions, like the irritability of poets, is as old as Horace. But it must be borne in mind that " Ev'ry log of wood maketh not a Mercury." The selection of 'Mr. Charles Kean as director en sured the wished-for consummation. With scholastic attainments, polished manner, honourable conduct, dramatic knowledze, and theatrical eminence, there was no gentleman connected with the stage so well fitted for the appointment conferred upon him br her Majesty, and the result has proven the wisdom of the royal choice. We believe it is the intention of the Court that similar performances shall take place next year at Windsor Castle, and that Mr. Charles Kean will be retained in his present distinguished position. Nothing could have gone off better than the pieces last night; Buckstone, as Simon Box in The House keeper, and Wright, a s Billy Lackaday, in Sweet hearts and Wives, kept the royal party in roars of laughter. The usual gracious message from her Ma jesty, expressive of her entire satisfaction, was deli vered to Mr. Charles Kean. Nearly every seat was occupied. The Royal Children sat on the steps of the dais, and retired at, nine o'clock. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, THURSDAY. Her Majesty walked this morning in the grounds around the Castle. . . _ The Royal Family took their accustomed airing. Prince Albert went out shooting this morning, accompanied by his Royal. Highness the Hereditary Prince of Parma, the Earl of Lincoln, Sir George Grey, Sir Charles Wood, and the Right Hon. Tho mas Pemberton Leigh, and attended by Captain the Hon. A. Gordon. His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, attended by I:is Gentlemen in waiting, Admiral Arnens and Captain Gudicher, is expected to arrive at the Castle this afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty and Prince Albert. His Excellency Count Schimmelpenninck, the Netherlands Minister, is alto expected to arrive this evening at the Castle. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening ‘N ill include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Parma, her Serene Highness the Princess Amelia of llohenlohe Schillingsfurst, his Excellency Count Schimmelpenninck, Lady Fanny Howard, the Coun tess Lopez (in waiting on the Princess of Parma), BA.oness de Speth, the Countess of Jersey and Lady Cleinentina Villiers, the Earl of Lincoln, the Right Hon. Sir George and Lady Grey, the Right lion. Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood, the Right Hon. T. Perrinert.n Leigh, Admiral Arnens (in waiting on the Prince of Orange), and Captain Guidicher (in waiting on the Prince of Orange). The Queen's private band was in attendance in the Castle yesterday evening, and performed the following pieces : Overture, "Die Waldnymphe" M. S. Bennett. Finale, 2d Act, " Zauberflote" —Mozart. Tanz—Signale Walzer His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at tended by Baron Knesebeck, returned to his residence at Kew, yesterday, from honouring the Marquis of Winchester with a visit at his seat, Amport House, Andover. Thu following Cabinet Ministers dined with Lord John Russell on Wednes,lav, at his residence in Ches ham-place :—The Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Earl Grey, Sir Francis Baring, Lord Campbell, the Right Hon. H. Labou chere, Sir John Hobhouse, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and the Earl of Carlisle. Lady John Russell had an evening party on Wed nesday. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a general meeting yesterday, at their office, in White hall-place. A deputation, including the Rev. J. E. Tyler and the Hon. and Rev. H. Montagu Villiers, had an inter view with the Earl of Carlisle yesterday, at the office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening frOrn the Colonial. office, for the Governor of the Cape ,of Good Hope. SCOTTISH CoNCERT.---Th e Fraser family (father, two sons, and two daughters,) are at present giving their musical ent••rtaintnents, and they have brought ror ward a pleasing novelty among their usual pieces. The admirable poem of Barns, the " Cotter's Saturday Nigh," has been set to music,,and arranged in airs, cho• ruses, solos, duetta, and trios, the character of each being adapted to the sentiment of the part. This beau tifully moral piece could not have been gone through with any effect were it not lightened and rendered into resting by this arrangement, and indeed the different scenes presented in the poem require a varied' mode of harmonic treatment. The beautiful picture presented in his composition deserves the attention of the public; it is only to bo wished it should be sufficiently appre ciated. In this part of the kingdom it may not be so suited to gratify the audience as other compositions, but all musical, like other entertainments, are rendered more useful by their morality. THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' BALL.—Tbe ball at the London Tavern, last night, in aid of the hinds of that excellent institution, the Licensed Victuallers' School, went off to the entire satisfaction of a very nu merous company. The ball• room was opened at seven o'clock, and dancing, which embraced every variety of quadrille, waltz, and polka, was kept up with unflagging spirit for some hours after midnight. • TDB CONVICT MITCHELL.-It. appears that letters have reached the Government from Bermuda, describing the health of John Mitchell, the convict, as exceedingly precarious. It has accordingly been determined that he shell he removed to another colony, the climate of Ber muda being calculated to aggravate the symptoms of the disease he labours under. THE PARLIAMENT GINGERBREAD.—An amusing absurdity has recently appeared under this facetious c, , gnomen. The skeleton of the flyleaf—for it is a mere fly-leaf printed in the form of a regular Parlia mentary enactment—has been evidently suggested by the comic Acts of Parliament lately published from the pen of Albert Smith. Here, however, the similitude terminates. The humour of the political squib is altogether un borrowed. It purports to be " An Act for Promoting the more effectual Relief of the Resolute and Able-bodied Poor, and the Destruction of Industry in Ireland." By a singular blunder, the document is dated January Ist, 1849—Victoria Regina, Anno VI, and VII. One of the best " points " is the tenth clause in the enactment, word( d as follows:—" X. And, further, whereas it has been suggested to impose an Income-tax in Ireland (ex empting interests under 2001. per annum) in aid of the Townland Rate aforesaid, to be collected and applied as Parliament may direct, for the benefit of the Labouring Classes and the general good, Now be it enacted, and it is enacted, that it is infinitely better to draw on the Imperial Treasury, or totidem verbis,' to dive into the pocket of John Bull than to make Ireland support her own poor, which, under such a system, she is well able to do." DEATH OF LADY C. MAHON.—Lady Charlotte Mahon died on 'Tuesday night, at her residence in Ste phen's-green, Dublin. Her Ladyship was in her 85th year. She was the youngest daughter of Peter, second Earl of Altamont, sister of Jobn Denis, first Marquis of Sligo, the Eight Hon. Denis Browne, and Anne Countess of Desart. Lady Charlotte married John Mahon, Esq., wh o died in 1834, brother of Sir Ross Mahon, of Caa tlegar. • We. regret to hear of the death (after but a few, hours' Hitless) of the son of the Bt v. Henry Chaplin, nephew of Charles Chaplin, Esq., of Blankney, and heir to that gentleman's extensive landed estates. Thus, another instance is added to.the number of uncertainties in all human calculations.—Lincoln Times. Lord. Palmerston has attached Mr. Wolff, son of the Ice♦ l)r. Wolff, to ;h.. regular stuff of clerks em ployed at the Fureign.oflice, that gentleman having pre viously been assistant to the headclerk. EIGB Y WA SON'S PROJECT FOR BAYING OFF THE NATIONAL DEBT. 7, 1 0 2714, EDIT_ QI TEE Sta.,-1 feel confident that you will not refuse /be following short observations upon.Mr..Rigby .Wason's Project for Paying off the National_Debt; inserted in • your journal yesterday. Such a proposition is at first sight so plausible, and the balance of relief which it puts forward is so inviting, that it cannot but oc casion great excitement throughout the country, in spite of the glaring inaccuracy which you have your self pointed out in the amount to be raised by taking 5 per cent. from the capitalised value of property in these kingdoms. Assuming no difference of opinion respecting the advantage attending paying off the debt, were the plan otherwise feasible, I proceed at once to state some reasons for denying that it is pos sible in this manner to get rid of the debt. ht. The term realised property is not appropriate or any capital calculated upon so high an estimate as 220,000,0001. of annual returns. The cri,ire incomes of the country exceeding 1501. annually, yield at 3 per cent. only 5,000,0001., corre-pondiug only to about 175,000,000/. Now, although many small indeprident properties undoubtedly lie below 1501. per annum, yet how many salaries, flucliating earnings, fees, See., are included in the sum now taxed, which clearly do not. deserve the title of realised property ? Are salaries in public offices, the pay of the army and navy, and the countless other sources of revenue, to say nothing of farmers and mer chants' profits, of dividends on stock, railway, mining, banking, and other shares, realised property ? Yet all of these are taxed when they pass 1501. per , annum, and consequently swell the 175,000,0001. income, from which we shall see they must all be deducted before any trial can be made of Mr. Rigby Wason's plan. _ 2dly-. Having established a proper distinction be tween what is realised property and what is income mainly derived from the circulation of the annual production of that property, we shall find the average value of the land, houses, machinery, &c., form a very small sum in comparison with that of the cir culating capital employed in r paying wages and em ploying the labour of the country, whether exerted with the head or the hand, which combines the two into a fruitful whole. 3dly. But either Mr. Wason intends to throw the whole burden of paying off the National Debt upon land and houses exclusively, in which case he must carefully separate their value, as has been indi cated, or he would take in at least the whole of the recipients of the estimated 220,000,000/., and in that case include the tundholder himself; and all receivers of salaries, pay, fees, profits of trade, dividends, farm ing profits, in short all receipts whether over or under 150/. per annum. In the latter case, he proposes little or no transfer of the burden, since the prosperous mass of the nation (not only the realised property) has ever formed the security for the public creditor. 4thly. It would probably be found, on a min ire analy sis, that the earnings derived from unrealised incomes are far greater than those accruing from land and houses. Now it is notorious that the existence and growth of this kind of wealth is what so proudly distinguishes Great Britain from all other countries. A Gallic owner of Tamworth would, in all probability, be no more able to pay the wages disbursed by the present proprietor, than an English landlord at Cannes is re quired to exceed the rate of wages in the south of Prance. It is exactly this " wages fund," which would have been destroyed by foreign conquest, as it has repeatedly been on the continent, and it is the " wages fund," as the French now know, which has first fallen before domestic revolution in that country. the realised property cannot well be carried off, and by timely submission might be secured to its original owner. What Englishmen, therefore, fought for especially in the last war, was not the realised, but the unrealised property of the country. They fought for the religion, laws, and liberties which allowed of a sound social and economical system, of good trading profits, and of the highest wages in the world. Rents are not higher in En gland than elsewhere. It is of paramount importance for all parties both that the nation should know for what the National Debt was incurred, and that the public creditor should know what is his security. sthly. The realised property is undoubtedly security enough, but it is clear that any attempt to enforce an unfair burden upon it must first destroy all un realised incomes by the panic it would occasion. The possibility of raising 220,000,0001. by the wave of an enchanter's wand is a fairy vision of no more solid foundation than a waking dream of Mr. Rigby Wason. The ease with which that sum can be ex tracted as a loss, with gain to no one, from the national wealth, is matter of record on the history , of the last two years. The bad harvest of 1846, in the ab-ence of means for alleviating the pressure occa sioned by the temporary sacrifice of 8,000,0001. of gold, created a panic in which the Three per Cents. fell from a capital value of 500,000,0001. to 320,000,0001., while railroad shares were depreciated 50 per cent., making a capital difference of at least 500,000,0001. more. , Here was no mistake, and if Mr. Wason will go into the labour market and inquire, he will learn who were the parties that suffered most by this loss. Works stopped, mills on half time, mines abandoned, salaries reduced, establishments reformed, bankrupt cies in trade, were the result of so slight a pressure when it led to a panic. By maintaining public tran quillity and seriously applying to industry, things have been partially brought round ; wages are creeping up ; business looks better—in short, con fidence is returning. But will any man in his senses say that rents have either fallen under the crisis, or that they are likely to rise on the revival of activity, in any proportion resembling the fluctuations I t a h m e ksuhrlde.thaTt Then, Sir, osheirs,t why cani n p r d o e fi c t l s a anythingr a e ndvges? of should the public be tantalised with any such specula tion as that of Mr. Rigby Wason ? a calculation adapted to mislead and shake that returning con fidence to which alone the recipients of unrealised incomes can look for improvement. The true friend of the people is he who shows them the value of the pc-operty they can create for themselves by intelli gence, skill, and industry. This property is now in England a greater fund than the land, since it sup ports three individuals to one agriculturist. But this immense fund of wealth is only retainable by high civilization. There is more matter for pride and congratulation that such an accumulation of wealth exists, than in the few square Miles of territory which originally produced it. To its increase we must look for the means of getting rid of our National Debt, if we feel it a burden, and we can well afford to choose the period for paying it off Alen it shall be most convenient. The price which the owners of unrealised incomes would have to pay for prematurely throwing its repayment on the shoulders of the owners of reali:ed property is clearly too high to find any advocate besides the writer of the letter himself. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, i'llomAs C. BANFIELD. Reform Club, Jan. 25, 1849. FEARFUL COLLISION AT SEA.-HULL, WEDNESDAY NlGHT.—Considerable excitement was created to-day by the announcement of the complete loss of the Unicorn steam-ship, a fine Yes s . el,'ab ou t ZOO ton s burthen; which we regret to state, was run down, off the coast of Hol land, by the Rob Roy steam ship, on the night of Mon• day last. The Unicorn was a new iron steamer, rigged with air, e masts, and had only been running between Antwerp and this port a fortnight. She was trading in opposition to the Rob Roy, a steamer of nearly the same tonnage. According to the particulars communicated to Lloyds' agent, the unfortunate accident aprars to have ()mired about sixty mil , s off Flushing, during a heavy gale of wind. The Unicorn left this place early on Sun day morning last, with passengers and a ge rn.ral cargo, for Antwerp. About ten o'clock on Monday night she met the Rob Roy, which left Antwerp on the same evening, off Flushing, distant about sixty miles, when, from some cause at present unexplained, both vessels came in contact with tremendous violence. Owing to the fury of the storm, the sea running over both ships, it was most difficult to ascertain the extent of mischief, and for a length of time the most serious apprehensions were entertained on board the Rob Roy fur the fate of the Unicorn, which at intervals was al most bidden from view by the heavy 'seas. At length it was ascertained that she was cut down to the water's edge, and, but for her water-tight compartments, it is d!fficult to conjecture what might have been the fatal consequence attending the disaster. The Rob Roy was browrht to as close to the wreck as practicable, and by the efforts of the crew all hands and passengers were sa'ely removed from the wreck. Of her stores or cargo nothing is reported to have been saved. Her compart ments gradually tilled in the course of an hour or more, and she then went down in deep water. The Rub Roy, although seriously damaged, continued her voyage, and reached this port at noon this day. By the collision her cutwater, head, and bowsprit were carried away, and by her pumps going it was supposed she had sprung a ink. The loss will exceed 20,0001. NORTBFLEET.—FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Wednes day morning a most serious accident occurred at North fleet-dockyard, by which the lives of two men were sacri ficed, and another man most seriously injured. It ap pears that while the men were engaged at about eight. o'clock in the morning in raising a steam-boiler, for the purpoie of puttit.g it on board the Canton steam-packet, now fitting in the yard, the guy-rope of the shears broke, and, in the fulling of the shears, a man named Draper, belonging to Gravesend, was thrown down in the hold of the vessel. In his fall, besides other injuries. his neck was broken, which, melancholy to relate, produced in stantaneous death. The shears, in their fall, forced down another man named Tomlin, of Swanscombe, and the shears falling upon his head, crushed it in a most .G: frightful manner, producing, as in the prvviolusc,ho case, in was stantaneuus death. A third man, named I ,s also engaged in ti.e work, was struck with the boiler in its fall; it struck the unfortunat efeiiu the scalp away, on the head, in a slanting dirt ction, sod completelyth toree skull, and, conse . without, we believe, injuring quenly, at present hisfeissaved, and there are rea sonable hopes of his recovery. The demised man named Draper, we underst and, left a wife and eight _ has chil dren.---Maidstone Journal. THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. (From the lanchester Guardian.) Tigre is, perhaps, no brunch of our fortign com faerAte, r.ba4 avaactsa stntiler :hare of public attention than,ltlictfltrade whitth we carry on with the countries subject to the Ottemr.rn - Porte; and, through rhOse-cbun trios, with Stilt mere eistant regions. fi'ew Englishmen, few Eaglisu manufa-:;turers even, arc aware that the narrow passage of the Dardanelles is continually tra versed by fleets, freighted wi.h the produce et English looms, of English mines, of English workshops, and of English col,nies; that this great stream of commerce having arrived at Constantinople, and having suffered there such diminution as serves to supply the wants of that capital and its surrounding provinces, passes on to the Black Sea, where, dividing into two branches, the smaller reeks the principali'ies of Moldavia and Walla chia, through the mouth of the Danube, whilst the I,rger, reaching Trebizend, is again, subdivided, diffus big itself over Persia, on the one hand, and on the str, Wittig, by means of the great c ravan lines, into the boundless cast, as tar as Caubul, Khokand, Buk tiara, and Chiva. Yet this trade is important on account of its present msgnitude, and still inure important by the preenise which its rapid increase affords of an almost indefinite :more d, velopmeitt. The ignorance which prevails re .pect.ng lie reeeturces, can only be explained by the cite• cumstance that ites carried on almost exclusively by the agency of foreigners. It is true that in the days when e Levant Company flourished, the l'urkieh tr tide was principally conducted by English merchants, through the medium of factors, establist. e 3 at Smyrna and Constantinople ; but since that period a great Coln meecid revolution has tale n place. The Greek, Syrian, i'nt ktsh, and Armenian de eters, aho formerly pur chased British manufactures and other produce from these factors, perceiving that the tiade might be greatly extended, if the wants of the popu lations in the interior of Asia were more attentive ly consulted, be gan, about thirty years ago, themselves to establish commercial houses is London, Manchester, Liverpool, and Glasgow, and thus brought themselves into immediate communication with the British mann lecturer. These enterprising merchants were enabled, by intimate acquaintance with the languag, s, manners, and customs of the nations of the east, to develupe a trade, which, in the hands of Europeans, had become stationary, or, more properly speaking, had begun to de cline; tor it is scarcely too much to say, that where one piece of cotton goods was formerly sold, 100 pieces will now find purchasers. And thus, while the Levant houses have for themselves amassed princely fortunes, they have at the same time, by their exertions, bestowed no mean advantage on the industry of this country. The question is sometimes asked, what interest can England, a Christian nation, have in the preservation of the Ottoman empire? When the facts which we have just stated are known, the question admits of an easy answer. To place as few restrictions as possible on foreign trade appears to be an immutable principle of Turkish policy. The first treaty which the Porte cou eluded with a Christian power—that into which Mourad the First entered with the little republic of Ragusa, and to which he is said literally to have set his hand, having iirst dipped his fingers in the ink—is remarkable for the liberality of its provisions with regard to the trade of his Christian allies. Whilst countries which boast of a higher degree of civilization have vied with each other in inventing complicated contrivances, having for their eb j eet the protection of native manufactures, to the cer tain injury and sometimes to the utter destruction of their foreign commerce, the Turkish Government has adhered to its ancient maxims; and on this point, as well as on some others, has set an example of liberality which has been little applauded and still less imitated by western Governments. Now, suppose for a moment, that any European power, Austria, France, or Russia, obtained possession of Constantinople. Would the manufactured goods of England be p. rmitted in that case to pass into the Black Sea, as they are permitted at present on paying a small ad valorem duty of between three and five per cent? Is it not more rational to conclude, that any European power on gaining the command of the Dardauelles would extend its present tariff to its new dominions ? Now the tariffs of France, Germany, and Russia, are pro hibitive of British manufactures, with the exception of the half-manufactured article of cotton twist, which is admitted into the two latter countries as a great favour, at an ad valorem duty of 30 per cent. We must therefore expect, if the rapidly approaching frontier of the Russian empire should ever reach the banks of the Hellespont, not merely to see the increase of our eestern or Greek trade, as it is termed in Manchester, receive a sudden check, but we must be prepared fOr the almost total annihilation of that valuable branch of our commerce. Nor does this opinion rest merely on a calculation of probabilities; it has received the confirmation of actual experience. Up to the time when the Russians took possession of Georgia, merchants from the country visited Constanti nople in cons:derable numbers, for the purpose of pur chasing English manufactured articles; but a few years atter its annexation to the Russian empire, this com merce ceased, and the Georgian traders have entirety disappeared from Constantinople. Toe late Lord Grey is reported to have said, that the meanest artizan in the kingdom is interested in pre serving the balance of power. The observation is no doubt correct; but the interest must, in many instances, be somewhat remote. The interest, however, of the Manchester operatives, in preserving the independence or Turkey, is direct and obvious. Fortunately, we have at Constantinople, in the present conjuncture, a repre sentative who, by the honest and straightforward mode in which he hire discharged his official elides, has gained a degree of influence with the councillors of the Sultan, such es has seldom, if ever, been attained by an English ambassador ; but neither the representatives nor the ministers of a country which enjoys a tree constitu tion, can expect that their words will have full weight, if left unsupported by the popular voice ; and, there lore, it seems most desirable, particularly in times like the present, that the English people should endeavour to discover how tar their substantial and permanent irate rests are dependent on the fortunes of foreign States. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.— YESTERDAY. If we except, Executor for the Chester Cup, and Canezou fur the Metropolitan, both of whom were in high favour, the horses quoted were backed for small sums, and with scarcely any effect upon the prices. Business, on the whole, was very flat. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 30 to 1 agst Lord Waterford's Shamrock—taken 30 to 1 agst Lord Waterford's Sir John—taken NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES. 12 to 1 agst Mr. Crawturd's The Cur—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle—taken METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. Bto 1 agst Lord Stanley's Canezou 12 to 1 agat Lord Eglinton's Lugar 15 to 1 agat Col. Peel's Dacia—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Loup-garou—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Nteiklam's Rowland—taktn 30 to 1 agst Mr. S. L. Fox's Executor—taken 1,000 to 30 agst Mr. J. Clarke's Maid of Lyme—taken CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Mr. Nolan's Blucher 30 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Geraldine 33 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress 1.500 to 30 agst Mr. M. Blake's Be.lhnafad—taken 4,000 to 80 agst Mr. S. L Fox's Extcutor— taken 1,000 to 20 agst Nlr. Dixon's Do-it again—taken 2,000 to 35 agst Mr. Gregory's Clermont—taken 2,00 to 35 agst Mr. Irwin's King of Kildare—taken 5,000 to 50 agst Mr. Maughan's Rathmines—taken DERBY 5 to 1 agst Scott's lot—taken 4 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Flying Dutchman take 9 to 2 22 to 1 agst Mr. A. Nichol's Nunnykirk—take 25 to 1 25 to 1 ugst Lord Stanley a strongbow—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Osterley—taken 35 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Elthiron-40 to 1 taken STOURTON STEEPLECHASES. The Hooton . Park Stakes of 10 sove. each, h ft, and 50 added. Mr. Cotgreave na The Rover, 9st 101 b 1 Mr. Mo..:elay's Dickey Misfortune, lost 101 b... ... 2 The Stourton Stakes of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, &c. Mr. Ralph na Peter Simple, lOst 411) Mr., J. G. Murphy's La Sylphide, lOst 81b ... 2 Capt. D'Arcy's Knight of Gwyune, lOst 81b... ... 3 Three or four others ran. Won by a head. For the third race Equinox came in first, but not having carried proper weight the race was given tu Pet ticoats, aged, who came in second. Prince Louis .N apoleon has taken the box at the opera formerly rented by Louis Philippe. We are astonished at this, considering that his ex-majesty was evidently in the " wrong box." — Puppet Show. TILE CHOLERA AT TOOTlNG.—Yesterday morning Mr. Baker, the Coroner for the Eastern Division of Mid dlesex, resumed the inquiry which was commenced on Saturday, the 13th inst., into the deaths of four pauper children of the parish of Islington, who died shortly after their removal from Mr. Drouet's asylum, on the Bth inst. The reports made by Dr. Graham and Mr. Popham were read, but no additional evidence was re 3eived, in consequence of an intimation from Mr. Drouet that he was prevented from being present by the necessity of procuring bail in accordance with the ver7 diet of the Holborn jury. The inquest was adjourned till Tuesday next. Court of Di - EAST INDIAN RAILWAY. —At the .. wa6 rectors at the East India House on WednesdhaeyEaisst resolved to refuse the terms demanded by line no In diandis- Railway Company for the line fro:n ay Delhi, or a portion of it. Oa the Be re therefore, not suasion took place, and its prospects are, Case Will " 7 bffected by this decision. II? neithered by thee Board ef resolution be final until sanctioned tealcutta to Control. es The report received Y cotton market mention , s ki t that sales from the Havr e s bad slightly decli ne d , owing to purchasers st ' s allude to an increased brisk- The k i - ness in The Frankfurt a dvie public se curities, occasioned b y t h e general would not be submitted to a reduction in prices, whi c h to by holders. c desire creators to buy for the rise, and a further ael -I,co e hod e d t ,,n es tablished. The advises from Smyrna of th e sth i nst. state that no material alterations had occurred in the general aspect of busines s a ff airs. Transaction s pr i nc i pally re mained confined to opium, madder, va l on i a , but in thet.e articles nothing of importance and wool, had taken place. Cotton was rather firmer in price. The Exchange on England was 1191 to i, The Honourable John Elliot, who was long em plo), d in the civil service in India, has been appointed one of the fSeeretari, s of the Board of Control, in the place of Mr. Wyse, who has resigned. We have heard a great deal lately about Sovereigns being light. Thi s w ill, per h aps, account for t h e fac i l i ty with which they always fly.—Puppet-Show. WEST INDIAN AND MEXICAN MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 2 . s .:t7The , roval. mail steam ship Teviot, commanded . by Captain Rivet, arrived this day, at vrie,c!'cleck P.M. from the.: West In;lies, with the usual mails, in charge oi*LieUteriant ItaY, 11. N., Admiralty agent. Her late arrival is now fully accounted fote.i._sha was obliged to perform quarantine at Havarinah,d)oth out and home, independently of Which she 'ezperittnced very boisterous weather on her passage. .I.fa van t la ii wa; fast filling with ships from America and England —vessels from both of which countries are subject to a long durance on account of the cholera. • DATES OF MAILS.—Vera Cruz, Dec.. 19 ; Tam. Pico, Dec: 15 ; New Orleans, Dec. 20: Havginriah, Dec. 30 ; Honduras, Dec. 11; Jamaica, Dec. 22';' St. JttiZO de Cube, Dec. 20; Demerara, Dec. 19; Trinitial, Dec. 9 1 ; Tobr.go, Dec. 20; Barbadoes, Dec. 29; Antigua, Dec. 30; Martinique and. Gua ,idoupe, Dec. 30 ; Grenada, Dec. 23 ; Porto Rico, Jan. 1 ; St. Thomas's, Jan. 1; Bermuda, Jan. 9.. The Teviot brought eighteen passengers; amongst whom were—Lieutenant Colonel Ra.wnsley, lady, and two daughters; Aliss Burton, Lieutenant Joyce, Messrs. Crossley, Shift, IMeour, Moss, Haynes, Mourelle, &c. Her freight comprised 1,139,884 dollars on mer chants' account; 26,363 dollars for the Alexican (lends; 1440 z. 5d s ts. gold dust; 1,133tr5. 6gs. silver ; 37,465 francs ; 811/. 7s. British coin ; 194 gu!lders; 222 serons of cochineal; 17 ditto jalaps ; 31 cases of cigars ; 40 bales of tobacco ; 15 turtle; 34 packages of sundries. At Barbadoes there had been abundance. of 'rain, and the canes are represented as being excellent, with every promise of large and good crops. Fever was still prevalent amongst the troops in gar rison at St. Ann's, though not to the extent stated a short time since. A severe shock of an earthquake had been felt at Tobago on the 15th of December. Things in Jamaica were represented in a very bad state, with little prospect of an immediate improve ment. From the accounts received, everything- is represented as being in a worse position than when the former steamer left. De Cordova's Mercantile Intellie;encer makes the following observations on the state of trade " In our last we stated that the balance of trade against this island, or, iu other words, the excess of our imports over our exports, amounted to 200,000/. Wi have since found by the official return that we have, unfortunately, very much understated the fact: It ap. pears by the document alluded to that, whereas we ex ported from the 10th 'of October, 1847, to the 10th of October, 1848, produce amiunting to 894,6211., the irk. ports into the island reached the now enormous sum - of 1,289,9141.—thus leaving a balance of trade against us, of no less than 395,2931., or nearly 400,0001. To this cause, coupled with the fact that, for some years past, the same unfortunate disadvantage has steadily in creased upon us, are to be attributed the scarcity of bills of exchange, and the continued drain of specie which takes place by every packet. These facts offer subjects for most melancholy consideration; bilt when the prospsct of the future is taken into reflection' eon templatiun becomes most painful. The small amount of specie remaining in the island is being steadily dimi nished ; and we cannot make or produce anything that will recall it ; when, therefore, it is all expended, how shall we go un ? Where shall we find our means of barter, when we shall have neither the earth's produce nor its representative in the precious metals to offer in exchange for our wants ? Can anything place more strongly before Britain the dreadful state to which we have been reduced by the law of 1846, which has ren dered our produce valueless, now that we procure it by means of tree labour, while our rival neighbours are suffered to continue slavery under England's protection and patronage ? Is it possible to adduce any stronger argument to prove that unless the law of 1846 be imme diately altered, the inevitable ruin of this and the'other British island must ensue? We have said that a disproportion between our ex ports and imports has existed tor some time, but it is worthy of note that the falling off in 1848, as compared with that of 1847, has been immense. The imports in 1847 were The exports were ... £119,864 ... 121,284 Showing a balance of trade against the island, in 1847, of , 86,200 Balance of trade against the island in 1848 ... 395,293 Excess of balance of trade against the island in 1848 over that in 1847 ... 409,093 " We leave these facts to speak for themselves in the coming session of Parliament, merely premising that ,it was impossible to export more than we did, and that 'it is extremely improbable that we can ever export so much as we did even in 1848, while the law of 1846 stains the statute-book of England. "In addition to the extreme pressure in the money market, we have to reprt that business is still very .dull even at this season of the year. The hilarity which formerly marked the advent of Christmas in Jamaica, is Icst aid gone apparently for ever, because, as we were compelled to state with reference to the August holi days, 'no one can talord to be happy.' " ' A good deal of excitement and angry feeling hicl been occasioned by the Jamaica Council passing the Import Duty Bill, which contained a clerical error; by which the Bill was made to endure until the 15th of December, 1849, instead of the 15th of February, 1849, as was intended. This error was committed by the engrossing clerk. The Assembly refused to correct the mistake, and sent the Bill to the Council, who passed it, not having the power to amend it, it being a money Bill. Then there arose a difficulty, which puzzled the Council and Assembly, when it was thought that the dilemma could only be got rid of by the latter abstaining from meeting for the next two days, which would afford his Excellency the Governor some pretence for proroguing it, and calling it together by proclamation. We find from the Kingston Morning Journal of the 23d of December, that his Excellency the Governor had relieved the Parliament from the difficulty in which they had placed themselves by proroguing it, and calling it to meet again on Tuesday, the 26th of December, 1848. From Mexico there is nothing new of a political nature. Her Majesty's Hound was at Sacrificoa on the 19th of December. THE MARKETS. (From the Jamaica Dispatch.) Flour—Sales of New Orleans fine have been made at 28i., and of New Orleans superfine, at 30s. per barrel. 360 barrels Baltimore have been taken, 60 at 20s. 6d. cash, and 300 at 31s. A large sale of 1,275 barrels and 100 half barrels has also been effected at 31s. • Meal—We have heard of the sale of three parcels— one of 150 barrels, at 15s. 6.1.; another of 200 barrels (an older parcel), at 155.; and a third of 600 barrels, at 16s. The article is inactive. _ _ Rice-5,700 bags of a cargo from Madras, chiefly yellow, and some broken white, have been sold at as per 1001bs. in hand. The holders reserved 2,000 bags, which are still on band. Caroline is unsaleablu: over 16s. Bread—Pilot is very dull, at 15s. to 16s. per barreL Crackers are wanted, they fetch 19s. per barrel. Butter-50 firkins Cork have sold at Ild. The article is quoted at 11d. to Is., with a light supply. Recent arrivals of American have brought Bd. to 9d. per lb. This description is held in abundance. Brandy—Martell's is worth ss. 6d. per gallon, short price. Tobacco—Cavendish sells at Bd. per lb.; 18'5 and 20'0 are in greatest favour. Rum is dull, at .3s. Gd. per gallon; proof 21s. for con sumption, equal to 2s. for exportation. Sugar has again receded in value. We must call it 12s. to 155., according to quality. It is almost unsale able. hark v. ould not fetch so much as 12s. Pimento sells at 2d. per lb., with a brisk demand. - - Freights to England are very dull. The current rates are arum 21. 15s. to 31. ss. for sugar to London. R E g r F l t , I. 1 ,EsrasaspEtneeNdrr ester, e w oci ta T:o wl Nil from : o n ir whetherL S o r o d u T T.. i t e ow r S i dsThALarer Lewisham, p s a 1 li i f :: 11 i . BIRMINGHARI, 1 HURSDAY.— Ibe canvass of Lord ishani appears to proceed most successfully, and e to one or applications are understood to have been !CI o t m w p.p o eo g tsi i e nt il gio t s i n e o rn h f a e s ti th o y e e s in the southern held at Handsworth and other i tri friends I ne u de e sn n codefe declared, Southinorredd, nowriStshEntitirmoirtdhesszh:,,e_ireecb,,:enwino 1 division,st whichat stated d s occurredo m but e t f h ea a wt most idvao:, i s _y ul e 1 1 ) 13 : le r :o t a p aP t tt c o i hb a e n: a n s, e ; e: dh s aL t it o . e e vo r ie a d sra l iid a l or y onL 7 ' ,emoos l arti t iester t h w h reh a s a moe t .f a most important body obtain a representative n . x l , 7 i n_ ° ol u sw s alie_, d g e of their interests. M r . county, were youthful Lord Ingestre (his cousin), h c a . v T i n . i ho wever , declined the offer proffered p j ton a y nd este li rd r. ay j , them. At La l s v t ' o e. vh i erban • ied by L e ' accomPan - - e influential meeti n g of • a vet. ' tronmasters. attended short address S to W th u e r After a id the ironmasters only r. W . H . Sparrow g ivehistime to the L w ished to ask ono business of the district, and is l h i ani W wou li ld questior!, really atten d to the deputations of the trade, and generally to w hatever advanced the commerce of the district. Lord Lewisham replied with much earnestness, " Most on. tainly I shall do so. I give you every assurance to that effect. It is my wish and determination to do so." The Noble Lord, who throughout was received most favour ably, then retired, and the meeting at once broke up, it tieing fully understood that his Lordship would recoivo the support generally of the ironmasters of South Star. lordshire. This conclusion would appear to settle dm election. _ Lord Viscount Molesworth has appointed the Rev. C. R. de Ilavilatid, M.A., Incumbent of Downside, near Bath, to be his Lordship's domestic chaplain. Mr. John Parry sang at a concert at Liverpool, on Monday evening, to an audience of upwards of two thousand persons, and was loudly encored in a couple of his buffo songs. Miss A. Romer and her brother, Mr. C. Romer, sang several songs with great success; as did Miss Whitnall, who gave the concert. TEE PRINCE OF Oassioa.—His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange accompanied by a numerous suits, has arrived at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street. HUDDERSFIELD COLLEGE.—The bead mastership of this institution has been conferred on W. J. Read, Esq., 13. A., of St. John's C.-Ilege, Cambridge. The son of a reverend gentleman living in this town, having purchased pickaxes, spades, and o th er tools, has lett Brighton for the purpose of seeking his fortune in the gold mines of California. Another.of the ' , reverend gentleman's sons has emigrated to Brishien Paper